Posted on 08/28/2020 7:01:56 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
Amen!
Reminds me of the Parable of the Hidden Treasure in Matthew 13.
We should live like that example with love towards one another.
Thanks for the thread-jack steve.
Maybe Francis has some words of wisdom for you to follow?
Like Chr-Islam?
“I believe we are at verse 23 right now. “
You don’t think that v.23 refers to the whole church age, Matthew 21:33-46?
Here’s what I think.
Luke 14:17-21a was the initial call 2000 years ago to the Jews to whom Jesus was first called, but the Jews rejected God’s offer to “Come and dine” with him.
Verse 21b-22 has been the last 2000 years of God turning to the Gentiles who have gladly “heard him”, being the recipients of Gods love and grace.
Verse 23 is the Holy Spirt saying “There is still room”. The last worlwide sweep of God’s love and grace around the world to bring as many as will come before the unimagainable begins.
“No way it could be Biden. No way. He ain’t smart enough to count out change.”
I used to listen to an economist a few years ago on AM radio, yes I was stuck in a vehicle with no other choice. He would say when people called or wrote in to claim our last president was the Antichrist and he would say no way he’s absolutely too stupid and I agreed at that time.
Your statement reminded me of that and got me to thinking. Considering just how the world falls for every baby killing, pedophile, and homosexual idea... maybe, just maybe the Antichrist won’t be “all that” to the blind and deceived, 2 Thess 2:11. Not saying this is the case, but this sure seems to be the case for the last decade or so, just a thought.
“All the children who have died before they matured enough to make decisions regarding salvation are now with Christ.”
“Maybe they don’t realize what they are saying?”
The parents will be held accountable, Matthew 18:6.
“What age might that be?”
Sometimes we just don’t have the answer, but have faith my brother and sisters whatever it is IT shall be perfect.
Isaiah 55:9
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts than your thoughts.
2 Samuel 12:23
“But now he has died; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”
The wife and I will have raised eight kids when the last ones are out of the house and the one thing I have realized is you CAN’T put any certain age of maturity on children or adults, it’s just that simple.
“we’ll simply implode.”
I agree 110%!
My opinion and not one Scripture to back it up, but we America must implode so the beast some type of revised Roman empire can lead the way into the future.
“won’t be “all that”
Except to the blind and deceived
What I meant to say is that the lost won’t see just how lame he is, but we the saved will.
Sounds good, thanks.
Yes, you know who the Man of Sin, Antichrist, Little Horn is. So did all of the Protestant Reformers. Here are the clues again for everyone else:
It will rise to be a great power after the fall of the pagan Roman Empire (after 476 AD)
It would uproot three of the ten kingdoms the Roman Empire collapsed into
It will be a geographically small nation (a little horn)
It will rule over many people, nations and tongues (it will be universal)
It will be headquartered in the city of seven hills, Rome
It will be a religio-political entity - a political city-state ruled by a priest-king
Its priest-king will make great and blasphemous claims
It will claim authority over all kings
It will claim its power to change the holy times and laws of God as its mark of authority
It will be an apostate Church that makes the nations drink her cup of apostate doctrine
It will be a “mother” Church, with apostate daughters coming from her
It will be a persecuting power, killing the faithful saints of Jesus Christ as heretics
It will hold power and authority for 1260 years following the fall of pagan Rome
It will suffer a deadly wound that will end 1260 years of dominance and persecution
It will be revived after the deadly wound, and all the world would wonder at its revival
What nine characteristics help us to identify the little horn power?
Location: out of 4th beast and among the ten horns (v.8) - The Papacy arose out of Rome among the ten tribal divisions of Rome
Timing: after the ten were established (v.8) - the Papacy became a political power by decree of the Roman emperor Justinian in AD 538 which was after the emergence of the ten tribal divisions that emerged as the Roman Empire fell apart in AD 476.
Uprooted three of the ten horns (v.8) - As the Papacy came to prominence, it influenced Pagan Roman armies to destroy three of the tribes which opposed its Christian doctrines. These three were the Vandals, Ostrogoths, and Heruli. The last of these was destroyed in AD 538 when Justinian’s decree went into effect.
Eyes and mouth of a man (v.8) - the Papacy has a man as its visible head.
Persecutes the saints (v.21, 25) - Ever hear of the Papal persecution during the dark ages - Inquisition, etc. More than 50 million Protestant Christians tortured and killed by the Catholic Church.
Different from the other ten horns (v.24) - the Papacy was a religio-political entity different from the kingdoms before it.
Speak out against God (v.8, 11, 20, 25) - Verse 8 says it will utter boastful or blasphemous things. One quote of many like it from Prompta Bibliothea Canonica Juridicia Moralis Theologica appearing in the Catholic Encyclopedia Volume VI, pp. 25-29, “The Pope is of so great dignity, and so exalted, that he is not a mere man, but as it were, God and the Vicar of God. The Pope is, as it were, God on earth, chief king of kings, having plentitude of power.”
Little Horn attempts to change God’s times and laws (v.25) - The Papacy deleted the second commandment of the Decalogue on idolatry, changed the Sabbath to Sunday in favour of sun worship and divided the tenth commandment on coveting into two parts to get back to Ten Commandments.
Have power for a time, times, and half a time (or three and a half years, forty two months, or 1260 days - see Revelation 12:6, 14) (v.25) - Applying the prophetic day for year principle established in Numbers 14:34 and Ezekiel 4:6 that equals 1260 years. The Papacy lasted in primary power from AD 538 to 1798 in which year Napoleon’s general Berthier marched into Rome, deposed the Pope, and carried him into exile where he died.
Among other things it points us to our calling at such a time as this.
Arise, shine; For your light is come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness covers the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the Lord arises on you, And His glory is seen upon you.Isaiah 60:1-2.
We have the privilege of being part of this last end-time in-gathering just before the church is taken up and hell descends. To a degree darkness is descending but nothing like what's coming. But our focus is letting his light shine in us and on taking the true Gospel of the Grace of Christ to wherever we are sent.
Soon, very soon.
The kids may not realize what they are saying but they will learn. They can't grow up to be terrorists unless they leave Israel. There are Israeli soldiers EVERYWHERE and passport checks are a regular event.
My Texas friend and I visited the Holy Land and thought that it was FABULOUS. It was on a Steve Ray Pilgrimage "In the Footsteps of Christ."
In Israel the Jews and Arabs HAVE to get along. They both love their country.
**The Israeli Mulsim Arabs are hired to do the "dirty work," that is, wash dishes, clean toilets, etc.
**The Israeli Roman Catholic Arabs are restaurant owners, tour drivers, etc., and "go-betweens" between the Jews and the Muslims.
**The Israeli Jews run the country. They partner up with the Arabs because they have to.
It's successful.
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It took me a while to get the "ROMAN CATHOLIC PALESTINIAN ARABS through my brain. And, yes, I KNOW that there is no "Palestine" but that is what they call themselves so that is what the Jews and Muslims call them.
“We have the privilege of being part of this last end-time in-gathering just before the church is taken up and hell descends.”
Oh I keep saying that at Church... do you know how many believers and prophets wanted to see what we are seeing right now? We are at a point in the age of grace that is amazing.
I do believe that most of us will not die, but will meet our Lord in the air what a wonderful site that will be.
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