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Thursday, May 5, 2016

SIGNS OF THE END OF THE AGE - Are wars and rumors of wars – intense warfare - related to the end times? Would the Lord Jesus come and intervene, before humankind destroys earth?

Would wars and rumors of wars lead to the end of the world?

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Are wars and rumors of wars – intense warfare - related to the end times?

Would the Lord Jesus come and intervene, before humankind destroys earth?

Signs of the End of the Age

As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” Matthew 24:3English Standard Version (ESV)

Jesus responded, “And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars” (Matthew 24:6).

People immediately associate any conflict in Israel and the Middle East as a sign of the end times.

Because of Jesus’ own words in this passage, much concern is taken that the end might be near.

But if only the rest of the passage is taken into the picture “... See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.… ” Matthew 24:6

Jesus’ statement about “wars and rumors of wars” to mean that intense and widespread warfare is a sign of the end times is the exact opposite of what He really meant.

Jesus was telling us in advance that we should not allow wars or rumors of wars to frighten us, because “the end is not yet.”

Similarly, Jesus spoke of

- false Christs (Matthew 24:5),

- famines and earthquakes (Matthew 24:7),

- persecution (Matthew 24:9),

- apostasy (Matthew 24:10), and

- false prophets (Matthew 24:11),warning that

- “all these are the beginning of the birth pains” (Matthew 24:8).

The things Jesus pointed to as not necessarily being signs of the end times are precisely the things most people look at as sure signs of the end times and of His coming.

Jesus is stating that there had always been wars, and there will always be wars until He establishes His Kingdom in the Millenium.

No conflict at present is a reliable sign that the end will come.

No matter what “wars and rumors of wars” are going on around us, the mission of the Church of Jesus Christ still is the same – to save that which was lost.

“And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come” (Matthew 24:14).

Jesus says it clearly – this is the ultimate sign of the end times, before His Second Coming.

Are you struggling with a big decision or wondering how your eternal future will play out?

Why not talk to the God of the universe and let Him work in your behalf?

He says, “I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you" (Psalm 32:8).

Ask God to show you what to do. Pray the following prayer:.

"Heavenly Father,

I admit that I am a sinner and my sins have separated me from You. I now want to turn away from my past sinful life and begin a new life with You.

Please forgive me. I now receive your Son, Jesus Christ as my Savior, my Master and my Lord. I believe and confess that Jesus Christ died for my sins, was buried, and rose from the dead.

I want to receive all that Jesus Christ has provided for me as my Savior. Your Word says, ‘Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved’ (Romans 10:13).

I believe and confess that Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and no man comes unto the Father, but by Him.

Lord Jesus, I pray and ask You, to come into my heart and be Lord of my life. I thank You that you have given me eternal life, and according to Your Word, I am born again.

Heavenly Father, thank You for the gift of the Holy Spirit that is in me now. I surrender my life to You. I promise to study Your Word – the Bible.

Use me for Your glory.

In Jesus’ Name. Amen.”

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