1John 2

1John 2:15-17
"Do not love the world of the things in the world. .... will of God abides forever."
From this we know that though the world will pass away, and all the things we hold onto will perish. Yet if we do His will, we will live eternity w Him.

1John 2:18
"Little children, it is the last hour, and.... it is the last hour."
This verse seems to say about the sign of His returning, I'm not certain too. It has already been said 2000yrs ago, that "even now many antichrists have come". And I believe the number is increasing after 2000yrs later. Doesn't that mean the time is coming soon? How soon, I do not know because it is stated that "But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night(2Peter3:10)".

We have to anticipate His returning, therefore leading to my last point I that I have learnt tonight:
1John 2:28
"And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.". We do not know when He is coming back, it may be tonight or another 1000yrs later. Yet what we can do to now is to do good, live in Him and His word, that we know we will be assure of a place in His Kingdom when He comes. And we will not be ashamed to face Him.

I used to think to myself at times when I sin against God, how will I respond to Him when I see Him if I continue to sin against Him. And so I thought to myself that I would bow my head down in shame, giving Him a big thank-you and telling Him I know where I will be going - the burning sauna tub. But that is not the case we want. I want to give Him a big thank-you and continue to live in Him, living in His joy and peace.