HOMILY FOR 34TH THURSDAY OF ORDINARY TIME — YEAR B
HOMILY FOR 34TH THURSDAY OF ORDINARY TIME — YEAR B
HOMILY THEME: RISE YOUR HEAD
BY: Bishop Gerald M Musa
Rev.18: 1-2.21-23; 19:1-3.9a; Lk 21:20-28
End-time movies, or what we may call Armageddon movies, share a common theme centered on the end of the world. Such films include Deep Impact, The Day After Tomorrow, 2012, Armageddon, World War Z, Contagion, This is the End, Zombieland, and many more. However, more credible information about the end of the world comes from Scripture, where we read about the signs of the end times.
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Scripture describes cosmic signs, trials, great distress, and calamities that will occur before the second coming of Jesus. People will experience fear as they anticipate what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see the Son of Man coming in great glory. Jesus says, “But when these signs begin to happen, stand erect and raise your heads because your redemption is at hand” (Luke 21:28).
Jesus encourages us not to be afraid or discouraged when these terrifying signs begin to happen. Instead, he calls us to rise and direct our minds to thoughts of God’s power and might, lifting our hearts in prayer and holding fast to inner peace. These fearful signs, tribulations, and great signs in heaven are not intended to cause what some scholars term “rapture anxiety” but to inform and prepare us. Information is power, and to be forewarned is to be forearmed.
How do we comport ourselves amidst the catastrophes and calamities around us and in the world?
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