The pendulum swings both ways. Extremism happens at either end of the arc of
the bob’s travel and most people don’t act or think from those excessive
positions. In an effort not to be a
voice from a radical view point, we may sometimes find ourselves being unduly
silent.
However, when a view, seeming to be extreme in the early
stages of a given situation, begins to become more moderate (i.e. more
acceptable to a larger segment of a population group) at that time a judgement
as to when to promote that view becomes necessary. As that situation begins to more fully develop,
the development brings a greater validation to the formerly radical view. It is at this point of judgement that I find
myself. Not wanting to be alarmist or
extremist, I have remained somewhat silent in the affairs dominating news on
nearly every front. But if any good is
to come of foresight at all; that foresight must be made known. When news reporters, anchors, and commentators
become more vocally bold in their assessments of world affairs and the directions
they are headed than the preachers who have more than just the facts of the
news to base their judgments on, it might be an indication that it is time for
the voice of the church to be a little louder.
It’s not that prophecies are just now being seen, for they
have been seen and disseminated for years, but that they are being historically
validated as their fulfillments are taking place in front of us. Some have seen and understood particular
prophecies as the pendulum’s bob was in a far more extreme edge of the swing,
but have kept relatively silent as the larger majority of people (even within
the church itself) have not been ready to receive the implications of these
prophecies as they relate to themselves and to the world near them.
The time has come, not to sound the trumpet of alarm-ism… at
some vague notion of what might come in some distant future; but to sound the
trumpet warning of impending troubles whose precursors are evident before our
eyes... especially in light of ancient scriptures whose accuracies are being
borne out by the very dilemmas playing out before us… at home and abroad.
I have watched for Russia’s move into the Mid-East since the
late sixties and early seventies and at times thought that it was taking
place. But what I observe today
uncannily fits the scenario of Ezekiel’s prophecies in the 38th and
39th chapters of the Bible book bearing his name. While the prophecy is still in the
developmental stages, an awareness of its predictions is of vital importance to
any who care to prepare for the final stages of its fulfillment. Guns, food, and bunkers may not be the kind
of readiness needed in this ominous scenario… they may prove far too little for
that which is coming. A greater and more
sure preparedness is to be found in the spiritual realm, but in that regard we
are often much less able to discern what it is we need to do to be ready.
Too often we have been event oriented in our efforts to
prepare. It is not, however, so much
knowing the events, their nearness, and their chronological order that prepares
us, as it is knowing spiritual concepts that can begin to be placed in our
lives even now as Russia begins its long predicted activity in the
Mid-East. Indeed, the world is about to
see incredible events take place on a global scale, but incredible events can
also be taking place on individual scales… but we need to know how to access
them into our lives… this is true preparedness.
Some principles needed especially at this time are covered
in several books that I have written over the last seven years. The need for spiritual preparedness in
perilous times was always in the back of my mind as I wrote. While I feel the pendulum is swinging back
(perhaps on its final swing) now and instruction on preparation is in order,
there will be articles forthcoming on the subject of events… however, a greater
means of preparation is to be found in the seven books I have written on your
personal preparation that are not dependent on totally predicting end time
events. We need to watch these
prophecies and the current events that are bring to pass their fulfillments, but
an even greater preparation is that of knowing what spiritual preparations are
in order for you. May I humbly suggest a
look at one or more of my books on Amazon.
