Thanks. Somebody needs to use Spellcheck. @terry Yep. Honestly though, you shouldn't need a spellchecker to spell 'disease' right. Craig Bong said he thinks the Rapture is in January due to having to give time for the 10 annual mandates to be accomplished. Also, there is agenda 2030. So January is still a definite maybe. Woo hoo. Thanks. Yes, Craig posted Kimberly's video on his Facebook to share the information, but said he didn't necessarily agree with her timing of the rapture. I am not sure if it was last year, but I remember posting a video teaching of a Rabbi and he was teaching that their Messiah would come riding into Jerusalem on a colt. So if the AC is going to copy Christ then it seems like we should be gone before then and there would be some kind of settling down period. Will the AC need a colt because the sudden destruction has messed up travel? @geri9 This is directed At Uptime, not Geri. President Trump has had to fight the Deep State mostly on his own. Look at all of the trouble he has had ever since he and Melania came down the escalator. One may not care for his personality, but I believe we must look at his policies. I did not care for most of the statements made about him at the beginning of the video. I do though look only to our Lord Jesus who is still on His Throne. It will take Him to get us out of the mess we are in, and hopefully through The Rapture. When Churches Dismiss Bible Prophecy… They Do So To Their Own Detriment: [I have shown here only the highlights of this article, as usual.] Although prophecy constitutes almost one-third of the Bible, its importance is constantly downplayed by those who dismiss it as having no practical significance or by those who object to it on the grounds that it is a “fad” that takes people’s eyes off Jesus. Such cavalier dismissals of Bible prophecy fly in the face of scriptures like Revelation 19:10 which says that “the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” Thus, if prophecy is properly taught, there is no reason for it to divert anyone’s attention away from Jesus. In fact, it should serve to emphasize the centrality of Jesus. Is prophecy practical? Consider that all the New Testament writers testify to the fact that living with the anticipation of the Lord’s return will motivate holy living. What could be more practical than that? 1) The Quantity — One-fourth to one-third of the Bible is prophetic in nature.
2) The Uniqueness — No other book in the world contains fulfilled prophecies. This includes the sayings of Buddha and Confucius, the Koran, the Hindu Vedras, and the Book of Mormon. Consider, for example, the prophecy in the book of Isaiah that a man named Cyrus would be the one who would release the children of Israel from Babylonian captivity (Isaiah 44:28). And that is exactly what happened 142 years later (Ezra 1:1-3). 3) Validator of Scripture — Fulfilled prophecy is one of the best evidences I know of that the Bible is the inspired Word of God. As I stated above, the Bible contains hundreds of fulfilled secular prophecies pertaining to cities, nations, empires, and individuals. 4) Validator of Jesus — The prophetic scriptures validate Jesus as who He said He was — namely, God in the flesh. The Bible contains more than 300 prophecies about the First Coming of Jesus, but some of these are repetitive. There are actually 109 separate and distinct prophecies concerning the First Coming, and all of them were literally fulfilled. 5) Revealer of the Future — Prophecy serves to tell us some things that God wants us to know about the future (Deuteronomy 29:29 and Amos 3:7). God does not want us to know everything about the future, but there are some things we must know if we are to have a dynamic hope. Thus, prophecy assures us that Jesus is coming back, that He will resurrect us, and that He will take us to live forever with Him and God the Father. 6) Tool of Evangelism — Prophecy can be used as a very effective tool of evangelism, as illustrated in the story of Philip and the Eunuch (Acts 8:26ff). 9) Understanding of Current Events — The Bible contains detailed prophecies about the end times we are living in, and there is just no way to fully understand much of what is happening today apart from those prophecies. Three characteristics of our day and time immediately come to mind: the intensifying decay of society, the growing apostasy in the Church, and the escalating crisis in the Middle East. All three of these situations are prophesied in detail in the Bible. 10) Signifier of the Season — One of the most exciting reasons for studying Bible prophecy is that it provides very definite signs that we are to watch for which will signify the season of the Lord’s return. Bible prophecy, properly taught, can literally transform a person and a congregation. This will happen if the person or congregation can be convinced of two things regarding prophecy: 1) Jesus is returning, and 2) His return could occur any moment. . . . .most Christians are unaware that the return of Jesus will be in two stages — first, the Rapture, and then the Second Coming. Because they know little or nothing about the Rapture, they have no understanding that the Lord could truly return at any moment. They believe that many prophecies — like the preaching of the Gospel to the whole world — must be fulfilled before the Lord can return, when the truth of the matter is that there is not one prophecy that must be fulfilled for the Rapture to occur. Again, if a person or congregation can truly be convinced that Jesus is returning any moment, they will be transformed because they will be motivated to share the Gospel with others and to commit their lives to holiness. A commitment to evangelism and holiness! What more could a pastor hope for? Bible prophecy does not just relate to the future. It has an important spiritual relevance to the way we live our lives in the present. https://harbingersdaily.com/when-churches-dismiss-bible-prophecy-they-do-so-to-their-own-detriment/ Amir Tsarfati's E-mail newsletter [snippets]: Professor Yonatan Dubi: Amir Tsarfati:Love your neighbor. Bill Happer, Princeton University. I think he read Isaiah chapter one. When I read the prophet Isaiah, I nearly choked because in the first chapter of his book, it says, “God hates religion.” Can you imagine? God speaks to Isaiah to tell the people of Israel that religion is not the answer. Treat one another … look what He says. He says this. He says, “Your new moons, your appointed feasts, My soul hates.” God says, “They are trouble to Me. I'm weary of bearing them." You see, even in the Bible, we see that you can pretend to do religious stuff as long as you want. If you don’t take care even of your neighbor, if you’re not changing who you are towards others, you will never be able to please God. Could you imagine our world if everyone in it did just one thing that was according to God’s commands? Pick any of the 10 Commandments. Everyone obeying just that one would make for a different, and far better, world. What would it be like if no one ever lied? Think about a world where no one ever committed adultery or stole anything. Or imagine what our world would be like if everyone believed in the One true and living God. One of the common accusations against the existence of God is the many problems in the world. If there was a God, and He was a loving God, why is the world the way it is? Again, back to our proposition, what would the world be like if people obeyed God? It would not be the world that we have today. As a matter of fact, back it up far enough to the original pair of humans on earth. If they had obeyed God, there would be no sickness or death. God is not interested in religious rituals, including the ones He Himself instituted, when they are substituted for loving one another and meeting the needs of those around us. If everyone obeyed God, the world would be different. But they don’t. However, your world can be different by you doing so. Your light can shine in the darkness, your soul can be satisfied in drought, your bones can be strengthened, and your life can be like a watered garden simply by doing what the Lord has said to do and not doing what He has prohibited.People often say they want to change the world and the best place to start is with our own – the people we encounter every day that make up our world (daily lives). Do what God says within your circle of influence and watch your life experience change for the better, even if nothing in the world ever does. Even so, come quickly Lord Jesus. Craig Bongs latest Facebook post:
-Fair Use- This is another Facebook post from Craig Bong. I hope it comes out ok. -Fair Use- Someone asked Craig: A house of prayer for all nations? What do they mean by that. Isn’t their third temple just for the Jews? Craig's response: No. For more info you may find details via the Mikdash Educational Center. -Fair Use-
There are many reasons why all believers should be interested in studying Bible prophecy. Some of the more important ones are listed below:
When I talked to Professor Bill Happer, which was mentioned here, I asked him, “So what should we do to improve the environment?” And he told me an amazing answer. He said, “Well, most of your environment is the people around you – your friends, your family, your community. Be nice to them.” And I think this is an amazing message that I personally really like.
