This assortment of orchids brightens your spirits and assures you that despite all the evil and unrest and chaos in this old world, God is still there, reminding us of His Presence with His beautiful creations. It is better to focus on "things above" ( Colossians 3:1-2) and to have faith that soon the good Lord will rectify all things.
Isn't it strange that we are so obviously living in the end times the Bible prophesied about (Matthew 24, Luke 21, Mark 13) and that the pastors and evangelist, for the most part, do not preach on Bible prophecy at all, and also dare not mention the soon return of Jesus to take true believers in the Rapture to be with Him in heaven. Some reasons why are given in the following 8 minute video featuring Jan Markell:
Listen to her, because she is well thought of in the ministry circles; she has her own weekly radio show that goes out to over 800 channels, and she herself has been in ministry many, many years. Every fall she organizes the largest prophecy conference in the USA and many thousands flock there to be informed on Bible prophecy and the hope the Bible gives us. Find out more at olivetreeviews.org
If you follow the news regularly, you are aware how extensive the coverage is on the Middle East and Israel in particular. Many feel that we are on the brink of the war of Gog and Magog (Ezekiel 38 and 39). The good Lord has never forgotten His chosen people, Israel. When Israel's enemies come against them for the battle of Gog and Magog, Yahweh will supernaturally come to their aid and destroy their foes.
"And it shall come to pass at the same time, when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord God, that My fury shall come up in my face. So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground......And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone." - Ezekiel 38: 18, 20,22
Also, the 7 year Tribulation period is for Israel's benefit in that it will bring Israel to an acknowledgement of Jesus as the Messiah, and it will restore all of the Land of Israel back to the Jews which was given to them by God back in ancient times.
Gary Stearman, of prophecywatchers.com, explains why there must be a Tribulation and discusses why it will be seven years long and not three and a half years as some are prone to believe.Here is a link to that article:
Please take the time to read this informative and scholarly article. Mr. Stearman is an expert on Bible prophecy and you can trust his opinions because, of course, he bases everything he says upon what the Bible tells us.
In Mr. Stearman's article, he also gives us a little history lesson, as well as touching on the subject of the antichrist. You will learn much from this article, and it is not difficult to understand. But true believers in the Lord will not be here during the Tribulation period; we will have been taken up with the Lord into heaven at the Rapture. We therefore need to focus on Jesus and not the antichrist.
In view of the fact that we are now living in the last hour of the last days, we need to endeavor to walk the narrow path with faith in Jesus; walk in His footsteps, and imitate Him as best we can.
Jesus admonishes us at Matthew 7:13,14 to (13) "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:(14) Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it."
We need to examine our thoughts and our hearts: are they centered on Jesus and on obeying His commandments? Is He truly our Master and the love of our life? In other words, do we put Him first in our life?
If all of the above is not true of your life, then you need to repent and turn to the good Lord with all of your heart and your very being; ask for forgiveness and believe and have faith in Jesus as the Savior. He died a cruel death so that you and I could have eternal life if we put our faith in Him.
Romans 10:9,10,13 tells us: (9) "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (10) For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (13) For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me." - John 14:6
Also, the 7 year Tribulation period is for Israel's benefit in that it will bring Israel to an acknowledgement of Jesus as the Messiah, and it will restore all of the Land of Israel back to the Jews which was given to them by God back in ancient times.
Gary Stearman, of prophecywatchers.com, explains why there must be a Tribulation and discusses why it will be seven years long and not three and a half years as some are prone to believe.Here is a link to that article:
Please take the time to read this informative and scholarly article. Mr. Stearman is an expert on Bible prophecy and you can trust his opinions because, of course, he bases everything he says upon what the Bible tells us.
In Mr. Stearman's article, he also gives us a little history lesson, as well as touching on the subject of the antichrist. You will learn much from this article, and it is not difficult to understand. But true believers in the Lord will not be here during the Tribulation period; we will have been taken up with the Lord into heaven at the Rapture. We therefore need to focus on Jesus and not the antichrist.
Jesus admonishes us at Matthew 7:13,14 to (13) "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:(14) Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it."
We need to examine our thoughts and our hearts: are they centered on Jesus and on obeying His commandments? Is He truly our Master and the love of our life? In other words, do we put Him first in our life?
If all of the above is not true of your life, then you need to repent and turn to the good Lord with all of your heart and your very being; ask for forgiveness and believe and have faith in Jesus as the Savior. He died a cruel death so that you and I could have eternal life if we put our faith in Him.
Romans 10:9,10,13 tells us: (9) "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (10) For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (13) For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me." - John 14:6
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