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PROPHETIC SIGNS THAT WE ARE IN THE END TIMES [A good summary of SOME key evidences--QX]
CONTENDER MINISTRIES ^ | 11 JUL 2004 | JENNIFER RAST

Posted on 11/07/2004 8:40:35 PM PST by Quix

Prophetic Signs that we are in the End Times

Contender Ministries

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The Bible gives many examples of signs that should warn us of the coming end of the age. Six such signs are given by Jesus, two characteristics are given by Paul, and eleven other occurrences are given by the prophets to occur prior to or soon after the end of the age. While we are also told we will not know the time of the End, God obviously wanted us to know when that time was getting closer. As the Christian church is increasingly drawn into the interfaith movement, and as more and more churches go into isolation, preparing to sleep through the growing attacks on their faith, perhaps God knew it would take a few signs to wake us up and remind us that we have work to do.

Unfortunately, many Christians take the verses that tell us we won't know the time of His coming to mean they should ignore any and all scripture that might warn us of this time of tribulation. Others have fallen into the trap of fearing being labeled a "conspiracy theorist" should they display an interest in the Biblical prophecies about our future on Earth. My philosophy is simple. God included it in the Bible and, since God is all knowing, we should trust that it is something we should know and study along with the rest of His Word.

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. Whether you believe in a pre-tribulation rapture, or believe Christians will be witness to the full tribulation, wrath, and final judgments, matters not. The beginning of birth pains and the signs of the times should have the same effect on all of us. It should motivate us to save as many souls as we can in the time that we have left. The Great Commission tells us to be disciples to all nations, bringing the message of salvation through Christ to all people. If the Church is raptured before the tribulation, it is important that we leave behind an explanation for the trials and judgments those left behind will face. How else will they recognize the deception of the anti-Christ and seek instead the truth of the Bible? If we are to endure the tribulation along side them, we will need to be prepared to not only share the message of salvation, but share with them the reasons for God's judgment and hold it up as further proof of their need to be saved.

Below is a study of the prophetic signs God gave us as a warning of the approaching end of the age. Many of them are being fulfilled now and many will be fulfilled in the near future. I would encourage you to study prophecy, know what is coming and be prepared to share it with others.

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SIX SIGNS GIVEN BY JESUS TO INDICATE HIS COMING AND THE END OF THE AGE

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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?" Jesus told his apostles to look for the following signs prior to his second coming and the end of the age.

1. FALSE PROPHETS AND CHRISTS

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. Many New Age groups, some even NGO's working for the United Nations, are anxiously awaiting the antichrist, preparing the way for his acceptance as the head of the hierarchy of gods and the one who will usher in world peace.

2. WARS

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."

Rumors of wars in all areas of the world now occur frequently thanks to instant media coverage and the availability of a multitude of 24-hour news sources.

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 have been killed in warfare in this century than at any other time in history. 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 such as Saddam Hussein, and the potential for the outbreak of war exists in nations, kingdoms and places across the globe.

3. FAMINES

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

As white, Christian farmers are driven out of Africa in increasing numbers, and foreigners move in to replace life-sustaining crops with poppies that now supply 25% of the worlds drugs, famine spreads across the African continent. The undernourished are not limited to Africa, however. A large portion of the worlds 5 billion people suffers from a shortage of food.

4. EARTHQUAKES

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

The number and intensity of earthquakes this century is at a level higher than any other time in history. A staggering number of seismic events occur around the world daily. The earthquake seismic monitor IRIS shows all major earthquakes for the last year. Indicated by yellow and red circles, the seismic events of the last 15 days provides strong evidence of the fulfillment of Matthew 24:7 in our day. By contrast, in the years from 1890 to 1900 there was only one major earthquake in the world.

5. TRIBULATIONS

Matthew 24:8-9 "But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs. Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations on account of my name."

Christians are under attack throughout the world today. In the United States Christians still enjoy freedom to worship God without suffering much more than ridicule, hatred, or discrimination at work and school. However in many other countries such as China, Sudan, Africa, Saudi Arabia, Korea, Russia, and many Muslim nations, Christian suffer much greater persecution and often times death for their faith. During the tribulation this suffering will be worldwide and will continue even to the point of martyrdom. These first 5 signs will increase in intensity and severity as the tribulation approaches, much like the birth pangs or contractions of a pregnant woman worsen as the delivery time approaches.

6. THE GOSPEL WILL BE PREACHED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

Matthew 24:14 "And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a witness to all the nations, and then the end shall come."

This prophecy has already been fulfilled through television, radio, missionaries, the translation of the Bible into many languages, and the internet. People all over the world now hear the message of Christ from missionaries who have the means to travel the globe, and via technology that allows us to communicate with people on the other side of the world right from our own homes, churches and offices.

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TWO CHARACTERISTICS OF THE END OF THE AGE FROM THE APOSTLE PAUL

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1. GODLESSNESS IN THE LAST DAYS

II Timothy 3:1-5,7 "But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of god; holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth."

For anyone who has watched television, read a newspaper, lost a retirement to corporate greed and corruption, or just walked outside their front door, it is obvious this prophecy has been fulfilled by our generation. Our leaders are often corrupt; our cities are filled with crime, brutality, and neon signs proclaiming our sinful, godless nature. The New Age Movement brings in increasing numbers of mystics who claim to be the enlightened ones. They are some of the most educated and influential people in our societies, and yet the most lacking in real truth.

2. APOSTASY (FALLING AWAY FROM THE FAITH)

I Timothy 4:1-3 "But the spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons. By means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron, men who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God has created to be gratefully shared in by those who believe and know the truth."

Churches today are becoming more and more ecumenical, embracing the New Age interfaith agenda, and denying Christ as the only way to salvation. Giving in to the politically correct media and a corrupt society, they have embrace homosexuality as an acceptable alternate lifestyle and preach tolerance and compromise in place of God's truth for the salvation of the world. The environmentalist movement within the New Age movement lures them into a worship of mother earth, belief in past lives, reincarnation, and Karma while demonizing all those who would eat the meat God gave us as nourishment for our bodies.

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ELEVEN FULFILLMENTS OF BIBLE PROPHECY REQUIRED FOR THE END OF THE AGE

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1. EXISTENCE OF A 200,000,000 MAN ARMY IN THE EAST

Revelation 9:16 "And the number of the armies of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them."

An army of that size had never existed until China's army reached that number in the 1960's.

2. REDEVELOPMENT OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (EUROPEAN COMMUNITY)

Daniel 2:32-33 "The head of the statue was made of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of bronze, its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay."

Daniel 2:40-43 "Then there will be a fourth kingdom as strong as iron; inasmuch as iron crushes and shatters all things, so like iron that breaks in pieces, it will crush and break all these in pieces. And in that you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter's clay and partly of iron, it will be a divided kingdom; but it will have the toughness of iron, and partly of pottery, so some of the kingdom will be strong and part of it will be brittle. And in that you saw the iron mixed with clay, they will combine with one another in the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, even as iron does not combine with pottery."

The fourth 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.

3. RETURN OF THE ONE PURE LANGUAGE, HEBREW, TO ISRAEL

Zephaniah 3:9 "For then I will return to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord, to serve him with one consent."

Prior to the restoration of Israel in 1948, Hebrew was a dead language. Now Hebrew is spoken throughout Israel.

4. REBUILDING OF THE TEMPLE, RESTORATION OF TEMPLE WORSHIP AND ANIMAL SACRIFICES IN JERUSALEM

For several end time prophecies to be fulfilled, the temple will have to be rebuilt.

Revelation 11:2 "Leave out the court which is outside the temple and do not measure it, for it has been given to the nations; and they will tread under foot the oly city for forty-two months."

Daniel 9:27 "And he will make a firm covenant with the many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering; and on the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolation, even until a complete destruction, one that is decreed, is poured out on the one who makes desolate."

Daniel 9:26 "Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and have nothing, and the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary."

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.

There are many groups already working on preparations for the new temple. The blueprints are already done, the temple garments have been made, and there have already been attempts to lay the cornerstone of the temple. The only thing standing in the way of the construction of the new temple is Islam's third holiest site, the Dome of the Rock and government support for such an undertaking. Some possible scenarios for the rebuilding of the temple are as follows:

1. The persuasion and performing of miracles by the Antichrist and False Prophet convinces the Islamic world to approve the rebuilding.

2. The United Nations will negotiate the rebuilding of the temple following a war with the armies from the North (Russia and Islamic forces). This assumes that the war with the armies from the North is not the battle of Armageddon as some feel and that this attack occurs before the rapture or tribulation period begins. The supernatural destruction of the Russian army and Islamic forces will cause an outpouring of Christian worship and zeal amongst the Jewish people who will reconstruct the temple.

3. It is determined that the site of the first two temples is actually south of the Dome of the Rock, and the court of the gentiles (Dome of the Rock) will be left out of the 3rd temple.

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.

5. APPEARANCE OF THE RED HEIFER AFTER 2000 YEARS

Numbers 19:2-7 "This is the statute of the law which the Lord has commanded, saying, "Speak to the sons of Israel that they bring you an unblemished red heifer in which is no defect and on which a yoke has never been placed. "You shall give it to Eleazar the priest, and it shall be brought outside the camp and be slaughtered in his presence. Next Eleazar the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger and sprinkle some of its blood toward the front of the tent of meeting seven times. "Then the heifer shall be burned in his sight; its hide and its flesh and its blood, with its refuse, shall be burned. "The priest shall then wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward come into the camp, but the priest shall be unclean until evening."

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.

6. INCREASE IN KNOWLEDGE AND 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."

Billy Graham was quoted as saying, "ninety percent of all the engineers and scientists who have ever lived are alive today." Air travel, space travel, DNA research and human cloning are all examples of the rapid increase in knowledge in our generation.

7. RETURN OF THE ETHIOPIAN JEWS TO ISRAEL

Zephaniah 3:10-11 "From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia My worshipers, My dispersed ones, will bring My offerings. In that day you will feel no shame because of all your deeds by which you have rebelled against Me; For then I will remove from your midst your proud, exulting ones, and you will never again be haughty on My holy mountain."

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.

8. THE RISE OF RUSSIA

Ezekiel 38:2,4,8 "Son of man, set your face toward Gog of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him. I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them splendidly attired, a great company with buckler and shield, all of them wielding swords. After many days you will be summoned; in the latter years you will come into the land that is restored from the sword, whose inhabitants have been gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel which had been a continual waste; but its people were brought out from the nations, and they are living securely, all of them."

In order for some end time events to occur Russia will have to be a strong nation with a strong military.

9. RETURN OF RUSSIAN JEWS TO ISRAEL

Jeremiah 23:7-8 "Therefore behold, the days are coming declares the Lord, when they will no longer say, as the Lord lives, who brought up the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt, but as the Lord lives, who brought up and led back the descendants of the household of Israel from the north land and from all the countries where I have driven them. Then they will live on their own soil."

In the 1970's and 1980's there was a mass exodus of Russian Jews out of Communist Russia. In 1999 the Associated Press reported a dramatic increase in the number of Jewish immigrants from Russia, bringing the largest number of Russian Jews to Israel since the early 1990's.

10. TECHNOLOGY FOR THE MARK OF THE BEAST

Revelation 13:16-17 "And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves to be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, and he provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name."

On May 10, 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."

Is the biochip the mark of the beast to be used by the antichrist? We can't really know. What is significant is that people are being softened to the idea of a mark or an implant as a means of maintaining security, providing medical information, and regulating a more interdependent world. As attitudes change, fears subside, and people are convinced of the need for such a mark, the true mark of the beast will be easily introduced to the world by the antichrist.

11. PLANS FOR THE ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT

The United Nations, World Trade Organization, International Criminal Court, UN peacekeeping/police force, numerous UN NGO's, and other agencies are preliminary steps to the formation of a one world government. We now have the communications technology, transportation, and the pro-globalization media necessary to usher in the one world government headed by the antichrist. The increasing terrorist threat and the middle east conflict will only speed up the formation of this governing body as fear and promises of better security make more people willing to give up their national sovereignty for global governance.

12. INSTANT COMMUNICATION AROUND THE WORLD

Revelation 11:3, 7-10 "And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophecy for twelve hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth. When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them and kill them. And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which mystically is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. Those from the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will look at their dead bodies for three and a half days, and will not permit their dead bodies to be laid in a tomb. And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and celebrate; and they will send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth."

Television and the 24-hour news networks make it possible for people around the world to see the dead prophets and rejoice at their deaths.

Luke 21:28 "But when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near."

Luke 21:32 "Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all things take place."


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To: Quix; All

ANOTHER news item

"just happens to be"

yet another sign of the times . . . THE SANHEDRIN has been re-established after 1600 years. . . and they have visited the Temple Mount in groups of 10.

The thicken plots and the plot thickens!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1297581/posts


941 posted on 12/09/2004 7:30:59 PM PST by Quix (5having a form of godliness but denying its power. I TIM 3:5)
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To: All; DAVEY CROCKETT

GLEANINGS FROM THE WEB . . .

From:

http://www.telusplanet.net/public/tsgibson/propheticword.html

God has not changed, and will not change, and judgment still falls upon sinners. In the Old Testament we find that when the sins of Israel came up before God, God strengthened the enemies of Israel and brought them to war against His people. Eventually this resulted in Israel's disappearance as a nation.

The sins of America have now come up before God for judgment. America has produced more pornography than any others nation, killed more unborn babies than any other nation, does not allow the Bible and prayer in schools, and now gives all the glory of its great nation to itself instead of giving it to God who raised it up. The enemies of America are coming against it and God has strengthened the terrorists to be able to strike successfully. God has given me this prophecy:

October 22, 1997 [1997 10 22.1]
For this word of the Lord is to make My people realize that the time is short. The time is short. The time is short! There is yet a little while and the beginning of the judgment on America will begin. So note that the time is short.
The terrorists were strengthened by God and were allowed to go just so far in this attack. This was God's judgment, and more importantly, His warning of much more to come. It is no coincidence that we now have storms that are stronger and weather that is beinning to go out of control. But these are only the beginnings of judgments.

Economic Crash

If America does not soon repent God will destroy their economy with a major crash similiar to the 1930's. I have received many prophecies about this. Below is one that was given to me in 2002:

August 11, 2002 [2002 08 11.1]
As I was in prayer this afternoon the Lord showed me the following: I could see a chart with one line on it. It went up and down in a jerky fashion. Suddenly it dropped off so low that it was almost off the bottom. Then it continued its jerky up and down motion, but it was now doing so very near the bottom of the chart.
Then the Lord said: this is the stock market. You will soon see the sudden drop off to the bottom. Many will not believe that it cannot rise again--but each attempt to ressurrect their money god will result in failure.
Time is short and it appears that America is continuing down its sinful path.

Russian Invasion

As America refuses to repent God is going to bring about an invading force from Russia (as well as China), to bring it to its knees in repentance. It is God's will that it repent. He will do whatever is necessary to bring that about. America will be drawn into conflict (war) after conflict. There will also be judgments designed to weaken the nation in preparation for the invasion. This includes terrorism and the economic crash, but it certainly is not limited to these two areas. Below are two prophecies about this:

November 1, 1994 [1994 11 01.1]
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Therefore, because of the evil that is in their hearts, I will bring various destructions upon them, but I will not judge them as I will and have other nations, because of the ones who do truly serve Me in their midst. I will bring only limited destruction upon them for a short time, BUT then, if they do not repent of their evil deeds, they will be severely destroyed almost to the last of the will to fight against their enemy.
This force that will come against them is the power of the demon of Russia. This force will come upon them without any warning. It will be as though they had peace in their hands, an absolute peace, that would rule the world, BUT THEN the destruction of world war three will intervene; and as they have said, "peace, peace," and as I have said, "when they say, 'peace, peace,' there will be utter destruction!!"
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More gleanings to follow in the next post . . .


942 posted on 12/10/2004 5:00:10 AM PST by Quix (5having a form of godliness but denying its power. I TIM 3:5)
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To: Quix

From last link above . . . continued . . .

April 24, 1999 [1999 04 24.2]
Kosovo, Kosovo, Kosovo. For they could have repented. They could have turned unto the ways of the Lord, but they did not!
Wow unto America. Woe unto America. Woe unto America. They time of judgment is coming. You do not see it. You do not understand.
But woe unto America, for your judgment day is coming. You believe you have set yourself right, to do the things you believe can be done in safety and without harm to your army.
But I say, woe unto America, for little by little, war by war, piece by piece, YOU SHALL BE DRAWN INTO conflict after conflict, till you can no longer protect yourself.
America the Great shall fall, and fall hard. It has raised itself up and worshipped its own technology. It has raised itself up and worshipped its own design. It has raised itself up and worshipped its own might. And all of these things shall fall by the Hand of the Mighty God.
If America repents these judgments can be averted. But there has to be true repentance from the heart, not a cry for protection while they continue to sin.

The Return of the Church

So where is the church in all of this? Why do they not preach this truth? Judgment is always happening (as long as sin is in this world) even though the church does not preach it or believe it. God has not changed! [Hebrews 13:8] The fact is that the church (almost any church you choose!) has chosen to carefully interpret the Bible to mean what they wish it to mean. But God did not give the Bible to men so it could be interpreted. He gave it to men because it is the complete truth of why we are here and what we are responsible to believe and do! But it took man very little time to ignore, twist and interpret, as well as invent his own theology.

True christianity is the truth based on the Bible, not a man-made religion based on various interpretations of the Bible to fit into man's thinking. Do not trust what a church says, or what this site says, unless you can find it in God's Word, the Bible. The church today is a far cry from the one we find in the New Testament of the Bible. God is calling His church to repentance. They must turn back to the true ways of God found in the Scriptures. In the Bible we find this:

10. Now I exhort you, brethern, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree, and there be no divisions among you, but you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment.
11. For I have been informed concerning you, my brethern, by Chloe's people, that there are quarrels among you. I Corinthians 1:10-11 NASB
Early in 2004 God gave me this prophecy concerning the need of the church to repent and turn back completely to God:

February 8, 2004 [2004 02 8.1]
My true church is not a denomination, but rather it is My people gathering into a local congregation with a name that represents the local area. Beyond this is sin. For if one creates a division with Christ, one creates a division of My people which is wickedness.
At the beginning of the New Testament we have one church in complete union with Jesus. Now for churches to sit down and make a pact between themselves to agree to certain principles would be sin upon sin. The church must go back to the Scriptures and agree completely with everything that is there. There must be union with Jesus; then there will be agreement with each other. Anything else will just create more of the mess that we presently have.

This union with Jesus must come from the heart--that is, it must not be a series of rules obeyed out of a feeling of "God says so, therefore I must." There must come from the heart a complete desire to be broken by God so that you have no will of your own left, but only a will to serve the Creator of all.

18. Everyone who falls of that stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will scatter him like dust." Luke 20:18 NASB
The stone is Jesus. If you will fall on it and allow Him to break your will, you will lose all desire for the things of this earth. Your will must become for the Lord Jesus' and His work. If you rebel against Him, He will fall on you with judgment and scatter you like dust.

24. No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Matthew 6:24 NASB (mammon means the world and its riches)
The decision is between this world and The Lord Jesus Christ. What will your decision be?? Explanation of salvation.


943 posted on 12/10/2004 5:01:52 AM PST by Quix (5having a form of godliness but denying its power. I TIM 3:5)
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To: Quix

Recent Prophetic Fulfillments

There are a number of prophecies given over the past few years that are now coming to pass. In this section I wish to list only a few of them. Some of these are well known, and a few may be local news not generally known outside of that area.

In Western Canada judgments have started to be fulfilled in Edmonton, Calgary, and Red Deer, Alberta. Weather patterns here in Alberta, Canada have changed and severe storms (including tornadoes) are quite common in summer. Tornadoes used to be quite rare. The above mentioned areas have been hit with some very severe storms, including one in Edmonton classed as a 1 in 200 year storm. Calgary has also experience severe storms. Weather experts have given up trying to explain why this is happening.

July 3, 2001 [2001 07 3.1]
Edmonton [Edmonton, Alberta, Canada] shall be judged by storms. For I shall send strong storms its way. For its sin has come up before Me: rebelling against God, rebelling against the God of the universe, rebelling against the God of the Bible, rebelling continuously. So it shall pay. Its due judgment shall come upon it. So says the Lord.
June 24, 2002 [2002 06 24.1]
Calgary [Calgary, Alberta, Canada] shall be judged by storms: storms of wind and storms of rain. They shall be severe in order to bring those who will listen to the ways of God to repentance.
Red Deer has not, to my knowledge, experience severe weather this year. Back in 1999 God gave me a prophecy of a tornado in the Red Deer area [1999 09 06.2]. This was fulfilled on July 14, 2000 when a F3 tornado hit the Green Acres campsite at Pine Lake. A number of people were killed. These predictions of judgments are serious! It is only by repentance to the true God of the Bible that we can have protection from this. Since then God has given me another prophecy concerning Red Deer.

September 2, 2002
Thus says the Lord. Red Deer [Red Deer, Alberta, Canada] is going to suffer severe storm damage. This will include tornadoes as well as other severe storms.
It is My will that this city will come under judgment until there is a substantial repentance.
There must be a return to God and to the Bible for this nation, as well as other nations, to escape the wrath of God to come.


944 posted on 12/10/2004 5:02:52 AM PST by Quix (5having a form of godliness but denying its power. I TIM 3:5)
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To: Quix; All
A CALL TO RENEWED PRAYER EFFORT--including a NUKE WEAPONS WARNING--COMPARED TO LETTING DOWN AFTER THE ELECTION--VIA THE ELIJAH LIST:

RED ALERT

November 27, 2004, I awakened from sleep to realize that I had received a message from God while I was napping. Ringing in my ears were the words "RED ALERT."

I said, "Speak, Lord, I am listening."

He said, "Tell my intercessors to get back on the wall...many are taking their rest after the election. The boundaries of the nation are being daily infiltrated with weapons. Some of the weapons are actually people." (This made me think of suicide bombers.)

"If my intercessors will arise, I will anoint them along with my prophets to dismantle the plans being made in darkness. I will cause these evil strategies to be uncovered by the rising glorious Light exploding from the prayer closets and prayer rooms of my servants.

"I am looking for somebody who will lay aside personal desires and agendas, who will be willing to sacrifice in a place of hiddenness and anonymity for the greater glory of this final harvest. Great will be the reward of those who take up the call to spiritual border control in intercession.

"Not only is this true for the natural borders of the nation, but also for the spiritual borders of the Kingdom. For just as the nation is in grave danger of infiltration, so is My kingdom...the final deception is beginning. Many people's love will grow cold...those who have not sought Me and bought eye salve that they may see and understand, will fall.

"Do not be surprised when you begin to see the 'known and the respected' lose their testimony. There is a skimming off the top that is coming." (This will be similar to the events of the 80's when many top leaders were falling.)

"Pray for the spirit of repentance. Pray for grace."

Now Through End of January is RED ALERT

Between now and the end of January the security status is Red Alert. Let us answer the Lord's call, go into our prayer closets, and shut the door. We have a duty to enforce Heaven's government by the law of love. If we dismantle the plans of darkness...still we must hold our position tightly. May the Lord grant us divine wisdom.

For the sake of Kingdom purposes,

LaNora Van Arsdall

Fountaingate Ministries

HERE FOR FOUNTAIN GATE INTL ORG

fountaingate@cs.com

**After receiving this word, I was told by a pastor in Sierra Vista, Arizona (bordering Mexico), that he had spontaneously begun to weep in the midst of his sermon last week...he found out that this also happened to another pastor across town. The other pastor said the Lord told him that nuclear weapons had just crossed the border of Mexico.**

945 posted on 12/10/2004 5:29:38 AM PST by Quix (5having a form of godliness but denying its power. I TIM 3:5)
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To: topcat54

From what I understand, the Jews have everything on hand that they need to rebuild the Temple. Trouble is, there's a mosque on the Temple Mount property. Scholars believe an earthquake or some traumatic thing will destroy the mosque and then the Jews can build the Temple again. It will be interesting to see how this comes about.


946 posted on 12/10/2004 6:21:08 AM PST by Marysecretary (Thank you, Lord, for FOUR MORE YEARS!!!)
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To: desherwood7

He also wants each generation to feel it's near the end so that we will get our lives right and be bold enough to speak to others so they don't get sent to hell or have to suffer the wrath of God in the end times.


947 posted on 12/10/2004 6:27:26 AM PST by Marysecretary (Thank you, Lord, for FOUR MORE YEARS!!!)
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To: topcat54

Really? And how do YOU know all of that?


948 posted on 12/10/2004 6:29:57 AM PST by Marysecretary (Thank you, Lord, for FOUR MORE YEARS!!!)
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To: redgolum

I believe there will be a few years of peace and a great move of God in the nations. I don't know how long it will last though. I do believe God is moving mightily in China and Africa and in many other nations to bring about His purposes. Dennis Cramer wrote a wonderful book about prophetic visions he saw concerning many countries in the world. I can't remember the title, something about 100 years. I lent mine to someone, but it was a very encouraging book. God's not through with us yet.


949 posted on 12/10/2004 6:33:47 AM PST by Marysecretary (Thank you, Lord, for FOUR MORE YEARS!!!)
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To: Quix

I agree with the second line, about this being a test. I think I passed it. We built up a pretty good pantry and we have a lot of tomato soup and candles to sell you at a good price (smile). I do believe that, though. I've read it somewhere before and it made good sense to me.


950 posted on 12/10/2004 6:38:14 AM PST by Marysecretary (Thank you, Lord, for FOUR MORE YEARS!!!)
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To: DaiHuy

I remember reading about him years ago. He believes he is the Christ. I never thought about him being the anti-Christ but it does seem likely, as much as anyone at this point. Hmmm.


951 posted on 12/10/2004 6:44:52 AM PST by Marysecretary (Thank you, Lord, for FOUR MORE YEARS!!!)
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To: topcat54

Hey, I like the Left Behind Series. I've read them all so far. My son, who has wandered a bit from Christ, loved them too. He's thinking more about the end times and his salvation. So is his wife. I couldn't be happier. I found five books of the children's series in a bookcase at church and my granddaughter's been reading them. ANYTHING to get them to think about their own place in Christ.


952 posted on 12/10/2004 6:48:39 AM PST by Marysecretary (Thank you, Lord, for FOUR MORE YEARS!!!)
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To: topcat54

The Lord has always forewarned his people about things that will transpire. He wants us to be ready. We don't know the hour now, even Christ doesn't, but in reading the signposts along the way, we WILL know when it approaches so we can be diligent to be sure we speak to others about it and try to save them from the coming tribulation.


953 posted on 12/10/2004 7:23:22 AM PST by Marysecretary (Thank you, Lord, for FOUR MORE YEARS!!!)
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To: topcat54

I see from your responses about the gifts going with the last apostles that you are probably a fundamental Christian who doesn't believe in the gifts. I'm sorry to hear that. You have been deceived. God has a lot of blessings for us in His gifts. I'm sorry you feel that way. I guess it's the way you'e been taught but that doesn't make it right.


954 posted on 12/10/2004 7:27:23 AM PST by Marysecretary (Thank you, Lord, for FOUR MORE YEARS!!!)
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To: Quix

Will the two-headed girl(s) who are real and very much alive and well, do? Nothing's impossible, you know.


955 posted on 12/10/2004 7:33:42 AM PST by Marysecretary (Thank you, Lord, for FOUR MORE YEARS!!!)
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To: Quix

I've been praying about this ever since I read it here before. Soros is dangerous scum. The dollar is even now taking a beating in other countries. He's one we really need to pray for, and against his plans so they will be thwarted.


956 posted on 12/10/2004 7:37:24 AM PST by Marysecretary (Thank you, Lord, for FOUR MORE YEARS!!!)
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To: Gamecock

Sorry, but you are wrong. Quix is a very humble man, all too aware of his own shortcomings. We could all use a bit of that quality.


957 posted on 12/10/2004 7:44:12 AM PST by Marysecretary (Thank you, Lord, for FOUR MORE YEARS!!!)
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To: JockoManning

I agree with you, JM! Good post.


958 posted on 12/10/2004 7:45:12 AM PST by Marysecretary (Thank you, Lord, for FOUR MORE YEARS!!!)
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To: Quix

There's a new book on that very subject but I can't recall the name or the author. Darn. This memory of mine.... but he says that Islam may possibly harbor the anti-christ. That the anti-christ would have to be someone they would listen to. I don't have a good grasp on what was actually said and wish I could remember the book. I may have it written down somewhere.


959 posted on 12/10/2004 7:47:12 AM PST by Marysecretary (Thank you, Lord, for FOUR MORE YEARS!!!)
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To: Marysecretary

You could be right in that sense, But in many ways, Some if them are coming to fruition.


960 posted on 12/10/2004 8:08:34 AM PST by desherwood7
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