What are some of the other signs listed in scripture to signal the end of the age and the soon coming of Christ?
Matthew 24:9. "Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name's sake.
10. "And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.
11. "Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.
12. "And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.
13. "But he who endures to the end shall be saved.
14. "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
5) People killed and persecuted for the sake of Christ- america is not the only place in the world and many americans are oblivious to conditions in other parts of the world.
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6) Easily offended/betrayal - the political correctness of society now alone adresses this as well as betrayals. A quick look through some of the threads on this message board alone is enough to see this one in action.
7) False Prophets/Deceivers in the church
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Many cults have been in the news in the last 50 years where false prophets/leaders have claimed to be Christ or have "secret" revelations from Christ - David koresh for example - jim jones - heavens gate amoung others.
Many deceivers in the church as well teaching that sins arent sin and Christ isnt needed for salvation and watering down the gospel to deceive many.
8) Lawlessness will abound and the love of many will grow cold.
This should be readily apparant to anyone who reads or watches the news at all. The new in thing for teens is beating people and getting it on youtube. People killing their children in horrific ways and mass numbers of child molestors loose at any given time is also on the rise.
Violence is truely filling the earth much like in the days of noah. Im not going to post articles on this one because there would be just way too many to post.
9) The gospel will be preached in all the world and then the end will come. Due to missions work all over the world - this is pretty close to being complete - the bible is available to all of the main world languages and has also been translated into more 2000 other languages as of 1998.
Hmm even more of a cooincidence that all these also are happening at the same time as the others? Lets look at some other scripture and compare them to the times of today. (continued in part 3)
Matthew 24:9. "Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name's sake.
10. "And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.
11. "Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.
12. "And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.
13. "But he who endures to the end shall be saved.
14. "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
5) People killed and persecuted for the sake of Christ- america is not the only place in the world and many americans are oblivious to conditions in other parts of the world.
Iraq: Christians Say Targeting By Extremists Amounts To Genocide
From other pens ... Chinese-Christians are paying a high price for ...
Faith Through the Word: Set your hopes on heaven
WFP says 5 employees have been killed in Sudan in recent weeks
North Korea still tops persecution index
Christians face persecution in popular tourist spots, warns Open Doors
Religion is ‘the new social evil’
6) Easily offended/betrayal - the political correctness of society now alone adresses this as well as betrayals. A quick look through some of the threads on this message board alone is enough to see this one in action.
7) False Prophets/Deceivers in the church
FLDS Prophet's Nephew Testifies Against Polygamists
Texas court braces for more than 400 FLDS raid-related custody cases
S.F. church teaches it's OK to be Christian and gay | Oakland ...
Professor: Bible says gay OK - News
Secret plan to avoid church gay split - Telegraph
Obama contends belief in Jesus Christ not necessary for salvation ...
Man Claiming To Be Christ Reincarnated Speaks In Orlando - Orlando ...
Many cults have been in the news in the last 50 years where false prophets/leaders have claimed to be Christ or have "secret" revelations from Christ - David koresh for example - jim jones - heavens gate amoung others.
Many deceivers in the church as well teaching that sins arent sin and Christ isnt needed for salvation and watering down the gospel to deceive many.
8) Lawlessness will abound and the love of many will grow cold.
This should be readily apparant to anyone who reads or watches the news at all. The new in thing for teens is beating people and getting it on youtube. People killing their children in horrific ways and mass numbers of child molestors loose at any given time is also on the rise.
Violence is truely filling the earth much like in the days of noah. Im not going to post articles on this one because there would be just way too many to post.
9) The gospel will be preached in all the world and then the end will come. Due to missions work all over the world - this is pretty close to being complete - the bible is available to all of the main world languages and has also been translated into more 2000 other languages as of 1998.
Hmm even more of a cooincidence that all these also are happening at the same time as the others? Lets look at some other scripture and compare them to the times of today. (continued in part 3)
