Celestial signs of the Return of the Lord Jesus Christ!

I know that I still have to follow-up on the previous post about the Tribulation Period and the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse, but I feel compelled to share a video with you which is vitally important for as many people as possible to be aware of.   It deals with the Celestial Signs of the Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ!

I make no apology for publishing this post and the video as my heart goes out to those who are not yet ready to meet the Lord Jesus as Saviour.   This should also be an inspiration to those who know Him already.

Luke's gospel, Chapter 21, is about the return of Jesus Christ. In fact, it is our Lord's own words regarding His return. He had much to say about the Second Coming. 

The world is very familiar, particularly the western world, with Christmas, the story of the birth of Jesus Christ, the story of His first coming.  At least 300 plus Old Testament prophecies were fulfilled in the first coming of Jesus Christ. All the details about His first coming were set out in the Old Testament. So are the details of His Second Coming. In fact, so many places in the Old Testament describe details which were not fulfilled at His first coming BUT will be fulfilled in the run-up to and at His Second Coming. The preciseness of the fulfilment of His first coming validates the Old Testament and confirms just how absolutely credible are the details prophesied with regard to His Second Coming.... 

So take the time to watch this video by John MacArthur ...  it is powerful ... absolutely true to God's Word.

If you have questions about the return of the Lord Jesus Christ, if you want to be sure you are ready for His Return, contact me without delay.

Be ye also ready for the Son of Man (Jesus) cometh at such a time as ye think not .... He will come when you least expect Him .... be ready

Don't put off what needs to be done today.   

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ARE YOU BEING DECEIVED?

We are living in an age of great deception.

It is an age where people prefer to believe a lie, rather the truth.
It is an age where people accept what was always wrong or evil as acceptable and right!
It is an age where people prefer to shut God, the Lord Jesus Christ, out of their lives.
It is an age where people ridicule the Holy Bible and all who believe it.

It is an age where the "deceiver", the "enemy", the evil one ... some of the many names for Satan, is running rampant deceiving the world (and regrettably many Christians and Church leaders too!) and leading people away from the Truth!

Why?   His time is running out fast AND it is in absolute line with what the Bible teaches us about the last days.

See what 2 Timothy 3:13 says:  "evildoers and imposters will go from bad to worse,

deceiving and deceiving others" (NIV)   "Sinful men and false teachers will go from bad to worse. They will lead others the wrong way and will be led the wrong way themselves" (NLV)    "deceiving and leading astray others and being deceived and led astray themselves" (Amplified Version).   This is referring to the last days ... the days we are living in.    

If we go back to the beginning of  2 Timothy 3, it describes so accurately the age we are living in and the dangers of the Last Days ... no doubt whatsoever!   Take a look at this:

"You should know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times. 2 For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred. 3 They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. 4 They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. 5 They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!"

Sounds very familiar ... very accurate indeed!

People throughout the world are being deceived day by day.   

This is happening because people no longer take note of God's Word, the Bible.  They scoff and mock people who do and who stick to sound Biblical principles.   People who wish to stick to what the Bible teaches are being "attacked" and "persecuted" because of their beliefs.   Losing their jobs, losing their businesses, treated like the "guilty party" ... it is all in keeping with God's Word and foretold about the the last days.

For the first time in the world's history, ALL the major players are on the stage of world history...  As someone recently said, "the final drama of planet earth has begun".   Right now, if you are willing to listen, one can "hear the thunderous hoof beats of the four horses of the apocalypse storming across the stage of human history ... bringing deception, wars, hunger and death on a scale so massive it staggers the mind".

In my next post I will go into more detail about the four horses of the apocalypse and how what they represent is unfolding before our very eyes ... yes it is!

But, as a brief introduction - we'll be looking at the White Horse and its rider - who is he? One thing I will say is that he is the master of deception and his workings can be seen on the front pages of global newspapers as we speak.  The Red Horse signifies war on a global scale, whilst the Black Horse depicts global famine on a scale you wouldn't begin to imagine.   The Pale Horse, the 4th Horse of the apocalypse, is something that is staring us in the face and the majority of people are being deceived by this - from World Leaders downwards.   

If you want to find out about these Horses and how relevant they are for us ... right now .... make sure you get my next blog post notification and sign up for it today.  I'll also provide some valuable links and resources.

In the meantime I feel absolutely constrained and driven to urge you to make sure that you are right with God.  Make sure you have accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as your own personal Saviour.   Don't wait.   The consequences are unthinkable.   

If you want to get to know Him as your Saviour, please contact me and I will help you to find peace with God and be ready for His Return which is drawing extremely close! 

Keep watch.   I'm longing for His return.  Are you?

THE RAPTURE .... What is it and why should I take notice?

The event, known as the Rapture, could occur at any moment - today, next week, in a few months time ... one thing is sure, it will undoubtedly take place.   There is no prophecy that needs to be fulfilled prior to this particular event. 

Nobody knows the day or the hour, except the God the Father, BUT we can tell the seasons (as per God's Word).

What is the Rapture?

Also known as “a mystery” or “the Blessed Hope”, the Rapture is the catching away of all those people who have put their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as their own Lord and Saviour.

This is the moment when, in the twinkling of an eye ... “ the Lord Himself will come down from Heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the Archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the believers who have died will rise from their graves.  Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever". (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17)

Is the Rapture a Secret Event?

Although there have been people over many years trying to discredit the pre-Tribulation rapture of the Church, it will by no means be secret, just sudden!

Imagine, if you will, the impact the disappearance of millions from this earth, in one single moment, will have on those left behind.    Millions of conversations halted mid-sentence;  husbands or wives finding their partner has vanished;  driverless cars and trucks;  consider the impact on passengers using the many means of transport, public and private, with some Christian pilots and drivers, etc, disappearing mid-journey .. strange but absolutely true and Scriptural and ... it could happen any time!

What happens to those left behind?

If the world thinks it has seen tribulation, it has no idea of what still lies ahead.  Following the rapture, the Tribulation period will eclipse the worst events in history.   The Bible teaches us very clearly that the Tribulation will last for 7 years. The last 3 and a half years of which is known as the Great Tribulation.

There is already such chaos in the world.   It will get a lot worse.   In fact one can see a possible headline in Newspapers and on TV Screens, Androids and iPhones, etc ...                                                                                                                              

"Global chaos as millions disappear ... in one cataclysmic moment"

Here is  a very brief outline of some of the events that will follow the Rapture of the Church (those who know the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour):

• A world leader will make/confirm a seven-year agreement (covenant) with Israel (Daniel 9:27).  This world leader is the Antichrist.

• After three and a half years he, the Antichrist, will break that covenant.  He then sets up his image in the temple in Jerusalem (where he would have moved) and begins to control the world.  
  
  
• He, the Antichrist, forces everyone to worship and obey him.  He will also cause all to receive a mark in his/her forehead or right hand.  Without this mark no one will be able to buy or sell - the 666 (mark of the beast) system (Revelation 13).  The Bible says that anyone who takes this mark will have the wrath of God poured out on them for ever.   NEVER take that mark!    (I will be speaking about the Mark of the Beast - 666 - in more detail in one of my next blogs)

• At Armageddon the nations gather in order to fight the Antichrist & Israel, BUT .... they see the sign of Christ’s coming and unite to fight Him (Zechariah 12; Revelation 13:13-14 & 19:11); Jesus returns to the earth.  His enemies are defeated & He is received by the Jews. 
  
  
• The Lord Jesus, the Messiah, now establishes His kingdom on earth where He will reign for a 1,000 years - the millennial reign of Christ (Rev 19:11; Zech.12:7-13:1 & Rev 20:1-5) followed by the Great White Throne Judgment (Rev 20:11-15).

You don’t have to be left behind ...

Only those who have accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as their Saviour will be ready.  To be left behind or to die without knowing Him as Saviour, is too horrific to contemplate.

Please make your choice now.

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I've just started this separate blog for an important topic:  Living in the End Times

I took the liberty of copying over two of my recent posts from one of my other blogs (https://daysmeditations.wordpress.com), to get this blog started.   

The world as we know it is changing extremely rapidly and globally people are asking questions.   As a student of Scripture (the Bible) and with a specific interest in the Return of the Lord Jesus, I have felt burdened to share as much as I can about this subject on this site going forward.

Why?

I want to reach out with the Good News about the Gospel of the Lord Jesus and to help explain (based on the Bible), about the end times and just how relevant it is for us all in these days and to make sure we are ready when the Lord returns.   There is much misunderstanding about this subject and I feel an urgency to point folk back to what the Bible really teaches and not what man thinks is going to happen.

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The Lord bless you and keep you in His care

Dailene

Is it REALLY possible to understand the “End Times”?

I was SO blessed recently whilst listening to a powerful message about “The Final Generation”.  It was challenging and so clear.

This brings me to a trend that seems to have been developing amongst Christians over a number of years ... and getting worse, and that is to discard the discussion of the Second Coming.  People are buying into the idea (wrongly so!) that it is a “confusing” topic, that it is hard to understand.

This is simply not true … do you think for one minute that the Lord would have written His Word and made it “unclear”?   Of course not!   The book of Revelation starts out by saying, “Blessed is the one who reads this and understands”.  This therefore assumes that you can understand it.     Just think about it for a moment, the books of the New Testament were written to a generation of new believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and they could understand it.

The problem is, “man” has complicated things!  Man has strayed away from allowing Scripture to interpret itself.  Man has planted the doubt and confusion, where there was clarity.   Reminds me a bit of the serpent in the Garden of Eden … “Did God say …. ?”    The Bible, all of Scripture, has One Author, that is God, and He never contradicts Himself.  2 Timothy 3:16-17 states: “16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 17 God uses it to prepare and equip His people to do every good work“

Of course there are things we don’t fully understand yet because they haven’t taken place as yet, BUT what we do know is that up till now, if God has promised something, He does it. With prophecy, we cannot know all the finer details of the fulfilment, but that it will happen as the Bible says is for real!

And when it comes to the return of Christ, the prophecies are in fact VERY clear indeed – no need for the “confusion”.    Human history as we know it culminates at the return of theLord Jesus Christ to earth.   (I’ll be sharing more about the return of the Lord Jesus in future blogs, so if you want to know more about this subject, make sure you click “follow” and you will get to know when the new blogs are published).

I’ve had a deep and real interest in eschatology for more years than I care to remember. What on earth is eschatology?  Theologically speaking, the term refers to “the study of final things” in the Bible. It concerns both personal eschatological issues such as death and the intermediate state as well as themes with a more general focus such as the return of Christ, resurrection, judgment, tribulation, the millennial kingdom, and the eternal state, etc.

I have a growing concern that people in general have little knowledge or understanding of end-time prophecy.   Even worse, if that were possible, people – even fellow Christians – have little interest in it and prefer not to discuss it.   Is it important?  Of course it is!!  If Christians are not bothered, why should those who don’t know the Lord as their Saviour be worried.   It is that very blessed hope of the Lord’s imminent return that should fire us up into sharing the Gospel of Jesus to a lost world – while there is yet time!   It is so important to understand this and to understand just how near the end of history as we know it is!  Are there consequences of not being ready for His Return?   Yes … serious consequences. (More about that in one of my next blogs)

We actually have nothing to fear about the future (if we know the Lord as our personal Saviour) because the Bible tells us clearly how it will all end. It is described clearly and with much detail in Scripture. And, the truth of the Second Coming literally fills the New Testament – introduced by our Lord Jesus Himself in the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke in particular.   We need to study all of Scripture and get the whole picture.   I’m looking forward to His Return.  Are you?

Find out more about His Return in my future blogs.

” You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected” (Matthew 24:44)

Day Ashton

The World has gone mad ..

I've shared a similar post before but feel the need to repost it here on my new "end-times" blog.   Never before has the world been quite in such a state as it is now … and don’t let anyone try and water that statement down!

Almost every day now one hears of terrorist attacks been carried out.  Innocent folk gunned down or blown to shreds.  News of further attacks imminent!

Over the last few months there has been an ever-increasing migration crisis and it has been getting completely out of hand with the powers that be not having any answer as to how to deal with the situation.  Thousands pouring into countries, thousands losing their lives in the process.  Illegal immigrants causing chaos at country borders.   The whole situation is totally out of control.

Financially the world is unstable … debt crises, general economic meltdown.   The recent Greek crisis.   Changes in China's economy causing concern. 
Globalists taking advantage of the fear and panic to pursue their agenda for a “one-world” system. One World Economic order, One World Government …

Churches compromising Biblical Truth and Guidelines to “fit in” with modern society and political correctness.   No clear message being preached from many pulpits any more. Thank God for those churches where the Bible is being taught in its fullness.  Thank the Lord for those ministers and Christians who are not ashamed of the true Gospel of the Lord Jesus and are willing to speak out.

Right has become wrong and wrong, right!

Believe it or not, the Bible tells us that this is exactly what will happen in the last days … the end times (and much, much more!)

I feel so constrained to share this message (which is likely not to be very popular!) as all around me I see such incredible complacency!   People brushing aside the thought of any imminent return of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Rapture of the Church (ekklesia – the called out ones, those who profess faith in and allegiance to Christ) or the Great Tribulation that will come upon the earth after the Rapture of the Church.   So many folk simply laugh off any idea of there being a God OR are of the opinion that all religions are equal, promoting interfaith movements … once again in line with the end-time scenario of a One World Religion.

Dear friends … I cannot stress enough that we are living in days when the return of the Lord is closer than ever before.   We do NOT know the day nor the hour BUT as Jesus Himself said, we can tell the seasons … you and I need to be ready!

Whether you believe the Bible or not, whether you believe what I’m saying or not, will not make one iota of difference.   Jesus is alive and He is returning – this time as the Judge and not the Saviour!   The door of opportunity is still open, but we don’t know for how long!

How can you be ready?   Make sure you:

• repent of your sin (for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God – Romans 3:23);
• ask the Lord Jesus to cleanse you from all sin and to come into your heart/lifeand give you eternal life (for God so loved the world, He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life – John 3:16);
• Make sure you read your Bible every day – a good place to start will be the Gospel of John. (If you haven’t got a Bible, get one.  If you can’t get one, let us know!)
• Pray (talk to God) and ask Him to help you live for Him moment by moment, day by day.
• Find a Bible-believing church so that you can get to know other Christians and grow spiritually.

A special word to those who know the Lord Jesus as their Saviour, we need to stop playing church and really get serious in following Jesus very closely, reaching out to the lost and praying.

Leonard Ravenhill once said: even “if the whole church goes off into deception, that will in no way excuse us for not following Christ”.   Stand up for the Truth!

Live expectantly!  Make sure you’ve accepted the pardon that Jesus died to purchase for you. Make sure your friends and family have the opportunity to accept this pardon too!

I close with an extract from John Hagee’s prayer earlier today:

“Father God, we worship You today as the one and only Authority. You are the Alpha and the Omega, the Author and the Finisher of our faith. The world around us may be in utter chaos as our society does its best to destroy us from the inside out…but YOU ARE STILL IN CONTROL!   … You said that the righteous would not be forsaken. Lord, make the crooked way straight for us as we delight ourselves in you, as we use the Word of God to direct our path.  We give you praise and glory today, as we glorify your matchless name! Amen!”

For any further help, do not hesitate to contact me

Day Ashton