April 12, 2015
Daniel 12:4 says ... "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." ... Then in verse 9, it says .. " ... for the words are closed up till the time of the end."   Daniel, one of the great prophets of end-time events, was given many visions that he could not understand, and here he is told to 'seal them up' because they would NOT be understood until the close of the age. ... This is just an example of one of those visions ... that people would be running 'to & fro' and that man's knowledge would increase rapidly in the last days. .... If anyone denies that this is taking place .. right now .. before our very eyes .. then I would say that they are delusional! ... Just look back 100 years and it is simply amazing as to just how fast it is all accelerating .. and it is increasing by the hour!   Just for clarity, let me share some examples of what I am talking about. ... My mother, who passed away in 1997, and I had several conversations regarding this subject. ... She was born in 1914 and was raised on a homestead in eastern Montana. .. One of their many sources of recreation was riding horses bareback. .... Her family got to go to town about once a year, by horse & buggy, and it wasn't to shop at the malls, but simply to buy supplies so they could survive another year out there. .. Oh, and by the way, there were 11 children and two parents, all living in a 3-room house ... Think of it! ... In just her lifetime, she witnessed this kind of primitive living to seeing a man walk on the moon! ... and there was so much more in just that brief span of time! ...   Now I want to take you back just 60 tears to 1955. .. I was 13 years old. ... Bill Haley & The Comets, Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry were dominating the music scene, and we'd just seen our 1st TV set come into our neighborhood ... All of us neighborhood kids got to go see Howdy Doody a couple of times a week! ... How cool was that! .... We even had dial telephones with 5-digit numbers. ...   Let me share with you just a few more examples of what it was like just those few short years ago and then compare it to now. ... It will simply amaze you, not to mention that it totally verifies just exactly what the prophet Daniel was talking about. ..................   *Did you hear the Post Office is thinking about charging 7 cents just to mail a letter? *If they raise the minimum wage to $1.00, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store. *When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would someday cost 25 cents a gallon. *I'm afraid to send my kinds to the movies any more. Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying DAMN in Gone With the Wind, it seems every new movie has either HELL or DAMN in it. *I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have some fellows the call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas. *Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $50,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the President. *I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They're even making electric typewriters now. *It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet. *It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they both can work. *I'm afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business. *Thank goodness I won't live to see the day when the government takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes wonder if we are electing the best people to government. *The fast-food restaurant is convenient for a quick meal, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on. *There is no sense going on short trips anymore for the weekend. It costs nearly $2.00 a night to stay in a hotel. *No one can afford to be sick anymore. At $15.00 a day in the hospital, it's too rich for my blood. *If they think I'll pay 30 cents for a haircut, forget it!   The list goes on and on. ... I know that when we just take a quick glimpse back, it is truly amazing as to just how much things have changed. ....   Like this prophecy in Daniel, there are 100's more that bare out the same proofs that we are, in fact, approaching the end of days. ..I will continue to bring them to you as the Lord leads ..... and never forget the best part. ... Because all these prophecies are coming to pass, it only means that we are just that much closer to our Lord's triumphant return! ... Hallelujah! ... Personally, I can't wait!   Until next time, Red