Unlimited: The Powers in the Heavens
Jun 30, 2024 2270
But in those days, following that distress, “‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken (Mark 13:24–25, NIV).
The disciples asked Jesus when the destruction of the temple would occur.
Jesus described the trouble and deceptions that are coming upon the world. But now, in this, his most extensive recorded prophetic sermon, what Jesus says next is literally out of this world.
Something is going on here. He’s not just talking about the destruction of the temple!
Jesus is here quoting the prophet Joel, using imagery that is typical apocalyptic and that is associated with the end of the world. It shows how the evil that people do on earth doesn’t just affect us here on earth, but it disrupts the harmony of the heavens as well – the entire universe.
This was illustrated by the way that a supernatural darkness covered the land at the crucifixion of Jesus, and there was a great earthquake at his death.
So too, the evil and corruption in the world in the last days will also illicit upheavals of nature both on earth and in the heavens.
Think about your own life, and you’ll see this principle at work. Think of how wrong choices have ramifications that go far beyond the moment, and which impact many lives. What examples from your own life can you think of?
But it works the other way as well. When you choose what is good, it also has consequences that extend far beyond the present; in fact, into eternity.
– Eliezer Gonzalez
Eli’s Reflection: What is a simple choice that you can make today to choose what is good? I encourage you to choose it. Your life echoes into eternity.
JASON ANDREW TOPPIN
Mar 23, 2021
JESUS KNIWS ALL I GOTHROUGH
Pauline
Mar 25, 2021
The Bible and its teachings the best passage to know the truth. This pandemic, Covid-19-The greatest testimony of Mathew 24:.. I wish l could hear politicians quoting a single verse from the Bible. This is how far the world is from the truth Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Keep the Faith, hold on to the truth. The bible and its teachings. Hold on to Christ, as Jacob held on to the Angel Gabriel, until he was blessed. Amen