Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Searching for Ararat

No, we're not after not the physical mountain -- but after meeting an online poker player using the name "Ararat," we asked where you might find that location in the Bible.

We noted Genesis 8:4, where Noah's Ark landed long ago. The other Biblical mentions admittedly are obscure. Jeremiah 51:27 indicates Ararat is one of three kingdoms in a prophetic assault on Babylon. And it's also the place where two murderers of an Assyrian king fled:

One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer cut him down with the sword, and they escaped to the land of Ararat.... -- II KIngs 19:37

You might consider it coincidence that a king was killed while worshiping his god. But when Jesus comes back, He plans to "strike down the nations" (Revelation 19:15) -- which we can safely guess refers to nations which don't worship Christ. So are you worshiping "poker gods," or the real Lord?

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