I think the lines been drawn a long time. But God in his mercy and long-suffering has been so gracious to us.
God told Abraham that for 10 righteous men he would not destroy Sodom and Gomorrah.
They only found one and that was Lot whose soul was vexed daily by the evils of men.
Today, Jesus is our righteousness to everyone that believes and has faith in him.
Many profess this belief and this faith, but only God knows the truth of a man's heart.
And is there an Abraham today to barter for our existence?
Yes, this is Jesus our High Priest which goes before God in our stead.
Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.
I am reading 2 Thessalonians chapter 2, regarding the falling away and that Wicked being revealed.
The phrase that catches my attention is: Only he who now letteth will let.
2Th 2:7
For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth
will let, until he be taken out of the way.
2Th 2:8
And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
Which brings me to:
Rev 22:11
He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
Rev 22:12
And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward
is with me,
to give every man according as his work shall be.
only he who now letteth, he that is unjust, filthy, give every man according as his work shall be.
That Wicked be revealed...
Gen 13:13
But the men of Sodom
were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
Est 7:6
And Esther said, The adversary and enemy
is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.
Is the he who now letteth, the individual who has to face God ?
until he be taken out of the way. the falling away, the false, the liar, the unjust, the filthy.
out of the way as in removed or out of the way as in off the path.
The Way was a term that was used for the christian movement. So out of the way, speaking of this Way?
What's the word ... apostacy?
Apostasy is the formal disaffiliation from, abandonment of, or renunciation of a religion by a person. It can also be defined within the broader context of embracing an opinion that is contrary to one's previous religious beliefs. One who undertakes apostasy is known as an apostate. Undertaking apostasy is called apostatizing.
Wikipedia
Who will draw that line?
Well, it's either God or the apostate?
Does man draw his own line?
thinking...
It is appointed unto man once to die and after this the judgment.
In what generation does God say, times up?
We can see the signs, they been growing since Adam and Eve.
I was looking for a modern day beginning but there really isn't one. It's always been here. Wicked.
We hear the prophecies, we see the world is covered in darkness, with little points of stars dotted here and there.
In the Kingdom of heaven there is no darkness only light, no wicked only righteousness.
The stars of heaven is our candle that burns in the night.
Until our candle either runs out of wick or is snuffed out.
Or ever the silver cord..
Ecc 12:6
Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.
Ecc 12:7
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
Only God knows the day and the hour. Let's not run out of oil in our lamps.
Hugs
deep thoughts...