What is blessedness?

I've been working on my book "Leap For Joy" and being struck by the realities of Luke 6:20-26...

I'm adding a repetitive post

Blessed are you who are poor
Blessed are you who are hungry now
Blessed are you who weep now
Blessed are you when people hate you (on account of the Son of man)

Woe to you who are rich
Woe to you who are full now
Woe to you who laugh now
Woe to you, when all people speak well of you

Are you blessed or under woe?

The End of the Age

"They were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the age has come" (1 Corinthians 10:11).

"On whom the end of the age has come." This present age is passing away. Even more, according to Paul the end of the age has come, and it has come on us. Past tense with present results extensive prefect tense I guess, or is that intensive... well, whatever the case, we need to wake up. "Wake up and strengthen what remains," "It's time of judgment to being with the household of God." And the first sentence Christ uttered in his public ministry was, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe the gospel."

For all you Homelitic junkies & Homileticians out there, how about that two point sermon: 1. Repent, and 2. Believe the gospel. Oh yes, indeed, the indicative must come before the imperative. Here it is: "The end of the age has come upon us."

Because the end of the age has come upon us, we must repent and believe the gospel!!