5
Things the Bible Says Will Happen Before Jesus Returns Again
Here
are five things that the Bible tells us will happen before Jesus returns.
A Falling Away
The Apostle Paul clearly tells us
that “the Spirit expressly says that
in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to
deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, through the insincerity of liars
whose consciences are seared” (1 Timothy 4:1-2).
There
has undoubtedly been a falling away from the faith; just look at plummeting church
attendance. But there is also a falling away from the truth of the Bible with
man-made doctrines that have distorted and twisted Scripture to fit what false
teachers/pastors/prophets believe.
This
is a falling away from the truth of God and falling into error, and many are
being led astray.
Increase of Lawlessness
Paul also wrote that “the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he
who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way. And then the
lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of
his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming” (2 Thessalonians 2:7-8).
Apparently,
the “mystery of lawlessness” was
already at work in Paul’s day; but today many who profess Christ do not keep
the commandments. And although we can’t be saved by the commandments, those who
are saved strive to do so (1 John 3).
Love of Many Growing Cold
Jesus prophecies about the end of
the age in saying, “because
lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold” (Matthew
24:13).
Paul
adds that “people will be lovers of self,
lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents,
ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control,
brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of
pleasure rather than lovers of God” (2 Timothy 3:2-4).
All
you have to do is look at the news to see how lovers of self and haters of
others has exploded in the world.
Persecution
The Voice of the Martyrs says that
in just the last decade and a half of this century, there have been more killed
for their faith than in all the time since Christ was crucified 2,000 years
ago.
In
other words, take all of those killed for their faith for the last 2,000 years
and then those killed in the last few decades and we see that more have died
for their faith in recent years than in the previous 2,000 years!
Gospel Preached Worldwide
In the Olivet Prophecy, Jesus said
about the end times that “this gospel
of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to
all nations, and then the end will come” (Matthew 24:14).
Aren’t
we closer than ever to the saturation point of the Gospel today? The Gospel has
been proclaimed throughout the whole world on every continent and nearly every
people group through ministries, missionaries, and other Christians. Jesus’
return appears to be very close.
Conclusion
Know that these things must happen before Christ appears
for the second time (among other things), which include a falling away from the
faith and the truth, growing lawlessness, the natural love of many growing
cold, increased persecution, and the Gospel being proclaimed worldwide.
I
believe these have already happened; therefore, I see no reason that Jesus
cannot come back today or tonight. All the more reason to hear what Jesus
said: “Therefore, stay awake, for
you do not know on what day your Lord is coming” (Matthew
24:42).
“Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is
coming at an hour you do not expect” (Matthew 24:44).
May God richly bless you,
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“LORD I LIFT YOUR NAME ON HIGH”
Maranatha
lyrics
Lord I lift Your name on high
Lord I love to sing Your praises
I'm so glad You're in my life
I'm so glad You came to save us
You came from heaven to earth
(To show the way)
Lord I love to sing Your praises
I'm so glad You're in my life
I'm so glad You came to save us
You came from heaven to earth
(To show the way)
From the earth to the cross
(My debt to pay)
(My debt to pay)
From the cross to the grave
From the grave to the sky
Lord, I lift Your name on high
From the grave to the sky
Lord, I lift Your name on high
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