Greetings to
all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,
I wanted to share what the Lord Jesus
Christ has revealed to me. The church has to be prepared in the coming days.
Most of us think that everything is normal and going good, but the Lord clearly
tells that the church should be prepared for the Lord's coming. 1 Peter 4:17 says,
For the time is come that judgment must
begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at
us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of
God?
Revelation 3:22 says, He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit
saith unto the churches.
As I was praying on 06
April 2020, the Lord gave me the below verses from the book of
Acts 8:1-4.
And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and
they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria,
except the apostles.
And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation
over him.
he made havock
of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women
committed them to
prison.
Therefore they that were scattered abroad went everywhere preaching the word.
The church (believers)
should be prepared for the great persecution. Word of God tells that there will
be persecution for the followers of Lord Jesus Christ. The verses that are
mentioned above tell us how much persecution the early churches have faced
during the time of Roman Empire and the Jews who were against the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ.We still hear news
about the persecutions against the church of which, some are known and some are
unknown.
These
persecutions against the church will never stop and it will increase. Lord Jesus says, there shall be great
tribulation such as was not in the beginning of the world and never shall be,
we are nearing such times. Lord Jesus says that we will face persecutions and
tribulations which will occur very soon. The whole world is completely shut down
and we have never been in this kind of situation before. God warns and wants
the church to be prepared, as said in the book of Revelation 13:7,10, he
(antichrist) will overcome the saints, He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he
that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience
and the faith of the saints. So we need to be in the faith in the Lord Jesus
Christ and be prepared for His coming. God
expects the church to stand in strong faith. Many shall depart from their faith and will go
back to the world seeing the persecutions. Whereas, many will be martyrs for
not denying the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and they will receive eternal life.
Revelation 21:7 says, He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will
be His God and he shall be my son. This is the time that God will refine and
ponder His people. His people need not fear, God is in control and nothing will
happen without His will.
In the book
of Matthew 5:10-12
Blessed are they which
are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are ye, when men shall
revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil
against you falsely, for
my sake.
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for
great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the
prophets which were before you.
These verses
completely speak about persecution, which was said by our Lord himself. So it
is in the word of God that we need to undergo this persecution.
Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting
them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter
into the kingdom of God. Acts 14:22.
To be continued......