Three times in the Bible we see the reference to the moon like blood, and the sun turned into darkness: Joel 2:31, Acts 2:20, and Revelation 6:12. Last night, we saw the thing itself, but the sun was not dark like sackcloth of hair. If the sun turns dark today, would that count or does the order of the signs have priority? It's easy for us to get worried over the signs and the times, running about like nursery story characters telling of falling skies. When Jesus gave His signs on the Mount of Olives, He was careful to say that all these things must happen, but the time of the end is not yet. However, we may have cause to worry in that all the things Jesus said must happen may have happened already. Eek! No, not time to run screaming into the streets. The final sign is actually one with the most hope built in. "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come." (Matt 24:14)
Two things indeed grow closer with each passing day - that the disciples of the Lord will be hated by all nations for His name's sake and that the gospel of Jesus will be preached in all nations. Wait, can those two things happen at once? Of course they can, the Word of God divides as the choice to believe or reject Christ is made. Even in this nation we see that those who refuse to believe in Christ don't want to hear the good news of the kingdom at all. As the Word goes forth unto all nations, the world divides into those who love Christ and those who are anti-Christ. This division of faith culminating - you can see it coming - in the choice of a world leader who is Antichrist.
For us, our Lord is Christ and we have naught to fear in this time near the end.
Bucky
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