The Last of the Last Days


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The Last of the Last Days

10 Unmistakable Signs That We're in The Last Days of the Last Days

Today things are moving so fast it's helpful to just step back, take a breath and look at the numerous Bible prophecies being fulfilled all around us. Here are 10 big prophecies that should convince anyone with 2 brain cells that we're definitely living in the last of the last days!

1) Israel Back In Their Homeland

"Say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I will take the sons of Israel from among the nations where they have gone, and I will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land; Ezek. 37:21

Bible prophecies regarding the latter days begin and end with Israel. Until God regathered Israel back to their homeland, most latter-days prophecies could not begin. But return they did. In the late 1800s, after almost 2000 years of worldwide dispersion, the Jews began filtering back to their original God-given land.

In 1917, at the end of WW1, the Balfour Agreement gave the Jews a legal right of return. And on May 14, 1948, the United Nations declared Israel a sovereign nation.

2) Israel Is A World Problem

"It will come about in that day that I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who lift it will be severely injured. And all the nations of the earth will be gathered against it. Zech. 12:3

The Bible not only promised Israel would return to their God-given land, but that this tiny nation would also become a burdensome stone to the world. Hardly a day goes by that Israel's not in the news. Israel has a population of about 8

You can barely see Israel (red) in the
middle of a Muslim dominated land.
million, the Arabs about 450 million.

Every American administration since Israel became a nation in 1948 has tried and failed to secure a lasting peace in the Middle East. The national news has a continuous dribble of problems regarding Israel and the Middle East, usually making Israel out to be the problem.

This ultimately ends with every nation on earth coming against Israel in the Tribulation Period. Toward the end of the seven-year Tribulation period, the Antichrist will bring together the world's armies to "kill the Jews." But their Messiah, Jesus of Nazareth, will return to earth and save them from annihilation.

3) Homosexual Perversion

"...and they called to Lot and said to him, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may have relations (intercourse) with them." Gen 19:5

"For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah." Matt. 24:37

"It was the same as happened in the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building; but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. It will be just the same on the day that the Son of Man is revealed." Luke 17:28-30

The Bible says that the days before the Rapture will be "just like" the days before God destroyed the earth with a global flood. And also just like the days before He destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. One of the distinguishing characteristics specifically mentioned was widespread homosexual sin. God will again judge homosexual sin in the future.

Always know that homosexual behavior IS sin. Homosexuals are not born that way, rather they CHOOSE to be. Much like a thief can't stop stealing without the transcending power of God, a homosexual can't repent/turn from his/her sin without the power of God. Murder, stealing, adultery, homosexuality, etc., ARE clearly defined as SIN by God's Word. God defines sin, not the government!

Today, homosexual rights are on the front-burner of the politically-correct push to bring the perversion out into the open as normal, incorrectly equating their demands with the push for black rights in the 60s.

But comparing homosexual rights to civil rights is not an apples-to-apples comparison because homosexual behavior is a choice and black skin color isn't. That fact seems to be lost in the rhetoric as God-given and constitutionally protected rights of Christians are tossed out the window while homosexual perversion is elevated to "normal" status.

4) Cashless Society

And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the freemen and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, and he provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name. Rev. 13:16-17

A recent survey (1) said only 10% of Americans always carry cash. The worldwide movement toward electronic payments has been breathtaking. For most of those reading this article, if our bank unexpectedly froze our accounts, we'd be in deep trouble.

With banking now tied worldwide we're obviously not too far from one person literally being able to control the world. And that's where we're headed... to a point where one person will have total control of all transactions on earth.

5) Russian / Iranian Coalition

"Son of man, set your face toward Gog of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him" Ezek 38:2

"I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them splendidly attired, a great company with buckler and shield, all of them wielding swords; Persia, Ethiopia and Put (Libya in some translations) with them, all of them with shield and helmet;" Ezek 38:4,5

"After many days you will be summoned; in the latter years you will come into the land that is restored from the sword, whose inhabitants have been gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel which had been a continual waste; but its people were brought out from the nations, and they are living securely, all of them. Ezek 38:8

Amazingly the Bible predicts that Gog/Rosh (Modern day Russia) will invade Israel from the north with Persia (Modern day Iran) as one of her principal allies. So it's not surprising that today Russia and Iran are becoming so militarily close.

Also keep in mind that the above prophecies, written 2700 years ago, pinpoint this time to be after Israel comes back into their land in the latter days.

6) Nuclear Weapons

And another, a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to take peace from the earth, and that men would slay one another; and a great sword was given to him. Rev. 6:4

Now this will be the plague with which the LORD will strike all the peoples who have gone to war against Jerusalem; their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, and their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongue will rot in their mouth. Zech. 14:12

How would you have described a nuclear bomb 2,500 years ago? John and Zechariah had to do just that! All they knew was that it was huge and quite destructive! So destructive that flesh melted off their bodies before their bones hit the ground!

That sounds exactly like a neutron bomb that's designed to vaporize the people and leave the buildings intact.

7) Increase In Knowledge

"But as for you, Daniel, conceal these words and seal up the book until the end of time; many will go back and forth, and knowledge will increase." Dan.12:4

"The chariots race madly in the streets,
They rush wildly in the squares,
Their appearance is like torches,
They dash to and fro like lightning flashes." Nah. 2:4

The Internet has become the modern-day purveyor of information as you pretty much have access to anything and everything at your fingertips.

Ease of local or worldwide transportation by car, plane, train or ship is considered normal. Nahum 2:4 sounds like the prophet is looking down on a busy intersection at night.

8) Mockers denying Jesus' Second Coming

"Know this first of all, that in the last days mockers will come with their mocking, following after their own lusts, and saying, "Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all continues just as it was from the beginning of creation." 2Pet 3:3,4

Denying the clear Biblical doctrines of the Lord first returning in the Rapture is a SIGN of the Rapture. The dispensational model for scripture interpretation is the only consistent way to know what God says to us in His written word.

Yet over 80% of the "Christian Church" in the world is A-millennial in their theology, which is a basic denial of the Rapture.

Notice this is not a verse talking about non-Christians, but because it mentions "fathers" and God's "creation," it's referring to Christians living in the last days!!

9) 144,000 Jewish Evangelists Identified

"And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred and forty-four thousand sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:" Rev 7:4

"And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders; and no one could learn the song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand who had been purchased from the earth. These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they have kept themselves chaste. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been purchased from among men as first fruits to God and to the Lamb." Rev. 14:3,4

This puzzling prophecy says God will choose 144,000 Jewish men and reveal Himself to them on Mount Zion in Jerusalem (different from Mount of Olives and Mount Moriah). Most interestingly, these men are virgins.

I wrote an article a few years ago identifying these men as the unmarried Rabbinical Jews between the ages of 18 and 30. Today they're estimated to number approximately 150,000, and their ranks are growing. (Click here to read the entire article.)

10) Israel's Deserts Blooming

"In the days to come Jacob will take root, Israel will blossom and sprout, and they will fill the whole world with fruit." Isaiah 27:6

"The wilderness and the desert will be glad, and the Arabah (desert) will rejoice and blossom; Like the crocus it will blossom profusely." Is. 35:1,2

The Bible prophesies that the parched and desert land of Israel will bloom profusely. In the late 1800s, Mark Twain commented that there was hardly anything green in the land.

The Turks of Ottoman Empire who controlled the land for 400 years had heavily taxed trees on property. So most people cut down all their trees to avoid paying the tax!

Since the Jews began returning in earnest in the late 1800s, the Jewish National Fund has planted over 250 million trees throughout the country (which is roughly the size of Vermont).

Jordan River today

One of the most amazing things we see in Israel today on our Bible trips is the incredible and colorful blooming vegetation in the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea--the lowest point on earth.

The drip system allows Israel to export $65 million in dates each year from trees grown around the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth.

Israelis invented the drip system that enables as little as a cupful of water to bountifully nourish a whole tree for a day. Using this method in the desert has literally caused it to bloom in the last 50 years. They now export fresh fruit and vegetables via plane to Europe every day but Saturday (Shabot).

And the next big prophecy to be fulfilled:

Israel Discovering Great Riches

"Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish with all its villages will say to you, 'Have you come to capture spoil? Have you assembled your company to seize plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to capture great spoil?'"' Ezek 38:13


The Bible says there will be great riches discovered in the land. The riches are so great that sovereign nations band together to invade and take the riches. This is unfolding before our eyes!

Israel has discovered huge gas fields inland and off-shore her coasts. And as they say in Texas, "where there's gas, there's oil." So it's only a matter of time.

Over 500 oil wells have been drilled in Israel to no avail. But recently Israel struck oil, and it's a whopper. It's over 10 times the average size of oil wells in the world and will provide billions of gallons of oil a year, far exceeding the needs of Israel.

As more wells are tapped into this massive reserve, Israel will become a major oil supplier to Europe and North America. Do you think this will sit well with the Arabs? They already seethe at Israel's success in rebuilding a great nation in only 50 years. They're going to go bonkers!

And the prophecy also mentions gold and silver riches. As the Dead Sea dries up, could it expose more and more unseen riches?

Trust me, when Israel is able to supply oil at a lower price from a closer delivery point (the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea), the Muslims will go nuts.

And if Israel also discovers gold and silver, the Arabs will wet their collective pants. So Israel's discovering great riches is closely tied into prophecy #2 above, Israel being a burdening stone to the world!

BDS Anyone?

Another point of contention worth mentioning between Israel and the world is the ridiculous attempt to pressure Israel through BDS, or Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions of Israel movement.

This laughable campaign by brain-dead liberals fails to make sense when one realizes how many incredible products Israel contributes to the world. Who would want to give up their smart phone?

Thankfully, many states are now passing anti-BDS laws. Colorado has recently joined Florida, Tennessee, New York, Indiana and Pennsylvania in passing anti-BDS legislation. Another 30+ states are reportedly considering similar legislation.

BDS makes ludicrous claims!

The bottom line is that you have to be dumb as dirt to support BDS. If you're not up to speed on the stupidity of the BDS movement, watch this short video called "BDS or the Bible?"

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Therefore, yes, I obviously believe we're living in the last of the last days. These 10 prophecies (there are of course a lot more!) prove the end of the current dispensation, the Church Age, is near. It will end with the Believers' exhilarating exit, shedding our present sinful containers.

To a trusting-the-blood Believer, seeing so much Bible prophecy coming together should be an exciting incentive to ask the Lord for His wisdom for being sensitive to the leading of His Spirit to reach our lost family, friends and co-workers with the Good News. And Good News it is!!!

- Bill Perkins -
 

#1 isn't complete yet. The Jews do not have all the Promised Land back under their control, within their borders. They have just a piece of it. It's a good start but it's not yet the fulfillment.

The Rapture gets closer every day but God isn't on an earthly deadline.

Yes, we have to be active for the Lord with the time we have left, regardless of how little or how much that is.
 
I have no other way of knowing, but 70 years (A generation) from May 1948 would be May 2018. Years of 7 are significant in Bible Prophecy. May 1948 is when Israel became the free state of the Jews. What could happen on or near that time? I don't know, but I feel it will be or begin a significant time in the world.
 
I'm with you the only difference could be the Jewish calandra it is different, but I don't see how it could be much longer or God is going to have to apologize for sodium and Gomorrah!


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I have no other way of knowing, but 70 years (A generation) from May 1948 would be May 2018. Years of 7 are significant in Bible Prophecy. May 1948 is when Israel became the free state of the Jews. What could happen on or near that time? I don't know, but I feel it will be or begin a significant time in the world.
This is the point. We aren't supposed to know when the Rapture will happen. We don't need a formula or calculation. The Lord will Rapture His saints when He's ready. We aren't supposed to guess dates. What we feel doesn't enter into the equation.
 
I'm with you the only difference could be the Jewish calandra it is different, but I don't see how it could be much longer or God is going to have to apologize for sodium and Gomorrah!


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That's a glib saying but I would never second guess God. (I assume you meant Sodom.)
 
True, only the Father knows the day or the hour. Jesus will come for His bride when the Father tells Him it's time. True, we aren't supposed to know when the Rapture will happen (day or the hour), and what we feel doesn't enter into the equation. However, Jesus did command that we not be ignorant of the time (Matthew 16:3). Most scholars believe that man's years of Earthly rule will be 6,000 years and 1,000 years (Millennium) of Christ's rule. In three different Gospels (Signs of the End of the Age-Matthew, Mark, and Luke - Fig Tree Prophecy) the Lord tells us that the re-birth of ISRAEL (1948) would mark the beginning of this Last Generation. Add to that ISRAEL being God's Prophetic Timepiece and one can easily conclude that God certainly does have an Earthly deadline.
 
I didn't say I knew that May 2018 was the end, I said I was guessing. Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn once in a while.
 
Nothing wrong with guessing just be ready to stay and ready to go anytime[emoji3]


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True, only the Father knows the day or the hour. Jesus will come for His bride when the Father tells Him it's time. True, we aren't supposed to know when the Rapture will happen (day or the hour), and what we feel doesn't enter into the equation. However, Jesus did command that we not be ignorant of the time (Matthew 16:3). Most scholars believe that man's years of Earthly rule will be 6,000 years and 1,000 years (Millennium) of Christ's rule. In three different Gospels (Signs of the End of the Age-Matthew, Mark, and Luke - Fig Tree Prophecy) the Lord tells us that the re-birth of ISRAEL (1948) would mark the beginning of this Last Generation. Add to that ISRAEL being God's Prophetic Timepiece and one can easily conclude that God certainly does have an Earthly deadline.

After much thought about my statement..."True, we aren't supposed to know when the Rapture will happen (day or the hour), and what we feel doesn't enter into the equation", I stand corrected. What we feel most certainly does enter into the equation:

Should this blessed hope of Christ’s any-time return have an effect on the believer in Jesus Christ? John wrote, “All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as [Jesus] is pure” (1 John 3:3). The believer anticipating Christ’s blessed return will seek to live, in the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit, a life of purity. We will all stand before the Lord and give an account of how we lived for Him on earth (2 Corinthians 10:5).

Jesus’ imminent return should motivate the believer to live godly in an ungodly world. The word looking in Titus 2:13 is the key for that to happen. To be “looking” means that we live each day in continual anticipation and expectancy, with the conviction that Jesus could come at any time. That hope becomes a transforming reality in this life, resulting in God being glorified through us (1 Corinthians 10:31). The blessed hope brings us joy and cheers us through the trials of this world. It should also cause us to stop and evaluate our thinking, words, and actions.
 
I didn't say I knew that May 2018 was the end, I said I was guessing. Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn once in a while.
It wasn't my intention to insinuate anything to the contrary to your statement, I was only elaborating into a more developed point pertaining to the subject.
 
I have no other way of knowing, but 70 years (A generation) from May 1948 would be May 2018. Years of 7 are significant in Bible Prophecy. May 1948 is when Israel became the free state of the Jews. What could happen on or near that time? I don't know, but I feel it will be or begin a significant time in the world.
The Rapture is imminent, only the Father knows the day or the hour, it can happen tomorrow, or before I finish typing this post. Many Biblical scholars believe that there is a 2-3 year gap between the Rapture and the Tribulation. The only thing we know for sure about the timing of the Rapture is that it will happen before the the 7 years of Tribulation. Date setting such as the Day or Hour is in reference to the time of the Rapture only. It's quite to the contrary pertaining to the Last of the Last Days of this Last Generation...(Matthew 16:3) "And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and threatening. O you hypocrites, you can discern the face of the sky; but can you not discern the signs of the times"? God said that "The days of our years (generation) are Threescore Years and Ten" (70 yrs), but God also added "and if by reason of strength they be Fourscore Years" (80 yrs). "Fourscore if by reason of strength" AFFIRMS that ALL PROPHECY WILL BE FULFILLED, including the SECOND COMING OF CHRIST, no later than 2028. Knowing that the Re-Birth of ISRAEL (1948) marked the beginning of the Last Generation, we are already 68 years into the Last Generation. Any way we do the math time is short, and knowing that ISRAEL is God's Prophetic Timepiece, we won't have much longer to wait.

~ Things Are Going To Get Very Ugly, Very Soon ~
 
The following statements are just my opinions, not in criticism of anyone.

I trust the Scriptures, not my feelings, for what God has to say. Human feelings are changeable but God's Word is not.

God told us that no one except Him knows the day or time of His appearing again. I trust that He has a reason for that. In all the rest of the prophecies regarding end times, the times are very numerically specific, such as the seven years Tribulation and 1,000 years Millennium. In the case of the Rapture, since God didn't give us any specific numbers, then I conclude it's because He doesn't want the focus to be on timing and dating but on carrying out His Great Commission of spreading His Gospel.

I believe it's harmful to that work to distract from the sharing of the Gospel by focusing on signs. Signs were given mostly to the Jews at the beginning of the church age. Now we have the printed Bible which can reach more people, not just the Jews. Signs are not going to convict Gentile non-believers who make up a great deal of the world's population. Also, by focusing on dates, and then seeing those dates come and go, we Christians can harm the cause of Christ by discrediting our testimonies and opening up avenues of mockery.

Most intelligent and informed people of today's world are aware of all turmoil in this world. What they aren't aware of is the overwhelming peace and joy they can receive by trusting in Jesus Christ.

The Great Commission is to spread the Gospel. The Gospel is the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
 
It really amazes me as to why so many pastors, teachers, and “Christian leaders” choose to ignore, revile, dilute, and misrepresent the 25 percent of God’s Word which comprises the prophetic Scriptures?” Here are a few compelling facts to consider from the Encyclopedia of Biblical Prophecy by J. Barton Payne:

There are 1,239 prophecies in the Old Testament and 578 in the New Testament for a total of 1,817 prophecies.
These prophecies are included within 8,352 verses of the Bible.
Since there are 31,124 verses in the Bible, the 8,352 verses that contain prophecy constitute 26.8 percent of the Bible’s volume.

I’m being conservative here. That’s actually more than 25 percent of the Word of God! The entire Bible has prophetic themes woven throughout. It's prophetic at the very beginning in Genesis chapter 3 when the conflict between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent was foretold. And it's prophetic at the very end of Revelation when the reign of Christ is anticipated for all eternity. The prophetic Scriptures so dominate the whole Bible that they’re impossible to avoid unless one intentionally changes their gait through its pages the same way one avoids stepping on cracks on the sidewalk. Over 1500 of the prophecies of the Bible are devoted to Christ’s Second Coming. For every prophecy in the Old Testament about Jesus First Coming, there are eight about His Second Coming. Christ’s return also comprises one of every five verses in the New Testament. If the Bible makes prophecy a priority, so should we. If an emphasis of the New Testament is the Second Coming of Christ, we should make that an emphasis too. If prophetic themes crop up all the time throughout the entire Word of God, we should be seeing prophetic themes salting many of our sermons and lessons. But we don’t. It’s time for a reality check. We can look at Paul’s example as a case in point. On his second missionary journey Paul visited the church of Thessalonica. Chapter two of 2 Thessalonians dives right into the problem and it concerns the second coming of Jesus Christ. Paul dispenses a healthy portion of meat in this chapter, but he asks in 2 Thessalonians 2:5, Don’t you remember when I was with you I used to tell you these things?

Paul didn’t have a lot of time with them, but he used what little he had to emphasize the themes of prophecy. Specifically, Paul taught these early believers about Christ’s Second Advent, about the Antichrist, about the Rapture, and about the Great Tribulation. So what gives with this emphasis on prophecy? Shouldn’t Paul have focused on Christian community, the love of Jesus, responsible tithing, and what it means to really care? Let’s get real here, eschatology? Isn’t that the fringe stuff that’s not really central to our faith? Shouldn’t he have emphasized Jesus since it’s all about Jesus anyway? The church of today needs to learn something from the church of yesterday. Our pastors, teachers, and “Christian leaders” would be wise to take a cue from Paul. It’s high time we reintroduced 25% of the divinely-inspired Word of God back into our regular diets. What's really alarming is the posture of the greater church towards the prophetic Word of God today. In an abject display of 2 Peter 3:4, the average church today doubts and belittles the very doctrines Paul considered vital to the faith of a believer and to the health of a congregation.The Church today is blind to its own prognosis. It has vaccinated itself against receiving the full truth by permitting only a portion of it to have any effect. It’s all about Jesus. This is a standard line that many folks parrot when they find themselves confronted by spiritual issues that challenge their personal preferences and zones of comfort. I’m not going to argue with the essence of that line, but I’ll offer a perspective that some people who are quick to deploy it have not considered. In Rev. 19:10 it says, “For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” Let me put that another way: prophecy is designed to reveal the full person and divinity of our Lord Jesus. This is a problem for anyone that justifies placing prophetic doctrines on the back burner so they can “focus on Jesus” instead.

One cannot maximize their relationship with God when they refuse to wholly understand Him the way the entire revelation of the Bible intends for them to. The 25 percent of Scripture which is prophetic uniquely reveals the person, plans, and purposes of Jesus Christ. As such, it was divinely-intended to be a vital part of the believer’s spiritual diet. Any other choice results in spiritual malnutrition and an arm’s-length relationship with our Lord and Savior. Just as Paul realized that one’s relationship with Jesus will lack a great deal of meaningful dimension if His future plans and dramatic end-time return is discounted, so we will be less effective with the good news of salvation if we do not proclaim 100 percent of the testimony of Jesus. In scripture, you can look at the record of Jesus’ life. You can look at the impossibility of any mere human fulfilling the ancient prophecies about Him. And you can look at those prophecies and see that the Messiah must be divine. You can also look at prophecies, including His own, regarding His return, and see that we live in that time.

~ God Uses Prophecy To Prove He Is Who He Says He Is, And To Authenticate ALL The Warnings And The Promises Found In The Bible ~
 

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