"Fear not
LITTLE FLOCK,
for it is the Father's
good pleasure to give you the kingdom."
(Luke 12:32)
The Greek word "little"
is "mikros" and it means LEAST, SMALL, TINY OR
EXTREMELY TINY. That is where we get our word
MICRON, which means ONE THOUSANDTH OF A MILLIMETER. We could say ONE IN A
THOUSAND. That is a very small number
indeed! We should find a verification in the OLD
TESTAMENT that indeed there is only a very small of
number of people who actually become part of the TRUE
FLOCK OF GOD, and who KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE
MYSTERY OF GOD:
"I know it is so of a
truth:
but
how should man be JUST with God?
If he (God) will contend
with him,
HE CANNOT ANSWER HIM
ONE
OF A THOUSAND"
(Job 9:2-3)
This is a very telling verse of
Scripture and it goes right to the heart of the matter:
HOW IS A MAN MADE JUST OR = JUSTIFIED BEFORE THE
LORD? WHAT IS THE REAL MYSTERY OF BEING =
JUSTIFIED BEFORE GOD? HOW IS IT DONE? If God were to
come down upon earth and CONTEND WITH THOSE PROFESSING
TO KNOW, ONLY ONE IN A
THOUSAND COULD ANSWER GOD CORRECTLY. One in a thousand is a very
small number:. The vast majority of Christians do not
know the answer: they only think they know the answer.
Speaking of man going to the grave, it says:
"IF THERE BE
A MESSENGER
WITH HIM,
AN INTERPRETER,
ONE AMONG A THOUSAND,
TO SHEW UNTO MAN HIS
UPRIGHTNESS:
Then he (God) is
GRACIOUS UNTO HIM, AND SAITH:
DELIVER HIM FROM
GOING DOWN TO THE PIT:
I HAVE FOUND A RANSOM."
(Job 33:23-24)
This verse is equally
telling and verifies that when Jesus used the term
LITTLE, that he was borrowing from the Old Testament
ONE IN A THOUSAND
JUST a Thought.......................
in very "Broad" terms.........but many numerical
variables are possible with God.....
There are 350,000,000 Million folks in
America!
One in a thousand is 350,000!
There is 7,000,000,000 Billion Folks in
the
World! One
in a thousand 7,000,000