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1 | Does this mean that it is wrong to ask? | Rev 17:16 | Hank | 59876 | ||
Pastor Glenn: By no means do I wish to enter the fray and debate eschatology, for I would soon find myself in water over well over my head! But I would like to make a casual observation on the subject if I may. There was in the days of my youth a radio preacher who not only claimed to be an authority on end times but who actually reckoned a date for the Lord's return and advertised it on his daily radio show. When the date came and passed into history without his prediction having materialized, he was not particularly abashed by his failure and so he set another date, and then another. Eventually he became the object of jokes and ridicule, even his most loyal followers deserted him, and he drifted off into obscurity. My point is that Christians should be extremely careful in their interpretation of the apocalyptic literature of the Bible. It is tempting and all too easy to jump to conclusions about what it is saying. Men have made egregious blunders in their interpretaions of apocalytic passages in the past and continue to make them still. Our burden, as the Lord Jesus himself taught, is to watch and be ready. It is to work in His vineyard as obedient disciples and not concern ourselves unduly about when and how God will work His purpose out. We should, in short, be concerned with the duties we have been assigned and be content to let God take care of the rest. He's far more skillful at running His universe than we are anyway! --Hank | ||||||
2 | Does this mean that it is wrong to ask? | Rev 17:16 | glory777 | 59896 | ||
Man, I'm sorry I even answered this the first time and got the ball in a "spin"! Eschatology is an important part of the bible. We are to be prepared for what is to happen, know the signs to watch for and I believe it will be perfectly clear when it does - no debate neccessary. The book of Revelation especially comes along with a blessing for reading it(Rev. 1:3)so we should study it. We should know the order of things, even if they are not things we understand now. There is enough in the prophetic books to let us know the season is near but to guess at what specific roles certain leaders or countries will play in it is setting us up for ridicule. Pastor Glenn, you pointed out the hatred toward Christian missionaries, etc. Again, I could point to Hitler - who many thought was the antichrist - who hated Jews, Christians, etc. and set up means to try to eradicate them all. They were wrong, as we know. Other times in history, events made it seem as though the times were right. Now we see a lot more in our technological world that makes sense of the things written in Revelation. So, I do believe the time is nearer. But there are still things we do not understand, and until we do, I think we should pray about these things, keep them in our minds, keep our eyes open, do the work the Lord has for us now, and wait for the total revelation to be revealed to us. PEACE to you all- Debbie |
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3 | Does this mean that it is wrong to ask? | Rev 17:16 | Pastor Glenn | 59898 | ||
Very well said Debbie, However, about Hitler; Hitler and everyone like him in history matches up well to the following scripture (the dragon): Rev 12:17 So the dragon was enraged with the woman, and went off to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. Bless You, Pastor Glenn |
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