The Last Days
2 Timothy 3:1-6 
You should know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times. 2 For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred. 3 They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. 4 They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. 5 They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!


“Evil prevails when good people do nothing”

Wow! What a quote and what a truth. Most of us that are reading this today know the truth. However, the big question is what are we doing with the truth? Are we just keeping it to ourselves and sailing on to heaven alone and letting others fall off the moral cliff?

It does not take a rocket scientist to realize that we are going backward in our morals in our world, particularly in our country. It also is very obvious that church attendance has gone to new lows in our country since the 1990’s.
These two things are playing right into what the Bible says will happen in “these last days.” When we hear morals sinking low or church attendance going lower, we need not say something is wrong, we need to say that the Word of God is right concerning the time in which we live!

I was amazed that throughout the day on Sunday, many that were in attendance made contact with me and indicated that "The Last Days" sermon was a topic that they were extremely interested in learning more about. It certainly is a timely subject to say the least.

The one thing that I have heard the most feedback about was this: I mentioned that many that are trying to "disprove" God or find a reason "not to believe in God" normally say things such as: "Well, these things have been in the bible for generations, for over 2000 years and nothing has happened yet."...I mentioned in the sermon that we have a different time frame and a different way of looking at the calendar years than God has. The Bible says in 2 Peter 3:8 that "1000 years is as a day to God" so when these things were written in the Bible, it was like 2 days ago to God!

Here is an article that you may want to take some time to look at:
http://www.arewelivinginthelastdays.com/article/tribulation/tribulation.htm

Please remember that we live in a time that information is all over the board concerning the end times. When you read and study an article like that, remember that I may have a little different slant or opinion on a topic, but I trust the author and the information they are giving.

So, my take on the last days is this: "Live like today is the last day but plan to live another 1000 years."


Please feel free to openly give feedback and discuss this topic with me. 
God bless you all today! You are in my prayers and I am looking forward to next Sunday as we continue this discussion.

Pastor Tim

Comments

  1. Martin LaBarJanuary 7, 2013 at 9:30 AM

    In a sense, the "last days" have been around for a long time. The author of Hebrews says "in these last days" (Hebrews 1:2, KJV)

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