Whit and 2ndcoming, let me propose a compromise adjustment of views. Maybe we have entered the ark and are just waiting for the fullness of gentiles to come in - the last of those being saved. When God shuts the door, the rain starts. People have been and are still eating and drinking, even though the storm is about to break loose. The precipitation has started but the flood is still in the offing. And not everyone was instantly drowned in the flood back then in Noah's day. It took a while to float the ark and to "take them all away," even though the doors were shut behind the blessed occupants. The destruction took a while. I also personally suppose that people are still eating and drinking and marrying despite the amazing uncertainty at the moment, and that many will continue to do so after our door is shut. Ideally very very soon. Don't throw in the "one more year" towel, 2nd coming. And the way the world is going, there won't be the usual pro-incumbent chant, "... Four more years! Four more years!..." I'm not expecting an election this year, that's for sure (that I'm not expecting one). Things cannot return back to normal, 2ndcoming. That's dreaming an impossible dream. I agree about not throwing in the towel. Some way, some how we shall know. He may not give us a direct word, but our spirits will be assured by God that it is upon us! Of this I have no doubt. TR With the epidermic going on in Europe, I believe this Covid-19 virus shall eventually break the cohesion of the 27 members states, and dissolve them into a ten horns alliance predicted in Daniel 7. From reading the news, they are fighting over the medical resources among themselves. Borders have been shut. Many of their economy are in the brink of collapse. Soon, the disintegration shall happen, and dissolve into a ten horns alliance like bible has predicted. I know some of us are yearning for rapture. But what if God wants us to see the formation of a ten horn alliance before He calls us home? Shouldn't we behave a bit more patient, and let God does His wonder? :good: Beautifully said! Being in the ark is apt. All I know and can feel is we are somewhere in between something. I don’t think it will ever go back to what it was ...especially when it is demonstrated how easy it is to bring the world and the world economy to a grinding halt. That is one take away that won’t be soon forgotten. All i know for sure is we are closer now than we have ever been. Thanks for the input! What purpose would it serve to see some beast empire? Anyway, if you are not yearning to be with the Lord then I think something is wrong. After all, Paul commented that it is "far, far better. " The rapture will come at the perfect time. Everything God does is perfect.
