I would like to begin this article by saying, I belong to Jesus Christ 100 percent. I am covered in HIS blood from the Cross at Calvary, for the forgiveness of my sins. Therefore, whether the Rapture or death come, I am in heaven for eternity. Immediately.

Am I being boastful? YES. It is ultimately more important to me to follow Jesus Christ. So now someone is sitting there saying, “Well that’s just wonderful for you!” And so the message to follow is lost. Now days, I write articles and place them on Facebook and guess what? I will get  only a few “Likes” and that is about it.

Obviously, there are a few who are as worried about what all is going on in this world as I am. Obviously, there are a few who understand what I have said and maybe ONE will go to his or her Bible and read it (concerning these events and why they are taking place).

What is so surprising is this: I am always hoping and praying the Lord will touch ONE heart and bring them to a knowledge of HIM. My heart on the other hand, feels that no one cares what has been said. My heart also tells me that the majority are living their lives as if nothing is going to happen, that there is nothing to worry about. One would think that the majority of friends and family, along with those whom I know, would at least read the articles. Sadly, that is not the case.

If I came along and told you that you would be involved in a car accident today, would you believe me? Several things would take place. You would ask yourself, How well do I know him? Then you would ask, Is he trustworthy? The next step would be, How does he know this will take place?

Well, there is one sure fire way to find out…get into your car and drive somewhere. If you are in an accident, then you will know that I was telling you the truth. (That of course depends on one crucial element— that you survive the accident). So what is left to figure out? Will you drive today or not, it’s that simple. But you know, that would be a huge feat to come true, after all, I am human just like you, right?

The Bible is God’s Holy Word to our ears and eyes. God is the Creator, God knows everything and knew it long before HE created the universe. So God inspires men to write the things HE wants them to tell others, here on earth. Every “prophecy” ever written was through the inspiration of God. What is so unusual every single prophecy in the Bible up-to-date has come true. God’s Holy Word tells us that the world we would be living in today, will be this or that, and sure enough…IT IS TRUE!

Don’t take my word for it, Look it up for yourselves. You can do so online. So there is no excuse.

So let’s put that story above to the same task. If it was written in the Bible and I came along and told you about the accident that it is recorded in the Bible, would you drive your car today? Of course you wouldn’t, because now we have something factual to make our decision upon, right? But it doesn’t end there, does it?

One, you must be willing to believe the Word of God. Then you must be willing to apply that belief to your life. Notice, the vast majority of the world will not believe, much less even read the Word of God. That means the majority of the world would jump in their cars and drive off, not caring that a prophecy was made for them. Are you beginning to catch on here?

The example above is fictional, but the Holy Word of God IS truth and there are definitely Prophecies to be aware of. Let’s take a look at some of them:

Noah and the Flood

Genesis 7:11-12: “In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.”

Genesis 7:21-24: “And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man: All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died. And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark. And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.”

Sodom and Gomorrah

Genesis 19:1-3: “And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; and he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, ‘Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.’ And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.”

Genesis 19:5-8: “And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them. And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him, and said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.  Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.”

Genesis 19:24-26: “Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven; And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground. But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.”

Our Future

I am sure that many already know of these two stories. What is so unusual about these two stories, is that we have evidence, by scientists, that they did take place. These are two prophecies. If they are indeed truths and they are proven, why would the rest of the Bible, be any less true? Make sense? Now let’s take a look at now and the OUR future:

2 Peter 3:3-5: “Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water.”

Some will say:

“I do not believe that a loving God would send anyone to hell” or “I’ll believe it when I see it.” “There is no life after death, it just ceases to be all together” and there are many other sayings by people that do not believe in God’s Holy Word—the Bible.

Matthew 24:5-7: “’Many will come in my name, saying, I am Christ, and will mislead many. And you will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes.’

But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs. Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations on account of my name. And many false prophets will arise, and will mislead many. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a witness to all the nations, and then the end shall come.”

1 Timothy 4:1-3: “But the spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons. By means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron, men who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God has created to be gratefully shared in by those who believe and know the truth.”

2 Timothy 3:1-5, 7: “But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of god; holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.”

Okay, now we have the majority of Scripture that fills the prophecies of our Immediate future, as in tomorrow. We are able to see how people will be acting and whom they follow right now and whom they SHOULD follow from now on. That is, of course, IF they want to go to heaven. I am NOT saying this…The Word of God says it.

This is what I believe and I want for others to know and understand as well. The problem is, they won’t read the articles, thus they miss the Word of God spoken to them. I am doing nothing more than writing according to my understanding of the Word of God. Understanding the Word of God has nothing to do with intellect or how smart you are. It does however require WISDOM and that wisdom comes from God alone.

The rest is up to YOU! YOU either believe what is written in the Word of God, or you choose not to. The point is…YOU do not have to go to hell…you are able to choose Jesus Christ and go to Heaven. You must understand, you FOLLOW Jesus Christ…or YOU DO NOT.

John 14:6: “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no mancometh unto the Father, but by me.”

I have decided I would like to start a small “Fireside Chat” so to speak. So let’s imagine we are sitting in front of a fireplace and we have a nice warm fire going. We all have a really good cup of coffee in our hands and we are going to discuss some things we need to talk about, along with some Scripture passages.

You know, I have used the term, “It’s all about ME!” many, many, times in my articles. At times I believe most do not understand why I am using that term. This can get really involved, so I feel the need to examine it a bit more closely. Let’s not say this only happens to others and never to ourselves, because oddly enough, all of us deal with it whether we are paying any attention to it or not.

If we stop and look at it close enough, we see that this begins at birth. Everything in our tiny little world will either cause us discomfort or happiness and to that effect, a baby will giggle or cry. Mom and dad are spending all of their hours, every day and night, tending to the needs of the baby (in this case YOU).

When you’re hungry, you get fed, when dirty, you are changed, too warm or too cold, whatever the case—it is tended to by your parents. In essence, they are at your “beck and call” no matter the situation. By the time you reach your terrible twos… everything is “MINE!” I know the great majority of parents understand this and have experienced this for themselves. So the question is, when does this change, when do children see the world does not revolve around only them?

And as we know, once you get into the earlier school days, you learn to deal and play with others, that everything is not yours alone. Then you grow and see having others around, can be a lot of fun. But has the “Me” thing changed? Not really, you become concerned with how you dress and or how you act and look around others.

In the days and years to come, you find it important to put your, “Best foot forward” when dealing with others, but in the end, you are still concerned with just yourself. It may be getting that one really good job and making a good income, having nice things. So if we look closely, it is still “All about ME!”

It would appear, for many at least, that the formative years are a “hot bed” of contradictions                   for the later years in life. It could be anything from being the “middle kid” in the family to sometimes being the only kid in the family, but suffice it to say, it can be almost anything.           Somehow or some way, we get confused, we “think” things should be one way yet life shows us that they are all together another way.

At this point, let’s not look at things like schizophrenia or the like, that is an entirely different situation. Let’s keep looking at every day folk, with everyday problems.

Most everyone looks in the mirror and sees a wonderful person, good-looking, smart, with a great personality thinking that he or she should be the prom queen or king. Come on now, let’s be honest here. Sadly, for this world, this is seldom the case and one must learn to deal with loosing. For the select few that are chosen, they “should” learn to be graceful in winning. Once again, whether losing or winning, there is that stigma about “ME” in every case and for some this is a game changer in life.

For a select few, there is just too much drama in all of it…right? Yet what are they really feeling, deep down in their heart of hearts? Of course, everyone wants to win, everyone wants to be the best and it doesn’t matter what this is in—prom queen/king, football, whatever. The point is, it does matter. Therefore, that “ME” thing is alive and well in each of us. What is so odd, it never leaves any of us, no matter how old or young we are; it is a matter that is very personal to all of us because we are individuals…with our own hearts and minds.

What does the Bible say?

Romans 12:1-8: “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: butbe ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, NOT to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.”

This is where everything gets a little sticky, right? What happens in your heart when you are not picked to be prom queen/king, or the best at football (whatever the case may be)? Actually, it is not surprising to anyone. One must look beneath all the glitz to find the real root of the problem.

If one is not chosen for such honors, what of their “self-worth?” In other words a person’s “personal integrity” of how they view themselves in the present tense. What does the heart of the young girl say that just misses being the prom queen or the young guy that just misses being team captain?

It is by no means, a stretch to think of the myriad of things that can take place, by “just barely missing.” Self worth then takes a serious nose-dive. What is odd to note, this could have long-range effects. Essentially, it’s a severe “slap in the face” and can be a devastation to the ME, in the individual.

By the same token, what about those who are consistently picked to win? Would it be a stretch to think that they have unusually high expectations of themselves? Maybe they think their beauty or handsomeness is far above all the others. How will they deal with these “feelings” down the line? Will they always WIN?

And when the winning slowly goes away, how will they feel about themselves—their outlook on ME? How many prom queens/kings or maybe pageant winners, have grown old? Or Hollywood stars for that matter, does grace abound with them? For some yes, for most, no!

Let’s look at the above passage of Scripture again and see. Most born-again Christians already know what humility already is, because we bow before an Almighty Lord and God. We also know that everything about us is wrapped up in the perfect will of our Father in heaven. So now the question is this:

How important are these “wins and losses” and what should be the effect they have on our lives? It must be understood, this is about the “ME” in all of us and that phrase: “It’s all about ME” is still alive and well everywhere we go. We are all Individuals that must survive in a society of many “Me’s.”

We will continue this topic in the next article, and if anyone would like to chime in on this subject, please feel free to do so. My email is listed below.