Pastor Paul Begley warns ‘the earth is going to be shaking’
Many of the Bible’s prophetic books describe cataclysmic events that will befall the Earth in the days before the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. The Gospels, for instance, warned of wars and rumours of wars, earthquakes and Christian persecution before His return. Passages in 2 Peter 3 speak of the heavens being of fire on the day of the Lord’s return, and Daniel 2:44 states God will crush all kingdoms so that none stand above His own.
The Bible also speaks of turbulent times ahead for God’s chosen people in Israel.
According to the Christian conspiracy blog Bible Prophecy – Signposts of the Times, the Bible has warned of a threat in the east – Iran.
The blog’s authors have previously claimed Iran will invade Israel in the End Times, but have now argued respite could come with divine intervention.
The blog said: “The Bible tells us that there will be peace between Israel and her current Middle-East provocateur’s.
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“However it will not occur until God is finished with his judgement of these nations and a future peace will only exist during the future Millennial reign of Jesus Christ.”
Many groups of Christians worldwide wait for the day of the Second Coming, believing Christ will descend to Earth to build His 1,000-year kingdom.
Interpretations of the Bible suggest Jesus will build His kingdom after banishing the Antichrist and his hosts during the Great Tribulation.
All of this will supposedly happen after the Rapture – the sudden disappearance of Christians – but many of the world’s nations will still be around.
It has been claimed many of these nations will face the wrath of God for the role they played in siding against Israel.
Signposts of the Times said: “The purpose behind God’s dealings with the nations is to bring judgement/discipline for their conduct towards God’s chosen nation, Israel, and for their collective sin as a nation as they turn away from God and engage in more and more depraved and godless activity, (hello world!!).
“As for Iran, the Prophet Jeremiah foretells a time when Iran, (Persia/Elam), will be dealt with by God himself.
“He will, in fact, destroy the Iranian regime but restore the nation’s fortunes.
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“We are not talking about riches, (fortune), but in restoration from being an enemy of God to be reconciled to God.”
According to the blog, some of the other nations that will face the same treatment include Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Iraq.
The blog added: “God then builds a corridor stretching from Egypt, through Israel and on up to Syria.
“These nations will then be a blessing to all the earth during the Millennial Kingdom.”
However, not all Christians subscribe to such interpretations of the scripture.
Many Bible experts also reject attempts to try and predict when any of this might happen.
According to Stephen Witmer, pastor of the Pepperell Christian Fellowship in Pepperell, Massachusetts, it goes against the grain of the Christian ethos.
He said: “When our waiting for Jesus is founded on God’s promise, we draw our confidence from the dependability of the one who has made the promise.”
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