It is interesting how many movies have been made about the end of the world. Over the past 10 to 15 years, there has been a steady flow of movies and TV specials about the how the world will end. You would think that they know something we don’t. Personally, I believe that they see the handwriting on the wall. In the 1^st century, the Christians believed that the end of the world was in their lifetime. They were preparing for the end by sitting on the rooftops. Those Christians suffered many things that we haven’t. They were persecuted by the Roman Empire to the point, they thought that they would become extinct. The Apostle Paul had to write to them and tell that the end wasn’t now, but they were to prepare as if it was. One thing that the first church did have was conviction. There was no doubt in their minds that Christ was real and for them. Even though the Roman Empire was trying to kill them off as fast as them could find them. What was interesting, the Christian church in the 1^st century didn’t have a bible to read. Having a portable readable bible didn’t happen for another 1500 years. In the past 500 years, the bible has become the most sold book in history. Most families have 2 or 3 bibles in their home and there is more unbelief in Christ than ever. I guess what is needed is persecution like in the 1^st century. Then there would be no doubt that Christ is real, alive and for us. Guess what, it is coming.

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