OCTOBER 15 THE JESUS QUESTIONS JQ#30 “Do you not see all these things?” (Matthew 24:02)

 

OCTOBER 15  THE JESUS QUESTIONS  JQ#30 

“Do you not see all these things?”  (Matthew 24:02)

LIVING FOR JESUS - Daily Prayer    

JESUS, Redeemer of my soul, Lord to think that God has bestowed

 eternity on every soul that He creates through His Miracle of Life and

 then He endows each soul with True Freedom of Choice is almost more

 than our finite intellect can absorb — for why would such an 

All-powerful, All-knowing Supreme Being put such awesome power

 in the hands of such weak creatures? 

Lord, help us to understand that it is our weakness that

 is a blessing, but only if we recognize both the power that we 

have in these two miracles of God — Life and Free Will — 

and the responsibility to use both for the Glory of God the Creator

 and not to succumb to our weakness and live only for ourselves!

 Lord Jesus, You came and took on flesh that we might have an 

“example" of how to live our lives seeking the Father’s Will 

and let His Power work through our weakness, for only the 

Creator of Life can guide us in how best to “live” and how to make

 “good choices”  with our God-given powers of “life and free will”!!!

 Help us Lord to see that it is our attitude towards others that affect

 our eternity for You have declared that our eternity is based entirely

 on the choices we make in “how” we treat others 

that will determine “how” we ourselves will be treated by God!!!   

AMEN

THE JESUS QUESTIONS

Jesus has addressed the “Great Tribulation” (Matthew 24:21) 

which is marked by the “Abomination of Desolation” (Matthew 24:13)

 that the prophet Daniel had written about in 600 B.C. and then Jesus 

confirms that He will return unexpectedly and quickly when He said;

 “For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west,

 so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.” (Matthew 24:27) 

One can assume that the “Son of Man” will return when the earth

 is in turmoil for Jesus had said earlier,

 “…you will hear of wars…nation will rise against nation, 

and kingdom against kingdom…they will deliver you up to 

tribulation and kill you…” (Matthew 24:6-9) 

and then as soon as Jesus declares the 

“coming of the Son of Man” He adds, “For wherever the carcass is,

 there the eagles will be gathered together” which paints a grisly

 picture of earth when it is at war, nation against nation, and kingdom

 against kingdom, which could explain why Jesus had earlier made

 the statement about the “Great Tribulation” — 

“And unless those days were shortened no flesh would be saved; 

but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.” (Matthew 24:22)

 These statements are prophetic and encouraging for the “elect” 

(of God) for although the “Great Tribulation” will cause much death

 throughout the world, God will be protecting His "elect”!!! Jesus then 

reveals a time frame for this “lightning” strike that comes with the 

“Coming of the Son of Man” as Jesus concludes His “Signs” with:

 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be

 darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall

 from heaven , and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 

Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the

 tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man

 coming on the clouds of heaven 

with power and great glory.” (Matthew 24:29-30) 

Therefore Jesus began with a question: 

“Do you not see all these things?” (Matthew 24:2) 

and then proceeded with a list of observable “signs” that will mark His

 “coming”, and the “end of the age”. Therefore we should be looking

 for His Return and understand that He will Return to save the

 “elect of God” which will be consistent with the Work that God has

 Given the Son — Jesus said that His first coming was to bring

 Salvation to God’s people that Returned to Him and His Second Coming

 will be to bring Salvation to God’s “elect” that have indeed had their

 spiritual eyes opened and their heart softened 

so that they could receive the Gift of Grace! 

Jesus finished His List of Signs with a “Promise” to add to His assurance that 

“…he who endures to the end shall be saved” (Matthew 24:13) with this:

 “And [God] will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, 

and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, 

from one end of heaven to the other.” (Matthew 24:31) 

As always, Jesus asks us a Question then gives us the answer

 and then He always checks to make sure that we “understand” 

and that we can “see all these things” that God has revealed to His “elect” —

 all we have to do is open our eyes and observe the Glory of God!!!  

It is interesting to note that the term “elect” means “chosen” 

which gives additional weight to God’s Law of Choice and Consequence 

and our God-given gift of Free Will — 

The “Consequence” of “Choosing God” over man is that we 

are the “elect” because God “chooses” us because we “chose” Him!!!!! 

Can you not see that “belief” is a “choice” and we must 

use our God-given “choice” wisely, 

our “Eternity” depends on our “Choice”!!!!!!!!!