FALLEN BUILDINGS:



See these great buildings?” Jesus asked his disciples, referring to the great architecture of the buildings of the Jewish temple they were standing in, and maybe those buildings surrounding it as well.

The disciples must have turned their heads towards the buildings, looking upwards, downwards, and all about them. Their eyes must have glittered with awe and excitement. They must have marvelled at the intelligence behind the buildings. The great thoughts that went into creating something so extraordinarily superb. A place of worship and selfless abandonment. They were staring intensely at the architectural stones. The way the stones etched into each other, one by one, as if forming the illusion of an unshakable stronghold. Stone into stone, marble unto marble.

“There shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down,” their teacher added, continuing his former sentence.

But He was not just marveling at the beauty of the temple, He was speaking rather of the signs of the end. He went further to explain what He was trying to say.

In the end times, the fallen buildings symbolize the fallen bureaucracies of the world—everything that man has worked so hard to establish as standards in the world we live in. The standards will fall. “Heaven and earth will pass away, and only God’s word will remain.” Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. Earthquakes, famines, and troubles. But even these will only be a preview to what the real shocker will be. The gospel must first be published among all nations, and then the true afflictions would come. Yes, many of us are getting desensitized by the news and the portrayal of the woes of the world we live in by the media. We see earthquakes, famines, and lots of troubles every day, and they don’t phase us. But when I read Mark 13 this morning, in verse 19 Jesus said, “For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time…”

That tells me that something different is bound to happen that will SURELY stand out from all the other crazy happenings. Something magnanimous, possibly beyond our comprehension. I wonder if the popular media will have the voice to carry the news. But you and I must be ready when that time comes. Ready to see the fallen buildings, but not crush under their weight. The great thing about it is that Jesus ended on this note, “watch ye therefore, for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at evening, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning.”

You can watch. Your eyes can be glued permanently on the buildings, so that you will not be standing under them when they are ready to fall. You need to be at the right place and at the right time, doing the right things.


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11 comments:

DiAmOnD hawk said...

exhilarating in the fact that I'm first...

and you're so right... we must be ready... and God's Word is the only thing that withstands the test of time!

olusimeon said...

hmmm...yeah..i think not crumbling under the weight of the falling buildings is going to be a good sign ..that this one is Gods child..
i guess Jesus was really saying alot when he said "watch and pray"..
bless your heart jaycee...

olusimeon said...

i'm not guessing..i'm sure "watch and pray" ..means mighty lot..

For the love of me said...

Oh my God, Am I ready? Lord prepare me to be a sanctuary, pure and holy, tried and true.....

Kafo said...

i just finished reading about tomorrow and other apocalyptic stuff happening in 2012 and then i saw this

hmmm i don't know if i can sleep now ooooo
lol

take care

Straight from the heart said...

Well said, we must watch and pray, this is the key to not being taken unawares.
As children of God, God's word should be the apple of our eyes.

Thanks for this gentel reminder.

Anonymous said...

Liked the last part...
You need to be at the right place and at the right time, doing the right things.

Be prepared... That's key...

DB

Myne said...

Thanks for sharing. "Watch and pray" Hmmm....

Blogoratti said...

Insightful post...thank you.

Anonymous said...

always true.How a you?God bless u

adebanji said...

I pray God will prepare us all for this and that we are ready to go when Christ comes!