"And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved."
In today's quote, when Jesus was asked about the signs that would appear before His second coming, He warned that there would be many false prophets who would rise up and attempt to fool the faithful with lies and false doctrines. He went further to describe the horrors that will encompass the whole world as the time of His return nears.
Today, we can very vividly see that many of the horrible things Jesus warned His apostles about are going on as I type this lesson. It is far past time for we, the children of God, to make ready for the second coming by preparing every soul we can reach before that final day of wrath and the inevitable judgment that awaits those who reject the saving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I believe the warning to the church at Laodicea, in Revelation 3:14-16, fits today's generation of the church to a tee; "And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth."~
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