FACING THE END-TIME CRISIS

GUEST WRITER: LENNARD COOMBS 

of Trinidad and Tobago..

Because of the seriousness of the times in which we live, as Paul says in Romans 13:12

The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness,
and let us put on the armour of light ....

As we prepare ourselves and others for the grand spectacular return of Our Lord in air, it would be well to consider the fact- a serious life & death fact- that the enemy is not going to lie down while the christian world breezes into the heavenly paradise Jesus has prepared for God's children, and from which he and his fallen

evil hordes were kicked out.
Here's what the apostle warns us of for the last days..

2 Thessalonians 2:3-12 (King James Version)

³Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition:
⁴Who opposeth and xalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

⁵Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

 ⁶And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.

 ⁷For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

 ⁸And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

 ⁹Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

 ¹⁰And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

 ¹¹And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

¹²That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

It is clear that there will be a massive deception as millions will hail this false christ and arch-deceiver 

as the "long-looked for messiah" to come!  Daniel looking down to our day said the wise shall understand

and shall turn many to righteousness (Dan. 12: 10, 3)

The great issue is understanding and knowing Jesus for ourselves, which Jesus says is "life eternal (John17:3)

that as He leads us through His pure, unadulterated Word, the wise who have oil in their lamps will know the

counterfeit "christ" from the true Lord of Lords and King of Kings.

What has me in some heaviness, is the lack of seriousness and sobering meditation on the deep truths of

the Word the Lord has shown us in prophecy when there will be a time of trouble such as NEVER WAS.

Very sadly, millions will be deceived thinking Christ has come, simply because God will allow  a

"strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth,

but had pleasure in unrighteousness." 2 Thess. 2: 11-12...

 ⁹Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

 ¹⁰And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. (2 Thess. 2: 9-10)

It is a serious issue and involves loving the truth, even prophecy, that saves lives, and sharing His love by

knowing Him on an intimate level. Thank God,Jesus has not returned yet, so many can study His Word and

make Him number one in their lives..

by Lennard Coombs of Trinidad and Tobago