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It will be exciting to see their fulfillment in our era.

If we are, indeed, standing on the threshold of the end times, then it will NOT be exciting. "Woe" is the word that comes most readily to mind. Since I am in the minority "pre-wrath" group, I suspect the end times will be VERY difficult for us Christians. (Hope I'm wrong, and a "pre-tribulation" rapture is the correct interpretation. However, that seems too much like the easy way out, and I suspect has been influenced by wishful thinking...)

BTW: If you assume one generation from the re-establishment of Israel as the window to look within, then the latest date would seem to be 70 years from 1973 (i.e., 2043). I suspect 40 years from 1967 is more likely to be the window, but NONE of us knows.

Kinda wild, but still an interesting thread. I personally take ALL self proclaimed modern prophecy with a huge grain of salt, but that does not mean it is ALL garbage either (just most of it). I believe the Bible when it says none of us know the day of His coming. (Signs that it is near, yes. But the exact time, no).

That said, I must confess to an immense feeling of dread. Non-specific, but much worse than anything up to now in the war. That feeling is why I decided to skim through this thread. (I am NOT a prophet, nor do I play one on FR...)

WELLLLLLLLLLLLL, Given that believers are not supposed to fear satan or any other disasterous thing . . .

Given that to live is Christ, to die is gain;

Given that we have His Spirit and angels with us;

Given that martyrdom is a honor;

Given that the future glories are not worthy to be compared with current sufferings;

Given that OVERCOMERS will TRIUMPH over the enemy;

I think it will be exciting.

I do think that even the birth pangs will be plenty hazardous for believers as it has become in Canada for pastors just preaching The Bible against homosexuality.

When I get impatient to see Jesus,

I sometimes am reminded of the fellow who wanted to see the Messiah and saw him as he was taken to the Temple as a child . . .

I think if one person who was alive when Israel became a nation is still alive when it draws to a close, the Scripture would have been fulfilled. But, right, none of us is certain the precise meaning of that verse.

I do believe that prayerful pondering and discussing with fair-mindedness is useful for discerning what God may be trying to say through a variety of ways.

Thanks for your post.