Weekly Words of Instruction

God said, "be ready." So, are you ready? God teaches in the Bible that all men must die and then be judged for how they lived (Heb. 9:27, 2 Cor. 5:10). Jesus warns repeatedly that he will come back unexpectedly and that will be the end of the world (Rev. 22:12, 2 Peter 3:9-13). On that day, the righteous and wicked will be separated with one group going to hell and the other going to heaven (Matt. 25:31-46).
So, are you ready? You are supposed to be ready (Luke 12:35-48). There will be no excuse on the Judgment Day, if one isn't ready, because God will give no mercy on that day (Acts 17:30-31, 2 Thess. 1:6-10). The end could happen at any time, no one knows when the Lord will return, but we do know that he told us to "be ready," (Matt 24:35-51).
Jesus taught in Matt 25:1-13 that the mystery of His coming is liken to ten virgins waiting for the arrival of the groom in order to go to a wedding. We learn from Jesus that those who were unprepared got left behind, and such will be the case with people today if they fail to be ready (Luke 13:22-27).
So are you ready? Jesus has said, "be ready."
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