Ditto!!! TR Boulder, many of us here have been living and touting prophecy for decades and people just continue to look at you like you have green horns or something growing out of your head, or ask why do you just keep drinking the same kool-aid. My son is a christian. He has asked Jesus to come into his heart. He is born again. He's just watched me follow prophecy for last 12 years as if Jesus was returning any moment : - ) And Jesus is! It is so exciting! :popcorn :popcorn :popcorn :yahoo: :yahoo: :prayer-hands: :prayer-hands: I really like what David said “It really isn’t about the “world” ending. The correct term is the end of the age.” That is a much better point of origin because once the Church has been raptured the world will continue to go on. Based on your clarification, Boulder, it seems like I am in a fairly similar situation to yours. I have a 25-year-old daughter. She is a believer and has been from the time she was four years old. She, too, like your son, has heard me talk about my belief of the Lord's very soon, could-be-any-moment return now for a number of years now, although it has only been about 5 years for me compared to your 12. That said, what I am going to share with you here in terms of my thoughts about what you should say to your son applies to me as well in my relationship with my daughter. (I am actually planning to have a conversation with her next Monday as I drive her back to the airport to return to her job on the west coast.) 1) I am going to encourage and support her as she moves forward with her plans/dreams for her life, but strongly exhort her once again to hold loosely the things of this world. 2) I am going to strongly encourage/admonish her that things could get very challenging in the coming days, weeks and months (if the Lord tarries), and that she needs to be resolute in her heart about her faith and relationship with Jesus to be able to stand firm, whatever may come. 3) Not sure about your son, but my daughter right now does not want to hear a lot about end times prophecy, primarily I think because it scares her. I don't feel like I can force her, as a grown young woman, to engage in that conversation against her will. You may have a different dynamic in play for your son on this point. 4) I am going to extend an offer to her that any time she sees things or has questions about how current events are fitting into end-time prophecy, I am available for a discussion. 5) I am going to reiterate my strong conviction that the signs are all around us indicating the return of the Lord could literally be any day. Not sure if this is of any help to you brother, but it's the best I've got.
There are so many scripture references flying in my brain, but David, Yohanan, and others are right, just speak truth, love him to CHRIST, the Father is faithful. Being cool is not the point anymore— it’s all about spending eternity with your son and being cool with Christ. Crazy is the new norm, stay safe, patching up way more gun shots and knifing than I care to remember is the new norm....He is coming and it is sooner than later! :prayer-hands:
