Endure to the end
Endure to the end of Revelation (34)
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As a description of the situation at that time, there are these words in Matthew 24:9. “Then they will hand you over to tribulation and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.” Most dictators prefer to strengthen their power through policies that bully some regions and some people. However, in the age of tribulation, the saints will become victims of bullying due to the instigation of the Antichrist. Then the saints stumbled and held each other and hated each other (verse 10).
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If we hold on to the Lord and endure to the end, God will surely open the door of salvation and blessing. Therefore, like Jacob of the Jabbok River, “God! If you don't bless me, I will never let God go!” and must hold on to God to the end. If you pray more persistently like a leech even when you don't want to pray and like a leech even when you don't want to go to worship, God will give you great blessings one day at the most appropriate time.
In Mark 5, when Jesus was going to the house of Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, he met a woman suffering from a blood loss and was delayed. How heartbreaking for Jairus, whose only 12-year-old daughter is dying at that time? But the Lord tells him, “Do not be afraid, only believe!” The words of the Lord must be heard the same today. In other words, no matter what the end of the world comes, you should not be afraid and just believe.
Even if someone seems to be hindering your faith, do not give up and consider him a training assistant sent by God to mature your faith. Also, no matter what difficult circumstances you face, consider that environment as a training environment that God has given you. In verse 8, the expression that the crowds of the antichrist gained authority means that God granted their authority for a while. In other words, even then, God has the great sovereignty and provides for all situations. If you persist in holding on to God, who has all the authority and is in control of all circumstances, you will surely see the day of victory.
In the last days, there are many things that deceive the soul. In addition to the delusion of the heretic, there are numerous methods of delusion that make people turn away from their calling. Lies and savages abound for success and success. It even promotes justice and causes unjust wars. How often do your own justice become someone else's injustice? In the last days, many people talk about love. We pursue our desires with such a talkative love, but talkative love actually diminishes the value of love.
True love and justice will disappear and the symptoms of trying to kill each other will only get worse in the future. Still, there is nothing to fear. Because the God who rules the world will also rule the future. Although we read the book of Revelation, which is full of visions and prophecies, we don't need to get too preoccupied with what will actually happen in the future. What is important is the assurance that no matter what happens in the future, the God who rules the world will lead all situations in the future.
It is more important to know the Lord who knows the future than to know the future well and to hold on to God until the end. Our future is known by God and is under God's control. How much peace does that belief give you? Even if there are hardships on the way to the future, for the children of God, going through hardships is a necessary good path. Be blessed spirits who greet good days by holding on to God and enduring with such confidence of faith.