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The world misses the point about 9/11, death, and the End-Times

James Jackson — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 05:06:55 +0000

(September 11, 2011) It is heart-wrenching watching the documentaries about that tragic day ten years ago that became known as 9/11. As Pearl Harbor changed the world in 1941 and led to a World War so too 9/11 brought a worldwide war on terrorism. Approximately 2400 persons died at Pearl Harbor while nearly 3000 died on 9/11. World War II lasted seven years and resulted in the deaths of more than sixty million people. The War on Terror continues to this day and will continue as long as there are Islamic fundamentalists willing to kill innocent people to achieve their goal of the destruction of Israel and the establishment of an Islamic Caliphate. The problem is that the world sees this war in a temporal manner and how it affects the world. While we mourn with those who mourn, there is a deeper issue than the current state of geopolitical and "georeligious" affairs. Wars of all kinds have been fought since the fall of mankind in the Garden of Eden. Death and destruction have always been part of the human experience. The lesson to be learned is not how to solve the current state of global affairs but rather how each individual person reacts to the life God has given them. Jesus Himself made this point... Related posts:

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Apocalyptic Fever

James Jackson — Sun, 15 May 2011 06:58:14 +0000

(May 15, 2011) I believe every generation since Jesus Christ walked the earth has believed they were living in the End-Times. The Thessalonian Church of the First Century was worried that their fellow Christians who had died would miss the second coming of Jesus Christ. Millennial fervor swept through elements of Christendom leading up to the year 1000 A.D. (here is a website with a list of apocalyptic dates in history) The current generation is no different from previous ones when it comes to some sort of Apocalyptic Fever. Last week someone at my job asked me about the news story stating that Jesus Christ would return on May 21, 2011. They had heard the women on the television show The View discussing it. Later in the week I heard the following commercial on one of our local secular radio stations: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmRoQ3JZzII[/youtube] It is amazing to me that Christians continue to set dates about the return of Jesus Christ... Related posts:

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Darkness and Deliverance: The first Passover, the first Easter, the Second Coming

James Jackson — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 07:36:45 +0000

(Good Friday - April 22, 2011) God has revealed His purposes and His will for Creation in the Bible. The reason He created the universe and humankind is stated in the Book of Revelation: "Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for Thou hast created all things, and for Thy pleasure they are and were created." (Revelation 4:11) We were created because it was God's pleasurable will to create us in His image and to fellowship with Him. That God has a plan for the universe and humankind is revealed by Him through the prophet Isaiah: "9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like Me, 10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure." (Isaiah 46:9-10) The plan begins with Adam and Eve in Genesis and ends (or begins again) with eternity in Revelation. Because He gave His human creations free will in relating to Him and because humans chose sin over God's ways, His plan included corrective measures. Knowing that humans would disobey Him and turn from Him, there are three great deliverances that God ordained for humankind from before the foundation of the earth. Two of these have already occurred and the third is yet in the future. Each of these deliverances has a common aspect to them. The darkness of God's judgment preceded the light which radiated from each of these redemptive acts... Related posts:

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The Great Apostasy and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ

James Jackson — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 06:06:27 +0000

(April 3, 2011) "8 When the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?" (Luke 18:8) I believe this is one of the most intriguing things Jesus said during His earthly ministry. To whom was He directing this question? Was He trying to motivate the Disciples to spread the faith? No, He knew they were going to preach the gospel throughout the Roman Empire and lead many to faith in Him (Luke 21:12-15). Was He trying to motivate future generations which would include us to spread the faith? No, because in Matthew 24:14 He stated as a fact that the gospel would be preached in all the world and then the end would come. Or was He asking a rhetorical question of Himself? I believe that He indeed was making a statement with this question indicating that true faith would be lacking on earth when He returns again. The context of this question begins in the last section of chapter 17 of Luke where He describes His second coming. He immediately follows this with a parable of the Unjust Judge and persistent prayer in the first seven verses of chapter 18. The meaning of this parable is that His followers should be persistently praying that His kingdom would come without further delay. He concludes this parable by asking if He will find faith on earth when He does come again. The answer to this question lies in biblical prophecy... Related posts:

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God’s love for Muslims: A highway of salvation

James Jackson — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 04:52:23 +0000

(March 20, 2011) Jehovah, the God of the people of the Book, declares through His prophet Isaiah: "1 The oracle concerning Egypt: Behold, the LORD is riding on a swift cloud and is about to come to Egypt; The idols of Egypt will tremble at His presence, and the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them...23 In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrians will come into Egypt and the Egyptians into Assyria, and the Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians. 24 In that day Israel will be the third party with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth, 25 whom the LORD of hosts has blessed, saying, "Blessed is Egypt My people, and Assyria the work of My hands, and Israel My inheritance." (Isaiah 19:1-4,18-25) This prophecy is speaking of the End-Times when the Antichrist ("a cruel master, and a mighty king will rule over them") comes to power and subjugates Egypt under his oppressive reign. However, God will send them a Savior and He will deliver Egypt from the Antichrist. The Book makes it clear that this Savior is Jesus the Messiah who is called Isa in the Qur'an and whom Christian Arabs call Yasu... Related posts:

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The Kinsman-Redeemer and the Avenger of Blood

James Jackson — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 08:59:29 +0000

(March 13, 2011) In certain segments of the modern Church there is a misunderstanding and sometimes a denial of the biblical revelation of God's nature. Some of those segments believe that traditional evangelicalism is ineffective or at least falls short in meeting the needs of the modern world. I suppose a case could be made that this is true of every generation since the Church's formation two thousand years ago. It is true that Christians should be living the gospel of Jesus Christ and not just preaching it. The Books of James and 1 John among others talk about showing your faith to others by helping those in physical need as well as spiritual need. The problem as I see it is that experience, sentimentality, and relativity triumph over the truth of God's word within areas of the modern Church. We love our neighbors by not offending them with the truth about complete salvation in Jesus Christ. If they are of a different religion, who are we to tell them their beliefs are wrong? Why not worship and pray together with them regardless of their religions? And certainly we have to stress only the love of God and never His judgment of sin or sinners! Of course the Bible reveals God's love for His human creations. He loved the world so much that He sent His Son to die for it. He wants His love to spread throughout the world among His human creations and makes it clear that this is accomplished by His children loving one another, "34 A new commandment I give unto you, That you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this shall all men know that you are My disciples, if ye have love one to another." (John 13:34-35) (Incidentally, disagreeing with someone is not necessarily unloving them). I could quote hundreds if not thousands of scriptures which speak of God's love. However, that isn't the problem within these segments of the modern Church. They apparently overwhelm their listeners with the subject of love and tolerance. It seems though that they neglect to talk very much, if at all, about the consequences of sin and a sinful lifestyle nor of a righteous God who is unable to tolerate sin in His Holy Presence (Hebrews 12:29). The purpose of this post is to illustrate two aspects of the nature of God... Related posts:

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Rosh Hashanah and the End-Times

James Jackson — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:01:47 +0000

(September 8, 2010) Tomorrow the Jews will celebrate Rosh Hashanah as the beginning of the New Year on the Jewish civil calendar. Rosh Hashanah begins on the first day of the Jewish month of Tishri (which occurs during September-October of the solar calendar). The Jews celebrate Rosh Hashanah with the blowing of shofars or trumpets. That is because this holy day is actually the biblically ordained Yom Teru'ah or Day of Shouting or Raising a Noise. God commanded the Jews to blow trumpets (shofars) on this day: "24 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation." (Leviticus 23:24) The seventh month in this passage refers to the religious calendar and the month of Tishri. Tishri is also the first month of the civil calendar. Thus, the Day of Blowing the Trumpets (Numbers 29:1) is celebrated on the same day as Rosh Hashanah. This day is one of seven biblical Jewish days/feasts that God commanded the Jews to observe every year. God gives no reason for the observance of the Feast of Trumpets except to say it is a "memorial of blowing of trumpets". However, it is possible that this holy day has an End-Times prophetic significance... Related posts:

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2010 Pew Research Poll: 41% of Americans think Jesus Christ will return before 2050

James Jackson — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:15:50 +0000

(June 27, 2011) The Pew Research Center released a poll last week which asked Americans their beliefs about what the next forty years may be like: "These are among the findings of a new survey of attitudes and expectations about the future, conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and Smithsonian magazine in conjunction with the magazine’s 40th anniversary (see "40 Things You Need to Know about the Next 40 Years"). The survey, conducted by landline and cell phones April 21-26 among 1,546 adults, was informed by a 1999 survey on the future that explored many of the same topics (see “Optimism Reigns, Technology Plays Key Role,” October 24, 1999)." The questions covered a myriad of subjects such as Science, Technology, Environment, America, Economy, Social Trends, War, Terrorism, and Global Trends. The article (Public Sees a Future Full of Promise and Peril Life in 2050: Amazing Science, Familiar Threats) also asked Americans about Apocalyptic scenarios: "The public sees the next 40 years as a time of violent conflict, both globally and in the United States. Fully 58% see another world war as definite or probable over the next 40 years. Nearly as many (53%) expect the United States to face a terrorist attack with nuclear weapons... Related posts:

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