A Time of Silence

A Time of Silence

Before the birth of Christ we are told that there was around 400 years or so of silence. Many things were happening in the world but God was silent. There were no new prophecies being foretold because He was preparing for the coming of His Son, the greatest gift of all and with the anticipation of His coming how could anyone recognize it if He was providing new prophecies as well? Oh, I am sure that Satan was hard at work providing his own prophecies in order to avert the attention of others away from this special moment but God had His own plan and that was to not alert them anymore than He had already done in scripture. We saw few who were actually paying attention to the signs that He had shown for this tremendous occasion and it stands to reason that He will accomplish the second coming of His Son in the same manner. After all we are told in scripture that it will be as in the days of Noah. We will be going on with life as usual; eating, drinking, marrying, going to work and doing all the things that preoccupy our time and keep us from seeing the signs that God has displayed for us. We get wrapped up in these so called prophetic messages spoken by mere men, which many do not even compare with scripture at all. This is the first sign for us that we need not listen to these things. What we need to do is to search God's word, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things. Jesus said that many would come in His name, who are not His to draw away the very elect. I have myself remained somewhat silent as of late because I see many brothers and sisters while claiming one thing go chasing after another thing. We have a popularity contest going where we attempt to gain as many friends as possible but we do not cultivate the friendships we have and I am as much to blame as the next person. There are very few people who even read these blogs which in some cases is a good thing because we have false doctrine being passed out as sound doctrine. I remained silent because I have been in His word and in study of many things that I have read in order to understand better at how to provide an answer regarding the Hope that I have. It is not enough for us to answer with scripture or claim it is because the Bible say's so nor is it enough to claim blind faith because our faith is not blind. Our faith is based upon the evidence that He has provided for us since He spoke the earth into form. Our faith is based upon logic which surpasses man's own logic for as the Creator of logic, He can confound the thoughts of man. I have remained silent because I have been led to do so, as Paul could not but go into Jerusalem regardless of the warnings he received from others regarding the fate that awaited him there. I remained silent because I knew that until I had a better understanding of what we faced I would not be able to see it nor could I answer in the way that God would intend me to answer. In many cities Paul merely passed through or spent little time therein because God laid it upon his heart when to remain silent and when to speak the loudest. As he left behind those Ceasera to go into Jerusalem he provided the greatest example to those of us who would come after him. It was the example that Christ had provided before him and one that many of us will also provide to those who will come after us. Regardless of what lies ahead we cannot but proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ for there is no other name under heaven whereby you may be saved. The silence may not end in some places because there is no sense in casting pearls before the swine but in the cities and places where they are willing to hear the silence will be broken and the gospel proclaimed. Our warning is of woe because we have heard the word, we have seen the light therefore our punishment will be greater than those who have not heard or seen it.
Mat 11:21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
Mat 11:22 But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
Mat 11:23 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
Mat 11:24 But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

I speak now only to those who are willing to hear, those who know the word of God and who are willing to compare spiritual with spiritual and those who are willing to put God's words above mans. I ask that you also speak. Surrender your will to His will and allow the Holy Spirit to guide you in all that you do and say. To those who will not listen or insist on promoting mans ideas and words, those who share words that are not consistent with His word I remind you what He says about these things. I do not repeat them for if you are in the Word you know these things and if you do not know these things then you are not in His word. I will not do battle with you for it is not up to me but it is in Christ's hands. He does the battle for me and if you sit there as Judas and ask 'Is it me Lord?' simply turn the words around for they reveal the truth. 'It is me Lord.' He knows who is His and who is not and you know in your heart the truth, just as Judas knew. Regardless of the miracles he was apart of, regardless of the work that he did; both he and Jesus knew that he was not of Him. The opportunity was there for him to become His, Christ did not need him to accomplish these things because He freely gave Himself. He did not cower in the Garden but approached them as they came in asking who they sought. Just as the opportunity arose for Judas to betray Him so the opportunity will also arise for those of you who merely go through the motions to deny Him as well. The question is what choice will you make or the real question is have you gone past the point of making the right choice.