“I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a book written inside and on the back, sealed up with seven seals.”
(Revelation 5:1)~pt.2
If the book contains the details of history—past, present, and future—so that all that God has planned in terms of redemption and complete salvation for His people, and judgment and eternal damnation for His enemies, then the wise, powerful, and faithful unfolding of it means everything to believers. History makes sense only in light of an overarching divine plan for the ages. Our own day, with terrorism, war, political upheavals, disease, suffering, and nuclear threats can only make sense if there is One of infinite wisdom and power directing all to the grand crescendo that redounds to His glory. Otherwise, anyone of sanity would have to say that we are living in chaos! And that life has no meaning or purpose. It abounds in every nation, among all peoples, and mankind has no sufficient answer to stem the chaos wrought by our own depravity. The reason no one on earth could be found to open the book points to our sinfulness. All humanity is united in this common lot—we are fallen people, who, if left to ourselves, will continue to plunge more and more into the abyss of rebellion against God.
(Phil A. Newton)
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