My granddaughter Amanda came over yesterday and wanted to watch Avatar. I always enjoyed watching science fiction, so I agreed with an enthusiastic "yes"! I knew the plot, remembered most of the scenes, but still enjoyed it. When the story came round to Sully climbing vines in the floating mountains of Pandora, I remembered this picture of China. I wonder, could this really be where they obtained those images, or is it just my imagination? I doubt if I will ever really know, but its nice to think I may have solved one little mystery among so many that are out there. The Bible is full of them, because God's ways are so beyond our comprehension, but here is one that is solved.
Romans 14:22 (WEB)
22) Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who doesn’t judge himself in that which he approves.(14:24) Now to him who is able to establish you according to my Good News and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret through long ages, (14:25) but now is revealed, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, is made known for obedience of faith to all the nations; (14:26) to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever! Amen.
22) Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who doesn’t judge himself in that which he approves.(14:24) Now to him who is able to establish you according to my Good News and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret through long ages, (14:25) but now is revealed, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, is made known for obedience of faith to all the nations; (14:26) to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever! Amen.
To be a Jew was to be someone special!!! God had chosen your entire race out of the whole world and given you a special status. But, a certain eleetism arose (understandable, but regretable) and the Jews forgot God chose them even though they were mere slaves. Those who became obedient to the faith could just have became a sect of Judaism, but God had other plans. HE loves the whole world and that means the gentiles as well as the faithful Jew. Mystery solved. Case closed. Welcome the whole world. This is not some slight of hand or trickery like taking a picture of China and transforming it into an alien world, it is the culmination of literally thousands of years of the will of Almighty God. Now, that is a beautiful picture indeed.