read the book of Revelation in the Bible
Jesus said no one knows the day or time except the Father. But I believe it's definitely nearer than it was yesterday!
2006-08-05 05:48:47
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answer #1
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answered by homeschoolmom 5
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Apparently a meteor is meant to strike about 2012 or 2013.
2006-08-13 07:55:45
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answered by Anonymous
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I'm not Christian, but I love watching end of days productions on The History Channel. if i were to make an observation, however, i'd say we are seeing plenty of those signs right now as they are foretold in the Bible.
2006-08-13 12:50:40
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answered by furious_male 2
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Yes the end of times is near, but I don't think there is enough time to give you all the info here. I will try to give you some of the highlights.
The book of revelation is a good book to read, but to understand it you have to do some studying of other books in the Bible.
Daniel is full of end time prophesy. Below are a few texts that confirm what I am telling you.
Dan 8:17 last half --Understand, O son of man: for at the TIME OF THE END shall be the vision.
Dan 11:35 35. And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the TIME OF THE END: because it is yet for a time appointed.
Dan 12: 4. But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the TIME OF THE END: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
2 Timothy gives a description of what to expect in the last days:
2 Tim 3: 1. This know also, that in the LAST DAYS perilous times shall come. 2. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3. Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4. Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5. Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 6. For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, 7. Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 8. Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. 9. But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was. 10. But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, 11. Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me. 12. Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 13. But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived
2 Pet 3 :3"Knowing this first, that there shall come in the LAST DAYS scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4. And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
Matthew 24 is a chapter were Jesus answers his disciples question regarding the signs of His coming.
This is just a brief overview of some of the information to be gathered from the Bible. We are told it will not all be found in one place
Isa 28:10. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
The only way to know the signs of the end times is to spend time in the Bible doing searches and studies. I don't count on the books out there, because you can find Biblical error in most of them. Count on the Bible and the Bible alone.
2006-08-05 12:53:54
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answered by Anonymous
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According to Christian Dogma the END OF TIMES have been happening, ARE happenning, and we are living through it as we speak.
Do I believe in it? NO.
It is just another tool of thge church to grab hold of my sanity by way of fear. God is a loving God. Not the capricious, vengeful, jealous God the Christian Doctrines say he is.
2006-08-12 16:08:28
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answered by elymendoza1984 3
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the Bible says the end of times wiLL come Like a thief in the night.
which is to say PeopLe won't expect it.
this is the exact opposite of what we see now.
2006-08-13 09:57:23
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answered by Anonymous
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These are the end times in one way. each of us is going to die at the end of our lifetime. That's what it really means. It's all metaphorical.
2006-08-13 03:33:00
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answered by Fiasco de Bacle 4
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End of times is always here.(point);The period is the sign; And right before your eyes, How near is that????
2006-08-13 00:39:44
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answer #8
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answered by Anonymous
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The following information is a summary of a lecture given by a scholar of Riverside, Gharm-Allah El-Ghamdy, around the fall of 1991. Editor's notes are in brackets []. It is hard to tell whether certain of these events have already occurred, or when they will precisely occur. Allah knows best.
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Though Allah only knows when the Last Hour before the Day of Resurrection will come, He has given us 'clues' about its approach through information in the Qur'an and the hadith of the Prophet. The signs can be separated into two categories: minor and major. This article does not cover all the signs, but most of the important ones are here. All these signs are, of course, based on hadith and/or Qur'an, mainly the former.
Minor Signs (in no particular order)
"The coming of the Last Prophet, Muhammad ibn Abd-Allah (SAW)." [This has already happened, of course.]
"The slave will become the master."
"Shepherds will compete in the construction of tall buildings." [The modern ex-nomads of Saudi Arabia are an excellent example of this.]
"Knowledge of Islam will be taken away while ignorance will increase. This removal of knowledge will be because old scholars will die and fewer and fewer new scholars will replace them. The leaders of the Muslims will be chosen from ignorant people, and they will rule according to their whims." [Today, studying Islam formally is considered to be an inferior career in most of the Muslim world. The leaders of the Muslim world are more known for their political or military prowess (oppressive ability?) than Islamic knowledge.]
"Drinking and fornication will increase heavily."
"The population of men will decrease, and women increase till fifty women shall be for every man."
"Thirty people will claim to be prophets, followed by Al-Dajjal (the anti-Christ roughly)."
"There will be such an abundance of wealth that people will not be able to find recipients for zakat."
"Killing will increase."
"Time will be shortened so that a year will be like a month, a month like a day, a day like an hour." [This perception of the seemingly dwindling amount of time is very apparent, especially in First World countries.]
"Two great countries will fight and kill each other, both claiming the same thing."
"Earthquakes will increase in number." [Welcome to California. :-]
"A person will pass by the grave, and wish to trade places out of despair."
Major Signs (in rough chronological order)
"Al-Dajjal will come, claiming to be God holding Heaven and Hell. His purpose is to deceive, and unbelievers will follow him. He is short, red-faced, blind in the right eye, and has hair which sticks up. He will go around the world, but will be unable to enter Madinah or Makkah." [There are numerous detailed ahadith on this man.]
"Al-Mahdi will come at the time of Al-Dajjal. He will call to the true Islam, and will be a military leader. His name will be exactly like that of the Prophet: Muhammad ibn Abd-Allah, and his father's name will match the Prophet's father's name also. He will be descended from Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet."
"Isa (Jesus) will come at the time of Al-Dajjal and al-Mahdi as well. He will descend at the time of Fajr prayer on a masjid in Damascus, the capital of Syria. He is of medium height, red-faced, and his hair is as if he just took a shower. He will call people back to Islam, but he will also be a military leader. The People of the Book will revert to Islam, and wealth will be super-abundant. Isa will break the cross, kill the swine, and personally slay Al-Dajjal. He will stay on Earth for a long time thereafter, and then die."
"An animal will come and call people back to Islam." [A partial description of this animal is that it is very hairy, so much so that one will not be able to tell its front from its rear (Arabic: 'Dab-ba'). Reference to this animal is mentioned in the Qur'an.]
"Gog and Magog (two hidden tribes of people) will break free of the dam that holds them back, and ravage the earth. They will drink all the water, and kill people until Allah sends against them a worm which will wipe them out." [This is roughly before/during the time of Isa, although it is not entirely clear.]
"Three places in the world will sink and be swallowed up by the earth. One in the west, one in the east, and one in the Saudi Arabian peninsula." [This may refer to a series of giant, epic earthquakes.]
"Fire will come from the area of Aden in Yemen, and sweep northwards." [There are claims that this already happened in some medevial event.]
"The sun will rise from the west." [This description is not meant to be a symbolic one...but it is known that it is one of the last, if not the very last one before the following.]
"Smoke will appear all over the earth which will cause believers to catch something similar to a slight cold, whereas the unbelievers will be hit harder by it. Finally, a cold wind will come and kill all believers, leaving only unbelievers on the earth who will then witness the LAST HOUR. The angel Israfil will blow a trumpet, and the resurrection of all human beings will begin." [At this point, the Day of Resurrection commences in which the skies and earth are destroyed by Allah.]
This list is far from complete; there are many other signs. A couple more of interest are: Constantinople (Istanbul) will fall before Rome to Islam (note that this means Rome will indeed fall), and the Muslim political system will go from Prophetic leadership to a just Khilafah to a 'biting' authority to an oppressive authority and finally back to a just Khilafah. It seems that today we are in the next to last stage of this chain; now is a good time to actively work for the reestablishment of the Muslim state and Khilafah.
Finally, the Prophet has said that when the Signs start to come, they will come FAST - like a string of beads falling one after the other.
And Allah Knows Best.
2006-08-05 13:56:22
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answer #9
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answered by BeHappy 5
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Yes it is near.
When I don't know but 2012 will be very interesting.
2006-08-05 13:54:59
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answered by Grandreal 6
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