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The Apostle Paul describes the time of the end very concisely in 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3. “Now we...

Jesus spoke of the impending judgement of fire. “And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

It is an interesting time that we are living in now. I have noticed more and more that people are having a hard time. When I talk to my neighbours or my friends or listen to the radio talk shows, people are saying that they are having many troubles. Many have health problems; many are having financial difficulties, and many have family or addiction problems.

In Daniel 12:7, a section of Scripture titled, “The Time of the End” in our King James Bibles, we read, “it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.”

When you think about this passage, you can’t help but look back throughout history and see nations with ambitious leaders reaching pinnacles of power through conquest of other nations, then ultimately fading into the pages of history. Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Greece and Rome quickly come to mind, and in modern times, there was France under Napaleon, Germany, first under Kaiser William, then Hitler, Austria-Hungary under the Hapsburg Dynasty, Italy under Mussolini and the Japanese under its military rulers.

Was Balaam an historical figure? The Biblical Background Commentary reports, “In 1967 a Dutch archaeological expedition led by H. J. Franken discovered some inscribed pieces of plaster at a site in Jordan known as Deir ‘Allah. The fragments are apparently written in Aramaic and date to about 850 B.C. They mention Balaam son of Beor, the same figure described as a “seer” in Numbers 22-24.

We live in a fallen world and unfortunately are affected by many things in this world that we cannot avoid. James 3:13-18 offers these wise words to us, “Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

The Bible makes it clear that God has a people that He has chosen to be His very own. They are His special treasure and the apple of His eye. He has set His love upon them above all the other peoples of the earth. That people is Israel.

In the Israel Truth Movement, many people talk about “the good old days”. Some people remember the 30s or 40s or 50s when there was great enthusiasm for the revelation of who the descendants of Jacob are. My grandfather found acceptance in a British Israel group of men that he did not find in the local church. Certainly, the Holy Spirit was with those Bible study groups that were all over the English-speaking world.