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(Dn.12:1-3;\xa0\xa0 Ps.16:5,8-11;\xa0\xa0 Heb.10:11-14,18;\xa0\xa0 Mk.13:24-32) \u201cHe will send out the angels and gather His elect from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of the sky.\u201d On that Day \u201cthe sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from the sky.\u201d\xa0 On that Day we \u201cwill see \u2018the Son of Man coming in the clouds\u2019 with great power and glory.\u201d\xa0 \u201cIt shall be a time unsurpassed in distress,\u201d but \u201ceveryone who is found written in the book\u201d of Life \u201cshall escape\u201d; all His chosen He shall rescue.\xa0 For He will not \u201csuffer [His] faithful one to undergo corruption,\u201d but \u201cshow [him] the path to life\u201d and give him \u201cfullness of joys in [His] presence.\u201d Brothers and sisters, the Lord has taken \u201cHis seat forever at the right hand of God; now He waits until His enemies are made His footstool.\u201d\xa0 Though \u201cHe has made perfect forever those who are being consecrated\u201d and \u201cthere is no longer offering for sin,\u201d the time is yet to be fulfilled for all His chosen to partake of His \u201cone sacrifice for sins\u201d \u2013 He who is our \u201callotted portion and [our] cup\u201d must be drunk to the full by all His elect, must be made perfect as He by joining in His sacrifice.\xa0 And though \u201cHe is near, at the gates,\u201d ready to break in upon our world in His time and according to His ways, yet \u201cthis generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place\u201d: all the tribulations must come upon this earth, and all His children must be made ready for His Day. Brothers and sisters, He \u201chold[s] fast [our] lot\u201d and \u201cwith Him at [our] right hand [we] shall not be disturbed.\u201d\xa0 \u201cHeaven and earth will pass away, but [His] words will not pass away,\u201d and it is in His word we trust.\xa0 So let your heart and soul rejoice and your body abide \u201cin confidence\u201d for \u201cthe wise shall shine brightly like the splendor of the firmament\u201d on the Day of the Lord\u2019s return.\xa0 We shall not join those who \u201cshall be an everlasting horror and disgrace\u201d but \u201cshall live forever\u201d in the light of His face.\xa0 Hear the word the Lord speaks to your heart; see the signs before your eyes.\xa0 Join yourself to His holy sacrifice, and you shall know \u201cthe delights at [His] right hand forever\u201d in heaven where He now reigns. Written, read & chanted, and produced by James Kurt. Music: "Salvation Army" from Bearing the Birth Pangs, tenth album of Songs for Children of Light, by James Kurt. ******* O LORD, let us shine brightly in Jesus\u2019 presence when He comes. YHWH, how could we escape the judgment coming upon the face of the earth and stand in your presence forever except that Jesus has offered His sacrifice for our sins and now waits with you in Heaven for us to turn to Him and join you there?\xa0 He is our assurance of your blessing. \xa0When He returns again may we be found ready to be gathered to you. Send your angels forth, O LORD, to save us from all tribulation, to strengthen us to stand in peace even as the stars fall from the sky.\xa0 The darkness let us not fear; rather, let us be purged by it of all our attachment to this forsaken place.\xa0 O let us not be counted among those who have forsaken you!\xa0 Abandon us not to the nether world, but let our souls rejoice in the light of your face \u2013 let us shine with you forever. The path to life you show us, LORD, that we might find the fullness of joy in your presence.\xa0 Open our eyes and hearts to your glorious coming.