Despite what the naysayers may claim, we are living in biblically prophetic times… indisputable and irrefutable evidence is before our eyes if one cares to see it. Specific prophecies about the end times that were written over two thousand years ago have now come to pass and/or are coming to pass in our historical lifetime. And we are the only historical generation in the entirety of human history to see these exacting prophecies being fulfilled. There are four distinct prophecies to which I am referring. Consider each of them with me.
After almost two thousand years of dispersion throughout the world the nation of Israel has finally been re-established. Never before in the entirety of history has a nation been destroyed and the remnants of that nation scattered around the world. The nation of Israel lost their government, military, economic and trade systems, language distinctions, cultural distinctions, and their sovereign borders.
The amazing thing about this occurrence is that the Bible prophesied that this particular dispersion would happen long before the fall did happen. And furthermore the Bible prophesied that Israel would return to the land to become a mighty nation again - in the last days.
In 1948 the world saw this prophecy come to pass. We are the only historical generation in well over 2000 years to see this amazing end time prophecy unfold. Now we watch stories about Israel and the world’s hatred for her every day.
Secondly, in relation to this prophecy, there are also prophecies in the Old Testament clearly outlining an alignment of certain nations that would ally themselves together for the expressed purpose of attacking the restored “last days” Israel. These prophecies, over 2500 years old, predicted that these nations would be enraged at Israel and would seek her total annihilation in the last days. Who are these biblically mentioned nations? Their modern names are Iran, Iraq, Russia, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, parts of Sudan, and Saudi Arabia. Does any of this sound familiar? We are the first and only historical generation to see this prophecy being fulfilled.
Egypt has now fallen into the hands of the Muslim Brotherhood – deep and mortal enemies of Israel. Libya will be next. We are living the prophecies and they are happening before our very eyes.
Thirdly, Daniel chapters nine through twelve, hold some interesting keys to the understanding of the timing of the Lord’s return. In about 550 BC Daniel prophesied the time of the Messiah’s first and second coming and it has been demonstrated time and time again how Daniel’s prophecy was accurately fulfilled at Jesus’ first coming. The Angel Gabriel, who gave Daniel the information about the Messiah’s second coming, said that the understanding of the timing of the second coming was sealed until the time of the end. In other words it could not be understood until this special period of history in which we are living.
But in addition to other clues, Gabriel gave two conditions that would prevail at the time of the end. Travel and knowledge (or information) would be vastly increased according to Daniel’s prophecy.
But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
Daniel 12:4
Interestingly, the Hebrew word for “running to and fro” literally means to travel great distances. The Hebrew word for “knowledge” means not only knowledge but information and a clever dissemination of that knowledge. The Hebrew word for “increase” literally means an abundant surprising increase or addition.
So a more modern rendition of this prophecy could be stated something like this – In the very last days man’s ability to travel and traverse the earth will explode with technology. Information systems and information dispersion will increase like the world has never known.
Out of the ten thousand years of human existence, for nine thousand, nine hundred of those years man has walked, ridden beasts, or built carts and wagons pulled by beasts. Only in the last one hundred years or so did man go from animal travel to mechanical and mass transportation systems. Only in the last sixty years or so has man travelled into space. Practically everyone on the globe now has access to world travel; for the first time in human history and only in our lifetime. That is only the first half of the prophecy.
Education and knowledge has also exploded in the twentieth century. From the time of Christ until 1900 it is estimated that msn’s knowledge has doubled. In just the next fifty years – from 1900 to the late 1940’s, it reportedly doubled again. Then man’s knowledge began an extremely rapid doubling – first every seven years and then every two years beginning in the 1960’s.
It appears in the late 1940’s or the early 1950’s marked the time in history when knowledge, and education, and information vastly increased and literally began exploding. This explosion of knowledge just happens to correspond exactly to the rebirth of Israel in 1948.
And the fourth amazing end time prophecy that we are now living is from the mouth of Jesus himself.
“And this gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations and then the end will come”
When Jesus spoke these words the gospel was not yet completed. He had not yet gone to the cross. There was no empty tomb. The Holy Spirit had not been given. The church had not been born. The whole world had not been discovered yet and the technology to take the gospel to the world had not been invented. But he spoke the words as an end time prophecy and now it is happening.
Again, we are the only generation that has ever lived that is witnessing the gospel being reached to the entire world by information technologies invented only in the last twenty years. Now is the time of the end according to Jesus himself.
What you will read next is very important. When the Bible speaks of the time of the end it is speaking of man’s time of wicked corruption and deceitful ruling and reigning being over or ended. And it is speaking of the beginning of the time of Jesus’ reign of righteousness, holiness, perfection, and a restored paradise. So for the born again believer the soon-coming time of the end or the last days of man’s wicked rule is something that we should look forward to, something we should pray for, something that should encourage us.
If you do not know Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior we implore you – call upon Him today for salvation. If you need biblical ministry assistance in your salvation you can email the ppsimmons ministry to ppsimmons@live.com.
The fact remains - we are living in the last days. We are the only generation to experience these specific end times prophecies. Even so, come Lord Jesus… come.
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