HOW TO HANDLE DOOMSDAY SPECULATIONS

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WHAT TO THINK ABOUT DOOMSDAY PREDICTIONS

— By Mary A. LaClair

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In these times we may expect Doomsday prophets to increase– but what purpose do these messages serve?

To induce fear and hopelessness?- That is how some react. But could they serve to issue dire warnings?

                                               

Many think the first. Some can tend to slip close to despair or cynicism.

If, however, warnings are the intention, what courses of action would be advised?

Let’s see if the Holy Scriptures address the issue:

Summary of 2 Kings 20:1-6 reveal that the Lord told King Hezekiah was at the point of death and would not recover. Yet when the King had a discourse with the Lord, the Lord relented and gave the King fifteen more years.  Did the King simply accept the word that he would not recover, and wait to die?  No, rather he entered into reasoning with…

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