Bible prophecy gives us a window through which we can see major events that will affect all of us. One prophecy in particular allows us to see what some of the most powerful governments on earth will do. (Revelation 11:7)
Khandro. An excerpt from the Wiki introductory remarks.-
"Unfulfilled Christian religious predictions
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Atheist; You Hoist yourself by your own own petard by your quotation; As I have said, these are NOT predictions from the gospels, therefore they are not accessories of Christianity.
Khandro, that doesn’t suit you because you don’t want it to. To say that unless ‘prophecy’ came from Jesus it can’t be considered ‘Christian’ is ludicrous, not least because Jesus was never anything other than a Jew.
....." For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy" (Rev. ch19v10)
Trying to understand prophecy without the truth of Jesus is simply hopeless. Any Tom, Dick or Charles Taze Russell can make predictions and misinterpret the Bible and many, many do.
To answer the question about the near future. The near future holds for me a steak and kidney pie and a glass of white wine.
If you want to know prophecy get to know Jesus first
naomi: You really do talk illogical nonsense. To say, " Jesus was never anything other than a Jew", would mean that Christianity doesn't exist, that he preached only Judaism.
^^ I'm pleased to hear that. You will know then that Jesus wandered the land teaching a new approach to religion, he gathered quite a following around him, so he was forming a new school of thought which wasn't the same as the prevalent Jewish religion of the day.
He didn't call his teachings, 'Christianity' but to say, "he was never anything other than a Jew" is wide of the mark.
They're not my words - but I don't think 'the lost sheep of Israel' can possibly include the Romans, the Greeks, or anyone else who wasn't Jewish. That message is clear.