Joel 2:17 Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
[P&P pp 316] God would have His servants prove their loyalty by faithfully rebuking transgression, however painful the act may be. Those who are honored with the divine commission are not to be weak, pliant time-servers. They are not to aim at self-exaltation, nor to shun disagreeable duties, but to perform God's work with unswerving fidelity.
As the outpouring of the latter rain begins to gain momentum the trumpet would need to be given a certain sound by those who will be chosen to give the final warning before the close of probation, with the prospect of economic sanctions, boycotts, and tremendous push back from one’s family members, friends, and associates.
The 144,000 would be giving God’s last message of mercy against the backdrop of deep skepticism, and backlash from the religious and secular segments of society and science will be arrayed against the truth in so much that former church members will join in the fray to discredit the message, just as it was in the days of Noah prior to the worldwide deluge.
2nd Peter 3:3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
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