Posted on 02/14/2021 10:01:18 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal
I am an optimist because:
I believe Christians will soon see Jesus, see many of those that wrote the Bible, see multitudes of angels, etc. I believe Christians’ saved loved ones will soon be raised from the dead, and we will see them (I will soon see my deceased wife, and she will have a new body that will never get sick or die). I believe there is a good possibility that many Christians could go to heaven without getting sick, dying, having to be buried, etc. I believe the gates of Hell will not prevail against the Church, Christians will not go through one minute of the Tribulation Period, Christians will not be on earth when the persecution gets unbearable, Christians will not have to deal with the Mark of the Beast, etc. I believe the gospel will soon go all over the world, multitudes will soon be saved, all Israel will soon be saved, etc. I believe Jesus redeemed this Creation at the same time He redeemed a people on the cross, and the mess this world is in is temporary because Jesus will take this Creation back during the Tribulation Period. I believe there will soon be 1,000 years of peace, justice, and righteousness on earth, Jesus will be worshipped all over the globe, many Christians will have a crown of righteousness for loving His appearing, and Christians will come back to live and reign with Jesus here on this earth for 1,000 years. I refuse to ignore or be in denial about the signs, and I refuse to be pessimistic about the condition of the world because this world is not the Christian’s home, and we win. Finally, I am optimistic because I believe God’s promises, know that He said we can see the day approaching, know that many great prophecy teachers agree that we see the day approaching, and I know that we have much to rejoice about. Here are some reasons why I believe we see the Second Coming approaching:
One, concerning potential corruption in the White House and at the U.S. Dept. of Justice (DOJ): on Feb. 2, 2021, it was reported that Pres. Biden’s pick to run the DOJ’s Criminal Division and one of Hunter Biden’s new Criminal Defense Attorneys are from the same law firm.
Two, concerning a peace treaty in the Middle East: on Feb. 4, 2021, it was reported that UN Sec. Gen. Guterres wants to restart the Middle East Peace Process in the UN Quartet (US, EU, Russia, and UN) meetings.
Guterres thinks the meetings could succeed in producing a peace treaty because Biden “supports a two-state solution between Israel and the PA and will overturn several decisions made under his predecessor, Donald Trump.”
Guterres thinks Trump’s decisions need to be overturned because the Palestinians want a capital in East Jerusalem, plus they want Gaza and all the territory that Israel captured from Jordan in 1967.
Based on Scripture, this writer believes these people are just begging for the judgment of God to fall on this world, and they will come to regret what they are doing.
Three, concerning Jerusalem: on Feb. 4, 2021, the U.S. Senate added a resolution to the Covid stimulus bill that affirmed America’s intention to permanently keep the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem.
Biden’s administration said it does not intend to move the U.S. embassy, but they support a capital for the Palestinians in East Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is a cup of trembling and burdensome stone for the whole world.
Four, also concerning Jerusalem: on Feb. 1, 2021, Kosovo established diplomatic ties with Israel.
Kosovo recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, and Israel recognized Kosovo’s independence from Serbia.
The next day, the Arab Parliament condemned the decision and urged Kosovo to reverse it, but that is not likely to happen.
Five, concerning Covid vaccinations: on Feb. 5, 2021, LifeSiteNews.com reported that U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data shows that between Dec. 14, 2020, and Jan. 29, 2021:
35 million people have received one or both shots. There have been 501 reported deaths (453 in the U.S.). There have been 10,748 reported adverse events (sent to doctor; admitted to hospital; permanently disabled, etc.). The average age of those that died was 77, and the youngest person to die was 23. In addition to the above, 139 cases of facial distortion and 13 miscarriages have been reported. In addition to the above, know that on Feb. 8, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) said the current vaccines may not work on new strains of Covid that already exist.
People may need a different kind of vaccine.
Six, concerning pestilence in Israel: on Feb. 5, 2021, Joel Rosenberg, Editor-in-Chief of All Israel News, correctly pointed out that II Chron. 7:12-14 is God’s promise to heal and forgive Israel in the days of drought, famine, plague, etc., in response to the Israelis humbling themselves, praying and seeking Him.
Rosenberg noted that Israel’s Covid lockdown has not saved Israel, but God can.
Rosenberg asked Israeli Prime Min. Netanyahu, Pres. Rivlin, and the entire Israeli Knesset to publicly call for a National Day of Prayer based upon God’s promise in II Chron. 7:14.
Based on Scripture (Jer. 18:8), Rosenberg concluded that it is not wrong for other nations to follow God’s instructions in II Chron. 7:12-14.
At the time of this writing, this writer has not seen a response from Israel’s officials.
Seven, also on Feb. 5, 2021, researchers at an Israeli hospital said they have possibly developed a drug that may cure serious cases of Covid.
30 patients with moderate to severe cases of Covid inhaled the medicine for a few minutes once a day for 5 days, and 29 showed definite improvement in just two days (they were released from the hospital 3 to 5 days later).
More tests are planned, but the hospital believes their discovery is a game-changer.
Eight, concerning world government and open borders: on Feb. 1, 2021, U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested 11 Iranian citizens (6 men and 5 women) when they illegally entered Arizona from Mexico.
Three more Iranians were caught at this same location earlier this year, and others have been caught crossing at other places in the U.S. this year.
Open borders increase the chance of terrorist attacks in the U.S.
Nine, concerning world government and world religion: on Jan. 29, 2021, German Cardinal Gerhard Muller warned that Western capitalists, big-tech giants, and China are forming a dangerous alliance to control what people think, say, and do for the purpose of ruling the world.
Cardinal Muller warned:
That the World Economic Forum (WEF) is using Covid to call for a Great Reset to change the values (sounds like a one-world religion) and subjugate (sounds like a one-world government) the lives of everyone on earth. That this effort to control what everyone on earth thinks, says, and does is a deliberate action, not an innocent endeavor or a conspiracy theory. That Biden is now leading a campaign to “de-Christianize” the Western world (by pushing the Great Reset, promoting abortion, the gay agenda, etc.). He urged Christians not to participate actively or passively in this growing evil.
Ten, on Feb. 5, 2021, it was reported that the U.S. Federal Reserve is working with a group of international central banks (in England, France, Japan, China, Canada, Dubai, Switzerland, etc.) to push the Green Agenda, the Great Reset, the Paris Climate Change accords, the UN 2030 Sustainable Development goals, the world’s economic systems, the world’s depopulation goals, etc.
As I understand what they intend to do, any government, business or individual that wants to borrow money, apply for a grant, receive a stimulus package, etc., will have to commit to the globalist agenda, or they will not get it.
Put another way, people will have to support the globalist agenda to qualify for a loan, grant, etc. (they must submit to qualify, or they will be rejected).
This is not far-fetched. Tucker Carlson recently reported that Bank of America gave credit card information to the FBI on people that purchased items (T-shirts, weapons or weapons-related items, hotel rooms, etc.) in Washington D.C, Maryland, or Virginia on Jan. 5 or 6, 2021 (the day of the capitol takeover).
Eleven, concerning the coming economic collapse and famine: on Feb. 4, 2021, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. wrote an article for Technocracy News & Trends that said global lockdowns have:
Bankrupted 100,000 businesses in the U.S. Impoverished one billion people worldwide. Threatened the food supply of one billion people worldwide. Twelve, concerning persecution: on Feb. 3, 2021, it was reported that a proposed law in Denmark will require all sermons not preached in Danish to be translated into the Danish language and submitted to the government in writing.
Religious groups are protesting this law and expressing concern that approval in Denmark could trigger similar laws in other nations.
The bill is not clear, but religious groups also fear that they will have to submit their sermons to the government for approval before the sermons can be preached.
Thirteen, concerning gun control and world government: on Feb. 1, 2021, it was reported that a bill called H.R. 127 has been introduced in Congress (on Jan. 4, 2021) to track the make, model, and serial number of all firearms, who owns the firearm, the date each firearm was acquired, and where the firearm is being stored; it applies retroactively, and it covers firearms that a person has owned for a long time.
Those that already own firearms will be required to take a psychological evaluation, be subjected to a criminal background check, and their spouse and at least two family members or associates must be interviewed by a licensed psychologist.
Congress has not yet voted on the bill, but it is important to understand that Biden has promised gun control legislation, and many politicians want to disarm America before they surrender the sovereignty of the U.S. to the UN.
Gun sales have broken all records since this bill was introduced.
Finally, if you want to go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this.
144,000 God-sealed Jewish virgins, Two OT prophets, and an Angel messenger. The Church will be outta here.
I’m so damn confused, I just don’t care anymore.
I agree. . .the wrath of God in Revelation is not the same as persecution. We have not experienced the persecution that other believers in Christ in other countries have; however, we are seeing subtle forms of it becoming incrementally more apparent in America.
He’s referring to the Tribulation.
When that happens is up for conjecture. We’re not appointed to The Wrath of God - only the heathens are.
Oh sorry to burst your bubble dude.
These threads aren’t for the weak.
But your type was talked about long ago. Nut cases and all who scoff. ;)
LOL!
2 Peter 3:3
See you in the clouds bro!
All of the early church “fathers” (loose definition there) believed in a Pre-Tribulation Rapture.
Look it up starting with Irenaeus.
Same here!
;)
Doing research and actually reading the Bible takes time.
I don’t have patience to do with the impulsive and impatient.
The Truth is worth the time.
What makes anybody special?
What made Noah special?
What made Lot special?
Enoch?
Elijah?
They were all whisked away and spared wrath.
There is a crown awaiting those who long and yearn for the Appearing of Christ - can’t wait for mine!
Correct!
Scripture backs up both points as well!
A lot of folks love to mischaracterize and project with their posts.
I’ve become used to it on this site sadly.
“The persecutions you anticipate are not The Wrath of God, a wrath that is the hallmark of The Tribulation years. When the Lamb opens that first of seven seals in the scroll, the rider on the white horse carrying a bow with no arrows activates the wrath of God upon the unbelievers. I anticipate that wrath to fall upon those who survive the chaos / catastrophe which results from God removing tens of millions from our population here in America. You won’t want to be here to see that hellish environment, so get born again now. Don’t wait.”
Ah, then we will ss you too in the clouds?
Same crowd who’s preaching it now.
So you aren’t familiar with the Revelation then. Oh well
In the midst of Tribulation there is a revival among the Jews out of which 144,000 greatly anointed Messianic evangelists emerge to minister to the Jews.
They become part of The Church, which already exists among the Jews, preaching to them the eternal gospel at this very hour. That doesn’t detract at all from the fiery anointing of these converts, but it’s not as if Christ has two Brides; these new ministers join a centuries-long work-in-progress as crowning jewels of the Last Days.
During the time of Jacob’s Trouble, the same Church that’s been preaching to them all along will be preaching to them still, with these newly-saved 144,000 spearheading a great revival in the Land.
The Word of God tells me that He, God, removes The Church (the Body of Christ made up of all Believers since Peter preached on the Day of Pentecost), BEFORE He begins to pour out His wrath on the unbelievers who rejected so precious a Grace as the substitution of His Son for their sin nature.
So I do not agree with your religion's proposition. And I am still convinced that the four and twenty elders in Rev 4&5 represent to John the Body of Christ Believers, the Redeemed.
“The Word of God tells me that He, God, removes The Church ... BEFORE He begins to pour out His wrath on the unbelievers...”
We agree about this, just not as to how it happens. I think there’s STARK clarity in the account of the two successive harvests in Rev. 14, which is AFTER the several judgments of the Seals and Trumpets, but BEFORE the outpouring of the Bowls of Wrath.
Verses 14-16 speak of a harvest where “one like a son of man” (Jesus) sitting upon a cloud reaps his harevst (The Church).
Verses 17-20 follow immediately with the description of a harvest of grapes that are appointed to wrath.
The immediacy of the two events fully comports with 2 Thes. 2 where The Coming of Jesus and our Gathering to Him are described as proximate components of a singular Day of The Lord. He comes, gathers, then pours out wrath, and it’s Isaiah 63:1-6 and all the rest into the winepress down to the last stubborn unrepentant soul.
If, as I once believed, the Gathering and Jesus’ Coming are not proximate events, that requires quite a bit of extra gandy dancing around scriptures like 2 Thess. 2 and I can buy into ask that contrivance when the plainest, most literal meaning isn’t nonsensical. A “straight” read of 2 Thess. 2 is quite frank and sensible, and I’ve got no scriptural basis to try to make it be otherwise.
The Tribulation starts with Jesus in Heaven opening or breaking the first seal of the seven sealed scroll. Your interpretation kicks in at the sixth seal, when the pagans realize the wrath of God (the orge) has arrived / has been happening (in the Greek using an arest indicative verb). We can discuss it further on the way up ...
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