Those in Judea Must Flee to the Hills

"The day is coming when you will see the sacrilegious object that causes desecration standing where he should not be. (Reader, pay attention!) Then those in Judea must flee to the hills. A person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack. A person out in the field must not return even to get a coat. How terrible it will be for pregnant women and for nursing mothers in those days. And pray that your flight will not be in winter. For there will be greater anguish in those days than at any time since God created the world. And it will never be so great again. In fact, unless the Lord shortens that time of calamity, not a single person will survive. But for the sake of his chosen ones he has shortened those days." Mark 13:14-20

Hop on a camel and flee to the hills of Judea...
...when the Abomination of Desolation occurs. 

Flee for the hills! Run. Don’t stop…don’t look back. Remember how Lot’s wife turned to a pillar of salt when they were fleeing for the hills…and she looked back. Were they feeling anguish as they left Sodom and Gomorrah? Anguish. Distress. Sorrow. Anxiety. We have all felt those same emotions at one time or another. Here Jesus is describing to His disciples what will happen in the end times—actually during the midpoint of the Tribulation. This was written earlier in the book of Daniel (Daniel 9:27, Daniel 11:31, Daniel 12:11) for the Israelites. Hopefully by this time Jesus will have taken His church in the rapture…but we do not know the hour or the day. We are just told to be ready. So for over two thousand years Christians have been thinking that the end may be near…and yet it has never come. So we wait, trusting that the Lord will spare us anguish. But like the wind…we have no control. We can only pray and trust in the Lord.

"The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit." John 3:8 NASB

Are you born of the Spirit? Read John 3 for more information on the Spirit. When we believe in Jesus the Holy Spirit comes to live in us spiritually.

Prayer ~ My prayer is that You, Lord, will continue to touch the lives of those who have read this blog—even if it was only one time. Bless and guide them. May they seek You, Your promises for them and feel Your presence in their lives. You are what matters in this existence we have here on earth…and especially in the Kingdom to come. I praise You—for You are my Lord, my Savior, and my God. King of Kings…Lord of Lords.

Daily Bible Reading: 1 Kings 10-11; 2 Chronicles 9

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