The
apostle Paul makes this reality clear to us:
And
those who deal with this World--
Overusing
the enjoyments of this life--
Let
them live as though they had no dealings with it.
FOR
THE OUTWARD FORM OF THIS WORLD--
THE
PRESENT WORLD ORDER—IS PASSING AWAY.
(1
Corinthians 7:31, AMP)
The
apostle John tells us this:
Do
not love or cherish the World (America)
Or
the things that are in the World (America).
If
any one loves the World (America),
LOVE
FOR THE FATHER IS NOT IN HIM.
For
All that is in the World (America),
The
Lust of the Flesh [craving for sensual gratification],
And
the Lust of the eyes[greedy longings of the mind]
And
the Pride of life [assurance in one's own resources
Or
in the Stability of Earthly things]--
THESE
DO NOT COME FROM THE FATHER
But
are from the World [itself].
AND
THE WORLD (AMERICA) PASSES AWAY
And
with it the Forbidden Cravings
(The
passionate desires, the lust) of it;
But
he who does the Will of God
And
carries out His Purposes in his life,
Abides
(remains) Forever.
(1
John 2:15-17, AMP)
The
World has been Passing Away since Adam and Eve.
In the
Days of Noah all but Eight were Wiped Out.
Before
Creation God Almighty Established TIME.
Just
as Christ Jesus was Crucified before the World began [Rev. 13:8];
God
Established a Certain amount of TIME;
The
TIME necessary for Him to Obtain a Bride for His Son, Christ Jesus;
A
Bride without Spot, Wrinkle or Blemish;
Consisting
of a Specific Number of Saints, He Foreknew;
His
Treasured Possession [Malachi 3:17].
TIME
will be not one day more or one day less than God Created it to be;
And it
comes to and End at the Return of Christ Jesus,
Who
Establishes His Kingdom in Jerusalem, on Mount Zion
For a
Thousand Years—God's Day of REST.
We
are living in the Last of the Last Day of TIME.
The
Great Apostasy that the Word of God has Foretold is under way.
(Matthew
24:10; 2 Thessalonians 2:3; Daniel 8:12)
When
the Apostasy is Full Blown,
The
Lawless One will be revealed;
The
son of Satan, the Beast of Revelation, the Antichrist;
Who
Opposes and Exalts himself so Proudly and Insolently
Against
and over All that is Called God or that is worshiped
[Even
to his actually ] taking his seat in the Temple of God.
[Dan.
11:36, 37; Ezek. 28:2.]
(2
Thessalonians 2:4, AMP
Then
the Holy Spirit is taken out of the World;
The
One Who currently Restrains the Madness of the World.
(2
Thessalonians 2:7)
Then,
by Unlimited Seduction to Evil and with All Wicked Deception
For
those who are (going to perdition,)
Perishing
because they did not welcome the Truth
BUT
REFUSED TO LOVE IT
That
they might be saved.
God
sends upon them a Misleading Influence,
A
WORKING OF ERROR AND A STRONG DELUSION
To
make them believe WHAT IS FALSE.
IN
ORDER THAT ALL MAY BE JUDGED AND CONDEMNED
Who
did Not Believe--
Who
Refused to Adhere to, Trust in and Rely on—The Truth,
But
[instead] took Pleasure in Unrighteousness.
(2
Thessalonians 2:10-12, AMP)
This
is what lies Directly Ahead for the People of God and the World.
Daniel
tells us that the Antichrist;
Shall
speak words against the Most High[God],
And
shall Wear Out the Saints of the Most High,
And
think to change the times [of sacred feasts and holy days] and the
Law;
And
the Saints shall be given into his hand
For
a Time, Two Times and Half a Time [three and one-half years].
(Daniel
7:25, AMP)
And
his (the Antichrists) Power shall be Mighty,
But
Not by his own power;
And
he shall Corrupt and Destroy Astonishingly,
And
he shall Corrupt and Destroy the Mighty men
And
the Holy People—The People of the Saints.
[Rev.
13:4-10; Dan. 8:9-12; 2 Thess. 2:3-10.]
And
through his Policy he shall cause Trickery to Prosper in his hand;
He
shall Magnify himself in his heart and mind,
And
in their Security he will Corrupt and Destroy many.
He
shall also stand up against the Prince of Princes (Christ Jesus),
But
he shall be broken and that by No [human] hand.
[Rev.
19:19, 20.]
(Daniel
8:24, 25, AMP)
How
long will God's Great Tribulation last:
It
shall be for Time, Times, and a Half [or three and one-half years];
And
when they [the Antichrist and
his Surrogates]
Have
made an End of Shattering and Crushing
The
Power of the Holy People,
All
these things shall be Finished.
(Daniel
12:7, AMP)
Many
shall Purify themselves,
And
make themselves White, and be Tried, Smelted and Refined;
But
the Wicked shall do Wickedly,
And
None of the Wicked shall understand,
But
the Teachers and those who are Wise shall understand.
And
from the time that the Continual Burnt Offering is taken away
[That
is the worship of God],
And
the Abomination that makes Desolate
[The
Image of the Beast] Is Set Up,
There
shall be a Thousand Two Hundred and Ninety days. [Dan. 11:31.]
Blessed,
happy, Fortunate, spiritually prosperous and to be envied
Is
he who waits expectantly and earnestly--
And
comes to the Thousand Three Hundred and Thirty-five days!
(Daniel
12:10-12, AMP)
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