End Time Signs

[Chad]

End Time Delusions: According to bible, in the end times, expect widespread deception, counterfeit miracles, and the appearance of false prophets. Each of these evils will contribute to an atmosphere that will deceive an untold number of people throughout the world. The Antichrist, possibly a charismatic Muslim with a fake Jesus as a sidekick, will convince his followers he is the answer to the world’s problems. Paul tells us that those who become caught in the Antichrist’s web of deceit will be guilty because they freely choose to enjoy evil while denying the truth.

END TIME SIGNS

1. False Bible teachers would be money hungry. They would be smooth talkers, have many followers, and slur the Christian faith (2 Peter 2:1-3)

2. Homosexuality would be increasingly evident at the end of the age (2 Timothy 3:3)

3. Earthquakes would be in diverse places (Matthew 24:7)

4. Stress would be part of living (2 Timothy 3:1)

5. Many wars would erupt (Matthew 24:6)

6. People would forsake the Ten Commandments as a moral code, committing adultery, stealing, lying, and killing (Matthew 24:12)

7. There would be a cold religious system, in denying God's power (2 Timothy 3:5)

8. Men would substitute fantasy in place of Christian truth (2 Timothy 4:4). This is so evident at Christmas when the birth of the Savior is lost behind the myth of Santa Claus.

9. Deadly diseases would be prevalent (Matthew 24:7). The worldwide increase in AIDS deaths is almost inestimable. Over 160,000 Americans die of cancer each year.

10. The fact that God once flooded the earth (the Noahic flood) would be denied (2 Peter 3:5-6). There is a mass of fossil evidence to prove this fact, yet it is flatly ignored by the scientific world because of its uncanny implication.

11. The institution of marriage would be forsaken by many (1 Timothy 4:3)

12. There would be an increase in famines (Matthew 24:7)

13. Increase in vegetarianism would increase (1 Timothy 4:3-4)

14. There would be a cry for peace (1 Thessalonians 5:3)

15. The possession of Jerusalem would be at the center of international turmoil (Zechariah 12:3)

16. Knowledge would increase (Daniel 12:4)

17. There would be hypocrites within the Church (Matthew 13:25-30)

18. There would be an increase of religious cults/false teachers (Matthew 24:11 & 24)

19. The future would seem fearful to many (Luke 21:26)

20. Humanity would become materialistic (2 Timothy 3:4)

21. There would be many involved in travel (Daniel 12:4)

22. The Christian Gospel would be preached as a warning to all nations (Matthew 24:14)

23. Jesus said Christians would be hated "for His name's sake" (Matthew 24:9)

24: And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. (Luke 21:25-26).

25: Youth would become rebellious. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy (2 Timothy 3:2)

26: Men would mock the warning signs of the end of the age saying, "for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation." (2 Peter 3:4). The Bible even reveals their motivation, they love lust (verse 3). They fail to understand that a day to the Lord is as a thousand years to us. God is not subject to the time that He created. He can flick through time as we flick through the pages of a history book. The reason He seems to be silent, is because He is patiently waiting, not willing that any perish, but that all come to repentance.

Reference: "Nostradamus: Attack on America" by Ray Comfort

Ray tends to believe that the Holy Bible and possibly the occult was the source for Nostradamus' prophecies. Nostradamus was probably reading Scripture at a time the Catholic Church forbade anyone other than clergy to read it.

Article: BibleProbe.com

 

[Enow]

End Time Delusions: According to bible, in the end times, expect widespread deception, counterfeit miracles, and the appearance of false prophets. Each of these evils will contribute to an atmosphere that will deceive an untold number of people throughout the world. The Antichrist, possibly a charismatic Muslim with a fake Jesus as a sidekick, will convince his followers he is the answer to the world’s problems. Paul tells us that those who become caught in the Antichrist’s web of deceit will be guilty because they freely choose to enjoy evil while denying the truth.

Hi Chad,

Actually, Jesus warned that deceptions will be widespread within the Gentiles churches that only a few will find the truth as the verses suggested that the deception is when they broaden the Way by putting even the Holy Spirit in the spotlight, and the solution is by narrowing the Way back to the gate: Jesus.. Matthew 7:13-27 & Luke 13:24-30

Is that not the perilous times described that we are living in? Jesus warned not to go here or there if they say He is in the upper room or in the desert, and yet people go to Pensacola FL. for the outpouring or to Toronto, Canada for the blessings. When believers seek a sign, then the sensational or the media hyped movement draws the world in.

Keeping our eyes on Jesus is the call for the chaste Bride to be ready for the Bridegroom.

Thanks for the site, Chad. I have been placed on moderation on that one thread "The Call of Mighty Men" now which confirms that the Lord does not want me coming here anymore. He had told me earlier that no one will hear, warned me in dreams to stop, had even the internet deny access a while back in confirming it, but yet here I am. By the grace of God, go I. Truly He is gracious towards me in helping me to give up defending the faith in Jesus Christ as judgment on the House of God is coming at the rapture event.

Again, I say unto you and everyone, I should not have returned. The Lord told me not to, but I did it anyway. I thank Him for helping me to quit as in letting go and let God deal with His wayward chidren. Amen.

 

[Penguins4123]

The Antichrist, possibly a charismatic Muslim with a fake Jesus as a sidekick, will convince his followers he is the answer to the world’s problems.

I can't say I agree with your comment there Chad. We're all brothers in this world, regardless of colour or creed. To say that a muslim will be the devil in the end times is wrong because god created all of mankind, including the colour of their skin. There is only one god, regardless of what a particular religion percieves that god to be, there is only one. The same god for all of us.

 

[Chad]

I can't say I agree with your comment there Chad. We're all brothers in this world, regardless of colour or creed. To say that a muslim will be the devil in the end times is wrong because god created all of mankind, including the colour of their skin. There is only one god, regardless of what a particular religion percieves that god to be, there is only one. The same god for all of us.

I made no comments. It was an article from another site, and I even posted that link in the OP.

 

[flaja]

1. False Bible teachers would be money hungry. They would be smooth talkers, have many followers, and slur the Christian faith (2 Peter 2:1-3)

I don’t think this is anything new. The likes of Robert Tilton are no different than people like Aimee Semple McPherson was 80 years ago.

5. Many wars would erupt (Matthew 24:6)

Yes and no. The period following World War II, i.e., the nuclear age, was the longest period of peace in Europe’s history since the fall of Rome. But during this period the world saw a lot of minor wars in Africa and Asia, but I wouldn’t necessarily say that the frequency of such wars has increased. We’d have to know what the frequency was in the past, and I doubt that this could be documented.

6. People would forsake the Ten Commandments as a moral code, committing adultery, stealing, lying, and killing (Matthew 24:12)

What about people for whom the Ten Commandments were never a moral code?

7. There would be a cold religious system, in denying God's power (2 Timothy 3:5)

I don’t think this is anything new either.

9. Deadly diseases would be prevalent (Matthew 24:7). The worldwide increase in AIDS deaths is almost inestimable. Over 160,000 Americans die of cancer each year.

AIDS isn’t all that deadly when compared to other communicable diseases. Considering that the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1917-1920 killed at least 20,000,000 people worldwide, something like AIDS is just a footnote in history.

11. The institution of marriage would be forsaken by many (1 Timothy 4:3)

You mean that marriage didn’t go out the window when Solomon had 1,000 wives and concubines?

17. There would be hypocrites within the Church (Matthew 13:25-30)

Yet again, nothing new. The church has had hypocrites since Iscariot.

18. There would be an increase of religious cults/false teachers (Matthew 24:11 & 24)

What about all of the cults that existed in the Roman Empire?

 

[SaulC76]

Flaja - I 100% agree with you.
The book of Revelations, the bits in the epistles about the "last days" and the Olivet Discourse must be read so meticulously because there's A LOT OF NONSENSE out there as to the "last days". I have made a very deep study - and still am - about this subject matter and have been awakened to many falsehoods in the mainstream church about these last days.
Anyway, you make very observant points.

 

[natty threads]

"Considering that the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1917-1920 killed at least 20,000,000 people worldwide, something like AIDS is just a footnote in history."

WOW flaja- I had no idea about that number.
I'd only ever read about particular areas.
That number, 20 million, doesn't seem out of line.

Wow.



"Apparently there's a link in #8 so please consider it quoted. Thank-you."

In even celebrating christmas, a pagan holiday filled with pagan traditions and in no way related to the birth of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Chist.

Remember that many pagan gods were also called "christ."
Mithra was one.

Many of our christmas traditions come straight from mithraic celebration of the winter solstice, or so I've read.

In any case, it isn't when Yeshua was born, there is no biblical imperative to celebrate the winter solstice, especially as Yeshua's birthday, and unless I am mistaken, YHWH has warned us not to celebrate pagan festivals.

One would think the warning in Jeremiah about cutting down trees and decorating them with silver and gold balls might strike some as...well...a warning.

I can only imagine His outrage at His Son being worshiped as Tammuz, as Mithra, as every other pagan god that is annually regenerated, which is exactly what we do when we celebrate christmas.

(not that I personally do)



"I have made a very deep study - and still am - about this subject matter and have been awakened to many falsehoods in the mainstream church about these last days."

SaulC76 is there somewhere that you have posted or blogged what you have found?

Thank-you.

Bless up!

Jennifer

 

[flaja]

Flaja - I 100% agree with you.
The book of Revelations, the bits in the epistles about the "last days" and the Olivet Discourse must be read so meticulously because there's A LOT OF NONSENSE out there as to the "last days". I have made a very deep study - and still am - about this subject matter and have been awakened to many falsehoods in the mainstream church about these last days.
Anyway, you make very observant points.

Jesus said that even He doesn’t know when the last days will be, so what makes anyone on earth think they can know?

I think far too often so-called Christians use the “last days” as an excuse to not do the things that Christians are supposed to do- feed the hungry, minister to the sick, visit the imprisoned etc. etc.

 

[flaja]

WOW flaja- I had no idea about that number.[/FONT][/FONT]
I'd only ever read about particular areas.
That number, 20 million, doesn't seem out of line.

Some historians say that 20,000,000 people died in India alone and the worldwide estimates range up to 50,000,000 or so. If a comparable epidemic today were to kill the same percentage of Americans as the Spanish Flu did, we would have something like a million dead in just a year or two.

In any case, it isn't when Yeshua was born, there is no biblical imperative to celebrate the winter solstice, especially as Yeshua's birthday, and unless I am mistaken, YHWH has warned us not to celebrate pagan festivals.

Have you ever read Ernest L. Martin’s book The Star that Astonished the World? Martin lays out a case that December 25 is actually the date on which the Wise Men visited the Christ Child. But at any rate I would venture that the early church choose December 25 because when the rest of the Roman Empire was celebrating the winter solstice, Christians could celebrate without drawing any extra attention to themselves. During times of persecution being able to celebrate was a good way to relieve stress.

One would think the warning in Jeremiah about cutting down trees and decorating them with silver and gold balls might strike some as...well...a warning.

I have a Pentecostal friend who has always preached to me against Christmas trees; she claims that the Bible is against Christmas trees, but she has never been able to point me to the pertinent book, chapter and verse. Can you tell me where in Jeremiah the warning against decorating trees is found?

 

[SaulC76]

Reponses

Natty, thank you for your interest. No, I don't have anything posted, but I do hope to have a book published soon... that could be another year or so, though. When I spoke of many falsehoods, I'm talking about the beast being a single man, the false prophet being a single man, 7 year tribulation, secret rapture, the mark of the beast being physical, the ludicrousness of calculating a man's name to 666. These and others were began as theories and have become "fact" in more recent times. The study of ALL pertinent Scripture AND the original texts have proven to me things entirely different.
Have you ever heard these theories and then read the Bible and said to yourself, "If this is such-and-such how then does this verse fit?" That was how it all began with me. Amazingly, what I've studied and found all fits, unlike the theories the mainstream church believes today.
Flaja, you're right, there is no way to know the hour and day as Jesus said. But Jesus commanded in all three recorded Olivet Discourses (Matthew, Mark and Luke) two things: Let no man deceive you AND "watch". If you aren't looking at the "seasons" via the Scriptures that have been given, 1) you are prone to deception and 2) you aren't watching.
Revelations, the Olivet Discourse and the few words mentioned in some epistles have given some vital clues as to when His return would be. Do I think it is essential to salvation? No. What I am concerned about, though, is the misleading gibberish poisoning the church-goer who eats up the words of the pastor's 7 year tribulation speech.
As to the Christmas thing, my brother is of the same opinion of Natty Threads and he no longer celebrates it. He also calls Jesus "Yeshua" as Natty does, too. I understand where he comes from on both issues and say "more power to you". I go along with 1 Corinthians 10:27-33 on that.

 

[natty threads]

Yes. 1 Corinthians.
Well, now we know, don't we?

Bless up!

 

[natty threads]

Jeremiah 10:3ff.
This isn't the only indictment.

God says repeatedly not to rededicate high places.
I don't remember Him saying exactly not to rededicate holidays, but the admonition against pagan practices should be enough.

Christmas is strictly a pagan holiday and christmas is even its pagan name.

Bless up!