I love the countryside, nature, the animals, but most of all I love the sound of rain and for me there's something exhilarating about being out in stormy weather. I remember as a child in our farm being excited at the prospect of rain. When you are out in the country you can smell the sweet smell of rain before it rains, and it was this smell and the dark clouds that warned me to collect the animals from the field. The clouds will assemble and unfold like a thick black blanket across the sky. The clouds gather and the whole area becomes pitch black and the storms comes gashing at breakneck speed. It is cold, refreshing and leaves an earthy scent. While I stood gazing at this picture of God’s wonder, I’d be dragged back into the house…………….
As much as I like to continue reminiscing on my early childhood, the storm clouds gathering refers to the signs that I and other Bible-Believing Christians are seeing today.
We read in Matthew 16 beginning with verse 1 “Now the Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus [to get something to use against Him], they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven [which would support His divine authority]. 2 But He replied to them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ 3 And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and has a threatening look.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but cannot interpret the signs of the times?".
God’s desire is that we know what is coming. An awareness of this fact is a vital key to understanding our days. Unless we are thoroughly convinced of this, then we will only half-heartedly seek understanding, as so many people do today. “When He, the Spirit of Truth is come, He will guide you into all truth… and He will show you things to come." John 16:13
No course of study on the principles of Biblical interpretation could be complete if prophecy were omitted. Prophecy comprises a large part of the bible, to neglect it or, as some have done, to utter a boasted contempt for the subject of prophecy, is to cast dishonour upon divine revelation and grieve the Holy Spirit.
“For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. 35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: 36Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. 37And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch”. Mark 13:37
We, as Bible Believing Christians, are at an unprecedented time that I can only liken to the season just before the rapture, the end of the church age. How long is this season? I don’t know but it is looming. The rapture is God removing His people from the earth from the wrath to come. The world as a system is a stage being set, the players are being position, in preparation for the final events of Bible prophecy.
“For God has NOT appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him,” 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10.
My desire to collect the animals to protect them from the storm reminds me of Noah collecting the animals that went into the ark. The sheer wonder of nature in display amazed me, but this will not be a wonder for those left behind to face the wrath of God. “And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; 16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: 17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? Rev 6:15-17.
1 Thessalonians 5, beginning with verse 1: “But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you, for yourselves know perfectly [The Greek says “accurately”] that The Day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety then sudden destruction comes upon, as travail [literally, as the birth pang] upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.”
My hope and prayers are that anyone who is unsaved and reading this article might understand that we are indeed living in the last days. These are the end times and it will be the beginning of your eternity in hell if you don’t come to saving faith today in Jesus Christ our Lord. “The Lord does not delay [as though He were unable to act] and is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is [extraordinarily] patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9
Last year (2017) I felt compelled to write an article on the dangerous developments I saw happening around the world. These concerns did not come from conspiracy sites but from the news headlines I was seeing and more worryingly from Global Governments and Financial Institutions. It affects you and me. It is therefore not surprising that I felt compelled to write about this. I don’t think many people realise how oh so very close we are to the end of the Church age. We are living in a time of unprecedented technological changes across the world. The changes, laws and ideas being processing or acted upon is coming from the United Nations, European Union, G20, and from the World Financial Organisations that they control including large financial corporations (Visa, MasterCard, etc) to facilitate. All their ideas are laid out in legislative material and directives. It is all there on the web for you to read for yourselves. These ideas are being disseminated from the top and is affecting the everyday man. Just type “Financial Inclusion”, “Digital Inclusion”, “Cashless Society”, “Biometrics” and filter your search to any of the names I mentioned. Avoid websites that spin crazy, made-up yarns just so you'll click a link. Verify information and back it up with links to source material such as press releases, videos and websites. Use a search engine to look for the keywords in the story to see if that "news" is being reported by any other outlets.