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Are We In The Last Days???
By The Lion and Lamb Ministry
We receive continual questions about the phrase the last days and people want to know if we are now in the last days or at least getting close to it. We have commented on this matter several times in the past and on other venues, however because of the interest shown here in MySpace on the subject we return to some basics about this matter.
YES!! We are NOW in the last days. The prophecy of Joel 2:28-32 is quoted in Acts 2 and the Bible makes it clear that the term last days began on the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2 when the Church was born, and it will continue until the end of the tribulation period (the Day of the LORD) when the Holy Spirit will be poured out on the Nation of Israel (Ezekiel 39:29; Zechariah 12:10, Romans 11:26)
All during the last days the work of God in pouring out His Spirit refers to the salvation of both Jews and Gentiles.
Of course, we are closer to the end of the last days than we were yesterday! It has gone on now for close to 2000 years. Near the end of these last days a period of time will come which the Apostle Paul calls perilous times (II Timothy 3:1-7). Reading over the characteristics of these perilous times would lead one to suspect that we are now in that dangerous time of deception and sinful behavior.
The completion of the last days will happen when the Day of the LORD takes place. This term is used 25 times in the Bible and refers to Daniels 70th week of his prophecy in Daniel 9:24-27 and refers to the coming Great Tribulation which our Lord and the writers of the New Testament have referred to often.
It appears to be seven years in length and will begin with a false sense of peace and security and a resolution of the conflict between Israel and her hostile enemies. The attempt to bring that resolution or peace agreement about is, of course, going on now. What the final result will be and whenis only known to God.
The Day of the LORD refers to the time when Gods revenge takes place upon a world that has rejected Him and His authority. It is the subject of most of the Book of Revelation. It is the day of Gods wrath upon planet earth.
The Bible uses terms such as deception and darkness and distress and destruction and death etc., to describe this period of time. The world will be plunged into the greatest period of desolation and disaster that humanity has ever seen! Over one half of the worlds population will be killed before this coming trouble is half over! Thats right before the finish of the first 1260 days, over half of the worlds population is killed.
Bible scholars and teachers disagree about many details concerning the future. There are some who think that there will be no future tribulation, and that all the prophecies of the Book of Revelation were fulfilled in 70 AD with the Roman invasion and destruction of Jerusalem. Well here at The Lion and Lamb Ministry we believe that the events of the tribulation are still future.
The IMPORTANT thing in all of this discussion is to make sure of your OWN relationship with the LORD through His Messiah, our Savior from sin, death, and hell. There is NO OTHER WAY (John 14:6; Acts 4:12-13)!
We must repent of our sin, and put our complete faith and trust in the Messiah Himself - it was His death on the cross over 1900 years ago that paid the price of our sin, and He is NOT dead - Hes alive, we serve a RISEN LORD, and Hes coming back again!
If you confess Him as your Lord and Savior and believe that He is God in human flesh, and the only sufficient payment of sin before a holy God, and receive Him, trusting your life and future to Him alone - THEN you will be saved!
BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND THOU SHALT BE SAVED!
Acts 16:31
Visit our website . . .
http://www.lionandlambministry.com/
By The Lion and Lamb Ministry
We receive continual questions about the phrase the last days and people want to know if we are now in the last days or at least getting close to it. We have commented on this matter several times in the past and on other venues, however because of the interest shown here in MySpace on the subject we return to some basics about this matter.
YES!! We are NOW in the last days. The prophecy of Joel 2:28-32 is quoted in Acts 2 and the Bible makes it clear that the term last days began on the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2 when the Church was born, and it will continue until the end of the tribulation period (the Day of the LORD) when the Holy Spirit will be poured out on the Nation of Israel (Ezekiel 39:29; Zechariah 12:10, Romans 11:26)
All during the last days the work of God in pouring out His Spirit refers to the salvation of both Jews and Gentiles.
Of course, we are closer to the end of the last days than we were yesterday! It has gone on now for close to 2000 years. Near the end of these last days a period of time will come which the Apostle Paul calls perilous times (II Timothy 3:1-7). Reading over the characteristics of these perilous times would lead one to suspect that we are now in that dangerous time of deception and sinful behavior.
The completion of the last days will happen when the Day of the LORD takes place. This term is used 25 times in the Bible and refers to Daniels 70th week of his prophecy in Daniel 9:24-27 and refers to the coming Great Tribulation which our Lord and the writers of the New Testament have referred to often.
It appears to be seven years in length and will begin with a false sense of peace and security and a resolution of the conflict between Israel and her hostile enemies. The attempt to bring that resolution or peace agreement about is, of course, going on now. What the final result will be and whenis only known to God.
The Day of the LORD refers to the time when Gods revenge takes place upon a world that has rejected Him and His authority. It is the subject of most of the Book of Revelation. It is the day of Gods wrath upon planet earth.
The Bible uses terms such as deception and darkness and distress and destruction and death etc., to describe this period of time. The world will be plunged into the greatest period of desolation and disaster that humanity has ever seen! Over one half of the worlds population will be killed before this coming trouble is half over! Thats right before the finish of the first 1260 days, over half of the worlds population is killed.
Bible scholars and teachers disagree about many details concerning the future. There are some who think that there will be no future tribulation, and that all the prophecies of the Book of Revelation were fulfilled in 70 AD with the Roman invasion and destruction of Jerusalem. Well here at The Lion and Lamb Ministry we believe that the events of the tribulation are still future.
The IMPORTANT thing in all of this discussion is to make sure of your OWN relationship with the LORD through His Messiah, our Savior from sin, death, and hell. There is NO OTHER WAY (John 14:6; Acts 4:12-13)!
We must repent of our sin, and put our complete faith and trust in the Messiah Himself - it was His death on the cross over 1900 years ago that paid the price of our sin, and He is NOT dead - Hes alive, we serve a RISEN LORD, and Hes coming back again!
If you confess Him as your Lord and Savior and believe that He is God in human flesh, and the only sufficient payment of sin before a holy God, and receive Him, trusting your life and future to Him alone - THEN you will be saved!
BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND THOU SHALT BE SAVED!
Acts 16:31
Visit our website . . .
http://www.lionandlambministry.com/