Uncertainty in the prophetic

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Yahshua

Yahshua

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Blain said:
I am having a kind of dilemma and I know that there are several people who frequent the bible discussion forum who have more insight and understanding than I do so I am hoping I might have some good help here.

I was going on my walk today talking to God as I normally do and since it's spring it was beautiful and the perfect temperature the breeze was gentle and felt nice petals were flying in the wind from the trees last flowers blooming before they turn into leaves and it was simply peaceful. It was then when i was talking to God about beautiful and peaceful it is that I for some reason recalled all the devastation I have seen and dreamed about since I became a Christian.

I have seen massive missiles raining down and exploding destroying everything I have seen what looked like the apocalypse where the blood was so soaked in blood that you couldn't even see a single blade of green grass and demons running loose slaughtering people in anguish and agony I have seen a giant asteroid crash into earth destroying all power and electricity I have seen the rapture happen more times than I can count and much more as well.

I have never had a sense of when this stuff would happen or how close they are but I was a lot of them so it stands to reason it's in my lifetime but looking at how peaceful and beautiful everything was today I simply couldn't believe any of this would happen anytime soon. I know that God showed me these things for a reason i doubt he would show me them if he didn't trust me to not misuse them and deep down I somehow know they are all coming very soon unexpectedly and suddenly without warning even though I myself cannot seem to grasp it or believe it almost like the certainty of them coming and how quickly and suddenly they will happen is an inner voice that isn't my own.

Honestly I don't even know what kind of help I am seeking in this thread but I am at a point right now where I am uncertain about these things like how much of them are even spoken of in scripture why did he show me these things and are they really all that close to happening?
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Joel 2:3
A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.


Joel 2:28 [acts 2:17]
And it shall come to pass afterward [in the last days], that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:


Luke 21:25-26
25 There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves. 26 People will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken. 27 At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory


Matthew 24:42-44
Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come. 43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect Him


1 Thessalonians 5:2-6
For you are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

3 While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

4 But YOU, brothers, are NOT in the darkness SO THAT this day should overtake YOU like a thief.

5 For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.

6 So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober [i.e. keep watch]. 7 For those who sleep, sleep at night; and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.
 
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Dan_473

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Miri said:
The following verses came to mind

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 NKJV
[1] But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I
should write to you. [2] For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord
so comes as a thief in the night. [3] For when they say, "Peace and safety!" then
sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman.

And they shall not escape. [4] But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this
Day should overtake you as a thief. [5] You are all sons of light and sons of the day.
We are not of the night nor of darkness. [6] Therefore let us not sleep, as others do,
but let us watch and be sober. [7] For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who
get drunk are drunk at night.

[8] But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and
love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation. [9] For God did not appoint us to
wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, [10] who died for us,
that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him. [11] Therefore
comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.
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I like to remember the last part of what you posted


Therefore
comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.


imo, that's the goal of any end times discussion.
 
Dan_473

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Blain said:
I am having a kind of dilemma and I know that there are several people who frequent the bible discussion forum who have more insight and understanding than I do so I am hoping I might have some good help here.

I was going on my walk today talking to God as I normally do and since it's spring it was beautiful and the perfect temperature the breeze was gentle and felt nice petals were flying in the wind from the trees last flowers blooming before they turn into leaves and it was simply peaceful. It was then when i was talking to God about beautiful and peaceful it is that I for some reason recalled all the devastation I have seen and dreamed about since I became a Christian.

I have seen massive missiles raining down and exploding destroying everything I have seen what looked like the apocalypse where the blood was so soaked in blood that you couldn't even see a single blade of green grass and demons running loose slaughtering people in anguish and agony I have seen a giant asteroid crash into earth destroying all power and electricity I have seen the rapture happen more times than I can count and much more as well.

I have never had a sense of when this stuff would happen or how close they are but I was a lot of them so it stands to reason it's in my lifetime but looking at how peaceful and beautiful everything was today I simply couldn't believe any of this would happen anytime soon. I know that God showed me these things for a reason i doubt he would show me them if he didn't trust me to not misuse them and deep down I somehow know they are all coming very soon unexpectedly and suddenly without warning even though I myself cannot seem to grasp it or believe it almost like the certainty of them coming and how quickly and suddenly they will happen is an inner voice that isn't my own.

Honestly I don't even know what kind of help I am seeking in this thread but I am at a point right now where I am uncertain about these things like how much of them are even spoken of in scripture why did he show me these things and are they really all that close to happening?
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I like this part you wrote 'encourage and build up the people'.

if one uses a phrase like 'God showed me these things', it will raise anxieties and strong emotions in many Christians.



suppose we word it something like this

I was walking today and it's spring
it was beautiful and the perfect temperature
the breeze was gentle and felt nice petals were flying in the wind
from the trees last flowers blooming before they turn into leaves and it was
simply peaceful

then I remembered that the Day of the Lord is coming,
a day of blood

I don't know for sure what it will look like, but it might be

massive missiles raining down and exploding
destroying everything I have seen what looked like the apocalypse
where the blood was so soaked in blood
that you couldn't even see a single
blade of green grass and demons running
loose slaughtering people in anguish

-- so it's kind of like we're writing a poem... imo, that would encourage and build up the body of Christ to watch and pray.
 
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