Word of Prophecy
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Take Heed
Take Heed
For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
We are hearing a lot these days about the end of time, about the return of Christ or as in the Scripture the “Parousia”
Parousia is a term of expectation! Is used mostly with the assurance that when God appears deliverance is with Him!
The burden against Egypt.
Behold, the Lord rides on a swift cloud,
And will come into Egypt;
The idols of Egypt will totter at His presence,
And the heart of Egypt will melt in its midst.
Indeed the Lord has proclaimed
To the end of the world:
“Say to the daughter of Zion,
‘Surely your salvation is coming;
Behold, His reward is with Him,
And His work before Him.’ ”
As we travel speedily into the last days, we have a sure source of guidance so we not be miss led by the popular voices
It is the prophetic Word of God
For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty. For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.
And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts;
Confirmed - of something that can be relied upon; a place of unshifting stability; An anchor; Having continuity and consistency; Maintaining solidity - standing on both feet. In terms of inner stability - sure, steadfast, certain
For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end,
This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil,
The end times are not to be feared but to bring assurance once again that God is in control
Now in the book of Revelation we are given a promice
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw. Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.
The word revelation s from the Greek - Revelatio - the act of revealing; it actually is the word apokalypsis - to uncover, to cause something to be fully known, to revel or disclose
It is important to to point out the true apokalypsis is an investigation done without presupposition!
Revelation is given by the revelator! As in our case by God Himself
knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
It is important to lay down from the beginning that the Prophecies and revelation about them belong to the Holy Spirit
Many men have ideas and thoughts but the truth remains with Him!
Many come at the End-times issues wanting to prove their point and are not open to see the reality of the truth thereby creating confusion for the sheep
The problems begin when we interject the word “literally” into our conversation and discussions yes vs: no
This creates a dangerous condition in that one could appear to be but not really!
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,
It is the foundation of our study that affirms that God’s Word is authoritative and final
When it comes to the prophecies and predictions they are literal and true
For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
Peter affirms that these things which concern the end of days were not tales made up -Muthos - myths or fables - untrue stories - unsubstantiated thoughts
He backs up his statement with an eyewitness account
Paul warned that a day was coming when people would turn from the truth to fables
and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.
It is interesting to me that this word caries the root word Muo - meaning to close the eyes
As we begin to look at the prophecies concerning His coming, let us clear our minds or presupposition and unsubstantiated stories and pray for the guidence of the Holy Spirit