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when you see these things happening,
know that the Kingdom of God is near.
Jesus tells us to pay attention, to keep watch, to be ready. The Kingdom is near. It comes like a thief in the night. We need to stay awake and not be taken completely by surprise. We also need to be like the wise maidens with oil in our lamps. We need hearts that long for the cry that indicates that bridegroom is here. Because whether we live to see the end of all things of whether the Kingdom comes for us at the end of our lives it is still not something that can be predicted with exact science. It is something for which we need to make ourselves ready now if we want to be ready then.
How do we prepare for the coming of the Kingdom? Do we need to unlock some kind of Bible code of prophecies to ensure we are doing the right thing at the right place at the right time? No. It is nothing as hidden as that.
I have not spoken in secret
from some place in the land of darkness,
I have not said to the descendants of Jacob,
“Look for me in an empty waste.”
I, the LORD, promise justice,
I declare what is right (see Isaiah 45:19).
Rather than getting lost in secrets and speculation let us get grounded in the words to which we already have ready access.
Heaven and earth will pass away,
but my words will not pass away.
The process is preparation is a lot more mundane than people making movies and writing books might like. But that for which we prepare is for more than any human imagination could do justice.
Thrones were set up
and the Ancient One took his throne.
His clothing was snow bright,
and the hair on his head as white as wool;
His throne was flames of fire,
with wheels of burning fire.
A surging stream of fire
flowed out from where he sat;
Thousands upon thousands were ministering to him,
and myriads upon myriads attended him.
The visions of Daniel show us that for which we prepare. It should show us not only the importance of preparing but also inspire hope in our hearts for just how amazing it will be when the Kingdom comes in fullness.
One like a son of man coming,
on the clouds of heaven;
When he reached the Ancient One
and was presented before him,
He received dominion, glory, and kingship;
nations and peoples of every language serve him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion
that shall not be taken away,
his kingship shall not be destroyed.
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