Tuesday, December 22, 2015

When All of These Things Happen, Look Up – Part 3

“The Lord of hosts has sworn, “Surely, just as I have intended so it has (will) happened, and just as I have planned so it will stand” (Isa. 14:24) “This is the plan devised against the whole earth; and this is the hand that is stretched out against all the nations.  For the Lord of hosts had planned, and who can frustrate it?  And as for His stretched-out hand, who can turn it back?” (Isa. 14:26-27).  Signed ALMIGHTY GOD!

Hey Gang:  Listing of Signs of the Times is not really my gig.  I have heard it said by many, that one third of the Bible is prophecy.  I will not argue that point, but I also lean on folks by the names of J. Dwight Pentecost and Harry A. Ironside, whom I consider to be prophets in this day.  They have dedicated their lives to the study of the prophetic word and they are advocates that the entire Bible is God’s story of His creation that culminates in Revelation.  It is a story of what has happened, what is happening at this very moment, and what is going to happen.  Woe? really?  Only to those whose name is not written the Lamb’s Book of Life!

When a prophecy is fulfilled, it immediately becomes history and gives us the foundation to believe all the more strongly on what God says is coming down in the near future. (reread the Scripture of the day). I mentioned in an earlier blog that I found prophecy to be a door-opener to those who had no knowledge or foundation in God’s Word. 

So, as I share these ten or twelve prophecies that I believe are solid building blocks to gain the attention of those who are floundering, in these days when it appears that the sky is hanging by a thread and could fall at any moment. Keep in mind, these are tools that open even the hardest of hearts.  One last comment before we dig in; I have found that prophecies tend to find their way into one of two columns.  There is the majors that stick out like the proverbial sore thumb, but I love to dig out the ones that are not so visible.  Example: In recent years, scientists have discovered a chip that can be placed under the skin that has the potential to list your entire history.

Now think about that for a moment in the positive – identity theft robs literally millions of their wealth yearly.  If there was no money and all was done through financial transfers, it would reduce the identity theft problem to zip. No banks to rob, to houses to burglarize and steal you money, etc, etc.  Now turn the page and think about the negative things that could happen.  First and foremost, the government could control every facet of your life.  They have made tremendous increases in preparation for that very thing under our current administration. It seems that  the coming Mark of the Beast, that will be required by the Anti-Christ in order to do business of any kind, would be a piece of cake to implement today. 

A second prophecy, that is more subtle for those that have no understanding of the last chapter of the Age of the Gentiles, is the rapid promotion and rapid growth of the one world government.  It was suggested by a saintly lady that when the Pope was visiting the White House, two pieces of the unholy trinity were discussing their devious programs of how to speed up the one world government process.    I will address this in more detail in the future.

So for the remaining time, in this blog, I will zero in what I referred to above as the majors- the ones that, if you have two gurus discussing prophecy they will nearly always zero in on the major column.  So, with those opening comments entrenched in your mind lets dig in. 

Keep in mind the words of the twenty-two gurus from the previous blogs – there is no question “Israel is the major building block for all prophecy”.  Never before has a nation that has been literally dead for thousands of years had its bones come together with sinews: one day soon God is going to breathe His life into all Jews. Really?  Paul wrote “And so all Israel will be saved; just as it is written” (Rom. 11:26).  Read also Isaiah 59:20-21).  Again, I could spend a week or two trying to convince you that the Israel that we hear about in the world media is not God’s Israel.  I will expand on this in a future blog.

Oh, one more point before we get out our shovels: I have found Biblical prophecies, that have been fulfilled in my lifetime, paired with the Biblical prediction and the news report of its fulfillment, it is a very effective way to dig a hole in the shells that nonbelievers have built up over the years.  When you share Ezekiel 36, the chapter that tells us so very clearly that Israel is to be renewed for His (God’s) name sake and then turn to most history books and read that on May 14, 1948 Israel was reborn as a nation – is non- controversial.  I emphasize “most” history books will give you this factual account- but there are those today who are trying to convince the world that Israel is not a nation unto its self but rather an occupying force of lands that belong to someone else.

Well folks, I did it again but I do not apologize, for my prayer for the past month has been that when I go down the road of prophecy that God’s words, not mine, would appear on the printed pages.  There is an old hillbilly saying that goes something like this; “If there ain’t no tomorrow, it won’t matter no how!”  I pray that all who are availing themselves of God’s word “it won’t matter if there is no tomorrow” that where two are in the field and one is taken and one left, it will be you who will be taken. 

Blessings,


Gramps 

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