Later, as Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives across from the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew came to him in private. They asked, “When will these things happen? What will be the sign that they are about to take place?”
Jesus answered:
Watch out and don't let anyone fool you! Many will come and claim to be me. They will use my name and fool many people.
When you hear about wars and threats of wars, don't be afraid. These things will have to happen first, but that isn't the end. Nations and kingdoms will go to war against each other. There will be earthquakes in many places, and people will starve to death. But this is just the beginning of troubles.
Be on your guard! You will be taken to courts and beaten with whips in their synagogues. And because of me, you will have to stand before rulers and kings to tell about your faith. But before the end comes, the good news must be preached to all nations.
Mark 13:3-10
When I write one of these blogs and post it on the internet, it is instantly available to every nation on earth that has internet access. And that number is quite large and growing all the time.
Is it any wonder that Satan wants to use the internet for evil purposes? This international digital communications network makes the Gospel of Jesus available almost everywhere and it is instantaneous. In the last 24 hours even this blog has been viewed in five different countries around the world. If you Google "Gospel of Jesus Christ" you will get over 41,000,000 hits!
The bottom line is that we do not need to wait for something else to happen before the End could come!
If you believe that you don't need to be ready for the return of the Lord today then wake up! Instead of spending your time trying to figure out why Jesus will not return for a while yet, use what time you have left spreading the Gospel and getting ready to hear the call!
And as you wait, keep watching the clouds! Amen.
No comments:
Post a Comment