“And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.” -- Rev 22:10
Time. What a concept. What a notion. It can bookmark any moment in a day, week, month, year, epoch, era, etc.
Time changes a perspective. It focuses any and all viewpoints in a snap of an event, incident, change to the norm. For instance, it lets us know we are late for work, school an important appointment, a deadline, ← this one can be particularly deadly. Time can make you aware of an emerging opportunity and more.
The verse above is a stand alone sentence taken out of context, as it is now, the reader may be confused, may be curious, but if they drew some hope from the scripture because it seems that time is still in play before the book is closed that conclusion/person may be the only one who partially has a clue. BUT, only if they read the entirety of the chapter, particularly the verses that follow verse 10 will they have all the information they need for action/inaction. They may be convicted to change; they may be convicted to stay their current course because they are on the right path, or, they may read it and feel nothing. Perception/perspective--what was meant by the specific greek word for our word ‘time’ [ kairos ] as used in the tenth verse? According to Thayers Greek Lexicon---”the time when things are brought to a crisis, the decisive epoch waited for: so of the time when the Messiah will visibly return from heaven”. ( ttps://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g2540/kjv/tr/0-1/ )
Today, we are quite focused on time management. It became especially popular with the publication of “First things First” by author Steve Covey in 1994. Over the last nearly 3 decades we've refined some of the concepts while ignoring others. For instance our priorities that occupy the first things category. Mr. Covey was a self noted Christian and the principles in the book and associated paraphernalia always pointed to the supremacy of Christianity especially with time management. Ask yourself, does your time management truly include the time to read and study GOD’s Word? Part of time management is family time if you have family. You can do both at the same time. Study GOD’s Word with your family at a designated time/[Appt] on your calendar. You may add to that by doing your own private study. Be sure to add the time your family decides upon to your calendar. Initially you may designate a time you can expand or reduce depending on the productivity of your study. There should be no exceptions. The only deviation from your time should be real emergencies. Even then, reschedule as soon as possible.
The other thing time is impressing on us during this ‘time’ in culture and history is the need to find ways to share the ‘Gospel’. Wherever and however you can. A suggestion? Make a business card to hand out anywhere you have transactions. They may toss it but if you say something as you hand it to them they may at least give it a good look. Include a way for them to reach you in the event they want to hear and discuss more. You may create an email address specifically for responses to your hand out whatever it is.
An EPOCHAL Time Stamp
In May of 1948 the nation of Israel was reunited to a portion of their GOD appointed promised land. It was the first of many prophetic announcements made millenia ahead of its reality. It is the first historical rebirth of a nation in the same spot by the same name for the same people in all of man’s history. No other nation was driven from its land where it lay fairly barren for nearly two thousand years only to be ‘born again’ so to speak in the exact same spot by the exact same ethnic people. Also included in the various Ezekiel prophecies about Israel was the fact that it would flourish. In the 70+ years since its statehood it has gone from desolate waste to top 10 in its status in the world. Top in agriculture, technology, military might, innovation, health and more. The exports from Israel include fresh vegetables and fruits, and agri-technology plus much more to many nearby countries. While men were used to record this information in the Bible GOD said this would happen and defined a time when it would. We are living in that ‘time’ and there are more things being put in place, also equally prophesied that shall culminate in GOD’s ‘TIME”. Do you have time to learn for yourself what those things are? Read your Bible. The books of Isaiah, Daniel, Ezekiel, Joel, Zechariah, and others, hold the answers.
Dear Reader: IT IS TIME! "You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand."--James 5:8
Links to sites online that contain explanations and discussions on ‘time’ [via prophetic occurrences now in the making] and its most important relevance to each person alive today.
https://www.youtube.com/user/beholdisrael
https://www.facebook.com/amirtsarfatiofficial/videos/follow-on-telegram/258297402621721/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzvq_2THJhueXOP8JdAO2-A
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheTruthAboutGodBarryStagner/featured?app=desktop
NOTICE: If you are feeling inclined or feeling led to want Jesus as your Savior, your leader, your King, your source of Peace and Joy but are feeling woefully inadequate, uninformed on how best to get to know HIM, or find yourself at wit’s end because you believe yourself trapped and in need of GOD, please know Jesus stands ready to welcome you with HIS Holy Spirit. Believe these words: “16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. “—John 3:16
“Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, 20 and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, 21 whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.” – Acts 3:19-20
“Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born [a]again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” 4 Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” 5 Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” – John 3:3-8
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