Posted on 03/19/2022 7:04:13 AM PDT by NOBO2012
Remember “Doug,” the huge potato a New Zealand couple found in their garden last year? I wrote about him at the time:
…a charming little story out of New Zealand. It seems a couple found this huge potato growing in their garden. Since they didn’t plant it they’ve no idea how it got there. Colin explains that their gardening technique consists of “throw(ing) a bunch of cow manure and straw onto their garden and see what happens.”
Come to think of it that’s pretty much how we got our potato, too.
And we seem to be having the same trouble with our potato as Donna and Colin Craig-Brown had with theirs:
As the couple showed the potato off, it began drying out and losing weight. Mold started growing from its wounds. "He was getting a bit pongy," said Colin, referring to the potato's smell.
So they changed the spelling of their potato’s name to “Dug,” which seems more appropriate, and stuck him in the deep freeze planning to turn him into vodka at some point. Again, something we may wish to consider doing with our own pongy potato at some point.
But now, a year hence, comes the bad news from the people at the Guinness Book of World Records who were checking “Dug’s” DNA:
Guinness broke the news to Colin and Donna in an email last week. The message reads, in part “sadly, the specimen is not a potato and is in fact the tuber of a type of gourd. For this reason we do have to disqualify the application.”
So it turns out the big potato is nothing but a big fraud.
Donna with her tuber, in happier times
Now the only question remaining: does that make our potato the world record holder? Or is ours also a tuber?
What difference, at this point, does it make?
As they say, it is what it is.
And what it is I fear is quite obvious.
The question is what now?
Posted from: MOTUS A.D.
Nah, we had our potato shoved down our throat.
But both potatoes are rotting on the inside.
Somehow the good guys are going to prevail and America’s Free Constitutional Republic will be significantly restored. That’s because God isn’t done with the world or America...yet.
Soon there will be a worldwide incoming of souls to Jesus. Things will seemingly get more straightened out. Then when nobody’s expecting it, all Christians will suddenly disappear because Jesus will come very suddenly to take his own “as a thief in the night” out of this earth and take them back to Heaven with Him.
Then everything we’ve been seeing and a megaton more will quickly come crashing down on the earth and there will be seven years of death and destruction that has never been seen for millennia.
(Then when nobody’s expecting it, all Christians will suddenly disappear because Jesus will come very suddenly to take his own “as a thief in the night” out of this earth and take them back to Heaven with Him.
Then everything we’ve been seeing and a megaton more will quickly come crashing down on the earth and there will be seven years of death and destruction that has never been seen for millennia.)
With that part, I definitely agree with you
I don’t expect a huge ingathering until the abomination that causes desolation marks a clear line of distinction for the world
The word “Grotesque” comes to mind.
Nothing personal, Doug.
Yes, “all Israel will be saved” during the tribulation (another great ingathering of souls) (Rom. 11:26-27; Rev. Chapt. 7).
However, a careful and prayerful reading of Jesus’ prophetic parable in Luke 14:16-24 shows a great end-time ingathering of souls in the “highways and hedges” (in and between nations) for a great supper (v.22-23), which is the Marriage Supper of the Lamb between Christ and the church in Heaven during the tribulation on earth.
So BEFORE the rapture there will be a last and merciful ingathering of souls to rescue everyone who will, before the unimaginably horrific Daniel’s 70th week AKA the 7-year tribulation of unimaginable death and destruction.
I think we’re about to see that worldwide “revival” happen.
The remnant of Israel, IMHO.
As to the highways and hedges, I see that especially as during the Great Tribulation: i.e. the abomination that causes desolation had just occurred.
It would be great but I read the majority busy with other things in that passage (just reread it, thanks for the reference).
A huge world-wide ingathering would be remarkable. In fact if you saw Reinhard Bonnke crusades in the late 1990s the crowds were staggering.
Eye-popping in fact.
IMHO the rapture will be on a rather mundane day. Exactly why it would be unexpected.
But where is the Marriage Supper of the Lamb?
Revelation 19. After the Beast and the False Prophet have arisen. After Babylon has fallen.
Guess time will tell.
Blessings.
I say our potato is fake too.
By the way, can they make vodka from the fake potato, or would it be fake vodka?
Of course our White House Potato is fake. That is what happens when you order one through the mail.
The remnant of Israel, hiding in the mountains of Jordan and barely surviving will hardly be celebrating the Marriage Supper of the Lamb for many reasons not the least of which is it would be logistically impossible. The remnant of Israel is in the mountains of Jordan and Jesus hasn’t returned from Heaven with his Saints yet in that portion of Rev. 19.
You need to look at context to properly divide the Word of truth. The context of highways and hedges in Luke 14:23 is the entire parable in Luke 14:16-24 which is a 2000-year prophecy.
A great “man” AKA “lord” is preparing a great supper and first calls “them who were bidden” who all refuse. That of course is the Jews who rejected Jesus then and for 2000 years and are not included in the Marriage Supper of the Lamb (v. 17-20; 24).
His unnamed servant (the Holy Spirit) turns to the Gentiles who the Jews saw as miserable dogs - “the poor, maimed, halt, and blind” (v.21). Been doing that for the last 2000 years.
Now the Holy Spirt reports “there is still room” and now we see a last ingathering for the supper (v. 22-23). We know the call to the supper doesn’t happen in the last 3 1/2 years of the tribulation because this is the time of God pouring out “wrath without mixture” (of mercy) (Rev. 14:10) and no one is saved during that time. Those who partake of the supper are already in Heaven in Chapt. 19 where it simply says those folks are blessed (versus the slaughter of Armageddon which is about to take place where all on earth except for the remnant are killed).
Although the Marriage Supper of the Lamb is mentioned in Rev. Chapt. 19, there are too many references that cite the coming together of Christ with his church AKA the “rapture”, as a marriage beginning with the rapture.
Look at it this way if it helps. God is loving, gracious, doesn’t want anyone to perish, and will sweep one last time across the earth to rescue souls from the wrath to come and to enjoy the marriage celebration including the supper. Once we’re gone, it will all come crashing down.
May the Holy Spirit give understanding about these things.
You get fried potatoes, of course.
It’s before Armageddon in Revelation 19 but again after the Beast arises with his false prophet. And after Babylon is fallen.
I would prefer your scenario but I’ve never believed Scripture supports it
Now I see Kirk Cameron out there telling people America is going to be around another 1,000 years and that God wants to bring Heaven to Earth.
None of this even remotely begins to happen until Armageddon occurs.
In fact, most of the Christians clapped loudly when he said that. It is completely unsupported by Scripture.
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Then I saw someone else teaching that, about 10 days later.
What is going to trigger this worldwide revival before the Rapture? World War IV? Ezekiel 38?
9/11 had people in churches for about two years and then the slide returned.
Sorry, there’s no way I see it happening in the Scriptures.
I see people consumed with their daily lives; buying, selling, eating, drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, building, planting.
Yet nowhere in the Noah reference nor the Lot reference does the Lord indicate gigantic revival before the harpazo event.
If there was, there wouldn’t be a need to mention the wise virgins and the foolish virgins.
I’m not hammering on you personally, so no offense intended. I’m just saying nothing there will allow me to bend the Scriptures in any way to fit that scenario.
Pat Robertson has sold this for decades and I didn’t agree when he said it the first time.
Regardless, God bless you.
So I'll continue with you as long as I feel like this is a good-faith discussion and you're at least willing to consider views backed with reason and scripture that may be contrary to your own.
It’s before Armageddon in Revelation 19 but again after the Beast arises with his false prophet. And after Babylon is fallen.
Regardless, why do you completely ignore my response to you that at that time the location of Jesus and the remnant of Israel makes your theory impossible?
Now I see Kirk Cameron out there telling people America is going to be around another 1,000 years and that God wants to bring Heaven to Earth.
What the heck are you talking about? Starting to off the rails there SaveFerris.
9/11 had people in churches for about two years and then the slide returned. Sorry, there’s no way I see it happening in the Scriptures.
You're making no sense here. Get back to a coherent and rational discussion or I'll bail.
Yet nowhere in the Noah reference nor the Lot reference does the Lord indicate gigantic revival before the harpazo event. If there was, there wouldn’t be a need to mention the wise virgins and the foolish virgins.
Again, Save Ferris, you're all over the map here and almost completely incoherent.
Pat Robertson has sold this for decades and I didn’t agree when he said it the first time.
I have no clue what the heck you're talking about if but you don't get back to how I've supported my argument about about an end-time revival before the rapture with Luke 14 and the rationale I offer, I'm outta here.
(Regardless, why do you completely ignore my response to you that at that time the location of Jesus and the remnant of Israel makes your theory impossible?)
Hardly. He does not bring them back until after Armageddon. His dyed garments (from Armageddon) proves that.
(Now I see Kirk Cameron out there telling people America is going to be around another 1,000 years and that God wants to bring Heaven to Earth.
What the heck are you talking about? Starting to off the rails there SaveFerris.)
Hardly off the rails. You know not of which you speak.
I watched him, IN PERSON, preach just that to 1,500 to 2,000 Christians.
Completely absurd he was
(9/11 had people in churches for about two years and then the slide returned. Sorry, there’s no way I see it happening in the Scriptures.
You’re making no sense here. Get back to a coherent and rational discussion or I’ll bail.
Yet nowhere in the Noah reference nor the Lot reference does the Lord indicate gigantic revival before the harpazo event. If there was, there wouldn’t be a need to mention the wise virgins and the foolish virgins.
Again, Save Ferris, you’re all over the map here and almost completely incoherent.)
You’re descending into personal insult multiple times now
Unnecessary and uncalled for.
There is no great revival in those references. Now if Luke 17 shows that with Noah and Lot in context then it’s invisible.
We’ll agree to disagree.
I’m not mad at you but all that is unnecessary.
(Pat Robertson has sold this for decades and I didn’t agree when he said it the first time.
I have no clue what the heck you’re talking about if but you don’t get back to how I’ve supported my argument about about an end-time revival before the rapture with Luke 14 and the rationale I offer,)
Once again you know not of what you speak. Pat Robertson has taught the same thing you’re selling for decades. I read it in one of his newsletters about 1990.
Nonetheless, blessings to you.
We don’t agree.
But I WOULD prefer your scenario.
I just see no Scriptural basis for it.
By even early in Revelation 19, the two witnesses have come and even the angels of Revelation 14.
So, never mind. 🤣
I’m outta here.
Oh well
I tried.
Well at least here, you seem to be responding to my argument even though you talk kind of in riddles and force someone else like me to state plainly what you seem to only hint at.
From your post here you seem to be suggesting the marriage Supper of the Lamb is after Jesus returns to kill the rest of the world and goes and gets Israel's remnant. Then, according to you - I think because you're not really clear - they'll all have the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.
The problem with that is scripture never shows Israel as the Bride of Christ, only the church.
Unless you state your position more plainly with a reasonable and scripture-based argument, as I said at the beginning, I don't think we're going anywhere.
I love talking about this stuff, but only in good faith with those who speak plainly and openly. Not sure we have that here. You've said very little to refute the arguments I've made based on Luke, other scripture, and rationale. The only thing substantive you've said in reply to my argument is your quote I repeated at the beginning of this post which suggests a pretty wild conclusion which you don't say plainly - just hint at.
Hints and allegations suggest a bad-faith argument in which I'm not interested. I love the subject but won't play games twisting things around to suit some wild doctrine or grudge you may have against something or someone.
As Forest Gump said, "That's whole other country."
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