And will people alive today wear the mark of the beast?
2007-10-23 08:06:20 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The End Times scenario that most “born gain” Christians believe in would be so laughable, if so many didn’t take it seriously, and if so many didn’t try to dictate our political and social policy as result of such inane and unsubstantiated beliefs.
I have news for most of the diehard “Left Behind” fans, and those who listen to Hal Lindsey, Jack Van Impe, and other eschatological lunatics. The truth is the world will NOT come to an end in the manner that is described in the Bible, and no new age will be ushered in with Christ riding into earth, triumphantly from the heavens, to reclaim the earthly realm for heaven. In fact, your Jesus was dead wrong, concerning predicating the future, because his statements clearly indicate that his final return will come before the generation, contemporaneous with his earthly ministry, passed away. Jump 2000 years into the future, and theologians ever since, have been engaging in a game of verbal gymnastics, trying to put a figurative spin on Jesus’ statement, and those of his Apostles and their followers, in order to save them from error.
Christians, have, since Christ’s death, claimed the immediacy of Jesus’ return, and much to their chagrin it hasn’t come nor will it ever. It is time that Christians look for meaning and justice in this world, and stop hoping for a fantasy that realizes these things in the hereafter.
2007-10-24 06:16:31 · answer #1 · answered by Lawrence Louis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-24 05:32:35 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the book of daniel and revelations we are in the end times or times of the end. The 1260 yr prophecy concernng the 1st beast of daniel and revelation has been fullfilled(Papal Rome 538-1798). Also in the book of daniel he spoke of the increase of knowledge and people going to and from in the earth in the time of the end. We all see the inventions of man in our modern time and what technology has done for us in the past 100 yrs. Jesus said that the leaders of his time could understand the signs of the whether but not the signs of the times. I think this applies to our time also so many are caught up learning everything but the signs of his coming. ( Daniel 12:4,Revelation 13:1-9) I believe many do not even understand when the fullfillment of most of these signs took place. The dark day in history-May 19,1780 (no sunlight and moon looked like blood) The Lisbon earthquake-Nov.1,1755 The stars falling-Nov.12-13, 1833. The rest of the signs took place concerning his church being persecuted and the others are yet to be fullfilled.( matt.24;& Rev.13;) Even the 2nd beast of revelation 13 is here but many do not understand who he is. The mark will have many christains fooled because it will be spiritually given by the beast threw worship of the beast powers.
2007-10-23 08:45:36 · answer #3 · answered by princecurtis7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we've been in the end times since Jesus was resurected according to John and Paul. Will people alive today see the day of the beast and wear his mark? That's something I cannot say for sure... but I have a feeling that we'll see the gospel go to the whole world in our generation which would initiate things.
2007-10-23 08:10:28 · answer #4 · answered by Matthew P (SL) 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1. We are living in a day past the "hump day" of the week of this age of The Church (if you please). I cannot put a piont on where exactly we are today in God's measured out time line but, I do know by what is going on in the world that the age of the Gentiles is quickly coming to a close and that The Time of Jacob's Trouble or The Great Tribulation will come upon this world sooner than any one thinks, later than when we first expected and exactly as is was designed to be by God when He first began to bring all His creations into being. Yes! We today could very well see the beginning of "The End Times" as we are already experiencing its birth pains privately, personally and world-wide.
2. Well, yes of course there are going to be a great number of people still alive when "the beast" forces his dictates and mark upon all the peoples of this world. People who are of The Faith of God by His Name Yeshua who are alive now and until that "call of God from Heaven" comes and we are caught up to meet The Lord in air will not be subject to the time of Jacob's Trouble. The Church is only now beginning to experience horrific persecution, and it will become more and more prevailant as time ticks down to its eventual end and people become more and more evil, lost in their own sin.
2007-10-23 08:23:06 · answer #5 · answered by Shamir Roshan 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe the answer to your question is yes. I believe we are in the very last hours of the last days and that this generation will not pass away until Christ comes again. I do believe people will wear the mark of the beast in these times some of them already are. That's why we have to stay prayed up and ready because it could happen at any moment!
2007-10-23 08:11:22 · answer #6 · answered by lisaandpathailey 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Bible says that when all these things are happening @ once,know then the desolation Is nigh. We are that generation will not taste death.
The anti-christ Is alive and waiting to take his place.
The rapture of the church can happen @ anytime. I know rapture Isn't In the Bible...But neither Is the Word Bible.
Will we know who the anti-christ Is ? No,If you're a believer.We'll be gone In a twinkling of an eye,In the rapture. Time Is getting short and satan knows It. Redeem the time as the days are evil....Repent,before It's too late...
2007-10-23 08:25:54 · answer #7 · answered by Isabella 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you miss this....!
(Matthew 25:13) Therefore watch, for you do not know either the day or the hour in which the Son of Man comes.
AND....
(2Peter 3:4) 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 creation.
Thanks for Asking ! RR
2007-10-23 08:21:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have several cousins who are born agains. I do not believe (well I think I believe in life after death). I personally do not understand it all. One of my cousins was out doing his work and all of a sudden "saw the light" and has lived gods way ever since. His family were heavy drinkers and not that they were bad people, they were the "other side" of the family. He was due to get married to this really nice girl, so maybe he conveniently saw the light?!
2007-10-23 08:13:05 · answer #9 · answered by Janie B 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-15 07:30:15 · answer #10 · answered by colmenero 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋