Trust In God
But
Obey Him
Part 2
In the Book of Revelation there is the mention of Wormwood.
Revelation 8: 10
The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a
torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of
water— the name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned
bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.
As I teach out of the New
International Version of God’s Word I viewed several other versions of
our Bible and learned that ‘wormwood’ describes bitterness as well as
the name of ‘a great star.
Were a ‘star’ to move
so as to disturb the earths position in our solar system there might be
debris that falls from the ‘star’ thereby poisoning waters all across
the world.
Let’s consider the time frame
within which God’s Word was revealed to man. Any heavenly body that
shown in the night sky (other than the moon) was thought to be a star.
Even to this day we see Jupiter and Venus in the night sky and think
each to be a star. It would not be a real stretch of the imagination to
see Wormwood as a planet rather than a star. This could be the something
that, in passing closely to earth, would create widespread destruction.
That planet’s gravitational pull could even accomplish the same
destruction.
There are educated men that
claim that a planet exists within our solar system that revolves around
our sun as earth does. This planet, yet named, does not orbit in the
same manner earth does but is a bit erratic in its orbit. I tell you
this as there are prophesies that tell of earthquakes, rains of fire,
mountains thrown into the sea as well as other destructive events.
Consider the effect to our
planet if a planet were to pass close enough to cause a gravitational
pull that caused earthquakes. That planet could cause earthquakes,
meteorites, some rather large, to ‘rain’ down as if ‘fire’ were falling
all about..
This might sound like science
fiction to you but allow me to assure you God’s Word tells of
catastrophic events that defy imagination but will occur! Whether a
previously unseen or unknown planet or other heavenly body causes
disruption and havoc to this world, God has said this is to happen.
Revelation 6: 12
I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake.
The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon
turned blood red, 13 and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind. 14 The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.
And:
Joel 2: 30 I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke. 31 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood
before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.
before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.
This is not to be confused with the very end of the tribulation as at that time the moon gives no light at all!
Matthew 24: 29
“Immediately after the distress of those days “‘the sun will be
darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from
the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’
The events set forth in Matthew immediately preceded the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
Let us now regress to the words of Revelation as well as those of Joel.
A blackened sky can be seen
as the results of fires and smoke. Much like the fires intentionally set
by Saddam Hussein during the Gulf War as he set oil wells afire there
was a huge volume of smoke that blackened the sky. It is difficult to
imagine the fires that would produce enough smoke to cover the entire
world!
A red moon can be equated to a lunar eclipse just as stars falling to earth seen as meteorites.
The most difficult
imaginations of all are: The great numbers of homeless; the lack of
communications; no running water; no electricity; travel troubles,
famine and civil unrest, rioting, looting and chaos!
Then there are, by all
accounts of the Bible, a number of deaths beyond imagination. The world
population is an estimated 6.5 billion and to think of 3.25 billion
dying in a relatively short span of time boggles the mind.
Brothers and sisters this
earth is in one state of disarray and there seems to be no hope on the
horizon. It is our duty to be the servants of God that begin to realize
ours is of doing His will be utilizing every talent He has bestowed upon
us. This means that we are to oppose evil, wickedness, non-believers
and any that oppose Him. We must stand up for Him when called on and if
we must call on Him for strength, do so with faith that He will hear our
request.
There are those that claim to
be Christian that openly oppose war as well as the military. That is
abysmal as throughout God’s Word there are times when God positioned
Himself at the head of an army. Our Lord and Savior performed a miracle
for a military leader without hesitation. With that in mind there may be
a time whereby physical confrontation may be necessary to survive.
If you are to survive the
destructive forces that are to come then you must keep your trust in the
Lord knowing that He has created you at a time when He knew you were
His servant who would not fail Him!
Luke 21: 34 “Be
careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing,
drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you
suddenly like a trap. 35 For it will come on all those who live on the face of the whole earth. 36
Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all
that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the
Son of Man.”
It is our duty as well as our
responsibility to be on our best Christian acting lifestyles. You never
know just when He will begin the Last Days actions. He may be waiting
to see you oppose the evils presented. He may be waiting for a strong
Christian to oppose the wicked and move His time to a later date. He has
charged us with spreading the Good News and although difficult at times
think of what someone, if not you, will face at a time in the future!
For any that continue to believe in the ‘Rapture’ I pray that you consider the words of Peter
2 Peter 3: 9
The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand
slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish,
but everyone to come to repentance. 10 But the day of the
Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the
elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done
in it will be laid bare.
If you really read and
understand you see that God is being patient knowing many will repent.
When He is satisfied in that number the end will come SUDDENLY!
(Closing prayer)
Abba, Father, we come to You
as we seek Your attention in allowing us to praise and worship You.
There are so many things that are at Your control that we do not really
know how to control and leave it to You and Your powers. Lord, You are
our El Gibbor, our Rock and the source of our Strength. Take us under
Your Mighty Wings and comfort us.
You have given us men and
women who have prophesied to us telling us of the terrible times ahead.
Lord, whether those times are to be within our days on earth or in days
after we come to You, we ask that You be ever merciful to us and or our
descendants. Grant any that take You as their God the strength and
wisdom to survive the rigors and hardship of those days. Enlighten their
hearts and minds and be with them. Guide and shower Your love and
mercies upon them.
Just as we pray for our descendants we pray for ourselves. May we always be in Your grace.
We also ask that You shower
Your love and mercies upon our men and women in the military forces. As
our Yahweh Saoboth, King of the angels, please \send them to watch over
and protect those who look to You for their protection.
These things we pray in the
name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, who is One with You and the
Holy Spirit, One God, forever and ever,
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