"THE END WILL COME!"

Matthew 24:3-14                    (ESV)

"3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of YOUR coming and of the close of the age?"

4 And JESUS answered them, "See that no one leads you astray.

5 For MANY will come in MY name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and they will lead many astray.

6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.

7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

8 All these are but the beginning of the birth pains.

9 "Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be HATED BY ALL by all nations for MY name's sake.

10 And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another.

11 And MANY FALSE PROPHETS will arise and lead many astray.

12 And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.

13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then "THE END WILL COME"."

CANCEL CHRISTMAS???  There are some members of another faith that are demanding that entire towns not celebrate the birth of CHRIST.  Is celebrating HIS birth of real importance?  Do we acknowledge that JESUS is the SON OF GOD with our lives and actions?  Or is HE just another prophet or religious leader who deserves a holiday named after HIM?    Why do some people treat other faiths as an equal to Christianity?  Has THE CHURCH failed to set an example of recognizing GOD ALMIGHTY for WHO HE is?  

Most non-believers are blinded to the TRUTH and have rejected CHRIST.  Were there no CHRIST, there would be no CHRISTMAS!  And were there no CHRISTMAS, there would be no CHRIST!  Perhaps the goal of the rest of the world is to diminish the light of CHRIST so that nothing will remain but darkness? 

JESUS instructed HIS disciples in Matthew 24 of the turmoil that is imminent.  Many FALSE PROPHETS are being heralded in various settings.   'Lawlessness' is rampant.  And people want to continuously diminish the LIGHT of the world in JESUS CHRIST!  In John 8:12 JESUS says "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."  Where there is NO LIGHT, darkness prevails!

Sure, the world would like to NOT celebrate anything to do with CHRIST!  HIS birth, HIS life, HIS death, and most certainly HIS resurrection!  They would prefer that anything to do with JESUS be forbidden to be discussed.  Just the mention of GOD ALMIGHTY and JESUS CHRIST alienates all who oppose HIM.  It should not come as a huge surprise to us though.  Scripture is very plain that "THE END WILL COME" some day!  When it does we won't CANCEL CHRISTMAS, we will CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS year round as GOD INCARNATE!