Whether or not you know what the title says, you might be able to tell what this week's message is going to be about. I actually have met a couple people that don't know what took place on Friday night, so I will recap it for everyone reading.
On Friday night, the biggest terrorist attack since 9/11 happened in Paris, France. There were several different places attacked, including one at an Eagles of Death Metal concert. All the attacks totaled to 129 people killed, including some of the attackers and another 352 injured.
Today's message is going to be how to see God in hell like this, no matter how hard it is. I didn't know what I was doing the message about this week then I remembered Paris and how it would fit into the series I'm currently doing. We don't need to pray for Paris. We need to pray for ISIS. We need to pray for the world and trust God.
Today's passage comes from Revelation 21:1-8:
Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. 2 Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. 4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” 5 Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.” 6 And He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. 7 He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. 8 But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
If you have ever read Revelation, you see everything that's predicted in it happening. Let me do a little recap in case you haven't. In Revelation, God says at the end of the world, there will be attacks, earthquakes, false prophets, etc. All of that is happening. Last week, America was arguing about some freakin' coffee cups and even after the attacks, some people still are. We don't need to pray for Starbucks. If this is truly the beginning of the end of the world, we need to pray for the world. EVERYONE in the world. Then just put our trust in God, as I have talked about in the first two messages before this. Soon enough, this world will be no more. No more pain. No more death. No more terrorists. More than likely, these terrorists will burn in hell. But, for the ones still alive, pray for their conviction. In a way, Paul was a terrorist. He killed Christians for the hell of it. God convicted him. He became one of the strongest Christians to this day. These days, its getting scarier and scarier to even step outside our houses. I'm scared, you're scared but why? God has a plan. If you die, He needs you in heaven. So here's the point: Prayer and Trusting in God does miracles and it all starts with YOU.
Until Next Time, Alex
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