Only the Washed, the Sanctified, the Justified in Christ
by David Brenneman
"Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God." 1 Corinthians 6:9-11.
In the times of the days of Noah everyone did what was right in their own eyes. The Lord Jesus said that the thoughts of everyone were evil continually.
Fast forward to the times of the end that Jesus spoke about. It's a long read but context is essential and is everything.
"Jesus came out from the temple and was going away when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him. And He said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down.” As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” And Jesus answered and said to them, “See to it that no one misleads you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will mislead many. 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 because of My name. At that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another. Many false prophets will arise and will mislead many. Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved. This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come. Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house. Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak. But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath. For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will. Unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. Then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘There He is,’ do not believe him. For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect. Behold, I have told you in advance. So if they say to you, ‘Behold, He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Behold, He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe them. For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather. But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory. And He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other. Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near; so, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door. Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away. But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be. Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one will be left. Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one will be left. Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. For this reason you also must be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will. Who then is the faithful and sensible slave whom his master put in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time? Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes. Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions. But if that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My master is not coming for a long time,’ and begins to beat his fellow slaves and eat and drink with drunkards; the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour which he does not know, and will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." Matthew 24:1-51.
We are living in those days of Noah more than in any century since Jesus ascended back to Heaven to sit at the right hand of God the Father.
This here this now. Look at the vast and immense amount of confidence people have in the flesh. That people see nothing wrong with their way of life that they live. Loving what is evil in the sight of God rather than what God offers for all in Christ Jesus.
We are, as astoundingly as it is, getting even more evil as the generations go on.
The Rapture of the Church could easily be at any moment and the world will, for the most part, greatly rejoice and celebrate the departure of the Church of God in Christ Jesus...once they get past the horrific fallout of the disasters that resulted in the Church leaving so abruptly.
The world's reactions this time won't be like it was when the flood waters came after the Lord Jesus Christ sealed Noah, his Wife, his sons and their wives into the Ark of Safety. Back then they ran to his ship beating on the sides of it, begging him to let them in. The real truth of their mockery coming full circle.
This time around after the Church leaves with Jesus and the global disasters subside, these remaining people will gladly accept the leadership of the Antichrist.
Only those saved in Christ will escape these days. For sure there will be people saved throughout the Great Tribulation but they will not be raptured as the Church had been.
The Church of Jesus Christ is the place of safety in Jesus. Only those who've placed their faith and trust in Jesus Christ alone for salvation are those who will leave before the most horrific days mankind has ever faced since the Genesis Flood are safe.
My Dear Reader there remains a choice all who live and breathe must make. All who live have been given a choice to make. Come to Christ for salvation or to reject Him. Everyone chooses. The Bible says that everyone will be without excuse in the day they stand before God.
What choice have you made?
The salvation that's available is free to all who ask of God.
"But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”—that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in Him will not be disappointed.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him; for “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Romans 10:8-13.
You're not going to get saved in the last second because you'll never see it coming.
You'll not have any inclincling that it's about to happen.
The choice is yours to ask for or to reject salvation in Christ Jesus.
Expect resistance to all of this.
Expect doubts to arise that will try to get you to put it off.
Expect all manner of resistance to this great need.
My Dear Reader one of the absolute core reasons why this blog exists is to spread the word: Time is running out.
The other core reason is to point people back to Jesus to restore their relationship with Him.
For God so loved you that He gave His only Son that should you believe in Him that you will have everlasting life.
As the Apostle Paul said so say I, there is coming a day when according to the gospel that there will be a judgment of God for all mankind. There is no other name under heaven by which we must be saved, only in the Name of Jesus Christ.
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