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There are many questions about religon and my ministry I have been asked, below are a sample of the most common, with
the irrespective answers.
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Question 1.
1.When shall the signs of the
coming of the Lord be?
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Answer 1.
In Matthew 24:3 when the disciples came to Jesus with the question “when
shall these things be and what shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of
the world” the answer in Luke 21:25-27 ‘And there shall be signs in
the sun, in the moon on the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexcity at
the roaring and tossing of the sea.’ People will faint from terror,
apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be
shaking. At that time they will see the Son of man coming in the clouds with
power and great glory.
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Question 2.
2.The bible says that there will
be signs in the sky before the
coming of the lord - What
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Answer 2.
There will be three signs that will appear in the sky before the return of the Lord.
In Matthew 24:29& 30 the bible says “Immediately after the distress of those things
they sun shall be darkened, the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from
the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaking. At that time the sign of the Son of
Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They
apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be will
see the Son of man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory.
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Question 3.
3.When would these signs in
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Answer 3.
The answer is in Mark 13:24-31 where Jesus said “In those days. following that
distress the sun will be darkened again and the moon will not give its light.
The stars will fall from the sky and the heavenly bodies will be shaking. At
that time the people will see the Son of man coming with great power and glory.
The Son of man will send his angels and gather all His elects with four wings
from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens. That is what is related
to the signs of His coming in this generation that we live in to be aware of false
prophets that they will come as has been predicted in Matthew 24:24 ‘ and will
perform great signs and wonders to deceive the elect if it were possible.
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Question 4.
4.What should the conditions
be on the earth before
Christ's 2nd coming?
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Answer 4.
The bible tells us that there will be political manipulation in order to bring about
deceptive promises that will only result to war .In 1st Thessalonians 5:2 and 3
the bible says 'For you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in
the night, while people are saying peace and safety, destruction will come on them
suddenly,as labour pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. Also in
Jeremiah 6:14 'They the dress the wounds of my people as though it were not serious.
Peace, peace, they say when there is no peace. According to Matthew 24:6&7 'You
will hear of wars and rumours of wars but the Lord said to see to it that you are not
a land. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come in. And also Revelations
11:18 - It is said 'that the nations were angry and that your wrath has come. The time
has come for judging the dead, and for rewarding your servants the prophets and
the saints and those who reverence your Name, both small and great and for destroying
those who destroy the earth.' In Joel 3:9-14 we are told 'Proclaim this among the
nations: prepare for war! Rouse the warriors' let all the fighting men draw near
and attack. Beat your plough shears into swords and your pruning hooks into spears
let the weakling I am strong! Come quickly all you nations from e very side and assemble
them. Bring down your warrious oh Lord! Let the nations be roused; let them be advanced
into the valleys Jehoshaphat for there I will seat and judge all the nations on every
side. Swing the sickle for the harvest is ripe. Come trample the grapes, for the wine
press is full and the vats overflow. So great is their wickedness! Multitudes, multitudes
in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
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Question 5.
5.You have outlined 5 condtions,
political, economic, scientific,
religious and physical What
are the poltical conditions?
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Answer 5.
James 5:1-4 is a warning to rich oppressors where God told them to listen, you rich
people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming upon you.Your wealth has
rotted, and moths has eaten your clothes. Your gold and silver are corroded their
corrected awill testify against you and eat your flesh like fire.For you have
hoarded wealth in the last days. Look! They wages you failed the workers who mowed
your fields are crying against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears
of the Lord almighty. What this means is that those who are getting rich by deception,
exploitation, have already been sentenced in the lake of fire if they do not repent now
and turn away from their wicked ways. The judgement of their sentence will be passed
upon the return of the Lord.
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Question 6.
6.How does God describe the
worldwide economic situation
– what does the bible predict
concerning these scientific
discoveries – eg cloning,
stem cell technology etc?
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Answer 6.
It is very interesting that God almighty designed Daniel’s prophesy will be sealed
until the time of the end. During that period just before the end, simultaneously
people will begin to understand the prophesies of Daniel along with discovering great
scientific knowledge. In Daniel 12:4 it is written But you, Daniel, close up the
seal and words of the scroll until the end of the end. Many will go here and there
to increase knowledge.
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Question 7.
7.What are the great signs that
will appear in the religious
world that we live in today?
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Answer 7.
As Peter rightly said that there will be scuffles in 2nd Peter 3:3&4 First of all you
must understand that in the last days scuffles will come, scuffing and following their
own evil desires. They will say where is this “coming” He promised? Ever since our
ancestors died every thing goes on as it has since the beginning of creation. Also
in 2nd Timothy 3: 1-5 Paul mentions 19 prevalent sins. But mark this: there will be
terrible times in the last days.People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money,
boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without
love,unforgiving, slanderous,without self control, brutal, not lovers of the good,
treacherous,rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God having a
form of godlinessbut denying its power. Have nothing to do with these people.In
Matthew 24:12 Jesus said “Because of the increase of wickedness the love of most
will grow cold.But who ever standsfirm to the end will be saved. In Luke 18: 8
Jesus clearly indicated that there would be a lack of faith and love.But in Matthew
24 : 14 the Lord said that the greatest of all signsof His coming is the world
proclamation of His gospel and there will be deception accordingto Matthew 24 :24.
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Question 8.
8.What can we expect to take
place in this physical world?
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Answer 8 .
My advice to you according to - Matthew 24:42 is to watch out – be watchful. Let
us heed Christ’s admonition to watch therefore for we iknow not the hour nor the
day of the coming of the Lord.
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