GET READY! BRACE YOURSELVES! CLEAN UP YOUR ACT!
God is going to soonish enter the world as never before in a purifying refiner's fire of holiness and Holy Spirit power and might. Whatever can be shaken will be shaken. Whatever's chaff in a believer's life [and likely elsewhere] will be vulnerable to being incinerated.
This life is not about comforts and parties for man's fleshly pleasures. It's about God's Glory. HE WILL BE GLORIFIED IN AND THROUGH US according TO HIS GOOD PLEASURE AND PRIORITIES, not our own.
SURRENDER ALL. There is no other option. Whatever you thought was your "all" is likely to be shown to be anemic. Surrender your all as best you can and ask God to take the rest regardless of how much of a death grip your flesh tries to maintain on whatever it is.
Determine to will God's will, Oh, Lord. Make that a confession and a desire. Determine to then DO God's will as He enables.
Buckle your seat belts. The "G" [vs E] ticket ride is about to begin.
I also believe the prophecy hints at grand things God is going to do in behalf of His Kingdom and His saints in the coming months and years. The light will get lighter and the dark, darker. But living and walking in His light with Him will cost us our all. We will look back and see it was all worthless anyway.
As Jim Elliott said--he is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.
Quix commentary on his summary:
God loves to give good gifts to His kids. He's even happy to give us some comforts AS LONG AS THEY DON'T DETRACT FROM OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM.
Personally, I believe that even requiring that HIS GLORY BE UPPERMOST is for the benefit of us and all creation. HE WILL NOT HAVE REBELLION IN HEAVEN AGAIN. I don't believe He is some egomaniacal super tyrant NEEDING adoration etc. HIS GLORY AND OUR ADORATION are in our best interests and in the best interests of all creation. Just imho.
thanks.