Words can paint a picture in our mind.

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Are these days the Biblical end times ?

Luke 17:26
And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.

'...as it was in the days of Noe'  ???

Genesis 6:5
And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
11  ....and the earth was filled with violence.

Jesus speaking to the Jewish people [Matthew 15:22-24], told his followers to watch the times.

But also, he told them not be fearful or alarmed, as the time of their redemption approached.

Matthew 24:32
Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
33  So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.



I believe, that the God of Israel will reveal himself to Judah, and save him.

At that time, many among the other tribes of men will see this, and finally repent.

Isaiah 25:7
And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations.

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The God of Israel is going to bring the Jewish people 'to heel'.

The moslem nations, who today surround Israel, are certain, that they will destroy the Jewish state.
On that day, they will be certain, that their generation will be the destroyers of the Jewish state, and of the Jewish people.

Psalms 83:4
They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.

But on that day, those who come against Israel will be the victims of the blood bath.

"Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end:
Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: sith thou hast not hated blood, even blood shall pursue thee.
...Because thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas the LORD was there:
...And thou shalt know that I am the LORD, and that I have heard all thy blasphemies which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us to consume.
Thus with your mouth ye have boasted against me, and have multiplied your words against me: I have heard them."
Ezekiel 35

N.B.
"...with your mouth ye have boasted against me, and have multiplied your words against me: I have heard them."

Q.
Who, is greater than the God of Israel ???

A.
Ask a moslem.



The world community will be outraged, at the massacre of so many of those who, for so long, have hated and persecuted the Jewish people.

Jezreel is set up.

Isaiah 57:13
When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain;
14  And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.



What 'sort' of man does a righteous God abhor ??

Proverbs 21:24
Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.

Psalms 10:3
For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.



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Where should we go, what should we do ?

Proverbs 3:34
Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.

Revelation 3:2
Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.
3  Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent.

Psalms 34:18
The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

Isaiah 57:15
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

Isaiah 26:20
Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
21  For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.

Daniel 12:1
And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.

Amos 5:18
Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.

Revelation was a message to specific groups of Christians in Asia Minor (7 settlements in total) not to assimilate into the Roman imperial culture. It has to be taken in the concept of the day.  John's message (not the apostle John) was that the contemporary Greco-Roman society was beastly, demonic and subject to divine judgment.

Quote:


http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=20995

Many theologians agree that Revelation has no eschatological implications past the first few hundred years of the first  Millennium CE.

muso wrote on Mar 26^th, 2011 at 4:08pm:


interesting...

"Dr. Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr" (The Book of Revelation and Eschatology) arrive at the following conclusions:

In conclusion, I believe that Revelation was written in about A.D. 65. I further believe that it speaks to the original Christian audience regarding difficulties they were facing and in explanation of the coming final removal of Jerusalem by God’s wrath.


The book is to be understood

preteristically, rather than futuristically

. We learn this not only from the imminent expectation in the book, but also from its theme (which involves the judgment of the Jews) and due to its leading characters: Jerusalem (as a harlot) and Rome (as a Beast).

Superman1 wrote on Mar 26^th, 2011 at 11:17pm:


Man has never changed - and there is little evidence to sugegst that he ever will

The ciritcal difference now is that the arsenal of weaponry at his disposal is sadly apocalyptical in nature.

id foolosophy,

i hear/see many hopeless frequencies from your inputs here

on these pages we do confront each other upon in these now moments.

this is a reflection upon your individual level of consciousness

with forgiveness

namaste

-:)

Then I forgive you, Light.

You are right we are cut off from our divine self.
In your opinion, why were we cut off in the first place?
Or were we created that way?
Because obviously Adam and Eve, like Genesis, is made up by man.

I was not saying all the Bible is bullshit. The NT is obviously a goldmine. The OT is often questionable.

gizmo_2655 wrote on Mar 26^th, 2011 at 1:44pm:





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Luke 21:36
Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

"Watch ye therefore,..." ???

Those words of Jesus, were preceded by these...

Luke 21:34
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
35  For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.



Galatians 6:8
For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

John 3:6
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Romans 6:16
Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?






How ?

John 14:15
If ye love me, keep my commandments.

James 4:17
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.




Luke 17:7
But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?
8  And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?
9  Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.
10  So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.

Matthew 22:36
Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
37  Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
[Deuteronomy 10:12]


Jesus heals ten lepers...

Luke 17:15
And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
16  And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
17  And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
18  There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.

After being healed, how many of the ten lepers, was worthy, was grateful, in finding 'liberty' from their affliction ?

Just one, in ten ?

God is the wise shepherd.
And we [mankind] are the dumb,  ....lost sheep, wandering in this world, lost in the world.




Frankie - LOVE MY WAY
My Family Up A Tree

Yep, we are spirits ensnared, and blinded, by our cares for the things of this world.

Matthew 6:21
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.



John 1:5
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

Matthew 24:38
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39  And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

Yadda,

Does thee ever quote the Talmudian verses?