Another sign

Dear friends

There are many reasons for believing that the return of Jesus Christ is very soon. Among them are (1) the recent establishment of Israel (God’s time clock), according to prophecy; (2) recent prophetic events in the Middle East, with a world against Israel, leading to a soon climax; (3) the recent end of six millennial days (6,000 years) since Adam, according to revealed biblical history, and the beginning of the seventh "day," according to God’s seven-day pattern; (4) the end of two millennial days since the birth of Christ (using Gregorian years) and since the crucifixion (using Jewish years), and the beginning of the "third day," because Hosea prophesied, "After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence" (62).

There are many more reasons that I will not list here. But in a recent letter, Bible scholar J.R. Church added the below

"There is one irrefutable reason for believing that Christ is coming back very soon. In the past 40 years, the world population has doubled. Forty percent of the people alive today are under 15 years old. If the increase of the population were to stabilize at 40 years, then by 2040 there would be 12 billion mouths to feed. By 2080 the population will increase to 24 billion. By 2120 there will be 48 billion mouths to feed. Already every night, over half the people in our world go to bed hungry. If Jesus does not come -- if there is no end to the procreation of man, we are helpless to cope with what lies ahead in the twenty-first century."

Church goes on to say, "According to scientific estimates, the oil supply from Arab nations will be depleted within the next 30 years…. Almost all of the gold, silver, tin, copper and other minerals that feed our industrial appetites have been located and mined. Their supply is also running out."

We are privileged to be actually living in those times seen but dimly by the ancient prophets. We are near that time when the great and merciful Creator of the Universe makes His second appearance on Planet Earth in bodily form -- the first time to humbly and lovingly take all our sins upon Himself, and the second time in power to rule the nations.

Let us love and worship this wonderful One, serve Him, obey Him, and watch for His glorious return!

J.R. Church’s outstanding magazine, "Prophecy in the News," can be obtained by calling 1-800-475-1111.

Jim