Good morning,
Are we in the end times? Most Christians who read their Bibles would say, yes. Yet, if you were asked to prove it from the Bible, could you?
This week we will look at Bible passages that confirm we are in the end times.
TESTS OF THE END TIMES
2 Timothy 3:1-5 Perilous times
“This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,4 Traitors, heady, high minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.”
We do not have to go any further. The characteristics listed above are in play right now. Over my lifetime, these have grown worse and worse. Observe the most current crop of young people. Many of them exbibit these qualities of life.
1 Timothy 4:1-2 Apostacy
“Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;”
Many church’s across America are closing. Many have lost significant numbers because of COVID-19. The number of young people who attend church has fallen dramatically.
2 Thessalonians 2:5-8 Lawlessness
“Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:”
Crime is up. Levels of crime, murders, arson, and rape, are all rampant in our cities. In some cities the crimes are not even prosecuted.
These are just the beginning of sorrows. “All these are the beginning of sorrows.” (Matthew 24:8)
Believers in Christ should be living in the exact opposite way. We should be loving, law abiding, and ready to tell others about Jesus?
Are we?
Tom Stearns, WASI Chaplain, 907 715-4001 chaplain@alaskaseniors.com
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