The Only Book........

The Bible is the only book ever written that gives all the answers to life.  It tells of the beginning of the world, how God created it, tells of the ending of the world, still to come of course....and how God will end it.  And the Bible tells what will exist after the world is destroyed, the spiritual world to come.  This blog posting will briefly mention all of these things.  The Bible also tells of all the things in between the beginning and the end; i.e., what man's purpose of being here is, the history of man from early man through Bible times, and so much more.  The latter can be the subject of a later discussion.  But for now we will consider the beginning and ending and what is to come.

I love beginnings and endings.  This is certainly true for a novel.  Think about it; if a novel starts off with a bang or a strong beginning, our interest is excited.  And there is nothing like a strong ending to any book.  Think about Snoopy on the roof of his doghouse, typing on his typewriter.  He is a great author, and every book begins: "It was a dark and stormy night...."

So the Bible begins even more awesomely: "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth."  We learn right off how this earth came into being and who did it.  So powerful!

We read of the end of the earth in several places in the Bible.  A good description is given in 2 Peter 3, beginning in verse 10: "But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed."  This is an awesome forecast for sure....but it is a true one.  The reader would do well to read the whole chapter; it is a powerful forewarning, given to Christians to make sure they, we, are ready.

And finally, we see that the Bible goes beyond now, goes beyond the end of the world, and tells us of what lies beyond, the beautiful heaven that awaits Christians.  Note Revelation chapter 21 and 22.  Revel. 21 starts it: "Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away (our present earth)."  He proceeds to describe the new heaven, and who will get to enjoy it.  And this is powerful writing; we should all dwell on it.

This is all heavy, important stuff.  Don't miss it!  And thanks for reading....and feel the love.