The Book of Revelation never really made sense to me until I had read through Daniel and all the books of the prophets; But the books of the prophets never really made sense to me until I read through all the books of the Law and the chronicles of Israel…beginning with Genesis. (It is futile to attempt to build a solid structure without first preparing deep and solid foundations…how can we attempt to understand the end of the book, if we have not first read in order, the beginning and the middle?) A long time back, God told me to simply read the entire Bible from cover to cover, in chronological order, with no agenda in mind but to know Him. (chronological because it would be easier to connect the dots - and the Bible is a book of connection, where one scripture interprets another scripture, where everything in its context makes sense, and where there are no contradictions) …Two things the Lord told me: “Keep going!” And “Hold on (because it’s going to be the ride of your li...
So this is a really hard thing for me to write, but when you look at the picture below does it make you feel pleasant? How much less do we think it hurts the Lord when squabbles about the color of a person’s skin infiltrate into the Church from the world?- and actually on social media! I speak from first hand experience: In case anyone hasn’t noticed, I’m not exactly white. I grew up in ‘white working class’ Yorkshire, in Great Britain in the 1970’s at a time when racism was on the rise and being the ONLY mixed race person at least for the first 10 years of school, I was (not so politely) referred to as “half-cast”. I went through school feeling like and being treated as a third-class citizen: I was ostracized and felt inferior, and times are not like today: there was no support or lobby group I could go to for help or acceptance. I went through life bitter, self-centered and lacking in confidence. Then I was found by the Lord - and.... I GREW UP - and was brought low, by th...
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