Part 1 - God's Puzzle Solved

God’s Puzzle47it is also a line-upon-line study. There is one line here andanother line there. It is “here a little and there a little.”You must be innocent, eager to learn and have no presetideas.Why did God design it this way? It would have been mucheasier if He had written an outline-type of story. He couldhave explained everything by laying it out simply – justlike an instructional manual. He could have said that Hewas God, what He’s made of, what He looks like and whatHis plan is. He could have explained how life is to belived. But God wanted all this to be a puzzle. Look at acouple of examples that illustrate a biblical puzzle. Thismay come as a shock as you put the pieces together.Revelations 16:17-18 17 And the seventh angel pouredout his vial into the air; and there came a great voiceout of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying,It is done. 18 And there were voices and thunders andlightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such aswas not since men were upon the earth, so mighty anearthquake and so great.A Mystical BookThe Bible is purposely mysterious and The Book of Revelationis known as the mystical book. In Revelation, “sevenseals” and “seven thunders” are mentioned. It reveals atribulation that has the vial of wrath from God at the veryend. This could be quite confusing to the reader who seesthe seventh angel pouring out his violence into the air!This is the time just before The Return of Jesus. “ 17 Andthe seventh angel poured out his vile into the air and became