Dear Friends of "Dial Daily Bread,"
As the Angel of Revelation 10, Christ Himself gives the fanfare to "the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound" his trumpet (Rev. 10:1-7). Listen! Jesus says. The message of that seventh angel is electrifying to the whole world: "There should be time [delay, Greek] no longer. ... The mystery of God should be finished, as He hath declared to His servants, the prophets."
Listen, world! Listen, church! Everything that God has been saying for 6000 years is now being shouted "before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings" (vs. 11). Finally, something is being "finished"! No more "delay"! Finally the picture is being focused razor sharp.
But what is this "mystery of God"? Something He wants to hide from us? No, no, a thousand times no. A "mystery" in the Bible is something God wants to REVEAL to us. Colossians explains it neatly: "The mystery which hath been hid from ages ... [is] now made manifest, ... which is Christ in you, the hope of glory, ... that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus" (1:25-28).
The seventh angel says that now is the time to be done with all this sin-foolishness; now is the time to "see" Christ as He truly is, free from the foggy misconceptions invented by the "Antichrist" that envelop Him in mist that makes Him seem "far away from us." Now is the time to see how He became one of us, took our fallen, sinful nature, and "condemned sin in the flesh," our "flesh," so that those who "consider Him as He truly is" can "overcome even as [He] overcame."
Yes, God will have what He has always wanted--"every person perfect in Christ Jesus" (that is, every person who believes the Good News). And if you will "listen," you will find it easier to "believe." Impossible?
--Robert J. Wieland
From the "Dial Daily Bread" Archive: June 16, 2001.
Copyright © 2013 by "Dial Daily Bread."
Be sure to check your e-mail for "Dial Daily Bread" again tomorrow.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Please forward these messages to your friends and encourage them to subscribe. The "Dial Daily Bread" Web site resides at: http://1888message.org/dailybread/
To subscribe send an e-mail message with "subscribe" in the body of the message to:dailybread@1888message.org
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Robert J. Wieland's inspirational "Dial Daily Bread" messages are availalbe via e-mail to anyone who wishes to receive a daily portion of uplifting Good News. "Dial Daily Bread" is FREE. Due to travel or other circumstances, there may be intervals when "Dial Daily Bread" will not be sent.
