Posted on 01/20/2005 1:01:34 PM PST by missyme
The Scenario The war will start in 2007. The antichrist will stand in the Jewish Temple of Jerusalem and declare that he is God. The Bible calls this the 'abomination of desolation'. Shortly after this the Arab nations will unite against Israel. Egypt will lead Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Jordan - every nation with a border with Israel - against it. Russia and its allies will join on the side of the Arabs. During the fight the US and Russia will use nuclear weapons against each other. The war will leave 2 billion dead.
When will it happen? This is a quote from Mark 13:14-28:
But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. And let him who is on the housetop not go down, or enter in, to get anything out of his house; and let him who is in the field not turn back to get his cloak. But woe to those who are with child and to those who nurse babes in those days! But pray that it may not happen in the winter. For those days will be a time of tribulation such as has not occurred since the beginning of creation which God created, until now, and never shall. And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect whom He chose, He shortened the days. And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here [is] Christ; or, lo, [he is] there; believe [him] not: For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if [it were] possible, even the elect.
But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things. But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. The fig tree is Israel. This is because in Jeremiah's prophecies he used 'Figs' as a symbol of the children of Israel. If figs are the children, Israel must be the father, the fig tree.
'When her branch Is yet tender' means that Israel will still be a new state (it was founded in May 1948). 'Putteth forth leaves' could mean when Israel recaptured all of Jerusalem in June 1967. 'Summer is nigh' means that the end of the world is near.
So soon after Israel takes Jerusalem the end of the world will occur. It says 'this generation shall not pass till all these tings be fulfilled'.
A generation in the Bible is 40 years, so the end of the world will be 40 years after 1967: 2007.
This is a key passage - Ezekiel 39: 1-6: Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel: And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand. Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that [is] with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and [to] the beasts of the field to be devoured. Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken [it], saith the Lord GOD. And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.
It says all but a 'sixth part' of the invading army will be destroyed. Israel's army could not do this, but Israel is known to have nuclear weapons so these could be used against an invading force
Conclusion So that is the evidence. In 2007 the Battle of Armageddon will take place, there will be nuclear war and Jesus will return. However, some of these interpretations of the text are fairly loose, so if in doubt read through them again and make your own mind up. Whether you believe in this or not is largely a matter of faith, and either way, we will know in 6 years.
That's not what the Bible says: The fig tree does not refer to the 12 tribes of Israel but specifically to the house of Judah. See Judges 9:10; Hosea 2:11; Matt 21:19. There are many more verses all referring to the House of Judah. The vine refers to the house of Ephraim (Israel or Joseph).
'Summer is nigh' means that the end of the world is near.
Luke says differently:
Luk 21:28
And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
Luk 21:30
When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.
Luk 21:31
So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
Redemption, summer, and Kingdom of YHWH all mean the same. The world does not end in the sense of "dissappear", but change in the sense of how we presently see it physically, politically, and economically, and religiously. It will be under a new ruler--King of Kings. Heaven on earth.
The article makes other statements that are not Biblical, but I don't see that the prophetic timeline is too far off, although possible, by a few years. There are more signs to come forth before one can know with more accuracy when TRUE Messiah appears. That is the reason for knowing the sequence of prophetic events, so one is not deceived by false non-Biblical doctrines. True, we may not know the hour, but we can sure know when summer is drawing nigh. Unfortunately, due to lack of Biblical wisdom and guidance, many will not recognize the AC and thus accept his symbolic "Mark of the Beast" and be lost.
May YHWH bless you in your search for TRUTH.
What about when Jesus speaks of the Final Generation?
Is a generation in the Bible 40 years and should we think that the timeline concerning a generation has any creedence when talking of a End Times Scenario?
I really don't buy into the "revelations" interpretations..............
However, after clicking on your profile page, I'll give anything you say a fair chance.
Don't worry about it. It is clear that we are not to know.
Just put your faith and trust in Him. He'll take care of the rest.
I know. I had that very conversation with the other person who was involved.I don't think this author begins to have it all figured out.
I think he's mushed his timeline all together and out of whack.
I don't think the Abomination of Desolation will occur as soon as 2007. I could be wrong but a whole lot of stuff would have to happen in a hurry and I just don't see it happening that soon.
I tend to think of the generation about those seeing Israel become a nation again in a day--as all those alive at that time who saw that. And, that as long as there's a person left alive to see the end--from the generation that saw that beginning, that verse could fulfill that meaning.
Oh give it a rest. It's not my favorite prophetic doc by a wide margin. But it's a tolerable trigger for discussion.
I wouldn't expect you to agree with anything you didn't write, anyway.
It's not a sign of vanity to believe plain Scripture.
The Scripture about the generation seeing Israel become a nation again being around to see the conclusion of end time events is a very viable Scripture. As far as I'm concerned, if one person's alive from that generation that saw Israel become a nation again after the dispersion in AD70--if one such person is alive that saw Israel become a nation again--is alive to see the conclusion of end times events and Christ set up His Kingdom--then that Scripture will be fulfilled.
And, that coulc conceivably last out to past 2050.
Given the timelines of key trends, there's every reasonable expectation that end time events will conclude well before then.
The mark of the beast SLAG/chip implant is likely to be mandatory long before then.
The New Temple could be rebuilt within a year or less.
The geopolitical positioning is pretty well in place.
Jerusalem is a weight around the neck of the world.
Islam is keen to destroy Israel wholesale.
The satanic world ruler is waiting in the wings.
How many key benchmark clues does one need????
SHEESH.
I think meteors falling or even 'merely' all our artificial satellites falling could either one or both fulfill that Scripture.
--about stars falling.
I think it would pay you to read all the Scriptures that might apply--especially Christ's words. Lay them out and see what sense you can make of them.
Then, perhaps you'll be less likely to toss a few phrases together and mangle Christ's words in a frivolous, silly, nonsensical way.
Christ spoke of one of HIS comings as a thief in the night. That's quite different from the whole end times Era! A whole era coming like that is not even very logical.
***'When her branch Is yet tender' means that Israel will still be a new state (it was founded in May 1948). 'Putteth forth leaves' could mean when Israel recaptured all of Jerusalem in June 1967. 'Summer is nigh' means that the end of the world is near. **
This is nonsense. Read the words of Christ!
The deciples ask three questions. When would these things come to pass, The destruction of the temple (which Christ had just fortold), the end of the world, and the return of Christ.
Christ gives them certain signs to look for then says, to see the change in seasons they look for changes in the fig tree. Likewise when they see ALL THESE SIGNS, which he told about the fulfillment of the three questions then would the end be.
Too many preachers only see the FIG TREE statement and jump to wrong conclusions.
The return of Christ has been counted from the beginning of Israel. When he didn't show up, they gave it a few more years, then a few more now a few more.
He will return at the close of "this present evil age" and when he has completed the Body of Believers. Not before.
HOGWASH.
The phrase
"this generation" has at least a few possible meanings. And yours is NOT the most likely.
Is your cleverness embarrassing you again?
Billdo is too tainted.
The AC will likely enter the world stage overtly with a lily white reputation as a man of peace, healing, grace, smoothness, polish, wholesomeness etc.
It will all be a sham. But it will have to be a convincing sham. And, he will be convincing Israel that he is their Messiah.
Billdo (nor Shrillery) canNOT fulfill any of that, really.
I can easily believe that they are bucking to be the AC's right hand henchmen.
I don't think his heading the UN would cinch it at all.
I think it would merely set him up to serve his evil puppet master more fully and more critically on the world stage.
***Well then why would he give us the Book of Revelation? or the Prophepts in the OT... To keep us in the dark?***
Good point.
The Bible is something like 70% prophetic writing.
I wonder why that is???
"..you'll be less likely to toss a few phrases together and mangle Christ's words in a frivolous, silly, nonsensical way."
Bite me troll.
"Christ spoke of one of HIS comings as a thief in the night. That's quite different from the whole end times Era! A whole era coming like that is not even very logical."
Especially since the 2nd Coming has nothing to do with End Times *cough*
IMHO, "this generation shall not pass away until all these things be fulfilled" could be referring to people still alive at the end of this dispensation that were alive at the "blossoming" of Israel. I'll REALLY stick my neck out and say the blossoming took place in the 20th century.
Some of what we do know: Knowledge has been increased vastly, recently (example: mass communications).
WMDs, and the ability to deliver them quickly, have taken a giant leap forword in the last century.
One world government is showing signs of being a reality. This wasn't possible without the Industrial Revolution.
Technology to implement a "mark of the beast" system is here. An ID chip that is GPS trackable, programable, and could be armed to unleash a highly lethal toxin if one doesn't worship the beast (taking the amber alert system to another level).
Not to mention the increasingly sinful state of the world.
On the "rapture", I believe it's going to be just like the Bible says; "..in the twinkling of an eye.."
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