At God's Appointed Time

September 27

We are rapidly approaching the date, December 21, 2012, that many believe will see the termination of life on Planet Earth. Those who expect the world to end at that time base their dire projection upon the fact that an ancient Mayan calendar concludes on that date.

One might ask, ‘If the last recorded date of an instrument of calculating time indicates the termination of all things, then why hasn’t December 31st of the Gregorian Calendar resulted in disaster?’ It concludes yearly! As it happens, the ancient Mayans aren’t the only ones to have predicted a catastrophic conclusion of time at the end of this year.

Other ancient cultures have as well. Some religions have a ‘hands-on’ approach to the end times. They feel they can usher in Earth’s closing events by their bellicose actions. This is why many are concerned about the nation of Iran. If this war-mongering country succeeds in producing nuclear weapons, they appear intent upon using them to hasten the return of their ‘twelfth madhi, who is expected to come at a time of upheaval.’

Christians, too, anticipate the return of Jesus—first to rapture away the faithful, then to rule and reign over a world that will be restored to His original purposes—but in the meantime, believers in Christ are content to leave the timing with Him. They say, as did Paul in Romans 14:8, “If we live we are the Lord’s and if we die, we are the Lord’s. Living or dying, we belong to Christ.” He will come at God's appointed time.