Originally published in "The Lord's Coming Herald & Wesleyan Bible Prophecy Advocate," Spring Edition 1996
How I Raised Myself From Ignorance To Enlightenment About Christ's Second Coming
Over the years I have done a number of things to enlighten
myself about the second coming of Jesus Christ.
The first and most important thing I ever did was simply to
take an interest in the subject. How else can one understand anything, if one
does not make the effort to take some interest in it?
The second thing I did was to go directly to the Bible as my
only source of information. I did not start out by reading all the recommended
books on end-time Bible prophecy. Oh yes, I have read most of the books on
prophecy that are worth reading now, but when I started out to find the truth, I
ignored the folks that everyone had thought were experts, and went directly to
the Bible.
Thirdly, I was persistent in my study
of the Scriptures—I kept at it. Systematically interpreting scripture by
scripture while ever seeking to harmonize the whole, I kept working through the
seeming endless maze until the pieces began to fall in place, solidify, and make
good common sense.
If you will get excited, pay attention, and never quit you
can readily understand what the Bible really teaches about the second coming of
Jesus Christ. It's not that hard, if one is willing to move out of one's comfort
zone of cherished preconceptions and preclusions long enough to become, once
more, a learner.
Above all things it takes DESIRE. And because the subject matter here is spiritual in nature only the Holy Sprit can inspire this desire. Become spiritually-minded and ask the Holy Spirit to give you a desire to know "the truth of Christ's return." He is faithful to do exactly that.
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