Yesterday we focused on these scriptures as supporting the pre-trib position. If you haven’t had a chance it should be read before the rest of this post will be fully understood.
Today I want to speak on the warning.
Luke 21:34-36 –34“Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap. 35For it will come upon all those who live on the face of the whole earth. 36Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”
Our warning comes in verse 34. One thing it is implying is that the group in verse 34 is in serious danger of not escaping the tribulation. It’s not saying be careful of not being saved. It’s saying don’t be caught loving the world more than Me. It’s saying don’t be getting drunk and paying Me no mind.
Dissipation – I thought I would copy down what the dictionary had on this.
dis·si·pa·tion [dis-uh–pey-shuh n] –noun
1. the act of dissipating.
2. the state of being dissipated; dispersion; disintegration.
3. a wasting by misuse: the dissipation of a fortune.
4. mental distraction; amusement; diversion.
5. dissolute way of living, esp. excessive drinking of liquor; intemperance.
6. Physics, Mechanics . a process in which energy is used or lost without accomplishing useful work, as friction causing loss of mechanical energy.
Wow, mentally distracted, wasting time and money on amusement or other diversions. Busy with excessive drinking. Not accomplishing useful work. I have to believe the Lord is referring to work in regards to the Kingdom. This is the group the Lord is warning.
Seek Jesus and make Him your first love. Also pray that you may be able to stand in front of the Son of Man and escape all that is about to happen.