Dangers And Conversions In The New Testament And The Bible

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The Bible remains the best-selling book in the world, and contains over 66 books divided amongst the Old Testament and the New Testament. It was written over a period of 1,500 years, dating back to 1450 B.C., around the time of Moses (“Fast Facts About the Bible”). Both the New Testament and the Old Testament contain sections devoted specially to the apocalypse and describe a period of destruction, immense danger and conversion. Apocalyptic literature in the Christian faith usually contains the following major concepts: time is divided into two stages with Satan ruling the present followed by a quick transition containing war, famine, plague and natural disasters to the age ruled by God, where there will be a final judgement and all those faithful to God will be rewarded with peace …show more content…

By preaching about how the world will be “consumed by the fire of my jealous anger”, an immense amount of fear is inflicted on His followers and danger poses as a threat to them. As mentioned in Isaiah 66:15-16, the Lord will execute judgement by fire and sword and many will be slain by Him. However, the Lord reassures His followers that those who follow Him will be saved: “When He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed--for our testimony to you was believed” (The Bible, 2 Thess. 1:7-10), and that they “shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). Unfortunately for those who chose not to believe in the word of God, the return of the Lord does not end so well for them: “…those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power” (2 Thess. 1:7-10). Essentially, those who do not believe in the Lord will pay a fine consequence of being destroyed and will be put “under His feet” (1 Corin.

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