I believe we are getting a lot closer to the "End Times" or the time of great tribulation. Now I don't know exactly when or how it will play out but my key indicator is signaling it is fast approaching. What is the key indicator? Simply truth and how much it is cherished in society.
Truth is the necessary ingredient for all honest and just human interaction. It is easy to consider and make the right decision when one has the feeling that they have a truthful grasp of a situation. On the other hand, if one isn't sure what the true facts are then confusion reigns. It is difficult, if not impossible, to make a correct decision. Worse, it also makes it extremely easy to cut moral corners as what is right and wrong appear ambiguous.
It seems truth has never been in such short supply as it is today. All of our major institutions appear to lack the honesty and integrity necessary to give the populace a truthful foundation for making honest and just decisions. Most troubling is that the public has become increasingly accepting of this truth void. Pushed to cynically accept that there is no truth. I believe that our current great acceptance of lies and great skepticism that there is a truth suggests a fast approaching "End Times".
Why does truth matter? Jesus was all about truth. He preached the Good News, the way to live a true life in God's kingdom. In John 18:37, after his arrest and being questioned by Pontius Pilate, Jesus was asked, "Are you a king, then?"
Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. I was born and came into this world for one purpose, to speak about the truth. Whoever belongs to the truth listens to me."
Those who want to follow Jesus, understand the Good News, and approach God's kingdom might want to have a major focus on truth. As the tribulation nears, we want to have clear conviction as to what is a just and Christ-like course of action. It is not going to be a time to be confused. We don't want to be as Pilate was when he replied, "And what is truth?"
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