Humbly, I am going to echo what Patricia said. The Apostle Paul instructed us to encourage one another and that is what you do/did. You must not apologize for following his instructions. Stay encouraged! We know we are living in the final days of the Age of Grace. We just don't know when it ends. But isn't it much better to encouraged and be looking up than to be bend to the ground with the weight of all the evil going on all around us? Stay encouraged, brother! Dear Humbly, your post from last October 9 was relevant then, and is even more relevant today! You have nothing to apologize for. Exit information signs on the freeway are always at least a mile in advance. Please don’t feel that way. Friends: Thank you all for your supportive responses! Yes, we need to keep looking up with encouragement. However, like Brad mentioned, I remember all of Chris's door knock confirmations ... the clock time confirmations ... the Fireman that absolutely and sincerely claimed that he received confirmations from God that we would be Raptured on Christmas ... CJ with his abominable plagiarisms and the old forum moderators telling us to be quiet because they absolutely loved and adored him ... all of the converging signs of the times, etc., etc., etc. ad nauseum. Yet, YET, we're still here. Although some may have absolutely been sincere in their own minds, they were absolutely, sincerely, and sinfully wrong in their outcomes. They perceived that God spoke specifically to them and yet it was their own flesh that sought attention. On another note, I have followed 5 Doves for decades, but it has become way too much slanted toward numerology and astrological conjecture for my own tastes. Every week there are postulations about how the numbers align for "this week". It is a sad state of affairs. It has been tough, TOUGH, to read all these postulations, prognostications, and declarations every week for decades. And for what purpose? We're still, STILL, here. When I saw what happened on October 7th, I was ABSOLUTELY POSSITIVE that prophecy had finally arrived in our own time and that Ezekial 38, Psalm 83, Isaiah 17, Daniel, Revelation, etc. would soon commence. How wrong I was!! I sincerely believed, and I sincerely was wrong. We can't trust our mortal souls to provide us with truth. However, I agree that the signs of the times declare that the times of the signs are RIGHT NOW. So let us continue to look up and let God be God and stop trying to figure it out in our own earthly minds -- it only leads to despair. Your pal, Humbly When it was fortold that no man knows the day or hour, it was not a joke, yet man continues to try to defy God by guessing it. Instead, just know we are close, in the season. Hello brothers and sisters! What kind of Bride would we be if we weren’t excited about when the Groom is coming. I have no trouble with speculating on “high watch dates” that have Biblical information behind them. Just look at what we have learned about the Bible! And yes, we must sort through some of the stuff on 5 Doves and other places. We must use Spiritual discernment. But the Bible says that we should not be caught by surprise by the Rapture. We are to know the season. We are to know when He is even at the door! The “thief” only catches those not watching. So let’s watch away, learn along the way, and rejoice! We are getting there! Love to all, and hope to see you all soon!
