Should listen to warnings of the Bible and to keep our faith in Christ for eternal life.

Acts 27:21-22

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“After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up before them and said: “Men, you should have taken my advice not to sail from Crete; then you would have spared yourselves this damage and loss. But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because not one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed.” Acts 27:21-22

The passengers on the storm-battered ship had gone a long time without anything to eat. Their attention was on surviving the storm. If they would have listened to Paul, and not started the journey to the world capital [Rome], they would have spared themselves the damage and loss that they suffered. But since they were in that storm-battered condition, Paul encouraged everyone to keep their courage. Only the ship would be destroyed but human lives would be spared.

The journey to the world capital to establish the one global government through the United Nations began in 1945, as described in Daniel 8:1-14 as well as in Revelations 17. Since this journey began, the storm winds began to blow which affect peoples and nations across the globe. These “storms” are driving peoples and nations to the agenda of the United Nations as the source of their salvation. As followers of Jesus Christ, we have always warned of the perils that come through the government of the beast and its atheistic culture. The message is this, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” Revelations 7:10 Like Paul, we encourage everyone to keep their courage and to trust in the Living God. Our lord Jesus says, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30

The previous posts of Acts 27:13-20 describe the storm-battered condition of peoples and nations everywhere. Succinctly, the people and nations are barely able to stay “afloat” socially and economically. Simultaneously, the word of God is ignored, and Jesus is rejected as the Christ and Savior of the world. In those conditions, the peoples and nations are driven to the world capital of the one world government.

Peoples and nations are physically wearied in this battered world, and hunger is part of that weariness. As we know today, the term, “food insecurity” is popular in the United States and we constantly hear about the hunger and starvation of war battered countries around the globe. Not to mention hunger as a result of poverty. This causes the focus of countries to be driven towards the world capital of the United Nations as their savior and provider of food. Also, there is spiritual hunger as the Gospel of Christ is driven into extinction, as described in Revelation 12. The message of the Cross is not being heard, which is that Jesus is the Christ and Savior of the world.

There is life in the Spirit and eternal life for everyone through Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit is the guarantee of our inheritance in the New Jerusalem, in the new heaven and earth, “In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.” Ephesians 1:13-14 As followers of Jesus Christ, we are His “purchased possession”, purchased by the blood He shed on the Cross to atone for our sin. The redemption is not just our born-again experience but is the eternal redemption of this earthly body to an eternal body.

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:11