“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.”
–1JOHN 2:15
There is a great sense of anticipation: that something BIG is “going to happen.”
Even the heathens know it.
Because of these strong feelings, many have desired to prepare themselves.
There are a great many ways to prepare for what is to soon come.
Many of those practices are advocated and promoted by the world.
As such, they will prove to be completely ineffective.
BUT many will follow after these recommendations from the world–and be totally UNPREPARED for what God’s Word tells us must happen.
These worldly bits of advice revolve mostly around PHYSICAL preparations; i.e., putting back stashes of gold, guns, and/or groceries AND learning “survival skills.”
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One good way to tell that the endless physical preparations are NOT the way to go: no matter how much “prepping” one does; no matter how many physical items one has stocked up; no matter how often one updates one’s “survival skills”–the one making all of these physical preparations does NOT achieve peace of mind.
This stands in stark contrast to the peace which is given to the followers of Jesus Christ–a peace about which believers can testify.
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
–John 14:27
In addition, there is a comfort in knowing that one is on the same side as the most powerful being in the universe.
The most effective preparations for the end times involve becoming a believer and follower of Jesus Christ.
However, those who wait will most likely be disappointed: the eternal salvation of God is NOT a Plan B.
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Once one becomes a believer, there are additional preparations one might make.
NONE of which involve the gathering together of the things of the world.
It is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.
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THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST
“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. ”
–1 Corinthians 15:1-8
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16
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[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: July 8, 2019.]
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