The last days are likened to the days of Lot. As we know, God
was looking for righteous people in Sodom, that He might spare
the city. So He sent two angels and they were greeted with
hospitality from Lot, but with hostility by the rest of the
townspeople. Perhaps the "test" for righteousness was
hospitality to strangers.
Jesus said in Matt. 24 and Mark 13 that He would send His angels
to gather His elect.
In Rev. 3:10 the promise of being kept from the hour of trial is
for those who persevere.
The romantic conjecture is that we will all have opportunities
in these last pre-rapture moments to entertain angels (Hebrews
13:2) and that is the test of perseverance. God will send
angels, in the guise of homeless, lost, crippled and the like -
to determine whether we are really persevering in the
faith, or whether we talk the talk only. The "theological" Christians will have all the answers, of course. But those who take the Lordship of Christ seriously will display their faith by their works.
‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’ (Matthew 25:40)
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