"For the Lord himself will come down from heaven,...and we who are still alive
and are left will be caught up together...to meet the Lord in the air.
And so we will be with the Lord forever."
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
and are left will be caught up together...to meet the Lord in the air.
And so we will be with the Lord forever."
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
One afternoon last week my husband and I went to one of our favorite restaurants near Disneyland for a late lunch/early dinner. We took the freeway and entered the parking lot behind the restaurant, but when we left we exited on Harbor Boulevard, which took us by Disneyland's main gate. We were aware the park is closed, but little did we realize what we were about to see. Before covid people were everywhere, parking lots were packed; restaurants were busy with long wait lines. Just driving by one could feel excitement in the air, but this time it looked like a ghost town, even eerie.
Crowds were nowhere to be seen, and the few people we did see looked like they wished they were anywhere but there. Gone were the Mickey Mouse hats on the heads of excited children and adults alike. Gone were the open gates welcoming all to enter. Hotel parking lots were nearly empty, and restaurants were shut up tight. A chain link fence surrounded even McDonald's. The entire area looked abandoned and desolate. As we absorbed the shock of it, even my husband drove more slowly than usual, taking it all in.
As I grasped what was before my eyes, the opening scenes of a series of books widely read years ago, entered my thoughts. Those books, referred to as the Left Behind series, pictures what the world will be like when Jesus takes those who know Him out of this world to live with Him forever. Everyone else, that is those who haven't received Jesus as Savior, will be among those left behind. Obviously I don't know exactly what the world will look like when that occurs, but I think what I witnessed the other evening is a pretty good picture. One thing I do know for sure is that Jesus is the only one who can save any of us from being left behind and experiencing such desolation. Acts 4:12; John 3:16, 14:6.
Who would have ever thought a drive by The Happiest Place on Earth would provide a picture of how quickly the world can change, along with the offering of such a clear reminder that no one need be left behind.
Jesus saw to that, but we must make the choice.
Love and blessings,
Judy Rose Grubaugh
Crowds were nowhere to be seen, and the few people we did see looked like they wished they were anywhere but there. Gone were the Mickey Mouse hats on the heads of excited children and adults alike. Gone were the open gates welcoming all to enter. Hotel parking lots were nearly empty, and restaurants were shut up tight. A chain link fence surrounded even McDonald's. The entire area looked abandoned and desolate. As we absorbed the shock of it, even my husband drove more slowly than usual, taking it all in.
As I grasped what was before my eyes, the opening scenes of a series of books widely read years ago, entered my thoughts. Those books, referred to as the Left Behind series, pictures what the world will be like when Jesus takes those who know Him out of this world to live with Him forever. Everyone else, that is those who haven't received Jesus as Savior, will be among those left behind. Obviously I don't know exactly what the world will look like when that occurs, but I think what I witnessed the other evening is a pretty good picture. One thing I do know for sure is that Jesus is the only one who can save any of us from being left behind and experiencing such desolation. Acts 4:12; John 3:16, 14:6.
Who would have ever thought a drive by The Happiest Place on Earth would provide a picture of how quickly the world can change, along with the offering of such a clear reminder that no one need be left behind.
Jesus saw to that, but we must make the choice.
Love and blessings,
Judy Rose Grubaugh