Bible Prophecy
Nuts
By
Camilla Smith
I have a couple
little things to
share. I thought
they were very
significant. I
know you have
experienced the
same types of
things in your
Christian lives,
and I hope you
find them as
encouraging as I
did.
Two mornings
ago, I awoke
after having
read a great
deal the night
before. My book
of choice right
now is Dr. David
Reagan’s
phenomenal
writing, Living
on Borrowed
Time, the
Imminent Return
of Jesus. Before
I went to sleep,
I prayed very
earnestly and
asked God to
fill me with
the Holy Spirit
and I vowed to
make time for
Him every
morning when I
first got up,
starting that
next morning. I
knew this would
be a significant
way to commence
my day on the
right foot, and
that I should
draw close to
The Lord every
morning before
bolting out of
the gate.
So that next
morning, I woke
up, eyes still
closed, but
conscious enough
to remember my
vow, and I
mumbled in my
mind, “Good
morning, Lord
Jesus.” I will
never forget
what happened
next. I
distinctly heard
(not audibly,
but mindfully),
“My Kingdom is
at hand, My
Kingdom is at
hand.” I can
hear it plainly
in my mind as I
write
this. Softly,
but firmly the
words echoed in
my
head. Obviously
they stuck with
me all day. I
had not read
those words, I
had not heard
those words on
anything that I
can remember,
but they were
very clearly
coming through
to my heart and
my spirit. It
was a precious
moment for me,
and I will never
forget it.
Fast forward to
a couple days
later. Our
government is
about to strike
Syria. Our own
country is in
financial, moral
and spiritual
chaos. The very
earth we live on
seems to be
turning in on
itself. And my
mind is clouded
once again with
thoughts of what
is real and what
is not. Why is
this happening,
why can’t we
stop it, and who
is in control?
Thinking about
this too much
can make you
feel like the
last beams of a
light bulb as it
flickers out. So
much information
that you just go
dark—know what I
mean?
So out to dinner
we go, my
husband and
myself. And I
hear our waiter
at the next
table, casually
chatting with
the couple about
his plans for
the weekend with
his kids and his
work schedule,
etc. Then he
comes to our
table. Within
three sentences,
he begins
talking about
Bible prophecy
and the powers
that are running
the world and
the significance
of
Syria/Damascus
and studying the
Scriptures. I
kid you not, I
wanted to jump
out of my seat
and shout.
He wasn’t
talking about
this with the
other folks. Why
us? Here’s what
is really
bizarre: We go
to this
restaurant
often, and on
Friday night it
is usually too
crowded to find
a place to park,
let alone get
in, so we
usually go with
plan B. But
tonight, even
though the place
was packed, we
got front row
parking and were
seated in front
of ten people
waiting in the
corridor. What? Strange.
Of course, I
felt like God
had sent me to
that restaurant
to that very
waiter’s table,
and at that very
moment in time
to “clarify my
mind a
little.” Thank
you blessed
Lord, for that
waiter, who had
the courage to
begin a
conversation
about the
end-times out of
nowhere and for
no reason. That
conversation
renewed and
confirmed my
entire belief in
just a few brief
minutes. I hope
that waiter
reads this
article.
You see, even
those of us who
know deep in our
souls that Jesus
is coming back
soon, have those
wretched
feelings of
doubt (read
Satan) creep in
and try to
confuse us. And
as much
information
overload that we
have coming at
us on a daily
basis, it is no
wonder we get a
little baffled
at times. I
think the enemy
works it that
way—keep ‘em so
busy they won’t
know whether
they’re are
coming or
going. And then
there is the
Bible prophecy
world itself,
sometimes
extremely
overwhelming—so
many books, so
many thoughts,
so many opinions
and doctrines. I
pray for just a
few minutes of
clarity and
discernment!
So the moral to
this story, my
fellow Bible
prophecy nuts,
is that we are
not really nuts
at all. We know
what we
know. And even
though people
may make us feel
like we are
crazed lunatics,
all we really
want to do is
show them the
way to
salvation. What
extraordinary
times we live
in! We witness
the fulfillment
of prophecy day
after day and we
are stepping
into the very
last of the
unveiling of
God’s plan. It
is a wondrous
thing to watch
unfold and as I
heard a guest
speaker on a
Christian
channel say
earlier this
evening, “It is
really about the
kingdom of God
and
winning souls.”
He voiced his
opinion that we
can debate and
debate and
debate our
theories about
what is going to
happen before
this and that,
and when a
certain event
will occur, but
none of it
matters more
than that person
we care about
who may not be
going to heaven
when Jesus calls
us home. What
are we doing to
further God’s
kingdom?
Blood moons or
no blood moons,
Jesus is coming
soon. The
excitement and
anticipation in
our Bible
prophecy
community is
palpable. Never
before has there
been a time when
so many scholars
are coming
together and
sounding the
warning! We must
use every
precious second
to spread the
message. Bible
prophecy is
astonishing. It
is debatable. It
is
perfection. It
is God’s promise
to us but it is
also the fire
that is lit
underneath us to
get out there
and finish the
job—so
we can be with
our Lord all
that much
sooner.
And that is what
we should be
striving for,
don’t you
think? God will
give us strength
in these final
days. He knows
we are weary and
He knows we are
apprehensive of
what is
ahead. He will
guide us through
the battle and
soon we will be
shouting “Glory
Be To God On
High” when we
will forever be
in His Awesome
Presence.
Camilla