Revealed

During Seminary I did my best to avoid the “Book of Revelations,” in the Holy Bible. It has always left me frightened, with its imagery and such.

But today, I am seeing it differently – realizing God had me stuck in that book for months on end so I could better understand what He wanted me to know. This isn’t the first time, nor will it be the last more than likely, that I’ve dragged my feet on something, only to discover how much I needed to know it, so I could share it.

God has created the orders of community; marriage, family, economic activity, government and the state. Satan, unable to create anything, tempts others into distorting and misusing what God has created.

Christ-followers must discern whether government is functioning under divine authority or merely as a divine authority. When the latter is the case, Christ-followers must pray courageously endure and accept the consequences.

Behind the appearance of the pomp and power of the world, there is an absolute sovereignty which will ultimately doom evil. That is God, who is utilizing all the forces of evil to accomplish his own purposes.

Christ-followers undergoing persecution need to know their sufferings are not meaningless and that they will be vindicated. The mainspring of all hope and courage is the enemy will be defeated and followers are not fighting a lost cause.

The U.S., as a whole has moved away from God — and to use His wording — it’s time for retribution.