Sreedhar's Journey

Every new season in the movie theaters are punctuated by one or more horror movies. I am not sure why people pay to get scared. I am sure it affects them later with headaches, bad dreams and / or deep fear. One of the movies that may be familiar to you is Apollyon. Don't bother looking it up. The title is borrowed from the Bible in reference to a being in charge of these out of the world locusts. Revelation 9:11 And they had as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon. It is interesting that the verse is 9:11. Makes it easier to remember. What the biblical Apollyon is going to do is far worse than the movie version. John is getting a detailed close up view of all this. It is not pretty. Is all this possible? The Bible has accurately predicted many things, including the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  God's desire is that all mankind be saved through a restored relationship with Him...

Our human state has a tendency to complicate matters. We always feel that the better way to do something is another way, when there is a simpler way. So what way are you taking to know the certainty of your life after death. The first reaction or response is to say, "I don't know". To make sure there is no further conversation on the matter you may say, "And, I don't care". In actual fact you care and it matters. Paul here is giving a clear reminder of what God has in mind and what we have in Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:9 For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. It is that simple. Follow Jesus and you will be saved. It is not complicated. It does not require deep analysis. All this has been done. Many who set out to disprove the Christian faith have ended up becoming Christians. You may raise objections, but a serious seeker will find the answers, and be faced with the penultimate question, "Since what J...