The Coming Messiah will arrive 7 years after the tribulation which is commenced with a 7 year peace treaty. At the mid-point 1260 days, the Anti-Christ will put an end to temple sacrifices (which means temple will be built), initiates an abomination that leaves the temple desolate, by declaring himself worthy to be worshiped.
When will the 7 year tribulation start, when one sees fulfilled prophecies such as on page one of this thread.
@ degaston: LOL Fig Newtons were invented by Sir Isaac Newton. You're way off
At first glance this fig tree incident and for that matter the whole theme of the Bible is complete foolishness. But with closer inspection there unveils a deep level of truth that is a mystery to most and mind boggling to believers. When Jesus cursed the Fig tree, he was teaching that even an authentic Fig tree that doesn't bear fruit is useless. Paralleling with believers that are not useful to the King and don't produce fruit (share the gospel/obey/win souls to God) are also useless and may find their life cut short for lack of use (not loose salvation, but removed from taking up vital opportunities to share the gospel).
So it wasn't that Jesus didn't know the two seasons that fig trees produce fruit, because the Bible clearly states "Jesus knowing all things", so He was teaching a truth. He followed this teaching with if you tell this mountain to be cast into the sea and you have faith, it will be done. The location where Jesus was standing when He said this was Bethany by the Dead Sea/Salt sea. And Ezekiel prophesied that that very mountain would be eroded into the dead sea after the Coming of the Messiah.
The listed signs getting a bit stale: Well I started with the best signs on page one. How did I come about this list of signs? Pink kool-aid LOL. They are in the Bible. Many people have purported this information before me, none of were discovered by me. but I read them myself to confirm indeed that a sign has been fulfilled. The signs aren't located in one concise verse, they are mingled throughout the prophetical writings of the end times.
Hyper-inflation: "...black horse; and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand...'A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius...'." A days wage for one meal for one person. that's famine conditions and a meal costing an entire days wage, where today a meal cost $7 and average days wage is $100+ = >1,000% inflation by my cursory math. Search in NKJ, NASV or NIV, great versions with same message, but with variations of synonyms and modes of communicating.
@betiko: I agree, believers should never pressure/force their beliefs on anyone. Believers are commanded to share and teach, not force this on anyone. For that will only push them away or produce a false conversion. both are really bad. This is why the Bible gives warnings for those who teach that a stricter code and stronger judgment for teachers that lead people astray.
@oVo: What if Jesus is black: You posted this many pages earlier. Jesus when He was born of Mary was the same color of skin as Israelis today. He for sure wasn't white with blue eyes. In fact Isaiah 53 reveals that Jesus had nor stately form nor majesty that we should look upon Him. In other words He wasn't taller nor stronger than average. In fact as many times as He fasted and for the length of time of fasting I presume He was quite frail in physical stature. Furthermore, the verse goes on to say Jesus had no appearance that we should be attracted to Him. Meaning He was not handsome. So this proves He was not black
@warmonger1981: Great question, on the surface this indicates the foolishness of the Bible. What God in their right mind would A. subject their only begotten Son to such severe beating & be pleased to be the one orchestrating this beating and crucifixion (Isaiah 53:10) for a band of humans that are unworthy. And B. why knowing that mankind would reject God, why even create us.
If we were trillionaires and wanted to woo a strumpet, how would we know that said strumpet loves us for who we are and not pulling the proverbial Anna Nicole Smith marrying the 89yr old billionaire. We would veil our trillions and when said sweetheart still falls in love with us, then we know 100% that she loves us for who we are, not what we have.
We were created with the same characteristics of God (Genesis 1:27), so God is doing the very same thing. When God in the flesh showed up 2,000 years ago, He did it poor, not handsome and proclaimed His Kingdom, His majesty and now when one believes in Jesus as Lord and savior, it's based on who Jesus is, not what we can get out of it. This is why the Bible says, better to believe without seeing proof of miracles and seeing Jesus face to face in His shining glory, but merely from reading and hearing the Word of Jesus from the Bible. This is that we have free will to chose or reject God.
@kuthoer: I chose the God in the Bible. But I concede your god is very entertaining to watch wield his hammer.
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Another sign of the end times is the rampant acceptance of what was formally classified as sinful behavior, but now classified as a normal.
Another sign is a change of times: When people referenced the past they would say in the "x" year BC (Before Christ), now it's being called BCE (Before Common Era or Before Current Era). People use to call recent history as "x" year AD (latin for the year of our Lord), now it's called CE (Current Era or Common Era).
