All Things Continue as They Were From the Beginning
Lord Jesus' Disciples, curious about His foreknowledge of the future, as recorded in the Books of Matthew and Luke, asked Him what the SIGNS of His Return to earth would be, and the signs of the "end of the Age." We are currently living in the Age of Grace under Lord Jesus' Sacrifice, and when this age comes to an end, we will be RAPTURED and the 7 Year Tribulation Hour will begin soon after our departure. Following the Tribulation and Armageddon, we believers return to earth with Christ and the GOLDEN AGE of His Millenial Reign on earth will begin. Jesus answered His disciples with a number of specific Signs which would help believers to recognize when His return is NEAR. Our generation is the FIRST in world history to see ALL of the Signs which He gave, as well as all of the Signs which the Old Testament Prophets gave of the "Last Days", being FULFILLED. We are not currently looking for Christ's Second Coming to earth, as that occurs after the 7 Year Tribulation. We Christians are looking for the RAPTURE of the faithful, and all of the Signs pointing to this momentous Event are HERE!
"For The Lord HIMSELF shall descend from Heaven with a shout, with the voice of the Archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ SHALL RISE first: Then we which ARE ALIVE and remain shall be RAPTURED together with them in the clouds, to MEET The Lord in the air: and so shall we EVER BE with The Lord. Wherefore COMFORT one another with THESE words." ~ 1st Thessalonians 4:16-18
Many today mock the idea of the Rapture and Christ's Return, and this in itself is actually one of the Signs ~
"Knowing this first, that there shall come IN the last days SCOFFERS, walking after their own lusts, 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 the creation." ~ 2nd Peter 3:3-4
They are willfully ignorant of all of the Biblical Signs around them, and whether due to fear, or due to living sinful lives, they do not want to see Christ return. They are of the crowd in the Church who love to quote the verse in the Book of Matthew (24:36) where Jesus says, "of that DAY and HOUR knows no man, no, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only." They use this verse as an excuse to not look for or recognize the signs all around them. This is dangerous for a Christian to do. As Jesus said that we would not know the "Day or Hour", but that we WOULD KNOW the "Season". Back up just a few verses in the same Chapter of Matthew, verse 33, when Jesus says, "When you shall SEE all these things (SIGNS), know that I AM NEAR, even at the doors." He also said, in the Book of Luke (21:28 & 31), "When THESE things begin to come to pass, then LOOK UP, and lift up your heads; for your redemption DRAWS NEAR.. So likewise you, when you SEE THESE THINGS come to pass, KNOW you that the Kingdom of God is NEAR at hand." He also commands us in Matthew 24:44-46 to be READY and alert concerning the Signs He gave, saying, "Be you also READY: for in such an hour as you think not I WILL COME. Who then is a FAITHFUL and wise servant, whom his Lord has made ruler over His Household (The Church), to give them meat (teaching on His Return) in DUE SEASON? Blessed is that servant, whom his Lord when He comes shall find SO DOING." The Day and Hour argument of many Christians today, who are most likely NOT Christians at all if they do not desire The Lord to come in their lifetime, is going to be the reason that MANY so-called "believers" will be LEFT BEHIND. Because if you are not anxiously awaiting, anticipating or expecting the Rapture of the faithful, then WHY would The Lord take you up IN IT?! If you're too comfortable in this wicked world and do not want to leave it, then most assuredly, you will NOT. Indeed, without question or shadow of a doubt, the Signs of the Rapture and of the Last Days are all around us. If you read the Holy Bible, and turn on your TV or pick up a newspaper, there is no denying that what you hear and see everyday is BIBLICALLY significant and prophetical. l, myself, for the past 10 years, have witnessed these Signs more and more each year, every month, every day even. For those of you unfamiliar with the Signs, this article is for you, as I'm going to list so many of them, along with proof of their fulfillment. So let's get started… SIN ABOUNDING: (Matthew 24:12) "Because SIN shall abound, the love of many shall wax COLD." Look around, Gay Marriage has just been LEGALIZED, Recreational Drug Use LEGALIZED, Fornication and Adultery rampant, Sexual Perversion in the Media at all-time highs, millions of babies ABORTED (murdered), Idolatry (FALSE god worship) at all-time Highs while PUSHING the True God OUT OF society, Blasphemy, Heresy and Hatred of God at all-time highs, and for many more examples read my article "SIN: The Word Nobody Wants To Hear, But SHOULD". Listen to how Timothy described society in the "Last Days" ~ "This know also, that in the last days PERILOUS times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their OWN selves, covetous, boasters, proud, BLASPHEMERS, disobedient to parents, unthankful, UNHOLY, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, DESPISERS of those that are good, traitors, heady, HIGHMINDED, lovers of pleasures MORE THAN lovers of God; Having a FORM of Godliness (so-called believers), but DENYING the Power thereof: from such TURN AWAY." ~ 2nd Timothy 3:1-5 Nation Of ISRAEL REBORN/Jews Return To Biblical Homeland: (Deuteronomy 30:3/Isaiah 11:12/Amos 9:14/Ezekiel 37/Luke 21:24,29-30) "Then The LORD your God will.. GATHER YOU (Jews) from all the nations, wherever The LORD your God has scattered you.. And He shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of ISRAEL, and gather together the dispersed of JUDAH from the four corners of the earth… And The LORD will bring again the captivity of His people of ISRAEL, and they shall BUILD the waste cities, and INHABIT them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.. Thus saith The LORD God, I will plant them upon THEIR LAND, and they shall NO MORE be pulled up out of their land which I have GIVEN THEM… JESUS said, Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, UNTIL the times of the Gentiles be FULFILLED.. Behold the fig tree (ISRAEL).. When they now shoot forth (REBIRTH), you see and KNOW of your own selves that summer (Season of Christ's Return) is now NEAR at hand." ISRAEL became a Nation again in 1948 after the Jewish people had been exiled from their God-given Land for around 2,000 years, and they recaptured JERUSALEM as their Capital in 1967. So after thousands of years of there being NO Nation of Israel, there is now an Israel again in OUR GENERATION! Since 1948, the Jews have been returning to their ancient Biblical Homeland by the thousands every year, and from every nation on earth. For more on this fulfilled Prophecy, read my article "JERUSALEM: The Eternal Capital And Promised Land Of Israel Alone". GLOBAL Hostility Toward ISRAEL/Nations Seeking To DIVIDE Holy Land of Israel/AntiChrist Will Impose 7 Year Peace Treaty Upon Israel With Their Islamic Neighbors: (Zechariah 12:9/ Joel 3:2/Luke 21:20-22/Daniel 9:26-27) "It SHALL come to pass in that day, that I will seek to DESTROY ALL the nations that COME AGAINST Jerusalem, saith The LORD God…. I will also gather ALL NATIONS, and will bring them down INTO the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will JUDGE THEM there on behalf of MY people and on behalf of MY Heritage ISRAEL.. for the nations have DIVIDED MY LAND."… JESUS said (of the Season of His RETURN), when you shall see JERUSALEM surrounded by armies, then KNOW that the desolation thereof is NEAR. For these BE THE DAYS of vengeance, that ALL things which are written may be FULFILLED." Look at the United Nations, Israel is consistently condemned and attacked by them, and Barack Hussein Obama along with the UN has been trying to FORCE Israel into his "Peace Plan" with Palestine throughout his entire presidency. The Plan would DIVIDE the Holy Land of Israel and give some of the Jewish State's Biblical treasured Homeland to the Islamist Palestinians, namely the Biblical Cities of JERUSALEM and Judea. The many nations prophesied to make WAR on the Nation of Israel in the Last Days, which will culminate in the Battle of Armageddon, have all been allying against the Jewish State. IRAN, RUSSIA, LEBANON, TURKEY, CHINA, PALESTINE, JORDAN, LIBYA, EGYPT, SUDAN, AFRICAN Nations and ETHIOPIA. Eventually, the ENTIRE Middle East and virtually ALL Nations of the world will fight AGAINST Israel. For more information, read my article "LAST DAYS' Enemies Of Israel On The March". WARS And Rumours Of Wars: (Matthew 24:6-7/Luke 21:9-10) "JESUS said, You shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that you be not troubled: for ALL THESE things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom…" Russia, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Iraq, the Middle East… tell me there is a day that goes by in which we don't hear about Wars or rumours of Wars! Powerful EARTHQUAKES: (Luke 21:11/Matthew 24:7/Mark 13:8/Isaiah 24:18-20) "JESUS said, There will be POWERFUL EARTHQUAKES in diverse places." Whether the massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake in Japan a few years ago, or the increasing number of 7.0-9.0 quakes which have increasingly spanned the globe in the last half decade, it is obvious that earthquakes are increasing in number and intensity in OUR generation. Scientists have published many studies to verify this. Deadly PESTILENCE Outbreaks: (Matthew 24:7/Luke 21:11) "JESUS said, There shall be PESTILENCES." Every year it is something new. Most recently it was the Ebola scare, but we have also seen Swine Flu, Bird Flu, Aids, and many more outbreaks of life-threatening diseases in the past decade. FALSE CHRISTS and False Prophets: (Matthew 24:4-5/Luke 21:8/2nd Timothy 4:3-4/Jude 1:4/2nd Peter 2:1-2/2nd Corinthians 11:13-14) "JESUS said.. Take heed that NO MAN deceive you. For many shall come IN MY NAME, saying, I Am CHRIST; and shall deceive MANY.. do not FOLLOW them… For the time will come when they will not endure sound DOCTRINE; but after their OWN lusts shall they heap to themselves TEACHERS, to tickle their ears; And they shall TURN AWAY their ears from the TRUTH, and shall be turned unto FABLES… For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, UNGODLY men, turning the Grace of our God into lasciviousness, and DENYING the Only Lord GOD, and our Lord JESUS Christ… There were FALSE prophets among the people, even as there SHALL BE false teachers among YOU, who privily shall bring in DAMNABLE heresies, even DENYING The Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift DESTRUCTION. And many shall FOLLOW their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of TRUTH shall be EVIL spoken of… For such are FALSE apostles, DECEITFUL workers, transforming themselves into the APOSTLES of Christ. And no marvel; for SATAN himself is transformed into an angel of LIGHT." We have seen many FALSE Christs. Whether in Islam or New Age, the other so-called Jesus' are blasphemous, heretical, erroneous and unBiblical. We also see many powerful leaders, not just of cult movements, but even the president of the USA who view themselves as "Christs". Barack Hussein Obama has been dubbed many Titles which refer to Jesus Christ Alone, such as "Messiah", "Saviour", and "The Light". He has actually been referred to by some as the "Second Coming" of Christ. Popular Magazines and artwork have depicted him as Jesus. As for false prophets, the number one is the "prophet of Islam", Muhammed, and you can read all of the reasons why in my article entitled "Exposing Islam: The Anti-GOD Religion". There are many false prophets in the Christian faith today, preaching damnable doctrines like "Chrislam" and "Replacement Theology" which go against the Holy Bible, those whom Jesus referred to as wolves in sheep's clothing. Gospel To Be Preached To ALL NATIONS: (Matthew 24:14) "JESUS said, This Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in ALL the world for a WITNESS unto all nations; and THEN shall the end COME." For the first time in world history, thanks to television, radio and smartphone satellite transmission, ALL 247 Nations of the world can hear the GOSPEL of Jesus Christ. Signs In The HEAVENS (Sun, Moon And Stars): (Luke 21:25-27/Joel 2:31/Acts 2:20) "JESUS said, There shall be SIGNS in the Sun, and in the Moon, and in the stars.. and THEN shall they SEE ME coming in a cloud with Power and great Glory… The Sun shall be turned into darkness, and the Moon into BLOOD, before the great and the terrible Day of The LORD come." We recently witnessed history in the making, with the 4 Blood Moon Tetrad, the extremely rare occurence, which was even MORE RARE because every Blood Moon fell exactly ON a Biblical Holy Day. Two fell on the Feast of PASSOVER and the other two on the Feast of TABERNACLES. There has also been an increase in Sun storms which threaten earth's electrical grid, and many more amazing rare celestial events which won't occur again for thousands of years. These ALL have occurred in OUR Generation! A "Lukewarm" BACKSLIDDEN Church: (Revelation 3:14-16/ Titus 1:16/2nd Thessalonians 2:3/1st Timothy 4:1/Luke 18:8) ".. Unto the Church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God; I KNOW your works, that you are NEITHER cold nor hot: I would you WERE cold or hot. So then because you art LUKEWARM, and neither cold NOR hot, I will VOMIT you out of My Mouth… They PROFESS that they KNOW God; but in WORKS they DENY Him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work REPROBATE… For the day of the AntiChrist shall not come, except there come a FALLING AWAY from the FAITH first… Now The Spirit speaks expressly, that in the LATTER DAYS some shall DEPART from the Faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of DEMONS… JESUS said, When I COME, shall I find FAITH on the EARTH?" To true Holy Bible believers, this sign has been evident for years. Not only have many, especially youth, been turning away from the Christian faith, but so-called "believers" are turning away from God's Truth at an alarming rate and only believe aspects of the Faith that are beneficial to them. Many are embracing unBiblical worldly doctrines such as the "Big Bang Theory" and "Evolution", as opposed to what the Holy Bible says. They embrace "Replacement Theology", an anti-semitic teaching, which commits the sin of rewriting the Bible, by removing all mention of Israel and Jerusalem. Many are DENYING that Jesus Christ is the ONLY Way to Heaven, which God's Word emphatically states 1,100 times, and are also denying the key aspects of the Faith such as the Virgin Birth and the Resurrection. The Church today is also rapidly embracing Gay Marriage, and would rather hear two stories and a poem on Sunday, rather than hear the preaching of the Holy Bible. Christianity today is in the worst shape it has been in centuries. TERRORISM: (Matthew 24:37/Genesis 6:11) – "JESUS said.. AS the days of Noah WERE, so shall ALSO the {days} of MY Coming BE… {In Noah's days} the earth was FILLED WITH violence {TERRORISM}." This Sign shouldn't even need explanation after an ISIS terror attack EVERY Week. ANTI-SEMITISM: (Jeremiah 30:7/John 16:1-2) "Alas! for THAT day is great, so that NONE is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's (ISRAEL'S) TROUBLE, but he shall be SAVED out of it… JESUS said, They shall put you (Jews) OUT OF the synagogues: yea, the time comes, that whosoever KILLS you will THINK that he does GOD service. And THESE things will they do unto YOU, because they (anti-semites) have NOT KNOWN The Father, NOR ME." Nazi Germany is alive and well in the Islamic nations today. Iran wants to blow the Jews and Israel off of the face of the map. 1/4 of the globe today holds anti-semitic feelings. For more information on this sad state of the world, even in Christianity, see my article "Battling Anti-Semitism Is A Christian DUTY". CHRISTIANS MURDERED By Beheading And Crucifixion: (Revelation 6:9 & 20:4/Philippians 3:18) "And when He had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the Altar the souls of them that were SLAIN for the Word of God… And I saw the souls of them that were BEHEADED for the witness of JESUS, and for the WORD OF GOD… For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the ENEMIES of the Cross of CHRIST." In the past 2 years, we have witnessed Christians in the Middle East being BEHEADED, crucified and exiled by ISIS and other Islamic terrorists moreso than ever before in history since Christ ascended into Heaven nearly 2,000 years ago. CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION: (Revelation 12:17/John 15:20/Luke 21:12,16-17/Daniel 7:21) "And the dragon (DEVIL) was wroth with the Woman, (Virgin MARY), and went to MAKE WAR with the REMNANT of her Seed (JESUS), them which KEEP the Commandments of God, and have the Testimony of Jesus CHRIST… Jesus said, REMEMBER the word that I spoke unto you, The SERVANT is not greater than his LORD. If they have persecuted ME, they will also PERSECUTE YOU… They shall lay their hands ON YOU, and PERSECUTE you, delivering you into.. PRISONS, being brought before kings and RULERS for MY Name's Sake.. And you shall be BETRAYED both by parents, and brethren, and family, and friends; and some of YOU shall they cause to be PUT TO DEATH. And you shall be HATED of all men for MY NAME'S Sake… I beheld, and he (ANTICHRIST) made WAR with the saints (CHRISTIANS)…" Christian persecution is at an all-time high in the world today. Here in America, it may not be violent persecution like in the Middle East, but it will come to that. Currently Christians are branded bigots, crazies, haters and many vile names for simply standing firm in our Faith and on the unerring Word of God. By not compromising our Faith, Christians are under attack by this current AntiChrist government and the powers that be. Some in the public eye, for opposition to Gay Marriage, have lost jobs, lost businesses, been fined, and even thrown into PRISON as Jesus prophesied. All of this simply because of believing what the Word of GOD says over the word of MEN. Sadly, this fulfilled sign gets worse by the day. FALSE PROPHET Emergence: (Revelation 13:11) "And I beheld ANOTHER beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a LAMB (Christian LEADER), and he spake as a DRAGON (Demonic ally of AntiChrist)." In the past few years, we have witnessed the unexpected rise of a new Pope, the 113th Pope, who is prophesied to be the FINAL Pope and to reign DURING Armageddon. Given his many liberal stances and unBiblical agenda, I believe that Francis could very well be THE False Prophet. ANTICHRIST Emergence: (Daniel 7:25 & 8:23-25 & 11:38-39/Revelation 13:5-9) "And he (AntiChrist) shall speak great words AGAINST The Most High GOD, and shall WEAR OUT the saints (believers) of The Most High, and think to CHANGE times and LAWS: and they (Christians and Jews) shall be given into HIS hand UNTIL a time and times and the dividing of time… And in the LATTER TIME of their kingdom, when the TRANSGRESSORS are come to the full, a king of FIERCE countenance, and understanding DARK sentences, shall STAND UP. And through his POLICY also he shall cause DECEIT TO PROSPER in his hand; and he shall MAGNIFY HIMSELF in his heart, and BY 'peace' he shall DESTROY MANY: he shall also stand up AGAINST the Prince of princes (JESUS Christ); but he shall be BROKEN without hand… In his Estate he shall HONOUR the god of WAR (Allah of Islam): and a god whom his fathers KNEW NOT shall he honour.. Thus he shall acknowledge a STRANGE god and increase with glory: and he shall cause THEM (Muslims) to RULE over many… And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and BLASPHEMIES; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. And he opened his mouth in blasphemy AGAINST GOD, to blaspheme His Name, and His Tabernacle, and them that dwell in Heaven. And it was given unto him to MAKE WAR with the saints (Holy Bible-believers), and to overcome THEM: and power was given him over ALL kindreds, and tongues, and nations. And all that dwell upon the earth shall WORSHIP him, whose names are NOT written in the Book of Life of THE LAMB slain from the foundation of the world (JESUS Christ). If any man have an ear, LET HIM HEAR." As with the False Prophet, I believe that for years I have known who the AntiChrist will be, and in my opinion, it is Barack Hussein Obama. He fulfills virtually every AntiChrist prophecy there is. He is the MOST Biblically-hostile President of ALL-TIME. He has made war on Bible-believing Christians, made war against God's Chosen Nation Israel, and blasphemed Lord Jesus and the Holy Bible since being elected President of the USA. He has also made clear his allegiances to Islam and has defended, esteemed and promoted it in this Nation for nearly 8 years. The AntiChrist is prophesied to be one of the most powerful leaders on the World Stage, and eventually inherits power over ALL nations. Obama has said, that after his presidency comes to an end, he is considering running for the United Nations HEAD position of Secretary General, currently held by Ban Ki Moon. A majority of the member nations needed to elect him to that seat of GLOBAL power and influence have already stated they would vote for him without question. So Obama would, in essence, have unthinkable dictatorial power over ALL nations as head of the U.N.! Scary thought. He has also tried to force Israel into a Peace Plan with Palestine which would divide God's Holy Land, and this is THE most notable accomplishment of the AntiChrist in the Holy Bible. He is the only candidate on the world stage that fulfills ALL of the current prophecies pertaining to the AntiChrist. Like it or not. Now, before reading this, were you one of those who didn't believe that we were in the Last Days and living in the Season of Christ's Return? If you are still not convinced after reading this, then I don't know how else to convince you, barring a visit from Jesus Himself. This is not even all of the Signs, which are also ALL being fulfilled, but in my opinion, these have been the most convincing. I hope you all realize that these signs are signalling that the Rapture is near, and that we all need to get right with The LORD so that we do not "miss the boat" so to speak. The Lord will only be coming down ONCE before all Hell breaks loose on earth during the 7 Year Tribulation and Armageddon, so if you don't want to be left behind, then I leave you with the words of Lord Jesus Himself: "BE READY.. What I say unto you, I say unto all, WATCH." "JESUS said.. WHEN you shall see ALL these things, KNOW that MY Return is NEAR, even AT the doors. TRULY I say unto you, the generation {to see all THESE things} shall NOT pass, till ALL these things be FULFILLED." ~ Matthew 24, Mark 13, Luke 21
"JESUS said.. Can you not discern the SIGNS of the times?" ~ Matthew 16:3
Source: https://biblicalsigns.com/2015/11/16/jesus-is-coming-soon-the-signs-of-our-times/
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