The World Is A Theater
"The world is a theater, the earth a stage which God and nature do with Actors fill" – John Heywood
"In a beginning Elohim created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1)
“Very truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me…Lord, who is it? Jesus answered, It is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish. Then, dipping the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him. So Jesus told him, What you are about to do, do quickly.” (John 13:21-28)
Really Jesus! Shouldn’t you have talked to him and warned him of the consequences for his action? And who were you talking to anyway…Judas or Satan…or both? Really “do quickly”. Sounds like you are approving and encouraging them to betray you.
“The LORD has made everything for its own purpose, even the wicked for the day of evil….” (Proverbs 16:4)
“Very truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me…Lord, who is it? Jesus answered, It is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish. Then, dipping the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him. So Jesus told him, What you are about to do, do quickly.” (John 13:21-28)
Really Jesus! Shouldn’t you have talked to him and warned him of the consequences for his action? And who were you talking to anyway…Judas or Satan…or both? Really “do quickly”. Sounds like you are approving and encouraging them to betray you.
“The LORD has made everything for its own purpose, even the wicked for the day of evil….” (Proverbs 16:4)
“Then Jesus replied, Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil! Now He meant Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he, one of the twelve, was going to betray Him." (John 6:70-71)
The Bible tells me that God wrote the script for this great drama of life, and we are simply playing the part he has written for us. And when this great play concludes, all of the actors will be gathered before him, and receive praise for the role written for them to play.
“Let all creation rejoice before the LORD, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his faithfulness.” (Psalm 96:13)
The Bible tells me that God wrote the script for this great drama of life, and we are simply playing the part he has written for us. And when this great play concludes, all of the actors will be gathered before him, and receive praise for the role written for them to play.
“Let all creation rejoice before the LORD, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his faithfulness.” (Psalm 96:13)
"He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God.” (1 Corinthians 4:5)
The villians, Satan, Adam, and Judas may receive an academy award for their perfect performance…all to the glory of God, the writer of the script. Our Hero, the Lord Jesus Christ, is playing the leading role as the Savior of the world!
“As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive…death will be abolished…so that God may be ALL in ALL…We have seen and do testify that the Father has sent the Son as the Savior of the world...He who testifies to these things says, ‘Yes, I am coming quickly.’ Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.” (1 Corinthians 15:20-28; 1 John 4:14; Revelation 22:20)
The villians, Satan, Adam, and Judas may receive an academy award for their perfect performance…all to the glory of God, the writer of the script. Our Hero, the Lord Jesus Christ, is playing the leading role as the Savior of the world!
“As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive…death will be abolished…so that God may be ALL in ALL…We have seen and do testify that the Father has sent the Son as the Savior of the world...He who testifies to these things says, ‘Yes, I am coming quickly.’ Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.” (1 Corinthians 15:20-28; 1 John 4:14; Revelation 22:20)