No biblical prophecy has failed to come true in its time. Even so, our trust cannot be just in prophecy but in the Lord who has verified His plan for the world with the sure word of prophecy. Now that we have come to the end of this age, it seems that most of the prophecies about this time speak of wrath, judgments, and the greatest time of trouble there has ever been. However, this is not so; these are just the prophecies that have been given the most attention. The “great time of trouble” is not the end of the story. It is just the beginning of the greatest time the earth has ever known.  

       Jesus did describe the end of this age as the time of the worst troubles the world had ever experienced or ever would. However, what is often overlooked is that this time will also be the best of times and the greatest time of glory for those who walk with God. Paul said,  “It is through many tribulations that we must enter the kingdom of God” (see Acts 14:22). This is also true for the whole earth. Through the greatest time of tribulation, the whole earth is going to enter the kingdom of God.

       It is not wrong to emphasize the troubles that are coming so that we can be prepared for them, but we must not overemphasize them because they are not the main story. The kingdom of God is the main story, and it is the greatest hope that has ever been. And the main way we will be prepared for the troubles is to focus on entering the kingdom.

       The world is now in what the prophets called “the Valley of Decision.” The harvest, which is also called the end of this age, and the preaching of the gospel of the kingdom throughout the whole earth will give everyone on earth a chance to decide who they will follow—who they will serve. This is the most important choice we will ever make.

       With the troubles increasing in almost every place now, it is understandable that some would believe we’re already in what Jesus also said would be “like the days of Noah.” The prophet Isaiah spoke of a time when men would call “good evil, and evil good,” obviously falling into an ultimate depravity, which is obvious in our times now, but this would also be the day when the Lord would be “exalted in judgment.”

       In the “days of Noah,” the Lord wiped corrupt humanity from the earth and started over with just eight people, about whom it was said that they were “righteous.” Being righteous is doing what is right in the sight of the Lord, not men. In fact, if we are approved in the sight of men, we are likely approving of what is detestable in the sight of God and therefore unrighteous.

       Jesus made this clear in Luke 16:15 when He was addressing those who sought the approval of men: “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the sight of people, but God knows your hearts; because that which is highly esteemed among people is detestable in the sight of God.”

       There are also places in Scripture that state the reverse, that the things that are highly esteemed with God are detestable in the sight of men. As the apostle Paul said in Galatians 1:10, “For am I now seeking the favor of people, or of God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ.”

       So, as we enter this Valley of Decision at the beginning of the Day of Judgment, one of the first and biggest decisions we must make is, who are we going to live to please, God or men?

       Does this challenge us? It should. If it does not shake us, then we are not likely hearing it right. This time of the end of the age is also described as a time of great shaking, as stated in Hebrews 12:26-29: 

“And His voice shook the earth then, but now He has promised, saying, ‘Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heaven.’ This expression, “Yet once more,” denotes the removing of those things which can be shaken, as of created things, so that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let’s show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe; for our God is a consuming fire.”

       As in “the days of Noah,” the Lord will rid the earth of all of the corruption and the corrupt, again giving the whole earth a fresh start. He’s preparing us for this time by offering us a fresh start, too, and an Ark in which we can be preserved through what is coming. Our Ark is Jesus and His kingdom that cannot be shaken. But we must see it and enter it. This we will continue to study in Word for the Week, as this time is now upon us.

 

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