The Last Days

...knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, 2 Peter 3:3

It is just a bit of a sentence, but how well the words of Peter speak to us in this age.

You may have noticed in the news this morning a disturbing report from Philadelphia wherein some persons in the crowd taunted and heckled the police officers in a stand off. It was, the reported noted, only a small fraction of the crowd gathered there. It is, however, a mode of behavior that appears more and more in our society and gains attention each time. The man surrendered eventually, but not before wounding six police officers. With the difference from wounding to death being so small in a gunshot, this disrespect is unloving and ugly.

One of the signs of the end times is the love of many turning cold as lawlessness is increased. (Matt 24:12) We can read of this daily, but sometimes it stands above the crowd a bit higher than before, and this report bothered me a lot. It is like the Holy Spirit nudging me to note this well. Be ready brothers and sisters in Christ, the end is near!

Love and grace to you in Jesus Immanuel, our Lord and Redeemer!

Bucky