ENCOUNTERING GODThe End of this Age
Jesus foretold that His followers will go through
this final physical and spiritual metamorphosis
when He returns to the earth at the end of this age.
As a yoga student, I was taught that the second
coming of Christ is spiritual in nature, that it is
fulfilled individually whenever a person attains
self-realization, and that it will be fulfilled globally,
when the majority of the inhabitants of this orb
are awakened to ‘Christ-consciousness,’ realizing
their own inherent divinity. Then the ‘scales will
tilt’ and a shift in planetary consciousness will
result, thrusting us into a new era of enlightenment
called “The Age of Aquarius.”
However, there is a huge difference between this
concept that stems from astrology and the Biblical
viewpoint. Astrological ages only last about 2,200
years, then a new age emerges, then another, then
another – a cyclical view of twelve revolving ages
that repeat themselves ad infinitum. Unfortunately,
this does not always mean upward progress.
Advanced ages never last. Eventually, the human
race always ‘descends’ again into dark periods
of spiritual degeneracy, ultimately ending in