The days are going to be growing darker, evil is being allowed more of a free reign each day, and it does not wait to advance once the Lord removes His hand of protection and grace from a nation. One can never say for sure exactly how the Lord will deal with those who deal treacherously with Him, who forget that He alone is Sovereign. From Achan who took the gold and clothes from Jericho, (Joshua 7:1) to the entire nation of Israel being led away captive in the time of Jeremiah, it is always as the Lord sees fit.
Warnings are of course given, sometimes by men of God sent by the Almighty, sometimes by signs and wonders, but warnings are always sent. The reason is for repentance, so that the individual will turn their heart back to God, very rarely does an entire nation repent all at once, as did the people of Nineveh, it is almost always the singular person, for we are all personally accountable for our actions. Look upon these times that we now live in as sort of a reprieve, in the time that is allotted left to the human race, one of two things will occur, either man will continue to turn his back on the Almighty, or he will repent, there is no third option. The time for the frightened Christian is over, the time is approaching fast where we will either stand or fall, yet not as one, but individually, one at a time. “For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.” (Matt. 24:24)
There are many forms of deception, but the one that is the worst is self-deception, the gnawing feeling, if you like, that something is not quite right is not going to be enough in the days to come, only by hearing clearly the Holy Spirit within us will we be able to stand, and not just stand against evil, but stand for Christ. Troubles, trials, and tribulations are coming upon us soon, for the Lord has not just set a time to judge an individual nation or two, He is preparing to release His wrath upon the entire planet. Plague, pestilence, famine, and war, these are just some of the tools He will employ, but as these days progress, as the adversary begins his final rise to world domination, much suffering will incur.
The enabled society will revolt, those who have determined to give up their freedoms for a supposed security will find themselves in bondage, a bondage that they made of their own free will, rulers who thought to be part of the upper echelon of power will find themselves with no power whatsoever. The Almighty will allow evil to prosper and grow, and He will send His own signs, all for one purpose, to call every human being to repentance, to seek for forgiveness in Christ Jesus, to be saved before the day of His terrible wrath begins. (Rev. 6:17)
The signs are clearly seen by those who have been blessed with eyes to see and ears to hear, each day brings the sights of a world drawing further away from God Almighty, to a world enticed by the desires of the flesh and the lust of their own perceived power, but God is not mocked, what we have sown as a people we will soon reap. (Gal. 6:7)
It is time to stop searching in the world for your happiness, it is time to start planning, and doing, that which we are commanded to do, the times are at hand, and those who profess Christ as Savior must be diligently about the business that He has set before each of us. We must follow, or we will never serve well, we must serve, with vigor and intent, we must prepare ourselves for the worst, for the worst is fast approaching.