Since we’re going to be talking about end time dates let’s start by explaining the world dating system. BC means “before Christ,” I always assumed AD meant “after Christ” but I was wrong. AD actually stands for the Latin phrase “anno domini,” which means, “in the year of our Lord.” After all, there was a 33 year period after Jesus’ birth and before his death that had to be accounted for. The new BC/AD dating system wasn’t implemented and accepted for several centuries after the death of Jesus. When the dates were first calculated they made a mistake. Scholars later discovered Jesus was actually born around 6-4 BC, not AD 1. To me the numbers still don’t add up. What’s important is the birth, life, ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ was the turning point in world history. It’s fitting, therefore, that Jesus Christ is the separation point of the “old” and the “new” world.
Philippians 2:10-11 – That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of the Father.
One day all the Muslims who shout death to Christians and our God will kneel before Jesus. The Hindus, Buddhists, Mormons, Jehovah Witnesses, Christian Scientists, along with all the other cult religions and atheists will also also bend their knees to Jesus. Those in hell and even the demons will bow low before Jesus on the last day. Today there is an assault on Christianity as our increasingly political correct culture is trying to replace the world dating system with BCE and CE to denote “before common era” and “common era.” The new designation is to be devoid of religious connotations so as to not offend other cultures and religions that may not see Jesus as “Lord.” They aren’t fooling anyone. The dating system will still be based on the life and times of Jesus Christ.
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