There are in this world things that befuddle, confound, and amaze us with wonderment (I speak of these in the negative sense). The wickedness, the cruelty, the ungodliness is at times astounding. And it appears that those times are increasing at an alarming rate.
Now hear the word of the Lord: “Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery …” We who read, understand, and believe the Word of God need not marvel at these things. We have before us in this Book the answers to these mysteries.
Revelation 17:8 (KJV)
… and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
Unbelievers, the lost—those whose only hope is in this life—shall wonder at these things.
- They wonder in awe at what the world accomplishes.
- They wonder in worship of the creature rather than the Creator.
- They wonder why their ideas, which they are so sure are higher than God’s, do not really make their lives better.
- They wonder and find no lasting answers.
Of course, the passage before us is prophetic. It has to do with those who, having rejected Christ, must endure the Tribulation. That is a future event. God’s Word clearly promises believers in this church age will be delivered from it in the rapture. We always want to remember the primary understanding of the Bible. Nevertheless, all Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable.
Read, believe, and obey the Word of God, and you’ll never have to live in shock over the world and its evil.
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Marvel Not: The World Wonders, But Believers Know
What about you? Revelation 17:7–8 reminds us that the lost marvel at the world’s power, but believers who trust the Word of God already know the mystery revealed. Evil may confuse, astound, and overwhelm the world, but the child of God has answers in Scripture and hope in Christ.
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