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THE BEST IS YET TO COME DISCERNING THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES BY MEANS OF BIBLE PROPHECY
And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your
heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. Luke 21:28
by
DR PETER JOHN MOSES [BOOK 128-4 - NATURAL & MAN MADE TRENDS]
14 FEBRUARY 2018
WHO IS JESUS CHRIST? Professor Simon Greenleaf was one of the most eminent lawyers of all time.
His "Laws of Evidence" for many years were accepted by all States in the
United States as the standard methodology for evaluating cases. He was
teaching law at a university in the United States when one of his students
asked Professor Greenleaf if he would apply his "Laws of Evidence" to
evaluate an historical figure. When Greenleaf agreed to the project he
asked the student who was to be the subject of the review. The student
replied that the person to be examined would be Jesus Christ. Professor
Greenleaf agreed to undertake the examination of Jesus Christ and as a
result, when he had finished the review, Simon Greenleaf personally
accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his Saviour. Professor Greenleaf then sent an open letter to all jurists in the United
States saying in part "I personally have investigated one called Jesus
Christ. I have found the evidence concerning him to be historically
accurate. I have also discovered that Jesus Christ is more than a human
being, he is either God or nothing and having examined the evidence it is
impossible to conclude other than he is God. Having concluded that he is God I have accepted him as my personal Saviour.
I urge all members of the legal profession to use the "Laws of Evidence" to
investigate the person of the Lord Jesus Christ and if you find that he is
wrong expose him as a faker but if not consider him as your Saviour and
Lord" HOW CAN I BE SAVED? Salvation is available for all members of the human race.
Salvation is the most important undertaking in all of God's universe. The
salvation of sinners is never on the basis of God's merely passing over or
closing His eyes to sin. God saves sinners on a completely righteous basis
consistent with the divine holiness of His character. This is called grace.
It relies on God so man cannot work for salvation, neither can he deserve
it. We need to realise that the creation of this vast unmeasured universe
was far less an undertaking than the working out of God's plan to save
sinners. However the acceptance of God's salvation by the sinner is the most simple
thing in all of life. One need not be rich, nor wise, nor educated. Age is
no barrier nor the colour of one's skin. The reception of the enormous
benefits of God's redemption is based upon the simplest of terms so that
there is no one in all this wide universe who need be turned away. How do I become a Christian?
There is but one simple step divided into three parts. First of all I have
to recognise that I am a sinner (Romans 3:23; 6:23; Ezekiel 18:4; John
5:24). Secondly, realising that if I want a relationship with Almighty God who is
perfect, and recognising that I am not perfect, I need to look to the Lord
Jesus Christ as the only Saviour (I Corinthians 15:3; 1 Peter 2:24; Isaiah
53:6; John 3:16). Thirdly, by the exercise of my own free will I personally receive the Lord
Jesus Christ as my Saviour, believing that He died personally for me and
that He is what He claims to be in an individual, personal and living way
(John 1:12; 3:36; Acts 16:31; 4:12). The results of Salvation
The results of this are unbelievably wonderful:
My sins are taken away (John 1:29),
I possess eternal life now (I John 5:11,12),
I become a new creature in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17),
The Holy Spirit takes up His residence in my life (I Corinthians 6:19),
And I will never perish (John 10:28-30). This truthfully is life's greatest transaction. This is the goal of all
people; this is the ultimate of our existence. We invite and exhort any
reader who has not become a Christian by trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ
to follow these simple instructions and be born again eternally into God's
family (Matthew 11:28; John 1:12; Acts 4:12; 16:31). © Evangelical Bible College of Western Australia 2018 - Many other Christian resources are available freely from our internet web
site: www.ebcwa.org.au, and www.http://ebcwa.free.org.nz . For additional
EBCWA books dealing with Biblical Prophecy please see the appendix of visit
the website. For further information contact Dr Peter Moses at pjmoses@bigpond.com.au We encourage you to copy and widely distribute these materials as long as
it is not done for profit. You only, need written permission from EBCWA if
you intend using the materials in publications for resale. Book 125 is the Omnibus Study Book for Biblical Prophetic Trends over the
period 1945-2015
CHALLENGES FROM THE PAST
"About the time of the end a body of men will be raised up who will turn
their attentions to the Prophecies and insist upon their literal
interpretation in the midst of much clamour and opposition" Sir Isaac
Newton [1642-1727].
Whilst Newton's words are not a Biblical prophecy it has been a reality in
this generation as many Christians have seen the correlation of a large
number of Biblical Prophecies regarding the Second Coming of Christ and a
wide range of events being coalesced literally in our time.
The English founder of the Methodist Church, John Wesley writes in his
notes on Romans:
"So many prophecies refer to this grand event [of the restoration of
Israel], that it is surprising any Christian can doubt of it. And these are
greatly confirmed by the wonderful preservation of the Jews as a distinct
people to this day. When it is accomplished, it will be so strong a
demonstration, both of the Old and New Testament revelation, as will
doubtless convince many thousand Deists, in countries nominally Christian."
"I imagine that you cannot read the Bible without seeing clearly that there
is to be an actual restoration of the children of Israel." C H Spurgeon,
[1855].
"It is high time for Christians to interpret unfulfilled prophecy by the
light of prophecies already fulfilled. The curses on the Jews were brought
to pass literally: so also will be the blessings.
The scattering was literal: so also will be the gathering, The pulling down
of Zion was literal: so also will be the building up. The rejection of
Israel was literal: so also will be the restoration." Bishop J C Ryle
Bishop of Liverpool. [1867]
Both Spurgeon and Ryle write well before the Zionist movement began.
Whilst it is true that in the age of Grace in the Church we have neither
Gentile nor Jew, but the Church of God, the Bible clearly states that God
has not finished with the race He created, Israel.
Bishop Ryle here is saying that prophecies regarding the judgment of Israel
have equal value to prophecies regarding the future blessings for Israel,
including the return of the Lord Jesus Christ as the King of the Jews to
rule over the world from Jerusalem.
"Knowledge of biblical prophecy qualifies all Christian life and service.
By it the believer comes to know the faithfulness of God to His Word. .Many
tasks which Christians undertake would not be assumed if God's program and
its future aspects were better known. He has given no commission to convert
the world and enterprises that are based on that sort of idealism are
without his authority. Likewise the knowledge of prophecy yields poise to
the believer in times of crisis, as well as comfort in times of sorrow." 1
Thessalonians 4:18, John 17:17, 1 John 3:3.
L S Chafer - Introduction to Eschatology - Systematic Theology Volume IV
page 261.
CONTENTS PREFACE 4
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5
OUTLINE OF TRENDS EXAMINED 6
NATURAL SIGNS TRENDS 60 - 69 8
MAN MADE WAR TRENDS 66 - 70 33
TECHNOLOGY AND TRAVEL TRENDS 71-79 51
MORAL DECLINE - TRENDS 80-99 82
CONCLUSION 138
BOOK 128 - OTHER VOLUMES
VOLUME 1 FULFILLED PROPHECY & RELIABILITY OF SCRIPTURE
VOLUME 2 GLOBALISATION TRENDS 1-8, 12-17
VOLUME 3 ISRAEL AND GLOBAL POLITICS TRENDS 18-60
VOLUME 5 THE BEST IS YET TO COME - GOD'S PLAN TRENDS 9-11,100 PREFACE It is clear to many that the journey of us all is coming to a challenging
period in history!! In this series entitled 'The Best is Yet to Come', I am presenting in these
five volumes an overall appreciation of the situation in 2018 from a
Biblical perspective. Over a quarter of the Bible deals with Prophecy. Biblical prophecies are
unique in the fact that they are not obscure but clearly stated and in some
cases allocated a time for fulfilment. BOOK 128 - VOLUME 1 - FULFILLED PROPHECY
In this volume large numbers of prophecies regarding the Lord Jesus Christ
at His First Coming and other Historical Events prophesied in the Bible are
demonstrated to have been fulfilled totally to the extent that
statistically it is absolutely certain that Jesus Christ is