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In the Twinkling of an Eye: Ready or Not

When Jesus comes again, it won’t be on TV or in the news. It will happen too fast for any of that. It’ll be too late for anyone to choose a different path, and only God knows when. But we do know it will happen in the twinkling of an eye. Now that is fast!
The time to show God our love by keeping Jesus’s commands is now. In this moment and every second, we should love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength and others as Christ loves us.

IN JESUS’S WORDS…
“Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.” John‬ ‭14‬:‭6‬ ‭NASB‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

Reference Scripture:

  • “in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.” ‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭15‬:‭52‬ ‭NASB‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
  • “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” John 14:15 NASB
  • “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” Mark 12:30
  • “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:34-35

See also: Matthew 24:36, 42-44; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; 5:2; 2 Peter 3:10; Hebrews 9:27; Revelation 1:7; Acts 1:7; 1 Corinthians 15:52; John 14:6, 15; Mark 12:30; John 13:34-35.

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Love Does Not End at Death: Lessons from the Rich Man and Lazarus

(The Rich Man and Lazarus) I heard a preacher point out that this is more of an illustration story than a parable because it uses a proper name.

One of many lessons we can gain from this story is that a person continues after death. Whether in the Paradise portion of Hades or the Torment side, recognition, memory, concern, and awareness continue. The rich man wanted to warn his family and was told, “They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.” God’s Word was their opportunity then. Today we have Jesus and the completed God-breathed words of Scripture.

“Love does not end at death.”

God’s Word is the pathway by which people come to know their Creator and trust in Jesus—the only way to the Father (John 14:6).

Matthew 22:37 commands us to love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, and mind. This story shows that the person (the conscious soul/spirit) continues with memory, recognition, and concern after the body returns to dust.

This account is found in Luke 16:19-31. Other clear points include recognition, remembrance, concern for others, pain, the fixed chasm, and the fact that there is no second chance. Our time is now.

See: Luke 16:19-31; Luke 23:43; 2 Corinthians 5:8; Hebrews 9:27; John 14:6; Matthew 22:37; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (especially 13:8).

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