When Jesus Christ came the first time, He fulfilled many Biblical prophecies, more than 300 according to some Biblical scholars. One mathematician I read about did a statistical probability analysis related specifically to just 8 prophecies out of the hundreds. You may already be familiar with it. Those eight were: 1. Born in Bethlehem 2. Preceded by a messenger like John the Baptist 3. Entering Jerusalem on a donkey 4. Betrayed by a friend 5. Have His hands and feet pierced 6. Sold for thirty pieces of silver 7. The silver thrown into the Potter’s house to buy the potter’s field 8. Silent before His accusers as He is crucified with transgressors The analysis showed that the chances of any one human being randomly fulfilling just these 8 prophecies by “chance” are 1 in 10 to the 17th power. That’s 1 in 100 billion millions. To help us get our head around those kinds of odds, I have read it described as being the equivalent of covering the entire state of Texas in silver half-dollar coins two feet deep, randomly marking one of them with an X, randomly placing it somewhere within the state borders, blindfolding a person, and then giving them one chance to pick the right coin. That’s how likely it is that any one man would happen to fulfill just these eight prophesies by “random chance”. Fast forward a couple thousand years. Today there are many end-times prophecies being fulfilled right before our eyes. There are definitely a lot more than just eight, but for the sake of symmetry in my illustration (though admittedly not necessarily statistical equivalency), I am going to pick just eight that jump out in my mind: 1. The dry bones of Ezekiel 37 alive and back in the land of Israel, with only 50 days left before it rolls over from 70 years to year 71 2. The geo-political alignment of Ezekiel 38 in place on Israel’s northern border 3. The technology to fulfill Revelation 13’s one-world economy via the Mark of the Beast now clearly exists. 4. The potential forerunner of a Daniel 9:27 peace treaty with many is supposed to be announced in a couple of weeks. 5. The 3rd Temple about to be rebuilt, including the altar dedicated back in December 6. A reason why Jesus would need to cut the days short for the sake of the elect (weapons of mass destruction that could easily annihilate the entire human race). 7. The one-world ecumenical religion that the Pope is pushing to bring Islam, unbelieving Judaism, and apostate Christianity all under one umbrella of damnation 8. The social conditions that characterize the world today in terms of the days of Noah, the days of Lot, and the description of 2 Tim 3:1-5 In considering the second list of eight, I now ask the relevant corollary question. What are the odds that any random time in history would just coincidentally happen to fulfill all these conditions at the same time? I’m no mathematical statistician, but it has got to be 1 out of some huge number, just like when He came the first time. That would mean He is about to come again in the clouds for His Bride. We believe You Lord and to the extent any unbelief may have crept into our hearts to somehow cause us to doubt in even the slightest that you are about to call us up and take us to Abba's house where You have prepared a place for us, we say help our unbelief. Maranatha!!! Indeed! There is no doubt that He is, who He says He is! Then the question begs to be asked. How dumb/blind does one need to be not to not see Him?!!! Stupid is as stupid does. TR and also that countries of the world are going cashless, as well as thousands of people willingly chipping themselves to automate their lives... it's definitely soon! Do you think that is the actual mark the AC will be using? Or do you think they are just ready for the next one that the AC will require? I ponder what’s happening right now because you hear of some Christians that say no worries we aren’t in the trib so this chipping is harmless and not the real thing. I disagree and wouldn’t want to willfully receive any type of chip they are pushing on the masses right now. Too close to the real thing and creeps me out. I do not know if chipping is the mark, however it makes me creeped out also. As the odds I am amazed that people do not see the truth. All these things Watchman 35 list are so plain to see. I pray more people do see and the truth and Jesus comes into their hearts. :prayer-hands: Yep .. the more I read about A.I. the more I’m leaning towards once a person takes the AC’s mark they will no longer have complete control over their minds and thought process anymore ... they will be under some type of spell like a zombie. Yes AI is a very uncomfortable thing. I myself see it being more harmful than good. So many things in this world that people have almost totally come to use like smart phones even worry me. I still use a old flip phone I rarely use it, never rings like unknown caller. But as soon as I leave my small condo community it starts ringing as if they know I'm moving and not home. I know some might think no its just a coincidence , but honestly it has happened so many times I'm sure of it. I carry the same type of phone ... I call it the dumb phone. I rarely use it ... just for emergencies. My long distance family know by now they need to warn me first by email if they plan on calling my cell. Then I turn it on and charge it up. For the past 8 months the local grocery stores are really pushing the use of the smart phones so you save on “extra” groceries ... if you don’t have one, you miss out on the savings. I see where this is all leading to ...the tool for the cashless transactions. I'm glad you posted this, Watchman35. I did some Koinonia House courses several years ago and remember Chuck Missler giving that same probability equation. I've been wanting to find it again but haven't had the time to search for it. Now I don't have to! :good: Also, just read an article this past week about and AI learning chip that would super-accelerate human learning. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX (super cool YAY!!! back to space we go!) https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/27/15077864/elon-musk-neuralink-brain-computer-interface-ai-cyborgs In response to some of the comments related to the RFID chip and its potential to be the Mark of the Beast, here is another piece of information that I suspect many on this forum may already be aware of. There are people who believe that the ultimate form of the chip that becomes the Mark will actually inject altered DNA into the person who receives the Mark. This, in turn, would literally make that person no longer a human being by DNA definition. That might offer a plausible explanation as to why anyone who takes the Mark is definitively denied any further chance at salvation. I agree with the "creepiness" factor. I cannot imagine ever allowing this body that houses my spirit and the Holy Spirit to be chipped. Maranatha Lord Jesus!!!
