>
>
> " For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of
> Noah.
>
> For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating
> and drinking, they were marrying and giving in marriage, until the day
> that Noah entered the ark,
>
> and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all
> away; so shall the coming of the Son of Man be. " Mt. 24:37-39
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>
> until the Lord returns, the reprobate " will be filthy still "
> ( Rev. 22:11 ) mocking as they do, turning not, and these " evil men
> and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being
> deceived." ( 2 Tim. 3:13 ) " for they stumble because they are
> disobedient to the word, and to this [doom] they were also appointed."
> 1 Pet. 2:8
>
> the judgement of God against the mockers is coming whether by the
> return of Christ in our lifetime or when God Almighty requires the
> life He gave us.
>
> in fact, we're all just one heartbeat away from meeting Jesus face
> to face. some will meet Him unto eternal life while the rest will
> meet Him in eternal damnation.
>
> since His life is laid down for His sheep and not for the reprobate
> ( Joh. 10:11 cp. Joh. 10:26 ) its a certainty that the mockers will be
> filthy still as the criminal crucified with Christ mocked Him to the
> end.
>
> the mockers think, that because of their none existent free will,
> that everyone claiming to be a regenerate believer in Jesus Christ by
> the will of God can be dissuaded from Christ.
>
> wonderfully, salvation is " not by the will of man " ( Joh. 1:13 )
> and the faith which knows our dear Savior was given to us because it
> pleases the Lord our God that some will know Him in eternal life,
> ( Eph. 1:3-14 )
>
> the elect therefore, are ever thankful to the God of our salvation
> and the high calling which is in Christ Jesus agreeing with the
> Psalmist who wrote...
>
> " Blessed is the man You choose, And cause to approach You, That he
> may dwell in Your courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of
> Your house, Of Your holy temple. " Ps. 65:4
>
> " Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns ! "
> Rev. 19:6
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