“That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” 2 Thessalonians 2:12 There is coming a time that grace and mercy will not be here on this earth. I am a firm believer that when Jesus Christ returns in His cloud and calls His saints and His churches out of this world; grace and mercy stops. I believe there will be very few that will be saved in the tribulation period and they will be mostly if not all Jews that fill the 144,000 and others. God has to this point been overly gracious to mankind and has provided a way of salvation; but so many reject salvation and its truth. God is going to have enough one day and at that point grace on the people of this world will be no more. "And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:" 2 Thessalonians 2:11 this world is quickly reaching the point of being almost universally anti-Jehovah God. It is now seeing such a hatred of God that even religious and pagan holiday such as Christmas is turning their stomachs. We live in a time when crosses, nativity set-up’s, and soon churches will turn their minds to hatred. Most already have no respect for church houses. Folks if we open our eye to the truth of our time we can clearly see the world setting up for the tribulation period. I believe when America falls the world will fall behind her. Israel cannot defend herself and without America she cannot go on. The world wants a ruler, a leader to allow Islam to become the world’s religion, it is ready for a one single leader, and it is ready for the Anti-Christ, False Prophet, and the Great Dragon – Satan himself. God has just said “God shall send them strong delusion… That they all might be damned” Who will send these strong delusion, God will. They will believe “a lie” or better translated “the lie” that is the liar himself Satan. "Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it." John 8:44 The Lie has already began and the giving over of God has also already started and I say to Christians everywhere; make sure you lamps are trimmed with oil because the time is near that the bridegroom cometh for His beloved Bride the Lords churches. God promised in Romans 1:28 to "...gave them over to a reprobate mind..." that is defined as "a vain empty mind, worthless, good for nothing devoid of all true knowledge and judgment; incapable of approving what is truly good, or of disapproving that which is evil; a mind that has lost all conscience of things, and is disapproved of by God, and all good men:" – John Gill. What is good in a mind that cannot retain God of His truth? Folks, just look around, look at the way the world is leaning toward lies and wickedness, look at the destruction in the storms we are getting, look at the diseases in the world, these are all signs of things that will be in the last 3 ½ year of the tribulation period; when the seals are broken, the trumpets are blown, and the vials are poured out. Folks the day of mercy and grace are short, today is the day of salvation because it will not be offered in the days to come. "(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)" 2 Corinthians 6:2