Thursday, January 18, 2007

The doomsday clock

My thoughts on the doomsday clock in light of biblical prophecywherever you be amil,premil,postmil or panmil(like Me) we all agree from the bible:

1. God is sovereign

2.Christ is Lord of creation.

3.Christ reigns now and evermore

4.Christ is coming

5.the last judgement

6.sin and death no more

7..creation restored







Charles Spurgeon, the London pastor from 100 years ago said,

?I believe that every particle of dust that dances in the sunbeam does not move an atom more or less than God wishes ? that every particle of spray that dashes against the steamboat has its orbit, as well as the sun in the heavens ? that the chaff from the hand of the winnower is steered as the stars in their courses. The creeping of an aphid over the rosebud is as much fixed as the march of the devastating pestilence ? the fall of . . . leaves from a poplar is as fully ordained as the tumbling of an avalanche.?

When Spurgeon was challenged that this is nothing but fatalism and stoicism, he replied,

?What is fate? Fate is this ? Whatever is, must be. But there is a difference between that and Providence. Providence says, Whatever God ordains, must be; but the wisdom of God never ordains anything without a purpose. Everything in this world is working for some great end. Fate does not say that. . . . There is all the difference between fate and Providence that there is between a man with good eyes and a blind man.

jeremiah 10:12-13

12It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens. 13When he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth.He makes lightning for the rain, and he brings forth the wind from his storehouses.

jeremiah 14:22

22Are there any among the false gods of the nations that can bring rain? Or can the heavens give showers?Are you not he, O LORD our God? We set our hope on you, for you do all these things.

daniel 2:20-23

20Daniel answered and said: "Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, to whom belong wisdom and might. 21He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings;he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding; 22he reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him. 23To you, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise,for you have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we asked of you, for you have made known to us the king's matter."

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