When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.”
Luke 22:14-16
And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves, people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world. For the powers of the heavens will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.
Luke 21:25-28
Does this sound like now? Maybe the world has always been like this. (Has it?) The Son of Man here refers to Jesus Christ, Yeshua Ha Mashiach in Hebrew. These scriptures are about His return. You've probably heard about this for years and maybe have grown tired of hearing it because time marches on, but one day, maybe soon, maybe not, it will happen.
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
This man came to Jesus by night and said to him,
“Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.”
Jesus answered him,
“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
Nicodemus said to him,
“How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?”
Jesus answered,
“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
John 3:1-8
"We have no proof of your guilt," said the judge. "If you are guilty, make the most of this and change your life. If you are innocent, forgive the accusation. There is no greater prison than unforgiveness. You are free to go." With that, he stumbled out into the sunlight and his family with him. It was a new day.
But our citizenship is in heaven.
And we eagerly await a Savior from there,
the Lord Jesus Christ,
Philippians 3:20
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. Matthew 7:13-14
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For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world— our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? 1 John 5:4-5
Proverbs 3:5-6
Do not be anxious about anything,
but in every situation,
by prayer and petition,
with thanksgiving,
present your requests to God.
Philippians 4:6
This is really hard to imagine, but it says:
In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria,
and Assyria will come into Egypt, and Egypt into Assyria,
and the Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians.
In that day Israel will be the third with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth, whom the Lord of hosts has blessed, saying, “Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel my inheritance.”
Isaiah 19:23-25
