Van Broman:  

Time for me to rewrite this. I hope you will read it through. We all are getting close to the edge…several have already fallen asleep in death. It is important to consider what lays ahead, what we believe, why we are here. My studies, prayers, experiences have led me to this: The Bible without a doubt is the word of God. Its relevance today is greater than at any time in human history. It contains prophesies coming true before our eyes today. It takes us from paradise lost to paradise restored, and we are extremely close to that restoration. Consider 2 Timothy 3:1-4 “But know this, that in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal, having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without love of goodness, betrayers, headstrong, puffed up with pride, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God…” We have all seen great changes in our lifetimes. The spiraling down of morality, loss of faith, the increase of drugs, violence and unrest in the world, the displacement of people, insatiable greed, pride and all that the scripture describes. It is noteworthy that it mentions a specific time “the last days”. The “last days” of what? The world under Satan’s control. Daniel 2:44 “In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed. And this kingdom will not be passed on to any other people. It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it alone will stand forever.” That kingdom is the same kingdom Jesus taught us to pray for: “…Let your kingdom come. Let your will be done as in heaven, also on earth.” The kingdom is a government. The issue is rulership. In the beginning it was God’s rule…then came the rebellion causing perfection and everlasting life on earth to be lost. (Genesis 2:17 the command: “for in the day you eat of it you will die…” conversely if they had never eaten of it, they would logically never have died). That is how sin and death came into the world (Rom.5:12 “…just as through one man sin entered the world and death through sin, and so death spread to all men…”). We have been in bondage to sin and death ever since. It is why Jesus was born as a perfect human and sacrificed that perfect life, to pay the ransom price (“By means of him we have the release by ransom through the blood of that one.” Eph. 1:7) to balance the scales of justice and open the door to freedom from sin and death and for the restoration of the earth to its original purpose of a paradise home for mankind. This promise of an end to the wicked and a restored earth echoes through the Bible: Psalm 37:10-11,29 “Just a little while longer, and the wicked will be no more; You will look at where they were, and they will not be there. But the meek will possess the earth, and they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace. The righteou...Expand for more