If ? as most people would suggest this is the time of the end of all t

[ColleenLovesMischief]

Even if you believe pre trib I strongly encourage you to prepare for the worst.

[ParanoidAndroid]

I don't think anyone is qualified to suggest that this is the time of the End of all things. It's a well known point, but it bears repeating - pretty much every generation since Christ has believed they were the ones to whom the prophecies of End Times would come true. Will it happen now? Perhaps. Chances are it won't. That's the thing about Jesus - his return will be like a thief in the night, no one can predict.

The advice right from the start was about the best advice you could ever get - accept Jesus and live for the will of God. Further action is impossible. You can try stocking up on food, but chances are that you will never need it (remember all those people running into bunkers filled with baked beans on 6/6/06, fearing the Beast would arise???).

For the record, I am neither a pre-trib, mid-trib or post-trib believer. Personally I think that even when the End comes we won't see the types of things expected by either group. But that's not really the point of the thread, so I'll leave it there.

Best wishes,

PA

[Leonard]

End of all things?

I read in the Bible that Jesus brings a great and wonderful eschatalogical KINGDOM of everlasting delights; not a grim 'end of all things!'

[redwing]

Matthew 24:35-37 (King James Version)

35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

36But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

[OneLight]

------end of all things.

What could ? or should ? we do or prepare ? or can't we??

I also agree that there is no "end of all things" as you put it. Here is what I believe in a nutshell. After Christs Second Coming, and after we are caught up to be with Him, but not to proceed those who have died in him, who go first, there will be a thousand year rule where Satan is bound in chains and is cast into the bottomless pit, not to do anything until the end of this time. Then Satan will be loosed for "a season" where he will gather a great army from all over the world and try to destroy all of Gods believers. He will fail. Then the Great White Throne Judgment will occur where sinners are judged. After that, there will be a new heaven and a new earth, for the former will pass away, never to be seen again. Then the New Jerusalem will come down out of heaven to the new earth where we will forever be with God.

[Bold Believer]

if you are a pre-trib rapture believer, you might wish to set up a good stock pile of food for those that will be left behind so that they have about 7 years worth of food to live on so they can survive with out taking the Mark.....

if you are a mid tribber, you might wish to do the same, so that you can survive for the first half with out having to take the mark to buy food......

if you are a post rapturist, you might want to do the same so that you can survive the entire 7 years with food.... for the only way to get food will be by taking the mark.... being the water and food sources will be gone..... the water will be unfit to drink, the animals will be dead..... and the price of the things avail will be just outragious......

as far as being the end of times, we are seeing the birthing paings.......

it is said that we are now only beginning to see the what is in store for the economy... it is reported that in about two years, the food will be so high that most people will be getting only what they need and nothing more.... icecream will be one of those things that will sit there longer and longer before being bought....

mike

mike

And if you're a Last Day Adventist like me, you can expose Gog and Magog when you see their agenda being carried out and do your best to try to explain the historical teachings of the Church to gain some sanity in eschatology.

[JCISGD]

The other way to get food and water through the tribulation could be from ravens or mana, perhaps water from a rock or a little flour thrown in.

Seriously do you think stockpiles will not be taken from you by such an evil government, stockpiles may be good but there will be no where to hide in the natural as satelite spys will know where you are, and the foods only good if you can stay with it.

Learn to trust Him alone, and if we are martyered, pray for grace to perservere rather than escape.

[ParanoidAndroid]

The other way to get food and water through the tribulation could be from ravens or mana, perhaps water from a rock or a little flour thrown in.

Seriously do you think stockpiles will not be taken from you by such an evil government, stockpiles may be good but there will be no where to hide in the natural as satelite spys will know where you are, and the foods only good if you can stay with it.

Learn to trust Him alone, and if we are martyered, pray for grace to perservere rather than escape.

Plus - wouldn't it be "Christian" of you to share your supplies with others? If you have food saved up enough for you and your family, what if a dozen refugees come through your house - what about a hundred, all needing food? At what point do you stop giving food to those who need it in order to save yourself? Yes, that's a loaded question, no need to answer. It's certainly a conundrum though.

This is of course assuming a pre-trib view of Eschatology....

~ PA

[Bold Believer]

That's assuming a pre-millennial view of eschatology, which the Protestant churches have in many cases. I think they're making a BIG mistake, one that will cost the Church dearly in terms of both new Believers and in terms of people who have put all their hopes in a teaching which is only a few hundred years old and theologically questionable.

[Press Forward]

------end of all things.

What could ? or should ? we do or prepare ? or can't we??

Be ready. Whether endtime or maybe it is the end of your life in this world. The answer is the same.

Trust in Jesus Christ.Get your life and home in order. Eliminate all clutter. Keep yourself mobile. (If it is endtime be prepared to move if Jesus tells you to move) Have preparations made for any and all situations. It may be a hurricane or tornadoe or something. Learn from events like New Orleans. Have a plan and have a backup plan. I can tell you now if a Tornadoe hit our place we may be inconvienced for a day or so. We sure don't need the government to lean on. They are to slow, inefficient, and ungodly. Treat everyday as your last day, shine for Jesus Christ and tell your loved ones you love them. Make sure your not leaving burdens on your loved ones.