All evidences seem to indicate that the current talks going on with our President and Israel and plans for oversight by a "board" as it were of many Muslim nations indicates that the time of the 10 Kings ruling with the Beast is indeed near; as well as the increasing number of nations that are going to be signing onto the current Abraham accords as a framework for something bigger.
Things are going on in secret as it were; I would think the Rapture would occur first then the revealing of this covenant being confirmed ( Dan. 9:27). This seems more likely than ever after the failed rapture date of late that has focused much attention away from the reality of just how close that day actually is.
Our small group tonight is studying Revelation 6. We should keep in mind that these events precede the Mark of the Beast; although some argue of concurrent events and against a strictly chronological view; the structure of the book indicates the breaking of the seals of the scroll before all the woes therein (as referenced to in the later trumpet judgments).
It is pretty clear what the enemy's tactics are and have been in recent years and decades; the Lord decides the timing of the initiation of this event where the Antichrist is allowed to rise up and Satan is given a limited and specific time frame to wreak one more hour as it were of havoc before Christ returns.
I hold to the scriptures that refer to the Son of Man coming at a time like the days of Noah and Lot as to there being relative "normalcy" of existence. I see several scenarios coming dependent of course on His timing. First what seems most likely that indeed we are weeks or only a few months away from the Rapture and Tribulation beginning; second there will continue to be relative calm in order for peace to actually be "taken away" from the earth that happens PRIOR to the Rapture; or third this is NOT the final push toward peace and we will go back into worse wars until the end.
Yes i agree that the rapture itself is imminent, meaning it could happen at any moment-before these signs even fully unfold. Unlike the Second Coming, the rapture has no prophesied events that must precede it. Paul calls it our "blessed hope" ( Titus 2:13), meant to encourage and comfort believers rather than create fear. NOT THAT YOU'RE DOING THAT AT ALL!
So, could the rapture be near? Yes-it has always been "at hand" since Paul's day, and the alignment of current events makes many believers sense its nearness even more strongly. But the exact time is God's secret ( Acts 1:7), so our focus should be readiness: living in Christ, walking in grace, and sharing the gospel while there is still time.
All evidences seem to indicate that the current talks going on with our President and Israel and plans for oversight by a "board" as it were of many Muslim nations indicates that the time of the 10 Kings ruling with the Beast is indeed near; as well as the increasing number of nations that are going to be signing onto the current Abraham accords as a framework for something bigger.
Things are going on in secret as it were; I would think the Rapture would occur first then the revealing of this covenant being confirmed ( Dan. 9:27). This seems more likely than ever after the failed rapture date of late that has focused much attention away from the reality of just how close that day actually is.
Our small group tonight is studying Revelation 6. We should keep in mind that these events precede the Mark of the Beast; although some argue of concurrent events and against a strictly chronological view; the structure of the book indicates the breaking of the seals of the scroll before all the woes therein (as referenced to in the later trumpet judgments).
It is pretty clear what the enemy's tactics are and have been in recent years and decades; the Lord decides the timing of the initiation of this event where the Antichrist is allowed to rise up and Satan is given a limited and specific time frame to wreak one more hour as it were of havoc before Christ returns.
I hold to the scriptures that refer to the Son of Man coming at a time like the days of Noah and Lot as to there being relative "normalcy" of existence. I see several scenarios coming dependent of course on His timing. First what seems most likely that indeed we are weeks or only a few months away from the Rapture and Tribulation beginning; second there will continue to be relative calm in order for peace to actually be "taken away" from the earth that happens PRIOR to the Rapture; or third this is NOT the final push toward peace and we will go back into worse wars until the end.
Yes i agree that the rapture itself is imminent, meaning it could happen at any moment-before these signs even fully unfold. Unlike the Second Coming, the rapture has no prophesied events that must precede it. Paul calls it our "blessed hope" ( Titus 2:13), meant to encourage and comfort believers rather than create fear. NOT THAT YOU'RE DOING THAT AT ALL!
So, could the rapture be near? Yes-it has always been "at hand" since Paul's day, and the alignment of current events makes many believers sense its nearness even more strongly. But the exact time is God's secret ( Acts 1:7), so our focus should be readiness: living in Christ, walking in grace, and sharing the gospel while there is still time.
Grace and Peace
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