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I would like to do that next: In Mathew 24 one of the first things Jesus tells us is not to let anyone deceive us. He says this before he gives any end times prophecies. So what would be the purpose of saying this so early in the discourse? Mathew 24:1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. 2 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. 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 or many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. There have been deceptive people since the beginning of time. But there will be the biggest deceiver of all - the antichrist, performing miracles and wonders - so awesome he fools even God's people. [/quote] It is after this time of sorrows i.e. many offended, evil abounds, christians persecuted, many hate each other, gospel spread to all nations That he will show himself in the holy place in Jerusalem. [/quote] And he will go into the temple and declare he is God... 2 Thes 2 4 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, [b]shewing himself that he is God.[/b] [/quote] But as Paul tells us in 2 Thes 2 That day will not come until there is a great apostasy in the church; or a falling away: 3 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; It appears we will know who the antichrist is before he goes into the temple and declares he is God. It's obvious there is a great apostasy going on with the church today. Therefore, one can assume, the antichrist is on the scene today. [/quote] More from Paul on how the antichrist shall be revealed and a hint as to its timing: 5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? [b]6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. [/b] [b]7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, [/b] The question is - Who is holding the AC back from being revealed? [/quote] I don't think it's the holy spirit that will be taken out of the way - as some suggest. People will still be coming to Christ during the great tribulation, and in need of spiritual support. I believe we have a hint in Daniel 10:21 But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince. [/quote] Dan 10:13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. 14 Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days. 20 [b]Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.[/b] 21 But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince. ------ What these verses appear to tell us is they withhold the next ruler of a country until it is their "time". In the above passage appears to be saying - Gabriel either leaves, Or goes forth to greet the prince of Grecia who shall come. Same with the antichrist. They will hold him back until it is his time... Then he will receive his crown: Rev 6 [/quote] Rev 6 2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; [b]and a crown was given unto him[/b] ----- Whatever was holding him back is gone. He has his crown and will be the leader of the NWO It appears we have 3 leaders now in a power play for this 'honor'. Obama and the TPP Xi and the trade partnership he's forming Putin & Xi alliances with several countries What we do know is Russia is indeed part of this NWO But probably not the antichrist.... [/quote] Most likely Obama and Xi are not the antichrist either. The reason being - The antichrist is the little horn in Daniel 7. These men are not little horns, but powerful leaders in todays world.... [/quote] The antichrist is a little horn who comes up after 10 horns. These 10 horns will eventually receive a kingdom, but haven't yet Daniel 7:7 I saw in a night vision a... beast..and it had ten horns. 8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn Considering the 10 horns are leaders of some sort, that haven't received crowns; a little horn is not at this point in time an influential person or leader... [/quote] I should take that back. They can be in an influential position at this time....like George Soros....Just no crown or kingdom... [/quote] Here's a sampling of soros' thinking: Those that are pushing for a new world order know all national borders must be eliminated. What better way than to use muslims...Therefore now they are the protected "minority"... Here's soros from Breitbart: soros: “Our plan treats the protection of refugees as the objective and national borders as the obstacle.” [/quote] I'm sure many will disagree with this next statement, but remember this is just my opinion.... Another antichrist candidate that I would eliminate would be the pope; who I also consider a powerful leader... [/quote] In this article the author believes the antichrist will be from European Union and not a muslim. Here's his first reason listed: Scripture tells why we won't have an Islamic Antichrist. Daniel 9: 26 confirms the Antichrist's Roman origin. Verse 27 shows he will make a peace/protection treaty with Israel, which will signal the start of the Tribulation. http://www.raptureforums.com/FeaturedCommentary/theeuropeanstageissetforantichrist.cfm Note: IMO it doesn't have to be a peace treaty. Could be something simple as Obama saying to Israel "I have your back - I promise I won't let Iran get nukes" BTW - he's already said this... [/quote] Author of this article says he can't be Islamic: Chapter 11:37 is interesting in that the NASB correctly translates it as stating Antichrist will show no regard for the gods-plural; of his fathers. That again proves he will not be Islamic. Islam has one (false) god-Allah. http://www.raptureforums.com/FeaturedCommentary/theeuropeanstageissetforantichrist.cfm [/quote] Other reasons from same article why the antichrist will not be Islamic: "He is Antichrist that denieth the Father and the Son" (1 John 2:22). Islam states that God has no son, Muslims don't deny there is a God in heaven. And that is what this verse is portraying. See also 2 Thess. 2:4: The Antichrist "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, showing himself that he is God." The Antichrist will not only deny the Son of God, he will claim worship of himself, which would not be acceptable to any Islamic. Islam wants the world to accept Allah as the true god with Mohammed as his prophet. [/quote] Also, this seems possible today than any other time in history: The fact that Antichrist shows no regard for the desire of women indicates that he may be homosexual which, I suspect, is the reason for the worldwide move to promote homosexuality as just another "normal" lifestyle. [/quote] In conclusion the author of the article says this: Despite this I do not see Islam as a major end times force. Europe is where the power will be, as America, like the UK, isripe for judgment,and will shortly be out of the picture; America is not in end times prophecy. You are seeing prophecy fulfilled before your eyes and here in Europe it is happening at an ever faster speed. The role of Europe as the future base of Antichrist is clearly set out in the book of Daniel as the late Dr. Noah Hutchings explains in his book: Daniel the Prophet. The EU has arisen out of the remnants of the old Roman Empire (see Daniel 2 and 7 and Revelation 13). It takes a crisis to force actions that in normal times people wouldn't tolerate, like giving up their sovereignty, or what's left of it. One EU official even said, as a major problem emerged: "Never waste a good crisis." In most major respects Europe is already run as one nation, with common borders, laws, a court, parliament, a president and much else. The motto is: "Ever closer union." Those who live under the 12-starred flag of Europe are mainly unaware that the stars are the stars of Mary, which indicates the EU's spiritual origin and base. Remember, the Roman empire is the world's last empire prior to our Lord's return. [/quote] Of course all this is not set in cement. The person could have muslim ancestry. Some say it is the Assyrian in Isaiah 14. I'd like to explore this path next... [/quote] Isaiah 14 25 That I will break the Assyrian in my land, [b]and upon my mountains tread him under foot[/b]: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders. 26 [b]This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth:[/b] and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations. [/quote] I mentioned some people believe the assyrian is the antichrist - Here's a pretty convincing article why assyrian is antichrist: Less than 50%... http://hightimetoawake.com/the-assyrian-is-the-antichrist/ Like I said before Ezekiel 38 predicts one future battle and Ezekiel 39 predicts another similar battle. I think that the battle described in Ezekiel 38 will be led by the prime minister of Turkey and may begin shortly. In this case Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan would fulfill the role of the Assyrian. In Ezekiel 38 he is also known as Magog. The battle that is described in Ezekiel 39 will also be led by the prime minister of Turkey and is the same as the battle of Armageddon (Rev 16:12 – 21 and Rev 19:17-18). The battle of Armageddon happens at the end of the seven year Tribulation period. Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan may again fulfill the role of the Assyrian during the battle of Armageddon or there may be another prime minister of Turkey in his place. In Ezekiel 38 God asks “Are you the person that I have predicted would attack Israel?” So God is asking us the question. Ezekiel 38:17 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them? In Ezekiel 39 God tells us that “Yes this is the attack that I predicted!” So God affirms that this is the battle of the end time. Remember that Ezekiel chapter 39 describes another similar but latter battle than does Ezekiel chapter 38. Ezekiel 39:8 Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken. Now just so that we all have a better understanding of who the Assyrian is in bible prophecy let’s look at Isaiah chapter 10..... [/quote] Isaiah 10:1 Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;2To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless! The verses above describe the Israeli leadership of the day. In the future a wicked Israeli leader will come to power. He is called “The Idol Shepherd” in Zechariah 11:16-17. I know that most people think that the Idol shepherd is the same as the Antichrist but he isn’t. The Idol shepherd will be an Israeli leader who will not take care of his people. [/quote] Continuing with Assyrian is the antichrist commentary: Isaiah 10:1 Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;2To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless! The verses above describe the Israeli leadership of the day. In the future a wicked Israeli leader will come to power. He is called “The Idol Shepherd” in Zechariah 11:16-17. I know that most people think that the Idol shepherd is the same as the Antichrist but he isn’t. The Idol shepherd will be an Israeli leader who will not take care of his people... [/quote] As I discuss the article the "Assyrian is the Antichrist" I want to make it clear I don't think the Assyrian is the Antichrist. He may be the "art thou he" in the gog magog war, but not the antichrist of end times. There are verses in Daniel 8 and Isaiah 14 that point to the fact he was involved in the gog magog war. But at the same time, these verses also prove he couldn't be the antichrist. Nevertheless, Isaiah 10 has much to say about "the last days"... [/quote] Isaiah 10:3 [b]And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far[/b]? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory? The wicked leadership of Israel will be overrun by the armies of its enemies. They have despised God’s authority and will have nowhere to turn during the time of their terrible distress... [/quote] Ezekiel 38 also talks of the day of visitation - being in the latter days: 8 [b]After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years[/b] thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them. [/quote] Taking a closer look at Isaiah 10:3 - we get the phrase ...and in the desolation which shall come from far I think this is one of those times we are looking at both a near term and future fulfillment. The desolation being the "evil one" or satan/antichrist combination..... [/quote] Isaiah 10:4 Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. 5O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation. Unless they turn to God Israel’s rulers will be killed in the invasion, prisoners will be taken and others slain... [/quote] I wanted to point out Isaiah 10:4 is one of the reasons I don't think the Assyrian is the antichrist. First because he is the rod of God's anger. He is used to punish the world. Isaish 13:11 Isaiah 13 continued 11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.... 17 Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it. --- In contrast the antichrist is given a bow in Rev 6 and makes a false peace in the world.... [/quote] In Isaiah 13 God refers to medes punishing the world, and in Isaiah 10 he refers to Assyrians. Historically the medes captured the assyrians. Could this process repeat it self in modern times? Or are the terms interchangeable? If we merely refer to assyrians as syria - then ISIS the medes are repeating history. But what if Russia & the US coalition eradicate ISIS from Syria - then what? Perhaps Isaiah 24 is being fulfilled simultaneously - I will scatter the inhabitants abroad..... They and all other muslims are being scattered abroad to punish the world for their iniquity????? [/quote] Continuing with the Assyrian is the Antichrist: Isaiah 10:6I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. The hypocritical nation described in the passage above is Israel. At that time Israel will be again practicing temple sacrifice but their hearts will be far from God. Their leaders will oppress the poor. [/quote] Isaiah 10:7 Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few. 8 For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings? 9 Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus? 10 As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria; 11 Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols? Assyrian King Sennacherib is speaking here. So is the future invader of Israel. He is recalling previous victories over Syria and northern Israel. The city of Calno is near Aleppo, Syria’s largest city. Carchemish is on the northeastern Syrian border. Hamath is between Aleppo and Damascus. Arpad is just north of Aleppo. As you know Damascus is the capital city of Syria and is located near Syria’s southern border near Israel. Samaria is in the northern half of Israel. All of these cities still exist today. All of these cities were conquered by the Assyrian King Tiglath-pileser in 734 BC. All of these cities will be conquered by the Assyrian that is still to come. So if Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan leads an invasion into Syria, destroys Damascus, and then invades Israel we are half way to Armageddon. Perhaps then you can get your pastor to read this commentary! Please notice in verse 11 that this invader has yet to conquer Jerusalem. But he is boasting that he is about to overthrow Jerusalem. [/quote] Isaiah 10:12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks. God will complete his judgment of Israel. God allowed Assyrian King Sennacherib to get just outside of Jerusalem but didn’t allow Sennacherib to destroy the city (Isa 37:36). In the future, the same scenario will take place. [/quote] Isaiah 10:13 For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man: 14 And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped. The Assyrian will say that he has conquered Israel by his own hand. God will remind him that he was successful only as an instrument in God’s hand. [/quote] Isaiah 10:15 Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood. Shall a man say that he is greater than God? God uses men to do as he wishes. [/quote] Isaiah 10:16 Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire. Therefore the Lord, the GOD of hosts, will send a wasting disease among his stout warriors; And under his glory a fire will be kindled like a burning flame. [/quote] Isaiah 10:17 And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day; God is a light to comfort his people and a fire to burn his enemies. [/quote] Continuing with Assyrian is the Antichrist: Isaiah 10:18-19 And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth. 19 And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them. In the verses above, Jesus Christ will destroy the kingdom of the Assyrian (aka the Antichrist) at his second coming. The fire of Israel is Jesus Christ’s everlasting rule on earth. Christ’s earthly kingdom centered in Jerusalem will consume the final gentile world empire like a fire. Earthly kingdoms will now all come under the authority of God. [/quote] Isaiah 10:20 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. [/quote] The Assyrian has met his maker - so to speak. However, it is not enough to convince me the Assyrian is the antichrist. As I have mentioned before we have several bible verses that prove his is not the AC. It is true - Jesus does kill the antichrist. But where does the antichrist die? Where does the Assyrian die? [/quote] Isaiah 14 tells us where the Assyrian of end times dies: 25 [b]That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot[/b]: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders. 26 [b]This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth[/b]: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations. [/quote] The antichrist meets his demise not on a mountain, but in Megiddo valley: Megiddo valley is the ground for the last battle, the Armageddon war. It is where all world armies will gather to overthrow the Antichrist and as the battle heats up and the Antichrist turn to wipe out the Jews from the face of the earth, Jesus Christ with His armies will appear on the east to judge and bring peace forever as you are going to see in Armageddon war culmination. http://www.christiantruthcenter.com/valley-of-megiddo Rev 16:16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. In Rev 19 we are told the antichrist is thrown by Jesus in the lake of fire.... [/quote] Fixed error: changed The antichrist meets his demise on on a mountain to The antichrist meets his demise not on a mountain, but in Megiddo valley... [/quote] To summarize - the Assyrian is laid to rest on the mountains of Israel. There is also some speculation on my part that he could be gog. The antichrist is thrown into the lake of fire after Jesus strikes him down in the valley of megiddo. The Assyrian is killed by God; the antichrist by Jesus. [/quote] Another character involved in the middle east in end times is gog. Gog's grave can be found in the valley of Hamongog... Ezekiel 39 11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: [b]and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamongog.[/b] [/quote] Just for pure speculation's sake - let's say the 2 Jewish boy's in this commentary are correct: https://jewishandchristiannews.wordpress.com/2015/11/06/gog-magog-war-a-clinical-death-revelation-of-a-secular-jewish/ and Obama is gog. Let's say the assyrian is also gog, and that even though the assyrian died on the mountain - he was buried in the valley - the valley of Hamongog. Let's also say obama is leader of ISIS as proclaimed in this video created by ISIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSoS6IFgrMk I've postulated that ISIS are the medes of last days as referenced in Isaiah 13: 11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity... 17 Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them... History tells us the assyrians were absorbed by the medes in ancient times. From this can we conclude that Obama is the leader of the army's that come against Israel in the gog magog war; That he is gog, leader of ISIS and the Assyrian in Isaiah 10, 14. etc? But how does Obama go from POTUS to being physically present at the war of gog magog? [/quote] Another reason I don't think the Assyrian is the antichrist is Daniel 8: 8 Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven. 9 [b]And out of one of them came forth a little horn[/b], which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. ---- This little horn is the one we saw in Daniel 7 8 [b]I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn[/b], before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things. [/quote] In Daniel 8 the Ram (persia-Iran) is obliterated before the little horn makes his appearance. This hasn't happened yet. Some may disagree. However, the angel makes it clear this vision is for end times & also in his interpretation he tells us the babylon he is talking about is in the future; Not the babylon of the present. Dan 8: 7 [b]And I saw him come close unto the ram[/b], and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and [b]stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.[/b] 8 Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven. 9 [b]And out of one of them came forth a little horn[/b], which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. I discussed Dan 8 and rise of the antichrist on this page: http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2786739/pg3?regp=bm9fMTQ1MDk5NzgxNg== [/quote] Tying the chapters 7 and 8 together - we are given 2 ways the antichrist arrives on the scene. Chapter 7 - As a little horn that rules the very last kingdom on this earth. Chapter 8 - he only succeeds in ascending to leadership after the goat destroys a 'great' Iran and it's horn is broken into 4 separate entities. It's clear Iran is still gaining influence in the Middle East, but hasn't achieved greatness yet. [b]Therefore the antichrist is most likely a little horn whose identity is still unknown...[/b] [/quote] [/quote] This is from discussion last "all prophecies" thread [/quote] I would like to look at this verse in Daniel 8 from another angle: 5 [b]And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground[/b]: Perhaps this is not military might, but the US led sanctions imposed on Iran over the years. We know the sanctions created an economic hardship for Iran, and some believe Iran would have faced economic collapse had they continued. [/quote] I've been covering the antichrist in detail - starting from this page: http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2657702/pg44 So far I have eliminated Obama, Putin, Pope, Erdogan, Assyrian and essentially any world leaders that exist today. Here's why: The antichrist is the little horn of Daniel 7 and 8. All the people listed have a kingdom today or had a kingdom... The little horn's kingdom will be the Beast's kingdom or the new world order. He won't appear until after the Goat's horn has been split into 4 nations-Dan 8 Many believe the Assyrian to be the antichrist, however I don't. He was God's rod - a tool in God's hands. The antichrist was given a bow-Rev 6 The antichrist is killed by Jesus, The Assyrian by God. They are killed in different locations.... Paul in 2 Thes 2 says he won't be revealed until he stands in the temple and declares he is God... It obviously can't take place until we have a 3rd temple - and there hasn't been a temple since 70AD. Jesus also said - he will stand in the "holy place"; the one spoken of by Daniel the prophet. Well, same reason - no temple after 70AD. Therefore, It most certainly hasn't happened since the death of Jesus, or Paul. It's clear this was a future event when Jesus and Paul spoke of this "temple", because Jesus said "when you SEE the evil one in the holy place from a field...": Mathew24:15 [b]When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place... 18 Neither let him which is in the field[/b] return back to take his clothes. That capability only existed in the last few years with smartphones.... There are many more reasons why the leaders of today are not the antichrist..will leave that for a future discussion. [/quote]
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Events are moving so quickly in bible prophecy that I decided to do an update of:
Thread: All prophecies the bible says will happen in End Times are happening or almost completed at present
The bible tells us end times will start slowly and accelerate (like birth pangs) - that's what's happening today with disease, worldwide economic collapse, war, disasters, fukushima.
These are some end time events listed in bible that are true today:
Nation will rise against nation, kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, disease and famine in diverse places. Mathew 24 and 1-4 seals of Revelation 6.
We have a global economy; the gov't can track everyone and the mark of the beast is ready.
The image of the beast that will move and speak can be transmitted to everyone's home.Rev. 13:14-15 - ALL on this earth will worship the image of the beast....
Political correctness has gone completely insane - people get fired for smallest infraction,
or utterance. Bible refers to this as many will be offended (Mathew 24:10)
Evil and perversity rules - especially on the internet. (Mathew 24:12)
There is a RISE IN SPIRITUALISM doctrines of the devils.1 Timothy 4:1 ...'Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils.'
Jesus said we would see earthquakes in diverse places(Mathew 24:7) . Why would Jesus say this or why should we even care? Because the generation that SEEs earthquakes in diverse places is the generation that will see all prophecy fulfilled.
We ARE the only generation to ever have this capability.
How can we SEE earthquakes in diverse places? Well, here's an example:
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He also says we will see nation rise against nation, kingdom against kingdom. Once again - we are the only generation to ever have this capability with live streaming.
How do I know it is literally SEEing.
Because Jesus in Luke 21 and in Mathew 24 tell us.
Luke 21 - To paraphrase Jesus in parable of the fig tree where he says - "when you see the trees sprout buds you know summer is near. LIKEWISE (same thing applies here) - when you SEE ALL these things.... i.e. earthquakes in diverse place; nation against nation...THIS is the generation will see all prophecies fulfilled".
See more here:
Thread: Prophecies Jesus gave in Mathew 24 and Revevelation require internet and smartphone
Major events leading to fulfilled prophecy are happening in the middle east. 2 young jewish boys were given visions and dreams concerning these major events; both confirming we are essentially witnessing the Gog Magog war of Ezekiel 38, in the middle east today.
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If the gog magog war hasn't started - the seeds are definitely germinating.....
God tells us we will have the capability to SEE the judgment he's pouring out on Israels enemies in this war.
Well, daily we are presented with videos and pictures of complete and utter destruction of Arab nations...Most notably Damascus - where the bible says will lie in a ruiness heap. Isa 17.
We're also witnessing the rise of the medes(ISIS) in Syria and Iraq. Isaiah 13 says "I will raise up the medes to destroy a wicked world."
ISIS is spreading it's fear and terror throughout the nations of the world.
I posted about that here:
Thread: All prophecies the bible says will happen in End Times are happening or almost completed at present (Page 41)
- about 1/2 way down the page I start with the alternative interpretation Of Isaiah 13; which describes the "day of the Lord"......or end times....
Isaiah 13:6 Howl ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity
In Isaiah 24 we get the earth will reel to and fro, like a drunkard.
If you are keeping track of earthquakes - that's exactly what it looks to be doing.
Eventually, we will actually feel it rocking back and forth.
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Remember these are only "end times" prophecies and must all be true at same time.
Next, the list of completed end time prophecies fulfilled at present from last "All Prophecies" thread: Will add to it as more are considered fulfilled.....
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