A religious post? I suppose it could be seen that way. In most Christian based religions, it is believed that there will be certain "signs of the times" that denote when the second coming of Christ is imminent. I will start by saying yes, I am a religious person. I have a firm belief in God. I know that Christ lives and that he made an atoning sacrifice for my sins. But I will also say that I do not believe that my faith means I need to tell anyone else how to live, feel, or worship. Sure, I have issues that I feel strongly one way or another on, but I will often reserve this opinion for people that I know are comfortable hearing it, or when directly asked my opinion.
With that being said, I'm going to throw it out there: I think the second coming of Christ is soon. Yeah yeah, I know what all my religious friends are inclined to say... "No one knows the coming of Christ, not even the angels in Heaven." I get that. And I agree, I have NO idea when Armageddon is going to hit. I just think it's soon. I used to feel that it would occur in the lifetime of my children (when I friggin' have some!) and MAYBE in my lifetime. But, now I'm feeling like it will occur during my lifetime (or during my naturally expected lifespan. Assuming I don't kick the bucket prematurely in a video game related disaster). Heck, it was said in the "Last Days" the moon would turn red as blood or something, right? Hasn't that happened?
There's just this feeling of "everything is going okay... but something isn't right" going on with me. Perhaps I am looking into things too deeply, but I feel better being able to write it down. If you feel the same way, be physically prepared for any collapse. I'd recommend getting started on some stored food, so if anything goes haywire, even for a brief period of time, you won't be going hungry, or broke trying to buy a loaf of bread (see Germany's history where wheelbarrows of money were used to buy a single beer).
The Last Days? Maybe...
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Posted by Garrett Van Rooy at 9:29 PM
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I think that we must be careful when we consider the 'end of times' and what signs lead to it. Is it coming? YES! I think its stupid to keep on saying that nobody knows when. Of course we know that! But why would God tell us so many signs of his coming if he didn't want us to be prepared. Besides, the scriptures say that we don't know the day nor the hour. I think we will be able to understand the signs well enough to know that it will be soon--even very soon. Joseph Smith said that the coming of Christ was near "even at the doors." That was in the 1830's. How much closer are we now?
My opinion? We have not seen all the signs, but they are progressivly showing themselves more and more often. Soon? Yes soon. What is important is that we are prepared for whatever comes. Spiritual preparedness is most important. Some food and supplys wouldn't hurt either.
I've had the same feeling too lately! I've been spending a lot of time watching the news and there are so many natural disasters occurring. The earth truly is fighting back! I keep hearing of so many unnatural deaths, horrible ones. Everyone hates everyone and is killing everyone. And the thing that scares me the most is that these are only the things we KNOW about! There are so many terrible and evil things happening that we have no idea about. Society is quickly losing moral grounding. It makes me feel so sad, but at the same time, blessed that we have been forewarned and educated so well about preparedness. x
Armageddon is ordering one too many Cheeseburgers from the Jack in the Box value menu, then adding ranch.
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