Hello, Elegant Ones!
What a week! With the eclipse getting everyone excited, fearing dome and gloom, or wanting it to be over, however, there was no need to worry.
Watching the 2024 eclipse
When my hubby and I watched the eclipse, we thought it was a wonder to see and to look up at the skies. In 2017, we wrote a post about our eclipse experience HERE! On Monday, April 8, 2024, at about 12:43 pm (CST), the temperature started cooling from 80 to 74 degrees, and it was getting dark enough for the lights to turn on. Even the birds began acting differently, but our doggies didn’t. The pups were enjoying being outside. We watched the time-lapse of when it went from dark to back to the original bright sun. It was pretty cool.
Flashback to the 2017 Eclipse
The eclipse made me think about how our team recently previewed the new movie, THE HOPEFUL. In the film, a community of Christians is looking for Jesus to return on a particular date and year. However, we know that no one knows the day or the hour of His coming.
What does God’s word say?
Matthew 24:36 (ESV) says
“But concerning that day and hour, no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.”
We must guard our hearts when we lean on our interpretations of the Bible and look to God for direction —content on content, not our interpretation.
“THE HOPEFUL ” is the story of a community whose lives were transformed as they learned what it means to truly wait for Jesus. This sweeping drama, set in 19th-century New England, invites audiences of all ages to imagine how hope can change the world.” This movie educated my team because we didn’t know how the Seventh-day Adventist church was started. I am not a Seventh-Day Adventist, but the history is insightful. THE HOPEFUL recounts how the denomination formed and highlights the roadblocks and triumphs.
Do you know about the history of the Seventh-Day Adventist church?
All I knew was that the congregation went to church on Saturdays. My aunt became a Seventh-day Adventist before going to be with the Lord, but I didn’t know much about her path of choice.
You can watch the movie’s trailer here.
Jean Thomason with Momentum Influencers Network interviews the movie’s director, Kyle Portbury, to get an insider’s look at the movie. You can watch the interview here.
Tickets
THE HOPEFUL will only be shown in theaters on April 17th and 18th, so make sure you get your tickets by clicking HERE!
Giveaway
In conjunction with the release of THE HOPEFUL, we are pleased to host a $10 Amazon gift card giveaway. To enter, please leave a comment telling us your thoughts about Bible prophecy.
The giveaway runs until Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at 11:59 pm. One person will be randomly selected and announced on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
PLEASE NOTE:
The giveaway is limited to United States residents. The winner’s full name and email address will be submitted to our marketing team, who will send the Amazon gift card at a later date. We will email you to confirm your full name and email address before submitting it.
Disclosure:
We want to say “Thank You” to Hope Studios for providing us with an advanced screening of THE HOPEFUL so that we could write this review and offer a giveaway. All opinions and analyses of the movie are 100% our own. Momentum Influencers Network provides our team with a media toolkit to prepare this review and giveaway.
Well, for me, the most baffling book of the Bible is Revelations, it’s so full of metaphors it’s hard to even comprehend. I read on other sites that it’s not about the end times at all, rather, NERO was the depicted Anti Christ, so I’m all confused when it comes to biblical prophesy.
I took a Revelation small group at church a couple of years ago, and it helped answer some questions. Revelations is a good book in the Bible to study. However, we must be aware of looking at different sites because that can be even more confusing. Rick Renner has a good teaching on the book of Revelations. Thank you for entering the giveaway.
Bible prophecy seems to be all encompassing and ever changing even though it is written word.
I think it depends on who and how bible prophecy is interpreted and whether it is based on the context of the word of God.
Thank you for entering the giveaway.
To me- bible prophecy comes down to a warning to keep my eyes on God and Christ Jesus. My Father’s will be done. Whatever happens in this physical world- my faith remains the same or stronger.
Yes, we have to focus on God’s word. Thank you for entering the giveaway.
For me, Bible prophecy are the messages that we are sent from God that we must be open to and look for and are all encompassing.
Continuing to stay in God’s word and focus on developing a deeper relationship with Him.
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They strengthen my faith.
Yes. Thank you for entering the giveaway.
For me prophecies are interpreted many ways but in the end it proves God’s almighty power.
So true, many times the prophecy will vary from person to person and it can be hard to determine which one is correct. Thank you for entering the giveaway!
Bible prophecy are the messages that we are sent from God that we must be open to and look for.
Yes, prophecy is a message from God. We have to be open to hearing what He has to say. Thank you for entering the giveaway!
I find Bible prophecy of the end times confusing and a little scary since people have so many different interpretations/opinions.
I agree. It can be challenging to know which person to listen to. At these times, it is important to seek God and ask for clarity when it becomes confusing. Thank you for entering the giveaway!