Author: J. Palmer

Hebrews 11:6 New Living Translation (NLT)

6 And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.

We can not please God and impress him without faith. For those who want to come to the Lord must first believe that he exists and that he will provide gifts for those who diligently seek him and ask from him. Only then will God be fully pleased. For it is about being faithful and having faith. We can not just expect to get right with God if we live of earthly law and not in faith by God’s law even though yes God gave us all salvation, but we also need to give him trust and a relationship in faith. The we a true believers and God will bless us abundantly forever. We need to truly seek him and his word only then will we trueely be right with God.

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Luke 18:8 New Living Translation (NLT)

8 I tell you, he will grant justice to them quickly! But when the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith?”

He find integrity and uprightness to grant them. However when the Son of Man returns how many faithful followers in faith will he find among earth. He knows his chosen and he will find them in the day of his return. He also knows many will follow and yet turn from him because they are to taken of the world and it’s law. He will only stop at our door once and if you miss then you won’t get a second chance this is why he tells us to remain ready and study in his words. Only the ones who prove their faith will be glorified.

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1 Thessalonians 5:2-3 New Living Translation (NLT)

2 For you know quite well that the day of the Lord’s return will come unexpectedly, like a thief in the night. 3 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.

For the day of the Lord is not known by anyone but God. Not one scholar or professor knows even the day. The Day of the Lord, his second coming of his return will come when they least expected it as it will come unexpectedly it is written in his word. When we are most comfortable and settled in how things are in life feeling at peace and secure in the way things are sudden disaster will prevail as fierce as if a women’s labor pains begin. In this time there will be no escape it will devour all. There will be no turning away to run.

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Joel 2 New Living Translation (NLT)

Locusts Invade like an Army

2 

Sound the trumpet in Jerusalem!

    Raise the alarm on my holy mountain!

Let everyone tremble in fear

    because the day of the Lord is upon us.

2 

It is a day of darkness and gloom,

    a day of thick clouds and deep blackness.

Suddenly, like dawn spreading across the mountains,

    a great and mighty army appears.

Nothing like it has been seen before

    or will ever be seen again.

3 

Fire burns in front of them,

    and flames follow after them.

Ahead of them the land lies

    as beautiful as the Garden of Eden.

Behind them is nothing but desolation;

    not one thing escapes.

4 

They look like horses;

    they charge forward like warhorses.[b]

5 

Look at them as they leap along the mountaintops.

    Listen to the noise they make—like the rumbling of chariots,

like the roar of fire sweeping across a field of stubble,

    or like a mighty army moving into battle.

6 

Fear grips all the people;

    every face grows pale with terror.

7 

The attackers march like warriors

    and scale city walls like soldiers.

Straight forward they march,

    never breaking rank.

8 

They never jostle each other;

    each moves in exactly the right position.

They break through defenses

    without missing a step.

9 

They swarm over the city

    and run along its walls.

They enter all the houses,

    climbing like thieves through the windows.

10 

The earth quakes as they advance,

    and the heavens tremble.

The sun and moon grow dark,

    and the stars no longer shine.

11 

The Lord is at the head of the column.

    He leads them with a shout.

This is his mighty army,

    and they follow his orders.

The day of the Lord is an awesome, terrible thing.

    Who can possibly survive?

A Call to Repentance

12 

That is why the Lord says,

    “Turn to me now, while there is time.

Give me your hearts.

    Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning.

13 

Don’t tear your clothing in your grief,

    but tear your hearts instead.”

Return to the Lord your God,

    for he is merciful and compassionate,

slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.

    He is eager to relent and not punish.

14 

Who knows? Perhaps he will give you a reprieve,

    sending you a blessing instead of this curse.

Perhaps you will be able to offer grain and wine

    to the Lord your God as before.

15 

Blow the ram’s horn in Jerusalem!

    Announce a time of fasting;

call the people together

    for a solemn meeting.

16 

Gather all the people—

    the elders, the children, and even the babies.

Call the bridegroom from his quarters

    and the bride from her private room.

17 

Let the priests, who minister in the Lord’s presence,

    stand and weep between the entry room to the Temple and the altar.

Let them pray, “Spare your people, Lord!

    Don’t let your special possession become an object of mockery.

Don’t let them become a joke for unbelieving foreigners who say,

    ‘Has the God of Israel left them?’”

The Lord’s Promise of Restoration

18 

Then the Lord will pity his people

    and jealously guard the honor of his land.

19 

The Lord will reply,

“Look! I am sending you grain and new wine and olive oil,

    enough to satisfy your needs.

You will no longer be an object of mockery

    among the surrounding nations.

20 

I will drive away these armies from the north.

    I will send them into the parched wastelands.

Those in the front will be driven into the Dead Sea,

    and those at the rear into the Mediterranean.

The stench of their rotting bodies will rise over the land.”

Surely the Lord has done great things!

21 

    Don’t be afraid, O land.

Be glad now and rejoice,

    for the Lord has done great things.

22 

Don’t be afraid, you animals of the field,

    for the wilderness pastures will soon be green.

The trees will again be filled with fruit;

    fig trees and grapevines will be loaded down once more.

23 

Rejoice, you people of Jerusalem!

    Rejoice in the Lord your God!

For the rain he sends demonstrates his faithfulness.

    Once more the autumn rains will come,

    as well as the rains of spring.

24 

The threshing floors will again be piled high with grain,

    and the presses will overflow with new wine and olive oil.

25 

The Lord says, “I will give you back what you lost

    to the swarming locusts, the hopping locusts,

the stripping locusts, and the cutting locusts.

    It was I who sent this great destroying army against you.

26 

Once again you will have all the food you want,

    and you will praise the Lord your God,

who does these miracles for you.

    Never again will my people be disgraced.

27 

Then you will know that I am among my people Israel,

    that I am the Lord your God, and there is no other.

    Never again will my people be disgraced.

The Lord’s Promise of His Spirit

28 

“Then, after doing all those things,

    I will pour out my Spirit upon all people.

Your sons and daughters will prophesy.

    Your old men will dream dreams,

    and your young men will see visions.

29 

In those days I will pour out my Spirit

    even on servants—men and women alike.

30 

And I will cause wonders in the heavens and on the earth—

    blood and fire and columns of smoke.

31 

The sun will become dark,

    and the moon will turn blood red

    before that great and terrible day of the Lord arrives.

32 

But everyone who calls on the name of the Lord

    will be saved,

for some on Mount Zion in Jerusalem will escape,

    just as the Lord has said.

These will be among the survivors

    whom the Lord has called.

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The Coming Day Of The Lord

Blow the trumpet on Zion. Shout a warning on my holy mountain. Let all the people who live in the land shake with fear. The Lord’s special day is coming; it is near. Raise the alarm on my holy mountain! Let everyone tremble in fear

    because the day of the Lord is upon us.

Darkness will over take the world the stars will burn out, the moon will go out and the sun will vanish. It will be a cloudy and gloomy day. At sunrise you will see the army spread over the mountains. It will be a great and powerful large army. There has never been anything like it before, and there will never be anything like it again. People won’t know what’s happening and will have strong fear.

The army will destroy the land like a large fire. In front of them the land will be like the Garden of Eden. Behind them the land will be like a barren desert. No one and nothing will be left from its wrath.

They look like horses. They run like war horses. Listen to them. It is like the noise of chariots riding over the mountains. It is like the noise of flames burning the rubbish. A loud horn that will sound to call on believers. These are powerful people, who are ready for war.

Before this army, people will be shaken with fear. Their faces become sick in fear and doubt and they will become mentally unstable.

The soldiers run fast. They climb over the walls. Each soldier marches straight ahead. They don’t leave where their destination path leads.

They don’t stumble each other. Each soldier walks in his own position and journey. If one of the soldiers is hit and falls down,the others still continue their march. They run to the city. They quickly climb over the wall. They climb into the houses. They climb through the windows like thieves.

Before them, earth and sky shake. The sun and the moon become dark, and the stars stop shining. The Lord calls loudly to his army. His camp is very large. The army obeys his commands. His army will be the most powerful army ever. The Lord’s special day is a great and terrible day. The days is filled in several unknown tribulations. No one can stop iteration change what is happening. The earth will quake as they advance, and the heavens tremble.

This is the Lord’s message: Now come back to me with all your heart. Turn your eyes and hearts toward me. Cry and mourn, and don’t eat anything! Show that you are sad for doing wrong. Tear your hearts,not your clothes. Come back to the Lord your God. He is kind and merciful. He does not become angry quickly. He has great love. Who can survive his punishment, no one it has been foretold.

Who knows, maybe he will change his mind and leave behind a blessing for you. Then you can give grain and drink offerings to the Lord your God.

Blow the trumpet at Zion. Call for a special meeting. Call for a special time of fasting. Bring the people together. Call for a special meeting.

Bring together the old men, the children, and the small babies still at their mothers’ breasts. Let the bride and her new husband come from their bedroom.

Let the priests, the Lord’s servants, cry between the porch and the altar.

All of them should say this: “Lord, have mercy on your people. Don’t let your people be put to shame. Don’t let other people jest about your people.

Don’t let the other nations laugh and say, Where is their God?’”

Then the Lord cared very much about his land. He felt sorry for his people.

The Lord spoke to his people. He said, “I will send you grain, wine, and oil.

You will have plenty. I will not shame you among the nations anymore.

No, I will force the people from the north to leave your land and make them go into a dry, empty land. Some of them will travel to the eastern or western seas. They did such terrible things, but they will rot like a dead and rotting body. There will be such a terrible smell!”

Land, don’t be afraid for be happy and full of joy. The Lord will do many magnificent things.

Animals of the field, don’t be afraid. The desert pastures will grow grass.

The trees will grow fruit. The fig trees and the vines will grow plenty of fruit.

So be happy, people of Zion. Be joyful in the Lord your God. He is good and will give you rain. He will send the early rains and the late rains as before. The threshing floors will be filled with wheat,band the barrels will overflow with wine and olive oil.

I, the Lord, sent my army against you. The swarming locusts and the hopping locusts and the destroying locusts and the cutting locusts ate everything you had But I will pay you back for those years of trouble. I sent them by swarms, so many they covered the sun. But I will repay you for the horrible things you’ve suffered in.

Then you will have plenty to eat. You will be full. You will praise the name of the Lord your God. For you will turn back once again to God. He has done wonderful things for you. My people will never again be ashamed. You will know that I am with Israel. You will know that I am the Lord your God. There is no other God. My people will never be ashamed again.”

“After this, I will pour out my Spirit on all kinds of people. Over all nations and generations; over all cultures and races. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will have dreams, and your young men will see visions. In those days I will pour out my Spirit even on servants, both men and women. I will work wonders in the sky and on the earth.

 There will be blood, fire, and thick smoke. The sun will be changed into darkness, and the moon will be as red as blood. Then the great and fearful day of the Lord will come!

And everyone who trusts in the Lord Will be saved.There will be survivors on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,just as the Lord said.Yes, those left alive will be the ones the Lord has called. They will be his chosen. There is still hope.

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Matthew 24:14 New Living Translation (NLT)

14 And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come.

During these times the good news about God’s kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, for all nations will hear it; for you will see a change in faith and several will pull closer to Christ after this all happens the end will come.

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Matthew 24 New Living Translation (NLT)

Jesus Speaks about the Future

24 As Jesus was leaving the Temple grounds, his disciples pointed out to him the various Temple buildings. 2 But he responded, “Do you see all these buildings? I tell you the truth, they will be completely demolished. Not one stone will be left on top of another!”

3 Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives. His disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will all this happen? What sign will signal your return and the end of the world?”

4 Jesus told them, “Don’t let anyone mislead you, 5 for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive many. 6 And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately. 7 Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world. 8 But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come.

9 “Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers.[b] 10 And many will turn away from me and betray and hate each other. 11 And many false prophets will appear and will deceive many people. 12 Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold. 13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 14 And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations[c] will hear it; and then the end will come.

15 “The day is coming when you will see what Daniel the prophet spoke about—the sacrilegious object that causes desecration[d] standing in the Holy Place.” (Reader, pay attention!) 16 “Then those in Judea must flee to the hills. 17 A person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack. 18 A person out in the field must not return even to get a coat. 19 How terrible it will be for pregnant women and for nursing mothers in those days. 20 And pray that your flight will not be in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For there will be greater anguish than at any time since the world began. And it will never be so great again. 22 In fact, unless that time of calamity is shortened, not a single person will survive. But it will be shortened for the sake of God’s chosen ones.

23 “Then if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah,’ or ‘There he is,’ don’t believe it. 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God’s chosen ones. 25 See, I have warned you about this ahead of time.

26 “So if someone tells you, ‘Look, the Messiah is out in the desert,’ don’t bother to go and look. Or, ‘Look, he is hiding here,’ don’t believe it! 27 For as the lightning flashes in the east and shines to the west, so it will be when the Son of Man[e] comes. 28 Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near.[f]

29 “Immediately after the anguish of those days,

the sun will be darkened,

    the moon will give no light,

the stars will fall from the sky,

    and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.[g]

30 And then at last, the sign that the Son of Man is coming will appear in the heavens, and there will be deep mourning among all the peoples of the earth. And they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.[h] 31 And he will send out his angels with the mighty blast of a trumpet, and they will gather his chosen ones from all over the world[i]—from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven.

32 “Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches bud and its leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is near. 33 In the same way, when you see all these things, you can know his return is very near, right at the door. 34 I tell you the truth, this generation[j] will not pass from the scene until all these things take place. 35 Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.

36 “However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself.[k] Only the Father knows.

37 “When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day. 38 In those days before the flood, the people were enjoying banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat. 39 People didn’t realize what was going to happen until the flood came and swept them all away. That is the way it will be when the Son of Man comes.

40 “Two men will be working together in the field; one will be taken, the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding flour at the mill; one will be taken, the other left.

42 “So you, too, must keep watch! For you don’t know what day your Lord is coming. 43 Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would keep watch and not permit his house to be broken into. 44 You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected.

45 “A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them. 46 If the master returns and finds that the servant has done a good job, there will be a reward. 47 I tell you the truth, the master will put that servant in charge of all he owns. 48 But what if the servant is evil and thinks, ‘My master won’t be back for a while,’ 49 and he begins beating the other servants, partying, and getting drunk? 50 The master will return unannounced and unexpected, 51 and he will cut the servant to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

As Jesus was leaving the Temple grounds, his disciples pointed out to him the various Temple buildings. But he responded, “Do you see all these buildings? I tell you the truth, they will be completely demolished. Not one stone will be left on top of another!” Of that you once knew there will be nothing left.

Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives. His disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will all this happen? What sign will signal your return and the end of the world?

Jesus told them, “Don’t let anyone mislead you, for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive many. There will be not one antichrist but many who if you don’t know those of my teachings will teach you falsely and fool you.And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately. No one will know the time and place of this occurrence. Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world. But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come.

“Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers. You will be asked and forced to renounce your faith in me. And many will turn away from me and betray and hate each other. And many false prophets will appear and will deceive many people. Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come. “The day is coming when you will see what Daniel the prophet spoke about—the sacrilegious object that causes desecration standing in the Holy Place.” (Reader, pay attention!) “Then those in Judea must run to the hills. A person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack. A person out in the field must not return even to get a coat. Worse will be on those of pregnant women and for nursing mothers in those days. And pray that your flight will not be in winter or on the Sabbath. For there will be greater anguish than at any time since the world began. And it will never be so great again. In fact, unless that time of calamity is shortened, not a single person will survive. But it will be shortened for the sake of God’s chosen ones.

See, I have warned you about this ahead of time. I’m these times may you remember and recognize the signs.

“So if someone tells you, ‘Look, the Messiah is out in the desert,’ don’t bother to go and look. Or, ‘Look, he is hiding here,’ don’t believe it! For as the lightning flashes in the east and shines to the west, so it will be when the Son of Man comes. Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near. There will be lots of death and torture

“Immediately after the anguish of those days,

the sun will be darkened,

    the moon will give no light,

the stars will fall from the sky,

    and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.

And then at last, the sign that the Son of Man is coming will appear in the heavens, and there will be deep mourning among all the peoples of the earth. And they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he will send out his angels with the mighty blast of a trumpet, and they will gather his chosen ones from all over the world—from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven.

“Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches bud and its leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is near. In the same way, when you see all these things, you can know his return is very near, right at the door. I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass from the scene until all these things take place. Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.

“However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself. Only the Father knows.

“When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day. In those days before the flood, the people were enjoying banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat. People didn’t realize what was going to happen until the flood came and swept them all away. That is the way it will be when the Son of Man comes.

“Two men will be working together in the field; one will be taken, the other left. Two women will be grinding flour at the mill; one will be taken, the other left.

“So you, too, must keep watch! For you don’t know what day, place or timing your Lord is coming. Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would keep watch and not permit his house to be broken into. You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected for he will not wait or give you a second chance so you must be ready as if he were to come tomorrow.

“A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them. If the master returns and finds that the servant has done a good job, there will be a reward. I tell you the truth, the master will put that servant in charge of all he owns. But what if the servant is evil and thinks, ‘My master won’t be back for a while,’ and he begins beating the other servants, partying, and getting drunk? The master will return unannounced and unexpected, and he will cut the servant to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. In this time this is how it will be as well. There will be pride, lust, evil, love of worldly possessions and drunkardness people will not live of Christ. He will find most unfaithful in his return and take only the few who live to God’s laws.

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2 Peter 3:3-4 New King James Version (NKJV)

3 knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, 4 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.”

2 Peter 3:3-4 New Living Translation (NLT)

3 Most importantly, I want to remind you that in the last days scoffers will come, mocking the truth and following their own desires. 4 They will say, “What happened to the promise that Jesus is coming again? From before the times of our ancestors, everything has remained the same since the world was first created.”

I want to remind you that in these last days those who lack faith and mock the truth, followers and believers will ridicule those with the truth and follow the nature of their very own desires not of God’s. They will be filled with lust and pride. They will say what happened to the words Jesus said when he said he would come again? Where is his promise of his coming? From before the times of our ancestors, everything has remained the same since the beginning of time. There will be a change but those who live in evil will make sport in faith rather than following the word and teachings of God.these people will be hostile and wicked in their ways.