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Allow me to just babble on for a moment...and hopefully as things in the future grab hold of me I will share. As I have mentioned previously, I am really digging into the Book of Revelation , the other day my bride told me that she had a study from Dr. David Jeremiah called 'SIGNS", she had not yet got into it but it was here if I would like to use it. At 1st, me being me, thought NO...but then I got to looking at it and all I can say is WOW !!! In dealing with Revelation, or God's Plan this thing starts in the very beginning, Genesis. Apparently I need to understand God and His purposes in order to understand Revelation---"I THINK"
I have on occasion made mention that I am a bit thick upstairs, maybe stubborn and set in my ways, but always open to help from others and 100% appreciate the thoughts of others, even if I disagree it makes me think.
I started with allow me to babble on for a bit, so I'll babble on and maybe kick your brain in gear....I have often wondered why America is so blessed in comparison to so many other countries. TODAY, after all these years and I have no idea how many times I have read the book of Genesis, read but lack understanding or missed the point---In Genesis God told Abraham to---"Get out of your country, from your family and from your father's house, to a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation: I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; And in all the families of the earth shall be blessed"

God promised to bless Abraham----for thousands of years God has kept this promise.

God promised to bring out of Abraham a great nation---today around 6 million Jews live in Israel, around 5 million Jews live in America, and a significant number scattered around the world.

God promised to make Abraham a a blessing to many----my mind went to all the many great contributions the Jews have made world wide to make better living for the greater population.

God promised to bless those who blessed Israel and to curse those who curse Israel. Dr. Jeremiah believes that one of the reasons America has been blessed as a nation is that she has become a homeland for the jewish people. Here the Jews can retain their religion, here they have economic, social, and educational opportunities

Thru-out today think on this subject for a bit ---- Now this is me personally, I can't help but wonder about the future of America when so much of America and Americans are turning away from God. Then I wonder if so much bad is happening because God is really getting ticked off with us. Bible History show over and over again how God would bless a nation and when they turn from Him how He took those blessings away.

One last thought, I started Bible study back in 1990 with The Scofield Study Bible, this Bible is one of the major things that led me back to Christ----Then I got into The John MacAurthur Study Bible, I just can not say enough about this Bible, John is nothing but an excellent teacher, then My Bride gave me a Dr. David Jeremiah Study Bible, I have never had Scripture speak to me as it does from this Bible, Dr. Jeremiah just has a way of making this clear to me......which lets me to a point, we are taught in Scripture that the Holy Spirit will teach us, so maybe after 30+ years the Holy Spirit is finally getting through my thick skull and offering me an understanding-------James says--"Draw near to God and He will draw near to you."

Now some of you may think---"What does all this have to do with The Book of REVELATION.....To be honest I really don't yet know, but after reading The Book Of Revelation over and over 5 times, and digging into words and definitions and getting totally lost I think I am getting a slight understanding. Sometimes we just have to go back to the beginning to understand the end.

Sometimes in a argument or disagreement we just have to go back to the very beginning and understand what brought this on in order to get a clear understanding

God Bless