"Seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living creature I have made." & "The waters flooded the earth for a hundred and fifty days." Genesis 7:4 & 7:24
God told Noah that He was going wipe the face of the earth clean with a flood of water. Only Noah's family and the animals in the ark were spared from the wrath of God. (Genesis 7:23)
Being very displeased with the wicked sinful activities of man, God let the entire earth feel His wrath. (Genesis 6:5-8) Unfortunately, man has not changed and the earth will again feel the wrath of God. This earth will be destroyed and a new earth will be created in which the righteous will dwell. (2 Peter 3:13 & Revelation 21:1) However, God promised that He will never again destroy the earth with waters of a flood. (Genesis 9:11) The experts cannot agree on the exact nature of the next destruction of earth, but The Bible clearly states that the earth will "melt with fervent heat ... and ... it will be burned up." (2 Peter 3:10) Believers will not be around to see this, they will have been raptured. (1 Thessalonians 4:15-18) Will you be spared from the wrath of God the next time that the earth is destroyed?
Showing posts with label fire. Show all posts
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Friday, March 15, 2013
Thursday, January 20, 2011
When Jesus Comes Back
"The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but as long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But the day of The Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up." ... "Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of Him in peace, without spot, and blameless." 2 Peter 3:9-10 & 14
Jesus is coming back. He is not late. He is always right on time. He has only been gone for two days, 2 Peter 3:8, a thousand years equals one day.
He is being patient with us so that all who will believe can be saved. 'The day of The Lord' is the biblical term which refers to the future time of judgment when God will judge the wicked and end this world system in its present form. All matter will be incinerated, annihilated, or according to some Bible scholars, transformed.
There is a debate among Bible scholars whether or not this verse refers to the "new heaven" and "new earth" after "the first heaven and the first earth were passed away..."that John referred to in Revelation 21:1 after His thousand year reign or before it.
But, either way, all of us who are in Christ will have nothing to worry about as we will be saved from this annihilation for we will already be with Him when this happens.
Jesus is coming back. He is not late. He is always right on time. He has only been gone for two days, 2 Peter 3:8, a thousand years equals one day.
He is being patient with us so that all who will believe can be saved. 'The day of The Lord' is the biblical term which refers to the future time of judgment when God will judge the wicked and end this world system in its present form. All matter will be incinerated, annihilated, or according to some Bible scholars, transformed.
There is a debate among Bible scholars whether or not this verse refers to the "new heaven" and "new earth" after "the first heaven and the first earth were passed away..."that John referred to in Revelation 21:1 after His thousand year reign or before it.
But, either way, all of us who are in Christ will have nothing to worry about as we will be saved from this annihilation for we will already be with Him when this happens.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Trial By Fire
All that we think, say, and do will be judged on that final day. As Christians we will be judged to see what we did to give God glory.
Our works will be like a building upon the foundation of our belief in Jesus The Christ.
Paul taught them and us about Jesus and said, "... I have laid the foundation ..."
"... But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. For no other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
"Now if any man build upon the foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble.
"Every man's work shall be made manifest; for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss; but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire." 1 Corinthians 3:10-15
All of our works will be either "gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or stubble". The gold, silver and precious stones will be things that give God glory and they will pass through the fire with us and result in a reward in heaven for us. However, all that is wood , hay and stubble will be lost, burnt up in the fire, and shall amount to nothing.
Will you have any rewards in heaven? Only what you do for Christ will last.
Our works will be like a building upon the foundation of our belief in Jesus The Christ.
Paul taught them and us about Jesus and said, "... I have laid the foundation ..."
"... But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. For no other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
"Now if any man build upon the foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble.
"Every man's work shall be made manifest; for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss; but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire." 1 Corinthians 3:10-15
All of our works will be either "gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or stubble". The gold, silver and precious stones will be things that give God glory and they will pass through the fire with us and result in a reward in heaven for us. However, all that is wood , hay and stubble will be lost, burnt up in the fire, and shall amount to nothing.
Will you have any rewards in heaven? Only what you do for Christ will last.
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