We live in a world of lawlessness, and most people do not understand the importance and consequences of their actions in this life and eternity. Our conscience, the laws, and society will hold us accountable to a degree, but ultimately we will stand before God, the great judge to give an account. The more we understand God's ways of judgment, the more careful we are in life and better prepared for our day in heaven's court. Our only hope on that day is to trust in Christ's sacrifice for our sins for forgiveness, mercy, and his unconditional love. One of the reasons that Christ will return to the earth is to judge, and that day is quickly approaching.

Jude 1:14, 15 Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, "Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints, "to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him."

Christians in the Western "free" countries have been prosperous, spoiled, and isolated from persecution until now. When the pandemic hit, the governments of the free world showed their teeth and growled at us. They locked down churches and synagogues and issued fines, legal challenges, social media de-platforming, and put Pastors in prison. When the lock downs were over, many churches reopened "woke," conforming to the new world order but dead to God. Prophecy warned us of a great falling away from God and of universal persecution of all Christians in the end times.

We are in the calm before the storm, but times are changing, and overnight our world could be completely different. Bible prophecy tells us that the worst time in human history is rapidly approaching, people will be saying peace and safety, and then sudden destruction will hit. Israel becoming a nation, world wars, global lock downs, and global food shortages are warnings that the four horsemen of the apocalypse are on their way and getting closer.

Now is the time to equip ourselves with the word of God to share with others before another lock down or being de-platformed or some other concocted restriction closes the door to our freedom. Like Joseph in Egypt stored grain during the seven years of plenty so that when the seven years of famine (7-year tribulation) came, Egypt had food. Christians will not go through the great tribulation but can experience severe persecution before the rapture happens. The institutional church buildings could be locked down or become so perverted and politically woke that all true believers must flee from them.

These are the years of plenty, and while we have time and freedom, we need to study the word of God and share it with others, build fellowship groups of sincere believers and "be the church." This book is part of a set of studies that are foundational that are essential teachings for followers of Christ. We call it the "toolbox series" because it is designed to make you a tool in the hand of God and provides you the knowledge you need for a scriptural foundation for your faith, while equipping you to share with others. These studies can be a start-up kit for a small group Bible study and are downloadable with other resources, and it's free. Freely you have received, freely give, go to our website at: Ears2Hear.online