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Signs of the Times Continued:
We have seen the evidence of the fulfillment of Prophecy. Even many Christians could not believe that the Jews would ever be restored to their homeland. Yet in God's time and through much suffering, the Jews were returned to Israel. Again prophecy has been fulfilled, against all human logic, for nothing is impossible with God.
Isa 66:8-9
8 Who hath heard such a thing, who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one
day, or shall a nation be born at once, for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
9 Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.
(KJV)
Israel was
born in one day. After the defeat of Hitler's Third Reich, the United
Nations in November 1947, passed the "Resolution For the Partition of
Palestine." This granted a portion to the Jews, a portion to the
Arabs and made Jerusalem an International City. The Arabs rejected
the plan. The Jews accepted it believing that something is better than
nothing. With this Resolution, modern Israel was born in one day,
fulfilling Isaiah's prophecy.
Amos 9:14-15
14 I will bring back the captives of My people Israel; they shall build the waste cities and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and drink wine from them; they shall also make gardens and eat fruit from them.
15 I will plant them in their land, and no longer shall they be pulled up from the land I have given them," says the LORD your God.
(NKJ)
Yes, God has returned Israel to the
Jewish people, his chosen people. There was great hope for peace at
different times over the past years but the Scripture says:
1Thes 5:1-3
1. But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you.
2 For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night.
3 For when they say, "Peace and safety!" then sudden destruction comes upon
them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape.(NKJ)
If you follow the news concerning Israel, you will see
that Presidents, heads of State and many well meaning people have attempted to
make peace in this region of the World. The truth is that there is a
hatred for the Jewish people among the Arabs, not only in Palestine but in all
of the Middle East. This dates back to Abraham, the Father of all these
people. His first born son was Ishmael whose mother was a servant girl to
Abraham's wife. This is the Arabic race, the sons of Hagar, the servant
girl.
When Abraham's son Isaac was born to Sarah, his wife, Isaac was the son of promise. God had promised that Abraham's descendants would be as the sand of the sea and the stars in the sky, they would be so many. God also had a plan to save mankind from their sins. Jesus Christ is a direct descendant of Isaac. God has chosen the Jewish people for a special role. God has a plan, not only for the Jews, but for all the world.
God foretold, through His prophet Daniel, the history of the World. There would be four World Powers in the future. Daniel went into captivity about 605BC. He tells of each World Power which would exist from Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon to the kingdom of the Anti Christ. This last kingdom will exist through the Revived Roman Empire in the area of Europe. Daniel interprets Nebuchadnezzar's dreams about these kingdoms in the following Scriptures:
Dan 2:1
1 Now in the second year of Nebuchadnezzars reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; and his spirit was so troubled that his sleep left him.
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Daniel, the prophet interprets the dream.
Dan 2:31-35
31 "You, O king, were watching; and behold, a great image! This great image, whose splendor was excellent, stood before you; and its form was awesome.
32 "This image's head was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze,
33 "its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.
34 "You watched while a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.
35 "Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; the wind carried them away so that no trace of them was found. And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.(NKJ)
The Bible interprets itself. The following verses tell us that this image represents an End Time Kingdom. The mixture of iron and clay shows that this will be people of different countries coming together to make one World Order of mixed nations. (Could this be the European Union of today?) This group of United Kingdoms will have ten different Kings or groups of nations. All of the other prophecies in Daniel the seventh chapter, have come to pass, just as Daniel prophesied. The only prophesy yet to be fulfilled is the following:
Dan 2:41-44
41 "Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter's clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the strength of the iron shall be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with ceramic clay.
42 "And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile.
43 "As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay.
44 "And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.(NKJ)
If you read the Seventh Chapter of Daniel, you will find all the past
kingdoms of the World.
Dan 7:4
4 "The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings. I watched till its wings were plucked off; and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on two feet like a man, and a man's heart was given to it.(NKJ)
This was the Babylonian Kingdom.
Dan 7:5
5 "And suddenly another beast, a second, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said thus to it: 'Arise, devour much flesh!'
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This was the Mede & Persian Kingdom.
Dan 7:6
6 "After this I looked, and there was another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it.
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This was the Great Kingdom of Greece under Alexander the Great.
Dan 7:7
7 "After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth; it was devouring, breaking in pieces, and trampling the residue with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.
(NKJ)
This was the Empire of Rome which was in power at the time Jesus lived. A
revived form of this Empire will be in power again as the last Kingdom in
History. It will be the Revived Roman Empire and will make a place for a
man to rule who will believe himself to be god and he will require worship and total
allegiance from all the people of the Earth.
Dan 7:19-20
19 "Then I wished to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its nails of bronze, which devoured, broke in pieces, and trampled the residue with its feet;
20 "and the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, before which three fell, namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth which spoke pompous words, whose appearance was greater than his fellows.(NKJ)
Dan 7:23-25
23 "Thus he said: 'The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all other kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, trample it and break it in pieces.
24 The ten horns are ten kings who shall arise from this kingdom. And another shall rise after them; he shall be different from the first ones, and shall subdue three kings.
25 He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, shall persecute the saints of the Most High, and shall intend to change times and law. Then the saints shall be given into his hand for a time and times and half a time.
(NKJ)
This refers to the Seven Year Tribulation that will come upon the
earth. This time, times and half a time is three and one half years in the
second half of this time called the Great Tribulation. This
king will attempt to rule the world and remove all worship except worship of
himself. He will demand that everyone have a mark in their forehead or on
their right hand which will show their allegiance to this king, who is also known as
the Anti-Christ.
ANYONE WHO TAKES THIS MARK WILL FORFEIT ANY CHANCE OF SPENDING ETERNITY WITH GOD. DO NOT TAKE THE MARK AND THINK YOU ARE ONLY DOING THIS TO FEED YOUR FAMILY. THERE IS NO TURNING BACK. YOU ARE EITHER FOR GOD OR FOR THE ANTI-CHRIST.
This man will come in on a platform of peace. People will think he is wonderful. Many will see him as the answer to the world's problems. He will even perform great signs. Do not be deceived. There is One Christ and He died for your sins and mine. If you do not give your life to Jesus before the Anti-Christ comes on the scene, you will be required to stand in the most difficult of times and not be deceived. If you choose to be on the side of this false leader, you will forfeit hope of any future in heaven. Hell is real and it lasts forever.
Mark 13:21-22
21 "Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'Look, He is there!' do not believe it.
22 "For false christs and false prophets will rise and show signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.(NKJ)
THE TIME LINE
The ten points for the end time events which are yet to happen, are shown
in black as follows:
1. The Rapture of the Church; All Christians who have committed their lives to Jesus Christ will suddenly disappear from the face of the Earth, with all innocent children and babies. Jesus Christ will come back and take those who are His to heaven.
1Thes 4:15-17
15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep.
16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.(NKJ)
Many will be left behind. Without a true heart commitment to Jesus Christ, no one can enter the Kingdom.
John 3:3-6
3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
4 Nicodemus said to Him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?"
5 Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
6 "That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
(NKJ)
2. World chaos will follow the Rapture, for great fear will envelope those who are left. They will not understand the disappearance of Christians and innocent children and will attempt to explain it away as Alien kidnapping and other bizarre rationalizations. This will be the beginning of the Tribulation on the Earth, which is chaos and suffering beyond anything ever experienced.
3. The Anti-Christ will come in as a great peacemaker in the midst of this chaos and will bring a brilliant plan to give peace to the Middle East. This however, will be a false peace. Many Jews will not know this and they will consider him their Messiah. He will also rebuild their Temple during the first three and one-half years of the Tribulation.
4. God's judgments will follow. See the Book of Revelation. After the third Chapter, it outlines, in order, the things that will come upon the earth, plagues, earth quakes, wars and suffering more terrible than ever before.
5. Many Jews will be born again through the 144,000 witnesses from the twelve tribes of Israel. It is a time to come to their true Messiah, Jesus Christ. There will be a great price to pay and many will be beheaded for their faith.
Rev 7:2-4
2 Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea,
3 saying, "Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads."
4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed:
(NKJ)
6. The second three and
one half years will involve suffering as has never been experienced but those
who remain faithful till the end will receive a reward beyond anything they can
ask or imagine.
Rev 13:16-17
16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads,
17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
(NKJ)
People will not be able to buy or sell unless they take the
Mark of the Beast, which will be a mark on their right hand or on their forehead.
There is technology today, whereby a computer chip the size of one grain of rice
is being implanted into animals for identification. This same technology
can be used in the future so that your hand or forehead can be scanned for
identification. This micro chip will have all the information regarding
your Bank accounts, Credit cards, so that you will not be able to buy or sell
without this mark. Taking this "MARK" will also involve
allegiance to the Antichrist. Taking this mark will forever forfeit any chance of going to heaven.
7. Many who remain faithful and do not take the mark will pay with their lives but there is a great reward awaiting those who belong to Jesus.
1 Cor 2:9
9 But as it is written: "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him."
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Rev 7:14-17
14 And I said to him, "Sir, you know." So he said to me, "These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
15 "Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will dwell among them.
16 "They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat;
17 "for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."
(NKJ)
8. Then the Battle of Armageddon which
will be a battle of all battles.
Rev 16:16
16 And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon.(NKJ)
Zech 12:8-10
8 "In that day the LORD will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; the one who is feeble among them in that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the Angel of the LORD before them.
9 "It shall be in that day that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
10 "And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they have pierced; they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a
first born. (NKJ)
2 Pet 3:10
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned
up. (NKJ)
Zech 14:12
12 And this shall be the plague with which the LORD will strike all the people who fought against Jerusalem: their flesh shall dissolve while they stand on their feet, their eyes shall dissolve in their sockets, and their tongues shall dissolve in their
mouths. (NKJ)
9. Return of Jesus,
just as He left: His feet will come down upon the Mount of
Olives in Jerusalem. Every eye will see Him whom they have pierced and He
will gain victory over those who are destroying the earth.
Zech 14:3-4
3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
(KJV)
Rev 11:18
18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
(KJV)
We will see Jesus in that day. He will defeat all of His enemies.
Rev 19:11-16
11 Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war.
12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself.
13 He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.
14 And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses.
15 Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16 And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF
LORDS. (NKJ)
10. The Thousand Year Reign:
Rev 20:4-6
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
5 But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.(NKJ)
Rev 21:2-7
2 Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.
4 "And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away."
5 Then He who sat on the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new." And He said to me, "Write, for these words are true and faithful."
6 And He said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.
7 "He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son.(NKJ)
Rev 22:3-5
3 And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him.
4 They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads.
5 There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever.(NKJ)
Rev 22:11-14
12 "And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.
13 "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last."
14 Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.
(NKJ)
Rev 22:17
17 And the Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.
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Let all who wish to spend Eternity with Jesus
in the new heavens and the new earth, receive the free gift of eternal life by
giving their lives to Jesus and making a commitment to live for Him.
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