Forever Is Closing In!

Somewhere in my study, I have 2 books which were written by a preacher many years ago, dealing with the reality of a never-ending future that awaits all of humanity. The title of the study is "Living Your life NOW In The Light Of Eternity". The premise is that we are, right now, by our words and actions- or lack thereof- determining what our eternity will be!

There are some decisions that are much too important to relegate to a future that may never arrive! There are issues that demand a sense of urgency from all of us, lest we find out at the end that we have lived and died as fools!

I have no delusions that multitudes are reading this little blog, but my sincere desire is to use all means available in order to challenge saint and sinner alike to be prepared for the unavoidable reality that ALL will appear before the Lord, and ALL will be called upon to give an accounting of deeds done in this life- whether good, or evil!

I absolutely believe that this age is rapidly approaching it's climax! We have to turn a blind eye toward Scripture to not see the prophetic significance of attitudes and events that exist at this present time. One passage that comes to mind in 2 Timothy 3:1-3;

1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

This article is not meant to be an exhaustive study of end-time events; it is written in hopes of challenging those who read it to be serious in their walk through this life, and to give thought to their eternal destination!

One tragic reality about this present hour is that the American church has become so aligned with the spirit of this world that there is little heralding of the Gospel of Christ today! Accommodation has been made to appeal to, and to appease the masses, to the point of grieving the Holy Spirit out of many churches so called today!

Where do you hear of the necessity of holiness today? Where is the trumpet call to come out of the corruption of this world and to live a separated life! Where are the warnings about the spiritually poisoning influences of worldly entertainment today?

Church leaders cannot preach against such sins when they are soaking in it at the movie house or concert! Neither can they preach holiness of heart when they are reveling in current television fare!

Demons cannot be put to flight nor have their powers broken by a back-slidden church that has more in common with the world than with the holy saints of old who wrought righteousness through faith!

Back to the title of this article: Forever Is Closing In! Are we comfortable at the thought of eternity overtaking us while going on with business as usual? Does our life align with Scriptural teachings of what a disciple of Jesus Christ should be?

Sadly; Scripturally; MOST people will be forever lost! Among this multitude will be many who professed to know the Lord! In fact, you can read of them in Matthew 25:31-46;

31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:

32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:

33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?

39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?

40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:

43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.

44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.

46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

Pleas note that the only thing distinguishing these 2 groups is what they they did, and did not do! Some took seriously the directives of the Lord, while others thought that He really didn't mean what He says!

If you were to be launched from this life, into eternity, right now- what would the end result be?