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| Last Days |
There can be no doubt that we are living in the last days. End time events are happening all around us. When you compare end times Bible prophecy to what has happened in the earth's history and what is happening around the world today, then we can have no doubt that we are living in the last days. In this page we will take a look at what kind of people will be living in the last days, what will they be like. Paul gives us a very clear answer:
2 Timothy 3:1-5 ...'This know also, that in the last days
perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their
own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers,
disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection,
trucebreakers,
false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those
that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more
than lovers
of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the
power thereof: from such turn away.'
These verses give us a clear indication about what the
people living in the last days will be like. I will quickly go through
some of
the traits above to see if they match the people in this
world today.
Lovers of Their Own Selves
This means that people would put themselves before anyone
else, which goes against what the Lord Jesus taught of loving God
first, then
loving others the same as yourself. We should be willing
to give our lives for Jesus and our brothers and sisters in Christ.
Unfortunately people are putting themselves first in this
world today. Sure, there are a lot of good people in this world, but
the
majority think more of themselves than God and others.
The motto of today is 'look after number one'. In other words, don't
worry
about other people, just look after yourself. Just look
at how people are today, they wouldn't dare be caught helping a homeless
person
in the street, just in case it damages their
'reputation'. We live in such a sinful world, full of people who think
more about their
APPEARANCE, how they are dressed, than helping those in
need! You will notice that the marketing industry is all about luring
people
into treating THEMSELVES with different products. We
can't escape from it, the tv is full of it, and we have billboards up
everywhere
telling you about the latest product you can treat
yourself with.
Covetous
We sure are living in a covetous world today. There has
never been a time like this where the whole world covets after one thing
or
another. Whether it be money, cars, nice houses,
clothes, men coveting women, or vice versa. The people of this world
today seek
after material goods and wealth, rather than spiritual
wealth from God. This is even true in the professing church today.
Just look
at the prosperity gospel that is coming out of
America! It's shocking to see these people clamoring for
material wealth in the name of Christ Jesus, when there are
many millions of people starving to death in certain
parts of the world. Not only that, but all the things of this world
will be
destroyed when Jesus returns, so what is the point of
seeking after it? We should be seeking after Heavenly riches instead.
Boasters, Proud
Pride is what made satan fall in the beginning, and it is
what makes so many people fall also. One of the reasons people seek
after
material goods and wealth is because of pride. They want
to be able to boast about the things they have and what they have
achieved
in a worldly sense. LOOK AT ME is the way of the world
today.
Disobedient to Parents
Children are included in this also. Do we live in a
world where children are disobedient? Very much so! Respect is
something that is
really lacking in these last days, especially from
children. I do a lot of work in schools, and it's amazing how
disrespectful children
are, and if they are like this in school, then they will
be like it at home too. And we live in a society now where parents are
afraid
to discipline their children in fear of being in trouble
with the authorities.
Unthankful
When was the last time you gave thanks to God when you
woke up in the morning, for your good health, or when you ate a nice
meal, or
when you went for a walk in the countryside and admired
His wonderful creation? When was the last time you really gave thanks
to God
for the wonderful blessings in your life? This world is
certainly an unthankful one, because we have become conditioned into
HAVING
things and we don't know what it's like to NOT have
things. And I'm talking about professing Christians here. I'd hate to
imagine how
unthankful those outside the faith are.
Unholy
Again, I only need to concentrate on the professing
Christian church here, because it is FULL of unholy people. The
majority of
professing Christians not only carry on in their sinful
worldly ways, but they are HAPPY to do so! They think that by the blood
of
Christ, they can carry on in sin. Many believe that we
don't need to worry about the Ten Commandments, we just need to believe
in Jesus
and live happy lives. Is this the gospel? Certainly
not. We should be striving to give our all for Christ, afterall it was
sin that
put Him on the cross. Are we now going to carry on in
sin? We should be seeking to lead holy lives for Christ.
Without Natural Affection
You only need to take a look at the news to see the truth
of this. This is one of the many great signs that we are in the last
days.
The acceptance of homosexuals is growing by the day.
One of the things that God calls an abomination has been
accepted by the world. And the saddest thing is, even certain faiths
and churches have
accepted homosexuality as well. There are now openly
practicing homosexuals in church positions. Why? Because the
professing Christian
church has left the Word of God, to fit in with the
world. Apostasy has spread right throughout the professing church, and
it will get
worse in the last days ahead.
Despisers of those that are Good
These days if you challenge a professing Christian in
their faith, they will put you down and tell you to stop 'judging them'.
I'm
finding more and more that people will not take rebuke,
and will accuse you of being self righteous if you challenge them on any
sin in
their lives. The good are put down and labeled with
'goody two-shoes'.
Lovers of Pleasures more than lovers of God
If you did a survey of professing Christian people today,
you would find that the majority spend more time on 'pleasure' than
they do with
God. Whether it be watching the television, playing
sports, endlessly walking around shops looking for more clothes, eating,
socializing. The world is full of entertainment for
people to keep them away from God, and satan knows what he is doing!
The
television especially has become the idol of the hour.
What does God see when He looks down seeking those who are worshipping
Him in
truth? Does He see people on their knees praying, or
studying His Word looking for the truth, or out helping those in need
and doing
good works in spreading the gospel message? No, He sees
the majority glued to that silly box in the corner of their living room
or
bedroom. So many professing Christians are going to be
rejected by God, because they sent more time on their own worldly
pleasures than
with Him.
Having a Form of Godliness, but Denying the Power Thereof
This sadly points to the majority of professing
Christians in the world today, who SEEM to be Christians, but in fact
they are not, because
they are not walking with Christ each day, they are just
carrying on in a worldly sinful lifestyle. They may say the right
things, and go
to church, but
that doesn't make them a Christian. So many people in
these last days think that all they need to do is believe in Jesus and
they will
be saved. Even the devils believe in Jesus, but their WORKS show them to be wicked! If you don't have good works to match your faith,
if you are not growing in your faith each day with Jesus, then it is a dead and useless faith.
The non believers can scoff all they like about these
being the last days. They can scoff all they like about every
generation believing
they were living in the end times. They can scoff all
they like about there always being wars and earthquakes. But the fact
of the matter
is, the signs above show us that we are living in a time
like no other before us. Go back just 50 years, and you wouldn't be
able to
fulfill the signs above.
I truly believe we are living in the last days and that
Paul is describing our time above. The unfortunate thing is, the
majority of
professing Christians are not interested in Bible
prophecy and choose to ignore the truth of the end times. This will
only lead to
deception, as Paul says in another verse ... 2
Thessalonians 2:10-11 ...'And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness
in them that
perish; because they received not the love of the truth,
that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong
delusion, that they should believe a lie.' ... If you
do not search the scriptures to find the truth, and if you are not
living a life
for Christ each and every day, then you are going to be
deceived. I know many professing Christians who are just not interested
in the
truth on certain subjects, but would rather go along with
their FEELINGS. Even after showing them the truth, and them agreeing
with that
truth, they just say 'it's not important'. This is the
Word of God we follow, not some silly novel! Of course it's important.
We are living in the last days. The truth has been cast
down and replaced with lies. I urge you to search for the truth, so
that
you will not be deceived by the evil one.
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