Our Lord's Great Prophecy, Part 22

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Matthew Chapter 24

A WORD OF WARNING

Typically it has been the practice of the Lord’s spokesmen to avoid discussing anything which is deemed to be neither edifying nor uplifting to a believers walk, this would most assuredly include anything involving the great time of trouble and the dark clouds approaching, the general consensus being, sufficient is the evil (the trouble) for today, so why add any unnecessary burdens upon the Lord’s people. When and if the subject does come up the general tendency is to distract the listener away from the clouds themselves and to focus their attention on the silver lining which lays beyond these clouds, in this case the establishment of the Lord’s kingdom.

Unfortunately we live in different times then did our predecessors; they could avoid discussing these matters because they were still a long ways off and thus would not present a problem for them, but it is a completely different matter for us. We have reached the end of the age and the Day of the Lord and as such are residing in the last stage of the church. These matters are no longer something which can be ignored for they are even at the door and to be unprepared for what is to come is to leave one’s self open to all the various deceptions soon to befall the world. We are talking about things which are shortly to transpire if not in our life time in our children’s life time, for “THE TIME IS AT HAND”, and the great storm is on the horizon.

Now is not the time for the watchmen to attempt to white wash what is coming. Despite what our rapture friends like to imagine we are not all going to be so lucky as to leave this world (die) before the great storm erupts nor to awaken after it has passed, some of us (particularly the younger generation now living, both believer and non-believer, nominal and true) are going to experience it firsthand. So then would it not seem prudent to be prepared just in case?

It is important that all the Lord’s true children take special note to the following scriptures, they are deemed not only pertinent to our victory, but also to our ability not to fall prey to the deceptions which are shortly coming upon the whole world. The time is short and soon the four winds will be let lose, and the spirits once confined in age-lasting chains under darkness will once again be loosed upon the earth to wreak havoc even as they had previous to the flood. This release is nevertheless in accordance with the divine purpose. (Jude 6)

Let us therefore carefully consider the following scriptures and their warnings.

Our first scripture is that which is presently under discussion in our study on the Lord’s Great Prophecy.

Matthew Chapter 24

VERSE 24 and 25 For false Christ and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.”

How great will these deceptions and lying wonders be? So great that if not for the fact that the elect have been forewarned of these things as well as of other aspects of God’s plan involving the coming crisis, the overturning of the present order, and the events soon to transpire that even they would fall prey (be deceived) by these deceptions. That is how great these deceptions shall be.

The implication is most positively clear and evident; EVERY ONE else (NOT of the elect, the faithful, the fully consecrated) regardless of their professions will be deceived in one-way or another, this will most likely include many of the Great Company class, especially those still infants,spiritual babes”.

Remember there are two groups composing the Great Company Class at this time (actually three, including the second death class, but we will not go into that here), those typified by Elisha who have kept close to Elijah (the faithful, the “little flock”) throughout his journeys, and thus are acquainted withpresent truth”, and thus somewhat prepared for what is to come, and those spiritual babes residing either in the wilderness condition or trapped within the confines of Babylon (ensnared by one or more of the various deceptive systems of Christendom) totally unaware of the impending troubles approaching.

Note especially Verse 25 and the Lord’s special warning in regards to this which is addressed to HIS people (the elect, those who not only comprehend these things, but who are taking especial heed).

SEE I HAVE TOLD YOU BEFOREHAND

To be forewarned is to be forearmed, none of the Lord’s people who are fully awake, and who have heeded his warnings in respect to these things should be caught off guard by these lying wonders, none should be found later saying,

Lord I did not know that this was going to take place, I thought it was you performing the wonders, had I known it was not, I would have been better prepared to resist these deceptions.’

If you succumb to these deceptions it will be your own fault, none will be without excuse.

In our next post it will be necessary for us to leave Matthew 24 temporarily and jump over to 2 Thessalonians Chapter 2.

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