"So Shall The Coming of the Son of Man Be..."

My husband and I were just talking tonight about how people are just going on about their merry lives, not seeming to really be affected by or caring what is going on in the world - how that is exactly what is spoken of in Scripture...

In Matt 24:1-2 Jesus speaks on the destruction of the temple


In Matt 24:3 the disciples ask Jesus “Tell us, when shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?”


From Matt 24:4 to Matt 24:31 Jesus replies to the disciples, both on what would precede the destruction of the temple, and also on what events and signs in the last days would precede His return. This ends with a scene paralleling the book of Revelation, the sun and moon going dark, Jesus coming in the clouds, and His angels being sent out to gather His people.


In Matt 24:32 Jesus teaches the disciples the parable of the fig tree, and that just like they can watch its leaves and know summer is soon, that they can watch for these signs he has told them of, to know that the end is near.


In Matt 24:34-35 Jesus assures the disciples that these things will happen, which are the prior mentioned signs that will precede his coming and the end of the world.


In Matt 24:36 Jesus says, but no one knows the day and hour of His return, not men, not angels, but only His Father in heaven. (In parallel passage Mark 13, Jesus says He Himself does not know when either, but only the Father knows.)


So far, Jesus has said (paraphrasing), these signs will happen preceding the end of the age, this is a list of them, you can watch for them to know the end is near, they will happen, but only the Father knows the exact day and hour of my return.


In Matt 24:37-39 Jesus continues, by making a comparison between the surprise of the people at the Flood in Noah’s time, and the surprise people will have at His return. 
He also makes a comparison that as the Flood carried people away, so also people will be carried away when He returns. Jesus says,


“But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.”


What is the obvious point of this verse? Jesus is warning the disciples that things would be business as usual right up until His return, and that people would be surprised and find His return to come unexpectedly, just like those in Noah’s day were surprised when the flood came. They did not expect the flood, and were unexpectedly taken away.


That is EXACTLY what is happening right now - along with the "great falling away" and the "great delusion", false teachers/false gospel, false messiahs, etc. It's all there - and it's all happening right now... and people just do NOT want to believe it, dont' want to see it...


Now, I don't want to see anyone lost, either. But, as I see the world rocking and roiling like I once did as I was giving birth to my children, and as I see more and more apostasy and blasphemy in the Church, and as I see more gross perversions being touted as "normal and pop culture being worshipped like a god - I can't help but read my Bible and see it all laid out before me, as if it were being pulled straight from the headlines! I can't help but cry out in my heart of hearts, "Even so, COME QUICKLY LORD JESUS!!!!!"


It's still not too late - though a moment from now it might be. You don't know when that day and hour is coming - it may be happening right now, as you read this, or five minutes from now - five months, five years, five decades, five centuries - we just don't know. And that's the point - because we DON'T know, we HAVE TO BE READY - at all times.


Choose to live. Repent of your sins - believe that Christ died on the cross for you, paying the penalty you could not pay for the sins you've committed - and rose again on the third day.


"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16

Repent & Believe - RIGHT NOW!

May the peace and love of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ be with you.
~Heidi Roberts, March 27, 2011