Thoughts unpacked

Some random thoughts throughout the week…

Prophecy (to foresee the future and then forecast it) – The Bible is full prophecy, upcoming events that must still unfold. An obvious event yet to happen is the Lord's second coming, often referred to by Christians as the rapture! A day that we so eagerly await. The ramifications of that day are mind-blowing, to be caught up in the air and to be changed, this corruptible body of ours will be swallowed up by corruption and it will happen in the blind of an eye; “Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.” (1 Corinthians 15:51-52) - changed into what? Our ever-dying bodies will be changed into eternal bodies. Think of the massive leap one sees in seed as it is planted, it goes into the ground and sprouts into something phenomenal. Our soul has always been eternal, but the physical body will change. It will take on a whole different makeup, incorruptible, means exactly that, it will never die, wow! Almost too much for the mind to comprehend. Some people say they don’t enjoy science fiction movies, yet what this prophecy encapsulates is beyond natural comprehension. Superhuman powers as seen with Marvel comic heroes are exactly the thought, fire unable to destroy our new bodies. Standing on the sun and being able to survive it. Or even better still, being able to enter the presents of God and survive. Remember Moses on the mountain and how God hid him in the rock to shield him from death as he passed by. The point we must grasp is this, eternal means exactly that, never-ending, therefore our awaited new bodies will be indestructible.  

 

Another thought pertains to eternal judgments, where our works will be tried by fire and all the dead works that have filled our lives will be swallowed up by flames. Referred to in the book of Corinthians as the Christians' Judgment! “Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw— each one's work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he will be saved, but only as through fire.” (1 Corinthians 3:12-15) - Our foundation is the Lord Jesus, but I cannot be sure how those rewards will be factored into our eternity, but they will play their part. Paul has foretold us about this upcoming event and it will happen, period! If some do not believe this to be true that changes them, not the truth, “let God be true and every man a liar”. Because someone disbelieves something true, does not mean it will not come to pass. This is another great deception playing out in our world today, people believing that have the right to choose what they want to believe when it comes to God. God will never be mocked, it’s HIS way or the price for disobedience will be eternal punishment in the Lake of Fire. Everything has been declared, the warnings are all there, and now every individual is left with the ability to choose, will you believe what has been penned or do you know better? I Believe! Thank you, Lord Jesus, for your saving grace. 

Here it is if you doubt my last point; “And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.” (Revelation 20:15) – Therefore to avoid the Lake of Fire we must have our names written down in the book of life and if in doubt, I would not leave the fate of my eternity on a hope, a maybe! Be sure to secure your spot in the register and call upon the name of the Lord, believe in the finished work of Calvary, confess your sins ask God to forgive your folly and finally believe in the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. Once this event truly takes place in your lives, only then can one be sure that their name has been penned into the Book of Life and that you will avoid the Lake of Fire as your final eternal destination.

 

Signing off

 

Tyrone