Thursday

End of the world


Suddenly (God major in the suddenly’s when answering us or speaking to us) two men dressed in white stood beside them. Why do you stand here looking to the sky? It is almost if they want to say: “don’t stand here all day, there is work to do”.  Then these men in white give the facts, the promise – this same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven – will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven. Although we did not see Jesus ascend, we can hold on to the promise that He will come back.
Paul urges us to be ready for the coming of Christ. Jesus will come when we least expect it. Hope you are ready?

 It is also interesting that  Jerome (one of the early church fathers),  says: “It is a tradition of the Jews that the Messiah will come at midnight, referring to Egypt after the Pascha, and when the Destroyer came, and the Lord passed over the dwellings. I think that this idea was kept alive in the apostolic custom, that, on the day of vigils, at the Pascha, it was not allowed to dismiss the people before midnight, since they expected the coming of Christ.” 

It is also noteworthy how many of the gospel lessons on watchfulness are associated with the night and a visit by night.

Jesus himself promised us: “Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me.”

Acts 1:11 ; Thess 5:2; Rev 22:12

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