“Man is it hot and humid today?” Did you notice that the bugs are also too hot to bite us, one just asked me to step closer so he could bite me. On the horizon you see gathering storm clouds darkening the skies as far as the eye can see. Another summer evening in South East Georgia, you have to love these evening pop up thunder showers.
As the clouds gather the wind whips itself into a frenzy picking debris from the ground into tiny dust devils. With each passing second the clouds and thunder approaches. My hair rises as electricity ignites the atmosphere around me. It’s looks like it will rain cat and dogs anytime now.
To my surprise the shower passes over me, heading to the north east. Did I miss something? Checking my weather app on my phone, this storm was to drop one inch of rain, yet here I am surrounded by dry grass and dusty dirt roads. The evening weatherman said to carry a umbrella and look for a wash out. How could so many people be wrong? Even my trained eye from years of watching the weather knew there was rain coming. The smell of water laid so thick even Aquaman could have swam in the air.
Just like this little illustration, predictions about when the End Times will begin is nothing more than a best guess venture. Some like our weatherman are highly educated having access to information the rest of us only dream about. Other’s are similar to the app only copiying what they have heard or been taught, having no knowledge themselves they parrot the information like a tape recorder set on continuous feedback.
Then we have other’s, like myself, who have researched the topic from all available sources and use our experience, knowledge and God’s guidance to make a prediction. As seen above we are no more accurate about the End than I am at predicting tonight’s winning lottery numbers.
This prediction I’m presenting in this blog is one that I fully understand and it answers many questions that have plagued me in my understanding of End Times.
First thing that I found that was off, was that like this week’s video, people use the same signs all pointing that we are in the End of Times now. My grandmother’s Bible had notes from the early part of the 1900s all giving me the same information, what does God say about these signs?
And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
Mathew 24:6
Mark 13:7
Luke 21:9
So God tells me that there are signs that must happen, yet do not tell me anything about how close the End Times really are. Comparing the Gospels one would see a list of these “Must be” Signs that have been common since the time of the Apostles
Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
Mark 13:30
To see that Jesus was right about these Signs being fulfilled in the Apostle’s own life time, one would only have to Google “1st Century (insert Sign here).” The list of these “Must be” signs are as follows:
Claim to be Christ Wars and rumours of Wars
Nation against Nation Kingdom against Kingdom
Earthquakes in diver places Famines
Pestilences Signs from Heaven
Love Grows Cold
One specific Sign listed in God’s Word actually proceeds all other Signs.
But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.
Luke 21:12
Just as we have a beginning Sign, God also gave us a ending Sign also.
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
Matthew 24:14
And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
Mark 13:10
Next week we will take one Sign at a time exploring the who, what, when, where and possible whys for each Sign. To avoid confusion we will follow the order given in the video as our guide. During this up coming week, please continue to pray to hear the Voice of God as we begin this journey into the future as God has said it will happen.
Father,
I find myself stressing at the news showing a world in chaos crumbling at it’s very foundation. Other’s have said you don’t care or are powerless to do anything about our plight. I know from reading the Bible you have a plan, that follows your schedule not mine. Grant me the grace to accept the world as it is, and the faith to keep my eyes fully on you, not as Peter who almost drowned by what’s was going on around him. Touch my heart to desire to be more like your Son so that other’s may see Him in my life and you will have all power and all glory as you so rightly deserve. I ask this in Jesus’ Holy name.
Amen
Teaching the End of Wickedness 