Is this Just the Beginning of Sorrows?
What a mess we see in the world and our nation. We have been and are watching things crumbling all around us. I sure would not like to be in this mess without Jesus Christ as my personal Savior and Lord.
To the believer we are watching prophecy unfold, and to the unbeliever, I would say you better take another look at the Bible because it is true! These times are dangerous but most exciting for the child of God.
Matthew 24:3-7
Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?" And Jesus answered and said to them: "Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.
Here we are right in the middle of all this…The word pestilence means plague and diseases! God has not brought this on our world, but God knew it was coming! The devil is sure doing a great job with his purposes, but our Lord will turn it to good for His children.
Matthew 24:8 All these are the beginning
of sorrows.
Sorrows in this verse means travail or pain like giving birth. It is like having a child which is messy, painful, and many times travailing, but in the end with the last push baby is born.
Matthew 24:13-14
But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
Key words in this passage are ENDURES.. This does not mean to just hang on till the end but to stand against the conflict and to PROCLAIM OR PREACH the gospel of Jesus Christ until the end of it all. We win if we do not quit or get in fear. Truly we have seen so much fear coming from people who calls themselves believers. It is very unbecoming. We win because Jesus already said from His cross IT IS FINISHED. We are to stand now taking authority over the plans and purposes of the devil and to stand from the point of victory. We win! Read the back of the book (the Bible)!
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