This article has been "in the works" for several weeks and now is the time to get it done and published.

We find ourselves in increasingly fearful times. Should we be fearful? Millions are! These times should come as no surprise, for our Lord warned repeatedly, as did His apostles the beloved brethren who walked with Him. Even before the birth of Messiah, there were the prophets of old. Before them were men like Enoch, Elijah, and others who KNEW God. We have the record of Jehovah's dealings with Israel, and the methods He chose to preserve a people for Himself. He chose to offer salvation to a "people who were not a people" (Gentiles) in order to provoke Israel to jealousy. Just as Jehovah had His "wife" (Israel), His Son Jesus has a Bride whom He anxiously awaits to take to Himself. But is she ready? What will it take for the Bride to be free of her "spots and wrinkles" as described in Ephesians 5:27?  [to full article]