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I recently came across an internet blog where someone stated that nowhere in the bible is there actually a verse that says "in the end times right will be called wrong and wrong will be called right". Is this true? I've been searching and can't find this verse either. If it's not in the bible I'm curious where it originated because it seems to be happening today. Thank you.
Dear ,
The text you are looking for is found in KJV:
Isa 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Read the chapter and you will see that Isaiah is denouncing the evil that is taking place both in the northern kingdom of Israel and in the kingdom of Judah—the people are following idols rather than worshiping the Lord. There is nothing here that would make it a prediction of the end times.
Human nature being as it is, this could, of course, happen in the end times. But the text itself is not predictive prophecy, but rather describing a situation that was in place in Isaiah’s time.
Thurman C. Petty, Jr.
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Check out my website: www.PettyPress.com. 16 of my books, 40 Bible lessons, etc.
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Thurman C. Petty, Jr.
Expertise
I`ve been a Pastor and Bible teacher for 40 years.
Experience
I`m a writer--author of 18 Bible-based books and over 200 journal articles. Web site: www.PettyPress.com where a lot of my books and writings are posted. I've been married to the same lovely lady for 49 years. We're more in love now than when we married. My wife and I were missionaries to Pitcairn Island, in the South Pacific, from 1982-1984.
Organizations
I've been a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church since the age of 9.
Publications
Books: Pacific Press Publishing Association; Review & Herald Publishing Association; PettyPress. Number of titles published: 16.
Journal Articles: Adventist Review; Signs of the Times; Guide Magazine; Ministry: A Journal for Clergy; Sabbath School Leadership; The Youth's Instructor; Student Movement; Cord, and others. Total Journal articles: over 200.
Web Site: www.PettyPress.com. Contents: 18 of my books; 41 Bible study guides; over 30 sermons; Stories; poems; links to other sites, etc.
E-mail address: PettyPress@gmail.com
Education/Credentials
I have a BA and a Master`s degree--both degrees are in Biblical studies.
Awards and Honors
I was awarded the "Golden Cord" from my Alma Mater, Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska, for my foreign mission service.
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