Seriously are we?
2006-09-29 03:40:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Religious world today will not understand Revelations, It is a love letter to the Bride of Christ. Rev. 19:7 Let us be glad & rejoice & give honour to him, for the marriage of the Lamb is come, & THE BRIDE HATH MADE HERSELF READY. Now Rev.22:17 And the Spirit & the Bride say come. And let him that heareth say Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will let him take the water of life freely.
2006-09-29 03:55:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes!
Does the Bible give specific information regarding the nearness of Christ's second coming?
Millions of Christians died during the Dark Ages. Many were burned at the stake.
Answer: Yes, it does! And Jesus Himself said, "When ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors." Matthew 24:33. The Lord placed signs all along the way from His ascension to His second coming. They are listed below. Study them carefully.
A. The Destruction of Jerusalem
Prophecy: "There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down." "Let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains." Matthew 24:2, 16.
Fulfillment: Jerusalem was destroyed in A.D. 70 by the Roman warrior Titus.
B. A Great Persecution, or Tribulation
Prophecy: "For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world." Matthew 24:21.
Fulfillment: This prophecy points primarily to the long period of tribulation that took place during the Dark Ages and was instigated by the apostate church. It lasted more than 1,000 years. Over 50 million Christians were slain for their faith in this terrible tribulation period. One writer says the apostate church "has shed more innocent blood than any other institution that has ever existed among mankind." W.E.H. Lecky, History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in Europe, (Reprint; New York: Braziller, 1955) Vol. 2, pp. 40-45.
C. The Sun Turned into Darkness
Prophecy: "Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened." Matthew 24:29.
Fulfillment: This was fulfilled by a day of supernatural darkness on May 19, 1780. It was not an eclipse. Timothy Dwight says, "The 19th of May, 1780, was a remarkable dark day. Candles were lighted in many houses; the birds were silent and disappeared, and the fowls retired to roost. ... A very general opinion prevailed, that the day of judgment was at hand." Quoted in Connecticut Historical Collections, compiled by John Warner Barber (2nd ed.; New Haven: Durrie & Peck and J.W. Barber, 1836) p. 403.
D. The Moon Turned into Blood
Prophecy: "The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the Lord come." Joel 2:31.
Fulfillment: The moon became as red as blood on the night of the "dark day," May 19, 1780. Milo Bostick in Stone's History of Massachusetts says, "The moon which was at its full, had the appearance of blood."
The great star shower took place on November 13, 1833.
E. The Stars Fall from Heaven
Prophecy: "And the stars shall fall from heaven." Matthew 24:29.
Fulfillment: The great star shower took place on the night of November 13, 1833. It was so bright that a newspaper could be read on the street. One writer says, "For nearly four hours the sky was literally ablaze."* Men thought the end of the world had come. Look into this. It is most fascinating, and a sign of Christ's coming.
*Peter A. Millman, "The Falling of the Stars," The Telescope, 7 (May-June, 1940) 57.
F. Jesus Comes in the Clouds
Prophecy: "And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory." Matthew 24:30.
Fulfillment: This is the next great event. Are you ready?
2006-09-29 10:44:04 · answer #2 · answered by Damian 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I believe if we are not we are very close to it. Many things are happening, but in no way should it be confused with the second comming of Christ, that could still be a very long time from now, or tommorow no one knows about that, but we can guess a great deal.
2006-09-29 10:47:47 · answer #3 · answered by poetofdemorest 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. How many times are people going to post this?
What kind of sick person looks forward to the suffering and death of millions of people just so they can get their free ticked into the mile-high club? Good grief.
2006-09-29 10:47:17 · answer #4 · answered by Scott M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course, the rapture could take place any time and then the antichrist will come on the scene.
2006-09-29 11:06:40 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get out your "end of the world" sign and march up and down the street.
2006-09-29 10:42:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
the world will end in the next several billion years when the sun expands into a red giant and swallows the earth.
god is a reification.
2006-09-29 10:42:27 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Ever since John wrote it, the church has been in it.
2006-09-29 10:44:54 · answer #8 · answered by John 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Revelation is a book. How could we be in it?
2006-09-29 10:42:18 · answer #9 · answered by lenny 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I don't think Jesus would do anything. Maybe weep again, though.
2006-09-29 10:46:36 · answer #10 · answered by mindrizzle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋