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THE LAST HOUR
<p>“GBAM! GBAM! GBAM!”</p><p><br/></p><p>All I heard was a knock on the door.</p><p>When I opened it, there stood a tall, fine-looking man.</p><p>Looking into his eyes, my body shook.</p><p><br/></p><p>A mixture of heat and cold filled the atmosphere.</p><p>A mixture of headaches and sore throat overwhelmed me.</p><p>A mixture of tiredness and fear took over my heart.</p><p><br/></p><p>My breath began to hold and release itself.</p><p>I shut the door and ran back inside.</p><p><br/></p><p>“FATHER! FATHER! FATHER!</p><p>There is a strange man at the door...”</p><p><br/></p><p>“Oh! Ha! Oh!</p><p><br/></p><p>My daughter, my heart, my jewel,</p><p>do you have any idea who has come to visit your father?”</p><p><br/></p><p>I know no more than my father,</p><p>who knows more than I do.</p><p><br/></p><p>“That which you have seen...</p><p>He is the one who enters a happy home</p><p>and turns it into a sorrowful one.</p><p><br/></p><p>That which you have seen...</p><p>He is the one who takes children away from their parents</p><p>without notice.</p><p><br/></p><p>That which you have seen...</p><p>He does not care who is a graduate</p><p>or a young PhD holder.</p><p><br/></p><p>He is the one who takes away the breadwinners of families</p><p>without permission.</p><p><br/></p><p>That which you have seen...</p><p>He turns a child into one</p><p>without a father or mother.</p><p><br/></p><p>He is the Angel of Death.</p><p>My daughter, my time is here.”</p><p><br/></p><p>I kept weeping until he said,</p><p>“Wipe your tears</p><p>and go ask him to enter.”</p><p><br/></p><p>I opened the door,</p><p>but I could not look him in the eyes again.</p><p><br/></p><p>“Peace and greetings from the Lord of the universe unto you, Man of God.”</p><p><br/></p><p>Father responded,</p><p><br/></p><p>“Peace and greetings to you too.</p><p>Have you come to greet me</p><p>or to make my household cry?”</p><p><br/></p><p>“I have come to greet you</p><p>and also make your household weep.”</p><p><br/></p><p>“But I told you to give me signs</p><p>a few months before my appointed time.</p><p><br/></p><p>It would be unwise of me to ask why,</p><p>but tell me, what happened?”</p><p><br/></p><p>“Indeed, I gave you many signs,</p><p>but you are among the careless and carefree.”</p><p><br/></p><p>“Do not speak in parables.”</p><p><br/></p><p>“Five months ago,</p><p>I took away a man and his wife,</p><p>and you went there to preach about Me.</p><p>Have you forgotten?</p><p><br/></p><p>Three months ago,</p><p>I took away the breadwinners of your in-laws’ family,</p><p>and you went there to deliver the Scriptures.</p><p>Have you forgotten?</p><p><br/></p><p>Three weeks ago,</p><p>I took away a graduate on his way home,</p><p>and you went there to preach.</p><p>Have you forgotten?</p><p><br/></p><p>Last week,</p><p>reminders of Me appeared on your social media pages,</p><p>and you scrolled past them.</p><p>Have you forgotten?”</p><p><br/></p><p>“Oh... indeed, those were signs...”</p><p><br/></p><p>He passed away.</p>
THE LAST HOUR
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