Can We Actually Know the YEAR of Christ’s Coming?
SPECIAL PROPHECY UPDATE NUMBER 219B
April 20, 2005 www.TribulationPeriod.com
Can We Actually Know the YEAR of Christ’s Coming?
I Corinthians 15:51,52 – Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, [52] In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
Revelation 10:7 – But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.
Revelation 11:15,18 – And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. [18] And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
For a thorough exposition of what I believe concerning the time of the rapture in relationship to the tribulation period, please look in our Prophecy Archive Updates at Numbers 73D, 74A, 82A, 114A, and 144A.
When Jesus spoke to his first church during the Olivet Discourse, he made it clear that no one on earth, at that time, was able to know the season of the year, the month of the year, the day of the year, or the hour of the year he would establish his kingdom.
Matthew 24:36 – But of that DAY and HOUR knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Matthew 25:13 – Watch therefore, for ye know neither THE DAY nor THE HOUR wherein the Son of man cometh.
Mark 13:32 – But of THAT DAY and THAT HOUR knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
Acts 1:6,7 – When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore AGAIN the kingdom to Israel? [7] And he said unto them, It is not for you to know THE TIMES (phases of the moon that marked the months of the year in their calendar and the time of the feasts) or THE SEASONS (spring, summer, fall, and winter) which the Father hath put in his own power.
All of these Scriptures clearly state that we can never know the hour or day of Christ’s coming, the month of it, or the season of the year he would arrive. But the Greek word for year was “eniautos,” which simply means year, and this word was most assuredly well established, and commonly used by Jesus, at the time of the writing of the New Testament, but it was never used by Jesus when he referred to the time of his coming. It would have been madness for men to guess at the year of his coming until Israel came back into the land after the destruction of the temple in A.D. 70, and there is no way under heaven it can be positively known at present. It can only be guesstimated at best. But when Israel is attacked from the north, and only one third of its population survives to flee to a place of safety, the year of his coming will be more than speculation, I believe it can be known at that time to occur at some point in the last 1260 days that follow the attack, most likely in the final year of that period. If I am still alive when Israel is attacked from the north to begin the last 1260 days of the tribulation period, and I am still on this planet in a body of flesh and blood, then I will believe the rapture will occur during the last year of that period, but until that time anything I guesstimate as to the year of his coming is pure speculation.
Revelation 12:6 – And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days (1260 days).
Zechariah 13:8 – And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the Lord, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.
I Thessalonians 5:3,4 – For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. [4] But YE, brethren, are NOT in darkness, that THAT DAY should overtake you AS A THIEF.
God’s children are not to be completely unaware, shocked, or surprised when sudden destruction arrives to pre-herald the Lord’s coming. We are not children of darkness, we are children of light, but if we do not study prophecy or have no interest in it, we are unable to read the signs of his coming because we are not enlightened. Children of light will not experience the wrath of the seven vials of God’s wrath, but they will still be on this earth during the trumpets of his judgment.
I Thessalonians 5:4-9 – But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. [5] Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. [6] Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. [7] For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. [8] But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. [9] For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
Luke 21:34 – And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so THAT DAY come upon you unawares.
Revelation 3:1-4 – And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. [2] Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. [3] Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee AS A THIEF, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. [4] Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
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Here is a mixture of information that might help to get a closer detail of when the Lord Jesus Christ will be returning to the earth and to begin the Millennial Reign.
My Website has details of the nearly 3,000 year-old Biblical Prophecy of the Antichrist in the Middle East of the Islamic Caliphate of 10 Islamic Nations; the End Time Great Tribulation Period; which includes Cosmic Lightning, Great Earthquakes, a Large Comet hitting the Earth; Global Tsunamis and Massive Volcanic Eruptions; the Parousia event, the Wrath of God on earth; resulting in a destruction of the majority of humanity, primarily along the Tectonic Plate Boundaries and Coastal Regions of the Earth; the Second Advent and the beginning of the Millennial Reign.
Sometime in the future, the Middle East terrorist groups will halt their activity and more Arab countries will appear to be on a path of Peace with Israel, then all of a sudden, in an organized plan, the Islamic forces in the Middle East will attack Israel. This battle will cause the death of two-thirds of the Jewish population in Israel, according to Bible Prophecy.
The leader of this Islamic invasion will appear to be killed in the battle and likewise, appear to be resurrected from the dead. He will become the Biblical Antichrist, who will be directly empowered by the Ancient Dragon; namely the Devil or Satan; who is the archangel Lucifer and will be able to establish an Islamic Caliphate consisting of a base of ten Islamic nations in the Middle East. It will last for 3 ½ years and it will be the time of the Great Tribulation Period.
After Jerusalem falls and the remaining Israelis withdraw south to Beersheba, then various nations will broker a truce between Islam and Negev Israel. This period of Peace and Safety will last for 3 plus years. The Biblical Antichrist a.k.a. the Islamic leader of this invasion will conquer Egypt and establish his Caliphate Capital at Cairo. He will use the 3 plus years to establish a gigantic Caliphate as other Islamic nations join the original base of ten nations.
The invisible Resurrection and the Rapture or Catching out of True Christian Believers, who survive through the 6 Trumpets, will occur on the 7th Trumpet of the Book of Revelation; generally, about 1,290 days after the Islamic Antichrist attacks Israel. Likewise, the Second Advent or Parousia concludes about 1,335 days after this attack.
The Wrath of God will endure for about a 45-day time frame at the very end of this Great Tribulation Period. The Lord Jesus Christ will Return as the Parousia at the end of this 3 ½ year period through a Volcanic Ash Cloud that will encircle the entire planet Earth.
The Great Tribulation Period will consist of a possible 3 direct Cosmic Lighting Strikes from Several Large Coronal Mass Ejections; Great Earthquakes; Catastrophic Volcanic Eruptions; a Comet hitting the Earth and Massive Tsunamis on a Global Scale. The vast number of people will not survive through this End of the World event; therefore, most of the people on the earth will not be allowed to enter into the Millennial Reign.
When these events are in full display, then we will know for certain after almost 2,000 years, it is the correct time for the End of this Age, as the beginning of the Millennial Reign will be approaching.
After all of these geological and meteorological events; the Lord Jesus Christ will Return to the earth through the Volcanic Ash cloud now encircling the earth, that has been building for the past several years. This will be the Parousia event and the Millennial Reign will begin.
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The Final 1,335 Days of the Age of the Gentiles
Event 1 – Israel is attacked 1,335 days before the end of the Tribulation Period.
Event 2 – Some 30 days later the two witnesses begin their testimony in Israel when Jerusalem falls.
Event 3 – Some 45 days later the IDF is driven south to Beersheba and the United Nations brokers a truce or hudna is agreed to by Islam and Israel.
Event 4 – Israel remains surrounded in the Negev Wilderness for some 1,260 days after the truce agreement.
Event 5 – Some 45 days before the end of the Age of the Gentiles the two witnesses will be killed by the Antichrist after having testified for 42 months (1260 days). The Antichrist will declare himself to be God on the Temple Mount – This is the abomination that makes desolate.
Event 6 – Three-and-one-half days later three events occur in rapid succession. They all three occur on the same day.
#1 – The two witnesses ascend up to heaven through the clouds.
#2 – A great earthquake occurs in the same hour the two witnesses depart.
#3 – The last trump (7th) Trump sounds and all of the saved are caught up.
Event 7 – All of the saved are judged in heaven while the seven vials of God’s wrath are poured out on unbelievers.
Event 8 – Christ returns with all the saved some 1,335 days after the initial attack of Islamic forces against Israel.
SUMMARY
Israel will be attacked to start the last 1,335 days of Israel’s Travail.
Jerusalem will fall 30 days after the initial attack.
The two witnesses will testify for 1,260 days after the fall of Jerusalem.
A truce or hudna will be declared at Beersheba 45 days after Jerusalem falls.
Israel will remain in the Negev for 1,260 days after the truce or hudna. Antichrist will kill the two witnesses and declare himself to be God on the Temple Mount making himself the abomination that makes desolate.
Three and one-half days later three events occur in rapid succession on the same day: (1) The two witnesses ascend into heaven, (2) A great earthquake occurs, and (3) The seventh trump sounds and all the saved are caught up, including the sealed 144,000.
The following are some Hebrew and Greek word studies that I made from many Lexicons.
A composite of the Hebrew words for Joel 2:30: And I will show a token, a sign and wonder in the visible arch of the sky where the clouds move and throughout all the earth, in the fields, in the country, in the wilderness and it will have the appearance of blood; along with a burning, hot flaming fire; with columns of cloudy dust, smoke and vapor.
A composite of the Hebrew words for Joel 2:31: The brilliant sun, from the rising of the sun in the east to the sun rays in the arch ways of the sky, will be changed into darkness; as if it were night and the moon will take on the appearance of blood before the great and noble, fearful and terrible day in which Jehovah; the self-Existing One; the Eternal Lord shall come.
A composite of the Greek words for Acts 2:19: And I will bring forth a rare event so extraordinary, it will inspire wonder; for it will be in the elevated area of the sky and a token of these events; will be throughout the entire regions under the surface of the soil, of all the land of the world; for it will be a visible wonder of flowing substance like blood; of flashes of lightening and fire; with a mist of smoke.
A composite of the Greek words for Acts 2:20: The rising of the sun in the east and the rays of daily light will become as an outlining shadow and the bright shining moon, will appear to be a blood red color; before that mighty and visible day in which the One in supreme authority will come.
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In the Latter Days on the Wings of a Great Eagle
In about the year 604 B.C., the King Nebuchadnezzar (king of Babylon c. 605 BC – c. 562 BC, was the longest-reigning and most powerful monarch of the Neo-Babylonian Empire) had a dream and the Jewish prophet Daniel was given the insight to interpret the dream. This dream describes the kingdoms of the earth that would arise before the Kingdom of God that would be known as the Millennial Reign Kingdom will be established on the earth.
The goal of the following study is to help you understand when the final earth kingdom will be established in the Middle East, how long it will last and what will happen at the end of its’ 3 ½ year duration.
The following are the Biblical verses of the dream:
Daniel 2:1-2: [1] And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar; Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him. [2] Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king. [3] And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.
Daniel 2:27-45: [27] Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, show unto the king; [28] But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these; [29] As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass. [30] But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart. [31] Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. [32] This image’s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, [33] His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. [34] Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. [35] Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth. [36] This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king. [37] Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. [38] And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold. [39] And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth. [40] And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. [41] And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. [42] And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. [43] And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. [44] And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. [45] Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
Notice in verse 28, it reads: what shall be in the latter days. It is very possible this means in the latter days of a governmental administration that will affect Israel, as I will explain latter. Also, look at verses 41-43 as it describes a kingdom of ten that are strong as iron and as weak as clay that are mixed and mingled together. In verse 41 the word: mixed and in verse 43 the words: mixed and mingle are from the Hebrew word number 6151. עֲרַב (arab). Therefore, God revealed to the Prophet Daniel, the final kingdom surrounding Israel in the Middle East will be an Arab kingdom.
Now we will read about a dream in about 545 B.C. from Belshazzar (The son of Nabonidus, the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. The Nabonidus Chronicle describes him as a grandson of Nebuchadnezzar) that relates to the previous dream of King Nebuchadnezzar.
I’m only going to list the verses that deal with the “ten kingdom” in Daniel 2:41-43:
Daniel 7:7, 24-25: [7] After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. [24] And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. [25] And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
Basically, these verses describe a kingdom made of up ten and the ruler of this ten kingdom will rule for 3 ½ years. Now we will read some verses in the Book of Revelation written in about 96 A.D. that describe a similar “ten kingdom”.
Revelation 12:1-14: [1] And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: [2] And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. [3] And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. [4] And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. [5] And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. [6] And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. [7] And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, [8] And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. [9] And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. [10] And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. [11] And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. [12] Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. [13] And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. [14] And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
In these verses, it clear shows that the Great Red Dragon; the Serpent, the Devil and Satan are names for ruler of demonic beings, as they all are being cast out of heaven onto the earth. At this event, there is a warning to the inhabitants of the earth, because the Devil is in great wrath, knowing soon he will be bound in a chain that will bind him into the interior of the earth for a thousand years. Notice in verse 3, it mentions the “ten horns” and in verse 6 it gives a time period of “1, 260 days” and in verse 14 it reads “3 ½ years”.
It is here, in verse 14 where the phrase: “wings of a great eagle” gives us a clue about when the United States and other friendly countries of Israel will airlift some of the Jewish people from the persecution of the Devil by using the influence of the people of the “ten horns/kingdom”. The Devil will use the Arab people surrounding Israel to attack the nation and according to Zechariah 13, this attack will kill two-thirds of the Jewish population in Israel and one-third will escape into the Negev wilderness.
Zechariah 13:8-9: [8] And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein. [9] And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
Also, it is during this time that a massive earthquake will happen at the Mount of Olives and create a pathway for the Jewish people in Jerusalem to flee toward Beersheba:
Zechariah 14:1-15: [1] Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. [2] For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city. [3] Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. [4] And his feet shall stand in that day upon the Mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the Mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. [5] And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee. [6] And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark: [7] But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light. [8] And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. [9] And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one. [10] All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king’s winepresses. [11] And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited. [12] And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. [13] And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold everyone on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour. [14] And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance. [15] And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague. [16] And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. [17] And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.
Towards the end of the 3 ½ years, the Islamic Leader of this Ten Nation Islamic Caliphate, who will be the Biblical Antichrist; will send out a call to assemble a massive army that will become the Battle of Armageddon, near the community of Megiddo located in the Jezreel Valley. This purpose will be to invade the Negev Wilderness with an attempt to destroy the Jewish people that have been living in the Negev during his Caliphate reign. ([16] And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. Revelation 16:16.)
When this army gathers; the Jordan Rift Valley will open up and volcanic lava will flood the valley and the heat blast will kill most of the army; as their flesh will melt from their bones!!!
Revelation 14:19-20: [19] And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. [20] And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
A Blood-Like Substance Arises from Under the Earth In the Jordan River Valley Outside the City of Jerusalem
And the angel thrust with intense violence, his gathering hook and sickle for harvesting, into the earth and gathered the vine and vintage of the earth and cast and threw it into the great trough, wine-vat and winepress of the fierce indignation and wrath of Deity; the very exceeding great God. And the great trough, wine-vat and winepress was trodden without the city and a blood-like substance came out of the winepress, even up to the horse bridle-bits, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs. (1,600 furlongs times, 606.75 Greek feet, divided by 5,280 English feet, equals 183.86 miles). This verse is a composite of several English translations, three different Greek Texts and usage of several Greek Lexicons. Revelation 14:19-20.
In the Book of Revelation chapter 13, the text describes the beast that will be established surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. It will be an Islamic Caliphate consisting of Ten Arab countries. It will last for 42 months or 3 ½ years. The mark of the beast is a means of identification upon the people in this Middle East region, used by this Islamic Leader.
There are slightly more than 400 million people in this area and Cairo, Egypt has over 20 million people alone; which is where he will make his capital. During his attack from Syria, with the help of Hamas, Hezbollah and the various other terrorists’ groups in the Middle East; this leader or eventually whoever the leader might be; will appear to have been killed and come back to life. An Islamic Religious Leader will demand the followers of Mohammad in the Middle East to pay allegiance to this individual or else they will be killed.
Revelation 13:1-18: [1] And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. [2] And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. [3] And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. [4] And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? Who is able to make war with him? [5] And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. [6] And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. [7] And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. [8] And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. [9] If any man have an ear, let him hear. [10] He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. [11] And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. [12] And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. [13] And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, [14] And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. [15] And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. [16] And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: [17] And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. [18] Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
Now let’s look at chapter 17 in the Book of Revelation. Here we can see where the Ten Horns which are Ten Kings that will become submission to the Beast; that is, the Islamic Antichrist of this Ten Nation Caliphate. At the beginning they will tolerate Roman Catholicism in their territories, but ultimately, they will burn their buildings and kill Roman Catholics; perhaps by the hundreds of thousands or even by the millions. There are some 286 million Catholics in Europe and about 3 million Catholics in the Middle East. Therefore, this prophecy can easily be fulfilled by the followers of the Islamic Antichrist.
Revelation 17:1-18: [1] And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: [2] With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. [3] So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. [4] And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: [5] And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. [6] And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. [7] And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. [8] The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. [9] And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. [10] And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. [11] And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. [12] And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. [13] These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. [14] These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. [15] And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. [16] And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. [17] For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. [18] And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
The Great Tribulation Period will basically begin when the Islamic forces from Syria and the various terrorist groups in the Middle East attack Israel. It will be during this attack; a massive earthquake will split the Mount of Olives to allow a pathway for the Jews in Jerusalem to escape towards Beersheba. It is during this time; the United States and other countries provide airlift support for women and children from the Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport to Beersheba. This earthquake that splits the Mount of Olives is probably associated with the earthquake in Revelation 6. This earthquake will set in motion all the tectonic plates of the earth; then all the surface of the crustal earth and oceanic floor will move with regards to their geological location.
Revelation 6:12-17: [12] And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; [13] And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. [14] And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. [15] And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; [16] And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: [17] For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
In Revelation 11, there occurs another earthquake and great volcanic hail begins to be cast upon the earth. This is a continuation of the movements of the tectonic plates to the point where volcanoes begin to erupt throughout the world.
Revelation 11:15-19: [15] And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. [16] And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, [17] Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned. [18] And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. [19] And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
In Revelation 16, the greatest earthquake in the history of humanity will occur in the Jordan River Valley. It will cause the entire crust of the earth to perhaps move several feet in many directions. All the cities of the world will fall to ruin. There will be massive volcanic eruptions; with great volcanic hail stones and most of humanity will be killed during this event.
Revelation 16:17-21: [17] And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. [18] And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. [19] And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. [20] And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. [21] And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
In Revelation 18 and 19, we find the final Revelation Judgment. It will be on the city of Rome, Italy via the Vatican City. This region will be destroyed by the volcanic complex above the subduction zone. After it is completely burned by volcanic fire, it will subside into hades and then be submerged by the Tiber River and the waters of the Mediterranean Sea.
Revelation 18:1-2, 8-9, 10, 18 &21. [1] And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. [2] And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. [8] Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. [9] And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, [10] Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.[18] And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! [21] And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
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The Great Tribulation Period – Are You Ready?
Revelation 8:7 – 1st trumpet – volcanic activity begins on the land of the earth destroying one third of the trees and all the green grass surrounding the volcano, from the heat blast, lava flow and falling ash.
Revelation 8:8-9 – 2nd trumpet – volcanic activity begins in the ocean floor, killing one third of sea life and producing worldwide tsunami waves, which destroy one third of the ships in port.
Revelation 8:10-11 – 3rd trumpet – a great comet strikes the earth, melts and is absorbed into the hydrological cycle, producing hydrocyanic acid, poisoning one third of the earth’s water supply, proceeded by a meteor storm as the comet begins its atmospheric entrance.
Revelation 8:12 – 4th trumpet – a dramatic increase in worldwide volcanic activity, creates a dust haze over a third of the earth.
Revelation 9:1-12 – 5th trumpet – a massive chain of worldwide volcanic eruptions and releasing of demonic beings from the earth’s interior, which torment lost humanity for five months.
Revelation 9:13-21 – 6th trumpet – release of four demonic kings, which lead approximately 200 million demons to kill one third of the human population with volcanic fire, smoke and an intense sulfurous suffocating odor.
Revelation 11:15-19 – 7th trumpet – announces the time of the judging of the dead and to give rewards to “True” Christian Believers before the Judgment Seat of the Lord Jesus Christ in the spiritual kingdom, understood as the “Catching Out” or “Rapture” and the occurrence of an earthquake and great volcanic hail upon the earth.
The Wrath of God – This Time Period Lasts for About 45 Days
Revelation 16:2 – 1st plague – a shift in the magnetic field of the earth, from the earthquakes, leaving the earth temporarily without its protective shield, resulting in cosmic radiation mutilating human flesh.
Revelation 16:3 – 2nd plague – the heating of the oceans by undersea lava causing the reproduction of various dinoflagellates at a fantastic rate, producing oxidation and red tide. This event will bring about a massive destruction of aquatic life throughout the world oceans.
Revelation 16:4-7 – 3rd plague – a poisoning of the earth’s freshwater supply by a comets’ release of methyl cyanide, hydrogen cyanide and a whole range of cyanogenic poisonous gases into the hydrological cycle. This comet will most likely enter the atmosphere over the “Old World” landmass.
Revelation 16:8-9 – 4th plague – destruction of the ozone layer by volcanic activity, allowing penetration of ultraviolet radiation causing a burning skin cancer.
Revelation 16:10-11 – 5th plague – a massive pyroclastic holocaust from volcanic eruptions upon humanity.
Revelation 16:12-16 – 6th plague – the diversion of the Euphrates River towards the Jordan River valley due to an earthquake; causing the collapse of the Palmyride Fold Belt, Syria.
Revelation 16:17-21 – 7th plague – the greatest earthquake to ever have occurred since humanity has been on earth will take place in the Jordan River Valley, producing a chain reaction of earthquakes, which will cause the cities of the nations of the world to fall into ruin, ending with catastrophic global volcanic activity, developing a single dust cloud encircling the entire planet earth and the Destruction of Rome, Italy and the Vatican City, by Volcanic Fire from the Alban Hills and/or including the Monti Sabatini Volcanic Complex; ending with volcanic lava arising from beneath the Dead Sea Fault Zone, in the Jordan River Valley.
Revelation 14:20: And blood (volcanic lava) came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles.
The Great Flood: Genesis 6: [5] And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. [6] And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. [7] And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. [11] The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. [12] And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. [13] And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. [17] And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and everything that is in the earth shall die.
Genesis 7: [4] For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth. [23] And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.
Sodom and Gomorrah: Genesis 13: [13] But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
Genesis 18: [17] And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; [20] And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
Genesis 19: [1] And there came two angels to Sodom at even; [13] For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it. [24] Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; [27] And Abraham got up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD: [28] And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.
The Great Tribulation Period: Revelation 11: [15] And the seventh angel sounded;… [18] And shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. [19] …and there were lightnings, and noises, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Revelation 11:18. The Greek Text: καὶ διαφθεῖραι τοὺς διαφθείροντας τὴν γῆν
In Revelation 11:18, the Greek word for the second English word “destroy” has to do with morality. With an in-depth study from the New Testament Greek language, this phrase can be translated as: {and destroy and bring to ruin; causing them to perish; to kill them; which destroy by morally corrupting the occupants of the earth and have caused the inhabitants to become thoroughly rotten, by changing their minds and morals for the worse.}
Revelation 16: [17] And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. [18] And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. [19] And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nation’s fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. [20] And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. [21] And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
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As many of these events begin to occur, then we all will know for certain, the time of the End of the Age of Grace has come and the beginning of the Millennial Reign will take place in the very near future.