Dr. Winnail: ‘Watch and Be Ready!’

Dr. Douglas Winnail

In his latest update, LCG’s Evangelist Dr. D. Winnail had the following:

Watch and Be Ready! Today, we live in a mentally overwhelming world where a multitude of distractions compete for our attention. Television, computers, e-mails, iPods, jangling music, jobs and family concerns constantly pull our minds in different directions. Yet, the Scriptures warn that Christians must be alert and watch for the convergence of events that will mark the end of this age and the imminent return of Jesus Christ. The admonitions to be alert and watch appear more than a dozen times in the New Testament (see Matthew 24:42-44; 25:13; Mark 13:33-37; Luke 21:34-36; Acts 20:31; 1 Thessalonians 5:6). The events making news today—droughts, floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, spreading violence, wars—converging at the same time that we see the revival of a political power in Europe with definitive links to the ancient Roman Empire and promoted by an ecumenical-minded Roman Church, should be sobering to anyone with a knowledge of Bible prophecy. These developments should motivate us all to grow spiritually and prepare for roles we have been called to fill in the coming Kingdom of God. We also need to remember Jesus’ warning that if we do not watch, we will not be ready for His return (Revelation 3:3). However, Jesus also promised “Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching …Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect” (Luke 12:37-40).

Dr. Winnail is back in Charlotte, NC after his recent trip to New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa.

He conducted several evangelical campaigns (that we in the Living Church of God have titled as TWSPs, or Tomorrow’s World Special Presentations) during his trip. Additionally he met with church leaders and members in those lands.

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