Posted on 03/18/2011 8:51:43 AM PDT by Gamecock
Ping list worthy?
Worth reading, considering all that is going on right now.
No it doesn't. It tells us to watch for the signs of it.
No man knoweth the day or the hour. In the mean time, do the right thing every day and every hour.
Amen!
There are warnings on top of warnings and even what to do (e.g. head for the hills).
It tells us to watch for the signs of it.
And not to speculate.
The two are not contradictory. Predicting the date makes Christians look silly.
That happened already. Rome destroyed Israel. Jesus promised that would happen in the lifetime of those who heard his words.
Amen!
BS - Use your brain man/woman ...
Great Christian witness you have going there...
In recognition of that which can't be changed, have a great life friend ...
Nice try, I don’t attack people, I critizize doctrine and those who protect criminals.
Thanks for the post. I’m preaching on 2 Peter 3:1-10 on the Lord’s Day (Going through 2 Peter). I’ve titled it “Last Days Madness,” title supplied by Gary DeMar’s book. You’ve given me some more failed predictions.
TT
Yes, there are a few “kooks” who are actually setting an exact date, but most believers are being watchful, and discerning that indeed we are in the “end times”. Yes, no man can know the hour, but we can certainly know, and are commanded to discern the season.
Actually, the "be alert" warnings were addressed to those who heard our Lord in first-century Israel. The prophecies of Jesus concerning the end of the Jewish dispensation were fulfilled in 70 AD -- and those who heeded His warnings escaped with their lives.
We, today, look back upon the fulfilled prophecies of our Lord with grateful assurance that the one unfulfilled prophecy -- the final resurrection -- will take place as scheduled. Not to worry.
God already knows what is going to happen and when...what does it matter if man knows? We’re certainly no going to change it.
Didn’t those that escaped with their lives, still die?
Yes, of course, and so will we.
The difference is, they were spared the hell of a collapsing culture, where three implacable sects slaughtered one another day and night, where cannibalism, even of one's own children, happened. Those who heard and headed our Lord's prophecies were spared the certainty of doom that grew increasingly clear as the last days of Temple Judaism closed in. Read The Jewish War by turncoat Jewish soldier Flavius Josephus for the details. A thousand or so would-be escapees a day were crucified on the berm surrounding Jerusalem, and expired within earshot of friends and kin inside the damned, doomed, and dying city. Then, a Roman spied one Jewish escapee picking swallowed gold coins out of his dung -- and future escapees were disemboweled, to find other such hidden treasures.
Life, even under the direst conditions, is bearable if sustained by a sense of community, a sense of purpose. Israel had neither by then, just the gloomy conviction that they'd missed their window of opportunity, and the bills had come due, that the blood of all the prophets was being required of that generation, that moment in time. So -- the godly, the faithful, the believers, escaped with their lives -- and with God's blessing upon them. They were spared the hideous tribulation unfolding within the seething cauldron of Jerusalem's walls.
Signs of the Close of the Age
Matthew 24v3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the close of the age?” 4 And Jesus answered them, “See that no one leads you astray. 5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. 6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are but the beginning of the birth pains.
The 10 deadliest earthquakes in recorded history
1: Shensi, China, Jan. 23, 1556 - Magnitude about 8, about 830,000 deaths.
2: Tangshan, China, July 27, 1976 - Magnitude 7.5. Official casualty figure is 255,000 deaths. Estimated death toll as high as 655,000.
3: Aleppo, Syria, Aug. 9, 1138 - Magnitude not known, about 230,000 deaths.
4: Sumatra, Indonesia, Dec. 26, 2004 - Magnitude 9.1, 227,898 deaths.
5: Haiti, Jan 12, 2010 -
Magnitude 7.0. According to official estimates, 222,570 people killed.
6: Damghan, Iran, Dec. 22, 856 - Magnitude not known, about 200,000 deaths.
7: Haiyuan, Ningxia , China, Dec. 16, 1920 - 7.8 magnitude, about 200,000 deaths.
8: Ardabil, Iran, March. 23, 893 - Magnitude not known, about 150,000 deaths
9: Kanto, Japan, Sept. 1, 1923 - 7.9 magnitude, 142,800 deaths.
10: Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Oct. 5, 1948 - 7.3 magnitude, 110,000 deaths.
Death Toll over 1,000,000 in wars
World War II - 72,000,000
Second Sino-Japanese War - 36,000,000
An Shi Rebellion China -60,000,000
Mongol Conquests - 25,000,000
Qing dynasty conquest of the Ming Dynasty - 30,000,000
Taiping Rebellion - 65,000,000
World War I -20,000,000
Conquests of Timur Middle East, India, Central Asia, Russia - 12,000,000
Dungan revolt China - 9,000,000
Russian Civil War - 5,400,000
Second Congo War - 6,500,000
Napoleonic Wars - 11,500,000
Thirty Years’ War - Holy Roman Empire - 7,000,000
Yellow Turban Rebellion - 4,000,000
Deluge Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - 3,500,000
Korean War - 6,020,000
Vietnam War - 4,000,000
French Wars of Religion - 2,000,000
Shaka’s conquests - 2,000,000
Second Sudanese Civil War - 9,000,000
Crusades - 2,000,000
Iran–Iraq War - 2,000,000
9 “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake. 10 And then many will fall away [1] and betray one another and hate one another. 11 And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. 12 And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. 13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
36 “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.
Soli Deo Gloria!
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