Are you Counted Worthy?
“Therefore be watchful all the time, praying that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”” (Luke 21:36 WEB)
The verse above is not written to us, but it is for the people who will miss the Rapture and come to believe in Jesus as Lord after that.
During the Tribulation, they will have to endure hardship and persecution without succumbing to the temptation and ease of receiving the Mark of the Beast.
They will have to pray to be counted worthy to escape the worst of the things that will happen because of the Antichrist’s regime, and to finally stand before Jesus after His Second Coming at the end of the 7-year Tribulation.
Read the whole chapter of Luke 21. The context is clearly talking about the end times, Tribulation, and finally Jesus’ Second Coming. Knowing the context of a passage is so important so that no verses get misinterpreted out of context.
Wrongly applying a verse to believers in our current church age will instill fear in believers making them feel unsure about their salvation, always wondering whether they are praying frequently or fervently enough to be “counted worthy” to escape all these things and to stand before the Son of Man (Jesus).
It is very straightforward and measurable during the Tribulation:
1. Do you believe in Jesus as Lord?
2. Did you receive the Mark of the Beast?
If the person’s answer is “Yes” to question 1 and “No” to question 2, then they are counted worthy and will be saved when Jesus returns at the end of the 7 years.
If you are wondering if God counts you worthy now or not, read this verse:
““Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn’t come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.” (John 5:24 WEB)
Once a person believes in Jesus as Lord, he HAS eternal life now, and he HAS passed out of death into life. This assurance of salvation is yours to enjoy.
“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, “It is finished.” He bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.” (John 19:30 WEB)
Your worthiness is not based on your obedience. It is based on the truth that Jesus took the punishment for all your sins, and He declared “It is finished” only when God’s wrath against every sin was fully appeased.
In fact, God was so satisfied with what Jesus did, that He raised Jesus from the dead and gave Him all authority in Heaven and on earth:
“Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. Go, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.” (Matthew 28:18-20 WEB)
You are worthy to the Lord. He has sent you in His name and power to preach the Gospel and make more Spirit-filled disciples. Thanks to Jesus, you are worthy!
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i am wondering whether 在 [文法] 論壇中，外國網友回應的假設語態- 看板Eng-Class 的推薦與評價
大家好，請教一下
在英語論壇問了一個問題：
a. I know that everyone should follow this rule. However, I am afraid that
Tom failed to do so. But it seems that you don't want to warn him, I am
wondering if there is some reason?
b. I know that everyone should follow this rule. However, I am afraid that
Tom failed to do so. But it seems that you don't want to warn him; I am
wondering if there is some reason?
c. I know that everyone should follow this rule. However, I am afraid that
Tom failed to do so. But it seems that you don't want to warn him; I am
wondering if there is some reason.
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Which one is grammatical? Or all of them are acceptable?
網友AussieLexie回答：
I think C is the best of your three options. However, I would suggest the
following:
I know everyone should follow this rule. I am afraid Tom failed do so, but it
seems you don't want to warn him. I am wondering if there is a reason for
this.
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I’ve removed ‘that’ x3 and tidied it up a little. You could use a question
mark at the end if you wanted to soften it.
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值得注意的是，他這句話
「You could use a question mark at the end if you wanted to soften it.」
是「現在事實相反」的假設語氣，我想他是針對於我已經寫了那句話的「事實」，
因此用這種假設語氣。
但如果用我們中文的思維，「如果想讓語氣變得比較婉轉，你可以在句子最後用問號」，
應該會用條件句的方式來寫，
「You can use a question mark at the end if you want to soften it.」
然而我覺得這是外國人和我們思維方式的差異，所以我如果想強調的是「以後」
發生這樣的情況，是不是就可以用條件句來表示呢？
我就回文說：
If I want to say next time when this may happen, can I say the following?
You can use a question mark at the end if you want to soften it next time.
但目前還沒有回應，因此想先來請教各位。謝謝。
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報告D大，他們說是表示與現在事實相反的假設，而非禮貌用法@@a
※ 編輯: scju (1.169.74.161), 12/09/2017 09:38:42
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