In the Last Days following the Shepherd of our souls has become increasingly difficult for most people who call upon the Name of Jesus Christ. The Good Shepherd has been leading His children, for some time now, to come out from the world and be separate (Revelation 18:4-5). Unbeknown to most, the closer we get to the End the more difficult it has become. Regrettably, this difficulty has not only left His people in bondage to the world, but it has also caused them to miss the greatest blessings beyond imagination. First, we will examine the difficulty of coming out from the world and the extent of the bondage that will ultimately lead to destruction. Then, secondly, we will discuss the great blessings of taking the first steps in resisting the world and coming out of bondage. The further you come out of the world, the more you will experience blessings beyond imagination as you follow only the Good Shepherd of your soul, Jesus Christ. Dear children, I pray that you will join me on this journey that will open your eyes to a bondage you never knew existed until you are set free. Be free at last to enjoy blessings beyond measure!

To examine the difficulties, we must take a trip to the past when the world was completely different. I would like to take you back to the time before Television, the personal computer, the internet, and the cellphone ever existed. This was a different world where family and the evening meal around the same dinner table had a whole different meaning. Personal opinions about life and our shared struggles were typically only shared and received among the family unit or select friends that we had developed over time by having a real face-to-face relationship. Life was simpler. Even among our peers of teachers, preachers, professors, and employers, there was a common acceptance of family and religious values that always took precedence over varied opinions. But now we live in a different age, an Information Age, where information is extremely varied and coming at us at the speed of light utilizing the latest technologies of the cellphone, internet, social media, 24-hour news, and artificial intelligence that have been instrumental in spreading this information. Tragically, family values no longer take precedence. Religious values no longer take precedence. It’s as though the whole world is being pulled in multiple directions at the same time causing great confusion, increasing psychological problems, and even suicide.

So, how does this massive amount of information cause such horridness bondage? We need to take another trip further back in time, this time to the First Century when the simple Gospel was presented to the fallen world. The world of the First Century was not much different than today. Satan had been busy for many years sowing confusion among the world’s population by giving them multiple gods, multiple religions, and even the beginning of science to chart a new path on creationism and expert opinions for all of life. The simple Gospel presented by the early Apostles faced an uphill battle with all the various opinions sowing unbelievable confusion among the masses. God’s Word to the masses of humanity was the same then as it is today. The message was to come out from among them, for it is the only way to help fallen humanity to accept only the clear teachings of the Gospel. The message of the Gospel was not the insertion of another god to be put on the same level as the rest. The Gospel proclaimed that there was only one God and only one truth essentially invalidating all the other gods and truths of the Roman Empire and the known world. Consequently, this made those proclaiming this new truth an enemy of the State, which led to the most horrific persecution against God’s children who had been called to come out from among them and be separate.

The Gospel cannot be integrated with the many lies of the devil taught by fallen humanity, then and now. The moment you integrate God’s truth with the massive information coming from the powers of darkness, then you have lost the effectiveness of the Gospel to truly transform lives. This integration currently accepted by humanity has created the lukewarm church (Revelation 3:14-22). Yes, Satan is doing the same thing today as he did two thousand years ago to sow confusion and controversy in the world. But now he’s got much more help with all the technology especially artificial intelligence (AI) that will end up being the Image of the Beast (Revelation 13:15). Humanity will become so addicted to this continuous flow of information that they will believe that they simply cannot live without it helping them to organize their lives and become all they envision themselves to be. Here’s the problem, a day is coming quickly that AI will know who you are and if you are depending on its information flow to keep you in bondage; simply put, if you are not plugged in you could be targeted for elimination. Yes, modern-day believers will also face persecution, but I am afraid it will be much more limited because most believers will remain happily in bondage to the Image of the Beast (AI) that will lead the entire world to worship the Antichrist. Step by step this bondage will grow more intense by leading all of humanity to believe that they can change the world by using their own power to elect the right person and passing the right laws, which is only an allusion to keep you in bondage to Satan and the powers of darkness.

Yes, it will be difficult to give up all those apps on your cellphone that connect you to the fallen world. However, after the multitude of voices from the world begin to fade away you will be in store for the greatest blessings of your life. You will discover quickly that God embraces our silence and solitude especially when we are eager to listen to Him alone. As I attempted to explain in a previous article it is amazing what God can do to an uncluttered and unconfused mind that’s no longer in bondage to Satan leading you from pillar to post. The longer we are truly out of the world, it’s absolutely amazing the clarity of God’s Word that takes precedence in our life. As priorities begin to shift we see the importance of building only face-to-face relationships that go well beyond the rehearsed greetings known well by the fallen world. The fallen world, in captivity to Satan, finds it extremely difficult to build in-depth relationships where their hidden faults might be exposed. Unfortunately, we live in a new world where people have become accustomed to hiding behind fake photos and hiding deep-seated problems on social media and this behavior has followed them into the real world. There is no wonder that the many different avatars have become so popular, choosing the one that best suits their fantasy.

When we truly come out of captivity and build strong relationships with other believers, we begin to see the wonder of being transformed in Christ that desires to build a new community of self-giving, agape love. As pride gives way to humility, we begin to see that we have no power to change the world. We realize that only God can change the world, not through the ballot box or passing new laws, but through helping people see the power of the Gospel to change hearts and minds. We realize that we can’t, but God can change the world one person at a time. This was the belief of the early Church that came out from among them, faced persecution, and challenged the world. Yes, it will be difficult to come out from among them, but the rewards are great. Putting off the old sin nature and putting on Christ, step by step, through transformation will allow you to overcome every so-called emotional and psychological problem. The old life will truly pass away, behold all things become new (II Corinthians 5:17). Let us pray that God’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven by rejecting the political path and embracing only God’s path of changing humanity one person at a time through the power of the Gospel. To witness that will be the greatest blessing that you can possibly imagine. Come out from among them now, my dear children, and witness the power of God.

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