In the Olivet discourse of Matthew 24 Jesus listed several signs of His second coming and the end of the age. I think ofter overlooked by students of end-time prophecy is the prophecy he gave in Matthew 24:9-10. It reads like this:
“Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers. And many will turn away from me and betray and hate each other."
The part I want to focus on today is where Jesus said many will turn away from Him and betray Him. I believe many in the church are turning away from and betraying Him with the increase of liberal theology in our churches. We can see churches denying the deity of Christ and turning the Bible into nothing more than "good moral teaching."
We also see it in the number of churches that are accepting homosexuality as a normal, non-sinful lifestyle. I really believe that this issue more than any other will be used to marginalize Christians in the coming days, weeks, and years. The mainstream media has taken up homosexuality as the new civil rights issue of our times. Anyone who has the audacity to call homosexuality a sin, or take a stand against gay marriage is labeled as bigoted, ignorant, intolerant, and a whole host of other derogatory terms. I am shocked by the number of Christians who have completely compromised the dictates of scripture on this issue and approve and endorse homosexuality.
I hope I am wrong but I truly believe we will see gay marriage legalized in all 50 states sooner rather than later. Stories like the following one do nothing to sway my view on this.
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Church/Default.aspx?id=1387802
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