For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry (Hab. 2:3).
We can depend upon God's prophetic word. Many prophecies especially those of Daniel and the apostle John, were revealed through visions. Bible prophecies are really Bible promises. Some began to be fulfilled immediately after they were recorded in Scripture; others came to pass ages later. Some are still to be fulfilled. But not one has failed. At the "appointed time" they always have spoken, and they always will speak. True, they sometimes tarry, but we are to wait. It may seem like a long time, and often it is long from our standpoint; but not with God, with whom "one day is...as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day" (2 Peter 3:8). The point is that the prophecy will surely come to pass; it will not be too slow, neither will it be too fast.
In a certain city of Europe there is a great tower noted for its clock. Tourists come from many lands to see it, and they are always there at the noon hour. Suddenly, just as the great clock strikes the hour, a little door opens and out on the platform appears the form of Emperor Charles V with his court. The courtiers bow before him at every stroke of the clock, and with the twelfth they disappear and the door closes.
So it is with the prophecies of God's Word. The hour for their fulfillment strikes; the dramatis personae appear upon the stage of human history and do their work according to the prophetic picture at that appointed time. The fulfilled prophecies prove the Word of God to be inspired. They also help to prepare God's people for coming events and give them courage and hope in the midst of tribulation. Let us be of good courage, "for yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry" (Heb. 10:37).
MEDITATION PRAYER: "I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope" (Ps. 130:5).
We can depend upon God's prophetic word. Many prophecies especially those of Daniel and the apostle John, were revealed through visions. Bible prophecies are really Bible promises. Some began to be fulfilled immediately after they were recorded in Scripture; others came to pass ages later. Some are still to be fulfilled. But not one has failed. At the "appointed time" they always have spoken, and they always will speak. True, they sometimes tarry, but we are to wait. It may seem like a long time, and often it is long from our standpoint; but not with God, with whom "one day is...as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day" (2 Peter 3:8). The point is that the prophecy will surely come to pass; it will not be too slow, neither will it be too fast.
In a certain city of Europe there is a great tower noted for its clock. Tourists come from many lands to see it, and they are always there at the noon hour. Suddenly, just as the great clock strikes the hour, a little door opens and out on the platform appears the form of Emperor Charles V with his court. The courtiers bow before him at every stroke of the clock, and with the twelfth they disappear and the door closes.
So it is with the prophecies of God's Word. The hour for their fulfillment strikes; the dramatis personae appear upon the stage of human history and do their work according to the prophetic picture at that appointed time. The fulfilled prophecies prove the Word of God to be inspired. They also help to prepare God's people for coming events and give them courage and hope in the midst of tribulation. Let us be of good courage, "for yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry" (Heb. 10:37).
MEDITATION PRAYER: "I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope" (Ps. 130:5).
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