This past weekend, my wife and I visited a small church out in the country in the state of Michigan. The speaker was a young seminarian, a friend of our son. During his sermon, he told a short tale of a young lad. In essence, the boy could not sleep one night, and he
ard the grandfather clock in the hall strike ten o’clock. Tossing and turning, he heard it strike eleven o’clock. Still unable to sleep, he heard it begin to strike twelve o’clock. But something had gone wrong with the chiming mechanism, and the clock struck thirteen times. Amazed, the boy ran to his parents, exclaiming, “It’s later than ever before!”
As Christians, we have what Paul referred to as a blessed hope: that Christ will return for those who believe in Him. I can’t explain fully why He has delayed as long as He has, but it wouldn’t surprise me to discover that He is allowing Satan to fully expose the results of his rebellion, and the end result of his authority on this earth.
It says in Revelation that the devil went to make war with the remnant, those believing in the Lord at the end time. It also says that, except the time be cut short, the full rage of Satan would destroy the faithful. While we don’t know exactly when Christ will return, it sure appears that earth’s society is in a death spiral. Secular man believes that human nature is on the upward, evolutionary slope, progressing to higher and higher attainments. Just look around at what modern man has accomplished and is accomplishing with his improved version of society! Surely, the earth’s clock is chiming thirteen.
I am really looking forward to the day when, in all His glory, Christ returns surrounded by the clouds of angels. It is time to go home. It really is later than ever before!
Have a great day!
Dr. G
ard the grandfather clock in the hall strike ten o’clock. Tossing and turning, he heard it strike eleven o’clock. Still unable to sleep, he heard it begin to strike twelve o’clock. But something had gone wrong with the chiming mechanism, and the clock struck thirteen times. Amazed, the boy ran to his parents, exclaiming, “It’s later than ever before!”As Christians, we have what Paul referred to as a blessed hope: that Christ will return for those who believe in Him. I can’t explain fully why He has delayed as long as He has, but it wouldn’t surprise me to discover that He is allowing Satan to fully expose the results of his rebellion, and the end result of his authority on this earth.
It says in Revelation that the devil went to make war with the remnant, those believing in the Lord at the end time. It also says that, except the time be cut short, the full rage of Satan would destroy the faithful. While we don’t know exactly when Christ will return, it sure appears that earth’s society is in a death spiral. Secular man believes that human nature is on the upward, evolutionary slope, progressing to higher and higher attainments. Just look around at what modern man has accomplished and is accomplishing with his improved version of society! Surely, the earth’s clock is chiming thirteen.
I am really looking forward to the day when, in all His glory, Christ returns surrounded by the clouds of angels. It is time to go home. It really is later than ever before!
Have a great day!
Dr. G
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