Fear Mongering

Friends of mine have mentioned that they do not want to listen to "fear mongers". That was in reference to my mentioning the possibility of a post-tribulation rapture (resurrection).

Choose your poison.

Would you rather go along, thinking that it's not your "portion" to go through the Great Tribulation and then, when (oh, my!) you find yourself in the thick of it, instead of being "raptured", you wake up to the shock of, "Hmm... maybe Jesus actually meant what He said in Matthew 24."

Or, would you rather just read what Jesus said in Matthew 24 and believe it now?

Was Jesus a fear monger when He clearly instructed His disciples on what to expect? I don't think so. In fact, in verse 6, He encourages the disciples by saying,

"See that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet."

He also encouraged them by saying, "for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened" in verse 22.

He never once mentioned a "secret rapture" or that we would be snatched out of the Tribulation. He said in verse 27,

"For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."

There will be no secret rapture like in that crazy movie. (What was it called? "Left Behind" or something?)

Sure, you could die before the Tribulation begins. You could even die quickly right after the Tribulation begins. Only God knows the individual destiny of each person on the planet. All I'm saying is that the "Pre-Tribulation Rapture Theory" is unscriptural. It's a lie.

Of course, the devil wants you to believe that. He has worked very hard to deceive a lot of people around the globe in the Christian community. He's hoping they will be totally unprepared for the greatest persecution that this world has ever seen.

He doesn't want Christians to refuse the Mark of the Beast or to have the faith that God will supply all their needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. He's the real fear monger! That's what he does best!

Just remember in I John chapter 4, verse 18, it says:

"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love."

If you want to get rid of all your fears, fall in love with Jesus! Fall in love with Love. Jesus is Love.

Now, if you like, take a look at Daniel chapter 11. It talks about the Antichrist. Verse 32 to 35 says:

"And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he (the Antichrist) corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong and do exploits.

33 And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.

34 Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen (helped) with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.

35 And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is for a time appointed."

This will be our day! This will be our hour! We will receive power for the hour from on high, people! The people who know their God will be strong! We may seem weak. We may think we have no strength.

You may feel intimidated, fearful, powerless or threatened. But, don't worry because the power is not of you! Jesus IN US will be strong. And we who know our God will do exploits! You will amaze yourself.

Sure, God can use you! In fact, God chose the weak things to confound the mighty things. Our weakness is made perfect in His strength. Why? Because it causes us to call out to Jesus. That's why!

Keep calling out to Jesus to empower you, to prepare you and to use you mightily now and in time to come!