Lately you may agree it seems like things in the world today just continue to go from bad to worse. That's of course because they are! Although some today falsely predict that things will somehow get better they are sadly mistaken. Here in America we're all dealing with an ongoing economic crises as the dollar shrinks and the deficit rises along with many other serious problems as well. And while it's true our economy is collapsing here around the world chaos and violence continue to dominate the headlines along with the constant threat of war in the Middle East. As terrible as this all is as believers this really shouldn't surprise us at all if we know our history and true Bible prophecy well. Because that's exactly what the holy apostles and prophets of old predicted would happen at the end of this age along with of course the Lord Jesus Christ himself! As evil continues its steady rise in the world today rearing its ugly head with relative ease and regularity now sadly righteousness and godliness continue unfortunately to decline. We need to realize if we don't already that obviously there's much more at work behind the scenes today in the spiritual realm where the real battle is actually waged. Maybe you've come to that realization yourself as well lately watching the news unfold completely baffled and bewildered by it all. Surely we must know by now that God's word is much more than just you're average history book. With so much corruption and chaos in the world today it's high time again that we gave its prolific and prophetic pages a long and hard second look.
Many I speak to today sadly often know little or nothing about God's love and plan for their lives personally let alone about what's actually fulfilling prophetically in our world today. Thankfully there are exceptions at times and I'm always pleasantly surprised to find that there are those out there who on occasion actually do. But on average most are blinded from the real truth today. Here's what the apostle Paul once had to say about life at the end of this age and what we see unfolding today, "THIS KNOW ALSO THAT IN THE LAST DAYS PERILOUS TIMES SHALL COME. FOR MEN SHALL BE LOVERS OF THEIR OWN SELVES, COVETOUS, BOASTERS, PROUD, BLASPHEMERS, DISOBEDIENT TO PARENTS, UNTHANKFUL, UNHOLY, WITHOUT NATURAL AFFECTION, TRUCEBREAKERS, FALSE ACCUSERS, INCONTINENT, FIERCE, DESPISERS OF THOSE THAT ARE GOOD. TRAITORS, HEADY, HIGHMINDED, LOVERS OF PLEASURES MORE THAN LOVERS OF GOD HAVING A FORM OF GODLINESS BUT DENYING THE POWER THEREOF, FROM SUCH TURN AWAY (2 Timothy 3:1-5)." Does that sound familiar? Yes because of course like me you see this clearly today and just how prevalent it is now sadly in our world today. In light of all this I truly hope you and I never forget to always watch and pray!
Often as humans however we simply don't want to face the facts. It's much easier to pretend that somehow someday the peril prevalent today will all just go away and life will eventually return to normal again one day. After all we have enough problems of our own so why should we concern ourselves with the rest of the world? The truth is that just as predicted things will continue to worsen over time whether we believe it or not because God has clearly revealed what the future of the world truly holds. Of course we'd all like to believe somehow things will eventually get better here but sadly things will not because in his word God has made it all perfectly clear. In fact here's what the apostle Peter also had to say about life as we near the end today, "KNOWING THIS FIRST THAT THERE SHALL COME IN THE LAST DAYS SCOFFERS WALKING AFTER THEIR OWN LUST AND SAYING, WHERE IS THE PROMISE OF HIS COMING? FOR SINCE THE FATHERS FELL ASLEEP ALL THINGS CONTINUE AS THEY WERE FROM THE BEGINNING OF CREATION (2 Peter 3:3-4)." They say what?! Sadly what these scoffers somehow choose to ignore is that the flood in Noah's day actually did occur in fact on earth once before. And as you may know Jesus himself once said life in the last days would be just as they were long ago back in Noah's day.
And now we are quickly approaching the end of this age and God's judgment upon an evil and sinful world is once again looming. But this time as you may know if you're well read it will not be by flood but by fire instead! So what can you and I do today to overcome the present evil of our day? Walk in love and grow in God's grace always determined to keep seeking his face. And of course come what may always listening carefully to what Jesus himself and all the holy apostles and prophets also had to say, "BUT THE DAY OF THE LORD WILL COME AS A THIEF IN THE NIGHT IN WHICH THE HEAVENS SHALL PASS AWAY WITH A GREAT NOISE AND THE ELEMENTS SHALL MELT WITH FERVENT HEAT. THE EARTH ALSO AND THE WORKS THAT ARE THEREIN SHALL BE BURNED UP. SEEING THEN THAT ALL THESE THINGS SHALL BE DISSOLVED, WHAT MANNER OF PERSONS OUGHT YE TO BE IN ALL HOLY CONVERSATION AND GODLINESS LOOKING FOR AND HASTING UNTO THE COMING OF THE DAY OF GOD WHERIN THE HEAVENS BEING ON FIRE SHALL BE DISSOLVED AND THE ELEMENTS SHALL MELT WITH FERVENT HEAT? NEVERTHELESS WE, ACCORDING TO HIS PROMISE, LOOK FOR NEW HEAVENS AND A NEW EARTH WHERIN DWELLETH RIGHTEOUSNESS. WHEREFORE BELOVED SEEING THAT YE LOOK FOR SUCH THINGS BE DILIGENT THAT YE MAY BE FOUND OF HIM IN PEACE WITHOUT SPOT AND BLAMELESS (2 Peter 3:10-14)." Today violence and corruption is on the rise just as predicted and we're obviously now living in perilous times. But the question remains as we near the end will we draw closer to Him and farther from sin?
Many I speak to today sadly often know little or nothing about God's love and plan for their lives personally let alone about what's actually fulfilling prophetically in our world today. Thankfully there are exceptions at times and I'm always pleasantly surprised to find that there are those out there who on occasion actually do. But on average most are blinded from the real truth today. Here's what the apostle Paul once had to say about life at the end of this age and what we see unfolding today, "THIS KNOW ALSO THAT IN THE LAST DAYS PERILOUS TIMES SHALL COME. FOR MEN SHALL BE LOVERS OF THEIR OWN SELVES, COVETOUS, BOASTERS, PROUD, BLASPHEMERS, DISOBEDIENT TO PARENTS, UNTHANKFUL, UNHOLY, WITHOUT NATURAL AFFECTION, TRUCEBREAKERS, FALSE ACCUSERS, INCONTINENT, FIERCE, DESPISERS OF THOSE THAT ARE GOOD. TRAITORS, HEADY, HIGHMINDED, LOVERS OF PLEASURES MORE THAN LOVERS OF GOD HAVING A FORM OF GODLINESS BUT DENYING THE POWER THEREOF, FROM SUCH TURN AWAY (2 Timothy 3:1-5)." Does that sound familiar? Yes because of course like me you see this clearly today and just how prevalent it is now sadly in our world today. In light of all this I truly hope you and I never forget to always watch and pray!
Often as humans however we simply don't want to face the facts. It's much easier to pretend that somehow someday the peril prevalent today will all just go away and life will eventually return to normal again one day. After all we have enough problems of our own so why should we concern ourselves with the rest of the world? The truth is that just as predicted things will continue to worsen over time whether we believe it or not because God has clearly revealed what the future of the world truly holds. Of course we'd all like to believe somehow things will eventually get better here but sadly things will not because in his word God has made it all perfectly clear. In fact here's what the apostle Peter also had to say about life as we near the end today, "KNOWING THIS FIRST THAT THERE SHALL COME IN THE LAST DAYS SCOFFERS WALKING AFTER THEIR OWN LUST AND SAYING, WHERE IS THE PROMISE OF HIS COMING? FOR SINCE THE FATHERS FELL ASLEEP ALL THINGS CONTINUE AS THEY WERE FROM THE BEGINNING OF CREATION (2 Peter 3:3-4)." They say what?! Sadly what these scoffers somehow choose to ignore is that the flood in Noah's day actually did occur in fact on earth once before. And as you may know Jesus himself once said life in the last days would be just as they were long ago back in Noah's day.
And now we are quickly approaching the end of this age and God's judgment upon an evil and sinful world is once again looming. But this time as you may know if you're well read it will not be by flood but by fire instead! So what can you and I do today to overcome the present evil of our day? Walk in love and grow in God's grace always determined to keep seeking his face. And of course come what may always listening carefully to what Jesus himself and all the holy apostles and prophets also had to say, "BUT THE DAY OF THE LORD WILL COME AS A THIEF IN THE NIGHT IN WHICH THE HEAVENS SHALL PASS AWAY WITH A GREAT NOISE AND THE ELEMENTS SHALL MELT WITH FERVENT HEAT. THE EARTH ALSO AND THE WORKS THAT ARE THEREIN SHALL BE BURNED UP. SEEING THEN THAT ALL THESE THINGS SHALL BE DISSOLVED, WHAT MANNER OF PERSONS OUGHT YE TO BE IN ALL HOLY CONVERSATION AND GODLINESS LOOKING FOR AND HASTING UNTO THE COMING OF THE DAY OF GOD WHERIN THE HEAVENS BEING ON FIRE SHALL BE DISSOLVED AND THE ELEMENTS SHALL MELT WITH FERVENT HEAT? NEVERTHELESS WE, ACCORDING TO HIS PROMISE, LOOK FOR NEW HEAVENS AND A NEW EARTH WHERIN DWELLETH RIGHTEOUSNESS. WHEREFORE BELOVED SEEING THAT YE LOOK FOR SUCH THINGS BE DILIGENT THAT YE MAY BE FOUND OF HIM IN PEACE WITHOUT SPOT AND BLAMELESS (2 Peter 3:10-14)." Today violence and corruption is on the rise just as predicted and we're obviously now living in perilous times. But the question remains as we near the end will we draw closer to Him and farther from sin?
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