Posts Tagged ‘end times’
How should we deal with end-times prophecies?
Questions: I have seen an abundance of things on the internet recently of people who claim the end times are “near” and we are currently seeing biblical prophecy unfold. I have seen these videos swarming since the pandemic on every internet platform. They are using world events such as the drying of the Euphrates River,…
Read MoreThe End-Times
by Terry Wane Benton Many do not realize that scriptures have a context, and cannot be applied to everything one wishes. The “end-times” is one of the most abused topics of the Bible. Many take verses out of context. If you take a verse out of context, forget the immediate people first written to, and…
Read MoreCompare Babylonian “Coming” with the Roman “Coming”
by Terry Wane Benton Both times Jerusalem was destroyed it was the coming of the Lord by means of a powerful nation. When the Babylonians invaded and destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC it was the Lord of Hosts (later named Jesus) who came in “glory” (Isaiah 2:12-22). The Lord came in His glory. He came…
Read MoreAre we approaching the end times?
Question: II Tim 3:1-4; Matthew 24:12; I Corinthians 7:26-27. Are we approaching the end times? Between now and then, can we expect things to get worse and not better? e.g. sins like greed, immorality, suffering, etc. Is it better and safer to be unmarried and childless in current times if things are going to be…
Read MoreThe False Prophets Who Cry “Wolf!”
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/FalseProphetsWhoCryWolf.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text:: Ezekiel 13:3-9 I. It was 6pm on May 21 and thousands learned that they were duped into believing that Judgment Day had come. A. So many were saying before the day 1. Well, I’m certain it will happen, but even if it doesn’t, I rather be prepared just in case. 2. Well,…
Read MoreThe Battle of Armageddon
by Mark Roberts Armageddon is a term that has slipped easily into today’s vocabulary. One hears of “nuclear Armageddon” and the “final battle” in both political and religious speeches. What does it all mean? Are premillennialists, like Hal Lindsey, correct when they tell us the last battle will involve Israel and Russia? What does the…
Read MoreIs the recent major earthquake in Indonesia an indication that Jesus is about to return?
Question: Is the recent major earthquake in Indonesia an indication that Jesus is about to return? Answer: Many people can’t stand being left with a mystery. We want to know everything. It can be as mundane as trying to figure out if next winter will be mild or harsh, or it can be very personal…
Read MoreIs the end of time drawing near?
Question: From the signs in the Bible, is the end of time drawing near Answer: Bible is quite clear that there will be no advance warning as to when the end of the world will come. Jesus, Himself, stated, “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but…
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