Prophetic Thin Ice
If we’re on prophetic thin ice, we shouldn’t be surprised if it breaks at any moment. Where is the weakest part of this ice? Where is the ice the thinnest? I believe we can know and that we’re possibly standing on it.
You’re likely lost if you missed the previous three posts, but you can start here in catching up. We looked at how there are two very tell-tale signs pointing to where we’re at on the prophetic timeline and those two signs point to us being way down the tracks. I summarized our current spot on the prophetic timeline being like a northern pond or lake in mid-spring. Now in Arkansas we don’t have too much of a perspective on ponds and lakes remaining frozen throughout the winter, but maybe we’ve seen enough movies.
In places where ponds and lakes remain frozen throughout the winter, there’s near assurance that the ice isn’t going to break in the middle of winter. It’s frozen enough for hockey, skating, ice fishing, and whatever else could be done on the ice. I’m amazed by friends in Michigan who ice fish in cabins on the ice.
According to prophetic signs that needed to be fulfilled, there would have been times in history where the end of the age wouldn’t be expected to break-through and occur, but now due to what signs reveal, especially the signs such as the timeline in Daniel 2 and the return of Jewish people to the land of Israel, it’s as if the pond or lake is in spring. During the spring no one is surprised that the ice covering the pond or lake may break. That’s where we are on the prophetic timeline—spring—we shouldn’t be surprised if the end of the age breaks through. It doesn’t have to at all. The prophetic ice doesn’t have to break rather it could remain secure for centuries to come, but if the ice is thin, where’s that thinnest point?
The Final Kingdom
There’s not enough room for me to elaborate on the Biblical evidence, I will in future columns, but I believe Scripture points to the “final empire” or “kingdom of the Antichrist” as being a Middle Eastern collective power. I feel there’s ample Biblical support for this. For time-sake, just think through the major and minor prophets. In their books, they pronounce judgment on nations. Those nations are called out by name or at least their name in that day. Every prophet provides a list, and those lists are nearly identical. The Book of Amos has the most complete list. We see another full list in Ezekiel 38.
I know the Middle Eastern power view isn’t everyone’s. The predominant view over the last several decades is that this final kingdom will be in Europe. At the height of the Cold War, Russia fit the bill.
Whichever location is the final kingdom it doesn’t appear to be the United States and if it’s a Middle Eastern power then it’s not even the West. Therefore, if another power is to rise in the world and especially from the Middle East that will drastically change things in our nation. At a minimum it impacts our economy and way of life. It could be more. So, whenever we get closer to the end of the age the current state of the world superpowers will change. Regardless which is the location of the Antichrist’s kingdom, the US will diminish on the world stage, which will impact us and will be challenging to face.
The United States on the Thinnest Ice
Therefore, I believe the United States and likely most all western nations are on the thinnest ice. Whenever these ends of the age events begin to line up whether tomorrow or a thousand years from now, our nation will be on the ground that shakes first.
Therefore, I believe the United States and likely most all western nations are on the thinnest ice. Share on XWhat does this mean? It means that generation or generations alive at that time will face difficulty. Likely the generations leading to that time will face great challenges. More than anything the difficulties those generations face will impact their faith. That’s why we need to make decisions now to Stand Firm and Live Epic, as well as, helping the emerging generations do the same because we might just be standing on the thinnest ice.
This article first appeared in Jake’s syndicated column Stand Firm & Live Epic as published in The Baptist Trumpet and other publications. After three months the articles are adapted and published here. To read the articles at release subscribe here.
Executive Director of Stand Firm and lead pastor of Epic Church NWA in Springdale, AR and multiple award-winning author, Jake has a B.A. in Bible and Pastoral Studies from Central Baptist College, and an Advanced Masters of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Former regular contributor to the Baptist Press and WND News with popular conservative voices such as Pat Buchanan, Ann Coulter, Ben Carson, Chuck Norris, Greg Laurie, Ben Schapiro, Joel Richardson, and others. He now is a weekly contributor for Israel, Islam, and the End Times and Armageddon News. He has authored books such as the, award-winning Spiritual Prepper from WND Books. Award-winning devotional books, Invincibleand For Uncertain Times, he authored the ground-breaking children’s book, Jesus and His White Horse from CrossLink Publishing. He is also a regular guest on national and international radio and streaming web shows, along with hosting his weekly live streaming program Talking Stand Firm and weekly podcast Stand Firm Parents.
