Signs of the second coming
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Mt 24:3-4
3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives,
the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when
shall these things be? and what shall be the
sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
The disciples asked 3
questions to Jesus.
1. When shall these things be?
2. What shall be the sign of thy coming?
3. When shall be the end of the world?
Mt 15: 2. He
answered and said unto them, when it is evening, ye say, it
will be fair weather: for the sky is red. 3. And in
the morning, it will be foul weather today: for the
sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the
face of the sky; but can ye not discern
the signs of the times?
Jesus wants us to discern the time and be not as hypocrites.
4. And Jesus answered and said unto
them, Take heed (pay attention) that no man deceive
you.
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1. The deceptions
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Mt24:11. And many false
prophets shall rise, and shall deceive
many.
What are the deceptions you know?
1. From the Old Testament
Genesis 2:16-17
16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every
tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
17 But of the tree of the knowledge of
good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that
thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
Genesis 3:1-5
1. Now the serpent was more subtil (cunning,
crafty, clever, especially in
a dishonest) than any beast of the field which the
LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea,
hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
How the devil is very
clever? When God created Lucifer as angel God created
that angel with wisdom and beauty.
Ez 28:12,17
12. Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the
king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD;
Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect
in beauty.
17. Thine heart was lifted
up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom
by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground,
I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
2. And the woman said unto
the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
3. But of the fruit of the
tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye
shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
4. And the serpent said unto
the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
5. For God doth know that in
the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and
ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
2. From the New Testament
Matthew 4:6-7
6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself
down: for it is written, He
shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their
hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash
thy foot against a stone.
7 Jesus said unto him,
It is written again, Thou shalt
not tempt the Lord thy God.
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2. False Christ
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Mt 24: 5. For
many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall
deceive many.
Christian cults: 1. Jehovah Witness, 2.Mormon, 3.Moonies,
4.Christian science, etc.
Hinduism is among the most ancient of the
eastern religions, and one that has had a profound influence
on western civilization. Over the years, it has given
birth to other cults and religious movements. Buddhism
started as an offshoot of Hinduism. Today, the New Age
Movement, Transcendental Meditation, and many forms of pagan
worship are offspring of Hinduism. Hinduism is a religion
of varied interpretations, practices, and doctrines.
One cannot say, “This is the Hindu orthodoxy, from which
there is no deviation.”
Many people say that few Christians are
very narrow minded, mostly everyone will go to god. But the
bible is saying in Mt 7: 13,14
13. Enter ye in at the strait gate: for
wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction,
and many there be which go in there at:
14. Because strait is the gate, and
narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there
be that find it.
About the trinity in the bible
1 John 5:7
7. For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father,
the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
Rev 16;:13 And I
saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the
mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and
out of the mouth of the false prophet.
The three-in-one god known
as “Brahman,” which is composed of: Brahma (the
creator), Vishnu (the Preserver), and Shiva (the Destroyer).
In Hinduism there are three gods that
compose Brahman – Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. Hindus
also worship the “wives” of Shiva, such as Kali,
or one of Vishnu’s ten incarnations (avatars).
This is only the beginning. There are literally millions
of Hindu gods and goddesses – by some counts, as many
as 330 million!
Hindus recognize three possible paths to
moksha, or salvation. The first is the way of works
or karma yoga.
The second way of salvation is the way
of knowledge, or jnana yoga.
The third way of salvation is the way
of devotion, or bhakti yoga.
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3. Wars and rumors of wars
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6. And ye shall hear of wars
and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all
these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7. For nation shall rise against
nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines,
and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
Wars in the Asian countries, African countries
and middle east countries, and drug war in South America.
In Mexico alone last year 6000 murder happened, 46 people
were beheaded. In 2-19-2009 New York a radio station CEO cut
his wife’s head. In 2008 in China 13 million and in
USA 1 million abortions were happened. According to the research
2008 the persecution of the Christians are more than the persecution
of the 1st century.
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4. Famines, and pestilences.
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Read the news about this subject in the
CNN , BBC or in foreign news media.
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5. Earthquakes
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Earthquakes happened in last 7 days.
Above 6 magnitude 2, 5m- 26, 4.5m-67, 2.5-186 (2-22-2009)
8. All these are the beginning
of sorrows.
9. Then shall they deliver you up to be
afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all
nations for my name's sake.
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6. Anti-semitism (The strong dislike)
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Mk 13:12
12. Now the brother shall betray the brother to
death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up
against their parents, and shall cause them to be put
to death.
Is it possible to happen like this? The
culture of the Muslims’ they will do .In the Middle
East the Muslim people are becoming Christian by seeing visions
and dreams. That Christians will not give up their faith.
So this anti-Semitism is possible in the Christian community.
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7. The False Prophets
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11. And many false prophets shall
rise, and shall deceive many. What you think about the False
Prophets?
Revelation 16:13
13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of
the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast,
and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
1 Tim4:1-3
1. Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter
times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing
spirits, and doctrines of devils;
2. Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their
conscience seared with a hot iron;
3. Forbidding to marry, and commanding
to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received
with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
2 Pe2:1,2
1. But there were false prophets also among the people, even
as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall
bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought
them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
2. And many shall follow their pernicious
ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken
of.
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8. The iniquity (Law lessness) increase
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12. And because iniquity shall abound,
the love of many shall wax cold. Read or hear the news of
the deferent kind of crimes happening around the world.
Jam4: 3.
3. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye
may consume it upon your lusts.
4. Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know
ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God?
whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy
of God.
1 Pe 4:3,4
3. For the time past of our life may suffice us
to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in
lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings,
and abominable idolatries:
4. Wherein they think it strange that ye
run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking
evil of you:
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9. The love decreasing.
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1 Pe 4: 8. And above all
things have fervent charity
among yourselves: for charity
shall cover the multitude of sins.
Jam 5:20. Let him know,
that he which converteth the sinner
from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and
shall hide a multitude of sins.
Mk12:31. And the second
is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour
as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
Lk 8: 15. But that
on the good ground are they,
which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word,
keep it, and bring forth fruit
with patience.
Mt24: 14. And
this gospel of the kingdom shall be
preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations;
and then shall the end come.
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10. The Kingdom shall be preached
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Do you know because of the present technology
of internet, radio, TV, CD etc, the gospel is reaching many
part of the world that man cannot imagine. Can you say one
place the gospel did not heard. The bible says then shall
the end come.
What is
the Kingdom of God? The preaching of
the Kingdom of God follows with the power of God (healing
and miracle).
Mt 12;28.
But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then
the kingdom of God is
come unto you.
Mt 9: 35.
And Jesus went about all the cities and villages,
teaching in their synagogues, and preaching
the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every
sickness and every disease among the people.
In these days many people are denying the
power of God because they do not follow or they do not want
to follow the bible to receive the power of God.
Matthew 17:21
(KJV). Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer
and fasting.
2 John
8. Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which
we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
9. Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth
not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth
in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the
Son.
10. If there come any unto you, and bring
not this doctrine, receive him not into your house,
neither bid him God speed:
Joel 2:28
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will
pour out my spirit upon all flesh;
and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old
men shall dream dreams, your
young men shall see visions:
This is not that the people jumping in
the church like the jumping beans or trying to dance like
King David. They are only show. For this they do not need
the Spirit of God. In these days I am hearing many people
are becoming Christians by seeing visions and dreams.
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11. New Jewish Nation.
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Mt 24: 32-35
32. Now learn a parable of the fig
tree; When his branch is yet
tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
33. So likewise ye, when ye shall see all
these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
34. Verily I say unto you, This
generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
35. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but
my words shall not pass away.
How we know the fig is Israel?
Jeremiah 24
5. Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Like
these good figs, so will I
acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah,
whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans
for their good.
6. For I will set mine eyes upon them for
good, and I will bring them again to
this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down;
and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.
Exekiel 34:
12. As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among
his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will
deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in
the cloudy and dark day.
13. And I will
bring them out from the people, and gather them
from the countries, and will
bring them to their own land,
and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in
all the inhabited places of the country.
In these references God is promising to
bring His people to their own land. According to His promise the
Israel nation was formed in the year 1948.
Jesus also said that," this generation
shall not pass". It may be from the time Israel nation formed, the
year 1948 one generation time the 2nd coming of Jesus may happen.
Many of the prophecy teachers are also expecting the same because
the prophecies are fulfilled for the coming of the Lord Jesus.
The people are saying that the bible says
in
Mt24:36 But of that day
and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but
my Father only.
Then how this people are predicting the
time is close? Is it not only Father know?
It is not predicting the day and hour,
but the season. Jesus said
Mt 16: 3 And in the morning, It
will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye
hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can
ye not discern the signs of the times?
It means Jesus do not wants us to be ignorant
of the time.
Mt 24:37 But as the days
of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38. For as in the days that were before
the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in
marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39. And knew not until the flood came,
and took them all away; so shall also
the coming of the Son of man be.
Do we have to be careful? Is not our God
is love and merciful?
This people are scaring the other people.
No it is not. Jesus said in
Mt 24:19-21
19. And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give
suck in those days!
20. But pray ye that your flight be not
in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
21. For then shall be great
tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the
world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
This is not said by the people, it is by
Jesus.
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