“THE END IS NEAR”

“THE END IS NEAR”

In Matthew24:3 Jesus was asked, "Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?"

It is increasingly obvious that the time of our Lord's coming is drawing near. Prophecy is being fulfilled daily, and at a faster pace than ever before.
Even people who do not know the Bible can sense something is about to happen.

REMINDS ME OF THE MONKEY WHO ACCIDENTALLY GOT HIS TAIL CUT OFF AND THEN SAID, "IT WON'T BE LONG NOW."

I’m not saying for sure that it all will end today or tommorw- but I am saying it CAN!
Now his coming may not necessarily be immediate but it is always imminent.
"But of that day and hour no man knows, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only" (Mt. 24:36).


I think of the mirrors on our cars. On them are the words, "Objects are closer than they appear." The reason is that the mirror is convex, allowing a much wider angle of vision. The Bible gives us a wide angle vision of the future and everything seems to say, "The return of Jesus is closer than we may think."

Some may look at a sign that reads—THE BRIDGE IS OUT, and say, "Oh, someone is just trying to scare us into taking another road; let’s go on the same way." They go on and plunge to their death. The sign was not meant to scare people, but to warn them of impending danger. The sign was put there, because someone cared and didn’t want others to die.

God wants you to know, WHEN YOU SEE THESE THINGS COME TO PASS (the prophecies from the Bible in this message), KNOW YE THAT THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS NIGH AT HAND-Lk 21:31.

The amazing accuracy of prophecy is astounding! In reality, it is IMPOSSIBLE for a lost man to believe the 2nd Coming. That’s right! Any man that TRULY believes Jesus is Coming would be stirred to salvation!

Here are a few SIGNS of the TIMES that the END is NEAR!!

1.The RISE & RATE of Knowledge & Travel

Daniel 12:4 "But as for you, Daniel, conceal these words and seal up the book until the end of time; many will go back and forth, and knowledge will increase."
90% of all the engineers and scientists who have ever lived are alive today.

One super computer can do in a minute what it would have taken thousands of men a year to do. This is the age of information, communication, and transportation.

They don’t call it the INFORMATION SUPER HIGHWAY fornothing!

2. THE REALITY OF NUCLEAR WARFARE

Some signs sound strangely similar to plagues, like the effects of nuclear radiation. Zechariah foresaw these future plagues when he wrote, "And this shall be the plague...their flesh shall dissolve while they stand on their feet, their eyes shall dissolve in their sockets, and their tongues shall dissolve in their mouths" (Zech. 14:12-15).
hTis was a mystery to previous generations They could not comprehend what we easily assimilate.

Irate IRAN will soon have nuclear capability---so will South KOREA , andRUSSIA still does!

3. The REBIRTH of Israel

If you are not interested in Israel or in the Jewish people, then I know that two things must be true about you. On the one hand, you haven't been reading your newspaper, and on the other hand, you haven't been reading your Bible. I guarantee you if you will read your newspaper and you will read your Bible you will become vitally interested in the nation of Israel.


May 14th 1948 was the most important day in the 20th century

Israel Is the fig tree described in Matthew; "as soon as its branch becomes tender and starts putting forth its leaves", the end times are at hand (see Matt. 24:32-34). "who has heard of such things... shall a land be born in one day... shall a nation be delivered in one moment... yet as soon as Zion was in labor she delivered her children" (Isa. 66: 8-10, Mic 5:3.


Also, there is……………

4. The RETURN of Jews TO THEIR HOMELAND
*see Zephaniah 3:10-11

In 1984, Operation Moses saw the airlift of 15,000 Jews who had already fled to refugee camps in Sudan to escape starvation. In 1991, Operation Solomon flew 20,000 Jews to Israel from Ethiopia itself. A further airlift began in June of 1999, aimed at transporting the last 3,000 members of the Quara Jewish community from northeastern Ethiopia to Israel.
Israel's children are now, in our own time, returning home from Russia and other places in the world. "...as the Lord lives who brought up and led the descendants of the house of Israel from the north country and from all the countries where I had driven them... and they shall dwell in their own land" (Jer. 23.7-8).

5.THE RULE OF Jerusalem No Longer Gentile

Gentiles controlled Jerusalem from 70 A.D. until the Six Day War of 1967.
Jerusalem would be "trampled by the gentiles until the times of the gentiles is fulfilled" (Luke 21:24). The "times of the gentiles" has been fulfilled as a result of the Six Day War of 1967, since Jerusalem is now under the control of Israel. Therefore, since Jerusalem cannot be under gentile rule in the terminal age, the current situation of the Jews controlling Jerusalem is a sign that we are in the terminal age.

6. THE REBUILDING OF THE TEMPLE

For several end time prophecies to be fulfilled, the temple will have to be rebuilt.
In Revelation 11:2 John is told to measure it.
In Daniel 9:27 we see that the Antichrist will commit the abomination of desolation there.

Some archeologists believe that the temple mount is actually 340 feet south of the Dome of the Rock site, putting the Dome of the Rock within the Court of the Gentiles. This may be the court outside the temple that is left out.
A group in Israel called the Temple Mount Faithful have obtained most of the clothing, instruments and other equipment required for temple worship and are actively preparing for the laying of the third temple's cornerstone.

7. THE RED HEIFER

In recent years there has been the amazing APPEARANCE OF THE RED HEIFER AFTER 2000 YEARS
Numbers 19:2-7
A red heifer will be required to be used in the process of purification described in the book of Numbers.
In May 1997 the first Red Heifer was born in 2000 years. Another red Heifer was born in Israel in March of 2002.

8.The RELIGIOUS apostacy of the hour

New Age theories and philosophy –Secular humanism- no right or wrong Environmentalism, rampant pantheistic pagans worship Mother earth -not Father God, and are more concerned with bugs and birds than babies!

Matthew 24:5 "For many will come in my name, saying, I am Christ, and will mislead many."
Matthew 24:11 "And many false prophets will arise, and will mislead many."

In the last several years many have claimed to be the Messiah. Jim Jones and David Koresh are examples of these false christs as well as countless others who are not as newsworthy. These false prophets are a prelude to the ultimate false christ, the antichrist.


9.the RECENT PLAGUES & PHENOMENA
"there will be famines, pestilence, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows" (Matt. 24:7-8). AIDS, the Ebola Virus , the Asian bird flu and other diseases are proof that we are living in the terminal age .

Do I need to mention EARTHQUAKES ? The total number of earthquakes in recent years is indeed rising. For example, it was reported that in 1986, the total number of earthquakes was 12,718. In l990, it was 16,612. In 1994, it was 19,371.
This will culminate during the Battle of Armageddon. At that time, there will be an earthquake that will shake the world. The cities of the nations will fall. Every island will flee away.

10. THE REUNITED ROMAN EMPIRE

In Daniel 2:32-33, 2:40-43 we find that the 4th kingdom of iron is the Roman empire according to Daniel's interpretation of King Nebuchadnezzar's dream. The two legs are the division of the Roman empire into an eastern portion called the Byzantine empire which ended in the 1400's and a western portion based in Rome which ended in the 400's.
The nations of Europe since the Roman empire dissolved have never adhered or formed one empire but continue as separate nations, however, the European Union now has 15 Member States and is preparing for the accession of 13 eastern and southern European countries.

On May 10, 2006 three members of a family in Florida became the first people to receive the biochip implant. Each device, made of silicon and called a VeriChip, is a small radio transmitter about the size of a piece of rice that is injected under a person's skin. It transmits a unique personal ID number whenever it is within a few feet of a special receiver unit. VeriChip's maker describes it as "a miniaturized, implantable, radio frequency identification device (RFID) that can be used in a variety of security, emergency and healthcare applications."

11. The RUMORS OF WAR

The winds of war are raging around us and the rest oftheworld ……Matthew 24:6 "And you will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end.

Matthew 24:7 "For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes."

More people were been killed in warfare in the 20th century than at any other time in history, and the 21st looks to surprise it. As the death toll rises in the Middle East, more and more countries work feverishly to develop devastating weapons of mass destruction. Add to that the expanding threat of terrorism and unpredictable dictators ALL OVER THE Middle and Far East, and the potential for the outbreak of war exists in nations, kingdoms and places across the globe.


12.The ReSEMBLENCE TO THE DAYS OF NOAH & LOT

"but as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be" (Matt. 24:36-39).

50 years ago, many people never locked their doors at night. People could leave their keys in their car. Merchants could leave their merchandise on the sidewalk without guards, and there was little or no profanity on television, radio, or in the movies. One of the biggest problems in public school was gum chewing. Those days are long gone.
And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold." (v.12) Three things always go together: lawlessness, lovelessness, and lukewarmness.


The end is NEAR the coast is CLEAR and we almost outta HERE!

If you knew that tomorrow was your last day on earth, how would you live differently? Luke 21:28
Jesus, speaking of His return, said, "And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh."

The END is NEAR!!!