While the news cycle spins endlessly on (all doom & gloom all the time, all enhanced, according to the Left by Trumps "erratic foreign policy" destined to ignite a world already on fire...blah blah blah...one crisis after another with each one seemingly worse than the last...) many of us are tempted to simply tune it all out. But should we?
Current events, claim Bible scholars, are following a pattern clearly marked out in advance throughout Scripture and will eventually culminate in an entirely new world order. Meanwhile, every one of us is being led somewhere.
The Big Question: Where?
While it's true that "The Book of Revelation delves into grave details using remarkable symbols of judgment," cautions S. Douglas Woodward of Faith-Happens, "If we dwell on these images of doom, no doubt we too would become gloomy. Nevertheless, the Bible consistently offers a starkly contrasted message: the greatest day for those who believe in Christ, comes on the worst day for those that don't." The choice is ours to make.
In other words, the doom & gloom has a purpose. For the unbeliever, these "birth-pains" are a warning: seek God while He may be found; receive the redemption His Son suffered and died to purchase for you before it's too late.For the believer and student of Bible prophecy, these same birth-pains are an amazing, faith-building, fear-of-God producing, awe-inspiring wonder to watch as events unfold exactly as God said they would in His word.
Remember, the purpose of Bible prophecy is not to predict the future, but to authenticate the message.
And what is the main message of the Bible?
Hope! God is the creator of everything and He's "not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance" (2Peter 3:9). Repentance means you turn from your own way and follow God's way instead. He has a plan and a purpose to redeem not only those of us who believe that Jesus Christ died in our place and rose again as our Savior, but His entire creation as well.
"Now we live with a wonderful expectation because Jesus Christ rose again from the dead. For God has reserved a priceless inheritance for His children...It will be revealed on the last day for all to see. So be truly glad! There is wonderful joy ahead..." (1PETER 1:3-6)Eventually, there will be a new heaven and a new earth, constituting a new world order where everything (including us) must be born again. But first, like any birth--there are birth pains. Happy are those blessed to skip the hard labor.
"So I pray that God who gives you hope, will keep you happy and full of peace as you believe in Him. May you overflow with hope through the power of the Holy Spirit." (ROMANS 15:13)👉👉👉"HOW TO GO TO HEAVEN"☝
News:
- The Washington Free Beacon: The reignited Syrian war poses fresh challenges for Trump as he grapples with a Middle East already inflamed by a year of war
- CNN: North Korea, Russia & China watch as crisis unfold in key US ally South Korea
- Reuters: French government falls in deepening political crisis; Macron to address the nation