#9 Revelations is a book to be afraid of

 

Top 10 Church traditon topics and Lies #9

Revelations is a book to be afraid of.

First off let me start off by saying no it’s not. It is a book of prohecy and of the reality to come, not a scary book. It starts off by saying blessed are those who read this prophecy (Rev 1:3). Now here is the part that people fear, in Rev 1:1 it says that these things must soon take place. However, let me give you some awsome things to not be afraid about. In fact the thing you should fear is not knowing what’s going to happen.

The book of Revelations Outlines the outcomes of the believers past present and future. It gives the benefits of all the hardships that you’ll have to endure in Rev chapter 2 – 3. It even gives you areas that you get to relook at to make sure your in alignment with Christ standard. The promises of Christ revealed in the book of Revelations, enables us to endure many trials and love one other more effectively. Let me prove it.

Col 1:4,5

For we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all of God’s people, 5 which come from your confident hope of what God has reserved for you in heaven. You have had this expectation ever since you first heard the truth of the Good News.

The Colossians were know for their faith in Christ as well as their love for God’s people. How did they accomplish such a honorable thing? Well, They focused on their hope of what was reserved for them in heaven. When you have some thing to focus on as a goal, it is easier to drive harder in what ever you do. Even to the point to where you will be known for it.

Again understanding a peace of the mystery of the wealth in heaven, impowers us to live more like Christ as we reach for the stars( wealth) that he said to go after. This also enables us to not be distracted by the riches of this world.

Lets go further in Revelations.

The book of Revelations is also known for the Chaos that will be inflicted on the earth. The disease, famine, wars, and deaths scare most people. However let me clear this up for you.The Choas to come isnt as fearful when you expect it to come. I mean a prophecy is a prophecy. You cant change it. So what you do is just embrace it and understand it the best way you know how. I believe having understanding removes the fear of the unexpected. When you know how to look at the world events as a sign of the lords return , you’ll learn what to fear and what not to fear. For example, I fear what God will do if I dont meet his standard (Rom 11:20). So I work hard to prove that I am chosen by God . (2^nd peter 1:10). No longer am I afraid of what going to happen because I am excited about he reward of Christ. My fear has been redirected.

Here is another reason why you should be afraid of the Chaos that will will take place. As you read the book of Reveations you see what to expect. Your reaction to events are diffent when you expect them to happen. Think about what you do when your expecting a guess. You freshen up your self of course, and you make sure you house is cleaner that usual. When they arrive your happy to see them because you prepared for their coming. You even smile as the door bell rings because you know it could be them. In fact add a little more to that. What if they are coming to take you on a trip. Dont you make sure your bags are packed and ready? So when the horn honks your not scared . You even know exactly who it is. My main point is we react diffently to what we expect vs what we dont expect. Especially when we know it’s coming and what’s going to come out of it coming. Now this analogy reflects the pain suffering and also Christ return. We know He’s coming, so we have to prepare. We also know by the things that will happen (the honk of the horn) that he will arrive sooner than we think.

Mathew 25:1-13 Read

This scripture tells the story of Ten brides maids. Five wise and five foolish. The bridsmaids went out to meet the bridsgroom. Five weren’t prepared for his coming and five were. The five who werent prepared didnt get in to the wedding.Why? Because of a lack of preparation. They ran out of oil, meaning for you and I they were not prepared to go the distance. Our dispay of love can run out if we are not focused on the prize and dont prepare for the long run. We have to plan on displaying love for the long run and let our light shine bright to get into the wedding. My main point is even if you know or heard something was going to happen it’s not good enough. You have to prepare for it. The book of revelations tell us exactly what to prepare for.

Another part that brings fear is satan being in control and killing christians. We have to grow to the point where we dont love our lives more that Christ.(luke 14:26) We have to be prepared to lose our life in order to gain it eternally. But how can we grow to that point if we dont prepare.

Lastly we see our eternal hope become a present reality. That’s right, we see the lord returning. We also see us reigning with Christ. We see a picture of Christ enemies burning in an evelasting lake of fire.The same devil that inflcted the hurt, harm, and pain on you endures everlating pain and suffering. Why do we need to see this? Those who thirst for justice shall be filled (Mathew 5:6). We shall see the end of our enemies, the end to our pain, and the beging of our eternal reign. We see the new heaven, new Earth, and the lord him self dwelling among us. Eternal life, the reward for our tempory suffering. But Our suffering is not worthy to be compared to the glory we shall experience, and revelations gives us a visual snapshot to place on the walls of out minds to remind us of this time. It allows us to expierence the excitement and gives us some type of expectation. But there is so much more, for we know in part and prophesy in part. But revelations gives you a part to get excited about.

So no it’s not a scary book, it is a blessing.

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