The Day of Vengeance
"And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know
that the desolation thereof is nigh. Then let them which are in Judaea flee to
the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and
let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. For these be the days
of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled."
(Luke 21:20-22)
Today’s Morsel: When Jesus
came out of the wilderness in Luke Chapter 4, having been tempted by the devil
for 40 days, scripture says, “And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit
into Galilee: and there went out a frame of him through all the region
roundabout. And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. And he
came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went
into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read. And there was
delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the
book, he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon
me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent
me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and
recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To
preach the acceptable year of the Lord.” (Luke 4:14-19). For some reason,
Jesus omits the latter portion of Isaiah chapter 61 verse 2, which states, “the
day of vengeance of our God.” Jesus did not come at that time to
vindicate, retribute, or punish for sin, so this may be the reason for the
omission. He came to seek and to save that which was lost. But now
in Luke 21, he tells them what to look for about this day of vengeance.
He said, “And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with
armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. Then let them which are
in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it
depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. For
these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be
fulfilled.”
(Luke 21:20-22) I believe that time
is drawing nigh. Are you ready?
Sing: Oh my brother are
you ready for the call? To crown your Savior king and Lord of all.
The kingdoms of this world shall soon before Him fall; we shall see the King
when He comes.
Thought For Today: Settle it in your
minds
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