“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.”
–1CORIINTHIANS 2:9
A slogan popular with end times believers goes something like this:
“It doesn’t get any better. It only gets worse.”
And those words are an accurate description of much that takes place during the last days. BUT, are they true?
This question was entertained recently and the general conclusion was that YES, those words are TRUE–but they need a little context to reveal the whole end times picture.
From what is written in God’s Word, it appears that there are three distinct groups of individuals in the end times.
- The believers, the servants of God, those in the kingdom of heaven: For those blessed FEW, it DOES get worse–much worse–but then, upon the return of Jesus Christ, it gets so much better, the previous, grievous heartbreaks are soon forgotten.
- The vast majority of the multitude of men: It gets progressively worse–ALTHOUGH, those in power will tell those who are basically their slaves that they have never had it so good AND that better days are coming. And, there will be some improvements, mostly brought about by the workers of iniquity working to improve conditions, here and there, instead of worsening them (as they did before the change in management took place). Truly, it never does get any better for this great mass of mankind.
- The small group who control events, the rich, wicked and celebrated, and those workers of iniquity who have risen up through the ranks: For a VERY short time period, they believe they are sitting in high cotton. They control the riches of the world–UNTIL God’s judgment begin discomfiting them. For this group which has placed ALL of their eggs in Satan’s basket, it gets better for a very short time. BUT then, it gets worse–and then, it gets MUCH worse. It never gets any better throughout eternity.
As was mentioned: context.
“He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.”
–Isaiah 25:8
“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
Is the reader waiting for life to ‘return to normal’?
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?
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DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?
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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: September 14, 2020.]
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