Posted on 06/08/2026 7:05:48 AM PDT by cuz1961
...Considering that “the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy” (Rev. 19:10) and Christ frequently urged the church to “watch” for the season of His return (Matt. 24:42), the position of rejecting Biblical prophecy is an untenable position for any believer to take. It is also deeply damaging, leaving us with an incomplete picture of God’s plan of redemption, and having a ripple effect through our understanding of Scripture....
...The apostles not only used Bible prophecy as a witnessing tool to showcase the authenticity of Jesus Christ, but they also considered the topic to be essential to a Christian’s understanding from the very beginning of their walk with the Lord. Equipped with knowledge about the future from Scripture, Christians are encouraged (1 Thess. 4:18, Luke 21:28, 2 Peter 1:19), filled with hope (Titus 2:13, Phil. 3:20), receive special blessings (Rev. 1:3), and are promised rewards in eternity (2 Tim. 4:8)...
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NOW is the time to educate oneself.
Don't be deceived through willfully ignoring prophecy.
Spielberg’s movie release signals the official kick-off of the Great Deception.
Evangelicals said the same about ‘Close Encounters’.
Great article. Thanks.
It depends on what you mean by “prophecy.” Most biblical prophecy is not a revealing of future specific events. But there is predictive prophecy. Yet most predictive prophecy cannot be interpreted until the events have come. It is for future generations. See: 1 Peter 1.10-12. This is why so many Godly, Spirit filled, people are all over board when it comes to interpreting predictive prophecy which is often highly symbolic and allegorical.
David Wilkerson's book "The Vision" had many parts come true already, but he tended to shift to date setting in some parts, especially when he prophesied about a natural calamity taking place somewhere in US. I believe he said it would happen within 5-10 years but it never did. IMO, if he would have left that out his prediction would be more credible cuz I believe that prediction will come true, just not when we expect it.
Bottom line, I read an article many years back that says we will not understand everything spoken of in the Bible, especially concerning prophesy, until we get to the other side, and I believe that. So while, yes, we need to study it, we won't totally understand it all until Jesus opens our eyes. Ref Luke 24:31. God bless you all.
What biblical translation says “WATCH for the SEASON of his return?” This seems to be a complete invention, of mischeif-making false prophets. The text (I’ll use King James here since I believe I’m talking to Protestants mostly) says “Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming” which pretty much says the opposite message:
You DON’T know when he’s coming, where your butchering of the text implies that you SHOULD know when he’s coming, if you’re being faithful and watching for the SEASON. “Watch” (the false text) suggests you should be looking for something beforehand, whereas “Be alert” (the actual text) means merely that you should be ready in case it happens. “The season” implies that there will be indicators to look out for, but that’s a pure invention since the text says, “you do not know which day” which suggests, as it does other places in the bible, that you can’t know until the day arrives.
Talk about twisting prophecy!!!!
I empathetie with your intent, but it goes against the command the Risen Lord Jesus Messiah gave to His primary disciple.Apostles just before His ascension to His rightful position in Heaven.
Matthew 28:18-20 (AV):God has appointed spiritually mature men to go about, declaring the Scripture Truth, helping a person to become fully persuaded that Jesus Saves humans from Satan's grasp, protects them, inducts the rescued person into a local regular company of professing allegiance to the Jesus of the Bible, and congregating the for instruction of how to be fit for their own service to Him as He did the person who faithfully abd correctly brought the redeeming news to that person.
18And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
19Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
The truly mature herald and teacher of the Gospel will share what he/she has learned from the inspired Holy Scriptures or a relible translation of God's Word, and guide you, as you desire, to check the Word for yourself to see if what he/she has said be so.
Acts 17:10-12 (AV):Please do not convince yourself that there is not someone superior to you in what the Holy Spirit has said in a certain passage of the Scripture. You need to find such people in a local assembly and associate with them. And perhaps the Spirit is continually showing truths that you might share. The purpose of a Christ-led gathering is exactly formed by His command for that purpose.
10And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
:11These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
12herefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
2 Timothy 3:14-16 (AV):
14But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
15And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
Don’t have to fact check The Bible.
I have to admit prophecy is not a strong point for me. I don’t quite understand it.
Zechariah 9:9 “Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
The problem I have is this is any person faking to be the Messiah could easily have bought a donkey and rode into Jerusalem on it.
Which is why the person has to fulfill more than one prophecy. Jesus also rode that donkey into Jerusalem to the day that Daniel prophesied He would. Did anyone else ride a donkey colt into Jerusalem on that day and claim to be the Messiah?
Purge the Xenos.
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