The last two Words for the Week for 2025 are words for 2026. After the new year, we will return to the study of the books of Daniel and Revelation.

 

       We are entering the final stages of preparation for the harvest that Jesus said would be the end of this age. This will be the greatest ingathering of believers the world has ever had. It will be the best of times, but for those who are not prepared for it and are married to this world, it will overwhelm and, in many cases, destroy what has been built.

       Many of the largest and seemingly strongest Christian organizations and churches will be washed away in the flood of new believers, because they are not prepared. They will not be prepared because they built on programs and strategies rather than on the Lord Himself, the only Foundation that can bear the weight of what is soon to be upon us.

       The world will consider this the destruction of Christianity, and it will destroy the Christianity they know but not the faith that heaven recognizes. What will emerge will be stronger than any of the institutions of Christianity have ever been, and it will prevail against all of the gates of hell that come against it. It will prevail because it will be built by and with those who have followed the Lamb, who is also “the Captain of the hosts” of the Lord.

       Though the world will think for a time that it has vanquished Christianity from the earth, the true disciples will emerge in the power and truth in which Jesus walked. It will spread so fast and deep that the world will start to think this new expression of Christianity is taking over the world. Even with their extraordinary anointing, the brilliance of their light, and the astonishing power for healing, deliverance, and miracles, the true messengers of the Lord will be known even more for their love.

       Though evil will also manifest in unprecedented maturity and power, the light of those who love and preach the truth will easily dispel the darkness that has kept the nations in bondage to evil. The truth will be seen as more powerful than any lie, and the light will be seen as more powerful than all darkness. Then, the King Himself will appear in all of His glory to establish His kingdom.

       This may seem too simplistic for popular eschatology, and this is not comprehensive, but it is the message I was given. All true, biblical prophecy will be fulfilled, but not necessarily according to human interpretations. We will understand this in the light of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth, who may seem to now be absent but is presently preparing for what is about to come.

       It will help when those following the Lord learn not to try to make events fit into their expectations or interpretations and learn to not be beguiled from the simplicity of following the Lord. It is not nearly as important to know the prophecies and events as it is to be in the Lord’s will, to abide in Him. We can know all of the prophecies accurately (which no one does) but be in jeopardy if we are not in the Lord’s will. We can know the prophecies and have accurate expectations of them, but we will be led far from the Lord and His will if we do not keep paramount doing His will.

       In all that is about to unfold, we must keep foremost in our devotion that it is not as important to be known on earth as it is to be known in heaven. We must seek to know the Lord and to be known by Him above all else. Doing His will must be our food, and loving Him and His ways will be the strongest shelter.

       Even the world’s most exciting sports and entertainment are about to seem boring compared to what the Lord is doing. Those who follow Him are getting their front row seats for the greatest show the earth has ever seen.

 

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