Our times are truly disturbing or should be to all true Christians. We have never seen or experienced such lawlessness, violence, hatred, and fear. Most of which is predicated on lies and demonic influences. Why is this happening? Where is it leading? What are we to do?
Malachi 4:5 "Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the LORD.
The end of time as we know it is fast approaching. The Millennial Kingdom is within reach as we speak. We are coming toward the Terrible Day of the Lord. God has warned us many times throughout His Word, that this day will come. God also told us that we should be able to discern the signs.
Matthew 16:2-3 But He replied to them, "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.' "And in the morning, 'There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.' Do you know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times?
While we cannot know the day or hour, we should be able to discern the signs which God has provided. There are many elements in the Doctrine of the End Times. We will go through each one of them to help us understand them, prepare for them, and warn others of them. God has been warning the world since the very beginning.
Isaiah 13:6-8 Wail, for the day of the LORD is near! It will come as destruction from the Almighty. Therefore all hands will fall limp, And every man's heart will melt. They will be terrified, Pains and anguish will take hold of them; They will writhe like a woman in labor, They will look at one another in astonishment, Their faces aflame.
God describes these days as terrifying, terrible, and painful. How much more does He have to declare before we take these warnings seriously? They did not listen to Isaiah!
13:9-11 Behold, the day of the LORD is coming, Cruel, with fury and burning anger, To make the land a desolation; And He will exterminate its sinners from it.
For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not flash forth their light; The sun will be dark when it rises And the moon will not shed its light.
Thus I will punish the world for its evil And the wicked for their iniquity; I will also put an end to the arrogance of the proud And abase the haughtiness of the ruthless.
Too many people believe their false teachers who preach peace, love, and blessings. It is a belief in the false premises that God is just waiting to bless you while not requiring anything from you.
13:12-13 I will make mortal man scarcer than pure gold And mankind than the gold of Ophir.
Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, And the earth will be shaken from its place At the fury of the LORD of hosts In the day of His burning anger.
Who wants to face the fury of God with His burning anger. Is this the God you know? Is this the God you serve? Is this the God you worship? To many He is not. This is the God they do not know.
Most have their own demonically inspired god of their own desires. They often refer to him as my god. They also say, “My god would not be like that or do that. My god is a god of love.”
They will be terrified to bow in judgment before the God they denied all of their lives.
Romans 14:11 For it is written, "AS I LIVE, SAYS THE LORD, EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW TO ME, AND EVERY TONGUE SHALL GIVE PRAISE TO GOD."
14:12 So then each one of us will give an account of himself to God.