Written on Friday, February 29, 2008 @ 9:10 AM
THe Bible story for end times today really rocks man! so exciting, so interesting!!Its on eschatology. What is eschatology, you might ask? Well, eschatology is another word referring to the end times, where the second coming of Jesus will occur. Yes, Jesus is coming back!
SO HOW DO WE KNOW THAT HE IS COMING BACK?
1. WITNESS OF JESUS HIMSELF
Let's go to John 14:1-3," Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am."
Another verse would be Revelations 22:7,' "Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book." '
And Revelations 22:12,' "Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done." '
Finally, Revelations 22:20,' He who testifies to these things says, "Yes, I am coming soon." '
All in all, Jesus said 3 times that He will return back !!
2. THE WITNESS OF THE ANGELS
Acts 1:9-11,' After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. "Men of Galilee," they said, "why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven."
There is no secret coming of Jesus! When He comes, everyone will know. He will not come down like a thief in the night.
3. THE WITNESS OF APOSTLE PAUL
1Thessalonians 4:15-5:2,"According to the Lord's own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord Himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage each other with these words.
Now, brothers, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
Now, it clearly states here that Jesus will not come secretly, but the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night, which means suddenly, and so we must be prepared for this day.
THE QUESTION IS, WHEN IS THE DAY OF THE LORD?
DOTL = Ressurrection and Rapture
Another word for Rapture is Caught up.
rapture will occur during DOTL which is also the the Day when God's Wrath comes.
L-GT-Blackout-DOTL
The Lord will save the righteous before the wrath falls upon the wicked, sinners and the evil!
We will go Through the Great Tribulation as it is a test for us by God Himself.
A test to know we will be Faithful to Death. Yea!
Your Belief will govern your decisions and Lifestyle.
DO not Succumb to another temptation.Yea!
