Scripture
points are shared, today, in reply to concern aroused by a fake report
that the Vatican decided to stop waiting for the coming of Christ (see http://www.examiner.com/article/fake-vatican-report-creates-real-outrage-over-end-times-prophecy). Consider again the following Scriptures and the response below:
Isaiah 50: 9-11, King James Version (KJV): 9 Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up. 10 Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God. 11 Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.
Acts 5: 29-32, KJV: 29 Then Peter and the other
apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. 30
The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a
tree. 31 Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a
Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness
of sins. 32 And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
Hebrews 10: 35-37, KJV:
35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence
of reward. 36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done
the will of God, ye might receive the promise. 37 For yet a little
while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
The
fighter at “Yahoo! Answers” who uses the ID “BleuMonday” (Level 1 with
175 points, a member since July 11, 2013) posted the following:
Is it a sin as a Christian to not believe in the return of Jesus, and are you "waiting!?"?
It's no surprise that The Vatican stopped waiting for the return of Jesus upon its 1,891st anniversary of doing so.
Here is an article link if interested- http://www.examiner.com/article/vatican-announces-jesus-is-not-coming-back
I
don't think anyone is actually "waiting," but what if any is the major
belief on this subject by Christians? To all the atheists, try not to
have too much of a field day with this, I'm actually looking for serious
answers from believers. Thanks!
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the
knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, According as his divine power
hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and
godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and
virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious
promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature,
having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. And
beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to
virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance
patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly
kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in
you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be
barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But
he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath
forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. Wherefore the rather,
brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if
ye do these things, ye shall never fall: For so an entrance shall be
ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord
and Saviour Jesus Christ. (2nd Peter 1: 2-11, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: A Promise of Return (01/15/2016); In Times of Progress?
(12/21/2015); Christ Coming Soon? (10/16/2015); About The End Of The
World (08/30/2015); Becoming Ripe for Harvest? (07/03/2015); The Soon
Return of Jesus? (01/05/2015); About the Second Coming? (01/18/2014);
Unprofitable Servants? (01/19/2014)
“BleuMonday”,
for believers who trust the holy writings as a true record showing
divinity made known and knowable through thousands of lives and
thousands of events, over the course of thousands of years, the
operations of sin oppose the continued existence of divine law, the
Creator and Law Giver, and essential order put forth as a platform for
the universe. The importance of commitment and cooperation with the
things from divinity intended as benefit for created beings and living
creatures should be self-evident. The Christian believer is affirmed
and endowed with divine substance through acknowledgement of
proclamations, promises and prophecies from GOD along with specific expectations
(we say, hope) believers are commanded to embrace regarding coming
sacred events. Consider again the following verses from the Bible:
(1.)
John 14: 1-3, King James Version (KJV): 1 Let not your heart be
troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s
house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would
have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and
prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself;
that where I am, there ye may be also.
(2.)
Acts 1: 7-11, KJV: 7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know
the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. 8
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon
you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all
Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. 9 And
when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up;
and a cloud received him out of their sight. 10 And while they looked
stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in
white apparel; 11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye
gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into
heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
(3.)
John 8: 23-26, KJV: 23 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I
am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. 24 I said
therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe
not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. 25 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same
that I said unto you from the beginning. 26 I have many things to say
and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the
world those things which I have heard of him.
(4.)
Acts 10: 40-44, KJV: 40 Him God raised up the third day, and shewed
him openly; 41 Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before
God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose
from the dead. 42 And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to
testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the
Judge of quick and dead. 43 To him give all the prophets witness, that
through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of
sins. 44 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all
them which heard the word.
(5.) 2nd Timothy 4: 1-3, KJV: 1 I charge thee
therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the
quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; 2 Preach the word;
be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all
long suffering and doctrine. 3 For the time will come when they will
not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to
themselves teachers, having itching ears;
(6.) Revelation 1: 7-8, KJV: 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. 8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the
ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come,
the Almighty.
There
is far more to be said, understood, and spiritually apprehended. (For
example, (7.) 2nd Timothy 4: 8, KJV: 8 Henceforth there is laid up for
me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall
give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that
love his appearing.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be
it unto you according to your faith.
THE BLACK PHOENIX
Washington, DC
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