To this day, the body of Christ is divided on the events surrounding and preceding the return of Christ. Much of this can be attributed to a lack of biblical understanding, especially as it pertains to rightly dividing the word of truth, but another problem exists. Historically, churches witnessed great spiritual stirrings that led to thousands of souls being saved, the closing of wicked establishments, and the purification of communities. One can easily see why they would assume that they were building the kingdom and paving the way for the King to come sit on His throne. In order to match the scripture to what they saw, they would often spiritualize kingdom prophecies and apply them to the church. The wolf and the lamb of Isaiah 11:6 were not, in reality, a wolf and a lamb, but were representative of fierce men being altered by the power of the gospel of Christ to the point where they could fellowship with the meekest of men.
As the stirrings slowed and evil men began to “wax worse and worse” (2 Timothy 3:13), believers became more aware of the reality that scripture taught things would get worse before getting better. One by one, believers began to return to the doctrinal philosophy of the earliest Christians – that Christ’s coming would be the only means by which a kingdom could be established. There is no doubt that many good Christians merely allowed what they saw to influence their doctrine. As the tide turned, believers were reminded that scripture is the only trustworthy authority. The closer we get to the return of Christ the more obvious this will become.
I find it fascinating that otherwise intelligent people consistently misconstrue the last book of the Bible, which should never have been put in there. Why? Because, instead of being the revelations of a holy man, it is nothing more than the ravings of a drug addled fool who lived in the desert and ate Jimson weed, because this weirdo ate anything that didn't kill him. Use your brains, this man was a hermit in the desert and had no source of food outside of the plants that existed there, including Jimson weed. The sophistry surrounding this steaming pile of dung is scary in the utmost. I would refer you to the description of a Jimson weed hallucination in the book…
Hope everyone is doing well in the Ray family. I wanted to take a minute and thank each of you for your faithfullness to the LORD. Your faithfullness doesn't go unnoticed; of course God sees it, but also those around you that you bless and are a witness too. Praying the LORD would bless each of you as you continue to serve Him.