Time is Running Out

 

Revelation 10:6 says, “…that there should be time no longer.”  People today of every nation, tribe and tongue on planet earth know instinctively that history is going somewhere.  If to you, things seem to be moving toward a climax, the truth is, they are! Time, as we know it, as it is measured on the earth, will one day be no more.  The final scene is about to unfold, all the players are in position and are ready to move.  The final chapter will soon play out and King Jesus will return in power and glory.

The climax of history is the “glorious appearing of our great God and Savior” (Titus 2:13).  Before He returns, “He will judge the earth with righteousness” (Psalm 96:13).  The longest segment of John’s prophecy in Revelation 6 – 18 reveals the wrath of the Lamb being poured out on a sinful planet, a seven year period of turmoil on the earth.  Jesus said in (Matthew 24:21) “for then shall be great tribulation such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no ever shall be”.

There is coming one final showdown between good and evil, between God and the devil’s forces, between Jesus and the Anti-Christ, between Israel and her enemies.  In Revelation 16:17, the seventh angel of the last series of judgments precedes a voice (apparently the voice of Almighty God) that shouts from the throne in heaven, “it is done”.  In other words, it is consummated, it is over!  And Christ returns in glory and victory! (Revelation 19:15)

History’s consummation will be sweet for those on the Lord’s side and bitter for those who oppose the King of Kings.  Jesus said, “when these things begin to come to pass, then lift up your heads for your redemption draweth nigh” (Luke 21:28).

Friend, you better choose you this day whom you will serve!  “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord”!

The Pastor’s Pocket
Written by: Pastor Bruce Freeman

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  1. BettyOctober 12, 2022 at 10:10 AM

    Amen & Amen. Even Lord Jesus come quickly. I love you Jesus.

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