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Over the years as we have been blogging, I've continued to be in awe at the utter impossibility that life on this planet can continue much longer. We are at a precipice. Life on this planet is unsustainable, yet people go about their days, numb to most of it, active and engaged in all the wrong things, deceived and like sheep without a shepherd.
As you read these headlines and delve into a few of these articles, keep in the back of your mind that one or more of these near disasters has to pop. These near calamities can't all be brought back from the brink. If we're this close to the brink, then we're very close to Christ's return.
When you understand that worldwide calamity must occur in the short run, you should repent. Yet at the same time, we can laugh and smile at the severity, because we know that we are not appointed to wrath.
The world was more concerned 55 years ago when it was just U.S. and Soviet tensions during the Cuban missile crisis. Now we are on the brink of another world war, with much more sophisticated fire power and... nothing but silence. Stunning.
If you don't know Him and have just been pretending or have one foot in and one foot out - today is the day of salvation. There is no time left.
And what if I'm wrong and there is more time? Is there time for you? None of us know how tomorrow will unfold, but tomorrow is everything and even today there is no time to ignore His free gift of grace.
I don't mean to be doom and gloom, but I am convinced His return is very soon. I know when that day comes, judgment is coming with Him. The trumpet will be a sound of great joy for Believers, but great terror for unbelievers. The stage is set and won't stay poised and at the ready for very long. You can't get a perfect alignment of the signs like this and keep them staged forever. J.D. Farag reminds us that these things have a shelf life. Chuck Smith said, "when you see Christmas decorations, you know Thanksgiving is not far away." Read on...
CNBC - China furious over U.S. military equipment sales to Taiwan
CNN - China and U.S. military in unsafe encounter
CBS - U.S. and Russia military planes in dangerous encounter
Washington Times - North Korea planning 6th 2017 missile launch
New York Times - China angry over U.S. anti-missile defense system deployment in South Korea
NBC News - China and Russia renew concerns over U.S. anti-missile defense system deployment in South Korea
Washington Post - Russia condemns U.S. attack on Syria
ABC News - Russia threatens action if U.S. attacks Syria
Reuters - Yemenis attack Saudi Arabia
N.Y. Times - Iran threatens Saudi Arabia
CNN - UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia threaten Qatar
Bloomberg - UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia attack Qatar
Just about everyone has attacked Syria in the last few years: the U.S., Canada, the U.K., France, Saudi Arabia, Australia...
And Russia is not happy about any of it...
Newsweek - Russia building up in Libya. NATO building up deterrent
It seems to me that World War 3 has already started, it's just not full-scale yet.
Do you really think everyone is going to smile, shake hands, and deescalate and China, Russia, Iran, North Korea and the USA are not going to get into it? The genie is out of the bottle and we can't go back to Mayberry or the Shire. You can't bring this much testosterone and fire power together, with men of such poor character and godless self-promotion and not end up with hell.
University of Utah - Yellowstone - 1046 Earthquakes in two weeks
USA Today - Swarms of earthquakes in Yellowstone, nothing to worry about
Joplin Globe - 2.6 Earthquake in southeast Missouri, nothing to worry about
L.A. Times - 3.7 Earthquake in Mammoth Lakes, California
ABC News - 6.0 Earthquake off the coast of Ecuador
The Seattle Times - Alaskan Boboslof earthquake erupting
Fox News - Fukushima radiation at "unimaginable" levels
New York Times - Puerto Rico default - Virgin Islands next
CNN Money - Illinois most messed up state
Economist - Illinois pensions major trouble
Wall Street Journal - White House says the U.S. is good for it's debts even if there's no legislative support to pay the bills
Bloomberg - Chinese debt ready to default
Reuters - U.S. Dollar biggest drop in 7 years
The Guardian - U.K. income falling - savings at lowest levels in 50 years
New York Daily News - Subway crisis - $1B emergency
National Geographic - Great Pacific Garbage Patch
And on and on...
As you read these headlines and delve into a few of these articles, keep in the back of your mind that one or more of these near disasters has to pop. These near calamities can't all be brought back from the brink. If we're this close to the brink, then we're very close to Christ's return.
When you understand that worldwide calamity must occur in the short run, you should repent. Yet at the same time, we can laugh and smile at the severity, because we know that we are not appointed to wrath.
The world was more concerned 55 years ago when it was just U.S. and Soviet tensions during the Cuban missile crisis. Now we are on the brink of another world war, with much more sophisticated fire power and... nothing but silence. Stunning.
If you don't know Him and have just been pretending or have one foot in and one foot out - today is the day of salvation. There is no time left.
And what if I'm wrong and there is more time? Is there time for you? None of us know how tomorrow will unfold, but tomorrow is everything and even today there is no time to ignore His free gift of grace.
I don't mean to be doom and gloom, but I am convinced His return is very soon. I know when that day comes, judgment is coming with Him. The trumpet will be a sound of great joy for Believers, but great terror for unbelievers. The stage is set and won't stay poised and at the ready for very long. You can't get a perfect alignment of the signs like this and keep them staged forever. J.D. Farag reminds us that these things have a shelf life. Chuck Smith said, "when you see Christmas decorations, you know Thanksgiving is not far away." Read on...
CNBC - China furious over U.S. military equipment sales to Taiwan
CNN - China and U.S. military in unsafe encounter
CBS - U.S. and Russia military planes in dangerous encounter
Washington Times - North Korea planning 6th 2017 missile launch
New York Times - China angry over U.S. anti-missile defense system deployment in South Korea
NBC News - China and Russia renew concerns over U.S. anti-missile defense system deployment in South Korea
Washington Post - Russia condemns U.S. attack on Syria
ABC News - Russia threatens action if U.S. attacks Syria
Reuters - Yemenis attack Saudi Arabia
N.Y. Times - Iran threatens Saudi Arabia
CNN - UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia threaten Qatar
Bloomberg - UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia attack Qatar
Just about everyone has attacked Syria in the last few years: the U.S., Canada, the U.K., France, Saudi Arabia, Australia...
And Russia is not happy about any of it...
Newsweek - Russia building up in Libya. NATO building up deterrent
It seems to me that World War 3 has already started, it's just not full-scale yet.
Do you really think everyone is going to smile, shake hands, and deescalate and China, Russia, Iran, North Korea and the USA are not going to get into it? The genie is out of the bottle and we can't go back to Mayberry or the Shire. You can't bring this much testosterone and fire power together, with men of such poor character and godless self-promotion and not end up with hell.
University of Utah - Yellowstone - 1046 Earthquakes in two weeks
USA Today - Swarms of earthquakes in Yellowstone, nothing to worry about
Joplin Globe - 2.6 Earthquake in southeast Missouri, nothing to worry about
L.A. Times - 3.7 Earthquake in Mammoth Lakes, California
ABC News - 6.0 Earthquake off the coast of Ecuador
The Seattle Times - Alaskan Boboslof earthquake erupting
Fox News - Fukushima radiation at "unimaginable" levels
CNN Money - Illinois most messed up state
Economist - Illinois pensions major trouble
Wall Street Journal - White House says the U.S. is good for it's debts even if there's no legislative support to pay the bills
Bloomberg - Chinese debt ready to default
Reuters - U.S. Dollar biggest drop in 7 years
The Guardian - U.K. income falling - savings at lowest levels in 50 years
New York Daily News - Subway crisis - $1B emergency
National Geographic - Great Pacific Garbage Patch
And on and on...
I live in IL. What a mess. Husband says, "Where shall we move?" I'm hoping to go to a much better place soon. :) As Pastor Jack Hibbs says, "The toothpaste is out of the tube." No matter how hard you try, it's not going back.
ReplyDeleteAmen Natalie. Amen.
ReplyDelete"I don't mean to be doom and gloom, but I am convinced His return is very soon.”
ReplyDeleteSame here. The urgency is spilling over and I pray it is in a humble and honoring way. It’s really comforting to know there are others out there feeling and seeing the same things.
Great post! The articles are overwhelming yet are a very small sampling of the tremendous amount of prophetic news circulating right now.
ReplyDeleteEven unbelievers at work understand that something is greatly amiss......we have a super opportunity to point to the Savior! Thanks Greg!
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ReplyDeleteBogoslof (the name of the Island where the Volcano erupted) in Russian means Theoligian or the one who speaks the Word of God. This is also the title of the apostle John, used in the Russian Bible. For example: Revelation of Johanan Bogoslof.
ReplyDeleteThe Revelation of Jesus Christ is about to erupt. :-)
Fascinating. Thank you.
Delete“And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.”
ReplyDeleteGreg, my favorite line, "The genie is out of the bottle and we can't go back to Mayberry or the Shire."
ReplyDeleteLol. But the world sure is going to try to bottle up a false utopia and hold on for dear life...
Getting closer every day!
Have you seen this? It is supposedly a fake star. There are also rumors they have hid the real sun with a fake one to planet that has seven other bodies orbiting it. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho9T0za9ajE Another rumor is that they have created a fake moon to hide the real moon and that they are using all of these things to change our seasons and times. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YkSX68ZXUgg For example, the birds chirp, feed, and fly at 2, 3, 4 am and are silent and absent in the morning. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl5RFxuZGFI The mosquitos are out in the winter and absent in the summer now. It gets hot later in the year now instead of beginning in April/May. Now I found this which supports what we have heard about the fallen angels trying to take over using their technology and tricking mankind with a fake alien disclosure: https://www.agarthaworldsymposium.com/ Makes you wonder if we will be leaving before August 24th because this is the first day they are planning their disclosure. Also, this is right before the eclipse in the US.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with you, we are heading into the abyss at a rate of speed that is mind boggling!
ReplyDeleteThe sad things to me are #1 If people don't see something on CNN or MSNBC they think it is just a conspiracy and the corporations control the media. #2 Reaching Christians with the Revelation 12 sign and connecting it to September 23rd 2017 is more challenging than reaching those who don't even know the LORD!
ReplyDeleteI agree, and it seems like everything you try to tell people regarding the end times and prophecy gets you one of two responses. Either they say they don't believe what you tell them or they scoff at you. Even family. It is so disappointing that people have become so blinded to the world. I feel like a person that is able to see in the dark and I warn the ones that can't that there is a huge hole in the floor and I try to tell them how to avoid it and they laugh at me so I shine a flashlight on the hole and they scoff at me and act like they can't see it. They just don't seem to have eyes that see and ears that hear. So sad and frustrating.
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ReplyDeleteIn the Bible the lamb is a symbol of the Passover because a lamb was slain at the beginning of the Passover and eaten that night. The Israelite's knew the blood of the lamb had protected them from the death of their firstborn on that first Passover night they kept in Egypt (Exodus 12:12-13).
ReplyDeleteIn the New Testament, the Gospels record that Christ kept the Passover with His disciples several times. On the night before His death, Jesus knew He was fulfilling the symbolism of the Passover lamb in voluntarily giving His life for the sins of the entire world.