Deception surrounding Jesus return.

2014

I was praying and in a state of frustration, crying out to the Lord one afternoon. I wanted Him to speak to me and was asking Him what He wanted me to do for Him. I was asking Him why He had given me visions and dreams etc. and how they pertain to my life. It felt like a cross roads for me personally, directionally.
I finally stopped speaking and in a clear voice I heard Him say, “you are going to tell people that I AM actually coming very soon.”

My reaction was one of thankfulness for Him being so specific and merciful to my desire to serve Him but also I felt helpless. Who will ever believe me on this? Who am I to tell anyone this truth. Sure those who see visions and dreams and know the Bible well and tremble at His word know very well He’s coming very soon but the rest of the body are not real interested in changing church services or direction to incorperate this message. The prophetic message of Jesus ACTUALLY coming soon is ironically not popular in the churches I’ve been in for 43 years so I understand the weight of being one of the crazy people telling people He IS coming. I’ve had many reactions so far from pastors, one being, “That’s nice Kristin, why don’t you write that down and email it to your friends?”

I think many Christians don’t want Jesus to come. In my experience we are enamoured with this life and our own world, families and plans more than we are enamoured with the One who ransomed us. The idea of being so in love with Jesus that we pray daily for Him to return is left as how the early Christian’s felt because they walked with Him.   I’ve heard believers say things like, “well we know He’s coming at some point, just be ready.” Or, “ya they thought He was coming in the 60’s but He didn’t.”

Revelation 1:3 says:

“Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.”

According to Matthew 24 we know that we CAN know the season but we will not know the day or the hour.  Verse 44 says,  “Therfore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”  All throughout the scripture the Lord is merciful and warns His people as to what’s coming. Why would He stop now? We CAN know and will know. He has His people that are listening intently to His voice for no other reason than to be close to Him and do His will. Not for a ministry or a record/book deal or money.

There is a teaching that has gone through the church ironically, only in the last 80 years or so, that the church will be raptured out of tribulation. I personally would love for this to take place, who wouldn’t?  This teaching leaves us feeling safe and that we don’t need to prepare so much for what’s coming. It implies that Jesus will just basically take us away from all the evil that will ensue.  It’s important to study these things because if the pre-tribulation rapture of the church doesn’t happen we need to be spiritually, emotionally and physically ready for the times ahead. You don’t prepare for war the day before you are put on the front lines. You train for years if you want to be a useful soldier. Satan will be using His power to deceive like in the days of Noah, so if you think we will just have the power to withstand Him in those days think again. Unless we have cultivated an intimate relationship with His word we take a risk. Now is the time to draw so close to Him. 2Thessalonians 2 talks about how there will be a great “falling away” of the elect who will be possibly deceived by satans power. Satan has power and massive demons who masquerade as light beings and convince men and women of God that they are experiencing The Spirit of God. The great deception is that Satan will be the power behind false signs and wonders done with great power. Yes great power that can even make people fall over, feel warm or cold and can give chills. Satan copies everything God does, He has nothing original. Be intimate with the Father and test the spirits!  The enemy knows his time is short and will lead people of God to be deceived into many false teachings and demonic strongholds with their ultimate goal to lead you to peace and safety when Jesus told us we would have trials. If they can steer you off course they will try. If you think you can’t be deceived you don’t know your enemy and you already are….it’s time to wake up to the season we are in. The times prophecied of in Daniel, Matthew and Revelation are right around the corner.

The Spirit and the bride says “come Lord Jesus!” So if we are in the Spirit we are crying out for our bridegroom to come.

~Kristin