Great questions and here are the answers.
First, we talk about Jesus's coming for one reason. To warn of God's impending judgment that is soon to fall on this sin-sick world.
Second, yes, we've had wars and earthquakes since time began however, there is one pivotal thing to understand when you ask that question. We didn't have the birth of the nation of Israel yet. Ezekiel chapter 36 tells us that this would happen and it did. This prophecy was not only fulfilled on May 14, 1948, but it began, at least to me, the last days time clock. Wars and earthquakes are just a mere fraction of what is to come in these last days. We can see they have increased but they are not the only signs of the end of the church age. The church age ONLY began because of the Jews rejected Jesus as Messiah. God's plan is to restore and bring into salvation His chosen people, the Jews. He cannot do that unless the church is out of the way! Hence the reason for the rapture!
Another answer to your question is, we've never had technology as we do today. We can connect the whole earth at one time. We read in Revelation the whole world sees. A connection of all humanity is relatively new technology. We are connected by big brother's tech tyrants. This is a huge sign of what is to come. Although we have had some similar things happen throughout the ages, one thing we could never do was connect the world until recently.
Therefore, those two answers speak to the last question as why this time we live in is different. This time is different because the world has waxed worse and worse. We've traded evil for good and good for evil. If you look back just ten years ago, you can see a dramatic shift in evil increasing and an acceptance of it. A new generation has taken over and they are the most godless and selfish.
There is coming a day when the following WILL happen and maybe it will start today! This is why we warn. Do you want to really be present for all of this?
- The Rapture - this is a time when millions of TRUE believers will be caught up with Jesus, in the air and taken to heaven. Complete chaos will immediately take over the planet and a grave lie from the media will be spun. Because of this chaos, step two will occur. A lot I could say here regarding the rapture but this is a blog after all.
- A man called the antichrist, the man of lawlessness, the son of perdition will arise. Could he be around today? I do believe he is. He will rise and at first promote peace and quite possibly with is side-kick, the false prophet, evoke a new spirituality to heal all of those who are dismayed regarding the loss of their friends and family. What he will do after the rapture is step number three.
- The antichrist, after the rapture, (no one knows how long that time frame between the rapture and the signing of the peace treaty will be) will confirm, by making it greater, an existing peace treaty by promising and promoting peace with Israel and her surrounding nations, yes that means the Islamic nations. This will be a huge sign because it will never have been done until now. He must be "messiah" if he can do that!! He will confirm a covenant for seven years. This is found in Daniel 9:27. After this treaty is signed, step two occurs. This seven year period is what the bible calls the "Time of Jacob's Trouble" or "Daniel's 70th week".
- There will be "peace" in Israel but we've entered the Tribulation. Seven years of complete hell. In just the first three and one half years this will happen:
- Wars (some say this is when Ezekiel 38 is fulfilled)
- Famines
- Death (1/4 of the earth will die)
- Inflation (not like we have today)
- Mass violence and lawlessness
- A 1/3 of the seas, rivers and lakes turning to blood
- A 1/3 of the earth will burn
- A 1/3 of the sun, moon and stars are struck and won't give their light
- Locusts will cover the earth and torment the unsaved for 5 months. You will seek death and will not find it. Yes, you read that right. No matter what you try to do to kill yourself with or whatever method you use, it won't work.
- Demonic activity like never before.
- Israel will build their 3rd temple.
- During the 3 1/2 year period:
- You will have two witnesses in Jerusalem and they will call down fire from heaven, shut up the sky so it won't rain and also they will make it so no wind blows on the earth. Just think of all the smoke and fire in the air and it's stuck since there is no wind.
- There will also be 144,000 Jewish evangelists.
- Breaks the peace treaty and not only seeks to kill the Jews but also anyone who got saved during the first 3 1/2 years.
- He will also desecrate the temple and profess to be God!
- At this time the Jews flee and God protects them for the final 3 1/2 years.
- Most who got saved during this time WILL be killed (beheaded) for Christ!
- He will set up a one world currency,
- A one world religion (his own - he will demand to be worshipped),
- He will set up a system where you have to get his mark, however, this won't be like Covid vax, folks will take it as a sign of allegiance to this man. Willingly!!
- He will create an image of himself (idol worship) and they will worship that.
- The final 3 1/2 years this will happen:
- If you take the mark or worship the image of the beast, a loathsome and malignant sore will be all over your body.
- All of the sea will turn to blood so bad that it will look "like that of a dead man; and every living thing in the sea will die.
- All of the rivers and the springs of waters will became blood.
- The sun will get so hot, here is your global warming liberal, that it will scorch men with fire.
- Those who are in the beasts "kingdom" will be in utter darkness. So bad that the bible says, "they gnawed their tongues because of pain." I am not sure what that is going to look like, but it has to be pretty bad if you are gnawing your tongue.
- Finally the river Euphrates is dried up because it will lead the way for battle. However, don't be fooled. No battle will take place.
Kym, this is an excellent timeline of where the world, Israel and the Church is heading. I imagine many may ready it, even after we are gone to heaven. I would hope they would now decide to believe in Jesus death, burial and resurrection before their personal judgment falls. God wants all to be saved- Liberals included. Faith is non-partisan.
ReplyDeleteJohn 3:16-18 says...
"For God so loved the WORLD that he gave his one and only Son, that WHOEVER believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son."