Talk about a ZWTF classic! Well, here it is. I wrote this in March of 2019. This was chapter eight of a book that I was writing and publishing real-time called, "The History of the Universe." I got eleven chapters along, and then something happened. I can't really tell you what. But let me tell you more about what I can't really tell you in a little bit.

 

This is one hell of a newsletter. I haven't read it in over a year. I forgot how epic it is. This ZWTF explains in colloquial language why God is in control of His universe but why most people don't know that He's in control of His universe. It explains how God calls certain people behind the curtain of the Great Stage of Life and shows them (after they rush the stage in anguish and panic over life's evil events) that everything is happening according to plan, and that the glorious outcome of the plan will far outweigh the uncomfortable means necessary to get there. 

 

Also in this edition is an account of the creation of Satan. God needed an enemy to oppose Him, and so He created this enemy Himself. He would battle this enemy. But the battle is only for the sake of revealing God's grace and power. Thus, it's not ultimately a battle (the outcome of the battle is known ahead of time—God wins), but rather a battle staged for our sakes, so that God can reveal His power against opposition. Nothing will comfort one concerning the reality and purpose of evil more than knowing that it's necessary, and that it is under control, and that universal good for every single creature ever created is impossible without the presence of evil. 

 

The ultimate comfort, of course, is knowing that evil is temporary. But how many people know that? God presently reveals this truth to few. These days, He calls very few backstage to show them what's really happening, and why. That you are being called backstage is a privilege and a gift beyond your powers of comprehension to appreciate. But do try. 

 

I stopped writing last year for reasons that I cannot now explain. I couldn't do it anymore. After writing literally millions of words in the last 27 years, I became completely burned out. The well went dry. What comforts me is knowing that this is all in accord with the plan of God. Reading this edition today, I realize how worthy it is and how it needs to be not only finished, but published in book form. And this I will do, God willing. I believe that the well will fill back up again.

 

In the meantime, revel in this basic yet glorious truth of the sovereignty of God. And please—do your part for the sake of the truth and for the evangel of God, and copy and paste this link to your friends and family. Be bold. I have a feeling that something good will come of it. 

 

I am remaining your brother, on the peninsula, 

 

—Martin