There is Coming a Day

I am thinking at this moment of a time fixed in history where things will change. There is coming a day when Jesus will return not as a loving Savior but as a Righteous Judge. The Father alone knows this day. [Matt 24:36] It will come like a thief in the night when we do not expect it. [Matt 24:42]

This became a topic of conversation among our students at youth camp. They spent a solid hour asking me questions about the second coming, the rapture, the seven years of tribulation, the anti-Christ, mark of the beast and the end times. They know there is coming a day when people will be held accountable.

This celestial planet is fast spinning toward a date with judgment. Yet people seem unconcerned. They continue to live in open rebellion and defiance toward the God who created them. They continue in their sin unashamed as though God could be mocked. They fail to realize there is coming a day when they will reap what they sow. [Gal 6:6-8] There is coming a day of reckoning. There is coming a day when all must give account for their lives.

[Rev 19:11-16] paints a picture of such a day. Jesus will come as a righteous judge to declare war on those who have not been saved. He will come to trample the winepress of the fierce anger of God. This is not going to be a pleasant day. Husbands, wives, teenagers, rulers, common people, rich, poor, the famous and the obscure will all be judged. The only hope for survival will be for those who have put their faith and trust in Jesus Christ to save them from their sins and from eternal damnation.

Though many have heard there are few who walk through the narrow gate. The gate is wide that leads to destruction and many go through it to their eternal damnation. [Matt 7:13-14] This is the popular way. This is the prevailing path of the day. This is the politically correct path but it is WRONG! DEAD WRONG! People are heading toward their own doom and they must be warned though many will never heed that warning.

Yes, there is coming a day. A terrible horrific day for the sinner. A day I cringe to think about. May we all be moved by the Spirit of God to "labor for the master from the dawn till setting sun to talk about his wondrous love and care." May we not get distracted from our mission to rescue the perishing by throwing out the life line of Jesus Christ and praying people will cling to Him for mercy and salvation against that coming day.