Friday, March 26, 2010 Reading for the Day
So much ink has been spilled down through the ages about who or what the “Beast” may be. Those who take a “preterist” view of Revelation, meaning they think it was written primarily for the first century audience to whom it was written, believe the Beast was Rome and that the antichrist was either the Emperor Nero or Domitian. Those who take the view that Revelation was written for a later era have seen many Beasts and many antichrists. The reality is we don’t know whether John’s words were intended for his day or ours or both. I believe it was written as ALL of Scripture was written—for the time it was written and for all other eras of history. After all, God’s truth is ALWAYS true in every era. The problem with identifying any particular person as the antichrist is that it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy for the person who makes the prediction. The person then tries to identify other people, places and events as fitting into the scheme from Revelation 12 and following. Using that process has made a lot of people “non-prophets” throughout history, because they have been wrong. What all of us can learn from these chapters is that at the end of time evil will seem to prevail. Anytime evil “seems” to prevail we can be sure that the appearance is deceiving because God has never lost control of the universe He created. At times evil DOES win a battle, but the war is ours. We need to remember that Revelation doesn’t end with the Beast on the throne. It ends with GOD on the throne!
Heavenly Father, Thank You for Your written word. Thank You for making it clear that while evil wins a fight or a battle, You are ultimately in control. Fill me with the Holy Spirit that I may honor You when evil comes my way, and that I may win the ultimate victory as well. This I pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.
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http://oppao.net/fd3/
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http://oppao.net/s-este/
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Posted by: オテモヤン | March 26, 2010 at 12:07 PM