The premise of this discussion thread is "Christian is as Christian does", MHz. One need only compare the attitude/actions of Jesus Christ to one's own to determine whether or not one's conduct supports one's confession.
Keep in mind that the present hour is a cake-walk compared to the "hour of trial" that is to come. If we cannot conduct ourselves like Christ in the relative calm, comfort and convenience of now, how will we successfully live our faith when true tribulation arrives?
"Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth." (Revelation 3:10 NIV)
By asking for help as directed.
De:4:27-31:
And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations,
and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen,
whither the LORD shall lead you.
And there ye shall serve gods,
the work of men's hands,
wood and stone,
which neither see,
nor hear,
nor eat,
nor smell.
But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God,
thou shalt find him,
if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
When thou art in tribulation,
and all these things are come upon thee,
even in the latter days,
if thou turn to the LORD thy God,
and shalt be obedient unto his voice;
(For the LORD thy God is a merciful God
he will not forsake thee,
neither destroy thee,
nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.
Christians and all other people on the planet will be around for the 3 woes. It is only the 3rd one that believers are exempt from as that is the 7th trump and that brings on the 7 vials of Re:16. Repented people will be experiencing Re:10 instead was the earth gets sifted. 2/3 are sinners and they die on the day the 3rd woe comes, believers are survivers.
Re:8:13:
And the fourth angel sounded,
and the third part of the sun was smitten,
and the third part of the moon,
and the third part of the stars;
so as the third part of them was darkened,
and the day shone not for a third part of it,
and the night likewise.
And I beheld,
and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven,
saying with a loud voice,
Woe,
woe,
woe,
to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels,
which are yet to sound!
Re:11:15:
And the seventh angel sounded;
and there were great voices in heaven,
saying,
The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord,
and of his Christ;
and he shall reign for ever and ever.
Zec:13:8-9:
And it shall come to pass,
that in all the land,
saith the LORD,
two parts therein shall be cut off and die;
but the third shall be left therein.
And I will bring the third part through the fire,
and will refine them as silver is refined,
and will try them as gold is tried:
they shall call on my name,
and I will hear them:
I will say,
It is my people:
and they shall say,
The LORD is my God.
The thing is, Judas was the hero in that story. Without his actions, Jesus would never have died for your sins. Judas was a central character in the drama that all of Christianity is based on. Without him, Christianity would not exist.
Judas was possessed by Satan when he kissed Jesus in the garden, when that ended the grief caused him to commit suicide. Propecy determined one person would fulfill that, it is one of many, many, many prophecies fulfilled by Jesus. That act was pivotal to this verse happening and it was the Temple staff that were the ones that God caused to be the killers of His son, just like they were the killers ot OT Prophets and Prophet Stephen in the NT.
I hope other areas of your life aren't as twisted as tour bible thinking is.
Zec:13:7:
Awake,
O sword,
against my shepherd,
and against the man that is my fellow,
saith the LORD of hosts:
smite the shepherd,
and the sheep shall be scattered:
and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.
