For decades and decades, the people of God, especially the Seventh-day Adventists (SDA) talked about the return of Jesus and the signs in the world that will precede it.

Yet when the signs have become unmistakable as in OUR DAY, a great many of them (SDA’s) are in a state of APATHY. To make it worse, many are choosing to even go away from the church. Jesus said this would happen and even inspired Ellen White to write to our generation about it.

Jesus speaks to this and the remedy is, these ones in Apathy will be replaced by new people that will take up the cause and lead the church to see the return of Jesus.

APATHY : lack of interest or concern : indifference.

Satan’s grand deception.
Paraphrased from EGW’s book “The Last Day Events”

In the days just before Jesus returns, Satan himself will perform his master deception to impersonate the return of Jesus. He will descend to earth as a glorious being clothed in light pretending to be Jesus. His voice is soft and tender, speaking wonderful words to the people of the world, he even gives the illusion to heal the sick. Most of all, he will tell the world He changed the Sabbath day from Saturday to Sunday. And the people will exclaim, “Jesus has returned”

So unfortunately countless millions of the world who are biblically uneducated will fall to their knees and worship this imposter. But the ones who are aware of this deception will not be fooled.

Each one of you who expect to go home with Jesus when He returns so soon now must prepare yourselves like never before. You must pray for strength to withstand the coming trials and be victorius, no matter what the cost.

You must be a totally trusting and loyal personal friend of Jesus, pray without ceasing.

There is a time of great trial coming for God’s people, you must endure to the end to be saved.

Waste no time friends, Jesus is coming back for His friends.

The nominal Christian may do church work, pay tithes, even sing in the choir but does not know Who Jesus really is, they know about Jesus but not personally, intimately, and they don’t fully trust Him in all their lives.

So sadly, in the day of accounts, Jesus will have to tell them “I never knew you, depart from Me”

Today there are a thousand biblical things to think about, you can spend many hundreds of hours on them but will not further your preparation for the return of Jesus. You must decide very carefully which will further your relationship with Jesus.

Remember, you must know Jesus personally, intimately, He must be the only One in your life you fully and completely trust with all your heart. You must trust Him with your very life. You must confide all things in your life to Him and know He will do the best thing for you.

This is knowing Jesus and He will recognize you as old friends when He returns.

It is so highly recommended you read the precious book The Desire of Ages written through inspiration by Ellen G. White. It is the foremost writing that details the life of Jesus completely.

Many book stores carry it, you can read it or buy it online. So highly recommended you get a hardcopy because there’s a possibility print may become scarce in the near future. That goes for the bible too.