All sorts of weirdness appears on the screens – some are amused, some frightened, some dis it all. But something’s coming – the entire world, unless you’re quite progressive, is darkening.
And where the answer is, few look there. I’ll say this, if the name of Jesus Christ is not in the answer, trash it. He is the One who opens the seals that reveal the future.
People use the words “Armageddon”, and “apocalypse”, but if ignorant of what those really are – as defined by their Author – they lead astray.
How strange! The demon god of this world really does blind the minds of them that believe not the sacred word, and inspires them to hate the true God and His people.
He has shown us what’s coming. The darkness of unbelief and hatred will cover the earth, and the word will go out to kill all them who love Him and His.
It will hurt, yes, so to die. But resurrection changes everything. Not a hair of our heads will perish, for we will have new and eternal bodies in His paradise established on a new earth. Intact, and glorious.
Those who believe the lies are the ones who will die. It is called the second death, the unending death. Flee from that if you have a heart to, if you believe. Before your fate is sealed.
Once your breath ceases, it’s all over. You go up or down. Your last breath seals your life. In this life you may be given eternal life, or, refusing that, eternal dying. It is written,
“And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.” (John 17:3)
Do you know the Lord Jesus? He rose from the dead, ascended into heaven, and receives those who come to Him. Learn of Him, He also says,
"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. . . . All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out" (Matthew 11:28; John 6:37).
This is not “religion” – though that has appropriated Him and His words, often covering them over with gunk tradition – but spiritual reality. May you not find out the hard way what’s what. Jesus Christ is a most gracious living Person, who, for love of us, Himself paid our dread penalty for sin. And rose from the dead.
When you die – it will come – the main issue will be, has the Christ paid for your sins, or will you have to?
Sorry to be so blunt, but the time is too short, the stakes too high, to sit on the truth and be silent.
In some areas of the world to speak so warrants the death penalty. But not in the West, not yet. Learn of Him. Best place: simply get hold of a Bible and look in it; by His Spirit He is in that book. Better still, visit His community of people – hopefully it will be a healthy community with clear vision, living by His word.
Things won’t get better, but much worse. It’s a good time to seek Him.
It is a good time to seek him.
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Dallas Willard