Jeremiah 8:7
King James Version
7 Yea, the stork in the heaven
knoweth her appointed times;
and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe
the time of their coming;
but my people know not the judgment of the Lord.
Have we all lost our homing instinct?
That our real home is in Christ?
Have we forgotten what we are on earth for?
Where does God figure in our lives?
Are we even aware that Jesus can return any moment?
Are we ready?
The Holy Spirit called my attention to the words -- "times and the seasons" -- this morning.
Those words kept showing up today, so I finally searched the Bible for the verses, and here's what I found:
2 Timothy 3:1-7
King James Version
3 This know also,
that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves,
covetous,
boasters,
proud,
blasphemers,
disobedient to parents,
unthankful,
unholy,
3 Without natural affection,
trucebreakers,
false accusers,
incontinent,
fierce,
despisers of those that are good,
4 Traitors,
heady,
highminded,
lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5 Having a form of godliness,
but denying the power thereof:
from such turn away.
6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses,
and lead captive silly women laden with sins,
led away with divers lusts,
7 Ever learning,
and never able to come
to the knowledge of the truth.
Matthew 25:13
King James Version
13 Watch therefore,
for ye know neither the day nor the hour
wherein the Son of man cometh.
Acts 1:7
King James Version
7 And he said unto them,
It is not for you to know the times or the seasons,
which the Father hath put in his own power.
2 Timothy 4:2-4
King James Version
2 Preach the word;
be instant in season,
out of season;
reprove,
rebuke,
exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine;
but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers,
having itching ears;
4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth,
and shall be turned unto fables.
2 Peter 3:8
King James Version
8 But, beloved,
be not ignorant of this one thing,
that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years,
and a thousand years as one day.
1 Thessalonians 5:1-2
King James Version
5 But of the times and the seasons, brethren,
ye have no need that I write unto you.
2 For yourselves know perfectly
that the day of the Lord so cometh
as a thief in the night.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
King James Version
16 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:
17 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.
Matthew 24:4-8
King James Version
4 And Jesus answered and said unto them,
Take heed that no man deceive you.
5 For many shall come in my name, saying,
I am Christ;
and shall deceive many.
6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars:
see that ye be not troubled:
for all these things must come to pass,
but the end is not yet.
7 For nation shall rise against nation,
and kingdom against kingdom:
and there shall be famines,
and pestilences,
and earthquakes,
in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
Jeremiah 8:6
King James Version
6 I hearkened and heard,
but they spake not aright:
no man repented him of his wickedness, saying,
What have I done?
every one turned to his course,
as the horse rusheth into the battle.
The beauty of Scripture is that it speaks of the past, present, and future -- of God, and of the world.
Of heaven, and of earth.
Nothing is hidden from us.
We know exactly what our futures will be, whether we are believers, or non-believers.
I am a believer, a born again, and I've been sharing the GOOD news of JESUS' imminent return with you, throughout my posts, as guided by Spirit.
The only question has been, who cares to listen?
Matthew 24:37-39
King James Version
37 But as the days of Noah were,
so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood
they were eating and drinking,
marrying and giving in marriage,
until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came,
and took them all away;
so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Who cares to read the Word of God?
Who's paying attention?
Who cares to be with God?
Jesus even showed how He'll show up again.
EXACTLY as He left.
Acts 1:9-11
King James Version
9 And when he had spoken these things,
while they beheld,
he was taken up;
and a cloud received him out of their sight.
10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up,
behold,
two men stood by them in white apparel;
11 Which also said,
Ye men of Galilee,
why stand ye gazing up into heaven?
this same Jesus,
which is taken up from you into heaven,
shall so come in like manner
as ye have seen him go into heaven.
Believers eagerly wait for JESUS.
But we care that everyone join the Lord.
Thus, this post.
It's time to start paying attention to the Lord.
He has given us fair warning.
Let the WORD have the LAST WORD.
Related posts:
JESUS Can Return ANY Moment NOW
The Most Intriguing Words of Jesus For Me
A Remarkable Lesson on the Rapture and Tribulation
The End of the World, SIMPLIFIED
50 Reasons We Are in the End Times
Updated 19 January 2022
