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BEFORE OUR EYES..

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MrVersatile48

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This was put to a medley of Spencer Davis Group's "Somebody Help Me" & Procol Harum's, "Conquistador" - I pray some rockin' Christian tunesmith does a 21st century remix..

It was inspired, during the Jesus Revolution of the '70s, by a question the prophet Habbakuk asked, & by long study of Bible prophecies..

BEFORE OUR EYES..

As I go walkin' thru da wilderness of life
how come I see such tears & strife
all around me right now?

Does every man alive just look thru his own eyes?

Is every smile just a thin disguise?


That this world rushes to its close
is evidenced
by all of those
things the Bible prophesies
that now we see BEFORE OUR EYES..

BEFORE OUR EYES
we see the rushing of many mighty winds...

The last 2 centuries have seen
such speeding up of things...

This is the underlying trend
the Bible did portend
behind the actual events
as heralds of the end...

& yes..

we've seen man's science unwind
such mysteries
"Oh - there's so much we can find!"

But...

the more we flaunt our control...



[/b]human nature

just

murders the soul...



INSTRUMENTAL VOICE-OVER..


All too soon..

per Revelation 6:8..

in that notorious chapter @ the "4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse"..

25% of mankind will die by war, famine, pestilence. & wild beasts..

then...

per Revelation 9:13/18...

33% of survivors die in war begun @ R Euphrates in Iraq...

&...

all too soon afterwards...

per Revelation 16...

R Euphrates dries up for the invasion of Israel...

via the mountains in between...

by 200 million oriental troops...

triggering total Armageddon...

as in Joel 2/3, Dan 7, Zechariah 12/14 & Revelation 16/19...

so...


praise God for the instant airlift Rapture rescue of all who love Jesus

But...

have YOU ever fallen in love with the 1-&-only-Lord-&-Saviour???

Right now...

you can ask Jesus to forgive all the wrong things that you've ever thought, said & done...

& invite Him into YOUR heart...

as Lord & Saviour...

For assurance of salvation by the sheer grace of God, thru faith in the once-for-all atoning sacrifice of Christ @ Calvary's cross, see John 3, Romans 3, Galatians 2:15-16, Ephesians 2:8-9, etc..

& welcome into the family of the King of kings & Lord of lords!!!
 
Just time to link to 3/4 full pages where many endtime Bible prophecy elements are each given their own threads..


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I try as much as possible to harmonise Scriptures & to let the Bible speak for itself as much as possible - that's why I'm now bringing together much helpful stuff that got somewhat scattered in a 20-page mega-thread where so many posts were made in the 21 hours each day between my logoffs & next-day logins ...


What you miss, in Matt 24, is that Jesus speaks of the generation that sees the fig tree of Israel put forth her leaves - the Luke 21 account adds '& all the trees'

The fig tree is a recurring Bible picture of Israel, just as the cedars of Lebanon - 'all the trees' is a remarkable prophecy of the UN - was that not formalised in 1948 too?

Several prophecies, in Isaiah alone, say, 'then all nations will know that the Lord alone is God'

Israel's rebirth, after long global exile, is prophesied for this climax generation of history - as in Daniel 7, Ezekiel 36, Jeremiah 31, etc



Daniel 7 forecasts the revived Roman Empire as bringing forth the worst tyrant ever - the beast more terrible than any other

EU - as the EEC - was also founded in '48 & heralded by 'founding father' Monet as a 'revived Roman Empire'

Dan 7 forecasts it, 3 times, to crush, devour & trample victims till the Ancient of Days crushes it

Just time now to point to the Rev 9:6 prophecy @ men seeking death but not finding it

National Enquirer, 5/10/76, reported lab tests of an 'instant mass brainwashing sound' ready to broadcast, ensuring hearers believe everything that is then said

Volunteers even repeated 'black is white'

Jesus encouraged us to be watchful & to know how to interpret the signs of the times - in line with His Word, that is

We need more 'men of Issachar who understand the times'

No modern invention has surprised God

Daniel 12 forecast knowledge & travel to multiply @ the endtime

We see the political alliances involved in Ezekiel 38-39 rapidly forming & strengthening

'NOW is the day of salvation'

& how amazing that this generation has the techno to evangelise the whole world @ this time - again as per Matt 24


Ian
 
The Laodicean Church Age - 1

A comprehensive study of the Seven Church Ages and the various major doctrines ... CHAPTER NINE. THE LAODICEAN CHURCH AGE. Revelation 3:14-22 ...

http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/7ch045.htm - 12k - Cached - More from this site

A Bible Prophecy Study on todays Church

... at the condition of todays church in light of the scriptures ... the Laodicean church age. ... how blind and wretched this Laodicean church age is. ...

http://www.amazingbible.org/Documents/B ... church.htm - 111k - Cached - More from this site

THE LAODICEAN CHURCH AGE (PDF)

The Laodicean Age began around the turn of the ... that this Laodicean church age group is lukewarm. This lukewarmness demands a penalty from God. ...

http://www.daysofthevoice.com/9. The Laodicean Church Age.pdf - 237k - View as html - More from this site

These Last Days ~ The Laodicean Church Age

... Beliefs >> Christianity. These Last Days ~ The Laodicean Church Age. This is Not My Ministry. ... are living in the "Laodicean Church age? The Last Church Age? ...

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The Laodicean Church Age - 5

A comprehensive study of the Seven Church Ages and the various major doctrines ... God says this church of the Laodicean Age is "wretched" ...

http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/7ch049.htm - 12k - Cached - More from this site

The Seventh Church Age

... was/is the Message to the Church of the Laodiceans and the Laodicean Church Age. ... Revealed Word in this Age, Christ spewed (vomit) the Church out of His mouth ...

http://www.biblebelievers.org/LASTAGE.htm - 6k - Cached - More from this site

Laodicean is a Costly Age

Laodicean Church Age is Expensive. to a Bible Believer Today ... But it appears that the Laodicean church doesn't have to "pay" anything as these ...

http://www.touchet1611.org/CostlyAge.html - 32k - Cached - More from this site

The Laodicean Age

... indeed finally in the Laodicean Age of the church, the age of of The Great Apostasy. Jesus had a lot to talk to us about concerning this Laodicean Church Age. ...

http://www.laodiceanage.com - More from this site

Twentieth Century Prophet

"The Messenger To The Laodicean Church Age" is gratefully dedicated to those ... the Spirit of God is foretelling the exact condition of the Laodicean Age Church. ...

http://www.biblebelievers.org/twencent.htm - 175k - Cached - More from this site

======================================================

God often talked @ restoring His people to Him in times of apostasy - as in Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel etc etc

We now are in the Laodicean church age - Revelation 3:18-21

Revelation 3:18-21 (New International Version)


18I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see. 19Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent. 20Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me. 21To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne.
 
Altogether now, Phatfish fans... 8-)

123...

We will meet Him in the air :angel:

& then we will be like Him :D

for we shall see Him as He is :P

Oh yeah!!!

Then all pain & strife will cease

& we'll be with Him forever

& in His glory we shall live

Oh yeah!!! Oh yeah!!!

You're thru to the next round, y'all!!!!!!!!
 
Quick feature about taking God @ His Word:- 8-)

http://www.arcamax.com/billygraham/s-152448-836184


Do you not take God @ His Word?

"Who else has shown you the end from the beginning?" - see Isaiah 42:9 & Isaiah 43:12 & Isaiah 41:21-27

Isaiah 42:9 (New International Version)


9 See, the former things have taken place,
and new things I declare;
before they spring into being
I announce them to you."


Isaiah 43:12 (New International Version)

12 I have revealed and saved and proclaimedâ€â€
I, and not some foreign god among you.
You are my witnesses," declares the LORD, "that I am God.


Isaiah 41:21-27 (New International Version)

21 "Present your case," says the LORD.
"Set forth your arguments," says Jacob's King.

22 "Bring in your idols to tell us
what is going to happen.
Tell us what the former things were,
so that we may consider them
and know their final outcome.
Or declare to us the things to come,

23 tell us what the future holds,
so we may know that you are gods.
Do something, whether good or bad,
so that we will be dismayed and filled with fear.

24 But you are less than nothing
and your works are utterly worthless;
he who chooses you is detestable.

25 "I have stirred up one from the north, and he comesâ€â€
one from the rising sun who calls on my name.
He treads on rulers as if they were mortar,
as if he were a potter treading the clay.

26 Who told of this from the beginning, so we could know,
or beforehand, so we could say, 'He was right'?
No one told of this,
no one foretold it,
no one heard any words from you.

27 I was the first to tell Zion, 'Look, here they are!'
I gave to Jerusalem a messenger of good tidings.


Do you really not think God didn't know, when He inspired the Bible prophecies, that this climax generation of all history would have nukes, biochem weapons, 'copters, planes, satellite TV, the 'Net, etc?

The message, 'Fear not', 366 times in the Bible, is for those who trust in Christ

& we are to warn the unsaved to 'seek the Lord while He may be found'

'Birthpains' is a one-word summary of Christ's reply, in Matt 24, to 'When will these things happen & what signs will show that they are near'

Since the oft-prophesied 1948 rebirth of Israel began this climax generation, there have been more prophecies fulfilled than at any time in history, because it's 'the consummation of all things' that God is most concerned about

Even Jesus, 'for the joy set before Him, endured the cross & despised the shame'

Ever since '48, the birthpains of wars, revolutions, famines, earthquakes, epidemic pestilence, persecution of the godly, false christs/messiahs/ prophets/teachers have indeed accelerated & intensified, just as all birthpains always do

But Jesus could say, "when you see all these things, don't be afraid, don't be alarmed, trust in God & trust in Me"

Why?

Because, these birthpains only serve to bring on the Great Delivery - the instant airlift Rapture rescue of all who love Jesus, before the worst time ever comes

'Otherwise no flesh would be left alive'

Sadly, folk who either fear the persecution that comes from declaring Gospel truth, or don't have the faith to believe that, 'whatever God has promised, that will He also do' - or both - invent all manner of ridiculous theologies to avoid preaching God's Word faithfully

'Men will no longer endure sound teaching, but choose to reject the truth & believe the lie'

You say I only use 1 Scripture?

How many times, in this thread, have I cited Matt 24:30-42, 1 Corinthians 15:51-58, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11, Joel 3, Zechariah 12-14, Revelation 16, Isaiah 24, etc?

Just time to add another: how will all the world see the bodies of the 2 witnesses of Revelation 11 lie dead in the street for days, then be raised up to preach again?

Have you never seen how satellite TV brings the news of the whole world to the whole world?

Do you not see God's wise, loving provision of satellite TV to take His Word into Muslim etc lands where Christians are being massacred?

Anyone see http://www.God.TV on Sat am say that every day sees @ 100,000 folk come to faith in Christ?

& testimonies from every land @ hearing & learning God's Word thru Christian TV?

http://www.christianforums.net/viewtopic.php?t=24248


Rapture Scriptures speak for themselves:- :P

http://www.christianforums.net/viewtopi ... 215#318215


For any who think other folks' theology is..

er..

BANKRUPT??? :o

http://www.christianforums.net/viewtopi ... highlight=

"Let God be true & all men liars"

If you open a pot noodle or packet vegetable soup, you see just powder, yes?

But added water produces perfect peas, beans, etc

"Nothing is too difficult for God"

Again, Pentecost corresponds to Israel's spring rains

& the global outpouring that I've been involved in praying for since I was saved in 1962 is Joel 2:21-24 Latter Rain

21 Be not afraid, O land;
be glad and rejoice.
Surely the LORD has done great things.

22 Be not afraid, O wild animals,
for the open pastures are becoming green.
The trees are bearing their fruit;
the fig tree and the vine yield their riches.

23 Be glad, O people of Zion,
rejoice in the LORD your God,
for he has given you
the autumn rains in righteousness. [d]
He sends you abundant showers,
both autumn and spring rains, as before.

24 The threshing floors will be filled with grain;
the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.


Dad was born the year of the Welsh Revival - 1904 - when God used litle kids to preach in the playgrounds & lead teachers to faith - see http://www.revival.com

& http://www.GreatAwakening.com

& http://www.icfsr.org/history.html

& http://ag.org/top/about/history.cfm

Now we see what Acts didn't - kids being used of God to open blind eyes, deaf ears & even raise the dead in Jesus' name


See more @ http://www.azusastreet100.net & click history @ http://www.ag.org & http://www.elim.org.uk

Believers can counter atheist campaigns to deceive youth on YouTube at these 2 new sites:-

http://www.christianforums.net/viewtopi ... 213#318213
 
'birthpains' & 'signs of the times'

http://www.christianforums.net/viewtopic.php?t=27480



Holocaust: Psalms 39-45

http://www.christianforums.net/viewtopi ... 437#318437



Daniel's 70th Week & The Time of Jacob's Trouble: tHE gREAT tRIBULATION

http://www.christianforums.net/viewtopic.php?t=27458


Nanotechno & Revelation 13:15-18

http://www.christianforums.net/viewtopic.php?t=27379


Chips push thru the nano-barrier:-

http://www.news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6299147.stm

Nano circuit offers big promise:-

http://www.news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4839088.stm


Brave New World/New World Order

http://www.christianforums.net/viewtopi ... 549#318549


Back in '79, the Chairman of a US Senate Panel probing security said, "If Govt ever falls into the wrong hands, there would be no place to hide"

Feel free to yahoo covert surveillance & mass brainwashing

& media

& circulate your networks

MPs are listed alphabetically, by both name & constituency, @ http://www.parliament.uk

Email click @ http://www.whitehouse.gov

Yahoo senate & congress etc

Over to you

Ian
 
Just time to add that my Bible College theology professor also said 'the Millenium must be a misunderstanding, as only Revelation 20 mentions it'

I said, "That's the only mention of the timespan, but as the Bible clearly promises Messiah will rule the world with a rod of iron from Zion & establish perfect peace & justice, you're calling God a liar if you deny it"

Your attitude @ the Great Tribulation sure seems similar

What if only 2/3 Scriptures specify timespan?

Joel 3, Zechariah 12-14 & Revelation 6, Revelation 8, Revelation 9, Revelation 13 & Revelation 16 etc will be fulfilled ...


Ian
 
... I only have 2 minutes to say that your position is like saying the world ended 2000 years ago

I'll just print those Israel prophecies, as it's 'THIS generation'

Ezekiel 36

A Prophecy to the Mountains of Israel

1 "Son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say, 'O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.

2 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The enemy said of you, "Aha! The ancient heights have become our possession." '

3 Therefore prophesy and say, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because they ravaged and hounded you from every side so that you became the possession of the rest of the nations and the object of people's malicious talk and slander,

4 therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Sovereign LORD : This is what the Sovereign LORD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the desolate ruins and the deserted towns that have been plundered and ridiculed by the rest of the nations around you-

5 this is what the Sovereign LORD says: In my burning zeal I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, for with glee and with malice in their hearts they made my land their own possession so that they might plunder its pastureland.'

6 Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel and say to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I speak in my jealous wrath because you have suffered the scorn of the nations.

7 Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I swear with uplifted hand that the nations around you will also suffer scorn.

8 " 'But you, O mountains of Israel, will produce branches and fruit for my people Israel, for they will soon come home.

9 I am concerned for you and will look on you with favor; you will be plowed and sown, 10 and I will multiply the number of people upon you, even the whole house of Israel.

The towns will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt. 11 I will increase the number of men and animals upon you, and they will be fruitful and become numerous. I will settle people on you as in the past and will make you prosper more than before. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

12 I will cause people, my people Israel, to walk upon you. They will possess you, and you will be their inheritance; you will never again deprive them of their children.

13 " 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because people say to you, "You devour men and deprive your nation of its children,"

14 therefore you will no longer devour men or make your nation childless, declares the Sovereign LORD.

15 No longer will I make you hear the taunts of the nations, and no longer will you suffer the scorn of the peoples or cause your nation to fall, declares the Sovereign LORD.' "

16 Again the word of the LORD came to me: 17 "Son of man, when the people of Israel were living in their own land, they defiled it by their conduct and their actions. Their conduct was like a woman's monthly uncleanness in my sight.

18 So I poured out my wrath on them because they had shed blood in the land and because they had defiled it with their idols.

19 I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered through the countries; I judged them according to their conduct and their actions.

20 And wherever they went among the nations they profaned my holy name, for it was said of them, 'These are the LORD's people, and yet they had to leave his land.'

21 I had concern for my holy name, which the house of Israel profaned among the nations where they had gone.

22 "Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am going to do these things, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you have gone.

23 I will show the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Sovereign LORD, when I show myself holy through you before their eyes.

24 " 'For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land.

25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols.

26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

27 And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.

28 You will live in the land I gave your forefathers; you will be my people, and I will be your God.

29 I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will call for the grain and make it plentiful and will not bring famine upon you.

30 I will increase the fruit of the trees and the crops of the field, so that you will no longer suffer disgrace among the nations because of famine.

31 Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your sins and detestable practices.

32 I want you to know that I am not doing this for your sake, declares the Sovereign LORD. Be ashamed and disgraced for your conduct, O house of Israel!

33 " 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: On the day I cleanse you from all your sins, I will resettle your towns, and the ruins will be rebuilt.


34 The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass through it.

35 They will say, "This land that was laid waste has become like the garden of Eden; the cities that were lying in ruins, desolate and destroyed, are now fortified and inhabited."

36 Then the nations around you that remain will know that I the LORD have rebuilt what was destroyed and have replanted what was desolate. I the LORD have spoken, and I will do it.'

37 "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Once again I will yield to the plea of the house of Israel and do this for them: I will make their people as numerous as sheep,

38 as numerous as the flocks for offerings at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts. So will the ruined cities be filled with flocks of people.

Then they will know that I am the LORD."



4 more mins, as I missed a bus...

don't anyone 'miss the bus' when the Rapture hits, for the Bible promises it ... :wink: :roll:



Jeremiah 31

1 "At that time," declares the LORD, "I will be the God of all the clans of Israel, and they will be my people."

2 This is what the LORD says:
"The people who survive the sword
will find favor in the desert;
I will come to give rest to Israel."

3 The LORD appeared to us in the past, [a] saying:
"I have loved you with an everlasting love;
I have drawn you with loving-kindness.

4 I will build you up again
and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel.
Again you will take up your tambourines
and go out to dance with the joyful.

5 Again you will plant vineyards
on the hills of Samaria;
the farmers will plant them
and enjoy their fruit.

6 There will be a day when watchmen cry out
on the hills of Ephraim,
'Come, let us go up to Zion,
to the LORD our God.' "

7 This is what the LORD says:
"Sing with joy for Jacob;
shout for the foremost of the nations.
Make your praises heard, and say,
'O LORD, save your people,
the remnant of Israel.'

8 See, I will bring them from the land of the north
and gather them from the ends of the earth.
Among them will be the blind and the lame,
expectant mothers and women in labor;
a great throng will return.

9 They will come with weeping;
they will pray as I bring them back.
I will lead them beside streams of water
on a level path where they will not stumble,
because I am Israel's father,
and Ephraim is my firstborn son.

10 "Hear the word of the LORD, O nations;
proclaim it in distant coastlands:
'He who scattered Israel will gather them
and will watch over his flock like a shepherd.'

11 For the LORD will ransom Jacob
and redeem them from the hand of those stronger than they.

12 They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion;
they will rejoice in the bounty of the LORDâ€â€
the grain, the new wine and the oil,
the young of the flocks and herds.
They will be like a well-watered garden,
and they will sorrow no more.

13 Then maidens will dance and be glad,
young men and old as well.
I will turn their mourning into gladness;
I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow.

14 I will satisfy the priests with abundance,
and my people will be filled with my bounty,"
declares the LORD.

15 This is what the LORD says:
"A voice is heard in Ramah,
mourning and great weeping,
Rachel weeping for her children
and refusing to be comforted,
because her children are no more."

16 This is what the LORD says:
"Restrain your voice from weeping
and your eyes from tears,
for your work will be rewarded,"
declares the LORD.
"They will return from the land of the enemy.

17 So there is hope for your future,"
declares the LORD.
"Your children will return to their own land.

18 "I have surely heard Ephraim's moaning:
'You disciplined me like an unruly calf,
and I have been disciplined.
Restore me, and I will return,
because you are the LORD my God.

19 After I strayed,
I repented;
after I came to understand,
I beat my breast.
I was ashamed and humiliated
because I bore the disgrace of my youth.'

20 Is not Ephraim my dear son,
the child in whom I delight?
Though I often speak against him,
I still remember him.
Therefore my heart yearns for him;
I have great compassion for him,"
declares the LORD.

21 "Set up road signs;
put up guideposts.
Take note of the highway,
the road that you take.
Return, O Virgin Israel,
return to your towns.

22 How long will you wander,
O unfaithful daughter?
The LORD will create a new thing on earthâ€â€
a woman will surround a man."

23 This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: "When I bring them back from captivity, [c] the people in the land of Judah and in its towns will once again use these words: 'The LORD bless you, O righteous dwelling, O sacred mountain.'

24 People will live together in Judah and all its townsâ€â€farmers and those who move about with their flocks.

25 I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint."

26 At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been pleasant to me.

27 "The days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will plant the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the offspring of men and of animals.

28 Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, and to overthrow, destroy and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant," declares the LORD.

29 "In those days people will no longer say,
'The fathers have eaten sour grapes,
and the children's teeth are set on edge.'

30 Instead, everyone will die for his own sin; whoever eats sour grapesâ€â€his own teeth will be set on edge.

31 "The time is coming," declares the LORD,
"when I will make a new covenant
with the house of Israel
and with the house of Judah.

32 It will not be like the covenant
I made with their forefathers
when I took them by the hand
to lead them out of Egypt,
because they broke my covenant,
though I was a husband to [d] them, [e] "
declares the LORD.

33 "This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel
after that time," declares the LORD.
"I will put my law in their minds
and write it on their hearts.
I will be their God,
and they will be my people.

34 No longer will a man teach his neighbor,
or a man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,'
because they will all know me,
from the least of them to the greatest,"
declares the LORD.
"For I will forgive their wickedness
and will remember their sins no more."

35 This is what the LORD says,
he who appoints the sun
to shine by day,
who decrees the moon and stars
to shine by night,
who stirs up the sea
so that its waves roarâ€â€
the LORD Almighty is his name:

36 "Only if these decrees vanish from my sight,"
declares the LORD,
"will the descendants of Israel ever cease
to be a nation before me."

37 This is what the LORD says:
"Only if the heavens above can be measured
and the foundations of the earth below be searched out
will I reject all the descendants of Israel
because of all they have done,"
declares the LORD.

38 "The days are coming," declares the LORD, "when this city will be rebuilt for me from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.

39 The measuring line will stretch from there straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn to Goah.

40 The whole valley where dead bodies and ashes are thrown, and all the terraces out to the Kidron Valley on the east as far as the corner of the Horse Gate, will be holy to the LORD. The city will never again be uprooted or demolished."
 
Great timing by http://www.crosswalk.com here:- :wink:

February 24

Missing from the meeting!

For reading & meditation: John 20:24-31
"Now Thomas ' was not with the disciples when Jesus came." (v.24)


Those who choose to deprive themselves of fellowship with other Christians miss out on life's greatest science - learning about God.

I heard one preacher say: "People who neglect attendance at the house of God are fools because on some favoured occasion something special and powerful will happen - and they will not be there."

The passage we have read today tells us of that glorious post-resurrection appearance of our Lord to His disciples.

The disciples thought He was dead, and although there were rumours of His resurrection, they were not convinced.

Suddenly, He appeared to them - they saw Him, heard Him, and felt the impact of His mighty presence.

But here is the heart-rending tragedy of it: "Thomas ' was not with the disciples when Jesus came."

Why was Thomas missing from that meeting?

Many preachers have speculated on the reasons for his absence, and they vary from Thomas not expecting Jesus to be there, to being afraid for his life. My own view, for what it is worth, is that there was something wrong with Thomas himself.

The root cause of his defection, so I believe, was his own doubting and denying heart.

My experience in the ministry has taught me that those who profess to be Christians and yet deliberately absent themselves from fellowship with their brothers and sisters, are the ones who are usually most in need of this fellowship.

Prayer:

Gracious and loving heavenly Father, help me realise that the very time I need to be among my brothers and sisters is when I am at my lowest spiritually. Burn this truth into my consciousness so that it will never leave me. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study:

Matthew 25:13; Proverbs 15:5;

1. What is the message of the parable of the virgins?
2. How are 5 of them described?

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'Postmoderns' claim fine 'Net sites like this as a form of 'Emerging Church' that they prefer to meeting face-to-face with Christians in their hometown

See What IS it about the BEST churches?? :angel: :multi:

http://www.christianforums.net/viewtopic.php?t=27433

Just while typing that, I recalled that I hit post *2500 on 1 Feb

& may well hit post *3000 on Mon

There have been several recent days when I made more posts in my 3/4 hour-long sessions (maybe 3, with a 30-minute stand-up PC near the library entrance) than all the other 7777+ members together in the 21 hours between by pm logoff & next am logon

But I'll be regular at City Church, Jubilee Drive, by Kensington Park traffic lights, Liverpool 6, @ Sunday 10.30am & 7pm..Tues & Thurs 7pm .. Sat @ 11.30am (Sat fellowship cafe opens 10am-noon) & Sat Filipino Fellowship have asked me to their regulat Sat 6pm, as I was training to go to that major crossroads of oriental travel & centre of Far East Further education as a long-term missionary (but couldn't pass medicals after my Bible College Dip Theology & Adv Dip Mission ended in '79 - see www)

& I network with Bootle Christian Centre, North Park Roundabout, Stanley Road @ Wed 7.30pm Revival meetings

& watch @ 4 hours of Christian TV per day..

http://www.christianforums.net/viewtopic.php?t=24248

& folk often say I'm always 'full of the joys of spring' :P

DON'T MISS THAT 'MEETING THE LORD IN THE AIR EITHER, OK? :wink:

Must go!

Ian :-D
 
How timely yet again.. 8-)

On Eagle's Wings: Can Troubles Really Teach You to Fly?
Rebekah Montgomery

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.Isaiah 40:31

The Scriptures promise us eagle wings as we wait on God. What does that mean?

Fresh from the egg, the eaglet is covered with down that is excellent for insulation but useless as an airfoil. He must grow flight feathers before he can soar.

When we first trust Jesus, we often have "warm fuzzies." These wonderful, God-given emotions won't empower or sustain. Like flight feathers, faith matures by learning.

The desire to soar is inborn in the eaglet, but he doesn't know how. It is a learned skill. He tries. He stands on the edge of the nest and stretches his wings in response to winds gusts. Occasionally, a breeze lifts him. It's exhilarating and frightening. His fear is well placed. Nearly 40 percent of young eaglets do not survive their first flight.

Young Christians intensely love Jesus. They want to tell everyone about Him. But there is a very real danger: Their exuberant faith endangers established relationships, which makes new believers lose their balance.

By eight weeks, the young eaglet's attentive parents hunt almost continuously to feed him. Even if he could fly, he doesn't know how to hunt. He stretches to develop his wing muscles, but his heavy body keeps him grounded.

Hopefully, via mature Christians, the new Christian receives nourishment from the Word. They may not know how to study the Bible for themselves but regular receive teaching.



When the eaglet is between 10-to 13-weeks of age, the parents leave him alone in the nest. They hover, watching, as he experiences hunger that they do not gratify. He calls for food, but only rarely, do they supply a morsel. The youngster grows thinner, his demands for food more urgent.


His parents seem to tease him. They fly past dangling a meal from their talons, which brings the young eaglet to the edge of the nest where he beats his wings and screams at his parents.


The proving of faith and lessons in patience now begins. For the first time, a young Christian may see the failings of more mature Christians. They may have doubts about God or the Bible. Problems may come into their life with the question: "Can I trust that God has my best interests at heart?"

Desperately, the young eagle picks at scraps from dry-up carcasses in the nest. Occasionally, he pounces, pretending to hunt the way he has seen his parents snatch prey off the ground.

In times of testing, we review what we have learned.

We may re-examine the Scriptures for shreds of solace. We may question, "Are these things true? Was my experience with God real? Is God real? Does He love me? If so, why did He abandon me?"

Alone, shivering, and subdued, the eaglet awaits the morning's warmth.

Seeking heat, he stretches his wings, rising above the nest-then landing safely in it again. Flapping experiments strengthened his wings as the days of hunger have lightened his body so he has much less weight to lift. He doesn't know yet-or even suspect-but he is ready to fly.

The loneliness of testing has a divine purpose we cannot guess.

It forces us to slough off misconceptions and fantasies about God and turn our face to the Son. All that remains is trust: "He said it, therefore I believe Him.

I cannot see His love. I cannot see His purpose, but I trust Him. I will obey Him whatever the outcome."

At these times, we learn to wait upon the Lord by asking, "What do You want me to do?"

Riding the updraft-daring, luring him to fly-an eagle parent flies by, dangling a young rabbit. Stretching for food and lifted by the wind, the eaglet is suddenly airborne, truly flying for the first time in his life.



If you are patient, at the right time, the Holy Spirit will speak-via the scriptures, in your heart or mind, through other believers, or by ordering circumstances-and you will know what God wants you to do. You will learn to commit your way to Him.

The young eagle sails downward, contracting his wings in fear then extending them to catch the wind. He has a sudden realization-he knows how to fly!

Soaring on eagle's wings! This was God's purpose for you all the time! The time of testing has taught you patience-and how to fly!

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R U ready to fly on the last day? :P

Are your family, friends, neighbours & colleagues, etc ready to fly on the last day? 8-)

Make sure: pass it on :multi:

God bless!

Ian :-D
 
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MrVersatile48 said:
Just time to link to 3/4 full pages where many endtime Bible prophecy elements are each given their own threads..


page 17 - http://www.christianforums.net/viewtopi ... &start=240

page 18 - http://www.christianforums.net/viewtopi ... &start=255

page 19 - http://www.christianforums.net/viewtopi ... &start=270

page 20 - http://www.christianforums.net/viewtopi ... &start=285


I try as much as possible to harmonise Scriptures & to let the Bible speak for itself as much as possible - that's why I'm now bringing together much helpful stuff that got somewhat scattered in a 20-page mega-thread where so many posts were made in the 21 hours each day between my logoffs & next-day logins ...


What you miss, in Matt 24, is that Jesus speaks of the generation that sees the fig tree of Israel put forth her leaves - the Luke 21 account adds '& all the trees'

The fig tree is a recurring Bible picture of Israel, just as the cedars of Lebanon - 'all the trees' is a remarkable prophecy of the UN - was that not formalised in 1948 too?

Several prophecies, in Isaiah alone, say, 'then all nations will know that the Lord alone is God'

Israel's rebirth, after long global exile, is prophesied for this climax generation of history - as in Daniel 7, Ezekiel 36, Jeremiah 31, etc



Daniel 7 forecasts the revived Roman Empire as bringing forth the worst tyrant ever - the beast more terrible than any other

EU - as the EEC - was also founded in '48 & heralded by 'founding father' Monet as a 'revived Roman Empire'

Dan 7 forecasts it, 3 times, to crush, devour & trample victims till the Ancient of Days crushes it

Just time now to point to the Rev 9:6 prophecy @ men seeking death but not finding it

National Enquirer, 5/10/76, reported lab tests of an 'instant mass brainwashing sound' ready to broadcast, ensuring hearers believe everything that is then said

Volunteers even repeated 'black is white'

Jesus encouraged us to be watchful & to know how to interpret the signs of the times - in line with His Word, that is

We need more 'men of Issachar who understand the times'

No modern invention has surprised God

Daniel 12 forecast knowledge & travel to multiply @ the endtime

We see the political alliances involved in Ezekiel 38-39 rapidly forming & strengthening

'NOW is the day of salvation'

& how amazing that this generation has the techno to evangelise the whole world @ this time - again as per Matt 24


Ian
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