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Even at the Doors blog http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog What in the world is going on? Biblical End-Times Prophecy Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:15:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 President Obama’s bipartisan Debt Commission: America will go broke under status quo http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/07/13/president-obamas-bipartisan-debt-commission-america-will-go-broke-under-status-quo/ http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/07/13/president-obamas-bipartisan-debt-commission-america-will-go-broke-under-status-quo/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:35:27 +0000 James Jackson http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/?p=2716

(July 14, 2010) Earlier this year President Obama created a bipartisan Debt Commission to analyze America's fiscal status and future financial outlook. The co-chairmen of this commission are former Republican senator Alan Simpson from Wyoming and President Clinton's former chief of staff Erskine Bowles. These two men spoke at the National Governors Association this past Sunday. A Washington Post article (Obama's debt commission warns of fiscal 'cancer') states, "Bowles said that unlike the current economic crisis, which was largely unforeseen before it hit in fall 2008, the coming fiscal calamity is staring the country in the face. 'This one is as clear as a bell,' he said. 'This debt is like a cancer'... Related posts:

]]> http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/07/13/president-obamas-bipartisan-debt-commission-america-will-go-broke-under-status-quo/feed/ 0 2010 Pew Research Poll: 41% of Americans think Jesus Christ will return before 2050 http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/06/27/2010-pew-research-poll-41-of-americans-think-jesus-christ-will-return-before-2050/ http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/06/27/2010-pew-research-poll-41-of-americans-think-jesus-christ-will-return-before-2050/#comments Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:15:50 +0000 James Jackson http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/?p=2681

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:

]]> http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/06/27/2010-pew-research-poll-41-of-americans-think-jesus-christ-will-return-before-2050/feed/ 0 “Bible translators hope to have every language covered in 15 years”: “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” – Matthew 24:14 http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/06/24/bible-translators-hope-to-have-every-language-covered-in-15-years-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-m/ http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/06/24/bible-translators-hope-to-have-every-language-covered-in-15-years-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-m/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:35:51 +0000 James Jackson http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/?p=2628

(June 25, 2010) The Denver Post ran a story about Bible translation: "Bible translators hope to have every language covered in 15 years". The article reports: "A Christian endeavor of almost 2,000 years could be substantially completed by 2025. Protestant translators expect to have the Bible — or at least some of it — written in every one of the world's 6,909 spoken languages. 'We're in the greatest period of acceleration in 20 centuries of Bible translation,' said Morrison resident Paul Edwards, who heads up Wycliffe Bible Translators' $1 billion Last Languages Campaign. Portable computers and satellites get the credit for speeding things up by about 125 years." Many dedicated men and women have served Jesus Christ over the last two thousand years. Bible translators have performed some of the most important roles in furthering the Kingdom of God since the incarnation of Jesus. In the performance of their calling as translators they have possibly played a role in helping to fulfill a prophecy that Jesus spoke to His disciples on the Mt. of Olives during His Passion week... Related posts:

]]> http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/06/24/bible-translators-hope-to-have-every-language-covered-in-15-years-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-m/feed/ 2 As it was in the days of Noah and Lot… http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/06/20/as-it-was-in-the-days-of-noah-and-lot/ http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/06/20/as-it-was-in-the-days-of-noah-and-lot/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 01:53:41 +0000 James Jackson http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/?p=2580

(June 20, 2010) 22 And He said to the disciples, "The days will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it. 23 "They will say to you, 'Look there! Look here!' Do not go away, and do not run after them. 24 "For just like the lightning, when it flashes out of one part of the sky, shines to the other part of the sky, so will the Son of Man be in His day. 25 "But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. 26 "And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: 27 they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. 28 "It was the same as happened in the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building; 29 but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 "It will be just the same on the day that the Son of Man is revealed." (Luke 17:22-30) Jesus declared that the days leading up to His coming will be like it was in the days of Noah and Lot. It seems He was telling the disciples they would not see His coming but that when it does happen it will come unexpectedly. The apostle Paul echoes this statement in his letter to the Christians at Thessaloniki, "2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape." (I Thessalonians 5:2-3) However, this does not seem to harmonize with what Jesus said in Matthew chapter 24... Related posts:

]]> http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/06/20/as-it-was-in-the-days-of-noah-and-lot/feed/ 0 Is it all falling apart? (even if it is God is stll in control) http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/06/19/is-it-all-falling-apart-even-if-it-is-god-is-stll-in-control/ http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/06/19/is-it-all-falling-apart-even-if-it-is-god-is-stll-in-control/#comments Sat, 19 Jun 2010 08:58:32 +0000 James Jackson http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/?p=2542

(June 18, 2010) The subtitle of my blog is What in the world is going on? Looking at news events occurring around the world I think an even more appropriate question is, Is it all falling apart? In my lifetime (52 years) I have seen dramatic changes in socioeconomic, cultural, and technological spheres of human existence. Although the modern era may have begun during the European Renaissance, culturally in the areas of intellectual and artistic pursuits and politically through revolutions, I believe current modernity grew out of the Industrial Revolution of the 19th Century. Prior to that time human life moved at a much slower pace. Travel was powered by horse or sailing ship. Although the printing press had been around since the 15th Century communication still traveled only as fast as the horse or ship could carry it. With the advent of the 20th Century human innovation had made great strides in improving the human condition. The breadth of human existence had been dramatically changed in the areas of medicine and health, working and manufacturing, travel, education, and communication. Of course technological advancement also led to greater destruction in warfare. In the Nuclear Age humanity is capable of destroying the earth for the first time in human history. The prophet Daniel may have spoken of this development, "1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. 2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. 3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. 4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased."(Daniel 12:1-4) It is possible that verse four of this passage could refer to human'sincreased abilities to travel ("to and fro") around the world (both physically and communicatively) and that knowledge would increase to a point where technology would be man's final attempt to replace the God of the universe with the god of human intellect... Related posts:

]]> http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/06/19/is-it-all-falling-apart-even-if-it-is-god-is-stll-in-control/feed/ 0 Mayan prophecy is not Biblical prophecy (nor is Nostradamus etc.) http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/06/10/mayan-prophecy-is-not-biblical-prophecy-nor-is-nostradamus-etc/ http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/06/10/mayan-prophecy-is-not-biblical-prophecy-nor-is-nostradamus-etc/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:24:23 +0000 James Jackson http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/?p=2472

(June 13, 2010) My last post dealt with increased solar activity and attempts by some to link it to Mayan Prophecy. There seems to be a diverse opinion on the meaning and nature of the Mayan Prophecy. The Mayans observed several calendrical cycles for their various social, agricultural, commercial and administrative endeavors and each of which had a religious element in or religious aspect to them. One of the calendars, the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, is the one that pertains to the Mayan Prophecy. This Long Count calendar constitutes a period of time consisting of 5125 years. The current Great Cycle of the Long Count will conclude on December 21, 2012. What happens after that seems to be open to conjecture. Beginning in the 1960s some Mayan researchers suggested that some type of apocalyptic event would occur at that time. Since then others have stated their belief that a new age of enlightenment will come upon mankind and the earth. Some believe that there will be some form of Milky Way galactic alignment on the Winter solstice (December 21) of 2012. As I pointed out in my last post, Hollywood has taken the Armageddon approach to 2012 and this is the idea which seems to have taken root in popular American culture. Therefore, I am interested in seeing how the months and weeks leading up to December 21, 2012 play out. The media hype may surpass that which occurred prior to the Y2k scare of 1999. I have read that modern-day Mayans themselves attach no import to the Mayan Prophecy. I believe they have the correct approach to this "event". From a Christian perspective I think it is possible that on December 22, 2012 people will use the failure of the falsely perceived Mayan prophecy to disparage Biblical End-Times prophecy. The two are completely unrelated... Related posts:

]]> http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/06/10/mayan-prophecy-is-not-biblical-prophecy-nor-is-nostradamus-etc/feed/ 0 “And the fourth angel poured out his bowl upon the sun…and men were scorched with great heat” – Revelation 16:8-9 http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/06/06/and-the-fourth-angel-poured-out-his-bowl-upon-the-sun-and-men-were-scorched-with-great-heat-revelation-168-9/ http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/06/06/and-the-fourth-angel-poured-out-his-bowl-upon-the-sun-and-men-were-scorched-with-great-heat-revelation-168-9/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:39:01 +0000 James Jackson http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/?p=2434

(June 6, 2010) In the last couple of years Hollywood has produced two apocalyptic movies (Knowing and 2012) in which the sun played a role in devastating the earth. I do not know whether or not the Bible played any role in the development of the storylines of these two movies. However, according to the Bible the sun does play a part in the judgment of the earth towards the end of the seven-year Tribulation Period. John saw the future and wrote what he observed in the Book of Revelation ("Write what you see in a book" - Rev. 1:11) . He witnessed the Tribulation Period when men's judgments and God's judgments devastate the earth. The final judgments he saw were the seven bowls being poured out on the earth. He writes what occurred when the fourth bowl judgment takes place, "8 And the fourth angel poured out his bowl upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. 9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give Him glory." John doesn't say exactly how the sun scorches men (i.e. solar eruptions, deterioration of the earth's atmosphere, etc.) only that they are still alive after this judgment occurs. Scientists are meeting this Tuesday at the Space Weather Enterprise Forum in Washington D.C. to discuss severe space weather events and how they will impact the earth (As the Sun Awakens, NASA Keeps a Wary Eye on Space Weather)... Related posts:

]]> http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/06/06/and-the-fourth-angel-poured-out-his-bowl-upon-the-sun-and-men-were-scorched-with-great-heat-revelation-168-9/feed/ 0 Israel: A heavy rock and a cup of terror http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/06/04/israel-a-heavy-rock-and-a-cup-of-terror/ http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/06/04/israel-a-heavy-rock-and-a-cup-of-terror/#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:01:59 +0000 James Jackson http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/?p=2357

(June 3, 2010) Israel is once again in the world's spotlight. Last week, a flotilla of six ships apparently carrying a cargo of humanitarian aid to the people living in the Gaza Strip expressed their (political) intention to run an Israeli blockade off the coast of Gaza. The following video shows what happened when Israeli commandos boarded one of the ships: In the immediate aftermath, world condemnation of Israel followed (Gaza flotilla attack: world unites in condemnation of Israel's actions). The London newspaper The Guardian article reports: "Amid a flurry of diplomatic activity, Israeli ambassadors were summoned in Stockholm, Madrid, and Athens, while Spain, holding the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union, called a session of the EU's political and security committee... Related posts:

]]> http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/06/04/israel-a-heavy-rock-and-a-cup-of-terror/feed/ 0 Politics, Israel, and “declaring the end from the beginning” http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/05/31/politics-israel-and-declaring-the-end-from-the-beginning-2/ http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/05/31/politics-israel-and-declaring-the-end-from-the-beginning-2/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:47:44 +0000 James Jackson http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/?p=2286

(May 31, 2010) I started writing a draft of this post more than a week ago. The subject is the importance (or lack thereof) of contemporary news events in relation to God's overall prophetic plan for the world. Earlier today a still developing story occurred when Israeli forces boarded a supposed peace activist Gaza aid ship before it reached the shores of the Gaza Strip and injuries and deaths were incurred by the combatants. Before addressing that issue I want to say that the idea for this post occurred to me after reading a blog article on the liberal Christian website maintained by the Sojourners organization. The majority (if not all) the posts on their God's Politics blog are sympathetic to the Palestinians' cause at the expense of the Israelis as the following linked article demonstrates: Christian Zionism: Theology that Legitimates Oppression God has a global, eternal plan for the world and the universe, "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) God is also interested in every individual soul and has a plan for every human being but that too is part of His universal plan as the apoatle Paul wrote, "3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; 4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6 Who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time." (I Timothy 2:3-6) Contemporary politics of any era have little meaning except as to how they play a role in God's overall plan. Israel is part of that plan and regardless of one's worldview Israel was prophesied to be a nation before the end... Related posts:

]]> http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/05/31/politics-israel-and-declaring-the-end-from-the-beginning-2/feed/ 0 Gog and Magog vs. Gog and Magog http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/05/31/gog-and-magog-vs-gog-and-magog/ http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/05/31/gog-and-magog-vs-gog-and-magog/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:41:09 +0000 James Jackson http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/?p=2268

(May 30, 2010) Recently a commenter on one of my blog articles brought up the issue of the War of Gog and Magog mentioned in the Books of Ezekiel and Revelation. They were of the opinion that the prophesied War of Gog and Magog in Ezekiel chapters 38-39 is the same prophetic event as the one John saw at the end of the Millennium in Revelation chapter 20. Are the two Gog/Magog passages speaking of a single event or two separate ones? An interesting question which has called for little discussion amongst prophecy students. I think the best way to answer it is to look at the Ezekiel prophecy of Gog and Magog separately from the Revelation prophecy and see if they are indeed separate prophetical events. No related posts.]]> http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2010/05/31/gog-and-magog-vs-gog-and-magog/feed/ 2