Do you think it could possibly happen in your life time?

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Originally posted by Green_Wytch:
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Is your no an answer to the question "Do you believe that Christ will return" , or no, that he will not return in your life time?

No; I don't think he will come back in my lifetime.The world is bad, but not as bad as it is going to get before he comes back on the white horse.
Yes: I do believe he is coming back.

Nice thread Rose!

No he definitely will not come back during my life time, and a maybe on whether he will come back at all.

Yes I believe he will come back. Do I believe it will happen during my lifetime? That is a very good guestion Rose and I really cant say I have an answer. IF he does come during my lifetime I think the more important question would be are you ready to meet him? I can firmly answer YES to that question.

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Originally posted by papetlover:
Yes I believe he will come back. Do I believe it will happen during my lifetime? That is a very good guestion Rose and I really cant say I have an answer. IF he does come during my lifetime I think the more important question would be are you ready to meet him? I can firmly answer YES to that question.

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A big Amen to that papetlover

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Originally posted by papetlover:
Yes I believe he will come back. Do I believe it will happen during my lifetime? That is a very good guestion Rose and I really cant say I have an answer. IF he does come during my lifetime I think the more important question would be are you ready to meet him? I can firmly answer YES to that question.

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A big Amen to that papetlover

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I don't think anyone can or should say they are firmly ready to meet the Savior. You would sure be surprised to find out that you are not. No one is perfect, we all stand in need of constant improvement. To say you are ready to meet the Savior means you are ready to be judged too. Can anyone honestly say they are free of all sin and ready to meet the Savior and be judged?

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Originally posted by papetlover:
Yes I believe he will come back. Do I believe it will happen during my lifetime? That is a very good guestion Rose and I really cant say I have an answer. IF he does come during my lifetime I think the more important question would be are you ready to meet him? I can firmly answer YES to that question.

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A big Amen to that papetlover

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I don't think anyone can or should say they are firmly ready to meet the Savior. You would sure be surprised to find out that you are not. No one is perfect, we all stand in need of constant improvement. To say you are ready to meet the Savior means you are ready to be judged too. Can anyone honestly say they are free of all sin and ready to meet the Savior and be judged?

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Rose,

I did not say I was free of sin, only our savior and God are completely free of sin. Am I ready, yes I am. I will have answer for my sins, just as everyone else will. I am not afraid for the Lord My God is with me. I am not afraid for he has promised me everlasting life. Every man and woman sins Rose and for anyone to say that they dont is not being honest with themselves or our Lord. As I said am I ready to meet Jesus YES I AM. AM I afraid NO. Will I be judged by my deeds and my words YES I will. Will I see heaven someday YES I believe I will, why because Jesus said I would.

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Originally posted by papetlover:
Yes I believe he will come back. Do I believe it will happen during my lifetime? That is a very good guestion Rose and I really cant say I have an answer. IF he does come during my lifetime I think the more important question would be are you ready to meet him? I can firmly answer YES to that question.

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A big Amen to that papetlover

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I don't think anyone can or should say they are firmly ready to meet the Savior. You would sure be surprised to find out that you are not. No one is perfect, we all stand in need of constant improvement. To say you are ready to meet the Savior means you are ready to be judged too. Can anyone honestly say they are free of all sin and ready to meet the Savior and be judged?

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Now Rose, shut up, really, where does it say in the bible that you have to be perfect to get into heaven? I missed that part, and why did Jesus die on the cross if it was not to wash away the sins of every person ever born who repented?
As far as looking at yourself good, and answering the question are you ready for him, as long as you can say you try to be a good person, you sin, but you learn from it, are sorry for it and ask for foregiveness ( and truly mean it) then why in the world would you not be ready for him??

why would christ come back during our lifetime? aren't there supposed to be certain events that happen before that? like the anti-christ? and all that mark of the beast stuff? if that hasn't started yet, how will christ come back during our lifetime?

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Originally posted by Green_Wytch:
why would christ come back during our lifetime? aren't there supposed to be certain events that happen before that? like the anti-christ? and all that mark of the beast stuff? if that hasn't started yet, how will christ come back during our lifetime?

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I have read the LEFT BEHIND series, by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye, and I highly recommend the books. It is a fictional account of events that will happen according to Revelation. It's a highly engrossing series, and I've never met anyone who has read the books that hasn't LOVED them.
I hope Jesus comes in my lifetime. We don't know the day, year or hour, but the Bible says it will be like a theif in the night. With my luck, he will come one of the few nights I decide to sleep naked......

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Originally posted by Lhasa Lady:
With my luck, he will come one of the few nights I decide to sleep naked......

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AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

Let's pray he comes in the Winter. No one sleeps naked then.

Now that is funny but not always true I know at least one person that sleeps naked all year round .And no it is not me

PD, when did you put a video camera in my bedroom??? How else would you know I sleep naked year round????

hahaha i always sleep naked...and if jesus does come, i'm sure he won't mind, we come into this world naked...why not go out naked?

Matthew 24:3As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. "Tell us," they said, "when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"
4Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you. 5For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ,[1] ' and will deceive many. 6You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8All these are the beginning of birth pains.
9"Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. 10At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, 11and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
15"So when you see standing in the holy place 'the abomination that causes desolation,'[2] spoken of through the prophet Daniel--let the reader understand-- 16then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17Let no one on the roof of his house go down to take anything out of the house. 18Let no one in the field go back to get his cloak. 19How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! 20Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. 21For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now--and never to be equaled again. 22If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. 23At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'There he is!' do not believe it. 24For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect--if that were possible. 25See, I have told you ahead of time.
26"So if anyone tells you, 'There he is, out in the desert,' do not go out; or, 'Here he is, in the inner rooms,' do not believe it. 27For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
29"Immediately after the distress of those days
" 'the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
the stars will fall from the sky,
and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.'[3]
30"At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. 31And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
32"Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: (The symbol of the rebirth of Isreal when they captured Jerusalim in 1976) As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it[4] is near, right at the door. 34I tell you the truth, this generation (40 year period)[5] will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

The Day and Hour Unknown

36"No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,[6] but only the Father. 37As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 40Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. 41Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.
42"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. 43But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
45"Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? 46It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. 47I tell you the truth, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, 'My master is staying away a long time,' 49and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards. 50The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. 51He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.


2 Peter 3:3 First of all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. 4They will say, "Where is this 'coming' he promised? Ever since our fathers died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation." 5But they deliberately forget that long ago by God's word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water. 6By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed. 7By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
8But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 9The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.[1]
11Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives 12as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming.[2] That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. 13But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness.
14So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him.


2 Timothy 3


Godlessness in the Last Days

1But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God-- 5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them.
6They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over weak-willed women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, 7always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth. 8Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth--men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected. 9But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone.

You might do better to just interpret these verses for the people who might not understand the Bible, that is, if you are really wanting to contribute to this forum and not just condemn.

John 3:18
Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.[