As wars, disasters and rumors of global turmoil continue to capture attention, another sign of the end times is quietly spreading, one that targets the very heart of the church. Scripture warns that in the last days, hatred and accusation will rise, even among believers, threatening unity and peace within the body of Christ. This spiritual climate of division, fueled by judgment and anger, may prove to be one of the most destructive forces Christians will face.
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Rabbi Kirt Schneider, in a recent message shared on Daystar, called attention to this overlooked aspect of prophecy. “In addition to the wars and the rumors of wars and the earthquakes and the natural disasters and the plagues, there’s something else that Jesus spoke of in relationship to the last days,” he said. “And he spoke, friends, about the spirit of hatred and accusation in Matthew 24 and Luke 21, even about Christians turning on Christians.”
A Neglected Sign of the Last Days
According to Schneider, this spirit is not theoretical but already active in the church. “Satan has come to steal and kill and destroy,” he explained. “What’s the end result of hatred? Does hatred produce life? Does accusation bring life about?”
Personal Struggles With Judgment
Schneider acknowledged his own struggles with these spiritual battles. “Here I am walking with the Lord now close to 45 years, and I still deal with the spirit of accusation and hatred in my own heart, even with those closest to me. You get frustrated, we all do, and I have to check my heart.”
He shared how he responds in those moments: “Whenever there’s something that comes up in my heart, frustration or anger or accusation or hatred, you know what I do? I lift it up to the Lord. I say, ‘Lord deliver me from this. Cleanse me of this. This isn’t of You.’”
Preparing Hearts, Not Debating Charts
Schneider cautioned believers against reducing prophecy to debates and timelines. “So many of us are focused on the time charts, when will the Rapture come, pre-trib, post-trib, mid-trib, and we even argue with everybody about our point of view,” he said. “But yet at the same time that we’re talking about all these things out there, we don’t recognize the deception that’s going on in our own heart when we’re not treating our own husband or wife or neighbor rightly.”
Instead, he urged Christians to remember the true purpose of prophecy: readiness. “The purpose of knowing about the end times isn’t so that we can argue with people to prove that our end time theology is right,” he said. “Jesus taught us about the end times so we could get ready to meet Him.”
Living With Urgency and Love
Pointing to Israel’s rebirth in 1948 as a prophetic milestone, Schneider said believers must live as though Christ could return at any moment. “We are living, beloved, in a time of great expectation that we have not seen the likes of since the apostles were on earth,” he said. “The truth is we don’t know the day of His return, it could be at any moment.”
That reality, he added, should drive Christians to daily self-examination: “It’s not what did somebody else do wrong; it’s how did I mishandle that situation? Jesus didn’t come into the world to judge the world but to save the world. There is no condemnation for those that are in Christ Jesus. Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
A Call to Unity
The antidote to the spirit of hatred is love and humility. “Blessed are the peacemakers, Jesus said,” Schneider reminded. “We need to come together. Jesus said to the church, ‘All men will know you by your love.’ We’re all part of the same body, members one of another. So I want to encourage you today, if you need to, say, ‘Father God, attune my heart to Jesus’ heart. Let me walk in You, in unity, in love, and in grace for all men.’”
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Schneider’s message is both a warning and a call to transformation. He continued, “Love is a bridge builder … let’s walk in peace, beloved.”
James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.
