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Scriptural Proofs We are in the Final Days
Part 1
2nd Timothy 3:1-5 1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
This morning’s scripture is a mirror image of the present world we now live in. It’s as though Paul made a 2000-year journey to the 21st century, went back to the first century and wrote to Timothy of these things to come in the end times
Some may find this message offensive, but, be assured I intend no offense to any person, religion, denomination, race, sex or nationality, we are all God’s children and He is calling us to repentance of our sinful ways. I am merely speaking the truth as found in God’s word and following His command to preach the gospel, and warn the world of the coming judge-mental events which are about to befall this world just prior to the coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for those which keep His commandments; …here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. Rev.14:12
Today’s Society has become so self-centered, self-indulged, callous, uncompassionate , desensitized to the violence and immoral lifestyles that are now common,
Parents killing their children Children killing their parents Children killing Children Mothers killing their infants and tossing their bodies in dumpsters as though they were trash
Openly gay, lesbian, and transgender individuals masquerading as pastors as they stand in the pulpits of the churches; A blasphemous insult and abomination to the creator of all, the living God of the universe
Open murder of the unborn paid for by your tax dollars
Men and women scantily clad, parading in the streets demanding that we accept their immoral and sinful lifestyles as natural and normal: imitating lewd acts as they display replicas of the male anatomy; as the crowds cheer them on
The world, including the ones calling themselves Christians, have forgotten what the meaning of sin is and are no longer shamed by it as they continue following worldly and politically correct ways, sliding further and further into the gutter level decadence, not seen since the anti-diluvian period and Sodom and Gomorrah.
The word LOVE, which once carried the meaning of compassion, caring & affection has been hi-jacked and pulled down to the gutter level meaning of an immoral, sinful sexual lust for the flesh.
We have begun to love evil and hate good, we hate life and we love death.
We have become so desensitized to the everyday violence and immorality around us that we no longer remember the meaning of sin
Genesis 6:5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Jude 1:7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
Matthew 24:37-38 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,
JESUS WARNS US!! We are near the end and we need to wake up
We do not know when Jesus is coming back, but we are given signs to look for as we near the final days of earth’s history.
Mark 13:32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
But the Bible, and Jesus’s own words supply the information we need to know the nearness.
Jesus does not want us to be in the dark as to the season of His coming.
Matt.16:2-3 2He answered and said unto them, when it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather today: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
Mark 13:28-29 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: 29 So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors
The learned religious leaders of Jesus time missed His coming, as they were looking at the wrong signs. They expected a conquering king to come riding in on a white horse, defeat the Romans and save the Jews, but instead He came as a lowly poor, humble servant, preaching and teaching with knowledge, wisdom and authority, whom the leaders perceived, as a threat to their authority and positions; they immediately set about to have Him crucified, but, the wise-men of the east, {pagan seers and magicians} correctly interpreted the scriptures and came to worship the newborn King at His birth.
Today’s religious leaders and Christians, will, like their predecessors, also miss the coming of the Messiah, as they too are looking in the wrong direction. They are too infatuated with the worldly pleasures, and political correctness of this world, to pay attention to what God is saying.
We must live in this world, but we don’t have to be a part of it.
Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
God said His people are a peculiar people, different from all the world, we are stand apart so others can see the difference, like a candle lite in the darkness, we must shine forth as different from the world we live in.
1st Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light;
We, who claim to follow Jesus are to be different, we are to stand out apart from the world we live in and adhere to the teachings of God’s word, refraining from the sinful nature, traits and customs of this world.
Most churches are teaching and preaching a feel good, prosperity style of Gospel with plenty of entertainment courtesy of high paid motivational speakers. Pastors Preachers and teachers are petrified to teach the truth of the Bible for fear of repercussions from various aspects of the congregation and society. The churches have departed from the true Gospel as they adhere to the PC crowds and the present societal trends lulling their sheep into a blissful state of complacency.
To depart from the true faith is to abandon the foundational and or fundamental doctrines of the scriptures in exchange for a counterfeit and cheap gospel that denies Bible truth and debases the essentials of the Christian faith, as it goes against modern tradition, not being politically correct, someone may be offended, but never-mind that we are insulting the God of creation and crucifying Jesus over and over again.
In Paul’s letter to Timothy , he warns of the departing from the faith in the latter times
1st Timothy 4:1-2 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
And in 2nd Timothy we are again reminded of the state of man in the latter days;
2nd Timothy2:3-4 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
The Churches have abandoned the true teachings of the Bible for the politically correct trends of the modern world. “The church must compromise and conform to the modern trends and ways in order to attract young people”, is the shout of the modern progressives.
Andy Stanley, Pastor of North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Georgia Said we are no longer required to obey the ten commandments: Here is his quote ³"Participants in the new covenant (that's Christians) are not required to obey any of the commandments found in the first part of their Bibles. Participants in the new covenant are expected to obey the single command Jesus issued as part of his new covenant: as I have loved you, so you must love one another."
You have popular mega church Pastors such as Rick Warren, insinuating, gays will be in Heaven, Joel O’Steen ,”I am not going to tell people they sin, that don’t won’t to hear that, and his wife preaching that we don’t go to church to please God, God is not pleased by us coming to church, we go to please ourselves.
Then there is former president Jimmy Carter, “Jesus would accept same sex marriage as long as they love each other”
These people are not preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom or the Gospel of personal salvation that Jesus and the apostles preached. They are not preaching that we are to turn from our sins and follow the true path of the Lamb of God.
We must die daily as we struggle to put the sins that are steering us to the Lake of Fire, away from us and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ only for our salvation and freedom from the sins we are a prisoner of.
Instead they are preaching a replacement theology – completely discarding about three-quarters of the Bible and misinterpreting what's left."
How do you think God feels about the disobedience and rebellion of His children? I believe if God cries, He is shedding buckets of tears for His children, and Deuteronomy 5:29 makes that clear.
Deuteronomy 5:29 O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!
John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
Here is what Jesus had to say to the religious leaders of His day concerning His commandments, and this is still relevant today.
Jesus said in Mark 7:6-9 6 He answered and said unto them, well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, this people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Isa 29:13 Matt 15:8 7Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
Are there any commandments which man has or is rejecting today?
Are we more into tradition than truth?
Man is rejecting all of God’s commandments, but I am only going to focus on two at this writing and they are the 4th and the 6th. All ten are important and Jesus said if we break one, we are guilty of breaking them all.
The 6th commandment “Thou shalt not kill”, in the original Hebrew it is “Thou shalt not murder”, and there is a difference in murder and killing. Murder is the intentional and malicious taking of a human life; where killing can be justified as self-defense, accidental or in time of war.
- Since 1973, 1,720,000,000 , that’s “BILLIONS” with a “B” babies have been sacrificed on the altar of sexual hedonism in the name of ABORTION
- Abortion is murder as you are maliciously and intentionally taking another human life, an innocent helpless, defenseless baby.
Did Jesus do away with or change the ten commandments? Did He allow leeway for convenience? Or for political correctness? Let’s read what Jesus had to say about His ten Commandments.
Matthew 5:17-18 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Jesus is saying that not one dot or crossed t will be removed until heaven and earth pass. Well folks I am still on solid ground, so heaven and earth are still intact and that means God’s law, His 10 commandments as well as His health laws of Leviticus are still in effect and has not been altered or diminished. Jesus goes on in verse 19 to pass judgement on those which would venture to change His laws.
Matthew 5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Malachi 3:6For I am the LORD, I change not; Hebrews 12:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and for ever.
The enemy is seeking to seize ground by force and unjust tactics, while only a few are trying to protect this ground or even reclaim surrendered ground.
The following statistics are from a PEW survey conducted in 1983 and again in 2015. Note the rapid decline in the numbers of Christian Americans religious falling away.
1983 67% identified as Christian 2015 43% identified as Christian A 35% drop in 30 years.
According to a survey that was just released, 4/08/2019, the percentage of Americans that claim to have "no religion" has increased by 266 percent since 1991...
There are approximately 100 Churches per week on the average that are closing their doors in the USA
2nd Thessalonians 2:1-3 1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 2That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 3Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition
- More Christians have died for their faith in this past century than all other centuries of church history combined.
- Sex outside of marriage has become the norm. Humans are copulating as they were the beasts (hook-up culture). One-night stands, wife swapping, changing partners like changing sox
- Birth control is a way of life. The murder of the unborn
- Marriage has been redefined for the first time in civilization.
- Illegitimacy rates have soared. 40 percent of all births in the U.S. now happen outside of marriage. In1970 , it was less than 10%
- The divorce rate is at epidemic proportions.
- Sodomy and homosexuality are celebrated openly.
- Grown men must be allowed to share bathrooms with little girls.
- With the advent of high speed internet, scores of men, in particular, and women are now addicted to pornography; it also estimated that 40% of Christian Pastors, are addicted to or view pornography on a regular basis, this makes them incapable and disqualified to serve in this spiritual warfare.
- Drug use and addiction has exploded in the past 5 years
- There are more drug addicts is San Francisco that high school student
- Baltimore Md. 2018, approximately one out of every four babies born were an opioid addict.
- Islamic terrorism has erupted worldwide.
- Christian values and morals are disparaged as a "problem," not a remedy in our culture, as religious freedom is under constant assault. DOD, HLS, DOJ, now see the Christians as a threat to national security,
- Every major institution of influence has been captured by the radical secular left ... The media, Hollywood, TV, universities, public schools, theater, the arts, literature - they relentlessly promote the false gods of sexual hedonism and radical individualism.
- In this Information Age (television, internet, etc.), the anti-God indoctrination is, as never before, in hyper-drive.
It is time the ones identifying as Christians to wake up, you have overslept, the sun is setting, night is coming, and no one will be able to work. Now is the time to assure you have plenty of oil (spiritual strength) for your lamps, and not be caught short as the 5 virgins were.
When Michael stands up, Daniel 12:1, it’s all over but the shouting as the 7 last plaques begin to bombard the lost of this world, the saved are being protected, the lost must now face the judgement of the 7 last plagues as God pours out His wrath on the evil of this world as well as those professing to be Christians but are instead a part of this world.
Luke 13:27,28 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. 28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
Jeremiah 8:20 The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.
Today you have one of 2 choices;
- 1. Submit to the will of God, following His way and reject the carnal worldly ways for an eternal reward that awaits those obedient to His word, the glories of which we cannot fathom.
- 2. Continue to follow the pied piper of political correctness and worldly ways straight to lake of fire resulting in eternal death.
THE CHOICE IS YOURS ; CHOOSE WISELY
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