Going good so far...how could it not?

Well my reading of "the Lists" is going very well. I am amazed when I stop to think that as of this morning, I have read 80 chapters of the Bible! 80! Isn't that incredible! And it just takes a few minutes a day!

On the 5th of January, I read the 5th chapter of Genesis. This chapter never ceases to amaze me and I think I can honestly say its one of my favorite chapters. It focuses on the line of Adam and Adam's son, Seth, and his son and so on and it ends with Noah. What is incredible about this chapter is that it is more than just the genealogy of Adam through Noah. It is the message in the names that once realized, will send chills up and down the spine.
Many people simply believe the Bible to just be a "good book." I believe the Bible to be the true Word of God. This Book is the words of God himself so clearly there must be messages in the words that God wants to give to us. Chuck Missler wrote in an article that you can read here http://www.khouse.org/articles/1996/44/ that the Bible is a "message system." He even writes in his article that the Bible even tells us that "one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled." This is found in Matthew 5:18. Genesis 5 is a great example of this. The message is in the names! Most people know that the name Adam means man. The name Seth means appointed which is interesting because Adam and Eve were appointed another son after Cain killed Abel. So each name has a meaning: not just to have a meaning but that meaning itself means something. Take the name of Methuselah for example. his name is a combination of meanings but as a whole basically means "his death shall bring." It is interesting to note that upon his death, the flood came. So his death brought the flood. Those of his time would know that the death of Methuselah would bring something although they may not have known exactly what that was. His father did as he was given a prophecy but many others may not have known. It is when all the meanings of the names are put together that a person understands the true divineness of God!
Here is a list taken from the site above, on the meaning of the names that are mentioned in Genesis 5:
Adam- Man
Seth- Appointed
Enos- Mortal
Cainaan- Sorrow
Mahalalel- The Blessed God
Jared- Shall come down
Enoch- Teaching
Methuselah- His death shall bring
Lamech- The despairing
Noah- Rest or comfort

You can make a sentence out of these meanings:
Man (is) appointed mortal sorrow; (but) the Blessed God shall come down teaching (that) His death shall bring (the) despairing rest.

As Chuck Missler puts it: "Here's the Gospel hidden within a genealogy in Genesis!"
All I can say is WOW!