A verse for 3/31/12

Rev 1:1  The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

Rev 1:2  who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw.

Rev 1:3  Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near.

Rev 1:4  John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,

Now please don’t get mad at me, but when you read this there are some things that are very obvious. At least I think they are;  first in verse one says that what he is about to write about here is “soon to take place.”

Then verse three tells us that “the time is near”

And verse four tell us who this letter is for; the seven churches that are in Asia

So why do we have people telling us that this book is a forecasting of the future and they make up all kind of stuff, like the locusts in chapter 9 are prophetic images of helicopters. And things as wild as your imagination can get, yes I am talking about the “Left Behind” novels; In my opinion they are more harmful than the Da Vinci Code That is a fictional novel also.

I hope that I have not caused anyone to stumble or grumble to much, and if you have to ask yourself. “Why does this matter?” I will ask; “Does truth matter?” I think it does. God bless.

A verse for 3/30/12

Col 1:5  because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel,

Col 1:6  which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and growing--as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth,

“the gospel, which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world”

No matter how you want to turn this or what you want to put on it; It says what it says. You don’t need to mess with it.

A verse for 3/29/12

Col 1:23  if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.

Another thing that you will hear people say is, “the gospel must be proclaimed in all creation under heaven!”

Well the bible says that it has!

A verse for 3/28/12

1Jn 2:22  Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son.

There are many times in the New Testament that tell us that the “Antichrist” has come, but in all of them there is an excuse by men that will tell you that is not the antichrist. They will say, and you may have said it too, “Oh well that antichrist is not the antichrist!” Think about that!??!!

A verse for 3/27/12

1Jn 2:18  Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour.

One of the thoughts that you will have is, “the Antichrist has not yet come!”  But the bible says he has.

A verse for 3/26/12

1Pe 1:13  Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Is God a practical joker? Does He allow people to have false hope? I think it would be totally out of character for God to play with the hope of the first century church and tell them to set there hope on something that will be brought to you in about 2000 years or more.