Tuesday, July 18, 2006
We'd better be looking towards the Eastern Skies!
What in the World is happening in Israel?
I recently preached a message about what's happening in Israel. It is on CD if you'd like a copy. But let me summarize the heart of what I said in this issue of my blog.
I believe that we are seeing the beginnings of the fulfillment of Ezekiel 38 and 39. The essence of those two chapters is a prophecy regarding Israel in the end times. God says that the Prince of Gog and Magog, RUSSIA, will lead a coalision of Arab states, headed up by IRAN, against Israel. They will come against Israel to destroy her. But God will intervene supernaturally and destroy them, including the destruction of 5/6ths of their armies. Israel will burn the weapons of their warfare on the hillsides of Israel for the next seven years!
Just this past week, I've heard the leader of the Hezbollah faction that Israel is fighting on the north in Lebanon, as he declared that "all of the Arab states will gather against Israel....they'd better watch out!" Also, Russian president Putin has made very strong remarks against Israel's part in the latest fighting. Never before in anyone's lifetime has the world scene been set for the fulfillment of Ezek. 38/39 like it IS right NOW!
I'm not an alarmist. But I have been studying prophecy for many, many years. I am convinced that this is the generation that is seeing the fulfillment of most all of the end time prophecies that have to be fulfilled before the Lord comes again! And now, we have IRAN set to "blow Israel off the face of the map.....". We have Russian ready to ally against Israel with IRAN just like Ezek. 38/39 says that they will. Jesus said in Matt. 24 that the generation that sees these things begin to come to pass will not pass away until they all come to pass (including the second coming of the Lord Jesus!)
Do I think that the second coming is about to happen? No. I think that the Rapture is about to occur. Then, there will be a period of 7 years on this earth that are called the Tribulation years. At the end of the 7 years of Tribulation, the world will experience the Battle of Armageddon. At that battle, the Lord will decend from the sky with all of the armies of heaven (that's me and you and all who are saved) with Him. That's the second coming of Christ. But, we are on the verge of NOTHING being left to be fulfilled until the Rapture of the church.
I hate to mooch off of a book series, but please, DON'T GET LEFT BEHIND! If the Rapture happens, you could still get saved, many will. But it's so much easier to get saved and to serve the Lord NOW than it will be then. And, you don't want to miss going to heaven with all the saints, those who have died in Christ and those who are alive and remaining still, when He comes in the clouds with a shout and the trumpet call of God! The Rapture is about to happen. I believe that with all of my heart.
What do you need to do that you haven't gotten to yet? Who do you need to witness to? Who do you need to forgive or ask forgiveness of? What do you need to do for the Lord? We don't have much time left before He comes to take us all away to Heaven's judgment seat of Christ.
Are YOU ready for the rapture?
If not, please comment me and I'll get you some material that will help.
For the Master,
Buster Wilson
So Proud of My Daughters: Whitney shines this week!
Whitney Speaks This Week
I have two of the greatest daughters a man could ever hope for. Really. I'm not just saying this. I really have two great "women" to call my children.
Amberly Collins is married to Matt and they live in Flowood, Mississippi. Amberly has excelled at everything she has ever put her hands to. She is gifted and trained and experienced in Marketing and Fund Raising and has worked for several public service organizations and marketing firms. She is a graduate of Mississippi College and attended Hinds Jr. College and Delta State University.
Whitney is 19 and working this summer as a counselor at a Christian sports camp, Camp Balcones Springs near Marble Falls, TX. It's a fantastically beautiful place in the Hill Country of Texas (of course, I think all of Texas is beautiful! I've lived there twice! When I lived there, I had a bumper sticker on my car that said, "I wasn't born here, but I got here as quick as I could!")
Whitney is flying back to Jackson, MS this weekend to speak at the Statewide Baptist Youth Night at the Mississippi Coliseum! That's an unbelievable honor that they have given her for which I am busting at the buttons proud about!
Please keep my beautiful daughters in your prayers.
I have two of the greatest daughters a man could ever hope for. Really. I'm not just saying this. I really have two great "women" to call my children.
Amberly Collins is married to Matt and they live in Flowood, Mississippi. Amberly has excelled at everything she has ever put her hands to. She is gifted and trained and experienced in Marketing and Fund Raising and has worked for several public service organizations and marketing firms. She is a graduate of Mississippi College and attended Hinds Jr. College and Delta State University.
Whitney is 19 and working this summer as a counselor at a Christian sports camp, Camp Balcones Springs near Marble Falls, TX. It's a fantastically beautiful place in the Hill Country of Texas (of course, I think all of Texas is beautiful! I've lived there twice! When I lived there, I had a bumper sticker on my car that said, "I wasn't born here, but I got here as quick as I could!")
Whitney is flying back to Jackson, MS this weekend to speak at the Statewide Baptist Youth Night at the Mississippi Coliseum! That's an unbelievable honor that they have given her for which I am busting at the buttons proud about!
Please keep my beautiful daughters in your prayers.
For the Master,
Buster Wilson