The darkness before the dawn

Jesus said it would get worse before it gets better. The church is promised rescue from God’s wrath, not man’s persecution (1Thes 5:9, 2Ti 3:12). It’s always darkest just before dawn. Wars and rumors of wars, false Messiahs, persecution of believers, Jerusalem surrounded by armies, the abomination in the temple, turmoil and terror as the earth and heavens are shaken…then the Son of Man comes (Mat 24, Mar 13, Luk 21). How then should we live? First, don’t worry about how you’ll defend yourself (Mar 13:11). Second, learn to serve his people now and continue to serve until the end (Mat 24: 45-46). Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul… (Mat 10:28).