The spoon-feeding of the American Church on all Biblical topics needs to come to an end. This is especially true with End Times prophecy. Do not accept at face value what you have been hearing from American prophecy teachers for decades. Much of it is sensationalized and catered in such a way that you hear what you want to hear, not what you need to hear. Much is also focused on escapism and America’s supposed favored status in God’s eyes.
It has been my practice in the study of Bible prophecy to be aware of everything possible that is being promoted and discussed. This is so that, if I live to see these things come to pass, I am not caught off guard. I can adjust to their fulfillment and share about Jesus with as many as possible.
I wrote this devotional carefully and somewhat hesitantly, realizing that all manner of people have already plowed through and trod on this ground. There are men far wiser than I who could not be more diametrically opposite in their views on Bible prophecy interpretation and fulfillment.
The point of this study is not to convince you of what I believe. In fact, if I have done my job correctly, it shouldn’t be too obvious where I stand on several of the main issues. I’m trying to be objective for the most part and help deepen your understanding. On some days, I will present a viewpoint regarding an aspect of prophecy for you to consider. Do not take it as Gospel. These thoughts are worth filing away in your mind as a possibility. There’s a good chance some of my speculation will turn out incorrect, and that’s okay.
There is one kind of prophecy I am addressing in this book, and one that I’m not addressing. Let’s start with the latter. This study does not really look into the gift of prophecy that occurs in the Body of Christ. As a reminder, this is one of the gifts given to certain believers as stated in Romans 12:6. Instead, this devotional is primarily a look at Bible prophecy or eschatology as it pertains to the End of the Age. We will also look at America’s troubled future.
As with the previous devotionals I’ve written, my primary goals are to: (1) encourage you and me to feed our spiritual hunger by focusing on God’s Word and (2) drive us to our knees before Him in prayer. No one can answer for us on the Day of Judgment. We will stand alone and answer for what we did do, didn’t do, and should have done. Only belief in the atoning work of Jesus Christ will save us from the eternal punishment we deserve. So telling the Lord you believed what other preachers and teachers told you won’t hold any weight.
The title of this devotional is Terminus. This word means the end boundary or extremity of something, like the final train or bus stop. That is what we will be looking at over the next 30 days: the terminus or end of America (at least as we know it) and the End of the Age.
Each day of the Terminus devotional will be posted on my new blog, Joseph’s Perspective, found at https://www.feedthehunger.org/category/josephs-perspective/. On it, you will find all of the devotionals written to date. It will also be a forum of sorts where you can post comments or questions on prophecy or other subjects I post about. For Feed the Hunger stories and updates, be sure to check out the Ministry blog, found at https://www.feedthehunger.org/category/ministry/.
With these thoughts in mind, let’s begin another month-long study together…
