Posted on 09/30/2019 10:34:12 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
Orthodox rabbis and Evangelical Christians equally believe that the world is on the cusp of the Battle of Armageddon and that “we are about to see the messiah,” said Dr. Jeffrey D. Johnson.
In an interview with The Jerusalem Post, Johnson said that the reality of devout Jewish and Christians sharing this common bond, “should cause us all to pause and say, ‘Oh my word, there is hope here.’ In a world of great despair, there is hope in the messiah.”
Specifically, he said the common bond is in the belief that one day soon, there will be a war as described in Ezekiel 38-39, in which Israel will battle a coalition led by Persia, which is considered today to be Iran, and through this battle the messiah will come.
He admitted that while there may be some theological differences about who the messiah is, the narratives are strikingly similar.
“It’s a common bond,” he said, and the premise of Johnson’s new book, Divine Mysteries: Concise and Thoughtful Ancient Biblical Wisdom. In the work, the author uses both the Tanakh (known by Christians as the Old Testament) and the New Testament to explain some of the Bible’s most perplexing issues.
End Times Ping
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Deception is rampant everywhere
We’ve been living in the End Times since Christ ascended into heaven with a promise to return.
I would not be surprised if Christ returns today; I would also not be surprised if Christ did not return for three thousand more years.
There are no specific signs to watch for to know the day Jesus comes int he clouds to take His to the Father's House. There are a list of specific signs which will occur BEFORE the day He returns to the Earth.
The next even in Planet Earth History regarding Messiah is the departure of those in Christ, His Body of Believers. That could happen before I get the post up. The Second touchdown on Earth happen seven years AFTER a treaty of covenant with antichrist is made regarding Israel. AntiChrist cannot take charge until the One Who restrains is taken out of the way. That restrainer we believe to be the Holy Spirit Presence in Christ's born again believers in whom Dwells The Holy SPirit restrainer, restraining US and thus the world from total lawlessness.
Things are bad, deception is indeed everywhere.
But if you have any sense of history, you know that the USA and the world in general have gone through worse — much worse — times than these.
One difference between Islam and Christianity is that Christians believe that the world will be unliveable at the time Christ comes. Many Muslims believe the world must be made unliveable in order to make the 13th Imam, their version of the Christ, come.
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Yep. That version of the Muslim end times is like a Muslim read Revelation and shuffled the roles played.
The culmination endtimes are about Israel, specifically God putting an end to sin in Israel. The effects of the last seven years will be hallmarked by ever increasing wrath of God, starting with allowing the lawless one to take control of the whole world. The crucial points of the end are focused in Jerusalem effecting the entire world as the Gospel of the coming Kingdom Age is preached throughout the world by 144000 specifically chosen by God of Jewish virgins. Due to the initiation of the seven year last week of Daniel, these 144000 will have the specific day Jesus is touching down on the Mount of Olives at the exact end.
Most excellent essay from a very Christ based ministry.
[ Orthodox rabbis and Evangelical Christians equally believe that the world is on the cusp of the Battle of Armageddon and that “we are about to see the messiah,” said Dr. Jeffrey D. Johnson. ]
Probably, more accurately, the world is on the cusp of Ezekiel 38:5 and is about to see the anti-messiah, the Antichrist.
> MESSIAH ALMOST HERE
Yes - but for the SECOND time. Hope they think about that and what it means.
You are exactly correct.
I wish I had a dollar for every time I heard this.
Sadly, disaster sells. Just look at the Klimate Kooks. It’s always been a good way to fill the collection plates and more importantly give more power to those who promote it. Like any modern Govt.
Yep. I studied a lot of prophecy in my day, and decided to leave The Second Coming in God’s hands.
We’d all be rich right?
Nobody is asking for donations or money, just believe (Romans 10:9-10) and know the times you are living in (Luke 17:26).
+1
Very good. And it will be in two stages, as in the time of His birth Incarnated:
Stage 1: Private -- for His saints
Then later,
Stage 2: Public -- With His saints
Then, Armegeddon
yep
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