Sunday, October 18, 2009

Prophecy #1...Israel as a nation is born.

One need only look through their history books to find that there was not a nation called Israel before May 14th, 1948. On that historic day God gathered his people to a parched strip of land now known by all as Israel. It cannot be denyed that they are a people and a nation. As God proclaimed in his word this would happen (Ezekiel 37:21, Ezekiel 36:1, 8, 24, Isaiah 11:12). How has the world reacted to this? With threats of violence from Islamic nations, distain from the European community and loathing from the communist countries of the world. None the less God did fulfill his word to the Jews that they would in the last days be gathered from the four corners of the world and made a great nation and they would be the center of attention on a global stage.

Prior to their taking control of the area now called Israel the land was desolate and no one cared about it. Now that it is a thriving place of commerce and industry the Islamic nations wish to destroy her. This too is prophesied in the Bible that in the last days nations would gather together against her to take a spoil (Zechariah 14:1-2, Joel 3:1-2, Ezekiel 38:13). I could go on for some time showing you passages of scripture, but there are those that have written extensive studies on this subject so I will link you to their information instead.

Please take the time to read their information and take heed to it. There is coming a day when God will stop striving with mankind and judgement will come. The question is, "Will you be ready for it". I pray you take the time to call on Jesus and ask for his forgiveness that you are ready when the final trumpet sounds.

Israel and Jerusalem: The Road To Armageddon
Signs of Israel

My friends, seriously the time is short. The clock started ticking at the cross and has been accelerated as of 1948. The bible says the generation that saw this happen will see the coming of Christ. That is us. Take heed and learn while there is still time.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

The time has come...

Okay my friends it is high time I take off the gloves and really speak to the coming events unfolding before us. I have one desire and that is to show all those I come in contact with how they can be saved. You say from, "What"? The Bible says from sin. But let us not get ahead of ourselves. In my previous posts I told you a couple of stories, one of my testimony the other of a fellow service member who gave his life to Christ. Truth is there have been so many things happen like this since I have been saved it would take a lifetime to tell them all, therefore, I want to get to the heart of the matter. The question that started this whole blog, "What would it take.."?

What would it take for you to believe that the contents of the Bible is true and has been proven time and time again and will continue to be so. Would physical evidents help? Would archaeological events prevail? Seriously, what would do it for you? Would current events predicted in the Bible do it? I don't ask lightly as I am truly burdened for your souls and where you will spend eternity. Eternity, that's a lofty word. Do you actually grasp how long eternity is? I describe it like this, "Eternity - Picture the Earth and Moon as they are suspended in space and between them a large metal ball about the size of a basketball. Now picture all the grains of sand on a glistening white tropical beach. Imagine a small hummingbird picking up a grain of sand from that beach and flying up into the heavens to deposit this grain of sand upon the moon. As the hummingbird passes the steel ball he brushes the downy part of his feathers against the ball touching it ever so gently. He deposits the sand on the moon and returns to Earth for another grain of sand once again touches the steel ball with the downy part of his wings. The hummingbird does this until the steel ball is all but a faint glimmer in the heavens and fades away. In the time it took for this to happen eternity hasn't even started." That is how I define eternity. You my friend are facing an eternity somewhere, be it Heaven or Hell. There are no other destinations. Just as God created the physical laws of our universe such as action and reaction, light and dark, what goes up must come down, so He has created a Heaven and a Hell.

With that said, I press on with my answers to your unasked question, "What would it take..."?

Let us start with current events. The Bible predicted several events would take place signifying the end of times where near. They include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Israel would become a nation.
2. The earth would increase in seismic, atmospheric and heavenly activity.
3. Nations would rise against nations.
4. Famine.
5. Pestilences.
6. World powers would unite in a common cause.
7. People would worship the creation of God more than God himself.
8. Children would become disobedient and lawless. Killing their own parents and despising authority.
9. Nations would gather against Israel to take her as prey.
10. Evil would be called good and good would be called evil.
11. The faith of many would wax cold.
12. The Church of Christ would be persecuted.
13. Wars and rumors of wars.
14. Economic failures leading to a world financial system.
15. Men's hearts failing them for fear.

As I said these are but a handful of the prophecies of the Bible that I hope to unfold for you that you might see the truth contained therein and give your life to Christ before the clock stops ticking. As you see God will not always strive with men (Gen 6:3). There is coming a judgement day. Let he who has eyes see and let he who has ears hear. You will have to tune in for the first installment of this study into current events. Don't let time run out on you.