It is good and well to delve into End Time prophecy and learn more about it with awe and wonder, but remember that we should all want to be on the “Welcoming Committee”, not the “Programing Committee”. We should be careful not to let our Theological systems of understanding End Times in the Bible allow us to potentially miss the joy of His coming. The true details of that day and time belong to Heaven and no one, except God, knows exactly when it will happen.
The next question is: “What should we do while we are waiting? The fourth thing that the Apostle Peter wants us to know about the end times is that we should live godly obedient lives as we wait for His return. In 2 Peter 3:11-12a, the Apostle tells us, “Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God”. This is how we wait well for Jesus. The Apostle goes on to tell in 2 Peter 3:12b-13 that, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn! But according to His promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.” Remember that as a born again child of God, we are citizens of Heaven and this earthly pilgrimage, possessions and property is not our home. We are living for new heavens and a new earth where righteousness dwells. We are going to be there!
Revelation 21:1-7 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” 5 And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” 6 And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. 7 The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son.”
Are you prepared for the moment that Jesus returns? One of the biggest reasons that this pandemic has been so devastating is that our world, largely speaking, was not ready for it. We were not prepared. Everyone will under-equipped, with no known medicines, and the few treatments that finally arisen where in extremely short supply. The previous years of research on viruses did not prepare us for this pandemic. The world was not ready when this one hit. We were not prepared. Our health, our nations and governments are not guaranteed, but there is One that we can depend – the Lord Jesus Christ. In contrast to the unpreparedness of the world during when the Coronavirus hit, but God is prepared and has a plan for the End Times, so we can be excited about it. We are not just randomly here. We are here with a plan.
And that plan includes sharing the “Good News”, not just to share the news. Turn on any television, Cell phone or computer and you hear news on COVID-19. But, GOd says that those of us who have seen and tasted the goodness of the Lord should not be silent, especially during these times. This is the time to speak up about our testimony, the power of God, and the “Good News” of Jesus Christ., helping the world to find salvation at the foot of the Cross and get ready for His Second Coming. Like Jesus said in Matthew 24:14, “this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” Are you prepared for your Savior’s return? Are you ready to meet Him face to face? Would your life have enough evidence that you are a “born again” Believer? Or, you one of those who will say, “I was still undecided about God, the Bible, Jesus Christ. I didn’t see it coming. I thought that I had more time.”
Our lives should reflect that expectant reality that the End Times will happen and Jesus is coming soon. We are all living in our last days, whether or not we are living in the last days. I’ll see you here, there or in the air.
In Christ, Brian
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