The Hope of Ages Written by Evelyn Pointer

I!ustrated by Melissa C. Pointer

Friday, January 4, 13

Hope

Hope is the catalyst that pushes us to our goals. It is the forth that we have that sustains us Hebrews 11:1.

We know that faith is the substance hoped for the evidence of things not seen. What is the hope of the ages?

When did it began? What meaning it for us in the latter days?

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The hope of the ages began at the garden of Eden. When God created man he gave then a commandment which they broke and caused the consequences of death to befall us. Genesis 2:16-17. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, of every tree of the garden though mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil thou shalt not eat: for in the day that thou latest there of thou shalt surely die.

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Doomed to an eternal death and damnation for sinning against God Adam and Eve accepted their fate and yet...there was a ray of

hope

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The Hope was the

Lamb of GodFrom the beginning of his sin man

was brought up to the mercy seat of God and was given hope to escape eternal death and damnation. God made a sacrifice on behalf of Adam and Eve for their sins. Genesis 3:15.

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As time passed...Hope was still there

As we know Adam and Eve had many children but only 2 righteous sons and they had hope in them that the righteous seed would flourish, one lived and the other killed.

During the time of the flood when wickedness flourished God saved only 8 souls before he destroyed everything that breathed. Even though all of the wicked died and the animals selected survived as well as 8 souls of the righteous evil survived as well, and multiplied greatly upon the face of the earth.

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HopeYet there was a ray of hope in Abraham who was looking for a city who builder and makes was God. Hebrew 11:10. Genesis 12:19. Though Abraham had many sons he had only one seed which would bring about the hope and the ages. Genesis 17:19.

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Through the dark times there was hope

Isaac them Jacob who bore the 12 patriarchs, who traveled to Egypt and become slaves unto Pharaoh and even still there was a ray of hope. The Lord raised up a delivers. Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh that thou mayest bring forth people the children of Israel of out of Egypt Ex 3:10. Moses and Aaron and Miriam led the children of Israel out of Egypt with great signs and wonders. Just as our hope rose and we were delivered from Egypt, so did wickedness rose also to try and prevent the children of Israel from searching the promise land. Moses and Aaron nor Miriam never walked in the land promised by God and Israel wondered in the wilderness 40 years.

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Waiting for the True HopeThroughout the years as time went on even until Israel was established as a great nations and multiplied as the sands of the sea and the stars of heaven. Wickedness continued to multiply even faster but there remain with the seed of hope that traveled down throughout the ages. It travel throughout the judges and the kings and the prophets as well as the captivities and rebuilding of the temple waiting...waiting..waiting for that great light, that great hope the seed of the gospel.

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For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulders: and his none shall be called Wonderful, counsellor, the might God , the everlasting Father, the prince of peace. Of the increase of this government and peace, there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom to order it and established it with judgement and with justice from henceforth even for even. The zeal of the Lord of has will perform this. Isaiah 9:6-7.

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The desire for the hope of the ages has always been with the seed of the righteous even when they didnt always understand. Acts 1:6. Even when Jerusalem fell and many Israelites were killed and scattered to all nations, kindred and tongue and there numbers decreased dramatically that say of hope remain within them. For in their darkest hours and enslaved and brought again to Egypt in slave ships. When truth was trodden down, and no shepherds were found, and strange and mysterious religious abounded upon the earth.

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Hope in SongsThe ray of hope was in them even though the could not read or write. These songs war of hope. Go down moses way down in Egypt Lord tell O Pharaoh to let my people go.

Swing low sweet church come for to cary me home.

My Lord calls me he calls me in the thunder, I aint got long to stay here.

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Our Hope and Today

In our day we are enlighten not only by the wisdom of the world but the Wisdom of God. We are fed pure truth and we have shepherds and God; directs us in his word. We dont have great judges or kings, neither do we have the beautiful temple made of gold or jewels that was made during Solomon time yet the ray of hope has been passed unto us and remains strong and stand fast.

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Yet we have fears, not only for ourselves but our children and families. So we have prepared them to survive in this world or the next.

We know that many of us are weak. Our sons have left us, and we have just a little strength. What would we give to have our sons returns? What would we give to have our children healed? We are just a handful of corn on the mountains. We must bend our backs to the burdens and bore the infirmities of the weak.

We hope for the best for ourselves dwell as our children. What wouldnt we do to save ourselves? What wouldnt we do to save our children. We desire the blessing of God more than anything else. Bring ye all the tithes unto the store houses, that there may be next in mine house, and prove me now here with, south the Lord of Hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing and there shall not be room enough to receive it.

The hope of our ancestors in here within our hearts, and the hope of the ages is the building of this church and others like. It is the restoration of the children of Israel. The raising up of the truth.

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The release of those who are imprisoned and the most important is the ascending of Christ How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings; that published peace; that bringeth good tiding of good, that published salvation; that sayeth unto Zion thy Dod reigneth.

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