2 Peter 3:7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 3:11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 3:12, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat.
This whole world will be destroyed by fire. Just like Sodom and Gomorrah, that’s how God will rain down fire on the last day. It will be a terrible day; the world and those still in it will be destroyed. Be a true Christian indeed and escape the destuction of this world. The world is coming to an end. Judgement is coming, and judgement is so near: there will be no where to run to, and there will be nowhere to hide. You are either saved or you are faking it, examine yourself, friend. It is going to be a day of judgement and not a day of mercy. Live a righteous life, friend, and stand faultless in Christ on that great day. The good news is true Christians will be exempted from the condemnation, and be raptured into heaven, but the world will face the harsh, hot judgement of an angry God. The message of eternity is still being preached; the eternal bell is still ringing. No one can be rapturable who has not as the Bible says put on Christ, or who has, as it were, put off Christ.
That this world will be destroyed is a certainty, and all sinners and Satan will be cast into the lake of fire. God had been waiting patiently. On the last day, His judgement will be released and it will be terrible and fierce. Those who are Christ’s and have walked in his steps, where Christ is, there they will be also. R E Winsett’s hymn resonates with some important truths in this regard:
Jesus is Coming Soon
R E Winsett (1942)
1.Troublesome times are here,
Filling men’s hearts with fear,
Freedom we all hold dear
Now is at stake.
Humbling your heart to God,
Saved from the chastening rod,
Seek the way pilgrims trod,
Christians awake.
Refrain
Jesus is coming soon
Morning or night or noon.
Many will meet their doom.
Trumpets will sound;
All of the dead shall rise
Righteous meet in the skies,
Going where no one dies,
Heavenward bound.
2. Love of so many cold
Losing their home of gold,
This in God’s Word is told
Evils abound.
When these signs come to pass,
Nearing the end at last,
It will come very fast.
Trumpets will Sound.
3.Troubles will soon be o’er
Happy forevermore;
When we meet on that shore,
Free from all care.
Rising up in the sky;
Telling the world goodbye,
Homeward then will fly
Glory to share.
Royal Flock of Christ Church 