“Most people do not think of Jesus as a prophet. Even so, after the imprisonment of John the Baptist, Jesus’ ministry message was and still is the gospel of the coming Kingdom of God as found in Mark 1:14. Jesus stirred things up. He lit up the hearts of the disciples, and the church was made fertile at Pentecost when the gift of the Holy Spirit arrived just as He had promised. Post His Ascension; He has continued His mission to this day through His bride, the church. Jesus’ promise to return for you is an excellent example of prophecy, and a message of hope.
In prophecy, Jesus is the central figure, and the focus is always on the coming Kingdom of God. All prophecy in some way relates to the birthing of this forthcoming kingdom. The prophecies, which relate to end time events, the Rapture of the Church, and the Tribulation are the ones, which affect our immediate future.
Daniel tells us in Daniel 2:44 NKJV, "The God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed. It shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever." In Revelation 11:15 NIV, the apostle John reaffirms, "When the last of seven prophetic trumpets sound, a triumphant announcement will be heard, the kingdoms of this world have become the “kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever.”
Ever since the day of banishment from the Garden of Eden, all of human history has been in a joint effort to produce the climax of the coming Kingdom of God, with the defeat of Satan. The Bible is alive. The more you read it, the further it reveals itself to you. It is God's blueprint of all that is, has been, or ever will be. The Bible contains prophecies that could only have been fulfilled in a day and time of game-changing weapons of war like those presently in existence. When the disciples asked Jesus when the things He was describing to them during the Olivet Prophecy would occur, and what would be the sign of His coming; He responded with a narrative of conditions to watch for. However, in Matthew 24:34, He further clarified that when all the signs He spoke of became apparent; His return would occur within one generation. "I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass from the scene until all these things take place," Matthew 24:34 NLT. Only one generation will witness "all" of the mounting global crises Jesus described to the disciples in the Olivet Prophecy.”
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Last Call for The Church by
Patricia C. McGlennon
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