Many men will make the claim
That they have come in Jesus' name,
And lots of people will believe
Those people coming to deceive.
And you will hear of many a war-
All this must happen just before
Jesus Christ comes again,
It will be soon, we don't know when.
For nation will rise against a nation
This will cause many consternation,
Nature shows unpleasant faces,
With disasters in various places.
All these are the start of sorrows,
No stability for your tomorrows,
You'll be delivered up to tribulation -
We Christians will get condemnation.
Many will find that the smallest thing
Will cause them quite a painful sting -
They'll no longer call this person 'friend',
And make their relationship come to an end.
Cult leaders come who seem to be wise
And people will believe their lies,
Frequently you will hear and see
More people breaking every decree.
So the love of many will grow cold
They did not have a real good hold
Of Christian faith, 'cause they'd only heard
And had not understood God's Word.
But those who learn to depend
On God, will endure until the end
Through all the tribulations they had braved
On Judgement Day they will be saved.
In all the world this Gospel will be preached
So every nation possible will be reached,
When all this has happened, do not fear -
Praise the Lord! The end will be here!
Gwendoline Mary Rapley 27th October 2005
Author notes
This comes from Matthew 24:5-19. I intend to continue with this passage in a series, as there is more of what Jesus told us about it!
Written October 27th, 2005
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You are so welcome. I'm glad you liked the idea, happy I could help. It's so hard to critique people's work sometimes, as I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings. I'm glad you weren't offended.
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Thank you for your brilliant suggestion. I approve so heartily that I will use it! God bless you!!
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Ahh, it's early in the morning and you have challenged my still half-sleeping mind.
I looked over this again and did come up with one idea...
Frequently you will hear and see
more people breaking every decree
I'm glad I came back to take another look, as I love this piece more every time I read it. Bookmark!!! (Oh, one last thing I forgot to mention before, but awsome title!)
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Thank you for your encouraging comment. I looked over the poem again and think that the only alteration in those two lines you mentioned would be if I changed it to 'people' from "People", as it is supposed to be "Frequently you will hear of more/people breaking every law". If I come up with something better...or if you can suggest something??I am open to suggestion!
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There's a great message here for those who believe. (And hopefully for those who don't, as well) I had just one problem with the poem as a whole, in the lines:
"Frequently you will hear of more
People breaking every law."
You lost your rhyme scheme there and it broke the wonderful flow the rest of the poem had. You obviously have a good vocabulary, (words that rhyme with consternation? Wow!) so I'm sure you could change that easily if you wish. However, the message is really the important point of this poem, and that came through loud and clear. Great work!
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Excellent!
This is a brilliant factual piece of writing, you have gleaned the Scriptures so very well, how can anyone not see we are now living in the time when God will step in and do something about the sadness in the world, we are living on the beautiful planet and it will be bought back to the standard it was in the beginning. I do applaud you for writing this
~Katie~
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Jesus said so many things about the end times, and it's nice to see them clustered together like this. So many Christians these days refuse to face the truth, but we need to; some people will be turned away. I like the third-to-last stanza, for instance, because it reminds me of "Hearing, never understanding" in Isaiah 6:9. Hey...if you turn 6:9 upside-down, you still get 6:9...
Anyway, thanks for looking at my poems in the past; I'm just trying to begin to return the favor to you. I'm going to have to have a gander at some other works you have posted. So...'til next time! -
AMEN TO THAT
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This is one of the few poems I've written that doesn't actually say God is going to do all this! I just read over it again to double check, and the only mention God has is when we depend on God to help us through all the tribulations. And there is a bit about God's Word! God is eternal pure love. It is mankind without God who do damage to society.
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This is why I do not like to use the word God.It is used as an excuse for every wrong doing in the world.I believe in one true spirit of love everlasting.No hate,no recrimination just pure love, Ros
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Hi,Froglover:
ooooh I really like this poem it has so much depth and wisdom within it.This poem is very well crafted and you are truly a gifted poet,well done.
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Yes, there are signs already about the world ending...and I believe He is coming soon, don't know when, no one does. But all we can do is wait on the Lord and live everyday as if it was your last...because you never know when the end will come. Anyway, great poem, well said and very honest..
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You covered these verses very well. It's a pleasure to find other people doing poetic renditions of scriptures. Keep posting!
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