Easter Message

Tonight is the most important time and the most sacred event in the Christian calendar. I attended church this morning at Hope. In the middle of the stage there was a pile of rocks with a wall about three or four feet tall on each side. In this tomb display there was a cross and a white cloth that symbolized the left behind shroud that wrapped around Jesus. He wasn't there anymore, and that is the fact that no other religion on earth can duplicate. A risen Lord that rules not one that is still in the grave. Like the pastor said today, Jesus's teachings, the doctrine of faith, and hope are not the key to the Christian life. It is the fact that Jesus was crucified and rose from the dead that is the most important part in being a Christ follower. The songs and music this morning helped to turn my attention and thoughts to God. The Ten Commandments movie was on TV and I watched as Moses parted the red sea, and cheered for God to win. The Pharoh was really against God and is a model of the anti-christ and beast of Revelations. I hope that some lost people came to the service and were saved when a prayer was offered at the end of the message. Sometimes I feel like Evan in the movie called, Evan Almighty. He is instructed to build an ARK from God but no one understands until the waters of a lake dam collapse and a flood arrives. Someday soon I think that the rapture will occur and then the tribulation will begin. The three letters of the word ARK represent Random Acts of Kindness that Evan does by building the ark and saving the people in that neighborhood. The rapture is when God takes His people to a safe ARK in heaven during that flood called the 7-year tribulation. This is not a popular message to share, and many who do look as ridiculous and un-popular as Evan does in that comedy: looking like Noah and with all those animals following him. However, every time I do more research it becomes more clear that the earth lease is about to expire and these are the last few years that earth is like it is now. The new heaven and the rule of Jesus will start sometime before the end of 2017 and a new order of life will begin without the devil and his forces of evil. Another piece of the puzzle the I read about today is that the pyramids in Egypt are built to a height that equals the year 2016. I attended a small group meeting this week and it was about a chapter of Mark. I know that many in this group have lots of questions and prayer requests. So I am turning on the google instant- prayer software to answer them, ha. Well that is going to be the end of this post for my faith journey this week, stay tuned for the next one which will be during the count down to Ascension Day and then Pentacost in May.