The Last Days vs The Latter Days
There is a lot of speculation today about the Last Days; particularly now since we are hearing a lot from Russia and nuclear weapons.
But technically speaking; and according to scripture, we have been within the era of the Last Days since (Rev 1:3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: “for the time is at hand”) Jesus ascended back into Heaven.
Actually, we are living in the “Latter portion of Days” of the Last Days era! You see, the way God views time is quite different from our vantage point here on Earth. (II Peter 3:8, Psalms 90:4) The Bible refers to these extreme “Latter Days” of the Last Days in 11 prophetic scenes. (Deuteronomy, Daniel, Ezekiel, Hosea & Jeremiah)
Most people do not realize that 2/3 of the worlds history had elapsed before Jesus ever arrived in our world for his first visitation. That’s nearly 1,500,000 days of earthly time! Then the last 2000 years since Jesus left this world, by comparison is only 750,000 earthly days. But as I alluded to above, God views all 6,000 years of earthly days as just a matter of a few days to him.
So then, We are not just living in the Last Days; we are literally living in those extreme Latter Days folks; wherein all the things God revealed in his Word concerning the Last Days could quickly, very quickly come to pass!
by: Darrell G. Young
