I came across this and thought to share it as I believe that it is a viable spiritual resource for healthy consumption.
We must be careful not to be caught in the cares of the times...carousing, drunkenness and cares of this life, which might make us misfits when He comes...Lk 21:34-35 (paraphrased).
Below are prophetic trends that we must carefully pay attention to:
1. Threats to Human existence
Jesus prophesied
that humanity would come to the brink of self-destruction. This was not
possible till we invented and began stockpiling weapons of mass destruction.
Now nations (and perhaps soon, terrorist groups) have the capacity to wipe out
their enemies, but perhaps not before they retaliate with unrestrained
destruction. This raises the specter of overkill—and the potential for total
annihilation of the human race
In the meantime,
we should watch these threats to human existence and pray daily for God’s Kingdom to
come (Matthew 6:10). 2. Watch the Middle East
The geographical focus of the Bible is on the Holy Land, so it
is no surprise that the focus of end-time biblical prophecy is on the Middle
East, and especially on Jerusalem. Jesus said, “But
when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is
near” (Luke 21:20). But much is
prophesied to happen in the Middle East leading up to that time. Daniel tells
of an end-time Middle Eastern king of the
South who will attack the king of the North, provoking a
whirlwind invasion (Daniel 11:40-43).
3. Watch Europe
Above, we mentioned the powerful king of the North, also known
in the Bible as the beast. Read “King of the
North” to see how this ancient empire was swallowed up by the Roman
Empire, and how the Roman Empire has gone through several revivals through the
centuries.
One final
restoration is prophesied for the end time, centered in Europe and intimately
connected with a powerful religious leader. These important prophecies also bear watching, as Europe
continues to unify and the role of the Roman church evolves.
4. Watch Moral Trends
Sin—disobedience to God’s
laws—is the cause of much of the evil and suffering humanity faces. Leviticus
26 and Deuteronomy 28 lay out clearly the terrible consequences of sin, as well
as the blessings of obedience. God wants us to take warning and change—to repent!So, as we see
the decline in moral values in the world around us, we should take note and
“sigh and cry over all the abominations” (Ezekiel 9:4). Jesus said we must not
allow the lawlessness around us to cause us to let our love grow cold (Matthew
24:12-13).We especially
watch the moral trends in nations that had strong biblical traditions and that
have received the blessings of
Abraham.
5. Watch the Ride of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Jesus listed religious deception, wars,
famines, pestilences (disease
epidemics and pandemics) and earthquakes as “the beginning
of sorrows,” or birth pangs that will lead to the birth of a new world of peace
(Matthew 24:5-8). A careful analysis of the “Four Horsemen of
the Apocalypse” shows that the mysterious horsemen John saw
represent these same four trends (Revelation 6:1-8).
the most important thing to watch is ourselves. Are we living a
righteous life in anticipation of Christ’s return
Author: Mike Bennett
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