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The story of Judah's sudden and violent end serves as a profound reminder of our own mortality and the inevitable conclusion that awaits us all. As we reflect on the astonishment experienced by the people of Judah, we are confronted with the reality of life's finality. Will our end be marked by conflict or tranquility? Will we meet it with hope or fear? Through biblical insights, we explore the certainty of death, the significance of choosing between good and evil, and the promise of God's everlasting love, urging us to prepare for our own endings.
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The End • Judah came to an abrupt & violent end, • Eze. 7:1-9 • People were astonished • Like all other nations • Individuals came to an end • Some things did not end
The End • What will be our end? • Violent & painful? • Peaceful? • Hope or Fear?
The End Will Come Should Come Will Never Come
The End Will Come • God’s longsuffering • Judah, 2 Chron. 36:15-17 • Ancient men, Gen. 6:3, 13 • Creation, 2 Pt. 3:1-18
The End Will Come • Our life on earth • Certainty, Psa. 89:48; Heb. 9:27 • Quickly, Jas. 4:13-17 • Finality, Ecc. 7:2; Psa. 49:19
The End Should Come • Sin in our lives • Command, Jn. 8:11 • Cast off darkness, Rom. 13:11-14 • Put on the new man, Eph. 4:17-24 • Don’t look back, Heb. 11:13-16
The End Should Come • Our indecision • Stop faltering between two opinions, • 1 Kgs. 18:21 • Choose God or mammon, Mt. 6:24 • Be steadfast & strong, 1 Cor. 15:58; 16:13
The End Will Never Come • Love of God • He is love, 1 Jn. 4:16 • Enough to send His Son, Rom. 5:5-8 • Nothing to stop it, Rom. 8:38, 39
The End Will Never Come • Law of God • Abide forever, 1 Pt. 1:23-25 • Unchangeable, Jude 3 • At judgment, Jn. 12:48
The End Will Never Come • Verdict of God • Everlasting life, Rev. 22:1-5 • Eternal death, Rev. 20:10, 15; 21:8
The End Will Come Should Come Will Never Come
The End • Judah came to an abrupt & violent end, • Eze. 7:1-9 • People were astonished • Like all other nations • Individuals came to an end • Some things did not end
The End • What will be our end? • Violent & painful? • Peaceful? • Hope or Fear?