TIME IS COMING TO AN END.

Rain water fell from Heaven and destroyed the old world (Genesis 7:11-12).

Rain of FIRE AND BRIMSTONE will fall from Heaven and destroy this heaven and earth FOREVER (2 Peter 3:9-12) (Revelation 11:18, 16:17).

Now, in our present time, the same sense of doubt, debate and deliberation is taking place about the coming end of time on this earth. King Jesus warned: “But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be” (Matthew 24:37).

During the time of Noah, a preacher of righteousness (2 Peter 2:5) he did not doubt, debate or deliberate about the word of God concerning the destruction of the world by a great flood.

In the days of Noah, when the rain started to fall, everyone believed it would stop but, the rain did not stop (Genesis 7:17). When people realized this, they wanted into the ark to be rescued, but it was too late! The door was shut.

Our Lord Jesus warned that his coming will be just as in the days of Noah when “they did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and [DESTROYED THEM ALL].

Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; but the same day that Lot went out of Sodom, [IT RAINED FIRE AND BRIMSTONE FROM HEAVEN, AND DESTROYED THEM ALL]” (Luke 17:27–29).

Believe the gospel for the time is fulfilled, and this is the only lifetime to come to repentance of sins (Mark 1:15).

“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and [HE THAT BELIEVETH NOT THE SON SHALL NOT SEE LIFE; BUT THE WRATH OF GOD ABIDETH ON HIM]” (John 3:36).
Knowing this then for those among us who have no already done so, Jesus says: “The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel” (Mark 1:15).

“[EXCEPT YE REPENT, YE SHALL ALL LIKEWISE PERISH]” (Luke 13:3).

“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come” (Matthew 24:14). “But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only” (Matthew 24:36).

“Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. [BE YE ALSO PATIENT; STABLISH YOUR HEARTS: FOR THE COMING OF THE LORD DRAWETH NIGH]” (James 5:7–8).

“[FOR WHOSOEVER SHALL CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD SHALL BE SAVED]” (Romans 10:13).

“And it shall come to pass, that [WHOSOEVER SHALL CALL ON THE NAME] of the LORD [SHALL BE DELIVERED]: for in mount Zion and [IN JERUSALEM SHALL BE DELIVERANCE], as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call” (Joel 2:32).

END OF YEARS:

“Great tribulation” (Matthew 24:21); “Mark of the beast” (Revelation 16:2) or “Six hundred threescore and six” (Revelation 13:18).

Unfortunately, when the foregoing words are mentioned untold numbers of people usually react with fear or fearfulness. Many people make statements such as: “I am not going to be here”. Furthermore, many preachers today are telling their congregations not to worry saying: “You will be going up soon in the rapture”. But, are these statements correct? What does the word of God say about the end of time or the end of years?

“And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads. And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name” (Revelation 13:16-17).

“And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, ‘Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?’” (Revelation 13:4).

However, GOD’S ELECT will NOT worship the beast! As it is written:
“And ALL THAT DWELL UPON THE EARTH SHALL WORSHIP HIM, whose [NAMES ARE NOT WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF LIFE OF THE LAMB] slain from the foundation of the world.

[IF ANY MAN HAVE AN EAR, LET HIM HEAR]” (Revelation 13:8-9).

We are GOD’S ELECT should we be alive when that time comes have NO ONE AND NOTHING TO FEAR in this world!

“He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches” (Revelation 2:29).

“[FEAR NONE OF THOSE THINGS] which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: [BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH], and I will give thee a [CROWN OF LIFE]” (Revelation 2:10).

“[FEAR NOT, LITTLE FLOCK]; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:32).

“[I AM WITH YOU ALWAY, EVEN UNTO THE END OF THE WORLD]. Amen” (Matthew 28:20).

To endure today is to endure another day to ENDURE TO THE END.

“This know also, that in the [LAST DAYS PERILOUS TIMES] shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; [HAVING A FORM OF GODLINESS, BUT DENYING THE POWER THEREOF: FROM SUCH TURN AWAY]” (2 Timothy 3:1–5).

Jesus says: “All these are the beginning of sorrows. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake” (Matthew 24:8-9).

“And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake. But there shall not an hair of your head perish. In your patience possess ye your souls” (Luke 21:17-19).

“And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake. “But there shall not a hair of your head perish. In your patience possess ye your souls” (Luke 21:16–19).

“And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: [BUT HE THAT ENDURETH TO THE END SHALL BE SAVED]” (Matthew 10:21-22).

“[I AM WITH YOU ALWAY, EVEN UNTO THE END OF THE WORLD]. Amen” (Matthew 28:20).

GOOD FRIDAY: REPENTANCE

On the day that our Lord, Savior and King was crucified, he endured unimaginable things at the hands of the roman soldiers who mocked, scourge and spit on him (Mark 10:24).

“And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Prætorium; and they call together the whole band. And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head, And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!

And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him. And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him” (Mark 15:16-20).

Every human alive on today would be wise to come to REPENTANCE of sins and accept Jesus Christ as Lord, Savior and King. The prophet Isaiah foretold of the day of Jesus’ crucifixion when he said:

“I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting” (Isaiah 50:6).

“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever” (Hebrews 13:8), says: “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel” (Mark 1:15).

“Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish” (Luke 13:3). “For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me” (John 6:38).

How to repent?

“But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if
believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” (Romans 10:8-10).

R E P E N T and BE SAVED!

“God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the Son of man, that he should repent” (Numbers 23:19).

“Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:” (Romans 3:29).

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved” (John 3:16-17).

“For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit” (1 Corinthians 12:12-13).

Now is the time to repent because we only have this lifetime.

“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment” (Hebrews 9:27).

When human beings die this is not the End:

“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad” (2 Corinthians 5:10).

“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever” (Hebrews 13:8), says: “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel” (Mark 1:15).

“Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish” (Luke 13:3). “For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me” (John 6:38).

How to repent?

“But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” (Romans 10:8-10).

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek” (Romans 1:16).

“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him” (John 3:36).

LOVE the word of GOD and not the world.

To love the word of God is to love his only begotten Son, JESUS (John 3:16-18).

Jesus says: “If a man loves me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him” (John 14:23).

“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels” (Mark 8:36-38).

“The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel” (Mark 1:15).

“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and [THEN SHALL THE END COME]” (Matthew 24:14).

“He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the [LAST DAY]” (John 12:48).

TIME of TROUBLE is COMING (Daniel 12:1) (Revelation 13:16-17).

Today, most people are not prepared and for the most part are indifferent to events brewing beneath the surface of all developed economies on this earth. But a period of time is coming upon this earth that, as Jesus warned, will be the “beginning of sorrows” (Matthew 2:8).

As a result of the global economic collapse, in addition to famines, pestilences, earthquakes and war (and rumors of war), many people’s lives will be displaced; more people will become homeless, hungry, and helpless. There will be civil unrest as a result of a severe shortage of water, food, housing, work, and other amenities of life never before experienced to this time. However, this will not be the end of the world (Matthew 24:6–7).

When the seventh and last world kingdom comes into being many of its proponents will refer to it as a new age or utopia society because of the preeminence use of technology in our everyday lives. As unique, ubiquitous, and unthreatening as this new world order system may appear to be, the worship of the prince of this world, his seventh king or his image or receiving a mark in the right hand or forehead is idolatry, which is an abomination to God (Revelation 13:16–17).

The children of God will choose NOT to worship this world ruler which is tantamount to worshiping the wicked one. For those of us alive in the Kingdom of God, we must keep faithful to JESUS to the very END!

“If any man have an ear, let him hear” (Revelation 13:9).

“And [ALL THAT DWELL UPON THE EARTH] shall worship him, [WHOSE NAMES ARE NOT WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF LIFE OF THE LAMB] slain from the foundation of the world” (Revelation 13:8).

Our Lord Jesus forewarned us saying: “[FOR THEN SHALL BE GREAT TRIBULATION, SUCH AS WAS NOT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD TO THIS TIME, NO, NOR EVER SHALL BE]” (Matthew 24:17-21).

“And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved” (Mathew 10:21-22).

“Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: [BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH], and I will give thee a [CROWN OF LIFE]” (Revelation 2:10).

“I am with you alway, even unto the [END OF THE WORLD]. Amen” (Matthew 28:20).

Who is the SAVIOR of Human beings?

GOD has ordained only ONE PERSON to SAVE human beings before this heaven and earth passes away on the Last Day:

The Apostle Paul explained, said: “THE GENTILES SHOULD BE FELLOWHEIRS, AS CO-INHERITORS WITH THE JEWS AND PARTAKERS OF HIS PROMISE IN CHRIST BY THE GOSPEL” (Ephesians 3:6).

“Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, [JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF BEING THE CHIEF CORNER STONE]; In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:” (Ephesians 2:19-21).

JESUS CHRIST, the only begotten Son of God (John 3:16-18) says:

“[I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD]: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life” (John 8:12).

“[I AM THE DOOR]: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture” (John 10:9).

“[I AM THAT BREAD OF LIFE]. This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die” (John 6:48, 51).

“[I AM THE VINE], ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me” (John 15:5, 4).

“[I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD]: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep” (John 10:11).

“[I AM THE RESURRECTION, AND THE LIFE]: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die” (John 11:25–26).

“[I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE]: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” (John 14:6).

“[I AM HE THAT LIVETH, AND WAS DEAD; AND, BEHOLD, I AM ALIVE FOR EVERMORE], Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death” (Revelation 1:18).

“[I AM ALPHA AND OMEGA], the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen” (Revelation 1:8-9).

“No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the [LAST DAY]” (John 6:44).

“He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen” (Revelation 22:20-21).

GOD is a S P I R I T (John 4:23–24).

To get to Heaven to live with God and his only begotten Son human beings must be changed into a Quickening Spirit.

Jesus, the only begotten Son of God is the ONLY person that God has given power to change from the earthly to the heavenly (John 3:16-18, 5:21–22, 14:2–3).

“And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit” (1 Corinthians 15:45).

“And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly” (1 Corinthians 15:47–49).

Jesus says: “It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life” (John 6:63).

“For as the Father rises up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son” (John 5:21–22).

The Apostle Paul also explained, said: “Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption” (1 Corinthians 15:50).

“But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness” (Romans 8:9-10).

“The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together” (Romans 8:16-17).

“Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live” (Romans 8:12-13).

“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting” (Galatians 6:7-8).

What did you have for lunch?

If asked among a random selection of people, answers will run the gamut from:
“I had a sandwich”;
“I had fish and chips;
“I had a soup and salad”
“I didn’t have lunch as yet”;
“I had the buffet and tried almost everything”;
And so on.
Before or after we eat let us always remember to give God thanks in Jesus’ name for what we are about to eat or just ate because the word of God says: “When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee” (Deuteronomy 8: 10).

“For all the earth is mine” (Exodus 19:5).

“The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want” (Proverbs 13:25).

For those of us fortunate to be able to buy food to have at least three main meals every day, let us also remember that there are millions of people, if not a billion or more people, living on this earth in conditions of starvation, and if they were asked: What did you have for lunch? There will be heartfelt answers such as:

“I do not know where to get food”; or “I have not eaten in days”; or “I do not have money to buy lunch” and so on.

“Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble” (Psalm 41:1).

While we may not be able to perform miracles as Jesus did when he took five loaves of bread and two fish to feed five thousand men beside women and children (Matthew 14:19-21), we can take action in our communities to feed the hungry, provide shelter, comfort the sick, visit the imprisoned, and in general provide help to those in need (Matthew 25:35–39).

We will be rewarded for our good works for being a profitable elected servant of God. On the Last Day when Jesus returns to earth, he will say, “Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me” (Matthew 25:40).

“Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Ephesians 5:20).