Deuteronomy 29:25 KJV
Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt:
Chapter twenty eight and twenty nine of Deuteronomy are weighty to say the least. There are the blessings prescribed early in chapter twenty eight but then there are the curses, most of which have already come to pass in Israel. Twenty nine ends by saying God's design is for men to see the judgment of Israel and ascribe it to God.
Today much of Israel is nationalistic, not spiritualistic. They, I am led to understand, have not only rejected Christ as Messiah but have abandoned faith in a coming Messiah.
And what can be said of America? The sentiment of the average American, and probably of the average Christian in America is that God would not dare judge anybody anywhere. How dare a preacher suggest such a thing?
Jesus implied that when He returns most will have stopped looking for Him and faith will be difficult to find on the earth. One sign of a lack of faith is a lack of the recognition of the blessings and especially the judgments of God on our world. It looks to me like the fact that men refuse to acknowledge the judgment of God is a sign that Jesus' return is not far off.
Come quickly, Lord Jesus.
Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt:
Chapter twenty eight and twenty nine of Deuteronomy are weighty to say the least. There are the blessings prescribed early in chapter twenty eight but then there are the curses, most of which have already come to pass in Israel. Twenty nine ends by saying God's design is for men to see the judgment of Israel and ascribe it to God.
Today much of Israel is nationalistic, not spiritualistic. They, I am led to understand, have not only rejected Christ as Messiah but have abandoned faith in a coming Messiah.
And what can be said of America? The sentiment of the average American, and probably of the average Christian in America is that God would not dare judge anybody anywhere. How dare a preacher suggest such a thing?
Jesus implied that when He returns most will have stopped looking for Him and faith will be difficult to find on the earth. One sign of a lack of faith is a lack of the recognition of the blessings and especially the judgments of God on our world. It looks to me like the fact that men refuse to acknowledge the judgment of God is a sign that Jesus' return is not far off.
Come quickly, Lord Jesus.
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