IS IT JUST ME, OR...

[missyann250]

yea, but ain't it cool to watch it all go down? You guys are right, it's been happening .. over 2,000 years now.  But, we are seeing the end of it all.  All things are lined up.  I don't have a scripture handy that I would like to share about the anti-christ and what nationality the nasty thing is suppose to be, but, I'll get it tonight and send it tomorrow.  It was plain as day.  Think about the false peace treaty.  It isn't happening yet.  But.... it's after the rapture.  Hmmm, ....
does that mean it's soon.  What about people, false movements in what people believe, have you noticed and huge movement in christians that might be a false movement? I have.  Are people setting up other people ( to fall for the anti-christ playing God), with miracles that aren't suppose to happen until after the rapture?  I don't know.  There are so many things to consider, but why?  I still say Praise God for his power because it's taking a lot of it to keep my mind with him.  Heart's there, but the buziness is there around us all. Still say, don't worry, be happy, let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.  

[joyunending]

Missyanne, you are sooo right about the signs of the times... it seems that there are so few signs left.  I would be excited about it for myself, but there are sooooooo many people out there who should hear the word and be saved. Family members amoung them... We should all pray that there is still time for those who need to hear the word.....
     I pray that they still want to hear!!!!     Joy

[missyann250]

ummm, I know Joy, I share your somberness, I am extremely mournful over the lost.  I actually have a poster up-raw- on my livingroom wall to remind my girls and me of the persectuted in the world, and to be thankful for our salvation and God's provision. It's a poster of the persecuted and map of the world with athiest countries highlighted.  I just thought we should also joy in the Lord and look forward to His day in Glory.  I have read that this should be our motivation.  So, I was proclaiming that excitement among bretheren, kind of grabbing onto some kind of joy once in a while with the body of Christ.
Just sharing the joy  on living in the Lord so He can shine through us because our testimony will reach others by this.  I'm sure you understand this by just reading your compassion also for others.  Thanks!  Missy

[Kris777]

Missyann you said that you have a map on your wall of atheist countries, but in the Bible it says that every nation will hear about God and that the gosphel will be preached to every nation, country and in every tongue.  So if there are atheist countries still, then it can't be that close to Jesus comeing back.  Then again things can snow ball quickly.

Kris

[Symphony]

Kris, thanks.  There's always the chance too, that the gospel has already gone to some of these nations, and they've rejected it/Him...

Russia, or the USSR, might be an example.  They had the Eastern Orthodox, until 1917, when they then became, at least officially, atheist.

Of course, there are random believers distributed throughout all these up to today.  China is undergoing a persecution.  North Korea--U.S. News carried an article several weeks ago, mentioning Christians there being persecuted for their faith.  North Korea is horrible--for all kinds of people--HUGE death camps, starvation.

[Marc]

Dear Symphony: How I wish Jesus would come right NOW!
This whole world sucks like the mother of all sour lemons.
Oh well...until He comes.

[Kris777]

Dear Marc,  you know that the earth is slowly going bad, that is why we need to bring as many people to God as we can.  Looking at people that aren't saved I think of how truly scary life is without being saved by Jesus.  I think of the fate that I would have had in eternal hell if Jesus didn't care and love us enough to die for our sins.  I am not good at relationships either, but I do believe that God will take care of me and that is all of the insurence that I need.  I think that it is in Methew that God says those that endurith to the end will see the kingdom of heaven, so all I can tell you is hold on in there.  No one's life is perfect, your not the only one suffering.  But just as advice, you need to pull yourself back up and follow God to the best of your ability and you will get rewards.  Not to say only do things for rewards, but if you put your all in loving God, He will give you reassurance and unwavering love that no one on earth can give.  It is an awsome overwhelming peace and feeling that is undiscribable when you give your WHOLE trust in God to the extent that He can have EVERYTHING, to bad God had to through a "brick" at me to realize it though.  I'm just saying that if you put your whole trust in God and believe in His promises He will make you comfortable.  You might not get everything in life that you want, but if you pray and believe in your prayer and that God can accomplish anything and have no doubt and God will make it happen.  I got a question for you, are you saved?  It is an overwhelming feeling of comfort at literally knocks you to your knees.  Please, if your not saved I would love to share this feeling with you because Jesus is the best friend that I ever had and He will never let ANYONE down.  

[missyann250]

I'm sorry, I should have chosen better terms.  I was talking about the governments of countries that kill, torture, and persecute christians if they have a bible, or meetings.  I didn't mean the citizens.  
The Lord is coming back soon, even some of the Israelites are claiming this.  Prophecy has slowly been fulfilled and all we have to wait for is until- before that generation dies out the Lord is promised to return.  It's been 55 years since 1948 when Israel became a nation.  Back then a generation, I berlieve was forty years.
What I have found by the scripture where the gospel will be preached to the ends of the earth is after the rapture.  I know that many believe it's before the rapture.  No matter which way you look at it, no one knows when the gospel is preached to every person on earth.  But, it is quite easy to look at all this and take into consideration we do need to share the gospel with whomever we are lead to.  

[Symphony]

Kris, I just bought a bag of "Cheese Stix" with your verse on it there--"Romans 10:9,10".  A brand called, "Brim's", out of Tennessee.  'Happened to look down at the bag, printed out on the back.  Apparently their whole line of chips.

[musicllover]

 Hey ya,
          coming in a little late with this thread, I love to talk about the end times, I just wonder tho how many of us get all worried about this. I use to real bad when I hadn't done any studying. I know one thing for sure, my end could be when the lord comes, or if I don't watch when I cross the street........OH DIDN"T SEE the  BBBBUSSss SPLAT.....just be ready right. But there are signs that will have to come about before the Lord returns. As I found out, there are several diff views as to when pretrib, midtrib or or post tribulations. There defiantly isn't a way to truly predict when, no way the time or hour. I sometimes thing God is sitting up in Heaven laughing at all these predictions. So sad too he could be crying, As the wise virgins, always be ready, and be careful crossing the street.