Moment of Meditation: Great Tribulation (Matthew 24:21-22)

''For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short (Matthew 24:21-22).''

As the days until the Last Day become fewer, the world will be getting worse and worse. The Great Tribulation, which everyone is looking for, is here. Now. But the tribulation continues to get worse every day.

But the tribulation is also evidence of God's mercy. "If those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short." God shows His love for His fallen creation in not letting the days of the Great Tribulation to continue on without end. Because of the Church, God cuts short the days.

God wants all men to be saved (1 Timothy 2:4). But if the days were lengthened, there's the possibility that no one would be saved. Everyone would fall away from the faith if there were no end to it.

But God ends the evil. When Jesus comes back, all the evil will be abolished and nothing but good will remain. And in His goodness we wish to live forever. Amen.