The Day of the Lord! 1 Thessalonians 5:2-4 New Living Translation - TopicsExpress



          

The Day of the Lord! 1 Thessalonians 5:2-4 New Living Translation (NLT) 2 For you know quite well that the day of the Lord’s return will come unexpectedly, like a thief in the night. 3 When people are saying, “Everything is peaceful and secure,” then disaster will fall on them as suddenly as a pregnant woman’s labor pains begin. And there will be no escape. 4 But you arent in the dark about these things, dear brothers and sisters, and you won’t be surprised when the day of the Lord comes like a thief.[a] The return of Jesus Christ will be unexpected for those who are not prepared in the same way that a thief comes and savages a household or establishment unexpectedly plundering as much items as he possibly could without warning. We do not know the day nor the hour when our Savior will return but we do know that we will not be surprised or fearful when He appears in the sky with His cloud of angels when the last trumpet will sound. This is our message of the cross which will continue to be foolishness to those who are perishing but to those of us who are being saved, it is a crown of life!The truth is we have been warned and are being warned every single day but wed rather hear sweet sermons about blessings rather than the truth about the cross and repentance. Remember the parable of the ten virgins in Matthew 25:1-13 where five were wise and five were foolish? It related to us at the end of the age. Those who were wise kept oil in their lamps meaning that they had fellowship with Jesus Christ through His Holy Spirit thus they communed with the entire Godhead bearing righteous fruit that are a part of Gods character, while those who were unwise simply had a form of godliness as it appeared outwardly but inwardly they consistently denied its true powers by not allowing the Holy Spirit full access to their hearts. Thus they bore no fruit that were consistent with obedience to the Father.These unwise people are the ones who profess Jesus Christ with their lips but in truth their heart are deceptive. If you love me Jesus Christ say,keep my commandment. As the body of Jesus Christ we must firmly and boldly continue to preach the gospel of grace, repentance and salvation through Jesus Christ who is the only key to eternal life! Jesus is Lord!!!!!!!!!!
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 12:45:39 +0000

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