Ozzone 6-25 > Have you been through the fires of sorrow? You will need to in order to be of real value to the Lord and His Kingdom.

 

Suffering is required to grow as a Christian. We are expected to identify with Jesus Who suffered horribly. Paul and Silas praised God for the privilege of suffering for Him.

But we have many otherwise good Christians who refuse to believe that many of us will go through the Great Tribulation before being raptured. It is the theory that God will rescue His people before the real suffering begins. This is unfortunate and Unbiblical. Jesus was rescued out of His sufferings, not from His sufferings. Why should we expect any better treatment? Is there an example in the Bible of God rescuing His people before suffering began? I can’t find one.

On the other hand, the Israelites were protected during the ten plagues of Egypt, but were not rescued until the plagues were complete, that’s when they fled Egypt. And, in fact, they weren’t completely rescued until they were within minutes of being slaughtered by Pharoah’s Army.

If you expect anything less terrifying than that, you are not ready for the End Times. - GWM