Newsflash

"Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world."   John 1:29  NKJV

Imagine if you will, a Newsflash on TV with the Headline, 'Hairy man points to someone who can save the world.' The report continues with, 'This man claims that he has seen someone who he calls "The Lamb of God" and he says this man, known as Jesus of Nazareth, can take away our sins. He further claims that this man came down from heaven - in the flesh, as a man - and He is God who is saying, The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the gospel"  (Mark 1:15).

Think about this for a moment; this hairy man, otherwise known as John the Baptist, was one of a few who believed who Jesus was. Others did not receive or recognise Him. (Read the 1st Chapter of John for the full story). The Jews had been waiting for a Messiah, a very long time and when He turned up, they refused to recognise Him. They were expecting some glorious King-like figure who would be their warrior and who would fight many battles for them. They didn't expect what John told them.

Fast forward to this present day, if this were to happen to us, would we accept Him. Probably not, because something like this happened in the 80's. A man, claiming to be Jesus, advertised this fact in the national broad sheets (Very expensive), advising the readers that He was Jesus and was coming on a certain day. Of course, on the day nothing happened. Some believed it but not many. There was also a sports commentator on live TV who claimed to be Jesus Christ and the program had to be cut. He wasn't Jesus at all. Jesus does not need to advertise His coming. He doesn't need to have anyone today to say, 'Look, there's Jesus'. Not at all, when Jesus comes we will know about it. We will be whisked away instantly by His angels in what is called The Rapture, and then, when we have left, the Tribulation will happen. Now, there is some confusion on whether we will have to go through the Tribulation, the Anti-Christ and the False Prophet. Some believe we will have to. Others feel we will only go through half of it (the full tribulation will be 7 years). Still others, and I'm one of them, believe that we will be taken out of this instantly by the Rapture. No one is absolutely certain of course, but the good news is, we will get there whatever will happen. 

The pattern of unbelief is still the same today as it was in Jesus' time. People get saved but many others just refuse to accept Jesus because of all the evil that is happening in the world. Many blame God for the pain and death that is around and, to a degree it is hard to understand it ourselves. However, we need to remember that there is a devil and all this evil is proof that he is working flat out to hurt as many people as he can. Why doesn't God stop it? He will, one day soon. But some things are beyond our understanding. We just need to hang on to the fact that, Jesus is Alive and He wants as many people to arrive in heaven. So let's get busy.

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:

'Lord Jesus, I have sinned and I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today.

In Jesus' Name. Amen'

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