The End Time Epistle

            It was in 1st Kings 18:20-40 where we see the Prophet Elijah had challenged the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal to a duel of power between Baal and the one true God. The challenge? To make fire rain down to consume an altar with a sacrifice. To no avail, the prophets of Baal spent all morning, noon, up to midday prophesying and calling the name of Baal, and still nothing happened. Now I am just paraphrasing, but I can imagine Elijah saying to them “Are you done yet? Okay Lord, show them what’s up.” When fire consumed the altar, the people fell to the ground proclaiming “The Lord, he is God. The Lord, he is God!” I used this illustration because it is one of my favorites when it comes to prophets and the many wonders of God’s amazing power. Navi (nah-vee) is translated from Hebrew to be the word “Prophet”, according to hebrewversity.com, which means to “declare or to announce”. Of all the prophets that God chose...

                O ne day a small town was flooded and a man living by himself was stuck on the roof of his home. Now, I am sure you have heard this story before. The man prays to God to save him. Suddenly, a helicopter comes around to save him, and he waves them off while screaming, “God is going to save me”. Then comes a boat, and then even an unmanned canoe, yet the man still was waiting for God to save him. That man eventually had drowned. The man is standing face to face with God and says, “What gives Lord? I asked for you to save me.” God replied, “Did I not send you a helicopter, rescue boat, and an unmanned canoe?” We see that God had sent the man three opportunities to be saved, and he never saw the value in what was sent. God sent Jonah to Ninevah. Except in this example, the warning was delayed, but still delivered. The Bible is covered in second chances, with the greatest second chance of all provided at the point of Calvary where Jesus...