October 14, 2020
FROM YOUR PASTOR’S DESK:
WOES COMING UPON THE MANKIND AND TH EARTH
“Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! For the Devil is come down upon you, having great wrath, because he knows that he hath but a short time.” Rev. 12: 12, KJV.
With no apologies forthcoming, for it is prophesied, we are left with a choice—either to accept to God’s last merciful warnings given in the three angels’ messages of Revelation 14 or ignore it and be taken captive in any of Satan’s unnumbered schemes for these last days as he redoubles his efforts “knowing his time is short.”
Maranatha 130:
“The power and malice of Satan and his host [of fallen angels and wicked men] might justly alarm us, were it not that we may find shelter and deliverance from the superior power of our Redeemer.
“We carefully secure our houses with bolts and locks [and digital home alarm and security systems] to protect our property and our lives from evil men; but we seldom think of the EVIL ANGELS who are constantly seeking access to us, and against whose attacks we have, in our own strength, no method of defense.
“If permitted, they [evil angels] can distract our minds, disorder and torment our bodies, destroy our possessions and our lives.[Note Job’s harrowing experience]. Their only delight is in misery and destruction.
“Fearful is the condition of those who RESIST the divine claims and YIELD to Satan’s temptations, until God GIVES THEM UP to the control of evil spirits.
“But those who follow Christ are EVER SAFE under His watch care. Angels that EXCEL in strength are sent from heaven to protect them. The wicked one cannot break through the guard which God has stationed around His people. [see Ps. 34:7, etc.].
“The great controversy between Christ and Satan, that has been carried forward for NEARLY SIX THOUSAND YEARS, is about to close; and the wicked one redoubles his efforts to DEFEAT the work of Christ in man’s behalf [in His penultimate office and work as merciful High Priest and righteous Judge of all the earth] and to fasten souls in his SNARES [know what they are!].
“To hold the people in darkness [of ignorance of truth, error, and sin] and impenitence TILL the Savior’s mediation is ENDED [at close of probation] and there is ‘no longer an [atoning] sacrifice for sins [see Heb. 10:26], is the OBJECT which he seeks to accomplish.” E. G. White, Great Controversy, pp. 517, 518.
This spirit of prophecy testimony of Jesus was first published in 1884, next in 1888, then in 1911. Based on the recorded ages of the first 10 patriarchs, beginning with Adam and ending with Noah, the earth is only six thousand years old, not billions of years according the “science falsely so called” evolution theory.
The end of all things therefore is at hand! The final prophecies therefore will be “rapid ones.” Are you prepared? Are you ready? God bless all, NMF.