{"id":44953,"date":"2020-11-05T14:37:36","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T11:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=44953"},"modified":"2025-05-08T23:26:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T20:26:00","slug":"meaning-of-b-c-before-christ-and-a-d-anno-domini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2020\/11\/05\/meaning-of-b-c-before-christ-and-a-d-anno-domini\/","title":{"rendered":"Meaning of B.C. (Before Christ) and A.D. (Anno Domini)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex basis-auto flex-col -mb-(--composer-overlap-px) [--composer-overlap-px:24px] grow overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"relative h-full\">\n<div class=\"flex h-full flex-col overflow-y-auto [scrollbar-gutter:stable_both-edges] @[84rem]\/thread:pt-(--header-height)\">\n<div class=\"@thread-xl\/thread:pt-header-height mt-1.5 flex flex-col text-sm keyboard-open:pb-[calc(var(--composer-height,100px)+var(--screen-keyboard-height,0))] pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-4\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"7852957a-41d8-4f4e-b193-621deaa79cf8\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"319\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">The <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">abbreviations <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">B.<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">C. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">A.<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">D. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">used <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">denote <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">specific <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">time <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">periods <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">relation <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">birth <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Jesus <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christ.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"321\" data-end=\"850\">\n<li data-start=\"321\" data-end=\"554\">\n<p data-start=\"323\" data-end=\"554\"><strong data-start=\"323\" data-end=\"331\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">B.<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">C.<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">stands <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for <\/span><em data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"358\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Before <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christ<\/span><\/em> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">refers <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">time <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">before <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">birth <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Jesus <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christ. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">It\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">used <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">historical <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">dates <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">indicate <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">years <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">before <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christ&#8217;s <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">birth, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">example, <\/span><em data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"510\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">600 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">B.<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">C.<\/span><\/em> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">means <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">600 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">years <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">before <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">birth <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christ.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"556\" data-end=\"850\">\n<p data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"850\"><strong data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"566\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">A.<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">D.<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">stands <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for <\/span><em data-start=\"578\" data-end=\"591\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Anno <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Domini<\/span><\/em><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">which <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Latin <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for &#8220;<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">In <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Year <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Our <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Lord.&#8221; <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">It <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">refers <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">time <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">after <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">birth <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Jesus <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christ. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">For <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">example, <\/span><em data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"716\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">70 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">A.<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">D.<\/span><\/em> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">refers <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">year <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">70 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">years <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">after <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">birth <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christ, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">marking <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">significant <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">events <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">such <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">as <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">destruction <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Temple <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Jerusalem.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"896\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Some <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">modern <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">alternatives <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">these <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">terms <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"898\" data-end=\"1344\">\n<li data-start=\"898\" data-end=\"1140\">\n<p data-start=\"900\" data-end=\"1140\"><strong data-start=\"900\" data-end=\"910\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">B.<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">C.<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">E.<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\"> (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Before <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Common <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Era), <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">which <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">used <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">as <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">secular <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">or <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">non-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">religious <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">alternative <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">B.<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">C., <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">especially <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">academic <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">or <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">interfaith <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">contexts. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">It <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">corresponds <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">same <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">period <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">as <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">B.<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">C., <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">but <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">term <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">avoids <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">direct <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">reference <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christ.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1142\" data-end=\"1344\">\n<p data-start=\"1144\" data-end=\"1344\"><strong data-start=\"1144\" data-end=\"1152\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">C.<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">E.<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\"> (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Common <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Era) <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">used <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">instead <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">A.<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">D. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">represents <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">same <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">period <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">as <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">A.<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">D. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">This <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">term <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">also <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">avoids <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">any <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">specific <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">reference <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christ <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">simply <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">marks <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">common <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">era <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">that <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">used <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">globally <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">today.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1670\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">For <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">example, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Book <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Daniel <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">may <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">be <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">referred <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">as <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">having <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">been <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">written <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><em data-start=\"1423\" data-end=\"1433\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">600 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">B.<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">C.<\/span><\/em> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">or <\/span><em data-start=\"1437\" data-end=\"1449\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">600 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">B.<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">C.<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">E.<\/span><\/em><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">which <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">indicates <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">it <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">was <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">written <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">600 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">years <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">before <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">birth <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christ. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Similarly, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">destruction <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Temple <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Jerusalem <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">might <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">be <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">noted <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">as <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">occurring <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><em data-start=\"1605\" data-end=\"1614\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">70 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">A.<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">D.<\/span><\/em> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">or <\/span><em data-start=\"1618\" data-end=\"1627\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">70 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">C.<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">E.<\/span><\/em><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">marking <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">year <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">70 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">after <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christ&#8217;s <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">birth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1672\" data-end=\"1987\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">It <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">important <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">note <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">that <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">when <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">we <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">refer <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">present <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">year, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">such <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">as <\/span><em data-start=\"1744\" data-end=\"1750\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">2025<\/span><\/em><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">it <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">does <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">not <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">mean <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">2025 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">years <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">since <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">creation <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">world, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">but <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">rather <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">2025 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">years <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">since <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">birth <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Jesus <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christ. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">The <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">historical <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">timeline <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">before <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christ\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">birth <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">covers <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">many <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">centuries, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">years <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">counted <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">backward <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">from <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">His <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">birth.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1989\" data-end=\"1992\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"1994\" data-end=\"2021\"><strong data-start=\"1994\" data-end=\"2021\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Theological <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Reflection:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2023\" data-end=\"2331\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">In <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christian <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">faith, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">significance <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">these <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">dates <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">rooted <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">belief <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">that <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Jesus <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christ&#8217;s <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">birth <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">marked <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">pivotal <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">moment <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">human <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">history. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christians <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">believe <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">that <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Jesus <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Son <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">God <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">who <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">came <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Earth <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">save <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">humanity <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">from <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">sin <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">death, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">offering <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">eternal <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">life <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">through <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">His <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">sacrifice <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">on <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">cross.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2333\" data-end=\"2474\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">The <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Bible <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">emphasizes <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">importance <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Jesus\u2019 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">birth, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">death, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">resurrection <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">salvation. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">For <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">example, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Gospel <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">John, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Jesus <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">states:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2476\" data-end=\"2607\">\n<li data-start=\"2476\" data-end=\"2607\">\n<p data-start=\"2478\" data-end=\"2607\"><strong data-start=\"2478\" data-end=\"2497\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">John <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">14:<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">6 (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">NIV)<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">: <\/span><em data-start=\"2499\" data-end=\"2607\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Jesus <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">answered, \u2018<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">I <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">am <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">way <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">truth <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">life. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">No <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">one <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">comes <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Father <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">except <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">through <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">me.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2609\" data-end=\"2774\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">His <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">birth <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">celebrated <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">during <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christmas, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">time <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christians <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">reflect <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">on <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fulfillment <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">prophecies <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">about <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Messiah <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">who <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">would <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">bring <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">salvation <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">world.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2776\" data-end=\"2779\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"2781\" data-end=\"2799\"><strong data-start=\"2781\" data-end=\"2799\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">You <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Saved?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2801\" data-end=\"2971\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">A <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">key <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">question <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christians <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">whether <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">they <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">have <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">personally <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">accepted <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Jesus <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christ <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">as <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">their <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Savior. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">The <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Bible <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">teaches <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">that <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">salvation <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">comes <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">through <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">faith <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Jesus <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christ:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2973\" data-end=\"3154\">\n<li data-start=\"2973\" data-end=\"3154\">\n<p data-start=\"2975\" data-end=\"3154\"><strong data-start=\"2975\" data-end=\"3000\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Ephesians <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">2:<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">8-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">9 (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">NIV)<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">: <\/span><em data-start=\"3002\" data-end=\"3154\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">For <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">it <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">by <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">grace <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">you <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">have <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">been <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">saved, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">through <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">faith\u2014<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">this <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">not <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">from <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">yourselves, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">it <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">gift <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">God\u2014<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">not <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">by <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">works, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">so <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">that <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">no <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">one <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">can <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">boast.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"3156\" data-end=\"3456\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">As <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christians, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">we <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">believe <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">that <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">time <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">as <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">we <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">know <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">it <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">moving <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">towards <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">culmination, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">when <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Jesus <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">will <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">return. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">This <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">event <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">often <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">referred <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">as <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the &#8220;<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Second <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Coming.&#8221; <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">The <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Bible <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">tells <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">us <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">that <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">no <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">one <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">knows <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">exact <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">time <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">when <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christ <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">will <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">return, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">but <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">believers <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">encouraged <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">live <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">readiness <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">faith.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3458\" data-end=\"3567\">\n<li data-start=\"3458\" data-end=\"3567\">\n<p data-start=\"3460\" data-end=\"3567\"><strong data-start=\"3460\" data-end=\"3483\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Matthew <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">24:<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">42 (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">NIV)<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">: <\/span><em data-start=\"3485\" data-end=\"3567\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Therefore <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">keep <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">watch, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">because <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">you <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">do <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">not <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">know <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">on <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">what <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">day <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">your <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Lord <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">will <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">come.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"3569\" data-end=\"3798\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">The <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Bible <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">also <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">teaches <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">that <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">those <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">who <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">ready <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">will <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">be &#8220;<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">taken&#8221; <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">meet <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Lord, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">an <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">event <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">called <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the &#8220;<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Rapture,&#8221; <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">often <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">associated <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">with <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">end <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">times. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Believers <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">called <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">live <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">holy <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">lives, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">looking <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">forward <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christ&#8217;s <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">return.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3800\" data-end=\"4144\">\n<li data-start=\"3800\" data-end=\"4144\">\n<p data-start=\"3802\" data-end=\"4144\"><strong data-start=\"3802\" data-end=\"3835\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">1 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Thessalonians <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">4:<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">16-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">17 (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">NIV)<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">: <\/span><em data-start=\"3837\" data-end=\"4144\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">For <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Lord <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">himself <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">will <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">come <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">down <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">from <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">heaven, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">with <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">loud <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">command, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">with <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">voice <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">archangel <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">with <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">trumpet <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">call <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">God, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">dead <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christ <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">will <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">rise <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">first. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">After <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">that, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">we <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">who <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">still <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">alive <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">left <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">will <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">be <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">caught 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<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">salvation <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">available <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">everyone <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">who <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">believes <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Jesus <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christ:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"4357\" data-end=\"4648\">\n<li data-start=\"4357\" data-end=\"4648\">\n<p data-start=\"4359\" data-end=\"4648\"><strong data-start=\"4359\" data-end=\"4383\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Romans <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">10:<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">9-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">10 (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">NIV)<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">: <\/span><em data-start=\"4385\" data-end=\"4648\"><span 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<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">you <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">will <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">be <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">saved. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">For <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">it <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">with <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">your <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">heart <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">that <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">you <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">believe <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">justified, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">it <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">with <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">your <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">mouth <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">that <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">you <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">profess <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">your <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">faith <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">saved.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"4650\" data-end=\"4828\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">If <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">you <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">want <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">give <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">your <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">life <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Christ <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">experience <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">His <\/span><span 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