tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35583920.post9214827303679297610..comments2024-03-10T01:57:07.008-05:00Comments on what I meant to say: end times, prophecy, revelation…and what the heck is going on in arkansasdave workmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13068663095945094946noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35583920.post-74199912363041086272011-09-04T07:36:19.995-04:002011-09-04T07:36:19.995-04:00The Book of Revelation is not as hard to understan...The Book of Revelation is not as hard to understand as many make it out to be. It is in simple terms, Christ revealed. When I got saved, just like John, Christ revealed himself to me. The rest of the book is all about the Lord, the church, our inner man and outer man. In order to understand,one must lean to God for understanding, not worldly thinking or worldly, carnal views. I too hada struggle initially until I went to the author, God, who showed me through His spirit what He meant. Be not deceived. There are many false prophets and this is dangerous. God didn't intend his word to be confused. And he will not reveal it to the wise and prudent, but he will even to babes. He puts the jam on the bottom shelf so even the kids can understand. He even reveals himself to them. When we put our own views and worldly views into God's Holy Word, He doesn't approve of it, and it confuses many.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35583920.post-20025687990990534942011-02-02T16:15:55.795-05:002011-02-02T16:15:55.795-05:00Dave, my occasional answer on the Millenium questi...Dave, my occasional answer on the Millenium question is that I am a "pan-milleniallist"--God is in charge and it will all "pan out" in the end. That said, I do have some opinions on the end times--there's too much in both Testaments about the prospects of God's people suffering for me to buy into the pre-Trib Rapture idea, for instance. But I try to hold my opinions lightly enough that when I get to the other side and find out Father didn't do something the way I thought He would, I'm not going to get mad and stomp out of Heaven over it. We need to interpret the Bible as accurately as we can, but hold them lightly in case He disagrees in the end. Remember, the Jews had hundreds of years to figure out the prophecies of the Messiah's coming, and most of them missed it when He showed up!postmodern redneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279009105618761553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35583920.post-25842412357194684682011-01-13T22:55:56.580-05:002011-01-13T22:55:56.580-05:00Great little overview there. I've had to do s...Great little overview there. I've had to do so much learning and unlearning about this subject I feel like I can only make sense of it one piece at a time, and often, change my mind about that piece. Oddly I just wrote about "Second Coming Misconceptions" on a point I'm trying to process through right now. It is an important issue though since it impacts how we view the world around us, how we treat the environment, each other, and the nature of God. I don't know that I could ever hold one of the four main positions, but they all have taught me something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35583920.post-26929893170300610512011-01-12T19:16:56.038-05:002011-01-12T19:16:56.038-05:00I have seen so many views on this subject. the be...I have seen so many views on this subject. the best one I believe is at this website.<br /><br />http://www.prophecyclub.com/<br /><br />I believe this guy got it right.<br /><br />Dimitru Duduman prophesied about America falling. That was back in the 80s. God is usually long suffereing so we got 9 more years till this cne drops. <br /><br />I dont think anyone is close on what they think revelation means but the website above is the best one i have seen. <br /><br />And your right no one at the vineyard has a view on revelation its all over the map.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35583920.post-85622412919138215902011-01-11T19:40:34.222-05:002011-01-11T19:40:34.222-05:00Good stuff, Dave. Thanks for posting the various t...Good stuff, Dave. Thanks for posting the various theological perspectives. Getting some context is very helpful...Candycenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35583920.post-55345341288994861832011-01-08T12:30:03.109-05:002011-01-08T12:30:03.109-05:00It's funny you mentioned the Beth Moore classe...It's funny you mentioned the Beth Moore classes, I signed up for it simple because I can finally attend them due to my kid's being in school at the right time to allow for it and didn't even pay attention to the topic of what we would be studying. It was my husband who asked if I was sure if I wanted to since it was on Revelation, I am just so starved for social interaction with other women that I was glad to be able to attend one of these events finally! The fact that it's on Revelation is actually a downside for me! I wonder how many ladies are actually signing up for the pure reason it's on Revelation vs the fact it's another Beth Moore study. Although I admit I am of the thought the process that the whole bird thing is more a man made problem than Armageddon! So tell Anita at least one of those hundreds of women is just in it for the social aspect of it if that helps! :-)amymckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12211012311410084690noreply@blogger.com