HERE I COME; READY OR NOT

HERE I COME; READY OR NOT.

Way back in ancient history before this age

of electronics when your grandfather was a 

child, children actually had to go out side of 

the house and play together.  One of the games

they played was called "Hide and seek".

When playing "Hide and seek" one person was

"it" - what ever that means, and the person who

was "it" would hide their eyes while the others 

ran off and hid.  The person who was "it" would

count to some astronomical number such as one

to twenty five or fifty or one hundred then yell out

"Here I come, ready or not."

After yelling out "Here I come, ready or not" 

that person would go looking for any of the others

and tag them making them the new "it" that had

to hunt for the others when a new round was 

started.

Now God does not play games.  But Jesus Christ

told us numbers of times that he is coming back 

to this earth.  The next time he comes back he is

not coming as a servant to save mankind - BUT

AS KING.  And he will be coming whether we are

READY OR NOT.

While reading in the Book of Revelation again

I find this;

"Look! He comes with the clouds of heaven

And everyone will see him -

even those who pierced him.

And all the nations of the world

will mourn for him.

Yes! Amen!"  

(Revelation 1:7 NLT)

This will be the major even in the history of 

mankind and of the universe.  No one will escape

seeing this event.  The eyes of every man, woman

and child that has ever lived - whether in heaven, 

earth or hell is going to see this event.

Those of us who are looking for his coming will

be rejoicing as we gather together with him.

And those reject or ignore him will be filled 

with terror.

"Then everyone - the kings of the earth, the 

rulers, the generals, the wealthy, the powerful,

and every slave and free person - all hid them-

selves in the caves and among the rocks of the 

mountains.  And they cried to the mountains

and the rocks, 'Fall on us and hide us from

the face of the one who sits on the throne and

from the wrath of the Lamb.  For the great day

of their wrath has come, and who is able to 

survive?'"  

(Revelation 6:15 - 17 NLT)

However the real encouragement is for those of 

us who have already made Jesus Christ as king 

in our lives.  In some of the verses that proceed

the above Scriptures we read;

"All glory to him who loves us and has freed

us from our sins by shedding his blood for us.

He has made us a Kingdom of priest for God

his Father.  All glory and power to him forever

and ever! Amen."

(Revelation 1:5,6 NLT)

WOW!

Rather than the terror of God's wrath, we can 

be priests of God.