IN SUCH AN HOUR AS THIS

"Unveiling Revelations"

The Inspired Word of God

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Today´s World

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Abraham Lincoln once called the Bible ~ "the best gift God has given to man."

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A PORTRAIT OF GOD

Almost everyone has heard of God. Some adore Him, some abhor Him, some are indifferent, and some know Him as their most precious friend. The scriptures below will give you new insight into the true character of God. He is the WORD. I think you will be pleasantly surprised to learn who He really is and how He loves you. Here in His own words you will discover the True and Living God.

Isaiah 40:12-15,18,21-31
"Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, and measured the span of Heaven, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance? Who has directed the Holy Spirit of the Lord, or being His counselor has taught Him? With whom did He take counsel, and who instructed Him and taught Him in the path of justice, and taught Him knowledge, and showed to Him the way of understanding? Behold, the nations are as a drop in a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance.

Behold, He considers the coasts as a very small thing. To whom then, will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare to Him? Have you not heard? Has it not been told to you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the Earth? It is He (God) that sits on the circle of the Earth, and the inhabitants thereof are like grasshoppers. It is He that stretches out the heavens as a curtain and spreads them out as a tent to dwell in; that reduces the princes to nothing. He makes the judges of the earth as vanity. Yes, they will not be planted, they will not be sown, and their stock will not take root in the earth. And He will also blow on them, and they will wither, and the whirlwind will take them away as stubble.

To whom then, will you liken Me, or to whom will I be equal? says the Holy One? Lift up your eyes on high and behold who has created these things, which bring out their host (the stars and heavenly bodies) by number. He calls all by their names, by the greatness of His might, because He is strong in power and not one fails. Why say you, oh Jacob, and says O Israel, "my way is hid from the Lord, and the justice due me is passed away from my God? Have you not known?

Have you not heard that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth faints not, neither is He weary? There is no searching of His understanding. He gives power to the faint, and to them that have no might He increases their strength. Even young people will faint and be weary, and the young men will utterly fall. But they that wait (hope in the Lord) will be refreshed in their strength, they will mount up wings of eagles, they will run and not be weary and they will walk and not faint."

Jeremiah 23: 23-24, 32:27
"Am I a God at hand, says the Lord, and not a God afar off? Can any hide himself in secret places that I cannot see him, says the Lord. Don't I fill Heaven and Earth?"
"Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for Me?"

Isaiah 43:11; 49:10; 13-16; 51:12-13; 16a
"I, even I, am the Lord, and besides Me there is no savior."
"They will not hunger nor thirst, neither will the heat nor the sun smite them. For He that has mercy on them will lead them, even by springs of water will he guide them. Sing o heavens, and be joyful, o earth, and break forth into singing oh mountains, for the Lord has comforted His people, and will have mercy on His troubled ones. But Zion said, the Lord has forsaken me and my Lord has forgotten me." "Can a woman forget her suckling child (breast-fed baby), that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, they may forget, yet will I not forget you. Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands, your walls are always in my memory."
"I, even I, am He that comforts you, who are you that your should be afraid of a man that will die? And of the son of man which will be made as the grass. And forgets the Lord they maker, that stretched forth the heavens and laid the foundations of the Earth. And you fear continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy. And where is the fury of the oppressor?"
"And I have put My words in your mouth, and I have covered you in the shadow of My hand."

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God reached down from His home in Heaven, for a purpose. He chose each Old Testament Prophet, to be used by the Holy Spirit. God revealed Himself to the prophets and the apostles. He did this by mental visions, dreams, revelations, and even through control of their minds, and of course by direct vocal communication. A marvelous thing happened, and that was that God inspired each of these prophets, to write down the things that God would breathe into their minds. God's purpose was rather mysterious for He chose to create His Written Word, which became a book that has endured down through the centuries. The Bible is an infallible Book from the hand of God.

The true doctrine of inspiration certainly contends, that God Himself directed these human authors and He did it in such a way, that they maintained their own individuality and literary style. This assumes to be a message from God to man, rather then a message from man to man. Inspiration must provide the exact message to be given. God's Truth is always recorded exactly. Inspiration never changes a lie into truth. The prophets were not inspired by men; rather inspiration was aimed at the inspired writings. The men who wrote the Bible did not by any means write down their own thoughts. They wrote as the Holy Spirit guided them. The infallible Scriptures themselves record the sins and failures of our humanity, just as the prophets of Old could attest.

The Scripture in 2Peter1:20-21, says "No prophecy of the Scriptures is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man; but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit." - Tara Hart

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Inerrancy

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Inerrancy is the view that when all the facts become known, they will demonstrate that the Bible in its original autographs and correctly interpreted is entirely true and never false in all it affirms, whether that relates to doctrine or ethics or to the social, physical or life sciences.

That the Bible is without error, or inerrant and infallible, follows the fact that it comes from God in the very words (verbal) and that the Scriptures are inspired in every part (plenary). Thus, in believing that the Bible is inspired and inerrant, we hold that God divinely guided the apostles to write down exactly what He wanted, and that the Scriptures are totally without error and accurate.
Source: Paul D. Feinberg

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We have had a past, even an ancient past. We also have a future filled with prophecies that have not yet been disclosed. The past tells us about the attributes of the God Who created the universe. We know about Moses, Abraham, David, Job and many more men and women in the Bible. We have heard and read about the fallen angels who followed Satan. Most Bible 'readers' know much about the ancient times, yet there are still many mysteries that people cannot find out on their own. The depth of knowledge is scattered throughout the Bible, yet though, so many people never take time to study what the Word has to really say.

Revelation gives us an understanding of Christ, the conquering King of kings and Lord of Lords. It explains the reason why Jesus came to this earth, why He loves us so much and why He willing died on Calvary's tree. The book of Revelation is the culmination of the ages in one respect, and in another, it is the unveiling of the things to come in the future. We need no road map to the future ~ because He (the Messiah) has already planned each day of that future. But, before someone says, that isn't fair, bear in mind that from the beginning of Time until now, God has been watching over us. When He made man, He included FREE WILL to mankind.

God did not manipulate any of us; He couldn't because of Free Will. What actually happened was that before the beginning of Time, He looked down through the annuals of the ages, (even to this very day), and watched each one of us, even though we had at that time did not exist. He knew each of our names and what we would become on earth. And when Time was ready, He created the heavens and the earth and made Adam (man) in His own image. From that time on, man has progressively leaned more on himself, and then He does on God.

It might surprise many that life on earth has radically changed. And it is not a change for the good. We are now living in the last days, and if you do not believe this, just open your Bible and read the accounts of the Old Testament Prophets. Many prophecies have already been fulfilled and the Signs of the Times are upon us.

The signs are back to back now; although these are just the beginning of the birth pangs of a world in prevail. All about us is destruction and man cannot stop Nature's Fury, as thousands die by hurricanes, Storms, earthquakes, pestilences, famine, wars, and more. Surely it can't be long until the Age of Grace is over, and then comes the days of Tribulation. Jesus is waiting for the Father to call His own home before the wrathful days commence. If you are not ready, I strongly suggest that come to the Cross - where Jesus bled and died. If you are backslidden, repent and then go trim your lamp and keep looking up. - Tara Hart

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Study and be eager and do your utmost to present yourself to God ~ approved, tested by trial, a workman who has no cause to be ashamed, correctly analyzing and accurately dividing, (rightly handling and skillfully teaching) the Word of Truth. But avoid all empty (vain, useless, idle) talk for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness. And their teaching (will devour it) will eat its way like cancer or spread like gangrene. So it is with Hymenaeus and Philetus, Who have missed the mark and swerved from the truth by arguing that the resurrection has already taken place, and they are undermining the faith of some. (2Timothy 2:15-18)

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The Bible is a best- seller, but sadly, the Bible spends more time sitting on a shelf then it is read. For many, it is a forgotten book. - Tara Hart

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The Greek word biblos means "book" or "scroll" and it refers to all of the books of the Bible. The Greek word logos meaning, "word" implies the study of these books and the truths and doctrines within their pages. Bibliology then is the science of arranging, comparing, and analyzing the historical and linguistic data of the Scriptures. By examining what the Bible says of itself, we conclude that: A revelation is certain. This we have in our wonderful Bible, which claims to be a revelation from God and whose claims are fully substantiated by miracles, its fulfilled prophecy, the propagation of Christianity, the fruits of Christianity, and the satisfaction it brings to the human heart the world over.
Source: Mal Couch, Th.M., Ph.D. Th. D.,D.D.

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Biblical Inspiration

The Greek word translated inspired is theopneustos from the word for "God" (theos) and the word for "breath" or "breathing" (pneo), Hence the word, theopneustos literally means "God-breathed". The emphasis then is not to breathe in or into but rather to breathe out, i.e., to exhale. This seems to imply that God by His divine hand, and by the Holy Spirit, breathed mysteries into the hearts and minds of the writers of the Scriptures; both in the Old and New Testaments.

"Every scripture is "God-breathed" (given by His inspiration) and profitable for instruction, for reproof and conviction of sin, for correction or error and discipline in obedience and for training in righteousness (in holy living, in conformity to God's will in thought, purpose, and action). So that the man of God may be complete and proficient, well fitted and thoroughly equipped for every good work." (2Tim. 3: 16-17)
The word in this Scripture here is translated inspiration and it is used only once in the New Testament. "God-breathed" according to this verse, this divine element extends to all Scriptures.

"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God." ~ Originally this term "Scripture" was applied specifically to the Old Testament. However, later the books of the New Testament were likewise so designated.

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The course of human history has been without question, directed by the sovereign God of the Universe. This eternal God is indeed the author of history. God controls the nations, and He takes down kings and he sets up kings. So, do not in any way think that someone else, other then God is in charge. God is the Author of all things, and every word that proceeds from His mouth is Truth and justice, and He holds the future in the palm of His hand. - Tara Hart

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"He is The Word"

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There are hundreds of verses in the Bible that declares itself to be the Living Word of God. Here are just a few of those.

"The words and promises of the Lord are pure words, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times over." (Psalm 12:6).

"You, through Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for Your words are ever before me." (Psalm 119:98)

"How sweet are Your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth." (Psalm 119:103)

"The entrance and unfolding of Your Words give light; their unfolding gives understanding (discernment and comprehension) to the simple." (Psalm 119:130)

"Is not My word like fire (the consumes all that cannot endure the test?) Says the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks in pieces the rock (of most stubborn resistance?" (Jeremiah 23:29)

"So faith comes by hearing (what is told), and what is heard comes by the preaching (of the message that came from the lips) of Christ (the Messiah Himself!") (Romans 10:17)

"In Many separate revelations (each of which set forth a portion of the Truth) and in different ways God spoke of old to (our) forefathers in and by the prophets. But, in the last of these days He has spoken to us in (the person of a) Son, Whom He appointed Heir and lawful Owner of all things, also by and through Whom He created the worlds and the reaches of space and the ages of time (he made, produced, built, operated, and arranged them in order). He is the sole expression of the glory of God (the light-being, the out-raying or radiance of the divine), and He is the perfect imprint and very image of (God's) nature, upholding and maintaining and guiding and propelling the universe by His mighty word of power. When He had by offering Himself accomplished our cleansing of sins and riddance of guilt, He sat down at the right hand of the divine Majesty on high." (Hebrews 1:1-3)

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The French infidel Voltaire, who died in 1778, predicted that the Bible would become obsolete within a hundred years. Contrary to the statement of this skeptic, the Bible lives on and always will.

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The Old Testament: The Hebrew word galah is the most common word used in describing revelation, and is used about twenty-one times in the Old Testament. At the root of this word, it means "nakedness" which means to uncover that which is hidden. It always denotes "to uncover" something that is normally concealed. Such as "to make known, revealed, manifest. Hundreds of other expressions in the Old Testament point to the giving of revelation directly to the prophets. For an example: "The word of the Lord which came to Hosea; "Then the Lord said to me"; "The word of the Lord that came to Joel"; "Thus He showed me."

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The Word of God is one absolutely perfect, unbroken, and unbreakable circle! - H.R. Ironside

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New Testament: The New Testament also has more than one word or expression to describe revelation. One of the most common is the verb apokalupto, which means (to reveal) with the noun apokalupsis (revelation). These words carry the thought "to disclose that which is hidden" or "from the hidden."

The apostle Paul wrote that the mystery concerning Christ and His church was hidden, "which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in (by) the Spirit. (Eph. 3:5)
What Paul's point was that the church, made up of Jew and Gentile, was not found in the Old Testament. It is something brand new in God's divine program. Concerning revelation, the apostle noted regarding spiritual truths that "God revealed them through the Spirit." (1 Cor.2:10)

Other Greek words are used in connection with revelation. 1. Deiknumi "To show." In the book of Revelation, this word is often used to describe prophecies that are revealed to John to be recorded for our benefit. John is shown "what must take place after these things" (Rev. 4:1). He is shown: future judgment (17:1) the bride of the Lamb (21:9), the new Jerusalem (vs. 10), the future river of water coming from the new Jerusalem (22:1), and "the things which must soon take place. (vs.6)

2. Laleo. "To speak." This expression was graphically used to describe the imparting of revelation in the Book of Hebrews. The author wrote, "God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son. (1:1-2) He added, "We must pay much closer attention to what we have heard. " (2:1) because the word was "spoken through the angels"(v.2). He said that salvation "first spoken through the Lord" was confirmed to us by those who heard" (v.3)

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Qumran Where The Dead Sea Scrolls Were Found

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The Dead Sea Scrolls

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Since 1947 -1956, the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls only confirmed the belief that we have a near - pristine Old Testament text. A large amount of biblical manuscripts were found in ancient jars in the Qumran caves that overlook the Dead Sea. The biblical books are believed to be part of the library of a reactionary Jewish Community known as the Essense. These scrolls of the Old Testament (and other religious writings) by the archaeological evidence of the jars themselves were proven to have been copied and recorded from around 150 B.C. ~ A.D. 135. This dates the Dead Sea Scrolls one millennium before the finalizing of the present Masoretic-edited manuscripts. The Dead Sea Scrolls include portions or complete copies of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Judges, Ruth, Samuel, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Job, Jeremiah, along with fragments of the Minor Prophets. Extrabiblical books were also represented, such as Enoch, the Book of Noah, the Testament of Levi, Tobit, and the Wisdom of Solomon. We may safely say that this find is one of the most outstanding archaeological and religious discoveries of all time. Through the Dead Sea Scrolls are still being studied, a general conclusion gives overwhelming evidence of the fidelity of the Masorectic text, the standard text for the publishing of the Hebrew Old Testament.

The Isaiah text discovered in Qumran Cave 1 proved to be almost identical with the Masoretic edition in more than 95% of the text. The 5% of variations were slight spelling errors or probably simply slips of the pen by the copyists. Thus, the Dead Sea Scrolls lend assurance to the reader of the dependability of the Old Testament text.
Source: Mal Couch Th.M., Ph.D. Th. D.,D.D.

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Interesting Bible Facts

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We assume and rightly so, the Bible was written over a fifteen-hundred-year period of time. There were forty (perhaps more) authors involved with the writings of the Bible.

The Bible was one of the first books ever translated, and it appears to have been around 250 B.C., from the Hebrew to Greek.

It has been translated into more than 2,200 languages.

In all translations, it has touched more than 90% of the world's population.

The Bible has been rejected and criticized by kings, cults, religions, fanatics and scholars, yet it remains one of the most trusted and reliable books ever penned.

About forty Percent of the Bible is prophecy.

Around 300 of its prophecies were fulfilled through the person of Jesus Christ.

Past fulfilled predictions and future prophecies that will take place in time and history make the Bible one of most unique religious books ever written.

Some of the works of Shakesppeare are far more uncertain and corrupt than the New Testament texts.

In its translation activity, no other book in history compares with the Bible.
Source: Josh McDowell

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What Others Say

The hammers of infidels have been pecking away at the Bible for ages, but the hammers are worn out, and the anvil of the Word still endures. - H.L. Hastings.

God, the Maker of the world, is manifested to us in Scripture, and His true character expounded, so as to save us from wandering up and down, as in a labyrinth, in search of some doubtful deity. - John Calvin

Despite attacks upon it, the Bible is still loved by millions, read by millions, and studied by millions. - Bernard Ramm

This Jesus of Nazareth, without money and arms, conquered more millions than Alexander, Caesar, Mohammed, and Napoleon. - Historian Philip Schaff

I have found in the Bible words for my inmost thoughts, songs for my joy, utterance for my hidden grief, and pleadings for my shame and feebleness.
English poet Samuel Taylor

The textual critic (who tries to destroy) the New Testament is embarrassed by the wealth of his [manuscript] material. - Princeton Bible Professor Bruce Metzger

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AWAKE YOU SLEEPING DEAD!

An angel passes by and a call goes out. "Awake! Awake from your sleep!"
Alas, the servants sleep on. They appear to be dead. But wait, a muscle slightly twitched.
The Holy Spirit strives with them, but He is grieved and finally quenched. So the call
goes out to the sleeping dead. But still no response comes forth.

The angel asks the Spirit, "Who are these sleeping dead?"

The Holy Spirit responds, "These are the Master's servants who have been overcome!"

"Overcome by what?" the angel inquires.

"Overcome by sin and worldliness, by idleness and a blatant lack of concern; by love grown cold, and ultimately a hardened heart! Satan pushed and pulled until he had them in a corner ~ behold the sleeping dead! They walk so far off His path that no one would know that they live in Christ. They sleep as the call goes out to sow the seeds, for they feel no need to witness to the sinners. The only time they open His Word is when they go to church. Many of those Christians have taken their hands off the plow and looked back. And most have no idea, how steeped in deception and religion they have become. Complacency and compromise has shipwrecked many. They listen but do not hear they look and cannot see. It is clear that far too many serve their pastors instead of the Almighty God. They scoff at those who teach about the End Times. They call themselves Christians but neglect
to walk in God's ways. One day in the near future, the sleeping dead will reap what they have sown. What a sad day that will be, when they stand before their Master, empty handed and full of shame. What little they have will be taken away and given to another who is worthy. Will they hear Him say, 'Well done thou good and faithful servant', or will His response to them be, 'Depart from Me, for I never knew you.'

The angel stood quietly by, knowing that the Spirit's words were Truth and Life.

The Spirit continued, "Nothing seems to stir the sleeping dead. They have forsaken my pleas, and no longer can hear My still small voice. Stony cold hearts no longer are touched by His Love, for they have left their first Love. They drank of the milk of the Word, then lost interest and went to sleep. They never grew enough spiritually to partake of, or even handle the meat of the Word. Nor do they heed the Master's call. They live the way they choose, forgetting to whom they really belong!" The Holy Spirit concluded.

"You sleeping dead arise and come back to ME, pleads the Master. You sleep when there is work to be done for the Kingdom. You keep silent when you ought to speak to others about ME. And you even refuse to defend the True Christians and their Rights. Your idle words and your dead works smell of putrid decay!!"

The angel cries out again, "Awake you sleeping dead, you once vibrant Christians! The day draws near ~ the night is far spent. The dawning of the day is at hand! Awake, I say, lest the Master come and find you sleeping!"

And the cry goes out one final time: "Awake, awake you sleeping dead!"

WILL YOU TAKE HEED?

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