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You Are Welcome
WELCOME
: BIENVENU :
HOSGELDINIZ :
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WELCOME
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WELCOME
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WELCOME
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WELKOMS
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ROWEINIA:
WELCOME
On
the passenger plane and on the ship it is "welcome aboard." The
conductors of NYC Subway would say, " the MTA welcomes you aboard."
At JFK Arrival Hall, it is "Welcome to America." When you are
introduced as a new employee in a company, they always say "welcome
to the company". When you get through to America On Line there is
always a resounding "welcome" for the user. From your wife or
husband upon your return from work or a journey, it is "you're
welcome, Honey." From your sons or daughters, it is "you're welcome,
daddy or mummy."
When
we depart from a place, people will bid us good-bye but when we get
to our destination, people will say, "Welcome." At the end of every
journey, there is a welcome waiting for us. 'Welcome' is a unique
language, widely accepted and appreciated, especially when you are
in a far-away country. It is household word. It comes in different
dialect. It is not difficult to understand and is perhaps the first
new word to understand in a new environment. A friend, on his first
day in New York, was about to enter a building and somebody held the
door for him and he said, "thank you" in appreciation. The person
responded, "you're welcome." The friend was jolted and he said to
himself, 'how did he know that I just arrive?'
There is a place, after the lonely journey, at the end of the tunnel
of life, where some see a bright light, where some encounter
horrible darkness, where people do not say 'good-bye'. It is there,
we shall hear the last welcome. It will be unmistakably distinct, in
your own native dialect. Welcome is a heavenly language and it is a
language of judgment. To those who have overcome, it is a language
of victory, when the Lord shall say, "Come, ye blessed of my Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the
world. To those who neglect the salvation that was made free, the
Lord shall pronounce His judgment and say, "Depart from me, ye curse
into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and its angels",
(Matthew 25:41 KJV) and of course, the Gate of Hell will bid them
"welcome" to their everlasting torment. The welcome from the mouth
of Satan will torch them with everlasting fire that cannot be
quenched.
Where, then, do you want to spend your eternity? Where do you want
to be bid your last welcome? It was not the plan of God that you
should perish in Hell Fire, because Hell is for Satan and his fallen
angels, not you who has been created in the image of God. That is
why He provided a way for you to escape the terrible judgment, that
is why He sent His only begotten Son to become a living sacrifice
for your sins. His precious blood redeemed us from our sins, so that
we can be justified in Him. The Bible says, "For God so love the
world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in
Him shall not perish but have everlasting life." (John 3:16 KJV) It
is your own choice to receive Him as your Savior and Redeemer and be
welcomed into the bosom of Abraham in the end. It is also your
choice to reject Him and be welcomed by the Gate of Hell where the
only known language is the language of pain and sorrow. Jesus Christ
is now knocking at the door of your heart saying, "Behold, I stand
at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door,
I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me".
(Revelation 3:20 KJV) "Come unto me all ye that labor and heavy
laden, I will give you rest . . ." (Matthew 11:28 KJV) If you
welcome Him into your heart now, He will welcome you into His
kingdom in the end. How I wish you could give Him a chance in your
life before it is too late. Think about this!
For
clearer understanding of the vital points mentioned above, please
read the following Bible passages:
Matthew
25:34-36; Matthew 14:11-44; 2 Peter 2:4-5;
Matthew 13:41-42; Hebrew 2:2-3.
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For further information please contact any Bible
Believing Church near you
or P. O Box 141, New York, NY 10163. E-mail:
mae@christlightbearers.com
English Tract No. 9 (1997) written by: MAE
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