Being Kept in a Time of Evil is not a challenge when the area you live in is not full of evil. Growing up in my day the evil was basically, World wars or regional war like Vietnam. America had evil in it, but the churches were on every corner and we said the pledge of Allegiance and repeated the Lord’s Prayer. The effects of Christianity and Christian evangelists and preachers stood against the evils of their day. Fast forward to our new America and the new global effort of the world leaders to unite all nations under one authority has brought a devastatingly wicked arena. For many Christians, having the faith of Jesus Christ and living it out can mean death or martyrdom. Yes, in this situation Being Kept in a Time of Evil is paramount and that being Kept by the Lord. Yet, we hold faith and believe even to the point of death and martyrdom.

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Thy Will be Done, Deliver us from Evil! We are living in the last days and things happen. We know from scripture that many things like climate change will occur, storms will be more violent.  In scripture, Luke tells us that “men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth”!  Here is where, “Thy will be done” comes into the picture! We are in the last days and God’s will is going to be accomplished. From Revelation to Daniel; then on to the gospels: Matthew 24, Luke 21, and Mark 13 all tell us of things that will occur. Isaiah’s apocalypse in chapter 24 also reveals that these things will shake the earth, rocking it on its axis.  Isaiah gives the reason, which is the ‘curse has devoured the earth”.

And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

Luk 21:25-26

It is here that in these few scriptures it is revealed that someone other than man is in charge.  This article is about the fact, that in all this; God’s will is the number one power here. But in God’s will there is something else; he will take care of us. Jesus prayed to that effect, to ‘deliver us from Evil’! I take these promises seriously and I incorporate deliverance scriptures in my prayer life. We are to be that generation of light in the end times. We are his children, while we face many harrowing dangers which can bring death; God is our Father and his Son; Jesus Christ is our Savior. We do not fear death, we walk in faith, and we know that we are not of this world. Whether we live, we live unto the Lord; whether we die, we die unto the Lord. But this philosophy can be hard for people to grasp. Many times, people may want to flee from danger. The question is for Americans today is this one.  “Where shall I flee when America is no longer a safe and viable nation?”

And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

(Luk 21:34-36)

Further, I like what David says in Psalm 139. He asks, ‘Where shall I go from thy spirit, or from your presence?’ He then answers the question by saying ‘If I ascend into heaven, behold you are there Lord!  If I descend into hell and make my bed there, well; even there you are with me.’  He goes on to say if ‘I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost part of the sea’, he says; ‘even there your hand will lead me and hold me’!  David took the presence of the Lord personally and absolutely. He had many enemies, just read the psalms. He always, always sought the Lord on these matters. God undertook for him. In our days of evil and evil people; we must get on board with this same faith and attitude. We must be sure in our hearts that God will and can, through Jesus Christ lead us and guide us.

Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.  If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

Psa 139:7-10

 

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Evil is something everyone in history has had to live with.

Scripture has the word ‘Evil 569 times’ and is found in ‘613 verses’.  You cannot read the bible without understanding that there is evil.  Matter of fact it was our God who saw that the ‘wickedness of man was great in the earth and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.’ As a result, ‘It repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, it grieved him at his heart.’

And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

Gen 6:5-6

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Keep them from the evil

Let us now fast forward to the coming of the Messiah to Israel. He was the suffering servant and was there to do his Fathers will.  Jesus taught men how to pray in Matthew six. Part of that prayer was to ask God to ‘lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.’ You see temptation is born out of evil. This phrase looks to God to ‘deliver us from evil’.  We can believe this! Further, in John seventeen and verse 15, the Lord asks the Father that ‘thou shouldest keep them from the evil’.  Here it is specific, ‘the evil’; evil incarnate, the devil and his minions, their schemes, and all they do!

But you may ask what about all the Christians who were thrown to the lions, pulled apart by Elephants, or slaughtered by Gladiators in Rome? What about all the Christians killed by others in Pakistan, India, Libya, Syria, Iraq, Kenya, Nigeria, and other parts of the world. Why did not God deliver them from that evil?

And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. | I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.

Mat_6:13 | Joh_17:15 

There is a mandate for these last days, it is found in Revelation 12:11 and details how we overcame the devil, the beast, the dragon. It was by the ‘blood of the Lamb’, the ‘word of our testimony’, and ‘we loved not our lives unto the death!’  We are blood washed, born again by the Spirit of God; living by faith in Christ Jesus and we relate our testimony of our Savior to the world. But we also understand that if we face death for our faith or testimony for Christ, we are not to love our lives more than death. This is the overriding factor in the Christian’s faith and life.  Having said this, many a Christian has died for his or her faith. To die is gain for the believer in Jesus Christ.

But the Evil spoken about in the verses above which I mention are to be prayed and to be believed.  We pray that the ‘Lord will deliver us from Evil’ or that the ‘Lord will keep us from the evil’.  Here Luke 21:34 comes into play as well. We thus pray that ‘we would be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.  It takes faith and action to be delivered. I have covered these things in other teachings. We do have directions in these things given in the gospels. But yet we can have deliverance, Jesus said so and told us to pray in this manner and also, he prayed that his ‘Father would keep us from the Evil’!

Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. | But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Luk 21:36 | Heb 11:6

Hebrews tells us that ‘without faith it is impossible to please him’, for those that ‘cometh to God’ must ‘believe that he is’. How can you believe in something if you do not believe it exists? You cannot! So, to please God by faith, you first must believe that God exists in the first place. You must also believe that ‘he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.’  So, when we come to God, we believe he exists and as we seek him; we fundamentally believe that he will reward us for actively seeking his face’. This is faith. God rewards you by answering your prayer, guiding you, blessing you, and more.

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Walking by Faith, Trusting the Lord in the Day of Evil

Thus, the answer to the above about Christians facing evil, being killed, and persecuted is this ‘Our answer is written in the book’! In Hebrews there is a list of all those many martyrs Christians have read about. It says of these people that ‘through faith’, they subdued Kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, and more. It took faith, in which they sought God; believing that he existed and as they sought him; he would reward them. They found a promise of God given to them, grabbed a hold of it and would not let go.  It was someone, using faith, seeking God, and standing on a promise God gave them [making it their own], and seeking his face so he would reward them deliverance. It was a sovereign act of supernatural deliverance in the lives of those who trusted God.

Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

Heb 11:33-34

Further there were those who did not stand on the promise for deliverance, but as scripture said of these ‘not accepting deliverance that they might obtain a better resurrection.’  These are scriptural promises and admonitions that in the world most believers would face evil, and the evil men do! Some are delivered and some stand on promises and seek deliverance.  But yet in all this, the bottom line is there are no pat answers.  We are not to love the world. We are not to be friends with the world and its system. We are as sheep heading to the slaughter.  We are not to fear what men may do.

Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection: And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:  They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

Heb 11:35-38

We now look to the Lord speaking to the church in Smyrna.  I want to point out that the Lord said ‘These things saith the first and the last, which was dead and is alive’. This description of who was speaking is very important to the message given to those at Smyrna. He was one who is the first, before all things, eternal. He also is the last; there is no one who will be after him. He is the one who was dead but is now alive. This speaks of his resurrection, his victory over hell, death, and grave, taking the sting out of these things.  As he died and was resurrected, so too; those being persecuted at Smyrna need to know that they are rich although they live in poverty and face tribulation unto death. If they die in faith, they will be in the resurrection; just like their Lord!  One of the chief persecutors of those in Smyrna was those who said they were ‘Jews’ but instead belonged to the ‘synagogue of Satan.’ 

The Lord told them that you will suffer, but do not fear these things. The devil will cast you into prison, using those who are being used of him.  Evil men, evil women, in guise of religion or nationality or theology would put them in jail. They will face tribulation and be tried.  The phrase ‘tribulation ten days’ means more than ten days. Ten is the number of completion. There were ten virgins in all, five wise and five foolish. There are Ten Commandments etc.  Here is the number of completion regarding fullness. Their testing would be full or completed. It is not an actual numeric total but one that describes that their testing must reach its fullness. The word must try them and when this is finished, they will be done. They were to have faith during this testing. If they remained faithful unto death, then they would receive a Crown of life and not be hurt by the second death.

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Concluding scripture

When I see the ongoing persecution of Christians worldwide, I see the Church in Smyrna. Although many of them live in poverty and are oppressed, they are rich.

And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write, these things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.  Therefore, will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

Be still and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. 

Rev 2:8-11 | Psa 46:1-2; 7,10,11

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