The other day as I was praying about the Haiti earthquake the Lord took me back to Matthew 24:3-14. Here’s what the Lord showed me.
3 Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives. His disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will all this happen? What sign will signal your return and the end of the world?”
4 Jesus told them, “Don’t let anyone mislead you, 5 for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive many. In the past 30 years how many false prophets have we heard off? Too many to count if you count them all!
6 And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately. The world has been at war for most all of the 20th century and this century is starting out even worse.
7 Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world. Like I said, war all over the world. As far as famines and earthquakes in the African continent people have been starving to death there for years. Now it’s starting to spread to other parts of the world. We even have starving here in the United States!
8 But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come. Not much fun to hear but we know that this brings us closer every day to the Lord’s return!
9 “Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers. According to “Voice of the Martyrs” there have been more people put to death in the 20th century then in all of history for being a Christian and this century is starting out even more brutal with the rampant spread of Islam.
10 And many will turn away from me and betray and hate each other. I see this even in people I know! I sometimes really see it when I’m on the streets witnessing! You would be amazed at the extent some people will go even right here in our own country to vilify Christianity!
11 And many false prophets will appear and will deceive many people. Just like I said about verses 4 & 5, you can hardly go a week without hearing about false prophets trying to lead people away. It’s even happening here in our churches. When you have Unitarian churches and other churches teaching that Jesus is not the only way to Heaven rather a way to Heaven many will most definitely be deceived!
12 Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold. Sin is sin and our country is leading purveyor of it! Just look at the rise of homosexuality in our country. Just look at the pornography business in this country. We lead the world in exportation of both homosexuality and pornography but yet many churches turn a blind eye to it.
13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved. Praise God for that!
14 And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come. You had better get ready for the end to come at any time now! For the first time in the history of the world the Good News of Jesus Christ is being preached to every tribe, tongue, & nation in this world. Up until just a few short years ago this was not possible. Right now the Bible is either being or has been translated into every known language in the world. The Good News is also being spread by both the internet and satellite television which is now also going into every nation in the world!
After reading the above verses and going over what the Lord showed me I’m both scared and apprehensive. I’m scared because I know I’ve missed sharing the Gospel with people that the Lord sent my way and I know I should have done a far better job sharing with them. On the other hand, I’m more then a little apprehensive, or even excited if you will know now that the Lord’s return is imminent and it won’t be long and I’ll be out of here!!!
Be Blessed!!!
Big Scott
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