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YOU HAVE HEARD the expression, “Get out while the getting is good.” It would take incompe-tence or a good case of ignorance for any rational American to see the slow collapse of society and the disorder rising in certain major cities. Cities are becoming hotbeds of anger and violence. These once attractive mega centers are becoming pockets of ultra-offensive sensitive left-winged liberals whose ideology is opposite of the great foundational visions of our founders. Recently, one group demanded the dismantling of the Washington Monument and the Jefferson Memorial in Washington. Now comes discussions to dismantle the police, setting up a citizen’s watch. I doubt many of these masked warriors, burn-ing down businesses, will show up at midnight to rescue you from one of their own thieves breaking into your house to seize their portion of your wealth.
Anarchists of all types are rising, and law-abiding citizens are afraid.In Noah’s time, violence filled the earth (Gen. 6:11, 13), and the imagination of man’s heart was continually evil (Gen. 6:5). In Lot’s time, much of the city was under the control of violent Sodomites willing to tear Lot’s door down to drag out and rape two strangers. When Lot blocked the door, the wicked men began threatening to molest Lot, rebuking him for “judging them.” The two men (angelic messengers) demanded Lot and his family to “flee” from the city, as within hours, all buildings would be consumed in fire (see Gen. 19).With the destruction of Jerusalem predicted within one generation (Matt. 23), Christ warned His followers, when Je-rusalem was surrounded by armies, to get out and “flee to the mountains” (Matt. 24:16). According to early church fathers, several years before the tenth legion sacked and burnt the Temple, an angel warned the Christians it was time to leave the city and settle across the Jordan River in the city of Pella. Those heeding the warning were spared from death and de-struction that occurred in 70 A.D.The third, often overlooked, “get out” warning, is in the Apocalypse. Mystery Babylon is symbolized by a harlot riding a beast. She represents a megacity centered on religion (Rome is the common interpretation). Christ gave a warning through John, saying, “Come out of her, my people, that you be not a partaker of her sins, and receive not of her plagues” (Rev. 18:4). Fleeing from this system is to avoid judgment. People live in apartments or row-houses in major cities, mostly for convenience and income. The pay is much higher,but so is the cost of living. There are luxury hotels, gourmet restaurants, large gyms, five-star coffee shops, great high-speed internet access, topped with entertainment, which appeals to the city dwellers.
Today, these “benefits” must be weighed against these possible dangers:
• The drugs and alcohol that flood the cities are dangerously influencing your children• The public-school systems are more liberal in thought and teaching
• Criminal activity is much higher• Any virus or disease will spread faster, enforcing long quarantines
• Taxes are much higher
• Protests become violent, leading to businesses and being burned and looting• Cities near the water (coasts) are subject to destructive hurricanes
• Cities near the coasts are in danger to massive tsunamis
• Cities built on or near earthquake fault lines are in danger, such as Los Angeles and San Francisco
I have read endless news reports, economic predictions from specialists, and prognos-ticators with their various scenarios, and all tend to point to the same road sign, indicating there is DANGER AHEAD. Not everyone has the finances or job security to make a transition from a city to a safer environment in a small city or rural farmland. Thus, it is important to know where you are assigned and remain in that place unless a door opens, and you are certain it is the right opportunity. Most of all, maintain your faith and trust in God, wherever you live, and be salt and light to those around you. Get to know your neighbors and find a fellowship of believers in your area and build friendships. Always remember, we are in the time of the end and will encounter certain events we cannot control or change. However, God will give us “grace” and “favor” as he did with Noah and Lot.
Perry Stone