THROUGH THE BIBLE IN THREE YEARS
The new bailiff in town placed his hat on a pole, and ordered that everyone salute it as they passed by. The story says that William Tell and his son Walter walked by the new bailiff's hat and didn't salute it. Then, the bailiff then ordered William Tell to shoot an apple off his son's head, which he did.
It's a fascinating story of William Tell's prowess with a cross bow, and how he became the hero of Swiss independence.
But it isn't true. William Tell never existed. He was simply the fictional imaginary figure in a storyteller's tale.
Makes one quiver to think how many times the story has been told.
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Isaiah 60:1-3
1 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
KJV
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In the previous chapter, Isaiah had said that the "Redeemer" would "come to Zion, and to them that turn from transgression in Jacob.." (Isaiah 59:20).
Now Isaiah begins to prophesy of the time when Jesus comes. He speaks of "Zion," saying that her "light has come." Again, may I say, that when God SAYS something will be done, we can COUNT it as DONE! Jesus DID come!
Before the Redeemer came, there was DARKNESS, and the people could not SEE the real truth of God. But, when the Redeemer came to Zion, the LIGHT of God's full truth and final revelation of Himself shone. There was "darkness" in the sense of an unfulfilled revelation of the Redeemer until Jesus Christ came. But He is the ultimate revelation of God, and His LIGHT has shone upon Jerusalem!
Through Jesus Christ the "church" of God is formed, and it includes ALL born-again believers in Jesus as Lord and Savior. Every born-again believer in Jesus Christ becomes a part of the "ISRAEL of God." (See Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16)
The time of the LIGHT shining in Israel is the coming of Christ to begin the CHURCH AGE. It is the CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST to which this prophecy is directed.
Literally millions upon millions, even billions, of people have come to know this LIGHT, Jesus Christ. The Gentiles of the earth have come to realize that God's eternal salvation comes ONLY through Christ Jesus. For instance, in the Southern Baptist Convention alone, over 419,000 baptisms were recorded in the year 2000. And that was just in the USA. In total foreign missions, another 363,703 baptisms were recorded.
Friends, this is certainly proof that "thy LIGHT is COME!" Once people genuinely hear the truth of the gospel of Jesus, they realize that He is indeed God come in flesh to offer salvation to ANYONE! (Romans 10:13)
It's a REAL story of TRUTH!
Tell someone of Jesus today!
Love ya,
Bruce