The right path was laid out for each of us in the teachings of the man deity Jesus the Christ. Beginning with Genesis and running through Revelation the Bible lays out the ONLY way to true peace and serenity in this Life. As if Yahweh (God) sensed that scripture was never going to be enough He choose to come down and take on the form of a man so that He could relate and speak to his creation (man/woman) directly. In fact this Incarnation of God in the person of Jesus the Christ (Hebrew:Yehoshua) is the primary stumbling block to two (of the three) great monotheistic religions (Islam, Judaism & Christianity) today.

Evidence of the challenge that faces all of us is that this wonderful, peaceful, and benevolent Jesus (the Christ) was brutally crucified between two thieves. He suffered unimaginable suffering and humiliation. Every inch of His Sacred Body was beaten and subjected to the most humiliating abuse and insult. At the end of his pilgrimage on earth and shortly before His death on the Cross Jesus turned to his followers and said......

"They will forbid you the synagogue; nay, the time is coming when anyone who puts you to death will claim that he is performing an act of worship to God; such things they will do to you, because they have no knowledge of the Father, or of me." - John 16:2-3

Again, if you look at both ends of Salvation History, as described in the Bible, you see Genesis in the beginning and the Church and Revelation at the end. The Church Jesus the Christ established, and her infancy, is at end of Scripture. Jesus came once, we crucified Him, and he arose from the dead. He will come back.....He said so.

Bottom line, if you follow Jesus Christ Crucified today you'd better hope you look good on wood. Having said that, I take consolation knowing we must be living towards the end of Salvation History. All of creation awaits the return of the Messiah. But here's the secret.....He never really left us.

Gloria Patri!

This post was edited on 5/7/20 at 2:04 pm