When ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. (Matt. 24:33)
If it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect…(Mat. 24:23)
The Perilous Times
· People will no longer endure sound doctrines but denominational doctrines.
· They will develop itching ears to the Truth and embrace Facts and Fables.
· Preachers will turn to Pulpit Entertainers: amusing Goats instead of Feeding sheep.
· Leaders will use members to build their ministry and empire rather than using their ministry to build members.
· Success in ministry will be measured by quantity, not quality.
· Ordination will be by loyalty to the founder, ability for high yield return and meeting set target.
· Many preachers will become specialists in different field: prosperity, healing, breakthrough, etc.
· Motivational speakers will parade themselves as pastors having centers where members are deceived to replace faith in God with the innate power of the soul, positive
thinking / confession.
· Many overnight ‘prophets’ will elevate ‘prophetic’ wishes to the status of prophecy from God.
· Their message will be to prophesy breakthrough on people’s lives regardless of their sin in exchange for offering and membership.
· Church growth will not be based on conversion to Christianity but exchange of members (re-circulation), special programs, publicity, advert and offer of benefits of the
cross without its sacrifice.
· Leaders will be known by position, power and prosperity, not prayer, righteousness and integrity.
· Attention will shift from people as The Church, to building as the church.
· Mission activities will be replaced by church rendezvous and fanfare
· Music will be an investment and attraction to lure and to satisfy soul passion and social orgy rather than to worship God.
· Praise and worship sessions will be in letting out of emotions and feelings, not in Spirit and in truth.
· Hired instrumentalists and professional singers will lead congregation to God’s presence.
· Holy Spirit’s presence will be reduced to feelings rather than experience.
· Services will be so organized, ordered and time-based that there will be no place for the leading, direction or prompting of the Holy Spirit.
· Sunday service will be time for show for congregants, performance and oration for preachers.
· Leaders will turn from building souls to building personal names, empires and institutions.
· Religious activities will increase, but righteousness and godliness will decrease.
· Church will become more of organized corporate organization like blue-chip companies than a spiritual house.
· Pastoring or church leadership will be a lucrative profession, not a calling.
· Activities will replace relationship with God.
· Iniquity will abound and the love of many will wax cold to God but hot to breakthrough.
· The oil in many believers’ lamp will burn low due to iniquities in the church (activities and works) rather than faith and fellowship.
· Messages of holiness, rapture, tribulations, second coming will be unpopular compared to blessings
· They will develop itching ears to the Truth and embrace Facts and Fables.
· Preachers will turn to Pulpit Entertainers: amusing Goats instead of Feeding sheep.
· Leaders will use members to build their ministry and empire rather than using their ministry to build members.
· Success in ministry will be measured by quantity, not quality.
· Ordination will be by loyalty to the founder, ability for high yield return and meeting set target.
· Many preachers will become specialists in different field: prosperity, healing, breakthrough, etc.
· Motivational speakers will parade themselves as pastors having centers where members are deceived to replace faith in God with the innate power of the soul, positive
thinking / confession.
· Many overnight ‘prophets’ will elevate ‘prophetic’ wishes to the status of prophecy from God.
· Their message will be to prophesy breakthrough on people’s lives regardless of their sin in exchange for offering and membership.
· Church growth will not be based on conversion to Christianity but exchange of members (re-circulation), special programs, publicity, advert and offer of benefits of the
cross without its sacrifice.
· Leaders will be known by position, power and prosperity, not prayer, righteousness and integrity.
· Attention will shift from people as The Church, to building as the church.
· Mission activities will be replaced by church rendezvous and fanfare
· Music will be an investment and attraction to lure and to satisfy soul passion and social orgy rather than to worship God.
· Praise and worship sessions will be in letting out of emotions and feelings, not in Spirit and in truth.
· Hired instrumentalists and professional singers will lead congregation to God’s presence.
· Holy Spirit’s presence will be reduced to feelings rather than experience.
· Services will be so organized, ordered and time-based that there will be no place for the leading, direction or prompting of the Holy Spirit.
· Sunday service will be time for show for congregants, performance and oration for preachers.
· Leaders will turn from building souls to building personal names, empires and institutions.
· Religious activities will increase, but righteousness and godliness will decrease.
· Church will become more of organized corporate organization like blue-chip companies than a spiritual house.
· Pastoring or church leadership will be a lucrative profession, not a calling.
· Activities will replace relationship with God.
· Iniquity will abound and the love of many will wax cold to God but hot to breakthrough.
· The oil in many believers’ lamp will burn low due to iniquities in the church (activities and works) rather than faith and fellowship.
· Messages of holiness, rapture, tribulations, second coming will be unpopular compared to blessings
