We reserve a few minutes Sunday morning to suggest news, or trends, that seem to be predicted by a literal, futurist reading of the Bible. We anticipate that the remaining 500 or so end times prophecies will become history just as every previous prophecy.
We are careful to use recognized, reliable sources for news. There is a lot of sensationalism surrounding unfulfilled Bible prophecy, and we don’t want to add to it.
We’re not saying the things we report are the definite fulfillment of prophecy – only that they are the things you’d expect by holding a Bible in one hand, and a newspaper in the other.
Bible futurists have long seen that, in the Last Days and going into the Great Tribulation, there would be a cashless, global currency. Considered ridiculous just a short time ago, we are on the verge of it today.
I read an article titled, Avoid cash payments as coronavirus outbreak spreads, the World Heath Organization (WHO) says.
Excerpts:
The World Health Organization told The Telegraph people should use “contactless” ways to pay whenever possible.
WHO told the UK paper that the coronavirus (Covid-19) may stay on the surface of paper bills for multiple days, potentially increasing the chance of contracting the virus.
… the Bank of England acknowledged that cash “can carry bacteria or viruses.” Last month, China began deep cleaning and destroying potentially infected cash.
https://www.wtxl.com/news/national-news/avoid-cash-payments-as-coronavirus-outbreak-spreads-who-says
Las Vegas casinos want to do away with cash. Quote:
Walk into a newly reopened Las Vegas casino and you’ll see dealers wearing masks behind plexiglass shields, with sanitizer at the ready for both chips and hands. What you won’t see is gamblers paying for their wagers with their cell phones. That’s because Nevada doesn’t allow digital payments on casino floors. No state does. But that could change – and quickly – because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend “tap-and-pay to limit handling of cash” as part of good hygiene measures to prevent Covid-19. Given this, state legislatures and gaming regulators may be more motivated to permit mobile payments or digital wallets to help curb the spread of viral infections.
Nevada gaming regulators will hold a hearing on cashless payments on June 25.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/16/coronavirus-may-sway-regulators-to-allow-casinos-to-say-good-bye-to-cash.html
Not everyone agrees that cash carries COVID-19. But like so many other things, the facts don’t seem as important as the perception. Many businesses are refusing cash.
I really don’t see how anyone reading the Bible wouldn’t see we are rushing towards the Great Tribulation. COVID-19 gives us a huge push in that direction.
We believe the resurrection and rapture of the church is imminent. It could happen any moment; nothing needs to happen before it. It will happen before the Tribulation.
Jesus will come, in the clouds, and raise the dead believers of the Church Age. He will transform the bodies of living believers to glorified, resurrection bodies. We will join Him in Heaven while the earth endures one final seven-year campaign of severe evangelism.
Are you ready for the rapture? If not, Get ready; Stay ready; Keep looking up.
Ready or not, Jesus is coming!