Why prophecy matters

The Thessalonians were not the only assembly in Scripture to be affected by prophetic myopia. Just a few years later, Paul had to write to the Corinthians. Problems abounded at Corinth, but the apostle chose to deal first with the problem of divisions in the assembly. While serious in themselves, those divisions were only the symptom of deeper difficulties and, like a skilled diagnostician, Paul traces their root in the carnality and worldliness of the Corinthians. And that failure had robbed them of their separation.

Like so many whose views about the Millennium are unscriptural, they had come to view the world as a neutral space, where Christians, making use of worldly wisdom, and worldly means of persuasion, could compete on an equal footing with contemporary philosophers. But Paul reminds them that they have mistaken the character of the age. Using imagery from Roman circuses, he makes it clear that there is no neutral ground — the Corinthians were either seated as spectators, or fighting for their lives in the arena.

The time for reigning has not yet come, and Paul pleads for these believers to grasp the proper progression of prophecy, and become his followers, even if they followed him to shame and to death. These passages confirm that prophecy is intensely practical. Rather, it has, or should have, enormous impact upon how we live. Large companies pay dearly for the services of analysts and experts because they understand that their insights about the future will help to inform their priorities and investments in the present.

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Just visit Tony Evans. Let's pick up where we left off in our message. Here's Dr. Evans the second benefit of studying the series on prophecy not only authenticates the Bible but it validates the character of God. One of God's claims to fame is his truth only declares himself to tell the truth. The question is can the God of the Bible be trusted because we've established prophetically that the Bible is true, but God is also true because of his very nature.

Isaiah chapter 46 versus 8 to 11 reads as follows. Remember and be a short recall it to mine you transgressors remember the former things long past God and there is no other God and there is no one like me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times, things which have not been done saying my purpose will be established and I will accomplish all my good pleasure.

Guess what God says about himself. He says I the end from the beginning to be in to do a job you see how this all will work out. So while you waiting for tomorrow. He's already been there and come back. So wait to see whether what he said in his eternal existence is we can't make a mistake because it is his reality not only like him around, I know my true God is because everything is and now he can declare the beginning of wait for it to occur and so that means that God can perfectly about every subject can be trusted you look up Raven.

You see this man comes by that man comes by using the floats come by. You can look a little bit down the swim way you can see some of the parade within the purview of your capacity to see in your peripheral visit. What you don't sleep if you're standing on the street as was coming from around the corner because you have a limited site God of my side.

I see the whole parade. So when he tells you that this man coming from the school is around the corner. You can disagree with him because he's already seen it many times we told the children when you have kids you have kids teenage and anyone tell you what to do and I want tell you what what you don't know that they know a name in here.

Long but you know they know they know they know now course you already been there and come back but you have to give you rage against so you know what the issue is because you with explaining the different parts doing with you because they think they know what you think God must be when, where, informing him that information we have with the college mission.

Omniscience is a word that means all knowing something wish for things to happen. He knows the end from the beginning and the beginning you can bank your bottom dollar even though you do not see it. The Bible validates indicates reveals God's all-knowing character and therefore his trustworthiness. But here's one number three study of prophecy you get with this thing grabbed right series, it will produce stability, particularly in times of crisis, prophecy is meant to stabilize you when things appear to be out of control regularly throughout Scripture the prophetic word is brought in during times of difficulty.

Jesus told his disciples in John St. John chapter 14 verse one, not your heart be troubled you believe in God believe also in me and my house are many mansions. If it was not so I would've told you. I go to prepare a place for you if I go to prepare a place for you, I shall come back and receive you and myself, that where I am, you may be also.

So, so don't be too trouble is no when you understand God's prophetic program, even when you're frustrated you can be frustrated with Paul writes in first Thessalonians chapter 4 people lost their loved ones. He says you do not sorrow as those you cry because death is not the end he says while you wait.

Get your appraisal is not as old as it looks. When loved ones who are committed to Christ the Lord wants you to understand that there is a small role not merely a hopeless, because nothing feels more hopeless.

Good to know and take notice and help you with your fear of death is fear of death is a natural thing, particularly when you surround somebody you know you love dies creates a fear within you see is good to know prophetically when you die, not dead long enough to know you to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord is no everybody else is at your funeral except you just know but if you don't understand that prophetic word and you give you give me way down and distance not to hot but suggested that the thing sinks and you have the assurance then of course it brings hope during times of trouble.

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