With regard to "escape" and the context in which it appears, our brother quoted from scripture; specifically, Luke 21:36. Here's the passage in question (verse 34-36): “But be on your guard, so that your hearts will not be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that this day will not come on you suddenly, like a trap; for it will come upon all those who live on the face of all the earth. But stay alert at all times, praying that you will have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.” It's clear that the Lord refers to steadfastness and remaining true to Him, framed by "praying that you will have the strength to escape all these things that are going to take place." The Lord warns those who hear not to be swept away by the world so that His return will not be a shock nor an unwelcome surprise. This relates to what I've written on the forum before: that we should always live as if the Lord will return at any time.  That is how we remain alert and watchful (neither implies paranoia on our part). When we listen for His voice and abide in Him, we will not be surprised by His return. We will rejoice instead!

Proverbs 11:3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them. Please forgive us for the length of this particular devotion, but it was sent in from some friends of the ministry in Nigeria — please take the time to read this powerful message. An aging king woke up one day to the realization that should he drop dead, there would be no male in the royal family to take his place. He was the last male in the royal family in a culture where only a male could succeed to the throne – and he was aging. He decided that if he could not give birth to a male, he would adopt a son who then could take his place but he insisted that such an adopted son must be extraordinary in every sense of the word. So he launched a competition in his kingdom, open to all boys, no matter what their background. Ten boys made it to the very top. There was little to separate these boys in terms of intelligence and physical attributes and capabilities. The king said to them, ‘I have one last test and whoever comes top will become my adopted son and heir to my throne.’ Then he said, ‘This kingdom depends solely on agriculture. So the king must know how to cultivate plants. So here is a seed of corn for each of you.Take it home and plant and nurture it for three weeks. At the end of three weeks, we shall see who has done the best job of cultivating the seed. That person will be my heir-apparent.’ The boys took their seeds and hurried home. They each got a flower pot and planted the seed as soon as they got home. There was much excitement in the kingdom as the people waited with bated breath to see who was destined to be their next king. In one home, the boy and his parents were almost heartbroken when after days of intense care, the seed failed to sprout. He did not know what had gone wrong with his. He had selected the soil carefully, he had applied the right quantity and type of fertilizer, he had been very dutiful in watering it at the right intervals, he had even prayed over it day and night and yet his seed had turned out to be unproductive. Some of his friends advised him to go and buy a seed from the market and plant that. ‘After all,’ they said, ‘how can anyone tell one seed of corn from another?’ But his parents who had always taught him the value of integrity reminded him that if the king wanted them to plant any corn, he would have asked them to go for their own seed. ‘If you take anything different from what the king gave you that would be dishonesty.’ ‘Maybe we are not destined for the throne. If so, let it be, but don’t be found to have deceived the king,’ they told him. The d-day came and the boys returned to the palace each of them proudly exhibiting a very fine corn seedling. It was obvious that the other nine boys had had great success with their seeds. The king began making his way down the line of eager boys and asked each of them, ‘Is this what came out of the seed I gave you?’ And each boy responded, ‘Yes, your majesty.’ And the king would nod and move down the line. The king finally got to the last boy in the line-up. The boy was shaking with fear. He knew that the king was going to have him thrown into prison for wasting his seed. ‘What did you do with the seed I gave you?’ the king asked. ‘I planted it and cared for it diligently, your majesty, but alas it failed to sprout.’ the boy said tearfully as the crowd booed him. But the king raised his hands and signaled for silence. Then he said, ‘My people behold your next king.’ The people were confused. ‘Why that one?’ many asked. ‘How can he be the right choice?’ The king took his place on his throne with the boy by his side and said, ‘I gave these boys boiled seeds. This test was not for cultivating corn. It was the test of character; a test of integrity. It was the ultimate test.’ If a king must have one quality, it must be that he should be above dishonesty. Only this boy passed the test. A boiled seed cannot sprout.’ Never!! We live in a society that has become obsessed with success and many show success at any cost. We say the end justifies the means. It is the tragedy of life. You see, failure often is an invitation to God to show that he is all powerful and does not need help to make us great or to bless us. Never miss a devotion again! Sign up for our Worthy Briefs!We're being CENSORED ... HELP get the WORD OUT! SHARE!!! View the full article

Hello @grahampaul The point God wanted to make it was that the Serpent won't cause the death of Adam and Eve or the extinction of the human race or Abraham and his offsprings because God had a plan and he announced his plan in Genesis 3 about the seed of the woman. And the events of Cain and Abel devastated Adam and Eve God gave them Shem.  God had a plan for the Savior of mankind to come and who will also judged the Serpent. They were protected by God and were blessed to have many children. And He announced it early in Genesis that they were blessed to multiple and fill the earth,because he had proposed to make it come to pass.  And It's because I looked up many of other versions and they says to multiple and fill the earth. KJV it does say to replenish the earth. A version that came in sirculation about the 16th century. And that's why. Why they did that I do not know. That's what I meant, instead of arguing and I didn't want to mention the version by name. And the OP he must have known that and I wanted to remind him that he should have  let the readership know about that. God bless   

Hi VA, `Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.` (Matt. 24: 42)  Jesus said this warning to the people of Israel. Whereas to His Body the Lord says - `But you, brethren are NOT in darkness, so that this Day (of the LORD) should overtake you as a thief. ` (1 Thess. 5: 4) `Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another and so much the more as you SEE the Day (of the LORD) approaching.` (Heb. 10: 25) Big difference there.

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