Where Will You Be?

Last night I caught a glimpse of a teaser on the msn.com website. It was a list of searches on “end-of-the-world-theories”. There was also another list of searches on “end-of-the-world-myths”. I didn’t run either of the searches. I couldn’t be less interested in either search. Why? Because God’s word tells me all I need to know about the subject and most important of all; I know (that I know that I know) that my future is secure in Christ Jesus.

Do I know how the world will end or when it will end? No. Only God knows the answer to either of these questions. Why? Because He is the Creator and He is in control; always has been; always will be.

I did find the MSN teasers interesting however, because recently I have been reading through the book of Isaiah. The book of Isaiah tells of the invasion of Jerusalem and what the city would suffer at the hands of her enemies but it also records some very descriptive verses concerning the end of time.

Terror and pit and snare await you,
O people of the earth.

Whoever flees at the sound of terror
will fall into a pit;
whoever climbs out of the pit
will be caught in a snare.

The floodgates of the heavens are opened,
the foundations of the earth shake.
The earth is broken up,
the earth is split asunder,
the earth is thoroughly shaken.

The earth reels like a drunkard,
it sways like a hut in the wind;
so heavy upon it is the guilt of its rebellion
that it falls—never to rise again.

In that day the LORD will punish
the powers in the heavens above
and the kings on the earth below.
Isaiah 24:17-21

Pretty frightening description isn’t it? Not to worry, however; for Christians, the end is victorious and verse 23 of the same chapter records,

The moon will be abashed, the sun ashamed;
for the LORD Almighty will reign
on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,
and before its elders, gloriously.

1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 assures Christians of where they will be at the coming of the Lord:

According to the Lord's own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.

Where you will be when the end comes? Do you have the assurance of being with the Lord forever? If not, settle it today. Accept Christ as Lord and Savoir of your life today. Paul tells us in 2 Corinthians 6:2, “behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.”

Stop what you are doing right now and pray—repent of your sins; confess Him as Lord of your life. He is waiting for you to open your heart to Him today. I pray that you do.

God Bless!