01-16-2008, 07:06 PM
Shlama Akhi Paul,
Generally, 2 Peter,2&3 John, Jude and Revelation address the last times and the problem of evil. They also give an overall positive picture and hope of
victory over all evil and the curse brought upon the world by sin. The judgment and Day of the LORD are to be embraced and prayed for, in which our Lord is revealed to all nations and all is set right in righteousness. Revelation alone gives a universal consummation and resolution to sin, death, Satan and Sheol. The curse of death is annihilated and Life reigns supreme eternally. Those books give closure and completion to God's story by prophecy and warning, hope and anticipation to God's people for ultimate glory & perfection, not simply for themselves (where is there such a description of Heaven?) but for all creation, which is to be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty herein described, for which we who love Him, pray.
Revelation in particular records the fulfillment of all our prayer: "Tethey malkuthak, nehwey sevyanak, aykanna d'vashmaya, ap b'ara."
Nymle Mlel Klmaw hxysmdw Nhlad amled htwklm twh
The kingdom of the world hath become the kingdom of our God and of his Messiah; and he will reign for ever and ever.
2 Peter Jude and Revelation present The Day of The LORD as a time of joy & victory for us, instead of terror and dread. Hallelujah! is heard four times in Heaven in Revelation- nowhere else in the NT. The Amen! is heard 10 times in Heaven and once The Christ is named "The Amen". The victory of The Messiah and of His people over the world and Satan is celebrated, as nowhere else in scripture.
I believe this vision and hope of the victory of God and the church over the world, death and Hell is absolutely vital to our spirit and faith. We need it desperately in this world of darkness, despair, sin and confusion.
The 7 churches in revelation also get a personal spiritual diagnosis and prognosis from The Chief Physician- Yeshua. This gives an unprecedented pattern to look to in evaluating ourselves, as they seem to represent all major spiritual types found in the world throughout the ages.
Shlama w'Burkta,
Dave
Generally, 2 Peter,2&3 John, Jude and Revelation address the last times and the problem of evil. They also give an overall positive picture and hope of
victory over all evil and the curse brought upon the world by sin. The judgment and Day of the LORD are to be embraced and prayed for, in which our Lord is revealed to all nations and all is set right in righteousness. Revelation alone gives a universal consummation and resolution to sin, death, Satan and Sheol. The curse of death is annihilated and Life reigns supreme eternally. Those books give closure and completion to God's story by prophecy and warning, hope and anticipation to God's people for ultimate glory & perfection, not simply for themselves (where is there such a description of Heaven?) but for all creation, which is to be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty herein described, for which we who love Him, pray.
Revelation in particular records the fulfillment of all our prayer: "Tethey malkuthak, nehwey sevyanak, aykanna d'vashmaya, ap b'ara."
Nymle Mlel Klmaw hxysmdw Nhlad amled htwklm twh
The kingdom of the world hath become the kingdom of our God and of his Messiah; and he will reign for ever and ever.
2 Peter Jude and Revelation present The Day of The LORD as a time of joy & victory for us, instead of terror and dread. Hallelujah! is heard four times in Heaven in Revelation- nowhere else in the NT. The Amen! is heard 10 times in Heaven and once The Christ is named "The Amen". The victory of The Messiah and of His people over the world and Satan is celebrated, as nowhere else in scripture.
I believe this vision and hope of the victory of God and the church over the world, death and Hell is absolutely vital to our spirit and faith. We need it desperately in this world of darkness, despair, sin and confusion.
The 7 churches in revelation also get a personal spiritual diagnosis and prognosis from The Chief Physician- Yeshua. This gives an unprecedented pattern to look to in evaluating ourselves, as they seem to represent all major spiritual types found in the world throughout the ages.
Shlama w'Burkta,
Dave
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