Omnipotence is a theological term that refers to the all encompassing power of God. God's is the all powerful Lord who has created all things and sustains them by the Word of His power. - Gen. 1:1-3; Heb. 1:3-4 - God is almighty, all powerful and in the final sense is the ruler of nature and history. Before Him "the nations are like a drop on the pail's rim, they count as a grain of dust on the scales. The islands weigh no more than a fine powder. - Is. 40:15 - Yet, God's has fashioned humankind that He graciously appeals to every person to return to Him.

Omnipresence is a theological term that refers to unlimited or infinite nature of God's ability to be everywhere at all times. God is not and never like the manufactured of idols of ancient cultures that were limited to one altar or temple area. God's was present as Lord in all creation and Who is everywhere. He is present in our innermost thoughts. Even as we are formed in the womb, God knows all the days of the future. - Ps. 139:7-17; Heb. 4:12-13 -

Omniscience is a theological term that refers to God's superior knowledge, wisdom and His power to know all things. God is the Lord who knows our thoughts from afar. God is acquainted with all our ways, knowing our words even before they are on our tongues. - Ps. 139:1-6; Rom. 11:33-36 - He needs to consult no one for knowledge or understanding. - Is. 40:13-14 - God is all knowing Lord who prophesies the events of the future, including the Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God. - Is. 53 - and the return of the Lord Jesus Christ at the end of this age when death will be finally overcome. - 1 Cor. 15:51-57; Rom. 8:18-39 -

Only the all-powerful, all-infinite, and all-knowing God can guarantee real, authentic freedom from sin, decay, and death.

In response to Jesus' prophecy [The Eschatological Discourse or The Olivet Discourse - Matt. 24; Mark 13; Luke 21] that the Temple would be destroyed, the disciples asked when this would occur and how they would know it was about to happen. The disciples believed that the Temple would be destroyed at "the end of the world" when, among other things, the Lord Jesus Christ would return to judge the living and the dead.

Jesus left the Temple, and as he was going away his disciples came up to draw his attention to the Temple buildings. He said to them in reply, "You see all these? I tell you solemnly, not a single stone here will be left on another: everything will be destroyed." And when he was sitting on the Mount Olives the disciples came and asked him privately, "Tell us, when is this going to happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of world?"

And Jesus answered them, "Take care that no one deceives you; because many will come using my name and saying, "I am the Christ" and they will deceive many. You will hear of wars and rumours of wars; do not be alarmed, for this is something that must happen, but the end will not be yet. For nation will fight against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquake here and there. All this is only the beginning of the birth pangs.

Then they will hand you over to be tortured and put to death; and you will be hated by all the nations on account of my name. And then many will fall away; men will betray one another and hate one another. Many false prophets will arise; they will deceive many, and with the increase of lawlessness, love in most men will grow cold; but the man who stands firm to the end will be saved.

"This Good News of the kingdom will be proclaimed to the whole world as a witness to all the nations. And then the end will come."

So when you see the disastrous abomination, of which the prophet Daniel spoke, set up in the Holy Place [let the reader understand] then those in Judaea must escape to the mountains; if a man is on the housetop, he must not come down to collect his belongings; if a man is in the fields, he must not turn back to fetch his cloak. Alas for those with child, or with babies at the breast, when those days come! Pray that you will not have to escape in winter or on a Sabbath. For then there will be great distress such as, until now, since the world began, there never has been, nor ever will be again. And if that time had not been shortened, no one would have survived; but shortened that time shall be, for the sake of those who are chosen.

If anyone says to you then, "Look, here is the Christ" or "He is there" do not believe it; for false Christs and false prophets will arise and produce great signs and portents, enough to deceive even the chosen, if that were possible. There; I have forewarned you.

If, then, they say to you, "Look, he is in the desert" do not go there; "Look, he is in some hiding place" do not believe it; because the coming of the Son of Man will be like lightning striking in the east and flashing far into the west. Wherever the corpse is, there will the vultures gather.

Immediately after the distress of those days the sun will be darkened, the moon will lose its brightness, the stars will fall from the sky and the powers of heaven will be shaken. And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven; then too all the peoples of the earth will beat their breasts; and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet to gather his chosen from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Take the fig tree as a parable: as soon as its twigs grow supple and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. So with you when you see all these things: know that he is near, at the very gates. I tell you solemnly, before this generation has passed away all these things will have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. But as for that day and hour, nobody knows it, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, no one but the Father only. - Matt. 24:1-36 -

So stay awake, because you do not know the day when your master is coming. - Matt. 24:42 -

The repetition of the key phrase "Take care [or take heed] that no one deceives you" - Matt. 24:4 - "Take care [or take heed] that no one deceives you" - Mark 13:5 - "Take care [or take heed] not to be deceived" - Luke 21:8 - perhaps, help us to unravel the Lord Jesus Christ answer to the destruction of Jerusalem and the end of the world. "You therefore must be on your guard. I have forewarned you of everything." - Mark 13:23 -

The Lord Jesus Christ first coming was to save. - Mark 10:45 - His second coming will be primarily to judge. But the Lord Jesus Christ return will also spell relief to His chosen peoples, faithful remnant, and those whom God's loves. Eschatology shows that God's presence for the redeemed will be fully realized at the Lord Jesus Christ return, when He will dwell among all the redeemed in the new heavens and earth.

Then I heard a loud voice call from the throne, "You see this city? Here God lives among men. He will make his home among them; they shall be his people, and he will be their God; his name God-with-them. - Rev. 21:3 -

Throughout the Book of Revelation Christ Jesus appears in various images, each illuminating a special function or characteristic. In its own way, each metaphor tells an important truth about the Lord Jesus Christ. He is before all things, and all things were created in Him and for Him. This is the abiding message of Revelation: The Lord Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of the hopes of all human beings.

If Jesus is called the Lord in this principal sense, it is rightly that He is called God too. Saint Thomas, one of the twelve apostles, convinced that the risen Lord Jesus stood before him, abandoned all his doubts with the confession, "My Lord, and my God!" - John 20:28 - Therefore, the Lord Jesus Christ is the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

"Take care not to be deceived." God's fire will come down on Satan, and his devil from heaven and consume them. Then the Satan and the devil, who misled mankind, will be thrown into the lake of fire and sulphur, where the beast and the false prophet are, and their torture will not stop, day or night, for ever and ever. For sinner, who transgresses against divine law by committing an immoral act or acts: wrongdoer, evildoer, fornicators, murderers, and everyone of false speech and false life

Repent! Repent now while you still can before "The Judgment Day." - a day at the end time when God's will and purpose for mankind and His world will be fulfilled.

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!

I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.

HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -