{"id":103,"date":"2011-05-30T22:45:28","date_gmt":"2011-05-31T02:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/isittheendoftheworld\/?p=103"},"modified":"2011-05-30T22:45:28","modified_gmt":"2011-05-31T02:45:28","slug":"what-is-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/isittheendoftheworld\/2011\/05\/what-is-reality.html","title":{"rendered":"What is reality?"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is an extraordinary paradox in our world today. As Bible prophecy is fulfilled in remarkable detail, before our eyes, more people are unaware of it. Or, perhaps worse, seek to discredit predictive prophecy.<\/p>\n

Take the situation in Israel. The Jewish state is becoming more of a pariah in our world, and while this unfortunate scenario is a startling fulfillment of prophecy (see Psalm 83, Ezekiel 36-39, Zechariah 12-14, among others), most are focused on further marginalizing Israel.<\/p>\n

Most incredibly, this line of attack on the credibility of Bible prophecy comes mainly from some in leadership in the American church! See 2 Peter 3 for that.<\/p>\n

As I go to Israel this week and focus on these things, meditate on your own position on the Bible’s trustworthiness. <\/p>\n

Do you think the Bible is true?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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