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“For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west,
so will be the coming of the Son of Man." – Matthew 24:27
The
tide surged by 22 feet that day, and the entire city became a part of the sea. Water covered the entire peninsula and the homes,
businesses and schools left standing appeared to be floating in the depths of
the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Ike hit
Galveston and the Bolivar Peninsula on September 12, 2008, leaving the island
uninhabitable for weeks to come. The
winds at 110 mph and rainfall wreaked havoc on the Southeastern corner of Texas
for the following 3 days, destroying homes, neighborhoods and businesses up and
down the Gulf coast and in-land as far as 80 miles.
We are now in the beginning of hurricane season 2013. Is there another Ike on the horizon this year? The forecasters are calling for as many as 20 named storms this year, and as many as 11 with hurricane force winds. Do we trust their forecast? Do we prepare better this time around than we have in the past? The thing is, when a hurricane forms in the Gulf or in the Atlantic, it’s very visible days ahead of landfall, sometimes even weeks ahead. It’s something that can be observed and monitored as it ever so slowly approaches landfall. Today’s technology has improved to such a great extent, that predicting landfall has become a very precise exercise.
Yet, with all of this technology, knowledge, and advanced communication, people will still refuse to leave their home and seek shelter. The human instinct is to protect what is ours. The problem is that we often time under-estimate the forces we are up against. Many will say, “ah, it’s just a little water and wind, I’ll be okay.” These are often times the same people we see standing on their roof-tops pleading for a rescue boat or helicopter to lift them to safety, when the little bit of water has enveloped their home.
There will come a day, when the Earth as we know it will be shaken from East to West. Many inhabitants will be left standing in the streets, school yards, shopping malls and businesses looking around for rescue and help; but it will be too late. The reality of the rapture will have taken place and loved ones, friends, co-workers and neighbors will be missing all of a sudden. It will be shocking and confusing at first, but then the pieces will begin falling into place. The Bible talks of the end times, and we’ve learned of it in Sunday School and heard it preached on the street corner, the pulpit, TV and even Youtube; yet we never thought it would really happen in our lifetime.
Tribulation will fall upon the earth, devastation, floods, winds, infighting, wars, pestilence and sickness. We observe the tragedies of our modern world and mourn for those lost in each; but nothing we have observed will compare to what is to come in the last days of this planet. You won’t see it coming, there is no forecast or predictions that are accurate enough to tell you when it will happen. Sure, there are people who believe they know, or have received prophecy to the exact time and place; but their wrong. It is not for man to know the time nor season of His return, but to be prepared for when it does happen, we will be with Him in paradise.
Some will say they never knew. The reality is that they know, but refuse to believe it to be true. When it does occur their destiny will be filled with extreme devastation and suffering, unlike anything we will endure through another hurricane season. I don’t need a weatherman or doppler radar system to know when He’s coming back, but I do know He’s coming. If your loved ones don’t know Jesus Christ, isn’t it about time you introduced them.
We are now in the beginning of hurricane season 2013. Is there another Ike on the horizon this year? The forecasters are calling for as many as 20 named storms this year, and as many as 11 with hurricane force winds. Do we trust their forecast? Do we prepare better this time around than we have in the past? The thing is, when a hurricane forms in the Gulf or in the Atlantic, it’s very visible days ahead of landfall, sometimes even weeks ahead. It’s something that can be observed and monitored as it ever so slowly approaches landfall. Today’s technology has improved to such a great extent, that predicting landfall has become a very precise exercise.
Yet, with all of this technology, knowledge, and advanced communication, people will still refuse to leave their home and seek shelter. The human instinct is to protect what is ours. The problem is that we often time under-estimate the forces we are up against. Many will say, “ah, it’s just a little water and wind, I’ll be okay.” These are often times the same people we see standing on their roof-tops pleading for a rescue boat or helicopter to lift them to safety, when the little bit of water has enveloped their home.
There will come a day, when the Earth as we know it will be shaken from East to West. Many inhabitants will be left standing in the streets, school yards, shopping malls and businesses looking around for rescue and help; but it will be too late. The reality of the rapture will have taken place and loved ones, friends, co-workers and neighbors will be missing all of a sudden. It will be shocking and confusing at first, but then the pieces will begin falling into place. The Bible talks of the end times, and we’ve learned of it in Sunday School and heard it preached on the street corner, the pulpit, TV and even Youtube; yet we never thought it would really happen in our lifetime.
Tribulation will fall upon the earth, devastation, floods, winds, infighting, wars, pestilence and sickness. We observe the tragedies of our modern world and mourn for those lost in each; but nothing we have observed will compare to what is to come in the last days of this planet. You won’t see it coming, there is no forecast or predictions that are accurate enough to tell you when it will happen. Sure, there are people who believe they know, or have received prophecy to the exact time and place; but their wrong. It is not for man to know the time nor season of His return, but to be prepared for when it does happen, we will be with Him in paradise.
Some will say they never knew. The reality is that they know, but refuse to believe it to be true. When it does occur their destiny will be filled with extreme devastation and suffering, unlike anything we will endure through another hurricane season. I don’t need a weatherman or doppler radar system to know when He’s coming back, but I do know He’s coming. If your loved ones don’t know Jesus Christ, isn’t it about time you introduced them.
© Sondove
Enterprises, 2013
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