Is This The End?
Stories of revolution and unrest are making headlines in newspapers and dominating the TV news networks. Even the world of Internet blogging is at a fever pitch. Look at some of these excerpts from blogs I found this week:
…the dominoes in the Middle East may be starting to fall. First it was Tunisia; now it appears to be Egypt, which is under siege by massive demonstrations; soon, it could also be Jordan (where King Abdullah II is seeking to quell demonstrations) and which, it is reported, the government is on the brink of collapse; Yemen, which is experiencing unprecedented demonstrations, could be a possibility; Algeria, which ratings agency Standard & Poor’s say could be next; and Lebanon, leading to Iran. As an Israeli official asserted this past week, “We are living on a volcano!” The Middle East is about to change — significantly! Who can observe all of this and deny God is shaking up things in preparation for end-times fulfillment? And what a shake-up it is! So what is He really doing?
Surely you have been hearing about what is going on right now in the Middle East, but have you considered the import of it all? God is shaking up the entire region — from Libya to Iran — to accomplish His kingdom plan. …it appears that this is all a part of His alignment with end-times prophecy.
But what does God’s Word say? Are current events a part of the end? On Sunday evening, March 6, Dr. Gary Frazier will join us to open God’s Word and teach us how these events fit into God’s plan for the future. The message is simple. God is in control! Join us at 6 pm and hear this exciting message.
See You Sunday,
Pastor Jeff
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