I am of the opinion that the end times are coming but the prophecies in the Bible must be fullfilled. As of now, there is one very obvious prophecy that has not been fullfilled. The “Burden of Damascus” as detailed in Isaiah 17 is a clear and measureable prophecy.
I personally use this as a canary in the coal mine type of prophecy. Until that one is fullfilled, I am more worried about my own “end time”.
There are also Jesus’ prophecies about the last days being “as the days of Noah were” (Matthew 24:37-39, Luke 17:26; Luke 17:28 adds the days of Lot to the prophecy).
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Isaiah 17:1. may, indeed, prophesy that Damascus will be destroyed in the years ahead of us. However, it needs to be remembered that Isaiah’s prophecy was given in the 8th or 7th century BC, and Damascus has been attacked, destroyed and rebuilt over the millennia (as has Jerusalem and other Mideastern cities) does not include a “latter day” prophetic time context within that verse, but Isaiah 17:4’’s expression of “in that day” can be a reference to the “Day of the Lord,” a clear end-time context. On the other hand, the ancient kingdom of Israel, with its capital at Samaria, fell during Isaiah’s lifetime and Isaiah 17:3 seems to reference that ancient fall (arguing for an ancient context for Isaiah 17:1-3 and a possible end-time context beginning in verse 4).