I'm sorry (Ro
9:2). Are you a soul winner otherwise?Topic of the Day
Have you had success witnessing to family members?
And they were offended in him. But Jesus said
unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his
own house [Matt.
13:57].
"You see, His hometown folk were so familiar with Him and with His family that
they were “offended in him.” That is, they took offense at Him. I suppose they
said, “We know His family. He grew up among us. Where does He get the things He
teaches?”"
And he did not many mighty works there because
of their unbelief [Matt.
13:58].
"This is a tremendous revelation. Note what it was that limited the power of God
when He was here. It was unbelief! “He did not many mighty works there because
of their unbelief.” It was not that He was unable to do them; but because of
their unbelief, He did very few miracles there. My friend, the great problem
with you and me is that we do not have faith to believe—and I’m talking about
faith for the salvation of men and women. We need the kind of faith that
believes Christ can save the lost. He is limited today in your own community, in
your church, in your family, and in your own life by unbelief. And this is
certainly true of me also. Our Lord states a great truth here. Let’s not bypass
it." McGee, J. Vernon: Thru the Bible Commentary. electronic ed. Nashville :
Thomas Nelson, 1997, c1981, S. 4:81
Response to comment [from a Christian]: "Sadly, and honestly, no. Score: Watchtower Tract Society 2 / StuX & the Scriptures 0"
I'm sorry (Ro
9:2). Are you a soul winner otherwise?
"The Lord has changed the hearts of a couple of souls."
I'm happy for you.
Dan 7:8: Do you think 3
nations will fall soon? And if so, which ones?
"Chapter summary. Daniel first sees four beasts who kill and supplant each other
(7:1–8), with God appearing to put an end to the last beast (vv. 9–14). An angel
explains that the beasts represent successive kingdoms. A ruler will arise from
the last kingdom to oppose God and the saints, after which God will appear to
establish His eternal kingdom (vv. 15–28). In his second vision Daniel sees a
ram and he-goat struggling (8:1–12). The Angel Gabriel explains this vision,
which gives a general summary of the rise of Medo-Persia and Greece and the
four-part division of the empire after the death of Alexander the Great (vv.
13–27). Verses 23–25 seem to describe Anthiochus Epiphanes, who persecuted the
Jews in the 160s b.c., but who here serves as a type of the Antichrist destined
to appear at history’s end." Richards, Larry: The Bible Reader's Companion.
Wheaton, Ill. : Victor Books, 1991, S. 519
I considered the horns, and, behold, there came
up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first
horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes
of man, and a mouth speaking great things [Dan.
7:8].
"Our attention is now directed to the ten horns. Notice that they do not
represent a fifth kingdom: they grow out of the head of the fourth beast and are
the last development of the fourth beast. In the toes of the first vision, the
vision of the image, they are iron and clay. Iron is still there—Rome is still
there, but the clay, the weakness, is there also. I think the iron represents
the autocratic rule of one man, and the clay represents the crowd, a democracy.
Very candidly, we see that type of weakness in democracy today. We are proud of
the freedom we have—I thank God we have it—but it is almost a joke to talk about
how important John Q. Public is. You and I are not very important, to tell the
truth. Oh, every now and then when it’s time for elections, the politicians tell
us how important and wonderful and educated we are. However, we have very little
to do with the control of our government or with the choice of our president.
The lobbyists and the politicians are making the choices. I thank God for the
liberty we have, but we have been brainwashed to think as they think.
God’s ideal government is not a democracy—it is a real dictatorship. When Jesus
Christ rules on this earth, He is not going to ask anyone what he wants done. He
is going to make the choices, and this earth is going to be run the way He wants
to run it. That is the reason it would be best if you and I would become
conformed to His image; otherwise we will be very uncomfortable under His
dictatorship. Actually, He will put out of His kingdom anything that offends,
anyone who is in rebellion against Him. We are to bow to Him and to His absolute
rule.
Rome fell apart because of internal corruption and rottenness and drunkenness.
All four of these empires went down with drunkenness. In our own country we say
drugs are a problem, but liquor is legal. Who are we kidding? My friend, there
are millions of alcoholics trying to hold down jobs today. That is only part of
the problem, because that does not include the number of housewives and even
children who are alcoholics but are not represented in the statistics. No one
knows about them until they commit suicide or need to be put into a mental
institution. That is the picture of America in the dark hour in which we live.
Rome is going to be put together again, and it is interesting that men are
looking for someone who will be able to do it. The German historian Hoffman has
said this: “When Germans and Slavs advanced partly into Roman ground, anyhow
into the historical position of the Roman Empire, their princes intermarried
with Roman families. Charlemagne was descended from a Roman house; almost at the
same time the German Emperor Otho II and the Russian Grand-Prince Vladimir
intermarried with daughters of the East-Roman Emperor. This was characteristic
for the relation of the immigrating nations to Rome; they did not found a new
kingdom, but continued the Roman. And so it continues to the end of all earthly
power, until its final ramification into ten kingdoms. To attempt now to mark
out these would be as misplaced as to fix the Coming of Christ (with which they
stand connected) tomorrow or the next day.”
“Another little horn” becomes the key to the entire situation. He uproots three
of the ten horns and establishes himself over all. I do not know who the ten
kingdoms are, but they come from the disintegration of the Roman Empire." McGee,
J. Vernon: Thru the Bible Commentary. electronic ed. Nashville : Thomas Nelson,
1997, c1981, S. 3:571-572
"My eschatology isn't pre-millennial, so I wouldn't be much fun talking on the subject."
Sure you would. You watch the news? Hmm?I'm a
Premillennialist, too.
See:
What is the Difference Between Premillennialism, Amillennialism, and
Postmillennialism? Thru the Bible with J. Vernon McGee
[Edited notes: The Mark of the Beast, Part 1 Re 13 by David Jeremiah] History
empires: Babylon, Media-Persian Empire, Greek Empire, Roman Empire
Ruler of 10 crowns (nations). The next empire (the revival of the Roman Empire)
will be the last empire. The anti-Christ controls the population.
The false prophet (the beast coming up out of the earth (Re 13:11) manages all
orchestrates everything. He is the epitome of every false prophet. He comes in
the calmness of a lamb but inwardly is a ravenous wolves (Re 13:11, Mt 7:15).
See:
The Mark of the Beast, Part 1 Re 13 by David Jeremiah
If we knew who the antichrist was we'd be in bad shape now wouldn't we because
we'd have been left behind.
I trust you are a Christian and so am I. So, who do you think it might be?
First guy, world political ruler. Second guy, a religious leader.
I will pray for your family. I'm sorry that they have not believed you (Mt 13:58).
