What is distinctive about apocalypse is its visionary nature,
with signs and wonders and many predictions, often with very vivid imagery.
Matthew 24:24 For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and they will show
great signs and wonders so as to deceive and lead astray, if possible, even the elect (God's chosen ones).
To most people, Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking - Glass evokes images of childlike fantasy, which makes its use
in Signs and Wonders even more ambitious.
I'm not saying that all people who
see signs and wonders become Christians, just as not all people who hear the Gospel become Christians.
There will be false Christs and false prophets who will show such
signs and wonders as might lead even the elect astray.
To sum up: my point is that
signs and wonders do not belong to the margins, and they are not opposed to evangelism; on the contrary Christians actively need to pray for them — like in Acts 4:28 - 29 — if they want to lead more people to Christ.
Christians actively need to pray
for signs and wonders — like in Acts 4:28 - 29 — if they want to lead more people to Christ.
As a matter of fact as you look through the Bible you will see
most signs and wonders were given at specific times; given to the nation of Israel and given when Israel was in a backslidden state.
Gerald Peters Gallery is pleased to present a pop - up exhibition of abstract painter, Jasmina Danowski,
titled Signs and Wonders.
Editor's Note: As with all of the Guest Posts written on this blog, the view expressed below
on signs and wonders is not the view of the blog owner, but is published here to encourage dialogue and discussion on this topic.
For those like Dawkins, Baker, John and Wilson, every day is an adventure in which Christ reveals himself
though signs and wonders.
He blogs at Holy Spirit Activism about
combining signs and wonders with peace and justice, and he is also a contributing author at Grace Ground.
Early in the book of Acts as in the Gospels there are many
signs and wonders because God is still dealing with the Jews and the Jews require a sign (1 Corinthians 1:22).
For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed, Through
mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ»).
Because miraculous events in the Bible appear mere pages or even lines apart, we can get the impression that miracles,
signs and wonders occurred all the time in the ancient world.
The more
recent Signs and Wonders: Why Pentecostalism is the World's Fastest Growing Faith by Paul Alexander is a more accessible introduction.
Beginning largely in the 1960's, people from diverse corners of Christian tradition began to experience New
Testament signs and wonders like healing and prophesy and speaking in tongues — and even the expressive nature of Pentecostal worship within established institutional churches.
Because of the influence of Wimber (who came out of the Jesus Movement) and Wagner (who was a missiologist) these churches produced a distinct belief that the power of the Spirit that
produced signs and wonders was actually for the purpose of evangelism and Kingdom impact, not just personal holiness.
I wonder if Jesus was gently, playfully poking fun at the disciples» ongoing preoccupation with
flashy signs and wonders as a measure of true faith.
She has also participated in creating visuals for the writing literacy project «
Bodega Signs and Wonders» that led to her designing a bodega sign that was later installed in Boston's Egleston Square.
A continuation of the 2010 Art Center exhibition Close Encounters, the Hyde Park Art Center
presents Signs and wonders shall appear, a new project by Maddie Leach, celebrating National Apple Month.