The Final Conflict Between Good and Evil. Part [5] 05/11/2024 (Evening thought)

Joel 3:14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision. 16 The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the Lord will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

The following are just a few snippets of truth which expand upon what we have already read. God will grant grace and power to meet the emerging threat but the saints will have to pray earnestly, like never before, because we are dealing with a determined, and well experienced foe. [Last Day Events pp 147] Satan has a thousand masked batteries which will be opened upon the loyal, commandment-keeping people of God to compel them to violate conscience.

[Last Day Events pp 147] Let those who desire to be refreshed in mind and instructed in the truth study the history of the early church during and immediately following the Day of Pentecost. Study carefully in the book of Acts the experiences of Paul and the other apostles, for God's people in our day must pass through similar experiences.

[Last Day Events pp 148] In the last great conflict in the controversy with Satan those who are loyal to God will see every earthly support cut off. Because they refuse to break His law in obedience to earthly powers they will be forbidden to buy or sell. Satan says ... “For fear of wanting food and clothing they will join with the world in transgressing God's law. The earth will be wholly under my dominion.”

Revelation 13:16 And he causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!

The Final Conflict Between Good and Evil. Part [4] 05/10/2024 (Morning thought)

Revelation 12: 17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

The warnings sent to us by God, that there will be a dramatic increase in persecutions against those who love and obey Christ, are not meant to scare anyone, because Christ is our hope of eternal salvation, and He has made us a very solemn promise to be with us till the end of the world. And since God is faithful, we can certainly be assured that He who has brought us thus far will not leave us to the mercy of devils.

But He has also put us on notice that we are not to  expect days of wine and roses ahead, because we’re now approaching the final leg of that long running marathon of salvation, and as satan sees he is losing individuals to Christ’s kingdom, he will up the ante, and employ tit for tat strategies against the remnant as per the last verse in Revelation 12.

The text is very specific, and it singles out the few, and the minority, who will be found faithful in the final conflict of the ages. The same sentiments, and truths are echoed by other prophets in the Bible, so that we need not be deceived into thinking that the trials will be a breeze. If you are thinking thus, you will be in for a very rude awakening.

Jeremiah 30:5 For thus saith the Lord; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace. 6 Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? 7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!