Be Aware, and Be Warned
This is one of my earliest messages and the delivery is pretty rough, but I think the message is sound and I hope you’ll stick with me. What follows is is excerpted from the introduction I wrote for the church web site.
I do not operate in the gift of prophecy. I’m not even that much into studying prophecy. I believe everything in the Bible was put there for our benefit. That means we should study the prophecy scriptures, but those which tell of times beyond the one we live in make up a small part of the whole. We should not focus on end times to the exclusion of the things that show us how to live in the present. Yet I feel that we are being warned. Whether this is the time for all of the future prophecies to be fulfilled I will not guess, but it seems that our nation continues to move away from God. He will not allow our wickedness to continue forever. Real persecution is on the rise in this country, and I believe it will increase dramatically as judgment falls. If we will heed the warning and repent there is still hope, but I believe that we must endure a time of tribulation in order that we may turn back to Him. This message is in part to make us aware of what is going on around the world and call us to action, but it is also to prepare us for what is coming. God tells us clearly that the faithful should expect persecution. Our faith is about to be put to the test. Are you ready?