“ When Gods calling is ignored, Judgment is not far behind” - Author and Writer Ronald Nelson

BIBLE MEDITATION:

2 Peter 2:9; “Then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment.”

ENCOURAGING WORD:

All through history, God had always warned people of upcoming judgements, and in most cases His warnings were ignored. The most perfect example is Noah who warned the people of his day of an upcoming judgement if they did not repent and turn to God. As it would turn out, all but Noah and his family perished in a worldwide flood that wiped all humanity off the face of the earth. Noah, his wife, Noah’s sons and their wives were the only ones that survived this judgement. For 120 years Noah preached righteousness while building the ark, can you imagine the ridicule and mockery he had to endure, but yet Noah obeyed Gods command. God was waiting for a world drowning in sin to turn around, but they didn’t. They laughed and continued in their sin, and they dismissed the man that God had sent. Then one day it started to rain, and when the rain began to fall, God, Himself shut the door to the ark, and once that door was closed, there was no turning back. That was the final wake-up call. Throughout scripture, God has always been faithful to give warnings before judgement. God never allows destruction without first extending a call to repentance.  This pattern is found throughout the Bible.

We are living in days that mirror those times. Today the world is intoxicated with its own pride, immersed in sin, entertained by darkness and most people are spiritually asleep. God has been sending wake up calls for decades. And yet, just as in Noah’s day, many continue to ignore the knock on their hearts. But make no mistake, there will be a final knock. There will be a moment when the invitation ends. We are very close to that time. Here is the biggest problem we face today. God is still speaking just as He did in the days of old, but the difference is this, we are not listening. See, the enemy, (The Devil) wants us to think that we have a lot of time. He does not want us to repent and turn to Jesus now, he wants us to wait until it is too late, and that time could be very soon. Satan is telling us that we can wait for tomorrow or some time when it is more convenient. That is the same lie that Satan has been spreading for generations, and it sadly lead many souls into eternity unprepared. When God gives us a wakeup call, it is not for His benefit, it is for ours. It’s His love that is warning us; it’s His mercy that shakes us. Many people ask God to speak to them, but then they ignore the very ways that God uses to speak to us. God speaks to us very clearly from the words of scripture, and those that read and understand Gods word, He is speaking to us through prophecy. He is sending alarms that are loud and clear, but alarms don’t ring forever. They either wake you up or they just become words that you no longer hear. There will come a point when we will no longer hear God speak. If we, as a nation continue to ignore His warnings, it’s not because He stopped speaking, it is because we stopped listening. This message could very well be the most important moment of your life, not because of what I am saying, but because of what God is saying to you right now. This could be your last call to repentance. He is calling us to wake up and take our place in His eternal plan. This is not a drill, this is not a rehearsal, this is our wake up call, which could be the final one, don’t gamble with eternity, it could start at any moment. Don’t let the noise of the world, drown out the voice of the Savior. This is a good time to ask you; do you have worldly ears, or do you have spiritual ears? Do you hear all the rambling that is going on in the world, or do you focus on what the word of God is telling us through the scriptures of the Bible. If you are listening to the news media networks, you are being deceived to the point where you may never understand the truth of what is really happening and what is in the very near future. The news media is not preparing us for what we need to know, they are telling us that things are just fine.

Read this next couple of verses that are very prevalent today. 2 Timothy 4:3-4;

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will gather up for themselves teachers;  and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.”

Where this is speaking more to the church leaders, it is also referring to the those who are misleading most of the world by painting a picture that is very deceptive.

Satan works through the social media to deceive millions of people every day. In religious contexts, "deception in the last days" refers to the belief that, leading up to the end of the world or the return of a religious figure, there will be a period of widespread spiritual delusion and false teachings. This has been going on for quite some time, but now it has infested every news outlet and platform that we use to be able to trust. Not anymore! This deception is often portrayed as a tactic of Satan or evil forces to lead people away from the true faith. This dilution is in full swing, and you may have already fallen so deep into this dilution that you may not be able to crawl your way out. Actually with that being said, there is no way for you to crawl your way out. There is only one way out, that is to trurn to Jesus and let Him pull you out of the muck that is permeated our world. Don't even try it on your own, you can't do it without the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. There will contunue to be an increase in deceptive teachings and doctrines that contradict the core fundamentals of the true faith, often presented in a way that appeals to people's desires and emotions. Most of these teachings are coming right from the alters of America that we could once trust. Once again, Not anymore! There are a few Christians who believe that the Bible warns of false prophets and teachers who will deceive many in the last days. They emphasize the importance of studying scripture and relying on the Holy Spirit to discern truth from deception. That is true, but that number is dropping as the Bible clearly teaches would happen in the end days.

Again we read in 2 Timothy 4:3-4; “For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths”

It’s not coming, it is here is full force. 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12; “And with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”

There are so many verses in the scriptures that warn us about deception in the end days, but because your pastor or priest are the ones that are teaching false doctrine, they won’t tell you. A criminal very seldom turns himself in.

These signs are all around us, so we better be listening to what God is saying, not what the churches are teaching, because you may not get another sign. If God is tugging at your heart, that’s more than enough. The door to grace is still open, but nobody knows how much longer it will be before that door closes. Millions of people during Noah’s day would’ve loved to have listened while they had the chance. The flood came, the door closed and all those on the outside perished. Once the door close to grace, the door of grace will be over and those that are left behind, will remain to face the most horrific time in history. Here what Jesus has to say about this time.

Matthew 24:21-22; “For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.”

Jesus is saying, that if He did not return, no life would be spared. But yet, the Lutheran sect of Christianity teaches that the world will usher in a time of peace, and then Jesus will return. My question is this, “What Bible to they teach from?” Obviously not from the Holy Bible. If you believe this lie, then get prepared for a rough ride and then you can thank your pastor for deceiving you all these years. That may sound pretty harsh, but I have my calling from God, which is to be truthful and bold, even if I am hated for doing so, which in a lot of cases, I am. I serve Jesus Christ and the true word of God, not man. Time is running out and I am not going to sugar coat the truth of the scriptures. I am sharing what the Holy Spirit puts on my heart. Of course, you can believe what you will, but know this, you will be judged for what you believe at the white throne judgement and then it will be too late.

Know this, this is not about fear, it’s about truth, it’s about urgency. It’s about a Father who loves you enough to warn you before it is too late. So open your ears and open your heart, let this be the moment that you say yes to this calling. Let this be the day that you finally wake up before the final call becomes that final regret.

Most churches today are more concerned with being popular than being prophetic. More are concerned with acceptance than anointing. Most people are close enough to God to feel religious, but far enough to miss the Word of God. This is the time to get serious about God and tear down the idols of distraction.

The times that we are living in today are not ordinary. These are not just seasons of economic crisis, or political unrest, these are prophetic times. What we are witnessing around the world today is the unfolding of what the prophets of the Bible saw thousands of year ago through the eyes of the Holy Spirit. We are not heading toward prophecy; we are living inside it right now in real time and yet many remain spiritually blind to the urgency of this moment. The word of God has always revealed the future with clarity to those who are willing to hear. We are watching prophecy come alive on the world stage. Wars and rumors of War, Nations rising against nations, natural disasters increasing, lawlessness abounding and hearts growing numb to sin. How many signs must God allow before we realize the time is short. The danger is not that God has stopped speaking, the real danger is that we are not listening. The prophetic warnings are not to frighten believers, but to awaken them. God doesn’t show us the future so we panic, He reveals the future to us so we can prepare. He doesn’t warn us because He enjoys judgement, Her warns us because He desires repentance. The signs are everywhere, Israel is back in their land just as Jesus said would happen, global calls for peace and security, the rise of godlessness and perversion being normalized in every nation. The erasing of gender, the mockery of family, and the exaltation of self. These are not cultural revolutions, these are spiritual warnings foretold in scripture.

The Apostle Paul wrote;  2 Timothy 3:1-5; “But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!”

The sins that are mentioned in the previous verses are all in full swing today. Every one of them are converging at once on a full scale. They are being fulfilled on social media, in entertainment, in classrooms, and in the very fabric of society today. And yet with all these obvious signs, so many in the church remain asleep. This is not a message of doom, it is a call to divine awareness. Every prophecy is a reminder that Gods Word is true, and if every other prophetic word has come to pass in the old testament, then we can be sure that every future prophecy will too. There were 109 prophecies spoken of about the birth of Jesus Christ. They all came true to 100% accuracy. Why are we not listening to what God has to say about future prophecies.

Christ will return, the trumpet will sound, the dead in Christ will rise, and those that are alive and remain will gather together to meet the Lord in the air.

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; "For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.

So, this is the time to live with prophetic urgency, if you are a true believer, then this is not your home, we are citizens of the Kingdom that cannot be shaken. God is in control. His plan is unfolding, and He is calling His people to wake up and prepare. Not with fear, but with faith, not with despair, but with determination. The same God who warned Noah about the world wide flood, the God who called Moses to lead the Hebrews out of bondage, and the God who spoke through the prophets is speaking to us now. We are living in the days the prophets longed to see. This is the final wakeup call before it is too late. Know this, there is no middle ground in this battle, every soul must choose a side. The idea that you can simply be undecided is not only unbiblical, it is eternally dangerous. Jesus plainly said, whoever is not with me, is against me. There is no third category. You are either standing for truth or bowing to deception.

Let me share a parable that explains where all man kind is infested with the same disease. Its called sin.

Matthew 13:33; “Another parable He spoke to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.”

The Parable of the Leaven in Matthew 13:33 is a warning about the insidious nature of false doctrine infiltrating the church. He highlights that while the kingdom of heaven is likened to a woman putting leaven in three measures of meal, the leaven represents the corrupting influence of false teachings that can spread and ultimately affect the entire church. Jesus is using this parable to explain how one sin will lead to another. Leaven is always symbolic of sin. There is a lot of misconception of this parable as is the case in most of the parables. The only way for us to understand a parable is for us to be truly born again into the Holy Spirit. If you are not born again, there is no way for you to understand this parable or any of the parables. This parable is not saying that the church will grow and grow until Jesus comes. The church is not growing as we see the days in which we live. As a matter of fact Jesus said that when He returned, would he even find true faith?

Here's a more detailed breakdown: 

Leaven as a Symbol:

In the Bible, leaven is often used as a symbol of corruption, sin, or false doctrine.

The Woman and the Meal:

The woman represents the church, and the three measures of meal represent the totality of the church.

Insidious Spread:

The parable emphasizes how a small amount of leaven can permeate and corrupt a large quantity of flour, illustrating how easily false teachings can infiltrate and affect the entire church.

Warning against False Doctrine:

This parable is used to warn believers to be discerning and to guard against false teachings that can subtly undermine the truth of the Gospel.

Emphasis on Separation:

Just as the Israelites were commanded to remove all leaven from their homes during Passover, This parable suggests that believers should strive for separation from anything that is not aligned with God's Word.

Individual and Corporate Application:

This warning applies to both individual believers and the church as a whole.

This interpretation emphasizes the importance of discernment and separation from false doctrine in order to maintain the purity and integrity of the church. 

Let me explain a term that you will most likely have never hear in church. It is; "Expositional constancy" It refers to the principle that symbols and idioms in the Bible are consistently used to represent the same things throughout Scripture, particularly in parables and figurative language. This means that when a particular symbol, like "leaven" representing sin, is established, it should be interpreted consistently in other passages where it appears. In other word, leaven is sin, and it is sin throughout the scriptures. You can’t take a word to mean something and then make it mean something else in other passages in the Bible.

Luke 18:8; “I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”

Things will be so bad during the tribulation, that if Jesus didn’t return when He does, no flesh would be saved. The denominations teach this verse as if it is a good thing. Leaven is sin, how can more leaven be a good thing. Leaven causes bread to rise, or puff up. What other word can be referenced to mean the same thing. Pride! Pride puffs up and God hates pride more than any other sin. Pride is what lead Satan to take 1/3 of the angels with him in rebellion to God.

True Christianity is not about religion, it is not about church membership or tradition, this is about allegiance to God. Your life will testify to what side that you belong too, not by what you say on Sunday, but by how you live every other day. Jesus called us to pick up our cross and follow Him no matter the cost. Are you selling your soul for the applause of this world, while others are standing for righteousness even when it means rejection. This is not a time to be spiritually asleep, this is a time to be wide awake.

Jesus warned that many would fall away from the faith in the end days, and many would betray each other, and many would be deceived. We are living in the days that Jesus was referring to. This world is headed for judgment, it is not speculation, it is scripture, and time is not on our side.  

So, let me ask you again, are you listening to the world or are you listen to God? Based on what I encounter on a daily basis, I would be willing to say that 90%, or more are listening to the world. If you are one of those that believe prophecy is unimportant, then let me ask you this. Why would God use about 30% of the Bible to share it with us. You are telling God that you don’t believe 30% of His words. Be careful, whose name you slander. Wake up before it is too late. Stop pledging allegiance to your sect of Christianity if they fall into the category of mocking prophecy. They will be held accountable for those that they led astray. Who is leading you? God or man!

May the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you, so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.” Amen!