When I had the privilege of teaching successive grades of children and youth, there was one girl who would ask from time to time, “When is God coming, eeh?” (‘Eeh’ is perhaps the Jamaican version of the Canadian ‘eh’.) From the intonation of this child’s voice, I realized that as young as she was, she was not just asking a question to seek an answer. She was actually expressing her spirit’s longing for ‘HIS APPEARING’. (2 Timothy 4:8)
This child was generally quite prophetic, and now I realize that she was a just few decades ahead of the millions who are now fervently, desperately longing for ‘His appearing’ – for the return of Yeshua ha Mashiach / Jesus the Saviour. Most of the millions of cells in the Body of His Bride are now calling out, “Come, Lord Jesus!”
Yet, why does He still tarry? As Revelation 22:17 indicates, the Holy Spirit (Ruach ha Kodesh) still has to agree with the Bride and say, “Come!” As much as we want ourselves (and indeed the whole earth) to be rescued from present and increasing evils … as much as we long for the day when Habakkuk 2:14 is fulfilled, it is the Ruach’s task to hasten the final countdown to that day. BY HIS OPERATION THROUGH THE BODY OF MESSSIAH, the Ruach will bring Habakkuk’s prophecy to pass, and the earth will finally be “filled with the KNOWLEDGE OF THE GLORY OF GOD as the waters cover the sea.” Only our Omniscient God will know when His last condition has been met for ‘the end’ to come. Then His Spirit will agree with the unequivocal heart-cry of the Bride, and call out to the Son, “Come!”
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In the meantime, let’s all check-mark the ‘signs of the times’ that we’ve seen and are seeing, and let’s resolve to cooperate wholeheartedly with the Ruach in prayer and obedience to the Great Commission, toward the fulfillment of the final sign. Read again our Lord’s Matthew 24:3-14 list of the signs to be check-marked, paying special attention to the last one, for we all have a part to play in its accomplishment, SO THAT the end can come.
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As (Yeshua) was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen? What will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”
Yeshua answered them, “Be careful that no one leads you astray! For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Messiah (the saviour),’ and will lead many astray. You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must happen but it is not yet the end. For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. But all these things are only the beginning of birth pains. Then they will hand you over to persecution and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations because of My name. And then many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one other. Many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. Because lawlessness will multiply, the love of many will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. This Good News of the kingdom shall be proclaimed in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, AND THEN THE END WILL COME.”
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“The Spirit and the Bride say come” should actually set the standard of readiness / preparedness among church leaders and ministers but alas, many by their messages and emphases are out of sync with the Spirit and saying “wait lord Jesus, not yet”. Sobering thoughts, Evangeline.
My response to the question posed by the little girl in your class is that only our Heavenly Father knows the day and the hour (Matt 24:36). However we must all be prepared to welcome Him by letting our light shine in this dark world and as you mentioned, be careful to not let anyone lead us astray.
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