Ever since I became an adult Christian and started taking it more seriously beyond Sunday church attendance, I've listened to teachings about are we in or approaching the End Times. On the conservative end anyways, it seems to be a continuous discussion.
Back when I started listening, all the teachings seemed to be is this political event foretold in the Bible? Also, discussion of is this event involving Israel a part of End Time prophecy? On occasion, there would be some discussion of an economic event.
Covid has, no big surprise, brought end times discussion back to the forefront especially on mark of the Beast and one world government. Also since our world finances are more connected and controlled, that is brought up as a sign of the end.
Compared to when I started listening to these teachings, there was discussion of would the church see revival or a falling away as the End Times approached. The change I've noticed is it's now pretty unanimous that it's going to be a falling away. Another change I've noticed compared to years ago is less teaching that the United States won't experience persecution until after the Pre-Tribulation Rapture.
Now as I read the Bible one thing that I saw was all of these discussions leave out the social aspects of the approach of the end times. As one example, no discussion on say Matthew 24:12. So I've found these teachings on the end times a lacking because they neglected to talk about the social signs the End Times are approaching.
I am on the mailing list for a national ministry. This month, their monthly mailing talk about the signs of the end times. The categories they listed are
Now, I won't argue that the End Times could begin tomorrow or not for another hundred years. I forget how it was worked out from the Bible, but I remember teachers that said 2,000 years after Christ's Incarnation is when He'll return. We've gone past 2,000 years after His birth but we are coming up on 2,000 years after His Crucifixion and Resurrection. Of course we can all point to failed predictions. In my life, I've seen one pastor who convinced the Mayans had been told the date (December 21, 2012) or Harold Camping who predicted various days in 1994 and 2011. So the history is full of false predictions of when Christ will return.
What do you think? Are enough signs falling into place that the End Times are arriving or do we have a wait ahead of us?
Back when I started listening, all the teachings seemed to be is this political event foretold in the Bible? Also, discussion of is this event involving Israel a part of End Time prophecy? On occasion, there would be some discussion of an economic event.
Covid has, no big surprise, brought end times discussion back to the forefront especially on mark of the Beast and one world government. Also since our world finances are more connected and controlled, that is brought up as a sign of the end.
Compared to when I started listening to these teachings, there was discussion of would the church see revival or a falling away as the End Times approached. The change I've noticed is it's now pretty unanimous that it's going to be a falling away. Another change I've noticed compared to years ago is less teaching that the United States won't experience persecution until after the Pre-Tribulation Rapture.
Now as I read the Bible one thing that I saw was all of these discussions leave out the social aspects of the approach of the end times. As one example, no discussion on say Matthew 24:12. So I've found these teachings on the end times a lacking because they neglected to talk about the social signs the End Times are approaching.
I am on the mailing list for a national ministry. This month, their monthly mailing talk about the signs of the end times. The categories they listed are
- Apostasy
- Pandemic
- End Times People
- Socialism
- Cancel Culture
- Economic Chaos
- Jerusalem
- Spiritual Famine
- Globalism
Now, I won't argue that the End Times could begin tomorrow or not for another hundred years. I forget how it was worked out from the Bible, but I remember teachers that said 2,000 years after Christ's Incarnation is when He'll return. We've gone past 2,000 years after His birth but we are coming up on 2,000 years after His Crucifixion and Resurrection. Of course we can all point to failed predictions. In my life, I've seen one pastor who convinced the Mayans had been told the date (December 21, 2012) or Harold Camping who predicted various days in 1994 and 2011. So the history is full of false predictions of when Christ will return.
What do you think? Are enough signs falling into place that the End Times are arriving or do we have a wait ahead of us?
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