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The Bible is a very powerful and helpful book if we use its contents and apply them to our lives. However, there are times when we are unable to fully understand what we read, or are confused about certain areas of the Bible. These 5 simple tips will help you to maximize your understanding of what you read in the Bible.

I don’t want to merely believe that Jesus came to give me ‘LIFE to the full,’ I want to experience it and have faith in the truth of that scripture. When I follow the plot (God loving me into his likeness) and many supporting subplots of my life, I live LIFE with that capital ‘L.’

A Clear & Present Vision requires my vision to have direction, my purpose to have clarity and my mission to be present. When the clarity of my purpose unites with the direction of my vision, my mission is presented to me in every moment of now.

Be wary in the study of spiritual writings and the self-confidence of your intellect. Why does the spiritual master say “ordinary people are ill-equipped in their receiving to comprehend the truth of deeper wisdom?” Here is a perfect example of what could happen if there is an error in editing or the writers slip of the key…

This is where the “Hallelujah Chorus” comes from in “The Messiah”. How many know that that great piece of music has this awesome reference to the day when God judges the world and when sin is judged and when businesses and commerce collapse and crumble? We are able to have a preview, and look at the judgment of the world from God’s viewpoint, and we are taken behind the scenes, and we see who is in control, and we see what is going to happen, and rejoice. It is complete and final. There is a sense of stillness and silence. There is no more bartering and trading. There is no more leisure. In a day when there are more and more festivals and musical weekends this judgment deals with art and industry and even domestic activity. Yes, there is a finality about it all. It is as if Babylon had never been! God is not going to restore the old economic prosperity, but He wishes to restore our character, and there is a call going out to become holy.

Look at the merchants and the traders. They are those who are unconverted in the business world, and in commerce, and in politics, and even in religion. All those who had refused to listen to the God of mercy, and those who refused to come out, and those who refused to change, and those who had refused to repent, are depicted in this rather tragic scenario. There is a lot of sorrow and grief here, as we hear this voice of Lamentation, when men find out where their trust has led them. We get a glimpse of the sheer arrogance of power and riches. “Fading is the worldling’s pleasure – all his boasted pomp and show – solid joys and lasting treasure – none but Zion’s children know”. These are the rather profound words of a great hymn of the Church of Jesus Christ and it is so applicable in this passage.

God has remembered her crimes. Surely that is not in the Bible. God is a loving and forgiving God and overlooks this type of thing. No. If sin is not repented of, God remembers it, whether it is personal or national or international. This is being said from heaven. We need to see that clearly. God hears what the world says. “I am all right. I sit like a Queen. I am not a widow. I will never be deserted.” As long as I offer pleasure I will never be without friends. I will never mourn. I will always be bright lights and the life and soul of the party. Whenever people come to me I will offer them whatever they desire. It is all there in what is called Babylon! Babylon is lying to herself, so she will lie to you too, and she is certainly doing this in these present days as so many duped and deceived and lured into all kinds and forms of sinful activity, and some are slowly being discovered and found out and that can have tragic consequences.

It is like two businesses. Where are you going to invest? Are you going to invest in collapsing Babylon, or are you going to invest in the Kingdom of God? This world will look so good. It will be fashionable to be part of all that is going on. There will be the atmosphere of luxury and wealth, but underneath it will be nothing but immorality, corruption, and evil, and many will have been lured into its clutches, and this will be discovered when it is all too late. We hear a voice and it is the voice of condemnation. Babylon will fall. All that is of pride will fall. God has known this from the beginning. We read of complete destruction.

The Book of Revelation is packed so full of such interesting and challenging visions that many try to steer away from the reality and truth of its teaching and when we see the big picture and not just the detail we can find it much more easy to grasp and understand. We read over in these Chapters of a gradual build-up, and we read of this strong united evil force that has one aim, which is to fight with the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ, and to remove from the face of the earth every disciple of Jesus. Many of us are aware of this build up happening today. Why do so many people have no time for God and Jesus Christ and the Bible? Here lies the answer and this is the main answer.

THERE ARE SO MANY certain distractions in this life that we are bound to lose our way. Not only are there a billion possible distractions, they sway our minds into the outcome of excess – and our identities are driven there, to be founded there, to replace God; and to find misery there, also. Any identity based in anything other than God will find itself ensconced in misery.

God is bigger than any problem we will ever face and He can guide us through all of our trials and sorrows, but first we must listen to Him. We can talk to God any time and about anything – in fact, that’s sometimes the easy part. God wants us to listen to Him.

Yes, this is visionary language but when you realise what is going on around the world today and how so many are enduring sore and severe persecution these words have more than a ring of truth about them. Society will behave like a prostitute. As long as she can get your money she will offer you any pleasure, and she will do so regardless of moral principles. This is at the heart of it all. I will give you anything for money. Here in the city which has the name of Babylon, there is money and pleasure and filth, all wrapped up in one mucky bundle, but attractive to many eyes.