“The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven. He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,’ and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Jesus then left them and went away.” (Matthew 6:1-4)
At this point of our Lord’s ministry on earth He was fed-up with the constant badgering of the unbelieving Jewish leaders continually asking for a sign to prove His words. The signs were all around them, but they were too blind to see. Of all the prophecies relating to Jesus’ first coming, He fulfilled them all, but the blind were leading the blind, and therefore few truly believed.
The Jewish people of that day were much unlike most in the Church today. They knew the Scriptures. Most in the Church today do not. They, on the other hand, were trained in the Scriptures from their youth, so they were very familiar them. God in the flesh stood in their presence, and they as a whole rejected Him, even though all the signs were right in their face.
The signs of Jesus’ second coming are all around us today. They are so plentiful they are like a balloon filled with air that is about to burst. Unfortunately, many today, in the Church, are blind. If we are part of the true Church we are saved, but many in the Church are totally unaware of what is ahead.
Jesus is coming soon. I don’t know when. No one does, but we are definitely in the season of His return. First will be the Rapture of the Church (the bride), then the seven years of Tribulation, then Christ’s second coming, then the Millennium (1,000 year reign), and then eternity.
Jesus wants His people to know the season of His return. Think about it. There are more prophecies of Jesus’ second coming than the first. He wants us…today…to know that time is running out and we need to be telling others this very thing.
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