The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

John 14:1-3, “Let not your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me.

2 “In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you;

for I go to prepare a place for you.

3 “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to Myself;

that where I am, there you may be also.”

Parents can be wonderful teachers. My mother taught me all of the nursery rhymes almost

before I could walk. It’s still unknown whether she or I got the most out of what she had taught

me. I delighted to talk (I know how hard that is to believe!) and did so before I walked. Mom, on

the other hand, delighted to parade me in front of people where we all shared in the “delight.”

I had a good childhood, but like all children, there were moments of dismay and trouble. When

trouble occurred, I was taught to “take it to Jesus in prayer,” which I did. I came to know Jesus

when I was seven years old. I learned from my parents, who learned it from the Bible, that Jesus

had an eternal home for all who believed upon Him. If it were not so, it wouldn’t be affirmed in the

Bible.

“Where is Jesus?” I used to ask. The answer was always the same: He is in Heaven building

mansions for everyone who believe in Him and will someday be there for ever. I later came to

learn tht there was much more to Jesus’ Coming again. My parents didn’t know much about

that because their pastors didn’t know much about it. So, it was only preached that Jesus is God,

and that He would return some day.

As strange at it may seem for you to hear it, the truth is that I grew up knowing less about His

Coming than my parents. It was when I entered college and met the girl to whom I am now

married, that I learned about the Rapture and the Antichrist and the Mark of the Beast. How did

she know so much? She knew it because her pastor preached it. And believe me, he KNEW it!

Later, he became my pastor, too, and we had long talks about the Bible and the Second Coming

of Jesus Christ.

Why do preachers today neglect preaching about Christ’s Second Coming? Some neglect it because their pastors did not give that doctrine its rightful emphasis. Some pastors are lazy and

just want to repeat other men’s sermons. Some pastors are liberal and want to allagorize the historical truths of the Word. But, mark my word: JESUS IS COMING AGAIN! And everyone is

not going to be greeted with gladness. It will be too late then for them to “get on board” with Jesus.

His Coming is for His own, those who believed upon Him and were watching for His Return. In

what category are you? Do you know Him? Have you repented of your sins and trusted Him as

your LORD and Savior? If not, please do it today! “Now is the accepted time. Today is the day

of salvation!”

We pray for you and for those who are lost.

Help us to reach them with the Gospel of Christ,

Nana & Dado III

(Rose Marie & Gene)

P. S. Rose Marie’s angiogram has been postponed until next Thursday.

Monday, she has another radio-nuclear test –this time, tapping

the red cells to see where the blood-leak is. We’re praying about

all of this, but especially about the angiogram. Hopefully, the

surgeon will be able to insert a stent and free up the blood that

serves the colon area. Please pray with us!

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas 72764

United States of America

“We never know that God is all we need

until He becomes all that we have.”