All Things Are Temporal 5

 Your life on earth

We will wrap up our current series, “All Things Are Temporal," today with this.

Your life on earth? Temporal

It is shorter than you might expect. This will be our topic of discussion today. Let us pray.

"Father, Lord God, we come before You today to give You praise, glory, and thanksgiving for all things. We wish to enter into Your Word today not just to read it, but also to absorb it. We pray that it nourishes our spirit as the food You bless us with nourishes our bodies. Please, Father, grant us eyes to see, ears to hear, and a spirit to receive Your truth and revelation. In Yeshua's name, amen."

Our life is so very short here on earth. The Word declares it is but a vapor, a mist—something that is here one second and gone the next. You may think you have a long time. Let's say you are blessed with a long life here on earth—75 years. Now, picture 100 years. In that time, you were born, raised, became an adult, married, and had kids; they had kids. And you have now been gone for 25 years.

Let's do some math. How about 500 years? Do you know how old America is? It is 248 years old. That equates to approximately 3.31 people whose lives would total 75 years each. Currently, 341,138,802 people are living in America. According to world population statistics, there is one birth every 9 seconds and one death every 10 seconds.

Think about this. We die. Our loved ones mourn us. In a year or so, they feel better. In 5 years, “Wow, I can’t believe it’s been 5 years. 20 years pass, and we may end up being pictures on someone's wall that no one remembers. In 50, we are all but forgotten.

The Word declares that to God, who is outside of time, 1000 years are as a day.

“For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night.” Psalm 90:4

We read this.

“But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.” 2 Peter 3:8-9

If we could, just for the sake of this illustration, think of God in human terms. God wakes up in His morning. Has a coffee, you are born, live your life, your kids are born, live their lives, and then God has lunch. Most likely, before God has a 3 pm snack, you are all but forgotten by nearly all other humans. Dinner? Your grandkids are all but forgotten. In the span of one of God’s days, looking at it in this sense, there were approximately 13.3333 75-year generations and billions of people born and died, and life goes on.

“For everything, there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;

a time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up;

a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

a time to seek, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

a time to tear, and a time to sew;
a time to keep silent and a time to speak;

a time to love, and a time to hate;
a time for war, and a time for peace.” Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Death is not something to be feared. Especially not for children of the Most High. Life on Earth is like everything else on Earth. Life on Earth is temporary. It lasts but a time, and then it is on to the next stage of existence. Death is as natural as birth. It is as natural as life itself. It will come for all living things. Read that one part again. “A time to be born, and a time to die.” In other words, death will come. There is an appointed time. We all must face our immortality in this temporal world. I truly believe that we fear this because of uncertainty. We fear what comes next. However, we do not have to. Why? Yeshua, or as translated, Jesus, tells us what comes next. Turn to John chapter 5, starting at verse 24

“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life.”

Say “whoever.” Say it again. “Whoever.” Who? ANYONE. EVERYONE. “Whoever.” What? “hears my word.” Whose word? Yeshua. Hears and believes. Has Faith in Christ, “has eternal life.” It is not exclusive. It is inclusive and open to all.

“He does not come into judgment but has passed from death to life. "Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. And he has given him authority to execute judgment because he is the Son of Man.”

Again, Yeshua, or Jesus, is saying that those who have faith in Him, there is no other way, will live forever in peace and love with God Himself. However?

“Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.” John 5:24-29

Again, we see the word “All.” All will hear. All will come out. Some will go to a resurrected life of love and peace, and those who reject God and His Truth will also be resurrected into eternal life. However, those who reject God and His truth will be resurrected into judgment.

Now I want you to close your eyes, clear your mind, and try to imagine, if you can, eternity. No end. Forever. Thousands of billions of years, and that would not even scratch the surface of time. Yes, EVERYONE will kneel before God.

“But I don’t believe.” Doesn’t matter. “I reject your God.” Doesn’t matter. “I believe in another god.” Doesn’t matter. “I am my god and I refuse to accept your Jesus or Yeshua, or whatever you want to call Him.” Doesn’t matter. Look here. Philippians 2:9-11

“Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

It does not matter in the least whether you accept Him or not. You will bow before Him. He will say one of two things. Turn to Matthew 25, starting at verse 31

"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations,”

Wait. Say it again. “All nations.” Everyone.

“and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left.”

It does not matter, in the slightest little bit, if you want to believe this or not. This will happen. We will all be on one or the other side of our Lord and Saviour, and He will say?

“Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.”

This is the resurrection into life. However, continue reading. We are going to drop down to verse 41

"Then He will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.”

As a side note, notice the way this is phrased: "Eternal fire prepared for... who? The devil and his angels." Hell was never intended for humanity. A loving God does not send anyone to Hell; rather, we end up there because of our own choices. We have the option to accept or reject Yeshua, or Jesus, as God's plan for salvation. Therefore, God has no choice but to honor our decisions. Verse 46.

“And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Jesus explains that we will all receive exactly what we deserve.

“For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done.“ Matthew 16:27

There are no excuses, and nothing will save you at that time. It is then too late. Look how he tells those on the left why.

“For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.' Then they also will answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?' Then he will answer them, saying, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.'” Matthew 25:42-45

People will also say, “You have to let us in. We are religious. We have done so many good works.” One of the scariest passages in the Bible. To me, anyway. Look here.

"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?' And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.'” Matthew 7:21-23

Now I know. This does sound pretty rough. It should be scary to you if you are one of these “Christians in Name Only.” I said a prayer a while back, and I know God, but I’m living my own life. But God has to let me in, right? Once saved, always save, right? No. Jesus also just got done talking about fruit. In another passage, Jesus said this.

"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus you will recognize them by their fruits.“ Matthew 7:15-20

Do not be misled, Yeshua is not saying you must work your way to heaven. He is saying if someone comes to you in His name, look for the fruit. If they produce no fruit or bad fruit, then they are not “Good Trees” or true children of God.

If you look at your life and see no growth in faith or wisdom in God and His Word, nor do you see any fruit being produced, or worse yet, you look just like the world, then I would seriously suggest you pause and think about it, pray about it, be honest with yourself, and make whatever change you need to make.

Take a moment to reflect on this seriously. How much time do you truly have here on Earth? How do you want to spend that time? Do you want to be stuck in a routine where all you do is work and pay bills? Are you willing to work your entire life just to save for retirement, only to enjoy perhaps five to ten years of life after you stop working?

I submit to you, there is a far better way. Store up your treasures in Heaven and serve our Father. Get to know your Abba Father and His plan and purpose for you and your life. Just like everything else here on earth, your time here is temporal. Don’t waste it.

Are you a child of God? Does His Law apply to you? Have you been adopted? If not, say this Prayer. Right now. Wherever you may be, say it in your own words, and do not doubt in your heart. God will hear you. He will send the Spirit of Life to you. Let us pray.

"Oh, heavenly Father, Lord God. I am a sinner. I know this. I know there is nothing I can do to change that. But I know you can. I accept Yeshua's sacrifice for me. I believed He rose from the dead. I repent my sins. Please send the Spirit of Adoption into my life. Help me to get to know the real you. Save me. Please. In the name of Yeshua, Amen!"

That's it. It is that simple. Now go tell someone what you have just done. "That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in your heart that God hath raised him from the dead, You shall be saved." Romans 10:9. You need to find a Church that God leads you to and be baptized the way Jesus said to be. You are now a Child of God. A New Creature. You "have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him."Colossians 3:10

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May the comfort of the Holy Ghost and the peace of our Lord Yeshua be with you all. May God bless and be with you always.

Until next time, be blessed, be a blessing, and Yeshua is Lord!