First off I'd like to say Happy Resurrection Day to all.
Memory Verse II Peter 3:3 Knowing this first, than there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts.
Some doubt the second coming of Christ. "Scoffers," the Bible calls them. They have heard preaching about Christ's return for many years and since it has not taken place, these self-styled experts have concluded it isn't going to happen. Interestingly, their doubting is a sign of the Lord's coming.
We are so tied to time that two thousand years seems like a long period to us. Actually, it is but a moment in eternity. Peter explains that a day is with the Lord as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day. The Psalmist added another dimension when he wrote: "For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night" (Psalm 90:4).
It is true that prophets and preachers have been announcing the return of Christ for centuries and it has not taken place. But think how long the world waited for His first coming! The first promise of the birth of Christ was given right after the fall of man. Century rolled into century and the promise remained unfulfilled. Prophets spoke from time to time and some believed while others doubted. When the hour arrived, God's appointed hour, Christ was born. Doubters did not alter the fact. Nor will unbelief make any difference in the sure fulfillment of Christ's promise to return.
Someday, a preacher will say, "Christ may come this week," and He will come. Every hour brings us closer to the moment of His return. the countdown continues. Don't let the scoffers deceive you.
Live in the light of His return.
Memory Verse II Peter 3:3 Knowing this first, than there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts.
Some doubt the second coming of Christ. "Scoffers," the Bible calls them. They have heard preaching about Christ's return for many years and since it has not taken place, these self-styled experts have concluded it isn't going to happen. Interestingly, their doubting is a sign of the Lord's coming.
We are so tied to time that two thousand years seems like a long period to us. Actually, it is but a moment in eternity. Peter explains that a day is with the Lord as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day. The Psalmist added another dimension when he wrote: "For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night" (Psalm 90:4).
It is true that prophets and preachers have been announcing the return of Christ for centuries and it has not taken place. But think how long the world waited for His first coming! The first promise of the birth of Christ was given right after the fall of man. Century rolled into century and the promise remained unfulfilled. Prophets spoke from time to time and some believed while others doubted. When the hour arrived, God's appointed hour, Christ was born. Doubters did not alter the fact. Nor will unbelief make any difference in the sure fulfillment of Christ's promise to return.
Someday, a preacher will say, "Christ may come this week," and He will come. Every hour brings us closer to the moment of His return. the countdown continues. Don't let the scoffers deceive you.
Live in the light of His return.
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