Some people fear "End Times", viewing it as an 'end of the world', and not wanting any part or version of it in their lifetime. Other people view 'End Times' as something that they look forward to ...and they look for signs, and share their ideas as to how present happenings are to be defined in the scheme of things.

Since this is a common conversation, I am going to give my view also.  But, first I will reiterate what I've already said.  As Christmas is one of the biggest celebrations of the year, I hope we never forget its true meaning ...Christ's birth.

And when we celebrate His resurrection, I also hope we realize the meaning of His death on the cross ...so we can experience life eternal, with Him.

So, what of "End Times"?

To understand 'end times', we must properly understand 'beginning times'.  Many people call various interim events ...as dispensations, from the beginning.  But, I feel we cannot have a clear understanding of things without first looking at the rebellion of the angels.

I don't claim to know much, but I claim to know as much as any of you on the foundational stuff. This is not the cogito ergo sum presented by Descartes.   He claimed what he was experiencing was true, even if those perceptions did not relate to anything.  My foundation is the Bible, and I relate to that.

I believe that though we may puff ourselves up with all sorts of knowledge, the best we can do is believe what is given us ...not by ourselves, but by trusted firsthand witnesses.  I consider three to be reliable ...the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  

We read of the Father, we have written record of the Son also ...the Holy Spirit is also verified, yet it is a confusing matter to some people to discern between their own willfulness and the high claim that it is not their own.

One third of the angels allowed themselves to puff up ...aspiring to be what they were not to be.  How often do we do that?  God created us as humble creatures, to help us avoid that entrapment.  But, today, I feel many of us live in a puffed up sense, or hope and strive to live that way.

There was the creation, and the fall.  Many judgments came, including the Flood.  Then the law, and much servitude and persecution.  The people continued to fall away, and many warnings were given by prophets. Being ruled by ungodly rulers, with the heavy hand, the loving hand of redemption came by way of Jesus.

Many judgments must come ...with a separation, for a true 'end' of all the trials and torment to come. And it all ties in with both God's love for us, and His righteousness in choosing the separation between a peaceful eternity and the evil that opposes that end.  And to be righteous and fair, giving everyone a chance ...means that there must be a continuous revelation of who He is, for us to choose.

That is what I see in Jesus saying it will be like in the time of Noah.  Judgment will come ...and those who live in constant fear of brutal violence, beg for it to end.  They cry continually for peace.  

What do we have to offer them?  We offer the Gospel of peace.  

Yes, we do have the Bible ...and anyone who can read this blog, lives in a literate society.  The truth is there for you to hear, to read, and to believe.  I do not judge you, and I am called to be compassionate towards all who are ignorant of it.  But, I also feel compelled to not ignore what the apostles were inspired to do ...and that is to tell you the truth, as we know it.