{"id":281,"date":"2011-10-27T18:02:49","date_gmt":"2011-10-27T22:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/isittheendoftheworld\/?p=281"},"modified":"2011-10-27T18:02:49","modified_gmt":"2011-10-27T22:02:49","slug":"made-in-the-shade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/isittheendoftheworld\/2011\/10\/made-in-the-shade.html","title":{"rendered":"Made in the shade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. (Isaiah 51:3)<\/p>\n<p>This week, I am interested in the &#8220;signs&#8221; that we are living in the last days, as prophesied in the Bible. The thing I find astonishing is that so many clear signs are rooted in reality.<\/p>\n<p>Take the remarkable reclamation of the land of Israel. Indeed, in the southern part of the country, that once-forbidding area of the Judean Hills, the Israelis have planted palm groves that have taken root and are thriving.  When you consider that the whole country was barren a mere few decades ago, it is truly amazing.<\/p>\n<p>The north has been blossoming like a garden for some time, but now the south is following suit. Only people who do not want to see are missing the clear fulfillment of Bible prophecy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/isittheendoftheworld\/files\/2011\/10\/Palms.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/237\/2011\/10\/Palms-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-282\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. 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