First, Revelations 13:7: "And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations."
Second, Revelations 12:12: "Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down to you, having great wrath, because he knowth that he hath but a short time.
Because end times doctrine is a false doctrine. God is not going to end this, so it is up to you to put such notions out of your mind.
No, it's up to you to use your brain and not make assumptions. It's YOU who is afraid. Believing it's the end of this generation, the Biblical End Times, doesn't mean I'm telling people to crawl up into a ball and cry. This is a call to get your hearts and minds right with Jesus.
they don't call it gen-z for nothing
Good one
I don't fear a new heaven and earth. It happens all the time, and yes we are going through one. Our faith remains the same in whatever transpires, we trust God and stand on truth and speak the word. Most end times doctrine is wrong, i stand corrected.
when do you think the last time this happened was?
For each individual it is different. Collectively? Maybe the founding of America? Lots of different things I guess, Isreal becoming a nation. For different peoples it would be differing events. Revelation was written for it's time with symbols they understood at that time. I believe it holds true in all generations though for all people.
so you completely write off the book of revelation?
The way most people interpret it.
then you'd have to throw out the whole bible, because the main difference between the 12 religions is interpretation.
Ok, I've studied it as a process that we all go through in revealing the Son of God in each of us.
and op isn't teaching doctrine, he's just providing scripture.
If you're interested in doctrinal perspectives in Christian eschatology, I invite you to pop over to c/Christianity. We talk about it on occasion in depth.
Good point
exactly, op never said the world was going to disappear.
Yes, the end of an age.
this is why paul emphasized, "Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience."
sorry for bombarding you, but I wanna leave it here for anyone else interested. hebrews 4:10-14:
"10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession."
yes, the end of the 6th age or day, the 7th being God's rest