The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Isaiah 9:6-7, “For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.

7 There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, On the throne of David and over his kingdom, To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness From then on and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this.”

This brief two verses from Isaiah are often (always?) used as we approach the

Christmas Season. Yet, if you look at these verses carefully, you see that some

of it has already come to pass and some of it is yet to come. Several years ago,

when we lived on Mt. Sequoia, an old Navy Admiral lived there, too. He was a

star-gazer with a powerful telescope. He pointed to a star and said, “What do

you see?” I looked and said, “A bright star.” “Now, look through the telescope,”

he said. And when I did, to my amazement, I saw not one, but TWO stars! They

were so far apart, to the naked eye, they appeared to be only ONE. So it is

when we look carefully at these two verses; we see TWO Comings: the Son,

our LORD Jesus Christ, has already come to Earth (v. 6a). And while we do

affirm that His will is always accomplished, the government of which Isaiah

speaks (v. 6b-7) is yet to come. With our normal “vision” (understanding), we

see only one Coming, through the lens of Scripture, we see Jesus’ First and

Second Comings. Keep reading the Bible! There’s more there than you know.

Love and Prayers Always,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas