Apocalypse Mission 2 Quotes

“Mankind has free will, yes, but God is sovereign. And when man’s will conflicts with God’s, the plans of the Lord of the Universe will prevail.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“John 3:5–8 (HCSB): Jesus answered, “I assure you: Unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. Whatever is born of the flesh is flesh, and whatever is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be amazed that I told you that you must be born again. The wind blows where it pleases, and you hear its sound, but you don’t know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“Revelation 10:1–2a, 10–11; 11:3–4 (HCSB): Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, surrounded by a cloud, with a rainbow over his head. His face was like the sun, his legs were like fiery pillars, and he had a little scroll opened in his hand. . . . Then I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I ate it, my stomach became bitter. And I was told, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages, and kings. . . . I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth.” These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“2 Peter 1:20–21 (HCSB): First of all, you should know this: No prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation, because no prophecy ever came by the will of man; instead, men spoke from God as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“I will sing of the Lord’s unfailing love forever! Young and old will hear of your faithfulness. Your unfailing love will last forever. Your faithfulness is as enduring as the heavens.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“Though trials may come your way, the Lord is faithful, loving, and good. Psalm 89:1–2”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“LORD, hear my prayer! Listen to my plea! Don’t turn away from me In my time of distress, Bend down to listen, And answer me quickly when I call to you.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“Acts 12:7, 9–10 (HCSB): Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the cell. Striking Peter on the side, he woke him up and said, “Quick, get up!” Then the chains fell off his wrists. . . . So he went out and followed, and he did not know that what took place through the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision. After they passed the first and second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went outside and passed one street, and immediately the angel left him.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“Zephaniah 1:1–3, 14–18 (HCSB): The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah. I will completely sweep away everything from the face of the earth—this is the Lord’s declaration. I will sweep away man and animal; I will sweep away the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea, and the ruins along with the wicked. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth. This is the Lord’s declaration. . . . The great Day of the Lord is near, near and rapidly approaching. Listen, the Day of the Lord—then the warrior’s cry is bitter. That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness, a day of trumpet blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers. I will bring distress on mankind, and they will walk like the blind because they have sinned against the Lord. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung. Their silver and their gold will not be able to rescue them on the day of the Lord’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy. For He will make a complete, yes, a horrifying end of all the inhabitants of the earth.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“have seen the culture of this land, how it has fallen far from you. They promote evil as good, wrong as right, and falsehood as truth. They are surely ripe for judgment. I weep for them, for no matter how often they hear the truth, they have hardened their ears and hearts to the message of your love.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“I will display wonders in the heavens and on the earth: blood, fire, and columns of smoke.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“That besides being all-powerful and all-knowing, he is a God of infinite love. He is also an intensely personal God. Consider that he sent his Son, one of the Trinity, part of himself, down to earth to be born as a baby, to live among us, and then to give himself up to die for us. By doing this, he put a human face on an invisible, holy God, showing us who he really is. You simply cannot comprehend the depth and breadth and extent of God’s love for us.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“since eternity and infinity are two sides of the same coin, we must conclude that time cannot be eternal. It must have had a beginning. And if time had a beginning, then so did the universe. Therefore, we must conclude that God, alone, is infinite and eternal.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“Then, if that’s true, you cannot add to infinity or subtract anything from it because infinity already contains all numbers. Now, let’s consider time. Today is one more day added to yesterday. And tomorrow is one more day added to today.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“only one thing—God or the universe—can be infinite. Not both. So let us now consider infinity. How would you define it? Is not infinity the collection of all numbers?”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“Perhaps an illustration will help. Consider a single grain of sand. Now, let’s assume that grain represents your lifespan. Next, let’s imagine all the grains of sand on all the seashores on all the oceans in all the world. We’ll let that represent eternity. That’s how different we are from God. God is eternal. We are temporal. But even that analogy falls short.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“God is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit—three persons in one—and before they created, they existed in a perfect loving relationship with each other. He is the infinite, eternal God, and he is perfectly holy.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“Who do you think created the universe if not God? Everything didn’t just pop into existence by itself. He was the Creator, but before he created, there was nothing—no space, no matter, no energy, not even time. There was only God, existing in three persons.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“Psalm 102:25–27 (HCSB): Long ago You established the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. They will perish, but You will endure; all of them will wear out like clothing. You will change them like a garment, and they will pass away. But You are the same, and Your years will never end.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“Lord God above, the one who rules the heavens and the earth, we place our lives in your hands. We face disaster here on this ship, but we know you have a plan and that nothing will prevent it from coming to pass. We ask you now to give us courage, faith, endurance, and hope. Lead us to our goal, for our goal is your goal. In the name of your Son, the one in whom we place our faith, we pray.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“Revelation 17:3b–6 (HCSB): I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and 10 horns. The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls. She had a gold cup in her hand filled with everything vile and with the impurities of her prostitution. On her forehead a cryptic name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT
THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES
AND OF THE VILE THINGS OF THE EARTH”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“When the wind blows and the storm comes, it’s best to seek shelter in the One above.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“Isaiah 53: 3–9 (HCSB): He was despised and rejected by men, a man of suffering who knew what sickness was. He was like someone people turned away from; He was despised, and we didn’t value Him. Yet He Himself bore our sicknesses, and He carried our pains; but we in turn regarded Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. But He was pierced because of our transgressions, crushed because of our iniquities; punishment for our peace was on Him, and we are healed by His wounds. We all went astray like sheep; we all have turned to our own way; and the Lord has punished Him for the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. Like a lamb led to the slaughter and like a sheep silent before her shearers, He did not open His mouth. He was taken away because of oppression and judgment; and who considered His fate?
For He was cut off from the land of the living; He was struck because of my people’s rebellion. They made His grave with the wicked and with a rich man at His death, although He had done no violence and had not spoken deceitfully.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“Psalm 16:1: Protect me, God, for I take refuge in You.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“By now much time had passed, and the voyage was already dangerous. Since the Fast was already over, Paul gave his advice and told them, “Men, I can see that this voyage is headed toward damage and heavy loss, not only of the cargo and the ship but also of our lives.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“Revelation 5:9–11 (HCSB): When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the people slaughtered because of God’s word and the testimony they had. They cried out with a loud voice: “Lord, the One who is holy and true, how long until You judge and avenge our blood from those who live on the earth?” So a white robe was given to each of them, and they were told to rest a little while longer until the number would be completed of their fellow slaves and their brothers, who were going to be killed just as they had been.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“Joel 2:10 (HCSB): The earth quakes before them; the sky shakes. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars cease their shining.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“It’s true. The words of Ezekiel the Prophet, written long ago, have come to pass. The enemies of God’s people cannot overrule his will, no matter how arrogant they become or how great they think they are.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy

“Ezekiel 38:3b–6, 8–9 (NASB95): “Behold, I am against you, O Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal. I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them splendidly attired, a great company with buckler and shield, all of them wielding swords; Persia, Ethiopia and Put with them, all of them with shield and helmet; Gomer with all its troops; Beth-togarmah from the remote parts of the north with all its troops—many peoples with you. . . . “After many days you will be summoned; in the latter years you will come into the land that is restored from the sword, whose inhabitants have been gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel which had been a continual waste; but its people were brought out from the nations, and they are living securely, all of them. “You will go up, you will come like a storm; you will be like a cloud covering the land, you and all your troops, and many peoples with you.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Apocalypse Mission 2: Plague, Peril, and Passage to Prophecy