The Last Hour: December 2011

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Christmas Is Near

Christians celebrate December 25th as the birthday of Jesus. Although it is not known exactly which day Jesus was born, the December date has been traditionally chosen for centuries. The biblical story tells us that angels appeared to shepherds in the fields announcing the birth of Jesus. Also, Magi, wise men of the East, came to visit the baby Jesus by following a star. They came bearing gifts to the one they called the "King of the Jews" after the baby Jesus was born in Bethlehem. "Merry Christmas" is the saying for this time of the year.

An Overview Of The Bible

The Bible is the biography of the creation of the universe and the plan for mankind to ultimately be together with God in his Kingdom. The Bible is divinely inspired and thus it has unique characteristics of historical accuracy and prophetic content as no other book has. The more a person reads the Bible their faith and understanding of God will increase. God has promised that His word will never fade away and will stand forever.

The first book of the Bible is "Genisis" which is beginning of everything and the last book is "The Revelation" which is about the end of all things. From the beginning and throughout the Bible until its end, the focal point is Jesus, the Christ (the Annointed One", who was sent from God to live as a man as a sinless savior. He was ressurected from the dead and acended back to God and has been given the right to rule a kingdom to come which will be the ultimate kingdom making him "King of Kings" and "Lord of Lords."

This blog will tell about the ways of the Kingdom and encourage those who seek the right way to follow Jesus. Welcome to the great journey that has a narrow path that leads to the streets of gold in the heavenly city called , "The New Jerusalem."

Jesus Is The Savior Of Mankind

All men have sinned since Adam and Eve did so in the Garden of Eden. We die because of sin and so every man and woman is responsible for their own sin. God, in his plan for mankind, sent Jesus to be born as a man who could die for us. Jesus was born by a supernatural act from God to a virgin, a young woman named Mary. Since Jesus had no earthly father he did not inheirt any of the sinful nature that all other men recieve from their fathers since Adam. Being sinlesss, Jesus was able to die as a substitute for men so that he took their sins allowing them to be free from the curse of death. Because Jesus died sinless, God was able to raise Him from the dead to live as the lord and Savior of all men. This is why God can offer eternal life with Him in heaven to those who repent of their life of sin and accept Jesus as their Savior. Salvation for man's sins can only be found in a sinless Savior who is Jesus the Christ (The Annointed One).