Subject: Anti Christ? Is America Babylon or Iraq? |
Bible Note: richilou 2003: I would have more respect for the "left behind" booksif it was clearly stated that the Author's were adding fiction to make the books marketable. I have seen a church library that had the set and the books were treated like commentaries, and exact theology of the end time studies. I have been studing what scripture for a good length of time and I have yet to see but just a few who in complete honesty say there is merit for different views to the pre, mid, and post-tribulation return of Christ. Look carefully at Matthew 24:29 " But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken." 30. "And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory. 31. And He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other." NASB Updated Those words are from our Lord Jesus Christ. Could He make it any clearer to understand? I would like anyone to tell me this took place in AD 70 or any other time up to now. So I find a real problem with Darbys theory that is so commonly held today. I think any theory that does not follow what Jesus saod here has a very serious flaw. When this will happen, not even Jesus knew, ONLY the FATHER! We are told to be ready, prepared, and expectant, and steadfast. Jesus said several times that when you think His return has to be now He said its "not yet". The left behind theology has become almost cultic, in the way if one dares to oppose or proclaim what Jesus actually did say you are looked down as ignorant or liberal. I do believ we need to be ready as Jesus could come atany time, and we need to live as we may very well live to the age of passing on in old age. I resent scaring people to make people say a prayer, and have come to a fearful knowlwdge of God but not a saving knowledge of God's only Son Jesus Christ! I personally think we are yet to be even in the birth pains, of Christs return. I am waiting to see "immediately after the tribulation" as verse 29 says the things to happen. Those things Jesus said are "yet to happem". I by no means clain to be an expert on the end times, but I can and do believe what our Lord said. For me that is enough. I am far to busy trin to let the Lords Love show through me to be so overwhelmed with the Left behind theology. Think even at 10 dollars a book that has been sold so far, that amount could have been used the real work of Lord rather than entertainment, and fiction at that. I am surs some will say look at how many have come to christ threw these books. I say real Scripture presented person to person could do far better! justme |