The following is a guest commentary by Ralph Lauretano. Please feel free to post your comments / opinions.
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Mark 13:7-8 When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.
Mark 13:29-30 Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that it is near, right at the door. I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.
Mark 13:32-33 , 35(A) & 37 No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come. What I say to you I say to everyone: Watch!
When the words in the Bible are capitalized, and emphasized with exclamation points, it is very serious. God is warning us and telling us that it is time to get ready for His final judgements that are to come upon the earth and all who still dwell in it.
If anyone chooses not to bow their knee to honor God, in fear and trepidation, and accept and recognize Him and His representatives, the Son and the Holy Spirit, then they will be doomed to go through the most awful, hellish of times ever to be visited upon the earth. There will be no saving them who refuse to acknowledge & accept the Word of God, and give praise and honor to Him.
“Truly believing” Christians, (of any and every nationality, race, [denomination] and tradition), will be saved from it all, while the rest will have to suffer through it, and many will die, horribly, in their sins and disregard for God’s love and offer of salvation.
It’s so sad and such a useless waste of the free gift of eternity with God in heaven, in return for such a simple thing………which is to believe, accept and confess Him to all whom you are in contact with. The time we have left is so short. There is not much time remaining to “get right with God”. Please don’t be left behind………………..if I’m wrong, you’ve lost nothing by giving it a try. But if I’m right, you’ve lost everything by remaining stubbornly in denial of the truth………………………
