Today’s Thought “Watching and Waiting” G. Ward

“For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.” 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

 

After Walter Cronkite’s ( 1916-2009, anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years ) retirement, Frank Reynolds (1923-1983, anchor of the ABC Evening News from 1968 to 1970 and later co-anchor of World News Tonight from 1978 until his death)  became the voice in articulating news for the whole of America. We’re now more exposed to even greater sensationalistic journalism that subtracts from the 50’s-60’s infamous show “Dragnet” whereby Detective Joe Friday’s redundant admonishing unto victims and witnesses upon his interrogation of them that mandated, “Just the facts”.

Reynolds (via a current television campaign disseminating insight) has now become the face relative to announcing the next solar eclipse (today, August 21, 2017).  It was February 26, 1979 and as I recall there was tremendous expectancy then also; even up to varied mystics’ portrayal of some apocalyptic phenomenon.

Over 2000 years ago, a real, factual, eschatological warning was/is given man; be ready when Jesus comes. Promulgations of “I’m ready” without intimacy stemming from repentance will block the SON enabling an eternal eclipse.

Happy Monday!