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The End is Nigh !

A Horror Story ?

A Bible message of Hope?

or

Yes, according to“The Mayan calendar says the world will

end in 2012, and rather a lot of worrying

forces do in fact appear to be converging.

Intense civil and economic unrest.

Skyrocketing food and energy prices…..”

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Harold Camping thought so.

240 Predictions….

The End of the Mayan Calendar 21/12 2012

Planetary Alignment 8/09/2040

Isaac Newton 2060

The End of the Muslim Calendar, 2076

The End of the Jewish Calendar, 2240

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If we knew the exact date?

31/12/2030

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Midnight – tonight!

Known or Unknown date?

“Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words

shall not pass away. But of that day and hour knoweth

no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father

only.”Matt 24 v35 & v 36 (also same quote in Mark 13v 31 & 32)

“Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the

hour wherein the Son of man cometh.”Matt 25 v 13

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End of the World?

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

• Famine

• War

• Environmental disaster

• Terrorism

• Financial crisis

The End is Nigh?“…And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time….

But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many Many shall run to and froshall run to and fro, , and knowledge shall increaseknowledge shall increase.” – Daniel

12 1-4

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Knowledge increase• Intellectual

• Medical

• Warfare

• TV, Telephone,

• Video, MP3, internet

Knowledge increase – side effect

• King James version of the Bible.

• The printing press - the Bible published

• The internet – allows the Bible greater reach

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“And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north

even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of

the LORD, and shall not find it.” Amos 8:12

To and Fro – searching for God

12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and

from the north even to the east, they shall run

to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and

shall not find it. Amos 8:12

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2 Peter 3

I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, that you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Saviour through your apostles, knowing this first of all, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffingscoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own sinful desires. They will say, “Where is the promise of his coming? Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.”

“But he that shall endure unto

the end, the same shall be

saved.” – Matthew 24v13

When will the end be?

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"This gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.”

Matthew 24:14

Leaflets - To help us understand

• The End of the World

• God’s New World

• Hope for a Hopeless World

• The Kingdom of God on Earth

• Bible Prophecy

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Baptism - Why?

One of those commandments was to be baptised in

Mark 16v15 where Jesus said unto the disciples:

“Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

He that believeth and is baptised shall be saved”

Jesus said “if you love me, keep my commandments”.

(John 14v 15)

Wikipedia - Baptism

In Christianity, baptism (from Greek

βαπτίζω baptizo: "immersing",

"performing ablutions", i.e., ritual

washing) is the ritual act, with the use of

water, by which a person is admitted to

membership of the Church.

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Wikipedia - Baptism

• Most Christians baptise infants; many others

hold that only believer’s baptism is true

baptism.

• The New Testament reports that Jesus

himself was baptised.

• The usual form of baptism among the

earliest Christians was for the candidate to

be immersed totally

Wikipedia – Believer’s baptism

• A person is baptised on the basis of his or her profession of faith in Jesus Christ and as admission into a local community of faith.

• Such baptisms are performed in various manners: believer's baptism by immersion is more common than by pouring water or sprinkling water.

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Why full immersion?

Baptism means "dipping".

It involves the complete

immersion of a person in water.

Matthew 3:13-17; “Jesus came up out of the water”

Mark 1:9-10; “Jesus baptised in the Jordan”

John 3:23; “much water there”

Acts 8:36-39 “they went down both into the water”

When? Life-changing events

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" For God so loved

the world that he

gave his only

begotten Son, that

whoever believes

in Him should not

perish but have

everlasting life”

John 3:16

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Baptism

• Total Immersion in water

• Shows you accept the Gospel and its implications

• The first step in a life serving God

• An important reasoned decision not on impulse

• Don’t be pushed into it by peer or family pressure

What to do next?

• Read the leaflets quietly, read the Bible and pray

• Talk to others, parents, Sunday school teachers.

• Remember Baptism – It’s your choice IF and WHEN.