I just spent the last hour reading the book of Revelation. I am certain the end is coming. There will be a time when the wrath of God will be poured out on planet Earth and all those who refuse to worship him. The time is coming when God's judgement will escalate like a crescendo and only the redeemed will be preserved.
What amazed me as I read through Revelation is that no matter how much pain and suffering God unleashes on the wicked many of them will curse God and refuse to repent. The suffering will only intensify as a result. All will stand before the Great White Throne and have to give an account for their deeds. Those who trusted Christ for salvation will have their names written in the Lamb's Book of Life. They will be preserved from God's judgement. Those who never trusted Christ will be punished eternally.
This is sobering truth. The masses will perish. Those who have lived their lives deceived will say with conviction that Jesus is Lord of Lords and King of Kings for God will force them to say it. Proud and powerful men and women will run to hide from the Righteous Judge but there is no place they will find refuge. They will have to account for their sinful deeds.
When I ponder these things it puts all else in perspective. Football season is not nearly as important. My life will not ebb and flow depending on what the Dallas Cowboys do this season. Accumulating more possessions seems pointless. Living for entertainment seems like a waste. What matters truly is preaching this message warning the masses that the end is coming. Many will not listen. They will be fiercely trampled like grapes under the feet of an angry just God.
Do not get distracted. None of us knows when the end is coming. It is not my intent to try and predict when these things will take place. I just think it is near. Until it is too late may we labor to rescue the perishing.
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