Today-- " The Prophecy of His Coming! "
From the Pastor's Study:
No doubt you have sent and received Christmas cards throughout the year with the term "Advent" upon them. Eventually one comes to know that Advent is a term used for Christmas; but too often one does not know the true meaning of "Advent." It means "Coming" - into being! It is a time of preparation in scripture for the coming of the Messiah. We explore the prophetical utterances from the Old Testament; and this year we contemplate the Voices that surround this Holy Event. There are those who say Christmas is pagan, but none the less, there was a birth of the Saviour--perhaps not on December 25th, but He was born and this we celebrate. There is coming yet another Advent! It will be the "Coming" of the Messiah in the clouds of heaven as He promised in Matthew 24:30 " Then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory." This was Jesus' own words as He taught in the Great Olivet Prophetical Discourse. the Apostle Paul reiterated Jesus' coming in IThessalonians 4:16-17 " For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord." The word Rapture is not in scripture, but the glorious Advent is truly therein these passages of scripture. Let us begin our Advent Season with preparation, four Candles, the fifth should be pink, which stands for great Joy as the birth of Christ draws near. Each night as the Daily Devotion of Advent is read, light the candle of the week and give thanks for our Saviour! let the Church celebrate Advent as one great voice of thanksgiving!
Celebrating Advent and Loving you, Pastor
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