17 July 2022
Despite all the Dispensational heresy, we know that Jesus said in Matthew 24 that His Second Coming would not correlate at all with human political wrangling or natural disasters. Those things are totally independent of the timing. Yes, Jesus did mention some signs, but none of them can be taken literally.
This is part of why I insist that a micro-nova would not signal the Second Coming. It's just another natural disaster, even though it will have devastating consequences politically. Yes, it could easily result in something like 95% of the human population dying. Still, all of that changes nothing in terms of God's timing for the Return of His Son.
Don't get hung up on thinking that American or world politics signals the End Times. Most especially does modern Israel mean nothing. Israel lost her claim to that name, as far as God is concerned. We now have only one True Israel, and that is the people under the Covenant of His Son. It's a kingdom of hearts, not of mere men. Human politics has no bearing on the matter.
There are times when we might feel moved to engage in some actions that could change the political situation. That's about the same as feeling moved to go swimming, or eating the fish instead of steak at the buffet. Protecting your family is a good thing, as is protecting the feudal domain that God placed in your hands. Still, the real action is in the moral/spiritual realm. As long as you play by the Covenant code and obey your convictions, that in itself is the real issue, not the human activities that arise from it.
Thus, if there comes a day we must make war against, or defend ourselves from, government agents, winning or losing is not the point. It's that we obey our convictions in doing so. Don't get hung up on winning or losing any human battles. What matters is that your are at peace with God.
Jesus said we are to expect persecution for our faith, including harassment from our government. It's part of the background noise against which we shine the glory of the Lord. It should not consume our attention. How we resist is how we give life to our convictions, and it's how we display our shalom for all the world to see.
Stop acting like politics and human suffering matter; they don't.
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