"Ang Anak sang Tawo nagakari nga may daku nga himaya"

Ebanghelyo subong nga Adlaw (Lucas 21:20-28)

"Kon makita ninyo ang Jerusalem nga ginalibutan sang mga hangaway, ti, mahibal-an ninyo nga sa indi madugay pagalaglagon ini.

Gani ang mga yara sa Judea dapat magpalagyo sa mga bukid, kag ang mga sa sulod sang banwa maggwa, kag ang yara sa kaumhan indi magsulod sa banwa.

Kay amo ini ang 'Mga Adlaw sang Pagsilot,' sa pagtuman sang tanan nga ginasiling sang mga Kasulatan.

Kailo man ang nagabulosong nga mga babayi kag ang mga iloy nga may mga lapsag sa sadtong mga adlaw. Ang sobra nga kalisdanan magaabot sa sini nga duta, kag ang kaakig sang Dios magaabot sa sini nga mga tawo.

Ang iban sa ila pamatyon, ang iban pagabihagon sa iban nga mga kapungsoran, kag ang Jerusalem pagatapakon sang mga pagano tubtob sa adlaw nga matapos ang ila paggahom."

"Sa sadto nga tion may mga tanda nga makita sa adlaw, sa bulan kag sa mga bituon. Ang tanan nga mga pungsod sa duta magakurog sa kahadlok sang dinaguhob sang mga balod sa dagat.

Ang mga tawo magakalipong sa kahadlok samtang nagahulat sila sang magaabot sa bug-os nga duta. Kay ang mga gahom sa kahawaan pagapatalangon sa ila kinaandan nga alagyan.

Dayon ang Anak sang Tawo magapakita, nga nagakari sa mga panganod, nga may daku nga gahom kag himaya.

Kon ini nga mga butang mahanabo, magtindog kamo kag magbayaw sang inyo mga ulo, kay ang inyo kaluwasan malapit na."

Prayer: 

"Lord Jesus, fill me with gratitude for the gift of redemption and increase my hope and longing for your return again in glory. May that day bring joy to my heart rather than sorrow. Help me to serve you faithfully and to make the best use of my time now in the light of your coming again." 

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Reflections of the Daily Gospel:

Do you believe that the world as we know it is going to end just as Jesus foretold? Jesus' prophetic description of the destruction of the holy city Jerusalem, the destruction of the world, and the day of final judgment, was not new to the people of Israel. The prophets had foretold these events many centuries before. Behold the day of the Lord comes, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger to make the earth a desolation and to destroy its sinners from it (Isaiah 13:9-13; see also Joel 2:1-2; Amos 5:18-20; Zephaniah 1:14-18). Jesus warns of the imminent destruction of Jerusalem as a consequence of the rejection of the gospel. According the historian Josephus, over a million inhabitants died when the Romans destroyed Jerusalem with its temple in 70 A.D. Jerusalem's vengeance resulted from her indifference to the visitation of God in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ (Luke 19:44). 

Jesus also speaks about the judgment at the end of the world. Only spiritual blindness can keep us from recognizing the obvious signs of approaching disaster which awaits the day of judgment for those who refuse to heed God's word of grace and salvation. Jesus was completely honest. He told his disciples what it would cost to follow him. And he promised that he would never leave them alone, even in their time of tribulation. The saints and martyrs who underwent torment and death made their prisons a temple of praise and their scaffolds a throne to the glory of God. They knew the saving presence of Jesus Christ with them in all circumstances. Jesus offers us safety in the face of earth's threats. Not a hair of your head will perish (Luke 21:18). The disciple who walks with Christ may lose their body but not their soul. 

The greatest gift which no one can take from us and which we can be most thankful for is our redemption through the precious blood of Jesus, which was shed on the cross for our sins, and our adoption through Christ as children of God our heavenly Father. Jesus Christ has redeemed us from slavery to sin, from fear of death, and from final destruction. We can be eternally thankful because our hope is anchored in heaven and in the promise that Jesus will return to fully establish his reign of peace and righteousness. Jesus speaks of his second coming as a known fact, a for certain event which we can confidently expect to take place in the Lord's time of choosing. This coming will be marked by signs that all will recognize – signs which will strike terror and grief in those who are unprepared and wonder and joy in those who are ready to meet the Lord. When the Lord Jesus returns he will fully establish his kingdom of justice and righteousness and he will vindicate all who have been faithful to him. His judgment is a sign of hope for those who have placed their trust in him. Do you hope in God and in the promise of Christ to return again to establish his reign of righteousness and peace?