This is the least respected category of signs for several reasons. The best way I have found to do this is to put them in categories:ġ) The Signs of Nature - We are told to watch for earthquakes, famine, pestilence, and signs in the heavens (see Matthew 24:7 and Luke 21:11). In fact, there are so many signs that it is difficult to grasp all of them.
In the New Testament, one out of every 25 verses is concerned with the return of Jesus.
There are about 500 prophecies in the Old Testament that relate to the Second Coming of the Messiah. God is alerting believers of the soon return of His Son through what are called “signs of the times.” These are prophecies concerning world events that we are told to watch for, prophecies that will identify the season of the Lord’s return. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts” (Romans 13:12-14). Let us behave properly as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy. Let us therefore lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. Lukewarm Christians and carnal Christians are being called to commit their lives to holiness: “The night is almost gone, and the day is at hand. The soon return of Jesus also carries with it a message for believers. But when He returns, He will come in vengeance to pour out the wrath of God on those who have rejected God’s love and grace. The message of the hour to unbelievers can be summed up in these words: “Flee from the wrath that is to come by fleeing into the loving arms of Jesus now.” Jesus came the first time as an expression of God’s love He came to die for the sins of Mankind. Likewise, God is warning the world today that His Son is about to return. He sent Jonah to warn the pagan city of Nineveh, and He sent Nahum to the same city 150 years later. He warned Sodom and Gomorrah through Abraham. He warned the world through Noah for 120 years. Therefore, God always warns before He executes His wrath. God does not wish that any should perish, but that all should be brought to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). The reason is that Jesus is returning in great wrath to “judge and wage war” (Revelation 19:11), and God never pours out His wrath without warning. God’s AttitudeĪs a matter of fact, God is obligated by His character to warn the world of the imminent return of His Son. We are not of night nor of darkness so then let us not sleep as others do, but let us be alert and sober.” Paul is referring, of course, to the light of the Holy Spirit who indwells all true believers and who can enlighten us through our study of Scripture to know the season of the Lord’s return (1 John 2:27). Many people believe there is nothing that can be known about the timing of the Lord’s return because Jesus said He would return like a “thief in the night” (Matthew 24:42-44).īut Paul makes it clear in 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6 that Jesus’ statement does not apply to believers: “But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief…” He then proceeds to explain why: “for you are all sons of light and sons of day.
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