What would Jesus say about the UK in 2013?

Answer 1

The Bible is filled with warnings and testimonies for His scattered people [of whom Britain is "Ephraim"]... and for all the nations of the world for that matter. But mostly, Christ's message for the world hasn't changed one bit since He first began to preach God's "Good News" [or "Gospel"]:

" 'The time is now come,' He said, 'and the KINGDOM OF GOD IS NEAR! REPENT and BELIEVE the GOSPEL [Good News].'" (Mark 1:14-15 MNTMontgomery New Testament)

Everyone is REQUIRED to REPENT of their SINS... our disobedience to God's Commandments [see I John 3:4]... and BELIEVE His Message. That is... believe what the Bible says.

This has always been mankind's problem from the beginning -- and nothing's changed, since. Very few people are able to hear God's Message:

"...'that REPENTANCE unto the remission of sins SHOULD BE PREACHED in His name UNTO ALL NATIONS, beginning from Jerusalem." (Luke 24:47 MNT)

The U.K., of course, being the descendants of Israel's "lost ten tribes" [Ephraim, a branch of the tribe of Joseph], should be leading the pack in showing the world God's way of living. Therefore God's Judgment on them is more severe than the vast majority of pagan nations who don't know any better.

But Judgment Day [the Last Great Day of God's plan] will fall upon the whole world, not just the U.K.. Till then, God says about Ephraim:

"LEAVE HER ALONE because she is married to idolatry. The men of Israel finish up their drinking bouts and off they go to find some prostitutes. Their love for shame is greater than their love for honor. So a mighty wind will sweep them away. They will die in shame because they offer sacrifices to idols." (Hosea 4:17-19 NLT New Living Translation)

The Judgment is coming upon all of us... but until that day... the U.K. and everyone else in the world has THE SAME "open invitation from their Creator" to REPENT of their sins and turn to God in Obedience and Faith for the remission of their sins... and they won't "be hurt of the Second Death":

"...He that overcomes shall not be hurt of the Second Death." (Rev.2:11 MNT)

"And all were Judged according to their deeds. And Death and Hades [the grave] were hurled into the Lake of Fire. This is the Second Death, the Lake of Fire." (Rev.20:14 MNT)