"Be Ready for Changes" - Too

 "For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?" (Ecclesiastes 8:7 KJV)

  "Now concerning how and when all this will happen, dear brothers and sisters, we don't really need to write you. For you know quite well that the day of the Lord's return will come unexpectedly, like a thief in the night. When people are saying, "Everything is peaceful and secure," then disaster will fall on them as suddenly as a pregnant woman's labor pains begin. And there will be no escape." (1 Thessalonians 5:1-3 NLT)

 As many of you should know, we really don't know the day or the hour; but we can discern the season! A little-known fact is that seasons come and go; so, even though the season feels right, doesn't mean that it is yet that time for the Lord's return. Jesus clearly said, "However, no one knows the day or the hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself. Only the Father knows." (Matthew 24:36 NLT)

 My understanding in this, "Only the Father knows," is based upon something that Jesus has said regarding the Father's role in a person's ability to come to Christ: "For no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me, and at the last day I will raise them up." (John 6:44 NLT) Adding to that, what Paul states, saying, "I want you to understand this mystery, dear brothers and sisters, so that you will not feel proud about yourselves. Some of the people of Israel have hard hearts, but this will last only until the full number of Gentiles comes to Christ." (Romans 11:25 NLT)

 Basically, what that means, in the easiest way to say it: The Father is waiting for the bride to be, to be ready, which only He knows. And when she is ready, the Father will say to the Son, "It is time for you to go get your bride!" And immediately, the Church will be snatch up off of this earth, without any warning! You can only imagine what the world will think, and how the powers to be will react; it will cause the whole world to go into a panic. If you thought Covid was bad, this will be overwhelming...

"But you aren't in the dark about these things, dear brothers and sisters, and you won't be surprised when the day of the Lord comes like a thief. For you are children of the light and of the day; we don't belong to the darkness and night. So be on your guard, not asleep like the others. Stay alert and be clearheaded. Night is the time when people sleep and drinkers get drunk. But let us who live in the light be clearheaded, protected by the armor of faith and love, and wearing as our helmet the confidence of our salvation." (1 Thessalonians 5:4-8 NLT)