As it was during the time of Noah (corruption and violence filled the Earth) ... SO SHALL IT BE when the Son of Man (Jesus) returns .... http://dadmansabode.com/CCF/OFF-SITE/
how to die in your sins .. Recorded Nov 15 1970 http://dadmansabode.com/b/04/040803.mp3
the simple gospel .. Recorded Dec 26 1976 http://dadmansabode.com/b/04/040804.mp3
four marks of a Hell-bound man .. Recorded Feb 11 1990 http://dadmansabode.com/b/04/040805.mp3
four ways to miss Heaven .. Recorded May 04 1997 http://dadmansabode.com/b/04/040806.mp3
Abandoned by God .. Part 1 of 2 .. Recorded Aug 30 1981 http://dadmansabode.com/b/06/060122.mp3
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Romans 01:24 .. therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity .. so that their bodies would be dishonored among them
01:25 .. for they exchanged the truth of God for a lie .. and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator .. who is blessed forever . . . amen
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Abandoned by God .. Part 2 of 2 .. Recorded Aug 30 1981 http://dadmansabode.com/b/06/060123.mp3
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01:26 .. for this reason God gave them over to degrading passions .. for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural
01:27 .. and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another ..
..... .... men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error
01:28 .. and just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer .. God gave them over to a depraved mind .. to do those things which are not proper
01:29 .. being filled with all unrighteousness .. wickedness .. greed .. evil .. full of envy .. murder .. strife .. deceit .. malice .. they are gossips
01:30 .. slanderers .. haters of God .. insolent .. arrogant .. boastful .. inventors of evil .. disobedient to parents
01:31 .. without understanding .. untrustworthy .. unloving .. unmerciful
01:32 .. and although they know the ordinance of God .. that those who practice such things are worthy of death .. they not only do the same ..
..... .... but also give hearty approval to those who practice them
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Do you know enough truth about God to counter widely accepted, misguided views about Him?
What would you say about God’s nature, and how it compares with our nature? How would you explain the Trinity?
The work of Jesus Christ? The role of the Holy Spirit—are you called to worship Him the same way that you worship the Father and the Son?
And if God is sovereign and good, why does He allow evil to exist?
John MacArthur tackles those issues and more in Consider This. Originally preached to students at The Master’s University,
this series applies to anyone who wants to elevate their thoughts of God, embrace Him more fully, and help others trust in Him ........... gty.org
btw: anyone ever think of the fact that this Country has had 46 years of legalized abortion (the murder of an innocent Human Being inside its mother's womb) hmmm ??
An assassination of the notion that Human Life is sacred, has it not had an impact on almost two generations of youth ?
We wonder (totally Beffuddled) as to why someone might take the life of another Human Being without even a second thought ?
Our Laws are indeed a teacher and a guide as to what our society deems as to what is right and wrong / for better or worse
.......... probably trending toward Persecution of Christians and Jews will indeed be the order of the day ---- As we see the day approaching
Amos ( approx. 750 BC ) says the following in this regards: .....
The days are coming, declares the Lord, when the reaper will be overtaken by the plowman and the planter by the one treading grapes.
New wine will drip from the mountains and flow from all the hills ...
and I will bring my people Israel back from exile (FULFILLED 1948)
They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them (FULFILLED)
They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit (FULFILLED)
I will plant Israel in their own land (FULFILLED 1948),
never again to be uprooted from the land I have given them, says the Lord your God ........ Amos 9:13-15
Christians are to occupy in a culture of evil http://dadmansabode.com/CCF/OFF-SITE/
to the un-redeemed ........ see A B C image in the OP
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To the redeemed ........It's Time to Stay Awake - The night before the crucifixion, Jesus was in the Garden of Gethsemane. He went to be alone and pray. But before He did, Jesus asked the apostles to stay up and pray with Him. He warned them not to fall asleep. Nevertheless, they did. They were finally awakened when soldiers arrived to arrest Jesus.
In a similar way, Jesus warned us not to be caught sleeping when He returns (Mark 13:36). To illustrate, He told a story of ten bridesmaids. Of the ten bridesmaids, five were foolish and five were wise. The five foolish bridesmaids didn't take enough oil for their lamps when they went to wait for the bridegroom. When they left to buy more oil, the bridegroom came and they missed out on the marriage feast. Jesus warned us not to be like the foolish bridesmaids. He said, "You, too, must keep watch! For you do not know the day or hour of my return" (Matthew 25:1-13).
In another parable, Jesus once again commanded us to watch: "You, too, must keep watch! For you don't know when the master of the household will return. It could be evening, midnight, dawn, or daybreak. Don't let the master find you sleeping when he arrives without warning" (Mark 13:35-37).
Personally, I've written about the nearness of the Second Coming for over 13 years. Obviously, Jesus didn't return in those 13 years, but none of the reasons to expect His return have gone away. In fact, the opposite is true. The reasons to expect Jesus to return at any moment have markedly increased.
Yet to great amazement, many Christians seem more complacent and ignorant of the signs than ever. Why? I don't know. But I'll continue to sound the alarm, and you should too. The Bible says if we recognize the signs and don't tell others about them, we're no different than a watchman who sees an invading army and doesn't sound the alarm. If we fail in our role as watchmen, God says He will hold us accountable for all those who perish (Ezekiel 33:1-6).
All the signs Jesus and the prophets said to look for are present right now. For almost 2,000 years, no Christian could say that.
Our generation is an eyewitness to signs previous Christians could only dream about.
If the signs are telling us the Tribulation and the Second Coming are near, then it means the rapture is even closer.
Don't fall asleep, and don't let anyone around you fall asleep. It's never been more important to stay awake. Jesus is coming!
The Rise of Global Government - The Bible says a single government will rule the world politically (Revelation 13:7), religiously (Revelation 13:8), and economically (Revelation 13:16‐17) in the last days. It will rule over "all people, tribes, and languages" on the face of the earth (Revelation 13:7). Its authority will be so complete no one will be able to buy or sell anything without its permission (Revelation 13:16‐17). For centuries, a true global government was impossible. Today, world leaders openly discuss it, and the technology exists to implement and rule such a government.
Alone, each of these signs indicates the end times are near. Together, they prove ours is the end-times generation.
Jesus Himself said to look for these signs. He said when you see them, you can know His return is near (Matthew 24:33).
In fact, He said the generation that sees these signs will not pass away before He returns (Matthew 24:34).
This convergence of signs is the #1 reason to believe our generation is on the verge of witnessing the Second Coming.
But instead of getting excited and ramping up our efforts to spread the Gospel, the Christian church is mostly silent on the issue. A large part of the church is complacent, and the Bible warned about this as well.
Rise of a United Europe - The Bible says a revived Roman Empire will come to power in the end times (Daniel 2, Daniel 7, Revelation 17). According to Daniel, it will be a ten-nation alliance of weak and strong nations. Some parts will be as strong as iron, while other parts will be as weak as clay (Daniel 2:42). We see the initial stages of this alliance in the European Union - the legal and culture inheritor of the Roman Empire's legacy. The EU today is a coalition of both weak and strong nations. A volatile alliance, it struggles to stay together.
Rise of the Gog of Magog Alliance - The Bible says a military alliance that includes Russia, Iran, Turkey, and a number of Muslim nations will attack Israel "in the latter days" (Ezekiel 38:8) when God brings His people home from among the enemy nations (Ezekiel 39:27). Today, we see those exact nations coming together. The alliance they form today is an alliance that has never existed in world history.
Israel's Exceedingly Great Army - Ezekiel said, in the last days, Israel will field "an exceedingly great army" (Ezekiel 37:10).
Zechariah said Israel will be like a fire among sheaves of grain, burning up the neighboring nations (Zechariah 12:6) and even the weakest Israeli soldier will be like David (Zechariah 12:8). Since 1948, Israel has fought no less than four conventional wars against its neighbors. Despite being outnumbered more than 50 to 1, Israel has achieved overwhelming victory every time.
Israel Surrounded by Enemies - According to the Bible, enemies will surround Israel in the end times. Those enemies will say "Come, let us wipe away the nation of Israel. Let's destroy the memory of its existence" (Psalm 83:4) and "Let us take for ourselves these pasturelands of God" (Psalm 83:12). Ezekiel said Israel's neighbors will say "God has given their land to us" (Ezekiel 11:14‐17), and "Israel and Judah are ours. We will take possession of them. What do we care if their God is there?" (Ezekiel 35:10). Ever since the rebirth of Israel in 1948, the daily headlines have included these exact sentiments. Israel's Muslim neighbors claim the land of Israel for themselves, and they have no regard for the God of Israel.
Increased Travel and Knowledge - Six hundred years before Jesus, an angel gave Daniel a special message. He said "travel and knowledge" will increase in the end times (Daniel 12:4). For centuries of human history, dramatic gains in travel and knowledge did NOT take place. Yet the last two hundred years have seen explosions in the speed and frequency of travel as well as the amount and availability of knowledge. For example, up until around two hundred years ago, a man could travel no faster than a horse could carry him.
Today, we can travel faster than the speed of sound. Many consider the Library of Alexandria to be the greatest collection of written knowledge in the ancient world. While we don't know for sure how much knowledge was housed there, some estimates say it was as many 500,000 papyrus scrolls. Two thousand years ago, this was the height of human knowledge.
Today, you probably have a bigger library in your pocket. Your smartphone can download almost any book that's ever been written in a matter of seconds. Our generation is experiencing an exponential increase in travel and knowledge.
The Gospel Preached Throughout the World - When the disciples asked about the end of the age and the signs of His coming, Jesus told them to look for a very specific sign. He said the Gospel will be preached throughout the entire world. Every nation will hear it. Then, the end will come (Matthew 24:14). For centuries after the crucifixion, the Gospel mostly reached a small area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. But in the past two centuries, Christians carried the Gospel to every country on earth.
Today, missionaries live in every nation. The Bible is translated into hundreds of languages, and the message of Jesus is sent around the world by radio, TV, satellite, and the Internet. Our generation is the first one on the verge of spreading the Gospel to every last person on earth.
The Jewish People Back in Jerusalem - Jesus prophesied armies would surround Jerusalem, destroy the city, and enslave its citizens. In A.D. 70, the Roman legions fulfilled this prophecy. In the days that followed, Jesus said Gentiles would control Jerusalem until "the times of the Gentiles are over." Then, the Jewish people would once again take control of Jerusalem. When they did, Jesus promised to return (Luke 21:24-28). In June 1967, the Jewish people retook control of Jerusalem.
The Jewish People Back in the Land - God promised to bring the Jewish people back into the land of Israel before He returned (Jeremiah 23:7-8). He said He would call them from "among the nations" (Ezekiel 39:28), from "the farthest corners of the earth" (Isaiah 11:12), and from "north, south, east, and west" (Psalm 107:3).
He promised to welcome them home from the lands where they were scattered (Ezekiel 20:34). When they did, He promised to return and establish His everlasting kingdom (Isaiah 11:11-12). For 1,878 years (A.D. 70 to A.D. 1948), the Jewish people lived in exile. On May 14, 1948, they re-established the nation of Israel, fulfilling God's promise to bring them back into the land.
Are Things The Same As They've Always Been? - To say the world is the same today as in years past - that we don't live in unique times - is just not true. More than any other generation, ours has reason to expect the Second Coming. Jesus and the prophets said to look for specific signs heralding the end times. For over 1,800 years, you couldn't find one of the signs they said to look for. Today, in one form or another, you can find all of them. Here are just a few examples:
The Bible Said This Would Happen - Almost two thousand years ago, Peter issued a warning. He said in the last days people will deny the signs we see today. He said they'll mock the idea of Jesus returning. They'll make fun of those who believe in the Second Coming and say the exact things we hear today - things like, "I thought Jesus was coming back? What happened to His promise?
Generation after generation has said He's coming. Yet, since the beginning of the world, everything has remained the same!" (2 Peter 3:3‐4). You've probably heard variations of this complaint yourself. Maybe you've heard it in church. But is it true? No. It's not. Nothing could further from the truth.
End Times Burnout - Because Jesus hadn't come, many Christians began to openly doubt whether He ever would. Why? I believe there are at least two reasons. First, we live in a culture that demands instant gratification. We don't like to wait as little as two minutes for a microwave to cook a meal it took our grandparents half a day to prepare. We're impatient, and we're used to getting what we want when we want.
The second reason is the errant predictions of date setters. False prophets such as Harold Camping and Edgar Whisenant told the world Jesus would return on specific dates - even though Jesus said "no one knows the day or hour" (Matthew 24:36).
The media gives widespread attention to these predictions. When these days come and go, the false prophets are exposed.
This leads to the ridicule of bible prophecy, and in some cases, even Christian leaders publicly dismiss bible prophecy as a playground for crackpots and the ignorant. But these critics forget false prophets made these claims, not the Bible. The Bible's track record remains perfect. In fact, the Bible predicted this complacency long ago.
