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Originally Posted by OBW
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I would note that when Jesus made mention of prophecies, it was generally to the teachers of the law, not the multitudes that he came to save. He expected them to understand the prophecies. He doesn't appear to have intended the multitudes to be concerned with it.
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Why do we spend so much energy on the prophecies concerning Israel? To recongnize them is sufficient. They are there as signposts along the path of this life. But they are not signposts to turn from this life to pining for the next, but rather reminders that we have been left here with a charge that is our path to that next life. And that charge is not about the prophecies. Instead, the prophecies are reminders, as I mentioned earlier. Like recognizing the signs of the times. The important thing is that we "be about our Father's business." And that business is not about chasing prophecies, but about obedience to the commands.
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OBW,
Since this is a forum for discussion, we are free to choose topics of interest. If you choose to join the prophecies discussion, you're welcome to participate. If not, you're welcome to not participate as well. Your choice.
Here's my favorite verse on the prophecies:
Revelation 1:3 ASV
3 Blessed is he that reads, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written therein: for the time is at hand.
So we are encouraged to discuss the prophecies by the Lord Jesus himself...for the time is at hand.
This is why we are spending our time and energy in this discussion.
Nell