LOVING HIS APPEARING

I'm not a "date setter." The Bible does not give us license to do that. Jesus said that no one knew the day or hour of His return--not even the angels in heaven--only the Father. BUT--He did tell us to watch. He told us that we would know His return was near by the "signs of the times."

Israel is the place to watch. The Jews are still God's Chosen People. He has not--He will not forget them. The Bible speaks of the turmoil Israel and all the Middle East will go through. The entire world will be affected by it. Is that not happening?

Jesus did not give us the definite time of His removal of the Church from the earth--the Rapture--or of His triumphant return to earth to set up His Kingdom. But, He did give us very definite signs to follow. The "signs of the times."

These signs are shouting from the headlines of every newspaper and newscast. Just open your Bible to Matthew 24 and Luke 21, and pick up your newspaper, or turn on your favorite news program. There can be no doubt. The earth is enduring the "birth pangs" of the end.

This need not be a time of stress and distress. This can be a time of great expectation---for those who "have loved His appearing."