"22 And HE (JESUS) said to the disciples, "The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.
23 And they will say to you, 'Look, there!' or 'Look, here!' Do not go out or follow them.
24 For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in HIS day.
25 But first HE must suffer many things and be "REJECTED BY THIS GENERATION".
26 Just as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man.
27 They were eating and drinking and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
28 Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot-they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building,
29 but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all-
30 so will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed."
There is MUCH talk going on about politics, the economy, celebrities, disease, military prowess, and a variety of other subjects. It seems we all want to discuss the evil and ungodliness going on around us. But there is very little reported about YAHWEH and HIS glory! There is little doubt on whether GOD is pleased with the actions, or inactions, of mankind. If a life exhibits any lifestyle that glorifies anybody or anything but GOD, that existence is glorified and celebrated by the mass media like they are gods or goddesses. But let someone mention "GOD" or the name of "JESUS CHRIST" and they are castigated as if they are diseased!
These modern events should come as no surprise as they have been prophesied for thousands of years. But we have become so engrossed in the pace the enemy has this world moving that we THINK we don't have time for the things of GOD any longer. The mere mention of JESUS CHRIST has been "REJECTED BY THIS GENERATION" as prude or out of touch by many. Even THE CHURCH does it's best not to be offensive in how the gospel is presented. It seems everyone is eating, drinking, and being merry while sinful activities continue to be more grotesque and prevalent.
As believers that JESUS is The CHRIST, the ONE and ONLY SON OF GOD, we are instructed by HIM in Luke 17:23 to "Do NOT go out or follow them"! If JESUS was, and is, "REJECTED BY THIS GENERATION", we should not expect our outcome to be no better. The world will not condone, nor aid, in our cause. JESUS tells us in John 16:33 that "you WILL have tribulation"! But later in the same verse HE tells us "I HAVE OVERCOME THE WORLD"!
So don't let the reports of evil in this world deflate you. The enemy and his minions are enthralled with evil and destruction. The Apostle Paul writes in Philippians 4 that we should not be "anxious" about anything! In verse 8 of the same chapter he writes "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things." These good things will not be reported by the mass media, as they have been "REJECTED BY THIS GENERATION"! But we too will overcome this world by and through the sacrifice of JESUS CHRIST!
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