Month of Destiny Part II - Terry James - http://www.raptureready.com/rap16.html
September of 2015, a month that has received attention from Bible prophecy students like only two other I can remember, is upon us. The others were December of 1999 and December of 2012.
December, 1999 brought much speculation and not a little fearfulness that Y2K--the turn of the millennium--would be accompanied by world-rending upheaval. December of 2012, came after many months, even years of built-up hoopla involving the "prophecies" of the Mayan Calendar, which predicted global cataclysm, according to some.
Both of those scythe-wielding, Grim Reaper speculations came and went without incident for the most part. Some argue that there were some major problems when the calendar rolled over to 2000, and there would have been disaster, had billions of dollars not been used to fix the problem ahead of time. Fact is, despite the dire predictions, there were no disasters.
So, with somewhat of a history upon which to call in the case of such anticipated date-oriented calamities, what are we to make of this September specter before us?
For those who view my tone to this point as flippant or laced with sarcasm, I assure that isn't my frame of mind as I consider with you these much-agonized over speculations. I simply want to remind that predictions that engender similar level of worry have approached then dissipated within the relatively recent past.
Although these impending prospects for significant prophetic impact are thought by many to be unprecedented in their seeming supernatural arrangement, specific prophetic manifestation might not necessarily result--i.e., all of the dates and other ingredients that are within the mix of anticipation that something spectacular will come of it all this month might not come to fruition.
Even if this turns out to be the case, faith that the Lord is beginning to move within these times so near the end of the Church Age should be fortified and strengthened, not weakened. As He has told us:
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. (Isaiah 55:8-9)
God's foreknowledge is perfect, thus His timing is flawless. Although pundits of every sort, those biblically prophetic as well as secular, have framed the many strange September 2015 dates and their various, ominous possibilities into a coalition of likely probabilities, these might well not eventuate.
No matter how many presumably prophetic elements seem in alignment for triggering judgment-like occurrence, it is good to pause, catch our collective breath, and consider the following. Circumstance does not control God; God controls circumstance. I believe we are witnesses to this providential control in the arena of national and global economies at this time.
For months the wizards of finance have, through violating every known rubric of economic theory, printed money with nothing to back it. They have thus thrown trillions of dollars at the building national debt through "quantitative easing," as it has been creatively termed. The Federal Reserve (Fed) has kept interest rates at artificial lows to prevent the U.S. economy from imploding.
Early in the week, following a steep fall in stock market numbers the previous Friday, the economic pontificaters were out in force. One I heard said that there is "concern," but the world isn't at an end. He said that although the high-tech stocks had been "smashed," they would rebound. He offered that China wasn't totally coming apart economically like many feared, but that the Chinese were experiencing an eye-opening correction. The expert said that things that were happening at the moment were nothing at all like the collapse in 2007-2008. This week's activity, he said, was a change of "attitude." The 2007-2008 collapse was a change of "direction." (No, I don't know the difference-just telling you what the "expert" said.)
Even with the unprecedented chicanery practiced by those who are supposed to promote the general welfare of the nation, most in the know say the financial system of America--and the world, for that matter--should have long ago collapsed. Nothing like what has been happening has ever been the case, as I, in my admittedly low I.Q. in these matters--understand. The U.S. economy is in uncharted, economic waters and the country is on the precipice of collapse.
But, it hasn't collapsed, and that is no thanks to the ineptitude of those throwing everything but the proverbial kitchen sink at a massive problem no one can even understand, much less make go away. The "experts" are baffled. There seems no explanation for why the bubble keeps building. All they know is that there is coming a collapse of monumental destructiveness. It will be world-changing, and it will be almost instantaneous. They don't know how close to right they are. We will explore this later in a subsequent article.
While all of this hand-wringing is going on within the pantheon of high finance (privately, of course, where mainstream media is concerned) the world wags on, oblivious to impending cataclysm.
The spiritual seismometers of those who believe that this generation is at the end of the Age of Grace (Church Age) sense something big is about to shake the world. Many who study Bible prophecy believe that all of the things pointing toward September as a month of prophetic destiny will coalesce to bring God's judgment on America and possibly all the world.
At the same time, most within the Church (born-again members of God's eternal family) are as oblivious to anything that might be seriously wrong as are those in the general population. There is a sense of uneasiness over ongoing stock market volatility and what it all might mean to personal financial portfolios. There is growing angst because of the evil of ISIS and occasional acts of evil by other bad actors. But, overall, it is business as usual in the pulpits and pews of America's churches--including the evangelical ones.
Where once God's people, such as Jerry Falwell and the Moral Majority would have fought with all within their power against same-sex marriage and the absolute evil of things Planned Parenthood was exposed to have perpetrated against babies in the womb (and out of the womb in some cases), the preachers and their congregations are now, in fact, a silent minority. I must commend Glenn Beck, who, although a Mormon, thus not a person with full knowledge of Biblical Truth, is a patriot and common-sense man who is leading in protest against the evil within the likes of Planned Parenthood.
There remain courageous pastors and churches that speak out strongly against such abominable things. John Hagee of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio and Dr. Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Church of Dallas come to mind as two such pastors. But, most are silent, and many have signed on to the anti-Israel movement, taking the side of those who want to divide that Jewish nation, thus to establish a Palestinian state.
For these reasons, and because of the calendar of events they see as in alignment, many who view Bible prophecy believe that God's judgment is about to fall upon America. That judgment, many are convinced, will begin the month of September 2015.
However, remember that circumstance does not control God; God controls circumstance.
Lord willing, next week we will further delve into what this long-fretted over month might hold. One thing sure, we have only a very few days to find out!
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