Don't Be Left Behind

name under heaven given among men by which

is and what he has done for them. “The Lord…is

we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).

patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance” (2 Peter 3:9).

Do you doubt that Jesus will ever return to earth to set things right? Are you living like you’ll never face God as your judge? Then you’re in danger of being left behind!

The Bible says there’s only one way not to be left behind…

Admit that you’re a sinner in need of God’s forgiveness. We “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).

Believe that Jesus Christ died for you on the cross, came back to life from the grave, and is your only way to heaven. “God shows his love for us in that

Accept Jesus’ offer to forgive your sins and become your Savior. In Christ we have “the forgiveness of sins” (Colossians 1:14).

If that’s your heart’s true desire, you can tell Jesus in words like these: Dear Jesus, I agree with you that I’m a sinner in need of salvation. I also believe that you died in my place, taking the punishment I deserved for my sins. I accept your offer of forgiveness and eternal life. I now receive you as my Savior. Help me to live from now on to please you.

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If Jesus were to come today to take those who believe in him to heaven, would you be included?

I hope you’ll accept God’s offer of salvation and make your future secure. Don’t be left behind!

while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).

Turn from trusting in anything or anyone else for eternal life and trust only in Christ. “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other

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DON’T BE LEFT BEHIND

Everything will be in upheaval, and there will be

Something else that hasn’t changed is the Word

earthquakes, wars, violence, and people betraying

of God, the Bible. “The grass withers, the flower

Jesus is coming back! God’s Book, the Bible, prom-

one another. It all leads up to the ultimate rebellion

fades, but the word of our God will stand forever”

ises that Jesus will return to take his faithful followers

against God—Armageddon.

(Isaiah 40:8). What God says is unchanging.

to live with him in his glorious presence forever (John

Human nature doesn’t change. “For all have

14:3). Everyone else will be left behind to face the most

SOME THINGS THAT WON’T CHANGE

difficult times mankind has known.

Despite the coming chaos on earth, some things

When will that happen? The Bible made clear predic-

will remain the same. What are they?

tions about the times leading up to Christ’s coming

The nature of God never changes. He is un-

and go to heaven unless our sins are forgiven by

for his own. It says that in those days people will be

changing in his holiness and his righteousness.

God. That’s why Christ came to earth the first

lovers of pleasure instead of God, truce-breakers, blas-

God said, “For I the Lord do not change” (Malachi

time 2,000 years ago to die on a cross.

phemers, unthankful. heartless, without self-control

3:6). Don’t let the nightly news frighten you. God

(2 Timothy 3:1-5).

knows what’s going on down here and he will

Clearly the evidence of those predictions being fulfilled

step in when the limit has been reached. Only he

is all around us. The news is filled with reports of greed, murders, robberies, immorality as well as a worldwide convulsion of violence and terrorism. All the signs seem to indicate that something will happen soon.

knows what that limit is.

“God knows what’s going on down here and he will step in when the limit has been reached.”

God’s judgment is coming; that hasn’t changed. The Bible says that the Lord will one day judge all the nations of the world. But

After Jesus comes for his own “there will be signs in

also God is unchanging in his love.

sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of

He loves you and he has a plan for your life. Jesus

nations…people fainting with fear and with forebod-

said, “I came that they may have life and have it

ing of what is coming on the world” (Luke 21:25-26).

abundantly” ( John 10:10).

sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). We’re all sinners—sinners by birth and by practice. We cannot be reconciled to God

And the promise of his return to earth to rule the nations hasn’t changed. Christ said before he left, “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne” (Matthew 25:31).

SOMETHING THAT WILL CHANGE Since Jesus made that promise long ago, people have always asked, “Where is the promise of his coming?” (2 Peter 3:4). Has something gone wrong? No, everything is going according to God’s timeline. God will come to bring peace and justice to earth, but until then he is giving

name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).

Accept Jesus’ offer to forgive your sins and become your Savior. In Christ we have “the forgiveness of sins” (Colossians 1:14).

If that’s your heart’s true desire, you can tell Jesus in words like these: Dear Jesus, I agree with you that I’m a sinner in need of salvation. I also believe that you died in my place, taking the punishment I deserved for my sins. I accept your offer of forgiveness and eternal life. I now receive you as my Savior. Help me to live from now on to please you.

If Jesus were to come today to take those who believe in him to heaven, would you be included?

I hope you’ll accept God’s offer of salvation and make your future secure. Don’t be left behind!

Good News Tracts Don’t Be Left Behind A redesign of a Good News Tracts classic, evangelist Billy Graham urges readers to be sure that they will not be left behind when Christ returns.

Bible references: ESV. Package contains 25 tracts.

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