It is as natural as a baby's cry....'God is not going to judge America now. Not us!' He may judge America later....indeed Christians will proclaim that....but not now. We are wired to think this way....and it is most certainly in our spiritual DNA....no nuclear war on our watch....but that next generation better look out!
It is a dichotomy in that.....we consider ourselves special....everyone in every age thinks that they are special....but we are not special in that Jesus would return in our generation. It would be inconceivable to us for Jesus to return right now....for that would mean that all of our future plans...family....college....retirement....everything....would be....gone with the wind.
There have been at most 300 generations since Adam And Eve. We might....(hey we wouldn't have to buy a lotto ticket but someone might give us one)....we might hope with anticipation as the winning numbers of a lotto ticket are drawn....even though the odds are about 300 million to one....but for that 1 in 300 generation thing....nah....won't happen! Doesn't make sense does it?
Well guess what....our numbers were drawn....and we are that generation....1948....in retrospect....since veils are being lifted from our eyes all the time....1948 set the end times in motion....or "put us on notice"....as John Macarthur once said. We do not know what a 'generation' means as far as years....but we should know that of all the numerical possibilities....we are already at the tail end.
So we do not want this. We do not want Jesus to return right now! I can't really blame anyone for that....for who would look forward to what God's Word describes in those....end times....but the fact remains....and we should at least admit it....we do not want Jesus to actually return right now....unless He zaps us up in the Rapture first....and even there we kind of like it where we are.
Here is why not wanting Jesus to return right now is a problem. If in our heart we do not desire Jesus to return....we are not going to discern the signs. God is not going to show these things to people who do not even care! That's where politics comes in. That's what we really want....America to be great again....and it has nothing to do with honoring God. So if that is what we want....God leaves us there.
God knows those who trust in Him....and He will keep them. There is our hope! We will see what is happening. We won't be taken in by false teachers. We won't fall for the delusion. Our minds will not be in chaos....but the world will be in chaos. His Word will guide us. We will recognize each other....and draw strength from each other.
