NONE of those passages are addressed to us. They pertain to those of that day--the writers' day. THEY were waiting for the coming of the Lord and that waiting was realized in their lifetime. Please consider the audience relevance of those passages you posted and the context of the expectations and promises.
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Amen! Addressed, by John, to the Jewish synagogues Of Israel!
So, Paul, THE apostle TO the Gentiles, "DID NOT" Address Romans Through Philemon
TO "The Body Of CHRIST," Under God's GRACE, today? Then, pray tell, who DID he
address THEM to?
Praise God for GRACE And Peace, eh?
So, Paul, THE apostle TO the Gentiles, "DID NOT" Address Romans Through Philemon
TO "The Body Of CHRIST," Under God's GRACE, today? Then, pray tell, who DID he
address THEM to?
Praise God for GRACE And Peace, eh?
Consider what I've posted in the past:
[quoting old post]
I've posted this before about the "days" (and/or "day") issues (the ones that are not "singular 24-hr days"):
Hosea 5:14-6:3 [re: Israel] -
14 For I am like a lion to Ephraim
and like a young lion to the house of Judah.
I, even I, will tear them to pieces
and then go away.
I will carry them off
where no one can rescue them.
15 Then I will return to My place
until they admit their guilt and seek My face;
in their affliction
they will earnestly [or, early] seek Me.”
6:1 Come, let us [Israel] return to the LORD.
For He has torn us [Israel] to pieces,
but He will heal us [Israel];
He has wounded us [Israel],
but He will bind up our [Israel's] wounds.
2 After two days He will revive [H2421] us [Israel]; [see H2421 in Ezekiel 37 also, vv.3,5,6,9,10,14]
on/in the third day He will raise [H6965] us [Israel] up, [see H6965 in Isaiah 26 also, v.19]
that we [Israel] may live [H2421 (ditto the above note)] in His presence.
3 So let us [Israel] know—
let us [Israel] press on to know the LORD.
As surely as the sun rises,
He will appear;
He will come to us [Israel] like the rain,
like the spring showers that water the earth [/as the latter rain unto the earth].
____________
[then... quoting Gaebelein's Commentary on Hosea 5]
"And like the lion after his attack withdraws to his den, so the Lord would withdraw from them, leave them and return to His place, waiting till their repentance comes and they seek Him early in their affliction.
"The last verse of this chapter has a wider meaning than the past judgment which came upon the house of Israel. The Lord of glory came to earth and visited His people. He came with the message and offer of the kingdom to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. He came unto His own, but His own received Him not. After they had rejected Him, delivered Him into the hands of the Gentiles to be crucified, He returned to His place. There He is now at the right hand of God, waiting for that day, when the remnant of Israel will repent and seek His face Acts 3:19-26. [I mentioned Acts 3:21's reference to FUTURE events (i.e. the "UNTIL") in my Post #71 of this thread (note: different thread)]. That will be in their coming great affliction, in the time of Jacob’s trouble.
"Hosea 6:1-3. The division of the chapter at this point is unfortunate. The three verses of chapter 6 must not be detached from the previous chapter. Here we have the future repentance of the remnant of Israel, that is during the great tribulation. Believingly they will acknowledge His righteous judgment and express their faith and hope in His mercy and the promised blessings and restoration. They express what their great prophet Moses so beautifully stated in His prophetic song, that great vision given to him, ere he went to the mountain to die. “See now that I, even I, am He and there is no god with Me; I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal; neither is there any that can deliver out of My hand” Deuteronomy 32:39. “After two days will He revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, and we shall live in His sight (literally, before His face).” They have been dead spiritually and nationally, but when the two days of their blindness and dispersion are over, there is coming for them the third day of life and [what is *LIKENED UNTO a] resurrection."
--Gaebelein, Commentary on Hosea 5 (taken from Bible Hub)
[end quoting Gaebelein; bold and underline mine; bracketed insertions mine]
____________
[note the passages I've listed before that *LIKEN this UNTO a RESURRECTION ^ (re: Israel's "FUTURE"):
Romans 11:15(25-29); Ezekiel 37:12-14,20-23; Isaiah 26:16-21; Daniel 12:1-4,10; John 6:39 (distinct from v.40); Hosea 5:15-6:3 "after TWO days" and "IN the THIRD day"... which is "THE LAST" of these three (counting from His resurrection/ascension [32ad], per Hos5:15), or "THE LAST" of seven (if you count from creation/Genesis 1, i.e. the "sabbatismos" of Heb4:9 [see Ex31:13,17 "it [the sabbath/7th day] is A SIGN between Me and the children of Israel for ever"], aka the Millennial Day of REST, that is, the 7th Millennium, or "THE LAST")]
I believe it is a big mistake to view the phrase "The Last Day" to be referring to "a singular 24-hr day"
[end quoting old post]
____________
The "after two days" part ^ is (in our present time) near its conclusion.
"be not ignorant OF THIS ONE THING" (Peter had said).
[The Lord is... longsuffering to us-ward...]
[quoting old post]
I've posted this before about the "days" (and/or "day") issues (the ones that are not "singular 24-hr days"):
Hosea 5:14-6:3 [re: Israel] -
14 For I am like a lion to Ephraim
and like a young lion to the house of Judah.
I, even I, will tear them to pieces
and then go away.
I will carry them off
where no one can rescue them.
15 Then I will return to My place
until they admit their guilt and seek My face;
in their affliction
they will earnestly [or, early] seek Me.”
6:1 Come, let us [Israel] return to the LORD.
For He has torn us [Israel] to pieces,
but He will heal us [Israel];
He has wounded us [Israel],
but He will bind up our [Israel's] wounds.
2 After two days He will revive [H2421] us [Israel]; [see H2421 in Ezekiel 37 also, vv.3,5,6,9,10,14]
on/in the third day He will raise [H6965] us [Israel] up, [see H6965 in Isaiah 26 also, v.19]
that we [Israel] may live [H2421 (ditto the above note)] in His presence.
3 So let us [Israel] know—
let us [Israel] press on to know the LORD.
As surely as the sun rises,
He will appear;
He will come to us [Israel] like the rain,
like the spring showers that water the earth [/as the latter rain unto the earth].
____________
[then... quoting Gaebelein's Commentary on Hosea 5]
"And like the lion after his attack withdraws to his den, so the Lord would withdraw from them, leave them and return to His place, waiting till their repentance comes and they seek Him early in their affliction.
"The last verse of this chapter has a wider meaning than the past judgment which came upon the house of Israel. The Lord of glory came to earth and visited His people. He came with the message and offer of the kingdom to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. He came unto His own, but His own received Him not. After they had rejected Him, delivered Him into the hands of the Gentiles to be crucified, He returned to His place. There He is now at the right hand of God, waiting for that day, when the remnant of Israel will repent and seek His face Acts 3:19-26. [I mentioned Acts 3:21's reference to FUTURE events (i.e. the "UNTIL") in my Post #71 of this thread (note: different thread)]. That will be in their coming great affliction, in the time of Jacob’s trouble.
"Hosea 6:1-3. The division of the chapter at this point is unfortunate. The three verses of chapter 6 must not be detached from the previous chapter. Here we have the future repentance of the remnant of Israel, that is during the great tribulation. Believingly they will acknowledge His righteous judgment and express their faith and hope in His mercy and the promised blessings and restoration. They express what their great prophet Moses so beautifully stated in His prophetic song, that great vision given to him, ere he went to the mountain to die. “See now that I, even I, am He and there is no god with Me; I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal; neither is there any that can deliver out of My hand” Deuteronomy 32:39. “After two days will He revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, and we shall live in His sight (literally, before His face).” They have been dead spiritually and nationally, but when the two days of their blindness and dispersion are over, there is coming for them the third day of life and [what is *LIKENED UNTO a] resurrection."
--Gaebelein, Commentary on Hosea 5 (taken from Bible Hub)
[end quoting Gaebelein; bold and underline mine; bracketed insertions mine]
____________
[note the passages I've listed before that *LIKEN this UNTO a RESURRECTION ^ (re: Israel's "FUTURE"):
Romans 11:15(25-29); Ezekiel 37:12-14,20-23; Isaiah 26:16-21; Daniel 12:1-4,10; John 6:39 (distinct from v.40); Hosea 5:15-6:3 "after TWO days" and "IN the THIRD day"... which is "THE LAST" of these three (counting from His resurrection/ascension [32ad], per Hos5:15), or "THE LAST" of seven (if you count from creation/Genesis 1, i.e. the "sabbatismos" of Heb4:9 [see Ex31:13,17 "it [the sabbath/7th day] is A SIGN between Me and the children of Israel for ever"], aka the Millennial Day of REST, that is, the 7th Millennium, or "THE LAST")]
I believe it is a big mistake to view the phrase "The Last Day" to be referring to "a singular 24-hr day"
[end quoting old post]
____________
The "after two days" part ^ is (in our present time) near its conclusion.
"be not ignorant OF THIS ONE THING" (Peter had said).
[The Lord is... longsuffering to us-ward...]
Romans: "Paul . . . . to all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be His saints."11
1 Corinthians: "Paul . . . . to the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints . . . . "
2 Corinthians: "Paul . . . . to the church of God that is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia."
Galatians: "Paul . . . . to the churches of Galatia."
Ephesians: "Paul . . . . to the saints who are in Ephesus . . . ."
Philippians: "Paul . . . . to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi . . . ."
Colossians: "Paul . . . . to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae."
1 Thessalonians: "Paul . . . . to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."
2 Thessalonians: "Paul . . . . to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."
1 Timothy: "Paul . . . . to Timothy, my true child in the faith."
2 Timothy: "Paul . . . . to Timothy, my beloved child."
Titus: "Paul . . . . to Titus, my true child in a common faith."
Philemon: "Paul . . . . to Philemon our beloved fellow worker and Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house.
There are MANY principles and applications to Christians of all time in these works of Paul, but they were first of all sent to those he addressed for specific reasons, concerning specific things at a specific time. The Bible is in many places written FOR us but not TO us.
1 Corinthians: "Paul . . . . to the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints . . . . "
2 Corinthians: "Paul . . . . to the church of God that is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia."
Galatians: "Paul . . . . to the churches of Galatia."
Ephesians: "Paul . . . . to the saints who are in Ephesus . . . ."
Philippians: "Paul . . . . to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi . . . ."
Colossians: "Paul . . . . to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae."
1 Thessalonians: "Paul . . . . to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."
2 Thessalonians: "Paul . . . . to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."
1 Timothy: "Paul . . . . to Timothy, my true child in the faith."
2 Timothy: "Paul . . . . to Timothy, my beloved child."
Titus: "Paul . . . . to Titus, my true child in a common faith."
Philemon: "Paul . . . . to Philemon our beloved fellow worker and Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house.
There are MANY principles and applications to Christians of all time in these works of Paul, but they were first of all sent to those he addressed for specific reasons, concerning specific things at a specific time. The Bible is in many places written FOR us but not TO us.
Consider what I've posted in the past:
[quoting old post]
I've posted this before about the "days" (and/or "day") issues (the ones that are not "singular 24-hr days"):
Hosea 5:14-6:3 [re: Israel] -
14 For I am like a lion to Ephraim
and like a young lion to the house of Judah.
I, even I, will tear them to pieces
and then go away.
I will carry them off
where no one can rescue them.
15 Then I will return to My place
until they admit their guilt and seek My face;
in their affliction
they will earnestly [or, early] seek Me.”
6:1 Come, let us [Israel] return to the LORD.
For He has torn us [Israel] to pieces,
but He will heal us [Israel];
He has wounded us [Israel],
but He will bind up our [Israel's] wounds.
2 After two days He will revive [H2421] us [Israel]; [see H2421 in Ezekiel 37 also, vv.3,5,6,9,10,14]
on/in the third day He will raise [H6965] us [Israel] up, [see H6965 in Isaiah 26 also, v.19]
that we [Israel] may live [H2421 (ditto the above note)] in His presence.
3 So let us [Israel] know—
let us [Israel] press on to know the LORD.
As surely as the sun rises,
He will appear;
He will come to us [Israel] like the rain,
like the spring showers that water the earth [/as the latter rain unto the earth].
____________
[then... quoting Gaebelein's Commentary on Hosea 5]
"And like the lion after his attack withdraws to his den, so the Lord would withdraw from them, leave them and return to His place, waiting till their repentance comes and they seek Him early in their affliction.
"The last verse of this chapter has a wider meaning than the past judgment which came upon the house of Israel. The Lord of glory came to earth and visited His people. He came with the message and offer of the kingdom to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. He came unto His own, but His own received Him not. After they had rejected Him, delivered Him into the hands of the Gentiles to be crucified, He returned to His place. There He is now at the right hand of God, waiting for that day, when the remnant of Israel will repent and seek His face Acts 3:19-26. [I mentioned Acts 3:21's reference to FUTURE events (i.e. the "UNTIL") in my Post #71 of this thread (note: different thread)]. That will be in their coming great affliction, in the time of Jacob’s trouble.
"Hosea 6:1-3. The division of the chapter at this point is unfortunate. The three verses of chapter 6 must not be detached from the previous chapter. Here we have the future repentance of the remnant of Israel, that is during the great tribulation. Believingly they will acknowledge His righteous judgment and express their faith and hope in His mercy and the promised blessings and restoration. They express what their great prophet Moses so beautifully stated in His prophetic song, that great vision given to him, ere he went to the mountain to die. “See now that I, even I, am He and there is no god with Me; I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal; neither is there any that can deliver out of My hand” Deuteronomy 32:39. “After two days will He revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, and we shall live in His sight (literally, before His face).” They have been dead spiritually and nationally, but when the two days of their blindness and dispersion are over, there is coming for them the third day of life and [what is *LIKENED UNTO a] resurrection."
--Gaebelein, Commentary on Hosea 5 (taken from Bible Hub)
[end quoting Gaebelein; bold and underline mine; bracketed insertions mine]
____________
[note the passages I've listed before that *LIKEN this UNTO a RESURRECTION ^ (re: Israel's "FUTURE"):
Romans 11:15(25-29); Ezekiel 37:12-14,20-23; Isaiah 26:16-21; Daniel 12:1-4,10; John 6:39 (distinct from v.40); Hosea 5:15-6:3 "after TWO days" and "IN the THIRD day"... which is "THE LAST" of these three (counting from His resurrection/ascension [32ad], per Hos5:15), or "THE LAST" of seven (if you count from creation/Genesis 1, i.e. the "sabbatismos" of Heb4:9 [see Ex31:13,17 "it [the sabbath/7th day] is A SIGN between Me and the children of Israel for ever"], aka the Millennial Day of REST, that is, the 7th Millennium, or "THE LAST")]
I believe it is a big mistake to view the phrase "The Last Day" to be referring to "a singular 24-hr day"
[end quoting old post]
____________
The "after two days" part ^ is (in our present time) near its conclusion.
"be not ignorant OF THIS ONE THING" (Peter had said).
[The Lord is... longsuffering to us-ward...]
[quoting old post]
I've posted this before about the "days" (and/or "day") issues (the ones that are not "singular 24-hr days"):
Hosea 5:14-6:3 [re: Israel] -
14 For I am like a lion to Ephraim
and like a young lion to the house of Judah.
I, even I, will tear them to pieces
and then go away.
I will carry them off
where no one can rescue them.
15 Then I will return to My place
until they admit their guilt and seek My face;
in their affliction
they will earnestly [or, early] seek Me.”
6:1 Come, let us [Israel] return to the LORD.
For He has torn us [Israel] to pieces,
but He will heal us [Israel];
He has wounded us [Israel],
but He will bind up our [Israel's] wounds.
2 After two days He will revive [H2421] us [Israel]; [see H2421 in Ezekiel 37 also, vv.3,5,6,9,10,14]
on/in the third day He will raise [H6965] us [Israel] up, [see H6965 in Isaiah 26 also, v.19]
that we [Israel] may live [H2421 (ditto the above note)] in His presence.
3 So let us [Israel] know—
let us [Israel] press on to know the LORD.
As surely as the sun rises,
He will appear;
He will come to us [Israel] like the rain,
like the spring showers that water the earth [/as the latter rain unto the earth].
____________
[then... quoting Gaebelein's Commentary on Hosea 5]
"And like the lion after his attack withdraws to his den, so the Lord would withdraw from them, leave them and return to His place, waiting till their repentance comes and they seek Him early in their affliction.
"The last verse of this chapter has a wider meaning than the past judgment which came upon the house of Israel. The Lord of glory came to earth and visited His people. He came with the message and offer of the kingdom to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. He came unto His own, but His own received Him not. After they had rejected Him, delivered Him into the hands of the Gentiles to be crucified, He returned to His place. There He is now at the right hand of God, waiting for that day, when the remnant of Israel will repent and seek His face Acts 3:19-26. [I mentioned Acts 3:21's reference to FUTURE events (i.e. the "UNTIL") in my Post #71 of this thread (note: different thread)]. That will be in their coming great affliction, in the time of Jacob’s trouble.
"Hosea 6:1-3. The division of the chapter at this point is unfortunate. The three verses of chapter 6 must not be detached from the previous chapter. Here we have the future repentance of the remnant of Israel, that is during the great tribulation. Believingly they will acknowledge His righteous judgment and express their faith and hope in His mercy and the promised blessings and restoration. They express what their great prophet Moses so beautifully stated in His prophetic song, that great vision given to him, ere he went to the mountain to die. “See now that I, even I, am He and there is no god with Me; I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal; neither is there any that can deliver out of My hand” Deuteronomy 32:39. “After two days will He revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, and we shall live in His sight (literally, before His face).” They have been dead spiritually and nationally, but when the two days of their blindness and dispersion are over, there is coming for them the third day of life and [what is *LIKENED UNTO a] resurrection."
--Gaebelein, Commentary on Hosea 5 (taken from Bible Hub)
[end quoting Gaebelein; bold and underline mine; bracketed insertions mine]
____________
[note the passages I've listed before that *LIKEN this UNTO a RESURRECTION ^ (re: Israel's "FUTURE"):
Romans 11:15(25-29); Ezekiel 37:12-14,20-23; Isaiah 26:16-21; Daniel 12:1-4,10; John 6:39 (distinct from v.40); Hosea 5:15-6:3 "after TWO days" and "IN the THIRD day"... which is "THE LAST" of these three (counting from His resurrection/ascension [32ad], per Hos5:15), or "THE LAST" of seven (if you count from creation/Genesis 1, i.e. the "sabbatismos" of Heb4:9 [see Ex31:13,17 "it [the sabbath/7th day] is A SIGN between Me and the children of Israel for ever"], aka the Millennial Day of REST, that is, the 7th Millennium, or "THE LAST")]
I believe it is a big mistake to view the phrase "The Last Day" to be referring to "a singular 24-hr day"
[end quoting old post]
____________
The "after two days" part ^ is (in our present time) near its conclusion.
"be not ignorant OF THIS ONE THING" (Peter had said).
[The Lord is... longsuffering to us-ward...]
J
Gog, Magog, and Ukraine
By Hal Lindsey
In a recent column entitled, “Rumors of War,” I explained why the Russian-led invasion of Israel detailed in Ezekiel 38 and 39 will include Ukraine. These passages give the leader of this coalition the symbolic name, “Gog.” Could Putin be Gog? He sure could. Is he? We simply don’t know.
Some believe that he is, and that the choice to go into Ukraine was not really his at all. They say God is “compelling” him. Ezekiel 38:4 speaks of God putting hooks in Gog’s jaws to draw him into a war against Israel. But Ukraine is not Israel. God did not put hooks in Putin’s jaws, forcing him to attack Ukraine.
Still, the prophetic significance of Russia’s move into Ukraine cannot be denied. And it does not end with the fact that Ukraine will join Russia as a part of the Ezekiel 38 coalition. The war is also impelling Europe to arm itself. In recent years, at the urging of the United States, Europe’s NATO nations made token increases in their defense budgets. But they clearly preferred for US taxpayers to shoulder the cost of their defense.
Putin changed that. Today, Europe is looking to arm itself. Previously neutral countries are suddenly hoping to join NATO. During the Cold War, Finland and Sweden were famously nonaligned. Soviet atrocities were not enough to get them to stand with other western nations against the Soviet Union. But now, they see Putin as willing to attack any nonaligned, nonnuclear power. By joining NATO, they would instantly put themselves under the protection of American, French, and British nukes.
Putin’s action in Ukraine also puts pressure on the European Union to arm itself. The EU has always been an economic and political entity. For years, several key leaders have wanted to also make it a military power. Now, with Putin’s help, that idea has new momentum. A central command and control over all the armies of Europe would, in an instant, make the EU a global military power. The Bible says that such power will one day be handed over to Antichrist.
Despite “green new deal” politics, the real world still depends on fossil fuel. That fact looms large over Putin’s war. In recent years, we learned that Israel has an abundance of natural gas. The Israel-to-Europe gas pipeline is scheduled for completion by the end of 2025. At that point, Israel becomes a major threat to Russia’s natural gas monopoly in Europe. That gives “Gog” a major incentive to one day attack Israel.
Bible prophecy also speaks of economic instability (especially inflation) and a general atmosphere of chaos and fear in the last days. Those things were already happening, but they have been made dramatically worse by Putin’s war.
We need to have compassion on those who are suffering. And we need to know that this war will almost certainly have a negative impact on the rest of us. But we also need to trust God with our lives. When we escape the fear that threatens to engulf us, it will give us space to see with awe the God who told us about these things thousands of years in advance. He told us about technology that would not be invented or even imagined until our generation. He told us about national alliances before the nations involved had even been founded.
And He told us that in all these things, to rest in Him (Psalm 37:7).
By Hal Lindsey
In a recent column entitled, “Rumors of War,” I explained why the Russian-led invasion of Israel detailed in Ezekiel 38 and 39 will include Ukraine. These passages give the leader of this coalition the symbolic name, “Gog.” Could Putin be Gog? He sure could. Is he? We simply don’t know.
Some believe that he is, and that the choice to go into Ukraine was not really his at all. They say God is “compelling” him. Ezekiel 38:4 speaks of God putting hooks in Gog’s jaws to draw him into a war against Israel. But Ukraine is not Israel. God did not put hooks in Putin’s jaws, forcing him to attack Ukraine.
Still, the prophetic significance of Russia’s move into Ukraine cannot be denied. And it does not end with the fact that Ukraine will join Russia as a part of the Ezekiel 38 coalition. The war is also impelling Europe to arm itself. In recent years, at the urging of the United States, Europe’s NATO nations made token increases in their defense budgets. But they clearly preferred for US taxpayers to shoulder the cost of their defense.
Putin changed that. Today, Europe is looking to arm itself. Previously neutral countries are suddenly hoping to join NATO. During the Cold War, Finland and Sweden were famously nonaligned. Soviet atrocities were not enough to get them to stand with other western nations against the Soviet Union. But now, they see Putin as willing to attack any nonaligned, nonnuclear power. By joining NATO, they would instantly put themselves under the protection of American, French, and British nukes.
Putin’s action in Ukraine also puts pressure on the European Union to arm itself. The EU has always been an economic and political entity. For years, several key leaders have wanted to also make it a military power. Now, with Putin’s help, that idea has new momentum. A central command and control over all the armies of Europe would, in an instant, make the EU a global military power. The Bible says that such power will one day be handed over to Antichrist.
Despite “green new deal” politics, the real world still depends on fossil fuel. That fact looms large over Putin’s war. In recent years, we learned that Israel has an abundance of natural gas. The Israel-to-Europe gas pipeline is scheduled for completion by the end of 2025. At that point, Israel becomes a major threat to Russia’s natural gas monopoly in Europe. That gives “Gog” a major incentive to one day attack Israel.
Bible prophecy also speaks of economic instability (especially inflation) and a general atmosphere of chaos and fear in the last days. Those things were already happening, but they have been made dramatically worse by Putin’s war.
We need to have compassion on those who are suffering. And we need to know that this war will almost certainly have a negative impact on the rest of us. But we also need to trust God with our lives. When we escape the fear that threatens to engulf us, it will give us space to see with awe the God who told us about these things thousands of years in advance. He told us about technology that would not be invented or even imagined until our generation. He told us about national alliances before the nations involved had even been founded.
And He told us that in all these things, to rest in Him (Psalm 37:7).
J
Bernie O'Biden, Israel, and Iran 2014...
https://www.hallindsey.com/videos/hal-lindsey-report-3142014/357/
https://www.hallindsey.com/videos/hal-lindsey-report-3142014/357/
Hal Lindsey is a hack as are others who make merchandise of the scriptures.
Place your complete trust in the words of Christ and the Apostles.
Antichrist comes before the LORD's return = Apostle John and Apostle Paul
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.
Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming,
so now many antichrists have appeared.
This is how we know it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.
1 John ch2
Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers, not to be easily disconcerted or alarmed by any spirit or message or letter seeming to be from us, alleging that the Day of the Lord has already come. Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed. He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. 2 Thes ch2
The LORD warns us of the lie of pre-trib rapture:
At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it. 24For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible. 25See, I have told you in advance.
26So if they tell you, ‘There He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
The LORD says:
Immediately after the tribulation of those days:
‘The sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
the stars will fall from the sky,
and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.b’
30At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven,c and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.d 31And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
Place your complete trust in the words of Christ and the Apostles.
Antichrist comes before the LORD's return = Apostle John and Apostle Paul
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.
Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming,
so now many antichrists have appeared.
This is how we know it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.
1 John ch2
Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers, not to be easily disconcerted or alarmed by any spirit or message or letter seeming to be from us, alleging that the Day of the Lord has already come. Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed. He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. 2 Thes ch2
The LORD warns us of the lie of pre-trib rapture:
At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it. 24For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible. 25See, I have told you in advance.
26So if they tell you, ‘There He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
The LORD says:
Immediately after the tribulation of those days:
‘The sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
the stars will fall from the sky,
and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.b’
30At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven,c and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.d 31And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
John was NOT writing to US when he said, "Little children, it is the last hour." It was the last hour in HIS day. Those of HIS day had heard that "antichrist" was coming. There were many with the spirit of antichrist. In other words, they were those who denied Christ. They had gone out from among those very people of JOHN'S day. By the way, in case you didn't know, the term ANTICHRIST appears nowhere in the Revelation but only in the epistles of John.
To whom is Paul writing in 2 Thessalonians? He is addressing those very flesh-and-blood Thessalonians of HIS day. It was about THEIR being gathered together that Paul wrote. The lawless one was being restrained in THEIR day. They knew who it was!
Also, Jesus' words in Matthew 24:24-28 are directed at those very disciples right there with Him. THEY were not to follow false Christs who would come on the scene in THEIR day. Note: Jesus said, "If anyone says to YOU (my disciples standing right here with Me), LOOK, here is the Christ . . . do not believe it." Jesus told THEM in advance. If THEY were told that Christ was in the wilderness, THEY were not to go out. If THEY were informed that Christ was in the inner rooms, THEY were not to believe it. WE are NOT the YE.
And why do you stop at verse 31? THEY were to recognize these things are easily as THEY recognized the coming of summer in the budding of the trees. When THEY saw all of those things begin to happen, THEY were to know that HE was near, AT THE DOOR. In language that should be clear to every believer, Jesus plainly established the time: "THIS generation will by no means pass away until ALL THESE THINGS take place" (vs. 34). ALL THOSE THINGS happened in those disciples' generation!
J
I think all of you who accuse Hal Lindsey are liars...
https://www.hallindsey.com/videos/hal-lindsey-presents-3202022/778/
https://www.hallindsey.com/videos/hal-lindsey-presents-3202022/778/
I don't know what Lindsey's doing or teaching these days. All I know is in the past he's made a lot of false prophecies then tries to wiggle his way out of it.
He writes a lot of books I know that. He seems to me to be like a lot of Christian authors who make their living selling books: they just throw everything at the wall and hope something sticks. I'd wager if a person had the time and patience to wade through all his books they'd find a million contradictions.
He lost credibility with me a long time ago.
He writes a lot of books I know that. He seems to me to be like a lot of Christian authors who make their living selling books: they just throw everything at the wall and hope something sticks. I'd wager if a person had the time and patience to wade through all his books they'd find a million contradictions.
He lost credibility with me a long time ago.
Insisting that the NT writers were writing to us about things that were going to happen to us is like insisting that WE were partakers in the events of the Civil War, or the Great Depression, or WW I and WWII. We were not. Those were historical events involving SPECIFIC people and SPECIFIC happenings. Jesus told HIS DISCIPLES STANDING right there with Him that THEY should not be led astray; THEY would hear of wars and rumors of wars; THEY would be hated and killed; THEY would see the Abomination of Desolation spoken of by Daniel the Prophet; THEY would hear of false Christs but THEY were not to follow them; THEY were to recognize the signs of His coming as surely as THEY recognized the coming of summer in the budding of the trees. Then Jesus told THEM clearly and plainly: "THIS generation [i.e., YOUR generation] will by no means pass away until ALL THESE THINGS take place." He was NOT speaking to US and telling US that those things would happen to US. They were SPECIFIC events that were to happen to a SPECIFIC people (those of HIS day) at a SPECIFIC time (THAT very generation in which THOSE disciples lived).
It is ridiculous to think historical events can happen to all people throughout all time. WE are NOT the YE of Matthew 24 nor of numerous other NT passages. Those Scriptures given to those of THAT day were written TO them but FOR us. From the things THEY lived through, we learn of God's faithfulness and trustworthiness. We learn of His fulfilled promises. Those facts strengthen OUR faith in OUR God for OUR time.
AND, I did not say that ALL These Things will be experienced in every generation for all generations.......
AND there, in FACT, are things that pertain to every generation for ALL generations until HIS Second Coming.....
AND the LORD was very specific to ALL generations to this: Deut 4:1-2 , Proverbs 30:5-6 , Revelation 22:18
Anyone who says that Matthew chapter 24 / Luke 21 does not pertain to us for instruction in Righteousness is deceived.
EXAMPLE #1: Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains.
EXAMPLE #2: Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name. At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another, and many false prophets will arise and mislead many.
EXAMPLE #3: And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
EXAMPLE #4: But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors. This will be your opportunity to serve as witnesses. So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves. For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
AND there, in FACT, are things that pertain to every generation for ALL generations until HIS Second Coming.....
AND the LORD was very specific to ALL generations to this: Deut 4:1-2 , Proverbs 30:5-6 , Revelation 22:18
Anyone who says that Matthew chapter 24 / Luke 21 does not pertain to us for instruction in Righteousness is deceived.
EXAMPLE #1: Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains.
EXAMPLE #2: Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name. At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another, and many false prophets will arise and mislead many.
EXAMPLE #3: And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
EXAMPLE #4: But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors. This will be your opportunity to serve as witnesses. So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves. For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
AGAIN, WHO are the recipients of those words? Jesus told THOSE disciples right there with Him that THEY were not to be deceived. THEY would hear of wars and rumors of wars; THEY were not to be alarmed. Jesus warned them BEFOREHAND. The end would come in THEIR lifetime AFTER those things happened that He said would happen to THEM. THAT is the audience relevance. That is the CONTEXT. THEY were to be hated by all nations. In THEIR time many would fall away. The GOSPEL WAS preached in the all the world in THEIR day. See Colossians 1:5, 6, 23; Rom. 16:25-26, etc.).
Before all of that, WHOM would they seize and persecute? THOSE disciples right there with Jesus to whom He is speaking!!!!!!
There are persecutions now and have been persecutions throughout all of history but they were not THOSE persecutions and THOSE tribulations. The things Jesus predicted were to happen, He predicted that they would happen to HIS DISCIPLES RIGHT THERE WITH HIM. When? It couldn't be more clear. Why don't people understand this? JESUS HIMSELF CLEARLY and PLAINLY gave the timing when He said to THOSE disciples: "THIS generation will by no means pass away until ALL THESE THINGS take place." We are NOT the YE of Matthew 24 and many other passages. Those disciples experienced in THEIR lifetime ALL of the things Jesus predicted. They were HISTORICAL events and were not for any other generation!.
The reason so many stumble over simple time words is because their preconceived ideas and concepts of the events do not fit the clear timing and they NEVER will. The timing is plain and simple. The serious and honest student of the Word must adjust his paradigm to fit the timing and that timing involved those disciples of Jesus' day and none other. Re-evaluate your understanding of the NATURE of the Parousia, the Resurrection, and the Judgment until that understanding coincides with their CLEAR--THAT generation. Unless and until you do, you will always be at odds with simple words such as SOON, AT HAND, NEAR, SHORTLY, ABOUT TO, etc.
Before all of that, WHOM would they seize and persecute? THOSE disciples right there with Jesus to whom He is speaking!!!!!!
There are persecutions now and have been persecutions throughout all of history but they were not THOSE persecutions and THOSE tribulations. The things Jesus predicted were to happen, He predicted that they would happen to HIS DISCIPLES RIGHT THERE WITH HIM. When? It couldn't be more clear. Why don't people understand this? JESUS HIMSELF CLEARLY and PLAINLY gave the timing when He said to THOSE disciples: "THIS generation will by no means pass away until ALL THESE THINGS take place." We are NOT the YE of Matthew 24 and many other passages. Those disciples experienced in THEIR lifetime ALL of the things Jesus predicted. They were HISTORICAL events and were not for any other generation!.
The reason so many stumble over simple time words is because their preconceived ideas and concepts of the events do not fit the clear timing and they NEVER will. The timing is plain and simple. The serious and honest student of the Word must adjust his paradigm to fit the timing and that timing involved those disciples of Jesus' day and none other. Re-evaluate your understanding of the NATURE of the Parousia, the Resurrection, and the Judgment until that understanding coincides with their CLEAR--THAT generation. Unless and until you do, you will always be at odds with simple words such as SOON, AT HAND, NEAR, SHORTLY, ABOUT TO, etc.