Perilous Times

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedience to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traders, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God." 2Timothy 3:1-4. Most biblical scholars agree we are living in the last days. News headlines on a daily basis report of the persecution of Christians and Jews and even of the rewriting of the Holy Bible. We see the scriptures above illustrated around us continually.

Our message this week will concentrate on the blaspheming, slandering and the despisers of good towards Israel. Palestinian Authority President Malmoud Abbas last Friday blamed Israel for all global terrorism that is totally untrue. At the same time, he stated that Jews are seeking to poison the water that Palestinians drink. This fabricated charge was credited to an Israeli Rabbi who does not exist. Palestinian leaders, since Israel was formed in 1948, have told similar lies knowing there are those who will believe them without seeking the real truth.

2Timothy 3:12-15 teaches us how to be overcomers and victorious in these perilous times. "Know The Truth And Proclaim The Truth." The most important truth we need to proclaim is that salvation is only through the belief and the confession in Jesus Christ as the Son of God and that God raised Him from the dead. Romans 10:9.

Additionally, we need to know the truth and proclaim the truth about the land of Israel. Genesis 15:18 says, "On the same day The Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, 'To your descents I have given this land, from the River of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates.'" God gave to Abram and his descendants through Isaac and Jacob almost the whole Middle East to include Judea and Samaria, Gaza, parts of Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Jordan. The Israelites to date have not occupied all this land but the day is coming when this will be a reality. Obadiah 1:19-20.

Know The Truth And Proclaim The Truth!  

May The Lord Bless You And Keep You This Day And Each Day,

Frank