Racing Toward The Beginning

Jesus said that He would rap up His work quickly.  I need to explain what I see happening, now in the world, that has definitely been speeding up.  I came to know Jesus, 34 years ago.  Although I was raised in a church that is based on a form of Christianity, I didn't know Jesus.  I believed  that Jesus came and knew about Him, but I didn't know Him.  I was taught that salvation was based on what I did and how good I could be.  Born with a sin nature, it was very frustrating, because it was impossible to do all that was required, having a nature that was contrary to how I was required to be.  Fortunately, I came across the Truth.  Man's righteousness is filthy rags in the sight of God.  All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.  Sounds hopeless, but what I learned next transformed me from the kingdom of darkness and into the Kingdom of Light.  When I learned that, by Grace we are saved through faith and not of works, so that no man can boast, I was freed from the mindset that I had to earn salvation.  I learned that, God so loved the World that He gave His only begotten son, that WHOEVER believes in Him should not perish but have Everlasting Life.  Also, If we confess with our mouth Jesus as Lord and believe in our heart that God raised Him from the dead, then we shall be saved.  In the book of Revelation, Jesus said that He stands outside the hearts door and knocks and if anyone opens the door and lets Him in, that He would come in.  That is how I went from knowing about Jesus, to actually knowing Him.  At that point I was freed from the deception of darkness and now know the Truth in the Light.  I read the Words of God.  I absorbed myself in the Prophets and their writtings and the Book of Revelations, which is the revelation of Jesus about the end of the age, that He revealed to the apostle John.  At the time I started learning about how it would be in the last days, there was a lot that had to happen to line up the events.  I learned, in the book of Revelation, about two witnesses that will come on the scene with much power and a sharpe word of prophecy to the world, for three and a half years.  Many who try to kill them will be devoured, until they are finally killed by the anti-christ when they go to Jerusalem.  The whole world at that time will celebrate like it was Christmas morning and they will exchange gifts to one another.  This is what was impossible at the time I first read this.  It says that they will lay in Jerusalem three days and on the third day they will raise from the dead and be caught up to the heavens and the whole world will see.(Revelation Chapter 11).  The part that looked far off to me, was how the whole world could witness this as it happened.  We know now, that today, with the new technology of the cell phones and other devices, that anyone, almost anywhere, in the world could see this all at the same time.  I told people that one day the world will be united economically, which sounded rediculous 34 years ago.  There was no euro, all Europe had their own currencies.  I also told them that one day the world will be united in their monetary currency.  This even sounded more rediculous.  Not even ever possible.  But, looking at things that have been happening, in recent weeks, throughout the world, with difficult economic situations in many countries, one of the solutions might be to unite currencies.  If not now, then it is quickly heading in that direction.  I wrote in earlier blogs that this is bigger than man.  Everything  is being orchestrated from the kingdom of darkness.  To the people involved in bringing this about, it seems to be a good solution and maybe the only one.  Getting to this point took very many unwize decisions by countries, that were either orchestrated or insane.  What made me believe that the world had to get to this point, was that the anti-Christ, in the second half of the seven year covenant, will require every man, woman, and child to need a mark on their hand and forehead to buy or sell. (Revelation Chapter 13, verses 16 &17).  This would require a connected or electronic monetary exchange.  Charge cards were just for individual stores and there was no debit cards when I first started reading about these things.  In finishing, I will close with warnings. First, if you get the mark, there will from that point be no way for you to obtain eternal life, it is an eternal death sentence.  Second, there is a possibility that people will be inticed to turn in Christians for credit to their accounts during that time, and you will probably need the mark to be credited the money.( Matthew Chapter 24, verse10, and Mark Chapter 13, verses 12 &13).  Many of the betrayed will be family members. Such a sad time, ultimate greed.  If you take the bait, you better spend it quick, for Jesus will soon be coming.  For some the beginning, for others the end.  The choice is yours.  Knock knock!  Peace to you.