Escaping the Great Tribulation Part II

Escaping the Great Tribulation II

 

Luke 21:36, “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.”

Most people do not believe that something awful could happen until it happens. Some call it stupidity; some say because of weakness others believe it’s just human nature. A great many believe America is mystery Babylon and a remnant is preparing for her demise. They are preparing mentally, spiritually, and physically, while praying, fasting and discerning the times.  

We have talked much about what the word escape means in the Strong’s Concordance 1628. It means to escape, escape escaped, fled out or fled. It does not mean to be raptured out of this world.You can read my other articles on the topic if you choose. In this article I want to discuss preparation and the Lord’s Prayer.

In my last article Escaping the Great Tribulation I http://iwasgood.blogspot.com/2014/08/escaping-great-tribulation-i.html I listed some items that you may want to take along with you on your journey of escape. Many believe that Christians and believers in Jesus the Christ do not have to prepare for this day. Again, I will ask, what would have happened if Noah did not prepare for the flood? What would have happened if Joseph did not prepare for the seven years of famine? What would have happened if Moses did not prepare the Israelites for their journey? They each would have come into dire consequences.

As I mentioned in previous articles, I’m a firm believer that those who are found worthy to escape are those who know they have to escape. Look at the half of million Christian escapees from Syria, Iran and Iraq. At some point and time they knew they had to flee for their lives to safety. God has a plan for all of His children. Some will be found worthy to escape, others will be martyred for the faith and most will take the mark of the beast.

What constitutes one’s worthiness? Jesus knows his sheep and his sheep know him. However, during this time, based on Isaiah 26:10, favor will be shown to the wicked. “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.”

In the Strong’s Concordance 7563 the word “wicked” means wicked, evil, guilty-wicked, ungodly, condemned and him that did wrong. While we are in our place of safety and living according to God’s will and law we will also allow those who are wicked, guilty and ungodly to enter our place of safety and provide care, necessity, kindness, shelter and/or food for them. And this is what we will do as believers in Jesus the Christ and Christians. We will show our love for others as Christ shows His love for us.

I want to take this opportunity to discuss how the Lord’s Prayer is so sufficient for us in these days (Matthew 6:9-13. Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, they will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day, our daily bread, and for give us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil for thine is the kingdom and power and the glory forever. Amen

During these times we want to keep our eyes, heart and mind focused on our Father who is in heaven. We don’t want to dwell on the things of this world or look back to the cares and lusts of this world as Lot's wife did in Genesis 19. 

Once we overcome, Jesus will write upon us the name of His God. Today, there are so many names for God and everyone believes they are calling upon the correct name.

Revelation 3:12, “Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my god: and I will write upon him my new name.”

From the above verse Jesus will not only reveal to us His Father’s holy name but will write it upon us. And as we know from scripture Jesus called Him—Father. I am often amazed at the many names people have for God in Christianity. I won’t name them here for I am sure you know of at least three of them. And each person believing they have the correct holy name of God. God’s name is only revealed to those who overcome based on Revelation 3:12.

Let’s take a look at Revelation 14:1, “And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.” God’s name is so holy that we will only receive His name once we overcome and nobody on earth has overcome yet; therefore, nobody has the correct name of our heavenly Father who is in heaven.

We want desperately for our Father’s kingdom to come here on earth. John 18:36, “Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world…” We want those many blessings that our Father has promised us. No more tears, no more sorrow, no more pain, while living in the abundance of glory with our Saviour and Father.

We want His Will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. Everything was created by the Word and Will of God. The Will is the Spirit of God and the Word of God is—God said. Genesis 1:2-3, “And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”

God will give us our daily bread just enough for that day to preserve us. While we are in the place of safety while others are going through tribulation and God’s judgment, God will provide for His children. Just as He provides for the animals and creatures of the land and sea God will provide for His children during these days.

Matthew 6:26, “Behold the fowls of the air: for they so not, neither do they reap, nor gather into bars; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?”

There is only so much preparation that we can do for these times. Just as Noah prepared for the flood and Joseph prepared for the seven years of famine we too are preparing for our escape. We are preparing mentally, spiritually and physically.

While we are in the place of safety we are asking our Father to forgive us of our many sins, trespasses and debts while we forgive all of those who have sinned and our debtors to us. Matthew 6:15, “But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” We want to pray and humble ourselves so that our heart can be right for the coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ.

I Corinthians 10:13, “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.”

When we stay in our Father’s Word God allows temptation to occur; however, it will never be more than we can bear. Everyone will experience temptation of some sort and by the grace of our Father and our love for Him we will overcome those tests.

We also pray that our Father will deliver us from evil. We know that there is much evil in the world today.

We pray for God’s kingdom to come to earth in all its glory and with all its power. Revelation 21:2, “And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” We wait to see this day when the end of this age is no more and Jesus will return and be the King of kings and Lord of lords forever. And as believers in Jesus we pray fervently for this day to come. As we pray the Lord’s Prayer we can’t help but think of all of these miraculous promises from our Father that will soon come to pass.

Once events begin in America they will quickly spiral from there. America will experience plagues, famine and unrest and will no longer be the America that we once knew and appreciated. There won’t be time to gather your belongings, go to the stores, gas up your car, have your car repaired, buy food and water for your journey, buy extra medication, herbal pills or supplies…the time is now. The time to prepare for your journey and escape from the tribulation is now.

I’ll say this again. I am a firm believer that those who are found worthy of escape are those who know they need to escape. God has a plan for all of us. Some will be worthy of escaping the coming trials and tribulations, some will be martyred for the faith and many with ultimately take the mark of the beast.

Today, we as believers in Jesus the Christ must prepare our heart, mind and soul in order to correctly discern and hear from our Father. These days are fast approaching. If you have not repented you need to do so and cuddle up to the Word and seek our Father and trust in Him and Him only. And know that He will be right by your side through it all protecting you as the apple of His eye. 

As we pray to our heavenly Father in heaven let us pray fervently while our eyes are focused on the new Jerusalem.