Jesus is Essential
Matthew 24:29-31: Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
The elect spoken of in this verse is still the nation Israel. The prophets in the Old Testament foretold of a miracle that would bring the Jews back into their land. (This is not the church which is going to be caught up out of this world to meet the Lord in the air. Angels are not connected with the Rapture.)
The Lord will come in person to receive the church with the sound of a trumpet, and His voice will be like that of an archangel. He will not need any help to gather His church together. He died for the church, and He will bring it together. When He says that the “angels … shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other,” we can be sure that He is talking about the nation Israel. 1
Walking with Jesus
The Word of God is the revelation of Jesus Christ. When we look into His Word, it is like seeing Him face to face. The light of His Word changes our perspective. His Word is also like a mirror, revealing the character of our heart. So when we read the Scriptures, we see Jesus and we see His desire for us to become like Him. How has Jesus been conforming you to become like Him? Is there anything you need to repent of?
Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:57
Every cloud reminds us of the great expectations we have with Him.
Praying
Lord, thank You for giving us every reason to keep looking up.
1. McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: The Gospels (Matthew 14-28) (electronic ed., Vol. 35).
