To Those Left Behind:
I am writing this letter September 20th of the year two thousand, priorto the events I believe are now unfolding before you:
Such scenes of war, natural disaster, rapine, murder and devastation ashas never covered all the face of the land at one time in all the historyof the earth. The great war lord lays waste all in his ever-increasingpath, the very report of which sends terror before him. The earthherself mourns as her children reap death in such number, there are notenough left to bury the dead, bringing plague and pestilence of everyorder to her seemingly few remaining inhabitants. The wicked slay thewicked in every increasing number.
To cleanse herself, the earth erupts forth with spontaneous vapors ofsmoke and tongues of fire to quell the stench of death which distills asa mist upon her. Whole cities are swallowed as the earth opens her mouthto receive them and mountains flow down to cover the wickedness of managainst man. Smoke and vapors hide the light of the sun and the moon andstars seem to have fled, hiding their light from the shame that coversthe earth.
Voices heard from on high lament the state of the world as winds andfires and lightnings and thunders, the sea heaving herself beyond herbounds, and all manner of upheaval are sent forth to testify against theinhabitants of a world who have forgotten their God.
Where is the glory of Rome? How falleth modern Babylon? Where now arethy idols of clay and brick and iron, ye who have worshipped theworkmanship of thine own hand? Where can ye buy safety with thy gold andthy silver?
Now hear the voice of He who sits enthroned on high--even a voice ofearthquake and tumult and death. Each of the seven angels has soundedhis trump and poured forth plague upon a wicked world.
Yea, Babylon hath fallen, hath fallen, and the merchants of the earthmourn. The seventh seal is opened and the wicked are gathered into thegarners to be burned. APOCALYPSE NOW!
As I lay awake last night I was concerned for the hopelessness to beexperienced by those left behind. I believe the Lord has a "plan B", asit were, for those who would yet turn to Him with full purpose of heartbefore it is everlastingly too late.
The world little understands who they are or the role and calling of the144 thousand who will yet stand upon Mt. Zion with their Father's nameupon their foreheads. Only the Lord knows who they are. They are aselect group who will have been among the raptured, sealed against thecalamities; and returned to earth to "bring as many as will come to theChurch of the Firstborn". It would be my hope that any "left" upon theearth who are truly repentant will seek out this last and finalmissionary force and join the ranks of the "saved".
May you yet recognize and acknowledge the God of Heaven and His Son, evenJesus Christ--the Promised Messiah! May you yet acknowledge thytransgressions and give away all of your sins in this the final hours,that even if you must suffer the pangs of death upon the earth; yoursouls may yet be saved in the world to come!
Carol