b'END TIMESKeep Your Lamp Burningwill be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring andItisthisgenerationthatcontinuestoseethe By Michael Forti tossing of the sea. Men will faint from terror, (theirrecord breaking earthquake activity all around the hearts will fail them) apprehensive of what is comingworld, even setting the earth off of its normal rota-on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken."tion, especially around the Ring of Fire. Mid 2018, a B efore we take a look at the signs of the times and"When these things BEGIN to takeHawaiianvolcanowaswakingup the Soon Coming of our Lord, we should lookplace, stand up, lift up your heads,while pouring out 6 football fields at the reasons why Jesus gives us the signs of thebecause your redemption is draw- oflavaeveryhour.Theweekof times. Why the heads up? Why the WARNINGS?ing near" (Luke 21: 25-28 NIV-84,October11th2019.Raginginfer-What does Peter have to say? "Dear friends, thisKJV). nos were burning down California isnowmySECONDlettertoyou.IhavewrittenWhythewarnings?Couldagain.100,000 people fleeing their both of them as a REMINDER to STIMULATE youitbethatGodknowsthatmosthomes.Itisthisgenerationthat towholesomethinking"(2Pet3:1-2-84NIV).DidtheChristians,whohavecomeouthas been seeing and living through early church need to be stimulated? Yes! How aboutfromamongthewideroad,intherecordbreaking,catastrophic today? Yes! Peter continues, "But the Day of the Lordsearch for hope, truth and healing,forest fires, hurricanes and torna-willcomelikeathief.Theheavenswilldisappearusuallyenduprightbackdowndoes.with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by firethatoldroadagain,becausetheIt is this generation that is experi-and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.crossbecametoheavytocarry,encing the absolute worst rebellion Since everything will be destroyed in this way, whatandthetemptationsofthislifeagainst the governingauthorities. kind of people ought you to be? You ought to liveweretooirresistible(Luke8:10- More police officers being gunned Holy and Godly lives as you look forward to the day13,2Pet2:19-21,Heb6:4-6,down,spitonandcursedoutin of God and speed its Coming" (2Pet3:10-11NIV84).10:26). Doesn\'t God want tothe streets. More and more parents WOW, you can tell that Peter wasn\'t watering downblessthosewhoknowHim?YouMichael Forti and grandparents are raising their the Word just to take up an offering!bet!Unfortunately,mostmoderngrand children. Prisons are packed! What message did Jesus deliver when He preacheddayChristiansignoretheversesMore and more rape, burglary, car aboutthesignsofthetimesandabouttheLastthat teach how a true believer should be ready tothefts, credit card frauds, murder, abortion, sex traf-Days? No question, it was a message of WARNING!leave it all behind to be with our Lord.ficking, suicide, kidnappings, divorce, adultery, drug Why? "Watch out that no one deceives you. For manyTheLordteachesthatthepeopleofthisworld,abuse, opioid over doses, mass shootings, homeless-will come in My Name, claiming, \'I am the Christ,\'especially in these very last days, will be living justnessare being reported everyday. And we are just (admitting that Jesus is the Savior) and will deceivethe way the people were living in the days of Noahhearing about a small portion of whats really going many.Youwill hearofwarsandrumorsof wars,andLot.Godalsoteachesthatthisworldwillbeon.but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such thingsjudged because of it. Satan will stop at nothing toWhat about apostasy in the very last days! Jesus must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation willkeep the hearts of even Christians focused on thecouldn\'t possibly be talking about the mainstream rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.idolatry of this world. That\'s why Paul said, "They tellchurch right here in the United States! Or is He? There will be great earthquakes in various places.how you turned to God from your IDOLS, to serveAbsolutely! There are more Wolves in sheep\'s cloth-AllthesearethebeginningofBIRTHPAINS"(Mattthe living and true God, and to WAIT for His Soning out there today than ever before. How can you 24:4-8 NIV84). from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, Jesustell if your lamp is burning out? You will be more LukerecordedevenmoreWordsoftheLord\'swho rescues us from the wrath to come"(1Thess 1:9- concernedwithworldlywealthinsteadofheav-prophesy."Nationwillriseagainstnation,and10 NIV84). enlyriches.Many,becauseofgreedaregiving kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earth- It is no mistake that our generation has seen 95%Christianity a black eye(Luke 12:34, 1Tim 6:3-15, quakes,faminesandpestilenceinvariousplaces,of the signs of the times, not only come to pass, but2Pet 2:1-3.)!and fearful events and great signs from heaven"(Luketo increase off of the scale. Now, taking even a closerEach day we are getting reports of "near earth," 21:10-11NIV84). He continues, "There will be signslook,we can see the other 5% coming up over theasteroids. Continuous concerns about WWIII. What in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nationshorizon (Luke 21:29-33, Rev 13:14-18, 14:8-11). aboutthewartakingplaceintheWhiteHouse?! More government corruption and false, misleading news reports are promoting and fueling a radical anti There are more Wolves in sheep\'s clothing out there todayof Christ nation wide HATRED!react to the signs of Now, how should Christians than ever before. How can you tell if your lamp is burning out?the times? Should we be freaking out and staying home from work? Holding up signs on street corners You will be more concerned with worldlythat say "The END IS NEAR?" Should we act as if nothing is wrong, acknowledging that yes, families wealth instead of heavenly riches. are in crisis, and that the church is here to clean up Continued on Page 61.William Mcdowell - 6.Andy Mineo -The CryWork In Progress2.Anthony Brown -7.John P. 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