Church Of The Lost Sheep

"Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance. But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare." 2 Peter 3:8-10 Peter in writing* to the early believers was saying that people will be mocking them because Jesus was taking His sweet time in fulfilling His promise of coming back. But he took that opportunity to speak about Jesus, who He is and how this will all end. Jesus is a compassionate person and He is taking His time for good reason. But at the proper time, just as Jesus have already told them; Peter in quoting Jesus' own Words said that He would return like a thief breaking in

‘In the last days,’ God says,     ‘I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy.     Your young men will see visions,     and your old men will dream dreams. In those days I will pour out my Spirit     even on my servants—men and women alike—     and they will prophesy. And I will cause wonders in the heavens above     and signs on the earth below—     blood and fire and clouds of smoke. The sun will become dark,     and the moon will turn blood red     before that great and glorious day of the Lord arrives. But everyone who calls on the name of the Lord     will be saved.’ Acts 2:17-21 As we have been reading the Book of Acts, we have been seeing how it was like during the time of the first Church. The first time Peter preached, he spoke about the reality of Jesus Christ. Telling those who were there, things they already know about including some that they may have overlooked or have failed to totally understand. He spoke of th