The Truth is always out there to be discovered, but you will soon find that God has done some extraordinary things to bury and conceal it from the proud and haughty (click this link for outstanding supplementary article). His prerequisites to finding Truth (in all its forms, including the most glorious Personification of the Word made flesh) must first be acknowledged and obeyed in humility before the journey can even really begin.
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings is to search out a matter. (Proverbs 25:2)
Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known. (Jeremiah 33:3)
Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but He shall reveal his secrets unto his servants the prophets. (Amos 3:7)
And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand. (Luke 8:10)
He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. (Matthew 13:11)
Jesus answered him, I spoke openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, where the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing. (John 18:20)
Behold, I come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed. (Revelation 16:15)
Mysteries of the (end) times and seasons are meant to be known, but only by them that have qualified themselves (in Jesus) to understand the deep things of God. The Father delights to reveal His plans to His children who diligently seek Him. To avoid the judgment of seeing yet never perceiving and hearing but never understanding, you must love the Lord and desire the truth He reveals more than anything else. For without faith is it impossible to please Him; for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. (Hebrews 11:6)
The question is: What group are you in? Those permitted to know the signs of the times and the secrets of the kingdom or the uninformed outsider who was not watching and allowed the thief to break in?
There is quickly approaching a time that a casual follower of Jesus can no longer afford to remain in the dark and unconcerned about the season we are entering. Intense persecution of all who profess Jesus' name may not be here yet, but be warned that it is coming very soon. Our culture has utterly embraced depravity. It now calls evil good and good evil (Isaiah 5:20). Whenever this happens in a society, you have His promise marked through history that time is short and the Remnant must come out and be holy. Let us not be destroyed due to lack of knowledge or understanding. Rather, be sober, vigilant and watching for Yahweh has and will provide a way of escape for those who trust Him.
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