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Dangerous Second Coming Belief

"And they said to Joshua, 'Truly the Lord has delivered all the land into our hands, for indeed all the habitants of the country are fainthearted because of us.'" [Joshua 2:24, NKJV]

After over ten generations since the promise of inheriting the promised land was first given, the Israelites stood on its borders. This time, they were full of faith and ready for the new challenges of conquering and living in the Promised Land. The giants in the land no longer held fear for them.

Woman Praising God

The giants in our personal land will be different, but in the land, as faced by the Church in general, there are some common giants. One of these monsters is that we have been robbed of a belief in the victorious future of the Church. [Caution: You may want to stone me for this. My bones would appreciate it if you just prayerfully considered it instead.]. One of the keys to the success of any movement is for its participants to believe they can succeed.  A doubting or failure mentality saps the strength of a person.

People looking up to heaven

Second Coming Diversion

  But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind.  For that person ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord, being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.  James 1:6-8, NASB

Our eyes have been diverted to heaven and a belief in the "any moment" Second Return of Christ. John Darby is considered the founder of this movement, which began in the 1800s and has swept Western Christianity.  Many sincere Christians have been diverted from their God-given missions by a false hope that Jesus is about to return and deliver them from all their problems.  The snowballing evils we face in the world today are largely there because Christians were tricked into abandoning their earthly responsibilities with a false view of the Second Coming.  The majority of North American Christians still hold this view today.  Now, please don't misunderstand me; I believe in both heaven and the physical Second Coming of Jesus.

Long-Term Plans

God plans for the long term. The Israelites underwent 450 years of training and waiting before Joshua led them into the promised land. Our forefathers had a vision for the future. Many schools, universities, hospitals, orphanages, and even the nations of Canada and the US were founded by Christian men and women working for a long-term vision. To a large degree, we have surrendered these to the humanists because we have lost our vision for the future. One reason we have done so is that we have ignored the command to make disciples of all nations [which is more than conversions] because we have hoped Jesus would return "at any moment." Sorry to disappoint you; Jesus is not returning on a rescue mission because we have been too lazy or cowardly to gain and hold the land. He will return for a glorious, victorious church storming the gates of Hell [Matt. 16:18].

...that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.  Eph. 5:27, NASB

Future generations [and there will be future generations] will look back on this point in history and condemn us for our failure or honour us for our courage. More importantly, will our Lord say, "Well done," or must we hang our heads in shame?

Foot crushing devil's head

I thank God that over the last few years, Christians in North America have begun to wake up. Some Christians have taken stands on issues such as abortion, Christian schools, etc. Some North American Christians have gone to jail or suffered lawsuits. Unfortunately, Christians have not been united on what ought to be basic issues. What would happen if all the Christians in North America stood united to stop the murder of the unborn? or to end government harassment of Christian schools and churches? or cried out against the drugging and mutilation of confused children?

Am I saying political action is the answer? No. Jesus Christ, through the Holy Spirit, moving on the hearts and minds of men and women is the answer. We must stop expecting Christ to break through the clouds in His Second Coming at any moment, roll up our sleeves, and get down to the job at hand. We need to support one another. We need to develop and work on long-term plans. We need to retake the land stolen from us and add to it. We need to expand the Kingdom of God further than it has ever gone before. It takes teamwork under the direction of our Great Joshua.  The Second Coming of Christ will happen, but not while His bride fails to prepare.  The Second Coming will be a time of rejoicing in our Divine Lover and a job well done.

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