In a recent episode of Manna-Fest, Bible teacher Perry Stone issued a strong message to families, identifying what he believes are “three stunning last day warnings” directly from Scripture. Speaking candidly, Stone said, “We know that we’re living in the last days, or at least we believe that we are.”
Stone began by clarifying what the phrase “last days” means from his perspective: “The final period of time marked by specific signs that indicate the arrival of the final generation of people on Earth that will experience the return of Christ, the tribulation, and the arrival of the Lord’s millennial kingdom.”
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Here are the three warnings Stone says families need to take seriously:
1. Deception will increase.
“Matthew 24 mentions deception four times. Luke 21 mentions deception one time. Mark 13 mentions deception two times,” Stone said. “Deception is causing someone to accept as true something that is false or invalid.”
2. Offense and division will divide families.
“Do you suppose I am come to bring peace on earth? I tell you not at all, but rather division. From now on, five in one house will be divided, three against two and two against three,” Stone quoted from Jesus. He added, “The offense is the bait that creates the scandal. Once the scandal has been created, then he creates a division.”
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3. Endurance and forgiveness are essential.
“He that can endure to the end shall be saved,” Stone emphasized. “If you get in unforgiveness in Matthew six, God will not forgive your sins.”
Stone leaves us with a challenge: “God wants you to know something about offenses because offenses create scandals, and the whole purpose of Satan creating an offense is to try to create a scandal in a ministry or in a church.”
James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.
