By Jan Markell
The Sons of Issachar were men who understood the times (I Chronicles 12:32). Today, very few people have an interest. The following e-mail represents hundreds that I get:
“ Jan, I am viewed as crazy just by mentioning how excited I am for the Lord to return and about the times we are in. It makes me nervous to even mention world news and events, or end-time prophecies, with anyone who claims to be a Christian. The reactions I get are so very negative. I haven’t found even one person at my church, work, or extended family who would be willing to discuss any of these issues.”
We are in the most biblically relevant times in history with the least amount of interest in them.We are in a season of exploding “signs of the times” with the most amount of scoffing (all predicted).
Everything is now accelerated. Everything is on overdrive— except the interest in all of these things. And as a result, the watchmen are growing weary!
The Sons of Issachar were men who understood the times (I Chronicles 12:32). Today, very few people have an interest. The following e-mail represents hundreds that I get:
“ Jan, I am viewed as crazy just by mentioning how excited I am for the Lord to return and about the times we are in. It makes me nervous to even mention world news and events, or end-time prophecies, with anyone who claims to be a Christian. The reactions I get are so very negative. I haven’t found even one person at my church, work, or extended family who would be willing to discuss any of these issues.”
We are in the most biblically relevant times in history with the least amount of interest in them.We are in a season of exploding “signs of the times” with the most amount of scoffing (all predicted).
Everything is now accelerated. Everything is on overdrive— except the interest in all of these things. And as a result, the watchmen are growing weary!
Here are some potential reasons for this:
- Way too many people are in love with this world. They cling to it and derive tremendous pleasure from it. And b-u-s-y has become the new four letter word
- Coupled with this are the preachers who are telling people they can have their best life now. And that is their all-consuming goal.
- Reality has become terrifying. Some are saying our life will never return to normal, whatever that was as recently as six months ago. And those voices just might be right. Life may have turned a dark corner in 2020.
- Detaching from reality is a coping mechanism. Some can’t keep hearing, listening, and watching natural disasters, pandemics, riots and looting, persecution, and suffering. These things crush their spirit.
- Many churches and Christians today represent Laodicea. This church was lukewarm and indifferent. It very likely was totally focused on self and self-gratification. If you are consumed with looking within, you cannot pay attention to what is happening on the outside.
- Many church pulpits remain silent. If the pastor is not talking about the times, the sheeple feel they need not pay attention to the times! Too many pastors want to avoid anything controversial or cutting-edge. They will not address some of the stunning events taking place daily, even if the events have biblical significance.
2 comments:
Jan nails it here. I've been shouting from the rooftops and it just seems to fall on deaf ears with everybody, especially Christians. Some days I just wanna say "forget it" but I still speak up. I'm so very tired and ready to go home now.
Maranatha!
Agree, Audio - this one really spoke to me. Its hard being a watcher, especially for so long - imminency can grow tiring after so many years, an watching things transpire while in the shadow of the Tribulation and the lawlessness that is taking place, and the deceptions seem to have already started - imagine how bad these things (alone) will be during the Trip.....But I believe its one of the reasons we receive a crown/reward at the Bema - because this is so hard and requires faith and it goes (sadly) against the mainstream views.
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