Seeking Death and Not Finding It?
Judgment Day Warnings Are Found Throughout the Bible!
Although this may not be well known, the fact is that, either directly or indirectly, the majority of the Bible points to Judgment Day The whole summation of the Bible is to tell us that the only way to avoid having to deal with Judgment Day, and Hell and the Lake of Fire that will follow because of mankind’s inherent sin nature, is to have Jesus Christ, The Lamb of God, as Lord, God, and Savior of your life NOW! The warning is simply to make peace with God now, through Jesus (as the only acceptable sin Substitute) before it is too late! Today is the Day of Salvation!
We see this in both Isaiah 49:8, “Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee:and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;” and In 2 Corinthians 6:2, the Apostle Paul hearkens us back to Isaiah 49:8, “(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now [is] the accepted time; behold, now [is] the day of salvation.)“
The Result of Ignoring the Warnings
But what if that warning is not heeded? Have you ever heard the following verses in the Bible before? They are the means whereby God is providing us just a sample of insights of how bad it will be to the unrepentant world when Jesus Christ comes back on the clouds of Glory on Judgment Day:
Isaiah 2:19-21, “And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made [each one] for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats; To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.”
Similarly we read in Hosea 10:8, “The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.”
Among the very last words of the Lord Jesus Christ on the way to the cross, foretelling the future, said in Luke 23:30, “Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.”
And finally, there is no doubt that these verses are all referring to Jesus’ return on the clouds of Glory on Judgment Day when we this same language explained further in context in Revelation 6:15-17, “And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains. And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?“
Judgment Day Foretold
And so there is no misunderstanding that this is unequivocally describing Judgment Day, we only have to look at the three preceding verses to the above verses and compare them with 2 Peter chapter 3:
Revelation 6:12-15, “¶And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.“
2 Peter 3:10-13, “¶But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. [Seeing] then [that] all these things shall be dissolved, what manner [of persons] ought ye to be in [al]l holy conversation and godliness, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for newheavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.“
And this should be a wake-up call to all who read this: Revelation 9:6, “And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.”
Isaiah 55:6&7, “Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.“
God’s Admonitions and Warnings Are Clear
And this should be a wake-up call to all who read this:
Revelation 9:6, “And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.”
Hebrews 3:7&8, “¶Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:” and Hebrews 3:15, “While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.” (Referring back to Psalm 95:7–11)
But Who Will Really Heed the Warnings?
The believers will not have to worry, as we are told in Psalm 46:1-3 that God the Refuge of His People, “¶[[To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.]]” “God [is] our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; [Though] the waters thereof roar [and] be troubled, [though] the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.“
As Jesus said in Matthew 7:13&14, “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” Moreover, in Matthew 22:14, Jesus said, “For many are called, but few [are] chosen.”
At this point, hopefully, someone will say, “Wait a minute…What does “chosen” mean?” This teacher is so glad that you got this far and might have asked that question. The answer is that God also tells us in the Bible that He is Sovereign and that God Alone chooses who will be saved. That is really scary to anyone who stops to think about it because it means that man has no choice in the matter of salvation.
The reality according to the Bible is that Salvation is predetermined by what is known as Election. However, if anyone finds this to be scary, then that is a good thing. It means that God is working in that person’s hard and is likely drawing that person to Jesus such that that person will be saved. On the other hand, if a person refuses to listen, and stubbornly rejects the warnings and admonitions and refuses to come to God on God’s terms, then that person is on the road to Hell. There are only two results, to be with Jesus in Heaven for eternity or in Hell for Eternity.
Isaiah 55:6, “Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.“
Zephaniah 2:3, “Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD’S anger.“
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