Gold

“Our True Deliverance” (Gold)

     The Bible, God’s revelation to all who will embrace it, speaks in graphic terms of great upheavals in the latter days, leading to the Lord Jesus’ return in glory.

     We’re seeing all about us, domestically and globally, what Paul in the Book of Hebrews described concerning the last days in which you and I are privileged to inhabit:

     Hebrews 12: 27 – “And this word, YET ONCE MORE, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.”

     As the singer/songwriter Barry McGuire wrote in what now seems like a lot less troublous time, it seems we truly are “On the Eve of Destruction.”

     And what is the world turning to as a source of stability in times of turbulence, not only in the Mid-East, but the U.S. as well?

     Gold.

     Not God, but gold.

     Commercials in print, on radio and TV, all push the supposedly solid foundation that gold can provide.

     In this time of the devalued dollar, pending hyper-inflation, and economic anxiety, it could appear as a safe haven.

     But what does the Holy Bible, the word of God, say about gold in the last days?

     Zephaniah 1: 18 – “Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.”

     And Ezekiel 7: 19 – “They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed (become as refuse): their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: ….”

     The Day of the Lord spoken of here begins with the Rapture of the church, includes seven years of tribulation upon the Earth, culminating with the return of Jesus – with His church – in glory, to establish His reign upon His creation.

     Our deliverance, as believers, depends not on gold or silver (some are even hoarding copper), but on the Name of the Lord.

     Trust not in the world’s chariots, but the chariots of fire that emanate from the throne of Heaven.

     Put your trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, Who will never leave nor forsake those who love Him.