Jesus is Going to Win<\/b><\/p>\n
Vernon Grounds writes, \u201cA friend told me of an incident that happened while he was in seminary. Since the school had no gymnasium, he and his friends played basket ball in a nearby public school.<\/p>\n
Nearby, an elderly janitor waited patiently until the finished playing. Invariably he sat there reading his Bible. One day my friend asked him what he was reading. The man answered, \u2018The book of Revelation.\u2019 Surprised, my friend asked if he understood it. \u2018Oh, yes,\u2019 the man assured him. \u2018I understand it!\u2019 \u2018What does it mean?\u2019 Quietly the janitor answered, \u2018It means that Jesus is gonna win.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Grounds concludes, \u201cThat\u2019s the best commentary I have ever heard on that book. Jesus is going to win. That\u2019s the biblical mind-set.\u201d<\/p>\n
Morning Glory, January 4, 1994, p. 9<\/p>\n
Defeated Foe<\/b><\/p>\n
Theologians tell a story to illustrate how Christ\u2019s triumph presently benefits our lives: Imagine a city under siege. The enemy that surrounds they city will not let anyone or anything leave. Supplies are running low, and the citizens are fearful.<\/p>\n
But in the dark of the night, a spy sneaks through the enemy lines. He has rushed to the city to tell the people that in another place the main enemy force has been defeated; the leaders have already surrendered. The people do not need to be afraid. It is only a matter of time until the besieging troops receive the news and lay down their weapons. .<\/p>\n
Similarly, we may seem now to be surrounded by the forces of evil\u2014disease, injustice, oppression, death. But the enemy has actually been defeated at Calvary. Things are not the way they seem to be. It is only a matter of time until it becomes clear to all that the battle is really over. <\/p>\n
Uncommon Decency, Richard J. Mouw, pp. 149-150<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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