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Post by delo63 on Jul 13, 2017 7:05:15 GMT -6
So I don't know if this fits here but I was just thinking today. If the rapture doesn't happen this year or next for example what would happen to the church?
The reason I am saying this is because if the world continues on this path that its on then how could the church survive without having to go underground in a few years. I mean think of the left behind books, I know a lot of there interpretations are up for debate, but look at the way they society is portrayed in those books. Especially if you ever read the kids ones, but it describes the hate for the church and it basically mirrors what happened 2,000 years ago when the church was first born. Getting put in jail for being a Christian, getting murdered for it, churches being attacked and shut down, stuff like that I can truly see that happening soon. Especially if we look at what happened since 2014 when the whole gay marriage ruling happened. Ever since the whole world is against anyone who doesn't agree with the agenda, and it started the chain reaction of pressure and hate on Christ and the church.
But honestly the reason I am convinced that the tribulation and rapture need to happen is because of how the stage is already set not just for the great deception, but also for the mark of the beast and the attitude of the people in this world. I can see the people in this society cheering and attending arenas of them beheading Christians like what would happen in the tribulation for those who don't accept the mark. I can see people shooting us on the street for not supporting their sin.
I don't know if anyone else thinks this way but im just convinced that the reason that law was passed was so that the world would be ready and setup for the tribulation.
Any thoughts?
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Post by whatif on Jul 13, 2017 11:38:19 GMT -6
I feel the same, delo63. Another indicator that has often made me think that the Lord must come soon is that mankind is preparing to defy Him further by pursuing eternal life without Him, as well as a type of self-deification, through transhumanism, gene alterations, and pharmaceuticals. That is a scary thought--man able to extend their lives and live in sin for great spans of time. Surely the Lord must return to put a stop to this and set up His kingdom.
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Post by delo63 on Jul 13, 2017 11:48:13 GMT -6
well we know the world is completely fooled already by the media so Its not farfetched to believe they will be swayed by the antichrist
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2017 14:33:14 GMT -6
I agree this ship is sinking and we're all going down soon if God doesn't intervene. But he will!! I know it!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2017 8:04:35 GMT -6
He's coming. Two days ago my husband and I were traveling through a city and stopped to eat. We had a very thoughtful and honest waitress. You know, the type that doesn't drive you crazy, but sees need, and even tells you what not to order because it's not good. We visited with her a bit, because we knew the restaurant had moved, and she knew types of food that we had ordered two years ago that was no longer on the menu and made sure the cook put it together. Something about her - I wanted to give $500 to her on the spot- I couldn't explain it but I could tell she needed something. As I've said in another post, discernment is one of the gifts I've been given. So anyway we gave her a more than decent tip and left. Off we went. After about two and a half hours went were coming somewhat back, we came to a T in the road. We were either going to turn left Which was a continuum of our direction, but my husband turned to me and said are you thinking about the woman? I said yes, and he asked me do you want to go back and talk to her? I said yes. Immediately I begin to ask of God to empty me of myself and let him take over, and my husband started praying that her heart might be open to receiving whatever God had for her. Trying to make it short, God has prepared the way, her shift was over and she was going home I asked her if she wanted to visit, she came outside, we sat on the patio and visited and I told her that God knew she was tired and that he loved her very much. She started to cry . She told me that she had been asking God where are you? And when I told her that I was sent by him to tell her that he had heard her prayer, she was overwhelmed and relieved. She was the granddaughter of the Southern Baptist person living in a liberal turn on and was struggling trying to do the right thing when everything around her was telling her to give it up and go with the flow and she just couldn't. I told her that I believed he was coming soon, very likely in September. She lit up and said I've been hearing about September 23 is that when it is? I told her there were many things they were pointing to September but it may be soon and she got so excited and told me she was ready for him to come now! I told her that very likely she had been angry. I got the just that her husband died and she had had to gone to waitressing. I'm guessing she was in her early 50s. And was not listening to what God had for her so he had to send me to deliver the message of his love for her, I gave her my testimony and told her that he was real. We left hugging, she thanked me for coming by again and told me I had made her day. I told her to smile knowing that he loved her, having the strength to go on, and now she knew something that many people did not !
My point in sharing this is… He is coming. He knows how hard it is for so many people and that it is like a salmon going upstream. He knows that some of them don't even have a network around them to support them I believe. Again, I do believe he's coming soon or I would not have been asked to tell her that.
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Post by kjs on Jul 14, 2017 8:19:33 GMT -6
Truthseeker -- Thank you for sharing that very moving story! Literally tears in my eyes as I type this!
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Post by Gary on Jul 14, 2017 8:45:32 GMT -6
I. Am. Speechless. Truthseeker, I also have tears in my eyes! God is good!
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Post by katmak on Jul 14, 2017 9:12:45 GMT -6
Thank you, truthseeker!
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Post by delo63 on Jul 14, 2017 10:05:58 GMT -6
that's awesome truthseeker!
It is amazing how so many people have the same feeling or urging from the spirit that our redeemer is coming, I hope were right about September because that would be awesome!
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Post by whatif on Jul 14, 2017 11:35:12 GMT -6
Beautiful story, truthseeker! God is so good!
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