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  document.writeln("<span class=\"body\"><b><span class=\"headings2\"><span class=\"actsititle\">Signs of the Times</span></span></b><br>");
  document.writeln("<span class=\"actsilinks\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"window.print()\">Print this page</a></span>");document.writeln("<br><div id='actsartcl1'>");document.writeln("<p><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,Helvetica\" size=\"3\"><i>But Daniel, keep this  prophecy a secret, seal it up so that it will not be understood until the end  times, when travel and education shall be vastly increased.<sup>1</sup></i><br>");
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document.writeln("In 1927, in <em>Signs of the Times</em>, John Lewis Shuler  wrote: \"Sir Isaac Newton made a most daring forecast two hundred years ago  regarding a future development in rapid transit, which at that time seemed  absolutely beyond the possibility of ever seeing realization. Newton declared that he was convinced from a  study of Bible prophecy that there was destined to be a marvelous increase in  the speed of transportation on the earth.<br>");
document.writeln("<br>\'€œI believe,\" Newton said, \"that in the  providence of God, though the method now be entirely hidden, men will yet  travel on the earth at the rate of fifty miles an hour.\" Newton lived from 1642-1727. In his day the  most rapid travel by land was by horse. Stagecoaches traveling about eight miles an  hour by horses held the record on land.\"<br>");
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document.writeln("I imagine that many would  have thought that Newton  was crazy when he based such a wild prophecy for his day on what he had read in  the Bible. He was correct, even if he highly underestimated the speed  at which people would travel in the future.  Imagine if he could have seen thousands of people flying daily  across the world at speeds more like 500 mph, not to mention the incredible  speed that astronauts travel when circling the earth and flying to the moon.<br>");
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document.writeln("So what about Daniel\'s prophecy  approximately 2,500 years ago? Many believe that we are living  in or close to the end times\'€&#8221;the time when Jesus Christ will come again. Not  only has travel speed increased, but think about knowledge. We are living in a time of a knowledge explosion. The answer to practically anything is a click away in a Google search!&nbsp;<br>");
document.writeln("<br>The first coming of Christ is an  indisputable fact of history. He promised he would come again, so we can be just  as certain of his second coming\'€&#8221;but only God knows the exact day and hour. The  important thing is not the date of His return, but that we are ready for  him when he comes. \"Therefore, keep watch,\" Jesus said, \"because  you do not know on what day your Lord will come. So you also must be ready,  because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not  expect him.\"<sup>2</sup><br>");
document.writeln("<br>The times and circumstances around us may seem uncertain right now, but let us be sure of this... Christ will return. So whatever we do, let us live for him now and be prepared for eternity in Heaven with our Savior.<br>");
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document.writeln("Suggested prayer: Dear  God, thank you for your faithfulness and keeping your promises. Help me be ready for the day of your return, should it come in my lifetime, and help me live a life that honors You. In the name of Jesus I pray,  amen.<br>");
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document.writeln("1. Daniel 12:4 (<em>TLB</em>).<br>2. Matthew 24:42, 44 (<em>NIV</em>).<br><br>Today\'s Encounter was written by: Crystal B.&nbsp;</font></p>");
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