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Den største begivenhed i verdenshistorien er ved at finde sted: Jesus Kristus vil snart stige ned til denne jord for anden gang.

Da Jesus Kristus var her på jorden, henviste han til denne store begivenhed ved flere lejligheder, da han ville oprette kongeriget for den synlige Gud på jorden. På det tidspunkt ville Satan være bundet, krigene stoppede, og historiens guldalder ville begynde.

Men alle apostlene indså ikke tidspunktet, hvor Herren ville vende tilbage. Nogen troede, at han ville vende tilbage. i deres generation. Men sandheden er, at Jesus vidste, at hans fravær ville strække sig over lang tid. Han forklarede, at da han rejste, var det som "en mand, der rejste til udlandet" og kom tilbage. "længe derefter". (Matt. 25, 14, 19.)

Apostlene kunne ikke forstå dette, fordi de håbede, at Jesus ville komme tilbage. i deres generation. Lige inden Jesus blev ført til himlen, stillede de ham dette spørgsmål: "Herre, genopretter du Israels rige på det tidspunkt?" (Apostlenes Gerninger 1: 6) Jesus siger alvorligt mere om dette i tavshed end hvad han allerede havde afsløret for dem. Men hvis de havde lyttet nøje til Herrens ord, ville de have forstået, at denne begivenhed ikke skulle finde sted i løbet af deres levetid. Han havde fortalt dem, at Guds rige var ved at blive taget fra jøderne (Matt. 21, 43), fordi de havde afvist deres Messias. Jerusalem skulle blive truet ned af hedninger og indbyggerne spredt blandt nationerne, indtil "hedningenes tid er ved ende".

En nøjagtig undersøgelse af skrifterne viser os, at Herren faktisk gav en nøjagtig besked om det tidspunkt, hvor han ville vende tilbage. Selvom Jesus sagde: "Den dag eller den time kender ingen, ikke engang himmelens engle, ikke engang Sønnen, men kun min Fader" (Markus 13:32), men alligevel burde Guds folk kende tiden. Dagen for Jesu tilbagevenden skulle ikke komme over dem som en tyv. (1. Thess. 5.4.)

Hvad er da tegnene eller tegnene på Jesu tilbagevenden? Fortæller disse skilte os, at begivenheden er endda langt væk, eller at tiden er tæt på? Hvad er det virkelige bevis på dette? Lad os her overveje et af de mange tegn på, at Jesus snart kommer: TEGN NR. 1 - STOR Viden om tid

Når vi ser på dette mægtige tegn, læser vi en profeti i Daniels bog. Denne profeti, der er givet af en engel, giver os i en sætning en slående beretning om, hvordan menneskets karakter skal være for nylig. Profeti viser os, at der i sluttiderne vil være en stigning i menneskelig viden, som verden aldrig har set.

For det andet vil det pludselig blive en stor hastighed og rejse rundt på jorden. Disse udviklinger ønsker englen, at vi skal forstå, fordi det er et af de vigtigste tegn på, at tidenes afslutning nærmer sig.

"Men du Daniel, hold disse ord og forsegle bogen indtil tiden er slut; mange vil rejse frem og tilbage. Og viden vil være stor." (Dan. 12.4 (overs)).

Det er en velkendt sag, at det meste af historien har øget den menneskelige viden blidt. Det var opfindelsen af trykpressen for et par hundrede år siden, der gjorde det muligt at sprede viden videre. Men det er kun gennem de sidste hundrede år, at de fleste af de opfindelser, vi nu nyder, er afsluttet. Da vores bedsteforældre var et barn, rejste de rundt i vogne, der ikke var så langt fra den samme type, som Farao brugte for 3500 år siden. En mand på 80-90 år kan huske, da der ikke var nogen bil, ingen telefon, ingen elektrisk lys, ingen grammofon, ingen radio, ingen tv. På det tidspunkt var den industrielle revolution lige begyndt.

Det var ved århundredeskiftet, at vi fik det første fly. Radio og tv. og mange andre opfindelser, som vi tager for givet i dag, er alle mirakler i det 20. århundrede. Ved hjælp af de to nævnte opfindelser kan en taler tale med en hel nation på én gang. Brug af antallet af apparater, der bruges her i U.S.A. over halvdelen af indbyggerne her kan både se billedet af taleren og høre hans stemme.

Højdepunktet i denne serie af opfindelser er trods alt opfindelsen af evnen til at detonere atomet. Denne skræmmende udvikling blev kendt for verden ved atombombens oversvømmelse af Hiroshima. Fordi verdens tilstand er som den er, vil atomets styrke fortsat udvikles med henblik på masseødelæggelse. Det er sandsynligvis denne opdagelse, der stopper alle andre opdagelser.

Vi har i dag fået internet teknologi, så inte mere er skjult som ikke benbares synliggøres.

Vi bør ikke tage os tid til at skildre denne fantastiske stigning i menneskeskabt kunst yderligere, da vi bare ønsker at fremhæve den som et profetisk tegn. Englen understregede, at stor viden skulle være et tegn på tidspunktet for slutningen.

TEGN NR. 2 - AUTOMOBILEN

”Vogne af brændende stål den dag, han stiller dem op på sin forberedelsesdag (Eng. Overs.) - På gaderne raser vognene, de haster over firkanterne, de er som bål at se på, som lyn de går ud. " Nahum 2.4-5.

Her er en af de mest bemærkelsesværdige profetier i Bibelen. Denne profetiske beskrivelse af bilen er så detaljeret, at det kan være svært at gå glip af forståelse. Disse fremmede køretøjer, som Nahum så i sin vision, var som "flammende fakler" (en oversøisk oversættelse) - en iøjnefaldende hentydning til de skinnende lys i dagens biler. Hvad profeten siger: "På gaderne raser vogne, de starter over firkanterne" giver et slående udtryk for trafikken, der bremser gaderne i vores store byer, en trafik, der er steget så intenst, at det er blevet en trussel mod liv. For at forhindre byer i at forsvinde i deres egen trafik har myndighederne været nødt til at bygge store undtagelser og motorveje.

"De er nødt til at støde på hinanden i firkanterne". Nahum så i denne vision, hvordan pilene ville gå ned i krydset. I året 1953 var der ca. 38.000 amerikanere og næsten 2 millioner blev alvorligt såret i vejulykker.

Endelig siger profetien: "De ser ud som bål, som lyn de går ud". De fleste biler, der bliver produktet i dag, kan køre i hastigheder på over 100 km / t. og nogle mere. Da bilerne kørte ned ad motorveje i fuld hastighed om natten, som profeten så i hans syn, så de ud som lynstråler for ham, som lige var vant til kameltransport.

Men den vigtigste del af profetien er timingen. Visionen var at gå i opfyldelse "på hans forberedelsesdag". Med andre ord, på det tidspunkt, hvor Herren forbereder sin ankomst til jorden, vil disse ting ske. Udviklingen af bilen, som vi ser den i dag, er en opfyldelse af Nahums profeti og et klart tegn på Herrens komme.

TEGN NR. 3 - LUFTEN

At få en mand til at flyve er en temmelig ny opfindelse. Først den 3. december 1903 ændrede Wright-brødrene situationen 'under deres historiske flyvning til Kitty Hawk i North Carolina. Siden den tid er der gjort store fremskridt. Jetstrålene har øget hastigheden til over 1000 km / t. Raketter kan flyve med samme hastighed og gjort en til en kanonkugle eller mange tusinder af miles i timen.

At mænd engang ville være i stand til at flyve, forudsiges i Bibelen, og profetien, der taler om den, er forbundet med en bemærkelsesværdig begivenhed, forsvaret af byen Jerusalem. Profetien lyder, "Når fuglene spreder deres vinger, så skal Herren, hærskarens Gud, beskytte Jerusalem, værne og redde, passere og frelse." (Jesaja 31: 5)

Da briterne i 1917 under Allenbys ledelse kom op fra Egypten for at kæmpe for det hellige lands herredømme, besluttede tyrkerne at kæmpe for den sidste mand. Allenby, en sand troende, ville have, at Jerusalem skulle blive frelst fra undervisningens grusomheder. Han ønskede ikke, at denne hellige og historiske by blev ødelagt ved bombardement. Han faldt på knæene i sit telt og bad Gud om at gøre kampen unødvendig. Den næste dag sendte han sit spejderfly over byen. Mange af tyrkerne havde aldrig set et fly før. I det mindste evakuerede tyrkerne hurtigt byen uden at skyde et skud. Dette er bogstaveligt talt at opfylde profetien - når fuglene spreder deres vinger, således vil Herren beskytte Jerusalem - med fly. På samme måde taler Bibelen om dem, der kommer flyvende som "ørne", og som duer deres duer. (Es. 60.8.)

Vi bør også lægge mærke til, hvad det står i Åbenbaringen, at den sidste pest vil blive kastet i luften, og dette vil resultere i, at ”nationerne byer falder” (Apostlenes gerninger 16:17). Hvad er dette hvis ikke ødelæggelsen af atombomben fra luften?

Opfindelsen og udviklingen af flyet er endda et tegn på, hvor tæt dagen er, når Jesus kommer igen!

TEGN NR. 4 - RADIO OG TELEVISION

For ikke mere end 80 år siden drømte ingen om muligheden for at overføre musik og billeder ved hjælp af radiobølger gennem luften med lysets hastighed. Sådanne bølger er adskilt fra lysbølgerne, og de opfanges i vores radioapparat. Gud foreslog Job, at han havde sådan viden. I Job 38:35 siger Herren: "Kan du sende lynet ud for at gå væk, og de vil sige til dig: Se, her er vi?" (dvs. tv.)

Det er en meget interessant profeti i denne henseende i John. Indlysende. Kapitel 11. Efter at dyret har dræbt de to vidner i endetiderne, foregiver han at have deres døde kroppe liggende på Jerusalems gader. Bemærk den indgående rapport om dette i Ap. 11,9: "Og nogle af folkene og stammer og tunger og familier skal se deres kroppe i tre og et halvt døgn, og de skal ikke lade deres døde kroppe begraves." Underet her er, at folk fra mange nationer skal kunne se, hvad der sker i Jerusalem. Det er vanskeligt at forstå, hvordan denne profeti bogstaveligt kan opfyldes undtagen gennem tv. Det er interessant at bemærke, at når tiden skrider frem, er profetierne bogstaveligt opfyldt, hvilket vi troede kun havde symbolsk betydning.

Det er klart, at udyret i slutningen vil sikre kontrol over en betydelig del af jorden. Fjernsynet vil være et kraftfuldt værktøj for en person, der vil regere over et væld af mennesker. Dette faktum, at tv. bliver en vigtig faktor i et stort antal menneskers daglige liv, er endda et tegn på, at sluttidspunktet er forhånd.

TEGN NR. 5 - ATOMBOMBEN

Der var få, der forestillede sig det store fremskridt i historien, som kernenergi skulle bringe. Einstein i 1905 forudså atomets muligheder, da han udarbejdede den matematiske formel, der gav en anelse om det utrolige magt. Da den anden verdenskrig brød ud i sin fulde vrede, havde forskere opdaget hemmeligheden bag atomkædereaktionen. Kort efter, at de amerikanske myndigheders kendskab til atomkraft blev kendt, blev alt, hvad der havde at gøre med atomklyft, lukket bag en hemmelig mur. Men da meddelelsen om atombomben til destruktion af Hiroshima kom, blev folk lært, hvad der foregik.

Atomkraften blev præcist forudsagt i profeterne: "Himlens kræfter skal rystes!" Bemærk, at ordet "himmel" er blevet oversat fra det græske ord "Uoranos". Hvis vi opbevarer det originale græske ord i sætningerne, bliver det: "Uoranos kræfter skal ryste." URANIUM ER STOFFET AT ATOMBOMBEN ER OPRETTET! Bibelen siger, at udyret (Antikrist) vil "endda få ild til at falde fra" Uoranos "foran menneskers øjne. Hvilken profetisk opfyldelse er dette:" at få ild til at falde "fra uran? (Åb. 13:13). ) Når Jesus taler om tegnene på slutningen og hans komme, siger han i Lukas 21:26: "Mænd falder i magtesløs rædsel og rædsel over hvad der kommer på jorden, for himmelens kræfter (Uoranos) vil blive rystet."

Skriften gør det klart, at ødelæggelse ved hjælp af atombomben ikke får lov til at gå så langt, at den ødelægger al civilisation. Store områder af jorden vil sandsynligvis blive ødelagt, men Gud vil forhindre mennesker i at ødelægge jorden fuldstændigt. Bagefter kommer den katastrofe, der nu står ved døren, tusindårsskiftet og med det tusind år i fred. Så kommer slutningen, som Peter fortæller os, "Himlene skal gå til grunds med stor eksplosion, og de himmelske kroppe skal brændes og opløses, og jorden og ting derpå skal brændes. Nu skal alt dette opløses, hvor skal du stræbe efter hellig opførsel og gudsfrygt." 2. Peter 3: 10-11.)

TEGN NR. 6 - H-BOMB Da Jesus holdt sin tale om begivenheder, der var ved at finde sted lige før hans anden komme til jorden, sagde han noget, der lød utroligt. Når han talte om den store trængsel, sagde han: ”Så vil det være en så stor trængsel, der ikke har været fra verdens begyndelse indtil nu, og det heller ikke vil være. Og blev ikke dagene forkortet, blev intet kød reddet, men for for de udvalgs skyld skal disse dage forkortes. (Matt. 24: 21-22.)

Indtil for kun få år siden virkede opfyldelsen af en sådan profeti fjern og fuldstændig urimelig. Selv under 2. verdenskrig steg jordens befolkning hurtigere, end krigens grusomhed formåede at ødelægge. Hvilken forbløffende udvikling ville der ikke ske, hvis hver enkelt menneskes liv på jorden blev pludselig truet? Men pludselig kom nyheden om atombomben. Der var flere mennesker, der omkom i Hiroshima i den skæbnesvangre del af et sekund end alle de tab, som Amerika havde under den fire år lange Stillehavs-kamp!

Atomkraft var begyndelsen på en ny tidsalder, og det så ud som om evnen til at ødelægge var nået sit absolutte højdepunkt. Men inden for få år var den type A-bombe, der blev brugt i Hiroshima, "ude af mode". Nå, nyheden kom om Hydrogenbomben, som ikke har nogen grænser for dens destruktive magt. En enkelt hydrogenbombe kunne ødelægge alt liv i så store byer som Chicago eller New York. Da denne Frankenstein monstrum blev skabt, havde mennesker opdaget solens magt. Det kan være muligt at udvikle brintbomben, der er i kraft, indtil den kan passere gennem og ødelægge jordskorpen i sig selv. Dette forfærdelige udslettelsesvåben kan gøre selvmord muligt for hele menneskeheden. Med H-bomben blev den fulde sandhed af Jesu ord afsløret. Hvis tiden går uden Gud griber ind, vil enhver levende person dø og jorden vil blive ødelagt. Men Gud må gribe ind. Jesus kommer snart. H-bomben er et stort tegn på Jesu tilbagevenden.

TEGN NR. 7 - JORDKVELD

"... og store jordskælv skal det være." (Lk. 21.11.)

Den store stigning i antallet af jordskælv har været et af de mest synlige fænomener i de sidste århundreder. Statistikken for de sidste fem hundrede år viser en konstant stigning i disse jordiske krampeanfald. Statistikken over denne stigning ser sådan ud: femtende århundrede: 115 sekstende århundrede: 253 syttende århundrede: 378 attende århundrede: 640 nittende århundrede: 2119.

I de senere år er hyppigheden af ordskælvene og alvorligheden af påvirkningen steget enormt. I løbet af denne generation har de triste resultater af jordskælv fundet sted. Den 18. april 1906 var det et jordskælv, der rystede San Francisco og faktisk ødelagde hele byen. To år senere, i 1908, mistede 75.000 mennesker deres liv under jordskælvet i Messina, Italien. Den 13. januar 1920 var det et frygteligt jordskælv, der næsten ødelagde byen Tokyo, og ca. 143.000 mennesker døde i den store katastrofe. Siden da har jordskælv i Indien, Tyrkiet, Amerika, helvedeaske og andre lande øgede ødelæggelsen. Naturen i sig selv ser ud til at krympe under presset fra usynlige og uhyggelige kræfter. Bibelen siger, "Dette er begyndelsen på måderne. Jesus sagde, at det skulle være jordskælv. Den enorme stigning i disse fænomener indikerer, at verden nærmer sig en stor forudbestemt krise.

TEGN NR. 8 - VISNINGER OG VÆGGE, DER viser "Og det skal ske. Tegn ... på jorden vil folket være i fortvivlelse, når havet og kysten bruser." (Lk. 21,25.)

Jesu ord om oceaner og kyster som brusebad er helt klart et udtryk, der antyder, at havet i slutningen vil skylle ud over dens kyster. Det var, hvad der skete ved den sidste ulykke i Holland. Al den akkumulerede viden inden for teknik blev sat i drift for at producere en række store diger, der ville forhindre havet i at trænge ind. Men alt uden hjælp. Tidligt i året 1953 blev naturens kræfter fusioneret på en uovertruffen måde. Vinderen med en frygtelig hastighed blæste ned mod kysterne i England, Holland og Belgien. Med disse vinde kom store bølger med stor kraft. På dette tidspunkt var det netop foråret oversvømmelse, og vandet var på sit højeste niveau. Alle disse omstændigheder, der kom sammen, skabte en mur af vand, der løb over de beskyttende diger og placerede Hollands sjette placering under vand. Tusinder mistede deres liv, skarer blev hjemløse, for ikke at nævne det enorme tab af ejendom. Aldrig før havde der sket noget lignende siden middelalderen, men derefter var digerne ikke langt udviklet som nu. Vi husker også den nylige oversvømmelseskatastrofe i Chile.

Andre begivenheder af samme art vil snart finde sted. Rev .. 8.8-9 taler om store bjerge, der falder i havet. I følge profetien vil en tredjedel af alle skibe på havet blive ødelagt. En sådan flodbølge vil utvivlsomt føre til stor ødelæggelse omkring havne over hele jorden. Den kendsgerning, at "hav og raser bruser" antyder, at Jesu komme ikke kan være langt væk.

TEGN NR. 9 - TEKNIKER AFSKYR - FLYGNINGSPLATER

Den videnskabelige verden i dag er blevet drevet af et af de underligste mysterier i historien. I årevis har der strømmet ind rapporter fra mange forskellige kilder rundt om i verden om mærkelige genstande, der er vist på himlen. Der er genstande, der sandsynligvis har magten til at bevæge sig i en utrolig hastighed, og som ellers har adskilt sig fra alle flyvende genstande, som vores videnskabsfolk kender. I mangel af et bedre navn, og fordi navnet på en ligetil måde indikerer, hvordan de har vist sig, er de blevet kaldt "flyvende tallerkener".

Selvom det har vist sig, at nogle af de ting, der er blevet betragtet som "flyvende tallerkener", har været kendte flyvende genstande, er der stadig et stort antal modtagne rapporter, der ikke kan forklares.

Der er gjort forsøg på at løse mysteriet med de "flyvende tallerkener" ved at sige, at det er resultatet af masseforslag eller overdreven stimulering og fantasier. I nogle tilfælde har naturligvis folk taget flyvende balloner og andre sådanne genstande som flyvende tallerkener. Selvom Luftforsvaret ved og forventer sådanne ting, indrømmer de stadig, at der stadig er mange journalister, der ikke kan tilskrives ovennævnte sager, heller ikke til naturlige fænomener som luftspejle eller atmosfæriske inversioner.

Den eneste forklaring på mysteriet med de "flyvende tallerkener" er, at de er af overnaturlig oprindelse. Da Kristus talte om endetiderne, sagde han: "Store tegn skal være i himlen" (Luk. 21:11). Der er ingen tvivl om, at de flyvende tallerkener er af profetisk betydning.

TEGN NR. 10 - Jødisk tilbagevenden til hans land (hedens tid er ved ende) "Og de (jøderne) skal falde ved sværdets eg og blive taget til fange for alle folkeslag; (Lk. 21,24.)

Denne udtalelse, der var forbundet med ca. år 30 e.Kr. har givet en af de største demonstrationer af pålideligheden af Jesu ord. Jesus sagde om sig selv, at han var Guds Søn. (Johannes 10:36.) De jødiske herskere ville ikke tro på dette og var rede til at blive dømt til døden. Jesus fortalte dem derefter straks om den dom, der ville komme over Jerusalem og dens indbyggere, fordi de afviste ham. Ingen tilfældig forudsigelse kunne forudsige begivenheder næsten 2000 år frem i tid. Men det at Jesus gjorde, viser, at han talte drevet af Guds ånd, og de hundreder af år, der er gået siden da, er blevet afsløret. hvor aktuelle hans ord var.

Hvor præcist har Jesu forudsigelser gået i opfyldelse! Fyrre år efter han døde på korset omringede de romerske hære Jerusalem. Byen blev taget og brændt, og folket spredt blandt alle folkeslag. (Lk. 21.20-24.)

Men afvisningen af det jødiske folk, som Paulus skriver om i Rom. 11, skulle ikke vare evigt ... Det, der skulle ske, var, at jøderne skulle indgå i et år med spredning, indtil "hedningenes fylde var kommet ind" (Rom. 11,25).Den kendsgerning, at ordet indtil nu blev brugt i Jesu erklæring om, at "Jerusalem skal fortæres af hedningerne indtil hedningernes tid," viser os, at der vil komme en tid, hvor Jerusalem ikke længere vil blive truet ned af fremmede folk, og jøderne ikke vil ikke længere være spredt blandt folket. De skulle vende tilbage til deres hjemland, og det er hvad der sker i dag. Siden maj 1948 har staten Israel været en egen stat sammen med de andre nationer i verden. Dette er et tegn på, at tidenes afslutning er nær.

TEGN NR. 11 - JERUSALEMS REKONSTRUKTION "Når Herren opbygger Zion, vil han afsløre sig i sin herlighed" (Salme 102: 17, eng.) Som vi allerede har set, udtalte Jesus, at en stor dom skulle strejke Jerusalem. Dette skete, fordi folket afviste ham som konge, og byen måtte gives i hedernes hænder, og de måtte "træde den ned" indtil tiden var inde. Dette skete nøjagtigt, som Herren forudsagde i Lukas. 21,24. I år 70 e.Kr. Titus kom med sine hære og omringede byen. Efter måneders undervisning, mens jøderne gjorde stor modstand og blev holdt op med et falskt håb om, at byen ville blive frelst ved guddommelig indgriben, faldt den jødiske hovedstad. Byen blev brændt, og folket måtte blive fanget.

I de følgende århundreder blev byen genopbygget flere gange, men fik hver gang en lignende skæbne. Romerne, araberne og tyrkerne angreb byen efter hinanden. Men i året 1917 tog Allenby det, og ved Balfour-erklæringen blev det et hjemland for jøderne. Nu er Jerusalem blevet hovedstad i det nye Israel.

Men den arabiske del af byen inden for de gamle bymure er stadig besat. Derfor fandt jøderne det nødvendigt at bygge byen længere nord for den gamle bydel. Mange smukke og moderne bygninger er kommet op i det jødiske afsnit.

Ved du, at byens nye grænser følger nøjagtigt dem, der er forudsagt her af profeten Jeremiah. Læs Jeremiah 31.38-40. Hvordan kunne Jeremiah, der levede for over 2500 år siden, vide, at dette ville ske med hende? Det eneste svar er, at han blev inspireret af Gud. Men mest bemærkelsesværdigt af alt er, at Gud siger, "Når Herren opbygger Zion (Jerusalem), vil han manifestere sig i herlighed." Denne mærkelige opfyldelse af Jerusalems genfødsel inden for grænserne, Jeremiah erklærer, er et sikkert bevis på, at dagen for Jesu komme kommer.

TEGN NR. 12 - REKONSTRUKTION OF THE LAND ISRAEL "... ruinerne skal genopbygges, og det øde land skal dyrkes i stedet for at det er en ødemark i enhver menneskes øjne. Derefter skal de sige: dette land det, der var øde, er blevet som Edens have. " (Esekiel 36,33-35.)

Ezekiels 36. kapitel taler om genopbygningen af Israels land, der har været øde i hundreder af år.

Profetien forudsagde den ødelæggelse, der ville komme over Israel på grund af folkets ulydighed. Frafaldet, da de nægtede Messias, blev fulgt af ødelæggelsen af Jerusalem og andre byer i landet, og folket var spredt blandt alle folk på jorden.

Derefter fulgte århundreder, da landet lå øde, som profeterne forudsagde. Muhammadanerne og tyrkerne uddrev landet. Det blev en lang række år, da landet blev forsømt. Tyrkerne beskattede træerne, og da beduinerne hadede alle slags skatter, skar de træerne ned. De rejsende, der besøgte landet, blev helt forfærdet over, hvor øde det så ud. ' Sådan lå landet indtil det 20. århundrede.

Men i 1917 blev Palæstina befriet fra de lange århundreder med Muhammedansk undertrykkelse. Balfour-erklæringen gjorde det muligt for jøderne at vende tilbage til deres hjemland. Umiddelbart begyndte en stor forandring. Millioner af træer blev plantet. De øde myrer blev grøftet. Gennem hårdt og intenst arbejde blev landet genopbygget, og der skete en hurtig ændring. Vejene blev bygget. Moderne maskiner blev importeret. Da træerne begyndte at vokse, førte dette til en klimaændring. Små byer og kommunale kolonier sprang mange steder. Den jødiske skare er nu over 2 millioner, og deres hær var stærk nok til at bekæmpe invasionen af arabiske bataljoner, der ville hindre deres ret til national uafhængighed. Der er meget, der stadig skal gøres. Men man er sikker. Denne profeti, der blev proklameret for mange århundreder siden, er kommet til udførelse. Israels land er genopbygget. Opfyldelsen af profetier er et sikkert tegn på, at tiden for slutningen er nær. Jesus Kristus - Israels konge vender tilbage ved døren.

TEGN NR. 13 - USSR - En sammenslutning af russiske stater

Ruslands plads i profeti er blevet kendt af bibelstuderende i lang tid. Der er ikke noget land, der har så godt matchet profetien. Ezekiel 38 og 39 forudsiger "Gog, prinsen af ​​Rosh" som en stormagt, der med sine satellitstater vil udfordre Israel i de sidste dage. Profeten Ezekiel fortæller om denne store nordlige union, der inkluderer Rusland. Alle er nu enige om, at kommunisme er opfyldelsen af ​​denne erklæring. Denne onde filosofi opstod under første verdenskrigig. Det har fået kolossal magt og dominerer næsten halvdelen af jorden.

Rusland kaldes "Rosh" af profeten. Ordet Rosh betyder leder eller "bjørn", som er det nationale symbol på Russtand. Profetien kaldte Gog "for prinsen af Rosh, Mesek og Tubal", der kommer fra det "ekstreme nord". (Ezek. 38, 2,3,15.) Et kig på kortet viser, at Rusland er nord for Israel og den eneste reelle trussel mod dette land nu. De fleste bibeltolkere har troet, at "Mesek" står for det gamle Moskva, og Tubal er det gamle Tubolsk.

Når "Rosh" invaderer Syden, vil de slå sammen i en liv-og-død-kamp med U.S.A. og Storbritannien.

"Sheba og Dedan og købmændene i Tarsis og alle deres unge løver skal sige til dig: Er du kommet for at plyndre og plyndre? Har du samlet din skare for at få bytte for at bortføre sølv og guld for at fjerne kvæg og varer, at lave en stor switch? "

"Sheba og Dedan og købmændene i Tarshish og alle deres unge løver" viser sig at være ingen anden end Storbritannien (symboliseret som en løve) og alle dens samarbejdende nationer. U.S.A. er også blandt disse, fordi U.S.A. oprindeligt var en engelsk koloni. Dette er de eneste lande, der har mulighed for at udfordre kraften i "den store bjørn". Røde Ruslands udseende på verdenscenen, klar til at udfordre verden, er en opfyldelse af Guds Ord. Det er et sikkert tegn på, at sluthændelserne i denne tidsalder nærmer sig slutningen.

TEGN NR. 14 - SOVET BEVÆGNING SYDRE ISRAEL

Et af de store tegn på slutningen af ​denne tidsalder er begivenhederne vedrørende Rohs (Ruslands) planer om at gå sydpå mod Israel. Denne begivenhed nævnes tydeligt i Esekiel 38 og især i 15. og 16. vers: ”Så kommer du fra dit land, fra det fjerne nord, du og mange folk med dig, alle rideheste, en stor skare og et væld af hærer, og du vil gå op mod mit folk Israel som en sky og skjule landet. I de sidste dage vil det ske ... "

På et russisk stempel på 14 kopier fra 1930 finder vi ovenstående vers meget dramatisk illustreret. Baggrunden viser Sovjetunionen. Der er det røde kavaleri, der minder om en af de fire heste i Åbenbaringen. Rusland er nord for Israel, og den sorte linje under hestene vises rytternes gangsti, der fører direkte til Israel. Tegningens hele baggrund er et billede, der nøjagtigt repræsenterer Ezekiels syn.

Russiske statsmænd læser ikke Bibelen, så dette stempel blev tegnet i uvidenhed om profetien. Uden at vide det, har de afsløret deres sande formål. Betydningen af deres marts syd er ikke vanskelig at forstå. De vil have en havn, der er åben året rundt. For det andet ønsker de at få fat i de enorme oliekilder i Mesopotamien for at bevare deres krigsgud. Mange tegn tyder på, at denne store invasion ikke er langt væk. Det viser os tydeligt, at tidenes afslutning er ved hånden.

TEGN NR. 15 - ØSTENS KONGER

"Og den sjette engel hældte sin skål ud i den store flod Eufrat, og vandet i den udtørres, så kongen i øst kunne ryddes." (Åbenbaring 16:12.)

Uanset hvad denne profeti kan betyde, er en ting sikker. Østens konger øger deres styrke. Øst for Bibelens profeti betyder øst for Det Hellige Land. Det mærkelige er, at Østen gennem århundreder undtagen i små perioder har haft et afsondret sted i historien. Hele verdensmagten, efter at Åbenbaringsbogen blev skrevet, har været i vest. Men nu er billedet ændret. Rusland, som er i det nordlige, men stadig øst for Israel, kontrollerer en sjette af jordoverfladen. I ca. For 100 år siden modtog Japan en stor national opvågning.

I et halvt århundrede har Japan været en dominerende magt i øst. Det led nederlag i Anden Verdenskrig og kan have relativt lidt militær styrke i dag, men så hurtig er ændringen i verdenssituationen, at Amerika i dag hjælper med de nationer, de erobrede som en hjælp i kampen mod kommunismens stigende trussel. Også Kina, der længe har været verdens mest folkerige nation, har haft en meget militær renæssance under kommunismen. Nu betragtes Kina som en af ​​verdens stærkeste nationer og har modtaget en masse militære våben fra Sovjetunionen. I dag har Kina fået atomvåben og er en trussel mod verdensfreden mere end noget andet land i verden. På denne måde er Østen vågnet op. Men de kræfter, der har bidraget til dette, har ikke været til gode. Kommunismen har haft en stor indflydelse i Asien.

Profetierne påpeger, at mod slutningen af tiden vil vejen for konger i Østen være afsluttet, og vi finder ud af, at det er, hvad der sker i dag. Inkluderet i profetien fra kongerne i Østen blev følgende advarsel givet: "Se, jeg kommer som en tyv, velsignet er han, som holder øje med og tager sig af hans tøj, så han ikke går nøgent, og de skal se hans skam. Og han samlet dem på det sted, der på hebraisk kaldes Armageddon. " (Åb. 16,15-16.) Jeg betyder, at når vi ser det ryddet vejen for konger fra Østen, ved vi, at tiden for det sidste slag ved Armageddon er ved hånden.

TEGN NR. 16 - MIDNIGHT CALL!

I lignelsen om de fem vise og de feårlige jomfruer Jesus sammenligner sig med en brudgom, der ankom senere end forventet. I denne lignelse siger han, "Men da brudgommen gav tid, slap de alle sammen og sov. Men midt på natten kom et råb: Se, brudgommen kommer og møder ham." (Matt. 25,5-6). Jesus siger her, at han vil komme igen i den profetiske "midnatstime.

En af de underligste tilfældigheder, der har fundet sted i historiske tider, var afslutningen af ​​den første verdenskrig. Dette skete ikke bevidst. De, der var involveret i krigen, tog ikke tid til at planlægge sådanne ting. Men stadig skete det. Den første verdenskrig sluttede kl 11 om morgenen den 11. november 1918, som var:

DEN ellevte time

PÅ ELVEDAGEN

I den ELVNE MÅNED HAR ELFJE MÅNEDER EFTER ALLENBY MODTAGET JERUSALEM PÅ ELVEDAGEN I DECEMBER 1917.

Var alle disse mærkelige hændelser helt tilfældige? Eller blev de forudbestemt? Den britiske besættelse af Jerusalem den 11. december 1917 førte til, at Israel blev et hjemland for jøder. Hvad kan dette betyde? Det var ikke Guds ur, der ramte, på denne måde gjorde det det klart, at verdenshistorien var gået den 11. time og midnatstimen var gået ind.

I de sidste par år har flere Guds tjenere haft visioner, hvor de har set et ur med hænderne kun få minutter fra. 12! Jesus sagde, at brudgommen ville vende tilbage i midnatstiden! Vi er nærmere slutningen, end vi har forestillet os.

TEGN NR. 17 - BESTEMTE TIDER I VERDENSBEGRÆNELSER

(Apostlenes gerninger 17:31; Daniel 4.17)

En af de mest overraskende opdagelser fra nyere tid er sandheden om, at de dage, vi lever i, er nøjagtigt matchede. Det vil sige, begivenhederne sker ikke ved en tilfældighed, men det sker i henhold til en bestemt tidsplan fastlagt af Gud selv. Et simpelt eksempel på dette er den underlige begivenhed med dødsfald for præsidenterne i U.S.A. Se på denne opsætning. I hvert 20. år har den dræbt en amerikansk præsident i hans embedsperiode:

I 1840 blev Harrison valgt til præsident, han døde, mens han var i embedet

I 1860 blev Lincoln valgt til præsident, han døde under tjenesten

I 1880 blev Garfield valgt til præsident, han døde, mens han var i embedet

I 1900 blev McKinley valgt til præsident, han døde under tjenesten

I 1920 blev Harding valgt til præsident, han døde under stillingen

I 1940 blev Roosevelt valgt til præsident, han døde, mens han var i embedet

I 1960 blev Kennedy valgt til præsident, han døde under stillingen.

7 præsidenter er døde med 20-års mellemrum i løbet af deres periode. 7 er antallet af perfektion. Hvad er det næste? Store begivenheder er lige uden for døren.

TEGN NR. 18 - PEST OG EPIDEMIER

"... der skal være sult og latterliggørelse både her og der." (Matt. 24.7)

En gang i historien var det en pest, der fik verdensomspændende konsekvenser. Det var den "sorte død", der fandt sted omkring år 1347. Denne pest fik sit navn fra de sorte pletter, der blev synlige og blev forårsaget af blødning under huden. Undertiden optrådte hårde, smertefulde klumper på forskellige dele af kroppen. Dødeligheden var næsten hundrede procent. Da et medlem af familien blev angrebet, spredte infektionen sig til de andre. Frygten for sodet blev så stor, at når man fik sygdommen, forlod resten af familien mad og huse og flygtede for deres liv.

Store grave blev gravet for at begrave de døde. Nogle byer i Europa mistede 4/5 af befolkningen. Det anslås, at mellem den fjerde og halvdelen af jordens befolkning døde.

Man håbede, at når medicinsk videnskab gjorde så store fremskridt, kunne sådanne skadedyr forhindres. Men i slutningen af første verdenskrig passerede en ondartet form for influenza over jorden og døde på ingen tid så mange af pest som dem, der var død under fire år med blodige slag på slagmarken. Det anslås, at dødsfaldene kom op på ca. 12 millioner.

Indtil videre er mobning ikke indledt direkte med menneskelige ressourcer. Men nu er dette en frygtelig mulighed for bakteriekrigføring. Dyrkning af dødbringende frøplanter med djævelsk toksicitet er blevet forberedt i laboratorier i forskellige lande. Dette er et nyt krigsvåben. Ingen kan forestille sig den forfærdelige ødelæggelse, der kan resultere, når dette løsnes over folket. Der ser ikke ud til at være nogen tvivl om, at sådan vil blive brugt i den kommende krig, der beskrives som de store åbenheder i Åbenbaring. Selvfølgelig er disse opfindelser endnu en opfyldelse af Jesu ord: "... det skal være søde både her og der ..."

TEGN NR. 19 - KAPITALISME OG SOCIALISME TV Kæmpe

"Og nu, du rige, ... du har akkumuleret skatte i de sidste dage! Se på lønningerne, som du har givet til arbejderne, der har skåret dine marker, det skrig, og høstfolkets råb er kommet i lord af Sebaots ører." (James 5: 1-4).

Kampen mellem de rige og de fattige har altid pågået gennem årene. Selvom der har været mange gode undtagelser, har tendensen altid været, at de rige har undertrykt de fattige. De fattige har udført arbejdet, og i mange tilfælde har han fået lidt af sin del af værkets resultat. Arbejdsmanden var afhængig af enhver arbejdsgiver, der var ivrig efter at fylde sin kiste. Han betalte sine arbejdere en løn, der blev købt med sved. Millionærer voksede ud af jorden, mens fattige arbejdere arbejdede en lang dag for "sulteløn" og boede i slummen i byen. Sådan kom det profetiske ord til virkelighed.

Men dette kunne ikke fortsætte. Store arbejdsorganisationer opstod, og de samlede arbejderne. De krævede deres normale rettigheder, fair lønninger, normal arbejdstid og hvad de troede var arbejdstagerrettigheder. Desværre var lederne af arbejderne ofte så nådesløse som de velhavende arbejdsgivere havde været, og i mange tilfælde udnyttede de arbejderne til deres egen fordel.

Det største onde, der kom fra kampen mellem arbejderne og kapitalisterne, var starten på kommunismen. Det var en filosofi, der lovede at give arbejderen en stor del af arbejdsresultatet. Kommunisme er faktisk en blændende tanke, inspireret af Satan, og som i stedet for at hjælpe den almindelige mand har reduceret ham til slaveri og fattigdom i de lande, hvor den har fået fuld magt. Kommunismen har klart udtalt, at dens formål er at regere verden, og at det har gjort de frie lande parate. Hvis verdens rigdom og herskerne havde været retfærdige over for dem, der var under deres magt, ville kommunismen ikke være født. Men profetien måtte opfyldes. Gud har set hvad der foregår i verden, og nu er det tid til dom. Som Jacob siger: "Se, dommeren er ved døren." (James 5: 9). Dette er et andet tegn på, at Jesus snart kommer.

TEGN NR. 20 - DEN AKTUELLE VALUTA MED INKLUDERET TEGN

Det har altid været anerkendt af kendte åndelige ledere, at tidenes ende ville være præget af mirakler. I år 1866 skrev Michael Baxter, grundlægger af Christian Herald, i sin bog "Forty Coming Under": "En større tro til at udføre vidundere og stor dristighed til at prædike Guds ord vil karakterisere den kommende pinseværdige frigivelse af Helligånden. Åndens forskellige gaver tildeles pastorer, profeter, evangelister og lærere til at sætte de hellige i den rigtige position og til at samle og rense en pletfri menighed, men denne sidste fase er endnu ikke ankommet, og derfor er ikke alle disse vene er ophørt eller er trukket tilbage. De er kun midlertidigt ude af funktion, og det er sket langsomt, siden kirken faldt fra sin første kærlighed ”, - indtil videre Baxter.

Denne forventning, som menigheden har haft, efter at have været vidne til en sådan overnaturlig genoplivning i lukningstiderne, er baseret på mange budskaber i Skriften: Esekiel fortæller i kapitel 37 om en mægtig udgydelse af Ånden over Israel.

Men denne kraftfulde udgydelse af Helligånden bør ikke kun begrænses til Israel, for Joel siger, at Ånden skal udgydes på alt kød. (Joel. 2.28-29). Den store opfyldelse af dette vil ske i de sidste dage og i slutningen af ​denne tidsbevaring. (Apostlenes Gerninger 2: 17-21). På det tidspunkt vil det ske: "Den, der påkalder Herrens navn, skal blive frelst." James 5.7 påpeger, at vi i den store høst må vente på "forår og efterår regn". Opfyldelsen heraf er over os nu. Den store genoplivning af frelse og helbredelse, der nu foregår rundt omkring i verden, er profetisk forudsagt og bestemt til "de sidste dage".

Denne genoplivning, som bogstaveligt talt har nået millioner af mennesker, har forårsaget en bevægelse på missioner, der aldrig er sket før. Alle disse ting kan kun have en betydning, nemlig at tiden for Herrens komme er nær. "Når du ser disse ting ske, løft hovedet i dine indløsnings øjeblikke." (Lk. 21,28).

TEGN NR. 21 - DEN LILLE KIRKE

Jesus sagde til den laodicanske kirke: "Jeg kender til dine gerninger, at du hverken er kold eller varm, vær venlig at du var kold eller varm! Derfor, når du er lunken og hverken kold eller varm, vil jeg sprøjte dig ud af min mund." (Åb. 3,15-16).

Parallelt med den store genoplivning, der er nævnt i det foregående afsnit, er der på den anden side et stort frafald blandt kristendommen. I det profetiske ord fremstilles Laodicea-forsamlingen som den sidste menighed i menighedens tidtagning, og den lever på samme tid som den trofaste Philadelphia-menighed (indtil den er taget fra jorden). Laodicean menighed er den verdslige, frafaldne kirke, der har mistet sin vision og Guds åbenbaring og opfylder Guds dom i slutningen af ​​tiden.

Kristus beskriver denne kirke som hverken kold eller varm, men lunken. På grund af dette vil de blive uskaddede af hans mund.

Det er en kirke med meget rigdom og ejendom, og som føler, at den ikke behøver noget. Men i virkeligheden siger Herren, at det er "ynkelig, fattig, blind og nøgen." Kristus siger, at han giver et sidste opkald til denne frafaldne kirke, men det ser ikke ud til at lyde opkaldet.

Det ser ud til, at de store kirker i dag er mere åndelige i denne oplyste tid end nogensinde før. På grund af øget velstand er kirkerne i stand til at gøre godt, aldrig før. Desværre er det aldrig blevet bevist, at penge alene kan fremskynde Jesu Kristi evangelium. Penge har kun magt, når de er uderykker for engagement og ofring for Guds folk. Rigdom har aldrig gjort en mand mere åndelig, men snarere fører det til fristelse, at de fleste mennesker ikke har magt eller karakter til at modstå. Kong Uzziah blev mirakuløst hjulpet af Gud, indtil han voksede op. Men hans fremskridt blev hans undergang. Gud vil, at hans folk skal leve et enkelt liv. De skal ikke efterspørge luksus og liv i overflod. Et pragtfuldt og overdrevet liv er ofte en forbandelse. Så var det med den laodicanske menighed. På grund af deres rigdom blev de verdslige og åndeligt lunkne. I sidste ende mistede de Guds velsignelse og åbenbaring og værre, de mistede også deres sjæle. Mange menigheder, der engang havde Guds ild i deres hjerter, kan nu få ordet "IKABOD" skrevet på deres dør, for "herlighed er taget væk." Vi befinder os nu i Laodicean menighedens tid, den sidste menighed i menighedens tidsholdning.

Den anden kirke i nyere tid er Filadelfia-kirken, broderskabet for broderskabet, der repræsenterer Guds trofaste folk, der oplever genoplivning og længe venter på deres Herres komme. Til denne menighed lover Gud: "Fordi du har holdt mit ord om tålmodighed, vil jeg befri dig fra prøvelsestidspunktet, der kommer over jorden, for at prøve dem, der lever på jorden." Og det sidste påbud lyder: "Se, jeg kommer snart. Hold fast på det, du har, så ingen vil tage din krone." (Åb. 3: 10-11).

TEGN NR. 22 - BEMÆRKNINGER, DER OPDELER JESUS INDTÆGTENS SANDHED

I 2. kæledyr. 3.3-4 læser vi: "... i de sidste dage skal der komme spottende spottende, der går ud efter deres egne ønsker og siger: Hvor er løftet om hans tilbagevenden? For fra det tidspunkt, hvor fæsterne sov, alle ting, som de var fra begyndelsen af skabelsen. "

Dette vers tegner et klart billede af den holdning, som moderne teologer og kirkeledere i dag indtager til budskabet om Jesu andet komme. I Det Nye Testamente fremhæves derimod ingen lære med større udholdenhed end læren om Kristi komme til jorden for evigt og oprettelsen af ​​tusindårsriget. De såkaldte moderne elementer inden for kirkesamfundene afviser denne tro. Det er underligt, at de kan acceptere Kristus som en stor mand og alligevel afvise denne sandhed, som han talte så klart om!

Årsagen til dette er naturligvis, at troen på Jesu tilbagevenden er modbydelig for den ufødte mands stolthed. De betragter det som pessimistisk at tro, at denne tid ender med dom. Snarere tror de på teorien om udvikling, der siger, at man konstant udvikler sig gennem naturens magt. Først fra dyr til mennesker og derefter fra mennesker til guder. I dette skjulte system er der ikke plads til en overnaturlig indgriben af Jesus Kristus eller nogen guddommelig indblanding i verdensbegivenheder. De går ud for at ære Gud med tomme ord, så de bliver hørt af deres bedragede tilhængere. Derefter gennemgår de ritualer, som de ikke tror på.

På denne måde håner mange religiøse ledere i dag læren om Jesu andet komme, og de, der holder fast ved denne sandhed, bliver af disse set som fanatikere. Selvom disse spottende ikke forstår det, er deres modstand endnu en opfyldelse af profetier. Når de ignorerer sandheden om Jesu tilbagevenden, er de ubevidst opmærksomme på det og opfylder endnu et tegn på, at Jesus snart kommer. Mange andre mennesker rundt om i verden er også involveret i at opfylde dette tegn på Jesu tilbagevenden på denne måde.

TEGN NR. 23 - FALSKE UDDANNELSE

”Men Ånden siger klart, at i de kommende tider vil nogle falde fra troen, når de holder sig til de forførende ånder og djævelens lære ved hykleri af falske lærere, der er mærket i deres egne samvittigheder, som forbyder at gifte sig og byde og afholde sig. væk fra mad ... "(1. Tim. 4: 1-3).

I dette afsnit siger apostlen Paulus, at Ånden forudser, at mennesker ved slutningen af ​​tiden skulle falde fra simpel tro og henvende sig til forførende ånder. Begivenhederne har klart bevist sandheden i denne profeti.

Den ene falske tro efter den anden er dukket op i det sidste århundrede. Alt sammen hævder de at være den ægte menighed og skylle alle andre tilbage.

Evolutionsteorien er opstået, at mennesker er stammende fra dyr, hvilket er en direkte modsætning til hvad Bibelen lærer, at mennesket blev skabt i Guds billede, og at enhver skabning blev skabt i henhold til dens slags.

Mormonisme opstod med dens doktrin om multikulturalisme. Det har et præstedømme, hvis modstand opretholdes ved håndoplægning.

Så har vi Jehovas Vidner. En ekstremt sekterisk gruppe, der lærer, at Jesus blev skabt og benægter, at der er et bogstaveligt helvede, og fordømmer alle andre kristne. Deres grundlægger Russel, stifteren, forudsagde Jesu komme i 1914, en forudsigelse, som naturligvis mislykkedes.

Jeg nævner også kristen videnskab, som hverken er kristendom eller videnskab. Dets grundlægger, den tregangs gift kvinde, fru Mary Baker Glover Patterson Eddy, præsenterede en religion, der er et benægtelsessystem. Hun sagde find det

Der er ikke noget som sygdom, synd og død. Det var bare træning.

Dette er kun et par af de falske lære, der kan spore deres oprindelse til djævelens forførende ånder og lære. Paulus siger, at dette skulle bevise i de "sidste dage". Når disse ting sker, ved vi, at afslutningen på denne tid ikke er langt væk.

TEGN NR. 24 - SOM PÅ NOAS TID

(Den moralske tilstand)

"Og som det var i Noas dage, således skal det også være i Menneskesønnens dage. sammen. " (Lk. 17,26-27).

Jesus taler om hans komme og siger, at tilstanden derefter vil være som den var på oversvømmelsestidspunktet.

Noas tid er billedet af frafaldets tid, og i disse dage, lige før Jesu vending, oplever verden de samme lignende forhold. Sådanne forhold er allerede til stede på jorden.

For det første minder Jesus os om, at i tiden lige før oversvømmelsen var folk travlt med glædelige runder og "spiste og drak." Denne bemærkning henviser ikke til den mad, der er nødvendig for at opretholde livet, men til udbredt udskæring og fastgørelse.

For det andet siger Herren, at folk derefter "tager for givet og giver for rigtigt". Der er ikke noget galt i at gifte sig, men de moderne ægteskaber med skilsmisse og ægteskab er en national skandale i dag. Bibelkommentar understreger, at den originale hebraiske tekst indeholder denne idé: "Gifte kvinder og opgive dem." Tilsyneladende var polygami også udbredt i disse dage. (2. Mos. 4:19).

For det tredje: Selvom prægeren om retfærdighed Noah advarede folket om, at floden nærmer sig, blev advarslen ikke fulgt. (2 Pet. 2.5). Enoch, der også var en profet på det tidspunkt, advarede sine medmennesker om den kommende dom. Juda 14-15. Men han var også meget opmærksom på hans advarsler.

For det fjerde: Den moralske situation i Noahs tid var forfærdelig. Det ligner situationen i dag: "Og Herren så, at menneskets ondskab var stor på jorden, og at alle hans tanker og opfindelser kun var onde hele dagen." (Gen. 6.5). "Men jorden blev ødelagt for Gud, og jorden var fuld af misgerning." (1. Mos. 6:11). Sådan var betingelsen for Noahs tid. I dag er situationen den samme, og dette fortæller os, at Jesu tilbagevenden er ved døren.

TEGN NR. 25 - UNGDOMSRET

"Men dette skal du vide, at der i de sidste dage vil være vanskelige tider. For da skal mænd være ... ulydige mod forældrene ... utakknemlige ..." (2. Tim. 3: 1-2).

Nittenhundrede år siden så apostlen Paulus ned gennem århundrederne under Åndens åbenbaring og forudså blandt andet forfærdelige ting i slutningstiden, herunder ungdommens oprør mod deres værger. I dag ser vi, at dette går i opfyldelse. Siden 2. verdenskrig sluttede, har lovløshed udviklet sig blandt unge i U.S.A., England, Skandinavien og de andre lande, der har skabt stor bekymring. Store overskrifter i aviserne fortæller dagligt om gerninger udført af drenge og piger, der tidligere kun blev begået af hærdede kriminelle. Bander af hensynsløs ungdom strejfer rundt i de store byer for at plyndre, hærge og begå forfærdelige handlinger. Politiet er i mange tilfælde ikke i stand til at tackle den stigende ungdomskriminalitet.

Hvad er grunden til alt dette? Alt for ofte er det hjemmene, der har skylden. Forældrene er selvhjulpne, og deres børn besættes af den samme oprørske ånd. Mødrene er skamløse slave af cigaretter. De giver børnene mulighed for at se film med en meget destruktiv karakter. I mange tilfælde trækker forældre uophørligt, og alt for ofte slutter skilsmisser. Børn fra sådanne ægteskaber vokser op med et bittert sind og en ligeglad attitude.

Selv kristne hjem står over for store vanskeligheder. Børn til gode forældre ser på den ubegrænsede frihed, som den verdslige giver deres børn, og de kan ikke forstå, hvorfor de ikke kan få lov til at gøre det samme. Fjernsyn har bragt biografen med sin dårlige underholdning lige ind i hjemmet.

Denne lovløshed er tidsånden, og denne ånd har inspireret mange unge mennesker i vores tid. Dette er et andet tegn på, at vi er ved slutningen af de sidste dage, som apostlen Paulus har fortalt os.

TEGN NR. 26 - FUNKTIONEN FOR VERDEN, der begår selvmord

Når vi læser hele det første vers i Daniels 12. kapitel, bliver vi fortalt om "en trængselstid, som det ikke har været siden verdens begyndelse". Jesus understregede denne farlige udvikling i verdenssituationen ved at erklære, at hvis Gud gav folk mulighed for at fortsætte sådan, ville det resultere i verdensmord. Matt. 24:22: "... og blev ikke forkortet dagene, hvor intet kød blev frelst, men for de udvalgs skyld skal de forkortes."

Dette er en profeti, som det engang syntes at være vanskeligt at opfylde. Selvom krigen gennem historien har været forfærdelige, er der ingen kampe, uanset hvor forfærdelige det har været, der har været tæt på at udrydde jordens mennesker. Selv anden verdenskrig bragt indfor ikke at nævne en betydelig reduktion i verdens befolkning. - Hvordan skulle Jesu ord så blive opfyldt? Det lyder fantastisk. De vantro har hånet og taget disse ord fra Jesus som bevis for, at han tog fejl, og at Bibelen ikke er sand. Men da det nærmet sig slutningen af 2. verdenskrig, skete der noget, der fik folks ansigter til at falme af terror. Det var opdagelsen og brugen af atomkraft. Hiroshima og Nagasaki smeltede i den forfærdelige varme og blev et grusomt brændoffer af atombomben.

Da 2. verdenskrig sluttede, tænkte Amerika temmelig selvforsynende med, at det var det eneste land, der kendte hemmeligheden bag bomben. Efter fire år, med hjælp fra forfædre, stjal Rusland atomhemmeligheder fra U.S.A. og lærte, hvordan man laver atombomben. Den 20. august I 1953 kom nyheden om, at Rusland havde eksploderet en såkaldt brintbombe eller "H-bombe". Hydrogenbomben antages at have tusind gange så meget magt som den gamle A-bombe og kan ødelægge alt inden for en radius på 15-20 miles. Det er i stand til at ødelægge verdens største byer på et øjeblik.

Der er få, der ikke længere tvivler på, at vi står over for muligheden for, at verden begår selvmord. Medmindre Kristus kommer igen, ser det ud til, at folk sandsynligvis ødelægger sig selv. Dette er nøjagtigt, hvad Jesus sagde ville ske, hvis Gud ikke intervenerede. Men på grund af hans valgte, vil denne tragedie ikke accepteres fuldt ud. "Af hensyn til de udvalgte vil disse dage blive forkortet." Lad os bemærke, at atom- og brintbomben med deres magt til at udrydde hele menneskeheden er et sikkert tegn på, at Jesus Kristus snart kommer igen.

TEGN NR. 27 - VERDENS EVANGELET

Vi har her set 26 tydeligt opfyldte tegn, der viser, at Jesu tilbagevenden står ved døren. Hvad sker der så? Hvad forhindrer Jesus i at komme tilbage igen? Vi har længe fået at vide, at Jesus kan komme når som helst, og der er næppe tid til at gøre noget. Vi må vente og vente på brudgommen!

Alligevel er der gået måneder og år, og Jesus er endnu ikke kommet. Tiden skrider frem. Atombombenes grusomhed har spredt sig som en gift over jorden og er klar til at ødelægge alt. Hvorfor kommer Jesus ikke igen?

Ingen kristen behøver at stille dette spørgsmål. Han burde vide svaret. Der er endnu et tegn, der skal opfyldes !! Jesus sagde: "Og rigets evangelium skal forkydnes for alle nationer til et vidnesbyrd, og så skal enden komme." (Matt. 24:14).

Vi bør undersøge det faktum. Der er stadig noget at gøre! Ikke mere end halvdelen af verden er blevet evangeliseret! ! Tusinder af stammer er endnu ikke nået. En milliard menneskelige sjæle har endnu ikke hørt, at der er en frelser. Kirken skal straks mobiliseres for fuld indsats, hvis Jesus skal komme! I dag har verden aldrig oplevet en større missionær tid. Evangeliet er spredt i hast fra land til land - af missionærer, indfødte evangelister og tusinder af tons evangelielitteratur. Store kristne radiostationer dækker hele kontinentet med evangeliet. Dette store tegn på Jesu tilbagevenden nærmer sig også dets opfyldelse. Jesu tilbagevenden står ved døren.

Hvad betyder dette for dig?

Hvad betyder det for dig? I ethvert menneskeligt hjerte er der en længsel efter udødelighed. For længe siden stillede Job dette spørgsmål: "Hvis en mand dør, vil han da leve igen?" Gud skabte ikke mennesket til at dø, men det var hans opfattelse, at det skulle leve for evigt. Men synd kom ind i verden, og som Bibelen siger: "Syndens løn er død, men Guds gave er evigt liv." (Rom. 6.23).

Alle mennesker er syndere! "Der er ikke en bare, ikke en." (Rom. 3.10). Vi kan ikke redde os selv. Ingen kan komme til himlen i deres egen kraft. Mennesker forsøger at nå månen med raketter, og det er også et tegn på tidene, men en raket vil ikke være i stand til at transportere nogen til himlen. "Himmelen er Herrens himmel, men jorden har han givet menneskebørnene." (Sal. 115,16).

Men der er en vej til himlen, og det er gennem Jesus Kristus. "For så elskede Gud verden, at han gav sin enbårne Søn, at hver den, der tror på ham, ikke skulle gå fortab, men have evigt liv."

(Johannes 3:16). For at modtage dette liv skal vi gøre to ting. Først skal vi oprigtigt omvende os over vores synder (Luk 13: 3) og derefter skal vi stole på Jesus. Ligegyldigt hvor store dine synder, han vil tilgive din synd, hvis du oprigtigt vender dig til ham. Han vil give dig fred i dit hjerte, og når han kommer i sin herlighed, er du klar til at møde ham.

ENGLISH

27 signs that Jesus is coming soon

From Norwegian

The greatest event in world history is about to take place: Jesus Christ will soon descend to this earth for the second time.

When Jesus Christ was here on earth, he referred to this great event on several occasions as he would establish the kingdom of the visible God on earth. At that time, Satan would be bound, the wars stopped, and the golden age of history would begin.

But all the apostles did not realize the time when the Lord would return. Someone thought he would return. in their generation. But the truth is that Jesus knew that his absence would extend over a long time. He explained that when he traveled, it was like "a man traveling abroad" and came back. "long thereafter". (Matt. 25, 14, 19.)

The apostles could not understand this because they hoped Jesus would come back. in their generation. Just before Jesus was taken to heaven, they asked him this question: "Lord, are you restoring the kingdom of Israel at that time?" (Acts 1: 6) Jesus says more seriously about this in silence than what he had already revealed to them. But if they had listened carefully to the word of the Lord, they would have understood that this event was not to take place during their lifetime. He had told them that the kingdom of God was about to be taken from the Jews (Matt. 21, 43) because they had rejected their Messiah. Jerusalem was to be threatened by Gentiles and the inhabitants scattered among the nations until "the time of the Gentiles is at an end".

An accurate study of the scriptures shows us that the Lord actually gave an accurate message about the time when He would return. Although Jesus said, "That day or hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, not even the Son, but only my Father" (Mark 13:32), yet the people of God should know the time. The day of Jesus' return should not come upon them as a thief. (1st Thess. 5.4.)

What, then, are the signs or signs of Jesus' return? Do these signs tell us that the event is even far away or that the time is near? What is the real evidence of this? Let us consider here one of the many signs that Jesus is coming soon: SIGN NO. 1 - GREAT Knowledge of time

When we look at this mighty sign, we read a prophecy in Daniel's book. This prophecy given by an angel gives us in one sentence a striking account of how the character of man should be recently. Prophecy shows us that in the end times there will be an increase in human knowledge that the world has never seen.

Secondly, it will suddenly become a great speed and travel around the earth. These developments the angel wants us to understand because it is one of the most important signs of the end of time.

"But you Daniel, keep these words and seal the book until the end is over; many will travel back and forth. And knowledge will be great." (Dan. 12.4 (overs)).

It is a well-known case that most of history has increased human knowledge gently. It was the invention of the printing press a few hundred years ago that enabled the spread of knowledge. But it is only through the last hundred years that most of the inventions we now enjoy have been completed. When our grandparents were a child, they traveled around in chariots not so far from the same type that Pharaoh used 3500 years ago. A man of 80-90 years can remember when there was no car, no phone, no electric light, no gramophone, no radio, no TV. At that time, the industrial revolution had just begun.

It was at the turn of the century that we got the first plane. Radio and TV. and many other inventions that we take for granted today are all miracles of the 20th century. Using the two inventions mentioned, a speaker can speak to an entire nation at once. Using the number of appliances used here in the U.S.A. over half of the inhabitants here can both see the picture of the speaker and hear his voice.

After all, the highlight of this series of inventions is the invention of the ability to detonate the atom. This frightening development was made known to the world by the atomic bomb flood of Hiroshima. Because the state of the world is as it is, the strength of the atom will continue to develop for the purpose of mass destruction. It is probably this discovery that stops all other discoveries.

Today we have got internet technology, so that nothing more is hidden which is not visible.

We should not take the time to further portray this amazing rise of man-made art, as we just want to highlight it as a prophetic sign. The angel emphasized that great knowledge should be a sign of the time of the end.

SIGN NO. 2 - THE AUTOMOBILE

“Burning steel wagons the day he sets them up on his day of preparation (Eng. Overs.) - On the streets, the wagons rage, they rush over the squares, they are like bonfires to watch, like lightning they go out. "Nahum 2.4-5.

Here is one of the most remarkable prophecies in the Bible. This prophetic description of the car isso detailed that it can be difficult to miss understanding. These alien vehicles, which Nahum saw in his vision, were like "flaming torches" (an overseas translation) - an eye-catching allusion to the shining lights of today's cars. What the Prophet says: "On the streets, chariots raging, they start over the squares" gives a striking expression of the traffic slowing down the streets of our big cities, a traffic that has increased so intensely that it has become a threat to life. In order to prevent cities from disappearing in their own traffic, the authorities have had to build big exceptions and highways.

"They have to bump into each other in the squares". Nahum saw in this vision how the arrows would go down the intersection. In the year 1953, there were approx. 38,000 Americans and nearly 2 million were seriously injured in road accidents.

Finally, the prophecy says, "They look like bonfires, like lightnings they go out". Most cars that become the product today can run at speeds over 100 km / h and some more. As the cars were driving down freeways at full speed at night, as the Prophet saw in his sight, they looked like lightning rods to him, who was just used to camel transport.

But the most important part of the prophecy is the timing. The vision was to come true "on his day of preparation." In other words, at the time the Lord is preparing for His arrival on earth, these things will happen. The development of the car, as we see it today, is a fulfillment of Nahum's prophecy and a clear sign of the Lord's coming.

SIGN NO. 3 - AIR

Getting a man to fly is a pretty new invention. Only on December 3, 1903, did the Wright brothers change the situation 'during their historic flight to Kitty Hawk in North Carolina. Since that time, great progress has been made. The jet jets have increased the speed to over 1000 km / h. Rockets can fly at the same speed, turning one into a cannonball or many thousands of miles per hour.

That men would once be able to fly is predicted in the Bible, and the prophecy that speaks of it is associated with a remarkable event, the defense of the city of Jerusalem. The prophecy reads, "When the birds spread their wings, the Lord, the God of hosts, will protect Jerusalem, protect and save, pass and save." (Isaiah 31: 5)

When, in 1917, under the leadership of Allenby, the British came up from Egypt to fight for the rule of the Holy Land, the Turks decided to fight for the last man. Allenby, a true believer, wanted Jerusalem to be saved from the horrors of teaching. He did not want this holy and historic city destroyed by bombing. He fell to his knees in his tent and asked God to make the fight unnecessary. The next day he sent his scout plane over the city. Many of the Turks had never seen a plane before. At least the Turks quickly evacuated the city without firing a shot. This is literally fulfilling the prophecy - when the birds spread their wings, thus the Lord will protect Jerusalem - by air. Similarly, the Bible speaks of those who come flying as "eagles" and who pigeonhole their pigeons. (Es. 60.8.)

We should also notice what it says in Revelation that the last plague will be thrown into the air, and this will result in “the cities of the nations falling” (Acts 16:17). What is this if not the destruction of the atomic bomb from the air?

The invention and evolution of the plane is even a sign of how close the day is when Jesus comes again!

SIGN NO. 4 - RADIO AND TELEVISION

No more than 80 years ago, no one dreamed of the possibility of transmitting music and images using radio waves through the air at the speed of light. Such waves are separated from the light waves, and they are captured in our radio. God suggested to Job that he had such knowledge. In Job 38:35, the Lord says, "Can you send lightning out to go away, and they will say to you, 'Look, here we are?' (i.e. TV)

It is a very interesting prophecy in this regard in John. Obvious. Chapter 11. After the beast kills the two witnesses in the end times, he pretends to have their dead bodies lying on the streets of Jerusalem. Note the incoming report on this in Ap. 11.9: "And some of the peoples and tribes and tongues and families shall see their bodies for three and a half days, and they shall not let their dead bodies be buried." The wonder here is that people from many nations should be able to see what is happening in Jerusalem. It is difficult to understand how this prophecy can literally be fulfilled except through television. It is interesting to note that as time progresses, the prophecies are literally fulfilled, which we thought had only symbolic significance.

Obviously, at the end, the beast will secure control over a significant portion of the land. Television will be a powerful tool for someone who will rule over a wealth of people. This fact that television. becoming an important factor in a large number of people's daily lives is even a sign that the end time is advance.

SIGN NO. 5 - THE ATOM BOMB

There were few who imagined the great advance in history that nuclear energy should burnge. Einstein in 1905 anticipated the possibilities of the atom as he devised the mathematical formula that gave a clue to the incredible power. When World War II broke out in full anger, scientists had discovered the secret of the nuclear chain reaction. Shortly after the US authorities became aware of nuclear power, everything related to nuclear fission was closed behind a secret wall. But when the announcement of the nuclear bomb for the destruction of Hiroshima came, people were taught what was going on.

The atomic power was precisely predicted in the prophets: "The powers of heaven must be shaken!" Note that the word "heaven" has been translated from the Greek word "Uoranos". If we keep the original Greek word in the sentences, it becomes: "Uorano's forces must shake." URANIUM IS SUBJECT TO THE ATOM BOMB CREATED! The Bible says that the beast (Antichrist) will "even cause fire to fall from" Uoranos "before the eyes of men. What prophetic fulfillment is this:" to make fire fall "from uranium? (Rev. 13:13). When Jesus speaks of the signs of the end and his coming, he says in Luke 21:26: "Men fall into powerless horror and horror of what is coming on earth, for the powers of heaven (Uoranos) will be shaken."

Scripture makes it clear that destruction by means of the atomic bomb is not allowed to go so far as to destroy all civilization. Large areas of the earth are likely to be destroyed, but God will prevent people from destroying the earth completely. Afterwards comes the disaster that now stands at the door, the turn of the millennium and with that thousand years in peace. Then comes the end, as Peter tells us, "The heavens shall be destroyed with great explosion, and the heavenly bodies shall be burned and dissolved, and the earth and things thereon shall be burned. Now all this shall be dissolved, where shall you seek sacred behavior and godliness. " 2 Peter 3: 10-11.)

SIGN NO. 6 - H-BOMB As Jesus gave his speech on events that were about to take place just before his second coming to earth, he said something that sounded incredible. Speaking of the great tribulation, he said: "Then it will be such a great tribulation that has not been from the beginning of the world until now, nor will it be. And if the days were not shortened, no meat was saved, but for the sake of the committees these days must be shortened. (Matt. 24: 21-22.)

Until only a few years ago, the fulfillment of such prophecy seemed distant and completely unreasonable. Even during World War II, the earth's population increased faster than the cruelty of the war managed to destroy. What amazing development would not happen if every single person's life on earth was suddenly threatened? But suddenly the news of the nuclear bomb came. There were more people who perished in Hiroshima in the fateful part of a second than all the losses that America suffered during the four-year Pacific battle!

Nuclear power was the beginning of a new age, and it seemed that the ability to destroy had reached its absolute peak. But within a few years, the type A bomb used in Hiroshima was "out of fashion". Well, the news came about the Hydrogen Bomb, which has no limits to its destructive power. A single hydrogen bomb could destroy all life in cities as big as Chicago or New York. When this Frankenstein monstrum was created, humans had discovered the power of the sun. It may be possible to develop the hydrogen bomb that is in effect until it can pass through and destroy the earth's crust itself. This awful weapon of annihilation can make suicide possible for all of humanity. With the H-bomb, the full truth of Jesus' words was revealed. If time goes by without God intervening, every living person will die and the earth will be destroyed. But God must intervene. Jesus is coming soon. The H-bomb is a big sign of Jesus' return.

SIGN NO. 7 - EARTH EVENING

"... and big earthquakes it must be." (Lk. 21.11.)

The large increase in the number of earthquakes has been one of the most visible phenomena of the last centuries. The statistics for the last five hundred years show a constant increase in these earthly convulsions. The statistics of this increase look like this: fifteenth century: 115 sixteenth century: 253 seventeenth century: 378 eighteenth century: 640 nineteenth century: 2119.

In recent years, the frequency of the quakes and the severity of the impact has increased enormously. During this generation, the sad results of earthquakes have occurred. On April 18, 1906, it was an earthquake that shook San Francisco and actually destroyed the entire city. Two years later, in 1908, 75,000 people lost their lives during the earthquake in Messina, Italy. On January 13, 1920, it was a terrible earthquake that almost destroyed the city of Tokyo, and approx. 143,000 people died in the Great Disaster. Since then, earthquakes in India, Turkey, America, hell ashes and other countries have increased the destruction. Nature itself seems to be shrinking under the pressure of invisible and uncanny forces. The Bible says, "This is the beginning of the ways. Jesus said it was going to be an earthquake.increase in these phenomena indicates that the world is approaching a major predetermined crisis.

SIGN NO. 8 - VIEWS AND WALLS THAT SHOW "And it must happen. Signs ... on earth, the people will be in despair when the sea and the coast shower." (Lk. 21.25.)

Jesus' words about oceans and coasts as a shower are clearly a term that suggests that the ocean will, at the end, flush beyond its shores. That was what happened at the last accident in the Netherlands. All the accumulated knowledge in engineering was put into operation to produce a number of large dikes that would prevent the sea from penetrating. But all without help. Early in the year 1953, the forces of nature were merged in an unmatched way. The winner at a terrible speed blew down to the coasts of England, the Netherlands and Belgium. With these winds came great waves with great force. At this time, it was just spring flood and the water was at its highest level. All these circumstances that came together created a wall of water that ran over the protective dikes and placed the sixth position of the Netherlands under water. Thousands lost their lives, crowds became homeless, not to mention the huge loss of property. Never before had anything like this happened since the Middle Ages, but then the dikes were not far developed as now. We also remember the recent flooding disaster in Chile.

Other events of the same kind will take place soon. Rev. 8.8-9 speaks of great mountains falling into the sea. According to the prophecy, a third of all ships at sea will be destroyed. Such a flood will undoubtedly lead to great destruction around ports all over the earth. The fact that the "sea and fury shower" suggests that the coming of Jesus cannot be far off.

SIGN NO. 9 - TECHNIQUES DISCOVER - AIRPLANES

The scientific world today has been driven by one of the strangest mysteries in history. For years, reports have been pouring in from various sources around the world about strange objects displayed in the sky. There are objects that are likely to have the power to move at an incredible rate, and which have otherwise separated themselves from all flying objects that our scientists know. In the absence of a better name, and because the name in a straightforward way indicates how they have turned out, they have been called "flying saucers".

Although it has been found that some of the items that have been considered "flying saucers" have been known flying objects, there are still a large number of reports received that cannot be explained.

Attempts have been made to solve the mystery of the "flying saucers" by stating that it is the result of mass suggestions or excessive stimulation and imagination. In some cases, of course, people have taken flying balloons and other such items as flying saucers. Although the Defense Force knows and expects such things, they still admit that there are still many journalists who cannot be attributed to the above cases, nor to natural phenomena such as air mirrors or atmospheric inversions.

The only explanation for the mystery of the "flying saucers" is that they are of supernatural origin. When Christ spoke of the end times, he said, "Great signs shall be in heaven" (Luke 21:11). There is no doubt that flying saucers are of prophetic significance.

SIGN NO. 10 - Jewish return to his land (the time of the heathen is at an end) "And they (the Jews) shall fall by the oak of the sword, and be taken captive unto all peoples;" (Lk 21:24.)

This opinion, which was associated with approx. year 30 AD has provided one of the greatest demonstrations of the reliability of the words of Jesus. Jesus said of himself that he was the Son of God. (John 10:36.) The Jewish rulers would not believe this and were ready to be sentenced to death. Jesus then immediately told them of the judgment that would come upon Jerusalem and its inhabitants because they rejected Him. No random prediction could predict events nearly 2000 years ahead. But what Jesus did shows that he spoke driven by the spirit of God, and the hundreds of years that have passed since then have been revealed. how current his words were.

How accurately have Jesus' predictions come true! Forty years after he died on the cross, the Roman armies surrounded Jerusalem. The city was taken and burned, and the people scattered among all peoples. (Lk. 21.20-24.)

But the rejection of the Jewish people that Paul writes about in Rome. 11, should not last forever ... What was to happen was for the Jews to enter into a year of dispersal until "the fullness of the Gentiles had come in" (Rom. 11,25) .The fact that the word until now was used in Jesus' statement that "Jerusalem shall be devoured by the Gentiles until the time of the Gentiles," shows us that there will come a time when Jerusalem will no longer be threatened by foreigners and the Jews will no longer be scattered among the people. They should return to their homeland, and that's what happens today. Since May 1948, the State of Israel has been a state of its own along with the other nightions in the world. This is a sign that the end of time is near.

SIGN NO. 11 - RECONSTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM "As the Lord builds Zion, he will reveal himself in his glory" (Psalm 102: 17, eng.) As we have already seen, Jesus stated that a great judgment should strike Jerusalem. This happened because the people rejected him as king and the city had to be given into the hands of the honors and they had to "step it down" until the time was up. This happened exactly as the Lord foretold in Luke. 21.24. In the year 70 AD Titus came with his armies and surrounded the city. After months of teaching while the Jews made great resistance and held up a false hope that the city would be saved by divine intervention, the Jewish capital fell. The city was burned and the people had to be captured.

In the following centuries, the city was rebuilt several times, but each received a similar fate. The Romans, Arabs and Turks attacked the city one after the other. But in the year 1917 Allenby took it, and by the Balfour Declaration it became a homeland for the Jews. Now Jerusalem has become the capital of the new Israel.

But the Arab part of the city within the old city walls is still occupied. Therefore, the Jews found it necessary to build the town further north of the Old Town. Many beautiful and modern buildings have come up in the Jewish section.

Do you know that the city's new frontiers are exactly following those foretold here by the prophet Jeremiah. Read Jeremiah 31.38-40. How could Jeremiah, who lived over 2500 years ago, know that this would happen to her? The only answer is that he was inspired by God. But most remarkable of all is that God says, "When the Lord builds Zion (Jerusalem), He will manifest in glory." This strange fulfillment of Jerusalem's rebirth within the borders, Jeremiah declares, is sure proof that the day of Jesus' coming is coming.

SIGN NO. 12 - RECONSTRUCTION OF THE LAND ISRAEL "... the ruins shall be rebuilt, and the desolate land shall be cultivated instead of it being a wilderness in the eyes of all men. Then they shall say: this land that which was desolate has become like Garden of Eden. "(Ezekiel 36,33-35.)

Ezekiel's 36th chapter talks about the rebuilding of the land of Israel that has been desolate for hundreds of years.

The prophecy foretold the destruction that would come upon Israel because of the disobedience of the people. The apostasy when they denied the Messiah was followed by the destruction of Jerusalem and other cities in the land, and the people were scattered among all peoples on earth.

Then centuries followed, as the land lay desolate, as the prophets foretold. The Muhammadans and the Turks expelled the country. It was a long time when the country was neglected. The Turks taxed the trees, and when the Bedouins hated all kinds of treasures, they cut down the trees. The travelers who visited the country were absolutely horrified by how desolate it looked. 'That's how the country lay until the 20th century.

But in 1917, Palestine was liberated from the long centuries of Muhammadan oppression. The Balfour Declaration allowed the Jews to return to their homeland. Immediately a great change began. Millions of trees were planted. The desolate ants were ditched. Through hard and intense work, the country was rebuilt and a rapid change occurred. The roads were built. Modern machines were imported. As the trees began to grow, this led to a climate change. Small towns and municipal colonies sprang in many places. The Jewish crowd is now over 2 million and their army was strong enough to fight the invasion of Arab battalions that would impede their right to national independence. There is much still to be done. But one is sure. This prophecy, proclaimed many centuries ago, has come to fruition. The land of Israel is rebuilt. The fulfillment of prophecy is a sure sign that the time of the end is near. Jesus Christ - The King of Israel returns at the door.

SIGN NO. 13 - USSR - An association of Russian states

Russia's place in prophecy has been known by Bible students for a long time. There is no country that has so well matched the prophecy. Ezekiel 38 and 39 predict "Gog, the Prince of Rosh" as a superpower that, with its satellite states, will challenge Israel in the last days. Prophet Ezekiel talks about this great Northern Union, which includes Russia. Everyone now agrees that communism is the fulfillment of this statement. This evil philosophy arose during the First World War. It has gained tremendous power and dominates almost half of the earth.

Russia is called "Rosh" by the Prophet. The word Rosh means leader or "bear", which is the national symbol of Russtand. The prophecy called Gog "for the prince of Rosh, Mesek and Tubal" who comes from the "extreme north". (Ezek. 38, 2,3,15.) A look at the map shows that Russia is north of Israel and the only real threat to that country now. Most Bible interpreters have believed that "Mesek" stands for ancient Moscow, and Tubal is ancient Tubolsk.

When "Rosh" invades the South, they will team up in a life-and-death battle with the U.S.A. and Britain.

"Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, and all their young lions, shall say unto thee, Hast thou come to plunder and plunder? Have you gathered your crowd to get prey for abducting silver and gold to remove cattle and goods, to make a big switch? "

"Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all their young lions" turn out to be none other than Britain (symbolized as a lion) and all its cooperating nations. U.S.A. are also among these because U.S.A. was originally an English colony. These are the only countries that have the opportunity to challenge the power of "the big bear". Red Russia's appearance on the world stage, ready to challenge the world, is a fulfillment of God's Word. It is a sure sign that the end events of this age are nearing the end.

SIGN NO. 14 - SLEEPING MOVEMENT SOUTH ISRAEL

One of the great signs of the end of this age is the events concerning Roh's (Russia's) plans to go south toward Israel. This event is clearly mentioned in Ezekiel 38 and especially in verses 15 and 16: “Then you come from your land, from the far north, you and many people with you, all riding horses, a large crowd and a multitude of armies, and you will go up against my people Israel like a cloud and hide the land. In the last days it will happen ... "

On a Russian stamp of 14 copies from 1930 we find the above verses very dramatically illustrated. The background shows the Soviet Union. There is the red cavalry reminiscent of one of the four horses in Revelation. Russia is north of Israel and the black line under the horses is shown the riders' footpath leading directly to Israel. The entire background of the drawing is a picture that accurately represents Ezekiel's view.

Russian statesmen do not read the Bible, so this stamp was drawn in ignorance of the prophecy. Without knowing it, they have revealed their true purpose. The significance of their March South is not difficult to understand. They want a harbor that is open year-round. Second, they want to seize the huge oil wells in Mesopotamia to preserve their war god. Many signs suggest that this great invasion is not far off. It clearly shows us that the end of time is at hand.

SIGN NO. 15 - KINGS OF THE EAST

"And the sixth angel poured out his bowl into the great river Euphrates, and the water in it dried up, that the king of the east might be cleared." (Revelation 16:12.)

Whatever this prophecy may mean, one thing is certain. The kings of the East increase their strength. East of the Bible prophecy means east of the Holy Land. The strange thing is that for centuries, except for small periods, the East has had a secluded place in history. All the world power, after the book of Revelation was written, has been in the west. But now the picture has changed. Russia, which is in the north, but still east of Israel, controls one-sixth of the earth's surface. For approx. 100 years ago, Japan received a great national awakening.

For half a century, Japan has been a dominant power in the East. It suffered defeat in World War II and may have relatively little military force today, but so rapid is the change in the world situation that today America is helping the nations they conquered as an aid in the fight against the rising threat of communism. China, which has long been the world's most populous nation, has also had a very military renaissance under communism. Now China is considered one of the world's strongest nations and has received a lot of military weapons from the Soviet Union. Today, China has acquired nuclear weapons and is a threat to world peace more than any other country in the world. In this way, the East has woken up. But the forces that have contributed to this have not been beneficial. Communism has had a great influence in Asia.

The prophecies point out that towards the end of time, the way of kings in the East will be completed, and we find that that is what is happening today. Included in the prophecy of the kings of the East, the following warning was given: "Behold, I come as a thief, blessed is he who watches and takes care of his clothes, lest he go naked, and they shall see his shame. And he gathered them in the place called in Hebrew called Armageddon. "(Rev. 16: 15-16.) I mean, when we see it cleared the way for kings from the East, we know that the time of the last battle at Armageddon is at hand.

SIGN NO. 16 - MIDNIGHT CALL!

In the parable of the five wise and the virginal virgins Jesus compares himself to a groom who arrived later than expected. In this parable, he says, "But when the bridegroom gave time, they all slept and slept. But in the middle of the night a cry came: Behold, the bridegroom comes and meets him." (Matt. 25.5-6). Jesus says here that He will come again in the prophetic “midnight hour.

One of the strangest coincidences that has occurred in historical times was the end of the First World War. This did not happen deliberately. Those involved in the war did not take the time to plan such things. But still it happened. The First World War ended at 11 a.m. on November 11, 1918, which was:

THE eleventh hour

ON ELV DAY

IN THE ELVEN MONTH HAS ELVEN MONTHSAFTER ALLENBY RECEIVED JERUSALEM ON ELV DAY IN DECEMBER 1917.

Were all these strange incidents completely coincidental? Or were they predetermined? The British occupation of Jerusalem on December 11, 1917 led to Israel becoming a homeland for Jews. What can this mean? It was not God's clock that struck, in this way it made it clear that world history had passed at 11 o'clock and the midnight hour had entered.

Over the past few years, several servants of God have had visions where they have seen a watch with their hands just minutes away. 12! Jesus said the bridegroom would return at midnight! We are nearer the end than we have imagined.

SIGN NO. 17 - CERTAIN TIMES IN WORLD LIMITS

(Acts 17:31; Daniel 4.17)

One of the most surprising discoveries of recent times is the truth that the days we live in are exactly matched. That is, events do not happen by chance, but they do according to a specific schedule set by God Himself. A simple example of this is the strange event of death for the presidents of the U.S.A. Look at this setup. In every 20 years, it has killed an American president during his tenure:

In 1840, Harrison was elected president, he died while in office

In 1860, Lincoln was elected president, he died during the service

In 1880, Garfield was elected president, he died while in office

In 1900, McKinley was elected president, he died during the service

In 1920, Harding was elected president, he died under the post

In 1940, Roosevelt was elected president, he died while in office

In 1960, Kennedy was elected president, he died during the post.

7 presidents have died at 20-year intervals during their term. 7 is the number of perfection. What's next? Big events are right outside your door.

SIGN NO. 18 - PEST AND EPIDEMIES

"... there must be hunger and ridicule both here and there." (Matt. 24.7)

Once in history, it was a plague that had worldwide consequences. It was the "black death" that occurred around the year 1347. This plague got its name from the black spots that became visible and were caused by bleeding under the skin. Sometimes hard, painful lumps appeared on different parts of the body. Mortality was almost one hundred percent. When one member of the family was attacked, the infection spread to the others. The fear of the sod became so great that when one got the disease, the rest of the family left food and shelter and fled for their lives.

Large graves were dug to bury the dead. Some cities in Europe lost 4/5 of the population. It is estimated that between the fourth and half of the earth's population died.

It was hoped that when medical science made such great strides, such pests could be prevented. But at the end of the First World War, a malignant form of influenza passed over the earth and in no time died as many of the plague as those who had died under four years of bloody blows on the battlefield. It is estimated that the deaths came to approx. 12 million.

So far, bullying has not started directly with human resources. But now this is a terrible opportunity for bacterial warfare. Cultivation of deadly seedlings of devilish toxicity has been prepared in laboratories in different countries. This is a new weapon of war. No one can imagine the terrible destruction that can result when this is loosened over the people. There seems to be no doubt that such will be used in the coming war, which is described as the great openness of Revelation. Of course, these inventions are yet another fulfillment of Jesus' words: "... it must be sweet both here and there ..."

SIGN NO. 19 - CAPITALISM AND SOCIALISM TV Huge

"And now, you rich, ... you have accumulated treasures in the last days! Look at the wages that you have given to the workers who have cut your fields, that cry, and the cries of the harvest people have come in the lord of Zebaot's ears. " (James 5: 1-4).

The struggle between the rich and the poor has always been going on over the years. Although there have been many good exceptions, the tendency has always been for the rich to oppress the poor. The poor have done the work, and in many cases he has suffered from his share of the result of the work. The workman depended on any employer who was eager to fill his coffin. He paid his workers a salary bought with sweat. Millionaires grew out of the ground while poor workers worked a long day for "starvation wages" and lived in the slums of the city. This is how the prophetic word came to fruition.

But this could not continue. Large labor organizations emerged and the workers gathered. They demanded their normal rights, fair wages, normal working hours and what they thought were workers' rights. Unfortunately, the leaders of the workers were often as relentless as the wealthy employers had been, and in many cases they exploited the workers to their own advantage.

The biggest evil that came from the struggle between workers and capitalthe stars, was the beginning of communism. It was a philosophy that promised to give the worker a large part of the work outcome. Communism is, in fact, a dazzling thought, inspired by Satan, and which, instead of helping the common man, has reduced him to slavery and poverty in the countries where it has gained full power. Communism has clearly stated that its purpose is to rule the world and that it has prepared the free countries. If the wealth of the world and the rulers had been fair to those under their power, communism would not have been born. But the prophecy had to be fulfilled. God has seen what is going on in the world and now it is time for judgment. As Jacob says, "Look, the judge is at the door." (James 5: 9). This is another sign that Jesus is coming soon.

SIGN NO. 20 - THE CURRENT CURRENCY WITH INCLUDING SIGN

It has always been recognized by known spiritual leaders that the end of time would be marked by miracles. In the year 1866, Michael Baxter, founder of the Christian Herald, wrote in his book "Forty Coming Under": "A greater faith to perform wonders and great boldness to preach the word of God will characterize the coming Pentecostal release of the Holy Spirit. pastors, prophets, evangelists, and teachers to put the saints in the right position and to gather and purify an immaculate congregation, but this final phase has not yet arrived, and so not all of these veins have ceased or been withdrawn. is only temporarily out of function and it has been slow since the church fell from its first love ”, - so far Baxter.

This expectation, which the congregation has had, after witnessing such a supernatural revival in the closing times, is based on many messages in Scripture: In chapter 37, Ezekiel tells of a mighty shedding of the Spirit upon Israel.

But this powerful shedding of the Holy Spirit should not only be limited to Israel, for Joel says that the Spirit must be shed on all flesh. (Joel. 2.28-29). The great fulfillment of this will happen in the last days and at the end of this time-keeping. (Acts 2: 17-21). At that point, it will happen: "He who calls on the name of the Lord must be saved." James 5.7 points out that in the great harvest we must wait for "spring and autumn rain". The fulfillment of that is upon us now. The great revival of salvation and healing now taking place around the world is prophetically foretold and destined for "the last days."

This revival, which has literally reached millions of people, has caused a movement on missions that have never happened before. All of these things can only have one meaning, that the time of the Lord's coming is near. "When you see these things happen, lift your head in the moments of your redemption." (Lk. 21.28).

SIGN NO. 21 - THE LITTLE CHURCH

Jesus said to the Laodicean church, "I know of your works that you are neither cold nor hot, please that you were cold or hot! Therefore, when you are lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will spray you out of my mouth." (Rev. 3.15-16).

Parallel to the great revival mentioned in the previous section, on the other hand, there is a great apostasy among Christianity. In the prophetic word, the Laodicea Assembly is portrayed as the last congregation in the time of the congregation, and it lives at the same time as the faithful Philadelphia congregation (until it is taken from the earth). The Laodicean congregation is the secular, apostate church that has lost its vision and revelation of God and fulfills God's judgment at the end of time.

Christ describes this church as neither cold nor warm, but lukewarm. Because of this, they will be unscathed by his mouth.

It is a church with a lot of wealth and property and who feels it needs nothing. But in reality, the Lord says it is "pitiful, poor, blind, and naked." Christ says he gives one last call to this apostate church, but that doesn't seem to sound the call.

It seems that the great churches today are more spiritual in this enlightened time than ever before. Because of increased prosperity, churches are able to do good, never before. Unfortunately, it has never been proven that money alone can speed up the gospel of Jesus Christ. Money has power only when it expresses commitment and sacrifice to God's people. Wealth has never made a man more spiritual, but rather it leads to the temptation that most people do not have the power or character to resist. King Uzziah was miraculously helped by God until he grew up. But his progress became his downfall. God wants His people to live a simple life. They are not to demand luxury and life in abundance. A wonderful and exaggerated life is often a curse. So it was with the Laodicean congregation. Because of their wealth, they became worldly and spiritually lukewarm. In the end, they lost God’s blessing and revelation and worse, they lost their souls as well. Many congregations that once had the fire of God in their hearts can now have the word "IKABOD" written on theyour door, for "glory is taken away." We are now in the time of the Laodicean congregation, the last congregation in ward time.

The other church in recent times is the Church of Philadelphia, the Brotherhood of the Brotherhood, representing the faithful people of God who are experiencing revival and long waiting for the coming of their Lord. To this congregation, God promises, "Because you have kept my word of patience, I will deliver you from the time of trial that is coming upon the earth to try those who live on the earth." And the final injunction reads, "Look, I'll come soon. Hold on to what you have so no one will take your crown." (Rev. 3: 10-11).

SIGN NO. 22 - NOTES DIVISING THE TRUTH OF JESUS ​​REVENUE

In the 2nd pet. 3.3-4 we read: "... in the last days there shall come mocking mockers who go out according to their own desires, saying: Where is the promise of his return? For from the time of fasting, all things which they were from the beginning of creation. "

This verse draws a clear picture of the attitude of modern theologians and church leaders today to the message of the Second Coming of Jesus. In the New Testament, on the other hand, no doctrine with greater endurance is emphasized than the doctrine of the coming of Christ to the earth forever and the establishment of the Millennium. The so-called modern elements within the denominations reject this belief. It is strange that they can accept Christ as a great man and yet reject this truth of which he spoke so clearly!

The reason for this, of course, is that the belief in Jesus' return is disgusting to the pride of the unborn man. They consider it pessimistic to believe that this time will end with judgment. Rather, they believe in the theory of evolution that says that one constantly evolves through the power of nature. First from animals to humans and then from humans to gods. In this hidden system there is no room for a supernatural intervention of Jesus Christ or any divine interference in world events. They go out to honor God with empty words so that they are heard by their deceived followers. Then they undergo rituals that they do not believe.

In this way, many religious leaders today mock the doctrine of the Second Coming of Jesus, and those who hold on to this truth are seen by these as fanatics. Although these mockers do not understand it, their opposition is yet another fulfillment of prophecy. When they ignore the truth of Jesus' return, they are unknowingly aware of it and fulfill yet another sign that Jesus is coming soon. Many other people around the world are also involved in fulfilling this sign of Jesus' return in this way.

SIGN NO. 23 - FALSE EDUCATION

"But the Spirit clearly states that in the coming times, some will fall away from the faith as they adhere to the seductive spirits and the devil's teachings by the hypocrisy of false teachers who are labeled in their own consciences who forbid to marry and offer and abstain. away from food ... "(1 Tim. 4: 1-3).

In this passage, the Apostle Paul says that the Spirit foretells that at the end of time, humans should fall from simple faith and turn to seductive spirits. The events have clearly proven the truth of this prophecy.

One false belief after another has emerged in the last century. All together, they claim to be the true congregation and blame everyone else.

The theory of evolution has arisen that humans are descended from animals, which is a direct contradiction to what the Bible teaches, that man was created in the image of God and that every creature was created according to its kind.

Mormonism emerged with its doctrine of multiculturalism. It holds a priesthood whose resistance is maintained by the laying on of hands.

Then we have Jehovah's Witnesses. An extremely sectarian group that teaches that Jesus was created and denies that there is a literal hell, and condemns all other Christians. Their founder Russel, the founder, predicted the coming of Jesus in 1914, a prediction which, of course, failed.

I also mention Christian science, which is neither Christianity nor science. Its founder, the three-time married woman, Mrs. Mary Baker Glover Patterson Eddy, presented a religion that is a denial system. She said find it

There is no such thing as sickness, sin and death. It was just training.

These are just a few of the false teachings that can trace their origins to the devil's seductive spirits and teachings. Paul says this should prove in the "last days". When these things happen, we know that the end of this time is not far off.

SIGN NO. 24 - AS AT NOAS TIME

(The moral state)

"And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it also be in the days of the Son of Man." (Lk. 17:26-27).

Jesus speaks of His coming and says that the condition will then be as it was at the time of the flood.

Noah's time is the picture of the time of apostasy, and these days, just before Jesus' turn, the world experiences the same similar conditions. Such conditions are already present on earth.

First, Jesus reminds us that in the time just before the flood, people were busywith merry-go-rounds and "ate and drank." This remark does not refer to the food needed to sustain life, but to widespread cutting and fastening.

Second, the Lord says that people then "take for granted and give for real". There is nothing wrong with marrying, but modern marriages of divorce and marriage are a national scandal today. Bible commentary emphasizes that the original Hebrew text contains this idea: "Marry women and abandon them." Apparently, polygamy was widespread in those days as well. (Exodus 4:19).

Third: Although the preacher of justice Noah warned the people that the river was approaching, the warning was not followed. (2 Pet. 2.5). Enoch, who was also a prophet at the time, warned his fellow men of the coming judgment. Judah 14-15. But he was also very aware of his warnings.

Fourth: The moral situation in Noah's time was terrible. It is similar to the situation today: "And the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great on earth, and that all his thoughts and inventions were evil only all day." (Gen. 6.5). "But the earth was destroyed before God, and the earth was full of iniquity." (Gen. 6:11). Such was the condition of Noah's time. Today the situation is the same and this tells us that Jesus' return is at the door.

SIGN NO. 25 - YOUTH LAW

"But this you must know that in the last days there will be difficult times. For then men must be ... disobedient to the parents ... ungrateful ..." (2 Tim. 3: 1-2).

Nineteen hundred years ago, the Apostle Paul looked down through the centuries during the revelation of the Spirit and foretold, among other things, terrible things in the end times, including the youth's rebellion against their guardians. Today we see this coming true. Since World War II ended, lawlessness has developed among young people in the U.S.A., England, Scandinavia and the other countries that have caused great concern. Big headlines in the newspapers daily tell of deeds done by boys and girls, previously only committed by hardened criminals. Gangs of ruthless youth roam the big cities to plunder, ravage and commit horrible acts. The police are in many cases unable to tackle the rising crime of youth.

What is the reason for all this? Too often it is the homes that are to blame. The parents are self-reliant and their children are possessed by the same rebellious spirit. The mothers are shameless slave of cigarettes. They allow the children to watch films with a very destructive character. In many cases, parents withdraw incessantly and too often divorces end. Children from such marriages grow up with a bitter mind and indifferent attitude.

Even Christian homes face great difficulties. Children of good parents look at the unlimited freedom that the worldly gives their children and they cannot understand why they cannot be allowed to do the same. Television has brought the cinema with its poor entertainment right into the home.

This lawlessness is the spirit of the times and this spirit has inspired many young people in our time. This is another sign that we are at the end of the last days, as the Apostle Paul has told us.

SIGN NO. 26 - THE FUNCTION OF THE WORLD committing suicide

As we read the entire first verse of Daniel's 12th chapter, we are told of "a time of tribulation such as it has not been since the beginning of the world". Jesus emphasized this dangerous development in the world situation by declaring that if God allowed people to continue like this, it would result in world murder. Matt. 24:22: "... and were not shortened the days wherein no flesh was saved, but for the sake of the committees they shall be shortened."

This is a prophecy that once seemed difficult to fulfill. Although the war has been terrible throughout history, there are no battles, no matter how terrible, have been close to exterminating the people of the earth. Even World War II brought in not to mention a significant reduction in the world's population. - How then should Jesus' words be fulfilled? It sounds fantastic. The unbelievers have mocked and taken these words from Jesus as proof that he was wrong and that the Bible is not true. But as it neared the end of World War II, something happened that made people's faces fade with terror. It was the discovery and use of nuclear power. Hiroshima and Nagasaki melted in the awful heat and became a cruel burn victim of the nuclear bomb.

When World War II ended, America thought pretty self-sufficiently that it was the only country that knew the secret of the bomb. After four years, with the help of ancestry, Russia stole nuclear secrets from the U.S.A. and learned how to make the atomic bomb. August 20 In 1953 came the news that Russia had exploded a so-called hydrogen bomb or "H-bomb". The hydrogen bomb is believed to have a thousand times as much power as the old A bomb and can destroy everything within a 15-20 mile radius. It is capable of destroying the world's largest cities in an instantk.

There are few who no longer doubt that we face the possibility of the world committing suicide. Unless Christ comes again, people seem to be destroying themselves. This is exactly what Jesus said would happen if God did not intervene. However, because of his chosen, this tragedy will not be fully accepted. "For the sake of the elect, these days will be shortened." Let us note that the atomic and hydrogen bomb, with their power to exterminate all of humanity, is a sure sign that Jesus Christ is coming again soon.

SIGN NO. 27 - THE GOSPEL OF THE WORLD

We have seen here 26 clearly fulfilled signs showing that Jesus' return is at the door. What happens then? What prevents Jesus from coming back again? We have long been told that Jesus can come at any time and there is hardly time to do anything. We have to wait and wait for the groom!

Yet, months and years have passed and Jesus has not yet come. Time is progressing. The atrocity of the atomic bomb has spread like a poison over the earth and is ready to destroy everything. Why doesn't Jesus come again?

No Christian needs to ask this question. He should know the answer. There is one more sign to be met !! Jesus said, "And the gospel of the kingdom shall be preached unto all nations for a testimony, and the end shall come." (Matt. 24:14).

We should investigate that fact. There's still something to do! No more than half of the world has been evangelized! ! Thousands of tribes have not yet been reached. A billion human souls have not yet heard that there is a savior. The Church must be immediately mobilized for full effort if Jesus is to come! Today, the world has never experienced a greater missionary time. The gospel is spread in haste from country to country - by missionaries, native evangelists, and thousands of tons of gospel literature. Great Christian radio stations cover the entire continent with the gospel. This great sign of Jesus' return is also nearing its fulfillment. Jesus' return stands at the door.

What does this mean for you?

What does it mean to you? In every human heart there is a longing for immortality. Long ago, Job asked this question, "If a man dies, will he live again?" God did not create man to die, but it was his view that it should live forever. But sin came into the world, and as the Bible says, "The wages of sin is dead, but the gift of God is eternal life." (Rom. 6.23).

All people are sinners! "There is not one just, not one." (Rom. 3.10). We can't save ourselves. No one can come to heaven in their own power. Humans are trying to reach the moon with rockets, and that is also a sign of the times, but a rocket will not be able to transport anyone to heaven. "Heaven is the Lord's heaven, but the earth he has given to the sons of men." (Ps. 115,16).

But there is a way to heaven and it is through Jesus Christ. "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

 (John 3:16). To receive this life, we must do two things. First we must sincerely repent of our sins (Luke 13: 3) and then we must trust in Jesus. No matter how great your sins, he will forgive your sin if you sincerely turn to Him. He will give you peace of mind and when he comes in his glory you are ready to meet him.