End Times?

When the Gulf War broke out in the 90’s, there were several doomsday prophets writing books and speaking at conferences and churches. They were telling us where we were in the timeline of Revelation. Then we had the Y2K scare. Not only were people frantic about our computer systems, but millions of people expected the Apocalypse to take place. In the past

decade we seemed to have had an unusual rash of hurricanes which caused more Christians to wonder if it was a sign of the times. Next on the list is the Mayan calendar which ends in 2012. What will happen then? Should we prepare for the end of the world?

Many people do think that somehow through catastrophe of our own doing or of God that we are approaching the end of the world. A poll in Newsweek found that two in ten Americans think the world will end in their lifetime. And honestly, the way things are headed in this world I’m beginning to think the same.

The truth is, we don’t know when Christ will return. God knows, but He’s not sharing that info with anyone. He has, however, revealed in His inerrant Word the apocalyptic nature of the end times. What I mean is that he has unfolded his plan. We debate and get hung up over the interpretation and details of his plan, but the most important part to note is this: Christ is coming, and we had better be ready when He gets here.