We should be prepared for much, much more Christian bashing and persecution in the months and years ahead. Yes, there are date setters and they are always wrong (Jesus warned us). But the prophecies of Daniel, Joel, Revelation, Ezekiel and others will come to pass just as the other things prophesied for earlier times did.
Israel is back in the land, she is surrounded by her enemies and her land will be divided. She will be greatly deceived and enter into a covenant of death (the time of Jacob’s trouble) so much so that she will be dwelling in unwalled cities and towns. Damascus will be reduced to a heap of ruin never to be inhabited again (the oldest continuously inhabited city on earth). The little horn with the mouth speaking great things against those that dwell in heaven will pull up three of the other 10 horns and eliminate them. The Jewish temple will be rebuilt and animal sacrifices will begin again and the antichrist will eventually be revealed. But all in God’s time, not man’s.
Going forward, things are going to get really dark and really bloody. It’s not wrong to use prophetic things to warm the lost of the 2nd coming of Christ. But with the warnings we should refrain from setting dates and going (only) for the sensational. That won’t convince very many people. Let’s live so that others see Jesus in us and are drawn to Him. After all, it’s all about Him!
Amen, indeed it is!