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Are we close to the end?
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I find in my heart a longing to be with my Lord and away from this world of sin. With the events of this generation wickedness is on the increase and As Lot in Sodom the souls of the righteous are vexed by the sinful acts of the unrepented.
god is calling His Church to repentence just as John the Baptist declared "Prepare the way of the Lord, repent". The Lord is preparing His bride for the coming bridegroom and in this preparing she is being made white. Repentence get us there and as soon as the Church repents our Savior will return, be it today, tomorrow or another 100 years from now.
So I feel even as the Revelator felt, "Even so come quickly".
god is calling His Church to repentence just as John the Baptist declared "Prepare the way of the Lord, repent". The Lord is preparing His bride for the coming bridegroom and in this preparing she is being made white. Repentence get us there and as soon as the Church repents our Savior will return, be it today, tomorrow or another 100 years from now.
So I feel even as the Revelator felt, "Even so come quickly".
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Vin, my ealier post was not written in response to anything you had said. I hope you were not under that impression. I just thought the quotes were appropriate to the thread.
Maybe, who knows. Ignatius was a direct disciple of the Apostle John, and he sounded pretty adamant about his end-time view. I really try to step cautiously when it comes to claims of personal revelation, because I know you feel very strongly about what you’ve experienced and this evidence is very important to you. The thing is, I have met many people on the internet who have claimed extreme God-given gifting in explaining prophecy in scriptures, and their interpretations contradict yours. On other discussion boards I converse with Mormons on a daily basis, and they too claim direct, divine revelation about how to interpret scriptures, testifying of divine experiences that rival anything you have had. Again, I want to be sensitive to your situation, but at the same time you need to know that I’ve seen people claim special End Times revelation directly from God many times in the past, so such claims do not immediately sway me one way or the other. And for me, such subjective testimonies are not a reliable standard for measuring truth, seeing as I haven't experienced anything like you or the others have.
Again, I can appreciate your sincere conviction and enthusiasm for what you’ve experienced. I’ve had people tell me things as well. But your testimony is not going to sway my End Time convictions if I what I believe has been molded from my understanding of what the scriptures teach, especially since I can find half a dozen other people on other discussion boards who can make similar revelatory claims that end up contradicting your teachings. I hope you can understand where I’m coming from.
In Christ,
Acts6:5
Vinsight4u said:
Maybe, who knows. Ignatius was a direct disciple of the Apostle John, and he sounded pretty adamant about his end-time view. I really try to step cautiously when it comes to claims of personal revelation, because I know you feel very strongly about what you’ve experienced and this evidence is very important to you. The thing is, I have met many people on the internet who have claimed extreme God-given gifting in explaining prophecy in scriptures, and their interpretations contradict yours. On other discussion boards I converse with Mormons on a daily basis, and they too claim direct, divine revelation about how to interpret scriptures, testifying of divine experiences that rival anything you have had. Again, I want to be sensitive to your situation, but at the same time you need to know that I’ve seen people claim special End Times revelation directly from God many times in the past, so such claims do not immediately sway me one way or the other. And for me, such subjective testimonies are not a reliable standard for measuring truth, seeing as I haven't experienced anything like you or the others have.
Vinsight4u said:
Again, I can appreciate your sincere conviction and enthusiasm for what you’ve experienced. I’ve had people tell me things as well. But your testimony is not going to sway my End Time convictions if I what I believe has been molded from my understanding of what the scriptures teach, especially since I can find half a dozen other people on other discussion boards who can make similar revelatory claims that end up contradicting your teachings. I hope you can understand where I’m coming from.
In Christ,
Acts6:5
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Vinsite4u,
Sorry it's taken me so long to reply back to you! I looked through the verses you gave concerning the AC from Iraq...I beleive it is a possiblility.But I think he could also be Assyrian, and yet ruling in a nother country. I also have reasons to beleive the AC may come from the US, tho I will say I'm not certain. Babylon is supposed to be the home of the AC, and it sits upons "Many Waters" this would be sereral nations , or nationalities etc...Chapter 18 discribes her wealth from merchandise. The whole world's supposed to wail over her, because they won't be able to buy from her any more etc...What does Iraq have to offer, beside oil?
What do you think of Sept. 11th. I beleive it to be a partial fullfillment of Rev 17, and 18. I just commented on that in another post today...I think there's so much closness in the event, to ignore. But time will tell...
Out of Curiousity, do you have any of the other Gifts of the Spirit? Such as speaking in tongues etc...?
Sorry it's taken me so long to reply back to you! I looked through the verses you gave concerning the AC from Iraq...I beleive it is a possiblility.But I think he could also be Assyrian, and yet ruling in a nother country. I also have reasons to beleive the AC may come from the US, tho I will say I'm not certain. Babylon is supposed to be the home of the AC, and it sits upons "Many Waters" this would be sereral nations , or nationalities etc...Chapter 18 discribes her wealth from merchandise. The whole world's supposed to wail over her, because they won't be able to buy from her any more etc...What does Iraq have to offer, beside oil?
What do you think of Sept. 11th. I beleive it to be a partial fullfillment of Rev 17, and 18. I just commented on that in another post today...I think there's so much closness in the event, to ignore. But time will tell...
Out of Curiousity, do you have any of the other Gifts of the Spirit? Such as speaking in tongues etc...?
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vinsight4u
I've had a little time to look over the verses you listed. I think I understand what you're saying. I differ in a few areas, but I will look in to it more. So, are you pre-wrath? Or complete post-tribber?
In response to the gifts thing...what do you mean when you said
I beleive in the prophicy toungue, but there is also the edification tongue, just between you and God. That happens when you yeild to the Spirit and let it pray for you in it's own language unknown to us. I know this is a topic for another forum really, but I was just courious, because I'm ussually cautious listening to people who claim the Lord relveals things to them...tho I do beleive he does sometimes. I beleive that speaking in Tongues, is the initial sign of the Holy Spirit dwelling. Tho...there are some people that claim to posess this gift, and obviously don't have the Holy Spirit...
I myself speak in tongues, and also have been able to " discern spirits" Anyhow, I say all this to say, that from what I can see, God is using you, and you seem to have things pretty- right...but I encourage you to seek this other gift as well, because I beleive it to be the most important gift, and that God can use you even greater with it and the prophecy.
Hope what I said makes sense and doesnt' bother you...
Ah, yeah one other question...how come you don't have a reputation thing?
I've had a little time to look over the verses you listed. I think I understand what you're saying. I differ in a few areas, but I will look in to it more. So, are you pre-wrath? Or complete post-tribber?
In response to the gifts thing...what do you mean when you said
Were you speaking in an unknown toungue? Or just english, but didn't control what you said?
I beleive in the prophicy toungue, but there is also the edification tongue, just between you and God. That happens when you yeild to the Spirit and let it pray for you in it's own language unknown to us. I know this is a topic for another forum really, but I was just courious, because I'm ussually cautious listening to people who claim the Lord relveals things to them...tho I do beleive he does sometimes. I beleive that speaking in Tongues, is the initial sign of the Holy Spirit dwelling. Tho...there are some people that claim to posess this gift, and obviously don't have the Holy Spirit...
I myself speak in tongues, and also have been able to " discern spirits" Anyhow, I say all this to say, that from what I can see, God is using you, and you seem to have things pretty- right...but I encourage you to seek this other gift as well, because I beleive it to be the most important gift, and that God can use you even greater with it and the prophecy.
Hope what I said makes sense and doesnt' bother you...
Ah, yeah one other question...how come you don't have a reputation thing?
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ScribbledPaper
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I think that we are getting close to the end times. The world is changing so fast. It's getting bigger and smaller all at that same time. We can get news instantly from almost anywhere in the world. Look at the great strides we've made in the past 100 years in how we live. It's amazing.
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