We have just learned so much...

 

Mark 7:6-8

He (Christ) replied, 

“Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; 

as it is written:

“‘These people honor me with their lips,

    but their hearts are far from me.

They worship me in vain;

    their teachings are merely human rules.’[a]

You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.”

Not so much as a hint,

not even a hint

of a second coming 

in two parts:

John 14:1-3 

Romans 8:19

1 Corinthians 1:7-8

1 Corinthians 15:51-53 

1 Corinthians16:22 

Philippians 3:20-21 

Philippians 4:5 

Colossians3:4, 1 

Thessalonians 1:10

1 Thessalonians 2:19 

1 Thessalonians4:13-18 

1 Thessalonians 5:9, 23 

2 Thessalonians 2:1 

1 Timothy 6:14 

2 Timothy 4:1, 8 

Titus 2:13, 

Hebrews 9:28 

James5:7-9

1 Peter1:7, 13 

1 Peter 5:4 

1 John 2:28-3:2

Jude 1:21 

Revelation 2:25

Revelation 3:10. 

And this is their list of Second coming passages:

Daniel 2:44-45 

Daniel 7:9-14 

Daniel 12:1-3 

Zechariah 14:1-15

Zechariah 12:10

Matthew 13:41 

Matthew 24:15-31 

Matthew 24:64 

Mark 13: 14-27 

Mark 14:62 

Luke 21, 25-28 

Acts 1:9-11 

Acts 3:19-21

1 Thessalonians 3:13

2 Thessalonians1:6-10 

2 Thessalonians 2:8 

1 Peter 4:12-13 

2 Peter3:1-14 

Jude1:14-15 

Revelation 1:7  

Revelation 19:11-20:6 

Revelation 22:7, 12, 20

TOUGH!

Better to have your illusions destroyed 

than to be separated from God for eternity 

is kinda how I see it.

I

 

just laugh at these people anymore.

I really do.

Evolution may explain values of the fundamental constants

I look at it like this:

You know?

If you would try to find something that was true?

As opposed to trying to disprove something you cant?

Ya might get along with your business a lil better.

Fact is

certain types of these people just cant stand the universe having a creation event,

or there being "initial conditions" present 

BEFORE 

the creation event.

So they invent all kinds of elaborate ways to get around the evidence they dont like.

Thats not science folks.

They conjecture things like:

"The initial conditions of the universe 

must have evolved over time." etc.

Okay.

Great.

Awesome.

Have it your way. 

HERE IS THE PROBLEM 

YOURE NOT SOLVING 

IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM:

HOW DID WHAT THEY 

"EVOLVED" FROM

GET THERE TO BEGIN WITH?

"...he conjectures 

(an opinion or supposition about (something) on the basis of incomplete information)

that the conditions needed for fluid motion in and among living cells could have emerged later on in cosmic history."

"For decades, physicists have debated the possible explanation for a striking fact of our universe – that the values of many physical constants appear just right for the existence of the world we see around us. Star formation, for example, requires both hydrogen and helium. But this condition depends on a very specific value of the strong nuclear force – any weaker than it actually is and there would have been no helium; but any stronger and all the hydrogen would have converted (to helium)."

(let alone gravity

Let alone the mass of subatomic particles

let alone just the right amount of oxygen on the earth etc

but I digress...)

"Some scientists argue that this apparent (Apparent?) 

fine-tuning provides evidence 

of design in the universe, 

perhaps even the existence of God."

(That is based off of what we can see and quantifiably measure.)

"Others instead have mooted the possibility of a myriad of different universes – whether existing simultaneously or one after another – with physical conditions varying very slightly from one to the next. We would then necessarily exist in that universe suited to generating life."

(We just ended up in the one out of kazillions! How convenient!

That? 

That is based on absolutely nothing observable or measurable, yet these two views are routinely given false equivalence to one another. 

You might wanna ask yourself why that is exactly.

"sci·ence

the systematic study 

of the structure and behavior 

of the physical and natural world 

through:

 observation, 

experimentation, 

and the testing of theories 

against the evidence obtained."

"Still other researchers have postulated that the ultimate theory of everything – still to be worked out – would logically require the constants to have the values that they do."

("For the scientist who has lived by his faith in the power of reason, the story ends like a bad dream. He has scaled the mountain of ignorance; he is about to conquer the highest peak; as he pulls himself over the final rock, he is greeted by a band of theologians who have been sitting there for centuries."

Robert Jastrow

I aint waiting on nothin from these guys.

I already got the answer(s) they seek.)

All of the following then

 "evolved" from something?

It Takes 26 Fundamental Constants To Give Us Our Universe, But They Still Don't Give Everything

Okay then:

What exactly did they "evolve" from?

And what exactly started the process off?

I'm serious, I just laugh at em anymore.

Here is another trick they like to play on ya and I have seen this several times now:

The following is from a review of the book:

"IF they are human inventions 

then they need special attention of a human 

to come out just right."

We invented the ways in which we are measuring the fundamental constants of our universe, 

so of course they will appear "fine-tuned" to us 

this argument kinda goes like that.

But just like the reviewer said:

"The author of the book is inverting the dependence. It isn't the fundamental constants depending upon how we measure them (The "units" we use to do such), but rather, the units themselves depend on the value of the fundamental constants."

Okay, so once again:

What exactly did they

(The fundamental constants 

of our universe)

 "evolve" 

from?

And what exactly started the process off?

I aint waiting for nothin from these people. They're the ones that need to play catch up. It's practically clownish at this point how they try and work around what they dont like about what science is proving.

Anybody 

anywhere 

minimal prep time 

any subject.

Here's your

 

truth about what is going on in Ukraine.

Ukraine war: Zelenskyy still resolute - but West wobbles as spring counteroffensive stalls | Sean Bell

Of course it had to come from SKY News Australia.

"Ukraine's leader still dreams of regaining all lost territory - but, more than two months in, the hoped-for gains have not yet materialised and Western leaders are starting to get itchy as the pressure of fighting a long war begins to bite."

"Ukraine's much-anticipated spring counteroffensive is now in its 10th week, with limited evidence of any significant breakthrough of the formidable Russian defences.

President Zelenskyy remains laser-focused on his objective of liberating all Ukrainian territory, but if Ukraine's military fails to gain momentum in the coming weeks, what next?"

"Ukraine started its spring offensive in early June, but despite some ferocious fighting the Russian fortifications still appear largely intact."

"Although casualty figures are always hard to verify, it is evident that this latest phase of the battle has proven highly attritional, and Ukraine's offensive would expect to suffer significantly higher casualties, up to three times as many, as its enemy.

(Somebody has been telling you this has been an

"attritional"

conflict since the convoy to Kiev debacle, 

at day 4? 5? 6?, somewhere around there.)

"Ammunition and weapons are being consumed at a huge rate, 

and there is no simple way (for either side) to replenish stocks swiftly."

(Maybe one side had been 

"stocking up" for a long time

prior to open hostilities?

Why would you start a war of attrition if you hadn't?)

"And, notwithstanding the various press releases highlighting:

 drone attacks on Moscow, 

Black Sea Fleet vessels, 

ammunition dumps 

and small communities liberated, 

these are a sideshow to the main event."

(Can a brother get an amen?)

"Reports suggest that Ukraine has started to deploy its main reserve to assist the frontline fight - yet this reserve was intended to exploit any breakthrough to achieve momentum."

(Kinda hard to fight a war when you dont have an army, I dont care how many F-16's we and our allies pledge. And why were the Ukrainians clamoring for them so early on for? The f-16's that is? Why be so adamant about a weapon you dont even have the proper runway for?)

"Behind the scenes, Western leaders are starting to review options.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenburg's chief of staff suggested in a recent interview that Ukraine might need to cede territory to find a lasting peace."

(Aint gonna happen yo.)

"The formal view appears to be that the West stands ready to support President Zelenskyy "whatever it takes".

But weapons stockpiles are diminishing, and there are limited reserves left to continue supporting Ukraine, especially given conflicting domestic priorities."

("They dont fight wars like we do."

"He is going to bleed us dry." 

I remember somebody saying...yup.)

"However, if Ukraine fails to gain momentum 

and continues to suffer huge casualties, 

its allies might feel obliged to explore options."

The Ukrainians are bribing their conscription officers 

to get out of mandatory military service.

They know how this is going 

and they dont wanna loose their lives in a loosing effort.

"Hey it might suck if Russia takes us over 

but at least we will be alive."

Zelenskiy sacks military recruitment heads over frontline bribes scandal

That was last Friday BTW...

The main thing to remember here? 

"...drone attacks on Moscow, 

Black Sea Fleet vessels, 

ammunition dumps 

and small communities liberated, 

these are a sideshow to the main event."

and like I said 

it had to come from SKY News Australia.

Lord knows you're never gonna here it from a domestic news source.

OH

 

THIS IS GREAT STUFF!

New Test Reaffirms Big

Bang

"Perhaps you’re familiar with Mark Twain’s comment: “The report of my death was an exaggeration” (New York Journal, June 2, 1897). This correction was necessitated by a reporter’s having confused Twain with his seriously ill cousin. How often have my fellow astronomers and I hoped for a similar correction with respect to the big bang! Reporters continue to confuse minor adjustments with the model’s demise."

"Given what the big bang implies about the origin and unfolding of the universe—and about the one ancient account that anticipated its discovery—rigorous and repeated tests of its certainty do seem warranted."

"Thus far, each new test—including one of the latest described for you in this article—further solidifies the certainty of their claim about a creation event."

"A fundamental characteristic of all big bang models is that the universe began as an infinitesimally small volume and has continuously expanded from its origin event. This cosmic feature predicts that the more distant an object is from Earth, the more rapidly it will appear to be moving away from Earth."

"Theological-Philosophical Implications

Thanks to the work of Lewis and Brewer, the big bang prediction of cosmic time dilation has been verified for all look-back times. That is, astronomers have observed the expected time dilation effect operating throughout the entire history of the universe. The big bang creation model has successfully passed another test."

"The observation of cosmic time dilation also provides yet another confirmation of Einstein’s relativity theory. Over the past century, astronomers and physicists have challenged both the theory and the big bang in dozens of ways. Relativity and big bang cosmology have passed all these tests with flying colors. While further refinements can be anticipated, both have been established beyond reasonable doubt."

"All big bang models indicate that the universe began to exist. Thus, the inference of a transcendent cosmic Beginner springs reasonably from the law of cause and effect. Astronomers’ observations of cosmic time dilation by multiple means and at all look-back times further provide evidence of the universe’s age. At ~13.8 billion years old, the universe appears far too young to allow for any credible naturalistic explanation for the origin and history of life. Neither is it as “young” as a mere 6,000 to 10,000 years, as some creationists claim. "

"Thousands of years before astronomers had even a hint as to the fundamental features of the cosmos, the Bible described at least some of the most significant ones: 

a beginning that includes the beginning of space and time, matter and energy; 

physical laws that remain constant throughout history; 

a pervasive law of decay (entropy); 

and continual cosmic expansion. 

On the basis of these facts, we can truthfully say that the Bible has predictive power with respect to science. On the basis of history, we have good reasons to believe that the Bible is, indeed, the Word of God, trustworthy in everything it says about both physical and spiritual matters."

AMEN!

"Rapture passages"

 

according to 

Tim LaHaye 

and Jerry B. Jenkins 

 in their book,

"Are we living in the end times?"

 

published April 1, 2011

If they knew so much about it?

 Why did they have to bother to ask 

that question to start with?

 Kinda becomes my question.

Oh I forgot...

they had books to sell 

and $ to make off of people.

Tim LaHaye is passed on BTW.

Condolences.

Somebody from his family 

can come and explain 

why he had to write so many books.

Christ was hardcore too.

(Let the dead bury the dead)

Shut up about it already.

Movin on...

John 14:1-3

Jesus Comforts His Disciples

14 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God[a]; believe also in me. 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.

Romans 8:19

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19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.

1 Corinthians 1:7-8

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7 Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. 8 He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 15:51-53

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51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— 52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 53 For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.

1 Corinthians 16:22

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22 If anyone does not love the Lord, let that person be cursed! Come, Lord[a]!

*The Greek for "Come, Lord" reproduces an Aramaic expression (Marana tha) used by early Christians.

Philippians 3:20-21

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20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.

Philippians 4:5

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5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.

Colossians 3:4

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4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

Colossians 3:1

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Living as Those Made Alive in Christ

3 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

1 Thessalonians 1:10

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10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.

(You will be protected from The wrath of God during the second half of the tribulation period (True believers that is), you wont be protected from Satan's wrath, for this is how God purifies the faithful: Isaiah 48:10 See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.)

1 Thessalonians 2:19

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19 For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Is it not you?

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

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Believers Who Have Died

13 Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. 14 For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. 15 According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.

1 Thessalonians 5:9

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9 For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

(Again, Gods wrath is what true believers wont suffer through, be rejoiceful you get Satan's wrath instead, trust me, its the wrath you would prefer to receive.)

1 Thessalonians 5:23

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23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 2:1

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The Man of Lawlessness

2 Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters,

1 Timothy 6:14

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14 to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ

2 Timothy 4:1

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4 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge:

2 Timothy 4:8

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8 Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.

Titus 2:13

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13 while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,

Hebrews 9:28

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28 so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

James 5:7-9

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Patience in Suffering

7 Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. 8 You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. 9 Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!

1 Peter 1:7

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7 These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

1 Peter 1:13

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Be Holy

13 Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.

1 Peter 5:4

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4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.

1 John 2:28-3:2

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God’s Children and Sin

28 And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.

29 If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him.

3 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears,[a] we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

Jude 21

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21 keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.

Revelation 2:25

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25 except to hold on to what you have until I come.’

Revelation 3:10

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10 Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.

(Christ true church is protected from God's wrath that is poured out during the second half of the tribulation period (Daniels last "7".) It is the Antichrist setting himself up in Gods temple and proclaiming himself God that finally brings about Gods wrath: 

Revelation 11:15-19

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The Seventh Trumpet

15 The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said:

“The kingdom of the world has become

    the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah,

    and he will reign for ever and ever.”

16 And the twenty-four elders, who were seated on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17 saying:

“We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty,

    the One who is and who was,

because you have taken your great power

    and have begun to reign.

18 The nations were angry,

    and your wrath has come.

The time has come for judging the dead,

    and for rewarding your servants the prophets

and your people who revere your name,

    both great and small—

and for destroying those who destroy the earth.”

19 Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant. And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake and a severe hailstorm.

See all the places where it so obviously states 

that Christ return is a two part event?

 

Yeah me neither.

Not one time is Christ return 

ever mention in a plural context, 

not once.

Be a Berean.

(Acts 17:11)

Study the scripture yourself.

Dont just take it at face value 

from those who wish to sell you something.

The first part being his 

"Glorious appearing" 

(When the church is raptured 

pretribulation according to the authors) 

and then comes his "final" second coming. 

Says it clear as day right? 

This is what they want you to believe? 

DONT!

 If that was the case 

and the second coming was split into two events? 

Dont you think Christ himself might have mentioned it? 

He never did. 

Not once. 

Ever. 

And this is from the people who want to 

stick to a "literal" interpretation of the text BTW?

It's deceptive nonsense.

But it sure sold a lot of books.

Oh dont worry there's more:

Here is their list of 

"Second Coming" 

passages:

(Again straight from their book:

"Are we living in the end times?"

 published April 1, 2011)

Daniel 2:44-45

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44 “In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever. 45 This is the meaning of the vision of the rock cut out of a mountain, but not by human hands—a rock that broke the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold to pieces.

“The great God has shown the king what will take place in the future. The dream is true and its interpretation is trustworthy.”

Daniel 7:9-14

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9 “As I looked,

“thrones were set in place,

    and the Ancient of Days took his seat.

His clothing was as white as snow;

    the hair of his head was white like wool.

His throne was flaming with fire,

    and its wheels were all ablaze.

10 A river of fire was flowing,

    coming out from before him.

Thousands upon thousands attended him;

    ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him.

The court was seated,

    and the books were opened.

11 “Then I continued to watch because of the boastful words the horn was speaking. I kept looking until the beast was slain and its body destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire. 12 (The other beasts had been stripped of their authority, but were allowed to live for a period of time.)

13 “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man,[a] coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. 14 He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.

Daniel 12:1-3

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The End Times

12 “At that time Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered. 2 Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt. 3 Those who are wise[a] will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.

Zechariah 14:1-15

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The Lord Comes and Reigns

14 A day of the Lord is coming, Jerusalem, when your possessions will be plundered and divided up within your very walls.

2 I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem to fight against it; the city will be captured, the houses ransacked, and the women raped. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be taken from the city. 3 Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations, as he fights on a day of battle. 4 On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain moving north and half moving south. 5 You will flee by my mountain valley, for it will extend to Azel. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake[a] in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come, and all the holy ones with him.

6 On that day there will be neither sunlight nor cold, frosty darkness. 7 It will be a unique day—a day known only to the Lord—with no distinction between day and night. When evening comes, there will be light.

8 On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it east to the Dead Sea and half of it west to the Mediterranean Sea, in summer and in winter.

9 The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name.

10 The whole land, from Geba to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem, will become like the Arabah. But Jerusalem will be raised up high from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate, to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses, and will remain in its place. 11 It will be inhabited; never again will it be destroyed. Jerusalem will be secure.

12 This is the plague with which the Lord will strike all the nations that fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths. 13 On that day people will be stricken by the Lord with great panic. They will seize each other by the hand and attack one another. 14 Judah too will fight at Jerusalem. The wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected—great quantities of gold and silver and clothing. 15 A similar plague will strike the horses and mules, the camels and donkeys, and all the animals in those camps.

Zechariah 12:10

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Mourning for the One They Pierced

10 “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit[a] of grace and supplication. They will look on[b] me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.

Matthew 13:41

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41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.

Matthew 24:15-31

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15 “So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’[a] spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand— 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let no one on the housetop go down to take anything out of the house. 18 Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak. 19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! 20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.

22 “If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. 23 At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you ahead of time.

26 “So if anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27 For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

29 “Immediately after the distress of those days

“‘the sun will be darkened,

    and the moon will not give its light;

the stars will fall from the sky,

    and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’[b]

30 “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth[c] will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.[d] 31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

Matthew 26:64

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64 “You have said so,” Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”[a]

Mark 13:14-27

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14 “When you see ‘the abomination that causes desolation’[a] standing where it[b] does not belong—let the reader understand—then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 15 Let no one on the housetop go down or enter the house to take anything out. 16 Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak. 17 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! 18 Pray that this will not take place in winter, 19 because those will be days of distress unequaled from the beginning, when God created the world, until now—and never to be equaled again.

20 “If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened them. 21 At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it. 22 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 23 So be on your guard; I have told you everything ahead of time.

24 “But in those days, following that distress,

“‘the sun will be darkened,

    and the moon will not give its light;

25 the stars will fall from the sky,

    and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’[c]

26 “At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. 27 And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.

Mark 14:62

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62 “I am,” said Jesus. “And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

Luke 21:25-28

25 “There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. 26 People will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken. 27 At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28 When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

Acts 1:9-11

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9 After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.

10 They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. 11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”

Acts 3:19-21

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19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, 20 and that he may send the Messiah, who has been appointed for you—even Jesus. 21 Heaven must receive him until the time comes for God to restore everything, as he promised long ago through his holy prophets.

1 Thessalonians 3:13

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13 May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.

2 Thessalonians 1:6-10

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6 God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you 7 and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels. 8 He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9 They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might 10 on the day he comes to be glorified in his holy people and to be marveled at among all those who have believed. This includes you, because you believed our testimony to you.

2 Thessalonians 2:8

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8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming.

1 Peter 4:12-13

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Suffering for Being a Christian

12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.

2 Peter 3:1-14

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The Day of the Lord

3 Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking. 2 I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.

3 Above all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. 4 They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.” 5 But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water. 6 By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed. 7 By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.

8 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.[a]

11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives 12 as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming.[b] That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. 13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.

14 So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him.

Jude 14-15

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14 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them: “See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones 15 to judge everyone, and to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”[a]

Revelation 1:7

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7 “Look, he is coming with the clouds,”[a]

    and “every eye will see him,

even those who pierced him”;

    and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.”[b]

So shall it be! Amen.

Revelation 19:11-20:6

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The Heavenly Warrior Defeats the Beast

11 I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war. 12 His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. 13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. 14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. 15 Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.”[a] He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:

KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS

17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds flying in midair, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, 18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and the mighty, of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, great and small.”

19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse and his army. 20 But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who had performed the signs on its behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. 21 The rest were killed with the sword coming out of the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.

The Thousand Years

20 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3 He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.

4 I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They[b] had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5 (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years.

Revelation 22:7

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7 “Look, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll.”

Revelation 22:12

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Epilogue: Invitation and Warning

12 “Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done.

Revelation 22:20

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20 He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.”

Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

See all the references 

to more than one 

second coming?

Yeah me neither.

All of this from someone 

who wrote FICTION 

and had a character

 that receives 

"both the mark of the beast 

and the sealing of the Lord"

Come on y'all.

were better than this.

Good Afternoon

 

Sunshine.

I love you honey :-).

TTYS honey.

Have a good day sweetheart.