howie, i am glad that you answered me back but i must clear up some things. yes god speaks to me but it is primarily about what he wants to do with my life. he does not tell me about what he is doing about someone elses life, unless it is about something that he intends for me to do with someone else. nor does he tell me about the future, unless it pertains only to me. if someone tries to tell you about your future then run in the other direction because they are not from god. i do not know about the year 2012 nor have i heard anything about it. i don't think god would tell me something about that unless it was something he was preparing me for. as far as the nostradomas thing goes , that can be cleared up easily. i can tell you with certainty that anyone who tells you that nostradamous has a 100 % track record is a liar. there havebeen some un-canny coincedences in history that have happened that nostradamous has written about, but nothing that you can or should live your life by, especially when it comes to the future. only god can tell what the future holds. now the bible is a different story and here is why you can bank your life on "god's word" and not on nostradamous. the bible gives strict criteria about what comes from the "mouth of god ", and what comes from false prophets and the measuring stick is this. in the old testament (which according to god is still aaplicable today) god made a way to tell what comes from god and what does not. he (god) said "if any man speaks a word and says that it is a word from god and that thing that he speaks does not come to pass, then he does not know me nor he is speaking on my behalf and surely must be put to death". god's requirement is a 100 % success rate. god leaves no room for error, he stakes his whole reputation on his word. something that no-one in history has ever even come close. the "physic hotline" wasn't able to predict that they were going to go bankrupt, even after dispensing advice to any one willing to shell out a buck.pretty ironic that they didn't even "see it coming" ( bankruptcy-lol). it is foolish to give any credibility to anyone who does not have a 100 % track record. my point : you can know god and you can go to him with all your "fears". which leads me to my other point. god does not desire that we have the type of relationship were we fear him. we fear him when we don't understand him. when we take the time to know him, respect will take the place of fear. you still respect god because obviously he is god but he loves us so much and wants us to not be afraid of him. once you know him, you will never be afraid of him again because you will see how he cares for you. it is a mindblower to say the least. as far as the end times, the bible contains many prophecies about the end times and i personally think that we could be close. they are some things that need to take place for that to happen but as i understand scripture , it could still take some time. god has said in his word that no man knows the day nor the hour when christ will come back, so tarry ( keep on living ) till he returns. the key is to live as if he were to return today or tommorrow that way we are not caught off guard and you live a life that is pleasing god. you are then "playing for the right team" so to speak.many people talk about the last day's and in fact jesus' disciple's thought that he might return in thier lifetime. i know this, whether it is today, tommarrow or 10 years from now is really irrelevent. what is "relevent" is were you stand with god right now. you do not want to be without christ when he does come back because then you will have something to be fearful of.it amazes me how people will turn to anything for answers except to the one who created everything.like i told you, you and i could debate this issuse forever if there was no definitive answer. the circular arguement ( i have my way to god and you have your's ) if there were no definitive answer than all we can do is exchange ideas and then respect each other's opinion. but make no mistake about this issue, there is only one god, and one way to a right relationship with god - and that is thru jesus christ. the good thing about that statement is that you don't have to take my word for it, follow some rules that i outline for you and "hope" at the end of your life that it is true. you can know god is real and that he has a personal plan for your life - NOW. but you and i cannot make up the terms on how we "come to god ". he has outlined very plainly what he expects from us if we want to know him. he has created us with a free - will and waits for us to make the next move. i have christ in my life and after spending many years getting to know him and what pleases him, i fear nothing. god has never lied to me and has always done exactly what he told me he would do. life hasn't always turned out they way i wanted it, but as time went on god would faithfully show me why he did what he did. and believe me, without exception it has always been for my good, just as he said it would be. god's word say's : " i know the plans that i have for you, they are not plan's to harm you, but they are plan's to give you hope and peace and a future". nothing beat's that( not even winning the lottery - lol ) actually, if you meet god, then really you have won the lottery so to speak because then you will have the answer to all of life. so howie, here is my challenge to you. you can live in "fear" and have no real direction in life, no hard and fast answer's. or you can play by god's rules and possess hope, peace and a future. it is ultimately up to you, not me and you. when you are ready, let me know and if you wish i will give you the tools you need to know him. let me know if this helps .........visiondude
"i am .........."meant to"
P.S., that RJoH is a stand up guy. thanks, vision
until further notice, it's france everyday