Signs of a mass exodus

“And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars, and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of the heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.” (Luke 21:25-28).

Jesus Christ is the authority for this statement. Our Lord Himself pinpoints certain signs. Our text faithfully reports this data. Let me by using the same passage from the Amplified version of our bible for comparison:

“There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. Men will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken. At that time they shall see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

The exact moment of the exodus or evacuation of millions of Christians from earth is the best-kept secret of the universe. Now lets look at what Mark has to say about this thought. “But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.” (Mark 13:32).

This is an undated event. This is what makes the matter of ‘signs’ and certain particular signs, which Christ pinpointed, so important. Jesus said there would be the sign, distress of nations. He said this world would be linked up with an amazing activity in the heavens. This is important to note. The language of the New Testament reads with a simple strong emphasis, on a uniting of nations.

Where the King James Version has contented itself with the phrase in our Lords summary, ‘distress of nations’ it is a meticulous detail placed there by the Holy Spirit.

So Jesus pinpointed this sign, “Distress of Nations.”

The unmistakable evidence from the primary text is that the intent is not the evidence of distress internally of nation after nation, but the distress of nations, a form of world organizations based on a membership of ‘Nations’ a United Nations.

Surely Jesus chose the right word when he selected the word, ‘Distress.’ Then are added the words, ‘With Perplexity.’ It adds up to an unsolvable problem facing a world organization.

A simple definition of the word distress is, ‘Need.’ Perplexity means a confused or a bewildered state of mind. So then the picture Jesus depicts is this: “A form of world organization to which nations belong, finds itself in need, in distress without knowing how to solve that need.”

The actual Greek by which Luke reported our Lord’s prophetic utterances could easily bear the free translation for what has been handed to us as distress to be, without resources or bankrupt. This problem is now before us, how to keep the United Nations solvent, how to get rid of internal larceny among different nation’s ambassadors, and how to address the rapidly growing threat of radical Islamic terrorists.
Can it be solved? Can any attempt that constantly avoids the slightest recognition in public of Almighty God succeed?

No chaplain graces it’s halls. Its distress is moral as well as spiritual. The unresolved power play in Middle East affairs reveal that forces within this apparatus of nations is not instruments of peace.

Within the façade and propaganda of peace there is a carefully calculated plan of seizure and tyranny. And the most notable distress is financial. Member nations that refuse to allow united rescue of nations in Africa being besieged by fanatic Islamic terrorists belies their choice of the word, “United.”

Our country has bankrolled the United Nations by billions upon billions of taxpayer’s money and yet today they turn their back on the plea for a peaceful world.

This is an undeniable sign of the distress of nations.

Jesus is coming. Other prophets spoke of it. The event is undated but certainly not unrelated.

As you see these things come to pass, look up, lift up your head for your redemption draweth nigh.

In addition to distress of nations, there will be unusual activity in the heavens. We are in that era. It is taking place as Jesus foretold. These are not sunspots and eclipses that are a matter of record. They have been recorded in every century. This is an activity in the heavens that must be singular with the time and the period.

We are in the hour of the rocket and missile, of planetary exploration. We have ushered in heavenly activity and exploration, we have landed on Mars and now are exploring Saturn. Watch the space program.

An overlooked line in Luke 21:11 warns of fearful sights and great signs from heaven. What front-page description of these ‘Fearful Sights’ can we expect?

Again this phrase is linked to startling and attention compelling activity in space.

Will the messenger of God come, “Down to see the city and the town, which the children of men builded?” (Genesis 11:5)

Are there visitors from outer space? David said, “The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of Angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai in the Holy place.” (Psalm 68:17).

Remember God sent a chariot of fire for Elijah. We can expect increased activity in space. Luke called it, “Great signs from heaven.”

It is therefore no accident that we find an organization of nations, impotent, bankruptcy threatening and simultaneously the space program of the age taking place at the same time. These were the signs Jesus gave as a warning that He would return and evacuate millions.

Have you made preparation? Do you sense this as the end time?

There is the other phrase, “The Sea and the waves roaring.” This is not physically true of our oceans.

So our Lord must have employed a word picture to describe some world condition to come. Isaiah may have been the first to use it. “But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.” (Isaiah 57:20).

This means that the tempo of sin and violence will increase. Jesus pinpoints a sign of massive wickedness in a constant uproar without any let up. Does that remind you of Al Qaeda, the leader of terrorism in the Middle East?

Even now we gasp for respite. We long for a few happy days. A few days of intermission without threat of terror attack here in our country, without the foreboding of international collapse. The word ‘waves’ can bear the literal meaning of shaking to pieces or an uninterrupted series of shock waves.

I can sense it, don’t you? There is a pounding going on. It is hell inspired. It pounds against any and all God consciousness in our nation. (Our courts have outlawed the mention of God. Our children can no longer say the pledge of allegiance with the term, ‘Under God,’ nor are they able to take a bible with them to school. They have ordered the Ten Commandments be removed from public view. The ACLU, a God hating organization, has declared a vendetta against God in our country. Next thing will be to outlaw Christianity, the same as is found in Communist and Islamic nations. You think that preposterous, just sit by and watch the rapacious godless vultures operate and observe the whittling away of our Christian freedoms. It is happening. It pounds against the governing of free enterprise. It pounds against respect for life and property. It pounds against thrift and investment. It pounds against the sanctity of marriage between male and female and the sanctity of family.

There are ‘waves’ of demonic powers, evil intent, treason and plot. They pound until they exhaust us emotionally. They pound us from the liberal press, from the silver screen x rated, from the paid agitator, they never let up. Jesus describes it like this: The wicked making a constant and continuing uproar and there being a constant and continuing shaking to pieces.

We are in that period. Make no mistake about it. These are the ominous warnings of our Lord. Crevices and cracks are showing in sane society. There will be no hiding place, no escape. The only alternative is Christ.

God has committed to His Son, the miracle of the ages.

“Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up with them in the clouds in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” (1 Thessalonians 4:17). Has that hope become real with you? Are you sure of your relationship with the Lord?

SUDDENLY IT WILL HAPPEN!

Multiplied thousands will suddenly disappear. Pandemonium will reign. Driverless cars will crash. Aircraft will fall, the pilot gone. Communications will flash the noise abroad. Relatives searching for missing loved ones will jam the telephone lines.

TERROR will rip the hearts of those who are left behind. When thousands of graves opened, testify to the fact that the dead in Christ will rise first then we, which are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.

The mass exodus will be history. World signs tell us that the time is at hand. The United Nations, impotent, and bankrupt morally, space exploration, shock waves of violence. Are you ready or will tribulation overtake you?

Pray with me, “Lord Jesus come quickly.”

Amen.