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SIGNS
Prophecy or rhetoric?
New Testament Bible -
The Words of Jesus regarding the last days.
Luke 21:11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall
there be from heaven.
Are we in the beginning of the time of tribulation spoken of in the Bible?
I believe we are living in the last days that Jesus spoke of. If you don't believe me, believe Jesus. Or did Jesus give "earthquakes in divers places" as one of the signs of the end times just as casual rhetoric?
Can you discern that which is
taking place as being from the Hand of God? Jesus
did not say that everyone would recognize the last days, He said only those that had
the guidance of the Holy Spirit would have "eyes to see and ears to hear" and would know what was
taking place around them. Do you have eyes to see and ears to hear? Are you
looking and hoping for the soon return of Jesus, or do you want all things to
remain the same in order that you may continue with your current life style?
NOTE:
There has been at least one major earthquake
with great loss of human life every year since 1990.
|
Year |
Date |
Mag. |
Fatalities |
Region |
Primary
Religion |
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2005 |
10/08
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7.6 |
80,361 |
Pakistan |
Muslim |
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2004 |
12/26 |
9.0 |
283,106 |
N.
Sumatra |
Muslim |
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2003 |
12/26
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6.6 |
31,000 |
SE
Iran |
Muslim |
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2002 |
03/25 |
6.1 |
1,000 |
Afghanistan |
Muslim |
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2001 |
01/26 |
7.7 |
20,023 |
India |
Hindu,
Buddhist |
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2000 |
06/04 |
7.9 |
103 |
Indonesia |
Muslim |
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1999 |
08/17 |
7.6 |
17,118 |
Turkey |
Muslim |
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1998 |
05/30 |
6.6 |
4,000 |
Tajikistan |
Muslim |
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1997 |
05/10 |
7.3 |
1,572 |
N.
Iran |
Muslim |
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1996 |
02/03 |
6.6 |
322 |
Yunnan,
China |
Buddhist,
Muslim |
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1995 |
01/16 |
6.9 |
5,530 |
Kobe,
Japan |
Shinto,
Buddhist |
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1994 |
06/20 |
6.8 |
795 |
Colombia |
Roman
Catholic |
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1993 |
09/29 |
6.2 |
9,748 |
India |
Hindu,
Sikh, Buddhist |
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1992 |
12/12 |
7.8 |
2,519 |
Indonesia |
Muslim |
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1991 |
10/19 |
6.8 |
2,000 |
India |
Hindu,
Sikh, Buddhist |
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1990 |
06/20 |
7.4 |
50,000 |
Iran |
Muslim |
Prophecy of the end times:
Mark 13:8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
Mark 13:28 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:
Mark 13:29 So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, [even] at the doors.
Mark 13:30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
2Peter 3:3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
2Peter 3:4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as [they were] from the beginning of the creation.
2Peter 3:5 For this they willingly are ignorant
Does scripture apply directly to us, or was it meant only for those alive at the time it was
written?
Do you believe that these are the last days? Does everyone in your household
believe the signs around us are pointing to the soon return of Jesus?
Consider: Ezekiel 12:2 Son of man, thou dwells in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.
Mark 6:4 But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
These
are the last days. Are you concerned for those that are
about to face judgment, or are you more concerned that you
may be labeled a fanatic Christian in proclaiming a
warning to the lost? Whom do you serve?
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