False Teacher Denial



Do not overlook this one fact,
Would be like a thousand years;
With the Lord whom you interact,
As if only one day appears.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill,
A slackness about His promise;
Be patient for you to instill,
Repentance before His justice.

He does not wish you to perish,
When He comes like a thief at night;
Each one of us He does cherish,
Because to Him as a delight.

For the Heavens will pass away,
The heavenly bodies will burn;
The earth and all works will decay,
That is prior to His return.

Since these things are to be dissolved,
Who is living in holiness;
As His chosen will be evolved,
Holy transformed to godliness.

Wait for and hasten for that day,
Upon the coming of the Lord;
When the holy will all obey,
And in being in one accord.

Heaven and earth set on fire,
Heavenly bodies burn and melt;
The fading of the heart’s desire,
Disappearing where one once dwelt.

Wait for the new Heaven and earth,
In which all righteousness will dwell;
As holiness will give new birth,
And all blaspheme God will dispel.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer

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The Day of the Lord Will Come 2 Peter 3:8-13

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Written on February 10, 2023

Submitted by sir_ricky on February 09, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IDIB GJGJ KLKL MNMN K
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,079
Words 237
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1

Richard Newton Sherrer

I was born and raised on a farm in Pennsylvania. It was a small family farm that was handed down through 8 generations of Sherrer men until my father; Newton just could not make a living from it any longer. He thought that I would make a better living away from the farm. So, I decided to join the Air Force in 1969 upon graduating from high school. I gained quite a bit of experience and insight on life while in the service. Even though I was only stationed on the east coast of the US, my Air Force career took me to Germany and Korea. After 20 years wearing of the blue uniform, I decided going in a different direction and found myself becoming very diverse in many different fields. Something still seemed missing to me after being separated from the service for about 10 years. The Air Force was a way of life for me, but really missed life in Korea. I found myself changing careers again. Poetry was an interest of his since my days in high school. With returning to the Lord, I felt motivated to write of my Christian beliefs. I started looking at Bible verses and reflecting on my own personal experiences. The Bible was found to be as true today as to when the various books were written. I could see much of what the Bible is teaching us as valid as every in modern time. It felt only natural to me on using his personal experience based on Bible verses and see much of my own life written in the Scriptures. God inspires me what to write about though. I do not claim to be an expert on God or the Bible. I am just a Christian who has become enlightened to write poetic verses from the Holy Scriptures. more…

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