The following is Part 6 of this 6-part series ...   - The Signs of Technology - "But you, Daniel, shut up the words , and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase." ... Daniel 12:4 (NKJV) Just think of this for a moment! .. This prophecy was given to Daniel some 2600+ years ago! ... Are these the conditions we are seeing taking place in our world today? .. Well, we certainly are 'running to and fro' ... most every person you talk to says the same thing ... not enough time in a day to get everything done! ... Everything & everybody is at mach-speed most all the time .... And of course, the increase in knowledge is a no-brainer (no pun intended) ... I want to share a brief story here concerning this part. ... I remember having conversations with my mother about just this subject. ... She was born in 1914 on a homestead in eastern Montana. ... There were 11 kids in the family, not counting the parents, and they all lived in a 3-bedroom house. ... This meant 4-5 kids in a bed together! ... Their main mode of transportation was bare-back horse riding, or a horse & buggy if they needed to go to town, which was usually once a year for supplies. ... There's more, but you get the picture. .... To be brief, just think of this ... this is how she started out in life, and in just a very few short years later, she witnessed a man landing on the moon! ... Then I came along in 1942. ... Like most, I don't remember a whole lot of details until later on, but I do have some recollection of the 1948 Dewey/Truman presidential election that was broadcasted on the radio. .. Everybody was sitting around listening and getting very excited at every update. ... Then something big happened a few years later. .. A lady in our neighborhood got a TV, and she would invite us neighbor kids to come over at 4 PM to watch Howdy Doody. ... What an amazing experience it was! .... When I tell this story to young people today, they look at me in total bewilderment & disbelief. .... Again, there's much more, but the point is obvious ... knowledge in just the past 100+ years has simply exploded, and the rate of increase on a daily basis is almost incomprehensible. .... It would appear even to a novice that Daniel's prophecy of people 'running to and fro' and the 'increase of knowledge in the last days' is totally beyond question. ... So now, let's look at some of the Bible's specific prophecies concerning this 'increased knowledge' .... What I'm about to share with you couldn't have been even remotely possible until just these very recent times ... these last days. ... *The Two Witnesses - Revelation 11:7-9 tells us of two witnesses who will call the world to repentance during the 1st half of the Tribulation. .. When they are killed by the Anti-christ, we are told that their bodies will lie in the streets of Jerusalem for three and a half days, and the WHOLE WORLD will look upon them. .. How could we have even begun to understand this prophecy prior to satellites, television or internet? *The King of the East - In Revelation 9:16, it tells of a 200 million man army. ... Now, can you imagine what the readers of earlier times must have thought concerning an army of this size?! ... I'm sure they must have considered it symbolic, at best . ...... But guess what, just recently, it became quite clear that the Nation of China could field an army of this size, not even needing any allies to do so. ... Then, to solidify that this army comes from the east, Revelation 16:12 states, "The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great River Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the 'Kings from the East." ... Well guess what? .. This qualifies China, because they live east of the Euphrates River and the Promise Land! *The Mark of the Beast - Revelation 13 tells of how the people of the world will be forced to receive a mark on their right hands or foreheads. .. This form of identification will be required to buy or sell anything. ... In other words, in order to function in society, one will need to have this mark. .... Once again, how could something like this be even remotely possible without modern-day technology? ... In fact, we are seeing, almost daily, new methods being developed for mass identification that will be required worldwide! *A Living Statue - Revelation 13:14-15 says, "Because of the signs he was given power to do on behalf of the first beast, he deceived the inhabitants of the earth. He ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15) He was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that it could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed." ... OK .. Just think about this one for a minute! .. Here we got a guy building a statue that can talk, and who knows what else! ... Without modern technology in robotics, this would be simply impossible to accomplish. *Seals & Trumpet Judgments - "The incredible carnage of the Seal & Trumpet judgements portrayed in Chapters 6 & 8 of the Book of Revelation indicates weapons and pestilences that couldn't have even begun to be imagined in the days of their writings. ... Things like nuclear war and other means of modern technological advances would have to come into existence for these horrific events to take place ... 'a fourth of mankind killed, followed by another third .. open sores on dying people' ... the list goes on ... *The Gospel Preached to All the World - Matthew 24:14 says, "And the Gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come." ... Once again, how in the world would this be possible without radio, television, the internet, satellites, etc. ... There's many more, but this at least gives you a glimpse of the complete accuracy as to Daniel's prophecy. Knowledge certainly has increased exponentially in just the past few decades, and it will not abate until the Trumpet blows. ... Oh, and one more thing ... Daniel, in this same chapter 12 ... in verse 9, he was instructed to "Go your way, Daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end." ... Can you imagine how he must have felt? .. To envision all these amazing things and not even begin to understand them?! .. But then, God knew that no one would until the time of the end when knowledge would increase and these things would be made possible. .... He is truly an amazing God! In closing, I want to share a comment from a great man of God, Elbert Peak, who said this when speaking at a prophecy conference in Orlando, Florida in the early 1990s. .. He was in his early 80s at the time .... "Sixty years ago when I first started preaching, you had to scratch around like a chicken to find one sign of the Lord's soon return. But today, there are so many signs I'm no longer looking for them. Instead, I'm listening for a sound .. the sound of a trumpet!" .... And think of this ... He said this in the early 1990s ... some 20+ years ago! ... The "Birth Pains" prophesied by Jesus Himself in Matthew 24:8 are coming closer & closer together with each passing moment! That's it. ... The 6 parts of "Living on Borrowed Time" are now complete, and my prayer is that it will give each of you some scriptural 'ammunition' to try and wake up the world that is mostly oblivious to what is soon to take place ... first, judgements of unprecedented and unimaginable proportions, which will continue to increase until the end. ... But then, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ WILL COME and put an end to all this chaos & misery ... Hallelujah!!! .... I can sense it .. I can feel it in the air .. My question to each of you ... Are you ready? .. Are you prepared when the trumpet blows? ... Please think about this because it is simply the most important issue in your life ... it will determine where you spend eternity. .. Luke 21:28 says, "When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near." ... It's time ... I pray you all are ready .... Until next time, Red