Vapour and Mist
Matthew 16:2He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. 3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
It is the belief of this blog's contributors that Biblical prophecy has been fullfilling itself steadily since the ascension of Christ. When one studies prophecy in light of the last two thousand years of history it becomes evident that this is so. The "man of sin" reigning for 1260 years in the form of the Holy Roman Empire as well as the rise of Islam and the events surrounding the French Revolution are just a few examples of historical fulfilment of prophecy.
The question we often ask each other is: "Why does the (Christian)world not see this, especially since most of the early Protestant Reformers held to this view?"
Watching the stormclouds this morning, I had a thought.
One can see an approaching storm by seeing its clouds at some distance. If the storm is still far enough away, one can even see just how vast and foreboding it may be and take proper precaution. However, the nature of stormclouds is mist and vapor. Only from a distance can one discern a cloud. For instance, if one were on a mountain and standing in the midst(mist) of a cloud, all that one would really see is fog, obscuring everything, even if that cloud mass was a part of a vast building storm.
I believe this to be applicable to the world today, especially within the modern lukewarm church. If we stand firmly in this wicked world, with all its carnal distractions, the true vision of prophetic fulfillment will always be obscured. Only when we separate ourselves and try, at a distance, to see the world and history from God's Biblical viewpoint will we begin to see the gathering clouds.
Revelation 1:7 - Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
Luke 18:8 - I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
It is the belief of this blog's contributors that Biblical prophecy has been fullfilling itself steadily since the ascension of Christ. When one studies prophecy in light of the last two thousand years of history it becomes evident that this is so. The "man of sin" reigning for 1260 years in the form of the Holy Roman Empire as well as the rise of Islam and the events surrounding the French Revolution are just a few examples of historical fulfilment of prophecy.
The question we often ask each other is: "Why does the (Christian)world not see this, especially since most of the early Protestant Reformers held to this view?"
Watching the stormclouds this morning, I had a thought.
One can see an approaching storm by seeing its clouds at some distance. If the storm is still far enough away, one can even see just how vast and foreboding it may be and take proper precaution. However, the nature of stormclouds is mist and vapor. Only from a distance can one discern a cloud. For instance, if one were on a mountain and standing in the midst(mist) of a cloud, all that one would really see is fog, obscuring everything, even if that cloud mass was a part of a vast building storm.
I believe this to be applicable to the world today, especially within the modern lukewarm church. If we stand firmly in this wicked world, with all its carnal distractions, the true vision of prophetic fulfillment will always be obscured. Only when we separate ourselves and try, at a distance, to see the world and history from God's Biblical viewpoint will we begin to see the gathering clouds.
Revelation 1:7 - Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
Luke 18:8 - I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
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