Originally Posted by PerpetualLearner
I am more optimistic on point #6. I agree it seems like the signs of judgment are on the west, Isaiah 3. But, I do not know where this is going to fit in history. Are we going to go through another major upheaval such as before the Reformation and things improve and be even more godly in the future? I take the parable of the tiny mustard seed growing into a large tree to indicate the kingdom of God will keep growing larger and larger. I can't bring myself to believe that Satan on "the last day" will walk off with more of mankind than God Almighty will.
1. The parable of the mustard seed simply teaches that the kingdom of God on earth which is the gathering of the elect out of the world into the visible Church. What it doesn't deal with is the proportional size of the Church to the world's population in all history. There are other passages which do address that subject directly (2Kg 19:31; Isa 1:9, 10:20-22, 11:11,16; Jer 23:3; Ezek 14:22; Joel 2:32; Mic 7:18; Zech 8:12; Rom 9:27, 11:5).

2. And I can't logically comprehend that Satan on the last day won't walk off with every single man, woman and child who ever lived. grin

Originally Posted by PerpetualLearner
For some reason, I could not make the "Reply" work as I had in prior replies.
Not enough information for me to make a comment on this one. Such issues should be posted in the HELP Forum.

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