The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Zephaniah 1:1-7, The word of the LORD which came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah:
2 “I will completely remove all things from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD.
3 “I will remove man and beast; I will remove the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea, and the ruins along with the wicked; and I will cut off man from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD.
4 “So I will stretch out My hand against Judah and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the names of the idolatrous priests along with the priests.
5 “And those who bow down on the housetops to the host of heaven, and those who bow down and swear to the LORD and yet swear by Milcom,
6 And those who have turned back from following the LORD, and those who have not sought the LORD or inquired of Him.”
7 Be silent before the Lord GOD! For the day of the LORD is near, for the LORD has prepared a sacrifice, He has consecrated His guests.

“Very little is known of Zephaniah, the writer of this book… He is
believed to have been a prince of the Royal house of Judah, a
descendant of Hezekiah. His name means ‘Hidden of Jehovah,’ and He appears to have begun his ministry around B.C. 641-610 (Lee).

Zephaniah’s emphasis is “the Day of the LORD,” by which he means the
Day of the LORD’s Judgment. That phrase is mentioned seven times in the book of Zephaniah. Why would the LORD lay such heavy emphasis upon judgment unless He was exceedingly serious?

There is a Judgment Day coming, as surely as it is promised from the LORD. The lack of preparedness is noted in the conversation of our day. Even churches are involved in secular things –things they knowingly embrace, although they are contrary to the Scriptures.

What are true believers to do? How are we to combat the blatant twisting
of Scripture to make it say what it does not say? Certainly, we must resurrect the true meaning of Scripture and pronounce it faithfully in the company of those who are our responsibility.

We must also pray fervently for each other and regularly “live out” the truths of the Bible. We must faithfully witness to the lost, keeping our eyes on the heavens from which our LORD will desend as He one day soon summons us to join Him in Glory! And we must hasten with what we do because we have no idea when He will come. It could be today….

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