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PERFECTIONIn the beginning, God created.He began with the imperfect and created the Masterpiece, first in the heavens and then on theearth. His work completed in just seven days; He would allow His Masterpiece to mature formillennium until it became His Perfection.This is a journey of discovery and revelation of God’s Grand Plan and Design, from creationthrough the End of the Age, then into a New Heaven and a New Earth.This is a non-academic thesis on the reasons for WHAT God is doing in these Last Days andWHY He is doing it this way. My prayer is that, after reading this, everything you’ve wonderedabout the reasoning behind God’s Plan for the world and your life, will fall into place.By: Michael J. Young, Sr., evangelist, pastor, teacher.And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so thatyou may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.”Romans 12:2
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CONTENTS1. Introduction – In Search of Perfection2. Does God Exist?3. Did God Create All Things?4. Mankind – The Seminal Moment5. The Point – Historical Events, Sequential and Relevant?6. Clues to the End of the Age – The Great Flood7. Clues to the End of the Age – The Flood of Daniel 98. Clues to the End of the Age – The Flood of Matthew 249. Clues to the End of the Age – The Flood of Revelation 1210. Clues to the End of the Age – The Tower of Babel & One World Government11. Clues to the End of the Age – The Covenants & God’s Plan for Perfection12. The Framework and Progression of World and Biblical History13. The Premillennial, Pre-Wrath Rapture of the Church14. The 5thTribulation Seal – The Apostasy, Martyrs, The Peace Treaty, The Antichrist15. Come, Reason with Me – The Construct and Progression of Epochs of Time16. The Social Order17. The New World Ordera. The Great Reset18. The Tower of Babel Rebuilt – Agenda 2119. The Natural Order – Darwin Says ‘No’20. Science Says ‘No’a. Is Nature Warning Us?b. A 2000 year of weather forecast?21. God Says – The Bible is Warning Us22. Update to Agenda-21 – Socialist-Marxist Agenda-203023. Where are we Now – The Socialist-Marxist Takeovera. It Started with Poverty; it Ends in Poverty24. Where are we Now – The Great Apostasy25. What is Next – The Antichrist26. What is Next – The Mark of the Beast27. What is Next – Digital Currency28. Where Do We Go From Here?29. A Concurrence and Convergence of Events & The Tribulation Seals30. The 6thTribulation Seal – What Am I To Do?31. Confronting Evil in our Day32. Ready for His Cominga. What does it mean to ‘be ready’?b. What should I do to ‘get ready and stay ready’?c. Keys to the Kingdomd. Rapture Ready – A Presentation33. After All These Things – A Recap34. Epilogue
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Inform, Inspire, and to Ignite people to move toward the One Living God and to join Him in what He isdoing!I hope that my Christian friends, and others who read this, don’t find thisobjectionable solely because I have omitted certain events. However, it is my intentiontoinform and inspire,NOT overwhelm the reader with volumes of information.God’s plan is unfolding exactly as He purposed; from The Creation, through theGarden of Eden and the Fall of Man to the Great Flood, the Tower of Babel, the Exodusfrom Egypt, the possessing of The Promised Land, the Destruction of the First Templeand the Captivity in Babylon, the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus, theDestruction of the Second Temple, our steady march through time has been exactly asBible prophecy has foretold. We have entered an era leading to the destruction and,eventually, a rebirth of the heavens and the earth.The world has entered the final epoch of time, known by various names, such as, “TheLast Days”, “The End The Age” the “Latter Days” and “The Tribulation”, which wasThe Purpose of God’s Eternal Plan is Perfection. He ismaturing and perfecting His people into His image, ultimatelyto live in Perfect harmony with Him and with one another, in aNew and Perfect heaven and earth.Each and every chapter, verse and word in the Bible, whenviewed within this context of God’s Eternal Plan of Perfection,begins to make perfect sense.
marked by the birth of Jesus. There are reportedly visible and observable signs andancient writings to help you, if you believe in such things. However, most people eitherdon’t recognize the signs or writings or don’t believe. Even among those who believethese prophecies are coming to pass and see the signs, few know what they are seeing,where they are leading or what to do in response.The best description of the purpose, length and, outcome of this end time, also knownas the Great Tribulation, (see Matthew 24:21, Revelation 2:22 and Revelation 7:14) or theWrath of the Lamb, (see Revelation 6:16), is found in Daniel 12:1,“Now at that time Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people,will arise.And there will be a time of distresssuch as never occurred since there was anation until that time; and at that time your people,everyone who is found written inthe book, will be rescued. Verse 2.Andmany of those who sleep in the dust of theground will awake, these to everlasting life,but the others to disgrace and everlastingcontempt.Verse 3.Andthose who have insight will shine like the glow of the expanseof heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever andever.Verse4.But as for you, Daniel, keep these words secret and seal up the book until theend of time; many will roam about, and knowledge will increase.”Verse 5.Then I, Daniel, looked, and behold, two others were standing, one on this bank ofthe stream and the other on that bank of the stream.Verse 6.And someone said to the mandressed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream,“How long will it be until theend of these wonders?” Verse 7.And I heard the man dressed in linen, who was above thewaters of the stream, as he raised his right hand and his left toward heaven, and swore byHim who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time; and as soon asthey finish smashing the power of the holy people,all these events will be completed.Verse8.But as for me, I heard but did not understand; so I said, “My lord, what will be the
outcome of these events?”Verse 9.And he said, “Go your way, Daniel, for these words willbe kept secret and sealed up until the end time. Verse10. Many will be purged, cleansed,and refined,but the wicked will act wickedly; and none of the wicked will understand,but those who have insight will understand. Verse11.And from the time that the regularsacrifice is abolished and the abomination of desolation is set up, there will be 1,290days. Verse 12. Blessed is the one who is patient and attains to the 1,335 days! Verse13.But as for you, go your way to theend; then you will rest and rise for your allotted portionat the end of the age.”RECAP of Daniel 12:1-13 :1. And there will be a time of distresssuch as never occurred since there was anation until that time; and at that time your people,2. everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued. Verse 2.Andmanyof those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlastinglife,but the others to disgrace and everlasting contempt.Verse3. 3.Andthose who have insight will shine like the glow of the expanse of heaven,4.andthose who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.Verse4.But as for you, Daniel, keep these words secret and seal up the book until theend of time; many will roam about, and knowledge will increase.”Verse 5.Then I,Daniel, looked, and behold, two others were standing, one on this bank of the streamand the other on that bank of the stream.Verse 6.And someone said to the mandressed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream,5. “How long will it be until the end of these wonders?” Verse 7.And I heard theman dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream, as he raised his righthand and his left toward heaven, and swore by Him who lives forever that
(a) it would be for a time, times, and half a time; and as soon as they finishsmashing the power of the holy people,all these events will be completed.Verse Verse8.But as for me, I heard but did not understand; so I said, “My lord,what will be the outcome of these events?”Verse 9.And he said, “Go your way,Daniel, for these words will be kept secret and sealed up until the end time.6.Verse10. Many will be purged, cleansed, and refined,but the wicked will actwickedly; and none of the wicked will understand, but those who have insight willunderstand.7.Verse11. And from the time that the regular sacrifice is abolished and theabomination of desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days. Verse 12.(a) Blessed is the one who is patient and attains to the 1,335 days! Verse13.But as for you, go your way to theend; then you will rest and rise for yourallotted portion at the end of the age.”Not surprisingly, the main interest in this subject is in the sensationalism of the matter;and sadly, both fictional and religious writers are profiteering and capitalizing on thesubject financially. All-the-while, assuming these things are true, they are grosslyignoring the urgency and the catastrophic ramifications which are being played out.This subject is classified as “Eschatology”, which is the study of final events of history,or the ultimate destiny of humanity. The word comes from the Greek word, ἔσχατος,éschatos, meaning "last" and -logy meaning "the study of". Most of the major religiousdenominations which teach this doctrine believe it will come on the world suddenly,with an increasing intensity and will last for just seven years. This view is from amyopic view of the Bible’s history time line, and the Bible seems to tell a muchdifferent version of these events.
A study of the ‘long view’ of the Bible on this subject, will show that the End of ThisAge was planned before creation. God, indeed “has a plan for your life” as He has hada plan for the entire world.It has taken many millennium, and we may still have many years to go. But, I supposewhen you are dealing with an Eternal God who has no beginning and no end, time isnot a factor. God can take all the ‘time’ He wants to execute His plan.WATCHING FOR THE CLUESPlease come with me and let’s explore God’s Plan for creation. First, let’s consider the‘Beginning of All Things’. Then, as we travel together, we will uncover clues to thismystery, this riddle of the ‘End of the Age’, evaluate writings and assimilate thisinformation to decide - How did we get here and where is all of this going?We are in search of His Perfection, and it could change your life and the way you live it.
PREFACE“Then I, Daniel, looked, and behold, two others were standing, one on this bank of thestream and the other on that bank of the stream. And someone said to the man dressed inlinen, who was above the waters of the stream, “How long will it be until the end of thesewonders?” And I heard the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream, ashe raised his right hand and his left toward heaven, and swore by Him who lives foreverthat it would be for a time, times, and half a time; and as soon as they finish smashing thepower of the holy people, all these events will be completed. But as for me, I heard but didnot understand; so, I said, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these events?” And he said,“Go your way, Daniel, for these words will be kept secret and sealed up until the end time.Many will be purged, cleansed, and refined, but the wicked will act wickedly; and none ofthe wicked will understand, but those who have insight will understand.” Daniel 12:5-10“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable andperfect.” Romans 12:2
Chapter 1DOES GOD EXIST?A good place to start is for you to decide if God really does exist. I am not equipped todeal with philosophy, existential thought or superstition. So, I will make this a shortchapter by saying, “God Is”. Why? Because those thousands who have seriouslypursued God and have invested their entire lives to that end, have also recorded whatthey have found in a book. That book is the Bible, and the Bible says that GOD IS.Hence, the basis, or foundation for my thesis: “GOD IS”.You may choose to go with the idea that Science is a more reliable source, and that isfine. But science is a relatively new field of study which has only recently explored the
beginning of all things through a theory called the Big Bang. That theory has beenrevised a number of times and, in fact, is currently being reevaluated for accuracy –since it does not adequately fit current scientific mathematical models. And, sciencelargely, if not completely, dismisses the idea of GOD or any ‘higher being’ having ahand in the creation of everything.The only things I, or you, can know about God is what we have personally experiencedor what has been written by those who have experienced God. We find those recordsin the Bible. Therefore, I will use the Bible’s extensive writings, original languages, asbest I can, keeping this study in the Biblical context that says, “there is a beginning andthere will be an end and there is a purpose and a reason for it all”.
Chapter 2IF THERE IS GODDID HE CREATE ALL OF THIS?Genesis 1:1, says, “In the beginning God, (אֱלהִים, Elohim), created the heavens and theearth. Verse 2. And the earth was a formless and desolate emptiness, and darkness wasover the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of thewaters. Verse 3. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. Verse 4. Godsaw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. Verse 5.God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was eveningand there was morning, one day.” (etcetera).So, yes. God, (אֱלהִים, Elohim), created all of this.
I will say again, since there is no credible way to deny that GOD IS, then I will continueto base our thesis on that fact that GOD IS.(NOTE: If you want to pursue a study on the existence of God, please do so. I wouldrecommend studying the Bible with a good concordance. Also, find some serioustheological studies which strive to fairly examine the existence of God and themanifest evidence that God exists. (Sort of like quarks and dark matter. You can’tprove them experientially, but you know they exist by what occurs).
Chapter 3THEN CAME MAN (kind)The Bible clearly states that God, created all there is that is seen. There is a lot ofspeculation and conjecture and some good reasoning as to why God created all things,but there are no definitive statements in the Bible as to WHY God created the heavensand the earth in the first place. But, according to the Bible, He did create all things,seen and unseen. And, if that weren’t enough, God also created humans, or, as the
Bible puts it, in Genesis 1:26, “Then God said, “Let Us make mankind in Our image,according to Our likeness.”THE MAJOR EVENTThis is a major event. The seminal event in all creation. God is making a creature Hecalls ‘mankind’ in His, (Their), own image and according to Their likeness.Before we get to the creation of mankind, we see that God begins to set things in aspecific order and to give them function and purpose in preparation for HisMasterpiece work: the arrival of mankind; “and let them, (mankind), rule over the fishof the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the livestock and over all the earth,and over every crawling thing that crawls on the earth.”AN ODD THINGIn the midst of His creation work, an odd thing occurs. This is an event, anoccurrence in the creation of mankind, which is completely overlooked by the vastmajority, if not all, Bible teachers. This is a bit technical, but please pay particularattention, as this is agame-changer.Genesis 1, Verse 27. So, God created man in His own image, in the image of God Hecreated him; male and female He created them.The wording of this verse, as it was written in the original Hebrew language, would bealigned as such:
Verse 27. “So created God, man in His own image, in the image of God, He created him,male and female, He created them.”So created = bara’ = to shape, create, a formative process, to make fat.God = Elohim = God; very great, mighty; Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; butspecifically used in the plural. Signifying, God the Father, God the Son and God the HolySpirit.man = adam = from 'adam’; man, mankind. ruddy i.e. A human being (an individual or thespecies, mankind.In Him own image = tselem = an image; amere, empty, image, semblance;image, vainshow, from an unused root meaning to shade; a phantom, i.e., an illusion, a resemblance;hence, a representative figure, especially an idol, an image, a vain shew, of dubiouscharacter.In the image = tselem = an image; amere, empty, image, semblance;image, vain show,from an unused root meaning to shade; a phantom, i.e., an illusion, a resemblance; hence, arepresentative figure, especially an idol, an image, a vain shew, of dubious character.Of God = Elohim = God; very great, mighty; Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense;but specifically used in the plural. Signifying, God the Father, God the Son and God theHoly Spiritcreated = bara’ = to shape, create, a formative process, to make fat.
Male = zakar = A maleFemale = naqab = female, from the sexual form.Genesis 1, Verse 27 , with transliteration says, “So, God, very great and mighty, theplural of 'elowahh, specifically used in the plural, signifying that this is God the Father,God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, created, shaped through a formative process tomake fat, man, that is, mankind. ruddy i.e., a human being, an individual of the speciesof mankind, in His own image, in the image an image; amere, empty, image, semblance;image, vain show, from an unused root meaning to shade; a phantom, i.e., an illusion, aresemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idol, an image, a vain shew,of dubious character, yet of God, having potential of being very great, mighty, andconsisting as a plural in the ordinary sense, He created him, shaped, created, througha formative process, to make fat; male and female He created them.”What we see:PLEASE NOTE: This cannot be overemphasized. This is crucial to understanding therest of creation, ‘the fall’, sin, death, redemption the coming of Christ and, ultimately,End of the Age, the destruction and the heavens and the earth and the making of a newheaven and a new earth.1. God, used in plural, representing God the Father, God the Son and God the HolySpirit, created, shaped and formed mankind.2. God created mankind ‘in His Own image’ but, as a mere image of Himself; a vainshow, just a shadow of the Original; an image, in icon, a phantom pattern, anillusion, a mere resemblance; a being of dubious nature. (God has deliberately mademan and woman with a flaw, destined them to fail.)
Verse 28. God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill theearth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and overevery living thing that moves on the earth.” Verse 29. Then God said, “Behold, I have givenyou every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree which hasfruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you; Verse 30, and to every animal of the earth and toevery bird of the sky and to everything that moves on the earth which has life, I have givenevery green plant for food”; and it was so. Verse 31. And God saw all that He had made, andbehold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.”Genesis, chapter two, verses one through three, record the completion of creation.ITS NOT SWAMP GOOThen, beginning in verse four, the Bible recounts God’s creation of man and woman ingreat detail. A careful study reveals some startling facts. Read with me:Genesis 2, Verse 7, says,“Then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground,and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living person.”Let’s look at the words in this verse in the language of the Bible, which is Hebrew.(Please be patient and deliberate, here.)The wording of this verse, written in Hebrew, would be aligned as such:“And formed Yahweh God man (from) the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrilsthe breath of life and became the man a being living.”
Now, let’s add the Hebrew translations to these words to clarify their meaning (you canbrowse this if you like, because I will reassemble all this with its meaning and significance):“And formed = yatsar = earthen, fashion, form, frame, maker, potter, purpose; Through thesqueezing into shape; to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine.Yahweh = J ehovah, the Lord, = hayah = (the) self-Existent or Eternal; J ehovah, J ewishnational name of God -- J ehovah, the Lord.God = Elohim = God; very great, mighty; Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; butspecifically used in the plural. Signifying, God the Father, God the Son and God the HolySpirit.man = adam = From 'adam; ruddy; a human being, an individual or the species, mankind+ hypocrite, + common sort, + low man, of mean, of low degree; a person.(from) the dust = aphar = dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud -- ashes,dust, earth, ground, mortar, powder, rubbish.of the ground = 'adam = soil (from its general redness) -- country, earth, ground, husband,husbandry, land.and breathed = naphach = blow, breath, give up, cause to lose life, seething, snuff;into his nostrils = anaph = a nostril, nose, face, anger; from the rapid breathing in passion,ire, angry.
the breath = nasham; a puff, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. blast, thatbreaths, inspiration, soul, spiritof life = chayah = alive; hence, raw flesh; alive, with appetite, of a wild beast, lively.and became = hayah = to fall out, come to pass, become, be.the man = adam = from 'adam’; man, mankind. ruddy i.e. A human being (an individual orthe species, mankind.a being = nephesh = from naphash; properly, a breathing creature.Living = chay = from chayah; alive; living; hence, raw (flesh).Genesis 2, Verse 7, with transliteration, says, “Then the LORD Jehovah, the Self-Existent, Eternal God, formed, fashion, and framed, as maker and potter, with purpose,through the squeezing into shape the man, a ruddy a human being, into an individualor the species, mankind, a hypocrite, a common sort, a low man, of mean and of lowdegree, a person, of dust, ashes, earth, mortar, powder and rubbish from the groundsoil, from its general redness, as husbandry-land, and breathed breath, giving up partof Himself, causing Himself to lose life, as seething, and snuffing into nostrils, and theface, by rapid breathing, in passion, ire, and anger,the breath, by an angry puff of vital breath, of divine inspiration and intellect, blasts ofbreaths of inspiration, soul and spirit, of life, hence, raw flesh came alive, with theappetites of a wild beast, lively; and the man, ruddy a human being, an individual ofthe species, mankind,became a breathing creature a living person, alive, living, hence, raw flesh.”
What we see:The reasonable thing to do, here, would be to follow the sequence of events whichfollow: The fall of mankind, the pronouncement of the curse, their banishment fromthe Garden of Eden, their separation from God and the events that follow. But, all ofthat is recorded in the Bible for you to read. This is an overview of those events withthe purpose of discovering how we got to where we are now, how this ends and whatwe are to do in response to these “Latter Days” leading to “The Last Days” and the“End This Age”.1. God, has always existed and He is eternal.2. He is the creator of life.3. He creates with purpose and on purpose.4. This creation has all the imagery of childbirth: ruddy, squeezed,passionate, violent, painful, raw and costly.5. A being of passion with a wild nature and base appetites is created.Mankind is created with flaws, destined to fail, condemned to deathand separation of God.
Chapter 4THE POINTSEQUENTIAL - RELEVANTMANIFEST GROUNDWORK FOR THE CONCLUSION OF THE AGEI could spend thousands of drudgerous hours trying to give examples of howeverything throughout the history of earth and humankind points to its conclusion.Although historical events and occurrences may seem either unrelated, circumstantialor randomly sequential, they are related in the sense, they are the manifestgroundwork for The Conclusion of the age. So, I will provide this chart for you toevaluate and I will stick with pointing out just the main events in history, as related toBible prophecy, which are sequential and relevant to our journey and the previouslystated purpose of this thesis.
THE CHART(I, honestly, don’t expect many people will read or study the following ‘chart’, whichcompares a world historical timeline with “Daniel’s Seventy Weeks” as found in theBible and a Biblical Historical Timeline. The point being made, however, is that theworld historical timeline reflects or shows the physical manifestation of the BibleTimeline and of Biblical prophecy, (the Spiritual), all of which will lead to the greatestof all Points. Keep reading!)“By faith we understand that the world has been created by the word of God so that what isseen has not been made out of things that are visible.” Hebrews 11:3THE POINT: The world historical time line reflects or shows the Bible time line andthe fulfillment of prophecy. By reviewing this time line chart, you can see that what theBible has prophesied has come to pass, and what the Bible says is yet to come,willcome to pass.https://whitestone2014908134937.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/daniels-70-weeks-1.pdfWorld Historical Time line3000 BCBuilding of the Great Pyramid.Daniel's Seventy Weeks -HistoryBiblical Historical Time line“In the beginning”: Creation(Genesis 1)Very early: Adam and Eve(Genesis 2–3)Still quite early: Noah’s flood
776 BCFirst Olympiad in Greece.753 BCFoundation of Rome.(Genesis 6–9)Around 2000 BC: Abrahamand Sarah leave for theirPromised Land in Canaan(Genesis 12–25)Around 1250 (or 1450) BC:Moses leads the Israelites outof Egyptian slavery (Exodus 1–15)Around 1000 BC: David beginsruling as Israel’s King (2Samuel)Around 950 BC: KingSolomon, David’s son, buildsthe Temple in Jerusalem (1Kings 6–8)Around 925 BC: Israel splitsinto two kingdoms: Israel andJudah (1 Kings 12)721 BC: The northern kingdomof Israel is conquered andexiled by the Assyrians,becoming the Ten Lost Tribes
World Historical Timeline490 BCGreeks defeated the Persians atthe Battle of Marathon.660 BCDaniel praying for Israel,acknowledging the nation’s sinsagainst God and asking forGod’s mercy. As Daniel prayed,the angel Gabriel appeared tohim and gave him a vision ofIsrael’s future - Daniel's 70Weeks and the End of Days.Gabriel said the Daniel's 70Weeks would start at the time thata decree was issued to rebuildJ erusalem. From the date of thatdecree 445BC, to the time of theMessiah, would be 483years. (Seven “sevens” is 49years; and sixty-two “sevens” isanother 434 years; 49 years + 434years = 483 years or AD 30 theexact year of J esus crucifixion!Daniel's Seventy Weeks -of Israel (2 Kings 17)660 BC: Book of Danielwritten - Daniel has the visionabout the End of Days,confirmed by the angel Gabriel(Daniel 9)Around 622 BC: King Josiahenacts many religious reforms(2 Kings 22–23)586 BC: The southern kingdomof Judah is conquered andexiled by the Babylonians,which begins the Exilic Period(2 Kings 25)538 BC: King Cyrus of Persiaallows the Jews to return totheir homeland, which beginsthe Postexilic Period (2Chronicles 36:22–23)515 BC: The rebuilt Temple isdedicated under the leadershipof the Judean governor,Zerubbabel, which begins the
360 BCThe period of Aristotle andPlato.332 BCEgypt conquered by Alexander.323 BCAlexander dies at Babylon.214 BCWork on the Great Wall ofChina begins.55 BCJulius Caesar attacks GreatBritain.History445 BC the command to “restoreand rebuild Jerusalem” was givenby King Artaxerxes of Persia c.445 B.C. (see Nehemiah 2:1-8).396 BC The first unit of 49 years(seven “sevens”) covers the timethat it took to rebuild Jerusalem,“with streets and a trench, butin times of trouble” (Daniel9:25). This rebuilding ischronicled in the book ofNehemiah.Second Temple Period (Ezra)430 BC Period Silence. God issilent; nothing new inScriptures is written.Around 425 BC: Nehemiahrepairs the walls of Jerusalem,and Ezra and Nehemiah enactreligious reforms Nehemiah)Around 165 BC: TheHasmoneans, under JudahMaccabee, rededicate theTemple, which is todaycelebrated as “Hanukkah” (1
4 BCBirth of Jesus Christ.World Historical TimelineAround 6 BC: Jesus is bornduring the reign of Herod theGreat, a Roman-appointed Kingof the Jews (Matthew 1 and Luke2)The prophecy in Daniel9specifies that after thecompletion of the 483 years,“the Anointed One will be cutoff” (verse 26). This was fulfilledwhen Jesus was crucified,exactly 483 years from thedecree!Daniel's Seventy Weeks -HistoryMaccabees 4)Around 6 BC: Jesus is bornduring the reign of Herod theGreat, a Roman appointedKing of the Jews (Matthew 1and Luke 2)Biblical Historical TimelineAround 30 AD: Jesus iscrucified during the rule ofPontius Pilate, the Roman-appointed governor of Syria-
29 ADCrucifixion of Jesus Christ.AD 29: J esus gives a detailedtimeline of the tribulationperiod / the times of distressand the 70th Week of Daniel,THE GREAT TRIBULATION'Sfinal 7 years in MATTHEW 24:AD 30 - 2020 The 1st TribulationSeal – Global conquest andpolitical intrigueAD 30 - 2020 The 2ndTribulation Seal – Wars andRumors of WarAD 30 - 2020 The 3rdTribulation Seal – FamineAD 30 - 2020 The 4thTribulation Seal – DeathAD 30 - 2020 The 5thTribulation Seal – Martyrs,persecution AD 30; Anti-Christ,falling away Apostasy AD 30Palestine (Matthew, Mark,Luke, and John)Around 46–64 (or 67) AD: Theapostle Paul’s missionaryjourneys and letter writing(Acts 13–28 and PaulineEpistles)
The breaking of the 1st Seal inthe Book of Revelation says wewill hear of WARS and rumorsof war and that we will hear ofnation rising against nationThere have been thousandsupon thousands of wars andconflicts since the time ofChrist. Most notable for theirscope and breadth are the Religious Crusades(1095 – 1291, Muslims vsLatin Church, almost 2million dead), WWI (1914 – 1918, 17million dead), andWW2 (1939 – 1945, over 70million dead).Famineshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_faminesintensifying2020AD? The 6th Tribulation Seal -Sun darkened, moon turns red,stars will fall, Trumpet of God,Son of Man appears in theheavens.AD 30: Jesus is crucified duringthe rule of Pontius Pilate, theRoman-appointed governor ofSyria-PalestineGabriel said the Daniel's 70Weeks would start at the timethat a decree was issued torebuild Jerusalem. From the dateof that decree 445BC, to the timeof the Messiah, would be 483years. (Seven “sevens” is 49years; and sixty-two “sevens” isanother 434 years; 49 years + 434years = 483 years or AD 30 the
World Historical TimelineEarthquakeshttp://ds.iris.edu/seismon/eventlist/index.phtml75 ADHuns' invasion of Europe.exact year of Jesus crucifixion!THIS MARKS THE BEGINNINGOF THE tribulation periodSEALS 1 through 5, also knownas The TIMES OF DISTRESSAround 46–64 AD (or 67 AD):The apostle Paul’s missionaryjourneys and letter writing (Acts13–28 and Pauline Epistles)Daniel's Seventy Weeks -HistoryDaniel 9:26continues with aprediction that, after theMessiah is killed, “the people ofthe ruler who will come willdestroy the city and thesanctuary.” This was fulfilledwith the destruction ofJerusalem in A.D. 70. The “rulerwho will come” is a reference tothe Antichrist, who, it seems,will have some connection withRome, since it was the Romanswho destroyed Jerusalem.70 AD: The destruction of theJewish Temple by the RomansAround 95 AD: Revelation, thefinal book of the NewTestament, is completed”Daniel’s 70 Weeks”, “Age ofGrace”1. (Daniel’s 70 Weeks defined)2. (Age of Grace defined)
570 ADProphet Mohammed born atMecca.622 ADFlight of Mohammed fromMecca to Medina.632 ADDeath of Mohammed; Beginningof Hijiri Era.711 ADArabs invade Spain.1066 ADNorman invasion of England;Victory of William theConqueror over the EnglishKing Harold II at Hastings.1280 ADRoger Bacon inventsgunpowder.70 AD: The destruction of theJewish Temple by the RomansAround 95 AD: Revelation, thefinal book of the NewTestament, is completedNOTE:The breaking of the 1stSeal in the Book of Revelationsays we will hear of WARS andrumors of war and that we willhear of nation rising againstnationThere have been thousandsupon thousands of wars andconflicts since the time ofChrist. Most notable for theirscope and breadth are the
1338 ADThe Hundred years War brokeout.1348 ADEnglish faces Black DeathPlague.1453 ADTurks captured Constantinople;Renaissance in Europe.1492 ADDiscovery of America byColumbus.World Historical Timeline1498 ADSea-route to India discoveredby Vasco-de-Gama. Religious Crusades(1095 – 1291, Muslims vsLatin Church, almost 2million dead),WWI (1914 – 1918, 17million dead), andWW2 (1939 – 1945, over 70million dead).Famineshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_faminesEarthquakeshttp://ds.iris.edu/seismon/eventlist/index.phtmlThe events of the 1st through4th Tribulation Seals willcontinue and will intensify untilthe 6th Seal - found in Matthew24:29 -“Immediately after the tribulationof those days (Seals 1 through 5)THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED,AND THE MOON WILL NOT”Daniel’s 70 Weeks”, “Age ofGrace”
1588 ADSpanish Armada defeated.1600 ADBritish East India Companyestablished in India.1649 ADExecution of Charles I.1660 ADMonarchy restored in England.1665 ADThe Great Plague of England.1668Glorious Revolution in England.1704Battle of Blenheim.1707Union of England and Scotland.GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THESTARS WILL FALL from the sky,and the powers of the heavens willbe shaken. 30“And then the signof the Son of Man will appear inthe sky, and then all the tribesof the earth will mourn, andthey will see the SON OF MANCOMING ON THE CLOUDS OFTHE SKY with power and greatglory. 31“And He will send forthHis angels withA GREATTRUMPET and THEY WILLGATHER TOGETHER His electfrom the four winds, from one endof the sky to the other".MATTHEW 24:AD 30 - 2020 The 1st TribulationSeal – Global conquest andpolitical intrigueAD 30 - 2020 The 2ndTribulation Seal – Wars andRumors of War
1776Declaration of AmericanIndependence.1789French Revolution; GeorgeWashington elected the firstPresident of America.1805Battle of Trafalgar and Nelson'sdeath.1815Battle of Waterloo; Napoleonexiled to St. Helena.1821Death of Napoleon.1832Reforms Bill passed in England.1837Queen Victoria's accession tothe throne of England.AD 30 - 2020 The 3rdTribulation Seal – FamineAD 30 - 2020 The 4thTribulation Seal – Death”Daniel’s 70 Weeks”, “Period ofSilence”, “Age of Grace”MATTHEW 24:”Daniel’s 70 Weeks”, “Age ofGrace”
World Historical Timeline1861Beginning of the American CivilWar.1863Slavery abolished in USA1865Assassination of AbrahamLincoln.1869Opening of the Suez Canal fortraffic.1895Roentgen discovered X-Rays.1896Marconi invented wireless.1904Russian-Japan war.AD 30 - 2020 The 1st TribulationSeal – Global conquest andpolitical intrigueAD 30 - 2020 The 2ndTribulation Seal – Wars andRumors of WarAD 30 - 2020 The 3rdTribulation Seal – FamineAD 30 - 2020 The 4thTribulation Seal – Death”Daniel’s 70 Weeks”, “Age ofGrace”
1905Japan defeated Russia;Discovery of the theory ofRelativity by Einstein.1911Chinese Revolution.1912Republic of China established.1914Beginning of World War I.1917Russian Revolution.1918End of World War I.1919Treaty of Versailles signed.1920”Daniel’s 70 Weeks”, “Period ofSilence”, “Age of Grace”Daniel's Seventy Weeks -HistoryMATTHEW 24:AD 30 - 2020 The 1st TribulationSeal – Global conquest and
Formation of the League ofNations.1923Turkey declared Republic.1933Hitler became the Chancellor ofGermany.World Historical Timeline1936Beginning of the Spanish CivilWar.1939World War II begins.1941Russia invaded by Hitler; PearlHarbor invaded by Japan.1945Establishment of UNO; End ofWorld War II; Hiroshima andpolitical intrigueAD 30 - 2020 The 2ndTribulation Seal – Wars andRumors of WarAD 30 - 2020 The 3rdTribulation Seal – FamineAD 30 - 2020 The 4thTribulation Seal – Death”Daniel’s 70 Weeks”, “Age ofGrace”
Nagasaki experience the firstdropping of the Atom Bomb;Death of President Roosevelt.1946Civil War in China.1948Burma and Ceylon getindependence.1949Indonesia gets independence;The Communists capture powerin China.1952General Eisenhower elected asthe American President.1953Death of Stalin; Mt. Everestconquered for the first time.1954Military Aid Pact between China”Daniel’s 70 Weeks”, “Period ofSilence”, “Age of Grace”Daniel's Seventy Weeks -HistoryMATTHEW 24:AD 30 - 2020 The 1st TribulationSeal – Global conquest and”Daniel’s 70 Weeks”, “Age ofGrace”
and Pakistan; Chou En-lai visitsIndia.1955Austria gets independence;Bandung Conference.1956Suez Canal nationalized byPresident Nasser; Egyptattacked by the forces ofBritain; France and Israel.1957First artificial satellite launchedby Russia.1958Egypt and Syria united andrenamed United Arab Republic(UAR)1959political intrigueAD 30 - 2020 The 2ndTribulation Seal – Wars andRumors of WarAD 30 - 2020 The 3rdTribulation Seal – FamineAD 30 - 2020 The 4thTribulation Seal – Death
Chinese capture Tibet; DalaiLama flees to India; Sputniklaunched by Russia.1960Explosion of an atom bombdevice by France; Election ofJohn F. Kennedy as President ofUSA1961Yuri Gagarin of USSR becomesthe first spaceman.1963Partial Nuclear Test-Ban Treatysigned; Malaysia established;John F. Kennedy assassinated.1965Death of Sir Winston Churchill;Singapore becomes thesovereign independent nation;outbreak of Indo-Pak war.1966”Daniel’s 70 Weeks”, “Age ofGrace”MATTHEW 24:AD 30 - 2020 The 1st TribulationSeal – Global conquest andpolitical intrigue”Daniel’s 70 Weeks”, “Age ofGrace”
Tashkent Pact; A Russianaircraft lands on moon.1967Chinese explode hydrogenbomb; Arab-Israel War; SuezCanal closed.1971Outbreak of Indo-Pak war;Birth of Bangladesh; Surrenderof 93,000 Pakistani troops;Khrushchev died; Z.A. Bhuttonew President of Pakistan.1972Sheikh Mujibur Rahman freedfrom Pakistani Jail and assumedthe office of P.M. Bangladesh;Nixon of USA visited China;King Mahindra of Nepal died;USA and the USSR sign StrategicArms Limitations Treaty.1973Outbreak of fourth Arab-IsraeliAD 30 - 2020 The 2ndTribulation Seal – Wars andRumors of WarAD 30 - 2020 The 3rdTribulation Seal – FamineAD 30 - 2020 The 4thTribulation Seal – Death”Daniel’s 70 Weeks”, “Age of
war; Fourth non-alignedsummit in Algiers.1975Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,President of Bangladeshassassinated; King Faisal ofSaudi Arabia, assassinated; SuezCanal reopened; Red Crossforce Cambodia government toSurrender.World Historical Timeline1976Chou-En Lai, P.M. of China,died; Seychelles getsindependence; Viking I lands onMars; Mao Tse-tung died;Jimmy Carter elected Presidentof USA1978Agreement between Israel andEgypt; Vietnam attackedCambodia; Z.A. Bhutto, former”Daniel’s 70 Weeks”, “Age ofGrace”MATTHEW 24:AD 30 - 2020 The 1st TribulationSeal – Global conquest andpolitical intrigueAD 30 - 2020 The 2ndTribulation Seal – Wars andRumors of WarAD 30 - 2020 The 3rdTribulation Seal – FamineAD 30 - 2020 The 4thTribulation Seal – DeathGrace”
P.M. of Pakistan, sentenced todeath; Bloody coup inAfghanistan; Mohammed Daoudassassinated; World's first test-tube baby born.1979Chinese aggression in Vietnam;Cambodian rebels grab powerin Phenom Penh; Mr. Z.A.Bhutto hanged; Mrs. MargaretThatcher is the first womanP.M. of Britain.1980War starts between Iran andIraq; Ronald Reagan electedUSA President.1982Falklands, captured byArgentina; Israel attacks SouthLebanon; Argentina forcessurrender to British; P.L.O.Chief Yasar Arafat leaves Beirut;”Daniel’s 70 Weeks”, “Age ofGrace”MATTHEW 24:”Daniel’s 70 Weeks”, “Age ofGrace”
Bashir Gemyel, the Presidentelect of Lebanon, assassinated;Soviet President breathes hislast.1983US attacks Grenada; USAwithdraws from UNESCO.1985India gets Presidentship of UNSecurity Council; SovietPresident, Mr. KonstantinChernenko, dies; Vietnamwithdraws troops fromKampuchia.1986American air attack on Libya.1987Nuclear tests by USSR; Freshproposal by Gorbachev; Group77 meet at Havana; Unsuccessfulmilitary coup in Philippines,Prime Minister of LebanonAD 30 - 2020 The 1st TribulationSeal – Global conquest andpolitical intrigueAD 30 - 2020 The 2ndTribulation Seal – Wars andRumors of WarAD 30 - 2020 The 3rdTribulation Seal – FamineAD 30 - 2020 The 4thTribulation Seal – DeathAD 30 - 2020 The 5thTribulation Seal – Martyrs,persecution AD 30; Anti-Christ,falling away Apostasy AD 30intensifying2020
killed.World Historical Timeline1988WHO observes 7th of April as nosmoking day, French Presidentre-elected, Gen. Zia-ul-Haqkilled in plane crash, Quakekills about 1,000 people in Bihar(India), George Bush electedPresident of USA, Arafatdeclares on independent stateof Palestine, nearly 1,00,000people killed in earthquake inArmenia.1989The UN Peace keeping forcestarts implementation of UNResolution 435 for theindependence of Namibia.1990The Panamanian Presidentsurrenders to the United States.”Enter Daniel’s 70thWeek”,“End of The Age of Grace”
South Africa lifts lean onAfrican National Congress.Lithuania declaresindependence from the SovietUnion. Namibia becomes a freenation.Iraq overruns Kuwait. East andWest Germanys unite.1991War breaks out in the Gulf, Withthe defeat of Iraq and freedomof Kuwait, Gulf war ends.19935 new members of securitycouncil START II treaty betweenRussian & US Presidents,Security Council resolution onAngola, Emergency in Zambia,Elections in Australia.1994South Africa emerged fromapartheid regime with NelsonMandela as its president. GATT”Daniel’s 70 Weeks”, “Age ofGrace”MATTHEW 24:AD 30 - 2020 The 1st TribulationSeal – Global conquest andpolitical intrigueAD 30 - 2020 The 2ndTribulation Seal – Wars andRumors of WarAD 30 - 2020 The 3rdTribulation Seal – FamineAD 30 - 2020 The 4thTribulation Seal – DeathAD 30 - 2020 The 5thTribulation Seal – Martyrs,persecution AD 30; Anti-Christ,falling away Apostasy AD 30intensifying
treaty signed to create WorldTrade Organization (WTO).1995WTO comes into existence.Nuclear test by France. Balkanpeace accord signed.1996Kofi Annan new UN SecretaryGeneral. Clinton re-elected USPresident. India refuses to signCTBT. Sheikh Hasina Wajednew PM of Bangladesh. Talibancapture Kabul and executeformer communistPresident Najibullah.1997Tony Blair back in power in UK.Mohd. Khatami electedpresident of Iran. Hong Konggoes back to China after 99-yearBritish rule.19982020”Daniel’s 70 Weeks”, “Age ofGrace”MATTHEW 24:
Indonesian President Suhartoresigns. Pakistan test fires`Gauri' missile. US PresidentClinton faces impeachment.1999G-15 Summit ends. Yugoslaviaaccepts a peace plan for Kosovo.2000Thai commander rescue 700hostages from a capitalRatchabuh. India-China signagreement on InformationTechnology, World Aids Dayobserved.2001George W. Bush, was sworn inas the 43rd President of theUnited States. Heritage destroyof Bamiyan Buddha inAfghanistan by Taliban.Massacred of Nepal Royalfamily. Terrorist attacks onAmerica by Taliban SupremoAD 30 - 2020 The 1st TribulationSeal – Global conquest andpolitical intrigueAD 30 - 2020 The 2ndTribulation Seal – Wars andRumors of WarAD 30 - 2020 The 3rdTribulation Seal – FamineAD 30 - 2020 The 4thTribulation Seal – DeathAD 30 - 2020 The 5thTribulation Seal – Martyrs,persecution AD 30; Anti-Christ,falling away Apostasy AD 30intensifying2020
Osama bin Laden.2002`Euro' becomes the officialcurrency of 12 Europeancountries. A new nation EastTimor came into existence.Switzerland and East Timorbecomes the 190th & 191thmember of the UN.2003Germany, Spain, Pakistan, Chileand Angola take rotating two-year seats on the UN SecurityCouncil; Iraq and the UN sign a10-point agreement to facilitatethe work of disarmamentmonitors; India-born Americanastronaut Kalpana Chawla andsix other crew of the STS-107space shuttle mission werekilled as the US space shuttleColumbia disintegrates overTexas; name of Yugoslavia hasbeen changed, it became Serbia
and Montenegro; Australia winICC World Cup by defeatingIndia, war between US and Iraq;International criminal courtwas launched. WTO ministerialconference held in Cancun.World Historical TimelineIndia and ASEAN signed threeaccord. Over 20,000 people arekilled as a major earthquakedestroys the Iranian Fort cityBam.2004India-Pakistan air links resume,the 12th SAARC Summitconcludes in Islamabad afterthe signing of historicAgreement on Free Trade,Additional Protocol onTerrorism and Social Charter.NASA announced that it wouldname the spot where the robotprobe Spirit landedsuccessfully, in the memory ofAD? The 6th Tribulation Seal -Sun darkened, moon turns red,stars will fall, Trumpet of God,Son of Man appears in theheavens.
seven astronauts of the spaceshuttle Columbia. The USdeclares Mr. Saddam Hussein aprisoner of war. Pakistan hasbeen readjusted to the commonwealth. United States hand overpolitical authority to Iraq. The28th Olympics start in Athens.Russian Parliament ratifies theKyoto Protocol, Yasser Arafatdies in Paris. Taslima Nasreenawarded UNESCO tolerance andnon-violence Prize.2005India and Pakistan agree toallow travel by bus across theLine of Control betweenSrinagar and Muzaffarabad,Microsoft founder, The U.S.Senate approves Michael d.Griffin as NASA chief, KuwaitiParliament grants women theright to vote and run inelections, Latvia ratifies E.U.Constitution, The sixth book by
J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter andthe Half Blood Prince, hits thestands worldwide, JunichiroKoizumi is reelected JapanesePremier by the new House ofRepresentatives at a specialsession in Tokyo, The DhakaDeclaration decides to set up aSAARC poverty Alleviation Fundand to declare 2006-2015 theSAARC Decade of PovertyAlleviation, The Kyoto protocolon limiting pollution becomesfully operational, Evo Moraleswins Bolivian presidential polls,The Galileo navigationaltelescope is launched fromKazakhstan.2006SAFTA comes into effect. Sirleafsworn in as Liberian president.Chile elected socialist MichelleBachelet to be its first womanpresident. 18th CWG held inWorld Historical Timeline
Melbourne (Australia). UNOpassed a resolution for newHuman Rights Council. UNGeneral Assembly has approvedBan-Ki-Moon as the newSecretary General. North Koreaconducted an undergroundnuclear test. 15th Asian Gameswere held in Doha (Qatar) inDecember 2006.2007Bangladesh declares a state ofemergency. Nepal's Parliamentunanimously approves theinterim Constitution. 14thSAARC Summit held in NewDelhi (India). Australia won theWorld Cup Cricket tournament,2007. G-8 Summit held inHeilligendamm, Berlin(Germany). Viktor Zubkov hasbeen appointed as a new PrimeMinister of Russia. YasuoFukuda was sworn in as the
Prime Minister of Japan. Indiawon the Twenty-20 World CupCricket Championship overPakistan in South Africa. NobelPrize 2007 has been announced.2008-2022The United Nations implementsGlobal Socialist-Marxistprogram Agenda-2030.The Untied States falls intosteep decline.Covid-19 virus released fromChinese laboratory, worldwidepanic ensues, draconianmeasures implemented.THE POINT: This historical time line reflects or shows the correlation of a worldhistorical time line with Daniel’s 70 Weeks, the Bible historical time line and that ofBiblical Prophecy.In other words, we can trace the fulfillment of Biblical Prophecies throughout history.This gives us assurance that what the Bible says is yet to come, will come to pass.
“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen istemporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:18IF YOU UNDERSTAND THESE HISTORICAL TIMELINES AS DESCRIBED INSECURLAR HISTORY, IN DANIEL’S SEVENTY WEEKS AND IN THE BIBLICALTIMELINES, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHERE HISTORY IS HEADED AND THAT WEARE IN THE FINAL DAYS OF THE FINAL WEEK BEFORE J ESUS RETURNS,USHERING IN THE "GREAT AND TERRIBLE DAY OF THE LORD".
Chapter 5CLUES POINTING TO THE END - CLUE #1THE GREAT FLOOD – GENESIS 6Now, we will explorethree of the greatest cluesby reviewing three major events thatserved as signposts in the historical world and in Biblical historical events which willguide us along a predetermined path to the. “Latter Days” leading to “The Last Days”and the “End This Age”:#1. THE GREAT FLOOD, (a.k.a., “NOAH’S FLOOD”)#2. THE TOWER OF BABEL.#3. THE COVENANTS
We are going on a trek to discover, (1), how we arrived where we are now, (2), wherewe are going, (3), how creation ends and, (4), what we should do in response.THE GREAT FLOOD – GENESIS 6Genesis 6:5, tells us,“Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on theearth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. Verse 6.The LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.Verse 7. The LORD said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land,from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I havemade them.Books have been written, movies have been made and plays have been created about‘Noah and The Ark’. Is it true, a legend or a myth?Once you get past the dramatic effects, the playwright’s imagination, the stage drama,the literary license and production embellishments, there is a truth to be seen and alesson to be learned. But the whole truth will only be found in the Bible.The Bible gives great detail about Noah, his life, his family and his homeland. We getdetails about the reasons for the construction of The Ark and even greater detail aboutThe Ark, itself.We can find many lessons from the account of Noah’s life, his relationship with God,the people of the earth, about God’s intentions for His Own creation, about faith andobedience to God’s Word and the cost of rebelliousness and sin toward God.Who would have thought that we could find answers to a 21st Centuryquandary from an ancient, 4,800-year-old, event?
By all accounts, our twenty-first century world is full of the same “wickedness of man”was which prevalent during Noah’s days.“Every intent of the thoughts of man's heart wasonly evil, continually”. A careful, prayerful study of God’s Word regarding the LastDays should lead you to see the concurrence of events pointing to the breaking of thebreaking of the 6th Seal of the Tribulation judgment and the imminent return of Christ.Jesus tells of theseconcurrent eventsin the twenty-fourth chapter of the book ofMatthew and concludes His narration with the warning,“For the coming of the Son ofMan will be just like the days of Noah. “(Matthew 24:37)I. J UST LIKE IN THE DAY S OF N OAHGenesis 6:5, tells us,“Then the LORD saw thatthe wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of hisheart was only evil continually. Verse 6. The LORD was sorry that He had made man on theearth, and He was grieved in His heart. Verse 7. The LORD said, “I will blot out man whomI have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and tobirds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them.a) There can come a point when sin is so great, that God will blot out all mankind. We mayhave reached that point, again.Verse 8. "But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD. 9 These are the records of thegenerations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his time; Noah walked withGod. 10 Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and J apheth."b) You can find favor with God, and He will consider you as “blameless”.However, the Bible tells us that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” and thatwe can only be made Righteous “by His grace through the redemption which is in ChristJ esus”.
Genesis 6:11 “Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled withviolence. Verse 12. God looked on the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh hadcorrupted their way upon the earth. Verse 13. Then God said to Noah, “The end of all fleshhas come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence because of them; and behold, I amabout to destroy them with the earth. Verse 14. “Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood;you shall make the ark with rooms, and shall cover it inside and out with pitch.“c) God always makes a way of escape for the Righteous.Genesis 6:18, says, “But I will establish My covenant with you; and you shall enter the ark,you and your sons and your wife, and your sons’ wives with you. Verse 19. “And of everyliving thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every kind into the ark, to keep them alivewith you; they shall be male and female. Verse 20. “Of the birds after their kind, and of theanimals after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of everykind will come to you to keep them alive. Verse 21. “As for you, take for yourself some of allfood which is edible, and gather it to yourself; and it shall be for food for you and for them.”Verse 22. Thus, Noah did; according to all that God had commanded him, so he did."d) Prepare to endure to the end, for it is the one who endures to the end who will besaved!Genesis 7:1, tells us, “Then the LORD said to Noah, “Enter the ark, you and all of yourhousehold, for you alone I have seen to be righteous before Me in this time. Verse 2. “Youshall take with you of every clean animal by sevens, a male and his female; and of theanimals that are not clean two, a male and his female; Verse 3, also of the birds of the sky,by sevens, male and female, to keep offspring alive on the face of all the earth. Verse 4. “Forafter seven more days, I will send rain on the earth forty days and forty nights; and I willblot out from the face of the land every living thing that I have made.” Verse 5. Noah didaccording to all that the LORD had commanded him.
e) Only those God sees as Righteous will be able to enter the Ark of His salvation, whichis The New Covenant of His Blood,II. OF THAT DAY AN D HOUR"No one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone." Matthew24:36a) N o one knows the day or the hour.Verse 38. “For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying andgiving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, verse 39, and they did notunderstand until the flood came and took them all away; so, will the coming of the Son ofMan be. Verse 40. “Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one will beleft. Verse 41. “Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one will beleft."b) “For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah. Matthew 24:37Matthew 24:42 “Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord iscoming. Verse 43. “But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what timeof the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not haveallowed his house to be broken into. Verse 44. “For this reason, you also must be ready; forthe Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will."c) Y ou must be Ready for His ComingIII. CHRIST OR J UDGMENTHebrews 10:26, warns, “For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge ofthe truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, verse 27, but a terrifying expectation
of judgment and THE FURY OF A FIRE WHICH WILL CONSUME THE ADVERSARIES.Verse 28. Anyone who has set aside the Law of Moses dies without mercy on the testimony oftwo or three witnesses. Verse 29. How much severer punishment do you think he will deservewho has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has regarded as unclean the blood of thecovenant by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?"a) “For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there nolonger remains a sacrifice for sins.“For we know Him who said, “VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY.” And again, “THELORD WILL J UDGE HIS PEOPLE.” Hebrews 10:30b) The Christian’s covenant duty, as we wait for Christ’s return, is to ‘endure to the end’and to ‘overcome evil with good’.c) “It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God”. (Hebrews 10:31)Hebrews 10:32. "But remember the former days, when, after being enlightened, youendured a great conflict of sufferings, verse 33, partly by being made a public spectaclethrough reproaches and tribulations, and partly by becoming sharers with those who wereso treated. Verse 34. For you showed sympathy to the prisoners and accepted joyfully theseizure of your property, knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and alasting one. Verse 35. Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a greatreward. Verse 36. For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will ofGod, you may receive what was promised."d) Keep your confidence in Christ and on His promises, for you have a need ofendurance.
Hebrews 10:37, instructs, “FOR YET IN A VERY LITTLE WHILE, HE WHO IS COMINGWILL COME, AND WILL NOT DELAY. Verse 38. “BUT MY RIGHTEOUS ONE SHALLLIVE BY FAITH; AND IF HE SHRINKS BACK, MY SOUL HAS NO PLEASURE IN HIM.”e) God gives a warningthatin these Last Days,IV. THE PROVING OF Y OUR FAITHThe God and Father of our Lord J esus Christ, Who, according to His great mercy hascaused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of J esus Christ fromthe dead, (1 Peter 1:3)Verse 4. to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will notfade away, reserved in heaven for you,verse 5. Who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready tobe revealed IN THE LAST TIME.verse 6. In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary,you have been distressed by various trials, verse 7, so that the proof of your faith,being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may befound to result in praise and glory and honor at the 12of J esus Christ; verse 8, andthough you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now,but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,verse 9. Obtaining as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your soul“But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith tothe preserving of the soul.”a) DO N OT SHRIN K BACK
This, therefore, is how we prepare and conduct ourselves until"The Lord Himself willdescend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet ofGod, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain will be caughtup together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always bewith the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words."IF YOU UNDERSTAND GOD’S PURPOSE AND MEANING OF THE FLOOD ASDESCRIBED IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE INTHE FINAL DAYS OF THE FINAL WEEK BEFORE J ESUS RETURNS, USHERING INTHE "GREAT AND TERRIBLE DAY OF THE LORD".
Chapter 6THE GREAT FLOOD - DANIEL 9(audio link)(The 70 Weeks)These verses provide a “timeline” that gives us an idea of when the Messiah, (Jesus),would come and some of the events that would accompany His appearance. Theprophecy of the 70 weeks also summarizes what happens before Jesus sets up Hismillennial kingdom.The “seventy weeks” prophecy, found in Daniel chapter 9, begins with Daniel prayingfor Israel, acknowledging the nation’s sins against God and asking for God’s mercy. AsDaniel prayed, the angel Gabriel appeared to him and gave him a vision of Israel’sfuture. In verse 24, Gabriel says, “Seventy sevens" are decreed for your people and yourholy city.” The seventy “sevens” should be understood as seventy “weeks” of years, inother words, a period of 490 years.
WE MUST BE READYThe prophecy divides the 490 years into three smaller units:one of 49 years,one of 434 years, andone 7 years.o The final “week” of 7 years is further divided in half.Verse 25 says, “From the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem untilthe Anointed One, the ruler, comes, there will be seven ‘sevens,’ andsixty-two ‘sevens.’ "o (Seven “sevens” is 49 years, and sixty-two “sevens” is another 434 years:49 years + 434 years = 483 yearsProphecy tells us that there will be 490 years of prophecy to be fulfilled, leading to theEnd of the Age. 483 years of 'Daniel's 70 Weeks' prophecy have been fulfilled. We arenow in, what some Bible teachers and theologians call, the "Age of Grace". God is givingthe world a final period of time to come to Jesus for redemption and salvation.The 'Age of Grace' is the period of time between the 483 years of completed propheciesleading to the End of the Age, also known as The Last Days, and the final 7 years of TheGreat Tribulation Period, which begins with the breaking of the 6th Tribulation Seal.We are living in the Age of Grace now, and by all accounts we are in the 5th TribulationSeal, waiting for the breaking of the 6th Seal. This will mark the end of the Age ofGrace, the beginning of the Great Tribulation and the Great and Terrible Day of theLord.
The Fulfillment of the 70 WeeksGabriel said the prophetic clock would start at the time that a decree was issued torebuild Jerusalem. From the date of that decree to the time of the Messiah would be483 years.We know from history that the command to “restore and rebuild Jerusalem”was given by King Artaxerxes of Persia c. 445 B.C. (seeNehemiah 2:1-8). The first unit of 49 years (seven “sevens”) covers the time that it took to rebuildJerusalem, “with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble” (Daniel 9:25).This rebuilding is chronicled in the book of Nehemiah.Using the Jewish custom of a 360-day year, 483 years after 445 B.C. places us atA.D. 30, which would coincide with Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem(Matthew 21:1-9). The prophecy inDaniel 9specifies that after the completion ofthe 483 years, “the Anointed One will be cut off” (verse 26). This was fulfilledwhen Jesus was crucified. Daniel 9:26 continues with a prediction that, after the Messiah is killed, “thepeople of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary.” Thiswas fulfilled with the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. The “ruler who willcome” is a reference to the Antichrist, who, it seems, will have some connectionwith Rome, since it was the Romans who destroyed Jerusalem.The Purpose of the 70 Weeks (i.e., the 490 years)The prophecy contains a statement concerning God’ssix-fold purpose in bringing theseevents to pass:Verse 24 says this purpose is:
1) “to finish transgression,” (that is, to end man's rebellion toward God)2) “to put an end to sin,” (that is, to bring an end to sin)3) “to atone for wickedness,” (that is, to make amends or reparation for wickedness)4) “to bring in everlasting righteousness,” (that is, the quality of being morally right orjustifiable)5) “to seal up vision and prophecy,” and (that is, to confirm these prophetic visions)6) “to anoint the most holy.” (That is, to anoint, or to confer divine or holy office upon;in this case the Holy One, Jesus.)Notice that the results of this six-fold purpose concerns the total eradication of sin and theestablishing of righteousness.The prophecy of the 70 weeks summarizes what happens before Jesus sets up Hismillennial kingdom.Of special note is the third in the list of results: “to atone for wickedness.” Jesusaccomplished the atonement for sin by His death on the cross (Romans 3:25; Hebrews2:17).The Final Week of the 70 Weeks1. Of the 70 “sevens,” 69 have been fulfilled in history. This leaves one more“seven” yet to be fulfilled.2. Most scholars believe that we are now living in a huge gap between the 69thweek and the 70th week. The prophetic clock has been paused, as it were. Thefinal “seven” of Daniel is what we usually call thetribulation period.
3. Daniel’s prophecy reveals some actions of theAntichrist,the “ruler who willcome.” Verse 27 says, “He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven.’”However, “in the middle of the ‘seven,’ he will set up an abomination thatcauses desolation” in the temple. Jesus warned of this event inMatthew 24:15.After the Antichrist breaks the covenant with Israel, a time of “great tribulation”begins (Matthew 24:21, New King J ames Version).4. Daniel also predicts that the Antichrist will face judgment. He only rules “untilthe end that is decreed is poured out on him” (Daniel 9:27). God will only allowevil to go so far, and the judgment the Antichrist will face has already beenplanned out.The prophecy of the 70 weeks is complex and detailed There are variousinterpretations, and most interpretations are unnecessarily convoluted to fit aparticular denominational view. However, if you will put biased 'denominationalism'aside, and read the prophetic scriptures, first for their plain face-value, then secondly,read them in the context of the entire Bible, an amazingly clear picture emerges. Youwill find aPre-Wrath, pre-millennial view. One thing is certain: God has a timetable,and He is keeping things on schedule. God tells us what He has planned from thebeginning though the end (Isaiah 46:10), and we should always be looking for thetriumphant return of our Lord (Revelation 22:7).The "Final Week" (Daniel's Seventieth Week) of the 70 Weeks found inDaniel 9:25, tellsus, "So you are to know and discern that from the issuing of a decree to restore and rebuildJ erusalem until Messiah the Prince there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; it will bebuilt again, with plaza and moat, even in times of distress. 26 "Then after the sixty-twoweeks the Messiah will be cut off and have nothing, and the people of the prince who is tocome will destroy the city and the sanctuary. And its end will come with a flood; even to theend there will be war; desolations are determined. 27 "And he will make a firm covenant
with the many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice andgrain offering; and on the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate, evenuntil a complete destruction, one that is decreed, is poured out on the one who makesdesolate."Remember, the "times of distress" is another name for the breaking of the 1st through the5th Tribulation Seals, which began in AD 30. The "final week" of Daniel's 70 weeks, is the7 years of The Great Tribulation, which will commence with the breaking of the6thSeal of The Tribulation.The middle of this final week, (which is 3 1/2 years after the breaking of the 6th Seal), isthe Mid-Tribulation point and is found at the blowing ofthe 7th Trumpet of God'sWrath.The flood, found in Daniel 9, verse 26, this time refers to "a flood of people", that is tosay that Jerusalem and her temple would be destroyed again by an overwhelming army.(This occurred in AD 70 with the destruction of the 2nd Temple). This wasforeshadowed by the Great Flood in Genesis "A flood" was repeatedin the Heavens bythe old Dragonand manifest on the earth in the crucifixion of Christ.NOTE: Verse 26 says, "And its end will come with a flood; even to the end there will be war;desolations are determined."Each of the instances of "A Flood", thereafter, camedevastation. Each time God used "a flood" for the purpose described inDaniel 12:10,“Many will be purged, purified and refined" and made ready for the Kingdom of God."CONCLUSION: The word "flood" is used about 28 times in the Bible. It is used eleventimes in the Book of Genesisand refers to God's J udgment on the world for sin byway ofthe Great Flood.
The word "flood" is used twice in the book of Job, either in general terms orsymbolically; then, five times in Psalms, once in Proverbs, Isaiah and Nahum, once inLuke. It is used in reference to God's Judgments, once in Daniel, twice in Matthew,once in Luke once in 2 Peter and once in Revelation. All of these references are relatedto the End of Days in some way, except for 2 Peter.But I want us to focus on the mention of a flood in conjunction with God's Judgmentand the "End of Days" as mentioned, in Daniel 9, Matthew 24 and Revelation 12. Thiswill tell us about God's plan and your purpose and need for preparation to take part inHis Plan,IF YOU UNDERSTAND "DANIEL'S SEVENTY WEEKS", YOU WILL UNDERSTANDTHAT WE ARE IN THE FINAL DAYS OF THE FINAL WEEK BEFORE J ESUS RETURNS,USHERING IN THE "GREAT AND TERRIBLE DAY OF THE LORD".
Chapter 7THE GREAT FLOOD - MATTHEW 24Chapter 7 - Clue #2 - Part 2 - Pointing to the End"And they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so, willthe coming of the Son of Man be. "Then there will be two men in the field; one will be takenand one will be left.” Matthew 24:39-40NOTE: To adequately understand Prophetic Scriptures, you must look back in order tolook forward!"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who wasand who is to come, the Almighty." Revelation 1:8Jesus, in Matthew Chapter 24, gives us an amazing overview of the coming Day of theLord, the Great Tribulation, the Rapture of the Church and much more.THIS IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE THIS WILL HAPPEN IN AMOMENT AND THERE WILL BE NO SECOND-CHANCES. THE TIME IS UPON US.
The word "flood" is used about 28 times in the Bible. It is used eleven times in the Bookof Genesisand refers to God's J udgment on the world for sin by way of the Great Flood.The word "flood" is used either in general terms or symbolically, twice in Job, fivetimes in Psalms, once in Proverbs, Isaiah and Nahum, once in Luke.It is used in reference to God's Judgments, once in Daniel, twice in Matthew, once inLuke once in 2 Peter and once in Revelation. All of these references are related to theEnd of Days in some way, except for 2 Peter.The Bible mentions a flood in conjunction with God's J udgment and the "End of Days" asmentioned, in Daniel 9, Matthew 24 and Revelation 12.Let's focus on the narrative of a flood in Matthew 24:37 which speaks specifically aboutthe "Flood", comparing what is past and what coming.The flood in Matthew 24:37 is a direct reference to the Great Flood of Noah's day, which"took them all away" who were not safe in the Ark.Matthew uses the same wording and warnings as found in the Genesis Flood account:Matthew 24:39, tells us, "And, they did not understand until the flood came and took themall away; so, will the coming of the Son of Man be.Verse 40. "Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one will be left.Verse 41. "Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one will be left.Verse 42. "Therefore, be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.
Verse 43. "But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of thenight the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed hishouse to be broken into.Verse 44. "For this reason, you also must be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hourwhen you do not think He will.Verse 45. "Who then is the faithful and sensible slave whom his master put in charge of hishousehold to give them their food at the proper time?Verse 46. "Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes."Here is the "takeaway" and what we are to be"so doing when he comes".1. In Noah's day, although Noah warned them, they did not understand untilthe flood came and took them all away.2. So, it will be with the coming of "The Son of Man, which is Jesus. But now weunderstand the warnings and will have no excuse. Still, if you do not heedthe warnings, you will be taken away.3. The warning is, "those who are not ready will be left". They will be left. Noexcuses and no second chances, not even during the Tribulation.4. "Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes:o Be on the alert; he would have been on the alert and would not haveallowed his house to be broken intoo Be the faithful and sensible slave whom his master put in charge ofhis household to give them their food at the proper time.This is to be our response. Get Ready and Stay Ready!
"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was andwho is to come, the Almighty."Revelation 1:8IF YOU UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE OF THE FLOOD AS DESCRIBED BYJ ESUS IN MATTHEW 24, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE IN THE FINALDAYS OF THE FINAL WEEK BEFORE J ESUS RETURNS, USHERING IN THE "GREATAND TERRIBLE DAY OF THE LORD".
Chapter 8THE GREAT FLOOD – REVELATION 12 - Clue #2, Part 3(The Flood, The Woman, The Dragon, The Child)It is important to understand the events described in Revelation 12, 13, and 14 as arecap, and a panorama of God's Plan of salvation for the world from a ‘HeavenlyPerspective’.The scenario in Revelation, chapter 12, begins with Israel, the Christ child and Satan'sfailed attempt to destroy this child, the Son of God. It culminates with Jesus' victoriouswar over the Evil one.Revelation 12:1-17 seems out of place in the account of The End of Days, TheTribulation and God's Judgments. But it is important to understand the events
described in Revelation 12, 13, and 14 as a recap, and a panorama of God's Plan ofsalvation for the world from a ‘Heavenly Perspective’.The scenario in Revelation, chapter 12, begins with Israel, the Christ child and Satan'sfailed attempt to destroy this, child, the Son of God. It culminates with Jesus' victoriouswar over the Evil one.Revelation 12:13, says, "And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, hepersecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.Verse 14. "And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly intothe wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time,from the face of the serpent.Verse 15. "And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that hemight cause her to be carried away of the flood.Verse 16. "And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowedup the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.Verse 17. "And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with theremnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony ofJ esus Christ."Revelation, chapter 12, starts with the words,"Now a great sign appeared": This is thefirst of seven signs that John relates, and is described as a "great sign", ("mega semeion",from the Greek language).Revelation chapters 12, 13, and 14 the main figures of the Great Tribulation aredescribed, and this great sign introduces the first of the seven.
1. The woman, representing Israel.2. The dragon, representing Satan.3. The man-child, referring to Jesus.4. The angel Michael, head of the angelic host.5. The offspring of the woman, representing Gentiles who come to faith in theTribulation.6. The beast out of the sea, representing the antichrist.7. The beast out of the earth, representing the false prophet who promotes theantichrist.Knowing and understanding "The Flood" in Revelation 12 will help you know theurgency of the day in which you live, why you need to get ready for His Return andthat it is now time.IF YOU UNDERSTAND THE FLOOD AS DESCRIBED BY J ESUS IN REVELATION 12,YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE IN THE FINAL DAYS OF THE FINAL WEEKBEFORE J ESUS RETURNS, USHERING IN THE "GREAT AND TERRIBLE DAY OF THELORD".
Chapter 9CLUES POINTING TO THE END - CLUE #3THE TOWER OF BABELONE WORLD?The Bible tells of the beginnings of the idea of a One World Government and warnsthis system is coming again - in the Last Days."They said, 'Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach intoheaven, and let us make for ourselves a name, otherwise we will be scattered abroad overthe face of the whole earth.'"The LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built."The LORD said, "Behold, they are one people, and they all have the same language. Andthis is what they began to do, and now nothing which they purpose to do will be impossiblefor them." Genesis 11:4-6
DON'T BE DECEIVEDThe agenda of this "migration" and Globalism or One World Government is not thestuff of just any book. It is stuff of THE BOOK, that is The Bible.The Tower of Babel, built around 2242 B.C., was a post-Flood rebellion against God byNoah’s descendants. As told about in Genesis 11:1-9, it is meant to explain why theworld's peoples speak different languages. According to the account, a unitedhumanity in the generations following the Great Flood, speaking a single language andmigrating eastward, comes to the land of Shinar (שִׁנְעָר). There, they agree to build acity and a tower tall enough to reach heaven.(NOTE: "tall enough to reach to heaven" can be a metaphor for "man reaching to heaven,making himself god, to accomplish his own desires. This is the ‘Utopian dream’ of theSocialist and Communist manifestos; the State being our god - from cradle to grave)This effort of uniting in a global community has been underway for about 4,200 years,about 100 years after ‘The Flood’, but before Abraham was born.This is 'forecast' or what is Prophesied in the Bible. Is it underway? Should wePREPARE? (More on this, later).These are exciting times in which we live! But we must be prepared to 'endure to theend', most likely the end of the 5th Seal of Revelation, as Jesus said in Matthew 24. Andby all accounts, it would seem we are at that stage! More on this, later, too.Genesis chapter 11 gives us the prophecy, the foreshadowing of the comingOne World Government.
IF YOU UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE OF THE TOWER OF BABEL AS DESCRIBED INTHE BOOK OF GENESIS, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE IN THE FINALDAYS OF THE FINAL WEEK BEFORE J ESUS RETURNS, USHERING IN THE "GREATAND TERRIBLE DAY OF THE LORD".
Chapter 10CLUES POINTING TO THE END - CLUE #3THE COVENANTSALPHA ~ OMEGATHE COVENANTS – HIS PERFECTION(THE NECESSARY, ALBEIT, SLOW STEPS TO GOD’S PERFECT DESIGN)(The following blue text, on this page, is taken as an excerpt from theGotquestions.org website, “What is a Covenant”)The Bible speaks of seven different covenants, four of which (Abrahamic, Palestinian,Mosaic, Davidic) God made with the nation of Israel. Of those four, three areunconditional in nature; that is, regardless of Israel’s obedience or disobedience, God
still will fulfill these covenants with Israel. One of the covenants, the Mosaic Covenant,is conditional in nature. That is, this covenant will bring either blessing or cursingdepending on Israel’s obedience or disobedience. Three of the covenants (Adamic,Noahic, New) are made between God and mankind in general, and are not limited tothe nation of Israel.I. The Adamic Covenant can be thought of in two parts: (a) the Edenic Covenant(innocence) and (b) the Adamic Covenant (grace) (Genesis 3:16-19).The Edenic Covenant is found in Genesis 1:26-30; 2:16-17. The Edenic Covenant Outlined man’s responsibility toward creation and God’s directive regarding the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.The Adamic Covenant included The curses pronounced against mankind for the sin of Adam and Eve, as wellas God’s provision for that sin (Genesis 3:15).HIS PURPOSE IS HIS PERFECTIONThis explanation tells us about the Adamic Covenant, but what we should be lookingfor isthe purpose of the covenant, that is, where this covenant takes us, in time.God is moving all of His creation, the heavens the earth, all the inhabitants and all ofhumankind toward perfection.
We should ask ourselves, why does God need to enact SEVEN covenants? Is He fickle?Did men and women out-think or outsmart God, so He would need to amend eachprevious Covenant as a response? No, to each of those questions.Each covenant is a step toward God’s perfection. It is God’s design, as described inMatthew 5:48, for us to “be perfect, (teleio), even as He is perfect, (teleios)”.In Matthew 5:20, Jesus says, “For I say to you that unless your righteousness farsurpassesthatof the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.”Again, 1 Corinthians 13:9, tells us, “For we know in part and prophesy in part; verse 10,but when the perfect, (teleios), comes, the partial will be done away with.”Hebrews 6:1, commands us, “Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ,let us go on unto perfection (teleiotés); not laying again the foundation of repentancefrom dead works, and of faith toward God,”Just as when God, as recorded in Genesis 6, “saw that the wickedness of man was great onthe earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. TheLORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. TheLORD said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man toanimals to creeping things and to birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made the”,Hewill once again, judge the world, in a final judgment.
Satan, Sin, Evil, Death EradicatedRevelation 20:7-15, says,“When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be releasedfrom his prison, and will come out to deceive the nations which are at the four corners ofthe earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together for the war; the number of them is likethe sand of the seashore. And they came up on the broad plain of the earth and surroundedthe camp of the saints and the beloved city, and fire came down from heaven and devouredthem. And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone,where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and nightforever and ever.Judgment at the Throne of God“Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth andheaven fled, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, the great and the small,standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which isthe book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books,according to their deeds. And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hadesgave up the dead who were in them; and they were judged, each one of them according totheir deeds. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the seconddeath, the lake of fire. And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, hewas thrown into the lake of fire.”Perfection Attained – A New Heaven and EarthRevelation 21:1-4, tells us, “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heavenand the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. And I saw the holy city, newJ erusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for herhusband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is
among the people, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and GodHimself will be among them, and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and therewill no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; thefirst things have passed away.”Verses 22-27, “I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are itstemple. And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for the glory of Godhas illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb. he nations will walk by its light, and the kingsof the earth will bring their glory into it. In the daytime (for there will be no night there) itsgates will never be closed; and they will bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it;and nothing unclean, and no one who practices abomination and lying, shall ever come intoit, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.”THE NECESSARY, ALBEIT, SLOW STEPS TO GOD’S PERFECT DESIGNIt was because God had created mankind with the power of choice, with a free will andbecause God created man with adubious character (Genesis 1:27),the Adamic Covenantwas the FIRST NECESSARY, ALBEIT, SLOW STEP toward perfection.2. The Noahic Covenant was an unconditional covenant between God and Noah(specifically) and humanity (generally). After the Flood, God promised humanity thatHe would never again destroy all life on earth with a Flood (see Genesis chapter 9). Godgave the rainbow as the sign of the covenant, a promise that the entire earth wouldnever again flood and a reminder that God can and will judge sin (2 Peter 2:5).3. Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis 12:1-3, 6-7; 13:14-17; 15; 17:1-14; 22:15-18). In thiscovenant, God promised many things to Abraham. He personally promised that He
would make Abraham’s name great (Genesis 12:2), that Abraham would have numerousphysical descendants (Genesis 13:16), and that he would be the father of a multitude ofnations (Genesis 17:4-5). God also made promises regarding a nation called Israel. Infact, the geographical boundaries of the Abrahamic Covenant are laid out on morethan one occasion in the book of Genesis (12:7; 13:14-15; 15:18-21). Another provision inthe Abrahamic Covenant is that the families of the world will be blessed through thephysical line of Abraham (Genesis 12:3; 22:18). This is a reference to the Messiah, whowould come from the line of Abraham.4. Palestinian Covenant (Deuteronomy 30:1-10). The Palestinian Covenant, or LandCovenant, amplifies the land aspect that was detailed in the Abrahamic Covenant.According to the terms of this covenant, if the people disobeyed, God would causethem to be scattered around the world (Deuteronomy 30:3-4), but He would eventuallyrestore the nation (verse 5). When the nation is restored, then they will obey Himperfectly (verse 8), and God will cause them to prosper (verse 9).5. Mosaic Covenant (Deuteronomy 11; et al.). The Mosaic Covenant was a conditionalcovenant that either brought God’s direct blessing for obedience or God’s directcursing for disobedience upon the nation of Israel. Part of the Mosaic Covenant wasthe Ten Commandments (Exodus 20) and the rest of the Law, which contained over600 commands—roughly 300 positive and 300 negative. The history books of the OldTestament (Joshua–Esther) detail how Israel succeeded at obeying the Law or howIsrael failed miserably at obeying the Law. Deuteronomy 11:26-28 details theblessing/cursing motif.6. Davidic Covenant (2 Samuel 7:8-16). The Davidic Covenant amplifies the “seed”aspect of the Abrahamic Covenant. The promises to David in this passage are
significant. God promised that David’s lineage would last forever and that his kingdomwould never pass away permanently (verse 16). Obviously, the Davidic throne has notbeen in place at all times. There will be a time, however, when someone from the lineof David will again sit on the throne and rule as king. This future king is Jesus (Luke1:32-33).7. New Covenant (Jeremiah 31:31-34). The New Covenant is a covenant made first withthe nation of Israel and, ultimately, with all mankind. In the New Covenant, Godpromises to forgive sin, and there will bea universal knowledge of the Lord. J esusChrist came to fulfill the Law of Moses(Matthew 5:17) and create a new covenantbetween God and His people. Now that we are under the New Covenant, both Jews andGentiles can be free from the penalty of the Law. We are now given the opportunity toreceive salvation as a free gift (Ephesians 2:8-9).It is through this final Covenant in Christ that we find these words,“Therefore, ifanyone is in Christ, this person is a new creation; the old things passed away; behold, newthings have come. (2 Corinthians 5:17)In addition to the historical timeline chart, I have added a presentation named the“Alpha & Omega” which is a brief outline and overview of some of the importantBiblical events we have discussed in chronological order. These add to our base ofclues and strengthen our understanding of the timeline that leads us to The End of theAge.
IF YOU UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE OF “GOD’S PROGRESSIVE COVEN ANTS” ASDESCRIBED IN THE BIBLE, YOU WILL BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE INTHE FINAL DAYS OF THE FINAL WEEK BEFORE J ESUS RETURNS, USHERING INTHE "GREAT AND TERRIBLE DAY OF THE LORD".
Chapter 11THE PREMILLENNIAL PRE-WRATH RAPTUREThere are several eschatological views of the End Time and The End of The Age. Themost traditional views, (which are in constant competition and conflict), are: Dispensational Premillennialism Historical Premillennialism Amillennialism PostmillennialismThe Traditional Pre-tribulation Raptureview says that the rapture willoccur before the beginning of a seven-year tribulation period,before thebreaking of the first tribulation seal.It describesthe second coming of J esus as occurringat the end of theTribulation period, that is, it will occur after the 7 Seal judgments, the 7Trumpet judgments and the 7 Bowl judgments.The Pre-tribulation Rapturedescribes the rapture as Jesus coming forthe church – then, Jesus’ second coming, as Him comingwiththe church.
The first three on this list adhere to the doctrine of the rapture and a fixed seven-yeartribulation period. Postmillennialism omits the rapture. The Pre-wrath Pre-Tribulation RaptureThere is another, more recent view, similar to the other four in that it is calledThePre-wrath Pre-Tribulation Rapture.which is also Premillennial. This view suggests thatthe Last Days began in our around AD 30 to AD 69. This is confirmed by Jesus andseveral Apostles inMatthew 24, Hebrews 1:2, Hebrews 9:26, Acts 2:14-17, 2 Timothy 3:1, 1Peter 1:20, 1 Peter 4:7, 2 Peter 3:3.(One of the first, most accurate, and most persistent advocates of the Pre-WrathRapture of the Church can be found atZion's Hope, with videos on this site.)Finally, in this 21st century, there are a few prominent Bible teachers who are nowarriving at this same conclusions (John Piper, and Corrie Ten Boom)The Pre-wrath Pre-Tribulation Raptureis the clearest explanation, by Jesus, ofTheDay of the Lordand the rapture.The Bible says, in plain language, that the rapture will occur after or during the6th tribulation seal. This view holds that the Great Tribulation (Matthew 24:21) or a Great Distress(Luke21:23) begins during the 6th seal, being Daniel's 70th week, when theAntichrist is revealed in the temple. This is not a "mid-tribulation view" becauseit occurs after or during the 6th Seal, but, well before the three- and one-half-year mark of the Great Tribulation. Again, this period is defined, in the Bible, as the Great Tribulation or the time ofGreat Distress as opposed to "the tribulation" which began as early as AD 60.
The danger of the first four Tribulation and Rapture views are that they leave thebeliever in an unprepared state for the Tribulation and the Rapture. They teach thatabeliever need to do nothing more than make a statement of faith,and he or she will escapeany and all of the Tribulation period. There is no further need for preparation,evangelism or 'enduring to the end', which are clearly spelled out in scriptures.The Pre-wrath Pre-Tribulation Raptureteaches that the tribulation period began in oraround AD 30 and tribulation seals 1 through 5 have been progressively broken to thisday and the effects are overlapping continuing and intensifying. We are near thebreaking of the 6th Tribulation Seal which marks the beginning of the Day of theWrath of the Lamb, the sealing of the 144,000 of Israel, the Rapture of the Church andthe pouring out of God's wrath on earth.The Pre-wrath Pre-Tribulation Raptureteaches that You must get ready and stay in a state of readiness, because we do not know theday or the hour of His return, but that if you did know "you would not haveallowed your house to be broken into". As a believer, you have responsibilities while you are waiting for Jesus' return.(If you die before His return, your efforts will be judged, later. Matthew 24:42 -Matthew 25:29.You must 'endure to the end' which, for believers, is the Great and Terrible Dayof the Lord, (a.k.a., the Wrath of the Lamb or the End of the Age).In support of the Pre-Wrath Rapture view, here's a quick scan of time and history as itrelates to the Bible. Read carefully, and study.
WARS AND RUMORS OF WARJesus says, inMatthew 24:6, “And you will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See thatyou are not alarmed, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end.”Jesus, in agreement with His statement in Matthew 24:6, again says in chapterRevelation chapter 6,“one who sat on a white horse had a bow; and a crown was given tohim, and he went out conquering and to conquer.“When J esus broke the second seal, the second living creature said, “Come!” And a red horse,went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to take peace from the earth, and thatpeople would kill one another; and a large sword was given to him.”There have been thousands upon thousands of wars and conflicts since the time ofChrist. Most notable for their scope and breadth are the Religious Crusades (1095 - 1291, Muslims vs Latin Church, almost 2 million dead), WWI (1914 - 1918, 17 million dead), and WW2 (1939 - 1945, over 70 million dead).Current wars and global conflicts, as of 2018 (link).“Wars and rumors of war” is nothing new. So, when Jesus says, in Matthew 24:6-8,“You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for thosethings must take place, but that is not yet the end. “For nation will rise against nation, andkingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes.“But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs."WHICH wars, rumors of wars, earthquakes and famines was Jesus referring to? Thosein AD 30? Those in AD69? Those later wars? The answer is, ‘No’. J esus was speaking
in the present about an unfolding present and future event. These wars, rumors of wars,earthquakes and famines were already occurring, have continued to occur and will increasewith intensity until the end!Look at it this way: When Hurricane Irma hit the U.S. it was a category 5 storm; AsIrma progressed up the peninsula of Florida, it became a category 4 storm; then as itentered Alabama it became a category 3 storm; and finally as it entered Georgia, Irmabecame a tropical storm; and later as it entered Tennessee, it became a rain event.To those in the various states which hurricane Irma entered, it would have appearedto them that Irma might have been 5 different storms, occurring consecutively; first aCategory 5 storm, then, a Category 4 storm, then, a Category 3 hurricane, then, aTropical storm, and, finally, a rain event.But if viewed “From Above”it was ONECONTINUOUS STORM, progressively unfolding to its conclusion
FAMINES AND EARTHQUAKESAgain, famines and earthquakes are nothing new in history. So, how do we determineTO WHICH famines and earthquakes was Jesus referring?Here is a continuing list of Famines: A list of global famines and a historical list ofglobal seismic activity.Compare what Jesus said, found in Matthew 24 and what John said in Revelation aboutthese matters. But that is not yet the end...all these things are merely the beginning of birthpangs. Wars and rumors of wars have been ongoing since the 1st century. The breaking of the 2nd Seal brings outright warfare on a Global Scale.We have now seen two world wars We have seen 'the sons of Ishmael' warring with 'the sons of Isaac' on a globalscale since the time of Christ.Once again, if we are not to endure these 'tribulations' why is J esus warning us to "endureto the end"?Matthew 24:15 tells us, "Therefore when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATIONwhich was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the readerunderstand),Verse 16: "Then those who are in J udea must flee to the mountains.
Verse 17: "Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in hishouse.Verse 18: "Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.Verse 19: "But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in thosedays!Verse 20: "But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath.Verse 21: "For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since thebeginning of the world until now, nor ever will.Verse 22: "Unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for thesake of the elect those days will be cut short."The Prophetic Word of God will be manifested in the physical realms of the heavensand the earth.There is one more important clue to the timing of the rapture and the beginning of theGreat Tribulation period found in2 Thessalonians 2:1 “Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, regarding the coming of ourLord J esus Christ and our gathering together to Him, verse 2, that you not be quicklyshaken from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit, or a message, or a letter as iffrom us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come.Verse 3. No one is to deceive you in any way! For it will not come unless the apostasycomes first,
and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, verse 4, who opposes andexalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship,so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God.”We can also see references to these events in Matthew 24 Revelation chapter 6.This is referring to the breaking of the 5thTribulation Seal.
Chapter 12THE 5THTRIBULATION SEALThe Apostasy, Martyrs, The Peace Treaty, The AntichristBE ALERT: We are witnessing the early Events of the 5th Tribulation Seal, which willinclude:o The Great Apostasy, falling away from the faith in Christo A great persecution of Christians,o The signing of a peace treaty between Israel and her enemies.o The revealing of the man of perditionRevelation 6:9tells us, "When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar thesouls of those who had been slain because of the word of God, and because of the testimonywhich they had maintained;Verse 10. "And they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true,will You refrain from judging and avenging our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”
Verse 11. "And there was given to each of them a white robe; and they were told that theyshould rest for a little while longer, until the number of their fellow servants and theirbrethren who were to be killed even as they had been, would be completed also."I was having a conversation with a Christian friend and during our talk, he made thesefour points:1. "I believe the return of Jesus is near".2. "I am looking forward to the rapture".3. "I believe the tribulation will begin as soon as the rapture happens".4. "The antichrist will appear after the rapture and give the Mark of the Beast".When I asked him to elaborate by telling me where he gets his information, he said,"From the Bible".So, I pressed him a little, and asked "where in the Bible". And, he answers with "TheBook of Revelation and elsewhere".I decided to go to the 'full court press' and asked, "Yes, but, exactly where? And why doyou believe what you have said?"A bit exasperated, he responded with, "This is what I have always heard. It's what mypastor says. Read it for yourself".I have had this same conversation with scores of well-meaning Christians, and italways ends the same way, "Someone else told me", but they cannot find it in scripturesor they find a reference and 'interpolate'.
Well,I have read it for myself- over and over for the last 10 years - I have studiedeschatological matters and re-studied them, and used "good Bible study techniquesand methods", and here is what I found (for the 'umpteenth time'):PART I. WHEN "THE LAST DAY S" BEGAN - AROUN D AD 30 to AD 60Hebrews 1:2, says,“In these last dayshas spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointedheir of all things, through whom also He made the world.Hebrews 9:26, says, "For then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since thefoundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for allat the end of the agesto put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.The Book of Hebrews was written around AD 60. The reference to The End of theAge, therefore, was around AD 60. This is an important ‘timeline clue’. I havewritten here, in red for your convenience.Acts 2:14, says, “But Peter, taking his stand with the eleven, raised his voice anddeclared to them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known toyou and give heed to my words. 15“For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, for itis only the third hour of the day; 16but this is what was spoken of through the prophetJoel:17‘AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAY S,’ God says,‘THAT I WILL POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT ON ALL MANKIND;AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY,AND YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONS,AND YOUR OLD MEN SHALL DREAM DREAMS;
The Book of Acts was written around AD 60. The reference to The End of the Age,therefore, was around AD 60. This is an important ‘timeline clue’. I have writtenhere, in red for your convenience.2 Timothy 3:1, says, “But realize this, thatin the last daysdifficult times will come. 2For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedientto parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, withoutself-control, brutal, haters of good, 4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers ofpleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 holding to a form of godliness, although they havedenied its power; Avoid such men as these.The Book of 2 Timothy was written around AD 60. The reference to The End of theAge, therefore, was around AD 60. This is an important ‘timeline clue’. I havewritten here, in red for your convenience.1 Peter 1:20, says, "He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was mademanifestin the last timesfor the sake of you".1 Peter 4:7, says, "The end of all things is at hand;therefore, be self-controlled andsober-minded for the sake of your prayers. 8 Above all, keep loving one anotherearnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. 9 Show hospitality to one anotherwithout grumbling.2 Peter 3:3 “Know this first of all, thatin the last daysmockers will come with theirmocking, following after their own lusts, 4and saying, “Where is the promise of Hiscoming?”The Books of 1stand 2ndPeter were written around AD 60. The reference to The Endof the Age, therefore, was around AD 60. This is an important ‘timeline clue’. I have
written here, in red for your convenience. The "LAST DAY S" began with the 1stAdvent of Christ.PART II. WHEN WILL THESE THINGS HAPPENMatthew 24:3 “tells us, "As J esus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came toHim privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign ofYour coming, and of the end of the age?”Verse 4. "And J esus answered and said to them, “See to it that no one misleads you.Verse 5. “For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will mislead many.Verse 6. “You will be hearing of (1) wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened,for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end.Verse 7. “For (2) nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and invarious places there will be (3) famines and (4) earthquakes.Verse 8. “But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs (another term for"tribulation").Verse 9. “Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hatedby all nations because of My name.” (5th Tribulation Seal)III. WHEN IS J ESUS COMING BACK?2 Thessalonians 2:1 tells us, "Now concerning the coming of our Lord J esus Christ andour being gathered together to him (i.e., "raptured") we ask you, brothers,
Verse 2. "not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spokenword, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come.Verse 3. "Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, until therebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed (i.e., the antichrist),theson of destruction,Verse 4. "who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship,so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.Verse 5. "Do you not remember that when I was still with you, I told you these things?Verse 6. "And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time.Verse 7. "For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains itwill do so until he is out of the way.Verse 8. "And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord J esus will kill withthe breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming."IV. WHAT'S N EXT?Every event and all the prophecies regarding Jesus' 2nd Coming and the coming Greatand Terrible Day of the Lord have been fulfilled up through the 5th tribulation seal -except for the revealing of the Antichrist and the rapture of the saints.
Chapter 13COME REASON WITH MEWe have discussed the creation of the heavens and the earth, the existence of God, theBible, Bible prophecy, three types of historical timelines to the present day and cluesin the Bible about the purpose and significance of The Great Deluge, (a.k.a., Noah’sFlood), the Tower of Babel and God’s Covenant Promises.I have tried to point out that all these and other events in the Bible, and in history,show that we are moving inexorably toward some kind of epic event, a conclusion ofthis age. All major events in our current day and in the days to come, are beingaffected in dramatic ways by this evolution in time. Some of these events areperplexing, some are dangerous, bordering on catastrophic. In any case, the world ischanging in ways many would never expect.
It would seem possible that our world is being transformed, changed or, ‘evolving’ to anew stage or level of existence. Whether it is a new age of technology, discovery andenlightenment or, as the Bible states, God will create a new heaven and a new earthwithout evil, eternally good and in the presence of God, is yet to be seen. It seems thatfor now, however, that the evidence is stacking in favor of the Spiritual.I will now, first, attempt to weave together the Bible prophecies which have, (1),already unfolded with, (2), the historical records. I will also attempt to identify relevantworld events which coincide with and are concurrent with prophecies which are yet-to-be fulfilled. I will also do my best to stay within the bounds of historical accuracy,sound reason, accepted Biblical methods and principles of study and accuracy.I will attempt these things in order to discover and reasonably conclude if Bibleprophecy gives adequate and credible evidence of a coming cataclysm of the heavensand the earth which can be corroborated as a trajectory of past and present sequentialevents, leading to a future apocalyptic event. If these things prove reasonable, then wecan proceed with confidence that, as the Bible says, God will also create and inhabit anew heaven and a new earth, perfect in every sense.We will also explore our place on that time scale, both eschatologically and throughnatural and physical scientific reports. We will also review what these should look likebased on what we find and how can navigate these exciting but extremely dangerousdays.
THE CONSTRUCT AND PROGRESSIONFIRST: The ‘construct and progression’ of these events, throughout all of secular andBiblical history, have been developing through(1.) SOCIAL EVOLUTION,(2.) DEVLOPMENT OF NATURE,(3.) GOD’S INTERVENTION, and,(4.) POLITICAL CONSTRUCTS.SECONDLY: We have also discussed three harbingers of the predicted “Latter Days”,also known as, “The Last Days” or the “End This Age”, all of which developed andfollowed this same progression:THIRDLY:1. THE GREAT FLOOD, (a.k.a., “NOAH’S FLOOD”), which began as a socialdisorder brought on by sin and wickedness, followed by God’s intervention.That period was followed by natural consequences, (the deluge and the flood),which eventually led to a socio-political system, uniting people in the knownworld to build the Tower of Babel.2. THE TOWER OF BABEL, began as a social plan to bring the known world intoone community, which lead to God’s intervention followed by naturalconsequences of collapse and chaos and a reordering of global political systems.
3. THE COVENANTS, began with God creating a social contract with Israel andultimately social contracts with all people. God’s intervention lead to socialorder which created a natural and political order. The Torah and The Biblegave us social spiritual and political blueprints and the final, “New Covenant”gave the world a Spiritual solution for sin, chaos, death and disorder thoughthe Messiah, Jesus Christ. It also led to the creation of the Nation of Israel, andas the Bible says, “And the government shall be on His shoulders”.It is by following these patterns of development and progression, we will create ourmosaic, our map of things to come and we may learn how we can respond, endure andsurvive.
Chapter 14#1 – THE SOCIAL ORDERWHERE IS IT GOING?“J ust as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; and He will put the sheep on Hisright, but the goats on the left.”A study in sociology is not necessary to know that here have been thousands, if notmillions, of social constructs since mankind was placed on this earth. The variationsare mind boggling. Some have been successful and others have been abject failureswhen measured by the standard of human benefit.The various outcomes of the myriad of social systems have been affected by manyconditions ranging from the natural phenomenon to self-indulgence. But no conditionhas had a greater impact on our world than what the Bible calls ‘sin’.
A careful reading and study on the creation of man, ‘the fall of mankind’ and hisdescent into chaos must lead the reader to recognize that most, if not all of our socialills, ensuing dilemmas and human tragedies emanate from this condition called ‘sin’.The origins, the etymology, of the word ‘sin’, is as instructive as it is interesting. OldTestament Hebrew, defines the word ‘sin’ as ‘chata’, pronounced, ‘khaw-taw', andmeans “to miss or to go wrong, to sin”.The New Testament Greek word for ‘sin’ is ‘hamartia’, pronounced, ‘ham-ar-tee'-ah’,and means, to sin, a forfeiture because ofmissing the mark; it is the brand of sin thatemphasizes itsself-originated,self-empowered nature.Both definitions and usages of the word, include the phrase, ‘to miss the mark’. Inother words,sin is to miss the mark of God’s planned perfection.The Christian Apostle Saint Paul, as recorded in Romans chapter 7, realized that sin, orevil, is present within all of us and causes all of us to‘miss the mark’of God’s Perfection,or to fail. Most, if not all of our social ills and ensuing dilemma emanate from thiscondition.Man was made with a ‘dubious character’ with an inclination to sin. This was part ofGod’s grand design in the creation of mankind. Paul realized that this sin was ‘holdinghim prisoner’ and that he was in desperate need of help and to be set free. (SeeRomans 7:21-24)
So, we have seen that, according to the Biblical record, God created mankind with theproclivity to fail, that is, to sin. On the other hand, the Bible tells us that God’s plan isfor perfection.I said at the beginning of this book, I am not a philosopher, I am not superstitious and Iknow little-to-nothing about existentialism. So, I cannot even imagine why God’sGrand Design reflects any concept of Dualism, a theory that considers reality toconsist of two irreducible elements or modes or the quality or state of being dual or ofhaving a dual nature. A view of that human beings, are constituted of two irreducibleelements such as matter and spirit, good and evil.The concept of Dualism is that that there are two separate entities, good and evil,which are equally powerful, “Christian” dualism, God represents the good entity andSatan represents the evil entity.However, in Christianity, the truth is that even though Satan has some power, he is noequal to God Almighty, for he was created by God as an angel before he rebelled. Good,represented by God Almighty, is the most powerful force in the universe withoutexception. Evil, represented by Satan, is a lesser force that is no match for good. Evilwill be defeated every time in any head-to-head match with good, for God Almighty,the essence of good, is all-powerful, whereas evil, represented by Satan, is not.Whenever any doctrine portrays good and evil as two equal opposing forces, thatdoctrine contradicts the Biblical scriptural position that good, represented by GodAlmighty, is the dominant power in the universe. Since Satan was not, and never willbe, equal to God, any doctrine that says he is can be marked as a false doctrine. (Thefact that Satan was thrown out of heaven for trying to rise above God does not mean
Satan has given up trying to be equal or superior to God, as evidenced by the basictenets of “dualism” that have come down largely throughthe philosophical stem ofhuman wisdom.)There can be no true ‘dualism’ existing in any corner of our universe. There is only onepower that is overriding, and that power is God Almighty as revealed to us in the Bible.According to the scriptural evidence, there is only one power that is omnipotent, nottwo. Thus, any doctrine of dualism which contends that there are two equal powersopposing each other (good and evil) is false.THE CONFLICTAbsent “true dualism in nature”, there is, however, a self-evident conflict. A tensionand a struggle between good and evil, life and death and a conflict between God andSatan.(Again, I say, I will not debate the philosophers about the meaning of ‘good and evil’ or‘life and death’. Those things are self-evident and any further discussion about themare nothing but a tangled web of confusion and personal opinions by the high-minded.Lies and deceit.)This on-going conflict can be seen from the time of creation, in the Garden of Eden,through the casting down of Lucifer and his rebellious angels from heaven, to theconflicts between the sons of Abraham, Isaac and Ishmael. We read about Angelic anddemonic conflicts in the spiritual realms manifesting in earthly terms and we readabout the great Crusades, a conflict between Christianity and Islamic forces. Thesetypes of conflicts continue and exist today.
Chapter 6 of the book of Ephesians tells us, “For our struggle is not against flesh andblood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of thisdarkness, against the spiritualforcesof wickedness in the heavenlyplaces.” Thesestruggles then manifest in our natural bodies.The Bible tells us that the complexity, the frequency and the intensity of this conflictand struggle will increase as we approach the climax of “The Last Days” and the “Endof This Age”.The two choices are becoming clear: God’s way or man’s ways.One of man’s ways of organizing a society goes by the name of Socialism. It is a systemin which major industries are owned and controlled by the government rather than byindividual people and companies. It is a system of society or group living in whichthere is no private property and is a system or condition of society in which the meansof production are owned and controlled by the state. Finally, and in brief, it is a stageof society in Marxist theory, that is, the principles of class division of society and classstruggle where society has ‘oppressors’ and ‘the oppressed’. The oppressed areeventually bound to revolt and build a new society and economy.Socialism is the transitional point between capitalism and communism anddistinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work doneAccording to Marx, socialism is a stage on the way to communism, which is the moreadvanced stage of human organization not yet achieved in China or the Soviet Union,even according to Lenin,Stalinand Mao. Many calling themselves socialist would liketo stop with the nationalization of the means of production and not move on to
communism. They also often oppose the "dictatorship of the proletariat" in the name ofdemocracy.SOCIALISM and CommunismThe quick 'n' easy way to remember the difference between Socialism andCommunism is: Socialism is "from each according to their ability, to each according totheir DEEDS," whereas Communism is "from each according to their ability to eachaccording to their NEEDS."Socialism is the stage between Capitalism and Communism. It builds upon theprevious system (Capitalism) by nationalizing the "means of production" (i.e.,corporations, resources, banks, etc.), but not by making everyone equal.The Social Gospel: The 21st CenturyIn the United States, the Social Gospel is still influential in mainline Protestantdenominations such as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the PresbyterianChurch USA, the United Church of Christ, and the United Methodist Church; it seemsto be growing in the Episcopal Church as well, especially with that church's effort tosupport the ONE Campaign. In Canada, it is widely present in the United Church andin the Anglican Church. Social Gospel elements can also be found in many service andrelief agencies associated with Protestant denominations and the Catholic Church inthe United States. It also remains influential among Christian socialist circles inBritain in the Church of England, Methodist and Calvinist movements. In Catholicism,
liberation theology has similarities to the Social Gospel. In the Anglican Church, thesocial gospel has found expression in pacifism.Christian Socialism - (From Wikipedia)Christian socialism generally refers to those on the Christian left whose politics areboth Christian and socialist and who see these two philosophies as being interrelated.This category can include Liberation theology and the doctrine of the social gospel.The term "Christian Socialism" is used in this sense by organizations such as theChristian Socialist Movement (CSM), a specifically Christian grouping affiliated withthe British Labor Party.Christian socialists draw parallels between what some have characterized as theegalitarian and anti-establishment message of Jesus, who — according to ChristianGospel — spoke against the religious authorities of his time, and the egalitarian, anti-establishment, and sometimes anti-clerical message of most contemporary socialisms.Some Christian Socialists have gone as far as to become active Communists(seeChristian communism).Let us now examine the question of the relationship of Christianity with Communismmore precisely, to that particular form of communism which has now appeared as anattempt to realize the ideas of socialism. This form of communism emerged in historyas a sworn and bitter enemy of Christianity. For its part, Christianity recognizes it ascompletely alien and inimical with itself. (fromhttp://www.orthodoxphotos.com/readings/law/christianity.shtml)
The history of the Church in apostolic times reveals that, in those times, it had its ownChristian form of ‘communism’, which was actually ‘communalism’. The faithful heldeverything common, as the Acts of the Apostles says. Even now, this Christiancommunalism exists in the form of Koenobitic monasticism. Both the concept andreality of communal property is a bright, idealistically elevated type of Christian inter-relationship, examples of which have always existed in the Orthodox Church.How great is the difference between such Christian communalism and Sovietcommunism! One is as far from the other as the heavens are from the earth. Christiancommunalism is not an independent self-motivated goal to which Christianity mightstrive. Rather, it is an inheritance bred of that spirit of love by which the Church hasbreathed from the first. Moreover, Christian communalism is totally voluntary. No onesays, "Give us what is yours, it belongs to us," rather, Christians themselves sacrificedso that"none of them considered any of their possessions to be their own."The communalism of property in Soviet communism is a self-motivated goal whichmust be attained no matter what the consequences and regardless of anyconsiderations. The builders of this type of communism are attaining it by purelyviolent means, not balking at any measure, even the slaughter of all those who do notagree... The bases of this communism are not freedom, as in Christian communism,but force; not sacrificial love, but envy and hatred.In its struggle against religion, Soviet communism goes to such excesses that itexcludes even that most elementary justice which is recognized by everyone. In itsclass ideology, Soviet communism tramples on all justice. The object of its work is notthe common weal of all the citizens of the state, but only the interests of a single class.All the remaining state and social groupings of citizens are "thrown overboard,"
outside the care and protection of the communist government. The ruling class has noconcern for them.Socialism and Communism are the anathema of Christianity. The two cannot coexistwith the third. They are incompatible. One must survive and the other must cease toexist.The Christian doctrine of eschatology teaches the complete eradication of Socialism,Communism and their adherents.Quotes on Communism by influential people:"Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war orcorruption, or both."- J ohn F. Kennedy"Communism is inequality, but not as property is. Property is exploitation of the weak bythe strong. Communism is exploitation of the strong by the weak."- Pierre J osephProudhon"A common danger tends to concord. Communism is the exploitation of the strong by theweak. In Communism, inequality comes from placing mediocrity on a level with excellence."- Pierre J oseph ProudhonFor us in Russia communism is a dead dog. For many people in the West, it is still aliving lion."- Alexander Solzhenitsyn"When we hang the capitalists, they will sell us the rope we use."- J oseph Stalin
"Let's not talk about Communism. Communism was just an idea, just pie in the sky."- BorisYeltsin"Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy."-Mao Zedong"I am a communist because I believe that the Communist idea is a state form ofChristianity."- Alexander ZhuravlyovDuring his 1945 election campaignWinston Churchill statedthat:...a socialist policy is abhorrent to the British ideas of freedom. Socialism isinseparably interwoven with totalitarianism and the object worship of the state. Itwill prescribe for every one where they are to work, what they are to work at, wherethey may go and what they may say. Socialism is an attack on the right to breathefreely. No socialist system can be established without a political police. They wouldhave to fall back on some form of Gestapo, no doubt very humanely directed in thefirst instance....a socialist policy is abhorrent to the British ideas of freedom.Socialism is inseparably interwoven with totalitarianism andthe object worship of the state. It will prescribe for every onewhere they are to work, what they are to work at, where they maygo andwhat they may say. Socialism is an attack on the right to breathefreely.
No socialist system can be established without a political police.They would have to fall back on some form of Gestapo, no doubtvery humanely directed in the first instance"Communism emerged in history as a sworn and bitter enemy of Christianity. For itspart, Christianity recognizes it as completely alien and inimical with itself."A FINAL NOTE: When addressing the outcomes of the two sides ofperceived dualism, I prefer to use the standard as outlined in the Bibleand reflected in the American Declaration of Independence to describethe ‘Good’. To Wit:IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of AmericaWhen in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people todissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and toassume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station towhich the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respectto the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes whichimpel them to the separation.We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, thatthey are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, thatamong these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to securethese rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just
powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any Form ofGovernment becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People toalter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundationon such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shallseem most likely to affect their Safety and Happiness.(for the full text andthe entire document, click this link: The Declaration of Independence.)IF YOU UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE, CONSTRUCT AND PROGESSION OF THESOCIAL ORDER, OF AS DESCRIBED IN THE BIBLE AND CONSTRATED WITHHUMANISM, SOCIALISM AND ALL ITS VARIANTS, YOU WILL BEGIN TOUNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE IN THE FINAL DAYS OF THE FINAL WEEK BEFOREJ ESUS RETURNS, USHERING IN THE "GREAT AND TERRIBLE DAY OF THE LORD".
Chapter 15A NEW WORLD ORDERhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP1WUtWM2EcThe Bible tells us of a time when world events will collide in a world-wide cataclysm.We are seeing, what appears to be, the final acts of that event in our day.The Bible warns of wars and rumors of wars, nations rising against nations,earthquakes, famines, drought, disease and death. We are warned of false Messiahs, ahorrific persecution of Christians, world-wide and a great falling away from the faith.(Matthew chapter 24 and Revelation chapters 6 & 7).All the things listed, have already occurred and are occurring, and in fact, have beenongoing, intensifying and overlapping, since the death and resurrection of Jesus, this is,
except for the Great Apostasy, a.k.a., the great falling away,but we now have signs thatthe Apostasy has begun.We are told that "AFTER THE TRIBULATION OF THOSE DAYS", that is, after thefirst FIVE SCROLL SEALS are broken, as described above (also, see the Matthewchapter 24 and Revelation chapters 6 and 7), the world will witness great cosmicdisturbances, as have never seen by mankind.During these times, the Bible (Daniel and Revelation) foretells of coming a WorldGovernment, headed by a highly intelligent and charismatic individual who is able tolead a great and fierce army, conquering many. He will be able to deceive many and todo miraculous deeds, and will take control of a worldwide empire and the lives ofevery person on earth.THE GREAT GLOBAL RESET‘THE GREAT RESET’
A slick and powerful, multifaceted global government propaganda cabal, is pushingTHE SOCIALIST AGENDA ACROSS THE GLOBE. (The Capitalist, Published June 26,2020 (Excerpt))“Quietly, while the coronavirus pandemic distracted the world, a group of liberal “keyglobal governmental and business leaders” met in Switzerland and planned the next coupd’état to take over the global economy. Many call it The Great Reset. It also means“dangerous times for those who support individual liberties and free markets.”The World Economic Forum will hold a summit next year to further their initiative.According to them, “The Great Reset is a commitment to jointly and urgently build thefoundations of our economic and social system for a more fair, sustainable and resilientfuture. It requires a new social contract centered on human dignity, social justice and wheresocietal progress does not fall behind economic development.”"What it's really trying to accomplish is using the coronavirus pandemic as a cover. They’reaiming for a renewed push for socialism and climate change initiatives.”
The New American - Europe » UN-Backed “Great Reset” to Usher in New World Order,July 15, 2020, Alex Newman, (Excerpt)“Get ready for a lot less freedom and prosperity, and a lot more government — at least ifthe elites get their way. After peddling coronavirus lockdowns that crushed the economyand funding riots that terrorized the public under the guise of fighting “systemic racism,”Deep State globalists are stepping in to offer their proposed “solution” to the crises theythemselves unleashed: A “Great Reset” to transform the world and everything in it,supposedly for the benefit of the masses, but really for the benefit of the ruling classes.“Top leaders of Big Business, Big Globalism, and Big Government worldwide — includingroyalty and mass-murdering communist tyrants — are jumping on the bandwagon. Buteven before the scheme is fully outlined and understood, resistance is growing quickly.“Every country, from the United States to China, must participate, and every industry,from oil and gas to tech, must be transformed,” added Schwab, calling for even “strongerand more effective” government. “We must build entirely new foundations for our economicand social systems.” And there is no other choice but to submit, he and others declared."“In short, what remains of the tattered free-market system is set to be tossed out —along with the vibrant middle class it sustained. In its place will rise technocraticgovernance based on nebulous “social” and “environmental” goals set by thetechnocrats.”https://youtu.be/Hx3DhoLFO4shttps://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/11/8-predictions-for-the-world-in-2030/
INTRODUCINGTHE GREAT RESETWorld Leaders' radical plan to transform the economy, by J ustin Haskins - Beating Backthe Great Reset.“For decades, progressives have attempted to use climate change to justify liberal policychanges. But their latest attempt - a new proposal called the "Great Reset" - is the mostambitious and radical plan the world has seen in more than a generation.“At a virtual meeting earlier in J une hosted by the World Economic Forum, some of theplanet's most powerful business leaders, government officials and activists announced aproposal to "reset" the global economy. Instead of traditional capitalism, the high-profilegroup said the world should adopt more socialistic policies, such as wealth taxes, additionalregulations and massive Green New Deal-like government programs."Every country, from the United States to China, must participate, and every industry, fromoil and gas to tech, must be transformed," wrote Klaus Schwab, the founder and executive
chairman of the World Economic Forum, in an article published on World EconomicForum's website. "In short, we need a 'Great Reset' of capitalism.“Although many details about the Great Reset won't be rolled out until the World EconomicForum meets in Davos in J anuary 2021, the general principles of the plan are clear: Theworld needs massive new government programs and far-reaching policies comparable tothose offered by American socialists such as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) in their Green New Deal plan.“Or, put another way, we need a form of socialism - a word the World Economic Forum hasdeliberately avoided using, all while calling for countless socialist and progressive plans.”Now you have an idea how the U.S. National Institute of Health help fund Chineseresearch on the Corona Virus, which was ‘accidentally leaked’ from a lab in communistWu Han, China, gave the Democrat party in America and Globalist-Marxists aroundthe world, a gift of sorts. An opportunity and an avenue to promote and acceleratetheir efforts create, politicized, weaponized and manipulate a ‘pandemic’ for Globalist-Marxists goals. Now you know more about what this so-called Corona Virus pandemicis really all about.And now, perhaps you can better understandwhat is meant by, ‘How and why The Tower ofBabel is being rebuilt
Chapter 16THE 21STCENTURYTOWER OF BABEL REBUILTAgenda 21United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (U.N.C.E.D. 1992)Agenda 21 is a comprehensive plan of action to be taken globally, nationally and locallyby organizations of the United Nations System, Governments, and Major Groups inevery area in which human impacts on the environment. (A cover for populationcontrol and a One World autocratic governance).Agenda 21, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, and the Statementof principles for the Sustainable Management of Forests were adopted by more than178 Governments at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development(U.N.C.E.D.) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 3 to 14 June 1992.The Commission on Sustainable Development (C.S.D.) was created in December 1992to ensure effective follow-up of U.N.C.E.D., to monitor and report on implementationof the agreements at the local, national, regional and international levels.
Where did it originate?Produced by the United Nations World Commission on Environmental andDevelopment, authored by Gro Harlem Brundtland, VP of the World Socialist Party,the term Sustainable Development was first introduced to the world in the pages of a1987 report (Our Common Future).The term was first offered as official U.N. policy in 1992, in a document called UNSustainable Development Agenda 21, issued at the U.N.’s Earth Summit, today referredto simply as Agenda 21.The full implementation of Agenda 21, the Program for Further Implementation ofAgenda 21 and the Commitments to the Rio principles, were strongly reaffirmed at theWorld Summit on Sustainable Development (W.S.S.D.) held in Johannesburg, SouthAfrica from 26 August to 4 September 2002. The actual and basic goals of the UnitedNation's Agentda-21 and the W.S.S.D are hidden behind the stated goals of, which willbe reaffirmed at a world summit in 2022.What is Sustainable Development?According to its authors, the objective of sustainable development is to integrateeconomic, social and environmental policies in order to achieve reduced consumption,social equity, and the preservation and restoration of biodiversity. "Sustainablists"insist that every societal decision be based on environmental impact, focusing on threecomponents; global land use, global education, and global population control andreduction.
Social Equity, Economic Diversity.Staying true to form, Agenda 21 describes "Social Justice" as the right and opportunityof all people to benefit equally from the resources afforded us by society and theenvironment.” They go on to say that "Redistribution of wealth.Private property is asocial injustice, since not everyone can build wealth from it. National sovereignty is asocial injustice." Universal health care is a social justice. All part of Agenda 21 policy.If you ever wondered where the American Democrat Party got its party platforms, nowyou know. They and their platform are Marxist and Communist. The enemy of America,in the White House and in control of Congress.WHY THE BIG PUSH TO USE ALL THE COVID-19 VACCINATIONS?Public Private Partnerships (P.P.P.) are special dealings between government andcertain chosen corporations which get tax breaks, grants and the government’s powerof Eminent Domain to implement sustainable policy. Government-sanctionedmonopolies.Some 'private sector initiatives' benefiting from Public Private Partnerships (P.P.P.) areSmart Growth, Wild Lands Project, Resilient Cities, Regional Visioning Projects, STARSustainable Communities, Green jobs, Green Building Codes, “Going Green,”Alternative Energy, Local Visioning, facilitators, regional planning, historicpreservation, conservation easements, development rights, sustainable farming,comprehensive planning, growth management, and others, which are liberalprogressive programs initiated to implement the United Nation's Agenda-21 programsof ultimately creating a One World Government..
Shaping Minds around Sustainable DevelopmentAs a global ideology, young minds must be indoctrinated. A U.N. initiated curricula hasbeen launched worldwide. In the US, it is based on principles found in the Educationfor Sustainable Development ToolkitMost importantly, this curriculum is centered on removing analytics, reason , and,cause and effect. Higher levels of education are not sustainable. From the Educationfor Sustainable Development Toolkit:“Generally, more highly educated people, who have higher incomes, consume more resourcesthan poorly educated people, who tend to have lower incomes. In this case, more educationincreases the threat to sustainabilityIn the case of the United States, more education has not led to sustainability. Clearly,simply educating the citizenry to higher levels is not sufficient for creating sustainablesocieties. The challenge is to raise the education levels without creating an ever-growingdemand for resources and consumer goods and the accompanying production ofpollutants.”This is the 21stCentury version of the communist’s ‘re-education camps’ promotingthe ‘dumbing down’ of America.WHO IS BEHIND IT ALL?I.C.L.E.I. – Local Governments for Sustainability (formally, International Council forLocal Environmental Initiatives). Communities like Cary pay I.C.L.E.I. dues to provide“local” community plans, software, training, etc. Addition groups include AmericanPlanning Council, The Renaissance Planning Group, International City/ CountyManagement Group, aided by U.S. Mayors Conference, National Governors Association,
National League of Cities, National Association of County Administrators and manymore private organizations and official government agencies. Foundation andgovernment grants drive the process.What provides authority?More than 178 nations, including the United States, adopted the United Nations Agenda21 as official policy during a signing ceremony at the Earth Summit. US presidentGeorge H.W. Bush signed the document for the US. In signing, each nation pledge toadopt the goals of Agenda 21. In 1995, President Bill Clinton, in compliance withAgenda 21, signed Executive Order #12852, effectively bypassing Congress, to createthe President’s Council on Sustainable Development in order to “harmonize” U.S.environmental policy with U.N. directives as outlined in Agenda 21. The executiveorder directed all agencies of the Federal Government to work with state and localcommunity governments in a joint effort “reinvent” government using the guidelinesoutlined in Agenda 21. We are under an illegal (international) law, ruling and dictatingour future.Here is a comprehensive list of the U.S. Cities operating as surrogates for theAmerican Democrat implemented, Socialist takeover of America: Local U.S. State andCity Governments for Sustainability. For additional detail and further reading, go tothe website: Downtown Cary.
Chapter 17THE NATURAL ORDERCHARLES SAYS“NO!”The course and development of nature is important in following our timeline of eventsfrom creation to the End of the Age in order to discover and reasonably conclude,(1). If Bible prophecy gives adequate and credible evidence of a coming cataclysm ofthe heavens and the earth which can be corroborated as a trajectory of past andpresent sequential events, leading to a future apocalyptic event, and(2). To determine if God actually exists and is the Creator, otherwise we are trulycareening though time and space with no direction, no meaning and no hope, and,(3). To determine why the Globalist-Marxist movement insists on aggressivelypromoting climate initiatives ahead of democracy and human rights initiatives.
If we are right, that the Globalist-Marxist and United Nation’s agenda includesmischaracterizing and politicizing climate change to achieve their goals of worlddomination (see Agenda 2030), then we can proceed with confidence with what theBible says.The Bible says the climate is changing according to God’s predetermined plan to suitHis agenda which is to exact judgement on the earth through nature. It is God’s statedintent, after judging the earth and its inhabitants, to destroy the existing heavens andearth and to create and inhabit a new heaven and a new earth - perfect in every sense.We are exploring our place on that time scale, both eschatologically and throughnatural and physical scientific reports. We are reviewing what these should look likebased on what we find and how can navigate these exciting but extremely dangerousdays.At the root of the long running debate, which is more like a war, raging over creationversus evolution is a denial of and an attack on the existence of God. In other words,did God create the heavens, the earth and everything in the earth, or did everythingjust appear and evolve into what we see today? The Communist manifesto statesclearly that any concept of God cannot exist for Global Marxism to survive.Men like Charles Darwin, (1809-1882), and Carl Sagan, (1934-1986 ), have vehementlyproposed and propounded the theory of evolution as superior to, and if fact, in place ofthe Biblical account of creation. So vehement are they, that the debate has become afull-scale assault on God, Christianity and the Bible.
As we have previously stated, the ‘construct and progression’ of these events,throughout all of secular and Biblical history, have been framed by:(1.) SOCIAL EVOLUTION,(2.) THE COURSE AND DEVELOPMENT OF NATURE,(3.) GOD’S INTERVENTION,(4.) POLITICAL CONSTRUCTS.We have briefly covered the concept of Social Evolution, now we will review TheDevelopment of Nature, and we will start with Evolution, the darling of the Globalist-Marxist:(Blue italicized text on this page is an excerpt taken from AllAboutScience.org)Darwin's Theory of Evolution is the widely held notion that all life is related and hasdescended from a common ancestor: the birds and the bananas, the fishes and the flowers -- all related. Darwin's general theory presumes the development of life from non-life andstresses a purely naturalistic (undirected) "descent with modification". That is, complexcreatures evolve from more simplistic ancestors naturally over time. In a nutshell, asrandom genetic mutations occur within an organism's genetic code, the beneficial mutationsare preserved because they aid survival -- a process known as "natural selection." Thesebeneficial mutations are passed on to the next generation. Over time, beneficial mutationsaccumulate and the result is an entirely different organism (not just a variation of theoriginal, but an entirely different creature).
Darwin's Theory of Evolution is a slow gradual process. Darwin wrote, "…Natural selectionacts only by taking advantage of slight successive variations; she can never take a great andsudden leap, but must advance by short and sure, though slow steps." [1] Thus, Darwinconceded that, "If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed, which could notpossibly have been formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications, my theory wouldabsolutely break down." [2] Such a complex organ would be known as an "irreduciblycomplex system". An irreducibly complex system is one composed of multiple parts, all ofwhich are necessary for the system to function. If even one part is missing, the entire systemwill fail to function. Every individual part is integral. [3] Thus, such a system could nothave evolved slowly, piece by piece. The common mousetrap is an everyday non-biologicalexample of irreducible complexity. It is composed of five basic parts: a catch (to hold thebait), a powerful spring, a thin rod called "the hammer," a holding bar to secure the hammerin place, and a platform to mount the trap. If any one of these parts is missing, themechanism will not work. Each individual part is integral. The mousetrap is irreduciblycomplex.“Darwin's Theory of Evolution is a theory in crisis in light of the tremendous advanceswe've made in molecular biology, biochemistry and genetics over the past fifty years. Wenow know that there are in fact tens of thousands of irreducibly complex systems on thecellular level. Specified complexity pervades the microscopic biological world. Molecularbiologist Michael Denton wrote, "Although the tiniest bacterial cells are incredibly small,weighing less than 10-12grams, each is in effect a veritable micro-miniaturized factorycontaining thousands of exquisitely designed pieces of intricate molecular machinery, madeup altogether of one hundred thousand million atoms, far more complicated than anymachinery built by man and absolutely without parallel in the non-living world.
“And we don't need a microscope to observe irreducible complexity. The eye, the ear and theheart are all examples of irreducible complexity, though they were not recognized as such inDarwin's day. Nevertheless, Darwin confessed, "To suppose that the eye with all itsinimitable contrivances for adjusting the focus to different distances, for admittingdifferent amounts of light, and for the correction of spherical and chromatic aberration,could have been formed by natural selection, seems, I freely confess, absurd in the highestdegree."
Chapter 18SCIENCE SAYS NOIS NATURE WARNING US? Red Alerts - Arctic Lands Grow Greener. Scientist Find Record Warm Water in Antarctica, Cause of Glacier Melt. Sea Level Rise could Reshape the United States, Trigger Migration. Climate researchers can now detect the fingerprint of global warming in dailyweather observations at the global scale.Groundwater depletion in America's West.Climate warming disrupts tree seed production.Climate warming speeding up earth's ocean currents.A worldwide push toward One World Government (Globalism).Worldwide anarchy, wars and rumors of war.Climate changes of historic proportions.Strange new and threatening diseases.Global Pandemics. Droughts, famines and increasing frequency of earthquakes.
With all that is going on in the news, it is easy to overlook a recent article appeared ona Fox News feed, (excerpts)“The Arctic is figuratively and literally on fire — it’s warming much faster than wethought it would in response to rising levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases inthe atmosphere, and this warming is leading to a rapid meltdown and increase in wildfires,”University of Michigan environmental school dean J onathan Overpeck, a climate scientist,said in an email."“The record warming in Siberia is a warning sign of major proportions,”Overpeck wrote."Persistently warm weather, especially if coupled with wildfires, causes permafrost to thawfaster, which in turn exacerbates global warming by releasing large amounts of methane, apotent greenhouse gas that’s 28 times stronger than carbon dioxide, said Katey WalterAnthony, a University of Alaska Fairbanks expert on methane release from frozen Arcticsoil."“Methane escaping from permafrost thaw sites enters the atmosphere and circulates aroundthe globe,” she said. “Methane that originates in the Arctic does not stay in the Arctic. It hasglobal ramifications.”"That seems to weaken and sometimes even stall the jet stream, meaning weathersystems such as those bringing extreme heat or rain can stay parked over places for days onend, Cohen said."FEAR-MONGERING or FACT?The weather channel has an article saying "A new study has found the Gulf Stream iscirculating at its slowest rate in at least 1,600 years, contradicting reports to the contrary.
Climate change is to blame for the slowdown, the study concluded.If the circulationstops completely, it would have catastrophic impacts on our weather."The article briefly states that "some scientists who weren't involved in the study agreedwith the findings, but others said a lack of data left them skeptical of the study. MITprofessor Carl Wunsch said the study's "assertions of weakening are conceivable, butunsupported by any data" in an interview with the AP."A separate study, also released in the journal "Nature", claims the 150-year slowdownof theAtlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, (AMOC). is a result of naturalchanges,not man-made climate change. But both conclude the slowdown is occurring,and it could impact our weather in the coming years."Most leftist Politicians, liberal politically-progressive scientists and meteorologists liketo blame humans and modern technology for the variations in the weather andclimatological changes, pronouncing these meteorological variations as a dooms-dayfor earth. The have alternately called it ‘global warming’ or ‘climate change’, predictingcatastrophic effects for the earth and humanity.Their solution, of course, is to limit technology, raise taxes, redistribute nation’swealth to underdeveloped countries, implement Socialist-Marxist ideologies andpractices of the U.N.’s “Agenda-2030”. It is the Socialist-Marxist’s grandest plan ofsubterfuge, deceit and lies.Because their doctrines and belief systems forbid it, they exclude two-thousand-year-old warnings from the Bible about the weather:
A 2000-YEAR-OLD WEATHER FORECAST:"Revelation 7:1, says, "After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth,holding back the four winds of the earth, so that no wind would blow on the earth or on thesea or on any tree."Here is an example ofthe manifest effects of the God’s judgment on the world, throughnatureand what would happen if the winds stopped blowing, (and the Bible says, at agiven and specific point, the winds are going to stop blowing):"It would rarely rain in inland locations (wind moves moist air over dry spots and falls asrain). All land not near a body of water would turn into a desert."There would be more extreme temperatures (the warm/cold air over the ground would notbe replaced by the steady temperature air of the oceans and seas)."The trade winds would no longer exist, and ocean stream currents would eventually stop.This would to serious climate changes. (The Gulf Stream keeps Europe warm).""After a few days the problem arrives. Without wind systems, warm, moist air won't movearound. Water might still evaporate, but it won't travel, meaning anywhere away from alarge body of water will dry up. Lakes might be alright as the evaporating water will fallback into them and the sea will be fine but anywhere else will get very dry, very quickly.Plants, animals and humans will slowly die from dehydration with most water inaccessibleas salt water or ice. Even if we survive this, the problems don't stop. The equator will nolonger shed its heat as quickly, so it will become very warm, mountains may remain coolenough to be habitable but nowhere else will. At the same time, the poles, deprived of heatfrom the equator, will freeze solid."
Chapter 19GOD SAYS - THE BIBLE SAYSTHE BIBLE IS ALSO WARNING USWhy is knowing the timing and sequence of a Biblical explanation of the tribulationperiod important in relation to a historical timeline. The answer is that it is becausehistorical events, both which have already occurred and those which are yet take place,(1), will be the direct results of Bible prophecy unfolding in this natural realm, and,(2), we will have a physical historical timeline which we can identify, and finally,(3), we will be greatly affected by these coming events and advanced knowledge ofthem and their approximate timing gives us the opportunity to respond as the Bibleteaches so we can endure and survive these calamitous and catastrophic events.
Matthew chapter 24 and Revelations chapters 6 through 16 of The New Testament ofthe Bible, tells of a period of time known by various names such as “The Tribulation”,“The Last Days or the “Latter Days”, and warns and gives great details of a comingperiod of Great Tribulation, cataclysmic in size and scope, both cosmic and terrestrialin nature, followed by “The End The Age”. (Also see Studylight.org; Also see Revelation19-22).This has been a great mystery throughout history. But it no long needs to be. Here isthe Tribulation Timeline, in summary (Pre-Wrath, Pretribulation):SectionA.1.The Last Days began in our around AD 30 to AD 69 as confirmed by Jesus and severalApostles inMatthew 24, Hebrews 1:2, Hebrews 9:26, Acts 2:14-17, 2 Timothy 3:1, 1 Peter 1:20,1 Peter 4:7, 2 Peter 3:3.(One of the first, most accurate, and most persistent advocates of the Pre-WrathRapture of the Church can be found atZion's Hope, with videos on this site).Finally, in this 21st century, there are a few prominent Bible teachers who are nowarriving at this same conclusions (John Piper, and Corrie Ten Boom).The opening of Tribulation Seal ONE began between AD 60 and AD 3000, and perhaps asearly as AD1. Seals ONE through FIVE have been broken, progressively, up until this day.We are now standing at the precipice of the breaking of 6th Tribulation Seal .Section A.2.With the breaking of the 6th Tribulation Seal we will see that THE SUN WILL BEDARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL
FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. “And then the sign of theSon of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and theywill see the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and greatglory. “And He will send forth His angels with A GREAT TRUMPET and THEY WILLGATHER TOGETHER His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.(Matthew 24:29-31 & Revelation 6:12-16)Section A.3.Sometime after the rapture of the church, which occurs at the 6th Seal, the Antichrist entersa treaty with Israel. This begins the seven-year tribulation.Section A.4.At the midpoint of the tribulation (1,260 days later), the Antichrist breaks the treaty,desecrates the temple, and begins to persecute the J ews.Section A.5.At the end of the tribulation (1,260 days after the desecration of the temple), J esus Christreturns to earth and defeats the forces of the Antichrist.Section A.6.During the next 30 days (leading up to 1,290 days after the desecration of the temple), Israelis rebuilt and the earth is restored.Section A.7.During the next 45 days (leading up to 1,335 days after the desecration of the temple), theGentile nations are judged for their treatment of Israel.
Section A.8.The dispensation of the millennium begins, and it will last for 1,000 years (Revelation 20:3,5– 6).Here is a more complete and detailed description of the Tribulation Timeline.Concern yourself with the first SIX SEALS.SectionB.1.The'tribulation period of birth pangs' (Matthew 24:8 & Revelation 6)begins with thebreaking of the 1st Tribulation Seal and continues through the 5th Tribulation Seal,during which time we will see theo Apostasy,o the great persecution of Christians,o the revealing of the man of perdition ando the signing of a peace treaty between Israel and her enemies.The 1st Seal of the tribulation was being broken just after the death and resurrection ofChrist and the succeeding seals (Seals 2 - 5) have been broken at various periods of timesince AD 30 and that we have now entered the time of the breaking 5th Tribulation Seal.J esus refers to this period, the breaking of the tribulation Seals ONE through FIVE as "thebeginning of the birth pangs",and He points out that "this is not yet the end".SectionB.2.Then, with the breaking of the 6th Tribulation Seal,THE GREAT AND TERRIBLE DAYOF THE LORD, THE GREAT TRIBULATION, BEGINS.(Matthew 24:29, & Revelation 6:12)
As witnessed by,Matthew 24:29"Immediately after the tribulation of those days THE SUNWILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARSWILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. verse 30. "And thenthe sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth willmourn, and they will see the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY withpower and great glory. verse 31. "And He will send forth His angels with A GREATTRUMPET, and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His elect from the four winds, fromone end of the sky to the other."SectionB.3.The "7 years of Great Tribulation", (also known as Daniel's 70th week,) begins with thebreaking of the 6th tribulation seal, and, will reach the mid-point of the tribulationperiod, (after 3.5 years) with the sounding of the6th Trumpet of the Great Tribulation.SectionB.4.Then, the Great Tribulation will end with the pouring out of the7 Bowls of Wrath.- THE TRIBULATION JUDGMENTS LEAD TO THE END OF THE AGE -Here is a short outline comparing Jesus' account of the Tribulation period both in theBook of Revelation and in the Book of Matthew:Revelation Ch. 6 - as corresponding to - Matthew Chapter 24The world has endured, and is enduring, the first 4 tribulation seals, and is now experiencingthe beginning of the 5th tribulation seal. Concern yourself with being ready before thebreaking of the Tribulation 6th Seal and the Great and Terrible day of the Lord!
the 1st Tribulation Seal - Global conquest and political intriguethe 2nd Tribulation Seal - Wars and Rumors of Warthe 3rd Tribulation Seal - Faminethe 4th Tribulation Seal - Deaththe 5th Tribulation Seal - Martyrs, persecution, Anti-Christ, falling awayThe Opening of the 6th Tribulation Seal is The BEGINNING OF the 7 years of "THEGREAT TRIBULATION" period.the 6th Tribulation Seal - Cosmic disturbances, blood moon, darkened sun Sealing of the 144,000The RaptureMultitude from the tribulation before the Throne of GodAll of these things and this historic time had been recorded, in various books of theBible and is foretold in great and frightening detail, particularly in the Book ofRevelation. You simply need the "eyes to see" and "the ears to hear".THE ENTIRE EARTH IS GROANING (link)."For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God.For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it,in hope that the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into thefreedom of the glory of the children of God.
“For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirthtogether until now. And not only this, but also, we ourselves, having the first fruits of theSpirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons,the redemption of our body. For in hope, we have been saved, but hope that is seen is nothope; for who hopes for what he already sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, withperseverance we wait eagerly for it." (Romans 8:19-25)
Chapter 20UPDATE TO AGENDA-21THE SOCIALIST-MARXIST(Click on Logo for “The Agenda”)What began as Agenda-21 (the “21” represents the 21stcentury), has developed intowhat is now known as Agenda-2030, and has brazenlystated it will have accomplishedall its Socialist utopian goals by the year 2030. It has and is achieving what the peoplecould not have imagined possible just a few decades ago.For the Christian or any serious student of prophecies, this could be considered as therebuilding of “The Tower of Babel”, an event recorded in the Bible, inGenesis 11:1-9, which tells about humanity as proposing, “Come, let’s build ourselves a city, and a towerwhose top will reach into heaven, and let’s make a name for ourselves; otherwise, we will bescattered abroad over the face of all the earth.” Now the Lord came down to see the city andthe tower which the men had built. And the Lord said, “Behold, they are one people, andthey all have the same language. And this is what they have started to do, and now nothingwhich they plan to do will be impossible for them.”
Few, if any, in the United Nation’s Globalist-Marxists movement wouldrecognize or admit their efforts are a continuation of the humanist effort toreplace God and become a god of their own design.The Tower of Babel, from the Christian perspective, is described in Genesis 11:1-9.After the Flood, God commanded humanity to "increase in number and fill the earth"(Genesis 9:1).Humanity decided to do the exact opposite,“Then they said, ‘Come, let usbuild ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make aname for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth’” (Genesis11:4). Humanity decided to build a great city and all congregate there. They decided tobuild a gigantic tower as a symbol of their power, to make a name for themselves(Genesis 11:4). This tower is remembered as the Tower of Babel.In response, God confused the languages of humanity so that they could no longercommunicate with each other (Genesis 11:7). The result was that people congregatedwith other people who spoke the same language, and then went together and settled inother parts of the world (Genesis 11:8-9). God confused the languages at the Tower ofBabel to enforce His command for humanity to spread throughout the entire world.Four thousand two-hundred years after the Tower of Babel,the ‘Spirit of TheTower'has lingered, survived and reemerged on the world stage. Humankind is stilldetermined to defy God and build that tower!In the spirit and with the determination to fulfill the goal of creating a GlobalCommunity, the Commission on Global Governance was established in 1992 with thefull support of United Nations Secretary-General Boutros-Ghali.The Commission on Global Governance is an organization co-chaired bySwedish Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson, and former Commonwealth Secretary-
General Shridath Ramphal, that produced a report,Our Global Neighborhood,in 1995,calling for United Nations reforms that would increase its power.The commission made a standard definition ofglobal governancestating that“Governance is the sum of many ways individuals and institutions, public and private,manage their common affairs. It is a continuing process through which conflicting ordiverse interests may be accommodated and co-operative action taken. It includes formalinstitutions and regimes empowered to enforce compliance."“FOREIGN TO AND IGNORES IDEAS PRECIOUS TO THE AMERICANEXPERIENCE”TheCommission on Global Governancehas publicly stated that when theirAgenda-21planis fully implemented, "it will bring all the people of the world into a globalneighborhood managed by a world-wide bureaucracy, under the direct authority of aminute handful of appointed individuals, and policed by thousands of individuals, paidby accredited NGOs, certified to supporta belief system which contains ideas that areforeign to the American experience, and ignores other values and ideas that areprecious to the American experience."The United Nations Conference on Environment & Development, in June 1992 in Riode Janerio, Brazil, drafted theAgenda-21, which claims far reaching global goals, whilehiding or obscuring their Marxists methodology. They are organizing internationalcooperation to accelerate sustainable development in developing countries and relateddomestic policies at the cost of personal human rights and freedoms, the dismantlingof democracies around the globe and other goals which are anti-Christian andmalevolent to the Jewish Nation and people.Here are some examples of what the Agenda-21 claims to be their goals:
1. Combating poverty.2. Changing consumption patterns.3. Protecting and promoting human health conditions.4. Promoting sustainable human settlement development.5. Integrating environment and development in decision-making.6. Protection of the atmosphere.7. Integrated approach to the planning and management of land resources.8. Combating deforestation.9. Managing fragile ecosystems: combating desertification and drought.10. Managing fragile ecosystems: sustainable mountain development.11. Promoting sustainable agriculture and rural development.12. Conservation of biological diversity.13. Environmentally sound management of biotechnology.14. Protection of the oceans, seas, and coastal areas, etc., and more.Use this link to view the entire, (albeit misleading), updated United Nations Agenda-2030 Sustainable Development document.THESE HIGH-AND-NOBLE-SOUNDING GOALS COME AT THE COST OF THEIDIVIDUAL, LOSS OF PERSONAL FREEDOMS AND NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY – YOUBECOME EITHER A ‘SERVANT OF THE GLOBAL STATE’, A ‘WARD OF THE STATE’, ORA KEEPER OF THE STATE. FREEDOM OF CHOICE AND FREEWILL ARE TO BEERASED ‘FOR THE GREATER GOOD’.You now have just a glimpse of what has and is happening in every country, in everycity, village and borough around the world. The question should be, "What can you andI do about it"?
There are many capable and willing people fighting this spreading Global Marxistthreat but, it is my opinion that we have been awakened too late. The deed is done, theplan is in place. It is no longer a question of, "What can I do about it", rather, we shouldask,"What do I do now and how can I prepare or resist?"Please believe me when I tell you that this current United Nations Global Socialist-Marxist movement and power grab has been in the heart of man and in the planningstage for over 4,000 years, (see The Tower of Babel). It has emerged from time to timein history under different names, but make no mistake, this time it is thorough,established and in control of your life (See "The History and Establishment of Socialismin America".)The ONLY response and the ONLY defense to this evil menace is God and His Word.The Bible lays out the perfect plan of resistance and counter attack. This is why theMarxists, Communists, Socialists, Leninists, et al, hate the God of the Bible, Christiansand Jews and seek to eradicate every vestige of God and His Principles from our mindsand from our planet.WHERE ARE WE, NOW?What comes next the long and complex Agenda 2030 for sustainable developmentmanifesto. I am reprinting it in its entirety with comments explaining their realintentions and their time-proven dictatorial methodologies.Their goals are lofty sounding but the methods on implementation are demanding,unyielding, harsh and even deadly for those who will not yield or cooperate. This hasalways been the way of Globalist and Marxists.
Most importantly, I will also add footnotes explaining the Biblical and propheticrelevance of each article in their Declaration.(Click here for Addendum 1, Agenda 2030)(Click here for Supplementary note to Addendum 1 on Funding)(Click here for Agenda 2030, The U.N., Global Marxism and the United States)
Chapter 21WHERE ARE WE NOW?THE TENTACLES OF THE SOCIALIST-MARXIST TAKEOVER(It is already in your home, government, schools, hospitals, churches and food production. Itis in your Federal, State and local governments.)The United Nations - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and CulturalOrganization - The Commission on Global Governance - The United Nations GlobalistGreat Reset - Agenda 21 - Agenda 2030 - The Global Community - The Council onSustainable Development - U.N.C.E.D. - International Council for Local EnvironmentalInitiatives - The Social Security Administration - The Internal Revenue Service - etc.Explosive documents have surfaced which exposed a planned genocide based on aMalthusian population control method, in order to save the planet from a depletionof resources due to overpopulation.
Was the release of the Corona-19 virus and the resulting ‘pandemic’ an accident, orwas it a carefully executed plan of population reduction? Before you cry, “Oh, justanother conspiracy theorist nut”, do your homework.The LEFT, that is progressives, liberals, democrats and socialists, Marxists all, havebeen propounding population control, in concert with Communist China, for the last75 years. They have pushed for population control through birth control methods,abortion, legalized euthanasia, by encouraging and endorsing homosexuality,transgenderism and wars. But, with the continued growth of world population, theworldwide Globalist-Marxist movement has activated and unleashed the mostinsidious and evil plan to date.Their reasoning is based on the argument that the world is overpopulated and that theonly way to save the planet from environmental doomsday is to force people to havefewer children, which has been the rallying cry for Stalinist population controlmeasures around the world. Their methodology is based on extreme Malthusianism.“Malthusianism is the idea that population growth is potentially exponential while thegrowth of the food supply or other resources is linear, which eventually reduces livingstandards to the point of triggering a population die off.Deo-Malthusianism is the advocacy of human population planning to ensureresources and environmental integrities for current and future human populations aswell as for other species. (Source, Wikipedia)Stephen Moore, a columnist for The Washington Times, and a senior fellow at TheHeritage Foundation and an economic consultant with FreedomWorks, writes in aWashington Times article,“China took the population control crusade to a whole newlevel when it instituted its notorious one-child policy. To this day there are tens of millions
of females demographically missing in China. The homicidal environmental policy wascheered on by the United Nations and many of the same left-wing activists andorganizations that preach “reproductive freedom” and women’s rights. Similarly brutishpopulation control programs were implemented in Africa, India, Egypt and many SouthAmerican nations. To save the planet, babies had to be prevented.Fortunately, scholars like the late J ulian Simon of the University of Illinois proved thathuman beings do not deplete the world’s resources, but help discover and create them. Alarger number of human beings — especially when combined with freedom and freeenterprise — leave the planet materially and environmentally better off not worse off.Simon also showed that freedom and prosperity are the best forms of contraception.Population growth happened because we found ways to conquer early death — with infantmortality rates falling by 70 percent and 80 percent — and eradicate killer diseases likesmall pox and tuberculosis.Poverty – Where it all Started - A Video
The Malthusians were not just immoral; they were dead wrong on their populationprojections.All of those population forecasting models that predicted standing room only on the planetover the next 25-50 years were lies. In the 1970s, the left predicted a population by today ofmore than 10 billion people. The number is closer to 7.5 billion.These doomsday demographic models of the future were about as accurate as the climatechange models predicting catastrophic temperature changes have been.What the population control crowd didn’t see happening was that population growth hasradically slowed down — and not because of government edicts. As people get richer andfreer, couples have chosen to have fewer, but healthier children. In most countries of theworld today — including in China — the tragedy is not too many children, but too few.But at its core, the radical greens really do believe that the fundamental problem with thehuman race is that there are too many of us. People are the pollution. Celebrities like MileyCyrus and Prince Harry are urging people to have fewer or no kids. Rep. AlexandriaOcasia-Cortez wondered earlier this year whether young women should feel ethically boundto not have children so as to help prevent climate change. At the end of the day, she rejectedthat lunacy idea, but the very idea that liberals had to ask the question shows how anti-human the left has become.This is a fundamentally anti-J udeo-Christian ideology that disrespects human life and —as history proves all too well — can lead to dastardly consequences for basic human rightsand economic progress. Human ingenuity is the solution to, not the cause of, environmentalproblems, and the constantly changing climate of our planet.” (Full article at “DemocratsEmbrace Population Control”)
An article by Human Life International, the world’s largest pro-life and pro-familyCatholic advocate, Dr. Brian Clowes, PhD, explains that“the United States NationalSecurity Council, highest decision-making body regarding foreign policy in the UnitedStates, on December 10, 1974, completed a top-secret document entitled N ationalSecurity Study Memorandum or N SSM-200, also called The Kissinger Report, sinceHenry Kissinger was Secretary of State at the time it was written.“The Subject of NSSM-200 is “Implications of Worldwide Population Growth for U.S.Security and Overseas Interests.” This document, published shortly after the first majorinternational population conference in Bucharest, was the result of collaboration among theCentral Intelligence Agency (CIA), the United States Agency for International Development(USAID), and the Departments of State, Defense and Agriculture.“NSSM-200 was made public when it was declassified and was transferred to the U.S.National Archives in 1990.“Although the United States government has issued hundreds of policy papers dealing withvarious aspects of American national security since 1974, The Kissinger Report continues tobe the foundational document on U.S. government population control. It thereforecontinues to represent official United States policy on government population controland, in fact, is still posted on the USAID website.“NSSM-200 is critically important to pro-life workers all over the world, because itcompletely exposes the unsavory and unethical motivations and methods of thepopulation control movement. We can use this valuable document to lay bare thestrategies used by unscrupulous governments and “aid” agencies that are used to benddeveloping nations to their wills. Their rote denials will be useless in the face of thisevidence.”
“According to The Kissinger Report, elements of the implementation of governmentpopulation control programs could include the legalization of abortion, financial incentivesfor countries to increase their abortion, sterilization and contraception-use rates,indoctrination of children, and mandatory population control and coercion of other forms,such as withholding disaster and food aid unless an LDC implements population controlprograms.“This last strategy, force and coercion applied to developing countries, is currently used bythe population control cartel to push not only abortion, sterilization and birth control, butother evils such as homosexuality and transgenderism.“There are dozens of examples of this kind of blatant injustice, including the following:When Nigeria refused to legalize contraception and homosexuality, the United Stateswithdrew financial and military aid that would allow it to combat the Islamic terrorgroup Boko Harem, which has murdered and kidnapped tens of thousands of peoplein that nation.1When Ecuador declined to legalize abortion, the United Nations refused to provideany aid for it to battle COVID-19, condemning many more Ecuadorians to death.2When Kenyan pro-lifers collected irrefutable evidence that Marie StopesInternational (MSI), one of the largest abortionists in the world, were committingillegal and dangerous abortions on a vast scale, MSI demanded that they be eithermuzzled or jailed.3The United Nations Population Fund halted food and other aid to millions ofstarving Yemenis because the nation refused to legalize abortion.4When Zambia refused to legalize sodomy, the United States withdrew much-neededforeign aid to help alleviate the 11% national HIV infection rate and to care for250,000 AIDS orphans.5
The J oint United Nations Program on AIDS [UNAIDS] threatened to withdraw all ofits aid from the Caribbean Island of St. Lucia unless it approved languagesupporting abortion and homosexuality in a political declaration on HIV/AIDS.6”(Itis important to read this full article. Go to Human Life International -population control).Although the global fertility rate is in a steep decline, the Globalists Marxists andCommunists, through the United Nations, have decided that in order to reach theirproposed goals by the date they had set, the year 2030, they needed to accelerate theprocess of negative population growth. So, it appears they have taken matters intotheir own hands and in 2019, early news reports pointed to a virology lab in Wuhan,China, which may have released the Corona-19 virus. Since that time, a cover story hasemerged and spread throughout the liberal and Leftist media, worldwide, claiming theCorona-19 virus was transmitted from either bats or a pangolins, (scaly ant eaters).It was reported widely in the news media that democrats in America were using thephrase, “Don’t let a good pandemic go to waste”. So, we should ask if the Covid-19pandemic was the Globalist’s opportunity to accelerate their Agenda 2030completion? (seeCOVID-19 & GLOBALISM).The United Nations Global Movement is a complexity of a myriad of sub-organizations,(tentacles), hiding behind many names under the control and direction of the UniteNations. It is the United Nations which formulated the Agenda 21, which claims to be acomprehensive plan of action to be taken globally, nationally and locally byorganizations of the United Nations System, Governments, and Major Groups in everyarea in which human impacts on the environment. Its lofty sounding goals andprograms are designed to deceive the observer and obscure the nefarious Marxistsmethodology and end game.
Now, what began as Agenda-21 (the “21” represents the 21stcentury), has evolved intowhat is now known as Agenda-2030, and has brazenly stated it will have accomplishedall its goals by the year 2030. It has and is achieving what the people could not haveimagined possible just a few decades ago.There is much more to be written and said on these matters, but I will leave you withsome important links for further information and study on the enemies we face andsolutions.1. The Heartland Organization is one of the world’s leading conservative free-market think tanks. It is a national nonprofit research and educationorganization based in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Its mission since its foundingin 1984 is to discover, develop, and promote free-market solutions to social andeconomic problems.The Heartland Organization is an “action tank” as well as a “think tank,” and wemeasure our success by the impact we have in the real world. The Heartland Instituteplays an essential role in the national (and increasingly in the international) movementfor personal liberty and limited government. We are the pipeline between the freedommovement’s leading writers and thinkers and the nation’s 8,400 national and stateelected officials.2. Human Life International is a Catholic, Pro-Life mission, teaching the world tovalue life and to follow God’s plan for the family. In1972, Fr. Paul Marx,O.S.B founded the Human Life Center to fight the spread of abortion andbreakdown of the family. In 1981, the Human Life Center became Human LifeInternational.
Now we travel the world helping local leaders build a pro-life culture in their families,communities, and countries. The anti-life movement is huge. But we save lives andsouls every day with the help of our amazing supporters. Together, we can build aculture that values life at every stage. Legal abortion will never end unless we canchange the way our culture treats sexuality and marriage. America Under Siege - And What the Bible Says About It Agenda-21, What is it? The Agenda-21 Course (detailed). Agenda-21 - A Cover for the One World Government.Global Fertility Collapse and Rate.I Thought Communism was Dead?The Lie called "The Social Gospel".The New World Order and President BushThe Overthrow of America by Socialism - Since 1939?Escaping the Marxist Dialectic - What Marx and Lenin Say
Chapter 22WHERE ARE WE NOW?THE 5THTRIBULATION SEAL - THE GREAT APOSTASY2 Thessalonians 2:1 “Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, regarding the coming of ourLord J esus Christ and our gathering together to Him, verse 2, that you not be quicklyshaken from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit, or a message, or a letter as iffrom us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come.Verse 3. No one is to deceive you in any way! For it will not come unless the apostasycomes first,and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, verse 4, who opposes andexalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship,so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God.”Outlined, verse by verse, makes this easier to understand; just read slowly and take itat face value.
1. With regard to the coming of our Lord and the gathering together to Him2. Do not be quickly shaken from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit ora message or a letter, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come.3. Let no one in any way deceive you*4. For the day of our Lord and the gathering together to Him will not come unless theapostasy comes first*5. For the day of our Lord and the gathering together to Him will not come unless theman of lawlessness is revealed6. The man of lawlessness is the son of destruction, 4 who opposes and exalts himselfabove every so-called god or object of worship,7. He takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God.WHAT IS THE APOSTASY:In Christianity, Apostasy is the rejection of Christianity bysomeone who formerly was a Christian.The title of this article might suggest that misbehavior and apostasy is a recent malaiseof the church. Apostasy, from the Greek word, “apostasia”, means “a defiance of anestablished system or authority; a rebellion; an abandonment or breach of faith.”The term apostasy comes from the Greek word apostasia ("ἀποστασία") meaning defection,departure, revolt or rebellion. It has been described as "a willful falling away from, orrebellion against, Christianity.
In the first-century world, apostasy was a technical term for political revolt ordefection. Actually, just like in the first century, spiritual apostasy threatens the Bodyof Christ today.Revelation 6:9, tells us, that,“When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath thealtar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God, and because of thetestimony which they had maintained; Verse 10, and they cried out with a loud voice, saying,“How long, O Lord, holy and true, will You refrain from judging and avenging our blood onthose who dwell on the earth?” Verse 11. And there was given to each of them a white robe;and they were told that they should rest for a little while longer, until the number of theirfellow servants and their brethren who were to be killed even as they had been, would becompleted also.”Matthew 24:9, also tells us that one sign the 5thTribulation Seal is being broken andreason for a ‘falling away from the faith’ is,“Then they will hand you over to tribulationand kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name. Verse 10. And at thattime many will fall away from the faith, and they will betray one another and hate oneanother. Verse 11, And many false prophets will rise up and mislead many people. Verse 12.And because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will become cold.”Even now, before the great persecution of Christians has reached the Western world,Pew Research and Barna Research, both, are revealing what the corporate Church isunwilling to admit, that many are leaving the church and are not returning. But, theother half of this 'equation' is that many are LEAVING THE TEACHINGS OF JESUS -falling away from the faith - but are staying in the church .This "falling away from the faith", as told by Pew and Barna research, alone, may notsignal what prophetic scriptures has foretold regarding the "Great Falling Away" (The
Great Apostasy) but, considering all has already come to pass (the breaking of the firstfour Tribulation Seals) you can be confident this is what is prophesied.Just prior to this falling away from the faith, Jesus warns, “See to it that no onemisleads you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they willmislead many people”, (Matthew 24:4-5). False teachers may not say the exact words, “Iam Jesus”, but they will claim to represent Jesus and His Gospel, and will misleadmany people. Institutional deception is our greatest threat.I have personally experienced pulpit bullies, false teachers, apostates and heretics inour postmodern church. Many of these men seem to have started right, but, over time,their ‘true selves’ emerged, and they are the ravenous wolves which scriptures warnabout:Matthew 7:15-23 says, “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing,but inwardly are ravenous wolves. “You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are notgathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they? “So every good tree bears goodfruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. “A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a badtree produce good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and throwninto the fire. “So then, you will know them by their fruits.”“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but hewho does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. “Many will say to Me on that day,‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and inYour name perform many miracles?’ “And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you;DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.’Before I go further, please watch the first 15 minutes of Pastor Trent Casto’s sermonbroadcast (Senior pastor of Covenant Naples Church, Naples, Florida) to get additional
background and context. (For your convenience and brevity, I have cued this video tostart at 4:42 minute mark of this video to the 13:35 minute mark.)https://youtu.be/QxN8BlnDLsI?t=282(NOTE: Use of this video in no way asserts or assumes Pastor Casto or CovenantNaples Church agrees with or endorses the content or the context of this book.)The men, (and, now, women), as referred to in Pastor Casto’s sermon, are in pulpitsand on TV screens, leading thousands and tens of thousands astray.Finally, please, familiarize yourself with what the Bible says, since it is the way tolife! Many in the pastorate or speaking from our church pulpits and through variousmedia are not scripturally qualified to assume an office of pastor, teacher, evangelist,elder or deacon and have gone astray. You must be discerning. I have copied thefollowing text from the website from the website GotQuestions.org as an excellentresource for details on the Biblical qualifications of a pastor.All of this should be considered as signs pointing to the 5th tribulation Seal.
(Please listen, ALL OF YOU WHO ARE Pastors, teachers, Bible "scholars" and all of youChristians: Please, adhere to the Gospel Message of Jesus our Christ; get off yourreligious and denominational 'high horses' and sound the Shofar!)THE FIFTH TRIBULATION SEAL IS NOW BEING BROKEN and the GREAT ANDTERRIBLE DAY OF THE LORD and the Rapture are near.The SIXTH SEAL of Tribulation will be broken soon, and it will be too late for thosewho are procrastinating or for those who think they are saved but have neversurrendered their lives to Christ as Lord.
Chapter 23WHAT IS NEXT?THE COMING ANTI-CHRISTThe Son of Destruction – The Man of lawlessness – The Anti-Christ2 Thessalonians 2:1 “Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, regarding the coming of ourLord J esus Christ and our gathering together to Him, verse 2, that you not be quicklyshaken from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit, or a message, or a letter as iffrom us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come.Verse 3. No one is to deceive you in any way! For it will not come unless the apostasy comesfirst,and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, verse 4, who opposes andexalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship,so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God.”
1 John 2:18, tells us that since the first century many antichrists have come and gone,“Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even nowmany antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour.”1 John 4:3, informs us that you can identify this spirit of antichrist because that personwill not confess Jesus is from God and we learn that the spirit of antichrist is already inthe world,“and every spirit that does not confess J esus is not from God; this is the spirit ofthe antichrist, which you have heard is coming, and now it is already in the world.”2 John 1:7-19, tells us that“Many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do notacknowledge J esus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.“Watch yourselves, that you do not lose what we have accomplished, but that you mayreceive a full reward. Anyone who goes too far and does not remain in the teaching of Christ,does not have God; the one who remains in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.“If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into yourhouse, and do not give him a greeting; for the one who gives him a greeting participates inhis evil deeds.”Daniel 9:24-27, gives an overview or a panorama of the timing of the coming and theactions of the antichrist.Verse 24. “Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish thewrongdoing, to make an end of sin, to make atonement for guilt, to bring in everlastingrighteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
Verse 25. “So you are to know and understand that from the issuing of a decree to restoreand rebuild J erusalem, until Messiah the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-twoweeks; it will be built again, with streets and moat, even in times of distress.Verse 26. “Then after the sixty-two weeks, the Messiah will be cut off and have nothing, andthe people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. And its endwill come with a flood; even to the end there will be war; desolations are determined.Verse 27. “And he will confirm a covenant with the many for one week, but in themiddle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering; and on the wing ofabominations will come the one who makes desolate, until a complete destruction, onethat is decreed, gushes forth on the one who makes desolate.”This antichrist is referred to as “The Beast" in chapter 13 of the book of the Revelation.These verses give us a terrifying, although symbolic, look at this monster. One valuableclue is found in Revelation 13:3, which says, “I sawone of his heads as if it had beenslain, and his fatal wound was healed.” Whether this is an actual wound on the head ofa person or a mortal blow to a world power, such as a ten-nation confederation, eitherway, he or it, will be ‘healed’ and this Beast will, for a period, bring a reign of terrorand death.The ‘middle of the week’ is a reference to the 3 ½ year point of the final 7 years ofthe tribulation period, a.k.a., the Great Tribulation. Therefore, we can reasonablyassume that at the mid-point of the final 7 years, the Antichrist will already havebeen revealed and will take his place in prophecy.
Finally, Matthew 24:15-16, also warns.“Therefore, when you see the ABOMINATION OFDESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holyplace — let the reader understand — then those who are in J udea must flee to themountains.”Although this was a direct message and waring to those in Israel, just prior to thedestruction of the Temple in AD 70, it is also a foreshadowing of a yet-to-comedestruction. The timing placement in scriptures regarding this warning given by Jesus,follows the breaking of the 5thTribulation Seal and the reference to the “the middle ofthe week”would indicate it the midpoint of the final 7 years of Daniel’s 70thweek or theGreat Tribulation period. So, we can rightly assume these events will take place afterthe antichrist has been revealed and at the midpoint of the Great Tribulation.No one knows who the Antichrist will be, but we do know that when he is revealed hewill not be a frightening figure. In fact, he will be just the opposite until he has gainedpower.Traits of the Antichrist Described in the Bible Intelligent: Revelation 13:18; Daniel 7:8. Charismatic Speaker: Daniel 7:8 Revelation 13:5.Crafty Politician: Daniel 9:27; Revelation 17:12, 13, 17.Distinct Physical Appearance: Daniel 7:20.Military Genius: Revelation 4; 17:14; 19:19.Economic Genius: Daniel 11:38.Blasphemer: Revelation 13:6.Utterly Lawless: 2 Thessalonians 2:8.Selfish, Ambitious Egomaniac: Daniel 11:36, 37; 2 Thessalonians 2:4.
Greedy Materialist: Daniel 11:38. Controlling: Daniel 7:25. Proud and Self-exalting Above God and Everything: Daniel 11:36; 2Thessalonians. 2:4.What is the purpose of the Antichrist?His purpose is to deceive. The Antichrist is a person prophesied by the Bible tooppose Christ and substitute himself in Christ's place before the Second Coming.There is a reference in Daniel 11:21 comparing Antiochus Epiphanes to a type ofantichrist, who is one of the most brutal rulers known in history, easily eclipsing thehorrors of Adolph Hitler and his Third Reich.But, the horrors of Antiochus Epiphanes will pale in comparison to the brutality andhorror of the coming Antichrist.ANOTHER BEAST - The False ProphetRevelation 13:11 says, "Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he hadtwo horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon.He exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence. And he makes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast,whose fatal wound was healed.He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down out of heavento the earth in the presence of men.
And he deceives those who dwell on the earth because of the signs which it wasgiven him to perform in the presence of the beast, telling those who dwell onthe earth to make an image to the beast who *had the wound of the sword andhas come to life. And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that theimage of the beast would even speak and cause as many as do not worship theimage of the beast to be killed.And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and thefree men and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand or on theirforehead, and he provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one whohas the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name."Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for thenumber is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six."Revelation 13:11-18.He will doom anyone who receives his "mark" and worships him to suffer God'sWrath."So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth; and it became aloathsome and malignant sore on the people who had the mark of the beast and whoworshiped his image."Revelation 16:2Those which he deceived, those who had received the mark of the beast and thosewho worshiped his image, are thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns withbrimstone. Revelation 19:20
Chapter 24THE MARK OF THE BEAST"And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of thebeast would even speak and cause as many as do not worship the image of the beast to bekilled."And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men andthe slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, and he provides thatno one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of thebeast or the number of his name."Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for thenumber is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six." Revelation 13:15-18No one knows what 'the mark' will actually look like. There is speculation that it couldbe an image (icon) or a microchip or a tattooed type of barcode used in place of moneyor credit cards for tracking, commerce and trade. But, from scriptures we do know...
WHEN WILL THIS BEAST GIVE HIS MARK?The most popular idea is that the Antichrist will"cause all, the small and the great, andthe rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, to be given a mark on their righthand or on their forehead, verse 17. and he provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell,except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of hisname." from, Revelation 13:16-17sometime before the rapture of the Church.And according to the Bible, the Antichrist gives his 'Mark' after the Seal J udgments, afterthe Rapture, andjust afterthe 6th Tribulation TrumpetJudgment or during the7thTrumpetJudgment,which is the Mid-Point of the Great Tribulation,which is afterthree- and one-half years of the final 7 years of the Great Tribulation period.Revelation 13:16-17 tells us when the Antichrist "causes all, the small and the great, and therich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right handHOWEVER, the Bible tells us that the Antichrist will be revealed before the rapture ofthe church.2 Thessalonians2:3 tells us, "Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not comeunless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son ofdestruction, verse 4. who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god orobject of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himselfas being God".This is sometime during the 5th Tribulation Seal period, or just at the beginning of the6th Tribulation Seal.
or on their forehead, Verse 17. and he provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell,except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name."As I have proposed on numerous occasions, the Tribulation Seal Judgments 1 through 4(wars and rumors of war, famines, plagues, earthquakes, spread of new diseases)began in or around AD 30.(click this link for "When Does Daniel's 70th Week, also knownas, the 7 Years of Great Tribulation, begin).We have seenthe 5th Tribulation Sealbeing opened in our lifetime, the great apostasyor falling away from the faith, false messiahs, great deceptions, a.k.a. the 'deludinginfluence' and alienation from one another, and it is become more pronounced as timepasses.What this likely means to you and to me is that some of us will have the opportunity tosuffer awhile before God takes us away in the Rapture. How do we know this? TheBible says so:1 Peter1:3 says, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, whoaccording to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope throughthe resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, verse 4 toobtainan inheritancewhich isimperishable and undefiled and will notfade away, reserved in heaven for you, verse 5. who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvationready to berevealed in the last time. verse 6. In this you greatly rejoice, even though nowfor a little while, ifnecessary, you have been distressed by various trials,7so that the proof of yourfaith,beingmore precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by
fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation ofJesus Christ;Revelation 6:9 tells us that, "Whenthe Lamb broke the fifth seal,I sawunderneath the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of theword of God, and because of the testimony which they had maintained; verse 10.and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true,will You refrain from judging and avenging our blood on those who dwell on theearth?” Verse 11. And there was given to each of them a white robe; and they were toldthat they should rest for a little while longer,until the number of their fellowservants and their brethren who were to be killed even as they had been, wouldbe completed also.The'times of distress'encompass Tribulation Seals 1 through 5.The Great Tribulation also known asThe Wrath of God, that isthe Wrath of the Lamb,begins with the breaking or opening of the 6th Seal of the Tribulation.NOTE:The final 7 years of Daniel's 70 Weeks, also known as the 7 Years of the GreatTribulation will begin with the Breaking of the Sixth Tribulation Seal. It will reach the mid-point (3 1/2 years) at the Blowing of the 7th Trumpet J udgment and will conclude with thepouring out of the 7th Bowl J udgment.Be comforted by this, that God has not appointed us to His Wrath but to obtain Hissalvation!
Chapter 25DIGITAL CURRENCYDIGITAL CURRENCY & THE MARK OF THE BEAST.Digital currency is a form of currency that is available only in digital or electronic form.It is also called digital money, electronic money, electronic currency, or cybercash.Digital currency is a money-like asset that is primarily managed, stored or exchangedon digital computer systems, especially over the internet. Digital currency may berecorded on a distributed database on the internet, a centralized electronic computerdatabase owned by a company or bank, within digital files or even on a stored-valuecard.Digital currencies exhibit properties similar to traditional currencies, but generally donot have a physical form, unlike currencies with printed banknotes or minted coins.This lack of physical form allows nearly instantaneous transactions over the internetand removes the cost associated with distributing notes and coins.
Usually not issued by a governmental body, virtual currencies are not considered alegal tender, and they enable ownership transfer across governmental borders. Thiswill undoubtedly be challenged by world governments for a myriad of reasons.These types of currencies may be used to buy physical goods and services.Digital money can either be centralized, where there is a central point of control overthe money supply (for instance, a bank), or decentralized, where the control over themoney supply is predetermined or agreed upon democratically. (excerpts taken fromWikipedia).(Caution to the reader: anytime you see the term 'democratically' used by any worldgovernment when it comes to your money, beware!)So, what’s the problem with digital currency?1. Complete loss of privacy. Perhaps you read or heard, recently, that the Bidenadministration is working to require financial institutions to report any deposit over$600.00 made by or received by the average citizen. “Why”, you might ask. Control of
your money and finances, control over your buying or selling, and oversight of yourevery move.IMPORTANT NOTE: This is one of the two final stages of the establishment of theGlobalist-Marxist One World Government and the precursor of the coming anti-Christ,also known as The Beast in the Bible. The other stage is control of your health care andhealth care system, which is complete (see social security and medicare).2. A digital or cashless economy appears to be a precursor or 'a conditioning' for whatis to come - a time when people must accept aMARK, i.e., "an engraving or an etching,a stamp, a sign or an image, either on his or her right hand or forehead, to be able to buy orsell.What has Digital Currency to do with, what some consider a myth, about "The Mark ofThe Beast", as found in the Bible? You read and decide (and, I will help.)
Chapter 26WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?No one can accurately predict the future course of world events. We can speculatewhat is coming or what will happen next, but we are usually wrong, at least in thedetails.We can, however, see what Bible prophecy tells us is coming, but correlating prophecyto the details of current day events is risky and usually unproductive.These next chapters will show the course of prophetic events yet to come. We can onlyspeculate which actual currents events are harbingers of these prophecies, but we canuse our knowledge of these prophecies to prepare for what is coming.I will deal with just three major unfulfilled prophetic events with which we need toconcern ourselves in the next several chapter: The Great Apostasy and the revealing ofthe Anti-Christ and the rapture of the Church. I will give details of each event, whatthey mean to people on earth, how we should prepare, and the consequences of eachevent.
Then, I will conclude with detailed information about what happens after the rapture.The last section will be interesting, but the first half will exclude Christians who havefollowed Jesus as believers. The rest of humanity will be given one last, although veryslim, chance to escape the final judgment and wrath of God, during the GreatTribulation, but most will not escape and will be doomed to spend eternity in the lakeof fire.The second half of these concluding chapters will deal with what happens toChristians after the rapture. (NOTE: Not everyone who calls themselves ‘Christian’ isknown by Jesus as ‘one of His’. Some go about under that moniker but have denied andhave been denier the power therein. I urge every person calling themselves Christiansto prayerfully visit our addendum page, “What it means to be a Christian”.)
Chapter 27A CONVERGENCE & CONCURRENCEOF EVENTS"The simultaneous occurrence of events or circumstances"There is a convergence of events and prophecies as never before. Alarming eventshave, from time to time, caused people to wonder if the End of Days as spoken of inthe Bible had arrived. But, never, have events coincided with prophetic fulfillment aswe now see.When people read the Bible about eschatology, that is the matters about the EndTimes and the Tribulation period (the books of Matthew chapter 24 and the book ofThe Revelation), most tend to read it as one would read a 'story' or a novel. Mostassume it is written in chronological order, a sequence of events, one event beginningas the previous event is ending. THIS IS NOT CORRECT.
When a Tribulation Seal is broken, an event or a series of events occur and will last forcertain periods of time. Most events will continue until the "Consummation of theAge".Secondly,the book of Revelation is not written in chronological order.Description ofevents and timelines are repeated in various chapters and are not in a linearorder. For example, Revelation chapters six and seven tell us about the breaking of theSixth Tribulation Seal, cosmic disturbances, great earthquakes, the Rapture and theSealing of the 144,000 thousand from the Tribes of Israel. THEN, in Revelationchapters 12, 13 and 14 we read the details and outcomes of these events.In other words, once a Tribulation event begins, it may continue for days, weeks,months, years or decades. Then, as a second or third event occurs, events mayoverlap and occur simultaneously.Revelation 1:8, says, "I Am The Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come". Thismean that ACCORDING TO BIBLICAL ESCHATOLOGY, WHAT HAS ALREADYHAPPENED; AND IS NOW HAPPENING; AND IS YET TO (will continue to) HAPPEN.THE PROPHECY - The "Forewarnings", in 8 B.C.Joel 1:1 tells us,"The word of the LORD that came to J oel, the son of Pethuel:Verse 2."Hear this, O elders, And listen, all inhabitants of the land. Has anything like thishappened in your days Or in your fathers’ days?Verse 3."Tell your sons about it, And let your sons tell their sons, And their sons the nextgeneration.
Joel 2:1."Blow a trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all theinhabitants of the land tremble, For the day of the LORD is coming; Surely it is near,Verse 2. "A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness. As the dawn isspread over the mountains, So there is a great and mighty people; There has never beenanything like it, Nor will there be again after it To the years of many generations.Joel 2:28continues with, "It will come about after this That I will pour out My Spirit on allmankind; And your sons and daughters will prophesy, Your old men will dream dreams,Your young men will see visions.Verse 29."Even on the male and female servants I will pour out My Spirit in those days.Verse 30."I will display wonders in the sky and on the earth, Blood, fire and columns ofsmoke.Verse 31. "The sun will be turned into darkness And the moon into blood Before the greatand awesome day of the LORD comes.Verse 32."And it will come about that whoever calls on the name of the LORD Will bedelivered; For on Mount Zion and in J erusalem There will be those who escape, As theLORD has said, Even among the survivors whom the LORD calls.Joel 3:9 says,"Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare a war; rouse the mighty men! Letall the soldiers draw near, let them come up!Verse 10."Beat your plowshares into swords And your pruning hooks into spears; Let theweak say, "I am a mighty man."THE SIGNS: The Prophecy - The Announcement (1 AD)
Acts 2:1 -21."When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in oneplace. And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and itfilled the whole house where they were sitting."And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested oneach one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak withother tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance."Now there were J ews living in J erusalem, devout men from every nation underheaven. And when this sound occurred, the crowd came together, and were bewilderedbecause each one of them was hearing them speak in his own language. They were amazedand astonished, saying, "Why, are not all these who are speaking Galileans? "And how is itthat we each hear them in our own language to which we were born? "Parthians and Medesand Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, J udea and Cappadocia, Pontus andAsia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya around Cyrene, and visitorsfrom Rome, both J ews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs — we hear them in our owntongues speaking of the mighty deeds of God.""And they all continued in amazement and great perplexity, saying to one another, "Whatdoes this mean?" But others were mocking and saying, "They are full of sweet wine.""But Peter, taking his stand with the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: "Men ofJ udea and all you who live in J erusalem, let this be known to you and give heed to mywords. For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only the third hour of the day;"but this is what was spoken of through the prophet J oel:" ‘AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAY S,’ God says, ‘THAT I WILL POUR FORTH OFMY SPIRIT ON ALL MANKIND; AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL
PROPHESY, AND YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONS, AND YOUR OLD MENSHALL DREAM DREAMS;"EVEN ON MY BONDSLAVES, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN, I WILL IN THOSE DAYSPOUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT And they shall prophesy." ‘AND I WILL GRANT WONDERS IN THE SKY ABOVE AND SIGNS ON THE EARTHBELOW, BLOOD, AND FIRE, AND VAPOR OF SMOKE.‘THE SUN WILL BE TURNED INTO DARKNESS AND THE MOON INTO BLOOD,BEFORE THE GREAT AND GLORIOUS DAY OF THE LORD SHALL COME." ‘AND IT SHALL BE THAT EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORDWILL BE SAVED.’ "THE PROPHECY - Past, Present & Future FulfillmentsThe First Seal — Rider on White Horse - Political Intrigue & Conquest (Ongoing sinceAD 30)All of these events were prophesied in the book of Joel 3 and confirmed by the ApostlePeter in Acts 2. We have seen these events progressively occurring since AD 30.Matthew 24:7, says, “For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom,and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes. 8 “But all these things aremerely the beginning of birth pangs."Correlating verseRevelation 6:1, says, "Then I saw when the Lamb broke one of the seven seals, and Iheard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, “Come.” Verse
2. I looked, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow; and a crownwas given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer."The Second Sea l — Wars and Rumors of War (Ongoing since AD 30)Revelation6:3,"When He broke the second seal, I heard the second living creaturesaying, “Come.” verse 4. And another, a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it,it was granted to take peace from the earth, and thatmenwould slay one another; anda great sword was given to him.The Third Sea l— Famine (Ongoing since AD 30 - growing in intensity)Revelation 6:5, "When He broke the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying,“Come.” I looked, and behold, a black horse; and he who sat on it had a pair of scales inhis hand. verse 6. And I heardsomethinglike a voice in the center of the four livingcreatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for adenarius; and do not damage the oil and the wine.”The Fourth Seal — Death (Have been occurring since AD 30 - growing in intensity)Revelation 6:7, “When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of thefourth living creature saying, “Come.” Verse 8. I looked, and behold, an ashen horse;and he who sat on it had the name Death; and Hades was following with him. Authoritywas given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine andwith pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth.The Fifth Seal — Martyrs (Has been occurring since AD 30 - The great Apostasy, thegreat Falling Away from the faith has now begun)
verse 9. When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls ofthose who had been slain because of the word of God, and because of the testimonywhich they had maintained; verse 10. and they cried out with a loud voice, saying,“How long, O Lord, holy and true, will You refrain from judging and avenging ourblood on those who dwell on the earth?” verse 11. And there was given to each of thema white robe; and they were told that they should rest for a little while longer, untilthenumber oftheir fellow servants and their brethren who were to be killed even as theyhad been, would be completed also.The Sixth Seal — Terror (coming soon)Verse 12. I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; andthe sun became black as sackclothmadeof hair, and the whole moon became likeblood; verse 13. and the stars of the sky fell to the earth, as a fig tree casts its unripefigs when shaken by a great wind. verse 14. The sky was split apart like a scroll when itis rolled up, and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. verse 15.Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the commanders and the rich andthe strong and every slave and free man hid themselves in the caves and among therocks of the mountains; verse 16. and they said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fallon us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne, and from thewrath of the Lamb; verse 17. for the great day of their wrath has come, and who is ableto stand?”An InterludeRevelation 7:1 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth,holding back the four winds of the earth, so that no wind would blow on the earth oron the sea or on any tree. verse 2. And I saw another angel ascending from the rising of
the sun, having the seal of the living God; and he cried out with a loud voice to the fourangels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, verse 3. saying, “Do notharm the earth or the sea or the trees until we have sealed the bond-servants of ourGod on their foreheads.”THE PROPHECY - Globalism and The Tower of BabelDo not be deceived. These are events that must come to pass. They have been foretold,foreshadowed and are coming to pass in our days. They are of a supernatural naturewhich is manifest in this natural world, and they must be dealt with on both thenatural and supernatural levels. IF YOU SCOFF AT THIS, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWNPERIL.WHAT ARE WE TO DO?This is 'forecast' or what is Prophesied in the Bible. It will occur. It is underway. Youand I must PREPARE.1. Surrender to J esus as Lord and for Salvation, and He will give you wisdom, strength,courage and knowledge. 2. Repent and enter the Kingdom of God. "From that time J esus began to preach andsay, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Matthew 4:17 This Kingdom is a veryreal place. It is described by metaphor but it is no metaphor. It is a real place we mustpossess in these last days. J esus centers His teaching to His disciples around this Truth,telling them they must enter the Kingdom of God and continue His Works until He returns.(more on this in an upcoming article)
2. Educate yourself. Become Bible literate. "Also, it causes all, both small and great, bothrich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, so thatno one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the numberof its name. This calls for wisdom..." Revelation 13:16-183. "Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender andputs forth its leaves, you know that summer is near; so, you too, when you see all thesethings, recognize that He is near, right at the door. Truly I say to you, this generation willnot pass away until all these things take place." "Therefore, be on the alert, for you do notknow which day your Lord is coming. For this reason, you also must be ready; for the Sonof Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will."4. "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of theFather and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you;and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."These are real and serious matters and you must know that... Economics may or may not help, but they will not save you. Stockpiles of food and water may help and shelter will help for a while but theywill disappear and will not save you. Medicines may help for a while, but they will run out and will not save you. Guns and politics may help or hurt your efforts, but they will not save you.Technology may help in some ways, but it will not save you.
Understanding the power of Knowing Jesus as your LORD and your Savior will giveyou strength and confidence when and where you need them, guidance and wisdomalong the way and eternal security. Please, just do it.These are exciting times in which we live! We must be prepared and 'endure to theend' (most likely the end of the 5th Seal of Revelation) as Jesus said in Matthew 24. Andby all accounts, it would seem we are at that stage!The Rapture Revealed: A Presentation
Chapter 28THE 6THTRIBULATION SEALThe Opening of the 6th Tribulation SealIs the beginning of the 7 years of “The Great Tribulation”. Cosmic disturbances, Blood moon, Darkened sunSealing of the 144,000The Rapture occurs at the end of the 5th Seal at the beginning of the 6th Seal as theseevents unfold and overlap, briefly.Multitude from the tribulation before the Throne of GodMatthew 24 distinguishes between the tribulation period, a.k.a., 'the beginning ofsorrows' or 'times of distress', and ‘the Great Tribulation’, also known as "THE GREATAND TERRIBLE DAY OF THE LORD".
Revelation 7:13"Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, clothed inwhite robes, and from where have they come?”verse 14. "I said to him, “Sir, you know.”And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They havewashed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb."WHAT AM I TO BE DOIN G?1 Peter 4:7, tells us,"The end of all things is near;therefore,(a)Be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer.(b) verse 8."Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers amultitude of sins.(c) verse 9."Be hospitable to one another without complaint. verse 10. "As each one hasreceived a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifoldgrace of God.(d) verse 11."Whoever speaks, is to do so as one who is speaking the utterances of God;whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so thatin all things God may be glorified through J esus Christ, to whom belongs the glory anddominion forever and ever. Amen.(e) verse 10."Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.(f) verse 11."Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against theschemes of the devil. verse 12. "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but againstthe rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritualforces of wickedness in the heavenly places."
(g) verse 13."Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist inthe evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.(h) verse 14."Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, andHAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, verse 15. "and having shodYOUR FEET WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE; verse 16. "inaddition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all theflaming arrows of the evil one. verse 17. "And take THE HELMET OF SALVATION, and thesword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.(i) verse 18."With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this inview, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,(j) Matthew 10:7And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’(k) verse 8. "“Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons.(l) verse 19."Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations,(m)baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,(n) verse 20."teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with youalways, even to the end of the age.”I have tried my best to make this simple and clear: we are at the end, the precipice ofTHE LAST DAYS. Denominational bias and clutter have clouded thesematters. Although still obscured by denominationalism, it is becoming plain. And nowmany well-known and credible Bible scholars, Bible teachers and pastors are shakingoff the heavy cloak of denominationalism and coming to this revealed Truth.
Chapter 29CONFRONTING EVIL IN THIS DAY AND TIMEKings 18:40, tells us that“Elijah said to the people of Israel, “Seize the prophets of Baal; donot let one of them escape.” So they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the brookKishon, and slaughtered them there.”1 Samuel 15:1-3, tells us,“Then Samuel said to Saul, “The Lord sent me to anoint you asking over His people, over Israel; now therefore, listen to the words of the Lord. This is whatthe Lord of armies says: ‘I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, in that he obstructedhim on the way while he was coming up from Egypt. Now go and strike Amalek andcompletely destroy everything that he has, and do not spare him; but put to death bothman and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’”However, Matthew 5:39-42, tells us of a very different approach,“But I, (J esus), say toyou, do not show opposition against an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your rightcheek, turn the other toward him also. And if anyone wants to sue you and take your tunic,let him have your cloak also. Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two. Give tohim who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you. You
have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I sayto you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you."The difference between how God instructed His peopleto confront evil before the adventof Christ, is stark. We see the men and women of God, in the Old Testament, stand upto evil and when called upon to do so, they would physically destroy every last vestigeof evil, including men, women, children, animals and properties.Jesus, on the other hand, called on His followers to love their enemies and to do goodto those who persecuted them.Why this sudden shift when it comes to dealing with evil and with evil people? Here arethree reasons for this shift in paradigm.(#1). Jesus makes a distinction between sin and the sinner, or evil and the oneperpetrating evil. God sent His Only Begotten Son, Jesus, to save the world, not tocondemn the world. But, Jesus came to show us the way to defeat the evil one, and Hewill destroy every last vestige of evil.(#2). We have new weapons for this warfare. Spiritual weapons, which are much morepowerful than man made weapons. Because we are carnal creatures, we love to takematters into our own hands. But the physical world is the final manifestation of theSpiritual world. We must believe and know the battle is to be fought and won in theSpiritual realm, first. Then, whatever you bind on earth shall have beenbound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.(#3). The shift is away from the temporal or the physical manifestation of evil, andonto the source and root cause of evil which is being fought in the heavens or thespiritual world, so it would not manifest in the physical world.
We are clearly taught, in Matthew 5:38“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ verse 39. But I say to you,do not show opposition against an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek,turn the other toward him also. Verse 40, And if anyone wants to sue you and take yourtunic, let him have your cloak also. Verse 41. Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with himtwo. Verse 42. Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants toborrow from you.Verse 43. “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate yourenemy.’ verse 44. But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,verse 45, so that you may prove yourselves to be sons of your Father who is in heaven; forHe causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and theunrighteous. Verse 46. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Eventhe tax collectors, do they not do the same? Verse 47. And if you greet only your brothersand sisters, what more are you doing than others? Even the Gentiles, do they not do thesame? Verse 48. Therefore, you shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”If you entangle yourself in a physical struggle with evil, you must know that Jesuswarned, in Mark 9:29, that there are times when“This kind can come out by nothing butprayer and fasting.”Don’t be confused. We are still called to resist the devil, (James 4:7), and to destroy allmanner of evil, (2 Corinthians 10:3-6) ”For though we walk in the flesh, we do not wagebattle according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, butdivinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.We aredestroying arguments andall arrogance raised against the knowledge of God, andwe aretaking every thoughtcaptive to the obedience of Christ, and we are ready to punish all disobedience,whenever your obedience is complete.” (Also see, Ephesians 6:10-17).
Just like the first disciples and Apostles, we are to lift the name and person of Christ,in how we live and what we say. We are to present the Living Word and call all peopleto Christ.At the same time, we are to confront evil wherever it is found and to pull down thestrongholds of evil, silence the ignorance of the foolish, take captive every thoughtthrough the spoken Word of God.Having done all this, we are to continue to stand strong, trusting in the Lord, and Hewill exact His righteous justice and vengeance toward the unrepentant and the wicked.Although there may be times when God will call upon you as His instrument ofjudgment, be very cautious. Anything more that we may do on our part is anassumption that we can replace God by taking matters into our own hands.WHAT THIS WOULD LOOK LIKEIt was for this reason that Jesus came into the world:1. TO TESTIFY TO THE TRUTHJohn 18:37 “Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?” Jesus answered, “You saycorrectly that I am a king. For this purpose I have been born, and for this I have come intothe world: to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to My voice.”2. TO BRING A SWORDMatthew 10:34, “Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come tobring peace, but a sword. Verse 35, For I came to TURN A MAN AGAINST HIS FATHER,AND A DAUGHTER AGAINST HER MOTHER, AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AGAINST
HER MOTHER-IN-LAW; verse 36, and A PERSON’S ENEMIES WILL BE THE MEMBERSOF HIS HOUSEHOLD."3. TO FULFILL THE LAWMatthew 5:17 “Do not presume that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did notcome to abolish, but to fulfill the Law and the Prophets."4. TO CALL SINNERSMark 2:17 "And hearing this, Jesus *said to them, “It is not those who are healthy who needa physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”5. TO SAVE THE WORLDJohn 12:47 "If anyone hears My teachings and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for Idid not come to judge the world, but to save the world."6. TO CAST FIRE & BRING DIVISION UPON THE EARTHLuke 12:49 “I have come to cast fire upon the earth; and how I wish it were alreadykindled! Verse 50, But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it isaccomplished! Verse 51, Do you think that I came to provide peace on earth? No, I tell you,but rather to create division; "“WHAT HE REALLY MEANT?”Jesus has told us, inJohn 14:12, “Truly, truly I say to you, the one who believes in Me, theworks that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I am goingto the Father. Verse 13. And whatever you ask in My name, this I will do, so that the Fathermay be glorified in the Son. Verse 14. If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.”
I have heard so many preachers, bible teachers and detractors alike, try to justify or explainaway these Words of Jesus because they just cannot fathom the gentle and sweet ‘dashboardJesus’ saying such things as we find in the verses cited. These same confused preachersreally get tied in a knot over John 14:12. They will begin their commentary of teaching itwith, “what this really means is...”.Jesus said what He meant and meant exactly what He said. He is our model for ourcounter cultural resistance to the growing global threat of Communist-Marxist-Globalism,And we need to get on with it.Fianlly, a personal story: I was asked to testify as a character witness for myneighbors, who were going through a divorce. When the attorney arrived, he began bygiving me instructions on what to say on behalf of the wife. After he finished with hisinstructions, he asked if I had any questions. I said I had one question. He nodded forme to continue.I asked him, “If you were to die today, do you have any assurance of where your soulwould go?”The attorney rolled his eyes and said, derisively, “I’m not going to answer that!”I responded with, “Then, I will not proceed.”Feeling trapped, he said, “Okay. I have no idea. I think I am a good person, so I hope Iwould go to heaven. How’s that?”, he finishedI went on to explain how he could know for certain, by God’s grace and through faithin Christ Jesus. I asked him if he would like to pray. He declined. I encouraged him toconsider what we had talked about, I thanked him for his consideration and proceededto the deposition.
There was a judge, two attorneys, my friends, and a court reporter present. I wassworn in and asked to give a testimony about my friend and neighbor. I started with,“First, I want you to know that both my neighbors are good people. But I am here onbehalf of the wife, so I will testify to her good character.“I also want you to know that the One who ordained the sanctity of marriage, that isGod, and He hates divorce and what divorce does to people and the children of thosepeople. So, I am certain that God would be unhappy with these proceedings.“Furthermore, I want you to know that God loves both of my neighbors and wouldwant nothing less than reconciliation and healing for them. And, in fact, God lovesevery one of you in this room today, and I would encourage you to come to know Himpersonally.” I then gave my friend an endorsement.The judge sighed heavily and said, “Do you realize we have to read that entire accountin open court?!”I answered, “No, sir, I did not. But I am pleased to hear it.” With that, the proceedingswere complete.I have always wondered if any wanted me metaphorically dead, sort like with Stephen,or if any might have gotten saved at some point, like with Paul? Only God knows.
The point is best made in 2 Timothy 4:2, when the Bible says, “Preach the word; beready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and exhort, with great patience andinstruction.”Let’s take up our place and fulfill our calling, confronting evil wherever it is found andpulling down the strongholds of evil, silencing the ignorance of the foolish, takecaptive every thought through the spoken Word of God, knowing that the Word of Godwill accomplish the very thing He sent it out to do and will not return void!Regardless of the challenge or the potential outcome, God and the Bible tell us that ourstruggle is not against flesh and blood. Our struggle is against the rulers the powers,the world forces of this darkness and the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenlyplaces.We, therefore, are to take up the full armor of God, so that we will be able to resist onthe evil day, and having done that, we are to stand firm.We are to stand firm, having belted our waist with truth, and having put on thebreastplate of righteousness, and having strapped on our feet the preparation of thegospel of peace; in addition to all this, we are to take up the shield of faith toextinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Additionally, we are to put on thehelmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Chapter 30“BE READY FOR HIS COMING”‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the Lord of hosts.”Zechariah 4:6READINESSMatthew 24:1-2says,“J esus came out from the temple and was going away when Hisdisciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him. And He (J esus) said tothem (His disciples),“Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone herewill be left upon another, which will not be torn down.”Verse 3.“As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately,saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming,and of the end of the age?” Verse 4. “And J esus answered and said to them (Hisdisciples), “See to it that no one misleads you.”
These foregoing words of Jesus were spoken to, and are meant for, His disciples.(See Matthew chapter 24 verses 1-4. (This may seem like a ‘long read’ or podcast,depending on how you choose to follow along, but these are the very Words ofJesus and He answers all the key questions of being ready for His return, and, it’sworth your time.),WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO “BE READY ”?Matthew 24:32-51 and Matthew 25:1-46Parable of the Fig TreeVerse 32. “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has alreadybecome tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near; verse 33. so,you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near,rightat the door.Verse 34. “Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these thingstake place. Verse 35. “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not passaway.Verse 36. “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, northe Son, but the Father alone. Verse 37. “For the coming of the Son of Man will be justlike the days of Noah."What Those Days Will Be Like? Verse 38.“For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking,marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, Verse 39.and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away;
so will the coming of the Son of Man be. Verse 40. “Then there will be two men in thefield; one will be taken and one will be left. Verse 41. “Two women will be grinding atthe mill; one will be taken and one will be left."I.What Should Y ou Do to be Ready for His Coming - The reason for Readiness(Compare these 4 parables for the answer) Matthew 24, Verse 42.“Therefore, be on the alert, for you do not know which dayyour Lord is coming. Verse 43.“But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what timeof the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would nothave allowed his house to be broken into. Verse 44.“For this reason you also must be ready; for the Son of Man is coming atan hour when you do not think He will."Benefits of Readiness Matthew 24, Verse 45.“Who then is the faithful and sensible slave whom his masterput in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time? Verse 46.“Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes. Verse 47.“Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions."Consequences for Carelessness regarding His Coming Verse 48.“But if that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My master is not coming for a longtime,’ Verse 49. and begins to beat his fellow slaves and eat and drink withdrunkards; Verse 50.the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect himand at an hour which he does not know,
Verse 51.and will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites; inthat place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."II. What Should Y ou Do to be Ready for His Coming - The reason for ReadinessParable of Ten VirginsMatthew 25:1-46 says,“Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins,who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Verse 2. “Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent. Verse 3. “For when thefoolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, verse 4. but the prudent took oilin flasks along with their lamps.Verse 5.“Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and began tosleep. Verse 6. “But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Comeout to meet ’ Verse 7. “Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps.Verse 8.“The foolish said to the prudent, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps aregoing out.’ Verse 9. “But the prudent answered, ‘No, there will not be enough for usand you too; go instead to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.’Benefits of Readiness Verse 10.“And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroomcame, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and thedoor was shut.Consequences for Carelessness regarding His Coming Verse 11.“Later the other virgins also came, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open up for us.’Verse 12. “But he answered, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you.’
Verse 13. “Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.III.What Should Y ou Do to be Ready for His Coming - The reason for ReadinessParable of the Talents Matthew 25:14.“For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called hisown slaves and entrusted his possessions to them. Verse 15. “To one he gave fivetalents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; andhe went on his journey. Verse 16.“Immediately the one who had received the five talents went and tradedwith them, and gained five more talents. Verse 17. “In the same manner the one whohad received the two talents gained two more. Verse 18. “But he who received the onetalent went away, and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.Benefits of Readiness Verse 19.“Now after a long time the master of those slaves came and settledaccounts with them. Verse 20. “The one who had received the five talents came upand brought five more talents, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted five talents to me. See,I have gained five more talents.’ Verse 21.“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. Y ou werefaithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things; enter into thejoy of your master.’ Verse 22.“Also, the one who had received the two talents came up and said, ‘Master,you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more talents.’ Verse 23. “Hismaster said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. Y ou were faithful with afew things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of yourmaster.’
Consequences for Carelessness regarding His Coming Verse 24.“And the one also who had received the one talent came up and said,‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gatheringwhere you scattered no Verse 25. ‘And I was afraid, and went away and hid yourtalent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’ Verse 26.“But his master answered and said to him, ‘Y ou wicked, lazy slave,you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no Verse 27.‘Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and on my arrival I would havereceived my money back with interest. Verse 28. ‘Therefore take away the talentfrom him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.’Verse 29.“For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have anabundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall betaken away.Verse 30.“Throw out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that placethere will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.IV.What Should Y ou Do to be Ready for His Coming - The reason for ReadinessThe J udgmentMatthew 25:31, “But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him,then He will sit on His glorious throne. 32“All the nations will be gathered before Him; andHe will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;33and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left. Verse 34.“Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed ofMy Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.Verse 35. ‘For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and
you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; Verse 36.naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and youcame to Me.’ Verse 37.“Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry,and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? Verse 38. ‘And when didwe see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? Verse 39. ‘Whendid we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’Benefits of ReadinessVerse 40.“The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extentthat you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, eventhe least of them, you did it toMe.’Consequences for Carelessness regarding His ComingVerse 41.“Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursedones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels;Verse 42.for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and yougave Me nothing to drink; Verse 43. I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in;naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’Verse 44.“Then they themselves also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see Youhungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not takecare of You?’ Verse 45.“Then He will answer them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you didnot do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ Verse46.“These will goaway into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Please take note of the consistency of these parables. Each scenario tells of a comingjudgment and either a reward for the faithful servant or the punishment of perishingfor the unfaithful and unprepared servants.(PLEASE NOTE: This is not a matter to be argued, such as "once saved, always saved"or "they were never saved in the first place". This is a matter of being a prepared andof being a faithful servant or, of being a person who is unprepared and just "goingthrough the motions" of Christianity.)The foregoing Words of Jesus, from Matthew, chapters 24 and 25, are written to Hisdisciples (Christians). So, if you are not a Christian, a disciple of Jesus, you probablydon’t understand what He is saying, and most likely, consider all this as foolishness, as,God has told us that spiritual matters are Spiritually discerned and you must have theSpirit of God within you to understand.If you have any sense of the gravity of this message, you can turn to God now, and,confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Himfrom the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting inrighteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.Where Are We Now?The date, at the time of this writing, is August 22, 2021. There is a convergence andconcurrence of global events, as never been seen before, in alignment with Bibleprophecy. The branch of the olive tree has become tender and is putting forth itsleaves, so, you know that summer is near; so, too, when you see all these things,recognize that Jesus is near,rightat the door!Where Do We Go From Here?
The Bible shows us the Spiritual War that has been raging for millennia, first in thespiritual realm and then on earth. That war is intensifying and the final Judgments ofGod are soon to follow. After these judgments, Jesus and His armies of heaven willappear to defeat the Beast and the False Prophet. Until that final day, we, who are onearth, are commanded to join the battle. This is critical.We are told that our first line of defense and our most effective offense is to trust inthe Lord our God.Next in order of priority is to be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His mightand to put on the full armor of God, so that we will be able to stand firm against theschemes of the devil. (Ephesians 6:10-17)For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against thepowers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritualforcesofwickedness in the heavenlyplaces. (Ephesians 6:10-17)FULL ARMOR OF GOD:Therefore, we are to take up the full armor of God,RESIST IN THE EVIL DAY :So that we will be able to resist in the evil day, and havingdone everything,STAND FIRM: Stand firm. Stand firm therefore,PUT ON TRUTH:HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, andPUT ON RIGHTEOUSN ESS:HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OFRIGHTEOUSNESS, andPREPARE WITH THE GOSPEL OF PEACE:having shod YOUR FEET WITH THEPREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE;
FAITH:In addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able toextinguish all the flaming arrows of the evilone.And take THE HELMET OFSALVATION, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.PRAY :With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view,be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,How Shall We Do It?Readiness and your response become a matter of faith, obedience to His Word,walking in His Spirit and speaking His Word.Understand the meaning of:“J eremiah 12:5, “If you have run with footmen and theyhave tired you out, Then how can you compete with horses? If you fall down in a land ofpeace, How will you do in the thicket of the J ordan?”DO THESE THINGS(Note: Luke 15 contains the description of the first five Tribulation Seals which beganaround AD 30, and those who are alive on earth during these times, must endure.)“But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you,delivering you to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors forMy name’s sake."It will lead to an opportunity for your testimony. So, make up your minds not to preparebeforehand to defend yourselves;"for, I will give you utterance and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able toresist or refute.
"But you will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and theywill put some of you to death, and you will be hated by all because of My name."Y et not a hair of your head will perish."By your endurance you will gain your lives."So, make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves;I will give you utterance and wisdom which none of your opponents will be ableto resist or refute.Yet not a hair of your head will perish.By your endurance you will gain your lives.Isaiah 54:17 says, “No weapon that is formed against you will prosper; And every tonguethat accuses you in judgment you will condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of theLord, And their vindication is from Me,” declares the Lord.
No weapon that is formed against you will prosper;And every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemnMatthew 21:21 says, ”And J esus answered and said to them, “Truly I say to you, if you havefaith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if yousay to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it will happen.”have faith and do not doubtif you ... it will happenJ ohn 15:7-8 says, “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish,and it will be done for you. My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so[d]prove to be My disciples.”
If you abide in Me, andMy words abide in you,ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.Revelation 12:10-11 says, “Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our Godand the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been throwndown, he who accuses them before our God day and night. And they overcame him becauseof the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not lovetheir life even when faced with death.Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority ofHis Christ have comeAnd they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word oftheir testimony, andthey did not love their life even when faced with death.
Thus says the Lord.Although, the things I listed below will not 'save you', they are some things we shouldconsider doing while we expectantly await His Return to take us to our Eternal Home:Prepare the Storehouse for the Saints (Bible reference Matthew 24:42-46).Come Together in Community (Bible reference Hebrews 10:25).Make Disciples (Bible reference Matthew 28:16-20).Find and connect with Christians (Bible reference Hebrews 10:25).Plan and coordinate with families (Bible reference Matthew 24:42-46).Organize “readiness” training classes, and more...Until He returns to take us toour Eternal Home. (Bible reference Acts 2:42-47).STAY FOCUSEDClick here for an excerpt of an audio message from Pastor Alistair Begg on stayingfocused on the main things:https://whitestone2014908134937.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/come-see-a-man-mp3-part-3-of-4.mp3(click here for the full Audio message ”Come see a man – part 2” by Pastor AlistairBegg at Truth for Life)STAY READY – Click on the image or the link for a presentation.
”We Must Be Ready – The Presentation
Chapter 31AFTER ALL THESE THINGSKnowing the identity of “the Dragon, the Beast which comes out of the sea and theBeast which comes out of the earth” will help you understand (1) the chronology of EndTimes events, (2) The ferocity of the Last Days Judgments (3) How to prepare (4) Thetiming of the Rapture (5) The timing of the Mark of the Beast (666), without which, noone will be able to buy or sell.Please, understand, that Bible prophecy has been 100% accurate to this point inhistory. It is 100% certain that what the Bible teaches is yet to come, willhappen. Read, learn and prepare.
Scriptures teach, in Matthew 24: 31,“J esus will send forth His angels withA GREATTRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHERHis elect from the four winds, from oneend of the sky to the other", that is, those whose names are written in the Lamb's Book ofLife, fromRevelation 13:8, tells us that "only those whose names are written in the Lamb’sbook of life" will enter into the new heaven, the New J erusalem.And, Revelation 21:27, saysthat, "nothing unclean, and no one who practices abomination and lying, shall ever comeinto it, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.It would then appear that those who are left behind may have one more chance atredemption, but many will die and suffer greatly in the Great Tribulation through thesounding of the 6th Trumpet. There will be cosmic disturbances, asteroids will crashinto the earth and the earth is set ablaze. The seas and rivers will be contaminated andpolluted so that many will die. The sun and the moon are darkened and fiercecreatures will come out of the great bottomless pit to torment and hurt many.If a person dies during this time without having found redemption, they will be lostforever in the outer darkness and then cast into the lake of fire.Finally, after the sounding of the 5th Trumpet, God will pour out His final wrath, andno one will be saved from the eternal death, thereafter.Know what is coming and get ready.I have tried to find a balance between keeping a very complex subject as short aspossible and simple enough to read and understand, yet comprehensive enough togive full disclosure of the important points. Still, to some, this has been a long read,but I pray that it has been well worth your time.RECAP – WHAT IS COMING
Revelation 13 introduces the DRAGON, THE BEAST FROM THE SEA AND THE BEASTFROM THE EARTH. Then, I will give a chronology of the Bible, leading up toRevelation 13, and to the end of the Book of The Revelation, to help frame the timing ofthese events.THE DRAGON (Satan)Revelation 13:11. “And the dragon stoodon the sand of the seashore.
THE FIRST BEAST (The Anti-Christ)Revelation 131. Verse 1. “... Then I saw a beast2.coming up out of the sea,3. having ten horns and seven heads, and4. on his hornswere tendiadems, and
5. on his headswere blasphemousnames.6. Verse 2. And the beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were likethose ofa bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion.7. And the dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority.8. Verse 3.I sawone of his heads as if it had been slain, and his fatal wound washealed.9. And the whole earth was amazedand followed afterthe beast;10. Verse 4. they worshiped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast;11. and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who is able towage war with him?”12. Verse 5. There was given to him a mouth speaking arrogant words andblasphemies, and13. authority to act for forty-two months(3.5 years) was given to him.14. Verse 6. And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blasphemeHis name and His tabernacle,that is, those who dwell in heaven.15. Verse 7. It was also given to him to make war with the saints and to overcomethem, and16. authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation was given to him.17. Verse 8. All who dwell on the earth will worship him,everyone whose name hasnot been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lambwho has been slain.18. Verse 9. If anyone has an ear, let him hear. 10 If anyoneis destinedfor captivity,to captivity he goes; if anyone kills with the sword, with the sword he must bekilled.Here is the perseverance and the faith of the saints.
THE SECOND BEAST (The False Prophet)Revelation 13:111. Verse 11. Then I sawanother beast2. coming upout of the earth; and3. he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon.4. Verse 12. He exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence. And5. he makes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whosefatal wound was healed.6. Verse 13. He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down out ofheaven to the earth in the presence of men.7. Verse 14. And he deceives those who dwell on the earth because of the signswhich it was given him to perform in the presence of the beast,
8. telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who *had thewound of the sword and has come to life.9. Verse 15. And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so thatthe image of the beast would even speak and cause as many as do not worshipthe image of the beast to be killed.10. Verse 16. Andhe causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor,and the free men and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand or ontheir forehead,11. Verse 17.andhe provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the onewho has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name.12. Verse 18. Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the numberof the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number issix hundred andsixty-six.WHEN DOES THIS OCCUR?You can see when the Beasts of Revelation appear and when the “Mark of The Beast” isgiven, by following this chronological outline of the Book of The Revelation:We will start with THE TRIBULATION SEALS: “The SCROLL OF THE SEALS”, foundin Revelation 5:1, which represents"that which has been hidden and is now beingrevealed".Revelation: (The Greek word, “apokalupsis”): an uncovering.Transliteration: apokalupsis.Phonetic Spelling: ap-ok-al'-oop-sis.Definition: an uncovering.Usage: an unveiling, uncovering, revealing, revelation.
apokálypsis- "revelation, unveiling" - is principally used of therevelationof JesusChrist (theWord), especially aparticular spiritual manifestationof Christ (His will)previously unknown to this extent, because it has been "veiled and covered".THE SEALS of THE SCROLL: Revelation chapters 6, 7, 8:1SEALS, 1 through 4, have been successively and progressively open (revealed) sincearound AD 30 through the current day. It appears that the fifth SEAL is now in theprocess of being opened. The sixth seal is too opened at a future date, which appearsto be in the not-distant-future.1stSeal - Rider on the White Horse (continuously since AD 30)2ndSeal - War (continuously since AD 30)3rdSeal - Famine (continuously since AD 30)4thSeal - Death (continuously since AD 30)5thSeal - Martyrs (progressively occurring now)6thSeal - Terror, Cosmic disturbances (Yet to come, soon) The Interlude The sealing of the 144,000 The Multitude from the Tribulation in Heaven (The Rapture)7thSeal - Silence in Heaven for ‘half an hour’.THE TRUMPETS: Revelation chapter 8:1 - chapter 91st Trumpet - hail and fire, mixed with blood - a third of the earth was burned
2ndTrumpet -somethinglike a great mountain burning - a third of the sea becameblood; and a third of the creatures died; a third of the ships destroyed.3rdTrumpet - a great star called Wormwood fell from heaven, fell on a third of therivers and on the springs of waters; a third of the waters became wormwood, andmany men died from the waters, because they were made bitter.4thTrumpet - a third of the sun and a third of the moon and a third of the stars werestruck, so that a third of them would be darkened, and the day would not shine for athird of it, and the night in the same way.5thTrumpet - The Bottomless Pit a star from heaven which had fallen to the earth; andthe key of the bottomless pit was given to him. He opened the bottomless pit; smoke,of a great furnace; the sun, the air were darkened; came locusts, and they hurt only themen who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.Revelation 9:12 “The first woe is past; behold, two woes are still coming after thesethings.”NOTE: The Scroll Seals, 1 through 5, mark the ‘days of distress’ leading up to thebeginning of the 7-year Great Tribulation (also known as “Daniel’s Seventieth Week”).The 7 years of Great Tribulation (Daniel’s 70thWeek) begins with the opening of the6thTribulation Seal and will reach the halfway mark, 3.5 years, at the sounding of the6thTrumpet.The “first woe” is complete at the end of the 5thTrumpet, and, just before the soundingof the 6thtrumpet.
The second half (3.5 years) of the 7 years of the Great Tribulation will begin with thepouring out of God’s Wrath on earth (the bowl judgments).6thTrumpet - The Army from the East The Angel and the Little Book The Two WitnessesRevelation 9:20 says, "The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did notrepent of the works of their hands, so as not to worship demons, and the idols of gold and ofsilver and of brass and of stone and of wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk; verse21. And they did not repent of their murders nor of their sorceries nor of their immoralitynor of their thefts."Revelation 11:14 The second woe is past; behold, the third woe is coming quickly.*The Second Woe comes and ends with the sounding of the 6thTrumpet (Revelation 11:14).The 7thTrumpet marks the beginning of the second half of the 7 years of Great Tribulationand the beginning of the Third Woe.Christ’s Reign ForeseenRevelation 12The Red DragonThe Male Child ChristThe Angel, Michael(Revelation 13:1 And the dragon stood on the sand of the seashore.)
Revelation 14A Scene of HeavenThe Lamb and the 144,000 on Mount ZionVision of the Angel with the GospelDoom for Worshipers of the BeastThe ReapersRevelation 15Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels who had sevenplagues,which arethe last, because in them the wrath of God is finished.Revelation 16Six Bowls of Wrath1stBowl of Wrath - loathsome and malignant sores2ndBowl of Wrath - the sea became blood3rdBowl of Wrath - the rivers and the springs of waters became blood.4thBowl of Wrath - the sun scorched men with fire.
5thBowl of Wrath - it became dark6thBowl of Wrath - the Euphrates and its water was dried upArmageddon7thBowl of Wrath - “It is done.”Revelation 17The Doom of BabylonVictory for the LambRevelation 18Babylon Is FallenLament for BabylonThe Fourfold HallelujahRevelation 19Marriage of the LambThe Coming of Christ
Doom of the Beast and False ProphetRevelation 20Satan BoundSatan Freed, DoomedJudgment at the Throne of GodRevelation 21The New Heaven and EarthThe New JerusalemRevelation 22The River and the Tree of LifeThe Final MessageRevelation 22: 21The grace of the Lord J esus be with all. Amen.
EPILOGUEThe scriptures encourage us to “Be Berean”, that isto hold Scripture in such a highregard that it becomes your daily pursuit, your source of truth and the only reference bookor material you would read in search of what is true.You probably already know the perceived condition of America in our current day, aswell as the state of the world. Some are saying we are in a state of political and socialchaos. New diseases, wars, political intrigue and poverty, to name a few things that areholding our attention and draining our treasury.Despite the fact that the Pew Research Center, which tracks "trust in the media",shows that less than half of Americans trust the news, and 72% of U.S. adults say newsorganizations do an insufficient job revealing their funding sources, many people arestill turning to News Media outlets, (ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, CNN, etc.) for informationand to find direction. Approximately 31 million people watched one of the threenational network evening news broadcasts between March 16, 2021 and April 7 , 2021.That’s a 42% increase from a year ago.
Many more people, however, are turning to God and the Church for answers.Approximately 52 million “attend church” in one of the 300,000 plus churches inAmerica, at least once a week each month.The Answer? Follow the pattern and method established by Jesus. Nothing more,nothing less. In fact, why not try starting with something simple butprofound: "Matthew 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, sothat everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life." Say itoften. Say it with both, passion and compassion.Still, I can hear some people and pastors saying,“But, all the things we are already doingare the necessary parts of our ministry.”And I say,“Yes? But J esus did not say to do ityour way and He did not do it your way. Everything else you might say about J esus, andthose things which flow from Him, may be “Necessary, but they are Secondary”.Jesus,alone, is the MAIN THING!I have prepared a lengthy, 19-part series, on "Effective Spiritual Warfare" on how wecan resist and fight back. It is the only way, according to the Bible, you and I canendure to the end and overcome this evil, as we await the return of Jesus and the daywhen He will completely conquer and destroy the works of the enemy. Click on thistext or the image below to go to this dynamic and instructional Tutorial on EffectiveSpiritual Warfare.
And now may the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make His face to shineupon you and be gracious unto you. And may God give you His peace in your going outand in your coming in, in your lying down and in your rising up, in your labor and inyour leisure, in your laughter and in your tears, until you come to stand before J esusin that day in which there is no sunset and no dawning. Amen.Your Brother and Friend,Mike YoungI toured the Revolutionary Museum and some American Revolutionary War battlefield sites inYorktown, Virginia. The tour guides and docents were well-informed and helpful. The postingsand literature at the various sites which was written by experts on the Revolutionary war, was alsohelpful and informative. This information was written by highly educated and informedpeople. But, as expert as these sources seemed to be, none of them could actually wage awar. They could not implement the tactics of Revolutionary warfare nor could they establish aneffective government in the aftermath of such a war – despite their extensive knowledge. It was
Michael J . Young, Sr.I am a practicing Christian, a disciple of J esus, a husband of over 50 years, a father and agrandfather, a business man, a veteran and a friend to all who will have me. I have servedor am serving, at various times, as an Evangelist, a Pulpit fill pastor, an Associate Pastor ofEvangelism and as Senior Pastor of a church plant. My passion is for practicing andteaching the Bible, building small groups, reaching the lost with the message of the Gospel ofJ esus, recovering the straying Sheep of God and the gathering together the Called of God, inneighborhoods, business settings and in churches by equipping other Christians. I haveauthored a few small books and I have a background in professional business management,finance and investments. I am glad to meet you, even if it is virtually. Write me at any timeand let's become friends. Whitestonefellowship1@protonmail.comView all posts on Whitestone Fellowship, by Michael Young, Sr.