About 80% of our Bible is about Israel.
Our faith has its roots dug deeply into Israel's soil.
Our Lord walked there.
The prophets preached there.
Jesus started His Church there.
The Apostles took the Great Commission to the world from there. And of course the Scriptures were given by God to His choice leaders there.
The nation, Israel, itself is a miracle too.
A miracle is that it even survives in the midst of the Islamic Middle East.
The cell phone was developed in Israel by Israelis working for Motorola.
Voice mail technology was developed in Israel by Israelis working for Microsoft and Cisco.
Instant Messenger for America Online was developed in 1996 by four young Israelis.
Israel has the largest number of NASDAQ listed companies outside the United States and Canada.
Israel has the highest number of scientists and technicians per capita in the workforce. One hundred forty five out of every ten thousand Israelis are employed in these technical professions.
Israel is the only country to enter the twenty-first century with a net gain of trees.
Israel ranks number 2 in the world with the second highest per capita [publishing] of new books.
Israel has the world's best airline flight security.
Israel also has the largest number of biotech startups per capita.
And this one is just flat-out mind blowing - between 1901 and 2006 there have been 750 Nobel Peace Prize winners. Of the 750 winners, Jews have accounted for 158!
Twelve million Jews account for twenty-two percent of all Nobel Peace Prizes.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Friday, August 8, 2008
Will the world come to an end in the year 2012-2015?
There are number of news about
- Mayan calendar (21st December 2012),
- The aligning of the sun with the center of the Milky Way galaxy (2012) &
- The ‘Blood Moon Eclipse’ (2015).
Will the world come to an end?
Will our Lord come back during this period?
There are two different events in relation to Christ’s return.
One is the ‘rapture,’ the other one is the ‘second coming.’
One is invisible and one is visible.
Rapture: (Invisible)
1 Thessalonians 5:2
“The day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night”
Mat 24: 36-39
No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man”
1 Corinthians 15:51-52
“Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed – in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.”
In order for the ‘Second Coming’ of Jesus to coincide with the 2012-2015 date range; the Church would have to be Raptured no later than the end of 2008. Remember, the Rapture has to happen first. Rapture has not happened so far.
The Second coming (Visible)
“For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage each other with these words.” - 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18
Old Testament pointed to one Messiah but two manifestations. One as a ‘Suffering Servant,’ the other as ‘Conquering King.’ Jesus will come back to Earth seven years after the Tribulation period begins - 3 ½ years after the ‘Abomination that causes Desolation.’ (Daniel 11:31).
The Third Jewish Temple
The Jewish Temple is in the early stages.
Scripture is very clear that there will be a Jewish temple in the last days. This temple is currently in the birthing stages. “He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven.’ In the middle of the ‘seven’ he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on a wing of the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.” - Daniel 9:27
War of Gog and Magog
Russia, Iran and their depraved coalition with evil intentions have yet to attack Israel.
Russia, Iran, Libya, Syria and other nation hater’s of God’s chosen people will attack the Jewish nation revealed in Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39.
Good news! God, as always, wins!! Israel will be divinely protected and restored.
“On that day I will give Gog a burial place in Israel, in the valley of those who travel east of the Sea. It will block the way of travelers, because Gog and all his hordes will be buried there. So it will be called the Valley Of Hamon Gog.”
“For seven months the house of Israel will be burying them in order to cleanse the land. All the people of the land will bury them, and the day I am glorified will be a memorable day for them, declares the Sovereign Lord.” - Ezekiel 39:11-13
Anti-Christ
Anti-Christ is yet to step onto the world stage.
(He most likely is here, but his power is limited.)
“The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise his authority for forty-two months. He opened his mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven. He was given power to make war against the saints and to conquer them. And he was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation. All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast – all whose names have not been written from the creation of the world in the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain.” - Revelation 13:5-8 (NIV)
666 (The mark of the Beast)
The ‘Mark of the Beast’ in not fully implemented; and won’t be until anti-Christ’s reign.
“He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name.” - Revelation 13:16-17 (NIV)
This technology is already available and being used today. This doesn’t mean the anti-Christ is pulling the strings. This technology must be used on a global scale with the only available ‘opt out’ policy being death.
The lining up of the sun with the center of the Milky Way galaxy (21st December 2012) could very well have environmental and ecological consequences predicted by Jesus Himself:
“There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.” - Luke 21:11
“There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. Men will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken.” - Luke 21:25-26
"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him. (Mat 24: 42, 44)
My conclusion:
Let us be alert and prepared to meet our Lord as long as we are alive on this earth. If we are alive when he comes we will be raptured else we will be resurrected from our graveyard. Why should we join hands with Lucifer’s army?
We are God’s chosen people. Let us live like God’s own people.
- Mayan calendar (21st December 2012),
- The aligning of the sun with the center of the Milky Way galaxy (2012) &
- The ‘Blood Moon Eclipse’ (2015).
Will the world come to an end?
Will our Lord come back during this period?
There are two different events in relation to Christ’s return.
One is the ‘rapture,’ the other one is the ‘second coming.’
One is invisible and one is visible.
Rapture: (Invisible)
1 Thessalonians 5:2
“The day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night”
Mat 24: 36-39
No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man”
1 Corinthians 15:51-52
“Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed – in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.”
In order for the ‘Second Coming’ of Jesus to coincide with the 2012-2015 date range; the Church would have to be Raptured no later than the end of 2008. Remember, the Rapture has to happen first. Rapture has not happened so far.
The Second coming (Visible)
“For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage each other with these words.” - 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18
Old Testament pointed to one Messiah but two manifestations. One as a ‘Suffering Servant,’ the other as ‘Conquering King.’ Jesus will come back to Earth seven years after the Tribulation period begins - 3 ½ years after the ‘Abomination that causes Desolation.’ (Daniel 11:31).
The Third Jewish Temple
The Jewish Temple is in the early stages.
Scripture is very clear that there will be a Jewish temple in the last days. This temple is currently in the birthing stages. “He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven.’ In the middle of the ‘seven’ he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on a wing of the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.” - Daniel 9:27
War of Gog and Magog
Russia, Iran and their depraved coalition with evil intentions have yet to attack Israel.
Russia, Iran, Libya, Syria and other nation hater’s of God’s chosen people will attack the Jewish nation revealed in Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39.
Good news! God, as always, wins!! Israel will be divinely protected and restored.
“On that day I will give Gog a burial place in Israel, in the valley of those who travel east of the Sea. It will block the way of travelers, because Gog and all his hordes will be buried there. So it will be called the Valley Of Hamon Gog.”
“For seven months the house of Israel will be burying them in order to cleanse the land. All the people of the land will bury them, and the day I am glorified will be a memorable day for them, declares the Sovereign Lord.” - Ezekiel 39:11-13
Anti-Christ
Anti-Christ is yet to step onto the world stage.
(He most likely is here, but his power is limited.)
“The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise his authority for forty-two months. He opened his mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven. He was given power to make war against the saints and to conquer them. And he was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation. All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast – all whose names have not been written from the creation of the world in the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain.” - Revelation 13:5-8 (NIV)
666 (The mark of the Beast)
The ‘Mark of the Beast’ in not fully implemented; and won’t be until anti-Christ’s reign.
“He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name.” - Revelation 13:16-17 (NIV)
This technology is already available and being used today. This doesn’t mean the anti-Christ is pulling the strings. This technology must be used on a global scale with the only available ‘opt out’ policy being death.
The lining up of the sun with the center of the Milky Way galaxy (21st December 2012) could very well have environmental and ecological consequences predicted by Jesus Himself:
“There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.” - Luke 21:11
“There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. Men will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken.” - Luke 21:25-26
"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him. (Mat 24: 42, 44)
My conclusion:
Let us be alert and prepared to meet our Lord as long as we are alive on this earth. If we are alive when he comes we will be raptured else we will be resurrected from our graveyard. Why should we join hands with Lucifer’s army?
We are God’s chosen people. Let us live like God’s own people.
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