The Day Of The Lord Coming: How Respond?
Minister: |
Rev. Ronald Van Overloop |
Date: |
10/6/2013 PM
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Text:
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II Peter 3:10-12
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Psalters: |
121, 79, 420, 260 |
- The coming.
- The end of this world is given interesting names in our text.
- It is called the “day of the Lord” (10).
- It is called “the day of God” (12) indicating that then He will be justified before all.
- That day will be marked with an unprecedented fire.
- This is the fire of God’s consuming, intensely furious wrath punishing sin and consuming the now world.
- The “heavens shall pass away with a great noise” (Heb. 12:26,27).
- The “elements shall melt with fervent heat.”
- The earth and “the works that are therein” shall be “burned,” i.e., searched and found to be vanity!
- This day is coming already now.
- This day introduces the new world (13).
- What is the proper response to the knowledge that such a day is coming?
- Our text shows us the only way to prepare for this day as well as the day of anti-christ which precedes this end.
- Let us learn that all things will not continue as they have (contrary to the scoffers), but an end is on the way.
- Shows how false are the dreams of a new wonderful earthly world prior to Christ’s return.
- All earthly possessions and relationships will come to an end, just as all pictures do.
- Our God would have us “look for” with eager anticipation our Lord’s return and a new heaven and earth.
- More than knowing He will come again, we eagerly anticipate and expect it.
- And we “hasting unto” (hastening) the coming.
- Also we are to “be in all holy conversation and godliness.”
- This implies that we seek not the things of this world nor our pleasures, but we seek the things above.
- A holy life-style means that we consciously live today pleasingly to Him with reverence (Heb. 12:28).
- Godliness is living consciously as before His face.