I hope you are finding our study of Revelation interesting, challenging, comforting, and/or __________ (you fill in the blank). I am personally 'enjoying' it far more than I thought I would. I confess that while I was comfortable with the first three chapters, and I love the last three chapters, but even after all these years, I was still a little intimidated by those chapters between. Until now.

  Maybe I'm getting older (maybe nothing-I am getting older), maybe God is preparing me for something that is coming, maybe I don't have a clue what's going on, but thank God does.
 
  One of the fascinating things about Revelation is that every decade or so someone comes up with some crazy theory (and calendar) about the Rapture and the end times. It happened again earlier this week. This time it came as an unsolicited e-mail. And believe me-this is the craziest one I have ever seen.
 
  I won't waste your time by going into the details of this latest deception. Yes, deception. The craziest part of this whole deal is that some people will actually believe it. They always have. It's another example of people following 'every wind of doctrine', the lies that the enemy has been spreading since the Garden of Eden. The greater shame is that we should never be fooled, the Bible is clear about the events that will one day take place. And it is equally clear in 2 Peter 1:20, "Knowing this FIRST, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation..". Enough said.
 
  Now, back to Revelation. The more I study, the more the Holy Spirit is comforting me. Yes, comforting me. I am constantly reminded that while all of the trials and troubles of the Tribulation are occurring on earth, Christians will be safely in the arms of Christ in His perfect Heaven. God is always in control. Everything is happening according to His plan. Amen.
                                                               See you Sunday for Bible Study and Worship, Bro. Tom