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Religions > Bible |
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"C Spivey" |
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30 May 2006 11:06:11 AM |
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THE END OF THE WORLD! |
THE END OF THE WORLD!
There has been a great deal of discussion lately about some Hindu
astrologers who have predicted that this world will come to an end this
February. The fact is that that some sincere Christians fear that these
prophets might be right, since our Lord did speak several times about the
coming "end of the world."
These Hindu astrologers, however, are wrong. This February will not see the
end of the, world for according to the Bible the world, or earth, will never
come to an end. The word "world," which our Lord uses in this connection,
does not refer to the earth, or even the people on it. It is the old Greek
word aion, or age. Several ages in God's program have already come to an
end, and others will, but no matter what destructive weapons man may devise,
the earth will never be destroyed. In Isaiah 45:18 we read:
"For thus saith the Lord that created the heaven: God Himself that formed
the earth and made it; He hath established it; He created it not in vain; He
formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord, and there is none else."
But doesn't Rev. 21:1 predict "a new heaven and a new earth"? Yes, but the
context clearly indicates that this refers to the future renewing of the
present heaven and earth, not the creating of different ones. Verse 5 says:
"He that sat upon the throne said, Behold I make all things new." Note: He
didn't say "I make all new things," but "I make all things new." There is a
difference.
We should not be concerned about the end of the world, but rather about the
end of this present age, in which we live under "the dispensation of the
grace of God," for God has never promised how long this will last. Every
hour He delays the return of Christ to recall His ambassadors, is an hour of
wonderful grace, in which men may be saved by grace, through faith in Christ
who died for our sins. This is why Paul urges us:
"We then, as workers together with [Christ], beseech you also that ye
receive not the grace of God in vain…Behold, NOW is the accepted time;
Behold, NOW is the day of salvation" (11Cor. 6:1,2).
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| User: "Pastor Dave" |
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| Title: Re: THE END OF THE WORLD! |
30 May 2006 12:22:07 PM |
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On Tue, 30 May 2006 11:06:11 -0500, "C Spivey"
<cspivey@mail-stop.net> spake thusly:
THE END OF THE WORLD!
There has been a great deal of discussion lately about some Hindu
astrologers who have predicted that this world will come to an end this
February. The fact is that that some sincere Christians fear that these
prophets might be right, since our Lord did speak several times about the
coming "end of the world."
Where?
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"Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass,
till all these things be fulfilled." - Matthew 24:34
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"For the word of God is sharper than any two edged sword."
"What part of 'THOU SHALT NOT' don't you understand?"
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