Monday, February 12, 2018

"this shall be a sign unto you" - Have a Fear of God


Mt.Fuji, Japan


Have a Fear of God

God created time and space, which was His first day.
God then created galaxies and the Milky Way, which was His second day.
God then created star systems and the solar system, which was His third day.
God then created planets and the earth, which was His fourth day.
God then created lives on the earth, which was His fifth day.
God then created the human beings among lives, which was His sixth day.
And then God took the time off, which was His seventh day.

But the human beings did not satisfy God while establishing civilization, so God chose Abraham and ordered his clan to leave Ur, which was His another first day.
But the descendants of Abraham became slaves in Egypt, so God chose Moses and helped the Hebrews exit Egypt, which was his another second day.
But the descendants of Moses, David, and Solomon were occupied by other tribes, so God sent Daniel to them, which was His another third day.
But Israelites could not show the glory of God while Alexander the Great showed his own glory, so God sent other prophets to the Israelites, which was His another fourth day.
But Israelites could not fully observe the word of God while Caesar expanded the Roman Empire as far as Syria, Palestine, and Egypt, so God sent John the Baptist to the Israelites, which was His another fifth day.
But Isrealites did not support John the Baptist while Augustus became the first Roman emperor and directly governed Isrealites, so God sent His Son to Isrealites to save the tribe, which was his another sixth day.
And then God took the time off, which was His another seventh day.
 
And what happened?

Jewish priests and Roman soldiers killed God's Son!  So, it is natural that Israelites got what they deserved: the defeat in the Jewish-Roman War and the diaspora.  It is also natural that the Roman Empire eventually adopted Christianity for its state religion and then the Empire was demolished while Christianity survived.

But we should note that the intention of God's having created this universe has not been fulfilled yet.  We should have a fear of God.


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Luk 2:12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.