THE KING IS COMING!

These are the words given to Apostle John in the book or Revelations. “And, Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.” Rev. 22:12 . Jesus knows the Father’s eternal purpose for Him is to come back and take away His precious Bride. ” I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there you may be also.” John 14:3. We are all taught that Jesus is coming back for His Church. “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” 1 Thes. 4:16,17.

The mystery of the Church and Christ is as Eve was made from Adam, so shall the Bride of Christ be bone of His bone, and flesh of His flesh. The Fathers purpose before the world was ever made is that His Son would have a Bride created in His image and likeness, made from Him and for His pleasure. That in the fullness of time, He would come back for His Bride, without spot, wrinkle, or blemish, to be joined together for ever and ever.

Many of us forget that Heaven and all the Angels are preparing for the Marriage of the Lamb. This is the Fathers will and has been planned before the foundation of the world. He has Her gown ready, the marriage feast prepared, and the guests are already decided. The scriptures tell us that only the Father knows the day and time that Jesus will return for His Bride.

Oh, how seriously we need to take this calling. To be forever with Jesus. To be by His right hand on His throne beholding His Glory, seeing Him “Face to Face” and being loved by Him for ever. Yet, He has warned us in His teaching that there will be ‘5 Wise and 5 Unwise Virgins”. The 5 Wise made it in to the marriage, but the 5 Unwise did not. They were not ready. Jesus was warning us to be prepared and to be watching and praying for His return. The scriptures tell us that ‘the wife has made Herself Ready”.

There are many warnings in the scriptures. In Jesus’s sermon on the Mount He said, “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? and then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” Jesus also warned us in His teachings to be careful not to bury our talents and to minister help to those in need as unto Himself.

The Holy Spirit through Apostle Paul said that in these last days there would be a falling away from the faith. Paul warned Timothy “that a time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. “

Our Hope is to be ready when He comes! For each of us it will be in our individual life time. For those of us that are older more possibly, we will be with Him sooner then maybe some one younger. If He has not come back for His whole Church at His second coming, when the dead in Christ shall rise first and us that are alive will be caught up for ever to be with Him, then scriptures tell us that when we die there is a Judgement. We will stand at the Judgement seat of Christ. But, none of us know the days and hours we have on this earth. That is in the Lords hands.

So let us arise and run this race as one to win the prize! Let us get back into reading His word and living as He has instructed us to live. It is our time to shine with His Glory! It is our time to be the light of the world! It is our time to bring Glory and Honor to His name! It is time for the “Spirit and Bride” to say, “Come Back Lord Jesus”.

His servant Tom Dant

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