Understand The Times
In the Old Testament, we read that King David’s army included the children of Issachar, who were men who had an understanding of the times to know what Israel ought to do (I Chron. 12:32).
In the Old Testament, we read that King David’s army included the children of Issachar, who were men who had an understanding of the times to know what Israel ought to do (I Chron. 12:32).
On Dec. 29, 2024, our Lifeway Adult Sunday School lesson was titled “Power Revealed.” And in a nutshell, the writer was saying God led the Israelites out of Egypt and took them to a seemingly hopeless entrapment at the Red Sea to reveal His power and glory by fighting for them.
On Sept. 9, 2024, one of my favorite Bible prophecy teachers, Hal Lindsey, pointed out that God’s promise to give Abraham and his descendants all the Promised Land (see Ezek. 19:7-8) seemed implausible (unreal, unbelievable, unlikely) for many centuries.
Many of us are rightly concerned because things appear to be falling apart on Earth (society is becoming more immoral, dishonest, dissatisfied, dangerous; wars, natural disasters, and antisemitism are increasing; we have lost loved ones and are getting older; globalists are working to bring in a New World Order under a leader called the Antichrist in the Bible, etc.)
But God is in control, and we are not without hope.
All the signs indicate that society is fast approaching the Rapture and Tribulation Period. Our generation could very well be the Terminal Generation that will never die (Jn. 11:25-26).
Following Pres. Biden’s recent disastrous debate with former Pres. Trump, most of the Democrats, many in the major media and social media, and many foreign leaders appear to be freaking out over America’s leadership and the upcoming presidential election.
On Jan. 6, 2024, Israel used precise munitions to kill nine known terrorists inside 3 rooms at a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) school. The Hamas-controlled Palestinian media quickly suggested that Israel killed about 45 civilians. The international media and global leaders quickly jumped all over Israel. An Israeli spokesperson said: We delayed…
When asked about the signs of His coming and the end of the age, Jesus mentioned deceit four times in Matt. 24 (vs. 4, 5, 11, and 24).
(My opinion: Even though I am aware that some officials have good reason to believe that foreigners (and some U.S. haters such as the George Soros clan) are paying these protestors to harm America (and America’s relationship with Israel), something else is going through my mind: At the end of the age, God will cause multitudes of Jews to leave the nations they are in and to return to the Promised Land. The demonstrators are unwittingly fulfilling Bible prophecy that is a prelude to the Rapture and Tribulation Period.)