Thus the heaven and earth were completed with all their array. On the seventh day God completed the work he had been doing. God rested on the seventh day after all the work He had been doing. God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on that day He had rested after all His work of creating. Such were the origins of heaven and earth when they were created. - Gen. 2:1-4 -
Among the Hebrew people, units of time were measured in hours, days, weeks, months, and years. The more abstract concept of time is mentioned in the Sacred Scripture/Holy Bible and speaks of God who exists eternally as well as man who lives in a time-space framework. - Ex. 12:1-19; Lev. 23:15-16, 32 - It uses the word day in a meaningful sense, as in "the day of God's Wrath" - Job 20: 28-29 - "the day of Yahweh Sabaoth", "the day of Yahweh/the Lord." - Is. 2:12, 13:6, 9; Amos 5:18-20 -
It is also meaningfully used in the New Testament, "the Day of the Lord" / "the Day of the Lord Jesus Christ" or His second coming. To those who scoff at the delay of the Lord Jesus return, Saint Peter declared: But there is one thing, my friends, that you must never forget: that with the Lord 'a day' can mean a thousand year, and a thousand years is like a day. The Lord is not being slow to carry out his promises, as anybody else might be called slow; but he is being patient with you all, wanting nobody to be lost and everybody to be brought to change his ways. The Day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then with a roar the sky will vanish, the elements will catch fire and fall apart, the earth and all that it contains will be burnt up. - 2Peter 3:8-10 - 'Since you know very well that the Day of the Lord is going to come like a thief in the night.' - 1Thes. 5:2 -
A related concept, Day of the Lord, focuses on God's judgment against human beings. The period at the end of time when Jesus Christ will return to claim faithful believers and baptized Christians of His Church as His own. 'The are no hidden meanings in our letters besides what you can read for yourselves and understand. And I hope that, although you do not know us very well yet, you will have come to recognize when the day of our Lord Jesus comes, that you can be as proud of us as we are for you.' - 2Cor. 1:13-14 -
My prayer is that your love for each other may increase more and more and never stop improving your knowledge and deepening your perception so that you can always recognize what is best. This will help you to become pure and blameless, and prepare you for the Day of Christ, when you will reach the perfect goodness which Jesus Christ produces in us for the glory and praise of God. - Phil. 1:9-11 - I never stop thanking God for all the graces you have received through Jesus Christ. I thank him that you have been enriched in so many ways, especially in your teachers and preachers; the witness to Christ has indeed been strong among you so that you will not be without any of the gifts of the Spirit while you are waiting for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed; and he will keep you steady and without blame until the last day, the day of our Lord Jesus Christ, because God by calling you has joined you to his Son, Jesus Christ; and God is faithful. - 1Cor. 1:4-9 -
Eschatology is a theological term that designates the study of what will happen at the end time or end of history, particularly the event known as the SECOND COMING of Jesus Christ. Eschatology shows how God's Redeemer will establish His Kingdom upon a rebellious earth. The long process through which God selected a righteous group to serve Him on earth came a climax in the person of Christ. Prophet Isaiah spoke of God's presence in Jesus in order to save.
The Lord himself, therefore,
will give you a sign.
It is this: the maiden is with child
and will soon give birth to a son
whom she will call Immanuel. [God-with-us] - Is. 7:14 -
Yahweh will bring times for you
and your people and your father's House,
such as have not come
since Ephraim broke away from Judah. - Is. 7:17 -
Epiphany - The feast on which we remembered Christ's making Himself known to the Gentiles in the person of the Magi. Epiphany comes from a Greek word meaning "Manifestation"
For there is a child born for us,
a son given to us
and dominion is laid on his shoulders;
and this is the name they give him:
Wonder-Counsellor, Mighty-God,
Eternal-Father, Prince-of-Peace.
Wide is his dominion
in a peace that has no end, - Is. 9:1-21 -
The Lord Jesus Christ first coming was to save. - Mark 10:45 - His Second Coming will be primarily to 'Judge.' But His return will spell relief to His faithful Remnants, and those who love Him, with all his/her soul, heart, mind and strength. Eschatology shows that God's presence for the redeemed will be fully realized at Jesus' return, when He will dwell among all the redeemed in the new heavens and earth. - Rev. 21:3-4 -
THE DAY OF THE LORD is a special day at the end time when God's will and purpose for mankind and His world will be fulfilled. It will be a long period of time rather than a single day - a period when Christ will reign throughout the world before He cleanses heaven and earth in preparation for the eternal state of all mankind. That day would be a time of great darkness for any in rebellion against God, whether Jew or Gentile. The day would be a time of judgment as well as restoration.
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Sunday, May 24, 2009
I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!
I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.
HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -
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