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When Did The Last Days Begin?
They Began 2000 Years Ago!
Nab B. May 11, 2021
“Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming. Therefore we know that it is the last hour.” (1 John 2:18)
Today, believers speak of our generation as the last days as did the ones before them! Each generation believes that theirs are the last days!
Let's do a little digging to see if the last days have begun already, or will begin at some point. Does this have any spiritual impact on the believer?
The Last Days are Not What You Think!
Scripturally, "the last days" is a long age or a period of time. It is the entire age before the final Day of Judgment. I do not know if you are aware that all Christians have been living in the last days (or the last age) since the Day of Pentecost 33 AD up till now.
The following passage shows that the last days began when Christ came:
“Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son.” (Hebrews 1:1,2)
Peter called his days "the Last Days" starting from the Day of Pentecost:
“And in THE LAST DAYS it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh.” (Acts 2:17)
Paul also called his days "the end of the ages":
“But they were written down for our instruction, on whom THE END OF THE AGES has come.” (1 Cor 10:11)
John even called it the "last hour" or the last age of man’s history:
“Children, it is THE LAST HOUR, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming...Therefore we know that it is the last hour.” (1 John 2:18)
The End Comes Around Often!
Speculations about the last days plagued Christians over many centuries. Many are disappointed if the end does not come in their lifetime. If you feel that way, then a change of mind will comfort you.
A deeper love for God and Christ prevents us from being overly concerned, if at all, with time and dates. You will be filled with the spirit joining you as one with the Father and His Son, "that they may be one, even as we are one." (John 17:22) You will transcend time when that oneness is achieved.
It's futile to be concerned with times and dates. God the Father, in perfect wisdom, does not want us to serve Him with time in mind. Jesus put this matter to rest when the disciples were concerned about times. He said:
"It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power." (Acts 1:7)
AVOID deceiving teachings that set dates and end-time prophetic hypotheses. There is even a whole branch of Christian study called "eschatology" for it. Don't get distracted by such a title! God's revelations in the scriptures are of a spiritual nature and have nothing to do with fleshly or carnal thinking. Christ's words are "Spirit and life". (See John 6:63)
The following was a 'game changer' for me a while back. Are you ready? I wrote it a few times for emphasis. Take plenty of time to think about it:
The End of Everything Comes to Each One at Death!
The End of Everything Comes to Each One at Death!
The End of Everything Comes to Each One at Death!
Our life span is approximately 31,000 days. That's not a lot of time! Why worry then whether the end comes now, soon, or way later?
We only have one life to prove our love and commitment to God and Christ. Use it well, it's already quite short!