BE READY
FOR THE COMING OF THE LORD
25“And there
will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations
in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves, 26people
fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world.
For the powers
of the heavens will be shaken.
27And then they
will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
28Now when these
things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads, because your
redemption is drawing near.”
LUKE
21:25-28
COMMENTARY
Following the stories
of his second coming, Lord Jesus made to his apostles during his last trip to
Jerusalem; this narrative of Luke in particular, throws a different light over
the events.
It contains
three main elements which are always present in all scatological narrative of
the return of Lord Jesus:
1 - SIGNS IN HEAVEN AND EARTH
Here our Lord
mentions signs, changes, alarming changes and phenomena happening in the
celestial elements in general. In the cosmology of our Fathers, to mention ‘the
Sun, the moon and starts’, it was to include not only our Solar system, but all
our cosmos. The whole of creation. But Lord Jesus also announces changes in the
‘sea and the waves’, which is a natural consequence when the alteration on the
Sun and Moon take place.
Lord Jesus warns
of terrible changes, and premonition of changes that will alarm the people of
the world in the last days.
This was always
a warning sign for all humanity, who at least in this manner, they should realize
that something important is at hand, which they cannot control and that at the
danger of death, they should return to their Creator in repentance. But sadly, our Lord foretells that the people
will worry, only about their physical existence, but no mention of conversion is
done.
But our Lord
also warns, that every person alive, faithful or not, will see his second coming
in Glory.
It won’t be a
single, secretive events, like many think it would be. Neither as to ‘rescue
some in secret’ or in a private manner as his First coming. Our Lord said that ‘every
eye will see Him, event those who nailed Him on the cross’ (Revelation 1:7).
But by the time this occurs, last minute repentance will be in vain. The
Creator whom they ignored for so long, is coming as a Judge, ‘In power and Great
Glory’, to bring into account all who will be alive by then.
3 – CHRISTIANS,
RAISE YOUR HEADS
But our merciful
Lord Jesus, after giving warnings about the Great Tribulation (v.10-12), He
consoles us, by telling us that when we see these changes in the celestial
world and the Earth, we should not worry like the unbelievers and sinners do,
but we should be of good appearance, not showing terror like the world does,
but happiness, knowing that our Savior is at hand, and the time of our
redemption is finally here, for all of us, not just some ‘secret’ group. All of
who await the return of the Lord in faith and obedience (See verses 34 to 36).
Omar Flores.
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