Is the end coming? A video was shown to my mom to influence the mentality that the end of the world is coming. While not sure the exact video, the one below does suggest it could be this.
The link between the sound of trumpets and end of the world is aligned with the Bible in context of Revelation Chapter 8.
TRUE OR FALSE?
So is it really coming? They said these sounds were heard recently only. True? False. In 1979, that was heard before. Read here.
And such sound of trumpets could be true but could be faked. Snopes, the famous website that debunks hoaxes exposed one such hoax here. All you need is a videocam and a sound player at the background. It has been demonstrated by someone here. Even audio expert broke down the sound to analyse to prove it is an hoax here. It could also be something natural, a sound of the earth as explained by scientists here.
What are some Christians doing then? Believe into such things easily and spread lies. You have heard of cry wolf story. When lies are spread be it deliberately or not deliberately, people lose trust in you and when the true trumpet really sound, everyone's heart will be hardened. Why be so quick to judge that it must be? We just don't know and admit that.
THE WARNING BY CHRIST ABOUT FALSE CHRISTS & PROPHETS
Did Jesus just warn about false messiahs? No. He warned about false prophets too! And some Christians naively assumed false prophets as those that can be easily identified. If so, how would they been able to deceive? These false prophets likely to live among you. They might not be deliberately deceiving but due to the lack of wisdom, they believe in such things easily and spread them. If they are leaders, their ability to influence belief would be stronger. More will accept that information and will spread it. As more spread it, it becomes widespread and people will reason "if it is not true, why is it widespread?" as if the earth being flat is true even though once upon a time, it was a widespread belief.
WHAT DO YOU WATCH OUT FOR?
The above Bible verses are misused. It says "keep watch" and so people says it meant to keep a look out for end times signs. If that is so, why did Jesus said "do not believe it!" (Matt 24:24)? Is He trying to tell just to look out for the signs and so be ready?
Or instead in the following context, He was trying to address a proper attitude of a Christian?
If you truly believe in God and treat Him as your Lord, should you not do what a loyal servant should do? If you truly believe that hard work is good, do you still need someone to monitor you to work hard? Hence, if you are a changed new person belonging to God, with or without God monitoring you, you should be ready and be Christ-like and not because the end is coming then you suddenly become alert and start 'behaving' yourself when your heart is still wicked. God seeks the heart, not your acts.
If indeed He meant for you to look out for end times signs, He would not have said the following:
If you are the faithful and loyal servant, what is there to fear?
WHAT WE SHOULD BE
We are Christians who claimed to follow the Truth! But what truth is in you if you easily believe rumours and hoaxes and spread them? If you do not embrace science, a tool that systematically study things to know what is reliable or not, how can you tell what is true? Anyone can write a religious book and say it is from God and you cannot question, cannot use science or will use the common excuse "science cannot explain anything" and can make any falsehood true.
Like Einstein said "Science without Religion is lame, Religion without Science is blind". Can you be the light when you yourself is blind? You can't even see yet expect to guide?
Do you not see that you are to love if you are with God?
Do you not see that love rejoices with truth and does not delight in evil?
So why do you not care whether it is true or not, not verify the credibility like whether Obama really is anti-christ and spread lies? Is slandering not evil? Why then are you participating in that? Have you turned away from God?
Do you not know there is no fear in love? Why then spread end times fear? You say it is to create urgency. So you create lies to influence wicked servants that God is coming to monitor them so they should behave? Shouldn't you guide them to be faithful servants that do not even need monitoring and would behave?
Some fruit for thought and the reason why I decided to leave the group.
