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of bringing all of creation into submis- just prior to that scene, in Matthew 24 the
sion to His Son. “The LORD said unto Lord Himself describes a sign that will
my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until appear in outer space. Far greater minds
I make thine enemies thy footstool. The have debated what “the sign of the Son
LORD shall send the rod of thy strength of man” might be. Some suggest that it is
out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine a renewed display of Shekinah glory pre-
enemies. Thy people shall be willing in ceding the arrival of Christ. Others offer
the day of thy power, in the beauties of that it may involve the emergence of the
holiness from the womb of the morning:
thou hast the dew of thy youth” (Psa New Jerusalem. And still others say that
110:1-3). As the horizon of the second the Lord Himself is the sign. Scripture
advent moves from the third heaven into does not give us the exact details, just its
time and space, it is evident that what is indubitability.
true in heaven is being brought to bear Consider for a moment the reactions of
upon earth. men to the cosmological sign at His first
“Immediately after the tribulation of advent. For the majority it was ignored.
those days shall the sun be darkened, For the wise men, likely following a tradi-
and the moon shall not give her light, and tion of scriptural study that went back to
the stars shall fall from heaven, and the the days of Daniel, it was the motivation
powers of the heavens shall be shaken: for a great act of worship. Those men trav-
And then shall appear the sign of the eled far, they sought diligently, and they
Son of man in heaven: and then shall all worshiped deeply and generously. We too,
the tribes of the earth mourn, and they
shall see the Son of man coming in the after making a great journey as the Bride
clouds of heaven with power and great of Christ, will see His sign and worship
glory” (Mat 24:29-30). It doesn’t take much His person. While some worshiped at His
imagination to conclude that during the first advent, others responded violently
tribulation men will excuse many of the and wickedly. Sadly, this will be true again
events of judgment as the terrible conse- at His second advent. The sign of the Son
quences of climate change. However, as of man, rather than serving as a reason for
the days of the tribulation progress, and repentance, will instead inspire unified
the intensity of the judgment expands, any rebellion and rejection, just as was seen
honest observer will have to recognize that at the cross.
what is happening does not involve just But try as they might, the Christ-rejec-
the earth and its atmosphere, but extends
to the solar system and universe beyond. tors upon earth will have no power to slow
This universal effect must come from the the approach of the glorious Lord. “Who is
hand of the Creator. Thus, it is not the fruit this King of glory? The LORD strong and
of crimes against the planet, but rather the mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. Lift
righteous judgment of the Lord for sin up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them
against an offended God. up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of
We have already considered the horizon glory shall come in. Who is this King of
of the third heaven as a doorway opened glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King
into the very throne room of God. Yet, of glory. Selah” (Psa 24:8-10).

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