“THE REVELATION OF THE THIRD PERIOD”
The Last Chapter of the Word for the World
Bro. Bong Lozano
April 13, 2009
Introduction
In the early months of 2008 the world was alarmed by the change of climate, the so called “global warming”, in other words the world is experiencing the effect of the angry nature and even man made calamities in almost all parts of the world.
Hurricane, cyclone, typhoons, flood, forest fire, draught, tidal wave and many natural calamities were experienced by the world.
In June 2008 the world was shocked by the news that there are about 20 thousand and more died because of an earthquake in China. And thousands of people were hurt and lost their homes, many were dead. War in Iraq and Afghanistan are still on going fighting with allied forces. Suicide bombers are on the loose attacking places and kill many innocent people adult and children alike. Israel fights against Afghanistan armies, in defending its territories. Terrible attack of terrorists in World Trade Center and Twin towers in United States of America where thousands of people died, the entire world mourns.
Africa is still suffering from dreaded diseases and people still starving for food, clothing and shelter. Many died due to malnourishment from adult to children though many Samaritans are helping them to survive.
Communist countries like Red China, North Korea, Russia, and United States of America are having some kind of misunderstanding regarding the power that they have. Nuclear weapons are continuously being used by these first world countries to stay as so called “powerful country” in the world.
Hail storm hit Baguio and other parts of the world and forest fire always hit Australia in early months of 2008 (Isaiah 30:30)
Tidal wave strike Thailand in 2007 and many were enjoying while having some fun on the beach that day and turned that joy to sorrow. Hundreds of people died they were swept by the raging waters and roaring waves of the sea. Thousands lost their love ones and their homes were destroyed and washed out by the angry sea.
Oil products increased in the global market. Primary commodities increased their prices. Here in the Philippines, Filipinos experienced rice shortage and increase of prices even in the places were rice is abundant. People find their way where to get or buy this primary food just to feed themselves and their families to stay alive. Even up to hurting each other and fighting each other just to have a kilo of rice to live.
Increase in fare of transportation, tuition fees and more became a threat of living to man and man can not described life as the greatest gift of God because of their personal sad experiences.
Summer of 2008 about 3 typhoons hit the Philippines one after the other in almost all parts of the country which is unusual. Earthquake and flood hit the country almost a week interval. World News says that other countries like United States of America were flooded and have experienced tornadoes. Houses, establishments, properties, and farms were destroyed by these calamities.
In the church, Pope Benedict the XVI went to United States of America to meet the church’s leaders because of the rampant problem on sex scandals, homo sexualities, ordination of female priests, and other church related problems and have some kind of dialogue for the solution of these immoralities in the country.
Financial crisis hit United States of America in the late months of 2008, many multi national companies and multi billion dollar corporations were bankrupt and forced to close its operations after operating for decades with having hundred of thousands of employees through out the world. The whole world is badly affected by the down fall of United States economy. Many people lost their jobs worldwide. Other countries got panic and have their emergency meetings with leaders of other nations to have contingency plans how to go about with the financial crisis that hit America. It has a global effect on economy and it affects the lives of many.
There are news that abortion, divorce, suicide, drug abuses, sexual abuses, contraception, and other worldly activities of man undoubtedly on the rise.
Scientists in the world are still giving the warning to the world that temperature continuous to rise, glaciers and snow in the north and south poles will continue to melt, as a result , water level in the oceans, seas, river, lakes and other body of water in the world will continue to go up. Most small islands in the world will be under water in the near future.
Dreaded diseases like AIDS, Bird Flu and Ebola virus has no effective treatment yet even up to this time. More diseases and viruses are coming out in the world which science can not explain yet.
There are new religions and denominations coming out claiming that they are the true church founded and inspired by God to save the world. Some says that they are the angels, prophet and even “son of God” of the new world. Many are being fooled and followed these teachings and beliefs. One religion attacks another religion. Making their followers doubt their faith. Transferring of one religion to another just to search for the truth. Others do not believe in God and so forth and so on. The world is in mess.
In spite of these issues and awful, terrible things that are happening in the world life must go on. We continue to do our day to day activities. Our daily routine in order to live. But oooops! Let us pause for awhile. What does the Holy Scripture says about all these things? Do we need to be alarmed? The prophet Jeremiah wrote in chapter 30:7, “A terrible day is coming; no other day can compare with it- a time of distress for my people, but they will survive”. It is written in Isaiah 30:27-33, “The Lord’s power and glory can be seen in the distance. Fire and smoke show His anger. He speaks and His words burn like fire. He sends the wind in front of Him like a flood that carries everything away. It sweeps nations to destruction and puts an end to their evil plans…there will be flames, cloud burst, hailstones and torrents of rain…the Lord will breath out a stream of flame to set it on fire” ” Howl in pain! The day of the Lord is near, the day when the almighty brings destruction. Every ones hands will hang limp, and every ones courage will fail. They will all be terrified and overcome with pain, like the pain of a woman in labor. They will look at each other if fear, and their faces will burn with shame. The day of the Lord is coming – that cruel day of his fierce anger and fury. The earth will be made a wilderness, and every sinner will be destroyed. Every star and every constellation will stop shining, the sun will be dark when it rises and the moon will give no light. The Lord says, “I will bring disaster on the earth and punish all wicked people for their sins. I will humble every one who is proud and punish everyone who is arrogant and cruel. Those who will survive will be scarer than gold. I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken out of its place on that day when I, the Lord Almighty, show my anger” Isaiah 13:6-13. Even the time of prophet Isaiah the Lord already spoke and gave His words, that time will come His anger will destroy the earth. All of these things are written in the Holy Scriptures and it is happening now and still to come.
Let us open ourselves to the truth and accept the reality that we are now on the last chapter of the Words of God. Be ready to open your minds and hearts to the Words of Jesus, “Yes indeed, I am coming soon!” Revelation 22:20; 22:7; 22:12
The Four Periods
There are actually four periods written in the scripture these are:
1) The Prophetic Period, 2) Messianic Period, 3) Judgment Period, and the 4) Period of New Heaven and Earth.
The prophetic period was during the time when God called out Moses, Abraham and other prophets in the Old Testament, “I chose you before I gave you life and before you were born I selected you to be a prophet to the nations” Jeremiah 1:4. “The Lord said to Abram, Leave your country your relatives and your father’s home and go to the land that I am going to show you” Genesis 12:1. Here God called Abram to leave everything and be God’s ambassador, a prophet. Prophets mission is to proclaim to the people God’s message. People must repent, turn to Him and obey God. Some accounts in the Old Testament points out to the New Testament and the end of times. The first chapter of the bible is actually called the Prophetic Period when God used the Prophets to proclaim that God indeed loves the world and that He will send a Messiah to save His chosen people, “…I will bring a ruler for Israel, whose family lines goes back to ancient times…when He comes, He will rule His people with the strength that comes from the Lord and with the majesty of the Lord God himself…” Micah 5:2-5, “A child is born to us; a son is given to us! And He will be our ruler. He will be called, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, and Prince of Peace….” Isaiah 9:6-7, “….He will be called “The Lord of Our Salvation” Jeremiah 23:5-6. In Isaiah 9:6-7, “A child is born to us, A son is given to us! And He will be our ruler. He will be called, “wonderful Counselor”, “Mighty God, “Eternal God, “Eternal Father”, “Prince of Peace”. His royal power will continue to grow, His kingdom will always be at peace. He will rule as King David’s successor, basing His power on right and justice, from now until the end of time. The Lord almighty is determined to do all this.” The Messiah is coming. The savior of the world.
Because of sinfulness and disobedience of man to God, He sends His Only Son in the person of Jesus. God became flesh; The Word became Flesh, The Savior, the Messiah, and The Son of God. Jesus reveals the secret of the Father, His Constant Love, His Mercy and Salvation. Jesus fulfilled Gods commandments to man. Jesus died on the cross to tell the world how God loves the world. He wants that all men might be saved through the death of Jesus on the cross, as the sacrificial lamb. He offered His life to us for our salvation. But still man continuously commits sin. Jesus reveals that there will be Judgment before the Father in the end of times. The Messianic Period; Matthew 1:21, “She will have a son, and you will name him Jesus-because he will save his people from their sins”.” You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the son of the Most High God…” Luke 1:31-35 and in the gospel of John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son…God did not send his son into the world to be its judge but to be its savior” Jesus is the Savior the promised Messiah. According to John’s gospel 3:36, “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life…” Many of John’s writing tell us about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of the Living God. Like the Samaritan woman in John 4:25-26, telling Jesus that she is expecting a Messiah to come, here Jesus told the woman “I am He, I who am talking with you” Jesus Himself the Son of God, The Messiah who lived among us,
Jesus himself revealed that there is heaven and hell and that there is an end to everything. He emphasizes that there is life eternal and eternal death. From the time of Jesus’ birth to His ascension in heaven, the Paschal mystery of Jesus, it is the Messianic period. Before Jesus died on the cross one of His last words was, “It is finished”, John 19:30. His mission as Messiah, the savior of mankind is done. He obeyed His Father and accomplished all His commands, but man did not believed His Son Jesus, but killed him and continuously commits sin up to this time even much greater than before.
The Third Period enters the scene. Our time, now! In the “End of Times”, The Judgment Period, which is the most horrifying, terrifying and awful period. The world will experience God’s anger, as man continuously commit sin and disobeying God, Gods wrath, “The End of Everything”, it is coming very soon, in God’s time. Jesus himself comes back from heaven to be our judge, sitted at the right hand of God the Father, sitting on the throne in majesty and splendor in power and might. He was given by the Father the authority and power to judge the living and the dead. He will separate the sheep from the goat, reward the obedient followers and throw the wicked people into the eternal flame of hell. We will discuss it the simplest possible way I can.
The Third Period Revealed
The First Phase:
Times of Troubles and Persecutions, the Days of Punishments
In Matthew 24:3-31, 36-44, Jesus talks about troubles, persecutions, terrible things to happen and His coming as the Son of Man, our judge. Here Jesus told the apostles of what will be the signs of the end of times.
1.)The coming out of false prophets and falls messiah, in which many will be fooled and will believe and follow them, Matthew 24:4-5, Mark 13:5, 21-23, Luke 21:8
2.) There will be battles everywhere, “You are going to hear the noise of battles close by and the news of battles far away…countries will fight each other…will attack one another” Matthew 24:6-7, Luke 21:9-10, Mark 13:7-8.
3.) Famines and earthquakes every where, Mark 13:8,” There will be terrible earthquakes, famines and plagues everywhere…” Luke 21:11. “…there will be famines and earthquakes every where. All these things are like the first pains of childbirth” Matthew 24:7-8.
It is written,” When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then you will know that it will soon be destroyed…for those will be, The Days of Punishment to make come true all that the scripture say…” Luke 21:20-24. These are just the Days of Punishment and Not yet the end.
4.) Persecutions among the followers of Jesus. It includes the apostles, disciples and Christians of our times. Matthew 24:9, “Then you will be arrested and handed over to be punished and be put to death. Everyone will hate you because of me”. Some supporting readings from Luke 21:12-17, Mark 13:9-13
5.)” Many will give up their faith “Matthew 24:10. There will be doubts and unbelief’s among the people and turns away from their faith and lives an unholy life. In 2 Timothy 3:1-9 in the last days there will be difficult times, “…people will be selfish, greedy, boastful and conceited, and children will insult and be disobedient to their parents, ungrateful and irreligious. They will be unkind, merciless, slanderers, violent and fierce; they will hate the good; they will be treacherous, reckless and swollen with pride; they will love pleasure rather than God; they will hold to the outward form of religion, but reject its real power…opposed to the truth…failures in the faith…how stupid they are.”
6.) Hatred, betrayal of one another, “…they will betray one another and hate one another” Matthew 24:10
7.) “…The coming out of the false prophets, will be the start to spread evil that many people’s love will grow cold” Matthew 24:11-12. False teachers will preach false teachings that will cause divisions among believers and unbelievers alike. Families will be divided among themselves, hurt each other until love will not reign within the family because of different beliefs, being preach to them.
8.)” And this Good news about the kingdom will be preached through all the world for a witness to all people; and then the end will come” Matthew 24:14
These are the signs of the First Phase of the signs of the end of times. Again this is not yet the end. There is still time for repentance, turn back to God and obey Him. The Third Period may not happen if people will turn away from their sinfulness and return to God. “if they pray to me and repent and turn away from the evil they have been doing, then I will hear them in heaven, forgive their sins, and make their land prosperous again” 2Chronicles 7:14. “If you return, I will take you back, and you will be my servant again…” Jeremiah 15:19
The Second Phase:
The Awful Horror
After the phase one of the signs of times, the awful horror takes place which is the second phase if man still disobeys God and continuously commits sin and turns away his back to God. These things will happen written in Luke 21:25-26, Matthew 24:15-29 and Mark 13:24-25.
1.)” For false messiahs and false prophets will appear, they will perform great miracles and wonders in order to deceive even God’s chosen people, if possible” Matthew 24:24
2.)” …The sun will grow dark…Matthew 24:9
3.)”… the moon will no longer shine…Matthew 24:9
4.)”…the stars will fall from heaven…Matthew 24:9
5.)”…and the powers in space will be driven from their courses”
Matthew 24:9
The awful, horrifying and terrifying events will happen before the coming of the Son of Man, as our judge. According to the gospel of Luke 21:25, “There will be strange things happening to the sun, the moon and the stars. On earth whole countries will be in despair, afraid of the roar of the sea and the raging tides. People will faint from fear as they wait for what is coming over the whole earth, for the powers in space will be driven from their courses”. “The day of the Lord will come like a thief and on that day the heavens will disappear with a shrill noise; the heavenly bodies will burn up and be destroyed and the earth with everything in it will vanish” 2 Peter3:10
This is the Second phase of the end of times in the Third Period. Man can not change the mind and heart of God when these things happen. There is no way out and No turning back. The time of penance and reconciliation with God has already ended.” The Lord, almighty is determined to do this; He has stretched out His arm to punish, and no one can stop Him” Isaiah 14:27.
The Third and Final Phase
The Coming of the Son of Man
Then, finally the signs of the coming of the Son of Man. The Final phase of the Revelation of the Third period
1.)” The great trumpet will sound “Matthew 24:31
2.)”Angels will be sent by Jesus to the four corners of the earth
Matthew 24:31
3.)”…and they will gather his chosen people from one end of the world to the other” Matthew 24:31 ”…and the people of all the nations will be gathered before Him” Matthew 25:32. It is very clear that who ever you are where ever we are we are not excused or exempted in the judgment of the Lord
4.)”…all peoples of earth will weep…” Matthew 24:30
5.)”…then the Son of Man will appear in the sky coming on clouds of heaven with power and great glory” Matthew 24:30-31. How will Jesus come and appear to us? “For the Son of Man will come like the lightning which flashes across the whole sky from the east to the west” Matthew 24:27. Just recall when we are still little children, when we hear thunder and lightning from the sky we tremble in fear and keep ourselves under the bed or blanket and even cover our ears and look for mom or dad for refuge? We can not do that during the judgment time. Nowhere to hide not even seek for refuge.
When the Son of Man comes as King and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His royal throne” Matthew 25:31. Jesus is our judge and our King. Everybody will tremble in fear when we see Him ready to judge us with His holy angels. “People will faint from fear …” Luke 21:26. This is the core of the judgment period.
In the book of the prophet Daniel 7:13-14, “During this vision in the night, I saw what looked like a human being. He was approaching me, surrounded by clouds, and He went to the one who had been living forever and was presented to Him. He was given authority, honor and royal power, so that the people of all nations, races, and languages would serve Him. His authority would last forever and His kingdom would never end”. In Revelation 1:7, “Look, He is coming on the clouds! Everyone will see Him including those who pierced Him…” “Then we who are living at that time will be gathered up along with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord” 1Timothy 4:17 and in Luke 21:27 says, “Then the Son of Man will appear, coming in a cloud with great power and glory”. The prophet, Daniel wrote his vision of the judgment period, chapter 7:9-10. “While I was looking, thrones were put in place. One who had been living forever sat down on one of the thrones. His clothes were white as snow, and His hair was like pure wool. His throne mounted on fiery wheels, was blazing with fire, and a stream of fire was pouring out from it. There were many thousands of people there to serve Him, and millions of people stood before Him. The court begun its session and the
books were opened”.
6.)”Then He will divide them into two groups, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the righteous people at His right and the others at His left. Then the King will say to the people on His right, Come, you that are blessed by my Father! Come and possess the kingdom which has been prepared for you ever since the creation of the world” Matthew 25:32-34.
The gospel of Luke 21:28, “When these things begin to happen, stand up and raise your heads, because your salvation is near”
When will these things happen? No one ever knows, its God’s own time and plan. Jesus said, “No one knows, however when that day or hour will come-neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son only the Father knows. Be on watch; be alert for you do not know when the time will come.” Mark 13:32-33.”Be on watch and pray always that you will have the strength to go safely through all those things that will happen and to stand before the Son of Man” Luke 21:36.The scriptures gave us the warning that …”it might be in the evening or at midnight or before dawn or at sunrise” Mark 13:35. Satan is using lots of strategies and has different kinds of ways how to make man becomes busy and pre occupied with so many things, so that man will forget about God. He is using material things to attract man away from God.” Be careful not to let yourselves become occupied with too much feasting and drinking and with the worries of this life or that day may suddenly catch you, like a trap. For it will come upon all people everywhere on earth” Luke 21:34. As what Jesus said, we do not know the day and time of the end of everything. It may be the time when everybody is working, studying, playing, eating, having fun, enjoying lots of gimmicks, in the church, in the room praying and even sleeping. What is important, we know that the end will surely come!
All that is written in the Holy Scriptures will come true. These words are being preached by the prophets during the prophetic period, being revealed by Jesus himself in the messianic period and is being prophesied and written by John the beloved apostle in the book of Revelation as revealed by Jesus Christ. Again, we believe that, it will happen. Jesus is the Son of God, He is our Lord we believe in Him because he is the Truth and He is the Word of God., “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my Words will never pass away” Luke 21:33. It is very clear that heaven and earth will end and The Word remains
forever pointing out to the gospel of John 1:1-5,”…the Word was God and with God…” and in Revelation 19:13, “The robe He wore was covered with blood His name is “The Word of God”. God is not a liar, Jesus does not lie. Therefore, the end will come very soon, in Gods time. “…these words are true and can be trusted. And the Lord God, who gives His spirit to the prophets, has sent His angel, to show His servants what must happen very soon” Revelation 22:6
The two periods written in the bible are already fulfilled. We are now in the Third period. The period of waiting for Jesus second coming not as savior but our judge and king. We are in the period of purging and cleansing. We experience all these persecutions and troubles in life because God wants to remind us that we have to acknowledge, go back and obey Him before, He will strike the world with His mighty wrath. We must be ready and prepared so that when Jesus comes again we may be able to stand up straight, holding our heads up high and look at Jesus in His glory and majesty. The question is, Are we ready to see Him in majesty and glory? Can we look at Jesus face to face if right now is the final phase of the third period?”…be on Watch” Mark13:32 and in Luke 21:36, “Be on watch and pray always that you will have the strength to go safely through all those things that will happen and to stand before the Son of Man” Jesus is always giving us the instruction on what to do, to be watchful and pray always to have enough strength in order for us to pass over all these things that is happening and is about to happen to the world.
“Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus on whom our faith depends from beginning to end…” Hebrews 12:2. In Jesus alone is our salvation and we hope always, doing what the Lord want us to do so that when that day comes we can stand firm in faith and say that this is the moment of salvation. St. Paul stressed in Hebrews 12:7 “Endure what you suffer as being a father’s punishment; your suffering shows that God is treating you as His children”. “Try to be at peace with everyone and try to live a holy life, because no one will see the Lord with out it” Hebrews 12:14. So, as followers of Jesus, we must always be in “waiting” of the coming of the Son of Man. Let us not give up our faith and hope that on the day Jesus comes, we can say “Here I am Lord…save me”
“The end of all things is near. You must be self-controlled and alert, to be able to pray…above everything, Love one another earnestly, because Love covers over many sins” 1Peter 4:7-8. "But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slow about his promise as some count slowness, but is forbearing toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. . . . Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of persons ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be kindled and dissolved, and the elements will melt with fire! But according to his promise we wait for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. Therefore, beloved, since you wait for these, be zealous to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace" 2 Pet. 3:8–14.
The revelation of this period must serve as warning and give every Christian a hope that the end of times is the beginning of new life, Life with God, and in God for those who are faithful, and obedient to God, there is a reward awaiting you.
The Fourth Period
The New Heaven and New Earth
After the judgment period, The Fourth Period follows which is the period of peace and tranquility, joy, happiness eternal, “He will wipe away all tears from their eyes. There will be no more death, no more grief or crying or pain.” Revelation 21:4. To all obedient and faithful followers of Jesus. The Period of New Heaven and New Earth. God made all things new,”…the old things have disappeared” Revelation 21:4, where He is the “Everything” in this period, “…God himself will be with them…” Revelation 21:3 the final destination of all people who experienced pain and suffering in the material world of man but remain faithful and obedient to God until death. Those people who survived God’s wrath and anger. The destination I called “God Himself”, where man will experienced the Wholeness, Holiness, and the Perfect Love of God, Perfect happiness, eternal joy in which man have never experienced here on earth. The new heaven and earth is the exact opposite of our earth and our world today, “…and now I will make all things new” Revelation 21:5. In Revelation chapter 21, John the beloved apostle wrote about his vision on new heaven and new earth, he described it “the Holy City”, “the New Jerusalem”, “God’s Home, God Himself will be with His people”, Revelation 21:1-3.” But nothing that is impure will enter the city, nor anyone who does shameful things or tell lies. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of the living will enter the city” Revelation 21:27 and John wrote, “Nothing that is under God’s curse will be found in the city” Revelation 22:3. The new heaven and new earth is described as, “…the city shone like a precious stone, like jasper, clear as crystal. It had a great high wall with twelve gates…the city’s wall was built on twelve foundation stones, on which where written the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb….the city was perfectly square, as wide as it was long…the wall was made of jasper, the city itself is made of pure gold, as clear as glass…with all kinds of precious stones…jasper…sapphire…agate…emerald…onyx…carnelian… quartz…chalcedony…turquoise…amethyst. The twelve gates were twelve pearls. The street of the city was of pure gold, transparent as glass. The city has no need of the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God shines on it, and the lamb is its lamp…the gates of the city will stand open all day ; they will never be closed, because there will be no night there”
Green jasper Cornelian stones
Revelation 22:1-5, “The angel also showed me the river of the water of life, sparkling like crystal, and coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb and flowing down the middle of the city’s street. On each side of the river was the tree of life, which bears fruit twelve times a year, once a month; and its leaves are for the healing of the nations…the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city and His servants will worship Him. They will see His face, and His name will be written on their foreheads. There shall be no more night, and they will not need lamps or sunlight, because the Lord God will be their light, and they will rule as kings forever and ever.” This is the vision of new heaven and earth in the book of Revelation which is about to come.
Some writings used the word “age” as they described the end of times. In this writing, “period” is used to describe specifically each stage in the end of times, so that the readers and the faithful followers of Jesus may fully understand, what really will happen in the world based on the Holy Scriptures, so that this reflection will serve as a light and guide so that we may live a truly Christian life, as we await for the second coming of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Let us all be on Alert and Pray. Truly, Jesus is coming very soon, this is the faith that we proclaim and we have been waiting for. What we have to do is to be ready before that day comes, and it is Now! Do not wait for tomorrow for may be tomorrow is too late. Be an instrument of God to tell the world about the Truth being revealed by Jesus that there is an end for everything. It may be our physical death (Particular judgment- judgment after death) or the second coming of Jesus which is the final judgment.
Repent for the sins you have done, confess all your sins, and ask God to forgive you, renounce all the evil things you have done, then repair the damages your sins brought to other people. ask God for His mercy and reform your life according to Gods commandments. Love God above all and Love your neighbors as you love yourself. Let Jesus take control of your life and be obedient to Him so that when the day comes, He will welcome us into His kingdom.
May we see each other in the new heaven and new earth, Praising and Glorifying God with all the angels and saints, Forever and Ever! AMEN!
Maranatha, Lord Jesus !Come Lord Jesus, Make it quick! Come and Save us!
“Turn to me now and be saved, people all over the world, I am the only God there is “Isaiah 45:22
The Last Chapter of the Word for the World
Bro. Bong Lozano
April 13, 2009
Introduction
In the early months of 2008 the world was alarmed by the change of climate, the so called “global warming”, in other words the world is experiencing the effect of the angry nature and even man made calamities in almost all parts of the world.
Hurricane, cyclone, typhoons, flood, forest fire, draught, tidal wave and many natural calamities were experienced by the world.
In June 2008 the world was shocked by the news that there are about 20 thousand and more died because of an earthquake in China. And thousands of people were hurt and lost their homes, many were dead. War in Iraq and Afghanistan are still on going fighting with allied forces. Suicide bombers are on the loose attacking places and kill many innocent people adult and children alike. Israel fights against Afghanistan armies, in defending its territories. Terrible attack of terrorists in World Trade Center and Twin towers in United States of America where thousands of people died, the entire world mourns.
Africa is still suffering from dreaded diseases and people still starving for food, clothing and shelter. Many died due to malnourishment from adult to children though many Samaritans are helping them to survive.
Communist countries like Red China, North Korea, Russia, and United States of America are having some kind of misunderstanding regarding the power that they have. Nuclear weapons are continuously being used by these first world countries to stay as so called “powerful country” in the world.
Hail storm hit Baguio and other parts of the world and forest fire always hit Australia in early months of 2008 (Isaiah 30:30)
Tidal wave strike Thailand in 2007 and many were enjoying while having some fun on the beach that day and turned that joy to sorrow. Hundreds of people died they were swept by the raging waters and roaring waves of the sea. Thousands lost their love ones and their homes were destroyed and washed out by the angry sea.
Oil products increased in the global market. Primary commodities increased their prices. Here in the Philippines, Filipinos experienced rice shortage and increase of prices even in the places were rice is abundant. People find their way where to get or buy this primary food just to feed themselves and their families to stay alive. Even up to hurting each other and fighting each other just to have a kilo of rice to live.
Increase in fare of transportation, tuition fees and more became a threat of living to man and man can not described life as the greatest gift of God because of their personal sad experiences.
Summer of 2008 about 3 typhoons hit the Philippines one after the other in almost all parts of the country which is unusual. Earthquake and flood hit the country almost a week interval. World News says that other countries like United States of America were flooded and have experienced tornadoes. Houses, establishments, properties, and farms were destroyed by these calamities.
In the church, Pope Benedict the XVI went to United States of America to meet the church’s leaders because of the rampant problem on sex scandals, homo sexualities, ordination of female priests, and other church related problems and have some kind of dialogue for the solution of these immoralities in the country.
Financial crisis hit United States of America in the late months of 2008, many multi national companies and multi billion dollar corporations were bankrupt and forced to close its operations after operating for decades with having hundred of thousands of employees through out the world. The whole world is badly affected by the down fall of United States economy. Many people lost their jobs worldwide. Other countries got panic and have their emergency meetings with leaders of other nations to have contingency plans how to go about with the financial crisis that hit America. It has a global effect on economy and it affects the lives of many.
There are news that abortion, divorce, suicide, drug abuses, sexual abuses, contraception, and other worldly activities of man undoubtedly on the rise.
Scientists in the world are still giving the warning to the world that temperature continuous to rise, glaciers and snow in the north and south poles will continue to melt, as a result , water level in the oceans, seas, river, lakes and other body of water in the world will continue to go up. Most small islands in the world will be under water in the near future.
Dreaded diseases like AIDS, Bird Flu and Ebola virus has no effective treatment yet even up to this time. More diseases and viruses are coming out in the world which science can not explain yet.
There are new religions and denominations coming out claiming that they are the true church founded and inspired by God to save the world. Some says that they are the angels, prophet and even “son of God” of the new world. Many are being fooled and followed these teachings and beliefs. One religion attacks another religion. Making their followers doubt their faith. Transferring of one religion to another just to search for the truth. Others do not believe in God and so forth and so on. The world is in mess.
In spite of these issues and awful, terrible things that are happening in the world life must go on. We continue to do our day to day activities. Our daily routine in order to live. But oooops! Let us pause for awhile. What does the Holy Scripture says about all these things? Do we need to be alarmed? The prophet Jeremiah wrote in chapter 30:7, “A terrible day is coming; no other day can compare with it- a time of distress for my people, but they will survive”. It is written in Isaiah 30:27-33, “The Lord’s power and glory can be seen in the distance. Fire and smoke show His anger. He speaks and His words burn like fire. He sends the wind in front of Him like a flood that carries everything away. It sweeps nations to destruction and puts an end to their evil plans…there will be flames, cloud burst, hailstones and torrents of rain…the Lord will breath out a stream of flame to set it on fire” ” Howl in pain! The day of the Lord is near, the day when the almighty brings destruction. Every ones hands will hang limp, and every ones courage will fail. They will all be terrified and overcome with pain, like the pain of a woman in labor. They will look at each other if fear, and their faces will burn with shame. The day of the Lord is coming – that cruel day of his fierce anger and fury. The earth will be made a wilderness, and every sinner will be destroyed. Every star and every constellation will stop shining, the sun will be dark when it rises and the moon will give no light. The Lord says, “I will bring disaster on the earth and punish all wicked people for their sins. I will humble every one who is proud and punish everyone who is arrogant and cruel. Those who will survive will be scarer than gold. I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken out of its place on that day when I, the Lord Almighty, show my anger” Isaiah 13:6-13. Even the time of prophet Isaiah the Lord already spoke and gave His words, that time will come His anger will destroy the earth. All of these things are written in the Holy Scriptures and it is happening now and still to come.
Let us open ourselves to the truth and accept the reality that we are now on the last chapter of the Words of God. Be ready to open your minds and hearts to the Words of Jesus, “Yes indeed, I am coming soon!” Revelation 22:20; 22:7; 22:12
The Four Periods
There are actually four periods written in the scripture these are:
1) The Prophetic Period, 2) Messianic Period, 3) Judgment Period, and the 4) Period of New Heaven and Earth.
The prophetic period was during the time when God called out Moses, Abraham and other prophets in the Old Testament, “I chose you before I gave you life and before you were born I selected you to be a prophet to the nations” Jeremiah 1:4. “The Lord said to Abram, Leave your country your relatives and your father’s home and go to the land that I am going to show you” Genesis 12:1. Here God called Abram to leave everything and be God’s ambassador, a prophet. Prophets mission is to proclaim to the people God’s message. People must repent, turn to Him and obey God. Some accounts in the Old Testament points out to the New Testament and the end of times. The first chapter of the bible is actually called the Prophetic Period when God used the Prophets to proclaim that God indeed loves the world and that He will send a Messiah to save His chosen people, “…I will bring a ruler for Israel, whose family lines goes back to ancient times…when He comes, He will rule His people with the strength that comes from the Lord and with the majesty of the Lord God himself…” Micah 5:2-5, “A child is born to us; a son is given to us! And He will be our ruler. He will be called, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, and Prince of Peace….” Isaiah 9:6-7, “….He will be called “The Lord of Our Salvation” Jeremiah 23:5-6. In Isaiah 9:6-7, “A child is born to us, A son is given to us! And He will be our ruler. He will be called, “wonderful Counselor”, “Mighty God, “Eternal God, “Eternal Father”, “Prince of Peace”. His royal power will continue to grow, His kingdom will always be at peace. He will rule as King David’s successor, basing His power on right and justice, from now until the end of time. The Lord almighty is determined to do all this.” The Messiah is coming. The savior of the world.
Because of sinfulness and disobedience of man to God, He sends His Only Son in the person of Jesus. God became flesh; The Word became Flesh, The Savior, the Messiah, and The Son of God. Jesus reveals the secret of the Father, His Constant Love, His Mercy and Salvation. Jesus fulfilled Gods commandments to man. Jesus died on the cross to tell the world how God loves the world. He wants that all men might be saved through the death of Jesus on the cross, as the sacrificial lamb. He offered His life to us for our salvation. But still man continuously commits sin. Jesus reveals that there will be Judgment before the Father in the end of times. The Messianic Period; Matthew 1:21, “She will have a son, and you will name him Jesus-because he will save his people from their sins”.” You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the son of the Most High God…” Luke 1:31-35 and in the gospel of John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son…God did not send his son into the world to be its judge but to be its savior” Jesus is the Savior the promised Messiah. According to John’s gospel 3:36, “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life…” Many of John’s writing tell us about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of the Living God. Like the Samaritan woman in John 4:25-26, telling Jesus that she is expecting a Messiah to come, here Jesus told the woman “I am He, I who am talking with you” Jesus Himself the Son of God, The Messiah who lived among us,
Jesus himself revealed that there is heaven and hell and that there is an end to everything. He emphasizes that there is life eternal and eternal death. From the time of Jesus’ birth to His ascension in heaven, the Paschal mystery of Jesus, it is the Messianic period. Before Jesus died on the cross one of His last words was, “It is finished”, John 19:30. His mission as Messiah, the savior of mankind is done. He obeyed His Father and accomplished all His commands, but man did not believed His Son Jesus, but killed him and continuously commits sin up to this time even much greater than before.
The Third Period enters the scene. Our time, now! In the “End of Times”, The Judgment Period, which is the most horrifying, terrifying and awful period. The world will experience God’s anger, as man continuously commit sin and disobeying God, Gods wrath, “The End of Everything”, it is coming very soon, in God’s time. Jesus himself comes back from heaven to be our judge, sitted at the right hand of God the Father, sitting on the throne in majesty and splendor in power and might. He was given by the Father the authority and power to judge the living and the dead. He will separate the sheep from the goat, reward the obedient followers and throw the wicked people into the eternal flame of hell. We will discuss it the simplest possible way I can.
The Third Period Revealed
The First Phase:
Times of Troubles and Persecutions, the Days of Punishments
In Matthew 24:3-31, 36-44, Jesus talks about troubles, persecutions, terrible things to happen and His coming as the Son of Man, our judge. Here Jesus told the apostles of what will be the signs of the end of times.
1.)The coming out of false prophets and falls messiah, in which many will be fooled and will believe and follow them, Matthew 24:4-5, Mark 13:5, 21-23, Luke 21:8
2.) There will be battles everywhere, “You are going to hear the noise of battles close by and the news of battles far away…countries will fight each other…will attack one another” Matthew 24:6-7, Luke 21:9-10, Mark 13:7-8.
3.) Famines and earthquakes every where, Mark 13:8,” There will be terrible earthquakes, famines and plagues everywhere…” Luke 21:11. “…there will be famines and earthquakes every where. All these things are like the first pains of childbirth” Matthew 24:7-8.
It is written,” When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then you will know that it will soon be destroyed…for those will be, The Days of Punishment to make come true all that the scripture say…” Luke 21:20-24. These are just the Days of Punishment and Not yet the end.
4.) Persecutions among the followers of Jesus. It includes the apostles, disciples and Christians of our times. Matthew 24:9, “Then you will be arrested and handed over to be punished and be put to death. Everyone will hate you because of me”. Some supporting readings from Luke 21:12-17, Mark 13:9-13
5.)” Many will give up their faith “Matthew 24:10. There will be doubts and unbelief’s among the people and turns away from their faith and lives an unholy life. In 2 Timothy 3:1-9 in the last days there will be difficult times, “…people will be selfish, greedy, boastful and conceited, and children will insult and be disobedient to their parents, ungrateful and irreligious. They will be unkind, merciless, slanderers, violent and fierce; they will hate the good; they will be treacherous, reckless and swollen with pride; they will love pleasure rather than God; they will hold to the outward form of religion, but reject its real power…opposed to the truth…failures in the faith…how stupid they are.”
6.) Hatred, betrayal of one another, “…they will betray one another and hate one another” Matthew 24:10
7.) “…The coming out of the false prophets, will be the start to spread evil that many people’s love will grow cold” Matthew 24:11-12. False teachers will preach false teachings that will cause divisions among believers and unbelievers alike. Families will be divided among themselves, hurt each other until love will not reign within the family because of different beliefs, being preach to them.
8.)” And this Good news about the kingdom will be preached through all the world for a witness to all people; and then the end will come” Matthew 24:14
These are the signs of the First Phase of the signs of the end of times. Again this is not yet the end. There is still time for repentance, turn back to God and obey Him. The Third Period may not happen if people will turn away from their sinfulness and return to God. “if they pray to me and repent and turn away from the evil they have been doing, then I will hear them in heaven, forgive their sins, and make their land prosperous again” 2Chronicles 7:14. “If you return, I will take you back, and you will be my servant again…” Jeremiah 15:19
The Second Phase:
The Awful Horror
After the phase one of the signs of times, the awful horror takes place which is the second phase if man still disobeys God and continuously commits sin and turns away his back to God. These things will happen written in Luke 21:25-26, Matthew 24:15-29 and Mark 13:24-25.
1.)” For false messiahs and false prophets will appear, they will perform great miracles and wonders in order to deceive even God’s chosen people, if possible” Matthew 24:24
2.)” …The sun will grow dark…Matthew 24:9
3.)”… the moon will no longer shine…Matthew 24:9
4.)”…the stars will fall from heaven…Matthew 24:9
5.)”…and the powers in space will be driven from their courses”
Matthew 24:9
The awful, horrifying and terrifying events will happen before the coming of the Son of Man, as our judge. According to the gospel of Luke 21:25, “There will be strange things happening to the sun, the moon and the stars. On earth whole countries will be in despair, afraid of the roar of the sea and the raging tides. People will faint from fear as they wait for what is coming over the whole earth, for the powers in space will be driven from their courses”. “The day of the Lord will come like a thief and on that day the heavens will disappear with a shrill noise; the heavenly bodies will burn up and be destroyed and the earth with everything in it will vanish” 2 Peter3:10
This is the Second phase of the end of times in the Third Period. Man can not change the mind and heart of God when these things happen. There is no way out and No turning back. The time of penance and reconciliation with God has already ended.” The Lord, almighty is determined to do this; He has stretched out His arm to punish, and no one can stop Him” Isaiah 14:27.
The Third and Final Phase
The Coming of the Son of Man
Then, finally the signs of the coming of the Son of Man. The Final phase of the Revelation of the Third period
1.)” The great trumpet will sound “Matthew 24:31
2.)”Angels will be sent by Jesus to the four corners of the earth
Matthew 24:31
3.)”…and they will gather his chosen people from one end of the world to the other” Matthew 24:31 ”…and the people of all the nations will be gathered before Him” Matthew 25:32. It is very clear that who ever you are where ever we are we are not excused or exempted in the judgment of the Lord
4.)”…all peoples of earth will weep…” Matthew 24:30
5.)”…then the Son of Man will appear in the sky coming on clouds of heaven with power and great glory” Matthew 24:30-31. How will Jesus come and appear to us? “For the Son of Man will come like the lightning which flashes across the whole sky from the east to the west” Matthew 24:27. Just recall when we are still little children, when we hear thunder and lightning from the sky we tremble in fear and keep ourselves under the bed or blanket and even cover our ears and look for mom or dad for refuge? We can not do that during the judgment time. Nowhere to hide not even seek for refuge.
When the Son of Man comes as King and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His royal throne” Matthew 25:31. Jesus is our judge and our King. Everybody will tremble in fear when we see Him ready to judge us with His holy angels. “People will faint from fear …” Luke 21:26. This is the core of the judgment period.
In the book of the prophet Daniel 7:13-14, “During this vision in the night, I saw what looked like a human being. He was approaching me, surrounded by clouds, and He went to the one who had been living forever and was presented to Him. He was given authority, honor and royal power, so that the people of all nations, races, and languages would serve Him. His authority would last forever and His kingdom would never end”. In Revelation 1:7, “Look, He is coming on the clouds! Everyone will see Him including those who pierced Him…” “Then we who are living at that time will be gathered up along with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord” 1Timothy 4:17 and in Luke 21:27 says, “Then the Son of Man will appear, coming in a cloud with great power and glory”. The prophet, Daniel wrote his vision of the judgment period, chapter 7:9-10. “While I was looking, thrones were put in place. One who had been living forever sat down on one of the thrones. His clothes were white as snow, and His hair was like pure wool. His throne mounted on fiery wheels, was blazing with fire, and a stream of fire was pouring out from it. There were many thousands of people there to serve Him, and millions of people stood before Him. The court begun its session and the
books were opened”.
6.)”Then He will divide them into two groups, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the righteous people at His right and the others at His left. Then the King will say to the people on His right, Come, you that are blessed by my Father! Come and possess the kingdom which has been prepared for you ever since the creation of the world” Matthew 25:32-34.
The gospel of Luke 21:28, “When these things begin to happen, stand up and raise your heads, because your salvation is near”
When will these things happen? No one ever knows, its God’s own time and plan. Jesus said, “No one knows, however when that day or hour will come-neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son only the Father knows. Be on watch; be alert for you do not know when the time will come.” Mark 13:32-33.”Be on watch and pray always that you will have the strength to go safely through all those things that will happen and to stand before the Son of Man” Luke 21:36.The scriptures gave us the warning that …”it might be in the evening or at midnight or before dawn or at sunrise” Mark 13:35. Satan is using lots of strategies and has different kinds of ways how to make man becomes busy and pre occupied with so many things, so that man will forget about God. He is using material things to attract man away from God.” Be careful not to let yourselves become occupied with too much feasting and drinking and with the worries of this life or that day may suddenly catch you, like a trap. For it will come upon all people everywhere on earth” Luke 21:34. As what Jesus said, we do not know the day and time of the end of everything. It may be the time when everybody is working, studying, playing, eating, having fun, enjoying lots of gimmicks, in the church, in the room praying and even sleeping. What is important, we know that the end will surely come!
All that is written in the Holy Scriptures will come true. These words are being preached by the prophets during the prophetic period, being revealed by Jesus himself in the messianic period and is being prophesied and written by John the beloved apostle in the book of Revelation as revealed by Jesus Christ. Again, we believe that, it will happen. Jesus is the Son of God, He is our Lord we believe in Him because he is the Truth and He is the Word of God., “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my Words will never pass away” Luke 21:33. It is very clear that heaven and earth will end and The Word remains
forever pointing out to the gospel of John 1:1-5,”…the Word was God and with God…” and in Revelation 19:13, “The robe He wore was covered with blood His name is “The Word of God”. God is not a liar, Jesus does not lie. Therefore, the end will come very soon, in Gods time. “…these words are true and can be trusted. And the Lord God, who gives His spirit to the prophets, has sent His angel, to show His servants what must happen very soon” Revelation 22:6
The two periods written in the bible are already fulfilled. We are now in the Third period. The period of waiting for Jesus second coming not as savior but our judge and king. We are in the period of purging and cleansing. We experience all these persecutions and troubles in life because God wants to remind us that we have to acknowledge, go back and obey Him before, He will strike the world with His mighty wrath. We must be ready and prepared so that when Jesus comes again we may be able to stand up straight, holding our heads up high and look at Jesus in His glory and majesty. The question is, Are we ready to see Him in majesty and glory? Can we look at Jesus face to face if right now is the final phase of the third period?”…be on Watch” Mark13:32 and in Luke 21:36, “Be on watch and pray always that you will have the strength to go safely through all those things that will happen and to stand before the Son of Man” Jesus is always giving us the instruction on what to do, to be watchful and pray always to have enough strength in order for us to pass over all these things that is happening and is about to happen to the world.
“Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus on whom our faith depends from beginning to end…” Hebrews 12:2. In Jesus alone is our salvation and we hope always, doing what the Lord want us to do so that when that day comes we can stand firm in faith and say that this is the moment of salvation. St. Paul stressed in Hebrews 12:7 “Endure what you suffer as being a father’s punishment; your suffering shows that God is treating you as His children”. “Try to be at peace with everyone and try to live a holy life, because no one will see the Lord with out it” Hebrews 12:14. So, as followers of Jesus, we must always be in “waiting” of the coming of the Son of Man. Let us not give up our faith and hope that on the day Jesus comes, we can say “Here I am Lord…save me”
“The end of all things is near. You must be self-controlled and alert, to be able to pray…above everything, Love one another earnestly, because Love covers over many sins” 1Peter 4:7-8. "But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slow about his promise as some count slowness, but is forbearing toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. . . . Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of persons ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be kindled and dissolved, and the elements will melt with fire! But according to his promise we wait for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. Therefore, beloved, since you wait for these, be zealous to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace" 2 Pet. 3:8–14.
The revelation of this period must serve as warning and give every Christian a hope that the end of times is the beginning of new life, Life with God, and in God for those who are faithful, and obedient to God, there is a reward awaiting you.
The Fourth Period
The New Heaven and New Earth
After the judgment period, The Fourth Period follows which is the period of peace and tranquility, joy, happiness eternal, “He will wipe away all tears from their eyes. There will be no more death, no more grief or crying or pain.” Revelation 21:4. To all obedient and faithful followers of Jesus. The Period of New Heaven and New Earth. God made all things new,”…the old things have disappeared” Revelation 21:4, where He is the “Everything” in this period, “…God himself will be with them…” Revelation 21:3 the final destination of all people who experienced pain and suffering in the material world of man but remain faithful and obedient to God until death. Those people who survived God’s wrath and anger. The destination I called “God Himself”, where man will experienced the Wholeness, Holiness, and the Perfect Love of God, Perfect happiness, eternal joy in which man have never experienced here on earth. The new heaven and earth is the exact opposite of our earth and our world today, “…and now I will make all things new” Revelation 21:5. In Revelation chapter 21, John the beloved apostle wrote about his vision on new heaven and new earth, he described it “the Holy City”, “the New Jerusalem”, “God’s Home, God Himself will be with His people”, Revelation 21:1-3.” But nothing that is impure will enter the city, nor anyone who does shameful things or tell lies. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of the living will enter the city” Revelation 21:27 and John wrote, “Nothing that is under God’s curse will be found in the city” Revelation 22:3. The new heaven and new earth is described as, “…the city shone like a precious stone, like jasper, clear as crystal. It had a great high wall with twelve gates…the city’s wall was built on twelve foundation stones, on which where written the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb….the city was perfectly square, as wide as it was long…the wall was made of jasper, the city itself is made of pure gold, as clear as glass…with all kinds of precious stones…jasper…sapphire…agate…emerald…onyx…carnelian… quartz…chalcedony…turquoise…amethyst. The twelve gates were twelve pearls. The street of the city was of pure gold, transparent as glass. The city has no need of the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God shines on it, and the lamb is its lamp…the gates of the city will stand open all day ; they will never be closed, because there will be no night there”
Green jasper Cornelian stones
Revelation 22:1-5, “The angel also showed me the river of the water of life, sparkling like crystal, and coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb and flowing down the middle of the city’s street. On each side of the river was the tree of life, which bears fruit twelve times a year, once a month; and its leaves are for the healing of the nations…the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city and His servants will worship Him. They will see His face, and His name will be written on their foreheads. There shall be no more night, and they will not need lamps or sunlight, because the Lord God will be their light, and they will rule as kings forever and ever.” This is the vision of new heaven and earth in the book of Revelation which is about to come.
Some writings used the word “age” as they described the end of times. In this writing, “period” is used to describe specifically each stage in the end of times, so that the readers and the faithful followers of Jesus may fully understand, what really will happen in the world based on the Holy Scriptures, so that this reflection will serve as a light and guide so that we may live a truly Christian life, as we await for the second coming of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Let us all be on Alert and Pray. Truly, Jesus is coming very soon, this is the faith that we proclaim and we have been waiting for. What we have to do is to be ready before that day comes, and it is Now! Do not wait for tomorrow for may be tomorrow is too late. Be an instrument of God to tell the world about the Truth being revealed by Jesus that there is an end for everything. It may be our physical death (Particular judgment- judgment after death) or the second coming of Jesus which is the final judgment.
Repent for the sins you have done, confess all your sins, and ask God to forgive you, renounce all the evil things you have done, then repair the damages your sins brought to other people. ask God for His mercy and reform your life according to Gods commandments. Love God above all and Love your neighbors as you love yourself. Let Jesus take control of your life and be obedient to Him so that when the day comes, He will welcome us into His kingdom.
May we see each other in the new heaven and new earth, Praising and Glorifying God with all the angels and saints, Forever and Ever! AMEN!
Maranatha, Lord Jesus !Come Lord Jesus, Make it quick! Come and Save us!
“Turn to me now and be saved, people all over the world, I am the only God there is “Isaiah 45:22
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