Be Patient the Lord is Coming
Tim Melton
James 5:7-11
The New Testament writers lived as if they expected Christ to return at any moment. . . Should we? Throughout the centuries people have talked of Christ's return. There have always been wars, and rumors of wars, persecution and natural disasters. So is our generation any different than generations that have come before us? Good question.
It has been thousands of years since human history began. Through all those years how long did it take for the world population to reach 1 billion? Answer. . . until 1804. It took from Adam and Eve until 1804 for the world population to reach the first billion. The second billion. . . 1927. . . 123 years later. The third billion. . . 1959. . . 32 years. The fourth billion. . . 1974. . . 15 years. The fifth billion. . . 1987. . . 13 years. The sixth billion. . . 1999. . . 12 years. The seventh billion. . . 2011. . . 12 years.
The world population is now growing at a rate that will bring a huge demand for food, water, and energy. Does this mean that Christ is any closer to coming? Not necessarily, but it does show us that our generation is different than those which have come before us.
My grandmother is 90 years old. She was born in 1925. At this time in history the horse and the carriage were still being used in places even in the developed world. For thousands of years man and horse have been working together. You can see it painted in cave dwellings from ancient cultures. You see it centuries later as the Egyptians used horses and chariots. Yes, there have been advances like the printing press, eye glasses, and gunpowder but some parts of society and technology have been the same for thousands of years. In the span of my grandmother's life we have gone from horse and buggy to walking on the moon, satellites, lasers, and 3D printers. Change will only continue to accelerate. Does this mean that Christ is any closer to coming? Not necessarily, but it does show us ...
Tim Melton
James 5:7-11
The New Testament writers lived as if they expected Christ to return at any moment. . . Should we? Throughout the centuries people have talked of Christ's return. There have always been wars, and rumors of wars, persecution and natural disasters. So is our generation any different than generations that have come before us? Good question.
It has been thousands of years since human history began. Through all those years how long did it take for the world population to reach 1 billion? Answer. . . until 1804. It took from Adam and Eve until 1804 for the world population to reach the first billion. The second billion. . . 1927. . . 123 years later. The third billion. . . 1959. . . 32 years. The fourth billion. . . 1974. . . 15 years. The fifth billion. . . 1987. . . 13 years. The sixth billion. . . 1999. . . 12 years. The seventh billion. . . 2011. . . 12 years.
The world population is now growing at a rate that will bring a huge demand for food, water, and energy. Does this mean that Christ is any closer to coming? Not necessarily, but it does show us that our generation is different than those which have come before us.
My grandmother is 90 years old. She was born in 1925. At this time in history the horse and the carriage were still being used in places even in the developed world. For thousands of years man and horse have been working together. You can see it painted in cave dwellings from ancient cultures. You see it centuries later as the Egyptians used horses and chariots. Yes, there have been advances like the printing press, eye glasses, and gunpowder but some parts of society and technology have been the same for thousands of years. In the span of my grandmother's life we have gone from horse and buggy to walking on the moon, satellites, lasers, and 3D printers. Change will only continue to accelerate. Does this mean that Christ is any closer to coming? Not necessarily, but it does show us ...
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