“Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.”
–Amos 5:18
Never let is be said that the end times are only tough on one group of men.
The end times are HARD on ALL men: the wicked, the righteous, EVERYONE.
The RIGHTEOUS suffer at the hands of Satan and his minions–mostly because Satan knows his time is short.
“Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.”
–Revelation 12:12
The WICKED, EVIL and FOOLISH suffer as God’s judgment is poured out on an unbelieving earth and its inhabitants.
“And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.”
–Revelation 16:1
No doubt, SOME get caught in the crossfire and suffer both from Satan (mistakenly) AND God.
And God DOES wait until the end to require the lives of SOME believers.
“And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.”
–Revelation 14:13
And, if God waits until the last moment to require the life of a believer, who is there who will argue that God’s timing is wrong?
The day Jesus Christ returns to earth (the day of the LORD) is one that is a HARD DAY for all who dwell upon the earth.
“Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.”
–Isaiah 13:6
So, don’t think that just because one is a believer or one is extremely wealthy, he will NOT suffer.
ALL will taste a little of the chaos, destruction and panic that the day of the LORD brings.
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Satan and his workers of iniquity will NOT make it easy on the followers of Jesus.
They will cause as much pain as possible.
“Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.”
–Revelation 12:12
NO ONE will be safe from the chaos the day of the LORD brings.
No one.
WAS the reader looking to the day of the LORD as a sort of ‘base’ to rest up for the travails ahead?
It is not YET too late: there is still a LITTLE 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: July 11, 2022.]
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