There's a Crack in Your Armor Perry Stone

And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. —MATTHEW 24:9–13 What Christ is revealing is that at the time of the end men and women will be so sensitive to offense that many will not be able to endure offenses and will retaliate by betraying and hating their offenders and speaking evil about them. What does Christ refer to when instructing to “endure until the end”? The end of what? The English word end is found five times just in Matthew 24 and has three different applications. 1. Christ uses the word in verse 3 concerning signs of His coming and the “end of the age.” This word end refers to the consummation and completion of the age of man’s government and control on earth. 2. In verse 6 Christ then refers to wars and rumors of wars as a sign of His coming but informs His audience that “the end is not yet.” The end here alludes to the conclusion or the uttermost point of something. 3. When we arrive at verse 13—“endures to the end”—the word end here refers to the conclusion. Back to the question of enduring to the end of what ? There