When the sins of this world and the sins of the churches around us increase, it signals the coming of Jesus and the great tribulation and the end of this present world.
As the sins in the days of Noah brought the destruction of this world by God, and the open sins of the men of Sodom in the days of Lot, signaled the destruction of Sodom, the rampant and blatant sins of today show us how close we are coming to the end of this world.
Jesus says:
Matthew 24
36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but MY Father only.
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
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Luke 21
8 And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in MY name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.
9 But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.
10 Then said HE unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
(pestilences: Have we ever seen anything before like Coronavirus?)
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
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According to Matthew 24, the following will happen:
* The great tribulation
* The powers of heaven will be shaken
* Jesus comes through the clouds and send HIS angels to gather the elect.
Matthew 24 Jesus says:
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31 And HE shall send HIS angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together HIS elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
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Jesus said:
Luke 21
When we see signs from heaven such as: volcanos erupting, earthquakes, stars or meteors fall from the heavens ... God is likely speaking to HIS people. I always notice when these things happen today. And I consider that the great tribulation is likely coming soon. And the shaking of the powers of heaven by the sun failing to give it's light. The moving of the earth slightly in the solar system. And then the sign of Jesus in the sky.
And we will see open wickedness in both the world and in the apostate churches.
31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
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Matthew 24:44 Jesus says:
Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
2 Peter 3:14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of HIM in peace, without spot, and blameless.
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Great wickedness of men came before the destruction from God:
Luke 21 Jesus said:
27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
Days of Noah: Genesis 6
Days of Lot: Genesis 19
(Read of these)
30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
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Pestilences:
Coronavirus covered the entire earth. I think this makes this virus as a "trumpet".
And even when they have a vaccine, and think it to be controlled, it surfaces again and again.
To me this is just one of the many things that come to tell man, "You are not in charge."
It is just glimpse of the fall of Babylon of Revelation 18 in the end times, where great cities fell.
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And unspeakable sins begin to surface, especially in the churches.
February, 2021: A Southern Baptist Church pastor in Georgia makes announcement to the world that homosexuals and lesbians are welcome to their church. Apostasy in the churches.
The Southern Baptist Convention put this church group out of the Baptist group of churches because they said they did not conform to the "tradition" of the Baptist church. No report at all was given to USA today concerning the fact that because of the Holy Bible, this church group was expelled. They just said they didn't fit the "tradition" of the Baptist church groups.
This is even a bigger sin to me, for the leadership of the Baptist church did not cite scripture in their reason for their action when they reported to the news media.
In everything scripture must be the reason for our action as Christians. And we must cite the specific scripture upon which we base that which we are doing.
Romans 1:26-28 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
Before Jesus could return, there would be "a falling away" where churches fell away from scriptures, and the man of sin (antichrist) moved into the churches.
II Thessalonians 2:3-4
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
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And through all these things that come upon this earth, we keep ourselves in peace, without spot, and blameless through constant prayer, connecting us to God in every trouble.
And we cling to the scriptures of the Bible until the end.
II Timothy 3:16-17 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
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