A. Does The Bible Give Signs Leading
Up To Second Coming?
Over the centuries there have been thousands of speculations
made from these passages.
Wars famines, earthquakes applied to current world conditions.
One left, one taken to teach a rapture
Great tribulation, flee, Wo to those with children will happen
soon
Parable of fig tree fulfilled when Israel becomes nation in
1947
All these things will occur in present generation beginning
in 1947
People are losing sleep because they fear the great tribulation
will happen in their lifetime
B. Modern Day Speculation:
These theories are rampant & spread like gangrene just
like in the 1st century: 2 Ti 2:14-18
This subject, is perhaps abused & misinterpreted more
than any other
People little Bible knowledge appear to
be experts on this subject
Unbelievers sometimes know more about this false doctrine,
than why Jesus died
The Jehovah's Witnesses have predicted the second coming of
Christ several times and failed. (1914 & 1975) Many who criticize
Jw's for this, are guilty of exactly the same thing with their
"signs of the times" speculation. Both groups use exactly
the same passages to predict exactly the same thing: the second
coming. Both groups are wrong. The Bible passages they use have
absolutely nothing to do with the second coming but are ripped
completely out of context!
A man wanted to study the Bible, so he placed his Bible on
his lap & prayed for guidance. He closed his eyes, opened
the Bible at random then dropped his index finder anywhere on
the page. This he did three times. Here was the result. 1. "Judas
went and hung himself" 2. "go and do likewise"
3. "what you do, do quickly". This kind of random collection
of totally unrelated scriptures is exactly what is done to try
to prove their point on current signs and Bible prophecy. The
subject is not really that difficult if it is approached with
care.
