Prophecy Overview " The End of the World, according to Jesus" ~ Matthew 24

The End of the World, according to Jesus

Every generation has an obsession with the end of the world.  Most are tragic endings when the sun explodes, the earth turns on itself, and most tell the story of the end of humanity. We LOVE this stuff!!

Movies like 2012, Armageddon, the whole Left Behind Series, even to some extent the Twilight series, make us feel vulnerable and tease our natural sense of fear into a false sense of pandemonium.  

I've never been one who enjoys engaging in the manipulation of people's fears, but...Jesus did have something to say about the time when the world would wind down.

"How Is the world going to end?" the question the disciples asked even in Jesus time. 

Matthew 24:1-3 begins to explain,

Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings. "Do you see all these things?" he asked. "I tell you the truth, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down."

 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. "Tell us," they said, "when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"

So...evidently there is an "End of the Age" because there are signs that will point to a specific time. 

The Question is...What does that mean?  What is the end of the age?  What age are we talking about here?

Is Jesus setting the stage to reveal the end of the world?  Or, is He merely talking about a time when the end of the age of the disciples would be finished?

I can't wait to go through Matthew 24 with you and see where Jesus will take us on the "end of the Age."  One thing I want you to remember though,

FEAR IS NOT FROM THE LORD.

For God did not give us a spirit of fear (2 Timothy 1), so as we discuss the coming of the end of the age, let us not be fearful. For greater is He that is in you than He that is in the world.  No matter what the world has to offer, we must remember, GOD CREATED IT ALL ANYWAY. 

So it doesn't matter if we talk of 'One World Governments,' 'One World Currency,' or even the talk of 'Anti-Christ,' For God is even more powerful than all those things.  (although we probably won't cross those words unless necessary)

It just frustrates me that there are those believers out there who continue to use fear to manipulate people to give finances, power, or influence.  It's a disgrace to the honor of the King of Kings, and I will NOT be one of those. 

So let's talk about Matthew 24, together.

Let's discover what Jesus meant on this, the last of His teachings before the Cross. 

May we allow the Word of God to help us re-discover the Christian Worldview.  


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I have Bad News for some, and Good News for others and a real News Flash for the Author:

Jesus is Coming so soon, no offense, who cares what your world view is except

Get Ready, Get Set, Get Busy and Get On with it 

because in less than ten years

 it is for all sense an purposes

 over and and out. 

YES Jesus is Coming Again.

Biblical Points highlighted from Article

• NONE STATED

Presumptions exaggerated from Article

• Every generation is obsessed with End of the World
• We love "end of the world" catastrophe's
• Movies make us feel vulnerable, fearful and invoke pandemonium
• 2012 the movie made people fearful
• Left Behind Series made people fearful, vulnerable and subject to pandemonium
• End of the World is really End of the Age of Apostles
• Fear is not from the Lord

I have to admit, when I first read the article, I thought O GOOD, another person recognizing the times we live in and have a mature and intelligent discussion about Jesus Soon Return and the End of the Age of the Church, the Rapture, the Tribulation and the Signs of the Times that we are living in.

Of course when I outlined the talking points I realized, O GOD, not another Rapture Fractured. (Rapture Fractured is a term coined to describe those who "have to" deny the Return of Jesus Soon for personal reasons no one really wants to know)

1. Scholars can list all Points of View and take a certain position fairly
2. Deniers have to Deny the fact of a position, premise, post or scripture no matter what the reason
3. Dividers like to provoke and invoke division to create a "hostile" rejection/objection
4. Distracters like to change the point being made to 'sidestep' an issue.
5. Wise Men will listen and agree on some points and think about others, often pondering many things.

In the post above, so much is implied, IT IS REQUIRED you Swallow the Pill of the statements made, so  you are by associative assertion, "influenced" to go against what you know to be true.

Jesus said,

"Many will come in my name, saying I am annointed, I am appointed."

How can you know the Truth?

No offense, but if you don't know my now, you are almost S.O.L and yes that means what you think because there is a massive move to convince you to "Go to Work, or Look," Be content or active in voting and politics. Stay convinced you're Ok and everyone else needs salvation and be confident the Bible Says you are a Christians so you can almost do what you want and not worry,

YOU ARE GOING HOME SOON

Well,

Some are.

Are you?

Matthew 24 is Here

 ¹And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple:
and his disciples came to him
for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
 ²And Jesus said unto them, 
See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, 


There shall not be left here one stone upon another, 
that shall not be thrown down.
 ³And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, 
the disciples came unto him privately, saying,
Tell us, when shall these things be?
and what shall be the sign of thy coming, 
and of the end of the world?
 ⁴And Jesus answered and said unto them, 
Take heed that no man deceive you.
 ⁵For many shall come in my name, saying, 
I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
 ⁶And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: 
see that ye be not troubled: 
for all these things must come to pass, 
but the end is not yet.
 ⁷For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: 
and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
 ⁸All these are the beginning of sorrows.
 ⁹Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you:
and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
 ¹⁰And then shall many be offended, 
and shall betray one another, 
and shall hate one another.
 ¹¹And many false prophets shall rise, 
and shall deceive many.
 ¹²And because iniquity shall abound, 
the love of many shall wax cold.
 ¹³But he that shall endure unto the end, 
the same shall be saved.
 ¹⁴And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached 
in all the world 
for a witness unto all nations;
and then shall the end come.
 ¹⁵When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, 
spoken of by Daniel the prophet, 
stand in the holy place,
(whoso readeth, let him understand:)
 ¹⁶Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
 ¹⁷Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
 ¹⁸Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
 ¹⁹And woe unto them that are with child, 
and to them that give suck in those days!
 ²⁰But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, 
neither on the sabbath day:
 ²¹For then shall be great tribulation, 
such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time,
no, 
nor ever shall be.
 ²²And except those days should be shortened,
there should no flesh be saved:
but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
 ²³Then if any man shall say unto you,
Lo,
here is Christ,
or there;
believe it not.
 ²⁴For there shall arise false Christs, 
and false prophets,
and shall shew great signs and wonders;
insomuch that, if it were possible,
they shall deceive the very elect.
 ²⁵Behold, I have told you before.
 ²⁶Wherefore if they shall say unto you,
Behold, he is in the desert;
go not forth:
behold,
he is in the secret chambers; 
believe it not.
 ²⁷For as the lightning cometh out of the east,
and shineth even unto the west;
so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
 ²⁸For wheresoever the carcase is,
there will the eagles be gathered together.
 ²⁹Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, 
and the moon shall not give her light, 
and the stars shall fall from heaven, 
and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
 ³⁰And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven:
and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, 
and they shall see the Son of man coming
in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
(Matthew 24, King James Version)

If you read that and were concerned,

You have a right relationship with Jesus most likely and know you need to Pray More and Seek Him as well as Uncover More about the "end of the age"

If you read that and walked away supremely confident, that is not faith, sorry, you should be very concerned about not being counted worthy to be spared all these things and take literal what Jesus is warning about.

If, like me, you know that whether you live, or whether you die, whether you are taken in the Rapture or left behind to suffer and die in Tribulation, 

"It is God that worketh 
both to do and to will 
of His good pleasure"

Meaning you know God did not spare his only begotten Son 

and if so be he spare you not you too,

 you are in good company 

with Jesus

1. Reconsider the Times we Live in
2. Repent of Sin you are in.
3. Restore the Love for Jesus you had
4. Resist the distractions and attractions for deception.
5. Quit Trying for greater ministry, job, title, work salvations or Life goals.

Get quiet. Listen. 

Humble yourself now

Simply and Peronally

and 

Walk Calmly and Peacefully with God Today

Tomorrow, the next.

And one day soon
 you may walk away 
from all this mess 
about to happen

Prophecy Timing: "The End of all by 2018 ~ Jack Kelly"

Time is Short.

There are lots of "grains of sand" that pass as events each and every day that make up the soon return of Jesus.

We live in the Last Days.

People in Prophecy often play in sandboxes of theology making sandcastles stating the End of the World, but it isn't, it is only the begining.

 All Prophecy is about Jesus. It is all about Him. We who are alive shall see Jesus come again and the Rapture shall be in our lifetime. 2012 will not be the end of the world, but it will be the last generation that shall see "all these things come to pass".
The article:

Are We Running Out Of Time?

Q. If it’s been 61 years since Israel became a nation again and we are looking at a 70 year lifespan but yet we are still waiting for the war of Psalm 83 take place and the war Ezekiel 38 to at least start before the rapture,

 aren’t we running out of time for all this to happen? 

 If the 70 years from 1948 is correct alot would have to happen by 2011 if the tribulation is to end 

and the second coming to take place within the 70 years.

A. I think all end Times prophecies will likely be fulfilled by 2018.   

If so, what has to happen pretty soon are the rapture, Psalm 83 and Isaiah 17 (not necessarily in that order) with Ezekiel 38 shortly thereafter.  

But remember, as the time for a birth approaches, the birth pangs increase in frequency and intensity very quickly.   

We still have all of 2010 and 2011, and typically wars in Israel only last for days or a few weeks at the most.

Many observers are looking for something big to happen in the Middle East after the first of the year. If Israel attacks Iran as they’ve threatened to, Hamas and Hizbollah will likely respond.  These groups will be no match for Israel now that there’s a resolute government in place.  If Syria follows suit, the total destruction of Damascus will put an end to them quickly as well.  And as for the Rapture, it requires no run up and could happen tonight.  There’s enough time.

Biblical Points highlighted from Article

• A 70 years equals a Lifespan
• A Psalm 83 war happens
• A Ezekiel 38 war happens
• Total destruction of Damascuss
• The Tribulation and Rapture already occur by 2018

1. The Article is from Grace thru Faith
2. The person answering is Jack Kelley
3. The "date setting" is Extremely Controversial

"There is no interpretation involved here. Jack Kelley of Grace thru Faith is making a bold statement and claim"

" In all of my time as a Jesus Freak and Gypsy, we had many come and go who predicted the End of the World or the Rapture. Calvary Chapel and Chuck Missler were anoung those who were the "cutting edge" of eschatology and "Jesus is Coming" was the central point of the Jesus Movement"


Many experts set timetables without figuring Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel in 1967 and thus had timetables ranging from 1988 to the Y2K timing. 


Most figured the age of a generation coming under judgement as 40 years because initially the first instance of that was Exodus. Israel wandered in the Wilderness 40 years as judgement from God, "till that generation passed away" 


(That generation included Joshua and Caleb, but both lived thru those 40 years and did in fact enter the land)


We see Time is Short. I can say factually there is no generation beyond 2012. NOT because the End comes in 2012, but the "time of the gentiles" , the time of God turning his attention from Gentiles (the church) to Israel is 1967 as Jerusalem was no longer tread underfoot by Gentiles. 


THAT is the start of all time tables: 

1. 40 years added to 1967 is 2007
2. From 2007 to 2022 certain timetables "fit" into place from a Jewish perspective.
3. I wrote in 1978 to Watch and Be Ready from 2007 onward.

I can't let Jack Kelley scare you, because I can say there are Issues not factored in his premise for 2018 minus seven years of Tribulation so 2011.

I can say any day, and everyday you should look up from 2007 onward and we are in 2009. It is likely that most of the Buzz over 2012 will die down and 2012, 2013, 2014 2015 could see the Beginning of the Tribulation period.

I am convinced no latter than 2037 would be possible for those using a 70 year module.

I am also convinced they are wrong, about How they are using the 70 years.

Conclusion:

1. Get Ready
2. I do think the Rapture is anytime now till 2015
3. You will not see your grandchildren grow up.
4. I do not agree with Jack Kelley about 2011, but I agree He is in the ball park and not wrong.

Time is Short. (Introduction)

Time is Short.

There are lots of "grains of sand" that pass as events each and every day that make up the soon return of Jesus.

We live in the Last Days.

People in Prophecy often play in sandboxes of theology making sandcastles stating the End of the World, but it isn't, it is only the begining.

 All Prophecy is about Jesus. It is all about Him. We who are alive shall see Jesus come again and the Rapture shall be in our lifetime. 2012 will not be the end of the world, but it will be the last generation that shall see "all these things come to pass".

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