How Much Time is Left?

 

 Introduction

When someone asks how many days are left in the month, or year, you can go to a calendar and figure it out. The same with upcoming holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, or other events. But when someone asks, “How many days until Jesus returns?” then you can’t go to the calendar.

The same if someone asks how many days do you have left to live. You hope you can’t figure that out on a calendar. But in the long run, everyone has the same amount of time.

 

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What’s Wrong with Date Setting?

Ever since Christ’s ascension back into Heaven (Acts 1:9; Dan. 7:31), people have attempted to predict His return in the Second Coming (1 Thess. 4:16). An example of this in history is as follows:

People thought Christ would return on January 1, 1000. From the Library of Date Setting…

This year goes down as one of the most pronounced states of hysteria over the return of Christ. All members of society seemed affected by the prediction that Jesus was coming back on Jan 1, 1000 AD. There really weren't any of the events required by the Bible transpiring at that time. The magical number 1000 was primarily the sole reason for the expectation. During December 999 AD, everyone was on their best behavior; worldly goods were sold and given to the poor, swarms of pilgrims headed east to meet the Lord at Jerusalem, buildings went unrepaired, crops were left unplanted, and criminals were set free from jails. The year 999 AD turned into 1000 AD and nothing happened.

There are other dates listed in the library link provided. Just scroll down and view the madness for yourself. The main problem with all of the date setters is that they miss one valid statement that Jesus made while on Earth. In Matthew 24:36 he said, “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.” If God is the only one who knows, they men are wasting their time trying to calculate His return.

 

1440

Although none of us knows how long we will live here upon the Earth, we do know that everyone from age 8 to 80 has the same amount of time. By that I mean the same amount of time every single day. We all have 24 hours or 1,440 minutes to accomplish whatever it is we need to do. That is the key number to our lives; 1440.

If an average person works 8 hours a day and sleeps 8 hours a day; that comes to 960 minutes already used up. That leaves you 480 minutes per day to do everything else: Eating meals, spending time with family, studying the bible, entertainment, and social interaction.

All too often we don’t think of life in terms of minutes but rather days, weeks, months, and years. James wrote, Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.” (James 4:13-15)

 

Always Be Ready

Now let’s combine what we’ve learned. We don’t know when Jesus returns and we don’t know how long we’ll live in this mortal realm. What should we do? The answer is simple! If want to go to Heaven, then we need to obey God and His word. Jesus said in Matthew 7:21, “Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.”

Here’s what you must do to become a Christian:

Hear the Word of God (Rom. 10:17)

Believe Jesus is the Son of God (John 8: 24)

Confess Jesus is the Son of God (Rom. 10: 9-10)

Repent of your sins (Acts 2: 38)

Become baptized to wash away your sins (Acts 22:16)

Live Faithfully even unto Death (Rev. 2: 10)

      Continue in study—Acts 2:42; 2 Tim. 2:15

Share the gospel with others—Mt. 28:19; 2 Tim. 2:2; Rev. 22:17

Remember the “Buddy System”—Gal. 6:1-2; 1 Thess. 5:11-12

 

Conclusion

Regardless how old you are; everyone has 1440 minutes per day to accomplish what needs to be done. Become a Christian should be at the top of that list is you haven’t obeyed the Father. Continuing as a Christian, if you are one, and sharing the gospel with as many as possible.

Remember what Jesus said in John 9:4, “I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.” When night (death) comes, whatever you’ve done or left undone is completed and there is no opportunity to return to change anything.