John 8:32

and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

What is freedom? We all have a concept of freedom and depending on what country you live in, it might mean something different than what it means to Americans. Maybe.

To have a proper understanding of this biblical comment we must take into consideration that the freedom that Jesus refers to here is for a child of God who is a member of the Kingdom of God.

• Ephesians 2:19
  So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,
• Philippians 3:20
  But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,

As such our citizenship now defines freedom. Before we see what we are set free from we should examine the key that unlocked the cell. Truth sets us free.

John 14:6

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Obviously there is more to Jesus than just truth so to keep on topic let us look only at the aspect of Jesus being truth. If we have placed our faith in Him, then we believe that He will never lie to us, even in the hard truths. In the most simple terms to know the truth dispels the lies we have heard. Lies are sourced by that other guy. Let us not talk about him right now.

The effect of lies is a bondage to the lie, to cause us to act in a manner which leads us to a place designed by those who lie to us, to use us to their own end. The source of all bitterness and hate are lies. This is why Jesus qualified His comment in John 14:6 as our goal in that life, is to come before Father God at the end of this worldly life.

To believe the truth is to reject the lie. To follow the way is to find the life that leads us to our eternal salvation. We will discover we have been set free from the penalty of eternal death.

Once the key has opened the cell door it is our opportunity to follow the truth and discover where He is leading us.

First thing is, you have to leave the cell.

Type in apocalypse to your bible search engine and it will take you to the book of revelation.

Type it into google and you will get an event involving destruction or damage on an awesome or catastrophic scale.

The word is Greek and does mean revelation. Here is Strong’s Definition.

STRONGS G602:

ἀποκάλυψις, -εως, ἡ, (ἀποκαλύπτω, which see), an uncovering;

1. properly, a laying bare, making naked.

2. tropically, in N. T. and ecclesiastical language [see end],

a. a disclosure of truth, instruction, concerning divine things before unknown — especially those relating to the Christian salvation — given to the soul by God himself, or by the ascended Christ, especially through the operation of the Holy Spirit, and so to be distinguished from other methods of instruction;

During a recent storm we received a weather alert for a tornado watch, then the power went out for seven hours. All our electronics were rendered useless, no tv, no lights, the garage door opener would not even allow us to use the car. Suddenly we were left alone to fend for ourselves, feeling vulnerable and exposed. All I could do was listen for the sounds of what might become of us if a tornado were to hit.

That is a real world application of apocalypse not a biblical one. We were laid bare, void of technology, and we had to face what we were without it.

Biblical apocalypse is receiving the truth and with that instruction all the lies are seen for what they are and where they come from.

• John 8:31
  The Truth Will Set You Free
  So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,
• John 8:32
  and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

In the storm we were more concerned with loss of life and property than where we might go if we should die that night. We know where we are going when we die, but that is about all we know.

Ease of life has made us soft. If a world defined apocalypse were to happen our imaginations become a fictional characterization fueled by movies based on fear. We are not prepared to live a life of “preppers” armed to the teeth and ready to defend what little food supplies we have nor will we take by force what others might have stored.

Which apocalypse befalls us today?