End time signs ?

[blondeambition3]

I'm not yet convinced that there will be any other end time signs other than those that have already been shown. I tend to think that we will not see it coming. I believe we are told to be aware that it is coming and that we should always be ready for it to come but that we will not know when it will come. I am pretty sure it will catch almost everyone off guard. However, I believe that for those of us who have no fear of death and live each day knowing that we have no promise of being here tomorrow are not overly concerned about when the end will come. Do I look forward to the Lord's return? Very much so. But I also enjoy His presence right here, right now in the moment each and every day.
I don't buy into any Dispensational theologies, I don't see Israel any different than any other country as far as the scriptures are concerned, I don't buy into the Rapture theory, or a supposed seven year tribulation.
I'm not looking for any end time signs.
What would it really matter any way if we knew the end would be here in the next 48 hrs? What would I do differently? Try making amends with those I did wrong or those that did me wrong? Start praying more? Asking God for forgiveness? Start questioning my faith? Would I be scared or would I rejoice? Would I try to be a better Christian? Would knowing it was gonna be ending in a matter of hours, days, or years change me or my relationship with God? I ask myself these questions.
Is the end coming? Yes. But I don't think we will see any signs of when it will happen.
I'm not looking for any end time signs.
However, I am always looking for my family. And that is why I come to this part of ECF every day since I was told about it by my sister Jenn. I think I'm somewhat of the black sheep here but you know what they say, every family has at least one.
I love you all and pray that God may bless and continue to bless you all.
I hope no one is offended or takes me the wrong way. I want to be active here but I have to be who I am. So this is me showing you all a little bit more in how my thinker thinks. I know I can come across as antagonistic or controversial but that is not my intention.
If it ever is my intention I will let you know it is.

Yea, amen! Let all adore thee, high on thine eternal throne; Savior take the power and glory, claim the kingdom for thine own: O come quickly; O come quickly; alleluia! Come Lord, come.

Fishee I love your posts and you NEVER offend me!

(Maybe that's because so many of your posts reflect exactly how "I" feel.)

Birds of a Feather (and perhaps black Sheep?) flock together. Whatever. I can so relate to you on so many levels.

I have read SO MUCH over the past FOURTEEN years about the end times, what we should be looking for, comparing theologies, dispensations and staying in 'ever-ready' Mode for the Lord's return. I get disheartened when all of the SIGNS which so vividly point to (TOMORROW! NEXT WEEK! NEXT MONTH! NEXT YEAR!) pass with nothing happening.

Like you, I pretty much live in the hear and now and enjoy the presence of the LORD.

These particular end-time signs, however, always makes me 'look up' to the Heavens a little more often...

There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.- Luke 21:11

 

[rc3po]

Well, I can see why you say that, but it all starts out with Jesus opening up the 7 Seals. He controls it. He controls it from day 1. Now 3 1/2 years into the 7 year period, satan and his gang gets kicked out of heaven permanently! Many people don't know that he's still allowed into heaven to accuse the saints to God's face.....like satan did with Job. I have no idea why He has allowed this to go on, but it stops 3 1/2 years in.....for good....and I say AMEN! satan goes nuts. This is where his wrath goes nutso. As if the first 3 1/2 years weren't bad enough, here's where satan really begins his wrath. It will be the worse time on earth ..... ever.

It seems to me that the first 3 1/2 years will be the ministry of the 2 witnesses, then satan will have his wrath the last 3 1/2 years. The reason I believe that is because God always warns people before he punishes them. And the ministry of the 2 witnesses will seem like wrath to the satanists and atheists. Of course, we Christians will be praising the Lord when they turn water to blood, but those that are not Christians will be drinking blood and cursing the 2 witnesses - their ministry will seem like the wrath of God to those who are not Christians.

 

[Saintscruiser]

It seems to me that the first 3 1/2 years will be the ministry of the 2 witnesses, then satan will have his wrath the last 3 1/2 years. The reason I believe that is because God always warns people before he punishes them. And the ministry of the 2 witnesses will seem like wrath to the satanists and atheists. Of course, we Christians will be praising the Lord when they turn water to blood, but those that are not Christians will be drinking blood and cursing the 2 witnesses - their ministry will seem like the wrath of God to those who are not Christians.

Don't forget the 4 Horseman. That starts immediately.

Revelation 6 King James Version (KJV)

6 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.

2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.

4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.

6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.

8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

The white horse carries the anti-christ. He somehow takes over the world without firing one shot. That's why the bow has no arrows. The red horse is murder, mayhem and to take peace from the earth. Millions die. Then we have the black horse. Inflation will be so high you have to work a full day just to buy a loaf of bread. That is difficult for us to imagine. This will lead to major famine worldwide. But notice, the Lord says to not harm the oil and the wine. Why? I can only guess. Maybe the water is going to be bad soon. Then there is the pale horse...death to 1/4 of the earth on top of the other 2 horses. The population will be cut in half by the time the horsemen get through. Now the 2 witnesses haven't appeared as yet. All of this is within the first 3 1/2 years. It's so difficult to even imagine. Poor John must have been terrified to put all of this on paper. He did the best he could, but you can only imagine how many chills ran down his spine.8-o

As for God warning people.......He already did. There are so many preachers everywhere that preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. TV is full of His message. Missionaries are worldwide. Then there are the radio shows.....computer websites.....they just said no. The people left are non-Christian. In His infinite heart of compassion, there will be 144,000 Jewish men who are sealed on their foreheads. They will be like 144,000 Jewish Billy Graham's.....12 thousand from the 12 tribes of Israel. At that time, the Grace period will have ended. When it does, the earth goes back to being under the law....the Old Testament. I could go on, but I hate long posts.

 

[rc3po]

Don't forget the 4 Horseman. That starts immediately.

Revelation 6 King James Version (KJV)

6 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.

2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.

4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.

6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.

8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

The white horse carries the anti-christ. He somehow takes over the world without firing one shot. That's why the bow has no arrows. The red horse is murder, mayhem and to take peace from the earth. Millions die. Then we have the black horse. Inflation will be so high you have to work a full day just to buy a loaf of bread. That is difficult for us to imagine. This will lead to major famine worldwide. But notice, the Lord says to not harm the oil and the wine. Why? I can only guess. Maybe the water is going to be bad soon. Then there is the pale horse...death to 1/4 of the earth on top of the other 2 horses. The population will be cut in half by the time the horsemen get through. Now the 2 witnesses haven't appeared as yet. All of this is within the first 3 1/2 years. It's so difficult to even imagine. Poor John must have been terrified to put all of this on paper. He did the best he could, but you can only imagine how many chills ran down his spine.8-o

As for God warning people.......He already did. There are so many preachers everywhere that preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. TV is full of His message. Missionaries are worldwide. Then there are the radio shows.....computer websites.....they just said no. The people left are non-Christian. In His infinite heart of compassion, there will be 144,000 Jewish men who are sealed on their foreheads. They will be like 144,000 Jewish Billy Graham's.....12 thousand from the 12 tribes of Israel. At that time, the Grace period will have ended. When it does, the earth goes back to being under the law....the Old Testament. I could go on, but I hate long posts.

The KJV says the 4th horse is a "pale" horse. The word translated pale, actually means green. Green is the color of Islam.