There is a storm brewing out in the entire world, rapidly getting stronger and stronger. It has become visible to many of us who are spiritually awake, while others continue asleep in their comfortable life-style without realizing it, for they have no knowledge neither understanding nor perception of the coming judgment, as the Bible says, For behold, the Lord is coming out of His place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; the earth also will disclose the blood shed upon her and will no longer cover her slain and conceal her guilt (Isa.26:21). But in the midst of God’s judgment, there is hope for His people- those who revere and honor Him. It is called “The blessed hope.” We are awaiting and looking for the blessed hope, even the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Messiah YAHSHUA, Who gave Himself on our behalf, that He might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for Himself a people eager and enthusiastic about beneficial deeds. (Titus 2:13). When the Lord comes out of His place to apply judgment on the earth, will He spare His people? Or will He gather them with the wicked to destroy them? No, that is inconsistent with His nature; with the way He acted in the past judgment when He saved the few righteous people, who lived among the wicked ones. In the case of righteous Noah, He provided an arch to save Him from the universal flood; in the case of Lot, God sent His angel to pull him out of the city before destruction. Israel was taken out of Egypt before the last judgment fell on the land. Egypt’s army was destroyed and left under the Red Sea, when it closed on them.
The world’s iniquities are multiplying with the time approaching its judgment. The worse it gets, the closer and certain it is for God’s judgment to fall on it. This is a sign God’s people must not ignore; He calls each of us to be set apart in times as this. One cannot hear His voice when involved in the world’s chaos. Come alone to meet Him, that’s the call He makes in Song of Songs chapter 2: Rise up, my love, My fair one, and come away; for, behold, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land; the fig tree puts forth and ripens her green figs, and the vines are in blossom and give forth their fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one and come away (S.S 2:10-13). At the sign of iniquities’ maturity, it will be the time to get away from it all and be at the presence of the Lord in order to hear His voice more clearly. “The time of the singing has come.” The invitation is for all those who love the Lord. It is in His presence that we will be hidden from His wrath. He calls us now to be in His presence to receive His instructions for this end-time. That’s the only way to escape it all; knowledge, discernment and understanding of His word will carry us out of the coming storm.
Light from the Word 