But, you may wonder, how can we be joyful if the end is near? For true believers, that is easy to answer: soon we will be forever with the Lord Jesus Christ !! What a glorious day that will be ! and for all of eternity as well.
Following is a 14 minute video from prophecywatchers.com which features pastor Billy Crone. His enthusiasm and joy are contagious and he focuses on "a bright and awesome future !"
He discusses how most people today live like this world is all there is. That should not be true of believers ! If we read the Bible daily and pray daily and the Holy Spirit is within us (as it should be if we have truly been converted), then we will realize that the return of Jesus for His followers could be any day now. We will long to be with Him for all eternity in our true home, which is far better than this wicked and corrupt earth !
"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away." - Revelation 21:4
1 John 2:15-17 tells us: (15) "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. (16) For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. (17) And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever."
This system of things has an expiration date !! Don't get so caught up in this world system and its pleasures that you expire with it ! Put your faith and hope in Jesus and surrender all to Him, before it is too late!
Here is another recent video from prophecywatchers.com featuring Brent Miller, Sr. He speaks about two of his videos, and also about signs of the end times, and how they are all beginning to converge at one time right now. This video is almost 29 minutes in length and features two trailers of two of his videos. Mr. Miller and Gary Stearman discuss how you can reach the unsaved by making them aware of Bible prophecy. They also discuss the prophetic significance of Israel becoming a nation in 1948 and how this year marks its 70th anniversary of its being a nation again. Keep in mind that Israel is God's prophetic time clock! He is still dealing with Israel, and the Tribulation period is to bring the Jewish people to repent and recognize and accept that Jesus is the Messiah.
I pray that you take the time to view both of these videos. We need to be aware of the prophetic significance of our times right now. If you are a Christian, you can bring Bible prophecy to light in the heart of unbelieving family members or friends if you are aware of how current events are now leading up to the Rapture of the Church and also the future 7 year Tribulation period. Use Bible prophecy as a witnessing tool.
If you are not a believer, these videos will impress upon you the urgency of the times and that now is the time to give your life in total surrender to the Lord before it is too late to do so. You need to regret your sins, totally repent of them, and ask the Lord to forgive you. It needs to be a heartfelt repentance, and not just a head knowledge that it seems to be the proper thing to do; not just an intellectual reasoning in your mind. A true regret for your sins and a burning desire to live for the Lord is what is required of you. But the main thing, as well as all that, is to have a belief in Jesus as the Savior, and to believe in His resurrection.
Romans 10:9,10,13 tells us: (9) "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (10) For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (13) For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
Romans 10:9,10,13 tells us: (9) "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (10) For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (13) For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
"And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent." - John 17:3
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." - John 3:16
