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1. Focus

3rd January 2015 by Arthur Eedle

As we enter this new year many will be wondering fearfully what it might hold. Newspapers are increasingly peppered with stories of violence, perversion, and technological misuse. Nuclear weapons, once only in the hands of super-powers, are now available to rogue states. Terrorists are on the increase. “Men’s hearts are failing them,” as the Gospel writer declared. And we are still within the maximum of sunspot activity and there’s a possibility that a major ejection from the Corona will fry all electrical apparatus from the National Grid down to our cell phones.

With these thoughts in mind, how shall we approach the year?  First of all, the Gospel declares, “When you see all these things, look up, for your salvation draws near.” Our eyes should be on the Lord, on His word, on the sure hope and expectation of the Lord’s return, rather than on the daily papers.

One of my grandsons had a large magnifying glass for a Christmas present. Apart from using it to see tiny things in more detail, he noticed that it compressed the sun’s rays, and was thus able to ignite a piece of paper at the focus. Parallel rays of light coming from the sun, on passing through the lens, were being brought to a focus. The process is often likened to a sharpened pencil, with the writing tip as the focal point.

This is a useful analogy to help us understand our Lord’s words concerning the last days. Two Greek words are found. The first is TELOS, meaning the END, the focal point. The other is a compound of that word, SUNTELEIA, which suggests “many diverse things being brought together towards the focus, the TELOS, the END POINT.”

Jesus said in one of His parables, “The harvest is the end of the world.”  What a shame the translators used such language. From the Greek it reads,“The harvest is the SUNTELEIA of the Age.” Just before THE END comes, there will be a great harvest of souls, spoken of in Rev.7 “as the sand of the sea for multitude”. As events gradually come to a FOCUS, so the Lord will gather an abundance of souls to stand before Him in white robes.

The disciples asked the Lord, “What shall be the sign of Your coming, and the SUNTELEIA of the Age?” The Lord began by outlining a scene of increasing unrest, but said, “Be not troubled, . . the TELOS is not yet.” The rest of Matthew 24 contains a catalogue of world-events which has caused expositors a lot of trouble interpreting. But the important thing is that all these items are like the parallel rays of the sun, they pervade the world at all times, and have done so throughout the last 2,000 years, and never come to a focus. But a time comes when they are made to pass through the Divine Lens and begin inexorably to gather to the flame point. They enter a time of SUNTELEIA, a time of closing in to the FOCUS.

Just as my grandson’s lens brought fire to the paper, so the gathering together of all events in the SUNTELEIA will bring fire to the earth. This is what Jesus meant, and what His Disciples understood. Peter, writing some time later said that “The elements will melt with fervent heat, and the earth with its works will be burned up.” (2 Peter 3:10) Do we see here the evidence of a nuclear holocaust, from which no one will survive? If so, then we have not learned the lesson of the lens. Peter was using figurative language to describe the conditions that will prevail just before the Lord returns, and the fires will be such as to burn away all the evil, violence, and perversion to make ready for the Lord’s Kingdom to begin.

When the SUNTELEIA has therefore run its course, and done its cauterising, and the Lord has gained His last great harvest, then the TELOS will come – the return of the Lord Jesus from heaven. Perhaps this “flame point” is now very near.

A fresh look at Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21 (the Olivet discourse) will bring light, hope, and joy to the hearts of all who eagerly desire the Lord’s return.

I wish all my readers a spiritually prosperous New Year, a time of great blessing, a time to “focus” one’s thoughts on Jesus, our Saviour, our Lord, our Master and Friend.

Filed Under: The Wayside Pulpit 2015

About Arthur Eedle

Arthur was born in 1931, and became a Christian in 1948. At London University he gained a 2nd honours degree in Physics. He went on to get a Teaching Diploma, and throughout his career life taught physics in England, Kenya, and Hong Kong. Coupled with his love of science, he was a keen student of Greek and Hebrew, and gave many lectures on Biblical subjects. Read more

The Wayside Pulpit 2015

1. Focus

3rd January 2015 By Arthur Eedle

2. John Kensit

4th January 2015 By Arthur Eedle

3. The Second Eve – The Story of the Bride

7th January 2015 By Arthur Eedle

4. Forgiveness

9th January 2015 By Arthur Eedle

5. Borrowed

12th January 2015 By Arthur Eedle

6. Poverty and Riches

19th January 2015 By Arthur Eedle

7. Chief of Music

21st January 2015 By Arthur Eedle

8. Lucifer

22nd January 2015 By Arthur Eedle

9. Interpreting Prophecy

23rd January 2015 By Arthur Eedle

10. The Middle Man of Babylon

23rd January 2015 By Arthur Eedle

11. The Middle Man of Tyre

27th January 2015 By Arthur Eedle

12. Dealing with Cancer

28th January 2015 By Arthur Eedle

13. The Consuming Fire, Part 1

8th February 2015 By Arthur Eedle

14. The Consuming Fire, Part 2

10th February 2015 By Arthur Eedle

15. The Consuming Fire, Part 3

11th February 2015 By Arthur Eedle

16. The Consuming Fire, Part 4

12th February 2015 By Arthur Eedle

17. The Carrington Event

23rd March 2015 By Arthur Eedle

18. The 4th Day Enigma

21st April 2015 By Arthur Eedle

19. 4,000 years, Part 1

9th May 2015 By Arthur Eedle

20. 2,000 years, Part 2

10th May 2015 By Arthur Eedle

21. Commended

28th May 2015 By Arthur Eedle

22. The Power of Little Words

7th July 2015 By Arthur Eedle

23. Choice

12th August 2015 By Arthur Eedle

24. Warfare

13th August 2015 By Arthur Eedle

25. Vision of David

6th September 2015 By Arthur Eedle

26. Psalm 22. Part 1. The Psalm Number

15th September 2015 By Arthur Eedle

27. Psalm 22. (Part 2) The Worm

16th September 2015 By Arthur Eedle

28. Psalm 22. (Part 3) The Cry

17th September 2015 By Arthur Eedle

29. Prelude to the Coming

4th October 2015 By Arthur Eedle

30. Faith and the Universe

5th October 2015 By Arthur Eedle

31. Michaelmas

6th October 2015 By Arthur Eedle

32. Verbal Inspiration (Part One)

7th October 2015 By Arthur Eedle

33. Verbal Inspiration (Part Two)

8th October 2015 By Arthur Eedle

34. The Caterpillar

9th October 2015 By Arthur Eedle

35. Apollyon

10th October 2015 By Arthur Eedle

36. ESTHER

11th October 2015 By Arthur Eedle

37. New Series. Part 1. Eusebius

11th November 2015 By Arthur Eedle

38. New Series. Part 2. Josephus

12th November 2015 By Arthur Eedle

39. New Series. Part 3. Temple Gold

13th November 2015 By Arthur Eedle

40. New Series. Part 4. The Escape

14th November 2015 By Arthur Eedle

41. A Shattering Contrast

5th December 2015 By Arthur Eedle

42. The Bottle

19th April 2016 By Arthur Eedle

43. The Egg-Timer

1st May 2016 By Arthur Eedle

44. Miracles

18th June 2016 By Arthur Eedle

45. Which Love?

20th June 2016 By Arthur Eedle

46. UNTIL. Part 1

22nd June 2016 By Arthur Eedle

47. UNTIL. Part 2

24th June 2016 By Arthur Eedle

48. UNTIL. Part 3

27th June 2016 By Arthur Eedle

49. UNTIL. Part 4

28th June 2016 By Arthur Eedle

50. UNTIL. Part 5

29th June 2016 By Arthur Eedle

51. UNTIL. Part 6

30th June 2016 By Arthur Eedle

52. UNTIL. Part 7

1st July 2016 By Arthur Eedle

53. UNTIL. Part 8

2nd July 2016 By Arthur Eedle

54. UNTIL. Part 9

3rd July 2016 By Arthur Eedle

55. UNTIL. Part 10

4th July 2016 By Arthur Eedle

56. Days of Noah. Part 1

8th July 2016 By Arthur Eedle

57. Days of Noah. Part 2

9th July 2016 By Arthur Eedle

58. Days of Noah. Part 3

10th July 2016 By Arthur Eedle

59. Days of Noah. Part 4

11th July 2016 By Arthur Eedle

60. Days of Noah. Part 5

12th July 2016 By Arthur Eedle

61. Days of Noah. Part 6

13th July 2016 By Arthur Eedle

62. Days of Noah. Part 7

14th July 2016 By Arthur Eedle

63. Days of Noah. Part 8

15th July 2016 By Arthur Eedle

64. Days of Noah. Part 9

16th July 2016 By Arthur Eedle

65. The Promise. Part 1

1st September 2016 By Arthur Eedle

66. The Promise. Part 2

2nd September 2016 By Arthur Eedle

67. The Promise. Part 3

3rd September 2016 By Arthur Eedle

68. The Promise. Part 4

4th September 2016 By Arthur Eedle

69. The Promise. Part 5

5th September 2016 By Arthur Eedle

70. The Promise. Part 6

6th September 2016 By Arthur Eedle

71. The Promise. Part 7

7th September 2016 By Arthur Eedle

72. The Promise Part 8

8th September 2016 By Arthur Eedle

73. The Promise. Part 9

9th September 2016 By Arthur Eedle

74. The Promise. Part 10

10th September 2016 By Arthur Eedle

75. The Promise. Part 11

11th September 2016 By Arthur Eedle

76. The Promise. Part 12

12th September 2016 By Arthur Eedle

77. Believers’ Suffering

28th September 2016 By Arthur Eedle

78. A Wonderful Creator

13th October 2016 By Arthur Eedle

79. God’s Character

15th October 2016 By Arthur Eedle

82. Faith. 1

21st November 2016 By Arthur Eedle

83. Faith. 2

22nd November 2016 By Arthur Eedle

84. Faith. 3

23rd November 2016 By Arthur Eedle

85. Faith. 4

24th November 2016 By Arthur Eedle

86. Faith. 5

25th November 2016 By Arthur Eedle

87. Faith. 6

26th November 2016 By Arthur Eedle

88. Faith. 7

27th November 2016 By Arthur Eedle

89. Faith. 8

28th November 2016 By Arthur Eedle

90. Faith. 9

30th November 2016 By Arthur Eedle

91. Faith. 10

1st December 2016 By Arthur Eedle

94. Christmas

8th December 2016 By Arthur Eedle

95. Toy Soldiers

17th December 2016 By Arthur Eedle

96. God of Forces

21st December 2016 By Arthur Eedle

97. More on the God of Forces

22nd December 2016 By Arthur Eedle

98. Final on the God of Forces

23rd December 2016 By Arthur Eedle

99. The House with Many Mansions

30th December 2016 By Arthur Eedle

100. New Year Greetings

31st December 2016 By Arthur Eedle

Article Series

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  • The City of God (18)
  • The Millennial Octave (23)
  • The Restitution Times (22)
  • The Song of Solomon (6)
  • The Standard (19)
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Index of Topics

Arthur & Rosalind Eedle's Personal Testimonies Discipleship Expository Items Good and Evil Human Pre-Existance Jane Leade. Philadelphian Numerology in the Bible Quotations from other Authors Resurrection and the Change Ron Wyatt. Archaeology Science Topics The Kingdom of God the Millennium and the Return of Christ The Sabbath Day Universal Reconcilliation

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