"Peace and security", or "Peace and safety" is what governments and lay people alike are hoping for and proclaiming nowadays. Many people are building bunkers (and that includes large, elaborate living quarters for the Elite and the government officials....all underground and in the mountains). This is fear manifesting itself in survival instincts. The Bible spoke about how in the last days they would be saying "peace and safety" in 1 Thessalonians 5:3, which is quoted below:
"For when they shall say, peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape." This Scripture tells us that God will pour out His wrath upon ungodly people who hate Him and His Son by their refusal to repent. This reminds me of Revelation 6:15-16 which is speaking concerning the Tribulation period and which says,
"(15) And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; (16) 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."
I find it worthy to note that the very mountains people turned to for safety and where they built living quarters (bunkers), are now being called upon by the evil people to fall on them to hide them from God.
"(15) And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; (16) 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."
I find it worthy to note that the very mountains people turned to for safety and where they built living quarters (bunkers), are now being called upon by the evil people to fall on them to hide them from God.
The above verses and 1 Thessalonians 5:3 do not apply to true believers and followers of Jesus Christ. Faithful worshipers of the Lord will be raptured before the "time of Jacob's trouble." "For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him." - 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10.
The place of safety for true believers and followers of Jesus is spoken of in Psalm 46:1-3 : "(1) God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. (2) Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the sea; (3) Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof."
God is our refuge, our help in trouble, our strength, our place to flee for safety.
This takes faith. We may be weak and defenseless, but we can rely on the Lord's strength as if it were our own. The many promises of God assure us that He will be with us.
"....for He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me." - Hebrews 13:5b and verse 6.
There is much to be concerned about in this last hour of the last days. There are conflicts and wars almost everywhere. What will North Korea do? Venezuela is preparing for war on the USA. The biggest threat now facing America's national security is China. There has been an unbelievable increase in earthquakes and also in volcanoes erupting. Jesus foretold in Matthew 24 that signs such as these would be happening in the end times. He meant when they all begin to happen at once and with increasing frequency - a convergence of multiple events and signs. Scoffers may say we have always had earthquakes and wars and the like (2 Peter 3:3-4). But never has the earth been shaking and reeling and been as unstable as it is in our time. For example, search the Web for statistics on earthquakes since the 1800's and the 1900's and see for yourself how they have increased dramatically and alarmingly in recent years. I urge you to read all of Matthew 24. Pray and ask the Lord for discernment.
The good news is that followers of Jesus Christ are not appointed to suffer any wrath from God . "Much more then, being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him." - Romans 5:9
That is why the Church will be raptured before the 7 year Tribulation begins. The entire Tribulation is full of the wrath of God upon the ungodly and wicked people left behind on the earth.
No way do you want to suffer the horrors and plagues and devastation that will occur during the Tribulation.
The way to avoid that seven years of hell on earth (and eventually eternity in a literal hell)
is to repent and give your life and heart and soul to Jesus Christ; asking Him to forgive you and for Him to come into your heart and into your life and transform you. It will take effort on your part as well. Pour over the Bible daily, pray without ceasing, associate with godly people by joining a true Bible-believing Christian Church, and surrender your entire life and being to the Lord. Obey Him and tell others the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
His will, not yours, be done.
A special note here: the Bible is clear that all you need to do to be saved is to believe in Jesus. Remember the thief on the cross who believed in Jesus right before he died, and Jesus told him that he would be with Him that day in Paradise? (Luke 23:39-43). Remember also when the apostle Paul and Silas were put in prison and they prayed and sang praises to God and then there was a great earthquake and all the prison doors were opened and the shackles on all of the prisoners were loosed. The prison guard asked Paul and Silas what he must do to be saved, and they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." (Acts 16:25-34) .
Salvation comes by faith and belief in Jesus. Period.
But to grow spiritually, you need to do as I wrote above: read your Bible and pray without ceasing, and associate with other believers in a Bible-believing Christian Church. I felt like I needed to clarify that salvation is from God/Jesus....not works. We are saved by faith, not by works. It is the gift of God.
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast." - Ephesians 2:8-9
As you draw closer to Him in a personal and intimate relationship, your will becomes whatever His will is. You will want to obey and please Him because you love Him and are grateful for His mercy and grace in leading you to a saving faith in Jesus, our Savior.
Following is a sermon on Psalm 46 by Charles Spurgeon, who was known as the Prince of Preachers in his day and is still referred to that way in our day as well.
"O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction...." - Jeremiah 16:19a
God is our refuge, our help in trouble, our strength, our place to flee for safety.
This takes faith. We may be weak and defenseless, but we can rely on the Lord's strength as if it were our own. The many promises of God assure us that He will be with us.
"....for He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me." - Hebrews 13:5b and verse 6.
There is much to be concerned about in this last hour of the last days. There are conflicts and wars almost everywhere. What will North Korea do? Venezuela is preparing for war on the USA. The biggest threat now facing America's national security is China. There has been an unbelievable increase in earthquakes and also in volcanoes erupting. Jesus foretold in Matthew 24 that signs such as these would be happening in the end times. He meant when they all begin to happen at once and with increasing frequency - a convergence of multiple events and signs. Scoffers may say we have always had earthquakes and wars and the like (2 Peter 3:3-4). But never has the earth been shaking and reeling and been as unstable as it is in our time. For example, search the Web for statistics on earthquakes since the 1800's and the 1900's and see for yourself how they have increased dramatically and alarmingly in recent years. I urge you to read all of Matthew 24. Pray and ask the Lord for discernment.
The good news is that followers of Jesus Christ are not appointed to suffer any wrath from God . "Much more then, being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him." - Romans 5:9
That is why the Church will be raptured before the 7 year Tribulation begins. The entire Tribulation is full of the wrath of God upon the ungodly and wicked people left behind on the earth.
No way do you want to suffer the horrors and plagues and devastation that will occur during the Tribulation.
The way to avoid that seven years of hell on earth (and eventually eternity in a literal hell)
is to repent and give your life and heart and soul to Jesus Christ; asking Him to forgive you and for Him to come into your heart and into your life and transform you. It will take effort on your part as well. Pour over the Bible daily, pray without ceasing, associate with godly people by joining a true Bible-believing Christian Church, and surrender your entire life and being to the Lord. Obey Him and tell others the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
His will, not yours, be done.
A special note here: the Bible is clear that all you need to do to be saved is to believe in Jesus. Remember the thief on the cross who believed in Jesus right before he died, and Jesus told him that he would be with Him that day in Paradise? (Luke 23:39-43). Remember also when the apostle Paul and Silas were put in prison and they prayed and sang praises to God and then there was a great earthquake and all the prison doors were opened and the shackles on all of the prisoners were loosed. The prison guard asked Paul and Silas what he must do to be saved, and they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." (Acts 16:25-34) .
Salvation comes by faith and belief in Jesus. Period.
But to grow spiritually, you need to do as I wrote above: read your Bible and pray without ceasing, and associate with other believers in a Bible-believing Christian Church. I felt like I needed to clarify that salvation is from God/Jesus....not works. We are saved by faith, not by works. It is the gift of God.
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast." - Ephesians 2:8-9
As you draw closer to Him in a personal and intimate relationship, your will becomes whatever His will is. You will want to obey and please Him because you love Him and are grateful for His mercy and grace in leading you to a saving faith in Jesus, our Savior.
Following is a sermon on Psalm 46 by Charles Spurgeon, who was known as the Prince of Preachers in his day and is still referred to that way in our day as well.
"O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction...." - Jeremiah 16:19a
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