Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. ~ John 14:6
Knowing his death was near and knowing the confusion, fear, and despair his disciples would experience, Jesus took time to offer them words of comfort to sooth their soon-to-be deeply troubled hearts and minds.
The book of 3rd John is a letter from the aged apostle to his dear friend Gaius. The church in Gaius’s community was taken over by a man named Diotrephes who began to conduct himself and lead the church in a manner that did not align with the teaching of Jesus.
Today, we are continuing what I am calling the William Branham series, and the topic today is “What is the shout of 1st Thessalonians 4.”
Our passage today will be from the book of 1st Thessalonians, chapter 4. I will read from verse 13 to 18 as our text. I invite you to turn there with me as I read it: