MasterTruth

What is Truth?

During high school back in the 1970s, I remember discussions about an emerging philosophy that was expected to eventually take over. That is, “there is no such thing as ‘absolute truth.’ Something is only true if you believe it’s true. Truth is relative.”

I disagreed. There was no way that sane, thinking people would deny the truth of something that is obviously true. That is never going to happen. Crazy.

But here we are 50 years later, and you’re a minority if you think there’s absolute truth! You have to consciously keep your mouth shut on someone else’s crazy lest you offend them.

In today’s climate, the popular truth is “my truth.” To the point that some corporations ask their employees to declare their personal pronouns. A she isn’t necessarily a she unless he/she picks “she.” This kind of insanity is creeping down into grade school. Just a decade ago, it would have been unfathomable and laughable to let people decide for themselves if they are male or female.

What does God think about this shift in thinking away from absolute truth? Several things:

• First, God embodies absolute truth. It’s who and what He is. (Deut. 32:4). Same with Jesus. (John 14:6, Rev. 19:11) Same with the Holy Spirit. (John 16:13) Same with the Word of God. (John 17:17) These all bear record in heaven. (1 John 5:7)
• God already knew it would get like this. It’s a sign of the last days. This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come…. Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. (2 Tim. 3:1,7) The fundamental truths encased in God-declared knowledge and wisdom take a back seat to personal views.
• God gives us a choice to believe whatever we want to believe. But we suffer the consequences of rejecting the true knowledge and wisdom of God. Proverbs 1:20-33 is crystal clear on that.
• God goes further than allowing us to reject the absolute truth if we want to. He actively gives non-believers of His truth over to their delusions. He absolutely releases them to their own misguided thinking. (2 Thes. 2:9-12) It is a last-days thing, and it’s here.

Thanks to the prince of the power of the air (Eph. 2:2), the closer we get to the very end of the age, the more that lies and deception spread—even within churches. Rather than preach “thus saith the Lord,” many pastors use the pulpit as a platform to tell folks what their ears itch to hear. (2 Tim. 4:3)

But this subtle "truth famine" is even worse than that. We talked about the truth of God’s word. Which version? After the KJV was published in 1611, the Revised Version popped up in 1885. Since then, more than 100 other English versions have been published. And they don’t all say the same thing. In order to acquire a trademark on a new version, a significant number of changes have to be made. It’s a “derivative work” requirement. New versions must include enough changes to be distinct from previous versions. We explain this away with the logic that it’s only the ideas expressed in the Bible that are true. The actual words don’t matter so much. Click here for more on that discussion.

In these last days, be a stickler for absolute truth above your own personal preferred truth, especially when it comes to eternal salvation, because There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. (Prov. 16:25) Click here to learn the absolute truth of eternal salvation.

R&J Shee

Prophetic Event Calendar

God is the ultimate event planner. He is so awesome, He plans events on a global scale, orchestrating all the people, parts and places leading to the ultimate event on His calendar, which is the second coming of Jesus Christ to rule and reign on earth for 1,000 years.

Thankfully, God decided to broadcast His event calendar, all the way from Adam and Eve’s fall in Genesis 3 to the final “Even so, come, Lord Jesus” in Rev. 22:20.

We know many of these planned events have already transpired: the making of the nation of Israel starting with one man, Abraham; the fall of that nation because of sin; and its national rebirth that happened in 1948. He also planned and announced the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, His cruel death on the cross and His resurrection from the dead.

Now, here we are in 2024 twiddling our thumbs wondering what event is next. It’s a profound ponderance, because absolutely, there are certainties ahead that we are powerless to stop. Why? Because they are on God’s event calendar, and He’s already published that calendar. “My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure,” He said. You don’t have to have a special app to find His event calendar. You already have a written copy of it.

The following events should take no one by surprise. Here are the still-future events God has told us about in advance—in order:

• The capturing up of believers in the sky that we call the rapture (John 14:3, Acts 1:11, 1 Cor. 15:51-52)
• The 7-year tribulation that you don’t want to be here for (Revelation)
• The revealing of the antichrist midway through the tribulation and the mandate to worship him or you can’t buy or sell anything (2 Thes. 2:3-4, Rev. 13:11-18)
• The second coming of Jesus Christ to save Israel and to deal justice to His enemies (Matt. 24:29-30)
• Several wars, including the Battle of Armageddon at the end of the tribulation (Rev. 16:16, Rev. 19:19-21)
• The 1,000-year reign of Jesus on earth (Rev. 20:1-6)

Knowing that God has decreed that all these events are going to happen, what should be our response?

1. If you have never come to realize, believe and accept that Jesus came to die for your sins to save your soul, you want to take care of that right now. It requires direct attention and action on your part. Your soul is not automatically safe. Learn more about that here.

2. Do not panic as you watch national and world events unfold as they are now. God said it was going to be like this. Believe it or not, what the wicked globalists want is exactly what they are going to get. You are watching it all begin to unfold.

3. Don’t forget that God is in control, and before the wrathful events of Rev. 6 happen (world war, financial collapse, global famine, global atmospheric catastrophes, etc.), believers will be raptured out. What we are witnessing now is the runup to all this. Don’t cover your eyes. Look up. The rapture is soon.

4. Be busy doing whatever you can to tell unbelievers about Jesus Christ. God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. (2 Pet. 3:9)

5. With a kingdom-forward outlook, ask God what you can do to encourage, exhort, teach and build others up so that they have the best possible standing with God when they face Him. Because, oh, by the way, there’s another event for each one of us individually. We are going to face God and give an account of our lives. (Heb. 9:27)

We don’t live in confusion and bewilderment. We live in certainty, because God has informed us of the events ahead.

R&J Shee