Deceivers, False Prophet, Last Days

DOOMSAYERS AND CHRISTIAN ANGST

SYNOPSIS – Prophecies of impending doom should neither be rejected nor taken at face value. โ€œProve all things; hold fast that which is good.โ€ 

The year 2019 produced economic and political turmoil around the world – Just as previous years have done – And 2020 is proving to be even more tumultuous. Current armed conflicts are too numerous to count, โ€œworld peaceโ€ remains a pipe dream, the global economy is close to collapse, and a new epidemic is working its way rather rapidly through the population.

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Day of the Lord, Deceivers

END TIMES DISINFORMATION

False information about the โ€œday of the Lordโ€ caused alarm among many in the congregation at Thessalonica โ€“ 2 Thessalonians 2:1-2.

Paul addressed claims that the โ€œDay of the Lord had set in,” rumors that were disrupting the congregation in Thessalonica, apparently, spread by a โ€œspirit,โ€ a word (logos), or a letter, โ€œas if from us.โ€ In response, Paul listed two events that must occur BEFORE the โ€œparousiaโ€ of Jesus – the โ€œrevealing of the man of lawlessnessโ€ and the โ€œapostasy.โ€

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Deceivers, Divination, False Prophet, Last Days

Has Bible Prophecy failed?

Has Bible Prophecy or its interpreters failed? ย It is one or the other. In light of the End-Time Prophecy Industryโ€™s track record, the question is legitimate. One can easily assemble a list of the Industryโ€™s failed predictions going back decades. But try to find one it got right. Now that is a challenge! I am talking about specifics. ย Todayโ€™s shrewder interpreters have learned to employ three tactics: ย ambiguity, the subjunctive mood, and fancy footwork. News headlines do not go as expected? Start dancing! Distract โ€˜em with new and frightening predictions. Start swimming fast or your โ€œministryโ€ will sink! Continue reading “Has Bible Prophecy failed?”