from an insane, literally, progressive agenda in the US, where lies and facade , not answers to real problems are the norm, to the constant preaching and teaching about the End Times..the Tribulation, which sometimes reaches very fanciful heights, though one assumes these are Christians attempting to live out their beliefs in this wicked world..God Bless you my brothers and sisters in Christ, but I may step on a few of your toes too. We keep hearing about revival and repentance renewing this country. But whom do you assume needs to repent? 1 Peter 4:17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? We are called to revival and repentance, not the unbelieving world! They have no concept of these issues! They don;t know they are responsible to their Maker! And if we do not lead, the consequences for all of society are pretty severe. I don;t think we are in danger of the Wrath of God, I think we are already under the Wrath of God. Just another Gentile nation.His to build up or tear down, according to His purposes. "For when the earth experiences Your judgements the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. Though the wicked is shown favour , he does not learn righteousness" (Isa 26.9,10) "At one moment I might speak concerning a nation ... to uproot, to pull down, or to destroy it; if that nation against which I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent concerning the calamity I planned to bring on it" (Jer 18.7,8) The only reason the whole shebang of corruption, and greed,murder and death, where gender and even species fall before our narcissistic views on the meaning of life, has not fallen apart is because of the nature of God himself. The Lord is slow to anger and great in power; the Lord will not leave the guilty unpunished. (nahum 1:3) I will discipline you but only with justice; I will not let you go entirely unpunished. (Jer. 30) We consistently shake our fists in the face of God, harass and belittle His servants..both Christian and Jewish, have decided we know better about sexuality, about the beginning and ending of life.,and that we will be what the God of the Bible "is not"...open to all thoughts and groups, all equal..yet man in his heart is "evil continually"(Genesis 6:5) We are incapable of not exhibiting selfishness, dominance, of using all law and government to fulfill our own proud thoughts, or justify our sin. Some claim God's mercy trumps all. and yet, how can you have mercy and compassion without justice, that is, Holy judgement? Isaiah 2:4 And He will judge between the nations, And will render decisions for many peoples; And they will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks Nation will not lift up sword against nation, And never again will they learn war. Joel 3:12 Let the nations be aroused And come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat, For there I will sit to judge All the surrounding nations. God is both, because He is perfect. He is the Creator. He has the right to judge! 1.We have ceased to be a friend of Israel..we allow anti-semitism to flourish. They are still the Holy people of God! remarkably,even those who claim Christ as their savior fall prey to this.We..replaced Israel and all their blessings are now ours ( oh really do you want to have to live out the curses too? of course not). the final prophecies are not literal ( though those pertaining to Jesus, his birth life death and resurrection,,,are) so a tribulation, a Jewish kingdom on earth, wrath of God, these things are fables. Wow. As I said, repentance and revival need to begin with us! If we do not understand our position as grafted in wild olive branches, that God can and will restore the natural branches....there is no hope in belief of an endless rule of mankind, though one can still be saved, not believing in the truths of Judaism or God's plan...here I go again...wow. It is so easy to dispense with even more truth once you decide God was just suggesting things and not actually giving us God breathed scripture. So much of Protestantism is now bending to the ways of the world,and Catholicism seems bent on dispensing with truth so they can claim dominion over all believers in....anything, the head of a huge world wide church, and if you have ever looked at end time prophecy at all ( prophecy is more than 1/4 of the entire Bible. much of it is fulfilled) you know the name of that church..the Harlot. 2. People are jumping up and down about the new alliances..Russia, Iran, Turkey. yes, there is a Gog-Magog prophecy. Yes, if you add Libya etc this is the alliance predicted. But they are not ready, and do not presently have a reason to attack Israel ( to take a spoil.) I do not think this has to be the next event before the rapture. The belief in imminence also makes that a false comparison.(That there is nothing more necessary for God to once again intervene in human affairs, that Jesus will take us to him at the appropriate time, as Lot was saved from Sodom, Noah and family from the Flood, and Enoch who was directly translated to heaven and did not die.I am not debating when God takes his people out of harms way, I do maintain and assert that I have the hope, the eagerness to be with the Lord, the belief in imminence, just as the Apostles and early church members did.) And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. Luke 21:28 John 14:2-3.In my Father's house are many mansions: if [it were] not [so], I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, [there] ye may be also. What is more likely is the war in Psalm 83..Israel vs.neighbors.That is presently, this very day, a real concern, the terrible Iran nuclear deal has them making rockets and satellites and other non nuclear war technology that could be turned on Israel at any time.Israel will survive. and that could lead to peace initiatives that will be worked on, and tentatively agreed to, with one proviso..the building of a new temple in Israel, and that leaves it open one person to "confirm the covenant with many." The Beast, also called the Antichrist. In that vein, I believe God is emptying out the countries around Israel, It isn't just a Muslim plot to take over the world, it is the hand of God readying for the armies to come. Yes, His children have died at the hands of Isis and others. We are always first on the chopping block, and why Americans think they can avoid persecution is beyond me.Those precious martyrs are with the Lord now, and some of us may join that number. It will leave Israel further isolated. Also fulfills prophecy.They will eagerly sign a seven year covenant that guarantees them peace. And at some point, then the Gog Magog war will happen, ( where most of the armies die on the mountains of Israel.) If, because they burn the weapons for seven years, it seems like more than seven years is involved..good point,. the time period for signing the agreement, for giving up their nukes and other security measures, ( peace, unwalled villages,etc are part of the Gog Magog prophecy) may take a while. Some people think the entire period may be 101/2 years. None of those events occurring means..we were wrong the Rapture isn;t going to happen.I believe wrath commences with the first seal opening. I would expect us to go home to the Lord sometime before the actual seven year covenant is signed.but wars and rumors of wars, the rise of a society much like Noah's where everyone believed things were just fine,and perished in one day, or the suddenness of the destruction of Sodom...these things are part and parcel of the reason God must begin the process of justice, and eventual renewal. The final blow before the end times is the removal of the restrainer. The restrainer, in my mind, is the removal of knowledge of God and the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit; truly, all humankind will have a total loss of reason. They will need that strong man, that system,(Babylon) to survive.And I do not think the Church , the church of the age of Grace, will still be here. God takes us out of the way when He gives the world exactly what it says it wants. And Satan gets to prove how much more he can do, before his final end. The idea of God giving up on the world, handing it over...how awful. Yet mankind will dance in the streets celebrating their freedom! There is nothing BEFORE the Tribulation period that speaks of nations being consumed or destroyed..in other words, I think America will continue on her globalism path. We have great farmland, and factories, and financial empires, and people ( to work pay taxes etc) and such wealth will not be overlooked by Babylon ( the world system, political and economic and religious.) And while having some stores on hand for the rough times coming, hoarding wealth, digging a hole in the ground, etc will NOT save you. the Bible states that every saint ( believer) on earth will be killed by the Beast.So much for tribulation survivors greeting Christ on his return..( He deals with the Antichrist's armies, joined as well by the "kings of the East." The Jews have control of Jerusalem, and there are people who never took the Mark who begin to help Jewish survivors in other countries come home. These will be the beginning of the new nations.) Rev 13:7And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. Now that we have dispensed with corruption of the faith, role of the nations around Israel, end of the revived Roman Empire, and those who think they can just--prep and survive, what is left for us as Christians in post christian America? We preach. We teach. We pray. We help those in sorrows of all kind. While we still can, we vote.We raise our children to know the Lord, We support Israel.We give God our best, our first fruits. Be salt, Be light, Be ready to profess, like Job "though He slay me yet will I trust in Him." and like Joshua "as for me and my house we will serve the Lord." One more thing. Those that deny the hysteria of ..The Rapture will happen on a Jewish feast day, the Rapture will happen soon because of blood moons, the rapture will happen after the Gospel is preached to the whole world ( it pretty much already is, and the world wide preaching occurs during the tribulation...angels, the 144,000 and two Witnesses.) we have one more prediction many stick to; that it is a certain number.So, preach preach preach cause maybe you can make the rapture come sooner. God knows when His church is complete,both in the Age of Grace and when the number the number of Tribulation martyrs is complete.(before the series of devastating final judgements) God knows who will receive salvation,and who will not. Mankind cannot move God one hair by any works based thing that we do.Counting souls is His business,not ours. God has His timing,and as always before His timing is perfect. |
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