"You will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved." - Mark 13:13
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When I was a newly converted believer, I was deeply troubled by the violent images described by Jesus about the Last Days before His second coming. However, as I began to mature in my faith and continued to feed on His Word, I began to see the greater plan of God's mercy as He is preparing all of us for the coming of the new Jerusalem as described in the Book of Revelation (Revelation 21:1-8, 22-27).
From the beginning of Scripture, God had intended to be in communion with Man. But as a result of disobedience and doubt in God's Sovereignty by Adam & Eve, sin entered into creation and has corrupted earth with death and sickness. Our Holy God already had His sovereign salvation plan of sending His only begotten Son to atone for our sins in the Garden of Eden when He prophesied that the Seed of Eve shall crush the serpent's head and covered the shameful couple with a sacrificed lamb's skin.
There may be frightening signs and tribulations before this happen, but St Paul encouraged us to look forward with hope in his first epistle to the church in Thessalonica (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). "But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who have died, so that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope" (1 Thess. 4:13).
I will close my sharing with the words from "Revelation Song":
Verse:
Worthy is the Lamb Who was slain
Holy holy is He
Sing a new song to Him Who sits on
Heaven's mercy seat
Chorus:
Holy holy holy is the Lord God Almighty
Who was and is and is to come
With all creation I sing praise to the King of kings
You are my everything and I will adore You
Verse:
Clothed in rainbows of living color
Flashes of lightning rolls of thunder
Blessing and honor strength and glory and power be
To You the only wise King
Verse:
Filled with wonder, awestruck wonder
At the mention of Your name
Jesus Your name is power, breath and living water
Such a marvelous mystery
© 2004 Gateway Create Publishing/Integrity's Praise! Music CCLI: 4447960
Reflection on Mark 13:1-19 by Chris Tan
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