He will be King and sit on his great throne
Matthew 25:31
Christ's coming will be a normal day. People will drink coffee, endure traffic snarls, laugh at jokes, and take note of the weather. Thousands of people will be born; thousands will die.
His coming will be unexpected. Most people will be oblivious.
His shout will get our attention. "For the LORD Himself will descend from heaven with a shout"
The shout of God will trigger the "voice of an archangel . . . with trumpet of God". He will
dispatch armies of angel to their greatest mission: to gather the children of God into one great assemblage.
Whether you are in Peoria or paradise, if you're a follower of Jesus, you can count on an angelic chaperone into the greatest gathering in history. The save and lost alike will witness the assembly, for "all the nation will be gathered before him". At some point in this grand collection, our spirit and flesh.
By this point we will have seen heard much : the shout of God and the angel, the trumpet blast, the ascension of the body, and the great gathering of the nation. But every sight and sound will seem a remote memory compared to what will happen next : "He will be King and sit on his great throne"
God's creation will return to its beginning: a one- King kingdom and all will be well wish our souls.
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| キャンデーを選ぶ真剣なはな 心の中の葛藤が横顔にでてる？ |
Max Lucado の God with You Every Day より
根も葉もない想像だけど、私、天国と対比するもうひとつの世界って、そんなに悪い世界でもない気がする。
もちろん、クリスチャンにとっては最悪だけど、ノンクリスチャンにとっては・・・。
だって、そこはこの世界、マイナス、神、という世界。
この世界にそっくりで、ただ神がいないだけ。
やりたい放題、好き放題。願ったり叶ったりでしょ。
だから、私、苦しみの中にいる愛する人たちのことは真剣に祈るけど、あまりにも何も考えずに楽しくこの世界の悪をエンジョイしている人のことは、ほっとくことにしいている。
言っとくけど、これでも結構忙しいのです。