CaptWalker

You mean there are not even going to be any more fist bumps and then that weird thing they do with their fingers? And we will not be seeing this senseless and annoying "gesture" as much(or not at all)...or as soon as the quarantine is over people will immediately start looking for someone to do this with...???

Thats's ok, you don't have to apologize for "rambling" since i have done the same myself...as long as you are aware of doing it is all that matters. Take care-

Well i do agree that what has always bothered me is Daniel 12:7, when the angel "swore" concerning those last 3 and 1/2 years and that they would come to pass, period! So then how can anyone say that this angel had just mispoken or that these prophecies can be altered by any future NT teachings, even from Christ Himself, who said He came not to change one "jot or tittle" from the strict Jewish law, but apparently still ended up declaring that the final end times had been altered, without even being clear on just what that entails or means for us all??? Not to say by any means that Christ was wrong or misleading for doing that, but only that WE have simply been misinterpreting His teachings to say what we want it to...whether to support a pretrib rapture or whatever??

And just a sidenote...Noah and his family were in the ark a little over a year. And as Christ said it will be just like in the "days of Noah", which could be referring to the last half of the Tribulation period, which Christ also said would be shortened. Revelation 9:5 speaks of a "5-months" which i personally believe is about 1/2 of that shortened time. But you can do the math yourself, even though most Christians still seem to believe there will at least be a 3 1/2 year time of "hell on earth", so most opinions on this subject are usually thrown out or ignored altogether. >>Also, Genesis 8:3 mentions a 150 days(5 months) when the waters had receded and the ark finally "rested" on Mt. Ararat.

~"There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor. "The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master. "Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul? "Which long for death but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures. "Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad when they can find the grave." {Job-3:18-22}

To whom it concerns- I have read all the responses to my last question and wanted to answer back but i am not seeing where the reply icon is?? Or are you even allowed to do it in this particular section? Was just curious??

Well my question is about how we will know God's perfect timing as far as when you should step out in faith and take up your cross and follow HIM, regardless of your own current circumstances? But just how do you know when is the right time to forsake ALL and go forth to fulfill His "calling" for your life...if in fact He does have something for you to do, which i do believe He does for many of us who are still waiting to answer that call, which will most likely be different for each of us. But was just wondering if anyone else was thinking about this now also?

I personally have been wondering about this 6 foot rule(and the number of Satan), but i think a lot of people/Americans are just distrustful of all those who have been vacationing overseas or in other areas and then bringing "it" back among us all. And that is really the only way this virus would be spreading now, and the main way it would be transmitted is by coughing/sneezing directly towards someone else, which i personally can't even recently recall anyone ever doing in public even before this all started?? As if people are just walking around spreading bodily fluids on a daily basis??? I actually think the NWO is using paranoia to their advantage, and when Anti-Christ shows up then he will likely do the same to bring about his own agenda, but i can hardly wait for God's #ONE LOSER to finally show up...because i am still RIGHT HERE waiting...!!!

(Reply to the "Other One" since aparently we now need to specify which post we are replying to??) Ok i get you...but just hope that particular emoji is never needed, because you don't ever need to go there, and even though we may disagree on some things as long as you still consider yourself to be a Christian then WE should have no issues between us or with anyone else like-minded,period! And I don't need to remind anyone that this is a very critical time right now and the last thing we need is inner divisions with us in the Body of Christ! And i myself will be the first to admit that i have not been a very good representative of Christ to say the least!! But as you and everyone knows we are ALL given a second chance at anytime by simply repenting, and the blood of Christ covers ALL of our sins, even Proverbs 6:19, which i regret to say have been guilty of myself! But as far as survivalism goes, it is always good to have canned goods set aside and i was only speaking from my own experience, and it's NEVER wrong to at least be prepared, and no one here should be criticizing anyone else for doing that,period.

No problem, and i personally do not criticize anyone for being a survivalist if that's what you feel is the thing to do, as long as you are not being an alarmist at the same time. But that emoji just seems like you are almost making light of this situation, but hey if that's how you see it then fine. I just don't think it's something we should have a told you so attitude about since people who are ill-prepared for this thing are already regretting it enough. And whoever used to make fun of those survivalist types are maybe feeling a bit embarrassed now for doing so, or either just too worried about trying to make it through this to even think about that? But my step-dad recently was given a large amount of canned goods from his brother who had been hoarding up for many years, the only problem was they were all out of date by at least 3 years, some even back to 2010-11. And even though canned food can still be good far beyond expiration dates, you just don't know until you try it, and it also depends on what kind of food it is. So just because you were prepared for the worst 20 years ago may not mean much now, and anyone can be right about something, eventually. And btw, i also know what it means to not be appreciated!

Well i have seen similar emotiCONS in many emails i've received from these online "services" saying i have just possibly won a large sum of $$$ if i only complete their bogus survey, and then have to purchase some "deal" just to qualify?? In other words...these emails/posts or whatever are NOT something that should make you trust someone/anyone and what they are saying or "selling"...period!

Well maybe it's a good idea to avoid large gatherings, but the President and his staff didn't seem too concerned about holding a press conference in a room full of people??

Thanks, and i tend to agree with your advice. And also wouldn't mind ending up in a place like where you are living in CA., but that seems like a million miles away from where i'm at now...but we'll see. And also, the answer(s) to my original question does seem so logical, but you have to remember that God is not always logical in how He deals with us in our daily affairs.

I honestly don't think we will be around long enough for any children born within the last few years to even reach that age of accountability, which is usually about 12 years, but some people feel different i guess? But any children under that age are innocent in God's eyes, including aborted ones. (Ecclesiastes-6:3) But i know you are taking this very seriously so only God can ease your mind concerning this, so just keep praying for that answer if you still feel confused about it.

Thanks for that advice, and it's kind of a confirmation for what i was thinking also. I think my biggest problem is not knowing whether i would be putting God to the test or not by doing this, even if i did have the money? Just sometimes it's like God is keeping me in the dark for some reason but maybe that's my fault because i'm just not ready or still need to work on some things in my life?

Well as far as begging goes, i personally relate much more to Luke-16:3. And as far as hitchhiking, i've actually gotten a ride before with a truckdriver even though he told me upfront that he was going against company policy by picking me up, so i don't expect to use that as a way to make it where i need to go. But where i'm at NOW is simply not working out, to put it very mildly, so i am open to any new suggestions!

Well unfortunately you quoted me before i had a chance to edit,(ooops!) since i thought maybe the way i worded it might offend someone? Oh well, that's kind of how my luck's been going lately anyway, and yes i agree 110% on paying it off or at least to where it is much more manageable. But even after a few bad mistakes i made not long ago i just feel like God/Holy Spirit has been still expecting me to "act" on what i was supposed to do before those mistakes, and that's my problem as far as just how i go about it. I know that sounds unfair and doesn't seem to represent who God is and what He has already done as far as salvation through His only Son, but also I feel like HE expects us to take responsibility and sometimes that requires quite extreme measures on our part. But to me it just seems like having to pay for almost everything with a credit card is even illogical and unethical to non-believers, so maybe i've answered my own question? But does seem like God has worked in stranger ways before, or maybe i'm just letting some of these looney "faith preachers" to influence me a bit too much???

Well I know this is probably not the norm as far as questions posed here, but lately have really been wondering about just how far you should go in following where you feel God is leading you. So i'll just get straight to it by asking would HE ever expect you to live almost entirely with your credit card or should you wait until you have the necessary funds to do what you feel called to? In other words, I am feeling "led" to relocate to another city across the country but barely have enough to even eat on, so my main expenses(lodging,gas,etc) would all be on credit. And I already owe almost $300 and am afraid if i don't make the minimum $25 payment that my card may start being declined? And i would have to secure some kind of job first just to have any hope of getting back to where i can sustain myself with a regular income. And even though i do have the faith to believe God will provide what i need for the most part, but at the same time He is not obliged to bail us out of certain situations that we get ourselves in without first seeking His counsel or the "OK" to go ahead with those plans. And i am very aware of what the Bible says about Usury, so no need to remind me unless you just feel led to quote some of those scriptures in order to maybe help someone else better understand God's views on this. And apparently there is actually such a thing as a dumb question, or at least an unnecessary one, but am hoping i would be given a pass on that HERE...?

Yes i think we should take seriously anything in God's word, especially the "Days of Noah". Which basically is referring to that 1 year period when he was in the ark and also what i feel is the same amount of time we will be in the Great Tribulation, which will be shortened from 3 and 1/2 years, as Christ said it would be or else no one would be left or survive that time. But at the same time we should consider Ecclesiastes 1:11- "There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall their be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after." So of course we should pay attention to these things but at the same time realize that it is human nature to simply forget about such things that are already past, and some events in the past are meant to be forgotten, like the saying goes..."Let sleeping dogs lie". But this has nothing really at all to do with that quote by Einstein, and don't even know why we are bringing it up?? But it is a good principle to live by nonetheless even if what Einstein has ever said had nothing at all to do with anything in the Bible unless you are just reaching for something to try and justify some glorified agnostic.

Well it's always a good feeling to make somebody laugh, and the way my luck has been going lately, it's just what i needed. And it's good to know that i am not the only one who doesn't take everything so seriously, and I would much rather people laugh at my misfortunes which is why i try my best to make that happen...and in this one case it finally did, at least for one person??

Several years ago i used to write quite a bit on this site called Poetrypages.com which is still around by the way. But many of my own poems were probably not that good since i hardly ever got more than one response if any? But one was actually published in this annual poetry book which i can't recall the name of. The poem was called "Ye Old Dreams(King's Forest)", but don't really remember all of it now. Anyway i still think about those days sometimes and why i suddenly just lost that desire to write anymore? I think maybe my own problem was not taking God's word seriously enough and spending a bit too much time thinking about ideas for poems among other things. But certainly nothing wrong with it as long as you keep your priorities straight, and everything in moderation is one of the wisest words of advice i have ever gotten.

~"He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and WOE. He has set me in places like the dead of long AGO. He has hedged me in so that I cannot get OUT; He has made my chain heavy. even when i cry and SHOUT, He shuts out my prayer." {Lamentations 3:5-8} Guess you can tell why i have those words in CAPS, and even though this is the New KJV, I just thought it was pretty cool how these words ryhme, whether it was done intentionally or just by accident? Even verse 12 does also but it was a bit too far down to continue. Another reason i chose this passage was simply because i have also sometimes felt like this before when it was like God chastising me for sin(s) i had committed, even though i no doubt deserved it. And this also sounds very similar to King David's experiences even though this was Jeremiah speaking here.

Well i was originally trying to get some new insights on just what Einstein meant by this and what prompted him to say it, such as simply doing scientific experiments which always turned out the same or maybe it went deeper than that? But apparently only those who are very familiar with his life and who he was would be able to answer that? Other than that these "ramblings" are basically what you might call having nothing better to do...

I agree that probably almost anything he has ever said was not based on any Biblical principles, except maybe just incidentally being a similar idea. And I wasn't insinuating that he was "infallible" in any way but only that he may have been viewed that way as far as many of his theories are concerned. And as far as the quote itself, I just had always assumed it was about doing any useless task over and over with the same result, like an "exercise in futility", which obviously doesn't mean you're insane for doing such things. But the problem is actually when you start to think those results may suddenly change at anytime. But isn't that like saying the opposite of "practice makes perfect", like someone who is a terrible free-throw shooter, and so keeps at it everyday to try and improve.(Well unless your Shaq?) But there are many NBA players who have become very good 3-point shooters just by constant practicing. But i think Einstein was referring to something else, but what that was i am still not sure?

~ "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." {Albert Einstein} So I was just wondering what anyone else thinks about this and is it something a true Christian should even give any credence to since Einstein was an avowed Agnostic, so then what makes his opinion so legitimate and infallible?? I guess i'm really asking this because i was just wondering what exactly he meant by it, and would it go so far as even to include someone who is commuting almost an hour everyday to a job they do not like and yet still expecting that they will eventually get used to it? Well i know what it means to me but am more curious as to how many others there are out there like myself...? And in case the title heading threw you off, i do often think of Shakespeare and Einstein as being very much alike since they were both very enlightened thinkers...even if not very spiritually minded.