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.

St. Matthew, Chapter 24, verse: 30e; The Son of Man coming.

 Our paragraph topis is: (The Clouds of Heaven) Part 9. 

When I was growing up I would like to watch the clouds and imagine what they were.  Some would become animals or people, or things that would make me laugh and smile or even fear them if they became real.  Clouds are beautiful because they can become whatever our imaginations want them to be.  They are fun to watch and allow ourselves to relax doing so. 

Growing older though, does not provide time to gaze at the clouds.  There are too many other activities that occupy our time and energy.  We find ourselves busy with the living of life in today's world that requires our time and talent.  Cloud watching is a daytime activity whereas we have become nightime adventurers as we grew older.  We leave behind the things of our youth and take on the norms of our cultural age.  

God and Lord Jesus become more and more a belief of our childhood and less and less a part of who we are in our age of awakening awareness.  We know of presidents and rulers and dictators, and monarchs. and kings, actors. sports greats, entertainers, and all sorts of social figures but nothing concievable as God or Lord of all creation.  Many in ancient times have called themselves gods that we have learned through history.  We even have entertainment with god like figures who have great powers beyond human imagination.  This only helps to feed our egos or understanding of what we can imagine a human godlike person would be.

As we grow older and age gives us knowledge and a little wisdom of the world, it is possible to come to understand the balance in the world.  There is evil beyond measure in it and so there has to be some measure of good.  With that good, there must be some force, some energy that goes with it.  Though we may not always agree or understand its working, there has to be some balance, otherwise evil would consume the entire planet.  

Christ told us:  "The Son of Man will be coming upon the clouds of heaven."  He did not say the clouds of the earth.  Will you see them?

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.