The Coming Storm

 A winter storm is coming to North Central Texas later tonight. People are in a tizzy over it. Grocery store shelves are empty. People are in a panic. They are glued to their televisions to stay updated. Forecasters are advising people not to drive unless absolutely necessary. Dangerous accumulations are possible. You can't say we haven't been warned. We most certainly have been. 

That is not the coming storm I have on my mind this afternoon. I'm thinking of another soon coming storm. The one that the return of Jesus and rapture of the church will initiate. It is a seven-year period referred to as the Great Tribulation. Seven years of the pounding judgments of God pummeling planet Earth. The judgments will escalate in greater intensity as the tribulation period goes along. 

What will happen? Mass casualties. Depletion of drinking water and food supplies. Intensifying heat from the sun. Periods of prolonged darkness. Crippling attacks from locust-like creatures sent by God to inflict suffering on non-believers. The rise of the Anti-Christ. He will oppose God completely and institute a one world government, one world economy, and one world religion. He will demand that people worship Him. Christians who hold to their faith will be executed. 

The world will descend into chaos and debauchery. The masses will feign over the Beast also known as the Anti-Christ. Tribulation saints will be hunted down and killed. I cannot even describe the incredible suffering coming with this storm. The date is already fixed for the return of Jesus and the rapture of the church. Nobody knows the date but God the Father alone. [Matt 24:36] 

Jesus predicted that we would know the season of His return. He did not give us a date. It certainly appears we are living in the last days. It is easy to forget about that amidst all the concerns of modern society. The Gospels serve as an action weather alert warning of a coming stone. The storm cannot be altered. The course is set. Things are already set in motion. The clock is ticking toward a climatic finale. It is wait and see now. 

I hope you are ready. That you have made spiritual preparations. Trusting Jesus as your personal Savior is tantamount. Cheap religious substitutes will not suffice. Only a real salvation relationship with Jesus will include you in the rapture. This is not only vital for you but also for all you love. There is no other way to the Father except through Jesus. [Jn 14:6] The storm is coming. Don't get caught unaware. Jesus warned people to be alert for we will not know the hour that He comes. [Matt 24:42]