| Gen. 6:5
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"Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually." |
| Matt. 24:36-44 |
"But of that day and hour no one knows, no, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not expect Him." |
| Matt. 25:1-13 |
"Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lanps. But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight a cry was heard: 'Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!' Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps, and the foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.' But the wise answered, saying, 'No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.' And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open to us!' But he answered and said, 'Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.' Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming."
 Note: All the virgins were sleeping, but the wise had their lamps ready to shine in the darkness while the foolish didn't care until it was too late.
See (Watch! - For The Lord Is Coming) |
| Luke 17:28-36 |
"Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed. In that day, he who is on the housetop, and his *goods (possessions) are in the house, let him not come down to take them away. And likewise the one who is in the field, let him not turn back.
Remember Lot's wife.
Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it. I tell you, in that night there will be two *men (or people) in one bed: the one will be taken and the other will be left. Two women will be grinding together: the one will be taken and the other left. Two men will be in the field: the one will be taken and the other left." |
| Eph. 2:10 | "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them."
Note: We all have a special assignment from Almighty God to walk into, and our lives are spent lacking until we find that He Is! We need not fear what God may want us to do because if we seek to follow His way He changes our want to. Then when we are in God's will He provides all that we need to complete the task set before us. |
| 1 Thes. 5:1-11 |
"But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. For you yourselves know perfectly that the
day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, 'Peace and safety!' then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. But you, brethren, are not in darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be *sober (self controlled). For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night. But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation. For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him. Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just a you also are doing." |
| 2 Tim. 3:1-5 |
"But know this, that in the last days *perilous times (times of stress) will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!" |
| 2 Tim. 4:2 |
"Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching." |
| Jas. 4:6-8 |
"But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:
'God resists the proud,
But gives grace to the humble.' (Prov. 3:34)
Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts you double-minded." |
| 1 Pet. 5:8-9 |
"Be sober, be *vigilant (watchful); because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour." |
| 2 Pet. 3:3-4 |
"Knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, and saying, 'Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.' "
Note: If we live our lives in the light of the fact that Jesus Christ could come back at any moment we will not live just any old way. We will walk in His light to show those around us the love of God in all that we do. It's a perspective of seeing things from God's view rather than an earthly one. God sees the heart. We need His love to overcome. |
| 2 Pet. 3:8-9 |
"But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance." |
| Rev. 22:12-14 |
" 'And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.' Blessed are those who do His commandments that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city." |
