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Are we in the end times?

Constitutional Sheepdog

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I get daily devotions via email found this interest
Habakkuk 1:2-4
(2) O LORD, how long shall I cry,
And You will not hear?
Even cry out to You, "Violence!"
And You will not save.
(3) Why do You show me iniquity,
And cause me to see trouble?
For plundering and violence are before me;
There is strife, and contention arises.
(4) Therefore the law is powerless,
And justice never goes forth.
For the wicked surround the righteous;
Therefore perverse judgment proceeds.
New King James Version Change your email Bible version

The anguish in his voice is palpable. "God, I've been crying out to You day and night, and still violence, perversity, and all these terrible things are happening in the land. How long will this evil last? How much longer must we endure this constant wickedness, this corruption? When are you going to act, God?" We have probably prayed similar prayers ourselves: "We need You, God. How long, O Lord?"

Ezekiel was a slightly later contemporary of Habakkuk. In Ezekiel 9:1-6 is a prophecy, a vision, that he saw while a captive in Babylon. The vision describes what God was doing in Judah and answers, at least in part, Habakkuk's question: "Why have You not judged all this evil, God?" His reply in Ezekiel 9 is, "I am going through the land, through My chosen people, and I am marking each one who sighs and cries over what is happening. I am searching out and seeing who is righteous, who has character, and whom I must destroy."

It is good that we mourn over all the corruption, wickedness, and abominations that are happening in this land. It tells God something about our heart and our character. He is seeking out those who are concerned, distressed, and repulsed by what is occurring around them, and He is setting them apart for deliverance. All the while, we must endure it, but it is a necessary wait, because it takes time for God to evaluate our character, to see what we will do over the long haul. As Jesus advises in Luke 21:19, "In your patience possess your souls."

So we must ask ourselves, "How do we react to what is happening in our nation?" How do we react to sex and violence on television, movies, and magazines, in books, on billboards, and in just about all advertising and entertainment? How do we react to terrorism, to drug use, to abortion, to oppression? How do we react to our court system, which allows so much injustice to stand? How do we react to racial inequalities? Have we become numb and hardened to all of these things, or do we still sigh and cryover the depths of this nation's depravity?

Habakkuk is certainly concerned, and so he asks God for answers, crying out, "Save us!" God replies in Habakkuk 1:5-11, and His reply is very interesting.

— Richard T. Ritenbaugh
 

Jen

Senator
I have prayed that prayer. I have warned. I don't know if it is "End Times".......nobody knows. But I do know it is time for me to stop warning people. The wicked will not repent. They want to be wicked. So be it.
 

Constitutional Sheepdog

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I have prayed that prayer. I have warned. I don't know if it is "End Times".......nobody knows. But I do know it is time for me to stop warning people. The wicked will not repent. They want to be wicked. So be it.
Have you told everyone you know? Maybe it will be someone you haven't met yet
People have been saying that we're in the end times for 2000 years. It will come in God's time, not ours. Meanwhile, all we can do it our best.
This is true
 

Caroljo

Senator
He says we won't know the day or time....but we will know the 'season'. I do believe we're in the 'season' leading up to it. Just depends on when God has decided he's had enough. We need to always be ready.
 

Jen

Senator
He says we won't know the day or time....but we will know the 'season'. I do believe we're in the 'season' leading up to it. Just depends on when God has decided he's had enough. We need to always be ready.
God is patient if nothing else. I ran out of patience a long time ago.
 

Jen

Senator
I get daily devotions via email found this interest
Habakkuk 1:2-4
(2) O LORD, how long shall I cry,
And You will not hear?
Even cry out to You, "Violence!"
And You will not save.
(3) Why do You show me iniquity,
And cause me to see trouble?
For plundering and violence are before me;
There is strife, and contention arises.
(4) Therefore the law is powerless,
And justice never goes forth.
For the wicked surround the righteous;
Therefore perverse judgment proceeds.
New King James Version Change your email Bible version

The anguish in his voice is palpable. "God, I've been crying out to You day and night, and still violence, perversity, and all these terrible things are happening in the land. How long will this evil last? How much longer must we endure this constant wickedness, this corruption? When are you going to act, God?" We have probably prayed similar prayers ourselves: "We need You, God. How long, O Lord?"

Ezekiel was a slightly later contemporary of Habakkuk. In Ezekiel 9:1-6 is a prophecy, a vision, that he saw while a captive in Babylon. The vision describes what God was doing in Judah and answers, at least in part, Habakkuk's question: "Why have You not judged all this evil, God?" His reply in Ezekiel 9 is, "I am going through the land, through My chosen people, and I am marking each one who sighs and cries over what is happening. I am searching out and seeing who is righteous, who has character, and whom I must destroy."

It is good that we mourn over all the corruption, wickedness, and abominations that are happening in this land. It tells God something about our heart and our character. He is seeking out those who are concerned, distressed, and repulsed by what is occurring around them, and He is setting them apart for deliverance. All the while, we must endure it, but it is a necessary wait, because it takes time for God to evaluate our character, to see what we will do over the long haul. As Jesus advises in Luke 21:19, "In your patience possess your souls."

So we must ask ourselves, "How do we react to what is happening in our nation?" How do we react to sex and violence on television, movies, and magazines, in books, on billboards, and in just about all advertising and entertainment? How do we react to terrorism, to drug use, to abortion, to oppression? How do we react to our court system, which allows so much injustice to stand? How do we react to racial inequalities? Have we become numb and hardened to all of these things, or do we still sigh and cryover the depths of this nation's depravity?

Habakkuk is certainly concerned, and so he asks God for answers, crying out, "Save us!" God replies in Habakkuk 1:5-11, and His reply is very interesting.

— Richard T. Ritenbaugh
The world's wickedness (including my own) weighs heavily on me these days. I pray over it every day. I wish there was more that I could do........
 
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