Worried About the State of the World? Here Are 5 Bible Verses You Should Know!

...”Thanks so much.”...

Yes, thanks!

“A broken and a contrite heart I will not despise “

Psalm 27 is among my Bible passage for comfort.

Also when one wonders if the “birth pangs” have started, I am reminded by the Lord to leave it to the Heavenly Father as directed by the Lord as in Mathew 24:36.

“23rd Psalm, and I have to confess that I prefer the King James rendition.”

Absolutely! Enough with the Brand X versions.

Thank you Salvation for the post. A hopeful and comforting message in this crazy world. I feel such sadness for those who do not know the Lord.

But please do try to remember that that the Holy Bible is important regardless of version.

NRSV is just as wonderful as the KJV or NKJV. There is no brand “x” Bible.

“But please do try to remember that that the Holy Bible is important regardless of version. NRSV is just as wonderful as the KJV or NKJV.”

But please do try to remember that other people have other opinions.

Well just presenting an opinion, that is all.

This turned out to be a great thread.

As a Sunday school teacher, what I've found over the years is all versions need to be read with a Strong's book because whatever word was chosen to interpret the Hebrew and Greek, we need to know the Hebrew and Greek. Some of the choices made were sometimes Antisemitic, some just chosen very poorly. The Septuagint is sometimes more informative than others for the OT. We should be familiar with several versions and find out the true meaning of the words and phrases. We also are required to learn about Jewish culture, laws, and customs. Just like when Jesus said "No one knows the day or the hour, only my Father knows", tells us things that Christians don't understand. First, if Jesus didn't know something, He can't be God. God is Omniscient. What Jesus was saying was in a Jewish wedding, The Father arranges the Sons marriage and knows when the wedding will be. If Jesus didn't know the date, He can't be fully God. The date was set before the universe was even made. In Gen 1:14, God set the lights in Heaven as the signs and seasons He would do all things from Him. Lev 23, "These are my days,...."they are dress rehearsals at my appointed times." "Feasts", "Seasons" and "appointed times", are all "moed" in Hebrew. Anytime we read these words in English, it's the same word in Hebrew. Jesus died on Passover, buried on Unleavened Bread, and rose on First Fruits, because these were appointed times since the creation of the world. The Jews celebrated these days for thousands of years before Jesus came.

Ask yourself what made the wise men "wise"? They were looking for the sign in Heaven spoken of in Numbers 24:17. They could have been described as "kings", or "powerful rich men", but God chose "wise". Watching for the sign in Heaven makes you "wise". Jesus told of "wise virgins", "wise servants", and watching for the "thief in the night". A Jew knows the thief is the High Priest checking for "sleeping watchmen" on the temple wall. He would set their garment on fire and they would run through town shucking their clothes until naked. Now read 1 Thess 5:1-11. Paul is saying they already know the times and seasons so be watching so the thief won't come upon you. Could the declaration of the UN on Trumpets of International Peace and Safety Day be what's spoken of in verse 3? I don't know, but it is on Trumpets. Is the fact that this is a Jubilee year, important? I don't know, but a Jubilee year is when Jesus started His ministry when He quoted Isa 61 in Nazareth. It's weird that He stopped reading the scroll at a comma and put it down and the next thing written is "And the day of vengeance of our God;". The day captives can be set free and returning land to original owners is on a Jubilee year, believers should perk up their spiritual ears.

If the apostle John, the disciple Jesus loved, came to speak at your church, would your pastor allow him? Read 3 John vs 9. John was still alive and he was forbidden to speak at a church he probably planted. They were throwing Jewish believers out. The first church met in the synagogues, but in a few years Jews were being tossed out of churches. BTW, look up the strong's for synagogues and then look up churches. Synagogue means "assembly" and "ekklesia" means "assembly". They are the same word, but we tend to shy away from our brothers in the Messianic church. Many of the choices that were made for a translated word were made with Antisemitism in mind. Many times the translations were being made with the Crusades fresh in mind. The Jews were thrown out of Spain in 1492, and the KJV was written in 1611. Many Christians today don't even realize Jesus was a Jew and He will come back in the Last Day to rescue Israel. The KJV is as good as any, but certainly we have learned much since the 1600's. The only "definitive" version is the Hebrew and Greek versions written by the writers of that time. All else must run through an interpreter and much is lost.

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