The book of Revelation speaks of a future event called the Tribulation. This imminent seven year period will begin with the “catching away” (Rapture) of God’s people through which the Holy Spirit of God now ministers. It will be a season of unrestrained evil in which God pours out His wrath upon this sinful, unbelieving world. While the Tribulation will produce a sizable remnant of men and women who will turn to Christ and be saved, the period will end with the death of all who reject Him.
The years leading up to the Tribulation are called “signless”—there is no single event that triggers a countdown to the Rapture—the date and time are known only to God. There are however, several passages that speak, in a general sense, of a falling away from truth that will occur as we approach the day of the Lord’s supernatural intervention. They read like the daily news: “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; (1Timothy 4:1-2)” And then, “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof… (2Timothy 3:1-5)” These are not signs, but symptoms of things to come, and if these verses describe the high water mark of the evil days before the end, perhaps we are getting close. Are you ready?
Your sins have separated you from God and you possess no remedy, but God saw your plight and sent His Son Jesus who shed His blood to purchase your pardon. By faith you can accept the gift of forgiveness that He offers, and be adopted into the family of God. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)”