Then I looked when the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and a huge earthquake took place; the sun became as black as sackcloth made of hair, and the full moon became blood red – Revelation 6:12
Vantablack is the darkest material that we have made. It absorbs 99% of all light and, because of this, it looks two dimensional. It is so dark that you cannot make a frame of reference for depth. If you were in a room painted with this substance, you would not know how large the room is because it would look like an abyss. We live in an abyss. The earth itself is an abyss of evil and darkness and is incapable of navigating to truth because there’s no way to find a reference point for goodness and truth. At least, that would be the case if God hadn’t put us on this earth – His church. But what do we do when the church fails to be a light leading to truth and instead acts like a house of mirrors further leading people astray to a self-destructive path? You start to prune.
A time to rip, and a time to sew; a time to keep silent, and a time to speak – Ecclesiastes 3:7
Christianity in America is lukewarm or, perhaps more accurately, is greywater. It is contaminated by a lack of faith and an unwillingness to stand on truth, either due to a fear of man or an unwillingness to surrender to the All-Powerful Creator God of the Universe. This contamination, although useable by God because we serve an all-powerful merciful God who can turn all evil into good, needs to be eliminated because ultimately it leads people astray and casts a shadow on true faithfulness and obedience to God. How do you clean greywater? Distill it. Lots of fire and lots of burning away of impurities… an altogether painful process that leaves you with much less than what you started. However, what you’re left with is pure and uncorrupted. In a world full of darkness, where there is no hope of navigation, you best believe that the best hope of navigation is a bright clear light to pierce through the darkness and show truth clearly, not a foggy light that moves around and distracts or a bunch of mirrors that misdirect the light leaving the truth indiscernible.
We are in a time to rip. A time to draw the line on what is true and what is evil. There is no gray with God and we cannot pretend that there is. He is the Creator God of the Universe and demands us to surrender everything without concern for what the world, friends, or family say. Speak truth and do not relent when others push back because of your “intolerance.” It is far better to lose your friends and reputation trying to save an eternal soul than to save a fleeting earthly comfort and lose a soul.
Brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against parents and have them put to death. And you will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved! Whenever they persecute you in one town, flee to another! I tell you the truth, you will not finish going through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes – Matthew 10:21-23