Good Morning Friends,
“Then the angel I had seen standing on the
sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven. And he swore by him who
lives for ever and ever, who created the heavens and all that is in them, the
earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it, and said,
‘There will be no more delay. But in the days when the seventh angel is about
to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he
announced to his servants the prophets.’” (Revelation 10:5-7)
The plan of God for the consummation of the
world is a mystery. That is, it is something hidden that we do not fully
comprehend. God has spoken about it through His prophets, but usually they
speak in veiled terms that do not lend themselves easily to our understanding
of what is being said. None of us should expect to fully understand the things
that surround time of the end. None of us should expect to fully understand all
that is written in the book of Revelation. It was intended to be veiled and
then made clear as the events it describes begin to unveil themselves.
What we do know is that we live in a day of
delay. Something is holding back the finishing of God’s plan. It has been 2000
years since Jesus came. We’ve had the prophecies spoken in Revelation through
John for almost that long. The prophecies spoken through other biblical
prophets, like Daniel and Ezekiel, we’ve had even longer than that. It is a
lengthy delay of which we are in the midst.
We also know that the delay will end. There
will come a day when the angel of God will make the announcement … “There will
be no more delay.” All that God is waiting to be done will be accomplished and
His plan will move forward to its conclusion. In that day we will see the fulfillment
of the mystery of God. What He has promised will become clear to us.
In the meantime, it is ours to wait. It is
ours to be patient. It is ours to trust God. It is ours to keep working to
share His message with others so that they too will be ready when the delay is finished.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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