JESUS, THE GREAT HIGH PRIEST

It is Finished”, Jesus cried with a loud voice and yielded up the ghost. It was the cry of triumph, which echoed into the heavens. At that very moment was heard a sharp ripping noise of the veil of the temple into twain, from the top to the bottom, which separated the “holy of holies”. The price for our redemption from sin was fully paid and the most holy place did lay open and the temple service and all the rituals associated with it became superfluous. The worshippers no longer require a high priest to sacrifice animals, but they could approach God directly through the Lord Jesus Christ. A new and living way was opened for the whole humanity for the cleansing of their sins. Extraordinary events that followed the crucifixion of Christ on the cross were that the earth did quake and the rocks rent and the graves were opened; and many of the bodies of the saints which slept arose and so on.

The office of the high priest can be traced to Aaron, the brother of Moses, of the tribe of Levi (Exodus 28:1; Numbers 18:7). The high priest had to offer a sin offering not only for the sin of the whole congregation, but for himself also (Leviticus 4:3-21). The most important duty of the high priest was to conduct the service on the day of atonement, every year. The high priest alone was allowed to enter into the most holy place inside the veil to stand before God. After making the sacrifice for himself and for the people, the high priest then brought the blood into the holy of holies and sprinkled it on the mercy seat of God's throne (Leviticus 16:14-15).

But Jesus Christ our Lord being come a high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood, entered into the holy presence of God and obtained eternal redemption for us. Unlike Aaron, who had to repeat the ritual year after year on the day of atonement, Jesus, our great High Priest by His One Sacrifice of Himself entered into the presence of God. The Lord Jesus as a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God is all sufficient to intercede on behalf of the people.

Unlike Aaronic priesthood, Lord Jesus' priesthood is unique in that He is the eternal Word, who became man, tasted death for the salvation of everyone who calls upon Him and serves as our high priest (Hebrews 2:9). Jesus is greater than any Old Testament priests and qualifies to be called “the great high priest” for numerous reasons. He is God manifested in the flesh, and by His one offering of Himself, He has perfected forever them that are sanctified (Hebrews 10:14); His priesthood is eternal (Hebrews 7:24); His sacrifice is “once for all sacrifice” and does not require to be repeated; He is a merciful and compassionate high priest; His offering was perfect and accepted of God, granting access to the sinner to enter into God's holy presence; Jesus not only fulfils the type of the Old Testament high priests but surpasses it in its scope and in His perpetuity of office.

Dear reader, if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus Christ and believe in your heart that God has raised Jesus from the dead, and confess your sins to Him, you will be saved. Behold! Now is the accepted time, now is the time of your salvation.

If you want to understand more about God’s Free Gift of Salvation in these final moments of human civilization, you could read through the several other articles in this blog archive.

- by Nadesan K. 

JESUS, THE "ONCE FOR ALL" PERFECT SACRIFICE

It was the preparation for the Jewish Passover. The chief priests and the elders of the people conceived a plan to put Jesus to death with subtlety. They led Him handcuffed before Pilate, the Roman governor to extract death sentence against Him on false charges. Pilate examined the Lord Jesus Christ and found Him innocent and declared that he found no fault in Him. Pilate said to the Jewish mob, “Behold your King!” But they cried out, "away with Him, Away with Him, crucify Him". Pilate asked them, “Shall I crucify your King?” They replied, “We have no king but Caesar”. Then Pilate delivered Jesus unto them to be crucified.

The soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on Jesus' head and a reed in His right hand: and they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him saying, 'Hail, King of the Jews!' They spat upon Him and smote Him on His head with the reed and mocked Him. Jesus was subjected to humiliation and torture (Matthew 26:67, 27:26, 28, 29; Mark 14:65). At the command of Pilate, Jesus was flogged even though He was faultless. Jesus was profusely bleeding by the flogging and torture, and His visage was marred beyond recognition.

The extraordinary drama reached its climax at the outskirts of Jerusalem, the royal city of the kings of Israel. The city had witnessed the glorious reign of King Solomon. The Jerusalem temple which stood with its grandeur bore witness to the varieties of work the Lord Jesus Christ had performed. He taught the people there, healed the blind and the lame there, and did many wonderful works there (Matthew 21:14). Jesus rode on a donkey just a few days ago into the city, when the people sang hosannas to Him (Matthew 21:9) saying, “Blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord: Blessed is the Kingdom of our father David, that comes in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the Highest”. However, a little later, the mob disowned their King and derided Him, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him”.

There the most tragic, yet the most glorious act was performed; the Son of God offered Himself on the cross, thus meeting the righteous demand of the Most Holy God. In the Old Testament times, animal sacrifices were offered, which could not take away sins and was required to be repeated again and again (Hebrews 10:1- 4). The animal sacrifices pointed to the “once for all” Sacrifice offered by the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross (John 1:29). Unlike the animal sacrifices, Jesus being perfect, holy, faultless and sinless, was able to offer Himself as a perfect and eternal atonement for the sins of the entire human race.

The death of Christ was vicarious in nature - Jesus died as our substitute! The Lord Jesus Christ took upon Himself the punishment that you and I and everyone else deserved because of sin (Isaiah 53:5-6), and through His death and resurrection, the Lord reconciled humanity to God (Romans 5:8-11). Because your sins and my sins and everyone else's sins are transferred upon Him, the punishment fell upon Him as a logical consequence. God spared not His Son but delivered Him up for us all (Romans 8:32). Jesus silently suffered, bled, and died as our substitute to save us from the jaws of eternal hellfire (Isaiah 53:7; Mark 15:5).

Dear reader, do you believe that the Lord Jesus offered Himself on the cross as your substitute? If so, confess your sins to Him and experience the joy of salvation right now here!

If you want to understand more about God’s Free Gift of Salvation in these final moments of human civilization, you could read through the several other articles in this blog archive.

- by Nadesan K. 

AMAZING GRACE! THAT SAVED A WRETCH LIKE ME

The writer has beautifully captured the fact that: “There were no accidents in the life of the Lord Jesus-only appointments. It was not accidental that the Lord Jesus was between these two thieves because the Father was working out His gracious providential plan.”

Lord, remember me when Thou comest into Thy kingdom”. Words wet with remorse and sorrow trickled down from the bleeding mouth of one of the two dying thieves. They were criminals crucified on the cross at Golgotha as punishment for committing crime under the Roman law. The hillock of Golgotha stood outside the walled City of Jerusalem; where the deadly punishment of death by crucifixion* was conferred to the worst criminals as a deterrent punishment. In between the crosses of those two thieves stood one cross, on which was crucified the One, who knew no sin, did no sin and in Him was no sin, and yet He was numbered with the criminals.

A large crowd gathered at Golgotha that morning, which included the chief priests, the teachers of the Law and the elders. Those who passed by that way also came and joined the mob. Their entire attention was focused singularly upon the One who was crucified on   the cross at the centre, although He did not commit any crime. On the contrary, He did only good things to the people. He healed all manner of sicknesses and diseases among the people. He healed the lepers, the demon possessed were set free, the blind were restored to sight, the palsied healed, an epileptic boy healed, the dead were raised alive. His compassion for the people knew no bounds. He was merciful to those who cried for mercy. He forgave and continues to forgive the sins of the people.

The sun hesitated to send his beams down upon the earth as the atmosphere was surcharged with hatred and bitterness against the One, who hung on the cursed tree, between those two thieves, and the air became heavy with the stench of death. The vultures hovered above their heads seeking to devour their prey.

It was none but Christ Jesus, the Prince of life. After crucifying Him, and after parting His garments by casting lots, the Roman soldiers sat down and sipped wine, as their manner was, and watched the Suffering Servant of Jehovah, entertaining themselves at the suffering of the King of glory. 'You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross if you are the Son of God!' said the passers-by, wagging their heads.

'He saved others, but He cannot save Himself! He is the King of the Jews! Let Him come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him' mocked the chief priests, the teachers of the Law and the elders.

The thieves were not far behind in sneering and jeering at the Lord.

From every mouth flew insults, scorn and mockery. Their hatred of the Lord Jesus, the prince of Glory was visibly manifest in its worst form.

As the grace of God had its work upon the children of men, one of the thieves stopped jeering at the Lord any more. But the other continued his outburst, 'if Thou be the Christ, save Thyself and us'. He did not come to save Himself, but to lay down His life as a ransom for the sin of everyman born upon this earth.

'Don't you have the fear of God, seeing that you are also in the same condemnation?' The other dying thief cautioned his comrade. He continued in the same breath, 'you and I are punished justly: for we receive the due reward for our criminal deeds, we deserve to die like this for our crime, but this Man, has done nothing amiss!'

The message of the cross preached by the penitent dying thief to his dying comrade on the cross! But there was brazen silence.

This dying penitent thief then slowly turned his eyes towards the Saviour. He singled out himself and pleaded trembling, 'Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom'. When everyone else hated Him, condemned Him, accused Him, jeered at Him, wagged their heads at Him; and yet although he was all alone, he trusted in the Saviour and pleaded for mercy.

The Lord Jesus while upon the cross was bleeding profusely all over. The crown made of sharp thorns, placed on His head tore his brow, from which blood oozed down. His body had long furrows like a man's ploughed field and the huge amount of blood that came there-from covered his being giving the spectacle of a garment dyed in crimson red. Our Lord's visage was marred than any man. He had no form or comeliness and there was no beauty that anyone would desire Him. Nothing but coarse mockery and crude insults rained on Him from every mouth.

The penitent thief, who had the rare privilege of being nearer to the cross of the Saviour, could see the grace, the gentleness, the love, the meekness and the holiness of the Saviour in display in full grandeur. There had been no bitterness on the face of the Lord to those who unjustly tried Him, unjustly flogged Him, buffeted Him, spat upon Him, crowned Him with a thorny crown, and scoffed at Him and humiliated Him. The Lord moved with compassion at their ignorance and asked the Father for their forgiveness. The penitent thief saw those extraordinary virtues of the Saviour.

The grace of God working in his heart brought to remembrance, the coming of the kingdom of God and the following judgment that is reserved for sinners like him. The penitent thief saw in Jesus his Saviour and Lord that, 'This man hath done nothing amiss'. He was the holy Son of God. He believed in the deity of Jesus, by calling Him Lord (Romans 10:13), when the multitude called him, “scoffer”. He said “Lord, remember me, when Thou cometh in Thy kingdom!” It was a prayer which embraced in its fold, the Kingship of Christ and His everlasting kingdom, and his earnest desire to enter into that Kingdom. Amazing grace!

'Today, thou shalt be with Me in paradise' said the Saviour. The repentant thief marvelled at the authority with which the Lord Jesus spoke amidst His sufferings and agony upon the cross. Words of profound comfort! Words of eternal joy! It brought cheer to his soul. The malefactor felt that he had come to possess a priceless treasure, though it was at the end of his little life. The certainty preceded the assurance of it, 'verily I say unto thee'....and the imminence of this promise, 'today shalt thou be with Me...' O! what a Saviour!

The penitent thief drowned in exhilarating joy. Unspeakable joy and peace that transcends human understanding enveloped his soul. The Lord had forgiven his sins. As he was musing in his heart about the joy of the assurance of salvation, he saw black dark clouds gathering in the sky, the sun began to darken and darkness covered the entire earth.

'My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me', the loud cry of the Saviour reverberated through the hills and valleys of Palestine. The storm of God's wrath raged upon His Son. The Father turned His face away from the Son. But the Son 'finished' the arduous task entrusted to Him, at the appointed time. The Almighty God, the Father was fully satisfied. As if to relay the delight of the Father, the sun burst through the dark clouds and shined brightly over all the earth.

The thief adored His Saviour. The violent strokes of the club that fell upon his legs could not deter him from worshipping his Saviour, Lord and Master. Moments passed. As the soul of the penitent thief passed into Paradise, the city which has foundations of exquisite precious stones of diverse kinds, with gates of elegant pearls and its streets made of pure gold,which dazzles like transparent glass, outshined by the very presence of the Sovereign God where there is no more sorrow and no more weeping, the soul of the impenitent thief passed into the blackness of the darkness of hell, to the company of Satan, the old serpent and the deceiver of souls and the multitude of the fallen angels, where there is weeping and wailing for the timeless ages of eternity.

*Death by Crucifixion:- Death by crucifixion is the most barbaric and heinous, as it is gradual death by hanging on three sharp nails supported by raw flesh, running into several days. It used to be quite a long-drawn-out, process rarely ending before thirty six hours. The pain was intense and excruciating, as the whole body was strained, while the hands and feet, which are just a mass of nerves and tendons, would keep losing blood. The arteries of the head and stomach would be surcharged with blood, causing aching headache, traumatic fever and tetanus would set in caused by sharp nails with which the victim's palms and feet are nailed to the cross with brute force. The legs of the victim are shattered with club, if for any reason the crucifiers intended to hasten the death of the victim.

If you want to understand more about God’s Free Gift of Salvation in these final moments of human civilization, you could read through the several other articles in this blog archive.

- by Nadesan K. 

THE FLOOD AND THE RAINBOW

The recent torrential rains that severely hit various states of North India left several people dead and missing. These rains submerged hundreds of villages, affecting road and railway traffic, leaving many people marooned.

Several centuries ago, the earth was ravaged by a phenomenal flood. When the earth was filled with ungodliness and wickedness, God decided to destroy man by a natural cause, flood and to make a new beginning. But there was one man named Noah, who remained blameless. He warned the people around him about the coming judgement, but they would not listen. He built a huge Ark as directed by God, where he and his family will remain safe through the disaster. God caused rain to fall on the earth forty days and forty nights. On that day all the springs of the great deep burst forth and flood gates of heaven were opened.

On that very day Noah and his wife, his three sons and their wives entered the Ark. They had with them in the Ark pairs of all creatures that had breath of life in them. As the waters increased, the Ark was lifted above the earth. The waters greatly increased and covered the high mountains and the Ark floated on the surface of the water. In the flood, every living thing that moved on the earth perished – birds, livestock, wild animals, every living creature on dry land and all mankind. God preserved only Noah and his family and the animals that entered the Ark.

When Noah came forth from the Ark, God made a covenant with Noah that the waters shall no more become a flood of such magnitude to destroy all flesh. God set a rainbow in the clouds as a covenant sign of the promise of God, proclaiming peace between God and man.

The Rainbow intimates us about God’s covenant of love and mercy and the mediatory work of the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the sun of righteousness, who is described with a rainbow above His throne (Rev 4: 3) and a rainbow upon His head (Rev10: 1). Though God will not drown the world again, in the end, the world will be consumed by fire. All those who refuse to trust in the mediatory work of the Saviour, Lord Jesus Christ and live an unrepentant life will be destined to spend their eternity in the unquenchable hell fire. There shall be only weeping and wailing all through eternity, being shunned from the presence of God. But all those repentant sinners who put their trust in the Saviour shall spend their eternity in inexplicable joy in the glorious presence of God.

Dear Reader, do you have the hope of spending your eternity in the glorious presence of God? If not so, trust in the Lord Jesus Christ right now & receive forgiveness of your sins.

If you want to understand more about God’s Free Gift of Salvation in these final moments of human civilization, you could read through the several other articles in this blog archive.

- by Nadesan K. 

JESUS, SEED OF THE WOMAN AND HIS REDEMPTIVE WORK ON THE CROSS

The birth of JESUS, the Promised “Seed of the Woman”. The prophesies that culminated in this glorious historical event draw us back to the dawn of human history. Beguiled by Satan, Adam, the first man created by God fell into sin in the Garden of Eden, which brought eternal death upon all humanity. God immediately summoned Satan and said, “I will put enmity between thee and the woman and between thy seed and her Seed; It shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise His heel”. Centuries passed by one after another, and the promise seemed impossible for fulfilment. However, the promise of God came to be fulfilled precisely when the fullness of time was come.

At the appointed time angel Gabriel visited Mary, a pious young virgin, hailing from Nazareth, and announced, “Behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a Son, and thou shalt call His name JESUS”. This virgin was betrothed to Joseph. In a supernatural dream, an angel visited Joseph and told him that “that which is conceived in Mary's womb is of the Holy Spirit. She shall bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He shall save His people from their sins”.

It was thus when the fullness of time was come, God sent forth His Son Jesus, made of a woman, made under the law to redeem them that are under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. The expressions, “seed of the woman” and “made of a woman” are impressively significant. These unusual expressions unequivocally indicate that the woman's offspring would not have an earthly father and that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit. The Seed of the Woman has crushed the power of Satan, triumphed over death and all those who believe in Him shall escape eternal death.

God revealed to His people, how they should live, but none could live up to God's perfect standard, for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. But God declares a sinner righteous by imputing His righteousness based on Jesus' atoning work on the cross. Jesus died on the cross to redeem the sinner - which means to buy the sinner from the slave market of sin (Galatians 3:13). Christ's supreme sacrifice was the final payment for the sins of the fallen human race. This payment was made by Jesus by His death on the cross and thereby met the righteous demands of a Holy God. Those who trust in Jesus' redemptive work on the cross shall become God's sons and escape from the coming judgment. Although there is only One Son Jesus in God's family, God graciously adopts as His sons all who believe in His Son Jesus as their Lord and Saviour.

The coming of Lord Jesus opened a new era, the era of liberation, the era of freedom, the era of salvation and redemption! Because …” by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in the sight of God: for by the law is the knowledge of sin” (Romans 3:20). Whosoever shall keep the whole law, but offend in one point, he is guilty of all (James 2:10). But now the righteousness of God is manifested…even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe … (Romans 3:21-22).

Dear reader, are you saved? If not, confess your sins and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ and be saved!

If you want to understand more about God’s Free Gift of Salvation in these final moments of human civilization, you could read through the several other articles in this blog archive.

- by Nadesan K. 

THE CRIES BELOW AND THE THRILLS ABOVE

An eighty one year old man was piloting his private aircraft recently in Europe. All of a sudden, he suffered a major heart attack in mid air. He called his wife to the cockpit to pilot the aircraft to safety before he fell unconscious. The 80-year-old woman with little flying experience landed the aircraft safely at the airport and averted a tragedy.

Imagine the situation if his wife had not been there! What would happen if pilots disappear from aircrafts in mid-air, motor men disappear from speeding trains, drivers disappearing from speeding vehicles, the condition of patients when doctors disappear in the midst of critical surgeries!! There will be air crashes, traffic jams, accidents, destruction and deaths almost everywhere.

This is what is going to happen on the earth when the Lord Jesus Christ comes in the mid-air to snatch away the church – people who have received forgiveness of their sins – with the accompaniment of the splendour of the trumpet of God and the singing of the angelic host. A glorious sight and exhilarating experience surpassing human imagination awaits every child of God, born again Christians!

For this reason, the Lord instructed His disciples to be ready, always prepared, and be on guard for He will come at any time. This event will follow a dreadful time of suffering for the unbelieving and the unrepentant who will be left behind on the earth after the church is removed.

Jesus Christ came into the world two thousand years ago to deliver man from the bondage of sin. He offered Himself on the cross on our behalf to deliver us from God’s judgement. He became a sin offering for us and we who trust in Him receive justification through His blessed name. All those who receive Him and His message of salvation will receive eternal life, and all those who reject Christ and His gospel will receive eternal punishment in hell. For this reason He commands men everywhere to repent of their sin and trust in Jesus Christ, the Saviour.

Dear reader, do you have the assurance that you will meet the Lord in the mid year when He comes to take away His people? If not, believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and escape from the coming doom and be the recipient of everlasting blessings!

If you want to understand more about God’s Free Gift of Salvation in these final moments of human civilization, you could read through the several other articles in this blog archive.

- by Nadesan K. 

PESTILENCES IN THE NEWS AND GLOBAL PESTILENCES TO COME..

Dear Readers, if you recollect, it was somewhere in November – December 2019 that we began to hear about the Covid-19 pandemic that was sweeping all over China. In a matter of a few weeks & months it had already reached USA, Europe, Africa, Asia, etc. And by April 2020, the whole world was in lockdown mode. The pandemic had rapidly spread across the whole world impacting every human on earth in some bitter way or the other, irrespective of caste, creed, color, gender, religion, etc. Many millions perished in every country in the planet, so much so that even the local government authorities couldn’t keep an exact track of the actual number of deaths.

The aftermath of the pandemic left utter destruction and ruin in the lives of countless millions globally & it has indeed left an inerasable mark on each and every of one of us. The Covid19 vaccines that were injected into human bodies are equally very destructive killing many even today as I am writing this article. And I personally lost many of my dear friends in the pandemic, which is even today very distressing & heartbreaking. I am sure that many of you who are reading this have to say the same.

Even today, there are multiple mutating variants of Covid-19 circulating unnoticed among us, as is the case with multiple other pestilences which is on the rise. But the actual reason for me writing today’s article is just to clarify that far more severe pestilences are on the horizon which would devastate humanity beyond anyone’s imagination. Now, the current pestilence in the news is Bird Flu that is very literally sweeping across the US & has got the potential to even turn into a global pandemic. Given below is a list of at least 3 headlines sparking fears of a bird flu pandemic that has a mortality rate of more than 50%.

·         The spread of bird flu virus on US dairy farms alarms WHO

·         What to know about the latest bird flu outbreak in the US

·         Could Avian Influenza Be The Next Covid-19?

Suppose this was to soon become a global pandemic, the death and devastation it would leave on this entire world would be unimaginable. The global healthcare system would instantly collapse. Can you imagine a mortality rate of more than 50%. The Covid-19 pandemic had a death rate of just 1.5%. Just imagine today we are living with much more compromised & weaker immunity systems because of the previous Covid19 pandemic and the very harmful vaccinations.

What would happen if Bird Flu spread globally? It would very surely lead to a global catastrophe. Corporations would shut down. The entire world would be locked down. The global healthcare system would instantly collapse. Consequently, the world economy would also collapse.

Now, over the last decade there has been an increase in bird flu cases among mammals. Since 2020, this virus has been spreading among more animal species. In the US, this version of the bird flu has been detected in wild birds in every state, as well as commercial poultry operations and backyard flocks. Nationwide, tens of millions of chickens have died from the virus or been killed to stop outbreaks from spreading.

The highly pathogenic avian flu subtype H5N1 which was first identified in Southern China in 1996, resulted in 850 human infections, with a mortality rate of more than 50%. Similarly in 1997, large HPAI H5N1 virus outbreaks were detected in poultry in Hong Kong, and zoonotic (animal to human) transmission led to 18 human infections with at least 6 deaths. ‘Zoonotic diseases’ also termed as ‘spillover diseases’ means diseases that come from animals to humans.

About 70% of new diseases developing around us in this world can be categorized as ‘Zoonotic diseases’. Also medical research affirms that 61% of the 1,415 pathogens known to infect humans originate with animals. Some of these diseases are familiar to us like HIV, bird flu, Ebola, dengue fever, Asian flu, yellow fever, West Nile fever and more recently the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Robert Redfield, the former Director for the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Trump Administration, recently disclosed in an interview for the third time publicly that he believes bird flu will be seen as the “great pandemic,” attributing it to a lab-leak from gain-of-function escape from a laboratory.

Redfield said, “Right now, it takes five amino acid changes for it to be effectively infecting humans. That’s a pretty heavy species barrier – but this virus is already in 26 mammal species, as you most recently saw cattle. But in the laboratory, I could make it highly infectious for humans in just a few months.”

Previously in an interview with Winepress in 2022, he had mentioned that the Covid19 pandemic was not the great pandemic but just a minor wake up call. Redfield then said, “Yeah I think we have to recognize – I’ve always said that I think the Covid19 pandemic was a wakeup call. I don’t believe it’s the great pandemic. I believe the great pandemic is still in the future, and that’s going to be a bird flu pandemic for man. It’s gonna have significant mortality in the 10-50% range. It’s gonna be serious trouble. And we should get great prepared for it. I do believe the pandemic risk is a greater risk of the national security of the United States more than North Korea, China, Russia, Iran; and we ought to start investing proportional to that national security risk so that we’re prepared.”

Also in an interview with the Hill in 2023, he had mentioned, “I do believe the next pandemic, and we’re going to have another pandemic and I think it’s going to be the great pandemic. I consider Covid19 a minor pandemic, the great pandemic’s going to come. And normally, it would come from spillover – bird flu that learns how to transmit to humans and then go to human-to-human. But I think the species barriers are very real. But it’s much more probable that it will happen because of gain-of-function research in a laboratory and then escape and then we’re going to have a pandemic… which will be much more brutal to the world than Covid was.”

Now here’s another recent headline in the News, “The US Food and Drug Administration has identified genetic traces of the virus in one in five commercial milk samples tested.” The fact that it’s in one of five commercial milk samples tested is an startling statistic, showing how widespread this virus is in cows.

Now, all this that I had written till now is just everyday news. No one for sure knows what would be next great Pandemic, whether it would be a Bird Flu pandemic or a Covid19 variant pandemic or some other pandemic with a different name. But one thing is for sure, there are multiple global pestilences that are on the horizon which would make Covid19 look like just a very minor disruptive force of the past. In order to find out how lethal these pestilences would be, let’s refer to the Holy Bible which very clearly describes end time global pestilences & it’s very severe consequences. Matthew Chapter 24: Verse 7 says, “For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, AND PESTILENCES, and earthquakes, in diverse places.”

Above mentioned are the words of the Lord Jesus Christ Himself. And the word pestilences is in the plural form, which means in our times and in the near future, there would be Multiple Pestilences and its variants and sub-variants which are going to devastate humanity. In the initial paragraphs in this article, I somehow managed to describe how devastating Covid19 & Vaccination was to the whole world. But I really don’t know how better to describe the coming far more deadlier pestilences that are going to befall this unsuspecting human race.

The Holy Bible mentions yet in another portion in the book of Revelation, in the 6^th Chapter, and verses 7 & 8, “And when He had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death [plagues], and with the beasts of the earth.”

What is described in this verse befalls humanity in the 1^st phase or the 1^st half of the 7-year Tribulation period. For those of you who don’t know, the Holy Bible speaks of a 7-Year Tribulation that would befall humanity in the very near future. And this tribulation period is divided into 2 phases or 2 halves, each of 3&1/2 years. The first phase is called “The Tribulation” & the 2^nd phase is called the “the Great Tribulation”.

Now, think about it, the verse says that one fourth of the earth is killed by just one judgement in the very 1^st phase of the tribulation period. How much does that account for numerically. Just imagine that if suppose the global population at the time of this soon coming event is around 800 crores, one fourth, i.e. 200 crores perish in this single one judgement. And this one judgement is by sword (war), famine, plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.

Now, that statement, “wild beasts of the earth,” is taken by some to mean that animals will become ferocious and kill people. Others believe these are world rulers in the end times. The Antichrist is called “the beast,” in the Holy Bible and it’s the same word that is used here. However, since it occurs right after plagues, it could also refer to “spillover diseases” that come from animals to humans.

Modern travel and commerce have made the spread of these viruses much more easy & deadly. Covid19 went quickly from China to Europe and around the world in an astonishingly short time. Covid19 was the first major pandemic in recent decades, but more of these are sure to come, and we’re constantly being warned about them. Plagues and pestilence create deep fear because they’re silent, invisible killers; we can’t see them. We can also be sure that the slightest threat of a new pandemic will be seized upon by global elites to gain greater global control over entire humanity.

We saw a dress rehearsal with COVID, which almost served as a warm-up or a wake-up call. We saw demands for vaccinations, track and trace technology, and global passports with all kinds of conditions put on them for international travel. Each pandemic will bring greater control from global groups like the World Health Organization (WHO). What we see today are harbingers of greater plagues to come in the future. What the Lord Jesus Christ Himself talked about in Luke 21 and what the apostle John wrote about in Revelation 6 are looming just over the horizon. This is another sign for us that the coming of Lord Jesus Christ to take away His Church is drawing near and the end times stage is being set.

After the Lord Jesus Christ takes away His church via the very secret rapture, this entire sea of humanity would be literally thrown into the 7-year tribulation the likes of which the world has never seen. And this 7-year tribulation period is all set to very soon dawn upon this very unsuspecting world, just in this very decade ahead of us. The Bible terms this period also as the Period of Divine Judgement. There are many other innumerable signs and shadows all around us converging at the same time, of this soon coming tribulation period. Only those who have believed in the LORD JESUS CHRIST as their Lord & Saviour will escape.

Remember, the LORD JESUS CHRIST is the only one person who truly loves mankind, because HE is the very Creator of mankind. And by virtue of HIS human birth, death, burial & resurrection 2000 years ago for the sins of mankind, HE alone qualifies to be the Savior of mankind as well. HE alone can forgive us of our sins and give us everlasting life. So, it would be wise to put one’s trust in this CREATOR AND SAVIOR OF MANKIND - THE LORD JESUS CHRIST before it's too late and time runs out. In our next post, we will see more signs foreshadowing the SOON COMING TRIBULATION PERIOD OF 7 YEARS.

JUST AS THE BIBLE SAYS:-

In case you want to refer to a link from the Bible related to the above article, you may please click on the link below..

(i)  The Lord Jesus Christ speaking to his disciples about the end of the world:-

(1) https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Matthew-Chapter-24/

(ii) Bible verses on God’s Free Gift:-

(1) Romans Chapter 3: Verse 23 - For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

(2) Romans Chapter 6: Verse 23 - For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

(3) John Chapter 3: Verse 16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

- by Joy N. 

IN THE END TIMES..THERE SHALL BE SIGNS IN THE SUN, AND IN THE MOON, AND IN THE STARS..

Dear Readers, in today’s post we are going to see yet another end-time sign which signifies to us that the Bible Prophesied 7-year tribulation is at humanity’s doorstep & the time to escape is very short. These are signs in the heavens or what we call the celestial bodies. There is a verse in the Holy Bible that mentions that God is going to use the created celestial bodies also as “signs”. Genesis Ch 1: V14 says, “And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:” This means God had created the day and the night not just for seasons, days and years, but for the signs too. And especially in the last days, these signs would become increasingly momentous.

The Holy Bible says in Luke Ch 21:- V25, “And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring.” That’s indeed an apparent description of the celestial signs that usher in the 7-year Tribulation period, which brings in severe turmoil and violent upheaval among the nations & the earth dwellers. The big question is, so are we seeing those signs today? Well, I would list a few signs in the heavens that have been happening of late and also describe the significance of these signs. Note these signs also correspond to news reports of very unusual occurrences simultaneously occurring in the dark regions of space, all of which portend to impending Bible prophecy fulfillment with the horrific 7-year tribulation in view.

Talking about celestial signs, to begin with, on March 25, 2024, the penumbral lunar eclipse was witnessed in many parts of our planet. This was visible to the naked eye as 95.57% of the moon was immersed in the earth’s penumbral shadow. This lunar eclipse painted the sky red over much of the planet on that particular day. More importantly, this “blood moon eclipse” coincided with the Jewish festival of Purim, on the very same day of March 25, 2024. So, some had termed it the “blood moon Purim eclipse”. We can find the origins of the Jewish festival Purim in the Holy Bible in the book of Esther. For more details, please check this link, https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/search=Esther%209&version=KJV.  Israel’s enemies wanted to destroy her, but in the end, we see how Israel prevailed over her enemies. This is not just mentioned in the Holy Bible, but also a confirmed historical fact.

Looking at the currently developing Middle East tension, it looks like this is an important indicator and warning to the entire planet that there could be some major war/wars in the Middle East involving Israel in the coming months or years. And Israel might emerge victorious irrespective of the extremely difficult circumstances & international isolation she faces.

Secondly, we had the Great American Eclipse of 2024 on April 8^th, when the sun, moon, and seven other planets in our solar system all lined up in the sky. This phenomenon was visible in Mexico, the United States & Canada. This was once in a lifetime very special event. Scientists have noted that this Great American Eclipse of 08^th April 2024 completed the giant “X” over America that the Great American Eclipse of 2017 started. These scientists also pointed out that previously, approximately 3 months after the eclipse of 1811 completed the giant “X” over America; the New Madrid fault zone had witnessed the biggest & most destructive earthquakes in American History. According to the USGS, at one point the geography of the region became so distorted by seismic activity that the Mississippi River actually began to flow backwards temporarily.

Now, the “X” sign doesn’t seem to be a good sign. It clearly speaks of disapproval or condemnation. And is this a sign only for America or for the whole world? My guess is this is a sign or warning not just for America but for the whole world. All of us very well know that today the USA is the economic, financial & military powerhouse of the world. Once America sinks, the whole world is going to sink with it. There is a strong possibility that the next few years could see God’s hand of judgment over America and consequently over the whole world. America’s famed evangelist the late Mr. Billy Graham once exclaimed, "If God doesn't soon bring judgment upon America, He'll have to go back and apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah!"

Next, we heard of the run of the ‘devil comet’ from the “blood moon Purim eclipse” on March 25th and the total solar eclipse on April 8th. This comet shows up only once in 71 years. The celestial body Pons-Brooks is popularly known as the Devil Comet due to its periodic eruptions of ice and gas. These volcanic-like eruptions give the comet the appearance of having devil horns. What I find here interesting is due to this phenomenon this comet is named after the devil himself. The Bible in Revelation 12:12 says, “Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.” What we can infer from this is, very probably the time for Satan and his host to be cast from the mid-heavens down to the earth is at hand. And when he is cast down, the Bible Prophesied 7-year tribulation period would immediately start. In this ensuing 7-year tribulation period, the devil & his hosts are going to rip this planet apart with their reign of unprecedented horror and bloodshed. The Bible very explicitly says in Mathew 24:22, “And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.”

Next, NASA is telling us of another celestial occurrence scheduled to happen sometime between now and September 2024; a star that is 3,000 light years away will explode. This explosion would be so bright that it would be visible to the naked eye in the northern hemisphere. Again, these are unusual occurrences in the dark regions of space, clearly signifying that very bad times are very fast approaching the inhabitants of this earth.

Also, it is expected that there will be “Blood Moon Purim Eclipses” for 3 years in a row in 2024, 2025, and 2026. As mentioned previously, the 2024 blood moon eclipse has already occurred on 25^th March 2024. But it is expected that there will be “blood moon eclipses” on Purim in 2025 and 2026 too.

Indeed, the years 2024, 2025, and 2026 seem to be very important years from the Bible Prophecy perspective. We could see increased hostility towards the nation of Israel in these years. With Iran, Turkey, Yemen, Hezbollah, and Hamas standing together against Israel, there could be an all-out war in the Middle East anytime. And if Russia joins in this war, a very catastrophic Bible Prophesied war is surely on the cards. This war is mentioned in Ezekiel 38 & 39 of the Holy Bible. For more details, please check this link, https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/search=Ezekiel%2038&version=KJV. It’s very clearly mentioned here that all of Israel’s enemies would be defeated by supernatural intervention. That means not the late great USA, but GOD is about to interfere and help Israel against the mighty Middle East coalition of Russia, Iran, Turkey, Libya, Ethiopia, Africa, other smaller nations & armies, etc.

But let us understand, what happens when God intervenes. There would be very catastrophic destruction in the Middle East. Its horrific impact would fall on the entire planet. At that time, there would be multiple disasters globally confronting helpless and weary humanity. There would be multiple simultaneous wars & rumors of wars. There would be massive economic collapse, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic activity, joblessness, hyperinflation, multiple killer pandemics, extreme poverty, technological enslavement, murder, bloodshed, thefts, violent crime, & the list goes on and on.

At such a violent time, Satan would raise a man from Europe and possess him. He would be the Antichrist. He would enslave all mankind with the power of technology. He would show no mercy to humanity because he knows his time is short. He himself is in trouble, as the Lord God of Heaven and Earth is going to judge him and throw him into the bottomless pit also called Hell. Hence, he would be inflicting quick and very severe pain and death on mankind as he wants the entire humanity to be with him in Hell.

Satan and his Antichrist would be targeting & killing/beheading all those who have put their trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. Yes, there would be many Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Communists, etc. who would be trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ at that time and be beheaded for the sake of Christ. But dear reader, my plea with you today is, today you have a better chance to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and be saved. All you have to do is confess your sins before the Lord Jesus Christ & ask Him to forgive you. You have to acknowledge that 2000 years ago, the Lord Jesus Christ Himself died for your sins on that old rugged cross. He was buried but rose again victoriously on the 3^rd day defeating the power of sin, satan & death. Today, it is relatively easier to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and enter into heaven with minimum persecution. Remember this time is very short. The Bible Prophesied Tribulation is very fast approaching the earth and in all chances could hit this earth within the next few years.

The best part is that all those who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ today, would not be remaining here to face the horrific 7-year Tribulation period. The Lord Jesus Christ is coming back soon to rapture, whisk away, or take away all those who believe in Him or all the Bible-believing Christians. Those who have not believed in Him/or rejected Him would be left behind to face the horrific 7-year tribulation and thereafter the eternal lake of fire. So, today is the better time, today is the day of salvation. Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and be saved, before it is too late and time runs out. Our earnest prayer is that you too would be able to taste God’s free gift of salvation.

If you want to understand more on this, you could read through the several other articles in this blog archive.

- by Joy N.