Bible Prophecy

Christians believe that there will be an end of the world where Christ returns to earth to take his faithful followers. However, our world today is far different. With the advance technology and the many religions there is out there, people are misguided with the true meaning of the prophecy. I personally think that Biblical prophecy is neither future telling or fortune telling. Prophecy is in fact something significantly different from those things. Although the Israelite prophets occasionally dabbled in fortune telling their emphasis was always on the present situation. Prophecy is in fact something significantly different from those things. My understanding of a prophecy is forth telling, a spokesperson or representative for God. Its main emphasis is not necessarily on predictions but on preaching’s. The Bible, in many areas, describes what the tribulation is. The author, Todd Strandberg, analyzes the tribulation through both the Old and New testament. He explains how the …show more content…
His message ties in well with the theme we continue to learn in class, that is God rewards the good deeds, and punishes evil deeds. Tribulation seems to be a time of great suffering, and we can see it already taking place in the world today. Religion for example, the freedom to worship is not recognized or accepted in many countries. You have non-believers who mock those who practice their faith in Jesus. This, I see is also a form of tribulation. With all that said, tribulation and rapture will be a time of great pain. But all that pain can be avoided if one puts their trust in the Lord. I think that is what author tries to convey at the end. Things are going to get worse before it gets better, but people should not give up on their faith. Trusting in God, is all that it takes to be