John 14:27 Know Jesus, No Fear; No Jesus, Know Fear
“I give you peace, the kind of peace only I can give. It isn’t like the peace this world can give. So don’t be worried or afraid” (CEV).
Crater Lake is a placid place of great beauty. I have often said that Crater Lake is the definition of “blue.” The present site of Crater Lake certainly fits the Scripture concerning peace. It is a peaceful place, but it wasn’t a peaceful place thousands of years ago as Mount Mazama erupted and the height of the mountain was lowered from 12,000 feet to about 8,100 feet. The mountain exploded, emptying the huge magma chamber beneath the mountain causing the remaining mountain to collapse inwardly, forming a caldera, a bowl for the 1,900 foot deep Crater Lake. Ash from this eruption continued to fall for about three years.
This picture and the story of Crater Lake make me think of the 1000 year reign of Jesus here on earth after the Great Tribulation. There will have been seven years of lawlessness from the heart of satan—the worst time period ever experienced by mankind. Satan will have his way here for the seven-year tribulation period. I’ll leave you to imagine the appearance and the character of this planet and its inhabitants after satan’s heyday. At the end of this seven-year period, Jesus will return, defeat satan, imprison him for a thousand years, and reign as King. He will bring a peace unlike any peace given by or known by man. I am looking forward to that peaceful time of living and reigning with Him. So the Word is, “…don’t be worried or afraid.” Jesus will return and be the ultimate ruler, one who rules with love.:
Then, because I have accepted Jesus as Savior, I will spend eternity with Him in heaven, so because I KNOW Jesus, I have NO fear. If I had not accepted Jesus as Savior, I would have eternity to spend in hell, and then because I have NO Jesus, I would KNOW fear.