From: user6340@newsgrouper.org.invalid   
      
   JTEM  posted:   
   >   
   > Does the 7 years of peace start now with his council of peace?   
      
   I haven't seen any indication that Iran is bowing to   
   Trump. Or Russia, or China. When the real Antichrist   
   makes his appearance on the world stage, he will have   
   worldwide adoration and authority. Trump doesn't have   
   that -- not even in our own country, where he is HATED   
   by half the country (who are known as TDS sufferers).   
   >   
   > So the end times would begin... 2033.   
      
   No, we are in the End Times now. The End Times began   
   in 1948, when the nation of Israel was restored in   
   their land. The reason that marks the beginning of   
   the End Times is because of what Jesus said in a   
   parable in Matthew, chapter 24, in what is known   
   as the Olivet Discourse.   
      
   In that parable, Jesus referred to a "fig tree",   
   which is symbolic of the nation of Israel. In the   
   Old Testament, Israel is sometimes referred to as   
   a fig tree. Here's that parable from Jesus:   
      
   [quoting Jesus] "Now learn this parable from the   
   fig tree: When its branch has already become tender   
   and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.   
   So you also, when you see all these things, know that   
   it is near — at the doors! Assuredly, I say to you,   
   this generation will by no means pass away till all   
   these things take place. Heaven and earth will pass   
   away, but My words will by no means pass away." [end quoting]   
   Matthew 24:32-35   
      
   In that parable, when He referred to the fig tree's   
   branches becoming tender and putting forth leaves,   
   that indicates Israel having returned to their land   
   and turning a desolate wasteland (as described by   
   Mark Twain in 1869) into lush green farmland that   
   feeds much of the Middle East with fresh fruits   
   and vegetables.   
      
   Israel has also blessed the world with many medical   
   advancements, and other technologies that benefit   
   the world. That's what Jesus meant in that parable   
   that Israel ("fig tree") after 1948 would develop   
   into the prosperous and productive nation is is   
   (the "fig tree" with branches becoming tender and   
   putting forth leaves).   
      
   And with all the other indications that Jesus gave   
   that the End Times would begin with the restoration   
   of Israel to their land -- wars and rumors of wars,   
   that we would hear of earthquakes in various places   
   (which could only happen since the advent of global   
   communications), pestilences (AIDS, COVID), and the   
   other signs Jesus gave in Matthew 24.   
      
   So, to sum it up -- no, Trump is not the Antichrist   
   and we are already in the End Times. And Jesus will   
   be coming back at some point in time before people   
   who were alive in 1948 will pass away. That's what   
   Jesus said in Matthew 24:34, when he referred to   
   the generation that will not pass away before His   
   return.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)