The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Revelation 22:17-21, “The Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come.’ And let the one who hears say, ‘Come.’ And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes take the water of life without cost.
18 I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book;
19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are written in this book.
20 He who testifies to these things says, ‘Yes, I am coming quickly.’ Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.”

There was an old radio game show that used to keep America laughing during war times. It was called, “Truth or Consequences.” Hosted by Ralph Edwards, it was a goofy show, where contestants often gave goofy answers to silly questions asked by the host. It was a clean and wholesome show and, for the most part, achieved precisely what it intended.

The LORD’s Words that close the Book of Revelation carry a “truth or consequences” theme also. Hear and embrace His Truth or suffer the eternal consequences for failure.

Notice the Truth: The LORD, together with His Bride, the Church, says “Come.” To embrace the LORD is to forfeit everything else. Pride, self-achievements, wealth –everything that is self-produced –everything that is dispensable– is not of Him. Those things are to be forfeited!

Yielding to the love and control of the LORD is to embrace His Truth. Jesus Himself said, “I am the way, the truth and the life…” (Jn. 14:6). Those who embrace Christ Jesus and His Word (the Bible) are indeed His people. We are all forbidden to add to His teachings (v. 18) and will suffer the “plagues…written” in the Holy Scriptures, if we do so.

At the same time, we are strictly forbidden from twisting or removing any of His Words from the Scriptures (v. 19), so as to alter His intended meaning.

And yes, He is “coming quickly!” Time is running out! Those of us who know Him must
fearlessly speak of Him and act quickly, as He has indicated.

On the 20th of April 2001, the India Mail (newspaper) reported on a Christian worker who was preaching the Good News in Madhya Pradesh in the Himalayas. The village chief asked the preacher, “Tell me the truth: why did you not come here two weeks earlier? I consulted a sorcerer to gain goodwill in my family. He performed some religious rituals in my house and said that if I sacrificed three small children before the moon came up on a full moon night, prosperity would never leave my home.”

“I was carried away by his words and I kidnapped two five-year-old boys from a neighboring village and sacrificed them to the gods; yet, I failed in all my attempts to kidnap the third child. Finally, I took my seven-year-old son and sacrificed him also, without any forethought. If you had told me about this Jesus a little earlier, I would never have killed those innocent children. Why did you come so late?” Then the chief wept bitterly.

Jesus’ Truth must be shared! Those who do not know Him, must hear and obey His Message! Those of us who know Him, must share His Message before it is too late.

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom