In Reply to: Re: Does Bush's coming war on Iraq fulfill Bible prophecy? posted by Bryon on March 14, 2003 at 19:42:39:
History seems to indicate that everytime the world comes to such a crisis point the religious fanatics begin yelling, "It's the end, it's the end!!" Personally I don't believe it is the end of the world coming upon us, such as Henny Penny would say, "The sky is falling, the sky is falling!!", but I believe it's just the rotation of history and the times. According to what I understand from the Bible, I don't think this could be the great IT, there are other prophecies that need to be fulfilled before we can safely say 'This is the end..." such as the rising of the AC himself, the breaking of the covenant, etc. etc. etc.
Jesus said we were living in the End since He was here, two thousand years ago, I think He also indicated that we shouldn't make such predictions such as "Jesus is gonna come soon cause this world is definitely in its final stages". As Martin Luther said:
"Even if I knew the world was going to end tomorrow I'd still take care of my little apple tree..." I forgot the quote, but basically, life still goes on and we still live it, and when Jesus ends up coming, if ever, it will happen and we will pass into a new way of life. I personally may not end up on the top of God's list of rulers, princes, princesses, etc., I may not be endowed with all the powers some people think we will have in the endtime, but I do prefer to just live the life I have, do the best I can to help others and be a help to the society around me, and not get all worried over the 'signs'.
I believe there have been many great and wonderous 'signs' through all the ages and each generation has made the claim that 'this must be IT, the END is finally come upon us!' I would rather not live my life that way, and if it so happens the end really is here, well, so be it! :)