Posted on 09/13/2020 6:09:42 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
The great Bible Prophecy teacher, Jan Markell, has often said something like this: “Things aren’t falling apart; things are falling into place.”
A pastor recently sent her an e-mail that said, “We don’t live in uncertain times. Not at all! These times are as certain as any time in all of human history, and the God of the universe laid out this time in great detail, point by point, and in fact, with all the detail needed by His people to live in times of absolute certainty! So no, there’s nothing uncertain about the times we live in to the believer who is seeking to live by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.”
Bible prophecy is falling in place right now with incredible speed and accuracy.
These current events appear to verify what the best prophecy teachers are saying.
For those that are really saved, it is a message of comfort and hope, not doom and gloom (I Thess. 4:13-18).
One, concerning a falling away or a departing from the faith at the end of the age (I Tim. 4:1), on Sept. 3, 2020, Michael Snyder reported that a recent State of Theology survey found that 30% of those that call themselves Evangelical Christians say Jesus isn’t God.
It seems to me that there are only two explanations: 1) They weren’t saved to begin with, or 2) They have fallen away from the faith by rejecting what the Bible clearly teaches (Matt. 7:21; John 10:30).
Two, concerning persecution of believers at the end of the age, Rev. Franklin Graham recently warned that the Democratic Party is “opposed to faith,” and the left will close churches in many places if the U.S. embraces socialism.
He said, “You are going to see Christians attacked, you are going to see churches close, and you are going to see a real hatred expressed toward people of faith. That is coming.”
This has already started, but it could get much worse in a matter of months.
Three, concerning peace in the Middle East, on Sept. 1, 2020, Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor to Pres. Trump, said, “Obviously anything could happen, but the reality is that a lot of people are envious of the move that the United Arab Emirates has made.”
“A lot of people want access to the technology, economy and the advancements that Israel has. Israel is like another Silicon Valley for the Middle East.”
On Sept. 2, 2020, Kushner boarded a plane for a flight to the UAE and the beginning of a “new era of peace in the Middle East.”
The word “peace” was written in three languages over the cockpit of the plane.
Kushner believes another Arab nation will make peace with Israel in a matter of months and all 22 Arab nations will eventually recognize the existence of Israel (Note: On Sept. 3, 2020, it was reported that Bahrain will likely normalize relations before Rosh Hashana, Sept. 18, and as many as 20 Muslim nations could do it in the next two months).
On Sept. 5, 2020, it was reported that Israel and the UAE anticipate signing their agreement in Washington, D.C. during the week of Sept. 14, and they will call their agreement a “treaty of peace.”
Calling it a “treaty of peace” gives it the same status as the peace treaties that Egypt and Jordan have signed with Israel.
This peace treaty must be approved by the Israeli Knesset, but there should be no problem with that.
The Antichrist will confirm a worthless treaty after the Rapture of the Church (Dan. 9:27).
Four, Amir Tsarfati believes the current situation is causing Israel to dwell more safely and may be setting the stage for the Battle of Gog and Magog (Ezek. 38:11).
On Sept. 3, 2020, Saudi Arabia opened its airspace to all countries (includes Israel) flying planes to the UAE.
This new relationship between Saudi Arabia and Israel is a reminder that Saudi Arabia will not join the Gog and Magog attack on Israel (Ezek. 38:13).
On Sept. 3, 2020, Bahrain opened its airspace to Israel.
Five, the Tribulation Period will begin with a covenant of peace in the Middle East (I Thess. 5:3).
The Antichrist will confirm the covenant at the beginning of the Tribulation Period, and he will break it at the Middle of the Tribulation Period (Dan. 9:27).
When the Antichrist breaks the covenant, goes to the Temple and says he is God, the Jews in Judea will flee into the wilderness (Matt. 24:15-16; II Thess. 2:3-4).
Then, God will judge the nations and drag them into the Battle of Armageddon for dividing the Promised Land and scattering the Jews (Joel 3:2).
On Aug. 31, 2020, it was reported that U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien traveled to the UAE where he said, the U.S. is “committed to a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine.”
The U.S. is trying to appease the Arabs and Palestinians when we should be trying to appease God.
Six, at the end of the age, Israel will be an exceedingly great army (Ezek. 37:10).
On Aug. 28, 2020, US News and World Report published a ranking that says Israel is the eighth most powerful country on earth for the fourth year in a row.
According to the Bible, the Archangel Michael will stand up for Israel at the time of the end, and Israel will be the most powerful nation on earth (Dan. 12:1).
Seven, concerning the lawlessness that is rampant in many U.S. cities today, this lawlessness is ultimately going to lead to the rise of the lawless one (the Antichrist).
Eight, concerning the Battle of Gog and Magog, on Sept. 4, 2020, it was reported that the International Atomic Energy Agency has informed several members of the UN that Iran is just 3 ½ months away from having the ability and materials to produce two nuclear bombs.
The U.S. and Israel have both said they will not let Iran get nuclear weapons.
The U.S. response may well be influenced by the upcoming presidential election (Biden was pro-Iran under Obama; Trump is pro-Israel).
Nine, concerning pestilence, the World Health Organization has linked a recent polio outbreak in Sudan and Chad to vaccinations.
This is very troubling, but it is more troubling in light of the fact that many officials want to force everyone on earth to be vaccinated for the Coronavirus.
Polls show that a large number of U.S. voters are likely to hesitate before they agree to be vaccinated for the virus (and this could lead to persecution).
As I close, Bible Prophecy is falling into place, but no one knows the day or the hour of the Rapture.
God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin born, sinless Son of God who died for the sins of the world, was buried and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this.
Rev 12 - or rather Rev 11 ends with John seeing the ark of the covenant. This is a clear indication of a created being bearing God - this is both a vision of Mary, the ark bearing God - Jesus Christ and also ZION birthing christianity.
12:1 "And a great sign appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars; she was with child and she cried out in her pangs of birth, in anguish for delivery."This links to Is 7:14 "There the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel" This also links to Is 26:17 and Is 66.7
John is referring both to Zion, the daughter of God and Mary who personifies Isaiah's Daughter Zion. God's Chosen people, Israel, gives birth to the Messiah of the world. Salvation comes from the Jews.
The woman wears a crown, like the 24 elders referred to earlier - indicating that they and she have been faithful and received "the crown of life" as alluded in Revelations 2:10
12:3 "And another portent appeared in heaven; behold, a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems upon his heads. his tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven, and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to bear a child, that he might devour her child when she brought it forth;"The 10 horns is a symbol of political power and the 7 crowns is about complete (7 signifies complete) power held by the chief fallen angel.
Remember that Red signifies Ruddy Edom. Herod was an Edomite (Edom = "red") who sought to destroy the infant Christ
Rev 12:5-6 She brought forth a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne, and the woman fled into the wilderness where she has a place prepared by God, in which to be nourished for one thousand two hundred and sixty days1260 days = 42 months = 3.5 years = the duration of the Jewish-Roman war
Rev 12:7-9 Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against hte dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, but they were defeated and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world - he was thrown down to the earth , and his angels were thrown down with him.Wis 2:24 But by the envy[a] of the devil, death entered the world, and they who are allied with him experience it.
rev12:10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, who accuse them day and night before our God."Just as in rev 11:2, the destruction of the temple is spoken of in the same terms as being "cast out"
Rev 12:11 And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto deathThis is key - the Devil had 42 months, 3.5 years during the destruction of the 2nd temple to run amok
REjoise then, o heaven and you that dwell therein! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short
Apoc 13:11 Then I saw another beast come up out of the earth; it had two horns like a lamb’s but spoke like a dragon.This beast with two horns "like a lamb" but which "spoken like a dragon" is Satan's parody of the lamb.
12 It wielded all the authority of the first beast in its sight and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed.
13 It performed great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in the sight of everyone.
14 It deceived the inhabitants of the earth with the signs it was allowed to perform in the sight of the first beast, telling them to make an image for the beast who had been wounded by the sword and revived.
15 It was then permitted to breathe life into the beast’s image, so that the beast’s image could speak and [could] have anyone who did not worship it put to death.
16 It forced all the people, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to be given a stamped image on their right hands or their foreheads,
17 so that no one could buy or sell except one who had the stamped image of the beast’s name or the number that stood for its name.
18 [b]Wisdom is needed here; one who understands can calculate the number of the beast, for it is a number that stands for a person. His number is six hundred and sixty-six.
A key note is the difference between where the beasts arise -- the first beast arises out of the sea - the sea indicates gentile nations.
This parody of the Lamb represents corrupt leaders within Jerusalem. This parody is later identified by John as the "false prophet" in Rev 16:13; 19:20; 20:10)
As the "false prophet" this parody sets itself up against God's prophets in the days leading to 69 AD.
The false religious leaders who led the persecution of the Christ-sect of Jews in the days leading up to the destruction of the temple in 69 AD are indicated here
The mark of the beast is again a parody of the SIGN on the believers as we read in the letter to the Philadelphians -- the SIGN or Tau being the Hebrew letter which looks like a cross - so the sign of the cross as the christians did was the sign of God
The mark of the beast is linked to the number of the beast - as "wisdom is needed here... it stands for a person..." -- to reveal the identity of the beast to the Christians while hiding it from outsiders, St john used Gematria, the rabbinic numering system for names. When the Gematrian numbers of Nero's official name in Hebrew are added together (50 + 200 + 6+50 + 100 + 60 + 200) they total 666. The Christians KNew that 666 is the number of Nero
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Remember back to the Mark of the Lamb alluded to in the 6th letter to the churches, to the Philadelphians - God's mark is mentioned specifically in the sixth seal of the initial vision (7:3). In Heaven God's faithful "servants shall worship Him; they shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads"..22:4
The mark of the beast is Satan's parody of the sign of the cross. The sign on the forehead talks of loyalty and that on the hand of what we do with the loyalty
We see the same in 14:9 "anyone who worships the beast and its image" is shown as "receiving a mark on his forehead or on his hand"
Nero is the human whose symbol is 666, who demanded worship of himself.
This is the only time in history when the Church was persecuted by both the beast (the Roman empire) and the harlot (Jerusalem authorities)
ST John twice pauses to say "here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints" (13:10, 14:12). The first time, this is following a statement about not being in armed conflict against the beast "if anyone slays with the sword, with the sword must he be slain" (13:10)
The second time is not to have the mark of the beast -- to be clear the admonition agians thte mark of the beast is "do not worship the earthly power of the roman empire - THAT is the mark of the beast
There’s so much more.
For example, square Ezekiel 37 with the Babylonian exile and return., which was a temporary situation following the rejection of Christ.
Forever doesn’t mean until AD 70.
Ezekiel 37:25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.
When you start your posts with a deceptive assertion, I don’t read any further. Your ignorance deserves not even the simple refutation, Preterist Catholic.
Ezekiel 37 is told that this is a picture of what God will do for the people of Israel at the end of their capturivity in Babylon
God then describes this renewal of Israel in the most interesting language
Ezekiel is using physical resurrection as an allegory for the spiritual renewal fo God's people.
[9] And he said to me: Prophesy to the spirit, prophesy, O son of man, and say to the spirit: Thus saith the Lord God: Come, spirit, from the four winds, and blow upon these slain, and let them live again. [10] And I prophesied as he had commanded me: and the spirit came into them, and they lived: and they stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
[11] And he said to me: Son of man: All these bones are the house of Israel: they say: Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost, and we are cut off. [12] Therefore prophesy, and say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will open your graves, and will bring you out of your sepulchres, O my people: and will bring you into the land of Israel. [13] And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall have opened your sepulchres, and shall have brought you out of your graves, O my people: [14] And shall have put my spirit in you, and you shall live, and I shall make you rest upon your own land: and you shall know that I the Lord have spoken, and done it, saith the Lord God:
This is a common in apocalyptic literature in the bible where physical-resurrection language symbolizes spiritual renewal.
Jesus used this way of speaking in John 5:25-29 and Matt 9:1-8
And this message is seen in 70 AD -- by 70 AD the Jesus movement had been disheartened by sadduccee and pharisee AND Roman persecutions. They had been dispersed throughout hte known world.
First they had fled the Sanhedrin in response to persecution, and then they fled from the surrounding Roman armies.
And "We are the Temple of the living God; as God said 'I will live in them and move among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people;" (2 Cor 6:16 referring to Ezek.37:27)
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