Jesus Is Coming!

God does not want those who are practicing righteousness to stop. This is a serious warning. Jesus is coming, and some day in the future He will reward all men and women according to their actions - the reflection of their heart attitude toward God.
When Jesus comes, He will reward everyone according to their decision about Jesus Christ.

Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. (NASB) Rev. 22:12-13

The old statement “What you do speaks so loudly, I cannot hear what you say” means that who you really are can be seen in how you live your life. That is what God is saying here. Our actions reveal our hearts. A person who really believes that Jesus is God, that He died for our sins, returned from the dead, and lives in heaven, will be a changed person. He/she will want to live God’s way and will do more than speak nice words. He/she will have a changed life and will love others. He/she will increasingly live a life that is more holy day-by-day.
The message of the next verse is that those who believe in Jesus Christ will wear white in heaven.

Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city. (NASB) Rev. 22:14

Those who believe after they hear the news about Jesus Christ are the ones who will wear white, clean robes. This was a specific promise to all the saints and not just to the saints at the church in Sardis (Rev. 3:5).

But those who do not believe are described in the next verse.

Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying. (NASB) Rev. 22:15

They are outside the city gates because they love their sin. The reference to dogs is about evil men (Phil 3:2). They are not in the Lake of Fire.
     Not only is knowledge increasing, but the wickedness of sin is increasing too. Immorality is now considered by many to be a matter of one’s opinion. There are no moral absolutes with many people, because they have rejected God. When there is no moral grid, everything is okay. Taken to its logical end, even murder should be okay. So we are now aborting babies.
     The message is clear. Some will enter heaven and others will not. Each person has a choice. This is serious stuff! What do you believe about Jesus Christ? It will determine where you spend the rest of your life.
      The good news about Jesus is that He is God. He died for our sins. He returned to life, ascended back to heaven, is alive, and will return some day.

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