That’s when Peter stood up and, backed by the other eleven, spoke out with bold urgency: “Fellow Jews, all of you who are visiting Jerusalem, listen carefully and get this story straight. These people aren’t drunk as some of you suspect. They haven’t had time to get drunk—it’s only nine o’clock in the morning. This is what the prophet Joel announced would happen: “In the Last Days,” God says, “I will pour out my Spirit on every kind of people: Your sons will prophesy, also your daughters; Your young men will see visions, your old men dream dreams. When the time comes, I’ll pour out my Spirit On those who serve me, men and women both, and they’ll prophesy. I’ll set wonders in the sky above and signs on the earth below, Blood and fire and billowing smoke, the sun turning black and the moon blood-red, Before the Day of the Lord arrives, the Day tremendous and marvelous; And whoever calls out for help to me, God, will be saved.”
Acts 2:14-21 MSG
It is ironic that on a movie channel there is an 'end of the world' scenario playing out. Greed and avarice rule some to the end whilst self-sacrifice and heroism rule others, caught in the middle are all the helpless.
When Jesus returns and the book of Revelation plays out, there is an element this movie misses: the return of Christ, His might and power and lordship.
I read of the affluent buying bunkers to escape future doom. Yet the purchasers miss a vital element, Jesus. The mountains cannot hide us from Him.
Having Jesus in the midst is everything. He holds all together. He is the dark matter that scientists look for. He is light and life. Nothing is greater than He. Amen!
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