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IRAN - ARABIA SAUDITA. Perché, voi volete morire: a tutti i costi?
1. Se, voi mi intronizzate come Re di Israele, e,
2. noi facciamo le riforme islamiche: attravero un concilio islamico;
3. e poi, prepariamo una patria: per tutti gli ebrei del mondo,
4. da concedere loro, soltanto a determinate nostre condizioni!
5. Se, tutta la LEGA ARABA, PASSA CON La RUSSIA,
6. POI, come potrebbe USA E UE, DA SOLE, FARE GUERRA A TUTTO IL RESTO DEL MONDO, LORO CHE SONO UNA OPINIONE PUBBLICA CHE è DIVISA SU TUTTO?
6. Quindi, il progetto massonico di diffondere il satanismo nel mondo fallirà!
7. Come potrebbe, Giappone e Corea del Sud: non passare dalla nostra pate, per non vedersi annientare in pochi secondi?
8. come, noi non saremmo capaci, in poco tempo, di distruggere il dollaro e il Fmi?
9. CONTRARIAMENTE, VOI MI DOVETE DIRE, NOI CONQUISTEREMO: sicuramente, IL MONDO, E, noi TAGLIEREMO LA TESTA A TUTTI, PERCHé, NOI SIAMO ISIS SHArIAH; LA GALASSIA JIHADISTA!
WE ARE THE KINGDOM OF JHWH HOLY! WE ARE ISRAEL ADONAY JHWH holy WINS!
We are an army that no one can stop! We have the faith that has won the world! + In nomine Patris, et Filii et Spiritui Sancto. Jesus, of: Bethlehem is risen! hallelujh!
Cross of Saint Benedict. Holy Cross be my light and, is never the Dragon, be my duce. Goes back Satan begone beast 322 Bush pharisees scam usurer: scam banking seigniorage! you do not persuade me, of vain things. Mali are the things that you offer, drink your poison made by yourself. In the name of the father, the son and the Holy Spirit +. in Jesus's name: Amen!
SIAMO IL REGNO DI JHWH SANTO! Ci sono Israele ADONAY JHWH Santo vince!
Siamo un esercito che nessuno può fermare! Abbiamo la fede che ha vinto il mondo! + In nomine Patris, et Filii et Spiritui Sancto. Gesù, di: Betlemme è risorto! hallelujh!
Croce di San Benedetto. Santa Croce sia la mia luce e il drago, non è mai essere mio duce. Va indietro Satana vattene bestia 322 Bush Farisei truffa usuraio: truffa signoraggio bancario! voi non convincermi, di cose vane. Mali sono le cose che si offrono, bere il veleno fatta da voi stessi. Nel nome del padre, del figlio e dello Spirito Santo +. nel nome di Gesù: Amen!
SOMOS EL REINO DE JHWH SANTO! NOS son ISRAEL ADONAY JHWH Santo gana!
Somos un ejército que nadie puede impedir. Tenemos la fe que ha ganado el mundial! + In nomine Patris, et Filii et Spiritui Sancto. Jesús, de: Bethlehem ha resucitado! hallelujh!
Cruz de San Benito. Santa Cruz sea mi luz, y nunca es el dragón, será mi duce. Vuelve a Satanás fuera bestia 322 Bush fariseos estafa usurero: estafa señoreaje bancario! no convences de cosas vanas. Malí son las cosas que ofreces, beber tu veneno hecho por ti mismo. En el nombre del padre, del hijo y del Espíritu Santo +. en el nombre de Jesús: Amen!
МЫ – КОРОЛЕВСТВО JHWH СВЯТОЙ! Мы в Израиле JHWH Адонай Святой победы!
Мы-армия, что никто не может остановить! У нас есть вера, которая завоевала мир! + In nomine Патрис, et Filii et Spiritui Sancto. Иисус, из: Вифлеем Воскресе! hallelujh!
Крест Святого Бенедикта. Святой Крест быть мой свет и, никогда не дракона, будет мой дуче. Восходит сатана вон зверь 322 Буш фарисеи афера ростовщика: афера банки сеньораж! Вы не убедить меня, напрасно вещей. Мали являются вещи, которые вы предлагаете, пить ваш яд, сделанные самостоятельно. Во имя отца, сына и Святого Духа +. в имя Иисуса: аминь!
ونحن على جيش أن لا أحد يستطيع وقف! ولدينا الإيمان الذي حصل في العالم! + في نومين بطرس، وفلي et سانكتو سبيريتي. يسوع، من: بيت لحم هو ارتفع! هاليلوجه!
الصليب للقديس بندكت. الصليب المقدس يكون الضوء بلدي، وليس ابدأ من التنين، يكون بلدي ديوس. ويعود الشيطان انصرف الوحش 322 بوش الفريسيين احتيال اوسورر: عملية احتيال مصرفية سك! لا يمكنك إقناع لي من الأشياء عبثا. مالي هي الأشياء التي تقدمون، شرب السم أدلى بنفسك. باسم الأب والابن والروح القدس +. في اسم يسوع المسيح: آمون!
SECONDO IL LAVORO AGGIORNATO DEGLI STORICI, Gesù di Betlemme è morto, ed è risorto alla età di 39 anni, circa, ed è nato il 25 Dicembre! Quindi Maria Sua Madre, è andata ad abitare ad Efeso, a motivo della persecuzione violenta e sanguinaria dei Giudei, dove è stata assunta in cielo: "dormitio mariae", senza morire! Maria Immacolata Concezione: è vissuta su questa terra in modo longevo! per noi lei, Theotókos (in greco Θεοτόκος; in latino Deipara o Dei genetrix) è un titolo della Beata Vergine Maria. Letteralmente significa colei che genera Dio, è come se fosse spiritualmente la nonna di tutti i cristificati! Florilegio di Preghiere Citazioni e Canti. Ecco il Messaggio da Medjugorie di oggi 2 novembre 2014 (Mirjana) https://www.facebook.com/groups/107366699388706/
Cari figli, sono con voi con la benedizione di mio Figlio, con voi che mi amate e che cercate di seguirmi. Io desidero essere anche con voi, che non mi accogliete. A tutti voi apro il mio Cuore pieno d'amore e vi benedico con le mie mani materne. Sono una Madre che vi capisce: ho vissuto la vostra vita e ho provato le vostre sofferenze e gioie. Voi, che vivete il dolore, comprendete il mio dolore e la mia sofferenza per quei miei figli che non permettono che la luce di mio Figlio li illumini, per quei miei figli che vivono nelle tenebre. Per questo ho bisogno di voi, di voi che siete stati illuminati dalla luce e che avete compreso la verità. Vi invito ad adorare mio Figlio, affinché la vostra anima cresca e raggiunga una vera spiritualità. Apostoli miei, allora potrete aiutarmi. Aiutare me significa pregare per coloro che non hanno conosciuto l'amore di mio Figlio. Pregando per loro, voi mostrate a mio Figlio che lo amate e lo seguite. Mio Figlio mi ha promesso che il male non vincerà mai, perché qui ci siete voi, anime dei giusti: voi, che cercate di dire le vostre preghiere col cuore; voi, che offrite i vostri dolori e sofferenze a mio Figlio; voi, che comprendete che la vita è soltanto un battito di ciglia; voi, che anelate al Regno dei Cieli. Tutto ciò vi rende miei apostoli e vi conduce al trionfo del mio Cuore. Perciò, figli miei, purificate i vostri cuori ed adorate mio Figlio. Vi ringrazio! Buona domenica. da Maurizio Gandin
Città del Vaticano (AsiaNews) oggi: 2 novembre 2014. Nel giorno in cui la Chiesa e tutto il mondo cristiano commemorano i fedeli defunti, i cattolici sono chiamati in maniera particolare a ricordare quei morti "che nessuno ricorda. Ricordiamo le vittime delle guerre e delle violenze; tanti "piccoli" del mondo schiacciati dalla fame e della miseria. Ricordiamo i fratelli e le sorelle uccisi perché cristiani; e quanti hanno sacrificato la vita per servire gli altri". Lo ha detto papa Francesco nel corso dell'Angelus, recitato in occasione della Solennità dei defunti.
VIVA IN DONBASS LIBERO E SOVRANO! FUORI GLI USURAI TRADITORI I PARASSITI BANCHIERI INTERNAZIONALI: DEL SISTEMA MASSONICO: I SATANISTI FARISEI, CHE SONO ATTRIBUITI: LA PROPRIETà DEI POPOLI: ED è QUESTO, IL VERO MOTIVO PER CUI, ISRAELE DEVE MORIRE, PERCHé, SOLTANTO ISRAELE HA IL POTERE DI FERMARE QUESTE BESTIE DI SATANA IL TALMUD!
Kiev cerca di boicottare le elezioni nella Repubblica di Donetsk.
Le autorità ucraine hanno cercato di boicottare le elezioni nella Repubblica Popolare separatista di Donetsk. Lo ha dichiarato l'ufficio stampa del Governo della Repubblica.
In particolare, le truppe ucraine hanno cercato di bloccare le strade della zona di ingresso nel territorio della Repubblica. In tal modo volevano evitare che gli elettori partecipassero al voto. L'ufficio stampa ha anche riferito che sono stati distrutti due gruppi di sabotaggio e di ricognizione del battaglione punitivo ucraino "Dnepr-1". Domenica, nelle Repubbliche di Donetsk e Lugansk si sono svolte le elezioni per il Presidente ed i Deputati del Parlamento.
la abominazione, e TUTTO IL SATANISMO MAOMETTanO, del falso profeta di Apocalisse: la SHARIAH GENOCIDIO ERDOGAN SAUDI ARABIA: IL CALIFFATO INGROPPATO DAI ROTHSCHILD 322 FARISEI 666 talmud agenda: il genocidio di Islaemle l'assassino asino maniaco religioso! .. perché, ALLAHCOGLIONE STA PER USCIRE DALLA STORIA DI QUESTO PIANETA DEFINITIVAMENTE!
BAGHDAD, 2 NOVembre. Sono oltre 200 le persone uccise dall'Isis nella zona di al Anbar, in Iraq, nelle tribù sunnite ostili allo Stato Islamico negli ultimi 10 giorni. Lo rendono noto responsabili e fonti locali.
Lorenzo Scarola · Teologico dell'Italia Meridionale
open letter to: Sua Santità Papa Francesco -[[ il male che tu hai fatto alla Chiesa Cattolica? Satana e i farisei satanisti Rothschild? non avrebbero mai potuto farlo! ]] - Sua Santità Benedetto XVI? lui è 10 volte meglio di te, perché, lui a questo articolo mio: si è dimesso, ed ha lasciato a te: questa patata bollente! [[ IPOCRITA: TU CERCHI DI SALVARE LA PECORELLA GENDER, E POI, tu PERDI IL PASTORE, con un cinismo criminale! ]] CAINO, DOVE è TUO FRATELLO DON MAKS SUARD, che si è suicidato per colpa tua? Perché, voi siete la apostasia del crimine di MAGGIORASCATO DI 1000 ANNI FA? voi avete perso, dal Concilio Vaticano II, 30.000 preti, e avete distrutto vocazioni sacerdotati per 3.000.000 di persone! IL CLERICALISMO è TRADIMENTO DEL VANGELO, COME ha detto a Nomadelfia, don Zeno Saltini. [[ il male che tu hai fatto alla Chiesa Cattolica? Satana e i farisei satanisti Rothschild? non avrebbero mai potuto farlo! ]] VERGOGNATI CRIMINALE!
Gian Carlo · Top Commentator
e questi sono i risultati della chiusura dei manicomi
Lorenzo Scarola · Teologico dell'Italia Meridionale
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Israele: "la restaurazione di un popolo". 2 novembre 2014 NOTIZIE DAL MONDO EVANGELICO OCCHIO 228. shalomALLA FINE DELL'800, IL GIORNALISTA EBREO, TEODORO BENIAMINO HERZL, fonda il "SIONISMO", un movimento politico-religioso, che aveva come scopo, la rifondazione dello Stato Nazionale Israelita, nella terra della Palestina, divenuta nel tempo, una provincia della Turchia.
Gli albori del '900, vedevano già le prime luci delle colonie ebraiche, con i primi "Kibbuzim"; villaggi agricoli, dove vivevano da 600 a 2.000 persone, in cui ognuno, aveva diritto ad ogni necessità ed esigenza per vivere: di vitto, alloggio, vestiario, ecc., contribuendo solo con il proprio lavoro. Dando a nascere, così, in una terra ancora desertica, le fondamenta della futura Tel-Aviv.
Ma il corso delle relazioni diplomatiche e politiche di HERZL, fu interrotto causa un'immatura morte, lasciando ad altri, il compito di continuare per lo sviluppo, degli eventi poi raggiunti. Dopo la prima guerra mondiale, la Palestina passa sotto le direttive degli inglesi, che rilevarono nella questione palestinese, il presentarsi di non pochi problemi, per la presenza araba sul territorio.
Il dilemma, dell'esistenza ebraica, reduce nei secoli di razzismo etnico-religioso; con espulsioni, ghettizzazione, massacri, e recentemente nell'era nazista, con lo sterminio di 6.000.000 di ebrei, aprì una questione umanitaria, sensibilizzando, il pensiero politico-sociale a livello mondiale. Il che, una commissione d'inchiesta dell'ONU, affrontò il problema ed il 29 novembre 1947, stabilì, che nel territorio palestinese, si fondassero due stati: uno arabo ed uno ebraico.
Sicché il 14 Maggio 1948, sorgeva lo Stato di Israele Indipendente, con appena 650.000 abitanti, che oggi conta circa 7.000.000 di abitanti su di un territorio di appena 20.700 Kmq. ed una diaspora sparsa su tre continenti: in Europa, Asia ed America, di circa 22.000.000 di ebrei.
Il perdono Divino, per questo popolo, si adempiva sotto gli occhi di tutto il mondo. Perché ogni mezzo di notizia, parlò di evento profetico e biblico. Ed anche se, per sensazionalismo giornalistico; verità bibliche e verità profetiche venivano scritte e divulgate fra le nazioni.
– "Prorompete insieme con gridi di gioia, o rovine di Gerusalemme, perché IDDIO, consola il SUO popolo e redime Gerusalemme" (Isaia 52:9)
— "Non temere, perché io sono con te; farò venire la tua progenie dall'Est e ti radunerò dall'Ovest. Dirò al Settentrione 'restituiscili' ed al mezzogiorno 'non trattenerli'. Fa venire i miei figli da lontano e le mie figlie dall'estremità della terra" (Isaia 43:5)
La restaurazione di questo popolo, conduce anche ad una graduale riconciliazione Divina, in quanto gli israeliti: "sono amati per l'elezione dei loro padri" (Romani 11:28), le cui radici mostrano fondamenta di fede in Dio attraverso, Abramo, uomo eletto da DIO a capostipite di questa nazione. Il patriarca, infatti, rendendo stabile e genuina la propria fede, attraverso una condotta costante di relazione con DIO, rivela un ubbidienza incrollabile, lungo il cammino dell'attesa e del tempo.
Ogni discendente di Abramo, quindi, eredita un punto di riferimento ben preciso: 'La Fede verso DIO!' Iniziando non da una condizione di cercare DIO, ma da una condizione di conoscere DIO; in quanto Abramo, ne ha già tracciato il percorso. Questa relazione di Abramo, quindi si trasferisce alla generazione che ne segue, divenendo il popolo eletto da DIO. Purtroppo, poi, il rifiuto alla Grazia Divina, provoca un'interruzione. Di conseguenza, l'autorità di DIO, passò, gradatamente al popolo gentile, ovvero: popoli pagani che si ravvidero all'Evangelo della Grazia. " Perciò IO vi dico, che il Regno dei Cieli, vi sarà tolto e sarà dato ad una gente, che ne faccia i frutti" (Marco 13:18)
Gli Atti degli Apostoli, ci mostrano questo cammino, con Pietro, che predicò per primo ai gentili (Atti 10:19), e con Paolo, che fu definito l'apostolo delle genti (Rom. 11:13). Nel corso dei secoli, dunque, vediamo che il fondamento della fede degli Apostoli, che erano di origine israelita, passa a divenire il fondamento di fede della Chiesa, le cui origini cominciano ad essere di popoli gentili. Lasciando del tutto estraneo Israele, dal disegno di DIO, per la salvezza dell'umanità.
In questo secolo, il rilevamento del popolo d'Israele, che torna ad essere nazione, segna un periodo di straordinaria importanza, storico-profetica, in vista dei prossimi nuovi eventi, che dovranno susseguirsi. DIO attraverso il profeta (Amos 9:11), fa una toccante PROMESSA: "In quel giorno, IO rialzerò la capanna di Davide che è caduta, ne riparerò le rotture, ne rileverò le rovine, la ricostruirò come ai tempi antichi". Davide, uomo secondo il cuore di DIO (I Sam. 13:14), malgrado i suoi gravi peccati, ottenne il perdono per il suo reale pentimento. Il peccato di Israele è stato anch'esso grave; e DIO, identifica questo popolo, al perdono di Davide, volendo ristabilire del tutto Israele.
La promessa di DIO, ora, comincia a prendere atto, formandosi attraverso la realtà: "Sorgi, risplendi, poiché la tua luce è giunta, e la gloria dell'Eterno si è levata su di te! Poiché ecco, le tenebre coprono la terra e una fitta oscurità avvolge i popoli, ma su di te si leva l'Eterno e la Sua gloria appare su di te. Le nazioni cammineranno alla tua luce" (Isaia 60 1- 4). Questa profezia, enfatizza un Israele restaurato come nazione, ma soprattutto, nel rapporto spirituale con DIO; facendo si, che Israele, ritorni all'autorità Divina, per divenire luce alle nazioni.
La Chiesa che ancora detiene questa autorità Divina, con l'evento del "Rapimento in cielo", trasferirà questo ruolo, nuovamente al popolo d'Israele, riprendendo il posto che gli apostoli (uomini israeliti) avevano ricevuto da CRISTO. " Poiché, se tu (questo è rivolto a noi) sei stato tagliato dall'ulivo per sua natura selvatico, e sei stato contro natura innestato nell'ulivo domestico, quanto più essi (questo è rivolto agli israeliti) che son dei rami naturali, saranno innestati nel loro proprio ulivo? Perché fratelli, non voglio che ignoriate questo mistero, affinché non siate presuntuosi; che cioè, un induramento parziale s'è prodotto in Israele, finché sia entrata la pienezza dei gentili; e così tutto Israele sarà salvato." (Romani 11:24-27)
Davide Dilettoso – Notizievangeliche.com
How the Devil Uses Halloween to Attack Your Children. 31 ottobre 2014 EVANGELICAL NEWS - WORLD OCCHIO 296. halloween maskDo demons really want to harm my child? The answer is yes. Demons really do want to harm our children and they may use ghosts and goblins to gain access. The greatest danger to children comes from an unseen force. It is Satan and his army of darkness. This evil spiritual army is obsessed with and completely focused on keeping as many men, women and children eternally separated from the love of God and the saving grace of Jesus. We must not assume that our children are not a threat to darkness. The enemy's purpose is to grip and blind every generation, establishing strongholds in the lives of our children from a very young age.
God created mankind because He has a Father's heart and He wanted children to love. Just as earthly fathers and mothers long to have children born out of loving relationship, our heavenly Father also yearns for relationship with us, His children. Therefore, from the time we are conceived, through birth and throughout our lives, the enemy will set up traps, snares, and schemes in order to keep us bound to lies of darkness and paralyzed from reaching our fullest kingdom potential.
He is a predator looking to kill, steal, and destroy all that God wants to release in our lives.
We would all agree that at our time in history darkness is alive and well. I do not say this to generate fear. Nor do I believe that Satan is as powerful as our Lord—absolutely not. But we live in a dark time in history, and the following statistics from the Teen Mania website prove that this is the case. This generation is in great need of the truth.
• Ninety-one percent say there is no absolute truth.
• Seventy-five percent of teens in America believe the central message of the Bible is, "God helps those who help themselves."
• Fifty-three percent believe Jesus committed sin (40 percent of born-again teens believe Jesus committed sin).
This younger generation is seeking. They are going to see, experience, and be a part of the most strategic and intense times in the history of the Christian church. They are going to witness firsthand amazing events unfold in our world and miraculous signs and wonders that even the prophets of the Bible wrote about. But there is a battle of darkness raging to keep them out of the light and in deception.
I love what Paul wrote to his spiritual son Timothy in 1 Timothy 6:11–14, 20, as he obviously knew the dangers that his spiritual son would face and instructed him on how to rise above the traps of the world and the enemy.
Paul exhorts Timothy to flee evil, including all the temptations of money and all the evils associated with it, to pursue righteousness and fight the good fight of faith. Reading these verses causes me to ponder.
Our children, or those raised in the church, are normally taught to flee evil and to follow after righteousness. But I question how well we have done fighting on behalf of our youth and teaching them how to fight the good fight of faith.
The Greek word for fight in this scripture is agonizimai. It means "to enter a contest, to contend with adversaries, struggles and dangers."
Contend means "to struggle in opposition"; "to wrestle, grapple, battle, fight, compete, argue, wrangle, hold and claim." Isn't this what we do in battles with our adversary? We wrestle in battle to fight the competition and struggle against all the arguments of darkness, disputing their hold and taking hold and claiming our freedom and inheritance in the kingdom of God.
Paul understood this. He told Timothy to keep the deposit entrusted to him. Friends, it is our responsibility to guard and keep what God has entrusted to us. We have to step into the knowledge of how to guard and keep not only for our personal lives but also for the lives of our children.
Rebecca Greenwood is the founder and president of Christian Harvest International and the author of Let Our Children Go, which this article was excerpted.
Liberato dall'omosessualità. 2 novembre 2014 TESTIMONIANZE OCCHIO 692. PD-0001Non sono nato omosessuale, sebbene lo stile di vita, che ho vissuto per la maggior parte della mia vita, mi ha portato a credere di esserlo. Non vi è alcuna prova scientifica che una persona nasce omosessuale, né vi è alcuna prova di un gene gay. Tuttavia, c'è un piccolo gruppo di individui che vorrebbero farci credere che questo è vero in modo che lo stile di vita omosessuale appaia accettabile, quando non lo è. Si tratta di uno spirito maligno che sta investendo la nostra nazione. Infatti, lo spirito di omosessualità ha attaccato e si è attaccato a me quando ero troppo giovane per per poterlo fare andare via da me.Ora, non posso incolpare nessuno, per questo. Ma io odio quel demone per quello che mi ha fatto e dove mi ha portato, per tutto il tempo che ha riso di me della mia miseria. Per fortuna, Dio ha avuto pietà della mia anima!
Da bambino, ho visto diversi tipi di abusi, da entrambe le parti della mia famiglia, che comprendevano l'adulterio, il divorzio, l'alcolismo, la dipendenza e l'abuso sia fisico che mentale. Inoltre, mi sono state presentate un paio di persone nella mia famiglia che erano omosessuali, insieme a coloro che si stavano "divertendo" con loro. Di conseguenza, con questi eventi in mente, questo è dove comincerò la mia testimonianza.
La mia innocenza è stata rubata in età molto giovane, quando sono stato molestato per una stagione durante la mia prima cotta per una ragazza, in quarta elementare. Ho poi avuto la mia prima (e attuale) ragazza in seconda media ed ebbi lo stesso stesso tipo di relazioni per tutto il percorso fino al liceo. I miei genitori sapevano del mio stile di vita e, anche se non hanno mai condannato, mi hanno amato perché ero il loro bambino. Mi ricordo di aver sentito i miei genitori pregare per me, ma ero ribelle e non mi importava. A diciannove anni, ho deciso che questa era la mia vita e andai completamente lontano da Dio. Volevo il controllo totale della mia vita, che comprendeva più amici, soldi, sesso e alcool.
Ho iniziato il club hopping e poi mi sono rivolto a grossi party gay in casa mia. L'alcol mi ha fatto dimenticare tutto quello che stavo facendo, e mi è piaciuto. Tutto attraverso i miei anni 20 che stavo cercando, ossessionantemente, volevo qualcosa. C'era un vuoto nella mia vita che non riuscivo a colmare, ma certamente lo stavo cercando. A metà dei miei anni '30, ho finalmente incontrato la persona con la quale voglio passare il resto della mia vita. Le ho dato un anello e le ho detto queste parole: "Io non ti lascerò per un'altra donna, ma io un giorno per Dio." Il nostro rapporto è durato quasi 7 anni.
Alla fine dei miei anni '30, sono diventato una sorta di "leader", se si vuole, nella comunità gay. Ho fatto molte conoscenze. Il mio nome d'arte, come un re di successo, era molto popolare. Mi sono "dato" in molti club e città diverse per mesi alla volta.Sono diventato più coinvolto nella comunità gay eseguendo performance ai fini dei benefici per l'AIDS e la raccolta di fondi per quelli colpiti da questa malattia terribile. Tutti sapevano chi erano "Thumper" e "Dreyton" (la nostra nomea d'arte), ma nessuno sapeva chi fossi come individuo, neanche io mi conoscevo. Alcune persone volevano essere come me, altri volevano i miei soldi o per "inserirsi nel mio circuito," ma in realtà la maggior parte mi odiavano.
Anche se ho avuto amici che mi ha messo su un "piedistallo", sono diventato emotivamente danneggiato e fisicamente drenato a questo punto della mia vita. Odiavo chi ero e come avevo trattato le persone. Pensavo da "Re", ma dentro ero morto. Dove ero rimasto? Chi ero diventato? Non riuscivo a sentire, la cura o anche l'amore, ma soprattutto attraverso tutto questo non riuscivo a sentire Dio. La mia vita era un naufragio. Ho finito per danneggiare la mia famiglia, il mio compagno, i miei amici e, soprattutto, Dio. La mia vita era diventata una bugia. Avevo saltato da un rapporto all'altro in cerca di sesso, l'amore, l'accettazione, il controllo, e la droga. Ho fatto male a molte persone con i miei desideri sessuali. Sarei diventato così consumato dalla gelosia che volevo il controllo e lo chiedevo. Sono diventato furioso e, a volte ho agito come un mostro arrabbiato, sferzante e molto violento.
Anche se ho avuto amici che mi ha messo su un "piedistallo", sono diventato emotivamente danneggiato e fisicamente drenato a questo punto della mia vita. Odiavo chi ero e come avevo trattato le persone. Pensavo da "Re", ma dentro ero morto. Dove ero rimasto? Chi ero diventato? Non riuscivo a sentire, la cura o anche l'amore, ma soprattutto attraverso tutto questo non riuscivo a sentire Dio. La mia vita era un naufragio. Ho finito per danneggiare la mia famiglia, il mio compagno, i miei amici e, soprattutto, Dio. La mia vita era diventata una bugia. Avevo saltato da un rapporto all'altro in cerca di sesso, l'amore, l'accettazione, il controllo, e la droga. Ho fatto male a molte persone con i miei desideri sessuali. Sarei diventato così consumato dalla gelosia che volevo il controllo e lo chiedevo. Sono diventato furioso e, a volte ho agito come un mostro arrabbiato, sferzante e molto violento.
Sono scappato dall'Indiana e da quella vita e mi sono trasferito 1.900 miglia lontano a Temple, Texas. Non conoscevo nessuno e nessuno mi conosceva. Il destino ha voluto che, ho affittato una casa da una piccola vecchia donna pentecostale e che mi ha invitato in chiesa con lei il giorno successivo. E 'qui che ho incontrato faccia a faccia per la prima volta Dio. Quando ho provato a pregare, io non lo riuscivo a sentire. Mi spaventava pensare che forse mi ero spinto troppo lontano da Lui e che non c'era modo per me di sentire la Sua presenza. Ma ho continuato a cercarlo e dopo 3 ore piene di preghiera e di pianto, lui è venuto e mi ha salvato. Attraverso la Sua grazia e misericordia, sono rinato e non sono stato più lo stesso!
Penso che sia importante per tutti sapere che non si può essere omosessuali e nascere di nuovo allo stesso tempo. Ero così accecato dal peccato e fame di Dio che mi aveva letteralmente ceduto la mia vita prima di rendermi conto di quelo che avevo. Ho chiesto a Dio il Suo perdono e Lui ha rotto le catene che mi legavano. Mi ha perdonato dei miei peccati e mi ha completamente liberato da quel terribile stile di vita. Persone che erano miei "amici" non sanno più cosa dire, o come agire in mia presenza, così non li ho più intorno. Posso onestamente dire che Dio cambia desideri omosessuali e stili di vita nelle relazioni naturali Egli ci ha creati per avere, secondo la Bibbia.
Penso che sia importante per tutti sapere che non si può essere omosessuali e nascere di nuovo allo stesso tempo. Ero così accecato dal peccato e fame di Dio che mi aveva letteralmente ceduto la mia vita prima di rendermi conto di quelo che avevo. Ho chiesto a Dio il Suo perdono e Lui ha rotto le catene che mi legavano. Mi ha perdonato dei miei peccati e mi ha completamente liberato da quel terribile stile di vita. Persone che erano miei "amici" non sanno più cosa dire, o come agire in mia presenza, così non li ho più intorno. Posso onestamente dire che Dio cambia desideri omosessuali e stili di vita nelle relazioni naturali Egli ci ha creati per avere, secondo la Bibbia.
Io ho avuto fame per la presenza di Dio nella mia vita, e il voler essere lontano da quella tentazione mi ha permesso di sentire finalmente l'appello di Dio. Non avevo intenzione di fermarmi fino a che Egli non mi avesse liberato completamente e l'ha fatto! Non ho alcun desiderio di vivere in uno stile di vita omosessuale. Dio mi ha dato la libertà dalla schiavitù dei peccati che incatenati mani e piedi. Sono libero di ballare per lui, a gridare per Lui, di correre per lui. Dal momento che passare la mia vita a Gesù, mi sono anche state consegnate dal fumo per oltre 30 anni, ha ricevuto la liberazione da alcol, il dolore dei miei abusatori e una vita di oscurità e l'omosessualità.
Io ho avuto fame per la presenza di Dio nella mia vita, e il voler essere lontano da quella tentazione mi ha permesso di sentire finalmente l'appello di Dio. Non avevo intenzione di fermarmi fino a che Egli non mi avesse liberato completamente e l'ha fatto! Non ho alcun desiderio di vivere in uno stile di vita omosessuale. Dio mi ha dato la libertà dalla schiavitù dei peccati che incatenati mani e piedi. Sono libero di ballare per lui, a gridare per Lui, di correre per lui. Dal momento che passare la mia vita a Gesù, mi sono anche state consegnate dal fumo per oltre 30 anni, ha ricevuto la liberazione da alcol, il dolore dei miei abusatori e una vita di oscurità e l'omosessualità.
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October 28, 2014. Miraculous Deliverance from Homosexuality. The Personal Testimony of Erica Pike
PD_0001I was NOT born homosexual, although the lifestyle, which I lived for most of my life, led me to believe that I was. There is no scientific evidence that a person is born gay, nor is there any proof of a gay gene. However, there is a small group of individuals that would like to make us believe that this is true so that the homosexual lifestyle appears acceptable, when it's not. It is an evil spirit that is sweeping our nation. In fact, the spirit of homosexuality attacked and attached itself to me when I was too young to have fought it off. Now, I cannot blame anyone in particular for that. But I hate that demon for what it made me and where it took me, all the while laughing at me in my misery. Thankfully, God had mercy on my soul!
The Beginning.
As a child, I saw several different kinds of abuse, on both sides of my family, which included adultery, divorce, alcoholism, addiction and both physical and mental abuse. Furthermore, I was exposed to a couple of individuals in my family who were homosexual, along with those who were dabbling with it. Consequently, with these events in mind, this is where I will begin my testimony.
My innocence was stolen at a very young age, when I was molested for a season during my first girl crush, in the fourth grade. I then had my first actual girlfriend in seventh grade and was in the same type of relationships all the way through high school. My parents knew about my lifestyle and, although they never condoned it, they loved me because I was their child. I remember hearing my parents praying for me, but I was rebellious and didn't care. At nineteen years old, I decided that this was the life for me and walked completely away from God. I wanted total control of my life, which included more friends, money, sex and alcohol.
I began club hopping and then moved the huge parties into my home. Alcohol made me forget everything I was doing, and I liked it. All through my 20's I was searching, obsessing, wanting something. There was a void in my life that I couldn't fill, but I sure was trying. In my mid-30's, I finally met the person I was to spend the rest of my life with. I gave her a ring and told her these words, "I will never leave you for another woman, but I may someday for God." Our relationship lasted almost 7 years.
In my late 30's, I became sort of a "leader", if you will, in the gay community. I made many acquaintances. My stage name, as a successful drag king, was very popular. I performed in many different clubs and cities for months at a time. I became further involved in the gay community by performing for AIDS benefits and raising money for those stricken with that horrible disease. Everyone knew who "Thumper" and "Dreyton" (our stage personalities) were, but no one really knew who I was as an individual, not even me. Some people wanted to be like me, others wanted my money or to "fit into my circuit," but in reality most hated me.
Even though I had friends that placed me on a "pedestal", I became emotionally damaged and physically drained at this point in my life. I hated who I was and how I treated people. I thought I was "King", but on the inside I was dead. Where was I? Who had I become? I couldn't feel, care or even love, but mostly through all of this I couldn't hear God. My life was a wreck. I ended up hurting my family, my partner, my friends and most importantly, God. My life had become a lie. I had jumped from one relationship to another in search of sex, love, acceptance, control, and drugs. I hurt many people with my sexual desires. I would become so consumed with jealousy that I would want control and demanded it. I would become enraged and at times acted like an angry monster, lashing out and very abusive.
At one point, when I realized that I was so full of pride, anger, jealousy, hate and addiction, I asked myself, "How did I get here?" I knew in my mind that I had turned my back on God, that's how! Where I walked, He followed. He kept calling and never left my side. He kept me safe in His arms, He kept stretching out His hand, but I wouldn't reach out. All of those times that I felt His call, I was being lied to by the enemy of my soul. He kept saying, "You couldn't endure the embarrassment, which would come from your friends, if they knew who you really wanted and needed to be." That turmoil inside of me just wouldn't end until I had had enough and decided to make a change.
I ran away from Indiana and that life and moved nineteen hundred miles to Temple, Texas. I didn't know anyone and no one knew me. As fate would have it, I rented a small house from a little old Pentecostal woman and invited myself to church with her the next day. That is where I ran face-first into God. When I tried to pray, I couldn't feel Him. It scared me to think that I may have gone too far from Him and that there was no way for me to feel His presence. But I kept seeking Him and after 3 full hours of prayer and weeping, He came and rescued me. Through His grace and mercy, I was Born Again and haven't been the same since!
I think it is important for everyone to know that you can't be homosexual and be born again at the same time. I was so blinded by sin and hungry for God that I had literally surrendered my life before I realized I had. I asked God for His forgiveness and He broke the chains that bound me. He forgave me of my sins and completely delivered me from that awful lifestyle. People I used to be "friends" with no longer know what to say, or how to act in my presence, so they just… don't come around. I can honestly say that God does change homosexual desires and lifestyles into the natural relationships He created us to have, according to the Bible.
God delivered me, and He WILL deliver you too! God wrapped His loving arms around me just when I thought all was lost. When He died on the cross for me, He died on the cross for you too. He created me in His image and to prosper, not to suffer a lifestyle full of pain and suffering. Please, if you are living this lifestyle, don't tell me you haven't or aren't experiencing pain or suffering, because that is a lie.
I was hungry for the presence God in my life, and being away from that temptation allowed me to finally hear God's plea. I wasn't going to stop until He delivered me completely and He did! I have no desire to live in a homosexual lifestyle. God has given me freedom from the bondage of sins that shackled my hands and feet. I am free to dance for Him, to shout for Him, to run for Him. Since turning my life over to Jesus, I have also been delivered from smoking for over 30 years, received deliverance from alcohol, the hurt of my abusers and a life of darkness and homosexuality.
It is a great and wonderful feeling to know that God has already prepared the path that I walk in each and every day. I love Him more than I ever have in this life. My relationship continues to grow each day. I can't imagine ever living my life any other way.
erica2_DanIf you are suffering from or have a loved one whom is living a homosexual lifestyle, don't give up or give in. People all over this country prayed daily for me, for years. He can and will deliver them or you! Be faithful to Him through prayer, fasting, church and His Word. I know that God gave me grace and mercy and He will give it to you too. Why don't you let Him today?
Are You "That Prophet"?
By Vince, Endtime Staffer on October 14, 2014 18 Comments
Was Jesus the Prophet Spoken of in the Old Testament?
Are You That ProphetMoses towers above all others in influence during the Old Testament era. It was through Moses that God gave the world the Ten Commandments. Those Ten Commandments became the backbone of the American legal system and have influenced legal structures throughout the world.
However, Moses understood that laws could not supply the answers to the problems of mankind. He understood that a law in the hands of one judge would be interpreted to mean one thing while the very same law would be interpreted in a dramatically different way by a different judge.
Because Moses understood the inability of laws to bring mankind into the ways of truth, he spoke of a prophet that would someday be raised up to embody truth to the world. Moses spoke of this prophet in Deuteronomy 18:15, "The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken." From that day forward, the people of Israel began to long for the appearance of "That Prophet" spoken of by Moses.
When John the Baptist burst upon the scene in Israel preaching his powerful message of repentance, the priests and the Levites asked him in John chapter 1: Are you the Christ? "No." Are you Elijah who Malachi said must come? "No."
Then they asked John the ultimate question: Are you "That Prophet"? Fourteen hundred years after Moses prophesied about the special prophet that would come, the religious leaders were still anxiously awaiting his appearance. Again, John's answer was "no".
Then came Jesus. He opened the blinded eyes. He unstopped the deaf ears. He fed five thousand men with five loaves and two fish. After seeing this miracle, the men said, "This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world." (John 6:14) After fourteen hundred years of expectation, they were convinced they had found "That Prophet" that would bring the world the light.
When Philip found Jesus, he went to his friend Nathanael saying, "We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." (John 1:45)
The Apostle Peter declared Jesus to be "That Prophet" in Acts 3:22-23, "For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people."
In the next chapter, Peter boldly declared of Jesus, "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." (Acts 4:12)
John summarized the entire issue in one statement: "For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ". (John 1:17)
Jesus was "That Prophet" promised to give light and truth to the human race. No wonder Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life." (John 14:6)
Yes, Jesus is "That Prophet" of which Moses spoke! Are we listening to Him? Are we obeying Him? Are we walking in His footsteps?
By Irvin Baxter
Categories : Endtime Magazine Articles
Tags : Acts, Deuteronomy, John
Events of the Final Seven Years
Events of the Final Seven Years
By khuntley on August 30, 2014 66 Comments
Events of the Final Seven Years – A Timeline
Events of the Final Seven Years
Close your eyes and imagine that you are back in World War II. As your platoon marches across foreign soil toward the next exchange, you encounter a minefield. The enemy is encamped all around and your destination is just on the other side. The only option is straight ahead.
Immediately, the lieutenant yells the command, "Take out your blindfolds and put them on. We have a minefield to cross!" It doesn't seem right, does it? Nobody in his right mind would cross a minefield blindfolded! Yet, this is exactly what it would be like to live through the next few years with little or no knowledge of end time events.
Thankfully, this doesn't have to be the case. The Bible has provided us with an accurate timeline and explicit instructions to guide us through the dangerous events that lie just ahead.
By Dave Robbins
A Seven-Year Timeline
The Bible foretells a final seven-year period that will immediately precede the Battle of Armageddon and the Second Coming of Jesus to the earth. It also describes the specific event that will mark the beginning of this Final Seven Years. That's the reason we call this prophesied event "the prophecy with a date on it." All we have to do is watch for the initial event that marks the beginning of the timeline to then know that only seven years remain until the culmination.
It is of utmost importance that each of us understands this final seven-year timeline of events, for our generation will undoubtedly live during the fulfillment of these prophecies.
In order to understand what lies ahead, we must remove those imaginary blindfolds by learning what the Bible prophesies about the events that will take place along the final seven-year timeline.
Middle East Peace Treaty Marks "The Beginning"
Daniel 9:27 prophesies that the Antichrist will confirm a covenant with many for a final seven-year period. This accord will be a confirmation of God's covenant with Abraham that Israel would always have a homeland in the Promised Land (Genesis 15:18).
The fulfillment of this prophecy will be the signing of a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. The prophesied agreement must do three things: 1) Establish a Palestinian state in Judea (the West Bank). 2) Allow the Jewish settlers presently living in Judea to remain in their homes, living as a Jewish minority in the new Palestinian state. 3) Place the Temple Mount under an internationally supervised sharing arrangement allowing both Jews and Muslims to worship there.
When you see the prophesied peace agreement, know assuredly that the Final Seven Years to the Battle of Armageddon and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ have begun!
The Sixth Trumpet War
At this juncture, it must be noted that a war is coming that will emanate from the Middle East region and result in the killing of one-third of the world's population. This war is called the Sixth Trumpet War because it will occur at the sounding of the Sixth Trumpet as described in Revelation 9:13-18. This war will take place just before, or shortly after, the peace agreement is signed. The Bible does tell us that it must take place, at the latest, before the final three and one-half years begins. It could conceivably happen at any time now.
In the aftermath of the Sixth Trumpet War, in which 2.3 billion human beings will have died, the cry for a global organization that can prevent war will be deafening. The International Community will adopt a world-governing entity to eliminate the possibility of a global war ever taking place again. The nations of the world will surrender their sovereignty to the new world government so that it can eliminate war completely.
This world government will be the culmination of years of planning that have already been in progress. For several years it had been generally believed that there were two major causes for war on earth–conflicts between nations and conflicts between religions. The solution was simple in the minds of the global leaders: (1) Do away with the nation-states and force everyone on earth to pledge allegiance to one single, ultimate political authority–a world government. (2) Abolish the doctrinal differences between all religious organizations and coerce church leaders to sign declarations of unity with a single, all-inclusive religious authority–a world religion.
The Bible predicts that these two entities will be governed by a duo of the most deceitful, demonic humans that have ever lived.
To begin with, a leader will arise from Europe (Daniel 7:8) that will have aided in the negotiations for the prophesied peace agreement. He will be a great orator and administrator, but with an ulterior motive in mind–a wolf in sheep's clothing, if you will. He will eventually seize the reigns of influence and be the most powerful politician in Europe. From this powerbase, he will maneuver himself into control of the emerging world government.
At the beginning of his administration, this ascending world leader will be viewed, by many, as the next great peacemaker. But to those who know their Bibles, he will shortly be recognized as the Antichrist!
Simultaneous with the emergence of the prophesied world government will be the birth of a global religious system. Interfaithism, as it is already being called, will be a union of Catholicism and Protestantism under the leadership of the pope. This religious union will be founded on the belief that Jews, Muslims and Christians all worship the same God while calling him by different names. Interfaithism will attempt to embrace all the religions of the world. Scripture is clear that this religious union will be led by the pope. Whoever is pope, at the time of the Antichrist, will fill the prophesied role of the False Prophet. Even Roman Catholics believe there is an evil pope coming.
By the mid-way point of the final seven years, the world government, led by the Antichrist and the world religion (Revelation 13:11-14 and chapters 17 through 18), headed by the False Prophet, will have control over the majority of the world's population.
First Three and One-Half Years
When the final seven years begins, Revelation 11:1-2 states that the Temple Mount in Jerusalem will be placed under a sharing arrangement between Jews and Muslims. The Jewish people will be allowed to build their Third Temple (2 Thessalonians 2:4 and Revelation 11:1-2) on the Temple Mount. When the temple is completed, animal sacrifices will be resumed (Daniel 9:27), just as was done in Old Testament times.
The offering of animal sacrifices in the temple will quickly escalate into a world crisis. The animal rights activists will demand that the Antichrist stop this slaughter of animals. This dispute, over the animal sacrifices, will quickly lead to an event the Bible calls the Abomination of Desolation.
Abomination of Desolation at the Midway Point
Once we reach the middle of this final seven-year period, prophetic fulfillments will rapidly increase with many events happening almost simultaneously.
The first of these events will be the stopping of the sacrifices at the Abomination of Desolation. Daniel 11:31 foretells this event, "And arms shall stand on his part, and they (the Antichrist and his partners) shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate."
It appears that stopping the sacrifices and the Abomination of Desolation will occur at the same time. Apparently, the Antichrist will explain that the sacrifices are no longer needed because he is the Messiah and God. 2 Thessalonians 2:4 states that he will sit in the temple of God while claiming to be God. In this passage, the Apostle Paul described this event as the "revealing" of the man of sin (the Antichrist).
It should also be mentioned that whoever is pope, at the time of the Abomination of Desolation, will assume his role as the False Prophet. He will be the leader of the world religious system and will perform miracles before the people of the world (Revelation 13:13-14). Through these miracles, he will influence the world to pledge its allegiance to the Antichrist.
The Great Tribulation Begins
Simultaneous with the Abomination of Desolation, there will be a war in Heaven (Daniel 12:1 and Revelation 12:7-10). Michael and his angels defeat Satan and his angels, confining them to the earth. Revelation 12:12 says, "…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." This is the beginning of the three and one-half years of tribulation when Satan will persecute Israel and the true church of Jesus Christ. This is the same tribulation period that Jesus spoke of in Matthew 24:15-21. Once the Abomination of Desolation occurs, Jesus warned the Jews living in Judea (the West Bank) to flee into the mountains, "…For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be."
In the midst of all this chaos, God will send his two witnesses (Revelation 11:3) to begin their ministries, which will last the next twelve hundred and sixty days (three and one-half years).
Last Three and One-Half Years?
During the last half of the final seven years, many events will occur, setting the stage for the Battle of Armageddon and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
It is at this time that the Antichrist and the False Prophet will fully implement the economic system, known as the Mark of the Beast (Revelation 13:16-18). Economic control will be used to force the citizens of the world to comply with the dictates of the one-world government and the one-world religion. The plan will be to give everyone on earth his own unique identification number that will be necessary to function in society. If any individual does not submit, obey and pledge allegiance to the Antichrist and his supreme authority, that person's number will be invalidated. He will not be permitted to hold a job or to participate in the global economy.
All the while, God's two witnesses (Revelation 11:3-12) will be prophesying, performing miracles and smiting the earth with plagues. However, at the end of their ministries, the Antichrist and his world governing system will kill them. Their bodies will lie in the streets of Jerusalem for three and one-half days, while the international media broadcasts the entire incident to the world. After the three and one-half days are finished, the Lord will raise them from the dead and call them up to Heaven, while the whole world watches in amazement.
The End of the Final Seven Years
At the end of this seven-year period, two of the most recognizable prophecies in the Bible will take place – the Battle of Armageddon and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Quite similar to Charles Dickens' statement in his book, A Tale of Two Cities, this will be the best of times for some and the worst of times for others.
Surrounding these two prophecies will be quite a number of significant events, all leading to the culmination of this age and the beginning of the one-thousand-year reign of Jesus Christ on earth.
At the very end of the Great Tribulation, the seven vials (plagues) of the Wrath of God will be poured out (Revelation 16:1-21). The first vial is poured out on those who have received the Mark of the Beast during the tribulation period. When the sixth vial is poured out, the Great River Euphrates will be dried up in preparation for the Kings of the East to make their way down toward Israel for the Battle of Armageddon.
Once the Sixth Vial is poured out, Revelation 16:15 gives a last minute warning to the inhabitants of the earth, "Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame."
Then, in verse 16, the prophecy ominously says, "And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon."
The international armies of the UN will invade Israel from the north. The battle will be joined at the Plain of Megiddo in northern Israel. Israel will fight valiantly against the world government armies. However, the Israeli Defense Forces will fall back, slowly but surely, before the superior firepower of the world government.
The conflict will proceed with Israel retreating toward its capital; Jerusalem. After days of exhausting battle, Israel will make her last stand within the walls of Jerusalem. In spite of heroic efforts by the Israeli soldiers, the Jewish people will find themselves facing defeat by the armies of the Antichrist.
It is at this time that the Seventh and Last Trumpet will sound! Jesus Christ will return to gather the elect from the earth (Matthew 24:29-31), have the Marriage Supper of the Lamb and go with His saints to fight on behalf of Israel at the Battle of Armageddon (Revelation 19).
During the Battle of Armageddon, the Seventh Vial will be poured out upon the earth. This will result in great hailstones being rained upon those armies that have come down to fight against Israel at Armageddon.
Zechariah 14:4 tells us that Jesus will place His feet on the Mount of Olives just outside of Jerusalem when He comes to the earth. When this happens, there will be a huge earthquake that splits the Mount of Olives in two, killing seven thousand people in the City of Jerusalem.
When Jesus touches down on the Mount of Olives, all of Israel will rush out to meet Him. When they bow before their Messiah, they will notice the nail scars in His hands and feet. They will realize He is Jesus and will receive Him as their Lord and their God. (Zechariah 12:10 and 13:6). Scripture tells us that all of Israel will be saved at this time (Romans 11:25-26).
At the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, He will appear as a loving, merciful savior to those who have obeyed His Word and allowed Him to be the Lord of their lives. But, to those who did not obey His Word and receive Him as Lord, He will return in vengeful flaming fire to execute judgment!
True religion is God's method of saving the world. False religion is the most effective way of leading people away from the truth. That's why God devotes two entire chapters of the Book of Revelation, detailing the horrible judgments that God will pour out upon the False Prophet and his false religious system. The same global earthquake that kills 7,000 in Jerusalem will completely destroy the "City of Seven Hills"–Rome (Revelation 16:19 & 17:9). Describing the destruction of Rome in Revelation 18:8, the scripture states, "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."
It is also at the Battle of Armageddon, when God will tear down the world governing system of the Antichrist. This is the same socialistic, godless entity that will have implemented the Mark of the Beast and caused so many to turn from God towards a humanistic solution to solve the problems of the world. It will be the end of human government on earth, and the ushering in of the Kingdom of God (Daniel 7:9).
Because of their iniquities and deceitfulness, the leader of the world government, the Antichrist, and the head of the global religious system, the False Prophet, will both be cast into the Lake of Fire. Revelation 19:20 records the event, "And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the Mark of the Beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone."
Finally, Satan is bound for the next one thousand years, Revelation 20:2, "And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years."
Kingdom of God
At the Battle of Armageddon, the Lord will eliminate all human governments here on earth. He will set up His government, the Kingdom of God, which will reign supreme on earth for the next one thousand years. Revelation 11:15 states, "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." Furthermore, Daniel 2:44 states, "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."
It will be perfect peace on earth for the next one thousand years. The saints will rule and reign with the Lord in this kingdom, and it will be governed according to Biblical principles.
How Can You Prepare?
Understanding the prophetic events that will occur over the next several years is only part of the equation. 1 Chronicles 12:32 tells us that, "And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do…" It is good to recognize events we will face in the future, but what actions should we take as a result of this knowledge?
Most people focus on the physical aspect of preparation. Commonly asked questions are: (1) What can I invest in to guarantee my security? (2) How much food should I store up? (3) Should I move to a remote area and live off the land?
The problem is, no one knows the complete answers to these questions. We have no idea what the economy will look like after the Sixth Trumpet War. It is impossible to judge the availability of food or the access to shelter, electricity, water, etc. Sure, once we get further into these events, perhaps information like this will be available, but not now.
However, whether it's today or over the next few years, spiritual preparedness is the most important absolute necessity. Matthew 6:31-33 clearly tells us how to prepare, "Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?… But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."
The best thing an individual can do to equip themselves for future events, and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, is to be born again. Jesus told Nicodemus in John 3 that he couldn't see or enter the Kingdom of God unless he was born again of the water and the spirit. To get your free copy of the brochure, "What Do You Mean Born Again?" call 1-800-ENDTIME (363-8463) or visit www.endtime.com.
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Antichrist in the Spotlight
Antichrist in the Spotlight
By Vince, Endtime Staffer on August 23, 2014 48 Comments
Who is the Antichrist?
Screen Shot 2014-09-23 at 9.22.14 AMA Dallas pastor created a stir when he accused President Obama of "paving the way for the future reign of the Antichrist." A Montana GOP congressional candidate caught the nation's attention, when he referred to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the "Antichrist". A prophecy scholar shocked the scientific community when he announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin is undoubtedly the "third Antichrist" predicted by Nostradamus. Just mention the name of any well-known politician and the Antichrist, in the same breath, and it is sure to generate interest.
By Rick Brinegar
The Man With the Answers
Well-known Bible commentators have popularized the idea that the Antichrist will come onto the world scene as a glib, well-dressed politician with all the answers to the world's problems. Others say that he must be a prominent religious leader or a ruthless military strategist. Whatever his profession, he will be many things to many people, with a message of power, prosperity, peace and brotherhood. With a rock-star-like ascension, he will be received as messianic deliverer by many. He may appear as the Iman Mahdi to some. Others may be convinced that he is Krishna or Maitreya. But to the millions of members of the end time one-world religion, he will be the "Christ".
Alive on Earth Today?
In the last days, according to the Bible, this final "false Christ" will rule over vast portions of the world as he blasphemes God and sets himself up in the Third Temple as God himself. He will ultimately reign over his world government for three and one-half years just prior to the Second Coming of Jesus. The most evil person, of all history, will use every kind of wicked deception to fool those who are on their way to destruction, because they refuse to believe the truth that would save them. The convergence and acceleration of fulfilled end-of-the-age prophecies suggest that he is probably living on earth right now.
How will We Know Him?
The Antichrist, who will claim to be God but will actually lead a rebellion against God, is also known by such Biblical names as the Man of Sin, the Little Horn, the Prince Who is to Come, the Son of Perdition, the Man of Lawlessness and the Beast.
The Bible tells us that the Antichrist will come from the people whose armies destroyed the Second Temple. In other words, his ancestors are descendants of the people who occupied the Roman Empire. He will be arrogant and satanically empowered. He will become the preeminent ruler among ten kings or kingdoms, and he will rule politically, economically and religiously. The Antichrist will confirm a treaty with the people of Israel for a period of seven years. He will go out to do battle and will conquer a sizeable portion of the world's population. He will wage war against Christians and Jews, and will attempt to destroy every religion except his own. Most of the world will fall under the scope of the Antichrist's global domination.
A Shrewd Peacemaker
Daniel 8:25 prophesies concerning the Antichrist: "And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many…" This passage tells us that the Antichrist will be a skilled peacemaker, but he will use diplomacy to ultimately destroy all those that oppose him. Not all peacemakers are peaceful, and neither can they be trusted.
The Real Deal
Be careful. It is possible to spend too much time trying to identify the one who will be revealed as the Antichrist. The Bible promises a crown of righteousness for those who watch for Jesus' Second Coming, for those who "love His appearing" (2 Timothy 4:8), not for those who are obsessed with watching for His enemy. Currency experts are quick to point out that the best training for identifying counterfeit bills is to become familiar with the genuine article.
Biblically-Credentialed Candidates
Strong types of antichrists have appeared throughout history, such as Hitler, Stalin and Mao Tse-tung. Today, popular culture speculates that the Antichrist could be any one of a variety of well-known personalities, ranging from Hillary Clinton to Al Gore. Here, however, we will consider a few of the more popular candidates who seem likely to have at least some of the Biblical qualifications required to assume the infamous role of the Antichrist. Finally, we will examine one of the public's favorites, although he may not seem to be the most Biblically credentialed contender for the Antichrist title.
King Juan Carlos I, the Best-Dressed
Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain met Pope Francis for the first time in April 2014. It was an historic occasion, as it was the first time that two Popes had been declared saints at the same time. The royal couple was later treated to a private audience with the Pontiff and his Secretary of State. King Juan Carlos, who turned age 76 in January, was coronated in 1975 after he was hand-picked by fascist Generalissimo Franco to be his successor. He became king of the tenth nation to join the European Union. According to Daniel 9:27, the Antichrist will "confirm a treaty with many for seven years." Juan Carlos has been directly, or indirectly, involved in the Middle East peace process ever since the Spanish government hosted the 1991 Madrid Conference which brought together Israel, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and representatives of Palestine.
Born in Rome, Juan Carlos received the Charlemagne Award in 1982, for his contributions to European unification. He was educated by the Jesuits, and holds the title "Protector of the Holy Places in Jerusalem." Israel urged Juan Carlos to take a leading role in Israeli and Palestinian negotiations in 2001. He visited Syria in 2003, and held talks with President Bashar al-Assad in order to improve political dialog between Damascus, Madrid and the European Union. The Syria Times reported that the royal visit played "a significant role in the dialogue between Islam and Christianity." The United States government has welcomed Spanish diplomacy as a link in the globalization process.
Juan Carlos has enacted political reforms and free democratic elections. Also, he was able to keep the Spanish army in check throughout an attempted coup in 1981, as well as survive the rise of the Socialist Party in 1982. Known for his bearing and elegance, Juan Carlos has been called one of the world's best-dressed men by Vanity Fair. We will see whether his charm will translate into the kind of ruthlessness needed to become a global dictator.
Tony Blair, Middle East Peace Envoy, Interfaith Leader
Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Tony Blair struggled to maintain his standing recently, as he was accused of trying to delay the publication of a report on the Iraq War, which could present an incriminating view of his handling of the conflict. Also, Mr. Blair had urged that Britain should set aside its differences with Russia to fight radical Islam. The speech was dismissed as "embarrassingly simple-minded" by some experts, and led some to question how long he can continue as the West's envoy to the Middle East.
In 2009, the same year that the Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq War was initiated, Mr. Blair had received a prestigious million-dollar Israeli prize for his leadership on the world stage. The Dan David Prize was awarded to him for "his exceptional leadership and steadfast determination in helping to engineer agreements and forge lasting solutions to areas in conflict." Mr. Blair is an envoy of the international Quartet (comprised of the United States, the European Union, the United Nations and Russia) on the Middle East peace process.
Mr. Blair became instrumental in the interfaith movement in 2011 when he established the Tony Blair Faith Foundation to promote interfaith understanding and research on religion and globalization. The Faith Foundation works toward ending religious conflict and extremism, and uniting faith groups in the struggle against poverty and disease. Advisors to the Faith Foundation include Rick Warren, advocates for HIV/AIDS victims and world Baptist, Catholic and Jewish leaders.
In 2012, Mr. Blair urged the European Union to carry out continent-wide elections for a President of Europe. His proposal was viewed as a further hint that he was positioning himself for the job. In the early stages of the implementation of the Lisbon Treaty, which became Europe's first constitution, Mr. Blair was considered to be a front-runner for the newly created post of European Union President. At that time, Mr. Blair sent his former Chief of Staff, Jonathan Powell, to lobby European leaders to make sure that his name was on the short list of contenders for the position. He was promoted as a superior choice for those who wanted "Mr. Europe" to have the global recognition factor and leadership charisma. The future European federation, which he may soon head, is commonly called the "United States of Europe". It is this European "Super State" that is believed to be the progenitor of the Revived Holy Roman Empire, the future kingdom of the Antichrist. (Daniel 2; 8:25)
Prince Charles, "Savior of the World"
BBC News reported in 2002 that a remote town in Brazil called Palmas was to install a giant bronze statue of Prince Charles of Wales. Although the Prince is destined to become Defender of the Faith when he becomes King of England, the inscription on the statue in Brazil honors him as "Savior of the World". As he accepted a scale model of the sculpture, which depicts him with angel-like wings with human bodies at his feet, Prince Charles said that he was "amazed" and "deeply touched". The Daily Mail reported in 2010 that Prince Charles believes that he was placed on earth as a future king for the purpose of saving the world. "I wanted to express something in the outer world that I feel inside…" he said. "We seem to have lost that understanding of the whole of nature and the universe as a living entity."
Tim Cohen, in his book, Antichrist and a Cup of Tea, points out that Prince Charles' lineage places him at the head of the Merovingian Dynasty. Prince Charles' ancestry, according to Mr. Cohen, can be traced back to Israel's King David, Jesus, and Islam's Mohammed, as well as the Tribe of Dan and Satan. His coat of arms, in the British system of Heraldry, reveals, according to Mr. Cohen, a literal depiction of satanic imagery, with Prince Charles' power, throne and authority derived from the "red dragon". The beast on the left-hand side of Prince Charles' coat of arms has the head and mouth of a lion, the body of a leopard, and the feet of a bear. Revelation 13:2 says of the Antichrist, "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."
Author's note: Cohen says Prince Charles' coat of arms has the feet of a bear. However, in the official description, it states the feet are lion's feet. Cohen later admitted to bending the truth in order to make Charles' coat of arms perfectly match the beast of Revelation 13.
Daniel 9:26 states that the people of the "prince that shall come" were to destroy the temple. Queen Elizabeth has announced that she does not intend to step down for her son, Prince Charles, to become King. If Tim Cohen is correct in his contention that Prince Charles is the future Antichrist, then he must remain a Prince, and not become a King.
Prince Charles has a good reputation among the followers of Islam. The Guardian posted a video of Prince Charles, in February 2014, donning ceremonial dress complete with elaborate dagger, bandolier and bullets, to join Saudi Arabian princes in an annual Janadriyal festival sword dance.
Prince Charles has not always been as popular with some Britons as he is with Saudi Arabs. The scandal about his infidelity with Camilla, the duchess of Cornwall, and rumors of a conspiracy to eliminate Princess Diana has damaged the image of the British monarchy of Windsor. In 2012, only 39% of those surveyed wanted him to succeed the Queen, and 48% wanted to skip a generation and pass the crown directly to Prince William. Then, a 2013 survey by Ipsos MORI concluded that most Britons wanted Prince Charles to be the next King. Prince Charles and Camilla recently celebrated their ninth wedding anniversary and an improved public image.
Abdullah II of Jordan, the Hashemite King
King Abdullah II bin al-Hussein is the supposed 43rd generation direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. His British mother, Antoine Fe Gardiner, provides him with the European ancestry required for a Revived Holy Roman Empire origin. In a 2003 Travel Channel special, King Abdullah was portrayed as a "man for all seasons", flying a helicopter, appearing in pompous military ceremonies, touring Petra after a camel ride through the desert, cruising on the Gulf of Aqaba, socializing with the common Bedouin desert people and climbing a mountain to a shrine for prophets. Isaiah seems to indicate that the Antichrist may be from Assyria (Isaiah 10:12, 14:25). At its peak of power, Assyria included lands now under the control of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
King Abdullah appears to be playing a role of increasing importance to the Middle East peace process. His official website declares, "Today, the pursuit of peace in the region and beyond – a hallmark of Hashemite leadership – is the cornerstone of His Majesty King Abdullah II's foreign policy." He considers a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians to be crucial for comprehensive regional peace and development. He has also been very vocal in his support of the API, the Arab Peace Initiative, and has signed several anti-terrorism treaties. He has been an advocate for the World Economic Forum and his own G-11 Initiative.
King Abdullah met with US Secretary of State John Kerry in March 2014, in hopes of helping to broker a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians. Jordan has a peace treaty and cordial relations with Israel, and borders both Israel and the area which would make up most of the future Palestinian state. Jordan also contains a large population of Palestinian refugees and holds influence with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. King Abdullah urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders to not let negotiations "blow up", saying the chance for peace would not come again.
Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey, "the Assyrian"
Recep Tayyip Erdogan was once one of the United States' closest allies. He was considered to be religious but secular, powerful but democratic, independent but reliable, and a "role model" for the post-dictatorship Arab world. Then, it seemed that yet another Middle East strongman had turned into a dangerous dictator when he mistreated the Kurds, denied the holocaust, crushed anti-government demonstrators and fired or removed hundreds of police and security officers. Some believe that if the United States bombardment of the Assad regime in Syria had taken place, Turkey could have influenced the structure of any new Syria, and that ancient nation could have become part of a larger Ottoman-style empire.
Erdogan, who denies ongoing accusations of bribery and corruption, could yet fulfill the role of the "Assyrian" king of Isaiah chapter 10. The Antichrist, as we have seen, is called "the Assyrian" in Isaiah chapter 10. As such, he will do the same things the Assyrian kings did. Assyrians are an ethnic group whose origins lie in what is today Iraq, Iran, Syria and, significantly, Turkey. Isaiah chapter 10 seems to simultaneously describe the previous conquest of Syria by Assyrian King Tiglath-pileser and the future invasion of Israel by the Antichrist.
"Yet he does not mean so, Nor does his heart think so; But it is in his heart to destroy, And cut off not a few nations. For he says, 'Are not my princes altogether kings? Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus? As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols, Whose carved images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria, As I have done to Samaria and her idols, Shall I not do also to Jerusalem and her idols?'" (Isaiah 10:7-11, NKJV)
Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin's behavior fits the role of the King of Fierce Countenance of Daniel 8:23.
"In the latter time [the end time, just prior to Jesus' return] … when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up." (Daniel 8:23)
Putin is known to be "stern-faced". The prophet Daniel also describes the Antichrist as a man "whose appearance was greater than his fellows." (Daniel 7:20) Other translations render this phrase "more stout than his fellows," or "more imposing than his fellows."
The Antichrist will "understand dark sentences". Some translations say that he will be a "master of deception", or "skilled in intrigue". Putin was the head of Federal Security Service, the FSB. (successor to the KGB) The FSB combines the functions of an elite police force with those of a spy agency. The agency still operates from the Lubyanka, the central Moscow building notorious during the Soviet era for interrogations in its basement cells.
The Antichrist becomes powerful, but not by his own power. Putin became powerful, even though he did not rise through elected channels. He had no natural constituency. He owes his political power to Boris Yeltsin.
"The Man Without a Face is the chilling account of how a low-level, small-minded KGB operative ascended to the Russian presidency and, in an astonishingly short time, destroyed years of progress and made his country once more a threat to her own people and to the world….Handpicked as a successor by the 'family' surrounding an ailing and increasingly unpopular Boris Yeltsin, Vladimir Putin seemed like a perfect choice for the oligarchy to shape according to its own designs. Suddenly the boy who had stood in the shadows, dreaming of ruling the world, was a public figure, and his popularity soared…" (Penguin Book Review, The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin by Masha Gessen)
In 1999 the "family", Boris Yeltsin and his associates, was under investigation for a variety of illegal activities. Yeltsin was afraid. He was allowed only two terms under the constitution, and he was in his second term. The "family" needed someone in power who could be trusted to prevent prosecution of anyone for wrongdoing. Putin had a reputation for being loyal to "the family". Yeltsin resigned as president and appointed Putin as his successor. As soon as he was appointed, Putin granted Yeltsin immunity from prosecution.
According to traditional translations of verse two of chapter 38 in Ezekiel, Gog is the "chief prince of Meshech and Tubal," ancient kingdoms near the Black Sea. However, the Hebrew word "nesi rosh", which is translated "chief prince", could also be rendered "ruler" or "president". Some scholars believe that "rosh" is not an adjective, but a noun denoting the name of a nation. Therefore, Gog is the "prince of Rosh", or, the "President of Russia".
According to Gaon Rabbi Moshe Shternbuch, the times of Messiah are upon us. "When you hear that the Russians have captured the city of Crimea, you should know that the times of the Messiah have started," said Rabbi Shternbuch, "that his steps are being heard. And when you hear that the Russians have reached the city of Constantinople (today's Istanbul), you should put on your Shabbat clothes and don't take them off, because it means that the Messiah is about to come any minute."
Barack Obama, "Messiah Figure"
Finally, we consider the current President of the United States, who has been described as the most polarizing of all American presidents. On February 18, 2008 Rolling Stone Contributing Editor Claire Hoffman posted a blog in Newsweek magazine's "Under God" religious section titled: Is Obama a (or the) Messiah? The blog stated,
"Is Obama the Messiah? People are asking these days and it's not so hard to understand why: the desperate throngs, the tears, the great awakening of a slumbering demographic…The Messiah question is a loud one coming from all corners."
He began his presidency with one of the grandest outpourings of adulation of any president in recent history. Chris Matthews said that the Obama phenomenon was as big as the New Testament. He wrote in the New York Observer in 2008,
"I've been following politics since I was about 5.… I've never seen anything like this. This is bigger than Kennedy. [Obama] comes along, and he seems to have the answers. This is the New Testament. This is surprising."
In 2009, Howard Fineman joked about Obama becoming president of the planet in Newsweek,
"In the rose garden last Friday, Barack Obama, with a deep sense of humility and in the name of all mankind, reluctantly accepted the Nobel Peace Prize committee's decision proclaiming him president of planet Earth…OK, I'm joking. Obama isn't going to be sworn in as planetary president. But it doesn't matter; in his mind, he already is."
When Dallas Pastor Jeffress was promoting his newest book, Perfect Ending, he said, "Although President Obama is certainly not the Antichrist, his policies are paving the way for the Antichrist." He later explained that, "President Barack Obama's policies have 'paved the way' for the coming usurpation of religious liberties and moral law by the Antichrist."
President Obama is distressing to many evangelicals, considering the controversies about his birthplace, his globalist tendencies, his measured support for Israel, his attack on personal privacy and that he has been recognized internationally as a "man of peace". According to the Bible, he does not qualify to hold the title, "The Man of Sin", a.k.a. the Antichrist, but he is certainly one of many antichrists. He operates in the spirit of the Antichrist. He is part of the Antichrist program. The change that he said we could count on has become, according to his detractors, a betrayal of his oath to uphold the US Constitution
Daniel chapter 9 is generally seen as a reference to the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem that was built by Solomon.
"And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof [shall be] with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined." (Daniel 9:26)
Thus, the future Antichrist will be the "prince of the people who destroyed the Temple and the City." History bears out that the Romans were the people who destroyed the temple and the city in 70AD. In other words, the Antichrist must come from the region that was the home base of the Romans. Obama claims that he was born in Hawaii.
Although Barack Obama has a very liberal, socialist and anti-God agenda, perhaps his primary role in prophecy is to bring down America, the last bastion of Messianic hope, from the status of superpower to the same level as the other nations of the world. Perhaps, in the same manner that John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus, Barack Obama could be a forerunner of the Antichrist, ready to step aside as a Russian-led Islamic coalition advances against Israel.
Someone Else
It is likely that the Antichrist is on the earth today and could be someone else than those named here? The rapid rise from relative obscurity of such public figures as John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama illustrates that world leaders can be catapulted into the public spotlight in a very short time. Add to this political support, the powerful funding and supernatural evil prevailing in the last days, and we have a disastrous recipe for the fabrication of the final fuehrer of the world.
Jesus came to do the will of God (Hebrews 10:9), but of the Antichrist the Bible says, "And the king shall do according to his will." (Daniel 11:36) In direct opposition to both divine and human authority, he arrives in his own name to do his own will, promising freedom but bringing bondage. Posing as a meek servant, he uses his wealth and power to accomplish his wishes through flattery, bribery, blackmail and coercion.
There is such a lack of spiritual discernment, even among Christians, that the world seems to be ready to be betrayed by a false Christ. When he steps onto the world stage, the Antichrist may attempt to mimic everything that Jesus did while He walked on earth. This ultimate imposter will deceive many, but those whose names are written in the Lamb's Book of Life do not need to be afraid of the Antichrist's delusions. Children of Light, as the Bible calls genuine believers (1 Thessalonians 5:5), will watch soberly for the appearing of the true Savior of the world.
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Battle for the Temple Mount is On!
Battle for the Temple Mount is On!
By Vince, Endtime Staffer on August 9, 2014 23 Comments
Screen Shot 2014-09-09 at 1.18.30 PMIt's the most hotly disputed thirty-five acres on the planet! The Jews call it the Temple Mount, claiming it to be the holiest site on earth. The Muslims call it the Haram al-Sharif (Noble Sanctuary) and say it is their third holiest site.
Mount Moriah in Jerusalem, Israel
The Muslims say there never was a temple there. The Jews point to history, archeology and the Bible, which all tell the story of the First Temple built by Solomon on the Temple Mount in 968 BC – standing until it was destroyed by Babylon in 586 BC. These sources also tell the story of the Second Temple that stood on the Temple Mount from 516 BC until 70 AD.
Jesus prophesied the destruction of the Second Temple in Matthew 24:1-2,
And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to show him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
The prophecy of Jesus was fulfilled when the Romans, led by General Titus, completely destroyed the temple in 70 AD.
Origins of the Temple Mount Conflict
So what is there about this place that has kept the conflict boiling for century after century?
God covered the first 2,000 years of human history in just eleven chapters in the Bible (Genesis 1-11). He then slammed on the brakes and devoted the next twelve chapters to the life of one man – Abraham.
God had given a promise to Abraham. You will have a son, and through this son shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.
Twenty-five years after the promise had been given, Abraham and his wife Sarah were still childless. By this time Abraham was 85 years old and Sarah was 75. Their faith in God's promise began to waiver.
Sarah suggested to Abraham that perhaps they needed to become a little proactive. She may have said to Abraham, "After all, God helps he who helps himself." Sarah had an Egyptian handmaid Hagar. Sarah suggested that Abraham take Hagar as a second wife so that Sarah could obtain children by her.
Hagar did conceive a son by Abraham and called his name Ishmael. However, Hagar flaunted the fact that she could bear children and Sarah could not. This brought tremendous conflict into Abraham's family.
When Ishmael was 14 years old, Sarah finally gave birth to a son, Isaac. By this time Sarah was ninety years old and Abraham was one hundred. What an incredible miracle! There was no doubt that this was the promised child.
A short time after this, Sarah observed Ishmael mocking Isaac. Sarah demanded that Abraham cast out Hagar and her son from their household. She said that the son of the bondwoman should not be heir with her promised child.
This was very painful for Abraham, but God spoke to him that he should listen to Sarah and expel Hagar and Ishmael. God promised Abraham that He would make Ishmael into a mighty nation because he was Abraham's seed. However, God emphasized to Abraham that Isaac would be the promised seed. So, Abraham sent Hagar and Ishmael away, and eventually Ishmael became the father of the Arab race.
The child Isaac began to grow. He was the apple of Abraham's eye. He was the center of his life. God had fulfilled His promise to Abraham, and life was good.
Introduction to the Temple Mount – Mount Moriah
Since Abraham was destined to become an example to all who would walk with God and put their trust in Him, one more ultimate test was needed. The question that had to be answered was: Did Abraham love God more than he loved the blessings that God had bestowed upon him? Was God still first in Abraham's life in spite of his extreme attachment to his son, Isaac?
The test is recorded in Genesis 22:1-2: Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am." Then He said, "Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.
This extreme test for the man who was to become the "Father of the Faithful" was not to be carried out just anywhere. God specifically told Abraham to go to the land of Moriah and perform this ultimate act of obedience on "one of the mountains of which I shall tell you."
Moriah was approximately thirty miles to the north of Beersheba where Abraham lived. This was quite a journey to make on foot, but God said this historic event must take place on a specific mountain that would come to be known as Mount Moriah, which today is the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
When Abraham raised the knife over Isaac, God stayed his hand, saying, now I know that you have withheld nothing from me. Looking behind him, Abraham saw a ram that was caught by his horns in a thicket. God had provided a substitute sacrifice and had kept His promise to Abraham.
Mount Moriah Becomes the Temple Mount
One thousand years after Abraham, King David captured the city of Jebus from the Jebusites, making it the capital of the nation of Israel. He renamed the city Jerusalem.
After this, David decided to number the people of Israel, even though God had instructed him not to. Because of his disobedience, God sent a mighty plague upon the people of Israel, killing 70,000 men.
David cried unto the Lord for mercy. God sent the Prophet Gad to David to tell him what to do that the plague might be stopped. The prophet told David to build an altar unto the Lord in the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. The threshing floor of Araunah just happened to be Mount Moriah where Abraham had raised the knife over Isaac 1,000 years before. So God once again chose this specific site for His special purpose.
David purchased the threshing floor of Araunah for fifty shekels of silver (2 Samuel 24:24). It also became the place where Solomon built Israel's First Temple in 968 BC. This fact is recorded in 2 Chronicles 3:1:
"Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the LORD appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite."
I will Put My Name There Forever
When the beautiful temple built by Solomon was completed, he offered a sacrifice unto the Lord and prayed a prayer of dedication. This famous prayer can be read in 2 Chronicles 6.
when Solomon's prayer was finished, a most remarkable thing happened. Fire supernaturally fell from heaven and consumed the sacrifice, showing God's acceptance of Solomon's prayer and the house he had built unto the Lord. This amazing event is recorded in 2 Chronicles 7:1-3:
"Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the house. And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD'S house. And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever."
After this, God appeared to Solomon by night, and responded to his prayer:
"I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice. If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place. For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually."
2 Chronicles 7:12-16
The End of the First Temple Era
Solomon's temple stood from 968 BC until 586 BC. After the reign of Solomon, Israel was split into two nations. Ten tribes made up the northern kingdom of Israel with its capital in Samaria. Two tribes became the southern kingdom of Judah with its capital in Jerusalem.
In 721 BC, Israel was carried into captivity by the Assyrians and was dispersed. God continued to work with the nation of Judah.
However, over time, Judah did evil in the sight of God. God sent Jeremiah, the prophet, to warn that Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, would take Judah captive. Jeremiah foretold that the Babylonian captivity would last for seventy years. After this, God would deliver Judah from captivity and restore her to the land of Israel.
Nebuchadnezzar invaded Judah in 606 BC, carrying away many into captivity and placing those remaining in Judah under tribute.
After a few years, King Zedekiah rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar, refusing to pay the imposed tax. As a result, Nebuchadnezzar returned to Judah. The First Temple was destroyed in 586 BC, and the remainder of Judah was carried into Babylon to be servants.
The Second Temple Era Begins
In 538 BC, the kingdom of Babylon was overthrown by the Medes and the Persians. That same year Cyrus, the king of the Persians, made a decree that all Jews wishing to return to Israel were free to return. He also admonished them to rebuild the house of the Great God in Jerusalem. In 536 BC, many Jews led by Zerubbabel made their way to Jerusalem and the construction on Israel's Second Temple began.
After much opposition, the Second Temple was completed in 516 BC. The Second Temple was enlarged and made much more beautiful by Herod the Great around 20 BC. This is the temple that stood on the Temple Mount during the time of Jesus. It was said of Herod's Temple, "He that has never seen Herod's Temple has never seen a beautiful building in his life."
Second Temple Era Ends
After Jesus had been rejected by most of the Jewish people, He wept over Jerusalem and foretold its destruction. This event is recorded in Luke 19:41-44:
"And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation."
The prophecy of Jesus concerning the destruction of the Second Temple was fulfilled when the Romans destroyed Jerusalem in 70 AD. Just as Jesus said, not one stone of the temple was left upon another.
In 132 AD, the Jews rebelled against the Roman Emperor Hadrian. In 135, Hadrian's army defeated the Jewish armies and Jewish independence was lost. Jerusalem was turned into a pagan city called Aelia Capitolina and the Jews were forbidden to live there. Hadrian changed the country's name from Judea to Syria Palaestina.
Second Exile Begins
After their banishment from Jerusalem, Jews were scattered throughout the world. For almost the next 2,000 years, the Jewish people were sifted among the nations. But amazingly, they retained their distinct identity.
At times the Jewish people were able to blend into the nations where they lived and to enjoy a period of relative peace. However, the specter of persecution was never far away. The Roman Catholic Church labeled Jews as "Christ killers" and therefore persecution against them was justified, if not encouraged.
Among the greatest of these persecutions was the famous edict that launched the Spanish Inquisition in 1492. Jews were given four months to leave Spain or to convert to Roman Catholicism, by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. Between 200,000 and 400,000 Jews did leave, losing everything. Around 50,000 converted to Catholicism, in order to save their lives. Several thousand Jews were tortured and put to death by the Roman Church during this period.
Then came the worst persecution of all – Hitler's horrible holocaust. Before the guns of World War II fell silent, 6 million Jews had been marched to their deaths in the concentration camps of Nazi Germany.
Third Temple Era Begins
After World War II, the guilt of standing by while six million Jews died moved the nations of the world to vote for the creation of a Jewish state in the land called Palestine – formerly the Holy Land.
The United Nations took its famous vote on November 29, 1947 to partition the area called Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state. The Jews quickly accepted the UN partition plan even though the territory allotted to the Jewish state was much smaller than that originally promised in the 1917 Balfour Declaration. The Arabs rejected the UN partition plan vowing to wage war against the Jewish state until they had driven the Jews into the sea.
Violence in the Holy Land broke out almost immediately after the United Nations adoption of the partition plan. Jamal Husseini, the Arab Higher Committee's spokesman, had told the UN prior to the partition vote the Arabs would drench "the soil of our beloved country with the last drop of our blood."
Husseini's prediction began to come true after the UN announcement. The Arabs declared a protest strike and instigated riots that claimed the lives of 62 Jews and 32 Arabs. By the end of the second week, 93 Arabs, 84 Jews and 7 Englishmen had been killed and scores injured. From November 30 – February 1, 427 Arabs, 381 Jews and 46 British were killed and 1,035 Arabs, 725 Jews and 135 British were wounded.
This "unofficial" war continued against the Jews until the official declaration of independence by Israel.
The area called Palestine had been under the authority of the British Mandate from the time of World War I. However, the British decided to wash their hands of the troubled region. They announced that the last British troops would pull out of the Palestinian region on May 14, 1948. This left the area without any authority in charge. Israel did the only thing it could do. It declared its independence on that same night. The Arabs launched war against Israel the very next day. Five Arab armies (Egypt, Syria, Transjordan, Lebanon and Iraq) immediately invaded Israel.
Most of the world expected the newborn state of Israel to be wiped off the map by the superior forces of her invaders. To everyone's surprise, Israel not only held her own, but actually gained territory beyond what the UN partition resolution had provided for. Of course, the resolution had no effect since it had been totally rejected by the Arab people.
When a ceasefire was finally declared in 1949, Jordan occupied the area of Judea-Samaria (the West Bank) and also controlled the eastern part of Jerusalem, including the Temple Mount. Israel controlled the western part of Jerusalem.
The Temple Mount is in Our Hands
By 1967, Egyptian President Gamel Abdul Nasser believed Egypt and her allies were strong enough to destroy the 19-year-old nation of Israel. He ordered the UN troops out that had kept the peace along the border between Egypt and Israel. He replaced the UN troops with his own Egyptian troops. He then blockaded the Straits of Tiran, denying Israeli access to international waters, which was a blatant act of war.
Nasser signed mutual defense pacts with Jordan and Syria, and during May of 1967 made several speeches announcing his intention of launching war against Israel.
The handwriting was on the wall. Israel saw that war was inevitable. Consequently, on June 5, 1967 Israel's air force launched a pre-emptive strike against the air force of Egypt. Ninety percent of Egypt's air force was destroyed before its planes could leave the ground. The war was virtually over before it even started.
Hostilities immediately began between Israel and Egypt and between Israel and Syria.
Hoping to keep Jordan out of the war, Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol sent a message to King Hussein of Jordan. The message simply said, "The state of Israel has no quarrel with Jordan. If you stay out of the conflict, we will not attack you. However, if you choose to join the war, Israel will come against you with all her might."
Jordan launched an attack against Israel on June 7th. Israel counterattacked. The Temple Mount was taken and Israel rolled back the Jordanian occupation of Judea-Samaria (the West Bank), driving Jordanian forces across the Jordan River back into the country of Jordan.
After six short days, Israel had defeated Syria in the north, Jordan in the east, and Egypt in the south. Most importantly, Jerusalem was reunified and the Temple Mount was in Israeli hands for the first time since the Romans drove them out in 70 AD. Many in Israel believed Israel's time of redemption had indeed come. Could the Messiah be far behind?
Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory
After the breath-taking victory of the Six Days War, Israel possessed much of the territory described in the Bible as Israel's Promised Land. Much of the world expected Israel to annex the land, remove the two Muslim shrines from the Temple Mount, and build Israel's long-dreamed-of Third Temple.
However, Israel's secular rulers had far different ideas. They feared men more than they feared God. Furthermore, the last thing they wanted was a surging Jewish revival that would inevitably result if the Temple were built on the Temple Mount.
To the world's amazement, Israel invited the Muslim Waqf to return to the Temple Mount as the custodian of the Al Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock. Most Jewish rabbis told the Jewish people they should not even visit the Temple Mount lest they inadvertently stand in the Holy of Holies, which was forbidden for them to do. As a result, the Jewish people largely forsook the place where God had said He would place His name forever.
Over the next forty years, Muslims tightened their control over the Temple Mount with the cooperation of Israel's secular governments. Jews were strongly discouraged from visiting the Temple Mount. The ones who did go there were forbidden to pray or to perform any act of worship. Any Jew who dared to pray on the Temple Mount was arrested by the Jewish police and charged with endangering Israel's national security. The evolved state of events was almost beyond belief. The Jews who could pray anywhere in the world were not allowed to pray on the one place that God Himself had chosen and promised that He would put His name there forever! What was even more incredible; Israel was in sovereign control of the place!
Preparing to Build the Third Temple
While Israel's politicians curried favor with the United States and the United Nations, there were those in Israel who knew what Israel ought to do.
Yisrael Ariel was among the soldiers that captured the Temple Mount from the Arabs in 1967. From that day forward he dreamed of someday building Israel's Third Temple on the Temple Mount.
In 1987, Rabbi Ariel founded an organization called the Temple Institute. Its purpose from the beginning was to prepare for the building of Israel's temple.
One by one, the vessels and the utensils required for temple worship were recreated. In everything, the Institute attempted to follow the instructions given in the Torah. Progress was slow, but Ariel and others who had joined him trudged on.
The Temple Institute Visitors Center was opened shortly after the founding of the Temple Institute. Its purpose was to heighten awareness of the Jewish temple in the minds of the Jewish people and the peoples of the world. Today, thousands of people visit the Visitors Center each year.
By 2012, most of the furniture and the utensils of the temple had been recreated. The one piece of furniture that was missing from the Temple Institute was the Ark of the Covenant. It was hoped that the original Ark would be found. However, it had not been seen since the destruction of the First Temple by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC.
Finally the decision was made. A new Ark of the Covenant should be built for use until the original Ark could be found. In the spring of 2013, the new Ark of the Covenant was placed in the Temple Institute alongside the rest of the temple furnishings. It was at this same time that the Institute announced that the architectural drawings for the construction of Israel's Third Temple were completed. Everything was ready for Israel to build her Third Temple after nearly 2,000 years of exile! The only thing standing in the way was the dispute with the Muslims over the Temple Mount.
The Battle for the Temple Mount
Because most of the Jewish rabbis taught that Jews should not go up to the Temple Mount, until they could be purified from contact with a dead body (Numbers 19), the Temple Mount was almost totally occupied by Muslims and tourists. Jews realized they would lose the battle for the Temple Mount if they did not start illustrating its importance to them by visiting there.
Certain Jewish rabbis began to teach that Jews could go up to the Temple Mount as long as they avoided certain areas that were forbidden. A concerted effort was made to encourage Jews to visit the place that is the holiest site on earth to them. At first, just a few Jews visited the Temple Mount. After a while, the number of Jewish visitors began to grow. During special Jewish holidays, hundreds were organizing to visit the place where Abraham raised the knife over Isaac.
This increased attention to the Temple Mount by the Jews did not go unnoticed by the Arabs. They attempted to intimidate the Jews from visiting the site. Occasionally, young Arab men would throw stones toward the Jewish visitors. Sometimes the Arab women would hiss, as the Jewish visitors would pass by. Other times, shouts of Allahu Akbar would be directed toward the Jews. The battle for the Temple Mount was on, and both sides knew it!
Knesset Member Moshe Feiglin
Before he became a member of Israel's Knesset, Moshe Feiglin's custom was to visit the Temple Mount once each month. Feiglin resented that he couldn't even quietly say a prayer on Israel's holiest site without being arrested by the Jewish police.
Feiglin decided to pray anyway. He was quickly apprehended by the Israeli police and forced to appear before a judge. The judge ruled that Feiglin had done nothing wrong since Israeli law provides freedom of religion to all people within the state of Israel. The judge told Feiglin he was free to go without penalty. The next month the scene was repeated. Feiglin prayed on the Temple Mount. He was arrested. The judge pronounced him not guilty. Again he went free.
When Israel's elections were held in January of 2013, Feiglin won a seat in the Israeli Knesset. Now he enjoys diplomatic immunity and the right to participate in making Israel's laws.
A Law to Share the Temple Mount
On November 1, 2013 Bayit Yehudi (Jewish Home Party) introduced a bill to the Israel Knesset that would place the Temple Mount under a sharing arrangement. If enacted, this bill would allow Jews and Muslims to worship and pray on the Temple Mount equally. This potentially explosive bill is still under consideration.
On February 25, 2014 an historic debate was held in the Knesset on the issue of freedom of religion and Israeli sovereignty on the Temple Mount. During the debate, MK Moshe Feiglin said, "I call on the government of Israel to stop the discrimination and embarrassment of Jews in entering the Mount and on the site." He further called on the government "to allow free access to all Jews to the Temple Mount from every gate, and prayer on the Mount, as required by it being part of the state of Israel, the Jewish state," which stipulates freedom of worship.
Netanyahu Supported Jewish Rights to the Temple Mount in 1994
MK Shuli Muallem (Jewish Home), during the debate, read a letter written by Netanyahu in 1994, before his first term as prime minister.In the letter Netanyahu wrote, "The right of the Jewish people over its holy site – the Temple Mount – cannot be questioned; I think that Jewish prayer rights at the site must be arranged, all the more so because we give freedom of religion to all religions in Jerusalem."
Temple Mount Awareness Day
On March 30, 2014 the Temple Institute held its Fifth Annual International Temple Mount Awareness Day.
"By presenting a selection of individuals who have dedicated their life to The Temple Mount, we allow for a unique experience for thousands worldwide to rediscover their connection to The Holy Temple and Temple Mount through a range of perspectives, views and disciplines,"explained Temple Institute International Director Rabbi Chaim Richman.
The Temple Institute says International Temple Mount Awareness Day "seeks to celebrate the promise of the rebuilding of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and the revolution in Temple consciousness that is taking place in Israel."
Rabbis Issue United Call for a Synagogue on the Temple Mount
Coinciding with Temple Mount Awareness Day, a large group of highly respected Israeli rabbis sent a letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu asking him to establish a synagogue on the Temple Mount.
"The Temple Mount is a unique place for prayer," the letter said. "As Prime Minister, we ask you to do what is necessary to establish a place of prayer for Jews on the Temple Mount, in a respectable and peaceful manner, that will honor the holy place we all long for."
Knesset Committee on Temple Mount Prayer Convenes for First Time
A special Knesset subcommittee convened on April 7, 2014 to hear arguments for allowing Jews to pray on the Temple Mount. It is the first time that the Knesset has conducted an in-depth examination of Jewish demands to be allowed to pray on the Mount. The committee is a
subcommittee of the Internal Affairs and Environment Committee and was appointed by MK Miri Regev (Likud-Beytenu), who heads the Internal Affairs and Environment Committee.
The issue of Jewish rights on the Temple Mount has for a long time been considered too much of a religious and political hot potato to be addressed. That now seems to be changing. MKs, Deputy Ministers and even senior government Ministers all regularly ascend the Mount. The movement to restore Jewish rights on the Temple Mount has now left the station. It's an issue whose time is come, and it will not be denied!
Abbas: Israel Intends to Divide the Temple Mount
As the demand for Jewish rights on the Temple Mount gathered steam, even PA Chairman Abbas was apparently feeling the pressure. On March 25, 2014 he accused Israel of striving towards a division of the Temple Mount in a manner akin to the current division of the Cave of Machpela in Hebron, burial site of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sara, Rebecca and Leah. It is obvious that the sharing of the Temple Mount has already come up for discussion in the peace talks conducted under the direction of US Secretary of State John Kerry.
Muslims React Violently
As the number of Jews visiting the Temple Mount has multiplied, Muslims have increasingly resorted to violence on the Temple Mount. They have learned, if they start throwing rocks at the Jewish visitors, the Israeli police will shut off the Temple Mount to Jews under the pretense of protecting national security.
The Jews have protested that the rock throwers should be put off the Temple Mount instead of punishing Jews who did nothing but try to visit the holiest place in the world to them.
During the recent week of Passover, Arab youths threw rocks at the Jewish visitors, resulting in the injury of two policemen and the arrest of 24 Arab youths.
What will Ultimately Happen to the Temple Mount?
when President Bill Clinton was leading negotiations between Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak at Camp David in July of 2000, the talks stalled on the issue of the Temple Mount. Arafat said the Muslims just couldn't give it up. Barak said that the Muslims had their first holy site in Mecca and their second holy site in Medina. He argued that the Jews didn't even have their first holy site.
However, Arafat was adamant. We can't give it up he contended. Finally, President Clinton said, "You can just share it."
Arafat said, "It won't work. You can't put Jews and Arabs on the same 35 acres without them killing each other."
Barak replied that it could work. He said, "We could simply put the Temple Mount under the supervision of an international authority – possibly the United Nations."
In the end, Arafat was not willing, and the peace talks failed. However, an idea was born that has not died away. It is now believed that when there is a peace agreement, the Temple Mount will be open to all worshippers under international supervision.
In Revelation 11:1-2, a sharing of the Temple Mount is described as it will be 42 months before the Battle of Armageddon and the Second Coming of Jesus:
"And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months."
In the prophecy John was told to measure the temple but not the outer court because it would be under Gentile control for the next 42 months. This paints a picture of the Temple Mount and a rebuilt Jewish temple. However, the Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa Mosque will also be on the Temple Mount.
A peace agreement is prophesied between Israelis and Palestinians. When it is achieved, the Temple Mount will be shared, just like the prophecy said 2,000 years ago.
In the meantime, the 4,000-year-old battle between Ismael and Isaac continues.
By Irvin Baxter
Categories : Endtime Magazine Articles
Tags : 2 chronicles, Genesis, Matthew, Revelation
Who is the Antichrist?
Who is the Antichrist?
By khuntley on May 17, 2014 76 Comments
He is "that man of sin…the son of perdition; who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God." (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4)
By Linda Sargent
imagesWith all of the tension and uncertainty in the world today, there is a growing interest in endtime prophecy. In particular, curiosity is mounting about the identity of a coming world leader, sent and empowered by Satan himself, that will deceive the nations. Even though the Old and New Testaments give this ruler many names and titles, he is most commonly referred to as "The Antichrist".
He is "that man of sin…the son of perdition; who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing hImself that he is God." (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4)
Surprisingly, the proper noun "Antichrist" is not found even once, in the Bible. The lower case "antichrist" is found only four times, all within First and Second John, referring to a general belief or attitude. The Apostle John warned that many false teachers would deny Christ's deity; however, his warnings dealt with a false doctrine rather than a specific person.
"Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son." (1 John 2:22)
Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. (1 John 4: 2-3)
One of the most common references to the Antichrist is found in Revelation 13:18. "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 three score and six." Some have manipulated the numeric reference to correspond to individuals' names or positions in an effort to identify the 666 of Revelation 13:18. In the 1940's, Adolph Hitler was the likely candidate and deservedly so. But he is dead. Other unlikely guesses include the Pope, whose crown bears an inscription that can equate to the number 666, Saddam Hussein, former presidents George W. Bush, William Clinton and Ronald Reagan. Hussein and President Reagan are dead as well, so that rules them out. Recently, the eyes of the world are on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President Barack Obama and Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
The Bible warns that the Antichrist will deceive many and will be the antithesis of all that is good and Christ-like. He will be revealed after much deception and will lead all nations against Israel into the Battle of Armageddon before Jesus returns to establish His kingdom.
Questions abound. Is the Antichrist alive today? Does he know he is the Antichrist? Is he in power already and working behind the scenes? If so, who is he? Although the Bible does not identify the Antichrist, the scriptures provide many clues and characteristics to describe him. Let's take a look.
Biblical Names for the Antichrist
King of Assyria (Isaiah 10:12, 14:24-25, Micah 5:5-6) -Assyria is an area near Syria and Iraq.
King of Babylon (Isaiah 14:4) – Ancient Babylon was located in Mesopotamia, modern day Iraq.
The Wicked (2 Thessalonians 2:8)
Man of sin, the son of perdition (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4)
The Beast (Revelation 13:5-8)
Characteristics of the Antichrist
The Book of Daniel provides many characteristics of the Antichrist.
He comes from ten kings (rulers) in the restored Holy Roman Empire. (Daniel 7:7, 24)
He will subdue three of these kings. (Daniel 7:8, 24)
He is diverse or different from the other 10 rulers. (Daniel 7:7, 19)
His appearance is more imposing than his fellows. (Daniel 7:20)
He will make war with the saints for 3½ years and overcome them. (Daniel 7:21, 25)
He will speak great words against and blaspheme God. (Daniel 7:25)
He will try to change times and laws. (Daniel 7:25)
He is a king of fierce countenance. (Daniel 8:23)
By peace he shall destroy many. (Daniel 8:25)
He shall come in peaceably and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. (Daniel 11:21)
He shall exalt and magnify himself above every god and shall speak marvelous things against the God of gods… (Daniel 11:36)
He shall not regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all. (Daniel 11:37)
He shall have power over the treasures and precious things of Egypt. (Daniel 11:43)
The Book of Daniel provides additional clues and prophecies regarding the Antichrist and his actions, prior to the final showdown between good and evil. Daniel asked for more understanding of his visions but was denied the revelation.
And I heard, but I understood not; then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. (Daniel 12:8-9)
Centuries passed before God spoke again about these endtime events. Some of the New Testament writers received many of the same revelations as Daniel. Some received even greater details. The Apostle Paul wrote to the Thessalonians with great clarity about the Antichrist and provided more insight into his actions that will help identify him.
He will Claim to be God
Let no man deceive you by any means; for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4)
He will Possess Great Power
"And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming; even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders." (2 Thessalonians 2:8-9)
Some of the greatest clues in the New Testament were revealed to John while he was exiled on the Isle of Patmos and are recorded in the Book of Revelation.
He will Receive His Power from Satan
"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. 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." (Revelation 13:1-2)
He will Rule for 3½ Years
"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." (Revelation 13:5)
He will Persecute Christians and Dominate World Governments
"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." (Revelation 13:7)
He will Blaspheme God
"And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven." (Revelation 13:6)
He will Partner with Another Powerful World Leader
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. 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. (Revelation 13:11-12)
this second beast, also known as the False Prophet, is empowered by Satan and will rule with the Antichrist. He will emerge as a non-threatening lamb, but because he is controlled by Satan and in partnership with the Antichrist, he will be a counterfeit as well. He, like the Antichrist, will have power to deceive and perform miracles. In fact, it is the False Prophet, not the Antichrist, who actually establishes the Mark of the Beast to control the world's economy. And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 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. 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. 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: 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. (Revelation 13:13-17)He will Gather the World to the Battle of Armageddon
And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. (Revelation 16:13-14)
He will be Defeated by Jesus and His Armies
And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations; and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. (Revelation 19:11,14-15,19-20)
At first, the Antichrist will appear to be a well-intentioned world leader promoting peace and safety. In reality, the Antichrist will bring chaos and destruction as he exerts his power to persecute Christians and unify world leaders against Israel. Only a politically savvy, ruthless, and feared ruler has that kind of influence. Is there anyone alive today who has these attributes?
never has there been a time in history where everything is in place and ready to usher in the end of this age, just before Christ returns. The Antichrist will be the instrument of Satan in his final attempt to deceive the world and defeat God's plan for salvation through Jesus Christ. As the scriptures foretell, for a while it appears that the Antichrist will prevail. The armies of the world will descend on Jerusalem. "…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." (Zechariah 14:2) In this final showdown between good and evil, the Antichrist, the False Prophet and Satan will form an unholy trinity.
Thankfully, the story has a good ending for Jerusalem and all of those the Antichrist persecuted. Full of pride and delusions, the Antichrist, the son of perdition, will meet and fall to the true Christ, Jesus, the Son of God.
Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east…And the Lord shall be king over all the earth; in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one. (Zechariah 14:3-4,9)
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