The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Matthew 24:3-13, “As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples
came to Him privately, saying, ‘Tell us, when will these things happen, and
what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?’
4 And Jesus answered and said to them, ‘See to it that no one misleads
you.
5 ‘For many will come in My name, saying, “I am the Christ,” and will mislead many.
6 “You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end.
7 “For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes.
8 “But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.
9 “Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be
hated by all nations because of My name.
10 “At that time many will fall away and will betray one another.
11 “Many false prophets will arise and will mislead many.
12 “Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will grow cold.
13 “But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.”

There’s no prize for correctly guessing the age of this writer. I will say,
however, that no war this side of World War 2 has ever so clearly brought
into focus the Biblical passage cited above. There is always ruthlessness
in war; one expects a measure of that. But the senselessness of slaughter
of those who cannot retaliate (due to age or injury) is beyond the pale!
Hamas is clearly demonically insane!

Nations who have no resources with which to retaliate (and/or no leadership,
competent to guide in retaliation) seem to find glory in standing before the
world microphone for their brief and often meaningless moment of fame.

One thing assured in our Scripture passage above is that from this moment
forward we will live in a totally different kind of world. The only similarity is
that each war is more vicious than the previous; and each war resembles
the previous in that all wars occur because of mankind’s repudiation of God
and His Holy Word!

Yet, before we conclude this Letter, let each of us review and repent of the
neglect of our willingness to adhere to the Word of God. It is so easy to
blame others. Israel refuses to acknowledge her Redeemer Jesus! But, we
Christians, believers, refuse to obey what we avow is truly His Truth!
Dear LORD, be merciful to us all. We confess our sins, and throw our sin-
drenched lives on the compassionate mercy of Your Heavenly Court!

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