I believe that God, through this Word, talks about being caught up in the air one day (Rapture), we need to be prepared and available for the coming of the Lord The world ages, it grows old. But when I say the end is near, I mean this earth will reach its end and SOON. This finite earth, with all its splendor and beauty, has a life span which it exists for a specific period of time.
No matter how good this planet may seem, no matter what’s going on in it, God has appointed a certain day to put it (the earth) to end. Everyone living in it must take this matter of truth seriously and importantly, because nobody will stay in this world forever. We are strangers (pilgrims) in this life journey. We also need to understand that the length of our stay in this world is determined by how we spend our life at present. 1 Peter 4:7 says, “But the end of all things is at hand”. For the kingdom of God is near, so is the end of everything in this world. This is the sounding alarm for all of us Christians: to get ourselves ready. Let us never miss the final flight at this moment. Anyone who will miss the flight of this end time will regret it.
There are many people who end up blaming themselves about how they lived their lives. It happened before, if you remember the Bible account of Noah. In Matthew 24:37, Jesus was quoted saying, “As it was the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.” Noah was told to build an ark. He was calling the people and announced, “Come inside, a flood is coming.” They thought of him as a foolish pastor saying, “Come on, Noah! There is nothing, what are you talking about? God wouldn’t do that.” The people in Noah’s day refused to enter the ark, until they were wiped away. Others may also be professing that they don’t believe in any God or any pastor; all they believe is science. I tell you the truth no one is excused. Lawyers, doctors, pastors, bishops, or even apostles will appear at the throne at Judgment of God. All of us.
.The Bible says in Hebrews 9:27 things we Christians need to observe in times like this:
1. Understanding The Signs of His coming. Jesus Our Savior doesn’t leave us in the dark about His coming, He revealed this clearly before He departed. We remember Him mentioning that when it’s getting near for Him to come back, things will happen, that we will see this and that, then His coming is near. Jesus said in Mark 13:28-31, My Bible made it very clear in the book of Matthew 24:1-7, that there will be rumors of war all around the world. Today, there’s no month that we don’t hear about rumors of war. There are issues in America, Australia and China. One country is against another. There is confusion everywhere, a sign that the coming of the Lord Jesus is at hand. Evil things are happening all over the planet. Reading verse 7 of the said chapter, “For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences (Sickness), and earthquakes, in divers places.” Aside from sin, another sign of the end time is the increase of knowledge. People travel to and fro and knowledge increases according to the book of Daniel chapter 12 verse 4, “But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.” Come to think of it, knowledge is far more increasing than ever before and people rejoice over this phenomenon exclaiming, “Wow! This is a new world, more than a new world!”
2. Watch! Be vigilant! There’s a need to be sensitively perceptive because the trick and the lie of the devil may hold you captive. There are many things in this world that endorse an indulgent lifestyle , “Do not worry, you can commit sin as willfully as you like, as long as you are saved, no problem.” Watch out! Perceive it as a lie of the devil in these end times.
.3. Pray. Always pray that you won’t lose your crown. One of the important prayers I have is, “God help me, all the members you have committed into my hands, including my family, that we will never and never let us miss your kingdom.”“Pray that your flight” signifies your departure back to heaven. “Will not be in the winter” means in the cold time when everyone becomes cold in spirit. Matthew 24:12
4. Love God Until The End. If you don’t want this end time problem, if you don’t want to be a victim of this perilous time, you need to make sure that the love of God is not be quenched in your life. Love him more and more. Love him better each day till the end. Let your love never be wax cold. According to the book of Mark 12:30, “ And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.” This is the greatest commandment, the greatest law of our God. Love Him. Whomsoever you love, you are excited to see and be with.
Rejoice our King is coming soon, Hallelujah.