people say the end is near. do you believe that? and if so why?
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I will say this now.  For years, growing up in a Christian family, I have heard of those bizarre "revelations" of the end of the world, from books about Nostradamus, to the yearly "The world is gonna end on __" issues of the supermarket tabloids.  \n\nNo mere mortal man or woman on this Earth, whether the greatest of saints or the lowliest of sinners, will EVER know when the world is going to end. \n\nIn Hell, the devil does not know, nor do any of the damned or any of the servants of Hell.  not a one. \n\nWhat about those in Heaven?  Not a single angel, human that has gone to Heaven, and not even Jesus himself knows when the end of the world will come.  \n\nOnly one knows the exact year, month, day, hour, minute, and second that the end will come.  And that is God alone.\n\nThose people that you see walking the street, "shouting the end is coming," they are only human.  Unless they are God in human form, they don't know anything.  \n\nYes there will be wars and rumors of wars, earthquakes, and natural disasters.  But they have existed since the beginning of civilization.  \nThere will always be war, and earthquakes, and etc.  The end of the world can happen on a "normal" day on this planet, when we least expect it.  \n\nRemember, it will happen as quick as a twinkling of an eye, and will come as a thief in the night.  \nAnd we will not know when that will be.  could be the millisecond after you read this, could be tomorrow, or in 10 years...\n\nas humans, we do not know, and will never know, until it actually comes.\n\nSo get right with God, and be ready.
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People have been predicting the world would end over and over but we are still here. Now the truth is with all science and theology no one can say when the world is going to end. It could end today it could end tomorrow it could end a thousand years from now. The Mayan Calender just runs out. that doesn't mean the world is going to end. God bless kisses Betty.
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I'm a fellow Christian.\n\nAs far as the end times, people have been thinking that it's "just around the corner" almost since time began.  Even the Apostle Paul was wrong when he thought Christ would come again in his time.  Ever since then, there have been failed predictions one right after the other.\n\nTake advice from Jesus when he said that nobody knows the hour or the day.
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I believe that we are living in the end times.  Jesus will be returning soon, I can feel it deep in my soul.  Many Bible prophecies about the end times already have happened, and more are still coming true today.  Such as "there will be wars, and rumors of wars".  Well, we're in the middle of a war with Iraq right now, and there are rumors of other wars in other countries.  It's happening, and it's happening very fast.  Therefore, yes, I believe that the Antichrist is alive somewhere today.  It would be a scary thought for me, but since I've already accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior, I know that I won't be here when the real suffering begins.  Once Jesus comes back and all the believers are taken to heaven, everything on earth is going to start getting much, much worse.  I thank God that I won't be here to see it, and pray that the ones I know and love won't be here to see it either.
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I think no. Indefinitely has an end, just not sure when, and forever keeps going, with no end.
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Don't worry when the world will end. Everybody's own world ends when they die. They have been saying this for a long time...that it's really coming soon. But did it ever end? Not yet. So it's quite a waste of time being scared about it. You'll probably die ahead of the end of the world.
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Yes the ANTICHRIST is the last to come to the end of our time here and this is when the Big battle will soon begin. Just as it has done started we just cannot see him yet but time little time we will
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There are always prophesies about the world ending. When one doesn't come true and time passes on then society starts looking for the next clue - or the old prophecy is reinterpreted! I think science beats them all, since they predicted that if we did not change our ways the Earth would make us suffer. Now we are seeing its true - though science says we are too late to change anything now. I guess we'll see who was right when the time comes!  I think the world will end just as science says, by catastrophic global changes, and that will happen on a big enough scale to finally end us all on the date the Mayan calender runs out...... :)  Or it could be 6-26-06...who knows?!!\n\nIn the meantime check out this prediction: http://www.theworkofgod.org/Pope/saint_malachy_prophecies.htm
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Yes, I believe that He is coming very soon.  People who have spent their whole lives studying end time events, the rapture of the church, etc., have recently stated that there are no more prophecies left to fulfill.  Jesus could come back anytime.  The Bible says that God is waiting for the precious fruit of the earth.  There are just to many unsaved people on the planet.  I personally believe that we are on the verge of a world wide revival that will see many people come to the Lord in a very short period of time, then Jesus will come back.
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The bible says only the father knows when the end will be. And it gives us the signs to look for for to tell us whn the end is near. Take a look around, see what is going on in the world today, violance, hunger, wars, distruction against the church, etc. We are living the tribulation already , it has already begun. read the boobk of Revolations. Are you really prepared???
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I personally am not worried about it.\nMy children and I will be in a better place if it does.\nWe still have not, however, reached the end.\nIf you consult the Bible, you will see that all is not played out.\nThe fanatics are always wanting to stir things up.\nI have been hearing the 'end of the world' bit since I was a little girl.\nI am 35 :-)\nIt will happen when it happens.\nJust make sure you are right with yourself, your life, and God.
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Hello..\n\nYes..for there will be signs in the Heaven and the earth..earthquakes in divers places..fire from the sky (hail) pestilence, locusts, etc...\n\nAs for the time when the end shall come, we do not know..for only God knows the time and the hour..but when we see all the signs of the end of time..we know that soon our redemtion draweth nigh..Amen
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I heard this argument before.  People were saying the Year 2000 was the end.\n\nI will ring your doorbell and run away!!!
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People have been saying that the end times are "the period we are living now" for the past 1,900 years.\n\nChrist said that no one knows when the end is coming but that we should always be ready.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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Yes. I believe one day the world will end. According to the Bible, the end of time has already begun, but won't actually "ENd" for a long time... \n\nIf you're a beleiver of the Bible, read Revelations. It'll tell you what to expect as we approach the end of time... but don't get scared, It most likely won't happen in our lifetime.
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December 21, 2012.  But it doesn't say the world will end... it's just marked as an important date, possibly the end of "a creation", but it's not at all clear what they thought would happen.  And the math is arguably way off.  Check the article I've cited from Wikipedia, it's impressive and thorough.
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Yes, you're right. We're getting there, its just currently a slow go. But its picking up momentum. All of those prophecies from the many and various world religions that seem to point to the end of the world? Those are all true. But they don't mean what some folks think. They're about the end of one age, and the beginning of another. A New Age. The old age is in its death throws now. Its already passed, but parts still linger. When the corpse of that old age stops twitching the end of that world will be complete. After that ... New Age. Call it the Age of Aquarius or the reign of Christ on earth or whatever you like. The name doesn't matter. The fact of it does. Hang in there. Things are changing. And you get to be a part of that change. ;-) ~ Peace & Blessings ~