By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. -Hebrews 11:7.
God called Noah and his family to come out of the world. For about 100 years Noah very much epitomized the believers' call to be in the world, but not of it;
I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. -John 17:15, 16.
Today God is calling us to come out from the world again. It is the same call He has given to us all along, but now with far greater urgency, as we are on the brink of "Noah's 2nd day."
He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. -Matthew 10:39.
So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. -Luke 14:33.
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, -II Corinthians 6:17.
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. -I John 2:15-17. Bold type added.
So what does God mean when He says that the world passes away? I think most of the time we regard this in a spiritual sense only-that our souls are eternal, and that all we currently know in this present world will fade away from our memories over time. But when our priorities aren't in proper order, as Christians, we end up living for the world-and the world literally becomes our confidence. I tell you now that not only is the world's passing away a spiritual application for us, but it will soon become a quite literal thing. When Jesus is telling of what will be in the last days, He declares that heaven and earth shall pass away in each account (Matthew 24:35, Mark 13:31, Luke 21:33).
How are your spiritual preparations going, brethren? Where are your affections? Are they with the things of this world and its values, or are they with God through Jesus Christ? It is not without cause that Jesus tells us that if we want to follow Him we must DENY ourselves, and take up our own crosses daily in order to be His disciples (Matthew 16:24, 25).
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. -Luke 21:34-36.
In the next few months there is an event coming upon us which stands to be a catastrophe for the United States, and could be the fulfilling of Revelation 8:7, the first trumpet of seven that are set to sound. I think we have already seen at least the beginning of fulfillment for Revelation 7:1, which speaks of 4 angels holding "the 4 winds" of heaven. This scripture seems to me to prophesy the stopping of the main steering winds which drive the overall weather patterns, rather than a stopping of all wind and breeze. First, I learned that it is the Arctic ice that is a main driver of these steering winds, and this ice has been shrinking greatly. Then I also learned that the Gulf Stream has stopped, and it is the Gulf Stream that fuels the jet stream. Other than that, it may be difficult to find out more from the controlled main stream media.
But the event coming upon us is said to be that the earth is entering into a debris field in space, starting through about late May and into June, and then escalating. All of this data is coming through Stephen Ben-Nun of IsraeliNewsLive.org. I have been somewhat slow to report on this, wanting to be more certain, rather than to add needlessly to causes for alarm. It does appear now that this prediction is for real. Not every area of the world will be affected the same way, but I grant you that this is all a prediction. The event looks to be certain, but the effects can only be estimated. Please look into this for yourself, but remember that this is being kept secret from the general public. I believe that this is all a part of the Nemesis-Nibiru system that we are encountering, and is part of God's judgment.
It is amazing to me how very few professing Christians recognize that the world we have known will come to an end, even though this comes straight from the Bible. The scriptures have told us repeatedly to separate from the world and its affections, but we usually only emphasize the more spiritual aspects of this important truth. Let's review this by looking at a few relevant verses;
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. -Matthew 13:45,46.
He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. -John 12:25.
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. -Colossians 3:1-3.
Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. -James 4:4.
But now it is time for us to face the physical end of the world, and I am quite discouraged by what I've seen in the professing "church" over the last few decades. Even so, I think this can be a great time for each believer to refresh and solidify their relationship with God through Jesus Christ. It has been said that it took 3 days for God to lead Israel out of Egypt, but it took 40 years to get Egypt out of the children of Israel (in the wilderness). As we are now approaching the physical end of the world, let's take this time to cast out the world from our hearts and minds; let's prepare to meet the Lord, as the following scripture instructs us to do;
Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. -Luke 12:33-37.
Unfortunately, Jesus tells that the prevailing attitude in the world at this time will be one of unpreparedness, reflecting an unhealthy love for the world, with confidence in it;
And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. 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. Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. -Luke 17:26-30.
If anyone has told you that the time of the end is unknowable, that is a lie, whether or not it was deliberate on their part. Have you heard it said that the day of the Lord will be as a thief in the night? God doesn't want that to be the case for His people;
For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. -I Thessalonians 5:2-6. Bold type added for emphasis.
If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. -Revelation 3:3B. Bold type added for emphasis.
Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. -Matthew 24:32-34. Bold type added for emphasis.
God gives us warnings from His Word so that we will have time to prepare. Things can change very suddenly. Please don't let a preoccupation with the world bring you into spiritual ruin. The world that we have known will end, you can count on it-God's Word has declared it.
Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word. But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her. -Luke 10:38-42.
And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. -Hebrews 1:10-12.
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