Almighty God, who sees everything, knows everything and is infinitely wise, has a plan. That plan involves ending sin, death, evil, and rebellion in this world. That plan has been written down and is ours today.
As we start our study of this next section,it reminds us that ONLY God knows the future. No person, no demon, no astrologer, no prophet, no writer, no one but God KNOWS the future. That is one of the most remarkable facets of God’s character. He is never surprised. God always knows what WILL happen, and only He knows that. We need to listen to God.
The Return of the King
All of human history, since the fall of mankind in the Garden of Eden, has been hurtling towards this moment when the Creator and King of the Universe come back to set things in order.
Sin has run rampant throughout the earth and the universe for thousands of years. Satan and his evil angels have done all they could do to thwart and disrupt the knowledge of God. Evil and misery have festered. Sin has permeated every part of human history. Death has taken every human but Enoch & Elijah. No one else has avoided death. So how can someone survive the end of the world? By listening to God’s Word.
Revelation 6-19 marks the Lord saying enough and starting the inexorable conquest back of sin’s reign and Satan’s rebellion.
There is probably no part of Scripture more relevant to our times than this one. No portion of Scripture better frames the way we should see global events than this one. We are in the timeliest, most cutting-edge truths of God’s Word as we enter these chapters, because:
Only God knows the Future
To understand the magnitude of what lies before us, do you remember God’s calling card from the Old Testament? When Israel was sinking into idolatry, false worship, and apostasy, God declared that they could know which God was the true God by the simple fact that only He knew the future.
Look with me at Isaiah 41 as we read an incredible declaration.
As you turn there, think of what God is saying. He says no person, group, creature, angel, or anything in the Universe, but God Almighty knows the future. As we read this, we think of the power of the Bible. God has told us everything we need to know to live today and to be ready for every and any tomorrow. Since God already knows what is coming, He has packed His Word with everything needed.
The more you ponder that truth, the more your heart should be drawn to this Book. It is all we need for life (dealing with whatever comes) and godliness (being all God wants us to be).
This is a powerful tool, a priceless gift, to hold our very own copy of God’s voice, telling us what is coming in the future and narrating exactly what we need to do to be ready. Only God can declare that ahead of time in the future. Here is God’s challenge:
Isaiah 41:21-23 (NKJV) “Present your case,” says the Lord. “Bring forth your strong reasons,” says the King of Jacob. 22 “Let them bring forth and show us what will happen; Let them show the former things, what they were, That we may consider them, And know the latter end of them; Or declare to us things to come. 23 Show the things that are to come hereafter, That we may know that you are gods; Yes, do good or do evil, That we may be dismayed and see it together.
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