FOR THE PENDING DAYS

Last Sunday's a.m. and p.m. sermons were, at first thought, two totally disconnected messages; yet, the morning's message on The Second Coming of Christ and the evening's on the Power of The Spirit converged with the use of the phrase, "Last Days." In both I quoted from Peter's preaching on the day of Pentecost, "And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: ...:" (Act 2:17 KJV). How can 2,000 years since Christ's ascension, how can such a long period, all be called "The Last Days"? Simply, because there is nothing else on God's calendar since the outpour of the Holy Spirit until the Second Coming of Christ. For 2,000 years, the Second Coming has been the next thing God will do. Go down to the bank and make a deposit. Then check your online account. That deposit will be listed as "pending." It has not yet been added to your account. But, soon, it will. The Last Days are the days when the Second Coming of Christ is pending. The Spirit came at the start of the pending days, the Last Days. God poured out His Spirit for the duration of the pending days, for each of these Last Days. When Peter applied Joel's prophecy of the promise of God, "In the Last Days, I will pour out of my Spirit," he was not just noting WHEN the Spirit would be poured out--in the Last Days; he was noting WHY the Spirit was poured out. The Spirit was poured out for the Last Days. Jesus told his disciples to do nothing (go tarry)--do not go back to everyday living, do not attempt to fulfill the commission, until they had received this power from on high. The days would be evil; thus, they needed to be filled with the Spirit. The Good News was to be shared with power; thus, they needed to be filled with the Spirit. One can contend that he does not live in the Last Days and thus does not need the Holy Spirit. But one cannot concede he lives in the Last Days without it being an admission, knowingly or unknowingly, he needs the Holy Spirit. The Last Days are not just when the Spirit has come. The Last Days are why the Spirit has come. The Spirit is for these pending days.

FOR THE PENDING DAYS

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