Today’s Thought “Drinking the Kool-Aid Part 2?” G. Ward

Matthew 24

⁵ For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will mislead many people. ⁶ And you will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. 

 

Jonestown, was a remote settlement in Guyana established by the Peoples Temple, an American cult under the leadership of Jim Jones. Jonestown became internationally infamous when, on November 18, 1978, a total of 918 people died (cyanide poisoning through a Kool-Aid mixture) at the settlement (Wikipedia).

Jim Jones began ministry as a fundamentalist, witnessing tremendous growth as he’d pervade Jesus unto a people impressionable in charismatic presence vs. substance from their leader that ultimately led to their deaths and whereas our theme on today shares the Truth of God’s Word that cannot be thwarted, our Lord Jesus would teach HIS disciples thoroughly; particularly HIS soon departure, along with HIS return and whereas these more favored hearing of a return, they thought this process would be quick. Instead, The Great Tribulation period’s expression is given by Jesus regarding how any could know the time as near; HE’D teach those actualities in reverse order (Ch. 24-25). The tribulation precedes our Lord’s Millennial Reign (*Rev.20:6) whereby HE will be absolute governance (Isa.9:6).

ANY who seek to pervade on you - times and epochs of HIS return, even promulgating events pertinent (as imminent) are equally as confounded as those disciples then; particularly as our LORD still is speaking to HIS church (*who will be raptured before this Great Tribulation – (*1 Thess.4:13-18).

 To avoid these greater points in misery - “See that you are not alarmed” but prepare accordingly…