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I'm always intrigued how, "No one ones the day or the hour (except the Father)" -- Matthew 24:36 -- ALWAYS seems to get turned into, "God has given ME special insight into being able to predict when the day and hour/end times is going to be."

I always wonder... how close is this to the edge of soothsaying or fortune telling -- which is clearly forbidden in the Bible?

Now I surely believe in prophets and after all, God gave Noah special insight into the end of the world at the time (the flood,) but I've never ran into any modern person whose predictions were 100% accurate. In each case, things had to be twisted like a pretzel in order to meet their predictions rather than an obvious observation to anyone that their "prophecy" had come true. I personally believe that if a prophecy comes true, it will be so obvious that an unbeliever could understand it.

I was once part of a church that was heavily into prophesy and words of knowledge -- which I certainly do believe exists.

But what I also observed is that far too many people seem to become drunk on the power/high it seems to give them to have "special knowledge" from God. Everyone else was pitied because they just weren't as "advanced," "close to God," or "didn't have as much faith" as they did. I fell victim to this too when the church was encouraging me to my "own" "prophetic skills."

When I took a good hard look at the Old Testament and was reminded the the consequences for giving false prophecies was DEATH, I became much, much more reserved in ever trying to claim "God told me" something about anything.

Do I think God speaks to me? Absolutely. But now I just make sure I leave a very wide open gate for my own human error if ever trying to convey that to someone else.

Would you and others here prefer I lie? The truth is I will follow my convictions as you follow yours.

My wife and I built our relationship over live chat during the pandemic. As the saying goes, hard times make strong men (people)....

Which is exactly what I'm doing as well -- with my own convictions.

Which brings up another interesting point of when different people's convictions conflict/actively go against one another's, but that's another fish to fry in much bigger pan.

I wish that I could show that this isn't just rumors.. (though the rumors are there because they are created to push the agenda along) I am not referring to something I distantly know of but something I have personally experienced and am continue too. My life changed in 2020 forever as is tied to the unfolding these events that I am alluding to that are continuing to unfold even now... Like pieces of puzzle falling into place... Or like watching a domino effect... such has it been and continues to be for me...

I will share this Russia is a key factor in this sequence of events and if you are watching what is going on in Ukraine you might have a clearer picture in part of my stance on things...

I understand well. I am a witness and what I am pointing to for those who have eyes to see and ears to hear...

Thank you for welcoming me. I am resting in His grace it is all that sustains me and is my sole purpose in life.

No, I'm aware it's not just rumors, I've seen storm clouds gathering for a while. I know that Russia is a huge factor and I have been watching them. Same with China. I'm actually better prepared than most to deal with hard times. I won't go into detail about the particulars, but please know that I have no illusion of safety or protection from hardship in this world. But even the most carefully-laid plans for provision are useless if they are not directed by God. And sometimes we are called to trials, Jesus even promised that but He also promised He'd be with us every step of the way. I doubt I would "flee" even if I saw trouble imminent, I'd rather go out in the first wave or be around to help those who couldn't help themselves. Of course nobody really knows how they will respond in times like that, I'm just saying that I have fairly extensive practical knowledge and no children to protect so I might as well hang around and be useful. I just don't care to know the exact "when" because it would stress me out, just as it is stressing you out. God tells me what I need to know when I need to know it

Anyways..... you are correct that we have derailed your thread, and I apologize for that! I know some of the words here have been a bit harsh, I'm sorry for that but I hope you will take them as iron sharpening iron and maybe adjust your approach.... because you do across as a bit presumptuous as far as what we may or may not "know" .

All the best, please feel free to join in the discussions and maybe laugh and fellowship a bit if you can!

You are misunderstanding me and lol it isn't my great revelation. I only have been given grace to know.

There is a reason why I say what I do and unlike you more than likely I know what real real savagery is. So there is no way I equate such an association here.

However the reality is that it seems you have no idea what I am talking about my advice is go look at what is happening between NATO and Russia. Also know this when Russia invades Europe that will be the sign for those in the USA to flee quickly. As having an ocean between the USA and Europe is a false illusion of protection.

Problem is, all the doomsayers before you disagree with you. Actually they disagree with each other. So which one do we believe?

If we believe all of them, we have already had 957 apocalypses and we are due for another 4,8 91 apocalypses before we even get to 2050.

If we are supposed to believe your apocalypse instead of theirs, what makes yours more special than all of theirs?

Again I am not special it is His grace nothing more... even if I send you proof to show the progression since 2020 the question remains will you believe it? So maybe it is better to tell you to watch when trump pulls the USA out of the war they created. Watch if you hear more of South Africa. Watch if you see the prices of wheat and sugar continue to rise and the commodity prices... That is all I can say.

Yes, that is what every other doomsayer before you has said. Just watch these specific indicators I have mentioned. You'll see I was right!

Again I am not special it is His grace nothing more... even if I send you proof to show the progression since 2020 the question remains will you believe it? So maybe it is better to tell you to watch when trump pulls the USA out of the war they created. Watch if you hear more of South Africa. Watch if you see the prices of wheat and sugar continue to rise and the commodity prices... That is all I can say.

Again I am not special it is His grace nothing more... even if I send you proof to show the progression since 2020 the question remains will you believe it? So maybe it is better to tell you to watch when trump pulls the USA out of the war they created. Watch if you hear more of South Africa. Watch if you see the prices of wheat and sugar continue to rise and the commodity prices... That is all I can say.

Forgive me again if I just sound naive, but really, what person in their right mind WOULDN'T expect wheat, sugar, and commodity prices to increase?

With the economy having been what it is, and world conflicts arising everyday (as has always been), why would anyone expect commodity prices to DECREASE? I try to keep up with a lot of economic and market news, and I doubt there's a single person in that community that DOESN'T expect such prices to increase. Not to mention the farming community, as I am currently working for a group of professional farmers who would scoff at the idea of prices/costs NOT increasing.

In other words, how can something that is going to be an inevitable progression be seen as a definitive sign of proof of the end of the things of which you have special knowledge?

It's like saying, "If it continues to rain in the future, that's a sign that everything I'm telling you is true."

Like I said, I might be a bit behind, but I truly don't get how rising prices could be seen as proof that "Everything I'm telling you is coming to pass."

Shhh! We're not supposed to think about that part.

However the reality is that it seems you have no idea what I am talking about my advice is go look at what is happening between NATO and Russia. Also know this when Russia invades Europe that will be the sign for those in the USA to flee quickly. .

It's truly baffling to me because it seems he's trying to say, "If prices DON'T go down, it means everything I'm telling you is true and you should have believed."

Wait a minute. What?!

I don't think any person anywhere on this earth is expecting the prices of basic supplies to go down in any significant way, and even if they did, it surely wouldn't be for very long.

What stops anyone from "having special revelation" about EVERYTHING when it's all proven by inevitable events?!

I'm always intrigued how, "No one ones the day or the hour (except the Father)" -- Matthew 24:36 -- ALWAYS seems to get turned into, "God has given ME special insight into being able to predict when the day and hour/end times is going to be."

Lol this particular aspect about wheat and sugar prices going up was given in Apirl 2021 at the time such things weren't there was no invasion by Russia into Ukraine. Thus everything was still down in price. Especially wheat and sugar.

The point is that wheat and sugar are going to escalate beyond the ability for people to cope so I sound probably have said increasing exponentially.

Anyway it's late my side of the world as said before everyone is free to believe what they want and as such are responsible for the outcomes.

Goodnight.