We recognize that in many ways history repeats itself.  King Solomon, the wisest king who ever lived, according to God's own Words (1 Kings 10:23).  Solomon wrote, "The thing that has been is that which shall be, and that which is done is that which shall be done, and there is no new thing under the sun" Ecclesiastes 1:9.

There are hundreds of prophecies written throughout the Bible and most of them have come to pass already and some are yet to come.  King David, who wrote most of the book of Psalms, was not only a king, but he was also a prophet, writing many prophecies about the coming Savior.  For example, he wrote, "Dogs have compassed me, the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me, they pierced my hands and my feet" Psalm 22:16.  This, of course, was written about the Lord's crucifixion.  There are a number of prophecies written about Jesus in Psalm 22.

Asaph, a descendant of Levi and chief musician in God's Temple, also wrote numerous psalms in the book of Psalms.  During my study of Psalm 74, I found one of his psalms to be prophetic of our generation.  Among other things, he wrote, "A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees" Psalm 74:5. 

Not only did they have one who was famous for logging in Asaph's day, but I immediately thought of Paul Bunyan, the notorious lumberjack.  Many believe him to be mythical, although there are legends that he was a real man, 6'4" tall, weighing about 300 pounds and lived in Quebec.  It was said, he also fought for the rights of his neighbors.   

Asaph went on to write in the following verse, "But now they break down the carved work at once with axes and hammers. They cast fire into Thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of Thy name to the ground. They said in their hearts, 'Let us destroy them together;' they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land" Psalm 74:6-8.
 
As I studied Psalm 74, I realized that not only were the wicked burning synagogues and conspiring in their hearts to destroy God's people in Asaph's day, but my thoughts went to an article I wrote in January about how Muslims were burning churches, trapping Christian worshipers inside and burning them alive in Nigeria and other parts of Africa!  Muslim mobs burned down 288 churches in Nigeria alone in recent years and hundreds, possibly thousands have been burned alive!  The Muslims are attempting to "purge" Africa of Christians, in the name of "Allah."  Imagine that, committing such mayhem and torture in the name of their god! 

Jesus told His disciples, "They shall put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time will come that whoever kills you will think he does God a service" John 16:2.  The persecution and slaughter of Christians occurred in Christ's day, and it happens throughout the world today, especially in North Korea, China, Viet Nam, the Middle East and Africa.  With Obama immigrating tens of thousands of Muslims into the United States, we are now seeing "honor killings," beheadings and Muslims killing their family members who convert to Christianity in the US. 

Jesus also told His disciples that one of the signs of His return is that Christians would be persecuted and killed.  He said, "Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted and shall kill you and you shall be hated of all nations for My name's sake" Matthew 24:9.

The Bible is flowing with prophecies and undeniable truths, if people would only pray and open the pages.  I pray before I study the Bible each day and it never ceases to amaze me how rich the Word of God is with not only ancient people and facts, but prophecies that are being fulfilled right before our eyes.

The Old Testament is filled with "type and shadow deliverers," such as Moses, Joshua, Gideon, Sampson and the like.  Their lives and testimonies all reflect the then promised Messiah.  After the birth and ministry of Christ was chronicled in the New Testament, we can see how that the very lives of these men foretold our Deliverer to come, Jesus Christ. 

In fact, every event told, every life portrayed in the Old Testament is a reflection of everything that is to come.  The Passover lamb slain as God's people were delivered from Egypt's bondage is a reflection of the "Lamb of God which took away the sins of the world" John 1:29.  The Feast of Trumpets, or Rosh Hashanah, is a type and shadow of the return of Christ at the "sound of the last trumpet" (1 Corinthians 15:52).  The Feast of Tabernacles is indicative of the Millennial Reign of Christ here on earth, and the list goes on. 

We can get "caught up in the moment" (and I do mean moment, because this life only lasts only a moment compared to eternity) and walk aimlessly through this life, accomplish nothing that will truly last for eternity, and the worst part - end up in hell forever - or we can obey God's Word and search for Him and His truths with all of our heart, receive the Savior He provided, Jesus Christ, the one who died and paid the penalty for all of our sins, and receive the wonderful gifts of God for eternity.  It is really that simple - that is why we are here. 

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