One in three Americans believe they have an idea they think could one day make them wealthy, according to new poll.

From writing the next big novel to a hot stock tip or turning an invention into product, the survey found 33% saying they feel they have a tantalizing idea they think could make waves in the market.

And if that doesn’t come to fruition, there’s always pure hope for 19% of the respondents, who have a strong feeling that they’ll one day win big in the lottery.

The survey, conducted by Talker Research in partnership with Wealth of Geeks, found 17% of those with a wealth-generating idea hoping to use an inheritance or some family money.

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There is an arresting phrase that appears in St. Paul’s letter to the Romans. He speaks of those who “walk in the footsteps of faith.” He is reminding this early Christian Church that the promises given Abraham are realized through faith by which we are justified before a holy God. But the phrase also reminds us that we can walk in the footsteps of those who have gone before us. Today we can do that literally.

This summer I led another group tour to “Bible country” where we followed the missionary journeys of Paul. I have now led seven such study trips. I refer to this as “vacation with a higher purpose,” These trips are life-changing. On this particular trip we traveled to Greece, Turkey, and Italy. We visited sites where Paul founded churches, such as Philippi and Corinth. We cruised to Ephesus and Patmos, with stops at the beautiful islands of Mykonos, Crete and Santorini. The trip concluded in Rome, where Paul was executed. I’ve also led groups to the sites of the seven churches of Revelation, to Reformation sites in Europe, historic Christian Britain, and most of all, to Israel.

What is the value of a vacation with a higher purpose? The short answer is that it fortifies your faith. How so? First, it demonstrates that the places we read about in the Bible are real. They are not legend or fairy tale. They are concrete places that existed then and exist now, and you can visit them today. Imagine that you have been studying a Shakespeare play. You know it, understand it fairly well, and read it carefully. But then, one day, you go to Shakespeare’s hometown of Stratford, England, or the Globe Theater in London. This experience will make the play “come alive.” Now imagine doing that in Bible country. The impact is spiritually powerful. It enlarges your view of God.

A trip like this is not like a beach vacation. We are literally “walking in the footsteps of faith” where the Israelites walked, or Jesus walked, or where the apostles and early Christians actually walked. When we visit a sight, we open the Bible, read and explain the passage, and point to what happened right in that very spot.

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Vambram said:

Honestly? I do not believe at all that I have a skewed view of what the immigration laws actually say.

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I am having a hard time finding the relevant laws, which one(s) are you relying on to inform your opinion?

Paradise Haven said:

Noone on Earth brings new revelation, ....

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As to the Son of God shall to the Son of Man...⚔

And he that overcometh,
and keepeth my works unto the end,
to him will I give power over the nations:
Revelation 2:26

And he shall rule them with a rod of iron;
as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers:
even as I received of my Father.
Revelation 2:27

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Chrystal-J said:

I don't blame them. Biden is an incoherent mess.

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I do not see where that makes any difference. As long as he signs their legislation what else do they care about? I understand that a president is a figure head but he should be able to bumble his way though that. Maybe they have some integrity and feel a president should be able to do his job which they are convinced Biden can not get the job done.

tonychanyt said:

New International Version, Isaiah 64:


Strong's Hebrew: 5708. עִדִּים (ed) — 1 Occurrence

Some scholars thought that H5708 was related to the word for menstruation.

Literal Standard Version:

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That's why we are saved by grace through faith and not by our own works (Ephesians 2:8-10). We can't save ourselves. We have to humble ourselves and admit to God that we our sinners who can't save ourselves. We have to be like the tax collector in this parable:

Luke 18:9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’ 13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’ 14 “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

Hopefully his wife will convert soon!

AussieChris said:

That's awesome you went as well!!!

The crazy thing about today is when President Trump got shot, I was actually in Confession, confessing my sins to God and then saying my "Our Father" and my "Hail Mary's." I'm not sure at what point I was at when the shooting happened but I feel good knowing I was making things right between God and myself and I was in God's house during that time.

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Being absolved and receiving Christ’s true body and blood is the best feeling ever!!

Grateful to be Catholic!

JesusFollowerForever said:

In your opinion, who will resurrect, the ones who believe in christ only, but to not follow his teachings or commandments? would they resurrect? I would like your opinion as you know scripture very well,

Blessings Tony.

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John 5:28: “Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice 29 and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned.

An archaeological discovery has unveiled one of the earliest Christian structures in the Arabian Gulf, shedding light on a long-lost Christian community that thrived in the region before the widespread adoption of Islam in the early seventh century. The findings reveal the first physical evidence of the Church of the East, also known as the Nestorian Church, in Bahrain.

Researchers from the University of Exeter and the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities have found the structure that is believed to be a palace belonging to a bishop and dates back to between the mid-fourth and mid-eighth centuries, as confirmed by radiocarbon dating, announced the university on its website.

The structure was found beneath a mound in a village cemetery in Samahij, an area central to modern settlements yet steeped in historical significance. The site was occupied until its abandonment following the community’s conversion to Islam.

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newton3005 said:

So how come anti-Semitism is generally directed against only the Jews?

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Because in the OT, Jews are Semites who in the NT rejected their Messiah, Jesus of Nazareth. . .for which they have been cut off from God's one people, the one olive tree, the church of both NT and OT saints (Ro 11:17).
The Jews have only one destiny--to be grafted back into God's one olive tree, the church, IF (not "when") they do not persist in unbelief (Ro 11:23).

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This is pretty thought provoking! Gratitude.

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Yes, it's good stuff. I enjoy these kinds of topics. Thanks, @tonychanyt

I like my church Seventh Day Adventist.

Here’s our beliefs

What does the Bible stand for? It stands for the Word of God. 2 Timothy 3:16 says that all Scripture is breathed out by God. Does the Bible, or God’s Words if you will, expressly frame anything in terms of, say, a moral commitment? Is there anywhere in the Bible that says, for instance, that the two great commandments of Jesus—loving God, and loving our neighbor---are moral commitments to God? Is there any Verse in the Bible that says we have a moral commitment to abide by any Commandment, Law, Statute, Ordinance that Jesus’ followers say we should abide by?

Except for a number of Passages telling us to avoid sexual immorality, and an isolated Verse such as 1 Corinthians 15:33, there is nothing in the Bible that directs us to be morally committed to God’s Word. God Himself does not frame things in terms of morality or a moral commitment. Yes, there are a number of sins listed in the Bible, but except for sexual immorality are any of those sins expressly considered immoral?

Why is the concept of morality brought up here? Because we have such a concept being brandied about by people outside of, and perhaps in our homes. And many people may associate morality with what God expects from us. Yet God Himself, vis the Bible, doesn’t use the term much.

Perhaps the concept is relegated to things that are a given, such as breathing. The Bible doesn’t expressly mention the concept of breathing, yet breathing is vital for us to have faith and love in God and for each other. But can one really say that although the concept of morality isn’t mentioned much in the Bible, it is also vital in showing our faith and love?

What is morality? It’s generally defined as a set of personal or social standards for good or bad behavior. Well, there are such standards in the Bible, but they’re not explicitly mentioned as being moral standards. One might think that alongside the Bible classifying certain things as being sinful, it would also frame things as being moral or immoral. Morality is a word that people can relate to, and they have, going back to the days of the barbarian hordes, who in each of their societies were expectations in how people are to conduct themselves.

Perhaps the Lord had no need to frame things in terms of being moral or immoral, except for sexual immorality of course; it may be enough that there are things He wants from us, merely because He said so, without any need to defer to what generally may be or should be considered moral or immoral.

Should morality be considered an earthly term that God pretty much doesn’t use, even when He might reason with us on things? In Isaiah 1:18, God says “though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.” We have generally equated sins with things that are immoral; that includes all the sins mentioned in the Bible. Why does God not say, or also not say, that though we may be immoral, our immorality will become as white as snow and as red as crimson becoming like wool? Is it enough for the Lord to frame things in terms of sin rather than in terms of morality? If so, does that make morality a word that was primarily meant to be used among people instead of by the Lord?

Peace in Christ.

We are to hear and “awake” and arise from out of the dead so that Christ gives us “light”…..His knowledge as He shows us the truth of the gospel: He has rendered death idle for us now and has brought to light (our understanding) life (an age-lasting life) and immortality.

Eph 5:14 KJV
(14) Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

This verse comes from Jonah 1:6 . O sleeper arise and call upon your God if so be that God will “think”…that is, SHINE…upon us. He shines His light…His knowledge. He brings to light through the truth of the gospel that death is rendered idle. We shall not mortally perish but shall have an age-lasting life now in this mortal body.

Jon 1:6
(6) So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think (shine) upon us, that we perish not.

The truth of the gospel is made manifest: WE PERISH NOT.

Whosoever believes into Him should NOT PERISH but have an age-lasting life in this current evil age we are living in. This is a here-and-now thing as salvation is now.

Joh 3:15-16 KJV
(15) That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life (age-lasting life).
(16) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life (age-lasting).

He delivers us out of this present evil age by giving us an age-lasting life so that we may mortally live and not perish (mortally die). Galatians 1:4 .
Our Savior (the Deliverer who delivers us out of this present evil age) has brought to LIGHT the truth of the gospel: death has been abolished (rendered idle). He has brought to light through His knowledge that we are to have an age-lasting life (never mortally dying) in this mortal body until we put on immortality. This salvation is now...it is now made manifest. We must not be ashamed of His testimony.

2Ti 1:8-10 KJV
(8) Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
(9) Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
(10) But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:

He is the “light of the world”……as He brings us His knowledge (the light). He that truly follows Christ shall not walk in darkness….walking in bad behavior (the works of darkness: envy, strife, wrath, contentions, etc ) towards that light (the hearing of His knowledge). The believer of His testimony ( the light) shall have the knowledge of the age-lasting life. He shall hear and believe in the truth of the gospel.

Joh 8:12
(12) Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of THE (definite article: the) life.

We are to cast off the works of darkness and put on the Lord Jesus Christ (His righteousness) and not be found behaving badly (fulfilling the lusts of the flesh) towards what we hear Him saying as He opens up the Scriptures to our hearing ears.

Rom 13:12-14 KJV
(12) The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
(13) Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
(14) But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

We are to “gird up the loins of our minds” and be “sober” and not be found “drunk” on the wine of wrath at the hearing of His revelation…at His disclosure of the Word of Truth.

1Pe 1:13-16 KJV
(13) Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

We are to be “obedient”…that is, HEARING ATTENTIVELY (Greek: hupakoē - “attentive hearkening”)…children and not be found by Him behaving badly as we once did in our ignorance of the Word of Truth….not conforming ourselves to the way we used to behave with others (wrath, envy, strife, contentions, etc) we did not theologically agree with .

(14) As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
(15) But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
(16) Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

He that receives His testimony (the light….the knowledge) has set his seal that God is true.

Joh 3:33-36 KJV
(33) He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.

What is the “seal”? That the Son (and those the Son sends out to speak His words) whom God has sent speaks the words of God….the true words/sayings of God. These are the "true sayings of God" that we hear the Son speaking to us in the Spirit of Truth (the Spirit without measure is given to Him).

(34) For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.
(35) The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

He that believes on the Son has an age-lasting life. He shall never die (under the wrath of God) mortally but shall continue to live here in this mortal body on this earth until the time of the redemption (putting on immortality) of that mortal body. He that does not believe in what he hears, the wrath of God still abides on him. He shall perish....mortally die...because he did not believe on the Son's testimony nor did he seal that God is true (these are the true sayings of God).

(36) He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life (age-lasting life): and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

Blessed…happy…are they which are called unto the “marriage supper” of the Lamb. What is that supper we eat of? The TRUE SAYINGS OF GOD and not earthly-minded man’s “word”…the sayings of men who privately interpret the Scriptures unto their own mortal destruction.

We seal that God is true: these are the true sayings of God when we hear His voice.

Rev 19:9 KJV
(9) And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

Jesus sends out the brothers to speak the true words of God in the Spirit of Truth. We are to receive the word/saying of God. The Word/Saying of God is true...while the "word/saying of men" is not true. Let God be true and every man a liar.

1Th 2:13-14 KJV
(13) For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

Those who will receive the true sayings of God shall be persecuted by their very own church people who will not believe it when they will hear it.

(14) For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:

We are to gird up the loins of our minds and have our lights burning…remembering to do His will at all times. We are to manifest our faith by doing good works towards His disclosure/revelation of the true Word of God.

Luk 12:35-37 KJV
(35) Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;

So that when we hear His voice as He speaks the true sayings/words of God, we can then open up unto Him immediately. We can then hear and receive His testimony.

(36) And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

He then shall serve the “marriage supper” to those who are remembering to do good...who are "watching"...that is, "awake" to His righteousness We shall then be able to enter into His knowledge greater and greater.

(37) Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

We must NOT cover up our faith in Him. We must shine forth our faith….manifesting it outwardly through good works towards the hearing of His disclosure of the Word of Truth.

Luk 8:16-18 KJV
(16) No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
(17) For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.

Take heed therefore on how you hear. Those who have (manifesting faith…the candle that is lit so that everyone can see), he shall be given His knowledge...and more shall be given to him. Those who do not show forth their faith, it shall be taken from him. Faith without good works is dead.

(18) Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.

We must hear His testimony and do well. Those who do well seek glory and honor and immortality. They seek “eternal life”…an age-lasting life in this mortal body….and that is what is “rendered” to them for doing good towards His testimony.

He renders “eternal life”….an age-lasting life....for those who will believe the Truth and do well towards it and those whom He sends out (those least brothers).

Rom 2:6-9 KJV
(6) Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
(7) To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

To those who are contentious towards what they hear Him saying and do not “obey”…that is, to “disbelieve”…the TRUTH that they will hear and will do unrighteous deeds towards His voice shall have indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish.

(8) But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
(9) Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;

Zoey <3 said:

Hi Alexis! Welcome to Christian Forums!

It's great that you are trying to grow closer to God!

I'm just coming back to the faith after a long period of ... denial? Not sure how to word it.

Anyways, I look forward to seeing you around!

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Thank you so much for the warm welcome my friend! I'm proud of you for coming to the faith once more, that's wonderful!

As a general thread comment the new law sounds promising but of course it's not the only way people are dying from Fentanyl.

I was in a chat just the other day and someone was talking about having just lost their son only a few days prior because he thought he was buying regular marijuana but it was laced with fentanyl and killed him instantly.

They really are just trying to kill people I think.... We have to get that border closed and do a better job with enforcing laws.

Tuur said:

Since I put each color on its own layer, I can easily change the colors. I lock the levels I'm not working on so I won't mess them up, anyway, so I unlock the level, select all the objects, then change the color. In this quick Pollock pastiche, found I had covered over too much red, so went back to that area and added more without disturbing the other colors or the display order.

If I hadn't put each color on its own layer, it would have made things more difficult. If I wanted to add a color that was under other colors, I would have to slide the element up and down in the layer dialog box until it looked right. If I had wanted to shift around the display order of all the colors, that would have been even more difficult. Using layers simplifies things.

About Warhol: Using a photo manipulation program and posterize or some other color manipulation function, the effects where he played with the colors and contrasts and saturations are simple now. It seems everyone has the idea of doing his Marylin Monroe using the photos of other pop icons or of Warhol himself.

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This stuff sounds complicated, but cool. I am more of an orange, blue and purple type of guy with shades of brown and gray.

But yeah, you should try the Warhol one. Maybe have an astronaut on the moon in the style of Warhol.

Tanaya Mays said:

Hey! My name is tanaya and i am new here. I am ready to engage with fellow Christians and followers of the LORD. Thank you for reading this and wishing you a great day.

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Well hello and welcome . Can't wait to see you out in the forums. May the Lord our Gof and Fathercontinue to bless us in all wisdom and spiritual understanding in Christ Jesus amen.

rachelrising said:

Thank you everyone, I sure will return to this thread and let you know how my day out went. My name is Rachel and so I am a female also. I am a not a smoker and neither drink alcohol so I should be fine on that level as well.

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You are welcome, sister in Christ. Enjoy the outing, Rachel.

Ignatius the Kiwi said:

So we can only act as Christians politically if it is in alignment with a liberal enlightenment worldview?

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How about the Knights of Columbus? The got "under God" in the pledge of allegiance and do a great deal of other help and contributions around the world. So no to your question./

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Theoretically, and I'm not all that great on legal stuff, but essentially, wouldn't ANYONE being tried for a felony be able to fall under this ruling then as well? Could we have 3yrs of felonies expunged due to this? (theoretically).

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so the Special Prosecutor who went after Hunter Biden according to this ruling was illegal and unconstitutional.

Thank you Chevy. And to continue this subject, from Bp. A. Schneider's Credo concerning examples of Marian Devotion:

987. Sr. Lucia of Fatima relates that “the most holy Virgin, in these last times in which we live, has given a new efficacy to the recitation of the Rosary. She has given this efficacy to such an extent that there is no problem, no matter how difficult it is, whether temporal or above all spiritual, in the personal life of each one of us, of our families, of the families of the world or of the religious communities, or even of the life of peoples and nations, that cannot be solved by the Rosary.

There is no problem I tell you, no matter how difficult it is, that we cannot resolve by the prayer of the Holy Rosary. With the Holy Rosary we will save ourselves. We will sanctify ourselves. We will console Our Lord and obtain the salvation of many souls.” [Frère Michel de la Sainte Trinité, The Whole Truth about Fatima, vol. 3 (Buffalo: Immaculate Heart Publications, 1990), 337].

(Schneider, Bishop Athanasius. Credo: Compendium of the Catholic Faith (pp. 610-611; 679). Sophia Institute Press. Kindle Edition.)

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@Ana the Ist
@Hammster
I completely agree that DEI for job hiring and also upward mobility with promotions in a job field is proving to be doing more harm than good. Hiring people should be based upon their merits, skills, and abilities. That same principle ought to also be applied for promotions and upward mobility within a career field. Unfortunately, that for a long, long time, it is also true that in many career fields, managers and leaders tend to promote people based biological or gender biases instead of a person's actual abilities, skills, and merits.

People are becoming more and more apprehensive about the future, as we see a proliferation of natural disasters, with increasing political and economic problems, coupled with shortages of food and all resources. l.

But, the most obvious and dangerous flash point of concern is the Middle East. Most of the countries surrounding Israel are now in a unstable condition, with outright and covert war in most. . The very existence of the State of Israel in their midst is an anathema to them all. Psalm 83 lists the origins of those people who will conspire to ‘wipe out Israel as a nation’. When their attack commences, God will then answer the prayer of Psalms 83:13-18 Scatter them, my God, like thistledown, as a fire raging through the forest. Terrify them with Your storm winds, let them suffer disgrace and perish.

Many prophecies state how the Lord will act on this Day of His vengeance and wrath;

Micah 4:11-12 But now, many nations are massed against you, they say; Let Zion suffer, we will gloat over her downfall. They do not know God’s purpose; He has gathered them as sheaves for the threshing. Matthew 13:30

Psalm 37:13-15 The Lord will laugh at the wicked, their judgement is coming. They have prepared their weapons, but their weapons will pierce their own hearts.

Isaiah 66:15-17 See: The Lord is coming in fire, bringing His retribution and anger. He will judge with fire and sword to test all mankind. All the wicked will die.

Deuteronomy 32:41-42 I will sharpen My flashing sword and take vengeance on those who hate Me.

Malachi 4:1 The Day comes, burning like a furnace, all evildoers will be as stubble, destroyed in a fiery blaze.

Isaiah 30:26-33 The sun will shine with seven times its normal brightness. On that day He will protect and save His people. See; the Lord Himself comes from afar, His anger blazing and His doom heavy. With fire, He sieves the nations for destruction. Ref: REB, some verses abridged.



There are many other Bible passages that describe this Day. What we can establish from them is:

1/ It is this event that takes people unawares – that ‘comes as a thief’. Much later, for the glorious Return of Jesus, we are given the exact times from certain events.

2/ It will be a worldwide event, of 24 hours duration. Isaiah 29:5-6

3/ The Lord will actually cause fire to destroy His enemies, by the means of a CME.
Their own weapons will contribute to their destruction, the heat flash and the intense electromagnetic pulse will make rockets and bombs explode on the ground.

4/ His Righteous people will be kept safe, in a short time –Isaiah 29:17, they will gather and settle in the new country of Beulah – Isaiah 62:4, Isaiah35:1-10, Jeremiah 31:7-14, Ezekiel 39:25-29