"Time and Judgment"

 "Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him." (Ecclesiastes 8:6 KJV)

  "Then one night the LORD appeared to Solomon and said, "I have heard your prayer and have chosen this Temple as the place for making sacrifices. At times I might shut up the heavens so that no rain falls, or command grasshoppers to devour your crops, or send plagues among you. Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will forgive their sins and restore their land. My eyes will be open and my ears attentive to every prayer made in this place. For I have chosen this Temple and set it apart to be holy - a place where my name will be honored forever. I will always watch over it, for it is dear to my heart."" (2 Chronicles 7:12-16 NLT)

 It seems pretty clear that there are some who didn't receive the message; or if they did receive it, they are just shaking it off and figuring that it was a foolish message, put forth by uneducated people, who don't really have the right to disrupt their way of doing things. Well, if this becomes what I think it is shaping up to be, this ride will become quite interesting, to say the least! 

 For those who do not know, Israel is still God's chosen people! Yes, I know that there are many people who might call themselves Christian's, but if you think the God has somehow abandoned His people and replaced them with the church, you really don't know the heart of God! When God makes a promise, He will always keep it, right up to the very end...

"I ask, then, has God rejected his own people, the nation of Israel? Of course not! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham and a member of the tribe of Benjamin. No, God has not rejected his own people, whom he chose from the very beginning. Do you realize what the Scriptures say about this? Elijah the prophet complained to God about the people of Israel and said, "LORD, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too," And do you remember God's reply? He said, "I have 7,000 others who have never bowed down to Baal!" It is the same today, for a few of the people of Israel have remained faithful because of God's grace - his undeserved kindness in choosing them. And since it is through God's kindness, then it is not by their good works. For in that case, God's grace would not be what it really is - free and undeserved." (Romans 11:1-6 NLT)