Questions about "End Time!"

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement on the situation in Libya from his office in Washington, DC., March 20, 2011. “The United States has a moral obligation to stand with those who seek freedom from oppressions and self-government for their people. It’s unacceptable and outrageous for Qadhafi to attack his own people and the violence must stop.” His statement continued: “The President is the commander-in-chief, but the Administration has a responsibility to define for the American people, the Congress, and our troops what the mission in Libya is, better explain what America’s role is in achieving that mission, and make clear how it will be accomplished. Before any further military commitments are made, the Administration must do a better job of communicating to the American people and to Congress about our mission in Libya and how it will be achieved.”

Last Saturday from Rio de Janerio, President Obama authorized military action to assist in the enforcement of the United Nation’s resolution creating a no-fly zone over the nation of Libya. For several weeks, a civil war has been raging in that nation in North Africa. Moammar Gadhafi, the dictator in Libya, has been bombing his own people in order to push back the rebellion against his dictatorship in Libya. Within minutes of the order by President Obama, missiles were fired into targets inside Libya. President Obama has pledged there will be no US troops on the ground in Libya.

Our country is still engaged on the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan, and now we are joining with other nations in fighting in a civil war in Libya.  All the time this is going on in other countries and President Obama is out of the country we have no budget by which to operate our government.  There is a continuing budget resolution, but we do not have a budget while our deficit and national debt continues to spiral out of control. Media sources report we have to borrow $5 billion a day to continue at the current spending limit in our country. Unemployment remains over 9% with many people having been out of work for two or three years without a livable income for their families. Business failures, personal bankruptcies, and home foreclosures continue daily in our country. Many economic experts believe we are headed toward a European style value added tax that will further cripple the majority of the working people in our country who are already taxed to the maximum of their ability to pay.

Added to the misery chronicled above are the natural disasters no one can predict or control. The latest major disaster occurred in Japan with the 9.0 earthquake and the resultant tsunami. The crisis concerning the meltdown inside the nuclear plants in Japan continues to make headlines daily.  Government officials in Japan have said their nation is facing the greatest challenge since World War II. While putting their best positive spin on the crisis, the officials inside Japan are calling the people to rally to rebuild their nation as they have in the past.

Each day brings another negative report about the global economy. The unrest in the Middle East and Northern Africa continues to spread almost daily into other countries.  For me, the interesting discussions that are following these national and international concerns are questions about “end times” and prophecy.

 During the last several weeks, I have received more questions about Bible prophecy and my opinion about what the Bible has to say about these events that are now piling up all around the world. Some people who would normally never give an impression that they cared knowing about the Bible are suddenly asking questions about Armageddon. Armageddon is the biblical account of the major war that is predicted during the end of the age. There are various opinions and interpretations about the events of the end time. I find it intriguing that people are beginning to want to have answers to questions related to the biblical view of the end of the age. It is interesting to see the response of people who otherwise seem as if they could not care any less to know anything about biblical prophecy to suddenly be concerned about the signs of the end of time.  It finally seems events in the world are getting the attention of people causing them to seek answers to questions that have eternal significance rather than just caring about the immediate time.

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