A - The blessed hope

Hindi maikakaila na ang mundong ginagalawan natin ay makabago na “hi tech” “computer age” kung tawagin ng iba, mag-mula sa kagamitan sa mga musika, sa mga pananamit o fashion maging sa mga pananalita ay nagbabago na rin may mga salitang pinapa-uso at halos lahat na yata ay makabago na maging sa pananaw sa moralidad ay nagbabago na rin.

Sa kabila ng pagiging makabago ng ating panahon saan naman kaya ito papunta o patungo? papunta ba ito sa panahon ng star wars o sa startrek?

Well me plano ang Diyos at hindi niya plano na gawing star wars o startrek ang mundong ginagalawan natin, ito’y kanyang papalitan at paghaharian ni Jesus Christ the Son of God.

At walang anoman effort, makapangyarihang bansa o isang influential person ang pwedeng pumigil sa kanyang plano.

I suggest na merong pitong (7) mga bagay na magaganap bago makumpleto ang planong iyon ng Diyos ayon sa Bible share ko ang bawat isa niyan kung ano ang sinasabi ng Bible.

1. The Signs
2. The Rapture / Coming of Christ in the air (1st Phase of His 2nd Coming)
3. Rise of the Antichrist
4. The Tribulations/Great Tribulation
5. Christ Second Coming (2nd Phase of His 2nd Coming) & The Armageddon
6. Millennial Kingdom
7. Final Judgment & New world

Bago natin tignan kung ano ang sinasabi ng Bible sa 7 events na yan, talaga nga bang totoo na darating si Jesus Christ?

2 Peter 3:4
"Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all continues just as it was from the beginning of creation." (NASB)

Yan ang tanong ng mga skeptic nong araw regarding sa pangako na muling babalik si Jesus Christ, parang nanunuya o nang-aasar pa sila at maging sa panahon natin ay merong pa ring mga tao na hindi naniniwala, nagdududa at ang iba naman ay winawalang bahala nila ang muling pagbabalik ni Jesus Christ.

Pero sabi ni Apostle Peter sa verse 9 ““The Lord IS NOT SLOW ABOUT HIS PROMISE, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.” (NASB)

WHAT PROMISE?

John 14:3
“If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself, that where I am, there you may be also” (NASB)

Revelation 11:15
“Then the seventh angel sounded; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever." (NASB)

So John 14:3 “…I WILL COME AGAIN…” & Revelation 11:15 “…THE KINGDOM OF THE WORLD HAS BECOME THE KINGDOM OF OUR LORD AND OF HIS CHRIST…”

It is crystal clear na sigurado na darating si Jesus Christ to set up the Kingdom of God. Maging ang mga Prophets ng Old Testament (OT) AY KANILA RING INIHULA ITO.

Example:

Zechariah 14:4
“In that day His feet (JESUS CHRIST) will stand on the Mount of Olives, which is in front of Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives will be split in its middle from east to west by a very large valley, so that half of the mountain will move toward the north and the other half toward the south.” (NASB)

Kung tayo ay napapahanga sa mga predictions ni Notradamus, mas lalong karapat-dapat na humanga tayo at paniwalaan ang sinasabi ng Bible regarding sa muling pagbabalik ni Jesus Christ, sapagka’t ang character mismo ng Panginoong Diyos ang nakataya.

1 Samuel 15:29"Also the Glory of Israel will not lie or change His mind; for He is not a man that He should change His mind." (NASB)

Numbers 23:19
“God is not a man, that He should lie…Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?” (NASB)

At higit sa lahat ang MULING pagbabalik ni Jesus Christ ay “BLESSED HOPE”

Titus 2:13 “looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus” (NASB)

MY FRIEND, excited ka ba sa pagdating nang araw na yan, katulad ng pagiging excited ng isang batang nag-aantay ng pag-uwi ng kanyang magulang at higit sa lahat, Do you have this blessed hope in your heart?


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