Scripture teaches that everything that happens, happens according to the predetermined counsel of God… Fact is, that all things work together like the gears and wheels of a great clock—ticking off the minutes until that midnight hour when that cry (spoken of in Mt 25:6) will be heard around the world – ‘Behold, the Bridegroom is coming!’ This evening, I want to try to stir up your minds to think about the practical realities of what it means to live in the “last days” – especially in the light of the promise of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.