Today's passage: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2024&version=NIV
Matthew 24:35 "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. "
My journey through the word of God has truly been amazing. I’ve learned a lot about how to live and how to love. More importantly, I’ve learned a great deal about the One who gives life and how vast His love for me is. I’ve leaned on the word of God to comfort my worrisome mind. It has allowed me to rest in the knowledge that God is in control and has a beautiful plan for my life. I’ve relied on it for guidance & wisdom in the trials of life. God’s Word lifts my spirits when I’m down and reminds me that this world is temporary. It has taught me lessons on how to draw nearer to God and how to live my life according to his will. It has brought clarity to my thoughts and joy to my heart. The Word of God is truly alive and active, and it speaks to my heart whenever I allow it.
John 1:1-5 says "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
Through the ages, the Word of God has survived, unchanged. The Word of God continues to come alive in the hearts and lives of believers, shining a bright light as the world becomes darker and darker. It has been attacked by both the scholarly and the ignorant, but it continues to endure. We can rest in the knowledge that the promises made in the Word of God will not pass away unrealized. The Word of God is a solid rock upon which we can stand!
We are so blessed to have free access to God through his Word. I encourage you to pray for perseverance as you continue your journey through the New Testament. Ask God to bury the treasures of his Word in your heart that you may carry them with you always. Pray that He will give you the tools to find wisdom and comfort and guidance in His Word.
Today's post submitted by Kelly Coxe
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Matthew 24 is the our Master's outline to understanding end time events. Jesus' gives us the outline in which all prophecies, OT and NT, can be compared too. You desire to understand end time events, study Matthew 24
ReplyDeleteFor example. Use Matthew 24 outline to study the Book of Revelation. Just a note. Revelation 6 is an outline of the whole book of Revelation then chapters 7-19 fill in the details of the outline in Rev 6. You can see this as we compare this to Matthew 24.
Notice the comparison:
24: 5 False Christs - Rev 6:2 Seal 1 Antichrist
24:6 Wars and rumors of wars - Rev 6:2 Seal 2 War
24:7 famines, pestilences and earthquakes
Rev 6:5 - Seal 3 Famine
Rev 6:7-Seal 4 Pestilence
24:9 Persecution of believers and 24:10 hatred - Rev 6:9 Seal 5 Martyrdom
24:11 false prophets-Rev 13 The Beast
24:14 God's witnesses-Rev 7 (144,000) Rev 11 (2 prophets)
24:15 Abomination of Desolation -Rev 13 The Beast
24:16 Jews told to flee Israel - Rev 12 Woman flees
24:21 Great Tribulation - Rev 8, 9 and 15
24:24 False prophets working wonders -Rev 17 & 18 Kingdom of the Beast judged
((notice timing of Sun going dark and moon turning red as blood .. Matt 24:29 "Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
End of Tribulation:
24:29 Sun darkened moon as blood- Rev 6:12 Seal 6 Sun darkened and moon as blood
24:30 Coming of the Son of Man - Rev 19 Jesus returns
24:30 Sign of the Son of Man-Zech 12:10
As you can see, Jesus gives us the key to understanding end time events.
24:30 Coming of the Son of Man
24:30 Sign of the Son of Man