Posted on : 10-12-2009 | By : admin
2012 and the End of the World
December 21, 2012 is being billed as the End of the World by those who claim to know the Mayan calendar. Doomsday 2012 it may or may not be. But of some things we are absolutely certain. Fortune tellers come and they go, but the Bible stands the test of time. Let us see what the Bible has to say about the end of the world. We must be very careful and technical we talk about the “End of the Wrold”.
1. No one knows, nor can know the exact day or hour of the end of the world. Our Lord Jesus told us plainly in his Word, “Of that day and hour, no man knoweth.” He said it would resemble a “Thief coming in the night”. All speculation, no matter how many speculate, and no matter how big their following is, IS VAIN. Worthless. Foolish.
2. According to Scripture, there are at least One thousand and seven years let of human history on this globe. How do I know? Because first, comes the Tribulation period, which lasts 7 years. During which time, most of the prophecies of the Book of Revelation will occur. Then, comes the millennial reign of Christ, which lasts 1,000 years. At the end of which, comes the day of judgment of God.
3. To be technically correct, there is coming a horrendous time of judgment on the earth, as prophesied in the book of revelation. During this time, 1/3 of the earth will be burned, 1/3 of mankind will die, and 1/3 of the oceans will be so contaminated, that they will be unfit for use. Without trying to go into any great detail at all, the Tribulation period will be a real “Hell on Earth”, as God’s wrath is unleashed.
4. Then, and only then, at the end of the Tribulation period, The Lord Jesus returns to this earth and sets up his 1,000 year reign on the earth. During the Millennium, those who have accepted Jesus Christ as Savior will rule and reign with him. Those who rejected Jesus will have no part in his kingdom. They only have a certain fearful waiting for of the great coming day of judgment.
5. God will set up his throne and judge all mankind at the end of the millennium. The dead shall be raised, they shall be given a chance to stand before God and give an account of their life on the earth. Then those that had not received Jesus as Savior will be cast into the lake of fire where they shall spend eternity. This day of judgment is called the “Great White Throne”.
6. Then (As John the Revelator said) “I saw the New Jerusalem coming down from heaven as a bride adorned for her husband.” God will take his redeemed from the earth, and this planet will be burned with fire:
2Peter 3:10 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. 11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
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