Posted on 02/10/2005 2:38:29 PM PST by Quix
Another of our blessed number is better at that, than I.
Thanks for the suggestion, though. Am still crunched for time this weekend.
Doubters scoff and mock, but that won't stop end time events from occurring. Wonder what the doubters do with passages such as this? Laugh their fool heads off?
Revelation 14:6-20
6And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
7Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
8And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
9And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
10The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
11And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
12Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
13And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
14And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
15And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
16And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
17And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
18And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
19And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
20And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
According to Isaiah 45.
Isaiah 45
Salvation Will Come Only by the LORD
1 "Thus says the LORD to His anointed,
To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held--
To subdue nations before him
And loose the armor of kings,
To open before him the double doors,
So that the gates will not be shut:
2"I will go before you
And make the crooked places straight;
I will break in pieces the gates of bronze
And cut the bars of iron.
3I will give you the treasures of darkness
And hidden riches of secret places,
That you may know that I, the LORD,
Who call you by your name,
Am the God of Israel.
4For Jacob My servant's sake,
And Israel My elect,
I have even called you by your name;
I have named you, though you have not known Me.
5I am the LORD, and there is no other;
There is no God besides Me.
I will gird you, though you have not known Me,
6That they may know from the rising of the sun to its setting
That there is none besides Me.
I am the LORD, and there is no other;
7I form the light and create darkness,
I make peace and create calamity;
I, the LORD, do all these things.'
8"Rain down, you heavens, from above,
And let the skies pour down righteousness;
Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation,
And let righteousness spring up together.
I, the LORD, have created it.
9"Woe to him who strives with his Maker!
Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth!
Shall the clay say to him who forms it, "What are you making?'
Or shall your handiwork say, "He has no hands'?
10Woe to him who says to his father, "What are you begetting?'
Or to the woman, "What have you brought forth?"'
11Thus says the LORD,
The Holy One of Israel, and his Maker:
"Ask Me of things to come concerning My sons;
And concerning the work of My hands, you command Me.
12I have made the earth,
And created man on it.
I--My hands--stretched out the heavens,
And all their host I have commanded.
13I have raised him up in righteousness,
And I will direct all his ways;
He shall build My city
And let My exiles go free,
Not for price nor reward,"
Says the LORD of hosts.
The LORD, the Only Savior
14Thus says the LORD:
"The labor of Egypt and merchandise of Cush
And of the Sabeans, men of stature,
Shall come over to you, and they shall be yours;
They shall walk behind you,
They shall come over in chains;
And they shall bow down to you.
They will make supplication to you, saying, "Surely God is in you,
And there is no other;
There is no other God."'
15Truly You are God, who hide Yourself,
O God of Israel, the Savior!
16They shall be ashamed
And also disgraced, all of them;
They shall go in confusion together,
Who are makers of idols.
17But Israel shall be saved by the LORD
With an everlasting salvation;
You shall not be ashamed or disgraced
Forever and ever.
18For thus says the LORD,
Who created the heavens,
Who is God,
Who formed the earth and made it,
Who has established it,
Who did not create it in vain,
Who formed it to be inhabited:
"I am the LORD, and there is no other.
19I have not spoken in secret,
In a dark place of the earth;
I did not say to the seed of Jacob,
"Seek Me in vain';
I, the LORD, speak righteousness,
I declare things that are right.
20"Assemble yourselves and come;
Draw near together,
You who have escaped from the nations.
They have no knowledge,
Who carry the wood of their carved image,
And pray to a god that cannot save.
21Tell and bring forth your case;
Yes, let them take counsel together.
Who has declared this from ancient time?
Who has told it from that time?
Have not I, the LORD?
And there is no other God besides Me,
A just God and a Savior;
There is none besides Me.
22"Look to Me, and be saved,
All you ends of the earth!
For I am God, and there is no other.
23I have sworn by Myself;
The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness,
And shall not return,
That to Me every knee shall bow,
Every tongue shall take an oath.
24He shall say,
"Surely in the LORD I have righteousness and strength.
To Him men shall come,
And all shall be ashamed
Who are incensed against Him.
25In the LORD all the descendants of Israel
Shall be justified, and shall glory."'
As I have said before,
Quix, seriously, you are right. If there are calamities ahead, the one who trusts the Lord and is walking in obedience to Him will be "in the secret place of the Most High & shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty". (As is Psalm 91, and yes, it still applies in year 2004.)
Now, His way of providing "the secret place of the most high" and "the shadow of the almighty" will vary from one believer to the next, but undoubtedly will be there as an expression of His love and provision.
For those of us who have committed our lives to the Lord Jesus, reminders ... are good so we stay focused and obedient, and also so we will share with others who might not yet believe, share He is real, and He is good, and He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him, and that no man cometh to the Father except by Him. And He is the Lord Jesus Christ, the King of Glory!
And indeed, the wise man lives each day ready to die at a moment's notice, to go and meet his maker, and to be ready for the thing that comes after this, the Judgment.
And whether folks like it or not, there are signs that we are, as it says in the Bible, in the last days of mankind. If that is the case, as you say, each family will be safest if they are, to the best of their ability, smack dab in the middle of God's sovereign will for their life. And then, come what may, miraculous deliverance, being thrown into the lion's den or other tribulation, or abruptly facing a sudden and unexpected death, they will be eligible for and indeed guaranteed of God's presence with them as they go through any of the above.
As for folks who have been too busy or too agnostic or too proud or too scornful or too comfortable or too arrogant or too religious or too legalistic or too lazy or too addicted or too successful to:
Seek Him, read the Word, pray, find a good church, faithfully attend said church, clean up their lives in obedience to God's commands, (stop sinning, stop cursing, stop doubting, stop rebelling, stop hating, stop watching TV, & cetra), they won't be ready. Their screams of terror will be heard all around and it may be too late then for them to call on the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ to save them. Some will cry out to Him at the last second and if it's not too late, He will gladly save them, even then. But some will have waited too long. Their screams of terror will continue as they experience death without the help of Him Who conquered death, Jesus Christ.
And how sad for those who were never even warned.
But, for FReepers who read these threads and then do nothing, if we are right, you'll wish you had. Might be worth stopping and thinking about, eh?
Quoting myself from an earlier thread,
... reminds me of that venerable Christian man several hundred years ago who was the butt of many jokes for living a devout life and for having faith and for fearing the Lord.
He said that if he was wrong, the worst said of him would be he was a good and decent man who loved his family and had lived a just life.
If he was correct, he would go to meet his maker having availed himself of the Lord's help and received forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith and provision for life after death.
The question he posed to the skeptics was what would happen to them if he was right?
The Bible says of ten handmaidens waiting for the bridegroom, nine grew weary and fell asleep and so did not refill their lamps and ran out of oil. When the bridegroom came, they were unprepared.
If it is the End Times, what are you doing to be prepared? Do you have on the helmet of salvation, the breastplate of righteousness, the belt of truth, the shoes of the gospel, the shield of faith, and the Sword of God which is His word which is a two-edged sword? Is your lamp trimmed and burning and full of oil? Is your life built on sand or on a solid rock? If the Bridegroom of the Ages, the Lord Jesus, is returning to claim His own, will you be one bought with a price, or will He say to you, 'depart from me, I never knew you'?
AMEN! AMEN! AMEN!
THANKS THANKS!
Time Has Been Bought
Mike Tucker
2-8-05 Dream: I saw a large clock face laying flat. The clock face was like a gigantic stone wheel with notches on the perimeter. In its middle was like a large landscape. The time on the clock moved backwards a few minutes.
Later in the day I was led to begin interceding again for the US and the Body. During these prayer times I was specifically led to pray for President Bush. While praying for him the Lord spoke in my heart, Release the Spirit of Wisdom over him and as He said this I saw one of Bushs eyes closed shut (yes you can still see with one eye but you lose depth perception). After speaking the release the Lord showed me a picture of both his eyes wide open. While finishing prayers for Bush, the Lord so clearly spoke in my heart, Time has been bought.
I know deep in my heart, if the not for the Body, the US would have been overrun years ago. Yes there is still great sin piling up, but the Lords eyes is on the completion of His Bride. That which was imminent is stayed a little while longer for the sake of the Body. Let those who are in the valley of decision come quickly while time permits. Let those who are preparing continue.
Bid the Pope farewell
2-3-05 Dream: I saw a large stained glass window before me. Old Latin words were sealed into it. I was reading the words fluidly but my soul did not comprehend. Then when I finished reading, the Lord spoke, Bid the Pope farewell.
At this time it has not been disclosed to me if Pope John Paul II will pass away or simply step down. But this event is a significant marker for the end times. I encourage the Body to read the prophecies of St. Malachy. He was an extraordinary prophet in the 12th century and he prophesied about all the remaining Popes to come until the very end. Each Pope was given a specific marker to identify them. According to his prophecies, there are only two popes remaining (after John Paul II). The last Pope will go through the great tribulation.
2-9-05 While pondering about the above words the Lord spoke in my heart, Time has been put back, but everything is on schedule.
Sobering.
Quote: 'Yes there is still great sin piling up, but the Lords eyes ... on the completion of His Bride. That which was imminent is stayed a little while longer for the sake of the Body. Let those who are in the valley of decision come quickly while time permits. Let those who are preparing continue.' End quote.
That which is IMMINENT is stayed a little while longer.
LET THOSE IN THE VALLEY OF DECISION MAKE THEIR DECISION, WHILE TIME PERMITS.
Those who are considering calling on the Name of the Lord, do not put it off. Time is short.
Thanks Quix for this post.
JM
HOWDY,
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN THIS SITE. Interesting. A worthy project, imho. Should be interesting to see it rise and fall as long as it's allowed! The link is at the end of this post. Evidently the individual item ratings go from 1-5. --Quix
1 False Christs 2
2 Occult 4
3 Satanism 1
4 Unemployment 2
5 Inflation 3
6 Interest Rates 2
7 The Economy 2
8 Oil Supply/Price 4
9 Debt and Trade 5
10 Financial unrest 2
11 Leadership 5
12 Drug abuse 2
13 Apostasy 5
14 Supernatural 1
15 Moral Standards 3
16 Anti-Christian 4
17 Crime Rate 1
18 Ecumenism 4
19 Globalism 4
20 Tribulation Temple 3
21 Anti-Semitism 4
22 Israel 3-1
23 Gog (Russia) 3
24 Persia (Iran) 4
25 The False Prophet 2
26 Nuclear Nations 5
27 Global Turmoil 4
28 Arms Proliferation 5
29 Liberalism 1
30 The Peace Process 4+1
31 Kings of the East 4
32 Mark of the Beast 4
33 Beast Government 4
34 The Antichrist 3
35 Date Settings 1
36 Volcanoes 5
37 Earthquakes 5
38 Wild Weather 5
39 Civil Rights 4
40 Famine 3
41 Drought 2-1
42 Plagues 5
43 Climate 5
44 Food Supply 3-5
45 Floods 5
Rapture Index 152
Net Change -1
Updated Feb 14, 2005
2002 High 179 2003 High 177 2004 High 157 2005 High 155
2002 Low 161 2003 Low 133 2004 Low 135 2005 Low 152
Record High 182 Record Low 57
24 Sept 01 12 Dec 93
COMMENTS ON ACTIVE CATEGORIES
04 Unemployment:
The global job market shows signs of improvement.
2 Occult:
A study by City University of New York noted a jump in the number of adult Pagans, from 8,000 in 1990 to 274,000 in 2001.
05 Inflation:
High commodity prices are forcing up wholesales prices.
07 Economy:
The high price of oil is putting pressure on the global economy.
08 Oil Supply/Price
The price of oil is up on colder weather.
09 Debt and Trade:
The U.S. federal and trade deficit both hit new highs.
11 Leadership:
The historic nature of the Indonesian earthquake has upgraded this category.
12 Drug abuse:
Drug use in teens declines by 11 percent
15 Moral Standards:
Gay marry supporters lose every major political vote.
16 Anti-Christian:
A terror bombing against Iraqi Christians has upgraded this category.
15 Moral Standards:
The scourge of gay marriage upgrades this category.
17 Crime Rate:
Violent Crime was Off 3 Percent in 2003.
19 Globalism:
Several Asian nations are working on a free trade zone.
22 Israel
A new round of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians has brought a shaky peace to the region.
23 Gog:
The lack of activity has downgraded this category.
24 Persia (Iran):
Iran continues to advance on its nuclear weapons programs.
27 Global Turmoil:
A series of terrorist attack have occurred in Russia.
28 Arms Proliferation:
Iran, China, and Pakistan continue to buildup their military
29 Liberalism:
Liberals in the U.S. take huge beating.
30 The Peace Process:
Recent peace agreements in Israel seem to be holding.
31 Kings of the East
China's economy continues to grow at a fast pace.
32 Mark of the Beast:
Wal-mart is falling behind in its plan to bar code all products with radio tags.
33 Beast Government:
There is a growing belief that the EU is going to have a difficult time ratifying its Constitution.
34 The Antichrist:
The EU is looking a new President.
36 Volcanoes
Mount St. Helens continues to build up for a major eruption.
37 Earthquakes
Asia is hit by a massive 9.0 magnitude quake.
38 Wild Weather
Florida is hit by a deadly hurricane.
40 Famine:
The world hunger situation remains stable.
41 Drought
Heavy rains in Arizona end 8 years of drought
42 Plagues
West Nile Virus spreads across North America
43 Climate:
The increase in the frequency of Hurricanes has experts wondering if there is a connection to climate change.
45 Floods:
Floods in the Philippines kill over 1,300 people.
View the Gulf War high from 26 Oct 90
View the record high from 24 Sept 01
View the record low from 12 Dec 93
The Rapture Index categories explained
The Purpose For This Index
The Rapture Index has two functions: one is to factor together a number of related end time components into a cohesive indicator, and the other is to standardize those components to eliminate the wide variance that currently exists with prophecy reporting.
The Rapture Index is by no means meant to predict the rapture, however, the index is designed to measure the type of activity that could act as a precursor to the rapture.
You could say the Rapture index is a Dow Jones Industrial Average of end time activity, but I think it would be better if you viewed it as prophetic speedometer. The higher the number, the faster we're moving towards the occurrence of pre-tribulation rapture.
Rapture Index of 85 and Below: Slow prophetic activity
Rapture Index of 85 to 110: Moderate prophetic activity
Rapture Index of 110 to 145: Heavy prophetic activity
Rapture Index above 145: Fasten your seat belts
I am not free from all sin, however when I am prayed up and going about my day praying and sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, I am righteous. In Gods eyes I am righteous. If I allow the devil to use the desires of my heart to drive me then I may sin. Remember, whatever is not faith is sin. Jeremiah said the heart of a man is desperately wicked deceitful above all things, and that is true. When an evil thought comes up in a persons heart, they usually (if they are religious) think the devil put that there. The truth is it is in your heart and God may be bringing it up in order to deliver you from that, but you can't deny its there. You have to confess it to God and ask him to deliver you from it.
I daily confront the wickedness in my heart. Jesus said call no man good but the Father. Jesus knew the flesh of man is incapable of "being good". I drive alot during the day and I worship God all the time and I fight the desires of my own will, intellect and emotions.Let me say this though, if I get tired and put on the radio or whatever it can take minutes and my mind is off God and on my own desires and thats when its easy to get into sin.
Do you know I have used the F-word in prayer before? If business is slow and I need money, God will let me sit and sulk until I show some courage and faith. I have no problem shouting to God " Are you up there?! Do you know I am down here and need to pay my bills?! You're the one who owns all the gold send me some now !! I am sick of this sh*&t! What the F is going on?!!"
He knows thats whats in my heart, to give him some slick sweet prayer would get me nowhere. I know this from experience walking it out. You know what? This type of prayer works because because my money comes and my faith is strengthened. Today I can believe longer than I could two years ago, I go faith to faith, strength to strength glory to glory. I expect glory and honor from God because he said I would have it if I believed.
I don't know the Gnostics, I just decided to take the Bible as its written. If I have to listen to 10 different mens interpretations then forget it. Everyone will be taught of God.
I have learned this from walking it out over many years and have been humbled by God many times and will no doubt continue to be perfected. Its painful to the pride but it reaps rewards of God.
Just so you know, I think the "Left Behind" stuff and "End Times" is a waste of time. No one knows when the Father will send Jesus back, not even Jesus so why bother.
Some installments from the latest JANUARY/FEBRUARY BIBLE CODE DIGEST
have been posted on this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/1343235/posts?page=1
A SEASON OF SHAKINGS
We are in a season of shakings. Everything that can be shaken will be shaken. There will be continued physical disasters where the plates of the earth will shift>>>>
I find myself oddly obsessed with reading up on Yellowstone lately.
If that super volcano blows again, goodbye everything.
Also geologists in Oregon have stepped up warnings along the cost that a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake will happen. Not matter of it it'll happen, but when.
Too bad because the areas nearest to Yellowstone and the coastline of the PNW are some of the most gorgeous areas in the world.
Guess their stark beauty is a result of calamities gone by.
Well said on all points.
Am still keenly interested to see if my subtle hunch/sensing that there will be another BIG quake in the Sumatra area before 60 days from the last one are up--whether that will be true or not. The sense was tooooooo subtle to put much stock in but I find myself rather believing it anyway.
Regardless, the era we are in will have plenty of that and I personally believe that 2005 will have much more than ever before of such things.
Certainly the continued 5.0 and above quakes in the Sumatra area--their frequency and magnitude IS UNPRECEDENTED as far as I can read. But few geologists are admitting it openly.
Fascinating psychologically and sociologically--ignore facts, maybe they'll go away--kind of mentality--Sheesh!
Kind of like ignoring the 40-60 MILLION deliberately murdered babies while wailing over the poor Jihadi's with underwear over their heads! SHEESH!
Thanks.
What are your feelings about the next 3 months and dramatic quake/volcano events around the globe? Anything unusual in your antennae's range?
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