"And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet." (Matthew 24:6)
"See that you are not troubled;..the end is not yet," but, "the end," will be. All Scripture has been taking humanity on an historic odyssey leading to Paul's statement, "and then comes the end." There is more talk today in America, even among many church-goers, about the Mayan Calendar ending than the Biblical, "blessed hope," of the Second Appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Peter spoke of Jesus to a crowd after the healing of a sick person, "Whom heaven must receive until the times of restortation of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began." And, it has been, "since the world began," that God has been pointing people to the day when man's rampage on Earth will end and Jesus will return, "in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ."
"And then comes the end," only when King Jesus says, "comes the end," no one or nothing else. But you know that. In the midst of unspeakable tragedy, heartache and despair, the promises of the Blessed Trinity keep Christ's Followers going, because His promises are not sent to us, rather, they are in us because in us is the One Who, "came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation."
The cynics and skeptics can ridicule, "the end," all they wish. For me, "the end," is the beginning, the beginning of that which no one on earth can even describe or imagine. For you and me, it is as Jesus said, "And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!"
Father, in Jesus' Name, I pray the fulfillment of These, Your Words, for the people of Newtown, CT.---- "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed Me to...comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion-- to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair." Amen.
"See that you are not troubled;..the end is not yet," but, "the end," will be. All Scripture has been taking humanity on an historic odyssey leading to Paul's statement, "and then comes the end." There is more talk today in America, even among many church-goers, about the Mayan Calendar ending than the Biblical, "blessed hope," of the Second Appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Peter spoke of Jesus to a crowd after the healing of a sick person, "Whom heaven must receive until the times of restortation of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began." And, it has been, "since the world began," that God has been pointing people to the day when man's rampage on Earth will end and Jesus will return, "in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ."
"And then comes the end," only when King Jesus says, "comes the end," no one or nothing else. But you know that. In the midst of unspeakable tragedy, heartache and despair, the promises of the Blessed Trinity keep Christ's Followers going, because His promises are not sent to us, rather, they are in us because in us is the One Who, "came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation."
The cynics and skeptics can ridicule, "the end," all they wish. For me, "the end," is the beginning, the beginning of that which no one on earth can even describe or imagine. For you and me, it is as Jesus said, "And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!"
Father, in Jesus' Name, I pray the fulfillment of These, Your Words, for the people of Newtown, CT.---- "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed Me to...comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion-- to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair." Amen.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
