Why Christ’s 2nd Coming Will Be “Sudden” Part [10] 09/24/2024 (Morning thought)

Exodus 16:21 And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.

Thus, the manna obviously fell in the darkness, and in the morning, there it was on the ground. What The Lord did at night to create the manna, no one knows for sure, but the following morning, all we know is that there was bread, ready for the people. In the Genesis account God began His creative work in darkness, and thus the dark part of the day is very important to God, and should be to us as well.

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 3 And God said, let there be light: and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

And ever since that time, the “dark” part of the day cycle has played an important role, not only in God’s creative work, but also in the laws pertaining to the keeping of the Sabbath. Sanctification includes God’s creative work in our hearts, for it is the same power that was exercised in Genesis, which now works in the heart of the believer. Thus, God specified when the Sabbath was to be kept, as the memorial of His creative power.

Exodus 31:13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, verily my sabbaths you shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you, throughout your generations; that you may know that I am the Lord that doth sanctify you.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

Why Christ’s 2nd Coming Will Be “Sudden” Part [9] 09/24/2024 (Evening thought)

Matthew 25:6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go you out to meet him. 13 Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man comes.

This brings us to the parable of the ten virgins who were expecting the bridegroom to arrive within a specific time frame, which he didn’t. The ten virgins, like so many others, they had grown weary of their watch. Having dressed up in their very best, they had never intended to fall asleep, but as the expected time came and went, and they waited and watched, and waited and watched, their eyes became heavy, and before you know it, all ten of them fell into a deep slumber.

Then, as we noted earlier, in the pattern we studied about Jesus coming at night for important events, it is observed again that He comes in the dead of night so that the ten virgins become startled by what then seemed to them as His “Sudden” appearance. We’re not going to elaborate on the parable, nor are we going to deal with issues or shortcomings of the ten virgins. All we are going to do is to focus on the darkness, the aspect of the parable which hardly gets any attention.

The Darkness…. Exodus 16: 4 Then said the Lord unto Moses, behold I will rain bread from heaven for you and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no. 14 And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground.

Exodus 16:15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they did not know what it was. And Moses said unto them, this is the bread which the Lord hath given you to eat.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!