These are the “End Times”? Do you or a loved one believe this?

[Anonymous]

We aren’t from a fire-and-brimstone religious background. MIL’s long time partner (69 years old) says he thinks these are the end times, but he’s too lazy and set in his ways to change.

If you or a loved one believes, what convinced you? What are you doing to prepare?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We aren’t from a fire-and-brimstone religious background. MIL’s long time partner (69 years old) says he thinks these are the end times, but he’s too lazy and set in his ways to change.

If you or a loved one believes, what convinced you? What are you doing to prepare?

e end times

People have been preparing for the end times for centuries. So far it hasn't happened. Personally, I'm doing nothing to prepare - wouldn't know where to start. Everyone has their own personal end times, so I suppose it's like preparing for death - except everyone will be dead -- no will to be written.

If you believe in the end times - which I don't.

[Anonymous]

Yes a lot of people believe we are in the end time and that is why they voted for Trump. They welcome Armageddon and the antichrist because they are saved. They say bring on the rapture, we are leaving the planet today!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes a lot of people believe we are in the end time and that is why they voted for Trump. They welcome Armageddon and the antichrist because they are saved. They say bring on the rapture, we are leaving the planet today!

That is not why they voted for Trump.

The people who believe it is the end times who also voted for Trump believe Obama is the antichrist. All of those newspaper that referred to him in terms like the messiah and made magazine covers showing him with a halo only reinforced this fear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes a lot of people believe we are in the end time and that is why they voted for Trump. They welcome Armageddon and the antichrist because they are saved. They say bring on the rapture, we are leaving the planet today!

That is not why they voted for Trump.

The people who believe it is the end times who also voted for Trump believe Obama is the antichrist. All of those newspaper that referred to him in terms like the messiah and made magazine covers showing him with a halo only reinforced this fear.

What about the people who voted form Obama, then voted for Trump?

[Anonymous]

My MIL’d partner points to the election of Trump and war in the Middle East as two of the signs. He’s dead serious, but not as distressed as I would think one ought to be if the world is ending soon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes a lot of people believe we are in the end time and that is why they voted for Trump. They welcome Armageddon and the antichrist because they are saved. They say bring on the rapture, we are leaving the planet today!

That is not why they voted for Trump.

The people who believe it is the end times who also voted for Trump believe Obama is the antichrist. All of those newspaper that referred to him in terms like the messiah and made magazine covers showing him with a halo only reinforced this fear.

What about the people who voted form Obama, then voted for Trump?

They voted for financial reasons, not religion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We aren’t from a fire-and-brimstone religious background. MIL’s long time partner (69 years old) says he thinks these are the end times, but he’s too lazy and set in his ways to change.

If you or a loved one believes, what convinced you? What are you doing to prepare?

e end times

People have been preparing for the end times for centuries. So far it hasn't happened. Personally, I'm doing nothing to prepare - wouldn't know where to start. Everyone has their own personal end times, so I suppose it's like preparing for death - except everyone will be dead -- no will to be written.

If you believe in the end times - which I don't.

And in many ways, they were kind of right in that usually in times when that "end times" rhetoric heightens, it's right at the cusp of a huge paradigm shift in culture/technology/world order. If you study history, you see that there are definitely points at which huge shifts happened, and I think during the lead up to those shifts, that's when there was an uptick in the "end times" kind of talk.

I'm not a religious person. I don't know anything about end times. But I do believe we are on the cusp of a huge paradigm shift. It's hard to say where it's going, but I think that a lot of the angst and polarization going on right now is because a lot of people feel that things are changing and there's a lot of uncertainty about where we are heading. But none of this is necessarily end times in the religious sense.

[Anonymous]

Perhaps your MILs partner feels "prepared" enough. My mother is an end times believer and for her, being prepared means essentially living a life that you can leave behind at any time in anticipation of the second coming of Christ. Although she believes that bad things will happen before this, i.e. the persecution of those who believe, her definition of being prepared doesn't include an escape plan or ways of staying physically safe. Are you asking about how people are preparing to stay physically safe or surviving the dangers of the end times?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We aren’t from a fire-and-brimstone religious background. MIL’s long time partner (69 years old) says he thinks these are the end times, but he’s too lazy and set in his ways to change.

If you or a loved one believes, what convinced you? What are you doing to prepare?

Other than living according to God's teachings and believing in Jesus Christ, there is nothing you can do to prepare.

[Anonymous]

It's all laid out in the Book of Revelation and in detail and in other parts of the Bible, for those that are interested. Yes, we live in the end times, also known as Evil Times. Time epochs do not play out on a human level for God. An epoch for God could be the entire human history as we know it. That is only one "time" in his Book. Because we humans live so short and have limited view of history and future and are embroiled in petty things of life we may not be fully aware that we are indeed in the end times. But the Bible is very clear on end times and these times have all characteristics of it. There are some things in the Book of Revelation that are "sealed" and will remain as mystery until the Judgment Seat of Christ appears. The main message of the Book of Revelation is that the loving God Jesus Christ who died for our sins will return as the Judge. Also, the main characteristics of the end times is/will be intense hatred of Christianity and prosecution of Christians.

"This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.

9 But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all [men], as theirs also was.

10 But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,

11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of [them] all the Lord delivered me.

12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned [them];

15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

16 All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works."
-2 Timothy 3:1 - 3:17


"Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee." -
Revelation 3:3

[Anonymous]

The address of the Kushner's building in NYC is quite telling: 666 5th Avenue.

Floods, volcanoes, threat of war.

It's all too much but I do not think there is anything to do to prepare aside from being the best person you can be despite all of the nonsense going on right now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We aren’t from a fire-and-brimstone religious background. MIL’s long time partner (69 years old) says he thinks these are the end times, but he’s too lazy and set in his ways to change.

If you or a loved one believes, what convinced you? What are you doing to prepare?

e end times

People have been preparing for the end times for centuries. So far it hasn't happened. Personally, I'm doing nothing to prepare - wouldn't know where to start. Everyone has their own personal end times, so I suppose it's like preparing for death - except everyone will be dead -- no will to be written.

If you believe in the end times - which I don't.

And in many ways, they were kind of right in that usually in times when that "end times" rhetoric heightens, it's right at the cusp of a huge paradigm shift in culture/technology/world order. If you study history, you see that there are definitely points at which huge shifts happened, and I think during the lead up to those shifts, that's when there was an uptick in the "end times" kind of talk.

I'm not a religious person. I don't know anything about end times. But I do believe we are on the cusp of a huge paradigm shift. It's hard to say where it's going, but I think that a lot of the angst and polarization going on right now is because a lot of people feel that things are changing and there's a lot of uncertainty about where we are heading. But none of this is necessarily end times in the religious sense.

All of this

[Anonymous]

1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.

2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.

10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand

16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:

17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:

18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.

19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:

21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

25 Behold, I have told you before.

26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.

27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:

33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.

48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;

50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,

51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps your MILs partner feels "prepared" enough. My mother is an end times believer and for her, being prepared means essentially living a life that you can leave behind at any time in anticipation of the second coming of Christ. Although she believes that bad things will happen before this, i.e. the persecution of those who believe, her definition of being prepared doesn't include an escape plan or ways of staying physically safe. Are you asking about how people are preparing to stay physically safe or surviving the dangers of the end times?

Not specifically interested in whether people are preppers in the canned goods and ammo sense. I’m interested more holistically in how people might adjust attitudes or behaviors. Or, in the case, of this elderly gentleman from New Orleans not change a thing. I think WWII shows things can get quite bad with only human agency at work. DH and I don’t believe it’s the end times. We did discuss how we might react to a nuke attack after the Hawaii false alarm.