6/13/07
End of Time
It occured to me the other day, while I was in a deep meditation, contemplating the end of the world, that one of the only things that most people and most religions half-way agree on is that we are nearing the end of the world. Whether its the disapearance of the honey bees, global warming, end of the Mayan calender in 2012, the electric cloud in space, the estimation that our oil supply will be depleated withing the next 5-10 years, the turmoil in Middle East, the current Pope being the last of the "predicted Popes", people trying to raise money to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem in the "origianl spot", the increase in natural disasters and violence, or what-have-you. The main point is I think that it is quite obviouse that we are in fact nearing the end of our time on earth. Wouldn't it be amazing to be alive for the 2nd coming or rapture, whatever you believe. What an exciting time to be alive. I wonder if this generation, if it is the generation to face the end times, will have what it takes to face it head on? I wonder if we are prepared, or at least trying to prepare ourselves the best we can. Or are we doing what I find myself doing most of the time, just going through the days as normal. As if nothing will happen to me, I know that I myself am not as mindful of God and of His will for my life as I should be. I don't always have a Heaven mindset; or be working toward things that will last, not things of this world, when I know I should. There is so much that I wan't to do and want to experience in life. I need to start living every day to its fullest. Every day for the glory of the Father.
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Agreed. But my mindset (as wrong and pessimistic as it may be) is that people have been thiking the end of the world/second coming/rapture is coming for YEARS AND YEARS now. Remember the whole Left Behind Series. Gosh, after those started coming out I was convinced that the rapture was coming as soon as I finished those books.
ok, all that to say- I have no clue when its coming... But I apparently dont live like I am expecting it. Guess I need to work on that
Yes I thought about that to, how even as far back as Biblical times they thought the end was near. And I know that we won't be able to predict it for sure, but things have never been so aligned as they are at present. I think, correct me if I am wrong, that the only thing left to be fullfilled, Biblically speaking, before the end times is the rebuilding of the temple. Which they are trying to do right now. After that nothing is stopping Jesus from coming again. Granted it may be 8000 years from now, who knows? The present events and occurances seem to all point to the nearing of the end.
Danny104, how dispensationist of you. Why is it that we equate the end of the world with the return of Jesus?
I wonder if a better question might be, "Are we preparing God's world and His people for His return?"
well if I knew what a "dispensationalist" was I might have a nice comment to leave here, haha. Or I could pretend to know by googling it, but I couldn't find a definition for it. ;) So I will just say that I don't know why. Maybe because we expect Jesus to come back before the end of the world? When we see signs of that or turmoil in general our minds stray to the tribulation/end times, or my mind at least.
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