{"id":135,"date":"2011-06-29T14:04:53","date_gmt":"2011-06-29T18:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/isittheendoftheworld\/?p=135"},"modified":"2011-06-29T14:04:53","modified_gmt":"2011-06-29T18:04:53","slug":"is-it-the-end-of-your-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/isittheendoftheworld\/2011\/06\/is-it-the-end-of-your-world.html","title":{"rendered":"Is It the End of Your World?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We live in turbulent times, for sure. I think we can all agree on that.<\/p>\n<p>For many, Bible prophecy is a fringe worldview. That&#8217;s okay; we are all entitled to our own views.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, with so many odd and frightening things going on in the world today, I wonder: do you think it&#8217;s the end of the world? If so, what is going on in your personal life as you navigate this Earth experience?<\/p>\n<p>As readers of this blog surely know, I certainly believe we are living in the last days. My chief reason is the presence of the state of Israel in our world. It seems clear to me that the many prophecies announcing this end-times reality are ubiquitous.<\/p>\n<p>Had I lived in, say, A.D. 999, I would not have been looking for a cascade of last-days events, simply because the Jews would not have been back in their ancestral land.<\/p>\n<p>That is the signpost.<\/p>\n<p>Having said that, I enjoy talking with people who share different views of reality.<\/p>\n<p>So&#8230;do YOU think we are living in the last days of world history?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We live in turbulent times, for sure. I think we can all agree on that. For many, Bible prophecy is a fringe worldview. That&#8217;s okay; we are all entitled to our own views. 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