The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Matthew 24:4-13, “And Jesus answered and said to them, ’See to it that no one misleads you.

5 ‘For many will come in My name, saying, “I am the Christ,” and will mislead many.’ You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end.

7 “For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes.

8 “But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.

9 “Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.

10 “At that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another.

11 “Many false prophets will arise and will mislead many.

12 “Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will grow cold.

13 “But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.”

It’s no laughing matter! If you’ve been digesting the news these days, the passage above could easily be trusted to have originated in our own time. For what is occurring in our world today is an undeniable “rubber stamp” of Holy Scripture!

I recall once asking a pastor if he believed an item that was then in the news. His reply was, “I don’t believe everything I read, or everything I hear preached. I don’t even believe all that I preach!” Needless to say, I was stunned by that closing remark! Whether he meant that he could not personally account for all that was occurring in our time, or whether he did not believe all that was being revealed as foretold in the Scriptures, I cannot say; I only trust that he was joking! God’s Word is not something with which to trifle.

Face it! We are living in an era of hatred and betrayal. We are surrounded by false prophets, who are misleading many. Lawlessness is increasing; true spiritual love is fading from the scene. And time is running out! Yet, “…everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved (Acts 2:21). Let’s not kid ourselves! Let’s not take anything for granted! Let’s bow before the LORD in earnest confession of our sins. Jesus alone is our Redeemer!

Heartily in Christ,

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

United States of America

“We will never know that Christ is all we need, until He becomes all that we have.” –Corrie ten Boom