The last Trumpet

I have been spending the last couple of days studying, reflecting and writing on the Subject of my Sunday night sermon ......The Last Day

The bible speaks about the future , it tells us what will happen on that great and awful day . The challenge for you and I is whether or not we believe what its telling us .

The very last book of the bible , the book of Revelation written by the Apostle John whilst exiled on the Isle of Patmos gives us some very clear insights into what will happen ....

Rev 20 11-20

11Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. 12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. 13The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what he had done. 14Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. 15If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

The apostle Paul in writing to the church in Thessalonica wanted to encourage those who believed in Christ as their Lord and Saviour to look forward to that day ..he said this
( 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18)

16For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. 18Therefore encourage each other with these words.

The challenge for you and I is whether you believe all this will happen ..... I do , as do the millions of Christians who have gone before me and who I will see on that great day as we gather together.

The question is do you believe it ? ....if you want to know more ...if you are challenged or concerned about these texts ... if you once believed and are now struggling... then drop me a line(whiteway@supanet.com) or come along to Wem on Sunday night ( 6:30pm ) and hear a little more ....I would love to have the opportunity to give you a hope in Christ that would assure you of an eternal peace in Him ..both for this life and what lies beyond