#revelation #endtimes
Rev 2:8-11 "And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: 'The words of the first and the last, who died and came to life."'I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will not be hurt by the second death.'"
Jesus Christ, Yeshua Messiah, Isa Al Masih said that in the last days many people's love will grow cold. That coldness begins with a sense of personal loss. Jesus promised that those who really loved Him they would find opposition, persecution. Part of having love diminish is a focus on the temporal. A preoccupation and love of cosmetic and the facade of temporary wealth.
Os Guinness explains that sense in the present day culture.
"Substance is unimportant, style is what counts. Permanence is obsolescent, ceaseless change alone endures. Creation and creators are beside the point, consumption is its own purpose, Essences are ignored, only surfaces matter. Faces are seen by the millions, voices are rarely heard- and then only with words that are accessories to images. The tried and true are of no interest, only the novel and the new have allure. The meameaning of things does not count, the style's concern is for the mining of surfaces- for their look, touch, sound, scent. Intrinsic character is nothing, exterior personality is everything. Who we are takes second place to who we can become and who we appear to be." Os Guinness
Fit Bodies Fat Minds p 92 Baker Books 1994.
Is your mind and focus on the eternal? Have you become enamoured with the temporal? Even though you are rich in Absolute love do you find yourself feeling poor because you don't have all the "things" you want?
Rev 2:8-11 "And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: 'The words of the first and the last, who died and came to life."'I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will not be hurt by the second death.'"
Jesus Christ, Yeshua Messiah, Isa Al Masih said that in the last days many people's love will grow cold. That coldness begins with a sense of personal loss. Jesus promised that those who really loved Him they would find opposition, persecution. Part of having love diminish is a focus on the temporal. A preoccupation and love of cosmetic and the facade of temporary wealth.
Os Guinness explains that sense in the present day culture.
"Substance is unimportant, style is what counts. Permanence is obsolescent, ceaseless change alone endures. Creation and creators are beside the point, consumption is its own purpose, Essences are ignored, only surfaces matter. Faces are seen by the millions, voices are rarely heard- and then only with words that are accessories to images. The tried and true are of no interest, only the novel and the new have allure. The meameaning of things does not count, the style's concern is for the mining of surfaces- for their look, touch, sound, scent. Intrinsic character is nothing, exterior personality is everything. Who we are takes second place to who we can become and who we appear to be." Os Guinness
Fit Bodies Fat Minds p 92 Baker Books 1994.
Is your mind and focus on the eternal? Have you become enamoured with the temporal? Even though you are rich in Absolute love do you find yourself feeling poor because you don't have all the "things" you want?
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