Suddenly means; swiftly, quickly, speedily, but does not mean unexpectedly when it comes to the Word of God. Our Lord always has a plan, not our plan, but His plan, and He has shared this plan with us. As the plan unfolds we human may see it as suddenly, but never with our God. John the Baptist said in Mat. 3:11, “I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but He that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire.” Jesus said just before His ascension in Acts 1:4, “And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith He, ye have heard of Me.” And they did: Acts 2:1-4, “And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.” So, His plan unfolded, they suddenly were in the mist of the fire and wind, but they had already been told of this event. Another event is coming that we have been given many signs; the sudden return of Jesus Christ to gather His own unto Him. I Thess 4:13-17, “But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” And also in John 14:2, “In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.” And finally, the end of time will come. No One Knows That Day and Hour! Matt. 24:35-36, “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words shall not pass away. But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but My Father only.” We are instructed in Heb 10:25, “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” Matt. 24:42, “Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.” Matt: 24:29-31 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other." This sermon on “SUDDENLIES” is preparing us to beware of “What is to come?” Always be prepared, always be ready. Suddenly He will come. None of us know the day nor the hour!
