I remember as a young boy when I received my first wristwatch as a Christmas gift. It was a Timex brand and it had to be wound up every few days (younger generations will have no idea what I’m referring to). I was so excited to be able to simply look, anytime I wanted and know what time it was.
I know it’s hard to believe for many people today, but there was a day when it was often heard of someone asking another person, “Do you have the time?” In other words, “Can you tell me what time it is?”
Many cities had clocks on buildings and towns had them usually in the town square. People wanted to be able to know what time it was.
Today, almost everyone has a cell phone that has a clock that shows the local time and even times in different places of the world—all with a simple app.
When it comes to bible prophecy, the Bible is God’s clock for us. It isn’t difficult to understand once you grasp the basic rules for interpreting bible prophecy. Most people make it more difficult than it really is.
As to the current “time” frame we are living in relation to bible prophecy, we are living in the Dispensation of Grace. Dispensation simply means a divinely appointed order or age.
When Jesus appeared on earth, it was during the time known as the Dispensation of the Law. It began when God gave Moses the tablets of stone and the subsequent rules to govern the human race. That time ended with the death of Christ upon the cross and began what is the present era of Grace. It will last until the Second Coming of Christ to earth.
The time of Grace is important to understand as it has two ages:
The First is known as the Church Age, which began on the day of Pentecost and will continue until Christ takes His Church out of this world (known as The Rapture of the Church).
The Second age is known as The Tribulation Period, which is seven years according to the Jewish calendar. It is at the end of this stretch of time that Jesus will return to earth to establish an earthly kingdom. This ushers in the Dispensation known as the Millennial Kingdom, as it lasts for 1,000 years.
Unfortunately, many people today that profess to be Christians have little to no knowledge or understanding concerning what the Bible says concerning the future. They are either too busy with the cares of life to concerning themselves about them or have no clue that the Bible even tells the future AND that they can know what it is.
Jesus chastised the religious leaders of his day because they could tell the signs regarding the weather but failed to recognize the sign of the times in front of them—his appearance!
If Jesus were here today in flesh as before, I believe He would say the same thing to not only the religious leaders of this day but to every Christian that has the ability to read a Bible, but doesn't.
What time is it? It’s time to recognize the signs of the days in which we live and realize that “time” as we know it, is soon going to change. Why? Because Jesus is coming again!
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