The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, “Now as to the times and the epochs, brethren, you have no need of anything to be written to you.
2 For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night.
3 While they are saying, ‘Peace and safety!’ then destruction will come upon them suddenly like labor pains upon a woman with child, and they will not escape.
4 But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day would overtake you like a thief;
5 for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness;
6 so then let us not sleep as others do, but let us be alert and sober.
7 For those who sleep do their sleeping at night, and those who get drunk get drunk at night.
8 But since we are of the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.
9 For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
10 who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him.
11 Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing.”

My years ministering in Australia brought me into contact with some of that nation’s most outstanding clergymen. Many, of course, are now with the LORD; yet, while they lived, they emphasized eschatological truth contained in the Word of God.

Today, their legacy rests in the lives and ministries of their sons and protégés, not the least of whom is my long-time friend, Dr. John Ecob. It was his late father, the Rev. Russell Ecob, who arranged for me a worldwide evangelistic tour, where I witnessed scores of lost people come to faith in Jesus Christ.

The biblical passage of the Apostle Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians gives emphasis to the Rapture of the Church and the Second Coming of Christ –both subjects vitally needed today! Spiritual darkness surrounds us everywhere! The nations of the world are experiencing turmoil, as never in history! Yet, the Church with almost no exception is pandering to culture other than Christ.

In the light of the seriousness of our times, I have elected to attach the latest edition of Dr. Ecob’s “Eternity to Eternity.” I suggest that you read it slowly and prayerfully. As time goes by, there may be need for yet another revision of the book. If you’re abreast of the news, you will understand. Please pray for Dr. Ecob. He senses the essence of time, perhaps more than we all do.

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