He has been called the desire of the ages! And we desire to be in His presence! That said, it's so exciting that after two thousand years we are the generation that will see His promises fulfilled! Again, whatever day or time of the year the Rapture occurs, the luster of it's glory will not be diminished! Can't wait! TR 173,880 This is the number that convinced me that the prophecies of the Bible were inerrant and absolutely true and that Jesus was our Savior. No other religion in the history of mankind has ever made predictions of the future that have come true 100% of the time. In fact, no other religion in the history of mankind has ever dared to make predictions of the future because they KNOW that they would be proven false. Only the Bible, and only for Christians! We are a small group on Earth that will live large in Heaven! Come Jesus! Humbly I had originally heard the following from Chuck Missler. Regardless of its origin, it is a very compelling article that goes along with what you are saying, Arthur. ---------------------- Since 1993, Compass has held Steeling the Mind Bible Conferences that defend the accuracy of the Bible. By providing this Biblical armor, it is our hope a Believer can better "make a defense" of what and why we believe (1Pet 3:15). And as the world turns slowly toward God's predetermined conclusion, we expect to have more and more opportunities to be used by God in the lives of friends, family and loved ones. Nothing like being armed for action! With that in mind, see if you can get your arms around these facts: There are over 300 prophecies in the Bible of Jesus' first coming, all having come true. What would be the odds of just eight of these prophecies coming true? (1) Messiah to be born in Bethlehem. (Micah 5:2) The odds of all eight coming true are virtually incomprehensible! Consider this illustration- Suppose we filled the entire State of Texas with 100 trillion silver dollars. That would make the entire state about two feet deep in coins. Then we mark only one coin. Next we stir-up the state full of coins so they are thoroughly mixed and random. The marked coin could be anywhere in the state in the two foot deep coins. Finally we blindfold a man and let him travel the entire state to choose one random coin. What would be the odds of him finding the marked coin in one try? He would have the same chance the prophets had for those eight prophecies being fulfilled. Which is virtually no chance. But that was only eight of the over 300 prophecies! Figuring the odds of fulfilling all 300 Bible prophecies is ridiculously astronomical. Simply incalculable-- except that the real author of these prophecies knew the future. The God Who created the universe out of nothing was in total control and knows the past, present AND future. https://compass.org/article-silver-dollars-all-over-texas/ Fair Use Now that is math I can live with! Ok, how many days are there in eternity?! TR Indeed, the night before the Rapture! Oh to know for sure! TR Geri 1, Geri 2, Geri 3. And now John 1, John 2.... John 4123. Geri 4, Geri 5, Geri 6 And now Sammy 1, Sammy 2.... Sammy 52,198. Geri 7..... :groan Thank you Yohanan for posting and emphasizing Bill Perkin's Compass article: "Silver Dollars All Over Texas!" Along with Sir Robert Anderson's book, "The Coming Prince", this is my favorite eschatology proselytizing, preaching, reaching, evangelical, witnessing, and rebuffing tool that I utilize ALL THE TIME!!! There is not a better illustration than trying to choose one silver dollar out of a two-foot layer of coins over the state of Texas with only one attempt (this works out to 203.5 x 422 trillion, or 8.63 x 10 to the 16th power = 8,630,000,000,000,000 coins. That is 8.63 quadrillion coins. This means the odds would be one in 8.63 quadrillion for the person wandering a Texas-size state 2 feet-thick in Silver Eagle dollars). And for Jesus to ride into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey exactly 173,880 days (to the day!) after Artaxerxes Longimonus in 445/444BC gave the command to go forth and rebuild the wall and city of Jerusalem, those odds are even greater -- it is just mind-boggling! The Bible is the ONLY book the dares to prophesize and has it's prophecies come true 100% of the time! Like the Monkeys sang, "I'm a Believer!" Except I'm talking about Jesus!!! Humbly :mdrmdr: :mdrmdr: Yes! I’m glad you see the MAJOR delay ... that’s why I’m leaning towards we will hear the command “My Sheep” 😉 John 10:27 “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:” :popcorn With that thought ... I reckon we can expect all the sheep in the world to go on up with us too ... besides our fur babies. B-) Psalm 50:10-11 “For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.” Oh wait ... Israel will need some for the temple sacrifice ... ok back to square one with what we will hear as the call up command ... :popcorn Being His sheep, we will hear His voice, and follow him to Heaven! TR I would like to quote tenderreed who eloquently stated: "Rapture happens on Christmas Eve! Christian’s around the world vanish into thin air!" Let it be so Lord -- come Jesus!! :yes: This would be the BEST CHRISTMAS EVER!!! :yahoo: Humbly
(2) Messiah betrayed for thirty pieces of silver. (Zechariah 11:12-13)
(3) Messiah's clothes would be gambled away. (Psalms 22:18)
(4) Messiah's hands and feet would be pierced. (Psalms 22:16)
(5) Messiah's bones would not be broken. (Psalms 34:20)
(6) Messiah would be born in the tribe of Judah. (Isaiah 37:31)
(7) Messiah would be called from Egypt. (Hosea 11:1)
(8) Messiah would be buried in a rich man's grave. (Isaiah 53:9)
