Originally posted by AThousandYoung
I mean predictions from this point on, not looking back and noticing that the Bible predicted things that already happened.
Yes, but why isn't the Alexander prediction compelling? It's a fact that Daniel wrote those in the 5th century and Alexander was born in the 3rd.
For instance, the way things are shaping up, I can predict (using the Bible) with relative assurance that the European Union will eventually become the one world government, the euro will be the currency, Damascus will soon be destroyed, Russia and Muslim countries will attack Israel and be repelled, and the Pope will likely be replaced by a pope that will want to unite all of the world religions.
"And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to
receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is
Six hundred threescore and six." Revelations 13:16-18
"So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and
I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are
seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth." Revelations 17:1-18
The European Union consists of 25 member nations. However, the 10 original members--the Western European Union--hold all the real power. And there is one man who is High Foreign Minister, Security General of the WEU and will soon hold the office of President. The bill that gave him that power and gave the 10 nations the real power was
Recommendation 666.
Notice it mentions the woman riding the beast. It is likely that Babylon means both literally and figuratively. As you may know, Saddam Hussein spent hundreds of millions of dollars rebuilding the literal city of Babylon in Iraq. All throughout the Bible, Babylon is spoken of as the most evil city in the world--the counterpart of Jerusalem--. Figuratively, Vatican City is known as the city on 7 hills. Most probably, the next pope or the one after him will be the False prophet, described as the 'little horn' in Revelations and either Solana or the next guy to take his office will be the Antichrist. Seems fantastical, but when John described a one world government with a one world (cashless!) society, he had NO idea what that was. Cashless? Credit was unheard of. With the technology we have today, chips can be implanted with ease and a cashless society is not only possible, it is PROBABLE with the way the world is headed. Same with the one world government and religion. Christianity is viewed as exclusive and intolerant, so when the evil pope will propose a unity of world religions, the Christians left will of course speak out and persecution of Christians will be widespread and tolerated, but in reality they will have the only truth.
The third and final Temple will be built in Jerusalem soon (the 2nd one was destroyed in 70 AD by the Romans). What you may not know--and this is huge--but the Sanhedrin (council of Jewish high priests and the ones who had Jesus crucified long ago) has been reconvened in Israel after 1600(!) years of being discontinued. Thier goal is to get the temple built because the Jews believe (by tradition) that their long awaited Messiah will march victoriously there. Oddly enough, the Antichrist will enter that Temple and desecrate it by sacrificing a pig and declaring himself God.
I know this all sounds fantastical, Thousand, but God is supernatural. He created time and space, so He is outside of it and while time is linear to us, He can see the beginning and end at the same time. The Bible has successfully predicted history with 100% accuracy, do we really think it will stop? For Christians though, even with this grim outlook, there is a Blessed Hope that Paul tells us about. Before the Tribulation (rise of the antichrist, last 7 years of this earth's history), true Christians will be Raptured (taken up to be with Jesus to avoid the judgement to come). However, the Tribulation shows a double purpose. It is God's judgement on this evil world (earthquakes, plagues, wars, persecutions) but it is also Him proving to the scoffing atheists once and for all that He exists. More people will come to Him during these 7 years than throughout history.
I will end this with what Paul--and our Lord Jesus through him--promised those Christians who would live in the last days long ago:
"Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written,
Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord."
1st Corinthians 15:50-58
Reason is winning
03 Mar '05 03:19
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