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What will happen next: Abortion has long been a topic Christians
across all faiths have considered morally wrong, at least at some point in the
process of pregnancy. Now that abortion
rights are in recession, or at least seem bound to fade from our society even
if slowly but surely, there are other topics the Christian community seems
equally unhappy with as well. Gay
marriage, Trans rights, and the absence of prayer in public school to name a
few. Christians may foster ideas of
equality, but they are tired of a Hollywood-based-agenda that seems to negate all
Christian values in order to promote “equality” as if it is a zero-sum
game. Especially where it comes to what
our children are exposed to, and when; parents in the church seem hyper-vigilant
to eliminate an “agenda” that is at odds with the ideals our Lord enumerated in
scripture. And there is commonality to
how Christians feels about these topics across the breath of different
denominations holding the name of Christ.
Given this general common agreement, and a general feeling
that “the church” has long been persecuted by “the worldly influences” in
government, the time to “reclaim” our country has officially begun. What you will see happen next is not so hard
to deduce. Rights of groups that
disagree with biblical prescriptions will be rolled back to better align with
the Bible. And as this effort begins you
will be hard pressed to find a single Christian who will speak out against
it. In our hearts we know what the Bible
prescribes is a better way to live, even if in our practice we continue to come
up short. So perhaps we will attempt to
use laws to bring back our ideas of equality where it comes to the Christian
lifestyle. As if making something a law
in any way changes the desires of the heart, only Jesus can do that. But as these prior errant granting of rights
like gay marriage, trans rights, etc. begin to recede, Christians will only
become more emboldened to continue on this highway. Wanting to take on more and more. Include more and more. Until finally the divisions between
denominations begin to emerge and only large topical areas like Sunday laws are
the only fields left for legislation.
Seventh Day Adventists have long predicted the close of probation
in the ministry of the United States would end at the signing of laws promoting
Sunday worship, at the exclusion of Saturday worship upon pain of death. And everyone in modern society looks at the SDA
doctrine and laughs out loud. How, in
this country, with all the freedoms we enjoy, could that ever come about? It does not begin with “what day to worship
on” legislation, but it does end there.
And the removal of Roe is the first domino in the process. For that “teaches” the American public to accept
the ideas of legislating morality. When
gay rights decline, and prayer comes back to public school, and our country
looks more “Christian” (in statute if not in practice) than it ever has; the
hunger for more will only increase. The
speed, and breathe of topics to be legislated, will only be limited by the
imaginations of what believers think we “need” to get back to being a Christian
nation. All the while becoming more
accepting and complacent to the idea of legislating morality even if at the
cost of our freedoms. Our reliance on
these laws will replace our reliance on Jesus for true reform, and believers
will become even more complacent, and tolerant of the sins they embrace and
foster.
Enter 5 Virgins Scrambling: There is nothing that can be done to prevent
this from happening. There is no hope in
prolonging our historical ways of separating church and state any longer. That bell has already been rung, and it will
not be un-rung. For hope to be found it
must be found in looking in another place.
All of these events herald the finality of the end of days, the end of
time, perhaps even the end of the church as we know it. What matters now is our singular defense,
predicted by our Lord nearly 2000 years ago.
Jesus told us of a parable of 5 wise virgins, and 5 foolish. The wise had enough oil already accumulated
to last the through the delay in our Lord’s return. The foolish were left scrambling at the end,
to try to find oil when no oil was there to be found. If we consider the Holy Spirit to be our oil
in this parable, and our prayers the method of asking for it. The time to ask has never been more important
than it is today. The surrender we make
of ourselves to Jesus, of our desires, our thoughts, our decisions, in order
for Him to transform us and make us “truly holy” is our only defense in the end
of all things. And asking for these
things is no “one and done” event, it is a daily process that must begin now if
it is ever to begin at all.
At the close of probation for the United States, there will
be a final declaration made in Heaven, that “it is finished, let He who is Holy
be Holy still, and let he who is unholy be unholy still”. The release of the angels holding back the 4
winds will be set loose. Satan will be
given full control of our world, and only those sealed by God will be beyond Satan’s
reach. In short there will be no more
Holy Spirit to find for those who have not already found Him. There will be no more time for transformation
to be made. There will be only two
classes of people in that day, those who have the love of Jesus and live
naturally according to His precepts, and those who are filled with hate at all
who disagree with them, screaming for the death of any who dissent. It is perhaps more ironic that as in the days
of Christ, when the church of Jesus’ day was the one screaming for his death; it
will now be the Christian church who begins this same dissent into madness and
lust for control, and the church eventually becomes the most avid proponent for
pursuing death for any who disagree with it.
New penalties will be introduced to moral legislation to end the lives
of those who believe differently.
Worship will have become a mandate of the state.
What can you do in all of this? The answer depends upon who you have
determined to be. You can be one of the
Christian faith who thinks this is all frankly a good idea. These 5 foolish virgins will just go along
with what is happening, not noticing the signs of the end, or even agreeing
that they are signs indeed. The end of
this path is not the one you think it to be.
Right now, while Satan is still held in check, and we are not yet at the
end of the road; you cannot imagine yourself calling for the death of those who
disagree with you. That is as far from
you as night and day. But the slide to
that end is certain. The 5 wise virgins
is the other path to choose. To begin
right now with surrender of your life to Jesus in a way that allows Jesus to
root the sin from out of you, down to the desires you hold to keep sinning. To allow Jesus to change your choices, your
desires, your very thoughts. To pray
daily, to pray continually, asking for the Holy Spirit to fall over your
life. Ask and you shall be given, seek
and you will find. These promises are
not idle, they are real, as real as Jesus is.
The next dominos are already beginning to fall: Clarence Thomas in his opinion on Roe,
declared it is the “duty” of the supreme court to revisit past bad decisions
such as gay marriage and contraception.
And the Monday following the Friday of Roe the supreme court reversed a
position for the football coach who wanted to pray after football games on the 50
yard line. News outlets have already
dubbed that case a reversal on the separation of church and state. The signs appear to be falling already in
rapid succession. All that is left for
you to decide as a believer is what kind of virgin you will be? Will you turn away from these signs and/or
nod in agreement; or will you face this and begin a regimen of pleading for
transformation now, and asking for the Holy Spirit every day of your life. What you do will decide your fate. The time to secure the precious oil of Jesus
parable is fast coming to an end. As for
me, I still tremble at the coming declaration of Holy or unholy still. My transformation has begun, but I am anxious
to reach the end of it as I know I am not there yet. So I trust to my Jesus to save me to the
uttermost, and I try to daily remember to ask for the outpouring of the Holy
Spirit upon me and my family. I fear
there is no other way. And given what I
have seen, I fear there is little time left to see it completed …
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