Musick-al note # 136
Are there signs and evidence that this event is near? Jesus has promised to return to receive his own and take them home (John 14:1-3). He will come for His own and they will receive glory in that day (2 Thessalonians 1:7-10). However it will come as a thief in the night, quickly as a flash of lightening across the sky (Matthew 24:27, 36). The world will be like it was in the days of Noah, thinking only of earthly things. In that day false teachers will rise, iniquity will abound and many will turn from the faith (Matthew 24:37-39). At a trumpet sound, in the blink of the eye the end will come and those who are prepared and waiting will be changed from a fleshly body into an incorruptible, immortal body (1 Corinthians 15:51-52), but those who are not ready will receive the wrath of God (2 Thessalonians 1:7-10). As to when the time is coming, no man knows and Jesus said even angels do not know (Matthew 24:36) but there are things happening that fit the end time as Matthew 24 declares which you can study and determine that many of the signs of the end are evident. However, one must realize that through the centuries, many of these signs were evident in those days also, but the end did not come even with the many predictions that were made. Jesus taught that we must always be ready for His coming for we know not when that time will come. The signs make His coming imminent – it could happen at any time – but not on our time schedule! It will come on God’s schedule! Be wise – get ready by obeying the Gospel of Christ and live faithfully by following Jesus words every day (Revelation 2:10). Keep in mind that even if terrible things happen, being faithful has its reward (Romans 8:18).
Gordon Musick
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