Post by Gaz on Aug 18, 2020 15:10:00 GMT 10
Gaz’s Sunday sermon on Sunday…23/02/20
The great tribulation will be an unprecedented time of difficulty on the earth. The Antichrist and his followers will seek to eliminate virtually anyone who opposes him and his one-world government, economy, and religion. Nevertheless, there will be some people on the earth at that time that will oppose the Antichrist and will try to seek refuge from the extreme persecution that will transpire at that time.
The purpose of my thoughts on whether there will be any safe places for people to hide from the Antichrist and his followers during the great tribulation in hopes that it will give people who may be on the earth at that time something to consider.
A Very Dangerous Time
I want to begin by making it clear that it will be very difficult for the opponents of the Antichrist to avoid persecution unscathed during the great tribulation. Here are some important reasons why it will be very difficult for an opponent of Antichrist to completely avoid persecution:
The Mark of the Beast
The Mark of the Beast system will make it difficult for an opponent of the Antichrist to buy or sell items without risk getting caught. The followers of the Antichrist will be required to get a mark (Revelation 13:16-17), so a person who is an opponent of the Antichrist will be distinguishable by not having one. Consequently, a person without a mark is at risk of being identified as an opponent of the Antichrist during a transaction if/when the counter-party in the transaction checks to see whether the person has the required mark to make the transaction.
Family Betrayal
The great tribulation is likely going to be a time when some families and friends will turn against each other as Christ mentioned in Matthew 24:12, Mark 13:12, and Luke 21:16. It’s not unreasonable to think that some opponents of the Antichrist will be turn into the authorities by their own family members or friends.
Technology Aiding Capture
The Antichrist and his followers are likely going to be equipped with advanced technology to hunt people and to monitor/spy on the movements of people. In addition, the Antichrist could have a high-tech reporting system to enable his followers to quickly report that they’ve encountered an opponent of the Antichrist.
When and why must Christians hide themselves in their rooms and shut the doors? Isaiah 26:20?
At the first Passover, the Israelites had to stay inside until the curse passed over or they would die.
Likewise, God is starting judgment with the house of God, and the willfull sinners will have the curse of God destroy them, during the Great Tribulation, Great Passover. Zechariah 5:1-4.
The *rapture* or immortalization of the Church with Christ is not until after the GT...because God says that he is going to shorten the DAYS of the GT on account of the chosen ones, or else NO flesh would be saved. Matthew 24:22
So, as the heavens begins the signs, the SIGN of Jesus will appear and that is when the obedient Christians will go inside and shut their doors, until the curse also denunciation passes over.
Matthew 24: And then the SIGN of the Son of man will appear in heaven...
Hebrews 4:11 Let us therefore do our utmost to enter into that rest for fear anyone should fall in the same pattern of disobedience.
Obedience means the salvation of your life.
Revelation 7:14...these are the ones who come out of the Great Tribulation.
Revealtion 3 10b..the hour of test, which is to come upon the whole inhabited earth, to put a test upon those dwelling on the earth.
Go, MY PEOPLE, enter into your interior rooms, and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourself for but a moment until the denunciation PASSES OVER.
God calls Christians the 'Israel of God.'
The Jews where told to run to the mountains when tribulation comes, leaving homes and families and friends. They where told not to go inside and gather clothes.
15“Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), 16“then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. 18And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes. 19But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! 20And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath. 21For 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. 22And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the [c]elect’s sake those days will be shortened.
Now to see the Anti-christ set up the ‘abomination of desolation,’ is most likely be his image for people to worship and bow before, which will not happen till the beginning of the second half of the tribulation, which means for those of us that are alive to head this warning and flee.
Meaning, get out quick. For us it means to be well prepared and make sure that we have what we need where our safe place is. Keeping our go bag with us to get there.
That is my understanding any way. Right or wrong the scriptures are pretty explicit. And yes Jesus was talking to the Jews, and is talking to us. We know that there is no safety in the mountain or caves as Israel will be surrounded and the anti-christ will be there.
For us being prepared because we have His word and can see the truth, we can before hand, get ready and have a safe place to go, with supplies in place.
This means also we need to be in prayer and praising God continually preparing our hearts and minds and washing in His word. Getting ready for the trumpets and bowls of His wrath on the ungodly, those with the mark who have bowed their knee to the image of the beast.
The Faithful Servant and the Evil Servant
45“Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season? 46Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing. 47Assuredly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his goods. 48But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying [j]his coming,’ 49and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards, 50the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is not aware of, 51and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
We must be like the faithful servant and be ready for all things to come to pass, we by being prepared will be like the faithful servant. Prepared is more than food and shelter, it is our mind set, our right hearts and our walk with Christ Jesus.
The Coming of the Son of Man
29“Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His [d]elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Even if we have a safe place to go, we still may be required by our Lord to give up our lives so others may be saved. “For me and my House we will serve the Lord” no matter what the cost! Being prepared is important, being faithful even more so.
So I encourage each and every person to be faithful in ALL things till He come.
Blessing and Salutations to my brothers and Sisters in Christ…
Gaz
The great tribulation will be an unprecedented time of difficulty on the earth. The Antichrist and his followers will seek to eliminate virtually anyone who opposes him and his one-world government, economy, and religion. Nevertheless, there will be some people on the earth at that time that will oppose the Antichrist and will try to seek refuge from the extreme persecution that will transpire at that time.
The purpose of my thoughts on whether there will be any safe places for people to hide from the Antichrist and his followers during the great tribulation in hopes that it will give people who may be on the earth at that time something to consider.
A Very Dangerous Time
I want to begin by making it clear that it will be very difficult for the opponents of the Antichrist to avoid persecution unscathed during the great tribulation. Here are some important reasons why it will be very difficult for an opponent of Antichrist to completely avoid persecution:
The Mark of the Beast
The Mark of the Beast system will make it difficult for an opponent of the Antichrist to buy or sell items without risk getting caught. The followers of the Antichrist will be required to get a mark (Revelation 13:16-17), so a person who is an opponent of the Antichrist will be distinguishable by not having one. Consequently, a person without a mark is at risk of being identified as an opponent of the Antichrist during a transaction if/when the counter-party in the transaction checks to see whether the person has the required mark to make the transaction.
Family Betrayal
The great tribulation is likely going to be a time when some families and friends will turn against each other as Christ mentioned in Matthew 24:12, Mark 13:12, and Luke 21:16. It’s not unreasonable to think that some opponents of the Antichrist will be turn into the authorities by their own family members or friends.
Technology Aiding Capture
The Antichrist and his followers are likely going to be equipped with advanced technology to hunt people and to monitor/spy on the movements of people. In addition, the Antichrist could have a high-tech reporting system to enable his followers to quickly report that they’ve encountered an opponent of the Antichrist.
When and why must Christians hide themselves in their rooms and shut the doors? Isaiah 26:20?
At the first Passover, the Israelites had to stay inside until the curse passed over or they would die.
Likewise, God is starting judgment with the house of God, and the willfull sinners will have the curse of God destroy them, during the Great Tribulation, Great Passover. Zechariah 5:1-4.
The *rapture* or immortalization of the Church with Christ is not until after the GT...because God says that he is going to shorten the DAYS of the GT on account of the chosen ones, or else NO flesh would be saved. Matthew 24:22
So, as the heavens begins the signs, the SIGN of Jesus will appear and that is when the obedient Christians will go inside and shut their doors, until the curse also denunciation passes over.
Matthew 24: And then the SIGN of the Son of man will appear in heaven...
Hebrews 4:11 Let us therefore do our utmost to enter into that rest for fear anyone should fall in the same pattern of disobedience.
Obedience means the salvation of your life.
Revelation 7:14...these are the ones who come out of the Great Tribulation.
Revealtion 3 10b..the hour of test, which is to come upon the whole inhabited earth, to put a test upon those dwelling on the earth.
Go, MY PEOPLE, enter into your interior rooms, and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourself for but a moment until the denunciation PASSES OVER.
God calls Christians the 'Israel of God.'
The Jews where told to run to the mountains when tribulation comes, leaving homes and families and friends. They where told not to go inside and gather clothes.
15“Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), 16“then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. 18And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes. 19But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! 20And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath. 21For 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. 22And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the [c]elect’s sake those days will be shortened.
Now to see the Anti-christ set up the ‘abomination of desolation,’ is most likely be his image for people to worship and bow before, which will not happen till the beginning of the second half of the tribulation, which means for those of us that are alive to head this warning and flee.
Meaning, get out quick. For us it means to be well prepared and make sure that we have what we need where our safe place is. Keeping our go bag with us to get there.
That is my understanding any way. Right or wrong the scriptures are pretty explicit. And yes Jesus was talking to the Jews, and is talking to us. We know that there is no safety in the mountain or caves as Israel will be surrounded and the anti-christ will be there.
For us being prepared because we have His word and can see the truth, we can before hand, get ready and have a safe place to go, with supplies in place.
This means also we need to be in prayer and praising God continually preparing our hearts and minds and washing in His word. Getting ready for the trumpets and bowls of His wrath on the ungodly, those with the mark who have bowed their knee to the image of the beast.
The Faithful Servant and the Evil Servant
45“Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season? 46Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing. 47Assuredly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his goods. 48But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying [j]his coming,’ 49and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards, 50the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is not aware of, 51and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
We must be like the faithful servant and be ready for all things to come to pass, we by being prepared will be like the faithful servant. Prepared is more than food and shelter, it is our mind set, our right hearts and our walk with Christ Jesus.
The Coming of the Son of Man
29“Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His [d]elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Even if we have a safe place to go, we still may be required by our Lord to give up our lives so others may be saved. “For me and my House we will serve the Lord” no matter what the cost! Being prepared is important, being faithful even more so.
So I encourage each and every person to be faithful in ALL things till He come.
Blessing and Salutations to my brothers and Sisters in Christ…
Gaz