Modern “Improvements”

frustration, anger

“And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled? And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you”
–Mark 13:3-5

The end times are a time of great deception.

They also are a time of frustration.

One of the frustrations of modern life is when one has found a product or service which is useful. Said product or service may work reliably for a number of years, performing as advertised (or better) with little or no problems.

THEN, those who provide the product or service “improve” it. Usually after much promotion and fanfare announcing how “improved” the new product or service is NOW.

The primary problem is all of this is when the “improvement” is NOT. The new version of the product or service is broken: what was once a reliable, depended-upon product or service is missing one or more features that attracted the user in the first place.

And that is the way of modern “improvements“: they almost ALWAYS drop useful features, while adding other features which are rarely used–if ever. If the company which provides the product or service is large enough, paid shills in the media will write glowing articles about how GREAT and MARVELOUS the new product or service is (if only users will “give it a chance.”)

But “Give it a chance” is only a plea, not the motto, of the end times agent of iniquity.

The motto of those who provide such deceptive “improvements” seem to be “You can’t make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.”

In this case, the “omelet” is the larger deceptive goal which is always the target such men aim for; the “breaking a few eggs” is the offer of a downgraded, WORSE new version of a product (and the FORCING of that bad product on the consumer) instead of the older, more reliable product.

This is the usual M.O. of a very large computer products company, which provides downgraded products WHILE heavily advertising them as “improved.”

The frustration one feels when this happens–a regular happening in the end times–is NOT due to the once-reliable product being degraded.

That is to be expected.

The frustration one feels stems largely from being FORCED by the company which provides the product or service to use the new product ; removing any choice in the matter to continue using the old product or service.

IF the product or service was REALLY improved, there would be NO need to force users to utilize the “improved” version: IF truly improved, users would be chomping at the bit to use the new, truly-improved product or service.

The end times are a time of GREAT deception.

They also are a time of frustration.

Sometimes, deception and frustration meet at a product or service which has been “improved” and forced upon a user.

HAS the reader experienced any “new and improved” products which were FORCED upon him by the discontinuance of an older product?

HAS reader told himself he is only frustrated because he is not yet familiar with the newer product?

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.

DOES the reader believe he is saved?

Make Your Calling and Election Sure: End Times Survival

DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?

Time is Running Out: Today is the Day of Salvation

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

MORE: Eternal Salvation Through Jesus Christ: Salvation Messages from End Times Prophecy Report

[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: February 18, 2020.]

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