8The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.

 9The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.

 10More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

 11Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

 12Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.

 13Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.

 ¹⁴Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

Deut 4:

 5Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it.

 6Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

 7For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?

 8And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?

Some say that God doesn’t intend for Christians to impose their religion on the world, hence we should be tolerant of the sin we see round about us. “Don’t impose your prejudices” they say, “on us, because that makes you a bigot, or arrogant, or conceited, and your comments on the Truth are insulting to us”. 

While God may not have given the believer a command to “conquer” in His name, He certainly did expect us to behave in a manner consistent with His revelation in us (Matthew 5:13-15). We have a responsibility to warn those who oppose themselves of the immortal danger that faces them (Ezekiel 33:6). 

Christians in public office may be expected to check the wedding garment (Matt 22:2-13) at the door, but it is impossible to do so. One cannot consent to do evil in the public sector, then go home and live as a righteous Christian. Freshwater wells do not alternatively spew salt water (James 3:12). To do so is the height of hypocrisy. 

Does the Spirit of God which guides the believer take a leave of absence at this time? Emphatically no, for John says:

3 John 1:11
Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

Must evil be defined here? Evil is unrighteousness or sin; the opposite of righteousness. What is righteousness? We have a whole book called the Holy Bible that defines righteousness, and godliness. Man, in attempt to justify himself, then asks "what of interpretations and translations"? They matter not to the believer who is led by the Holy Ghost, which is given to the believer to guide them into all truth (John 16:13), and to bring all the words of Jesus to our remembrance (John 14:26).

But what of enforcing such righteousness on the public sector? I grant that such impositions by the unrighteous would be grievous, for they are unlearned and unguided.  The fact still remains; the Word says that there is no nation as great as the one who will follow the Law of God (Duet 4:5-8).  Only that nation can expect the blessings of God and not the curses (Deut 28).  That Law was not done away with, but codified and fulfilled in Christ (Matt 5:17); who is the end of the Law for righteousness to all that believe (Rom 10:4). Now it is love that worketh no ill to his neighbor, which is the fulfilling of the law (Rom 13:10).

 ¹⁰Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?

 ¹¹Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together.

 ¹²The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.

 ¹³The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.

 ¹⁴He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.

 ¹⁵Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.

 ¹⁶He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:

 ¹⁷And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.

 ¹⁸They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.

 ¹⁹And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?

 ²⁰He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?

 ¹¹Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

 ¹²And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;

 ¹³And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.

 ¹⁴His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;

 ¹⁵And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.

 ¹⁶And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.

 ¹⁷And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

 ¹⁸I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

 ¹I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

 ²My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.

 ³He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

 ⁴Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

 ⁵The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.

 ⁶The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

 ⁷The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

 ⁸The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

 ⁴One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.

 ⁵For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

 ⁶And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.

 ⁷Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

 ⁸When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

 ⁹Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

Some say they don’t believe in “Dispensational Theology”. What they mean exactly I'm not sure; I am just fool enough to believe it as it is written. I’ve never been to “Seminary” or “Bible College” but it would seem that God has an order for His will to be accomplished. I make no claim to know and interpret all of Revelation, for now we see through a glass darkly:

1 Corinthians 13:

 9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

 10But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

Then (in the end) face to face, and we will know as we are known. That is to say fully and completely.

Dispensation-the divine ordering of the affairs of the world.

Let’s look at the words of Jesus concerning the time of the end.

 Matt 24:3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

Jesus then talked of deceptions, false Christs, wars, famines, pestilences, etc; which he referred to as the “beginning” of sorrows. Now if something has a beginning, it implies order; does it not?

Matthew 24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

“For then…” is another point of order signifying a time. This time it is the occurrence of “great tribulation”.

Matthew 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

In verse 29, “immediately after” and in verse 30 “and then” are again time reference points. From here we can go to Revelations.

Revelations 6:

 12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

 13And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.

 14And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

 15And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

 16And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

 17For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

This passage also corresponds to:

Revelations 14:  

 14And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

 15And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.

 16And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.

Paul referred to this time in Thessalonians.

1 Thessalonians 4:  

 16For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

 17Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

In Revelations the First resurrection is spoken of.

Revelation 20: 

 4And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

 5But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

Some say that Christ is already reigning; I would say they are correct spiritually, in the heart of the believer, for Jesus said:

Luke 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

And:

John 14:

 22Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?

 23Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

But physically He will also return to earth one day and set up a literal reign upon the earth, where He will rule with a “rod of iron”. Some dispute this, saying He already rules with the rod of iron. If that is so, then why does the scripture say:

Hebrews 10:

 12But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

 13From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.

If He is expecting (waiting) AFTER His sacrifice, then is He reigning over His enemies yet? I say no, not yet, but He will. Also, during this time Satan will be bound:

Revelation 20:3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

“…Until the thousand years should be fulfilled” Satan will be bound. I ask, Is he bound now? If Christ is already in the midst of this reign with the rod of iron, then according to this scripture Satan must be bound at this present time. Look around you at the sin and evil in the world. Is Satan, the deceiver, bound or still loosed?

After this thousand year reign, those who are gathered together in deception when Satan is loosed for a little season, are destroyed when fire comes from God out of Heaven.  Satan is then cast into the lake of fire, the rest of dead are delivered up, the judgment is set, and punishment is meted. (Revelation 20).

Psalm 1

 ¹Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

 ²But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

 ³And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

 ⁴The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

 ⁵Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

 ⁶For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

“But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolater, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.” Rev 21:8. 

This is the end result of fear. Why does God consider the fearful as sinners, as evil, as deserving a place in everlasting torment? 

Consider this. “For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear, but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.” Rom 8:15. The “spirit of fear” is opposite and not compatible with the “Spirit of adoption” which “…beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God”. 

Still, why are the fearful enmity with God? Because …”without faith it is impossible to please Him…” (Heb 11:6), and the fearful demonstrate a lack of faith. Jesus said when He arose and rebuked the storm that threatened to upset their journey across the lake, “…Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?...” (Matt 8:26). John told us that “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.” I John 4:18. 

Jesus came that we “…being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.” Luke 1:74,75. 

Do we really think it is Christ-like to fear? What did Christ fear, when he walked among men? Face to face with Satan, He feared nothing, because he had power with God. The devils were fearful of HIM! They said, “…art thou come hither to torment us before the time?” Mat 8:29.  WE are supposed to have the same power. Jesus was speaking to his disciples when he said, “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” Luke 10:19. When He went away, He told the disciples they would “…receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you…” Acts 1:8. He also told us “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.” John 14:12. 

We fear, as John said, because we are not made perfect. We must still be abiding in death. We ultimately fear death, because of the sting of death. 

“The sting of death is sin…” I Cor 15:55. 

If I saw no signs of a divinity, I would fix myself in denial. If I saw everywhere the marks of a Creator,
I would repose peacefully in faith. But seeing too much to deny Him, and too little to assure me,
I am in a pitiful state, and I would wish a hundred times that if a God sustains nature
it would reveal Him without ambiguity. (Pensees 229)

We understand nothing of the works of God unless we take it as a principle
that He wishes to blind some and to enlighten others. (Pensees 565)

 ²¹Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

 ²²Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: