An Often Overlooked Sign of the Last Days

[Blain]

That is an excellent post Blain and very timely

I hope folks take the time to read it

Believe it? well, like you said, a teachable heart

hugs in Christ!

If it makes an impact on people all the credit goes to God, All I do is speak he heart he takes over from there.

 

[Willie-T]

I am quite the opposite about YouTube and Books. I suppose it comes from getting older, but want to know how others see things. I learned to read, not rejecting ideas, but to actually try to put myself in the mindset of whoever I am watching or reading. I absolutely disdain the idea of reading someone to disprove what they say.

Do I discount most things? Most certainly, but NOT BEFORE I can truthfully tell myself that I believe I fully see their point of view, first. I feel I cannot disagree (or "agree") with someone unless I first actually know what they think and how they feel.

Otherwise, I am just "studying" to simply prove (approve?) my own personal bias, not to really learn how others feel.

 

[roaringkitten]

I am quite the opposite about YouTube and Books. I suppose it comes from getting older, but want to know how others see things. I learned to read, not rejecting ideas, but to actually try to put myself in the mindset of whoever I am watching or reading. I absolutely disdain the idea of reading someone to disprove what they say.

Do I discount most things? Most certainly, but NOT BEFORE I can truthfully tell myself that I believe I fully see their point of view, first. I feel I cannot disagree (or "agree") with someone unless I first actually know what they think and how they feel.

Otherwise, I am just "studying" to simply prove (approve?) my own personal bias, not to really learn how others feel.

Good points. That is why the Word says:

"The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going." Pro 14:15

"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." 1 Thess 5:21

 

[eternally-gratefull]

I am quite the opposite about YouTube and Books. I suppose it comes from getting older, but want to know how others see things. I learned to read, not rejecting ideas, but to actually try to put myself in the mindset of whoever I am watching or reading. I absolutely disdain the idea of reading someone to disprove what they say.

Do I discount most things? Most certainly, but NOT BEFORE I can truthfully tell myself that I believe I fully see their point of view, first. I feel I cannot disagree (or "agree") with someone unless I first actually know what they think and how they feel.

Otherwise, I am just "studying" to simply prove (approve?) my own personal bias, not to really learn how others feel.

As long as we understand, Not like some people in here do. We use youtube and the internet to listen to people. and test what they say, And not to see what others are saying about them. In which case, I do not think we are being honest.. and not giving the people who are spoken AGAINST the benefit of the doubt.

I love to listen to teachings online at work.. Nothing wrong with that.

I also love to read all the web page and youtube videos which go against my church, I love reading the false hoods and lies, It is like people. Until you cone, or listen, Don't judge what you do not know, you just made a fool of yourself. and those who listen to you and follow you in bashing my church with you.

 

[Willie-T]

Yep. In many cases, we will do little more than just find the god we look for.

 

[RickyZ]

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
(Mat 24:4-5)
I am a personal witness and victim of this prophecy being fulfilled.

And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
(Mat 24:11)
this too I have seen and at a time was a victim, however God opened my eyes by his grace. However sadly many are easily lured and deceived, youtube is the devils playground for false teachers and prophets and many ppl go there seeking all kinds of prophecies all kinds of predictions dreams and visions of the rapture and the end times with itching ears and believing what they hear mostly because they want to believe it. I know this mindset all too well as I once had it, I would actively go on youtube seeking any kind of evidence any kind of(proof) if that is what you would call it that the rapture is now that it's finally time to go home.

But my heart was damaged far more than I could have imagined and even now my heart has yet to recover from the damage false prophets and teachers did not as if they are entirely to blame I was the one who sought after them with itching ears under the illusion that I wanted to go home for the right reasons, I didn't want the rapture to happen because of my deep love for God I just wanted to go home I gave up living in this life as a warrior of God should so fixated on the rapture and the end times of going home getting away from pain sadness and really just gave up on this life.

Eventually as prediction after prediction as dream and vision and dream and vision never came to pass and as my thoughts became so much more about the rapture itself about going home and not on God my soul and spirit became exhausted just thinking of the rapture even just hearing that word. I finally could not bear it anymore and cut myself off from the rapture and the end times and instead sought after God himself with a greedy and hungry heart and love I didn't even want anymore dreams of the rapture and end times never wanted to think about it again however God apparently had other plans in fact the dreams and what some might call visions of the end times and rapture became more frequent and more powerful but perhaps because I no longer sought after it for the wrong reasons and had learned my lesson it didn't wear my heart and soul out and I gained understanding and actually grew in faith from them.

of course I still have not even half way recovered from the damage so called prophets and teachers did to me in fact because of the damage I no longer have any opinion on the rapture i don't have a pre trib pre wrath mid trib or post trib belief or any other kind of view or doctrine of it nor do I want it right now I would much rather have no opinion or belief about than to have one and it not only be wrong but make me take my eyes off him or living for him and for all others even a little bit i never want to even take a single step down that path again.

I am not explaining my Testimony of this simply for the thread or even just because my heart is telling me to to proclaim even though it is but rather as a warning as a testimony of the scriptures as evidence of how powerful false prophets and teachers can be how the blind can so easily lead the blind and how dangerous the end times can be when we really don't understand even if we think we do when we go into bible prophecy for the wrong reasons and without the right heart. Even studying bible prophecy can end up doing one much more harm than good and I am a perfect example of this.

I don't know who is right in their belief of the rapture end times ect. nor does it really matter to me right if God wants me to have a belief or view of the rapture or end times then I will wait until he calls my name for it, but I beg of all of you to ponder your beliefs and why you believe them. Even if you truly do believe 100 and 10 percent your view is right especially if it is about the end times take it from someone who know that the deluded cannot see or know they have been deceived until it is shown to them and the cost may be so great you may not recover from it for a long time. it is why we must never read the bible or go into it with our beliefs our own views our own doctrines set in stone, how easy it is to see what we believe in the scriptures or what we want to believe and how great the cost can be for every prat of the scriptures for every view and doctrine and belief.

But bible prophecy especially is dangerous in this way, if anything and if one has the courage and has a teachable heart one that God can dye any color can mold into any form or shape I would greatly recommend to try to prove your belief wrong going into it as if you are you brand new in faith as you once were having no solid view or belief yet but also only if you and God are 110% confident in each others that you won't be mislead that you know his voice that well especially in the scriptures or else the damage and cost could be great.

Fractal: (from Wikipedia) A fractal is a natural phenomenon or a mathematical set that exhibits a repeating pattern that displays at every scale. It is also known as expanding symmetry or evolving symmetry. In street terms, it's a giant picture of something, made up of tiny pictures of the same thing.

Prophecy could be likened to a fractal. God speaks His Word and it reverberates thru time - at some times it's quiet and hushed but at others it's shouted from the rooftops. But it's the same word.

The end time started the day Jesus ascended. Every calamity we think of happening in a 7 year period has been happening since the beginning. Think of an echo in reverse, we shout it out loud and it repeats softer and softer with each return. With ends times prophecy, it starts out softly and gets louder with return. Until the final reverberation, which sound as trumpets in the sky.

There was a farmer who once stored up hordes and marveled in pride at how prepared he was for the future. Jesus said that's too bad because you're coming home tonight. The farmer was prepared for the future but not for his present. His rapture took him by surprise, because he was only looking far off and not taking in the implications of it on now.

The story of the end times is the story of today. TODAY you may be called upon to defend your faith. TODAY you may be persecuted and killed for it. TODAY many will turn away unprepared for that. Because they thought those things were just for tomorrow.

God has always admonished : prepare for tomorrow but be ready today. And because His word is eternal, all of it prepares us for both. Or at least it should.