Nuggets from Countdown to the Second Coming—A Lesson from the Past (Part 2)

Earnestly Jeremiah warned of God’s impending judgment against the positive-thinking false prophets who promised Israel “Peace, peace; when there is no peace” (Jeremiah:6:14They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
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Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies...I am against you....Mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies....Because...they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace.... (Ezekiel:13:8-10 [8] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord GOD. [9] And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD. [10] Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:
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We live in a similar twilight of history, this time settling over the entire world. Once again, those who warn of God’s soon-coming judgment are accused of being negative. The cure-all magic of a Positive Mental Attitude (PMA) is widely taught in the secular world of business, psychology, education, medicine—and also honored in the church.