Your Guide to the Apocalypse: What You Should Know Before the World Comes to an End - Softcover

Hagee, Matt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1601429924 ISBN 13: 9781601429926

Verlag: PRH Christian Publishing, 2017

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Ancient Prophecies Unveil the Mystery of Earth’s Last Days
 
Deception has infiltrated every area of our society, from the daily headlines to the family dinner table. We were warned that this day would come—marking the generation that would witness the end of world as we know it
In this compelling, user-friendly guide, Pastor Matt Hagee highlights how governments, technology, and world events are ushering in the terminal generation. Using Scripture as the ultimate authority, Hagee answers riveting questions such as:
 
·  Is the changing world economy preparing the way for the Antichrist?
·  Why do the price of oil, identity theft, and the world’s obsession with the environment point to the end times?
·  How is the mistreatment of Israel connected to the coming apocalypse?
·  When will weapons of mass destruction be unleashed in the final conflict?
·  In what ways can believers share the truth of God’s Word before it’s too late?
 
Through the answers to these questions and more, you’ll gain a greater understanding of the Master Architect’s plan for humanity and His divine purpose for your life.
 
Your Guide to the Apocalypse gives you a front-row seat into the prophetic world theater featuring the epic story that began before recorded time. God is pulling back the veil to reveal the final scene. Will you be ready?

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Matt Hagee is the sixth generation in the Hagee family to carry the mantle of gospel ministry. He serves as executive pastor of the 20,000-member Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas, founded by his father, New York Times best-selling author and prophecy expert John Hagee. Matt Hagee’s teachings and faith-based talk shows, The Difference and Hagee Hotline, are telecast throughout the world on radio and television and at GETV.org. Matt and his wife, Kendal, have four children.

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Foreword

The world is fascinated with the future of planet Earth. The rich and powerful are digging underground cities, looking over their shoulders at the possibility of a nuclear mushroom cloud on the horizon. Average citizens are stocking up on dehydrated foods, water supplies, and weapons for the world tomorrow.

Will Russia once again become the mighty U.S.S.R.? Will Iran attack Israel with new superweapons made possible by America’s $150 billion gift? Will there be a major terrorist attack on America?

Will Israel be ready for the coming war in the Middle East? Will North Korea launch an intercontinental ballistic missile targeted for New York City? Will the global financial markets crash, leaving the world swimming in absolute poverty?

Matthew Hagee has taken the prophetic road map provided by Daniel, Jesus of Nazareth, and John the Revelator to show us the world tomorrow. Your Guide to the Apocalypse is a page turner that fully explains how the world as we know it will end!

—John Hagee

Author of Four Blood Moons and Jerusalem Countdown

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The Unveiling of a Mystery

Behold, I tell you a mystery.

—1 Corinthians 15:51

Imagine you are at a trade show and the latest designs in your industry are on display all over the showroom floor. As usual at these events, the executives, engineers, and salespeople from each company have done all they can to distinguish for the buyers why their new design, new product, or latest innovation should be preferred over the competition’s. But there’s something different at this trade show.

In the center of the showroom is a massive curtain hung in a circle, stretching from ceiling to floor, so that it hides one of the offerings. The huge veil is too thick to see through, and guards are stationed all around it to prevent anyone from lifting it up and sneaking a peek at what awaits on the other side. The room is buzzing about this display. Everyone is curious about the revelation that is to come. They are all speculating without any real clue, because none of them has been on the other side.

Some guess that whatever is hiding behind the curtain is nothing impressive, and they attempt to convince others of their view. They go so far as to accuse anyone who does not agree with them of being ignorant and closed-minded. While they have no understanding of what’s behind the curtain, they are committed to claiming it’s a hoax.

Others carry on about how awesome this mystery must be. They imagine what is about to be unveiled. They hypothesize about how you can gain access to the product and who you need to know to get in. They are better meaning than the skeptics, but at the same time, they do not possess any more knowledge than the first group. They have not been on the other side of the veil, but at least they are willing to believe that something is really there.

Suddenly, while the crowd presses in closer to the mysterious curtain, someone touches your shoulder and motions for you to follow him. Cutting a path through the crowd, he takes you to the other side. A guard steps aside to let the two of you pass. Then your guide leads you to the curtain, separates it where the edges meet, and pulls back one side to reveal to you what everyone else is wondering about. There it is!

This, in effect, is what the Bible does for those who study biblical prophecy. It pulls back the curtain, revealing what others are merely speculating about and struggling with regarding what will happen when the world as we know it comes to an end. The word apocalypse comes from the Greek language and refers to “an unveiling.” Just as in our example about someone unveiling the hidden trade-show display to you, so Scripture unveils the mystery of the end times.

And isn’t the fate of the world something you’d like to know about?

Even more important, don’t you think you ought to understand what you need to do to be ready for what is to come?

The Absolute Truth

We live in a world that offers several options displayed on the show floor about how we should live. More so than at any other time in history, whatever we choose to do or not do, be or not be, identify with or detest, anything goes! The issue that some choose to ignore and others face in their own way is this large, heavy curtain that is in front of all of us. Call it the end times, the apocalypse, the last days, or anything else you please—it’s there. All of history has led up to this moment, and the entire world and heaven above are awaiting its unveiling.

What is crucial is choosing the correct source of information about what lies ahead. We need a reliable guide, like the man in my story who escorted you to the curtain and pulled it aside. The one and only reliable guide is the Holy Scriptures.

In a world where people take for granted that there are no absolutes, the Bible is in reality the absolute truth. This book I have written will demonstrate the Bible’s prophetic accuracy when describing the events that would occur in world history long before they ever happened. Therefore, the Bible is not just in the ballpark; it is absolutely on target. We can trust it when it comes to deciding what major world events will happen next.

Several parts of the Bible refer to the end times. Let’s consider a few of the passages in the Bible that let us know what truths God is revealing:

~  The disciples received an unveiling when they asked Christ, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” (Matthew 24:3). Christ went on to speak about the events that would be happening to the Jewish people and the nation of Israel from the first century until what is known as the Great Tribulation.

~  The apostle Paul received an unveiling that he shared in his writings to the church of Corinth: “Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed—in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed” (1 Corinthians 15:51–52). He mentioned the same revelation to the church in Thessalonica, to whom he wrote, “We who are alive and remain shall be caught up together…in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air” (1 Thessalonians 4:17). This word picture is describing what is known as the Rapture, when Jesus returns to claim His followers and remove them from the earth before a time of judgment.

~  The apostle John, on the isle of Patmos, experienced an unveiling that he recorded in the first chapter of the book of Revelation: “I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice” (verse 10). That voice was the voice of the Alpha and Omega—Jesus Christ—who presented to John an unveiling of what must take place.

By reading and studying such texts, we seize the opportunity to understand what others can only wonder about. What an amazing privilege it is to have this foresight!

Right now, the leading governments of the world are engaged in a massive power struggle. It involves military strength and strategy, economic influence, and diplomatic policy. Coercion, sanctions, and plain old schoolyard bullying are going on. Why? Because they all desperately want to be the first to know who is going to dominate the world as the next global superpower. China, Russia, Iran, Europe, and the United States are speculating about a matter that was settled long ago.

If you take the time to study Bible prophecy, then you know that the curtain has already been pulled back. You have been given a clear glimpse of what is now only slowly being leaked by the major news...

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: PRH Christian Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1601429924
• ISBN 13: 9781601429926
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224
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