Dealing with Prophetic Attention Deficit Disorder

“Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap; for it will come upon all those who dwell on the face of all the earth. But keep on the alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.” — Luke 21:34-36

“…However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?” — Luke 18:8b

“Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will grow cold. — Matthew 24:12

“Those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. — Daniel 12:3

Believe it or not, between all the predicted events and signs of the Last Days provided by Christ, the Apostles and the Prophets is the precise information of what to do when such are recognized as taking place. Regardless of one’s spiritual status as a believer or non-believer, Scripture clearly tells both what they are supposed to do with the information. It would be hard to find a Christian who would disagree that, according to Scripture, the only suitable action for a non-believer when seeing some kind of sign or prophetic event fulfilled is to repent from the heart and receive Christ as their personal Savior; the only suitable action to take for an unsaved person is to get saved. But there seems to be far from universal agreement among Christians as to what the already saved should do. In fact, I would argue that a significant percentage seem to cling to the notion that they need to study more, read more books and websites, go to more prophecy conferences, and do whatever it takes to “solve the puzzle”. This is what happens when the prophetic passages of the Bible are read in the pursuit of increasing one’s knowledge instead of the more important goal of strengthening one’s faith. When the unsaved see such things, it is a warning to hurry up and get saved; when the saved witness the same, it is a warning to live like they really and truly are saved.

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