During
the time prior to the Great Tribulation, God will allow the anti-Christ to
bring peace to global conflict and to conquer the world by his cunning
political methods. In addition, God will send strong delusion on anyone who did
not receive the love of His Truth in order to be saved. They will believe the
anti-Christ’s deception and take pleasure in wickedness. God will bring judgment
on these rebellious people (2 Thessalonians 2:10-12).
In
spite of Satan’s promises through the anti-Christ, the world will experience
widespread famine, pervasive human and animal loss, the wholesale martyrdom of
Israeli believers in Christ, unparalleled earthquakes and fires and cosmic
disturbances, the contamination of the world’s water supply, diminished light
from the sun and moon and stars, terrible plagues, and angelic forces who use a
demonic army to destroy even more of the earth’s population (Revelation, Ezekiel,
Daniel).
Once
God purges the earth of evil, He creates a new eternal heaven and earth, which
will eclipse the beauty and splendor of our current world (Isaiah 65:17, 66:22).
He will
establish His Kingdom on the earth and we will serve Him (Revelation 22:3). God will restore to
His beloved Saints everything which Adam and Eve relinquished to Satan in the
Garden of Eden (Genesis
1; Revelation 20-21).
God
does not send good people to heaven and bad people to hell. In fact, God never
sends anyone to hell, nor does He condemn us (John 3:16-17). We actually condemn
our self to hell by our unbelief (John 3:18; 1 John 3:21). Adam and Eve chose to believe Satan’s lie,
rather than God’s truth, and most of mankind has followed suit ever since.
God’s benevolent plan for mankind from the beginning of time, and still is for
us to spend eternity with Him in His Paradise.
Prayer:
Father
God, You love us so much that You sent Your only begotten Son to save us from
the penalty of our sins. You never send judgment without first sending a
warning. In fact, You gave us Your prophets, apostles, pastors, evangelists and
teachers to remind us about the truths of Your Word. Thank You for giving us
the opportunity to repent of our sins and to receive the saving work, which
Jesus Christ obtained for us on Calvary’s cross.
Though
for the Day:
Jesus
returned to Heaven until the time comes for Him to restore all things to
Himself. - Acts 3:21
