The Olympics Versus Life's Greatest Race. (Hebrews 12) The WITNESSES..."Listen up" It is confusing for me when I read about life's greatest race, and we start off talking about the fans: "wherefore, seeing we are encompassed about by so great a cloud of witnesses..." The "cloud of witnesses" is a reference to Chapter 11, where we meet the heroes of faith...The picture Paul paints is one of SPECTATORS. I doubt there are many athletes who …showed first 75 words of 304 total…

…showed last 75 words of 304 total…because God had translated him...he had this testimony that he pleased God. --Noah...Abraham...Isaac...Jacob...Joseph...Moses...Joshua...Rahab..."What more shall I say? "...through faith [they] subdued kingdoms...wrought righteousness...obtained promises...stopedthe mouths of lions...quenched the violence of fire...etc. WHAT ARE ALL OF THESE WITNESSES SAYING? ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE! FAITH....FAITH...FAITH...BELEIVE...BELIEVE...BELIEVE...like a broken record they shout..."have faith, believe, keep you trust in God!