True Or False?
"But evil men and impostors will
grow worse and worse, deceiving
and being deceived."
2 Timothy 3: 13
In the early 1800s, speculation boiled over as to
the exact day and year when Christ would return,
and among the speculators was William Miller of
New York. He announced that according to his
careful calculations Christ would return to earth
on October 22, 1844.
When that morning came, a sense of fear
fell over New England. People gathered on
mountaintops and in the churches. Activities
ceased as everyone awaited the rending of
the skies and the end of the world.
When the day passed uneventfully, many
Christians grew disillusioned. The unsaved
became cynical. The following years saw a
decline in conversions. The event became
known as “The Great Disappointment.”
It was forgotten
that Christ warned against
setting dates for His return (Matthew 24:36).
Bible is filled with true, accurate prophecies.
We must be smart as we study, especially
as we listen to the theories and teachings
of others.
There are many mistaken Bible teachers in
the world today. Ask God for a wiser heart
and be like the saints in Berea who studied
the Scriptures daily “to find out whether
these things were so” (Acts 17:11).
"The chief means for attaining
wisdom are the holy Scriptures,
and prayer."
John Newton