{"id":2207,"date":"2024-10-29T15:51:07","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T20:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prophecyforum.com\/bible-prophecy\/?p=2207"},"modified":"2024-10-29T15:51:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T20:51:09","slug":"is-the-condition-of-todays-church-a-sign-of-jesus-soon-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prophecyforum.com\/bible-prophecy\/is-the-condition-of-todays-church-a-sign-of-jesus-soon-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Is The Condition of Today\u2019s Church A Sign of Jesus\u2019 Soon Return?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Is The Condition of Today\u2019s Church A Sign of Jesus\u2019 Soon Return?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

By Jonathan Brentner – https:\/\/harbingersdaily.com\/is-the-condition-of-todays-church-a-sign-of-jesus-soon-return\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we think of the prophetic signs of the last days, we typically begin with Israel, examine the closeness of the world to the appearance of the riders of the apocalypse, and perhaps turn our attention to the formation of the beast kingdom that\u2019s now rapidly taking shape. These are excellent places to look, and they lead us to a myriad of related signs that unmistakably point to Jesus\u2019 soon appearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would like to suggest that the condition of today\u2019s church also shouts with the message that we live in the last moments before the Rapture of the church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2 Timothy 3:1-5, Paul depicts that the rebellious nature of people would mark the \u201cperilous times\u201d of the last days. We certainly see these attributes everywhere we look in our world. Sadly, however, they also exist among professing Christians, even among many who are truly born again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I look at the apostle\u2019s list, the traits related to pride immediately catch my attention:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Lovers of self<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Proud<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Arrogant<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Swollen with conceit<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    These qualities are far too common within the body of Christ and, more than any other sin, cause division among the saints and harm the cause of Christ in our world. Most, if not all, of the false teaching that exists in churches stems from those who believe their interpretation of a text is far superior to the actual intent of the author who penned the biblical text in question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    As a result of the prideful condescension to other viewpoints, particularly those related to Bible prophecy, believers who believe what the New Testament teaches about Jesus\u2019 imminent appearing often find that they are no longer welcome at the churches they attend. I know this has been the experience of a great many followers of Jesus. It\u2019s been my fate as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Pride was the key fault that the Lord found with the church at Laodicea (Revelation 3:14-22). He didn\u2019t criticize the church for teaching errant theology or for the acceptance of immorality in its midst. No, the Lord chastised this group of Christians for their pride. Their smugness at what they had accomplished caused the Lord to severely warn them with these words, \u201cI will spit you out of my mouth\u201d (Revelation 3:16). They had achieved much visible success as a church and credited themselves for their amazing achievements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Why did Jesus respond in such a harsh way to their arrogance? I believe it was because such spiritual superiority makes it impossible for the atmosphere that Paul described in Colossians 3:12-14 to exist: \u201cPut on then, as God\u2019s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The body life that Paul describes in the above verses absolutely cannot coexist with the pride that the Lord warned would mark humanity during the last days, the time in which we now live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Arrogance. It\u2019s often displayed via a self-righteous spirit that causes great harm to the body of Christ because it leads to some of the other ways that the apostle describes people, even Christians, during the last days (2 Timothy 3:1-5):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    1. Heartless<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Slanderous<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Brutal<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Treacherous<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      When the above qualities manifest themselves inside the walls of a church, and they do, they create a hostile and unsafe atmosphere. Mercy flies out the window, body life dies, and the words of Colossians 3:12-14 become merely matters of verbal assent but fail to change anyone\u2019s behavior toward his or her fellow saint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      For many, today\u2019s church has become a place of pain rather than a safe haven of acceptance that nurtures spiritual growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Many Bible-believing churches today resemble the Laodicean church rather than the church at Philadelphia (Revelation 3:7-13), whose qualities now define but a remnant of New Testament saints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      In his book, New Morning Mercies, Paul David Tripp wrote the following about \u201cmercy forgetfulness.\u201d I have read these words many, many times during the past month as a needed reminder of what\u2019s important as I await Jesus\u2019 soon appearing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Mercy forgetfulness is dangerous because it shapes the way you think about yourself and others. When you remember mercy, you also remember that you simply did nothing whatsoever to earn that with which mercy has blessed you. When you remember mercy, you are humble, thankful, and tender. . . When you forget mercy, you take credit for what only mercy could produce. When you remember mercy, you name yourself as righteous and deserving, and you live an entitled and demanding life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      When you remember mercy and think you are deserving, you find it all too easy not to extend mercy to others. Proudly, you think that you\u2019re getting what you deserve and that they are, too. Your proud heart is not tender, so it is not easily moved by the sorry plight of others. You forget that you are more like than unlike your needy brother, failing to acknowledge that neither of you stands before God as deserving. Humility is the soil in which mercy for others grows. Gratitude for mercy given is what motivates mercy extended. Paul says, \u201cBe kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another as God in Christ forgave you\u201d (Eph. 4:32).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      When we forget God\u2019s merciful dealings with us, we open the door for Paul\u2019s descriptors of perilous times to affect our dealings with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      There\u2019s no room for an attitude of superiority in the body of Christ. We are all equal in terms of how we initially came to saving faith in Jesus as well as in our need for the mercy and grace that daily sustains us in our walk with the Lord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Larry W. Cockerham is best known for his prophetical teaching ministry based on the inspiration and authority of the Bible. The foundation of his ministry is helping others understand the Scriptures as they relate to the \"blessed hope\" (Tit. 2:13). Bro. Larry graduated from Andersonville Baptist Seminary with a Master of Theology degree. He has been teaching and preaching Bible prophecy, typology and related studies in churches for over forty-one years. He has written one book: Revelation: Prophetic Addresses to the Seven Churches, Vol. 1, The Rapture, and Ten Major Signs of the Lord's Return in Our Generation. He has listed over 40 books on Amazon, including novels, puzzle books, coloring books and other items. 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Iran had charged Soleimani with the task of annihilating\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Jonathan Brentner"","block_context":{"text":"Jonathan Brentner","link":"https:\/\/prophecyforum.com\/bible-prophecy\/category\/jonathan-brentner\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Photo by mostafa meraji on Unsplash","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prophecyforum.com\/bible-prophecy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/photo-1559747548-e113f5337481.jpg?fit=1050%2C700&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prophecyforum.com\/bible-prophecy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/photo-1559747548-e113f5337481.jpg?fit=1050%2C700&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prophecyforum.com\/bible-prophecy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/photo-1559747548-e113f5337481.jpg?fit=1050%2C700&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prophecyforum.com\/bible-prophecy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/photo-1559747548-e113f5337481.jpg?fit=1050%2C700&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prophecyforum.com\/bible-prophecy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/photo-1559747548-e113f5337481.jpg?fit=1050%2C700&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2218,"url":"https:\/\/prophecyforum.com\/bible-prophecy\/why-israel-and-the-church-are-squarely-in-the-worlds-crosshairs\/","url_meta":{"origin":2207,"position":2},"title":"Why Israel And The Church Are Squarely In The World\u2019s Crosshairs","author":"nexxus","date":"November 4, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"My focus for what follows is not on how Psalm 83 fits into prophecy but rather on what it reveals about the source of the repeated hostilities toward Israel since it became a nation in 1948, which have greatly intensified beginning on October 7, 2023.","rel":"","context":"In "Jonathan Brentner"","block_context":{"text":"Jonathan Brentner","link":"https:\/\/prophecyforum.com\/bible-prophecy\/category\/jonathan-brentner\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"crosshairs","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prophecyforum.com\/bible-prophecy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/crosshairs.jpg?fit=1068%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prophecyforum.com\/bible-prophecy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/crosshairs.jpg?fit=1068%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prophecyforum.com\/bible-prophecy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/crosshairs.jpg?fit=1068%2C600&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prophecyforum.com\/bible-prophecy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/crosshairs.jpg?fit=1068%2C600&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prophecyforum.com\/bible-prophecy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/crosshairs.jpg?fit=1068%2C600&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1104,"url":"https:\/\/prophecyforum.com\/bible-prophecy\/5-perils-of-denying-jesus-future-reign\/","url_meta":{"origin":2207,"position":3},"title":"5 Perils of Denying Jesus’ Future Reign","author":"nexxus","date":"September 30, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"I could not have written this article several months ago. Although I had no doubts about the biblical truth of premillennialism, I did not fully comprehend the perils of denying Jesus' thousand year' reign over the nations of the world as described in Revelation 20:1-10 and Zechariah 14. The denial\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Jonathan Brentner"","block_context":{"text":"Jonathan Brentner","link":"https:\/\/prophecyforum.com\/bible-prophecy\/category\/jonathan-brentner\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1151,"url":"https:\/\/prophecyforum.com\/bible-prophecy\/waiting-and-watching\/","url_meta":{"origin":2207,"position":4},"title":"Waiting and Watching","author":"nexxus","date":"January 17, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Perhaps the strongest indicator of the season is this: many events the Bible describes as happening in the last days seem to be right on the brink of coming to full fruition. It's as if the stage is all set and we are just waiting for the curtain to rise\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Jonathan Brentner"","block_context":{"text":"Jonathan Brentner","link":"https:\/\/prophecyforum.com\/bible-prophecy\/category\/jonathan-brentner\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prophecyforum.com\/bible-prophecy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/119498900815838943alarm_clock_mike_powers_.svg_.med_.png?fit=231%2C296&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1097,"url":"https:\/\/prophecyforum.com\/bible-prophecy\/prelude-to-the-tribulation\/","url_meta":{"origin":2207,"position":5},"title":"Prelude to the Tribulation","author":"nexxus","date":"September 25, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"My assertion regarding the nearness of the day of the Lord does not stem from a comparison of the peril in years past to that of today. 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