A. The wrath of God during the 7 years of tribulation is not intended for the Church:
1) Apostle Paul states in Romans 5:9 "...being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him," in I Thess. 1:10 "...Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come," and in I Thess. 5:9 "For God hath not appointed us to wrath... ." The phrases "we shall be saved," "delivered us," and "hath not appointed us," do not mean that the Church abandons the earth but that God protects the Church on the earth.
2) The Holy Scriptures speak plainly that in the dark moments of the earth the glory of the Lord appears on His Church "...the darkness shall cover the earth... but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee..." (Isaiah 60:1-5).
B. The Church, the servants of God, the prepared, faithful, saints, obedient, disciplined, victorious and anointed, are protected from the wrath of God with the seal of God on their foreheads:
1) "...Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads" (Revel. 7:3).
2) "And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads" (Revel. 9:4).
C. The wrath of God during the 7 years of tribulation is intended for the world, the unbelievers and them that worship the beast and receive his mark on their forehead or on their right hand:
1) "And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men... hid themselves... And said to the mountains... Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb... ." During the 7 years of tribulation the people who do not accept the salvation from the Lamb of God, Jesus, accept the wrath from the Lamb of God (Revel. 6:15-17).
2) "...If anyone worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation..." (Revel. 14:9-11).
3) "...and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image" (Revel. 16:2).
D. During the wrath of God each unbeliever has the opportunity to repent just like as today. The main purpose of the wrath of God is the repentance of man:
1) "...for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the Lord" (Isaiah 26:9-10).
2) "And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands... Neither repented they of their murders..." (Revel. 9:20-21).
3) "And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God... and they repented not to give him glory... and his (the beast's) kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, And blasphemed the God... and repented not..." (Revel. 16:9-10).
E. The 7 years of tribulation are years of trial and chastening for the Church because of the anger of the Devil "Woe to the inhabiters of the earth... for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath (anger), because he knoweth that he hath but a short time" (Revel. 12:12):
1) "And he hath power to give life unto the image of the beast... and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed." This applies to both believers and unbelievers (Revel. 13:15).
2) "And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ" (Revel. 12:17).
3) "And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them..." (Revel. 13:7).
4) The Antichrist makes war against the saints, the Church, until the Rapture of the Church and the Second Presence of Jesus on the earth (Daniel 7:18, 21-22, 25, 27, 8:24).
5) A great multitude of Christians die as martyrs for their faith in Jesus during the persecution of the great tribulation. However, the death of the martyr means also a special reward, the Crown of Life. The Crown of Life can only be won with the death of the martyr (Revel. 12:11+17, 13:7, 2:10, 6:9-11,17:6,14:13).
F. The 7 years of tribulation are years of trial and chastening for the Church because of the judgment of God:
1) The judgment of God does not discriminate between the world and the people of God. The people of Israel became an example to us "for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come." "Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed trough the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; And did all eat the same spiritual meat; And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness. Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. Neither let us tempt Christ, as some also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come" (I Corin. 10:1-11).
2) God tries and chastens His people in order to live holy and obedient lives "For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth..." (Hebrews 12:6-8). "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten..." (Revel. 3:19). "And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes..." (Luke 12:47-48). "And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end..." (Daniel 11:35).
G. Many Christians, enter the 7 years of tribulation unprepared, and after taking a taste of the wrath of God, they repent:
1) The Christians who believe that the Rapture of the Church takes place before the 7 years of tribulation are in the danger to find themselves inside the trial of the tribulation unprepared. They might get disappointed, despaired, and cold and might go into apostasy because of the "delay" of the Rapture of the Church. Some of them who are fanatically persuaded that the Rapture of the Church takes place before the 7 years of tribulation and consequently before the revealing of the Antichrist, might possibly get deceived by the Devil not to recognize Antichrist and the mark of the beast.
2) The unprepared Christians might succumb to the system of the Antichrist and lose their salvation or might not succumb but might live, upto the end, a defeated life and might be saved but lose their reward "...but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire" (I Corin. 3:13-15). We could liken these Christians with the tribe of Israel Dan which Jacob cursed in Genesis 49:17. In Genesis 49:16 we see that Dan judges the people of God, so Dan is compared with the Christians who do nothing else but judge other Christians instead of getting their selves ready. Perhaps this is the reason why the tribe Dan is not included along with the other tribes of Israel which are protected with the seal of God in order to be victorious in the great tribulation (Revel. 7:3-8).
3) A great multitude of unprepared Christians when they get in the 7 years of tribulation realize how unclean, rebellious and disobedient they are and repent "...they... have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb" (Revel. 7:13-14). However, in order to repent they firstly take a taste of the wrath of God. These Christians have not the special protection by the seal of God on their foreheads so they are not protected from the wrath of God. Revel. 7:9-17 does not say that the great multitude was raptured and arrived in heaven. What it says is "...These are they which came out of great tribulation..." (Revel. 7:14). While they die and their souls are transferred to heaven, one of the 24 elders states that they "...which came out of great tribulation... ," "...shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat... God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes" (Revel. 7:16-17). It appears from these verses that indeed these saints have tasted the wrath of God on the earth.
H. Many Christians enter the 7 years of tribulation prepared:
1) They have the armor of God "...that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand... having your loins girt about with truth... having on the breastplate of righteousness... And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace... taking the shield of faith... take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God" (Eph. 6:13-17).
2) They fear God. The ones who fear God have nothing else to fear in the world "...let him be your fear, and let him be your dread," "...The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them... there is no want to them that fear him," "In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death," "...fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell" (Isaiah 8:13, Psalms 34:6-10, Proverbs 14:26-27, Matt. 10:28).
3) They confess their sins to God, they ask forgiveness, judge themselves, pray, fast and live holy lives "And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ" (I Thess. 5:23).
4) They are ready for persecution, trial and temptation "That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ," "Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange think happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy" (I Peter 1:7, 4:12-14).
5) They are real "servants of God." Not all the Christians, but all the real "servants of God," are them who take the seal of God on their forehead for protection from the wrath of God during the 7 years of tribulation (Revel. 7:3). The Christians who chose to be cleansed by the Blood of Jesus should also choose to serve Jesus as "servants." The "servants of God" live obedient life to Jesus, they do not live for themselves but for Jesus, their money belong to Jesus, their time and their family belong to Jesus, Jesus is Lord of themselves and of their families.
6) They are ready for everything, ready to be abased like as they are ready also to abound "I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me... But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus" (Philipp. 4:12-13,19).
7) They are ready to give also their lives for their witness for Jesus like as they gave their lives most of the 11 Apostles, Apostle Paul, the evangelist martyr Stephanos, and thousands other Christians during the persecutions "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death" (Revel. 12:11).
8) They watch and pray always in order to "escape" the bad things which will take place during the 7 years of tribulation. To "escape" on the earth, not in heaven. "Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man" (Luke 21:36).
9) They are free from Mammon (money). They have chosen Jesus instead of Mammon, and Jesus is Him whom they want to serve instead of Mammon. the mark of the beast is an economic mark which will allow them which take it to use the economic system of Antichrist, that's why it is important to be free from money, Mammon, and from the whichever economic system of the last days "No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and Mammon" (Matt. 6:24-34, Proverbs 11:24-25, II Corinth. 9:6-10, Hebrews 13:5-6).
10) They are hospitable and know how to give without stinginess "Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shall find it after many days. Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth," "Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again" (Eccles. 11:1-2, Luke 6:38).
11) They know the Holy Scriptures well (Matt. 4:4+7+10) so they are able to discern easily false teachings and the deceptive spirits which in the last days might as well deceive, if possible, even the elect of God "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils," "For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect" (I Tim. 4:1, Matt. 24:24).
12) They teach their children about the angels and their ministry on the earth "The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them," "Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?" (Psalms 34:7, Hebrews 1:14).
13) They teach their children about life after death "Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die..." (John 11:25-26).
14) They have separated themselves from the whichever satanic religious systems of the last days (Babylon), so they will not receive the plagues that are intended for them (Revel. 18:4).
15) They assemble together to edify each other "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together... but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching" (Hebrews 10:25).
16) They seek the Lord for their protection from the wrath of God "...it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord's anger (wrath)." The word "hid" does not mean abandonment of the earth but protection on the earth (Zephaniah 2:1-3).
17) They endure and await the Second Presence of Jesus, the blessed hope, until the end, "Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ" (Titus 2:13), "And when these things begin to come to pass (the 7 year tribulation), then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh" (Luke 21:28), "But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved" (Matt. 24:13). The "blessed hope" of the Church will be a real "blessed hope" during the trial, the great tribulation, and not before the 7 years of tribulation. Today while the Church is on vacation at her mountain cabin and at the beach, little does she think about the "blessed hope."
I. God protects His Church through the 7 years of tribulation. God speaks in the Holy Scriptures about protection of His people on the earth, in the world, in the flood, in the fire, in the danger, in the trials. He does not talk about abandonment of the earth. It is an insult for the Almighty God when the Christians, His children, worry how they will survive through the 7 years of tribulation:
1) Jesus says to the Church of Philadelphia "...I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth." The word "keep" does not mean abandonment of the earth but protection on the earth (Revel. 3:10).
2) Jesus prays "I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil." Since Jesus does not ask God to take out the Church from the world, certainly the word "keep" does not mean abandonment of the earth but protection on the earth (John 17:15).
3) Apostle Peter states "The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment... ." The word "deliver" does not mean abandonment of the earth but protection on the earth (II Peter 2:9).
4) Just like as God protected Noah and his family in the ark from the flood, in such a way does He protect the saints in His Church from the wrath of God. The ark of Noah symbolizes the Church not heaven. The ark of Noah was in the waters of the flood, on the earth, for about 14 months, not in heaven (Genesis 7-8).
5) Just like as God protected Lot and his family from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, in such a way does He protect also His Church. On the earth, not in heaven (Genesis 19).
6) Just like as God protected the people of Israel in the land of Egypt during the 10 plagues, in such a way does He protect also His Church on the earth during the plagues 7 seals, 7 trumpets, and 7 vials. The people of Israel were not raptured to heaven from the earth neither did they go away from Egypt till the 10 plagues were over. Egypt was scourged by the wrath of God, nevertheless a small piece of land inside Egypt, the land Goshen where the people of Israel were residing, remained untouched (Exodos 7-12).
7) Just like as God protected the people of Israel for 40 years in the desert on their way to the promised land and also supplied for them thousands of tons of manna and water for 40 years, in such a way does He protect His Church and supplies for her all the needed stuff for the period of the 7 years of tribulation (Exodos, Numbers).
8) Just like as God protected the three young men Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego from the fire inside the "burning furnace," and just like as God protected Daniel from the lions inside the "den of lions," in such a way does He protect His Church from Antichrist inside the "great tribulation" (Daniel 3 & 6).
9) God states that if He would destroy the earth while the only just men on the earth were Noah, Daniel and Job, He would destroy the earth and only those three just men would He protect. Certainly God protects the just also during the 7 years of tribulation (Ezekiel 14:12-23).
10) God protects His people through the great tribulation "...there shall be a time of trouble (tribulation), such as never was since there was a nation... and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book" (Daniel 12:1).
11) Just like as God protects the people of Israel from Antichrist in the desert, in parallel He also protects His Church (Revel. 12:13-17).
12) God does not promise abandonment of the earth till His wrath on the earth is over, but protection on the earth. "Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation (wrath) be overpast. For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity... ," "...thou art my hope in the day of evil," "...he shall judge the world... he shall minister judgment to the people... The Lord also will be a refuge... in times of trouble (tribulation)... for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee," "The Lord is... a strong hold in the day of trouble (tribulation); and he knoweth them that trust in him" (Isaiah 26:20-21, Jeremiah 17:17, Psalms 9:7-10, Nahum 1:7).
13) The Heavenly Father protects His people and supplies for them all the needed stuff. The Christian must be close to God. This is the only thing necessary "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely He shall deliver thee from the snare... and from the noisome pestilence... Because thou hast made the Lord... thy habitation; there shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee... Because he hath set his love upon me... I will be with him in trouble (tribulation)," "...the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him... To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine," "Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God... ," "...Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shall not be burned... For I am the Lord thy God... (Psalms 91, 33:18-19, Isaiah 41:10, 43:1-3).
J. God does not exempt the Church from tribulation. God protects the Church inside the tribulation, He strengthens her, He delivers her. The first Church not only had persecution and tribulation but she also expected persecution and tribulation:
1) ...There is no man that hath left house, or bretheren... or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, But he shall receive an hundredfold... houses, and bretheren... and lands, with persecutions..." (Mark 10:29-30).
2) "Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness sake... Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you..." (Matt. 5:10-11).
3) "...In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world" (John 16:33).
4) "...And at that time there was a great persecution against the church... ," "Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen... ," "...and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas... ," "Confirming the souls of the disciples... that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God... ," "...the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me" (Acts 8:1, 11:19, 13:50, 14:22, 20:23).
5) "...we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience," "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us... ," "...patient in tribulation..." (Romans 5:3, 8:35-39, 12:12).
6) Blessed be God... Who comforteth us in all our tribulation... ," "For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears... ," "For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory," "But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, In stripes, in imprisonments... ," "...I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation... ," "...in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality," "Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong" (II Corinth. 1:3-10, 2:4, 4:17, 6:4-5, 7:4-7, 8:2, 12:10).
7) "Persecutions, afflictions... what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me. Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution," "But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions..." (II Tim. 3:11-12, 4:5).
8) "...having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost... ," "Therefore, bretheren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress..." (I Thess. 1:6, 3:7).
9) So that we ourselves glory in you... for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations... (II Thess. 1:4).
10) "Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you..." (Coloss. 1:24).
11) "Take, my bretheren, the prophets... for an example of suffering affliction..." (James 5:10).
12) "...But... God... after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect..." (I Peter 5:8-10).
13) "I John... and companion in tribulation... ," "I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich)... and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life" (Revel. 1:9, 2:9-10).
K. Many Christians defeat Antichrist and his system with the death of the martyr. There were many martyrs during the beginning years of Christianism, nevertheless during the great tribulation there are many-many more. In the case of the Christian, death does not mean defeat:
1) "And I saw another sign in heaven... them that have gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name..." (Revel. 15:1-2).
2) Some are surrendered for the death of the martyr because of the name of Jesus "And ye shall be betrayed... and some of you shall they cause to be put to death" (Luke 21:16), while others are directed by the Holy Spirit to escape "Then let them which are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out..." (Luke 21:21).
3) The death of the martyr wins for him life and a special reward from God, the crown of life "Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer... be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life" (Revel. 2:10).
4) The Christian is ready for the death of the martyr only if he can confess with Apostle Paul "For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain" (Philip. 1:21).
5) Revenge belongs only to God "...Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord" (Romans 12:19, Revel. 19:2).
6) The days of the revenge of God on the earth start as soon as Antichrist deceives the world and the world worships him as its savior "For these be the days of vengeance..." (Luke 21:22).
7) The death of the martyr is caused because of his testimony "And they overcame him... by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death" (Revel. 12:11).
8) When God asks the Christian to testify for Jesus and he refuses, his denial means denial of Jesus "...Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God" (Luke 12:8-9).
9) There will be cases in which they will persecute and arrest the Christian because of the name of Jesus. This is a chance for his testimony. The Holy Spirit will guide him how to speak. He can be sure that his life and death do witness for Jesus "...they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake. And it shall turn to you for testimony... I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which... shall not be able to... resist... and some of you shall they cause to be put to death" (Luke 21:12-16).
10) The Christian should not be surprised about who delivers him because of the name of Jesus. Parents, brothers, sisters, relatives, friends? Jesus was betrayed by one of His 12 disciples "And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and bretheren, and kinsfolks, and friends..." (Luke 21:16).
11) There is no better widness than when they hate the Christian because of the name of Jesus "And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake" (Luke 21:17).
12) The martyr has the choice to escape the death of the martyr if his work on the earth is still not completed. Apostle Paul remained for 3 days and nights at the bottom of the sea. Nevertheless he did not die. He still had a lot of work to complete. According to tradition when they put Apostle John in the boiler with the burning hot oil he wouldn't die. He had to go to the isle of Patmos where Jesus would deliver to him the book of Revelation. Nevertheless, surely the death of the martyr has as a result a better resurrection because of the special reward, the crown of life "Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection" (Hebrews 11:35, Revel. 2:10).
13) Let us with patience continue our testimony having in mind them which became martyrs for their faith in God by various ways and even by death: "And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment: They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth" (Hebrews 11:36-38).
We are close to the Second Presence of Jesus on the earth.
Every day that passes by brings us one step closer to the global government of the dictator Antichrist. The Antichrist enslaves the world with his global economic system and forces the people to take the "Mark of the Beast" on their right hand or on their forehead ("Mark of the Beast" = "Microprocessor Chip Implant"), ("Beast" = "Antichrist"). Without the "Mark of the Beast" it is impossible for anybody to either buy or sell anything.
The ones who refuse "cooperation" with the system of the Antichrist, end up in the concentration camps which are installed in many countries of the world and consequently get eliminated. The system of the Antichrist uses the high technology of the 21st century to survey and control a large number of people on the face of the earth. Indeed there is no way out. There are two options. The Antichrist or Jesus.
The option Antichrist gives to you the potential to live in the system of the Antichrist by worshipping him as your god and by taking the "Mark of the Beast" in your body. However, this option secures for you the wrath of God which is sent to the people during the "7 Years of Tribulation" and also secures for you death and everlasting hell when Jesus returns to the earth at His Second Presence.
The choice of Jesus offers to you everlasting life with God and protection from the wrath of God during the "7 Years of Tribulation." However, this choice puts you in opposition to the Antichrist and his system, with the probable result your death, the death of a martyr, if this is allowed by God. At the Second Presence of Jesus, if you are dead you are raised from the dead and along with the remaining alive Christians you meet Jesus in the clouds right after you receive your incorruptible body, your supernatural body, which has the same attributes as the body of Jesus.
Jesus eliminates the Antichrist, destroys his system and reigns on (governs) the earth for 1000 years while you reign (govern) along with Him. Afterwards, God creates a new earth and a new heaven... . Certainly it is impossible for somebody to comprehend the important plans of Jesus for them that choose Him and love Him.
If you want to follow Jesus you must be born again by believing in Him and confessing Him as your personal Savior and Lord. It is also imperative to joint a local church and to start fellowshiping with other born again Christians (John 3:3+16+36, Romans 3:23, 5:8, 6:23, 10:9+10+13, II Corinth. 5:17+21)!
If you want to follow Jesus you can start right now with this confession and prayer: "Lord Jesus Christ, I believe in You and I accept You as my personal Savior and as my Lord. Forgive all my sins and wash me, cleanse me, sanctify me, with Your holy blood which You shed on the cross of Golgotha. My Heavenly Father, I praise You and I worship You. I thank You because now I'm Your child. Please protect me through the '7 Years of Tribulation' and help me to stay faithful to Jesus until the end, amen!"