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Hi sk,
Davey wrote:
I fully agree with that advice. We can each one individually come to understand all that God has revealed to us in His Scriptures, but it does require some diligent study to understand many of the deeper things of God. We need to understand that God did cause the Scriptures to be written to man that man might understand Him and all that He has done, is doing and will do to bring about the final culmination of His plan of the salvation of men.
Because of the symbolism that fills much of the writing of the Revelation of Jesus it may well be that God wants us to have some awareness of these things that are written to us, but possibly not come to full understanding as to exactly how it will be worked out in the reality of life on the earth until the events actually begin to happen. Then the one who has diligently studied God's word will be able to recognize what is happening as the events unfold.
The Revelation tells us of a day that the sun will turn black as sackcloth and the moon red as blood. Many people try to tie this account to some historical event that has already happened. However, there may actually come a day upon the earth when all the people of the earth look up and marvel that the sun somehow seems to be black and the moon is sitting off to the side of it red as blood. For the one who has studied the Scriptures, he will know what's going on and what's about to happen. But we won't any of us likely really know what that day is going to be like until it actually comes upon us.
The Revelation tells us of a beast that will rise up out of the sea. The 'sea' is generally understood to be a symbolic description of all the people living on the earth. So, the day may well come when we recognize some person or power that has risen up out of the people of the earth that fits the description of this beast to a tee. For the one familiar with the Scriptures, he will be able to know and understand what is happening and resist the temptation of worshiping the beast while it seems that the whole world around him is just following along and praising and worshiping this beast.
Some day, because God has warned those who are His of this great beast coming up out of the people of the earth, will we not see and understand as that beast begins to rear it's ugly head? Again, yes, there are those who believe they have pinpointed who the beast is, but upon careful inspection, so far to me, none have really met all of the description we are given of that beast.
Just as with the final Antichrist, many try to pin it down to some person living in their lifetime. Some have made the claim that President Obama was the Antichrist. Some have claimed that it's one pope or another or some other world leader, but I believe that for the one familiar with the Scriptures, he's going to recognize the final Antichrist when he comes to power. He's going to be able to say, "Aha!!!! That's the one that we were warned was coming."
So, I believe that much of what we read in the Revelation, especially as regards events that are still yet to unfold, will bring about some 'aha' moments in the born again believer's life. A moment in time when a believer living at the time a particular person or event unfolds will understand perfectly what the Scriptures have warned us of. So, we study the Revelation, in part, to be aware and on the look out for certain events to take place that we may not fully comprehend now, but we will when it makes it's appearance in the world.
God bless,
In Christ, ted
Davey wrote:
Open up your Bible, pray for understanding, and get down to doing your OWN Bible study. Get some Bible study software tools, like from BibleSoft. You need at minimum some Bible cross-reference tools like a Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, and maybe a couple of Bible dictionaries (I recommend a Smith's as a simple one).
I fully agree with that advice. We can each one individually come to understand all that God has revealed to us in His Scriptures, but it does require some diligent study to understand many of the deeper things of God. We need to understand that God did cause the Scriptures to be written to man that man might understand Him and all that He has done, is doing and will do to bring about the final culmination of His plan of the salvation of men.
Because of the symbolism that fills much of the writing of the Revelation of Jesus it may well be that God wants us to have some awareness of these things that are written to us, but possibly not come to full understanding as to exactly how it will be worked out in the reality of life on the earth until the events actually begin to happen. Then the one who has diligently studied God's word will be able to recognize what is happening as the events unfold.
The Revelation tells us of a day that the sun will turn black as sackcloth and the moon red as blood. Many people try to tie this account to some historical event that has already happened. However, there may actually come a day upon the earth when all the people of the earth look up and marvel that the sun somehow seems to be black and the moon is sitting off to the side of it red as blood. For the one who has studied the Scriptures, he will know what's going on and what's about to happen. But we won't any of us likely really know what that day is going to be like until it actually comes upon us.
The Revelation tells us of a beast that will rise up out of the sea. The 'sea' is generally understood to be a symbolic description of all the people living on the earth. So, the day may well come when we recognize some person or power that has risen up out of the people of the earth that fits the description of this beast to a tee. For the one familiar with the Scriptures, he will be able to know and understand what is happening and resist the temptation of worshiping the beast while it seems that the whole world around him is just following along and praising and worshiping this beast.
Some day, because God has warned those who are His of this great beast coming up out of the people of the earth, will we not see and understand as that beast begins to rear it's ugly head? Again, yes, there are those who believe they have pinpointed who the beast is, but upon careful inspection, so far to me, none have really met all of the description we are given of that beast.
Just as with the final Antichrist, many try to pin it down to some person living in their lifetime. Some have made the claim that President Obama was the Antichrist. Some have claimed that it's one pope or another or some other world leader, but I believe that for the one familiar with the Scriptures, he's going to recognize the final Antichrist when he comes to power. He's going to be able to say, "Aha!!!! That's the one that we were warned was coming."
So, I believe that much of what we read in the Revelation, especially as regards events that are still yet to unfold, will bring about some 'aha' moments in the born again believer's life. A moment in time when a believer living at the time a particular person or event unfolds will understand perfectly what the Scriptures have warned us of. So, we study the Revelation, in part, to be aware and on the look out for certain events to take place that we may not fully comprehend now, but we will when it makes it's appearance in the world.
God bless,
In Christ, ted
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