There are three main schools of eschatological thought when it comes to the Millennial Reign of Christ mentioned in Revelation 20. Leaders across the body of Christ are divided on the timing of the Millennial Reign and the rapture, or if there even is a literal rapture.

Charisma magazine sat down with author and itinerant minister Joel Richardson to break down the three main thoughts and where he stands from a biblical perspective.

As you survey the landscape of the Christian End Times perspectives, Richardson says the Church is divided by the Reformed movement and the Dispensationalists.

“The main point is the return of Jesus, the renewal of all things,” Richardson points out.

Here is a breakdown of the three main schools of thought:

Pre-Millennialism 

The pre-millennialist category can be divided into two different groups. The Historical Pre-Mills or the Dispensationalist Pre-Mills.

The Historical Pre-Millennialists believe that the day Jesus returns, He will establish His kingdom on the earth for the next 1,000 years. Some view this as literal, others symbolic. They do not believe there will be a sudden rapture before the Great Tribulation. Instead, this camp believes the Antichrist will come to the earth and after that, the seven-year tribulation will start. Following the tribulation is the rapture.

Richardson holding to the historical pre-mill view says, “We believe that Jesus will return before the millennium and that He will literally establish His rule and reign on the earth in Jerusalem according to the prophets. The millennium is literal. It’s called historical because it’s the view of the earliest church writers.”

Dispensationalist Pre-Millennialists believe that Jesus will rapture the church before the Great Tribulation. This is one of the key distinctions. Once the body of Christ has been raptured they believe that God will work with the Jews and they will preach the gospel. They believe many Israelites and Gentiles will put their faith in Christ before He returns. As far as the Millennial Reign, they believe the world is in a continued progression toward the millennium which is a time known for great prosperity. They hold to a pre-tribulation viewpoint.

Well-known dispensationalist advocates are John Hagee, Hal Lindsey, Tim LaHaye and the Left Behind series.

Post-Millennialism and A-Millennialism 

The post-millennialist group believes that the Millennial Reign happens before Jesus’ Second Coming to earth. Finally, the a-millennialists are under the impression there is no millennium, but it is merely a symbolic picture.

“Bethel, Bill Johnson, Chris Vallaton, in Redding California are post-millennial. So this is sometimes called victorious eschatology. In partnership with Jesus, we as the body of Christ will eventually conquer the world, after which Jesus will return,” Richardson says.

This view is also widely held in the reformed world with prominent voices like Jeff Durban and Douglas Wilson also supporting the post-mill viewpoint.

“You also have a view called pre-wrath and post-tribulation. I will say all of the early church writers, in fact, all of the early church until a couple of hundred years ago were all post-tribulation. They believe the church is raptured once Jesus returns, at the end of the millennium,” Richardson says.

He says at that point, Jesus brings with him those who had fallen asleep, had previously died, that were already saved in Christ. Then, if we happen to be alive when He returns we will be raptured.

A Message to Pastors

“Jesus made one of the most profoundly sober warnings in all scripture, his sermon on the End Times. Mathew 4:9,” Richardson says. Jesus says many will fall away from the faith and the love of most will grow cold. In that season, in particular, there will be a profound falling away and many will be deceived.

The apostle Paul talks about this in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 as he refers to the time of great ‘apostasy.’ People will have itching ears and fall astray to the doctrines of demons.

“The reality is we may very well be the generation that sees that. Not just the generation, this could be something that is coming upon us quickly,” he says.

Richardson says to be careful trying to pin time frames, but the Bible does tell us to live with a sense of urgency in case we are the generation to face those very harsh realities.

“If we are the generation to be alive during that time, this is one of the single most important pastoral realities. Every shepherd and every pastor out there should be preparing their people. Yet we have massive leaders in the body of Christ, telling the body of Christ, ‘hey run the race hard but don’t worry you don’t have to take the finals.’ The Scriptures are very clear, if we are alive during that time, we will face the finals,” Richardson says.

Tune in to the rest of the interview to hear his thoughts on preparing for the End Times and the Great Tribulation.

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A palpable presence of God covered Mario Murillo’s, Bakersfield tent revival as gang members poured in from the streets riddled with fentanyl overdoses. As soon as their feet hit the tent grounds they knew they were walking through in desperate need of one thing, Jesus.

In a Charisma News interview, Murillo describes an unprecedented unity among the local churches as the national yearning for God continues to grow in the country.

Bakersfield is located right off the Kern River, just north of Los Angeles, California. “There is no doubt the laws of science are being overruled,” Murillo says. Life-long physical body injuries are being healed along with emotional trauma.

Murillo and his ministry chose to leave the Christian corridor of the city and pitch the tent right next to the infamous local strip club. “Gang bangers have been converted,” he says. In fact, 40 gang members showed up to the revival and 20 of them repented of their sins and gave their lives to Jesus.

It’s truly a remarkable moment. The crowds aren’t filled with Christians, they are mostly filled with unbelievers. Murillo preaches the Word of God, piercing the hearts of the crowd and bringing an awareness of sin and the decision of everlasting life.

The city, ravaged by the devil, is experiencing a visitation from the Lord. An opportunity to turn from their wicked ways, into the loving arms of Christ.

Eighteen months ago, Murillo had a moment with God similar to Elijah on Mount Carmel. God spoke to him and asked him in faith to write a book about the coming harvest in America. Faithfully, Murillo wrote “‘It’s Our Turn Now,” as a manual to help the body of Christ prepare for what was to come. A movement far greater than the Jesus Movement.

We have clearly seen that word from the Lord come to pass. Revival hit Asbury University and has awakened churches across America, bringing the dead back to life. Christian films, like Jesus Revolution, have outperformed at the box office, revealing something surprising. Christians in America aren’t lukewarm, they are hungry for the real thing.

Murillo shares an urgent message to pastors in America. He urges them to stop trying to please the segment of their church that wants things to stay the same way. “The treasures are coming out of the darkness. They want God,” he says.

The ignition of the Jesus Movement was a pastor who had to get over his hang-ups. God will move through the least likely. Americans are hungry and thirsty for the true manna from heaven. They are no longer satisfied by the appetizers of the world, they want bread and water that will never run dry.

Watch the full interview with Mario Murillo to learn how you can get involved with the tent revivals.

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Perry Stone: America and the Dragon with 7 Heads

The book of Revelation describes a fiery red dragon with seven heads and 10 horns whose tail sweeps a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to earth. The pictures describe Satan who was hurled from heaven to earth with some of the angels who had been fighting with him.

Evangelist Perry Stone sat down with Charisma magazine to talk about the seven-headed dragon, which he says is actually translated into a seven-headed serpent, and its influence on American culture as we know it today.

How Lonnie Frisbee Became the Catalyst for the Jesus Movement

There has been a resurgence of interest in evangelist Lonnie Frisbee. With the release of Greg Laurie’s powerful movie, Jesus Revolution, more people are asking about Lonnie.

It was apparent that Lonnie was the main catalyst of the Jesus Movement. Although the movie captured a small portion of Lonnie’s story, what was seen on-screen was a small paraphrase of the life of a man I have studied over the years.

After reading two of Lonnie’s books compiled by Roger Sachs who transcribed the evangelist’s words onto the printed page, my oldest son and I had the pleasure of meeting Roger at The Send Orlando in 2019. I’d asked him a few questions and he prayed, laying hands and prophesying over us. I then anxiously awaited the release of the third book in the series and when I received it I honestly wept before the Lord. I highly recommend that you read them in their entirety to get more insight into the Jesus Movement and what God did afterward until Lonnie’s untimely death.

New Biblical Film Labeled a Cross Between ‘The Chosen’ and ‘The Passion of the Christ’

When early viewers refer to an upcoming Christian film as “The Passion of the Christ” meets “The Chosen,” there’s little doubt the movie will be a good one.

But there is another reason why “His Only Son,” an Angel Studios film that releases on March 31st just in time for Resurrection Sunday, is expected to make an impact on our culture.

The movie, which bills itself as a “biblically accurate” and authentic film based on the story of Abraham and Isaac, and one that took five years in to make, is breaking records for its successful crowdfunding model, Fox News Digital has reported.

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The book of Revelation describes a fiery red dragon with seven heads and 10 horns whose tail sweeps a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to earth. The pictures describes Satan who was hurled from heaven to earth with some of the angels who had been fighting with him.

Evangelist Perry Stone sat down with Charisma magazine to talk about the seven headed dragon, which he says is actually translated into a seven headed serpent, and it’s influence on American culture as we know today.

Throughout the Bible the serpent represents Satan all the way from Genesis to Revelation. Throughout biblical times, Satan had six major empires and every one of those empires affected either the Jewish people, the temple, Israel or a combination of all of them.

“If we look at the heads of the serpent, the empires that affected Israel, the Jews in Jerusalem, we see first of all with Egypt,” Stone says. Throughout Scripture you also read of the other empires: Assyrian, Babylonian, Medes and the Persians, Greek and Roman empires.

In the book of Revelation it says there is a seventh head that will continue a “short space.” Stone says many historians believe that seventh empire will come out of one of the previous ones in Bible prophecy.

In the interview he talks about John’s vision of Satan who has the prince spirits. “Prince spirits [are] known in the New Testament (see Eph. 6 and 12) as a principality, it is a high ranking spirit, a demonic power with great authority,” Stone says.

He believes those same prince spirits are influencing our culture today. “The spirit behind each of those empires, had a particular assignment in that empire,” he says. Whether it’s division, the guise of tolerance, slander or the plethora of other issues growing in our culture today, Stone shares how these ancient spirits are affecting America and the world today.

Tune in to the full interview here. {eoa}

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Nearly three years ago—in the midst of a pandemic—Sean Feucht could sense something was about to happen in America.

In July 2020, the evangelist and worship leader, along with 300 other courageous worshippers, raised their hands in defiance of an order from California Gov. Gavin Newsom on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. A mighty wind, which Feucht described as “fresh winds of the Spirit carrying hope, joy and prophetic perspective of what was about to come,” blew over the crowd.

The group sang. The group prayed. The group boldly declared things at “the top of our lungs that were contrary to the current circumstances. The group prayed for:

• A movement of faith to rise over the fear of the day.
• That the coming revival would be greater than what happened on Azusa Street in the early 1900s.
• And, that a new Jesus People Movement would begin in California that would soon sweep the nation.

But even as he began to doubt his own prayers, Feucht heard heaven’s cry. After returning home, he received a copy of the LIFE magazine cover from 1972 that featured the Jesus Movement. He remembered listening to vinyl records, sent to him from people all over the world, from that era so that he could “listen to those sounds of revival.”

And all the while, he says, he heard the Holy Spirit speak to him: “I’ve done it before and I can do it again.”

Indeed, God heard the prayers of his people. And three years later, 2 Chronicles 7:14, which reads: “If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray, and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and will heal their land,” is becoming relevant again.

Many may be skeptical, but revival has become a reality in America again. Feucht is leading the way with his “Let Us Worship” rallies that have taken place in 170 cities. During those rallies, tens of thousands have been saved, baptized, healed and set free.

It’s happening in the sports arena, where NFL football players gathered at midfield to pray for Damar Hamlin, who suffered a cardiac arrest during a game on live television. “God worked a miracle and the whole world witnessed it,” Feucht says.

Then, Feucht says, “a fresh wave of the Holy Spirit captivated the world from a small university in rural Kentucky,” one with a rich legacy in its own revival—Asbury University. That outpouring at Asbury spawned other outpourings at not only Christian Universities around the nation, but secular universities too. These outbreaks of revival took many by surprise as thousands were crying out to Jesus with a spiritual hunger not seen in this hunger for decades.

But that’s not all. Christian movies, many of which have been released over the past few months, have garnered the attention of huge audiences throughout the nation. Moviegoers have been mesmerized by such films as Jonathan Cahn’s “The Harbingers of Things to Come”; Feucht’s own film “Superspreader,” which gained the attention of Rolling Stone magazine last summer enough to spy on him; “Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist”; “Jesus Revolution”; and now the latest to hit the theaters, Greg Locke Media’s “Come Out in Jesus Name,” a film about deliverance.

Feucht says the momentum is only growing.

“Just a few days ago, a remnant gathered inside the U.S. Capitol rotunda—the ceremonial and sacred center of America—hosted by seven members of Congress worshipping, praying and seeking God’s heart for revival in our nation,” Feucht said. “We lifted our hands, raised our voices and cried out to God on our knees for a move of His Spirit.

“The fires of revival are now being lit in every U.S. Capitol building in America (all 50 of them!).”

Feucht continued: “Sometimes it takes a bold declaration of faith to give language to what God is already doing on Earth. Just like Peter boldly declared in Acts 2:16 while giving a definition to the phenomena of the Upper Room: ‘This is that which is promised.’

“What if this is the beginning of that moment for us? What if God is indeed answering our prayers and the intercession of many that have gone before us? What is these prayers for awakening, prayers for revival, prayers for a mighty move of God to sweep America are culminating in response from heaven in our day? What if a counter-cultural movement is building to confront the brazen demonic evils of our day?

“What if this is the beginning of another great Jesus People Movement? We’ve heard the stories. We’ve read the magazines. We’ve seen the movies. Now it’s time to experience reality.” {eoa}

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As the phenomenal success of faith-based films continues, one movie in particular is grabbing headlines across the world.

The success of ‘Jesus Revolution’ has led to the announcement that the film is being given international release, and will spread its message of faith and hope to people all around the world.

In an exclusive interview with Charisma News, producer and director of the film Jon Erwin shares how the movie’s delay in getting made turned out to be God working in His perfect timing.

“It’s great to see those headlines that say the faith audience shocks the industry,” Erwin shared. “After such a long, long season of an industry being rebuilt, the last three years have been the most disruptive time ever in the history of theatrical movies.”

Erwin had been wanting to create ‘Jesus Revolution’ for years, with the division, hopelessness and spiritual drought in America echoing that of the 1960’s and 70’s.

“I remember it was [about] seven, eight years ago that I bought the TIME magazine cover of the Jesus Revolution,” Erwin recalled. “And I read this article, and I was so deeply moved by what God was doing in a generation, in the most unlikely place amongst the hippies and college students and high school students.

“So, the more I studied the movement, the more I felt like, ‘Can this happen again today?’ And that’s been the driving force behind this movie…I’ve been dreaming of getting this movie made, and this has been a passion project for a very, very long time.

“I can’t wait to see how God uses the movie as it continues in theaters across America,” he added.

Continue the ‘Jesus Revolution’ has, earning just under $40 million at U.S. box offices alone.

Except now God is sending it out into the rest of the world as well.

Due to the movie’s smashing success, international release dates have been announced for Singapore, Indonesia (with its majority Muslim population), Australia and New Zealand, with more countries to be announced in the future.

“It’s a miracle. It’s a total miracle that a movie studio like Lionsgate allowed us to make a film called ‘Jesus Revolution.’ It’s not called ‘The Revolution,’ it’s called ‘Jesus Revolution’ and I think it’s a miracle,” Erwin says.

“For me, it’s the longest I’ve ever worked on a movie, and it’s amazing how God can even use disappointments. It’s like He had this plan for the movie,” he continued.

It would appear God certainly had a designed plan for the movie as it makes a kingdom impact across the globe.

If interested in viewing this cultural phenomenon personally, check your local listings for available theatres and times. {eoa}

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“When Irish eyes are smiling/’tis like a morn in spring. In the lift of Irish laughter, you can hear the angels sing.”

On March 17, people throughout the world celebrate St. Patrick’s Day as a festive occasion. There are parades, singing, dancing and toasting. Yet how many of the celebrants know why we pay tribute to the man behind the big event?

Each month we receive a publication from “Voice of the Martyrs” ministry that educates masses on persecuted Christians. Why do they feature someone like the legendary Irishman? Why do they mention uncomfortable words like “slavery, suffering and smuggling of children” in connection with this famous figure?

In these exciting days of history, when reports of revival are surfacing and as we repent of sin and turn back to God, consider how an entire nation was transformed by one humble man. He wrote the following in his memoir, “Confessions”: “The Lord opened my senses to my unbelief so that, though late in the day, I might remember my many sins and turn to the Lord my God with all my heart.”

From this contrition and subsequent consecration to God came a man who impacted the world. Let’s take a look his life and the legends that followed him.

Legendary Lore Laid Aside

• Patrick was not Irish.
• As a young man he had no interest in God.
• He never drove out any snakes because there were none in Ireland.
• His use of a shamrock to teach the Trinity is cute for children, but it’s just a myth.
• Leprechauns do not exist.

With St. Patrick’s Day and all the green, parades, parties with Irish stew and toasts to the “luck of the Irish,” let’s get behind the blarney to focus on the man who transformed a nation. What’s behind a man that leads Irish celebrants to annually dye the Chicago River green? After all, he died over 1,500 years ago on March 17, 461.

The Real Story

Patrick was born in Britain in A.D. 390. He was raised in a Christian family, but his interest in God was almost nonexistent. At the age of 16 he was kidnapped by thugs and taken hostage on a ship to Ireland.

For six years, he was a slave toiling as a shepherd. In desperation he began to cry out to God. “I would pray constantly during the daylight hours” until finally God broke through and revealed Himself in a dream and said, “Your hunger is rewarded. You are going home. Look, your ship is ready.”

Patrick Departs

He saw the ship and snuck aboard. It was going to Britain. He knew God was taking him back home as he journeyed some 200 miles from the Irish coast!

Patrick finally returned to his family and later entered a monastery and became a minister of the gospel. Eventually God led him to go back to the pagan land of Ireland to evangelize the people mired in darkness.

Patrick would face a hostile culture of pagans known for their angry outbursts and violent behavior. The next time you hear the term, “Paddy Wagon,” think of its origin with Irish immigrants (nicknamed “Paddies” after Patrick) many of whom became policemen while others were routinely picked up in these padded wagons for drunken brawling.

Patrick wrote, “I am ready to be murdered, betrayed, enslaved—whatever may come my way!” In the face of mockery and physical opposition—history records he was beaten by thugs and harassed by Irish royalty—Patrick persevered in proclaiming the gospel and training converts in their newfound faith.

Jesus Revolution

Tens of thousands of Irish were converted and hundreds of churches were established! Thomas Cahill writes in his book, “How the Irish Saved Civilization,” that this warrior populace “laid down the swords of battle, flung away the knives of sacrifice and cast away their chains of slavery.”

From the fall of Rome, culture was disintegrating on the European continent. Patrick, like Paul and Wesley, did not retreat in the midst of overwhelming odds. They preached the gospel and confronted evil fearlessly.

Cahill honors Patrick: “The Irish not only were conservators of civilization, but became shapers of the medieval mind, putting their unique stamp on Western culture.”

One hundred years after Patrick’s death in A.D. 461, multitudes of churches and monasteries remained, training future leaders as a testimony to this mighty man of God. His legacy should make us “green with envy.”

Here’s the Deal: May Patrick’s courage ignite something in our hearts to reject silence and cowardice in the face of our cultural attacks today. “For the sake of Zion, I will not keep silent… I will not rest until her righteousness goes forth as brightness and her salvation as a lamp that burns” (Isa. 62:1). Let’s follow this world changer in lifestyle evangelism and the courageous proclamation of truth.

“Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ go with me, Christ, to comfort and restore me, Christ beneath me, Christ before me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger, Christ in the hearts of all who love Him.” – Saint Patrick

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The book of Revelation describes a fiery red dragon with seven heads and 10 horns whose tail sweeps a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to earth. The pictures describes Satan who was hurled from heaven to earth with some of the angels who had been fighting with him.

Evangelist Perry Stone sat down with Charisma magazine to talk about the seven headed dragon, which he says is actually translated into a seven headed serpent, and it’s influence on American culture as we know today.

Throughout the Bible the serpent represents Satan all the way from Genesis to Revelation. Throughout biblical times, Satan had six major empires and every one of those empires affected either the Jewish people, the temple, Israel or a combination of all of them.

“If we look at the heads of the serpent, the empires that affected Israel, the Jews in Jerusalem, we see first of all with Egypt,” Stone says. Throughout Scripture you also read of the other empires: Assyrian, Babylonian, Medes and the Persians, Greek and Roman empires.

In the book of Revelation it says there is a seventh head that will continue a “short space.” Stone says many historians believe that seventh empire will come out of one of the previous ones in Bible prophecy.

In the interview he talks about John’s vision of Satan who has the prince spirits. “Prince spirits [are] known in the New Testament (see Eph. 6 and 12) as a principality, it is a high ranking spirit, a demonic power with great authority,” Stone says.

He believes those same prince spirits are influencing our culture today. “The spirit behind each of those empires, had a particular assignment in that empire,” he says. Whether it’s division, the guise of tolerance, slander or the plethora of other issues growing in our culture today, Stone shares how these ancient spirits are affecting America and the world today.

Tune in to the full interview here.

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Christian author, preacher and podcaster Lance Wallnau is reporting that Bank of America recently froze his ministry’s account.

In an Instagram post on Friday, Wallnau wrote: “You won’t believe what just happened to me! My own bank account got frozen by Bank of America (BofA) for no reason other than being a conservative podcaster. They were investigating conservative bloggers and Christian ministries for ‘money laundering’ while ignoring the real threats in America.”

He said what he went through was “outrageous and illegal,” and now he’s aiming to “expose the corruption in our banking system.”

Additionally, Wallnau’s Facebook and Instagram posts where he made this announcement are no longer available.

Wallnau also attached a video clip from his show where he talked about how he had to go through a marketing audit to get his account unlocked by the bank.

“Thank God that we didn’t only have our money in Bank of ‘communist’ America,” Wallnau said. “Because Bank of America froze my account and get this. Because their Marxist progressives in their upper management were investigating ministries and conservative bloggers or podcasters in order to make sure we weren’t insurrectionist money laundering operations.

“Meanwhile, the southern border, the greatest money laundering operation that you’ve got from fentanyl to the cartels and human sex trafficking is completely off the radar,” he continued. “While the resources of the FBI are checking out us that are perceived to be a threat.

“This is the kind of dumbness that worries me,” Wallnau said. “I got my accounts frozen. I had to go through a complete marketing audit explaining every dollar of our ministry’s budget.

“Get this, it’s not even legal,” he explained. “I did it just because I felt like freeing up the money and documenting how screwed up the Bank of America is.

“Don’t think that this is going to go quietly away,” Wallnau warned. “We’re actually going to have a political, populous, conservative and Christian unified pushback on the destruction of our liberties and freedoms.”

Sources at Bank of America tell CBN News they are looking into Wallnau’s alleged claims about his account.

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The story of Noah and the Flood is one of the go-to Bible stories for parents when it comes to raising their children anchored in the Word of God.

Children are taught that the rainbow represents God’s promise to never destroy the earth by way of flood again.

These days, Satan has co-opted this beautiful symbol for a much more deviant movement that has done everything in its power to overwrite the promise God made to Noah.

But what are the deeper concepts that believers should know about this ancient symbol that radiates the glory of the Lord?

On a recent episode of “Discovering the Jewish Jesus,” Messianic Rabbi Kirt Schneider reminds us that the rainbow cannot be taken away from God and that it is a visible manifestation of God’s glory.

“The rainbow reminds us that we can trust the promises of God,” Rabbi Schneider explains. “That He will do what He said He is going to do. That is why it’s so important for us to know God’s Word and to know what His promises are, because we incorporate into our life the fullness of Messiah, His substance, by having faith in His promises.

“We inherit the kingdom through faith in His promises,” he added.

What better way for Satan to get believers to forget the goodness of God’s promises than by replacing the meaning of the rainbow with a lifestyle the Lord finds abominable? People around the world who have never heard of the story of Noah, will instead say that it is a Pride symbol representing the homosexual lifestyle.

Except now even the original seven colors have been twisted and altered.

Next, Rabbi Schneider highlights that the rainbow represents a fresh start with God.

People the world over have regrets, but there is forgiveness, renewal and grace in a relationship with God that erases the sins of the past when one repents with a contrite heart.

“Secondly … the rainbow reminds us of new beginnings. Remember the earth had just gotten destroyed by the flood, but the flood subsided and a rainbow appeared in the sky,” Schneider says. “And what that communicated to Noah and his family is that it was a time of new beginnings. The storm had passed. So, I want you to be encouraged that the same God that put the rainbow in the sky for Noah, is still putting His rainbows in the sky for you and I, His people today, to remember that when we go through hard times, those hard times will not last forever.”

Schneider continues, “There’s going to be a new beginning, that you’re coming out into something brand new. God is always a God of new beginnings, and the rainbow that appeared after the storm should remind us all that Satan will never have the last laugh.”

The devil might win a few battles, but he knows that he has lost the war. This is especially important for Christians who are enduring a season in the wilderness to remember that after their appointed time of wandering, there is something great ahead for them from the Lord.

“The rainbow reminds us…that something good is going to follow something bad in your life,” says Rabbi Schneider.

“You see our lives are cycles, where the Lord brings us through challenges and trials so that we can learn to cling to Him by faith when we’re going through hard times. But those trials that challenge…that you might be going through right now, it’s going to end.

“Remember, something good is coming… have faith, that the trial that you might be going through right now or that you’re going to face sometime in the future, it will not last forever,” Schneider continued.

The Word of God tells of how even Jesus endured trials and tribulations in His life, and that anyone who claims to be a follower of His will endure them as well.

When you look up and see the beauty of God’s glory materialized in a rainbow, do not allow bitterness or anger at how Satan is trying to corrupt this gift, but thank the Lord for His goodness, mercy and strength to persevere through the trials in your life. {eoa}

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