After the Twin Towers fell in New York mankind lifted their hands 
in despair.  Some were terrified beyond human comprehension and 
asking the question why did this happen?  Can you even imagine 
the thoughts as they stood in their offices going about their 
daily business? They must have wondered if this was the beginning 
of Armageddon and the world was coming to an end.  Book stores 
everywhere were reporting an all time sales high of end time 
prophecy books.

The world is fascinated by the end of the world topics such as 
the battle of Armageddon, the Antichrist, the Beast and his 
number, 666.  Lies concerning these end times have been passed 
down for years.  Some of these end time subjects don't have 
anything to do with our end times in the 21st century.  Did you 
know that there isn't just one Antichrist there are many? Do you 
also know that the battle of Armageddon isn't a physical type of 
battle that will take place at the end of time? Do you realize 
that Christians fight the battle of Armageddon everyday? These 
are not the most popular views however you can see that they 
differ.

The statement has been made that the Bible is so full of 
conflicting assertions and contradictions that it is impossible 
to comprehend. Society is confused because there are so many 
different doctrines you don't know which one to believe.  So if 
we are saying there are no contradictions in the Bible then how 
do you figure out who is right and who is wrong? To begin with 
you have to know when it was written, the audience, who it was 
written for and to as well as knowing under what conditions it 
was written. Just like any story if you can use the what, when, 
where, why and how that you learned in school it makes it easier 
to understand.  The Bible being a puzzling book to some degree 
each chapter is in complete harmony with one another. To know who 
is right or wrong the doctrine cannot disagree with the purpose 
of the Bible as a whole.  If a person, doctrine or theory 
disagrees with any point then one or all could be wrong.

It's no wonder that the world is in a constant upheaval about 
Christianity.  There are so many denominations no one knows who 
or what to believe.  I don't think that God intended it to 
be this way.  In New Testament times there weren't all the 
denominations that we have in our present day.  There was only 
one Lord, one faith, and one baptism.  Ephesians 4:5.  Today we 
have many faiths, churches all teaching something different, 
creeds and baptisms.  God is not a God of confusion but of peace. 
I Corinthians 14:33.  The 1st century Christians were instructed 
by the apostle Paul to agree and that there were to be no 
divisions among them but yet there are so many divisions today. 
I Corinthians 1:10.  The problem is if the early Christians were 
told to agree, is it possible today in the 21st century?  The 
point I would like to make is if it isn't God and the Bible, 
then who is the author of confusion.

The confusion is going to continue until Christians get back to 
the basics.  Some believe a certain way because that's the way 
they have been brought up or it's the popular viewpoint. 
Christians need to start examining the church they attend as 
well as their own beliefs.  They shouldn't just accept something 
because that's the way everyone believes about a subject 
especially concerning end times.  End time type of preachers has 
some scared into a tizzy.  When something is said you should be 
like the Christians of Berea as described in the book of Acts. 
They took the time to search the scriptures to see if what they 
were being told was true.  Acts 17:11.  The apostle John also 
said to test the spirits to see if they were from God. He says to 
not believe everything you hear. I John 4:1.  In other words 
examine what you are being told and if you cannot find it in the 
scriptures then it has to be rejected.  In first century times 
they foretold the fact that Christians would fall away from the 
faith and find teachers who would preach what they wanted to hear 
rather than what the truth is.  I Timothy 4:1-5; 6:3-4; II 
Timothy 4:1-5.

I challenge you today to start examining your beliefs as I do 
everyday.  Having an open mind to the possibility of being wrong 
will be the hardest challenge.  If you can overcome that then I 
am sorry to say it's still uphill from there but at least the 
hardest test will be over. When examining scripture don't twist 
it to make it agree with what you believe but rather read it to 
understand what to believe. Using a lot of common sense goes a 
long way.  Lastly don't take my word for it get your paper, pens, 
highlighters and examine the scriptures also everything I have 
said as well.  Come now and let us reason together.  Isaiah 1:18.
 

Christine Bettridge has had a love for writing since childhood.  
She has written plays, poetry, articles and her latest e-book 
End Time Secrets can be found at http://endtimesecrets.com