Signs of the end times

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"SIGNS OF THE END TIMES"
But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. Daniel 12:4 (KJV)
The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings. Nahum 2:4

There are two prophecies in the Old Testament that apply to our modern age. Although Nahum 2 is a prophecy of the destruction of Ninevah, some scholars feel it is also a revelation of what our twentieth century freeways and automobiles would be like. We know very well what Daniel meant, for this is surely an age of speed, Travel, and Knowledge. At all hours of the day and night there are millions of cars on our freeways and countless planes in the air. Surely we are living in the end times described by Daniel.

". . .KNOWLEDGE SHALL BE INCREASED"

In the "National Courier" a religious newspaper, April 29, 1977, there is a picture of a man's hand, with a piece of glass between the thumb and the index finger. The article reads:
"Can you guess what that piece of glass is between the man's thumb and index finger?
"If you said it's the Bible-- you're right, The entire King James Version has been printed on a photosensitive glass plate manufactured by the Eastman Kodak Co. that is smaller than a postage stamp. The project took six years to complete."
This amazing feat staggers the mind--the fact, that with a microscope camera, the entire Bible could be transferred from 35 millimeter film to this glass plate smaller than a postage stamp. The work was done by Micrometrology Laboratories, a company near Dallas, Texas.
A few years ago, RCA placed an ad that also illustrated the dramatic increase in knowledge. Modern printing had its primitive beginning--when Johannes Gutenberg invented movable type in 1450. The Gutenberg Bible is generally considered to be the first book printed from movable type. This monumental work took five years. RCA introduced VideoComp, an electronic typesetter that can put down words at the remarkable speed of 360,000 characters a minute. Instead of the five years needed by Gutenberg in 1450 to print the Bible, VideoComp can print the entire book in about five hours—“from five years to five hours”--quite a contrast. They state that through laser-holography, the entire Bible can be stored on a space about the size of a dime. On one sheet of paper, 10" x 13" laser-holography can store all the information contained in a complete set of encyclopedias.

Daniel said that at the time of the end "knowledge shall be increased."

But there is another prophecy from the Old Testament that is being fulfilled before our eyes today.

"And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: Joel 2:28 (KJV)"

A fulfillment of this scripture is Acts 2:12-21 and Acts 2:38-39

 

[Railroad]

Good post!

 

[2ndAmendment]

Matthew 24
Signs of Christ's Return
1Jesus came out from the temple and was going away when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him.

2And He said to them, "Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down."

3As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?"

4And Jesus answered and said to them, "See to it that no one misleads you.

5"For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will mislead many.

6"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.

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

8"But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.

9"Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.

10"At that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another.

11"Many false prophets will arise and will mislead many.

12"Because lawlessness is increased, most people's love will grow cold.

13"But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.

14"This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.
Perilous Times
15"Therefore when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

16then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.

17"Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house.

18"Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.

19"But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!

20"But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath.

21"For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.

22"Unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

23"Then if anyone says to you, 'Behold, here is the Christ,' or 'There He is,' do not believe him.

24"For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.

25"Behold, I have told you in advance.

26"So if they say to you, 'Behold, He is in the wilderness,' do not go out, or, 'Behold, He is in the inner rooms,' do not believe them.

27"For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

28"Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.
The Glorious Return
29"But immediately after the tribulation of those days THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

30"And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory.

31"And He will send forth His angels with A GREAT TRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.
Parable of the Fig Tree
32"Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near;

33so, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.

34"Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

35"Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

36"But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.

37"For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah.

38"For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,

39and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

40"Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one will be left.

41"Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one will be left.
Be Ready for His Coming
42"Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.

43"But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

44"For this reason you also must be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.

45"Who then is the faithful and sensible slave whom his master put in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time?

46"Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes.

47"Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

48"But if that evil slave says in his heart, 'My master is not coming for a long time,'

49and begins to beat his fellow slaves and eat and drink with drunkards;

50the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour which he does not know,

51and will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.