Ushuaia, Argentina…

 

Ushuaia, Argentina….

Past the Strait of Magellan, on the southern tip of Argentina, there is beautiful little town of Ushuaia…my husband and I travelled there on a trip several years ago…we were trying to get warm so we travelled south…but it was cool and windy there as well…

The thing I remember most of Ushuaia was a young man standing on the street corner handing out pamphlets and talking to the people about their need for Jesus as  their Savior…he wasn’t from a cult but a well known Christian Organization…he wasn’t preaching hellfire and damnation, but how to become a believer…we won’t know what became of that young man or what the fruit of his work was until we get to heaven, but he was doing what he was called to do…

I thought of this as I started reading Joel this am…he had a message from God to give …repent…wake-up…mourn…despair…

“ Alas for that day!For the day of the Lord is near;it will come like destruction from the Almighty.”

Joel.1.15

He spoke of destruction of Judah…by other nations…

And this was 700+ years before Christ…the Messiah…

Jesus spoke of the end times in similar ways…Matthew 24

 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many. 

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. 

Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. 

There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains. 

“Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 

Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

Matt.24.3-15

The message in Joel and Matthew by Jesus were similar…

“God judges all people for their sins, but he is merciful to those who turn to him and offers them eternal salvation.” Bible study notes..

Thank YOU….

God so loved…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zOdfQYn9Kg