A Night of Fear

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A Night of Fear

Have you ever been in a situation, where you have to choose a

spiritual path, the good way or the bad way? Well I was in that

situation quite a few years ago and the way I chose was dire….

The old preacher used to say to me, 'let Jesus come into your heart'

but I wouldn't listen I always used to think that, that was for the

older people. I used to think, why not enjoy my youth, why should I

deprive my self of going to party's, getting smashed every weekend,

taking drugs why should I deprive myself of all this enjoyed because

I've given my life to Christ. Why? Am I insane giving up all this

enjoyment just for Christ! But what I didn't know was that all this

avoiding of Christ was going to Change my life forever and ever….

My mum always used to say to me 'give your life to Christ before it's

too late' what she meant in the phrase 'to late' was in the Christian

Bible there are accounts in Revelation a book in the Bible referring

to the end times and that there are a series of events building up to

Jesus coming to take those who have given there lives to him and that

if you are left behind a antichrist will arise and rule the world and

that reign will be a time of great terror. My mum used to give me

examples such as after Jesus had taken the people who love him there

would be terrible tortures that would go on this earth. The seas would

be turned into blood; great hailstones will fall on the earth and so

on. These were the things she told me day in day out. But the most

horrible, hideous, horrific and worrying thing she ever told me that

even makes me icy cold all over even now. Was a animal that would be

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...d I looked out of my window I saw a lady in the road with

the most grief-stricken face I have ever seen. 'Where's my baby' she

said again. That when it all dawned on me 'the dead in Christ will

rise first also the children will go those who have reached the age of

accountability and those men and women who have served God faithfully

will disappear in a twinkling of an eye.' I quikly ran to my mums room

I looked at the bed she was not there then the most horrid sinking

feeling came over me. It was like me whole life was played in front

me. I quickly ran to wher the radio was and turned it on and what I

heard I couldn't believe it 'aliens have abducted 234, million people

from this world to day.' I thought to myself these people don't know

any thing. But the world soon got to know who was behind the

disappearances…..

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