THE END TIMES
For a very long time now Churches have tried to avoid speaking or teaching about the Book of Revelations because they themselves have never really understood it.
The truth is that even those who claim to have unlocked the keys to understanding it are probably wrong in a lot of the interpretations they have made. I am among those who have avoided a great study in the book of Revelations because I did not want to get off track and on a wrong interpretation of what God has said through John. I feel that I have been right in staying away from anything that is so deep that it can confuse any of us , but I also realize that if we focus on Christ in our study of Revelations we can begin to make some decent comparisons to the events that are taking place all around us today concerning the End of time; and then gain hope that the return of Christ is even more close that we may have ever before realized.
We have already been told by Christ to be watchers of the things around us so that we are not fooled in the final generation before He does come...and I am convinced that the way my generation has turned out we may well be the most corrupt generation since Sodom. I believe that we could well be the last generation before the return of Christ Jesus, and the final judgement of creation.
Having said that I also feel that it is important that we prepare those whom have put their faith into Christ by having the right tools to use in wading through such scriptures. I think it is just like the bridesmaids who were all there with their lamps lit for the bridegroom to come yet had not enough oil to sustain them through out the wait. I am trying to bring you oil that you would not have to go searching for it in the last seconds before He returns and miss Him. This idea that we can still miss our mark in Christ bothers me a great deal in that I not only want to believe in Christ...I also want very much to be fruitful until He comes, and am then found desirable to enter into the Kingdom with Him. Along with the study of Revelations is the desperate need for us to realize the need for our own preparedness for Christ's return. As we study this book I want to do something that I have not seen other teachers attempt to do; and that is to compare what is written there with the words of Jesus as He has already given us what we need to know about what is to come. For the first time I want to have a practical study for our current situation, and life today. I know that everyone wants to know what is going to happen next...but at the same time we need to be very stable and founded in Christ. Please pray with me and join me in this effort...may you richly bless God through your life in Him.
THE UNWORTHY SERVANT
The truth is that even those who claim to have unlocked the keys to understanding it are probably wrong in a lot of the interpretations they have made. I am among those who have avoided a great study in the book of Revelations because I did not want to get off track and on a wrong interpretation of what God has said through John. I feel that I have been right in staying away from anything that is so deep that it can confuse any of us , but I also realize that if we focus on Christ in our study of Revelations we can begin to make some decent comparisons to the events that are taking place all around us today concerning the End of time; and then gain hope that the return of Christ is even more close that we may have ever before realized.
We have already been told by Christ to be watchers of the things around us so that we are not fooled in the final generation before He does come...and I am convinced that the way my generation has turned out we may well be the most corrupt generation since Sodom. I believe that we could well be the last generation before the return of Christ Jesus, and the final judgement of creation.
Having said that I also feel that it is important that we prepare those whom have put their faith into Christ by having the right tools to use in wading through such scriptures. I think it is just like the bridesmaids who were all there with their lamps lit for the bridegroom to come yet had not enough oil to sustain them through out the wait. I am trying to bring you oil that you would not have to go searching for it in the last seconds before He returns and miss Him. This idea that we can still miss our mark in Christ bothers me a great deal in that I not only want to believe in Christ...I also want very much to be fruitful until He comes, and am then found desirable to enter into the Kingdom with Him. Along with the study of Revelations is the desperate need for us to realize the need for our own preparedness for Christ's return. As we study this book I want to do something that I have not seen other teachers attempt to do; and that is to compare what is written there with the words of Jesus as He has already given us what we need to know about what is to come. For the first time I want to have a practical study for our current situation, and life today. I know that everyone wants to know what is going to happen next...but at the same time we need to be very stable and founded in Christ. Please pray with me and join me in this effort...may you richly bless God through your life in Him.
THE UNWORTHY SERVANT
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