Showing posts with label fig tree parable. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fig tree parable. Show all posts

Monday, March 8, 2021

"Has Planet Earth Reached a Tipping Point?"

Do you know that God will not fulfill prophecies in secret?

"Indeed, the Sovereign LORD never does anything until He reveals His plans to His servants the prophets" (AMOS 3:17).

JOHN 14:29 says, "And now I have told you before it comes to pass, that, when it is come to pass, you may believe."

One-third of the Bible is doctrine, one-third is history, and one-third is prophecy. But one hundred percent of the Bible is "God breathed."

In 2 TIMOTHY 3:16. Paul states, "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness." This is the only use in the Bible of the Greek word theopneustos, which literally means "God-breathed." In other words, theopneustos describes the Bible's nature as God's literal word, given to men by inspiration of the Holy Spirit and is a supernatural work of God.

All this to say: For prophecy to be authentic, it must come from the Scriptures. Not Nostradamus, not psychic mediums, your horoscope, or the cat-lady down the street.

Because of the pandemic thousands of churches worldwide have closed down. Some will be back, some won't.

Of those that are open, many have a common theme: Bible prophecy.

Why are so many teaching the prophetic scriptures now? Is God revealing His plans like He promised?

In a recent article, Hal Lindsey wrote: "Here in the early part of the 21st century, most of the world looks to the future with a kind of helpless anxiety. Many things are going wrong. Disaster looms from a myriad of directions. Planet earth seems to have passed a tipping point. A cascade of tragedies threatens every person on earth...People wonder when the next shoe will drop.

"According to the Bible, it won't be a single shoe dropping, but a storm of them.

"Thankfully, the Bible doesn't speak of these calamities as a terrible end, but as a glorious beginning. The coming of Jesus is on the horizon. He will rapture His church before the seven years of tribulation. At the end of those seven years, He will come back to earth to rule in perfect righteousness. The bad things will not last. But He shall reign forever and ever.

"Though He tarries, wait for Him for He will surely come! In the meantime, even in hard times, He never leaves us. He does not forsake those who put their trust in Him."

"For in yet a little while, and He who is coming will come" (HEBREWS 10:37).

A wise man once said: "Over the centuries many have mistakenly thought the end was near. Why is this time any different? The parable of the fig tree. On May 14, 1948, the "fig tree" (Israel) put forth its first leaves. Jesus said that this would indicate that He was "at the door", ready to return. Then He said, Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place (MATTHEW 24:34). What generation? Obviously, in context, the generation that would see the signs--chief among them the rebirth of Israel." -- Hal Lindsey, author

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Thursday, May 10, 2018

"Israel Turns 70: Prophetically Significant?"

On May 14, 1948, the nation of Israel was "reborn". (predicted in Isaiah 66:8).

On May 14, 2018, the nation of Israel will turn 70 years old.

Prophetically significant? We report, you decide.

In Matthew 24, Jesus details the signs and events that will happen at the End of the Age. He includes the parable of the Fig Tree. "The Fig Tree " often represents the nation of Israel in Scripture (but certainly not always).
"Now learn this parable of the fig tree: when its buds become tender and its leaves begin to sprout, you know without being told that summer is near. Just so, when you see the events I've described beginning to happen, you can know His return is very near, right at the door. I assure you, this generation will not pass from the scene before all these things take place. Heaven and earth will disappear, but My words will remain forever" (Matthew 24:32-35).
Whether the Fig Tree represents Israel in this passage or not, the generation meant is the generation that sees the signs Jesus just described beginning to happen and all of them revolve around...you guessed it! Israel.

Once one realizes that all of God's promises are interwoven with the nation of Israel, the puzzle pieces of Bible prophecy begin to fit together.

For instance: Anti-Semitism.
Hitler wasn't the only one driven by a passionate desire to rid the world of Jews. There have been an amazing number of crazed lunatics throughout history all with one rabid intention: Destroy the Jew. Why? It's completely irrational...unless one considers the spiritual dimension: Destroy Israel and you destroy God's credibility. Mmmm...I wonder who'd want to do that?

Bible prophecy is a two-edged sword. On the plus side, God reveals His plan in advance, giving us reliable proof of His existence and authenticating the Bible as the infallible word of God. On the downside, The Adversary, Satan, is also privy to the plan.

This creates a dilemma that God solves by using a bit of obscurity. While He can't be so veiled that we don't get the message, it prevents Him from giving us all the detail we might want. Ever wonder why God doesn't just spell it all out for us? He's got good reason; there's a certain demonic element intent on sabotaging God's plan.

From the time of Moses to the time of Christ, Satan tried over and over again to kill all male Hebrew children. Why? Because he knew the Messiah would be a Jew. If he could get rid of the Hebrew babies, the Messiah would never be born. When that failed, he thought he'd nailed it (no pun intended) at the cross. But no, foiled again! The crucified Savior was resurrected. Satan had played right into God's hand--not realizing that the only begotten Son had to die--it was God's plan all along: The Savior would die so we could live.

Even now, the Devil and his minions are working overtime to crush the Jew. Is it a coincidence that Israel is surrounded by enemies?

The Bible predicts the Messiah will return to Jerusalem when the Jews are back in their homeland and besieged on every side. If there are no Jews, there is no Messiah. If there is no Israel, then Satan wins and there is no God. That's how interwoven the nation of Israel is with God's promises.

A wise man once said: "Outside the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ nothing proves God's faithfulness to His Word like the Jews and the nation of Israel. Satan would like nothing more than make God look like a liar, which explains his obsession with destroying Israel." -- Hal Lindsey, author.

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