Testimony

[NeitherFirstnorLast]

Originally Posted by OBW

I know there are some that disagree with me. But in terms of carrying out our mission in this life on this earth, a detailed understanding of both the trinity and the end times is not particularly helpful.

I agree with you there, Brother. Daniel was very troubled by what he saw regarding the times of the end... but the Lord said to him:

Daniel 12:4a "But as for you, Daniel, conceal these words and seal up the book until the end of time...."

John likewise, in His vision of the Lord on Patmos was told:

Revelation 10:4 "When the seven peals of thunder had spoken, I was about to write; and I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Seal up the things which the seven peals of thunder have spoken and do not write them."

His thoughts are not our thoughts, and His ways are not our ways. Some things are meant to be a mystery...

1 Corinthians 13:12 "For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known."

...Only the "Great Gurus" claim to have it all figured out. That is a tremendous claim for any human being on Earth to make, and a sure indication that they're either deluded or they're lying...

...As I've said before, we are Saved by Grace through Faith, and not by intelligence through understanding. If we demand understanding, then we are not living by Faith at all, are we?

All that said, there is nothing wrong with discussing what we believe, what we have seen in Scripture, and what is our Great Hope... But, as Mike has pointed out, we ought be careful not to let disagreement over matters which surely have been given multiple plausible interpretations, a reason for strife and division.

In Christ,

NeitherFirstnorLast