As a follower of Christ, I strive to do what I can for Him. Blogging has proved to be an effective way for me to spread and express; my thoughts, my beliefs, what God is teaching me, concerns, and what I listen to. I can say right now, without any hesitation, that reading the Bible was not easy for me. It wasn’t so much that I didn’t like it, but that it was a different genre. It wasn’t a straight-out action, dramatic story. Sure there are some grand things in the Bible, but the way it was displayed made it lack luster. So after giving my life to Christ, the only things I learned from the Bible were from sermons in church and youth group. I made attempts at reading the Bible, but it failed to catch my interest (which is something hard for me to do when it comes to books).
During the summer, I was actually forced to read the Bible on a missions trip. There were two problems at hand: a) what to read b) I did not have a Bible on me. I got a Bible, so the only thing left was to find something to read about. I didn’t want to waste time jumping here and there, no point in that. I began to think to myself ‘if Genesis is about the Beginning, then would the final book, Revelations, be about The End?’ So I started right in the beginning of Revelations to see what is was about. I knew it had to do something about the Rapture, but that was really it. I admit, the first few chapters were hard to understand (the second and third chapters had to do with churches around the world that i didn’t even know about). The fourth chapter really captured my interest. From there on, I started reading on about so many events and judgements that were to come. Angels sounding trumpets, Armageddon, martyers, horsemen, Antichrist, New Heaven and Earth, Jesus coming back, Assassination, The Number of the Beast, Raining Blood. . . . I never dreamed that the Bible would talk about such. . . whoa. Without a doubt, the Book of Revelations is my most FAVOURITE book in the entire Bible. It has just captivated me so. Delving into such a perplexing topic that I just cannot get enough of. Maybe it wasn’t wise to begin reading the Bible with Revelations (i was told so many times), but it has just brought me O’ so close to my God. To see His Love, Mercy, and Justice measured upon the human race brings me in awe. It is what has motivated me to do what I can for the short time I have on this Earth. If He takes me Home or comes back, I want Him to find me serving the King of Kings when either one happens. It has just brought me to appreciate what He has done, what He is doing, and what He shall do. There is none like Him. He is the Alpha and the Omega. The Beginning and The End. The Bright Morning Star.
What I aim to do in this blog is not to be someone who tries to be a pessimist (even though i like taking that view on things, be it for fun or a result of paranoia, i usually end up thinking that way). What I will try to do is express my view on what is to come. I WILL NOT talk about WHEN it will happen. There have been a myriad of “experts” who try to cough up a date. Be it by historical references or counting a bunch of seemingly random numbers, I WILL NOT put my 2 cents in on such a wasted effort. What I will attempt to do is keep a focus on just what I mentioned earlier: what is to come. It may seem prosaic, but I will mainly focus on how the Tribulation Period will take place. Now, do not think I came about all of this on my own. Through the proposed idea of Tim LaHaye (a biblical scholar on the End Times, most well known for co-writing the Left Behind Series along with Jerry Jenkins) and the Bible, I will basically follow what they say. That is not to say I do not have an opinion to add to it. I will merely branch out with what I believe is going happen, only with these two sources as my general guideline. Like I said before, if this was just about saying what the Bible and Tim LaHaye have to say, then why bother. To tell you the truth, I would not have been so captivated with this if I didn’t have something to apply it to. What I will do in this blog is focus on a particular song (yes, a song) that I believe reflects a certain “step” in the End Times. The songs will range from the different styles of rock to alternative music. I try to choose songs with music that compliment the stressed topic, but ultimately keeping the focus on the lyrics and applying scripture to the event. I will tell you right now that I am far from a biblical scholar. I have only been looking into the End Times for less than a year. The whole concept of adding music to this was only arranged 4 months ago. I do realize there are songs out there that could very much be part of the compilation, but I just haven’t come across them yet. So please excuse me if this was too long, but I just really wanted to get my point across. I wil apply my theology before becoming a Christ follower, what the New Birth has taught me, everything I have thus far learned of the End Times, and what God pushes me to write about.
