Oftentimes whenever people start saying, "the end of the world is near," or, "Jesus is coming soon," others tend to mock them and don't take them seriously. Some of those mockers are people who call themselves Christians. Of all people, Christians should know what Jesus himself said about His return.
In verse 36 of Matthew 24, Jesus says, "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father."
Verses 42 through 44 then say, "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him."
Mark 13 verse 33 says, "Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come."
There were moments in the past when people were saying that the rapture was going to happen on a certain day and then nothing happened. Remember that? Now if anyone says that the world is going to end soon, people just laugh or get angry. "You're crazy," they say. "You're such a fanatic." Nobody can put a date on the rapture or the end of the world, but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't prepare. Stop mocking those warning of Christ's return! Take it as a reminder that you don't have all the time in the world to get right with God. The rapture can happen years from now, months from now, weeks from now, days from now, or even seconds from now. What are you waiting for?
Just like nobody knows when Christ will return, nobody knows when they're going to die. Nobody knows if their own death will be quick or if they'll have time to repent before they take their last breath. Nobody knows those kinds of things. And if you die in sin, it's too late for you to be saved.
Please, stop wasting the time God has graciously given you. Repent and stop sinning. Seek wisdom in God's Word. Seek God and pray. You DON'T have all the time in the world. You DON'T KNOW when you will die. And NOBODY KNOWS when the rapture will happen. Only God knows. Get ready now.
"Look, he is coming with the clouds,
and every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him;
and all the peoples of the earth will
mourn because of him.
So shall it be! Amen.
"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty." (Revelations 1:7-8 NIV)
May God bless you all.
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