St. Matthew, Chapter 24, verse: 31b; The Elect.

 Our Paragraph topic is:(Darkening of sun and moon)Part 2. 

The darkness comes upon the earth and the light and the warmth that we take for granted is no longer.  The sun refuses to shine, the moon glows no more at night and the twinkle of the stars are gone forever.  We are in the darkness that Christ told us about.  These are the days after the tribulation.  

The powers in heaven and on earth will be shaken to the core and they will not know what to do.  Panic will ensue.  All the nations and the tribes will mourn for their plight, for no one will know what will happen.  It is written for us to know.  It is told for us to witness for ourselves.  Those who believe may find solice in the knowledge that they have been given some witness as to the truth of what is coming. 

And he said: "And they will gather his elect from the four winds."   His angels will come to collect those who have been called, "the elect."  The world is round but the winds blow in every direction.  They circle the globe as it is their own.  And the angels fly with the wind.  God knows his children.  He knows those who love him, those who he first loved from the beginning of time who keep his words. 

Peace and love and justice.  Humility and care for thy neighbor, for we are all brothers and sisters, children of our creator.  Let us all call out his name on that last day that we might be saved and caught up in the wind into his kingdom.  For God is a loving God, a forgiving God, a merciful God, a God of our hearts.  He will save us.  He will love us.  He will forgive us of our sins and cleans us that we may know everlasting life and not death.

Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself.  Do not study it in parts reading one passage and then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ .   The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.

St. Matthew, Chapter 24, verse: 31a; HIs Angels.

Our paragraph topic is:(Darkening of sun and moon)Part 1. 

 The saga continues in the Biblical description of the end of days, where Christ describes to his disciples what will happen after the tribulation.  The Sun will be darkened and the moon will not give her light; the stars will fall from heaven and the powers of heaven will be shaken, he tells them.  Then will appear the Son of Man coming upon the clouds of heaven.  

We have seen the power of earthquakes.  We know and are familiar with their destructive force.  Our media shows us daily what happens when they occur in various parts of the world where people are runnung for their lives and no one can do anything to stop the destruction from happening.  We know about the devistating force of water and what it does when it reaches catastrophic levels in sunamis and runnoff with mudslides.  We are helpless against fire when it becomes out of control and our efforts to stop it's raging inforno is unleashed upon the land.  The elements of nature are beyond mankinds control.

As humans we seek to leave behind or avoid the power of nature.  This is a goal of manknid.  Leap to space.  Go to the moon or Mars or another planet similar to the earth where we can grow and thrive without the threat of destruction.  The race for space is our objective our unexpressed desire for safety for longevity of life and liberty.  Is it possible?  Can we achieve it before the appocalype?  Why worry!!

Christ has given us the ultimate outcome for those who live to experience it.  He has given us a set of measures to let us know when and where it will all take place.  And after all the tribulations he says:  "And he will send forth his angels with a trumpet and a great sound."  

We will all know!  We will all see!  We will all be able to feel the awe and majesty of his coming with the great sound of the trumpet.  Those of us in heaven, those of us on earth, those of us asleep, those of us who believe or do not believe, all will be shaken by the coming of the Son of Man.  All will know the truth of his words.

Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself.  Do not study it in parts reading one passage and then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ .   The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.

St. Matthew, Chapter 24, verse: 30f; The Power and Majesty.

 Our paragraph topic is:  (Darkening of sun and moon) Part 10. 

It reads like a movie script, this last section of sentence 30, a science fiction movie where everything is going to piceces and the earth is ending in destruction with no salvation.  The sun does not shine, the moon does not give up its light, the stars fall from the heavens, all is dark in the sky.  What is mankind to do? What is happening?  What is the explanation?

We know that wind has great power and rain has great power that man has not conquered.  Definitely water has such destructive power that we all run from its force.  So what is happening now that all these things are occuring?  Is the earth falling out of orbit, spinning out into space?  Is mankind doomed to certain death?  Is there no hope for us?

Christ has predicted that these are signs of his coming, signs of the last days when the judgment will take place.  He has fortold what will take place so that mankind will have written history two thousand years before it actually happens that those who are not believers can believe.  

We are seeing some great power happening today with hurricanes and fires and volcanos erupting all over the planet.  What will happen next?  Will the sun refuse to shine?  Will the moon not glow?  Are we coming to the end of times or are these just natural occurances?  Is the thief coming in the night?  Are we prepared to meet him to protect ourselves from destruction?

Each waking day we must put on our armour and be ready to do battle, asking God for the strength and the courage to repel the onslaught of evil that we face.  We must be ready, daily, and pray that we do not see the last day coming.    

Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself.  Do not study it in parts reading one passage and then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ .   The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.