Title Come before winter / 2 Timothy 4:9,11,13,21
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come before winter
Verse: 2 Timothy 4:9,11,13,21
1 and 2 Timothy and Titus are often called pastoral
Pick up. Most of these three letters were written by the clergy to shepherd the church.
It was given the name because it was a lesson about work, and the “shepherd” of the ministry is
Among them, 2 Timothy, which I read today, is a letter of encouragement for the pastoral life.
As the apostle Paul was imprisoned in Roman prison, his future was short.
It is the last one, and as in his will, my dear friend who is ministering in Ephesus
This is a letter to Timothy.
At the end of the letter, Paul made several requests to Timothy, but when he came
(1) Bring Mark with you (verse 11) (2) Heirloom's robe and (3) specially
He told them to bring a book written on leather paper (verse 13).
At that time, many people left with Paul and there was only Luke.
I needed an assistant like Mark in my free prison life, so I made him
I asked him to bring him along, and I also brought the robe and the book I left at the heirloom.
He told them to come, but Gabo was from Troas, and according to legend, Jesus
He is said to be one of his 70 disciples. When Paul was preaching
You stayed in that house, so you left your coat in that house.
All.
Perhaps under the determination to spend the winter in prison with the outer garments that I had taken off when it was not cold.
It seemed like they told me to bring it to the store, and they asked me to bring the book I left with them.
It must have been the Bible that told me to bring what was written on the paper.
However, the epistle to Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, known as Paul’s prison epistles,
When comparing the content at the end of Philemon or Acts 28 with this book, Paul
You will find that his position in prison has changed significantly.
First, that you were free enough to rent a house before, but now you are locked up.
Point, secondly, before anyone could come into contact with it, but now it is risky.
It is very difficult ( 1:16-17). Third, Paul had many friends before.
Now that he is alone with Luke (4:10-12), and finally the former will be released soon
There was hope that I would die, but now I am prepared for martyrdom (4:6), etc.
is.
Because he was Paul in this position, he missed people and became more of a believer.
His son and successor, Timothy, must have been by his side. so soon
He told me to come, and he urged me to come quickly before winter.
However, in the text, “Come before winter” means we who are living today.
It makes people think a lot about something and feels a certain sense of urgency.
make it. In winter, it's kind of cold and lonely, gloomy and lonely
It is a season that makes you feel. In Paul's words "before winter," not only seasonal
It is reminiscent of winter not only in winter, but also in other aspects of life. okay
Along with the seasonal winter, the winter of life and the winter of the spiritual world also come alive.
I wish to receive the same grace while doing each other.
1. There is a season of winter.
After spring comes summer, after summer comes fall, and then winter comes.
All. This is the inevitable law of the seasons divided by nature.
If spring is the season of budding life, summer is the season of growth, and autumn is
It is the season when life bears fruit. But in winter, the growth of all life
It is a season of sleep that has stopped.
As a poet describes [Winter Night]
"The omnipotence trembles
The night wind is fluttering like a wave
the perinuclear sky
shut the breathless silence
Even at night, winter nights are even more lonely."
Said. Winter is not only terribly cold, but also the silence of solitude
It is a season, a season like a lonely death. so that
Before winter arrives, you must be fully prepared to withstand this cold.
Experienced and wise men need wintering before the cold hits
A family thoroughly prepares clothes, food, and heating, as well as heating.
In early winter in Korea, making kimchi is a big event for each family.
All. It is a wisdom passed down from ancient times to prepare for winter. winter
You must be prepared ahead of time. In a time that is as fast as flesh without any countermeasures
If you suddenly encounter cold weather in the city, you will be as embarrassed and troubled as it is.
no luck.
For the first snow yesterday yesterday, a lot of snow has fallen since morning. keep chasing
Because of the sudden snow and cold after being careless in the midst of the expected weather
The streets of Seoul were truly a traffic hell. As the snow fell, it melted.
In Lida, the temperature starts to drop in the evening, so the road is really a skating rink.
Vehicles that had the same ice and were not prepared for winter, such as snow tires
It was the tortoise's gait. About 50 minutes to cross the 1st Hangang Bridge
This is said to have been required.
In order to get through this cold season, you must be fully prepared for the winter.
All.
2. There is a winter of life.
Lim Eodang, a Chinese author, wrote in his book [Discovery of Life] 4 years in a year.
As there are seasons and each day has morning, day, evening and night, life is a biological position.
It can be divided into childhood, adulthood and old age.
After passing old age, the autumn of life, comes death, the winter of life.
The difference between the winter of life and the winter of the seasons is that the winter of the seasons is spring, summer, and autumn.
After Eul, it follows the unbreakable order of natural laws, but the winter of life is spring.
The point is that it can change from summer to winter, ignoring the turn.
All. Death has no gender. When the winter of life comes before us
No one knows if it will come. As we cannot deny the coming season
There is no denying the coming winter of life. Life is one step, one step
Well, it's on the way to death.
However, we are deeply moved by the fact that this life is only one life.
Be careful. If it's a life you can experience twice or three times, practice
You can live your life, but the round-trip ticket for life isn't being issued.
All. Once you leave, you can't come back a second time.
The writer Chekhov said, "One life that has already been lived is a draft, and the other
It would be nice if it was a family emotion."
“It is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment.
“(Hebrews 9:27) said the Apostle Paul. The appointed death, the next
Be prepared for the Simper.
These impressive words were recorded in the diary of a soldier who was about to be discharged.
It was. "It's the clothes I've been cherishing for three years, essential for shoes, living tools, and training.
Rifles, gas masks, field shovels, grain mills, helmets, etc.
The day has come to return everything without seaweed, so it's the day of discharge. just before discharge
Even though I know it as mine, I cherish it and have affection for it, but I am discharged from the military.
I usually change it to one pair of clothes, one pair of shoes, and one hat.
Now that I'm returning my underwear, I'm really a new person.
If you don't wear a military uniform, you will not be discharged. In addition, discharge without any return
no luck coming out It puts attachment to the world and hope in heaven
Isn't that a lesson for a fool who can't? Someday, everything will be mine
The great day will come. Without a single person.. At that time, everything (material, intellectual
Ceremony, honor, happiness, etc.) and put on new clothes..."
Everyone has to return everything and get new clothes in order to be discharged from the military.
It's time to wear it. John Wesley always prepared himself for his fellow evangelists.
He recommended three things to be kept, one for sermon preparation and the second for
Preparation for moving, the third was preparation for death. Prepare for the winter of your life
sour.
3. There is the winter of history, that is, the end of the world.
This world is a creation of God. In Genesis, God
You said you started an award. Saying that there is a beginning, saying that there is an end
It's possible.
The Old Testament is the book that prophesied the incarnation of the Savior Jesus Christ, and
The Old Testament is a book that prophesied the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, the coming Judge.
can be seen as The Bible clearly states that at the same time as the end of the world, Jesus
I am teaching the Second Coming of God.
In his farewell sermon to his disciples, Jesus recounted the parable of the fig tree.
Alas, when its branches become tender and put forth leaves, you know that summer is near.
In the same way, when you also see all these things, the Son of Man is near, at the door.
Know how" (Matthew 24:32,33), and the angels said, "Galil" when Jesus ascended into heaven.
Men of Ri, why do you stand and look at the sky from among you?
This Jesus, who was taken up, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven” (Acts 1:11).
testified.
At the end of the book of Revelation, the one who testified about these things said, "I am
It will come quickly indeed” (Rev 22:20).
The time is drawing near. All the signs prophesied in the Bible one by one
When we see that it is being fulfilled in history, we are alert and not prepared.
I can't
Whether it's the winter of seasons, the winter of life, or the winter that means the end of the world
It is a fact that is rapidly approaching us right now. "Come on"
Do not delay and listen to the word as a message to prepare. winter is coming
Let's prepare hard in advance. Is there a saying in Czechoslovakia?
All. "There will be days when winter asks us what we did in summer...
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