7 September | Teens
«For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.» Matthew 24: 24
Did you know that there are two ways in which Jesus can come back to us? How so? One is when He returns in the clouds of heaven, in all His splendor and glory, to take everyone who loves Him home. I'd really like to see that in my lifetime! The other way could be sooner, when our life here on earth comes to an end. If we die, Jesus will already have “come back to us;” after all, for those who believe in Jesus, death is just a quick sleep. The next moment we will experience will be when we wake up, resurrected, seeing Jesus in the clouds of Heaven!
And that's exactly why we need to prepare ourselves: because we don't know when He will return! But He has left us signs. Jesus mentions three types of signs: in the social world, in the religious world (where they will try to deceive us) and, finally, signs in the natural world, such as earthquakes, famines, as well as signs in the heavens. All indicating that His return is closer than ever. But remember, the focus of these signs is on “Who” we should be looking out for, and not exactly on “when” it will happen. Jesus wants us to be ready to meet Him, either in the clouds or sooner, through death.
I know we don't like to think about it, but sometimes we act as if we have all the time in the world, don't we? But our life is like a shadow. It passes very quickly. There are people who put everything off until later, but the day of salvation is now. Jesus is coming back and we need to get ready for that meeting today!
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Dive into research on Matthew 24 and identify the signs mentioned by Jesus. Explore how each of them has already manifested itself in history. This will help you understand how close we are to Jesus' return!