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Everytime one of these threads pops up--I'm speaking in general, not about those to whom I've addressed this message--people seem to pour out of the woodwork to give Jesus's quote about no one knowing the day or the hour, as if that renders everyone with an interest in this to be off-base. What they fail to grasp is the fact that along with that quote, Jesus Himself admonished us to watch for the signs of the ends of the age.

Yes, accepting Jesus and having a personal relationship with Him is primary, but there are plenty of other aspects of the Bible that we are to study. Different people are fascinated with different aspects. There are LOTS of biblically ignorant saved people out there who might well wind up with a mark on their hand or forehead if not for those who take Jesus's instructions on this topic seriously.

I do believe that we should all be watchful, and in admitting my own fear over the tribulations to come, I admit that I hope I will not have to witness them. I suppose it is my own inability to proclaim just where we are in time, and when Christ's return will happen, that leads me to hope that my faith will be sufficient.