Forty days after Jesus' resurrection from the dead He ascended into heaven, and took His rightful place as Lord of Glory. Tomorrow is the date this year that marks the end of that 40 days. He didn't hang out the entire time with His followers - but He did spend enough time with them for them to adjust to the reality of what had occurred. They saw Him. They touched Him. They ate with Him. There was no doubt that He had arisen. Whatever stories surfaced purporting otherwise, they knew the truth.
The message He left them with was that He would come again. He told them that in the last days men would be lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God. He told them that knowledge would increase...that natural cataclysms would occur at an alarming rate...etc. It is impossible to read the Book of Revelation without seeing the present in its pages.
My dad believed Jesus would return in his lifetime. I don't know if He will return in mine - - but, quite frankly, I will be surprised if He doesn't! Nevertheless, He comes for each of us as our time on earth ends. I want to honor Him with the time I have left - - and to be ready to hear the sound of the shofar!
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