We begin now to focus in earnest on the Day of the Coming of the Lord. In the gospel passage, Jesus tells us that some people are quite unconcerned about this certain event - even though they had been warned - as in the days of Noah; as in the day of Sodom.
On the day that the Son of Man does come - it will not be the time to go anywhere - or to do anything - or to make any kind of preparation. The time for all of that will have past. We have our entire lives to prepare for that promised day! We have our whole lives to get ready! We have our whole lives to be prepared each and every moment!
When the day comes - it will appear that two people, each doing similar things - will be separated. One will go off to the judgment, and one will be left behind - at that particular moment.
The ones who go off are those who found God behind his creation; who sought the God who made the stars, rather than worshiping the stars themselves; who found the power of God behind the energy and dynamism of all that is; who found God behind the beauty of all his creations, rather than deifying the creations themselves.
The rest will have lost their chance. A lifetime is a long time to misuse. If in a whole lifetime some people found they were not interested in God or believed what he had to say - not even seeing Jesus in all his glory would change their minds.
The heavens proclaim the glory of God - for those who have the gift of wisdom to see it that way!
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