When Will The World End?

Jesus’s disciples asked Him for signs of “the end of the world.” Jesus didn’t give a date, But He did a prophetic signs we should watch to be ready.

There are many ideas about when the world will end, and even about what the end of the world and the end times and mean.

For many, it’s a joke, Cartoonists draw a strange man wearing a sandwich board sign proclaiming “The end is nigh” to the y heeding crowds on a busy big city street.

But it’s not just kook’s and religious people talking about the end of the world. Scientists and politician throw around the phrase as well. Headlines discuss “ here’s how do you put in Hocking predicted the world will end” and “ how will the world end? Expert reveal 9 Most likely Way humans will be wiped out.”

Existential Threats And The End Of The World

Human survival in the world as we know it are truly under threat. Make passionate and even desperate people are warning and trying to reverse which ever of the dangers you are existence seems most real to them. But there is little agreement and precious little action. The dangers row worse, and most people use their best to put them out of their mind.

But is there definitive answers about what is going to happen and when? Is there a real Lucian to prevent human extinction?

Why not consider the source that most likely gave us the term end of the world and see what it says?

Where The Term End Of The World Came From

Before there was a scientific or political interest in the end of the world, there was a religious one, based on the wording of the most influential English translation of the Bible.

The king James version of the Bible there are 1611 uses the expression of the end of the world seven times. Four of these are in the book of Matthew, referring to the prophetic and times. In Psalms 19:4 and Isaiah 62:11, “ end of the world” instead has the connotation “to all parts of the world.”

In the Bible, what does “end of the world” mean? And when did Jesus say it would come?

The Disciples Asked Jesus About The End Of The World

Jesus had warned His disciples that the Most magnificent structure of the nation and religion was going to be totally destroyed (Matthew 24:2). They were understandingly concerned and wanted to know when this would take place. They connected His prediction of the destruction of the temple with other predictions that He will come again at the end time. So they approached Him.

“And as He sat upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall do you think of me? And what shall be the sign of you coming, and of the end of the World? (Matthew 24:3).

End Of The World Means End Of Age

If you check other, more modern translations of the Bible, you will see that most of them translate the last phrase as “end of the age.”

In the Greek Bible the word used is aion, which here means an age – specifically, the time of man’s misrule that will end when Jesus return.

The disciples were asking about the time when Jesus will return to end humanities a obstruction and begin the rule of the Kingdom of God over earth.

What Are The Signs Of The End Of The World?

In Matthew 24 I just gave many signs that would lead to His return, including His promise that the good news about God’s kingdom would be shared around this world- a world steeped in bad news.

Jesus said,“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come” (Matthew 24:14).

The good news is that, though Jesus will come back during a time of unparalleled “great tribulation “ when humanity is at the brink of self-annihilation, he will return and save humanity (Matthew 24:21-22).

The signs Jesus gave include religious deception, wars and rumors of wars, famine, disease, epidemics and much more.

We can look at all of Jesus’s prophetic signs and know we are very close to the end, but Jesus said we will not know the day or the hour (Matthew 24:36).

What Does Jesus Want Us To Do Until The End Of The World?

So what did Jesus tell us to do? At the end of Luke’s account of the same prophecy, Jesus warned:

But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day will come on you unexpectedly. For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth.

Watch therefore, and pray all week that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man (Jesus Christ).

Luke 21:34-36

Jesus compared the end times with the days of Noah, when most people ignored Noah’s warnings and were completely unprepared for the flood.

The Parable Of Tares And The End Of The World

His parable of the wheat and the tares (weeds). This parable what about how God sows His truth in this world and prepares people for His Kingdom, while Satan sows lies the produce people who pretend to follow God but follow Satan instead.

The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

Matthew 13: 39-49

To Be Truly Ready For Christ’s Return, We Must Be Sure We Are Living As He Lived And Doing What Is Pleasing To Him.

Yes can also serve as a sober warning two questions for you not for themselves into thinking they’re OK just because they attend church or consider themselves Christians. Satan is the master of deception. Should be ready for Christ’s return, we must be sure we are living as He lived and doing what pleases Him.

Jesus Christ’s Words Of Reassurance About The End Of The World

In what has come to be known as the great commission, Jesus gave His followers a job to do before His return and Hegave us encouragement as well.

Jesus said to go and “teaching all nations, baptizing them and teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you; and, lo I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen” (Matthew 28:20).

Gratitude Challenge

This challenge can help you add more thanks to your life.

5 Different Exercises

Feel free to do the challenges in anyway that suits you, whether it’s back to back days or spread over the weeks or months. Then if some of them resonate with you more than others, focus on those and save the rest for another time.

The key is discovering the practice that increases the gratefulness in your life. Enlisting a gratitude buddy – someone else who will do the exercises at the same time as you so you’ll be able to share your experiences can help, too. But it’s not necessarily needed.

Challenges

1. Take a photo Every day of something you are thankful for.

What good things in your life would you see if you just took time to look? This particular challenge has an on perk: whenever you need a reminder of what really matters to you, you have your photos to look back on.

2. In your transactions with cashiers, or others take the time to look in the eye and really think them.

3. Put up gratitude stop signs in your life.

Many of us spend our lives chasing after happiness – searching for people, jobs, possessions or philosophies that will lead us to contentment. After we get there I’ll get enough of those things lined up, will have the time in the world to be grateful. Right?

You can put up the kinds of signs suggested but you could also stop to take photos of the thing that provoke gratitude. Or you might pick a point on your daily commute to stop and take notice something you appreciate. Maybe you could set your phone to badgering the day, and let that be your prompt to look at your surroundings and your life for what’s good.

4. Write down some positive things about I loved one – and give it to them.

I lost my father suddenly. I know he knew I love him. But I never really told him some of the positive things about him. I wish I would of told him all the many blessings that he gave me.

5. Be honest about the thanks you’d like to hear from the people in your life.

Try this out with the people you’re closest to: Who are essential family or friends. After a while you’re telling them what you want to hear, be sure to ask them what they wanted to say to them.

Gratitude refers to the ability to show thanks for the things you have and the things you are grateful for. It helps us get closer to God by recognizing all the blessings in our life and make it easier to focus on the positive.

Why Do You Doubt?

No one is immune to doubt. It happens to us a,k. You’ve Judy got to know how to handle it when it comes. Even the greatest men and women of God recorded in the Bible had to deal with doubt. Jesus said John the Baptist.

Most certainly I tell you, among those who are born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Immerser; yet he is least in the Kingdom of Heaven, is greater than he.

Matthew 11:11

That means John was greater in the sight of Jesus than Abraham, Joseph, Moses, David, or any Old Testament character you can name. Yet John doubted the most important thing of all by questioning whether Jesuswas really the Messiah.

John the Baptist had been cast into prison for criticizing Herod about marrying his brother’s wife, an incestuous relationship. He had been there sometime between six months and two years and became so discouraged that he asked two of his disciples to go to Jesus and ask Him if He was the Christ. It’s easy to read that and not think much about it, but the truth is, it was nothing but unbelief on the part of John the Baptist.

Think about who John was. He was separated unto God and filled with the Holy Spirit while he was still in the womb. Even Jesus wasn’t filled with the Holy Spirit from the womb. It is believed he lived in the desert near the Dead Sea with the Essens, the writers of the Dead Sea Scrolls. They are alegalistic people who were super-legalistic who dogmatically practiced many rituals of self-denial. He certainly had not lived what we would call an easy life. John was separated and focused on his purpose.

His entire life was committed to preparing the way for the Christ. He spent 30- years preparing for a ministry that would only last six short months. John is the one who saw Jesus and said, “Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world” ( John 1:29). The anointing on his life had to be exceptionally powerful because his ministry defied logic. Thousands of people from many nations came to the middle of no where to hear this man preach, “Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” And God had revealed to him that through a visible sign from heaven he would know who the Christ was. He would see the Spirit of God descending upon the Messiah in bodily shape as a dove. That came to pass when John baptized Jesus in the Jordan River.

At that time, John was absolutely certain that Jesus was the Christ. He had no zero doubt. He was so adamant about it that he said,

“I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God” in John 1:34. In Luke 3:16 he said, “One mightier than I come the, the latchet of shoes I am not worthy to unloose.” And in John 3:30 he said, “He must increase, but I must decrease.

However, after being imprisoned for a period of time, he began to doubt. This says a number of things, but an important one is the fact that anyone can doubt. How did Jesus respond to John’s doubt? Well, He certainly didn’t respond the way most of us do. He told John’s disciples to go back and the him of the miracles they had witnessed and the John would be blessed if he would just believe. That’s it. Jesus didn’t try and make John feel better by letting him know He understood his pain or by making a few complimentary comments . Jesus reserved those comments until after John’s disciples left (Luke 7:24-28).

This confused me for many years. Why didn’t Jesus say these things about John the Baptist in the hearing of John’s disciples so they could have brought him that word? It seemed to me like that would have helped John more than just telling him to look at the miracles, and he’ll be blessed if he believes.

Then I read Isaiah 35 and came across the scripture that says,

Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.

Isaiah 35:5-6

It suddenly struck me that this was exactly the answer that Jesus gave John’s messages. Look at what Jesus said in Matthew 11:4-6:

Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which do hear and see: The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.

Matthew 11:4-6

Jesus performed all the miracles Isaiah prophesied He would do, and threw in the healing of a leper and raising someone from the dead just for good measure. What Jesus did was He perfectly fulfilled the prophecy about Himself, and then referred John the Baptist back to that word. Jesus reminded John of the scriptures, to deal with his doubts. That’s Jesus’s method to dealing with our doubts.

Many of us have Bibles lying around gathering dust, Some of us even carry one with us. But when we’re struggling with unbelief , we don’t want scripture; we want something tangible, something emotional that we can feel. We would rather have Jesus just put His arm around us and say “Everything will be all right.” That would make us feel better. But overcoming doubt isn’t just about feeling better; it’s about getting back into faith that only comes from the Word of God (Romans 10:17).

Maybe there’s a reason the Lord hasn’t used an emotional touch to deliver you from unbelief. Maybe it’s because He loves you so much that He’s trying to help you operate in the highest form of faith- faith that takes Him at His Word. If the least today are greater than John the Baptist was (Matthew 11:11), surely the Lord is wanting us to operate on at least the same level in which He dealt with John’s unbelief.

Steps To Take When Your Running On Empty

There’s a funny thing about burnout – it can happen when you’re bored, when your not doing anything new, when your feeling lonely, or after a failure or setback.

Burnout can also happen when you’re at the top of your game, working hard, successful, and feeling in the flow with things.

Grant yourself some understanding and empathy about why burnout happens.

Here are some steps to take when you feel like you’re running on empty:

1. Hit The Reset Button

This first step is to chalk in on how you came to be empty. Use HALT to ask yourself:

  • Am I hungry?
  • Am I anxious?
  • Am I lonely?
  • Am I tired?

Deficiencies of sleep, fueling your body with healthy foods, social connections, or stress can all affect your ability to function optimally. Solving these problems is key. Putting quality food into your system and allowing ample rest time are simple.

Loneliness can happen even when you are surrounded by people. Being lonely doesn’t come from being alone; it comes from not feeling a sense of belonging or being heard by those around you. If you aren’t surrendering yourself with people who inspire you, challenge you, and help you to stay motivated, it may be time to make some changes.

Anxiety floods your body with chemicals that hijack a part of your brain that allows for planning and good decision making (amygdala). This is useful if you must fight ninjas or run away from a tiger, but it’s not so useful when your stuck in traffic or about to speak in public.

Burnout can be the reaction to prolonged stress and one of the best antidotes to stress is meditation. If you need an immediate boost, take some long deep breaths for 90 seconds to disrupt the fight-or-flight pattern your body had initiated. Later, you can make a plan to incorporate meditation into your day in order to keep anxiety and stress levels low. I find that reading helps also.

2. Check in on your sense of purpose

People who identify a source of meaning and purpose in their life’s report greater life satisfaction. They also have higher levels of both physical and mental health, higher levels of resistance, and a greater sense of control. If your feeling a lack of any of these, you may need to check in and see if you’re still aligned with your purpose.

3. Make sure your burnout isn’t coming from comparison

There can be an upside and a downside to comparisons. Seeing the good in other people’s lives can be a motivator; however, people are also able to construct identities that show their highlight reel without giving you an inside peek at the process.

You don’t see the mistakes along the way, the false alerts, the failures, and the tough times, are all as important as the end product that is usually what is posted on social media. If you’re comparing your rough first draft to someone’s highlight reel you’re always going to come up feeling badly. If you catch yourself comparing yourself to anyone but yourself, STOP,

4. Assess your levels of self-compassion

It has been said that compassion is incomplete if it doesn’t extend to yourself, We are often hardest and most critical of ourselves. Notice hoe you speak to yourself.

Try using the carrot and the stick method. Ask yourself would you speak to a friend or a colleague the way you are speaking to yourself? If not start to be kind to you. Go for a massage, take a walk, Celebrate your successes. These reminder will help keep burnout a bay.

5. Use a quick fix to turn around the negative downward spiral

Think of well-being as either spiraling up or spiraling down. There are some quick fixes that can help you begin the process of changing a bad mood to a good mood or burnout to ease. The smell center and the auditory center are both right next to the pleasure center. This means you can use a good smell or a favorite song to help get back in the game when you would rather stay on the bench.

Feeling burned out is your body telling you something. When your body is in balance it tells you to rest when it needs rest and it pushes forward when it has a purpose and energy, Learn to listen to your body. Your jobs, your friends, your family, and your goals can get in the way of accurately seeing your levels of energy, engagement, and resilience. When you feel depleted, instead of vowing if as a weakness, use it as an opportunity to reassess and then move forward in a way that supports your continued ability to flourish.

Get Off Someday Island

So many people live on someday island. You’ve probably heard yourself or someone else say someday:

  • Someday I’ll lose weight
  • Someday I will take a trip are
  • Someday I’ll have a house of my own

Someday island is where all of our dreams live, all the things we want to do someday…unfortunately for most of us, that day never comes. But Why? Because they’re dreams not goals,

Do you know the difference between a dream and a goal?

I dream is a goal without a time limit. Do you have goals or do you have dreams? If you have dreams and not goals, you may be stuck on the someday Island.

Take out you were with your dreams and prioritize them. Start with the most important one and set a new date for when you’d like to achieve them. Wake up the larger ones into smaller goals that you can achieve a steps to for fulfilling the larger one.

Are you going to stick around someday island or are you going somewhere? All it takes to get off the island if you set a deadline to that during, take the first step, and you’re on the path to reaching that goal.

Do you have a list of dreams without deadlines? How often do you sit down and revise your list? What would it take to get you to set priorities and dates for your dreams?

Powerful Promises Of God

“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty” Psalm 91:1

We may not always see it, or feel it, we might forget it’s there at times, or even wonder if He’s left us to fend for ourselves in the heat of hard situations of life. But His protection is real. He doesn’t, He can’t forget us or ignore us. If we belong to Him, His love is too great ti leave us on our own.

The Meaning Of Psalm 91

Is it any coincidence that this is the 9-1-1 verse? In whatever troubles we find ourselves in. God is the place of refuge we can run to, He is our safe place.

The word “dwell” use in this verse actually means “to take up permanent residence in.” He reminds us to stay in His presence, for iris a permanent place of living. His Word says if we do that,we will rest in the very shadow of the Almighty. Shadows by definition are a plate of protection and covering, they provide relief from the direct heat of the sun. If the heat is severe, the shade is the place we run to. It diminishes what we actually feel in the intensity of the heat.

A reminder for us, especially in during the tough stuff, that we never walk alone. Full heat a troubles bearing down hard, heavy, it’s a struggle at times to keep trudging through it all. Pressure and stress can seem as stifling add a hot afternoon summer sun. Yet God whispers the truth, strong and sure, “Walk in my shadow, up close to our side.” It’s in the safe place that brings confidence, or when we are resting in God shadow, we will never face before heat of our difficulties. He shelters from the pain. He shade, His shadow, diminishes what is actually felt in the intensity of the heat. Rest, peace and calm rise up strong, right in the struggling mess of life, are we are assured, He’s in control.

Sometimes, maybe unintentionally, in the busyness or difficulties of living, we might strive to survive on our own. We forget that what we need most, God protection in the comfort of His presence, are freely available to those who love Him and walk under His covering.

The entire chapter of Psalm 91 is filled with the goodness and power of God. Great me reminders that He faithfully works on behalf of those who love Him. And that the end of it all, God gives reasons why do you not have to fear.

He promises: “Because he loves me says the Lord, I will rescue him; I will protect him, or he acknowledges my name. He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in times of trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation” (Psalm 91:14-16).

Promises From God In Psalm 91

  • “I will rescue him…” (deliver him, cause to escape).
  • “I will protect him…” (set him on a high place.)
  • “I will answer him…” (respond to, speak.)
  • “I will be with him in trouble…” (in affliction and distress.)
  • “I will deliver him…” (rescue, to bring into safety.)
  • “And honor him…” (to make heavy with honor.)
  • “ with long life I will satisfy him…” ( to have abundance in the journey.)
  • “And show him my salvation…” (let him see my deliverance and victory.)

Please great blessings as we seek after God, and choose to walk in His ways, In the mist of grape darkness in this world, living in it all without His truth and freedom, would be like wallowing in the pit. Not much hope to be found there. The truth is, this world has been dark for generations, since sin first entered the Earth at the hiss of the enemies lies.

Yet God’s reminders are sure, strong, and true, assuring us that in all that we walk through in this journey, His call is always to rise above. He reminds us we are not alone. And though He never says that we won’t be hard times, He does say He’ll be with us in it, rescuing us, and shining His favor over us.

Don’t ever doubt it. God works on behalf of those who love Him and honor His name, he is so good to us. We may never fully know, this side of heaven, how very much He has sheltered us from in this life.