Actually it's the egotistical belief that there's something uniquely special about the time they happen to be alive that foments Apocalyptikook thinking.
Thanks for posting.
And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind... - Romans 1:28
They've decided to ignore or mock God, and He - good to His Word - has made it impossible for them to come to a real understanding of what is happening to them. Their minds are truly depraved which Webster's defines as "marked by corruption or evil". A mind clouded by corruption, no longer functions.
How could something not be our normal times? This is the time we are in...now, not some other time
Jesus meant THAT generation he was talking to, and Titus attack on Judah and the subsequent destruction of the Jewish Temple was exactly what Jesus was referring to.
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In the year 66 AD the Jews of Judea rebelled against their Roman masters. In response, the Emperor Nero dispatched an army under the generalship of Vespasian to restore order. By the year 68, resistance in the northern part of the province had been eradicated and the Romans turned their full attention to the subjugation of Jerusalem. That same year, the Emperor Nero died by his own hand, creating a power vacuum in Rome. In the resultant chaos, Vespasian was declared Emperor and returned to the Imperial City. It fell to his son, Titus, to lead the remaining army in the assault on Jerusalem.
The Roman legions surrounded the city and began to slowly squeeze the life out of the Jewish stronghold. By the year 70, the attackers had breached Jerusalem's outer walls and began a systematic ransacking of the city. The assault culminated in the burning and destruction of the Temple that served as the center of Judaism.
In victory, the Romans slaughtered thousands. Of those sparred from death: thousands more were enslaved and sent to toil in the mines of Egypt, others were dispersed to arenas throughout the Empire to be butchered for the amusement of the public. The Temple's sacred relics were taken to Rome where they were displayed in celebration of the victory.
The rebellion sputtered on for another three years and was finally extinguished in 73 AD with the fall of the various pockets of resistance including the stronghold at Masada.
Although I do not believe in the “rapture”, as I think God wishes His people to stay and witness against the anti-christ, I enjoyed this post.
Tim Cameron seems to appreciate the fact that he is a watchman.
Nobody knows when a thief may show up in the night, but when they do, some folks will fare a whole lot better than others. You will have some that have prepared for it, and others who have lived as though it could never happen to them.
Ezekiel 33, Tim...meanwhile, Americans still fill football stadiums, theaters, and refuse to cancel their cable. Your time IS short, folks.