Read: Luke 17:11-37; Luke 18:1-14
Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem to be crucified when he ran into 10 lepers. He told them to go show themselves to the priest and they were healed in the process. The nine that went to show themselves to the priests must have been Jewish but the one Samaritan would not be able to get in seeing he wasn’t Jewish so he returned to the true High Priest and showed himself to him and gave thanks. They were all healed but only one was saved by faith.
The Pharisees demanded that Jesus tell them when the kingdom of God would come. He told them that it would not be something they could see with their natural eye because the kingdom is within you. They were always looking for a sign when the real sign stood right in front of them fulfilling the scripture they had devoted their lives to study. Jesus went on to tell them that their generation would reject him and that it would be like the days of Noah and Lot before he came back. God had to remove Noah and put him in a safe place before he could destroy the earth and God had to take Lot to a safe place before he could destroy Sodom. God will do that to his people. He will take us out and put us in a safe place before the judgment comes. I used to think it would be years between the two events but looking at their stories they were able to see the judgment coming. There are ten days between Roshashana and the Feast of Tabernacles so I am now wondering if the time period between the rapture and the judgment isn’t 10 literal days. The next thing Jesus talks about is people being taken and people left. I will be the first to admit, it is all puzzling but I believe by faith that everything in the Bible will happen just as it is written.
Lord, help us to walk out the remainder of our days in holy fear and vibrant love for you.
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