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| Blood Moon - The End Is Near --- Again. |
Well, it's been nice knowing you. We survived the countdown of the Inca calendar which was predicted to usher in the end of the world. Actually the Inca's were just bored with the whole thing and decided that a couple of thousand years should give them enough time to continue making their calendar when the time was right. In the mean time they had human sacrifices to tend to and solstices to time. So when their calendar wound down what exciting things happened? Holy Nostradamus Batman, Nothing happened, nothing at all.
In this latest End of the World event we are told that many things are coming together and this just has to be "the big one." We should be getting ready for it. The first coincidence that is pointed out is that all four of these blood moons occurred at the start of a Hebrew festival. This is not so odd since the Hebrews use a lunar calendar to set the days of their religious feasts and have done so since ancient times.
Let's cut to the chase here. Is there any among us today that does not believe that the world is in a bit of a mess? In America we are arresting teenage boys for building a clock. In the middle east ISIS is killing anyone that they can get their hands on and the great powers are just watching while innocent men, women, and children, Christians, Muslims, Jews and anyone else that is drawing breath are being slain by ISIS. There are earthquakes in diverse places, floods in others, and forest fires rage almost unchecked in the western United States. The poles are giving up and beginning to melt as we increase our carbon footprint and poison our atmosphere with greenhouse gasses. To keep it short, the world is going to hell in a hand basket. We have problems on top of problems and we are tired of it all.
Now I am a Catholic and I truly believe that Jesus is going to return some day. Will it be on the day of the fourth blood moon, September 28/29 2015? It could be, but then again it could be one thousand blood moons from now. With all of the problems in the world it would be most convenient if Jesus returned today and fixed everything by creating a new heaven and a new earth. Yes, that would be convenient, but I do not think that this is what He, in His mercy has in mind. He has put us in a garden, a garden of plenty and has charged us to tend it, read Genesis if you don't believe me. The problems we have today will need to be solved using global cooperation and we may have to sacrifice to solve the issues.
Today we live in a world where death is the rule of law. We butcher each other in the name of God and think we are doing holy work. We murder babies in the womb and we are the first generation where a child is not seen as a gift from God but rather as an encumbrance to our freedom. I pity us if Jesus came back today because he would be coming as the Just Judge and all of His enemies will be placed under His feet are you so sure you are His friend?
Do you know the story of the return of Jesus when He separates us into sheep and goats? The sheep he sends to heaven and the goats he sends to hell. The sheep cooperated with God and did good, helped their fellow creatures and in doing so ministered to God Himself and thus displayed great love and were welcomed into heaven. Not so for the others, not so. Oh they believed alright that Jesus is Lord, they see Him as savior and sang His praises every Sunday but they did not minister to Him. They called Him "Lord, Lord" but He knew them not.
I guess what I am saying here, first of all to myself, is to be careful as to what you pray for. Today is the day of mercy, Jesus is there waiting for you and me to turn to Him and to do His will by ministering to His people and therefore ministering to Him. He is looking for us today also to be the counter-culture warriors that the first century Christians were. They praised with their mouth but they sacrificed with their body as well.
Do things for others in the name of Jesus without expecting any reward and offer these sacrifices of time and treasure to the King of Mercy for when He comes again He will be the King of Justice and He will know which of us are sheep and which of us are goats.
Please remember I will answer any question about the Catholic Church or Christianity in general, hate mail will go unanswered.
May the Lord Jesus Christ light your way this day as you go about your business and may he bless you and enable you to be a soldier for His kingdom.
Let's cut to the chase here. Is there any among us today that does not believe that the world is in a bit of a mess? In America we are arresting teenage boys for building a clock. In the middle east ISIS is killing anyone that they can get their hands on and the great powers are just watching while innocent men, women, and children, Christians, Muslims, Jews and anyone else that is drawing breath are being slain by ISIS. There are earthquakes in diverse places, floods in others, and forest fires rage almost unchecked in the western United States. The poles are giving up and beginning to melt as we increase our carbon footprint and poison our atmosphere with greenhouse gasses. To keep it short, the world is going to hell in a hand basket. We have problems on top of problems and we are tired of it all.
Now I am a Catholic and I truly believe that Jesus is going to return some day. Will it be on the day of the fourth blood moon, September 28/29 2015? It could be, but then again it could be one thousand blood moons from now. With all of the problems in the world it would be most convenient if Jesus returned today and fixed everything by creating a new heaven and a new earth. Yes, that would be convenient, but I do not think that this is what He, in His mercy has in mind. He has put us in a garden, a garden of plenty and has charged us to tend it, read Genesis if you don't believe me. The problems we have today will need to be solved using global cooperation and we may have to sacrifice to solve the issues.
Today we live in a world where death is the rule of law. We butcher each other in the name of God and think we are doing holy work. We murder babies in the womb and we are the first generation where a child is not seen as a gift from God but rather as an encumbrance to our freedom. I pity us if Jesus came back today because he would be coming as the Just Judge and all of His enemies will be placed under His feet are you so sure you are His friend?
Do you know the story of the return of Jesus when He separates us into sheep and goats? The sheep he sends to heaven and the goats he sends to hell. The sheep cooperated with God and did good, helped their fellow creatures and in doing so ministered to God Himself and thus displayed great love and were welcomed into heaven. Not so for the others, not so. Oh they believed alright that Jesus is Lord, they see Him as savior and sang His praises every Sunday but they did not minister to Him. They called Him "Lord, Lord" but He knew them not.
I guess what I am saying here, first of all to myself, is to be careful as to what you pray for. Today is the day of mercy, Jesus is there waiting for you and me to turn to Him and to do His will by ministering to His people and therefore ministering to Him. He is looking for us today also to be the counter-culture warriors that the first century Christians were. They praised with their mouth but they sacrificed with their body as well.
Do things for others in the name of Jesus without expecting any reward and offer these sacrifices of time and treasure to the King of Mercy for when He comes again He will be the King of Justice and He will know which of us are sheep and which of us are goats.
Please remember I will answer any question about the Catholic Church or Christianity in general, hate mail will go unanswered.
May the Lord Jesus Christ light your way this day as you go about your business and may he bless you and enable you to be a soldier for His kingdom.
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