What Time Is It
by Jym Wells
11/15/2015
Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, Mark 1:15 (ESV) and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”
In the book of Mark, written around A. D. 55-65 and we find in Chapter 1 the kingdom of God is at hand. I do not believe Mark was taking about the return of the Lord I think he is talking about the coming of a Savior. I might be wrong for he is talking about believe in the Gospel and what I have been taught is that there are only 4 Gospels Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. I also was taught to read them first before I did anything else. In fact I think I have read them more than anything in the Bible.
I have read and listened to predictions of the return of Christ and all of those have died or are still here walking around. For it is very clear in Matthew 24:36-37 (NKJV) 36 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven,[nor the Son] but My Father only. 37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. Then we see it, just a few verses, away again Matthew 24:42-44 (NKJV) 42 Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour[day] your Lord is coming. 43 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. 44 Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
They figure Jesus was born in 2 B.C. and died sometime between 27-29 A.D,So all I am saying is even that far back they did not know and neither do we. We can hope or wish or think or even wonder. However we do not and will not know in fact I have seen debates, over Pre, Mid, or Post. And I think I have finally figured it out so what time is it .
First people want to find out how close to the edge they can get without falling in. I worked with homeless men as a new Christian, only saved about 3 years, down in Phoenix and I fell into a trap of wanting to know how close one could get to the edge without falling in. They will ask is one beer a sin, if you say no they ask is two and on and on, so I came up with a story.
Let us say one really liked to dance and one were pretty good at it. However one does not drink anymore and one has basically gave up on cursing and etcetera. So this one decides to go to a bar with a good band so one could maybe dance, now even telling the bartender that he is saved and does not drink. No sin yet, sure enough an attractive young lady comes in with a couple and she sits quietly at the table sipping her drink as the couple danced.
Now he builds up the nerve to ask her if she would like to dance and she does in fact he goes back three or four times and the two of you dance. He walks her back to the table and the other lady says why don’t you just join us and so he explains to them that he is a Christian and that he does not drink and they had no problem with that so he moves over to the table and sites down, still no sin. All of them gets to talking and the other gentleman says orders a round of drinks and they say why don’t you have a glass of wine, heck Jesus turned the water to wine.
So he gets the glass of wine because the young lady is attractive and a good dancer and the gentleman was right so where is the sin. The two of them dance a few more and when they come back to the table another glass of wine, still no sin yet. However the story gets more involved, the couple would like to leave and they lady wants to stay so again the he offers to give her a ride home, no sin here. Later they leave the bar and go have breakfast, again no sin. However the two of them are getting very close and they leave the cafe. So on the way to her home they drive by this Motel and the sign says hourly rates. He looks at her she at him and they turn in SIN just happened. That is how it happens to just slowly slips in.
Then the enemy, the defeated one, he starts whispering in your ear telling you how bad you are and that God don’t love you any more and that you have blown it so you might as well give up.
However I did figure it out It is really pretty simple. It really does not matter, when he is coming back or if it is pre, mid or post what does matter is are you ready to go when He does come back, Thus again the question What Time is it, the truth is no one knows…
Memory Verse for November 15, 2015
Mark 1:15(NKJV) and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.”
Thank you for reading and may God bless and be with you and watch over you. And America it is time for us to BLESS GOD again…
Isaiah 46:4 (NKJV) Even to your old age, I am He, And even to gray hairs I will carry you! I have made, and I will bear; Even I will carry, and will deliver you.
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Now I would not go to a bar if I wasn’t going to drink wrong!!~ Even if you keep telling yourself I dont drink, then its well its ok to have one, Catholics do it why couldn’t I just have one! so he dose THEN HE SEES A WOMAN LOOKING AT HIM, AND HE LOOKS AROUND TO SEE WHO SHE MAY BE LOOKING AT ANYONE ELSE, NOPE JUST YOU, SHE INVITES HIM OVER TO HER TABLE. SHES BEAUTIFUL HE HAS ONE MORE GLASS OF WINE, WELL THE EYES ARE THE WINDOWS OF OUR SOUL IF YOU KEEP LOOKING ,HERE COMES THE LUST OF THE FLESH ANS YOU HAVE ALREADY STEPPED OVER THE LINE. BECAUSE YOU LOOK THERE’S NO GOING BACK YOU HAVE LOOKED TOO LONG AND YOU BEGAN TO THINK WELL I”m OK. BUT HERES THE DEVIL TALKING IN YOUR EAR. WELL YOU TALK A LITTLE MORE AND SHE SAYS ITS LATE I SHOULD GO HOME AND YOU OFFER TO TAKE HER HOME, AND WHEN THEY GET THERE SHE SAYS WOULD YOU LIKE A CUP OF COFFEE? HE SAYS YES THAT WOULD BE NICE. SO SHE BRINGS COFFEE C BUT THE DEVIL HAS HOOKED YOU AND YOUR FLESH IS BEGINNING TO TAKE OVER THE SPIRIT IS STRONG BUT YOUR FLESH GETS THE BEST OF YOU AND NOW ITS TO LATE YOU HAVE FALLEN INTO THE TRAP, YOU TALK SOME MORE BUT IT TURNS INTO SOMETHING ELSE SHE HAS SEDUCED YOU AND GUESS WHAT?? WELL IS THIS ANY WHERE NEAR WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOVE?? SOME TIMES i GET IN MY OWN LITTLE WORLD THINK AND GET OFF THE BEATEN PATH !!~LOL I HOPE ITS OK!!
You are fine Gina I just look at it differently I guess this would is a sin pit however I can not avoid being in it. I can not avoid talking to even setting in the same restaurant with my neighbor knowing he has a drug addiction. The bar is no different unless one is an alcoholic. The bar was a good example for me to use with the people I was dealing with. They could relate to it and the situation. I was not talking to someone like you I was talking to fresh off the street person who was living under a bush in the old abandoned Phoenix Public Library.
And dealing with this people it has to be on their level. They say is it a sin to drink a beer if you say no they will want to know if they can drink 2, then 3 and on and on so one has to use things they can relate to.