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There is no doubt in my mind that this Rev. 12:1 sign appeared during the birth of Jesus and so it was an historical sign. This recent occurrence on Sept. 23, 2017 also happened. It came an went. I too was led to believe that this sign was significant. A sign or warning from God does not mean something is going to happen on that day. But here it is, 39 days after this sign. A sign is a warning for how long? And then after a certain amount time, the significance of the warning lessens and becomes meaningless, unless it is not days or weeks but this generation that it is confirming for us? I don't know.
So far we've seen many tragedies: hurricanes, earthquakes, some 35 currently erupting volcanos, fires, and terrorism, but nothing too far out of the norm of natural disasters and these crazy times we are living in. A nuclear war is looming, but the Great Tribulation has not quite started, unless you live in an Arab country. Many of those Christians fleeing for their lives or getting their heads chopped off would say it has. So the Middle East is on fire and isn't this final GT supposed to be generated and centered around Israel?
When nations surround Israel and ignite a war, we might suspect that would be it, another sign.
Jesus said in Matt. 24:14 that "This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to ALL NATIONS and then the end will come." I think this is one of the key signs of His return and we have just recently accomplished this in the world -- every nation has been preached to.
My understanding was that 1948 started the clock ticking and this generation (70 years) would see all these things come to pass. So, if by at least the middle of 2018, nothing GREAT happens or at least starts to happen, then I will just retire my view and live out my years and not be so concerned about it (after 25 years of anticipation). I will admit that I misunderstood and misinterpreted these End Time prophecies and will leave it up to the rest of you to sort out. When it happens, it happens. There are so many views and I will soon contend that mine was wrong. Why mid- 2018? Because Israel became a nation on May 14, 1948. And David describes one generation in Psalm 90:10 as 70 years -- unless you are strong, then 80. Either way, I'm good and happy I'm not in it -- who would want to be? I want what comes after.
I just can't see this world continuing on the path that it's on for much longer -- things are bad, our U.S. government (the greatest ever) is corrupt and we are divided in many ways and extremely in debt. These are stressful times and I do think we are in the beginning of birth pangs.
Jesus did not return in 70AD and this Great Tribulation could not be a description of what happened in Jerusalem, that is miniscule to something coming that will suffer the entire world.
God does have a plan to put an end to sin. He did not intend for man to suffer in a sinful world for eons without end. We cannot solve world hunger, create peace and live in harmony with sin in the world - we've tried and it's not working. Well, we did the best we could, accomplished much but still many suffer. The Holy Spirit has restrained evil since the beginning. The time is coming when the Restrainer will be taken out of the way and then we will see all hell break loose on earth - hopefully we'll be gone. But a New Millennial Kingdom sounds wonderful, Paradise reborn, with Jesus ruling and then we will experience peace as never before. For those who do not see a Millennial Kingdom coming, well I guess you have eternal life after death to look forward to.
So far we've seen many tragedies: hurricanes, earthquakes, some 35 currently erupting volcanos, fires, and terrorism, but nothing too far out of the norm of natural disasters and these crazy times we are living in. A nuclear war is looming, but the Great Tribulation has not quite started, unless you live in an Arab country. Many of those Christians fleeing for their lives or getting their heads chopped off would say it has. So the Middle East is on fire and isn't this final GT supposed to be generated and centered around Israel?
When nations surround Israel and ignite a war, we might suspect that would be it, another sign.
Jesus said in Matt. 24:14 that "This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to ALL NATIONS and then the end will come." I think this is one of the key signs of His return and we have just recently accomplished this in the world -- every nation has been preached to.
My understanding was that 1948 started the clock ticking and this generation (70 years) would see all these things come to pass. So, if by at least the middle of 2018, nothing GREAT happens or at least starts to happen, then I will just retire my view and live out my years and not be so concerned about it (after 25 years of anticipation). I will admit that I misunderstood and misinterpreted these End Time prophecies and will leave it up to the rest of you to sort out. When it happens, it happens. There are so many views and I will soon contend that mine was wrong. Why mid- 2018? Because Israel became a nation on May 14, 1948. And David describes one generation in Psalm 90:10 as 70 years -- unless you are strong, then 80. Either way, I'm good and happy I'm not in it -- who would want to be? I want what comes after.
I just can't see this world continuing on the path that it's on for much longer -- things are bad, our U.S. government (the greatest ever) is corrupt and we are divided in many ways and extremely in debt. These are stressful times and I do think we are in the beginning of birth pangs.
Jesus did not return in 70AD and this Great Tribulation could not be a description of what happened in Jerusalem, that is miniscule to something coming that will suffer the entire world.
God does have a plan to put an end to sin. He did not intend for man to suffer in a sinful world for eons without end. We cannot solve world hunger, create peace and live in harmony with sin in the world - we've tried and it's not working. Well, we did the best we could, accomplished much but still many suffer. The Holy Spirit has restrained evil since the beginning. The time is coming when the Restrainer will be taken out of the way and then we will see all hell break loose on earth - hopefully we'll be gone. But a New Millennial Kingdom sounds wonderful, Paradise reborn, with Jesus ruling and then we will experience peace as never before. For those who do not see a Millennial Kingdom coming, well I guess you have eternal life after death to look forward to.