Monday, December 31, 2012

Key Signs of The End Times

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End Times Signs Which Have Been Fulfilled Are Not Highlighted.
The End Signs Yet To Come Appear In Yellow At End of List.
Signs To Come AFTER Rapture of the Church Appear in Pink.

Exiled Jews Would Return to Israel
Nation of Israel Restored (1948)
Israel Becomes A Nation In A Single Day
Israel Will Prosper and Grow Great
Israel's Land & Cities Will Be Rebuilt
Return of the Hebrew Language
Israel Fills The World With Fruit
When Israel Blooms, Jesus Returns!
Gospel Preached to All Nations
Travel & Knowledge Will Increase
Wars & Rumors of Wars
Earthquakes & Famines Worldwide
Pestilence & Disease Worldwide Like HIV, Bird Flu, Flesh-Eating Bacteria, Diseases with No Cure
Signs Appear As Birth (Labor) Pains: Earthquakes Are Bigger & Occur With Greater Frequency
Tribulations & Persecutions
False Prophets Will Deceive Many, e.g. Harold Camping's May 21, 2011 "Judgment Day"
Godlessness Throughout The World
Apostasy (Falling Away) of Church
Apostasy Before Rapture of Church
Scoffers Question Jesus 2nd Coming
Russian & Iranian Alliance (Occurred Nov 2009)
Fearful Sights & Signs From Heaven
Russia & Iran Invade Israel from The North
Attack of Israel's "Unwalled Villages"
Nuclear Weapons Used Against & Inside Israel
City of Damascus, Capital of Syria, Will Be Destroyed in a Single Day
Rapture of The Church: The Dead & The Living Snatched Up To Heaven by Jesus Himself
Popular World Leader Confirms A 7-Year Peace Treaty Between Israel & The Arab Nations
Popular World Leader Survives A Fatal Sword Assassination Attempt
Popular World Leader Has Withered Right Arm & Blinded Right Eye From The Assassination Attack
World Leader Becomes So Popular, The Whole World Follows Him!
Popular World Leader Becomes Anti-Christ, Goes Into The Temple, Declaring Himself Messiah
Anti-Christ Exalts Himself Above All, Declaring That He Is God & Is To Be Worshipped As Such!
Anti-Christ Speaks Blasphemies Against God; Rules Until Jesus' Second Coming
Anti-Christ Reigns For 3.5 Years (1290 Days)
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Saturday, December 29, 2012

Sunday's Teaching • Dec 30, 2012

BIBLE PROPHECY UPDATE 2012

“Behold, the former things have come to pass, and I declare new things; Before they spring forth, I tell you of them." (Isaiah 42:9) “Remember the former things of old, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning; And from ancient times [declaring] things that are not yet done.” (Isaiah 46:9-10) "I have declared the former things from the beginning; They went forth from My mouth, and I caused them to hear it. Suddenly I did them, and they came to pass.” (Isaiah 48:3)

Please join us this Sunday, December 30th at 10:00 am., as Calvary Bible Church hosts its weekly Bible Teaching and Fellowship Service in the front lobby of the U.S. Bank Building, 303 Crescent Avenue (near the corner of Crescent & Metropole), offering a Biblical study entitled:  Bible Prophecy Update 2012, taken from the Books of Daniel, Ezekiel, and Isaiah.  All are welcome to join us and hear this message of love and truth from God's Life-Changing Word! Can’t make it? Then visit us at www.calvarybiblechurch.com and check out our list of Bible prophecies fulfilled and yet to come to pass.


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When you read the Bible’s Old & New Testaments in their entirety, many of the predictions of future events yet-to-come (prophecy) begin to look familiar. Like pieces of a gigantic jigsaw puzzle, the events occurring in our own lifetime are revealing God’s ingenious plan for the “End Times” before His final return. The Book of Daniel, written some 2600 years ago, made bold predictions of the rise and fall of the Persian, Greek, and Roman empires hundreds of years before they occurred. The book also predicted THE ACTUAL DATE of the appearance of the Jewish Messiah – Jesus – and His entering the Eastern gate of Jerusalem! Daniel also predicts the appearance of a future world leader, the “Anti-Christ,” as he is popularly called. The final world-dominating empire, which he will lead, has yet to be formed. Will we see it soon? Are we close to the end of the world, as we know it?

The Bible continues to make many startling predictions with uncanny accuracy! God, through the prophet Ezekiel, for instance, predicts the restoration of Israel and its scattered inhabitants, returning to its land with its original ancient language of Hebrew, its belief in the one, true living God, and with its former government structure, customs, and traditions totally intact. On May 14, 1948, this event actually happened!

No civilization  on earth, with its land destroyed and its inhabitants dispersed throughout the world, has EVER returned to its original state. Israel is the sole exception, and God said it would happen. And it did!  “Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, where I have driven them in My anger, in My fury, and in great wrath; I will bring them back to this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely. 'They shall be My people, and I will be their God.” (Jeremiah 32:37-38)


The Dead Sea Scrolls Have Been Dated To 153 BC

Because of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947 – the most significant archeological find in history – we now have copies of the books of the major Biblical prophets dated to 150 years BEFORE Jesus was born, thus confirming the more than 300 prophecies of the coming Messiah, our Lord Jesus Christ! You and I are extremely fortunate to have been born during this time in history. Together, we are witnessing the End Times Prophecy of the Bible, unfolding before our very eyes. Please join us this Sunday, as we review news events from 2012, including Iran’s goal to acquire nuclear weapons and destroy Israel, its defense alliance with Russia, and other events of today that are clearly found in Bible Prophecy!

When Jesus appeared to His disciples after His resurrection in His new, glorified body, He told them, "Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ (the Messiah King) to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations." (Luke 24:46-47) This is the true "gospel," the "good news" that ministers of our Lord are commanded to preach: repentance of your sins with the promise of everlasting life with Him in heaven.

Your faith in this promise "comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." (Romans 10:17)  There is no other way to eternal life after you die.  Please join us this Sunday and learn what God has to say about your future, as written in His inspired Holy Word... the Bible. Become a REAL Christian... a true follower of Jesus Christ. He gave up His life so that we -- each and every one of us -- might have eternal life!

Paul, in his letters to the early Church, tells us that it is our friend, Jesus Christ, who saves us from sin and gives us a resurrected body and eternal life -- we do not save ourselves.  Trying to be "a good person" or doing good deeds does not lead to salvation. To both Jews and pagans, Paul preached "repentance of sin toward God and faith commitment toward our Lord Jesus Christ."  (Acts 20:21)  It is only by our repentance of sin (turning away from it) and direct commitment to Jesus Christ -- not belonging to a particular religion, following a church denomination, or doing "good works" -- that changes in our life and our eternal salvation are assured.

Peter  tells us how easy it is to find salvation: "Repent and  be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." (Acts 2:38)  Are you ready to receive the free gift of eternal life from your new-found friend, Jesus Christ?

Each week's study is taught by Pastor Jason Gant, bringing you the loving and living Word of God from the Bible, chapter-by-chapter, verse-by-verse. Everyone is welcomed, and transportation is happily provided.  Attendees at this Sunday's service will have the opportunity to ask their Bible questions and take part in a brief discussion period after the teaching.  Our "Coffee & Carbs Fellowship" follows immediately afterwards. For more information, please call 310-510-3003 or visit our website at www.calvarybiblechurch.com.  Can't join us this Sunday? Then call our toll-free 24-Hour Prayer Line 1-866-Holy-Word (465-9967).

Remember...  Read the Book, Learn the Truth!

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Wednesday, December 26, 2012

A Plan To Stop Gun Violence?

CELEBRITIES TAKE THE LEAD

The movie and television industry is currently pushing a televised public service announcement (PSA) to encourage lawmakers to "Make a Plan" to stop gun violence. Many of these good-willed Hollywood celebs should really be backing a "Plan" to INFLUENCE HUMAN BEHAVIOR!

More than gun violence, there's rape, drunk driving, drugs, spousal abuse, tipsy airline pilots, crazies on personal watercraft, child endangerment, alcoholism, sexually-transmitted diseases, bad parenting, lack of caring, racial hatred, road rage, loud cellphone users, religious intolerance, bigotry of all kinds, and just plain bad manners -- all of which society has attempted to cure historically through legislation-- and failed! Does anyone remember Prohibition?

In the words of the great Greek philosopher Aristotle, "Mankind's behavior can NOT be changed by merely passing laws to the contrary of their actions. No government can legislate morality. It must come from within. It must be born among the people themselves."

In short, no law or government, can stop an ill-mannered, immoral, ruthless people. Civil disobedience, rioting, looting, and eventually, anarchy will be the inevitable result.

Precisely what our Founding Fathers had in mind. Our government can only stand as long it is "For the people and BY the people."  WE THE PEOPLE are in control of our OWN actions -- and responsible for its devastating consequences.



Is there an answer to gun violence or violence per se?  Maybe not.  Even idyllic societies have had their share. Remember Cain and Abel? Cain spoke to God face-to-face, and he still bludgeoned his brother to death!

So, my #1 suggestion, of course, is prayer. Pray for our nation to turn back to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  Back to the God of the Bible.  Back to the God of Peace, Jesus Christ.

Proverbs 3:5-6 tells us to "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. But, In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths."  In short, let's pray for a nation, whose people are LED BY ALMIGHTY GOD!


On a practical note, one of our most dangerous weapons in America -- the automobile -- is regulated in a seemingly practical manner.  Most states require driver's education, a written and practical test on the vehicle's operation, penalties for misuse, as well as a license with photo and fingerprint identification.  Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, excessive speeding, reckless use in a dangerous manner all have legislative consequences including fines, impounding the vehicle, traffic school, and even jail time.

Yet the ownership of a firearm has yet to catch up to the automobile in its legislative scope of regulation.

Banning the gun in itself, like banning the automobile, won't solve the systemic problem of gun violence.  But maybe WE THE PEOPLE can find a practical way, using wisdom and legislative caution to guide society along a path of righteousness and good behavior.

In the meantime, let us pray!

Pastor Jason

Pastor Jason Gant
Calvary Bible Church
Catalina Island, California