Eyes on the Prize

Matthew 24:9 “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake.
10And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.
11Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.
12And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.
13But he who endures to the end shall be saved.
14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.”

Isn’t it interesting how we want to claim Christ as our savior, but don’t want to know what He says? If we were to sit down with our Bible and just read His words, and weigh His deeds, I believe that most of us would come away with a completely different understanding of who Christ actually is, rather than what we have been taught.

He warns, “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake.” (Vs 9)

So we know what is coming, and can actually see it developing at this time. And what is taking place in Israel is part of it. And when war comes it will be between those who claim to be of Christ, the Messiah of Israel, and those who have some other ideology, even godlessness.

“And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.” (Vs 10)

When one religion comes against another, to kill, maim, burn homes, and places of worship, just because of a profession of belief in Christ, we will begin to see the truth in this prophesy.

“Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.
12And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.” (Vs 11, 12)

False prophets abound, everyone who stands in a pulpit and preaches things that are not of God, is exactly that, a false prophet.
So Christmas, Easter, Lent, and Sunday Sabbath all being false ought to be our tell-tale sign of lawlessness.
Following these people will get you killed and then destroyed at the time of Judgment. But still under attack, and assailed by the enemies of Yeshua, because we call Him Lord, Lord.
And those who claim Christ, will deny Him, and even join the attack on Christians and Jews. The Love of many will grow cold indeed, and self-preservation will rule.
But first will be the war, and then these things will come upon us.

“But he who endures to the end shall be saved.” (Vs 13)

If we manage to finish our lives by walking according to the way, the truth, and the life, we will overcome.
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.
4For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
5Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Yeshua / Jesus is the Son of God? (1st John 5:3-5)

We must keep our eyes on the prize, Eternal life! And we must live in a way that is going to secure our place in the Kingdom of Heaven. Even loving our enemies as they persecute us.
I know this is hard to do, even as I write these things, I am wrestling with my own sense of self-preservation. But I know that Christ is Spirit and must prevail in me. Do not allow these enemies of God to steal our peace, or destroy our faith!

“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.” (Vs 14)

We must turn from false teaching, seek after the truth, walk out your salvation, so that our very lives become a testimony to Christ. And understand that a phoney Christian is not going to be acceptable to Christ, we’re not going to be able to fool our God who knows our very thoughts.

John 14:23 “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
24He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me.”

Now is the time to get serious about our relationship with Yeshua, He is coming!

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.” (Matthew 7:21)

And when He is here, the first order of things is the judgment, and He will Judge according to the Ten Commandments that reflect the will of the Father.

(Suggested reading Exodus 20:1-17)

Sunday Sabbath, Christmas, and Easter, are not ordained of God. Therefore, they are traditions of men, and false teachings!

This is why Christ said, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me.
7 And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

Return to Christ Today!

Shalom my friends,Chuck Greever

Chuck Greever