Way back in about 1970 I heard the "Good News" for
the first time. He was a Marine fresh out of a tour of Vietnam. I was a junior
high kid in the Saturday morning classes my old Catholic Church gave. He
said God had a plan to allow direct communication and fellowship with him.
I had not heard the "Gospel" put in such terms before... Unfortunately we
never saw that Marine/substitute teacher again.I've often wondered if we had been entertaining an angel!
The below links will set you on a path of discovery...What you will find
along the path is a Loving God and Peace!
A God that is no longer angry with humankind,
but pleased. A God that is here among us.
A God who has "Finished" all that needed to
be completed to bring God and Man together again as it was originally.
You will find
a sense of peace knowing that God has no intentions of destroying this planet.
That
"The End" spoken of in the Bible took place long ago (1st century). It was not
an end to the physical "World", but an "End" of the temporary system of religion (Old Covenant-Biblical Judaism)
put into effect to point toward a perfect way of being with the Creator of all things.
This "End" was prophesized by all the prophets of the Old Testament and writers
of the New Testament. The "sign" that the completion of God's plan had taken place would be the destruction
of Jerusalem and the Temple used by the "system" of the Old Covenant.
In AD 70, the Roman armies annihilated Jerusalem
and the Temple, which put an "End" to the sacrifices.
The end of that exclusive place of worship would be
a lesson to all the nations around Jerusalem and the rest of the world.
Jerusalem was the only place on earth where proper sacrifices
could be offered under the temporary (Old Covenant) system God had set up.
In AD 70 the genealogies (birth records) were destroyed along with the temple.
With the demise of the temple and the destruction of the genealogies there was
no longer a way to prove their social position, or that of their descendants,
or racial backgrounds to the priesthood in order for those sacrifices to be acceptable under the old system.
The hope of Messiah, and the nationality, the link to the past,
the hope for the future were bound up with the genealogies. In 70 they were destroyed forever.
The "End" has already taken place (the only "END" that God intended!!) and will never take place again.
We have God's word on it!
Our future is bright. Our lives can
be filled with peace and joy NOW, knowing that we are reconciled to God and have all
the promises of God now.
Sure, I know, sometimes [pardon me], life sucks! But we can now live our lives knowing God is no longer angry at
us. And when bad things happen?..it is not because there is an angry God waiting to punish us here, or
throw us in some imagined fiery "hell"...Stuff just happens!
So get out your sunglasses and enjoy the
warmth of a loving God, cuz the future is bright!
VIEWS
- An introduction to Covenant Eschatology
- Is our future really as gloomy and fiery as 98% of Christianity shouts from the pulpits each week? Research & study God's Truth; it WILL set you free!
- "End of Time"? or "Time of the End"??
- There is a HUGE difference!! The articles compiled by the folks at New Jerusalem Community will shed light on the matter. A must read!
- Watch some great Webcasts on "End Time" studies.
- Several must-see studies on "The Last Days", "Critique of Dispensationalism", and more!
- Join in Live Chat w/Other Christians!
- Explore 2d and 3d Virtual worlds with other Christians, and learn more about the Time of the "End".
- My Testimony
- How and when of my conversion to faith in Jesus Christ.
ART
- My family's Heraldic Crest
- A graphic representation of my personal faith in Jesus Christ. And my desire to pass on a legacy to my Children and future gentrations.
- Who is the King Of Glory?
- A small portion of a poster size personal recreation of the Rosie Priory Stone found in an ancient graveyard in the U.K.
- A Continuous Pathway
- A personal recreation of an ancient landmark.
- Jesus : Righteousness in me
- A graphic representation of a poem i wrote in the mid 1980's.
- Pierced
- A graphic representation of Isaiah 53.