Are We Near the End?
Are
we near the end? Yes, we are. All you have to do is take a look around
you to see what is happening in the world. Natural disasters are
escalating, we are now having more Hurricanes, Earthquakes, and
Volcanic eruptions than ever before in the last 100 years. Floods and
wildfires are rampant. Every day we see and hear of earthquakes,
tornado's, volcanic eruptions, in some part of the world and those who
know the Bible and the Prophecy of things to come know why these things
are happening.
So
why are we seeing an upsurge of all these Natural Disasters now?
Extinction of animals, global warming, pollution out of
control,famines, diseases once dormant now rising again, and the
escalating persecutions of Christians through out the whole world?
Because
the end is near. Christ is coming, but if we want Him to come quickly,
we must do our part to make that happen. We must spread His teachings,
tell the people that they must leave the apostate churches, and help
them to prepare for what has to come.
Just
look at the news and the world events in politics, can't you see if you
have eyes to see and ears to hear, exactly what is going on? The
Look
at what is going on in America with the Homeland Security. The more you
allow the Government to put restrictions on the people, no matter how
good they may sound now, in the end, you have given away your rights
and freedoms to them. A National ID Card is in the works, it will hold
all your personal information, all your banking, and medical info, your
whole life will be on that card. So what will happen if you do not
comply with the Beast in the
You
will become an enemy of the State, hunted down, and imprisoned if you
do not conform to the will of the state. You may be tortured, or
killed. Nevertheless, in the end you will pay the price for being a
Sabbath keeper and obeying the Commandments of God, by observing the
True Sabbath.
This
is what it all boils down to people. World Domination by the Vatican,
to bow down to the Beast and observe Sunday as the Sabbath, not to do
so means Death to anyone who refuses.
I am one of those who will refuse, because I Love God more than the laws of man.
That
is why the Earth is going through all these Death Throws now, because
it knows the end is near, that the Vatican has almost all the World's
leaders in her pocket. She needs just a few more to agree with her and
she will have total control of all of us.
Down through History, the
The (Her) I speak of is the Church of Rome, the
Here
is an example, the Holocaust in the Second World War which the
extermination of millions of Jews and Christians who stood in the way
of the
In the First Christian Church after the death of Jesus, they still observed the Fourth Commandment of God, to Remember the
Sabbath and keep it Holy. With the entrance of the Vatican and the
Catholic Church, that commandment went out the window, and man took it
upon himself to change God's Word, And has been doing so ever since.
They have the audacity to put words in God's mouth and to take them
away. The Bible which is the Word of God warned us this would happen.
In the Book of Revelation, a powerful and much needed to read book,
tells us what has and will happen to us. Revelation is symbols, which
makes it hard to understand for those who do not understand those
symbols or the prophecies. That is why you need the Holy Spirit to
guide you through the pages and give you the discernment and insight as
to what the words mean. Too many people take those words out of context
and misinterpret them. Thus causing so many rifts in the churches and
filling people with error, that is then, where those who have the
knowledge and understand must step in and help them to see the light
and the truth.
In the Book of Revelation:
Woman=Church
Harlot=Apostate Churches
Beast = Kingdom, Government, Political Power (this is what the
False Prophet =Apostate Protestantism (the
Dragon=Satan
This
is just some of the many symbols in the Bible and in Revelation, there
are many more. Nevertheless, these are the ones that we must watch out
for today, to be aware of them.
How
do we deal with them? Put our faith and trust in God, get closer to Him
in prayer and talk to Him, give your lives to Him and he will put a
hedge of angels around you to protect you. Even if you are arrested and
imprisoned, even if you are tortured and killed, you will know that if
you stand fast and strong in your faith and in the Name of Jesus, you
will be with Him in Eternity and Heaven will be your home for all time.
To agree with the
2 Timothy 3 Deals With The Coming Apostasy.
In the following Scripture Verses, we will explore and study what this coming apostasy is.
2 Timothy 3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
3:2
For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud,
blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3:3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
3:4 Traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
The last days began with the birth of Christ and will culminate in Christ's return to the earth to set up His kingdom. The prediction of perilous times indicates that apostasy will characterize the final days of the church age.
3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
3:6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
3:7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
3:8
Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the
truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. ( to be
reprobate is to be morally corrupt, unfit, disqualified and
disapproved.)
3:9 But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.
A form of godliness is mere religion without power or spiritual life. Paul commands Timothy to turn away from these false teachers who prey upon silly women laden with sins,
who are especially susceptible to false teachers. (Consider David
Koresh, Jim Jones, and others like them who lead people away from the
truth, only to bring them to destruction and death. We must be very
careful whom we follow, if they do not follow Scripture according to
how God proclaimed it, they are of Satan and not to be trusted or
followed.) Ever Learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth condemns not intense study but some esoteric quest for truth apart from God's Word. Jannes and Jambres, according
to Jewish tradition, were the two magicians in Pharaoh's court who
attempted to duplicate Moses' miracles. (Read Exodus
People
of weak spiritual truth will be easily carried away by the lies and
deceptions of the false teachers. We must be on our guard at all times
to keep from falling into their traps. The way Satan used his
craftiness on Eve in the Garden of Eden, he uses on us today, through
human agents. Our Pastors, Ministers, and Priests, Bishops, and Elders
and even Deacons, can lead the people astray and are doing just that.
Regardless
of what Church background you come from, apostasy has invaded your
church. It began in the Garden of Eden, it attacked and infiltrated the
First Century Christian Church, and right through history till today,
it continues to eat away at the core of our faith, eroding away bit by
bit, till Satan has consumed each and every church and peoples he
touches. The world is filled with morally corrupt minds, just look at
2
Thessalonians 2:3 says Let no man deceive you by any means: for that
day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that
man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
Falling away (Greek apostasia) is the great and final apostasy or repudiation of the Christian faith that will occur at the appearance of the son of perdition (the Antichrist) Read 1 Timothy 4: 1-5; 2 timothy 3: 1-5. Man of sin, some
times called man of lawlessness: This is the beast out of the sea (Rev.
13:1) the little horn (Daniel 7:8) and the false Christ who will aim to
rule the world (Rev. 13: 15-17) this is the Antichrist.
This
question has been on my mind for some time. Am I ready to meet God? I
sometimes wonder and fear that I will fall short of being ready. I have
spoken to others and some feel the same way.
Are
we living the life we should according to God's will? Are we doing
enough to bring others to God, are we spreading the word about the True
Sabbath and the Mark of the Beast and the Three Angels Messages to
leave the apostate churches that refuse to follow God's commandments?
How
do we prepare and when do we start? Well, when to start is now, how do
we prepare, is by reading the Scriptures, God's Word and making
ourselves knowledgeable so that we will be capable of giving the Word
to others.
By
striving to be perfect in the Word, in our daily living, by putting an
end to bad habits, words, thoughts, actions, etc. which by any means is
not easy, I will be the first to tell you that.
I
still struggle everyday to keep from office gossip, and get sucked in
every time. I sometimes think badly of myself and others and that’s not
a good thing. So I know and understand first hand if someone tells me
they have a hard time changing. It's tough to change, we see others
around us that irritate us and annoy us, we see others getting away
with things at the office and no one cares. You work hard, do your job
and get not a thank you from your employers. The ones that get the
attention are the whiners, complainers and criers, the slackers and
others who could care less about their co-workers.
Are these people ready? By no means are they. They for many reasons, don't know God or His Word, and if they do, don't care.
They are too wrapped up in the world and its material trappings.
So
what do we do? We pray for those who don't know the Lord as we do, and
try to tell them about Him, if they choose not to listen, and then walk
away, nothing can be done at that point; all you can do is pray for
them. But there will come a point when even praying for them will not
help. God will seek after you just so long, and
then walk away completely. If you chose not to accept Him, all the
praying we do for them will be for naught.
Also
it may be against company policy to try and bring God into the work
place, so be ready for that. I too was told on one of my jobs, not to
bring my religious beliefs into the work place and try to talk God to
others on threat of losing my job.
God
never said our lives on this planet would be easy. Ever since sin
entered it, it has been a fast spiral into a whirlpool of corruption,
hatred, murder, violence, wars, famines, pestilence, plagues, death and
more death. For those who don’t know God, it’s a hopeless situation,
but for those who do know God, there is hope, because of the promises
He gave us. As long as we obey and follow His commandments, He will
take care of us.
So
how do we get ready to meet God? By walking closely with Him, and
getting to know Him in His Word, the Bible. Talking to Him as you would
a friend, or a close sister or brother, makes it personal with God.
It's scary sometimes trying to talk to your Father about your problems
or anything else. And sometimes I think that is what stops people from
talking personally to God, because of how they relate to their earthly
parents, or because they just don't know how to go about it. I always
had a problem going to my dad about anything, we always clashed like a
couple of Titans, ramming and butting heads, we were too much alike,
head strong and always had to be right. So that is my reason for having
a difficult time in getting really close to God and talking to Him as
my Father.
But
once you start, it gets easier. And the more you talk the more you open
up to Him, open your heart and mind and thoughts and feelings, and all
your emotions are laid out for Him to heal and love and care for. He
loves us and longs for us to come to Him and tell Him our hurts, and
our joys, the good and the bad of our every day living.
So start now by ridding yourselves of the bad stuff that will keep you away from Him.
Gossip,
bad habits, smoking, drugs, misconduct in sexual matters, unhealthy
foods, unhealthy lifestyles, anything negative in your life, get rid of
it. God wants positive people, happy healthy people to enter His
kingdom. He calls the sinner, the sick the unloved, the unwanted to Him
so He can heal them. And that is why He is calling us today, to Heal
and Care for us, because we are His children. And He is a wonderful
Father.
So
act now, I will pray for you, and please pray for me, and together we
can make a difference in our lives and the lives of others, with God's
help, His strength, and mercy and grace.
Philippians
Matthew
God bless you and keep you in the palm of His hand.