by David Brenneman
"Then He left the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.” And He said, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man, and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one; and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels. So just as the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness, and will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear." Matthew 13:36-43.
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet cast into the sea, and gathering fish of every kind; and when it was filled, they drew it up on the beach; and they sat down and gathered the good fish into containers, but the bad they threw away. So it will be at the end of the age; the angels will come forth and take out the wicked from among the righteous, and will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." Matthew 13:47-50.
Yesterday we talked about what would you do if you knew Jesus was coming in 30 days. Today...what if today were that day?
Make no mistake my Dear Reader, there IS going to be a day when what's been hoped for by millions since the resurrection of Jesus Christ when He DOES come back.
There's no mistaking what Jesus meant in teaching throughout many parables and what the Spirit of God said through the various Apostles and Teachers of the New Testament as well as the revealed Word of God from the Old Testament.
This day of the Lord is coming upon mankind. Soon there will be a day when there will be no more posts by me. A day of catastrophe in the world after so many Believers today vanish.
We have barely seen tastes of this through various movies of instantaneous disasters portrayed on film. These things will be global. These things are GOING to happen.
These things are even possible to happen today.
The events begin in an instant.
How prepared are you either to leave this world at the sound of Heaven's trumpets or to be left behind to either be a casualty or dead ?
These things are an inevitability.
In the book of Daniel we are told that knowledge would increase. We live in an unprecedented explosion of knowledge, however lacking in wisdom that it is.
We see the rise of tensions in ways not yet seen between Israel and the world. Israel might be at the point it cannot avoid and be forced to yield to a Palestinian state's formation.
We see the decline of Western influences. We see it...but do we SEE it?
What's your relationship with Jesus Christ looking like these days?
Where are you thinking you're headed when you die?
Before you answer yourself, Hell has countless trillions of people who THOUGHT they were good people. Billions alive after them have been lied to that they were now at peace after dying. There is no peace for anyone who died without Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. As the saying goes Heaven has very strict rules for entry and Hell has an open boarder policy.
Without Jesus Christ as the forgiver of your sins and the leader of your life...you will never see Heaven. You are guaranteed a one-way ticket to Hell...because your rejection of Jesus's requirements you wouldn't abide by.
One of these days people will understand something but won't be told the truth. A man will immediately rise up on the scene after the Church leaves this world to mislead the world and the world will for the most part believe everything he says. Three and a half years later he will tell the world he is God and demand their worship.
What are you prepared for?
Right now you aren't guaranteed a today. Right now your decision about Jesus fully determines your eternal future.
Jesus has to be more than your best buddy. He has to be more than the man upstairs that you think you are talking to.
"But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”—that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in Him will not be disappointed.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him; for “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Romans 10:8-13.
This belief you have must be personal. The free gift of salvation is for all who would believe. You either reject it or you receive it.
Jesus will return when the Church is complete. Today could be that day.
Tomorrow could be that day.
Are you willing to risk an eternity in endless torment or one with Jesus?
There's a day set by the Father’s own authority that Jesus spoke of. After His full obedience and resurrection, Jesus knows that exact day Himself. I do believe that Jesus is standing at the door of Heaven ready to give the call to all who have believed and all who are alive and remain.
If today were the day, where would you be going?
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