Dear Mark and Doves,
 
    Well I am as sure the Lord is coming this year as I think any child of God could be,  in view of the fact that all of the  time periods given in the Scriptures that even seem to be prophetic now appear  to be in perfect harmony with the revealed prophetic Word.  In the many years that I have been studying prophecy, such has never happened before.  There have been times in the past that "such and such" seemed to harmonize with some other "such and such," making it appear that the Lord's coming might be "at hand."  But in the past there has never been perfect harmony between the various time periods set forth and the actual revealed Word.  But there is this year!
 
    The resurrecting of Jairus daughter from the dead and the healing of the "menstrous woman," a twelve year period.  1993 to 2005 = 12 years.
    The healing of the man who had laid by the pool totally helpless for 38 years.  1967 to 2005 = 38 years.
    The 120 year warning plus the 7 day warning given in the days of Noah.  1878 thru 1997 = 120 years.  1998 thru 2004 = 7 years.  We are now living in the year [day] after the 7 day [year] warning, the very time when Noah entered the Ark and the flood began; 2005.
    The 70 + 10 years in Psalm 90:10.  Beginning with 1918 [the first year after Jerusalem was freed from the Turks on December 9, 1917] + 70 + 10 = 1998.  That then leaves the 7 "good years" mentioned in Genesis 41, or the 7 years of warning given in the days of Noah, both of which are followed by terrible judgment.  1998 + 7 = 2004.  2005 is then the time for the "evil years" to start, and the "flood" of God's judgment to begin.  It is also the time for the rapture of God's people to occur, lifting them above the "flood" of God's judgment poured out during the Tribulation just as God lifted Noah and his family above the flood judgment long ago.
    Brother, there are a whole lot more of these time periods set forth in the Scriptures, and every one of them is now indicating that this year, 2005, is the end of the dispensation of grace and the beginning of the Tribulation.
But the ones mentioned are sufficient to make the point.
    Thank you for writing.  Keep looking up and listening for the shout!  Our Lord Jesus Christ is coming soon!
 
             Pastor F. M. Riley
             Last Call Gospel Ministry