From 0265820293c34014343439243d6e904e01ed4cfc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lyle Mantooth Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2023 10:02:51 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Luke 17:20-37 --- content/bible_journal/luke_17:20-37.md | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/bible_journal/luke_17:20-37.md diff --git a/content/bible_journal/luke_17:20-37.md b/content/bible_journal/luke_17:20-37.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..809a3a8 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/bible_journal/luke_17:20-37.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ ++++ +title = "Luke 17:20–37" +date = "2023-01-10" ++++ + +### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk17.20-37) + +It's funny how most people expect the world to end, at some point, in some way. +The Pharisees knew from the Old Testament that God would judge the whole earth +one day, so some of them asked Jesus what they should look for to see it coming +ahead of time. In typical Jesus fashion, He lets them know that even the +premise of the question is wrong. They were expecting the Messiah would arrive +to set up God's kingdom on earth (and He will), but Jesus tells them the +kingdom of God is already present. + +He repeats the warning to His disciples against following anyone who says, +"Look, here!" for either the Messiah or the kingdom of God. Just as the kingdom +of God is already among men and we don't have to go anywhere in particular to +see it, when Jesus returns to the earth, He will be visible to everyone at once +somehow, and no one will have to announce His presence to anyone else. + +His return will come suddenly, because people will be going about their +day-to-day lives, just like they did before the Flood and the destruction of +Sodom and Gomorrah. I had written "without warning", but that's not actually +true. The Bible is full of warnings of God's wrath being poured out on sinners. +Heed the warning, trust in Jesus, and be saved! Asking for a sign to know when +the day of judgement is coming is like asking when the inspector will arrive so +you can procrastinate cleaning up. The point is not to get things ready at the +last minute, but to be ready all the time. Noah and Lot were just as sinful as +their neighbors. They weren't rescued because they were good on their own, but +because they loved the Lord and He made them righteous. + +* * * + +Make us ready, Lord, so that we may be found blameless upon Your return.