Monday, November 22, 2021
Then
the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices shouting in
heaven: “The world has now become the
Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever.” The twenty-four elders sitting on their
thrones before God fell with their faces to the ground and worshiped him. And
they said, “We give thanks to you, Lord God, the Almighty, the one who is and
who always was, for now you have assumed your great power and have begun to
reign. The nations were
filled with wrath, but now the time of your wrath has come. It is time to judge the dead and reward your
servants the prophets, as well as your holy people, and all who fear your name,
from the least to the greatest. It is
time to destroy all who have caused destruction on the earth.” Then, in heaven, the Temple of God was
opened and the Ark of his covenant could be seen inside the Temple. Lightning
flashed, thunder crashed and roared, and there was an earthquake and a terrible
hailstorm. Revelation 11:15-19
I am reminded of a lesson on faith one of our seminary professors taught,
illustrating it with this thought:
There are those who say I won’t
believe it until I see it.
He then put a cap on unbelief with this thought:
The fact is nobody sees it until
they believe it.
Of course my professor was giving the sense of what it tells us in
Scripture about having a genuine relationship with God…one that truly results
in eternal life:
And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who
wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who
sincerely seek him. Hebrews 11:6
The future, contained in today’s portion of Scripture in Revelation,
where God finally takes back any of the enemy’s power, and begins His eternal
rule, is a hard thing to wrap your mind around – given the thousands of years
Satan has used planet earth for his evil playground.
Many scoff at the idea of the end of times and God’s judgment
coming. But, to trust Scripture at all
is to trust entirely. If any of
Scripture is wrong, it’s own claim to trustworthiness is false. This is where faith’s rubber meets the tough
rocks on life’s road. Faith means
trusting completely…or it’s not faith.
For You Today
Will there be a rapture, a time of Great Tribulation,
and that Day of the LORD, where God separates the sheep from the goats? Are we, indeed, accountable to our Creator,
and will be held so, according to our deeds.
Will we be judged?
Faith’s answer is yes, Lord, I believe; help me
(receive grace) for my unbelief.[1]
[1] Title and Other Images: Pixabay.com Unless noted, Scripture quoted from The New Living Translation©
For another post on this text
see O Worship the King or Sovereign Means Sovereign
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