"End Of Time"

Today I will be straight forward and brief! I recently received an invitation to come hear a man speak on the prophecy of the Bible and the end of time. It comes to us from all sides but there are some times that are greater than others in the talk of the end of time. What is more amazing is how many people are taken in and held captive by such talk. Some person weaves together verses from the Old Testament, jump to some New Testament verses and end in Revelation and WHAM...you have all the ingredients for the end of time prophecy! Oh, we might throw in there any conflicts in Israel to help add to the fray. People are being led into a false teaching. What's worse is they know so little Bible or understand the purpose of why things are written. Things are believed and accepted because someone has a bunch of letters before or after their name. Surely people like that must know what they are talking about???

Let me help and I'll use the letters IN my name...NEWTON. I know how little my name means as I am an uneducated nobody! First, when Jesus walked this earth and His disciples asked about the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple buildings (Matt. 24:1-3), He told them that in that destruction the angels in heaven nor Himself knew the day or hour (Matt. 24:36). It was all fixed by the Father. Secondly, when Jesus returns it will be like a thief in the night and come upon people suddenly (I Thes. 5:1-3). When everyone is running around giving their predictions of dates and times, that's when you can bet it isn't going to happen!!! Why can't people accept that? Jesus didn't know! The angels didn't know! His return will be like a thief so man will not know! If no one knows, shouldn't we be prepared each day (II Pet. 3:11-12)? What makes people so bold and arrogant that they think they know?