So Far Away


For the past weeks, my mind has been preoccupied with the last days of Earth. Pastor Gerry has been preaching about the last days with great conviction and warning. As I lead on my daily life, waking up and passing by the tabloid stand on my way to Ginno's Pares, news were scattered such us "Anak, Ginahasa ni Lolo", "Gloria, Ipagreresign na!", "Ate, chinop-chop ni Kuya!" or International news about the US Elections, about Oil Price Increase, about Bin Laden threatening America once more... and under my breath I muttered a sigh of relief... God is coming soon. Ironically, when people talk about the book of Revelations, they react with fear and dread as the last days would scare the daylights off them. Unknowingly, some of the signs in Revelations has happened, repeatedly happened or is happening but the latest signs just happened recently. With all the chaos in the world, with US fighting off Iraq, with Palestinians against Israelites along with several nations fighting off each other, is there anyone out there who can bring peace? Fortunately, there is but it will make the smile off your face. It is the Antichrist. Funny, right? Yes, it is the AntiChrist. We thought that Hitler was antichrist or Bush would be the antichrist but if you have been reading the Bible, the antichrist will bring peace to all nations. He is the one man who will make Bush and bin Laden as friends, who will make the Palestinians share hi-5s with the Israelites! At first, I never thought the antichrist as that. I thought he will be one scary, frightening dude, threatening everyone. But as the Bible tells it, the antichrist will make everyone love him, he will make the impossible possible. And who could this antichrist be? We don't know. As Christians (if you really are) we should be happy with the message Revelation brings. It is a message of hope that someday Christ will really come. We are considered fortunate that we Christians have been forewarned of the things to come. If you think now, that the world is out of control with all these events happening around us. You're probably wrong. God is in control. Everything that is happening in this world is according to God's perfect plan. It will squeeze out the Christians juices out of us.