Waiting for the Return of Jesus

by Cowboy Bob Sorensen

A short article by Ken Ham inspired me to write this one, and I will link to it later. He raises some points worth considering. Christians have been waiting for over 2,000 years for his promised return, and as we were told in 2 Peter 3:3-7, unbelievers are mocking us. God has his own timing and reasons.

End-times prophecy (eschatology) is a complex and divisive subject. Personally, I believe in the pre-tribulation catching away of the saints.

Pexels / Simon Berger

Unfortunately, there are people who want to fight about which view is best, and even condemn other Christians for having the "wrong" view. In my experience, it seems that many who hold to amillennial and post-tribulation views are extremely caustic toward pre-trib Christians, but I'll allow that "our side" can be strident at times as well. There's no cause for pride from anyone in having the "right" view, but people sure do seem to want to feel special, don't they?

Like others, I have speculated that conditions are worsening. Our world was created very good, but because our first parents sinned, things have been going downhill after that point. Bad things in the world are used my misotheists to say that there is no God, scientist don't understand things in our bodies so they call them "junk" and "vestigial" as evidence of evolution (debunked, proving creationists right all along), people are getting more violent, greed, and other interpersonal evils. New diseases are cropping up, and there are natural disasters.

Those sure sound like signs of the end times that we read about in the Bible.

Arch-heretic Kenneth Copeland can be an excellent speaker (which makes his false teachings even more attractive and dangerous). He said something, maybe in the mid-1980s, that stuck with me. It was something like, "Jesus didn't say go ye into the church and sit till I come getcha!" Somehow, that's how opponents of the pre-tribulation viewpoint think we are acting. People who ignore Matthew 24:36 and set dates set themselves up for great disappointments, but we're not giving away our possessions and standing on the tops of hills waiting for Jesus.

Christians agree that Jesus is coming back. What are we to do in the meantime, since it could be any minute or years from now? Keep on going about the Lord's work, spreading the gospel, upholding biblical authority, defending the foundations of the faith. Hope for tomorrow, but keep working. I hope you'll take a few minutes and read "Is Jesus Coming Soon?", which inspired this one.

Scary Videos and Foolish People

by Cowboy Bob Sorensen There are several channels on YouTube that offer scary videos, many of which are allegedly of paranormal occurrences. I get both entertainment and educational value from these. I wonder if they are compelling, faked, or people are receiving pranks. One from Nuke's Top 5 illustrates the foolishness of going into "abandoned" places. Original photo of Eastern State Penitentiary from the Library of Congress , art effect from FotoSketcher (Usage does not imply endorsement of site contents by parties named above) First of all, places are often called abandoned when they are in ruins and there is no sign of activity, but they are seldom truly abandoned. Sometimes Eastern State Penitentiary is said to be abandoned, but it has always belonged to someone. In fact, it is a historical landmark and has tours. Interestingly, they have a "haunted house" time, but the penitentiary has been visited by various ghost seekers because it has a rep

Why that Atheist Hates Me: Asteroid Mining

by Cowboy Bob Sorensen Professing atheists are known for attacking Christians — especially biblical creationists (it's who they are and what they do), but seldom go after other religions. There are always people who believe things that we reject, but to seek those people out and and subject them to vituperation is petty and emotionally immature. God calls atheists fools (Psalm 14:1), the Hebrew word is nabal (נָבָל) and denotes morally wicked, not necessarily stupid. However, since sin ruins everything it touches, many allegedly smart atheists are incapable of reason. Let me tell you about a couple of them, one in particular. Artist's conception of Trojan asteroids / NASA / JPL-Caltech (usage does not imply endorsement of site contents) When working for Stroid Mining ( stroid is a compression of asteroid ), our base was Marvin, on Mars. Sorta. While there wasn't a space station, we did have some big ships. They had science analysis stations to determine which stroids

Four-Legged Snake in the News Again

Writing about sciency things can be both fascinating and exasperating. The fascinating part is for those of us who like science, but the exasperating part is doing updates. New discoveries are a part of science, especially regarding origins. Darwin's disciples are continually attempting to rewrite history to accommodate observed evidence and still preserve their narrative of atheistic naturalism. Excitement over a supposed four-legged snake fossil slithered back ( which I posted about earlier ) and disputes continue. Tetrapodophis amplectus , Wikimedia Commons / Ghedoghedo ( CC BY-SA 4.0 ) This whole thing was sensationalized from the get-go to promote fish-to-fool evolution and millions of years. Indeed, some important facts about the fossil were not even discussed. It "sheds light" on evolution. Secularists think it would be (insert mouth click here like Cousin Eddie) really nice, but they still have nothing upon which to base that claim. Mayhaps if they realized that

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