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 Part of a letter written to a friend to encourage him to live day to day in this evil age.

 I pray you are able to keep your eyes on the prize.  Yeshua the Messiah of Israel.  His coming Kingdom on the earth.  Pressing through and persevering during this evil age, especially during the time of tribulation that is, in my opinion, only about 6 years a way at the very most.  I give this evil age about 9 years at the very longest.  I know that only leaves you out as a free man for about 4, but those 4 will be the most critical time in history and every believer in Yeshua will be empowered by the grace of God with the gifts of the Spirit to create the most amazing community EVER on the face of the earth. Every gentile believer, that's us, will be given a task, to proclaim, show, love, protect, shelter and give our very lives to keep as many members of the chosen people, the Jewish people, the brethren of the Messiah alive.  It is the only difference between the Holocaust of the Nazi time and the last "great tribulation" that lasts 3 and 1/2 years, the Almighty God of Israel will have a "body" of prepared believers who are totally HIS and totally focused on "bearing the Name of God" which means to LIVE in total dependence on HIM, literally only doing what He says to do, and only saying what He says to say.  Matthew 25 is a passage where GOD is clearly judging the nations (gentiles, us) on how they treated His Brethren (the Jewish people) during the time of great tribulation.  So be encouraged, my brother, live day to day in that prison, because when you are OUT the beauty of the life that you will be living will be the greatest and most important of ALL TIME, "and then the end will come" of this evil age and HIS KINGDOM will come and He will rule forever and ever!!!  love and prayers, chuck