The King is Coming!

Behind the scenes of your very ordinary day, a spectacular event is taking shape. Just beyond the realm of what you can see with your eyes, though near enough to sense with your soul, this historic event is about to occur. It will happen when you least expect it, perhaps while you’re at work, at school or in your bed.

Without warning you will be startled by a deafening roar - then an ear piercing blast of a trumpet! Your eyes will see brilliant light and color as you are drawn to look up to see the sky ripped open and rolled back like a scroll. Next you see the Son of God - Jesus Christ Himself - descending from Heaven in great power and glory.

Can this be? Yes, it is the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. He has come back as promised for His redeemed ones; those who have put their faith in Him, repented and received Him as their Savior and Lord. What a glorious day for you! Or is it?

Everyone will feel one of two extreme emotions in this moment. You will either be horrified or ecstatic. You are thrilled and ecstatic if you are one of His redeemed because you have been longing for this day. But oh, if you have rejected the gospel and have not turned your heart to Jesus to receive His forgiveness and free gift of eternal life; then this is a most horrible day for you.

You will try to hide from Him but cannot. You will remember when you heard the gospel and had the chance to be saved but put it off. You will even remember the plea you are now reading to turn to Him, but you didn’t. Right now however, if you are reading this, it’s not too late for you. You can turn to Him with all your heart and be saved.

Look at the world events around you! According to already fulfilled Bible prophecy, the hour is late and we are at the end of the age just prior to Christ’s return.  Everyone seems to know deep inside that the hour is late. If you have been putting Jesus off, there is not time to do it any longer. Please be ready.

Jesus came 2,000 years ago riding a donkey as God's humble servant, willingly dying in your place to purchase you a pardon from God’s wrath for your sin. God accepted His sacrifice on your behalf, raised Jesus from the dead unto eternal life and He now offers you forgiveness and eternal life by faith in Jesus. You must simply humble yourself enough to turn your heart and life to Him and trust in His sacrifice made for you.

Jesus is coming back this time as the Victorious King and Righteous Judge to claim those who have chosen to belong to Him! I pray that you will be among them.

Please take the time to look through this website and read what it means to truly become a Christian and to be ready to go home to Heaven with Jesus when He comes. Getting ready is not difficult, but it is specific. It is not enough to simply try to be a good person, go to church or to do the right things. You must receive Jesus forgiveness, intentionally turn from your sin and invite Him personally to be the Lord of your life. It is your heart surrender to God by faith in Jesus Christ that matters; nothing else can possibly prepare you for that day.

Please take the time to look through this website. Click on "Eternal Life...a MUST read" in the upper left column and take the time to read it. It could be life changing for you. Please be ready for the King.

The King is coming! Hallelujah!

What does it mean to be saved? 

   We often hear the call to accept Jesus and be “saved”, but what does that term really mean?

   The original Greek word used in the New Testament from which the word “saved” is translated is “sozo” (sode'-zo) meaning, “to save, i.e. deliver or protect”. Webster’s defines the word “save” as follows: “To deliver from sin, to rescue or deliver from danger or harm, to preserve or guard from injury, destruction, or loss.” Sounds serious, doesn’t it?

   To the shepherds, upon the birth of Jesus, the angels proclaimed, “For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord” (Matthew 1:21). A Savior! If a Savior has been sent from Heaven to save us, especially if that Savior is the Son of God Himself, then there is something very, very serious we need to be saved from. Here’s a clue: In telling of the Savior’s birth, the angel told Joseph, “…and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins” (Luke 2:11). This is it! We need to be saved from our “sins”, or more literally, from the consequences of our sin. What are the consequences of sin? Romans 6:23 says, “The wages of sin is death…”  The death from sin speaks of more than mere physical death. This death is the eternal spiritual separation of the sinner from God in a place of torment called Hell (Matthew 23:33, Luke 12:5, 2 Peter 2:4).

   How many sins does it take to earn the death wage of sin? Just one. That’s right; just one sin committed in your lifetime qualifies you. Romans 3:23 says that we ALL have sinned, therefore we ALL are under the sentence of death and eternal separation from God in Hell - unless we are “saved”. Please read again the meaning of the word saved.   

   Jesus came to offer His life as the payment for our sin, to pay the death wage for our sin Himself so that in Him we can be forgiven and live. This is His salvation He offers us. His was a dramatic and love-filled rescue mission of the highest order to save us from certain doom.

   Are we all automatically saved because Jesus came to save us? No, it is a personal salvation. His death for your sin made His salvation possible and available to you, but you must come to Him by faith to personally receive Him and His forgiveness. God’s grace becomes yours the moment you repent (turn your heart to God) and come to trust Jesus as your Savior, believing that the death He died paid your sin debt in full.

   Heaven can now be yours based on what Jesus did for you, and not because of your own perceived goodness (Ephesians 2:8). This simple faith in Jesus Christ as your Savior causes God to indwell you with His Holy Spirit (New Birth), change your heart and seal you for eternal life in Christ. You now have been purchased by Christ (1 Corinthians 6:20) and belong to Him. This is being “saved”.

   Perhaps you have always thought that your sins aren’t really that bad or that your good deeds will outweigh your sin and God will somehow look favorably upon you without your being saved. There’s not a chance because that’s not how it works. Just one sin is too many. God will not let you or anyone else into Heaven unless you have been “saved” by making Christ your Savior.

   I pray that you have received this dramatic rescue that God offers you through the sacrifice of His Son Jesus Christ. If not, it’s not too late - the Savior’s rescue offer is still open to you today. “Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:2).

Bob Holland

Faith in Action Ministries

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