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Despite the 24/7 access to world events, at times, as soon as they happen, most people have no idea what’s happening behind the scenes. It’s understandable that those outside of Christ are oblivious to the unseen spiritual warfare that’s driving much of what we see. Sadly, this same unawareness typifies the majority of those who attend church on any given Sunday.
Jesus warned that such blindness would characterize humanity before His return. In Matthew 24:37-39, He compared the days of Noah to a future time when people would be unaware of the approach of another time of worldwide judgment: “For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.”
The Lord’s warning reveals at least a couple of truths that pertain to our day:
The rest of the New Testament makes it abundantly clear that redeemed New Testament saints have an enemy, Satan, whose sole objective is to “steal and kill and destroy.” The Apostle Peter describes our adversary as a “roaring lion” who is constantly seeking victims to “devour” (1 Peter 5:8).
The devil continually strives to disguise the existence of the warfare that rages around us, which not only makes believers vulnerable to our enemy’s devices and attacks against them personally, but also accounts for their inability to identify the same driving force behind the headlines of our day.
John Eldredge, in his book Waking the Dead, put it like this:
Until we come to terms with war as the context of our days, we will not understand life. We will misinterpret 90 percent of what is happening around us and to us.
When we take Eldredge’s words into the realm of Bible prophecy, they point us to the failure of so many Christians to interpret world events in light of Satan’s deadly opposition to the Lord’s redemptive purposes, which began long, long ago.
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Jesus warned that such blindness would characterize humanity before His return. In Matthew 24:37-39, He compared the days of Noah to a future time when people would be unaware of the approach of another time of worldwide judgment: “For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.”
The Lord’s warning reveals at least a couple of truths that pertain to our day:
- The current epidemic of unawareness should not surprise us; it fulfills Jesus’ prediction for the last days.
- Most people will remain in this state of blissful ignorance until the Rapture occurs and another extended time of God’s judgment begins. Even then, the majority will refuse to repent and put their trust in Jesus.
The rest of the New Testament makes it abundantly clear that redeemed New Testament saints have an enemy, Satan, whose sole objective is to “steal and kill and destroy.” The Apostle Peter describes our adversary as a “roaring lion” who is constantly seeking victims to “devour” (1 Peter 5:8).
The devil continually strives to disguise the existence of the warfare that rages around us, which not only makes believers vulnerable to our enemy’s devices and attacks against them personally, but also accounts for their inability to identify the same driving force behind the headlines of our day.
John Eldredge, in his book Waking the Dead, put it like this:
Until we come to terms with war as the context of our days, we will not understand life. We will misinterpret 90 percent of what is happening around us and to us.
When we take Eldredge’s words into the realm of Bible prophecy, they point us to the failure of so many Christians to interpret world events in light of Satan’s deadly opposition to the Lord’s redemptive purposes, which began long, long ago.
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