thank you jesus! Praise you always! because of god's special protection throughout ages of persecution, his special covering and guiding hand, his WORD is now available to us. this, despite attempts (read: "principalities and powers" through human agencies) to keep it from our eyes and knowledge. how blessed we are! and.....how fervently we pray for others in the world who are STILL being hunted and killed for having the WORD in their keeping. the FIRST thing jesus said, when asked about the signs of the end of the age was what? (see: Matt. 24) the enemy has not ceased, nor will he EVER! even in the face of the holy city, the new jerusalem, miraculously descended; And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army
since the enemy of truth failed in his attempt to suppress god's word, that is, since we have emerged from the "dark ages", his attacks can only taunt, disrurpt, sneer, and impotently rage. have peace with this, becky, mack, w,....i often have to remind myself that the son of god HIMSELF, left the rebuking to his father! we need more jesus, his example for us! obedience, faith, kindness, love, forgiveness, long suffering......insofar as possible for "us" fragile and fatally flawed beings, is our call, our duty. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
. . . that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
I consider myself gracefully edified by your ministering the WORD of Truth. Selah!