In these tragic
last days, man's love for one another is
diminishing. The world-wide build-up of nuclear
arms is but a foreshadowing of the immense
conflict that is creeping ever closer from over
the horizon. The Bible tells us that as the
Tribulation ensues, one-half of the earth's
population left after the Rapture will lose their
lives, all of the earth's waters will be
polluted, and much of it's vegetation will be
burned up. Something wicked this way comes, and
the future is bleak for those who do not yet know
Jesus as their Lord and Savior. But Jesus loves us enough
to tarry. Not only does He love those of us who
are saved, but He loves those of you who have not
yet realized you need Him to save you:
"But
God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while
we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
(Romans 5:8)
Jesus has not yet
Raptured His Church because He wants you to have
the opportunity to be saved before the
Tribulation begins:
"The
Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some
men count slackness; but is longsuffering to
us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but
that all should come to repentance. But the day
of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in
the which the heavens shall pass away with a
great noise, and the elements shall melt with
fervent heat, the earth also and the works that
are therein shall be burned up." (2 Peter
3:9-10)
Man will remember
that the Lord warned them to receive Him as Lord
and Savior before the Tribulation, but it's now
too late, and they must endure His wrath:
"And
said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and
hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the
throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:"
(Revelation 6:16)
I want you to pay
particular attention to when the events occur in
the above verse: Jesus has only opened the sixth
of seven seals of the scroll in Heaven. There are
still fifteen judgements (one seal, seven trumpet
judgements, and seven vial judgements) yet to
follow, and already mankind is suffering
horribly.
Yes, man will
remember. They will remember all those times they
heard the offer of salvation and refused it. They
will remember scoffing at the idea that they
needed a Savior. They will remember that Jesus
told them if they would only receive Him, they
would be spared His wrath:
"For
God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain
salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ," (1
Thessalonians 5:9)
Do you know Jesus?
I'm not asking if you know OF
Him, I'm asking if you KNOW Him.
Before it's too late, take the opportunity to
know Him as only a saved person can by going to
our Salvation page. Time is running out,
because something wicked this way comes.
Keith
10-10-2003
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