9-25-17 End of the World Broadcast in California


Daily Jot: End of world broadcast in California - Bill Wilson - www.dailyjot.com
The Orange County Register in Southern California reports that during a routine emergency alert broadcast last night, a voice came on predicting the end of the world. The paper quoted an alarmed viewer saying the voice eerily said, "Realize this, extremely violent times will come." Another viewer said, "I wasn't alarmed in the sense of thinking something was wrong, 'cause I assumed it was some sort of hack." There you have it-the two types of people that will be impacted most by the true Biblical events of the return of the Messiah in the end of days and the Day of the Lord-those who are fearful and clueless and those who are just clueless thinking it's a prank. There is a third group-the informed.
There are a lot of people over the years who have claimed that the end of the world is upon us. Remember the Maya Apocalypse prediction in 2012? Religious nut jobs like Harold Camping who used numerology and his twisted interpretations of the scriptures predicted the world would end 12 times before he died. Now another "numerologist" named David Meade is predicting the world will end on Saturday. This has the entire internet abuzz and even many news outlets. They are mostly ridiculing Meade, albeit warily. Fact is this: No Christian can or will truthfully and accurately predict the date and time of sudden destruction of the world. This is against Christ, the prophets and Holy Scripture.
The disciples of Christ asked him specifically in Matthew 24:3, "Tell us, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the world?" Verse 24:4, "Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you." Jesus goes on in Matthew 24 to lay out the step by step chronology of what will happen leading up to and upon the Day of the Lord-or what the non-believing people say is the end of the world, the apocalypse. Point is, there is a lot that needs to happen according to Jesus and the prophets. And we are not there yet. In fact, Jesus told his disciples again in Acts 1:7, "It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the father has put in his own power."
There are signs that we can use to discern. Jesus lays them out in Matthew 24. The prophetically unfulfilled Jewish holy days of Trumpets, Yom Kippur and Tabernacles also lend some insight into God's plan for judging the earth, redeeming his people, and dwelling with us as he establishes the new heavens and new earth. Any Christian predicting sudden destruction of earth without acknowledging the prophetic events that must take place is a deceiver. This person may not understand the scriptures in context or may just be trying to make a name. Whatever the motivation, the end result is deception-about which Christ warns. If you want to dialogue with folks on this, Matthew 24 is a good place to start.

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