Jon Battler teaches from Ezekiel 2 about they way that God views sin.

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Ezekiel 12:24-28 Talks about how Ezekiel was warning the people of the future destruction to come. The people didn’t listen, not only did they not listen to the warnings of Ezekiel, they actually said that he was lying and that these prophesies were far off.

“And the word of the LORD came to me: “Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, ‘The vision that he sees is for many days from now, and he prophesies of times far off.’ Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: None of my words will be delayed any longer, but the word that I speak will be performed, declares the Lord GOD.”

It’s dangerous to say Christ will never return or to regard his coming as so far in the future as to be irrelevant today. All that God says is sure to happen. Don’t assume that you have enough time to get right with God. Peter dealt with this problem in 2 Peter 3:9 – “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.”

We need to not scoff the return of Christ but we need to look forward to it. James 5:7-8 speaks of a test for Christians. This test is to show that true Christians hope in the rapture, the day we get to be with Christ. True believers look to that day and hope in that day, they don’t scoff at it. Do you look forward to the rapture or do you have too much you want to do here on Earth? Do you scoff the rapture so you can be little Johnny’s girlfriend or have little Betty as your girlfriend? Our hearts shouldn’t be in this world, we are foreigners awaiting the day that we can be with Christ.

There is coming a day where either the rapture happens, or you die. At that time you will be judged by God. If you are not a Christian you will have to face the punishment of breaking all of God’s commandments. That punishment is eternity in hell. If you are a Christian your case for offending God can be dismissed in the courtroom of God because Christ paid your fine on the Cross. Our debt has been paid by Christ if you repent of your sin and trust in the Savior. Don’t wait, repent and trust today because the rapture or your death could be right around the corner. Don’t be like the people Ezekiel was warning, because soon enough did their destruction and correction come from the Lord.