Christ Will Return

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Christ Will Return
By Pete Garcia

The old saying goes, that the eyes are of no use, if the mind is blind. So it is come to this then, that we who live in the most transformative, prophetically active time since the days of Christ, see so little interest in what the Bible has to say about what will come to pass in these last days. Tragically, the disinterest comes as equally from those who profess Christ, as from those who don’t. The study today is over why this is.

“However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory, which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.” – 1 Corinthians 2:6-9

The section of Bible Prophecy which speaks to the events of the last days, Eschatology, is not some fringe hobby that people dabble in with as the same seriousness as those who follow UFO’s or Big Foot. Eschatology is a major doctrinal study that consumes around 30% of your Bible. John F. Walvoord, the late President of the Dallas Theological Seminary, dubbed it the ‘capstone of Christian doctrine’, because your eschatological view determines how you hold to every other major doctrine…such as Soteriology, Ecclesiology, etc.) If you think about it for a second, your entire Bible, either centers around Christ’s first coming, or to His second. It only makes sense that in a book in which God is revealing Himself to mankind progressively, (i.e….not all at once), is a book that hinges around His own Incarnation and His return for His people.

Yet today more than ever, so-called Evangelicals are increasingly becoming dismissive of Bible Prophecy because they believe it is a fool’s errand, that Christ may never return, or that it impedes their ability to enact cultural change through the social gospel. This is promulgated in the Reformed Theology groups as well as thru the Prosperity Gospel and Emergent Church movements. It’s like it has become popular again in Christendom, to no longer care if or when Christ will return, as if it is some distraction we needn’t concern ourselves with.

“We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.” – 1 John 5:19

As Christians, we must understand that Satan really exists, and he is a real enemy to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and to the nation of Israel. He’s an enemy to the Gospel because it represents his ultimate defeat and demise at the Cross of Calvary, and whatever schemes and plans he had prior to the Cross, became null and void when God provided a foolproof way to redeem fallen man through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. He’s an enemy towards Israel because she represents the Apple of God’s Eye, (Zech. 2:8) and because of the promises and covenants God made with her. (Romans 11:25-29) If a “Christian” refuses to believe that Satan really exists, then they are in a sense, calling into question, Jesus’s sanity…for whom else did Jesus speak too in the desert when undergoing His forty days of temptation were it not who Scripture says it was? (Luke 4:1-13)

Satan and all of his demonic hosts then, HATE Bible Prophecy, because it foretells their sure doom. We know the things Satan hates most, because these are the things he has spent most of his time and energy, trying to destroy. Likewise, if the world is under the temporary control of Satan, it makes sense then that these are the same things the world hates. Satan has invested millennia in distorting, perverting, discrediting, dismissing, and silencing true, orthodox, and Scriptural Bible Prophecy.

Think about it this way; the world and its way of thinking, tolerate pretty much everything to one degree or another…except Biblical Christianity and Israel’s existence. Child marriages, abortion, Islam, Buddhism, paganism, Satanism, murder, theft, corruption, etc. etc….the world tolerates and forgives. But if you say that Jesus is the only way to salvation, the world will destroy you, or die trying. In regards to Bible Prophecy then, ask yourself;

1. Which does the world hate more, Pre-Millennialism or Amillennialism?
2. Which does the world hate more, a Pre-Tribulation Rapture, or no Rapture at all?
3. Why are there so many different views on when the Rapture takes place?

Can we not see the satanic attempts to distort and pervert our understanding of the “Blessed Hope”? And it be certain, it can only be a “Blessed Hope”, if we are removed before the world enters into the 70th Week of Daniel. (Daniel 9:24-27) Going in, halfway, or all the way, removes any sense of ‘hope’ if we are to be subjected to the horror’s Christ Himself said would be unparalleled in all of history. (Matt. 24:21-22)

What I find interesting, is that those Christian “scholars” and denominations who dismiss Bible Prophecy as either unimportant, or irrelevant, seemingly do so because it interferes or distracts people away from their earthly agendas. Whether those agendas are soaked in social justice, the environment, or perhaps trying to make themselves culturally relevant, Bible Prophecy definitively takes peoples gaze from looking down, to looking up. What I also find interesting, is that even our enemies, those spiritual forces who are opposed to God, believe and understand Bible prophecy.

“When He had come to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, there met Him two demon-possessed men, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way. And suddenly they cried out, saying, “What have we to do with You, Jesus, You Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?” Matthew 8:28-29

The demonic hosts, tremble at the thought of God. (James 2:19) They tremble at the name of Jesus Christ. Not only do they know He (Christ) exists, but they also know that there is coming a day of reckoning, when they will be judged and cast into eternal punishment. They know the seriousness of this coming judgment, as some of their demonic ‘brethren’ were already cast into the Abyss, under chains of darkness, until that Day of Judgment when they are to be cast into the Lake of Fire forever, for their sins of mixing sexually with humans in an attempt to corrupt the genetic gene-pool prior to the Noahic Flood. (See Gen. 6:1-4, 2 Peter 2:4, Jude 1:6-7) Yet, as wicked and depraved as these fallen angels are, they at least, have the common sense to fear and tremble at the very mention of God…whereas defiant and rebellious man, does not.

“…and especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are presumptuous, self-willed. They are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries, whereas angels, who are greater in power and might, do not bring a reviling accusation against them before the Lord.” – 2 Peter 2:10-11

Assessment​

Perhaps this increased skepticism about Christ and His return, ties back into the whole normalcy bias that our world has succumbed too. People do not understand the supernatural realm and are rarely exposed to it, therefore, they dismiss it, because they can’t physically put their hands on it or see it with their eyes. This idea that the supernatural either doesn’t exist, or is so ethereal that it’s irrelevant, has become the dominant view in academia and government, and is very pagan in origin. Naturalism, secular humanism, realism, and materialism have become the only acceptable platforms in the ‘public arena of ideas’ for the last half of the 20th century, and has had devastating results in our education system, culture, and the Judeo-Christian way of life. Not only is these views the mainstays in our secular culture, but has effectively infiltrated and infected our theological institutions as well.

In fact, the overwhelming number of seminaries today, are largely liberal. Yet, what’s frustrating is that we have lived through arguably the most transformative, most dynamic, technologically advanced, and blood-stained century the world has EVER seen…yet, we act as if things have always been this way. Just think about the major events which has radically changed the world in just the last 100 years or so;

1. World War 1 (1914-1918) reshaped and redrew the boundaries of much of Europe and the Middle East.

2. Bolshevik Revolution (1917-1922) created a communist superpower through the formation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), which would enable the Cold War to be waged for almost 50 years.

3. World War II (1939-1945) again drew the whole world into conflict. Out of its ashes, gave reason for the world to create a global governing body (United Nations), and Europe cause to come together economically (European Coal and Steel Community) and militarily (NATO).

4. The rebirth of the nation of Israel in 1948, after almost two millennia of diaspora, would became the very catalyst which would awaken the sleeping giant of orthodox (i.e….radical) Islam. Both Sunni and Shia sects then became bent on destroying Israel. Israel’s rebirth into the table of nations galvanized Islam into a regional nightmare bent on wiping Israel (and all those who support her) off the map.

5. Bretton Woods Agreement (1945) effectively put the world under a single, global, reserve currency…the U.S. Dollar, and linked it to the Gold Standard at $35 an ounce.

6. OPEC (1960) stands for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, which has come to dominate the petroleum based energy needs for the last half of the 20th century. The United States worked a deal with OPEC nations from 1973 to 1975 to create what would come to be known as the fiat “Petrol Dollar”, which meant that the US would militarily and economically remain faithful, so long as all oil transactions were made in US Currency.

7. The creation of the Internet (1980s) is a system of systems, which links electronic devices together via the World Wide Web (www). It’s hard to imagine life before the Internet, because it has really been the biggest revolutionary change to communication, ever. It has rapidly increased information availability, communications, and technological advancements in every sector, and has become instrumental in media, government, and the military.

I wish people could step back to see the big picture, and then ask themselves one fundamental question; “Is the world growing towards, or further from, a global government?”

We know that according to Scripture, the world will eventually come under the control of ten regional rulers. (Daniel 7:23-25; 8:23-25, Rev. 13:1-4; 17:9-14) From this regional consortium, will arise one man who is given power by three of these regions/kingdoms. From here, the man (who we believe to be the antichrist/rider on the white horse) will come too singularly and authoritatively rule the entire world.

But changing from the world as it is today, to what the world will look like then, will not happen overnight. Infrastructure and legislation has to be put in place, technology has to be developed which would allow for the implementation of global control mechanisms, which would mean that the conditions are such that independent countries would willingly set aside their national borders and sovereignty, in order to come together for the common good. Change like that only happens in the face of a massive, global, crisis.

Now, we’ve all been witness to the current, unsuccessful attempts by globalists today to try and generate panic on a world–wide scale, through the false alarms of “Global Cooling”. When that didn’t pan out, they called it “Global Warming”. When the scientific data didn’t support the AlGorian hyperbolic warnings of impending destruction, the crisis HAD to be rebranded again, to “Climate Change”. So why the hard push for something that clearly at the present, isn’t a crisis?

Since the world already has a global government called the United Nations, it has the mechanism, but not the authority to pull all the nations together under its protective umbrella. In fact, the UN is quite impotent in its ability to do much of anything. What it lacks though, is a means to fund its initiatives through global taxation, which would then be used to create a standing army/navy/air force to enforce peace, security, and serves as a way to enforce taxation compliance.

Currently, the United Nations currently receives a bulk of its funding through the United States, where it is also headquartered. The “Climate Change” crisis’s were absolutely necessary in order to drum up funding for an enhanced global governance through “carbon taxes”, which would then achieve two goals; punish the rich, western nations through heavy taxes for benefitting from industrialization (wealth redistribution), and create bureaucratic overreach which is necessary to implement Agenda 21 and 2030 programs which remove sovereignty nations have over their own territories. Imagine the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on a global scale.

Conclusion​

So let’s be clear on this then, that Satan’s schemes and maneuverings in these regards, are neither random nor arbitrary. He is in the process of putting his affairs in order, in short order…because he knows he has but a little time left before all this comes apart at the seams. He knows the Bible, and knows what God told Noah after the Flood (Genesis 8:20-22), that He will keep the seasons and natural order going, until He deems fit, so all this talk of global cooling, warming, and climate change crisis’s, are simply machinations of something more sinister he has in store…which is, to bring the world together under one man, antichrist, who will then take that last stand against Christ at His Second Coming.

Satan knows perfectly well, that Christ will return for His bride, the Church, before all this goes down…which is why he has invested so much time and energy in confusing the churches about the subject. He knows that this is THE crisis he will use to bring all the governments of the world together into his already well laid plans. He just doesn’t know when this will all go down. So the overwhelming lack of interest, the skepticism, and outright scoffing of the Bible, and Bible Prophecy that we see today, is in keeping with the two thousand plus years’ worth of deception and corruption that Satan has invested in keeping people in the dark.

“And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?” Luke 17:7-8

We need only look back at Christ’s first coming, and the scarce knowledge and awareness that their Messiah had come, to see how Satan works in keeping the world blinded to God’s prophetic timeline. As we near His Second Coming, do we not see the exact same thing taking place, even in the churches? On one hand, the Church, has come under intense persecution throughout much of the world. On the other, the churches have largely falling asleep and no longer know where we are on God’s divine timeline, nor do they know where they are going. Believers are starting to give up on God’s promise of returning for His own. Rest assured… He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.”

Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. Rev. 22:20-21

https://www.raptureforums.com/pete-garcia/christ-will-return/
 

Andy C

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Satan knows perfectly well, that Christ will return for His bride, the Church, before all this goes down…which is why he has invested so much time and energy in confusing the churches about the subject. He knows that this is THE crisis he will use to bring all the governments of the world together into his already well laid plans. He just doesn’t know when this will all go down.
Amen.
 

soundingthealarm

Well-Known Member
We need only look back at Christ’s first coming, and the scarce knowledge and awareness that their Messiah had come, to see how Satan works in keeping the world blinded to God’s prophetic timeline. As we near His Second Coming, do we not see the exact same thing taking place, even in the churches?

1000%
I think pretty much anyone on this forum can relate to the following, almost everyone I try engage in talks about the time at hand act as if its the last thing they want to hear. They almost resent the context of the Biblical conclusion and I'm talking about even people who have sang songs in churches for years of the like "When we all get to heaven what a day of rejoicing that will be" or "The King is Coming" or "Midnight Cry" ....my point they have been raised in churches that at one time sang songs and acknowledged the doctrine of imminence or the Second Coming and yet NOW in real time when Bible Prophecy is literally jumping off the pages of holy writ, they are NOT really wanting to hear it. I don't question their faith ..not remotely being holier than thou. We all deal with a carnal side that is at war with God...BUT I don't understand rejecting the JOY offered in the Blessed Hope in the midst of this crazy period of time ...to me the faith to believe that things are going to go back to the 1950's or 80's or whatever BETTER time that it was almost takes a crazy faith in itself. Like to trust the political leadership has your best interest at heart ...that isn't faith, that is naive' I think.

I thank God for connecting with place like here or I'd feel completely OUT THERE lolol

and I know we aren't alone, just as it was told to Elijah there thousands of others who haven't bowed their knee to Baal.

But in my small town of 4,000 people very few want to even acknowledge this as a Biblical time but have ate up The Best Life Now ..LIVE LAUGH AND LOVE on the Titanic instead of rejoicing in the Only Life Boat given us.
 
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lightofmylife

Blessed Hope-Prepare To Fly!
Great post :thumbup :thumbup soundingthealarm! Christians should be excited seeing the sign of the end times coming to pass just as The :biblesays. It just gets more evil every day, but we have the Blessed :rapture Hope of knowing that rather we die here or get raptured :rapturethere is a better place for eternity in heaven with Jesus no more sickness, death, pills, bills, doctors, etc but a perfect sinless place with a new glorified body to live forever. Thinking on these things gives us peace in this sinful world. Whatsoever things are lovely, honest, pure, and of a good report think on these things. :bighug
 

GotGrace

Well-Known Member
Christ Will Return
By Pete Garcia

The old saying goes, that the eyes are of no use, if the mind is blind. So it is come to this then, that we who live in the most transformative, prophetically active time since the days of Christ, see so little interest in what the Bible has to say about what will come to pass in these last days. Tragically, the disinterest comes as equally from those who profess Christ, as from those who don’t. The study today is over why this is.

“However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory, which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.” – 1 Corinthians 2:6-9

The section of Bible Prophecy which speaks to the events of the last days, Eschatology, is not some fringe hobby that people dabble in with as the same seriousness as those who follow UFO’s or Big Foot. Eschatology is a major doctrinal study that consumes around 30% of your Bible. John F. Walvoord, the late President of the Dallas Theological Seminary, dubbed it the ‘capstone of Christian doctrine’, because your eschatological view determines how you hold to every other major doctrine…such as Soteriology, Ecclesiology, etc.) If you think about it for a second, your entire Bible, either centers around Christ’s first coming, or to His second. It only makes sense that in a book in which God is revealing Himself to mankind progressively, (i.e….not all at once), is a book that hinges around His own Incarnation and His return for His people.

Yet today more than ever, so-called Evangelicals are increasingly becoming dismissive of Bible Prophecy because they believe it is a fool’s errand, that Christ may never return, or that it impedes their ability to enact cultural change through the social gospel. This is promulgated in the Reformed Theology groups as well as thru the Prosperity Gospel and Emergent Church movements. It’s like it has become popular again in Christendom, to no longer care if or when Christ will return, as if it is some distraction we needn’t concern ourselves with.

“We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.” – 1 John 5:19

As Christians, we must understand that Satan really exists, and he is a real enemy to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and to the nation of Israel. He’s an enemy to the Gospel because it represents his ultimate defeat and demise at the Cross of Calvary, and whatever schemes and plans he had prior to the Cross, became null and void when God provided a foolproof way to redeem fallen man through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. He’s an enemy towards Israel because she represents the Apple of God’s Eye, (Zech. 2:8) and because of the promises and covenants God made with her. (Romans 11:25-29) If a “Christian” refuses to believe that Satan really exists, then they are in a sense, calling into question, Jesus’s sanity…for whom else did Jesus speak too in the desert when undergoing His forty days of temptation were it not who Scripture says it was? (Luke 4:1-13)

Satan and all of his demonic hosts then, HATE Bible Prophecy, because it foretells their sure doom. We know the things Satan hates most, because these are the things he has spent most of his time and energy, trying to destroy. Likewise, if the world is under the temporary control of Satan, it makes sense then that these are the same things the world hates. Satan has invested millennia in distorting, perverting, discrediting, dismissing, and silencing true, orthodox, and Scriptural Bible Prophecy.

Think about it this way; the world and its way of thinking, tolerate pretty much everything to one degree or another…except Biblical Christianity and Israel’s existence. Child marriages, abortion, Islam, Buddhism, paganism, Satanism, murder, theft, corruption, etc. etc….the world tolerates and forgives. But if you say that Jesus is the only way to salvation, the world will destroy you, or die trying. In regards to Bible Prophecy then, ask yourself;

1. Which does the world hate more, Pre-Millennialism or Amillennialism?
2. Which does the world hate more, a Pre-Tribulation Rapture, or no Rapture at all?
3. Why are there so many different views on when the Rapture takes place?

Can we not see the satanic attempts to distort and pervert our understanding of the “Blessed Hope”? And it be certain, it can only be a “Blessed Hope”, if we are removed before the world enters into the 70th Week of Daniel. (Daniel 9:24-27) Going in, halfway, or all the way, removes any sense of ‘hope’ if we are to be subjected to the horror’s Christ Himself said would be unparalleled in all of history. (Matt. 24:21-22)

What I find interesting, is that those Christian “scholars” and denominations who dismiss Bible Prophecy as either unimportant, or irrelevant, seemingly do so because it interferes or distracts people away from their earthly agendas. Whether those agendas are soaked in social justice, the environment, or perhaps trying to make themselves culturally relevant, Bible Prophecy definitively takes peoples gaze from looking down, to looking up. What I also find interesting, is that even our enemies, those spiritual forces who are opposed to God, believe and understand Bible prophecy.

“When He had come to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, there met Him two demon-possessed men, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way. And suddenly they cried out, saying, “What have we to do with You, Jesus, You Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?” Matthew 8:28-29

The demonic hosts, tremble at the thought of God. (James 2:19) They tremble at the name of Jesus Christ. Not only do they know He (Christ) exists, but they also know that there is coming a day of reckoning, when they will be judged and cast into eternal punishment. They know the seriousness of this coming judgment, as some of their demonic ‘brethren’ were already cast into the Abyss, under chains of darkness, until that Day of Judgment when they are to be cast into the Lake of Fire forever, for their sins of mixing sexually with humans in an attempt to corrupt the genetic gene-pool prior to the Noahic Flood. (See Gen. 6:1-4, 2 Peter 2:4, Jude 1:6-7) Yet, as wicked and depraved as these fallen angels are, they at least, have the common sense to fear and tremble at the very mention of God…whereas defiant and rebellious man, does not.

“…and especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are presumptuous, self-willed. They are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries, whereas angels, who are greater in power and might, do not bring a reviling accusation against them before the Lord.” – 2 Peter 2:10-11

Assessment​

Perhaps this increased skepticism about Christ and His return, ties back into the whole normalcy bias that our world has succumbed too. People do not understand the supernatural realm and are rarely exposed to it, therefore, they dismiss it, because they can’t physically put their hands on it or see it with their eyes. This idea that the supernatural either doesn’t exist, or is so ethereal that it’s irrelevant, has become the dominant view in academia and government, and is very pagan in origin. Naturalism, secular humanism, realism, and materialism have become the only acceptable platforms in the ‘public arena of ideas’ for the last half of the 20th century, and has had devastating results in our education system, culture, and the Judeo-Christian way of life. Not only is these views the mainstays in our secular culture, but has effectively infiltrated and infected our theological institutions as well.

In fact, the overwhelming number of seminaries today, are largely liberal. Yet, what’s frustrating is that we have lived through arguably the most transformative, most dynamic, technologically advanced, and blood-stained century the world has EVER seen…yet, we act as if things have always been this way. Just think about the major events which has radically changed the world in just the last 100 years or so;

1. World War 1 (1914-1918) reshaped and redrew the boundaries of much of Europe and the Middle East.

2. Bolshevik Revolution (1917-1922) created a communist superpower through the formation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), which would enable the Cold War to be waged for almost 50 years.

3. World War II (1939-1945) again drew the whole world into conflict. Out of its ashes, gave reason for the world to create a global governing body (United Nations), and Europe cause to come together economically (European Coal and Steel Community) and militarily (NATO).

4. The rebirth of the nation of Israel in 1948, after almost two millennia of diaspora, would became the very catalyst which would awaken the sleeping giant of orthodox (i.e….radical) Islam. Both Sunni and Shia sects then became bent on destroying Israel. Israel’s rebirth into the table of nations galvanized Islam into a regional nightmare bent on wiping Israel (and all those who support her) off the map.

5. Bretton Woods Agreement (1945) effectively put the world under a single, global, reserve currency…the U.S. Dollar, and linked it to the Gold Standard at $35 an ounce.

6. OPEC (1960) stands for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, which has come to dominate the petroleum based energy needs for the last half of the 20th century. The United States worked a deal with OPEC nations from 1973 to 1975 to create what would come to be known as the fiat “Petrol Dollar”, which meant that the US would militarily and economically remain faithful, so long as all oil transactions were made in US Currency.

7. The creation of the Internet (1980s) is a system of systems, which links electronic devices together via the World Wide Web (www). It’s hard to imagine life before the Internet, because it has really been the biggest revolutionary change to communication, ever. It has rapidly increased information availability, communications, and technological advancements in every sector, and has become instrumental in media, government, and the military.

I wish people could step back to see the big picture, and then ask themselves one fundamental question; “Is the world growing towards, or further from, a global government?”

We know that according to Scripture, the world will eventually come under the control of ten regional rulers. (Daniel 7:23-25; 8:23-25, Rev. 13:1-4; 17:9-14) From this regional consortium, will arise one man who is given power by three of these regions/kingdoms. From here, the man (who we believe to be the antichrist/rider on the white horse) will come too singularly and authoritatively rule the entire world.

But changing from the world as it is today, to what the world will look like then, will not happen overnight. Infrastructure and legislation has to be put in place, technology has to be developed which would allow for the implementation of global control mechanisms, which would mean that the conditions are such that independent countries would willingly set aside their national borders and sovereignty, in order to come together for the common good. Change like that only happens in the face of a massive, global, crisis.

Now, we’ve all been witness to the current, unsuccessful attempts by globalists today to try and generate panic on a world–wide scale, through the false alarms of “Global Cooling”. When that didn’t pan out, they called it “Global Warming”. When the scientific data didn’t support the AlGorian hyperbolic warnings of impending destruction, the crisis HAD to be rebranded again, to “Climate Change”. So why the hard push for something that clearly at the present, isn’t a crisis?

Since the world already has a global government called the United Nations, it has the mechanism, but not the authority to pull all the nations together under its protective umbrella. In fact, the UN is quite impotent in its ability to do much of anything. What it lacks though, is a means to fund its initiatives through global taxation, which would then be used to create a standing army/navy/air force to enforce peace, security, and serves as a way to enforce taxation compliance.

Currently, the United Nations currently receives a bulk of its funding through the United States, where it is also headquartered. The “Climate Change” crisis’s were absolutely necessary in order to drum up funding for an enhanced global governance through “carbon taxes”, which would then achieve two goals; punish the rich, western nations through heavy taxes for benefitting from industrialization (wealth redistribution), and create bureaucratic overreach which is necessary to implement Agenda 21 and 2030 programs which remove sovereignty nations have over their own territories. Imagine the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on a global scale.

Conclusion​

So let’s be clear on this then, that Satan’s schemes and maneuverings in these regards, are neither random nor arbitrary. He is in the process of putting his affairs in order, in short order…because he knows he has but a little time left before all this comes apart at the seams. He knows the Bible, and knows what God told Noah after the Flood (Genesis 8:20-22), that He will keep the seasons and natural order going, until He deems fit, so all this talk of global cooling, warming, and climate change crisis’s, are simply machinations of something more sinister he has in store…which is, to bring the world together under one man, antichrist, who will then take that last stand against Christ at His Second Coming.

Satan knows perfectly well, that Christ will return for His bride, the Church, before all this goes down…which is why he has invested so much time and energy in confusing the churches about the subject. He knows that this is THE crisis he will use to bring all the governments of the world together into his already well laid plans. He just doesn’t know when this will all go down. So the overwhelming lack of interest, the skepticism, and outright scoffing of the Bible, and Bible Prophecy that we see today, is in keeping with the two thousand plus years’ worth of deception and corruption that Satan has invested in keeping people in the dark.

“And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?” Luke 17:7-8

We need only look back at Christ’s first coming, and the scarce knowledge and awareness that their Messiah had come, to see how Satan works in keeping the world blinded to God’s prophetic timeline. As we near His Second Coming, do we not see the exact same thing taking place, even in the churches? On one hand, the Church, has come under intense persecution throughout much of the world. On the other, the churches have largely falling asleep and no longer know where we are on God’s divine timeline, nor do they know where they are going. Believers are starting to give up on God’s promise of returning for His own. Rest assured… He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.”

Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. Rev. 22:20-21

https://www.raptureforums.com/pete-garcia/christ-will-return/
Somtimes I wonder if people don’t want to hear about the end times, rapture and so on because it scares them. Or maybe they are just so in love with their present little world they just don’t want it interrupted to consider prophecy. Such a shame not to be looking up to our blessed hope.
 

lightofmylife

Blessed Hope-Prepare To Fly!
Somtimes I wonder if people don’t want to hear about the end times, rapture and so on because it scares them. Or maybe they are just so in love with their present little world they just don’t want it interrupted to consider prophecy. Such a shame not to be looking up to our blessed hope.
Who in their right mind wants to stay in this evil place? Christians should be thrilled about the promise of the :rapturerapture. No more evil a beautiful sinless place with :fish and our new glorified bodies. :yipee
 

Purchased With Blood

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One big problem is the replacement theology heresy which many pastors and denominations adhere to. Replacement theology is common among popular pastors on Christian radio stations, many of whom have Reformed theology and Calvinist backgrounds. They generally avoid eschatology or are dismissive because so much of prophecy points to Israel and the Jewish people. The few times they try to teach on the prophecies of Daniel or on Revelation they butcher it so badly its embarrassing. Some of these famous pastors are among the worst of the scoffers. As 2 Peter 3:3-4 says, "Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, and saying, Where is the promise of his coming, for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation." As we get closer to the Bema Seat Judgment I often think about how James 3:1 says that teachers will receive the greater condemnation. Some so-called pastors will not even be there, but rather will stand at the Great White Throne Judgment because their soteriology was so wrong and they never actually believed the gospel.
 

ItIsFinished!

Blood bought child of the King of kings.
Somtimes I wonder if people don’t want to hear about the end times, rapture and so on because it scares them. Or maybe they are just so in love with their present little world they just don’t want it interrupted to consider prophecy. Such a shame not to be looking up to our blessed hope.
Yeah it amazes me how many Christians seem not to be as alarmed as they should be with this present day world.
And ,how they think things will get better, that we are just going through some growing pains currently here in America and the rest of the world.
That we are actually "progressing" towards a better and brighter future.
They have obviously been deceived.
Immense proportions of deception in these last days .
I hope these folks see the truth through these falsehoods.
Things will only continue to wax much worse before The Church is removed.
 

lightofmylife

Blessed Hope-Prepare To Fly!
Yeah it amazes me how many Christians seem not to be as alarmed as they should be with this present day world.
And ,how they think things will get better, that we are just going through some growing pains currently here in America and the rest of the world.
That we are actually "progressing" towards a better and brighter future.
They have obviously been deceived.
Immense proportions of deception in these last days .
I hope these folks see the truth through these falsehoods.
Things will only continue to wax much worse before The Church is removed.
We know by our :biblethat America is not going to be great again. It will wax worse and worse men deceiving and being deceived. Scripture :bible tells us there is the rapture for Gods children, 7 year tribulation, 2nd coming, millennium, and a new heaven and new earth.
 
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usoutpost31

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I can't hold it against someone if they are optimistic, have a positive outlook or refuse to let things get them down.

Without that, they'd be depressed all the time.

Even in the light of Bible prophecy, it's not all bad, all the time. Jesus prophecy that the Gospel of the Kingdom would be preached through the whole earth, (Matt 24:14) is one that we don't hear enough about. Yet if you look at Christian demographics over the last 125 years, you can see it coming true.

Growing up, missionaries told us more people had heard of Coca Cola than Jesus Christ. This is no longer true. The number of those who "have never heard" is declining all the time.

Even in the Last Days, it's not all bad.
 

lightofmylife

Blessed Hope-Prepare To Fly!
I can't hold it against someone if they are optimistic, have a positive outlook or refuse to let things get them down.

Without that, they'd be depressed all the time.

Even in the light of Bible prophecy, it's not all bad, all the time. Jesus prophecy that the Gospel of the Kingdom would be preached through the whole earth, (Matt 24:14) is one that we don't hear enough about. Yet if you look at Christian demographics over the last 125 years, you can see it coming true.

Growing up, missionaries told us more people had heard of Coca Cola than Jesus Christ. This is no longer true. The number of those who "have never heard" is declining all the time.

Even in the Last Days, it's not all bad.
In this life there are joys and sorrows, trials and tribulations. We live in a fallen world. :fish said be of good cheer I have overcome the world, and greater is he that is in me than he that is in the world. Don't let the :diablosteal your joy. The joy of the Lord is our strength, and a merry heart doeth good like medicine. :bighug
 

lismore

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I think pretty much anyone on this forum can relate to the following, almost everyone I try engage in talks about the time at hand act as if its the last thing they want to hear.
I know how you feel, been there many times. However occasionally the opposite can happen and it's great. On Christmas Day was speaking to a cousin who used to roll her eyes whenever anyone mentioned anything spiritual to her (she was saved when she was a teenager but then bad experiences came). She had her own idea that Covid was related to the End Times, the Mark of the Beast and the Rapture, which was exciting when she shared it. :)
 

Belle of Grace

Longing for Home
They have obviously been deceived.
Immense proportions of deception in these last days .
I hope these folks see the truth through these falsehoods.
Things will only continue to wax much worse before The Church is removed.
Yes, this is certainly true. Some formerly down-to-earth types of churches no longer teach anything to do with the end times. And when the few remaining actually mention the Lord's return, they muddle the facts so badly that they don't mention the word 'rapture' anymore. If I didn't already understand that Jesus comes back twice, once in the air to receive the members of His true church up to Himself, and the second coming is after the tribulation. Israel will see Him and recognize their Messiah at last.
I think Calvinism has been at the bottom of this lack of end times teaching in most churches today.
 

madcat

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Somtimes I wonder if people don’t want to hear about the end times, rapture and so on because it scares them. Or maybe they are just so in love with their present little world they just don’t want it interrupted to consider prophecy. Such a shame not to be looking up to our blessed hope.
I hear you! Christians talking about when their children grow up, get married, and then have their own kids, how much fun it will be to be grandparents? And I think “what world are you living in”? And here in the Nashville area, this past week has been a wake-up call to the extent of evil and depravity in this world, yet eyes are closed and ears won’t hear Jesus is coming VERY soon.
I know these people (personally know some) who are saved, but can’t let go of the dreams of the “nuclear family” continuing for decades longer. I know they see this world spiraling out of control, yet can’t face reality.
Since leaving Dallas in 2005, we have been unable to find a rapture-believing church, no matter the city/state we have lived in. In 2000, my husband found the RaptureReady website, and I was blown away with the concept of a rapture, as I had never even heard of the concept.
As evil as technology has become in many ways, it still provides a way to hear the truth and even communicate with other like-minded Christians. I remember my first “prophecy conference” in 2004 at FBDALLAS, with Tim LaHaye, Ed Hindson, Gary Frazier, and our pastor, Mac Brunson. BLEW ME AWAY, and after that I couldn’t understand how anyone could dispute the rapture if they really studied the concept and listened to sound teachers.
In the days we are in now, I think there are even less people who believe in the rapture. But thank the Lord there are a number of pastors preaching it, accessing their services/teachings is so easy with technology.
 
I think pretty much anyone on this forum can relate to the following, almost everyone I try engage in talks about the time at hand act as if its the last thing they want to hear. They almost resent the context of the Biblical conclusion and I'm talking about even people who have sang songs in churches for years of the like "When we all get to heaven what a day of rejoicing that will be" or "The King is Coming" or "Midnight Cry" ....my point they have been raised in churches that at one time sang songs and acknowledged the doctrine of imminence or the Second Coming and yet NOW in real time when Bible Prophecy is literally jumping off the pages of holy writ, they are NOT really wanting to hear it. I don't question their faith ..not remotely being holier than thou. We all deal with a carnal side that is at war with God...BUT I don't understand rejecting the JOY offered in the Blessed Hope in the midst of this crazy period of time ...to me the faith to believe that things are going to go back to the 1950's or 80's or whatever BETTER time that it was almost takes a crazy faith in itself. Like to trust the political leadership has your best interest at heart ...that isn't faith, that is naive' I think.

I thank God for connecting with place like here or I'd feel completely OUT THERE lolol

and I know we aren't alone, just as it was told to Elijah there thousands of others who haven't bowed their knee to Baal.

But in my small town of 4,000 people very few want to even acknowledge this as a Biblical time but have ate up The Best Life Now ..LIVE LAUGH AND LOVE on the Titanic instead of rejoicing in the Only Life Boat given us.
100% agree…..just recently a Christian brother sent a link to our group text showing how SS will be bankrupt in 2033 and Medicare in 2028. I replied back….”no problem, I won’t be here for either of these events.”

My comment either got ignored my most and the remaining others think I’m a whacko Christian.

By the way, I take the latter as a compliment and am honored to be put in the John the Baptizer category of Christ followers.

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