Herald of Maranatha:

Fresh From God

Topic: Is Jesus coming sooner or later from now ?(Discipleship, Eschatology)
Matthew 24:14 KJV
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

"Jesus is not coming anytime soon go get yourself busy and stop being obsessed by Jesus's coming" that was the statement of a loud public speaker in Ukraine few years ago. He based his facts on our last point, which we're discussing today, using the text above.

What were his reasons?

• Everyone must hear the gospel before Christ' return, so He can't come soon since many haven't heard. - he justified this with today's text:
Matthew 24:14 KJV
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

Observations- the text was misinterpreted, Jesus said the "the gospel must be preached in all the world and for a witness unto all nations". This is not an indication that everyone must hear the gospel. it means irrespective of the pressures exerted upon the Christians,  through Worldwide hatred and persecutions, the gospel will still penetrate and be preached in all nations. 
I must let you know that the gospel has already been preached in all nation.
Romans 10:18 KJV
But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.

The Apostle were expecting Jesus's return in their days, they preached the gospel from coast to coast and reached the ends of the earth. What are you doing, while expecting Jesus?


• He said, God cannot condemn you, without giving you the opportunity to access the gospel. -  this sounds very logical, God is a just judge. But it's not our business to know how He chooses to judge the world, but we're sure it's in a just way. 
when I heard this, my first question was;
 How will God judge all those who had already died in those nations who never heard the gospel?🤔

The answer to this question will help us have an insight into the manner of God's judgment.
What does this text mean, if the entire people that perished in Sodom and Gomorrha, ended up in hell forever? 
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Mark 6:11 KJV
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

If it will be more tolerable for them, does it mean they will be in a cooler part of hell?🤔

Luke 10:13-14 KJV
Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. [14] But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.

How did God judge those who lived before Christ?🤔
Of course they didn't hear the gospel. 
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- 1 Peter 3:18-20 KJV
For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: [19] By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; [20] Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

With the above scriptures, we realize that Jesus preached to the people who existed since the prediluvian age till His death, by Himself.
Even the saints couldn't enter heaven until Jesus' resurrection.  Which validate the truth of every word of God.
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John 14:6 KJV
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
No wonder Abraham rejoiced to see His days.

John 8:56 KJV
Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.

I think we can understand,  that's an insight into God's judgment modality. 

● Gospel spreading into every nation (Matt 24:14) - the gospel been preached in every nation already. The end is here.

Remember, everything Jesus listed has been fulfilled and the Rapture can take place at any moment from now, watch out. It is high time we began to replace priorities right.

Watch daily, be prepared, you can turn down God's mercies and warnings, but not His Judgement. If you miss heaven you can't miss hell.

Please I will want us to study Matthew 24: 1-14, and see the things listed and we will look into their fulfillment in the next article.

To be continued....

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THE GATES OF HELL SHALL NOT PREVAIL!

Life application 

Begin taking the right actions in preparation for the coming of Christ. Search your heart and deal with every matter that could hinder you now. Live each day as if it's the last. Be practically expecting the coming of Christ. Remember anything that is not preparing you to make heaven, is preparing you to miss it. Be prepared.


Prayer 🙏
● we turn to you in full repentance, to seek you with our whole heart, have mercy on us oh Lord.
● Oh Lord Jesus help to be constantly prepared for your return.
● Lord Jesus, I receive the grace to be steadfast in you.
● Lord Jesus, the grace to practice your kingdom daily.