I strongly advise
anyone reading this, check out the following link: Are
You Prepared for the 2nd Coming? The days are short. The Lord may
appear any day. Some may mock and say that others have been saying that
for thousands of years.
2 Pet 3: 3: Knowing this first, that there shall
come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4: And saying, Where is the promise
of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as
they were from the beginning of the creation. 8: But, beloved, be not ignorant of
this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and
a thousand years as one day.
While it is true that the rapture can happen
at anytime, and even Jesus doesn't know when, and only the Father; it is
believed by many, certain events have to be in place or ripe to take place
when the Lord shall return. God didn't send Jesus as a babe until certain
things were prophetically aligned. The same is true I believe with the
2nd coming. I do believe certain times in history including during the
lives of the Apostles, that the prophetic temperature was adequate for
those to believe it may have taken place in their own life time:
John 21: 18: Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou
wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands,
and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not. 19: This spake he, signifying by what
death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto
him, Follow me. 20: Then Peter, turning about, seeth
the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast
at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee? 21: Peter seeing him saith to Jesus,
Lord, and what shall this man do? 22: Jesus saith unto him, If I will
that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me. 23: Then went this saying abroad among
the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto
him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is
that to thee?
Today the prophetic climate is more ripe
than in any time in history for the Lord's return. Many believe that the
time is now, for this generation:
http://www.olivetreeviews.org/purpose.shtml
The prophet Ezekiel
foretold 2500 years ago that the key sign of that last generation would
be the coming together of the dead, “dry bones.” (Ezekiel 37) Just 150
years ago Mark Twain called the land of Israel a “moonscape.” But the Psalmist
said that “When the Lord builds up Zion, He shall appear in His glory.”
(Psalms 102:13-16) And how He has built up Israel in the last one hundred
years! Israel, Jerusalem, and the Temple Mount, continue to be God’s time
clock. That is why the world rages over those areas, and why that shall
escalate on a daily basis until the end of the age.
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http://www.lwbc.co.uk/times_of_gentiles.htm
Though ‘generation’
can mean a specific number of years, it is more likely that Jesus was referring
to the world (people) living at the time prior to His second coming. If
1948 is the reference point for the beginning of the end, i.e. “the budding
of the fig tree” (Luke 21:29-30) then it is possible that He will return
before there is no one left to remember the re-establishment of the State
of Israel.
...we are eyewitnesses
to the staging process. The Bible says that there are a number of seemingly
unrelated events that take place all in a single generation, somewhere
in time.
Bible prophecy makes
numerous references to the existence of a Jewish state called Israel in
the last days [Ezekiel 37]. It also demands that Israel be in disputed
possession of the city of Jerusalem [Zechariah 12].
It demands a conflict
between Israel and her neighbors [Daniel 9]. The conflict is so intractable
it will require supernatural intervention to resolve it [Dan 9:27 Zech
12:2-3].
["Who hath heard
such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring
forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion
travailed, she brought forth her children." Isaiah 66:8].
...Israel was reborn
in 1948...
Where are we in Bible
prophecy right now? Jesus said 'when these things begin to come to pass,
look up' [Luke 21:27] because 'this generation shall not pass, til all
be fulfilled' [Matthew 24:34].
Although no man knows
the day or hour, [Math 24:26] 'when ye shall see these things come to pass,
know that it is nigh, even at the doors' [Mark 12:29].
Where are we in Bible
prophecy right now? I was born in 1952 and I expect the Rapture and the
Tribulation to occur in my lifetime. Events in Israel suggest it could
take place at any moment.
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http://www.revelationwatch.com/article19.html
So the questions
are asked: Which generation will see Christ’s return? When did all of Christ’s
Olivet Discourse prophecies see fulfillment to indicate the specified generation?
Did the countdown to Christ’s return begin on May 14, 1948, when Israel
declared statehood? Since Christ mentions that “all these things must be
fulfilled” before Christ’s return, and Jerusalem did not come under Israeli
control until 1967, did the clock begin ticking at the conclusion of the
Six Day War?
Let's examine Ezekiel,
chapter 4, verses 1-8. In this passage, we see 430 years of judgment pronounced
upon Israel. Seventy years can be accounted for by the Babylonian captivity.
This leaves 360 years that does not seem to fit any particular date in
history. However, there are passages in Leviticus (26:18,21,24,28) that
indicate that if Israel does not obey Him the first time, God will multiply
her punishment by seven. So if we take the 360 years of punishment pronounced
on Israel and multiply by seven, we get 2,520 years.
Knowing that the
Bible deals in 360-day years (the Jewish calendar consists of twelve 30-day
months), if we convert the 2,520 ``360-day years'' into today's ``365.242-day''
years, we get 2,483 years plus nine months and 21 days. Starting with the
first siege of Nebuchadnezzar, which began the ``servitude of the nation''
in 606 B.C., the initial 70 years of Babylonian servitude ended in 537
B.C. as follows:
Seventy (360 day)
years = 25,200 days = 69 (365 day years) less 2 days or: 606 B.C. (69 years
- two days) = 537 B.C.
Counting from July
23, 537 B.C. with the release from servitude, we get:
537y 7m 23d (B.C.)
plus 1year (because no year between 1 B.C. & 1 A.D.) plus 2483 years
9months and 12days =
the 1948th year 5
mon 14th day.
And what happened
on May 14, 1948?
David Ben Gurion,
citing the book of Ezekiel as his authority, proclaimed ``Israel'' as the
new Jewish homeland. The nation of Israel was re-established on the exact
day predicted by the Bible.
Some coincidence!
Now consider what
happens if you start counting from the third siege of Nebuchadnezzar, which
began the ``desolations of Jerusalem'' (Jerusalem uninhabited) in 587 B.C.
Counting from August
16, 518 B.C., which was the completion of the desolations of Jerusalem,
then we have:
518y 8m 16d (BC)
plus 1 year plus 2483y 9m 21d = 1967 6m 7d
On June 7, 1967,
as a consequence of the ``Six Day War'', the Old City of Jerusalem fell
under Israeli control for the first time since Jesus' prediction in Luke
21:24. ``And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive
into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the
times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.''
Another coincidence?
The Jews say coincidence is not a kosher word. In the natural, it is impossible
that this is coincidence. It is clearly by supernatural design. The fig
tree is a symbol of the Nation Israel and we are the generation that will
see the return of Jesus Christ in Glory and great Power.
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I was born in 1967 myself. So, many believe
it is the generation of 1967 or 1948. I was not ready to declare the rapture
as imminent until a couple of months ago. I saw the need for America to
be used against muslims or muslim nations before America herself will fall.
God had used nations in the past, as His tool for war, before doing away
with them. God used Babylon to take out Israel in the O.T., and then destroyed
Babylon herself.
Oh yes, I do believe in America's fall.
Many have prophesied her fall, and there is even a supposed prophecy/vision
by George Washington himself stating this. You can read it at one of these
links:
Before I get into the fall of the United
States, I want to explain the need for the disappearance of Islam, the
muslim faith. During the time of the Tribulation, there will be only 3
main religions: the One World Faith (spiritual babylon), Judaism (allowed
by a covenant with the anti-christ), and the out-lawed Christianity. The
muslim faith has no place in end time events and will be a hindrance to
the plans of the anti-christ, which will be for all to worship him. In
fact, he uses spiritual babylon, to gain power, but will
eventually destroy it. This is why I insist the anti-christ is not a pope:
Rev 17: 16: And the ten horns which thou sawest
upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate
and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. 17: For God hath put in their hearts
to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast,
until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
So, the muslim faith has no future. Of
coarse America isn't going to completely destroy the muslim faith, but
she is used to uncover the true intentions of Islam and its terrorism,
as well as to do a serious blow. Somehow, the anti-christ will gain access
to the newly rebuilt city of Babylon by Saddam Hussein.
http://polar.icestorm.com/biblebell/n990410.html
Reportedly, Saddam
has gone to great lengths to emphasize the relationship between himself
and King Nebuchadnezzer, and has launched public educational campaigns
to remind the Iraqi people of the former greatness of Iraq/Babylon. Saddam
has even issued commemorative coinage with his image on one side, and King
Nebuchadnezzer's image on the other.
It seems evident
that Saddam aspires to restore the lost glory of what was once the greatest
empire on earth. In line with this goal, Saddam has instituted the restoration
of the ancient city of Babylon, located 56 miles south of Baghdad, just
east of the Euphrates River.
Shortly before Operation
Desert Storm, Saddam ordered a huge statue of himself to be constructed
over the restored gate of Babylon. This parallels King Nebuchadnezzer's
actions in Daniel 3.1-7. Whether or not Saddam intended to emulate King
Nebuchadnezzer is unknown. However, if Saddam DOES sometimes refer to the
Bible, he had better read Daniel 4.28-33. That Bible passage should warn
Saddam that God judged King Nebuchadnezzer very harshly for his idolatry.
(Today as I write this, Saddam was announced
as being captured.) How will the anti-christ gain this Iraqi city? Because
America will fail or will not finish rebuilding Iraq. This is evident by
the problems we are having there, but may possibly happen because the Rapture
will cause American troops to be pulled out of the world to American soil
(discussed below). The UN will have it's hand in Iraq, and thus when the
anti-christ takes over the UN or EU, he will come into Babylon, Iraq, offering
his peace. Or possibly, the anti-christ will come from the region, but
I doubt it.
As America falls, Israel will see it's
great protector and ally is no longer available, and will make a pre-emptive
strike against her Arab enemies smashing the muslim faith to bits.
http://www.mjaa.org/engine.cfm?i=4&sl=90
The Final Arab/Israeli
War
The prophet Isaiah
does indeed prophesy a final Arab/Israeli war. Although it is not clear
at this moment that what we are seeing is the buildup to this conflict,
I feel led to commit this month's letter to briefly reviewing the prophetic
and final Arab/Israeli conflict envisioned in Isaiah 11. Then together,
we can watch the current scenario develop and see if this indeed resembles
the war foretold in Isaiah…
Isaiah 11
Verses 12-16, however,
describe a conflict that (a) has not happened historically to date as presented
in this chapter, and (b) cannot happen during the Messiah's 1000 year reign
because the Messiah's reign is characterized by worldwide peace. Consequently,
in my view, it must describe a war that will happen prior to the Messiah's
Second Coming and the setting up of His kingdom of peace.
Therefore, we can
safely say that verses 12-16 describe a wide ranging war between Israel
and more than just a few bordering Arab states, seemingly all of the Middle
East Arab states.
The Final Arab/Israeli
War
Let's focus on the
war itself as mentioned in Isaiah 11. How do we know that the war is a
final Arab/Israeli war? The answer is in the text of this chapter.
1. This
war involves Israel's active conquest not just of Egypt, Syria and Lebanon,
but also "the people to the east" (see Isa. 11:14), known in Scripture
as the nomads of the desert, these are the Arab nations of Kuwait, Saudi
Arabia, Yemen, Bahrain and others.
By mentioning Assyria
in this passage, not only is Syria included but also modern-day Iraq. So,
we are dealing with a war in which Israel actively engages all of the Middle
Eastern Arab states. This, however, does not reveal its "final" status
but the following observation in the text does….
2. Not
only does Israel seem to proactively or preemptively attack their enemies
- verse 14 implies this when it describes Israel as "swooping down on the
slopes of Philistia (the Palestinians)" - but the text also describes Israel
as "plundering the people of the east" (see Isa. 11:14) or Arab desert
nations.
Wow! - Israel will
not only defeat the desert nations but also plunder and take spoil from
them. Since these nations have become rich from their trade in oil, we
can conclude that Israel will control the Middle East oil and wealth of
these nations after the war. This has never before happened so we know
this is an event of the future.
The passage goes
on to state that Israel will also "lay hands on Edom and Moab and the Ammonites
will be subject to them." (See Isa. 11:14.) This Hebrew text asserts that
Israel will possess and annex the east bank of Jordan, which previously
happened in the days of Joshua, but today is largely the territory held
by the modern-day nation of Jordan. This event has not happened any time
since the days of the prophet Isaiah.
How Is This Possible?
Israel was not able
to control even a small patch of Lebanon for any length of time and finally
left because the price to hold it in the midst of a hostile population
was too high. How could Israel rule, subjugate and/or have any kind of
headship over several Arab/Moslem nations with as many as 80 million potentially
hostile Arabs?
The Answer Is in
the Word "Supernatural"
The test in verses
15 and 16 reveal that this war will not be an ordinary military confrontation.
In fact, the text indicates that the war will have a strong supernatural
component which is only partly revealed in these verses.
Verse 15 states,
"The Lord will dry up the gulf of the Egyptian Sea; with a scorching wind,
he will sweep his hand over the Euphrates River. He will break it up into
seven streams so that men can cross over in sandals."
This is clearly a
description of a supernatural intervention in this war. God will cause
natural catastrophes in both Egypt and Assyria (Syria and Iraq) that will
likely reveal to the Arab people that this confrontation with Israel is
not just a military struggle but a spiritual struggle. He will reveal that
the God of Israel is God and not Allah.
The supernatural
element is also indicated in verse 16 when the prophet states, "There will
be a highway for the remnant of his people that is left from Assyria, as
there was for Israel when they came up from Egypt."
Does this sound familiar?
The prophet compares the Isaiah 11 scenario with the supernatural deliverance
of Israel from Egypt described in Exodus 12 and celebrated in the Passover.
It is because of
this supernatural element that I believe the Arab nations will accept the
defeat as from God and will in all probability become followers of the
God of Israel as it is described in Isaiah 19:23-25: "In that day there
will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt
and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship
together. In that day Israel will be the third, along with Egypt and Assyria,
a blessing on the earth. The Lord Almighty will bless them, saying, 'Blessed
be Egypt my people, Assyria my handiwork, and Israel my inheritance.'"
Even today, we see
that our Arab brothers view the current confrontation in Israel as a religious
issue - the god of Islam verses the God of Israel. God's supernatural intervention
in the midst of the final Arab/Israeli conflict will speak truth in a personal
way so that our Arab brothers can accept Him. Since the Moslem faith created
by the Arab peoples, their conversion to following the God of Israel will
make the peace and prosperity in the Middle East possible, as seen in the
Isaiah passage.
The world will marvel
and the international standing of the nation of Israel will take on a wholly
new and positive dimension.
Ezekiel 37
We can also surmise
that this prophetic event will probably set up Israel's eventual confrontation
with the northern confederacy as described in Ezekiel 37 which the prophet
says will attack Israel.
Notice that the northern
and hostile confederacy, in which all of the Arab states described in Isaiah
11 are conspicuously absent, will suddenly attack Israel in a time of great
prosperity and peace. The Isaiah 11 confrontation and consequent period
of prosperity and peace would certainly prepare the way for the fulfillment
of the famous Ezekiel prophecy.
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The assessment of this article's author
believes the victory over the arab nations will cause a spiritual change
in the people. Thus the muslim faith will disappear. When Israel gains
all this wealth and power, other nations will become concerned and/or jealous,
especially since America has begun to fall, they will then attack Israel,
but God will supernaturally destroy this invasion. This is described in
Ezek 38 & 39. For several years I was convinced this was Russia with
several other countries. I am no longer certain who is involved, but am
fairly certain Iran and Turkey will be involved, as these countries are
agreed upon by those who think Russia is involved and those who do not.
I have changed my opinion on whether Russia
is involved, for 3 reasons, the detailed study by some of those above,
Russia will attack the U.S. (seen below), and the fact that the muslim
faith will be squashed. Israel will indeed do a major blow against the
muslim faith by pre-emptively attacking her enemies. But other nations
with muslim faith will still exist. Here is a list of the nations involved
in the strike by Israel:
Egypt, Syria, Lebanon,
Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Bahrain Syria, Iraq, & Jordan (Iraq is
mentioned because it is connected with Syria and was once Assyria, and
Jordan is mentioned because Israel will be taking some of it's land)
The 2nd war against
Israel, may involve some of the following nations:
Russia, Iran, Ethiopia,
Libya, the Cimmerians, Germany, the Paplagonians, Turkey, Turkestan, Kazakhstan,
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tadzhikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Siberia,
China, Phrygia, Tabal of Eastern Asia Minor, Lydia, Gagai, Armenia, Poland,
the northern parts of: Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, & Syria
The ones most agree
with are: Iran, Libya, Turkey, Sudan.
These 2 wars will
destroy Islam, as the religion of Japan was destroyed when the Japanese
empire fell when America dropped the nukes on it.
So what about America?
Why and how will it fall? America has become luke warm in it's faith and
has also become a cess pool of sin. She had alot of grace because she was
a christian nation once and preached the gospel to the whole world. But
her grace is disappearing because of her sins.
Job 1: MKJV 10 Have You not
made a hedge around him, and around his house, and around all that he has
on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his livestock
have increased in the land.
Eccl 10: MKJV 8 He who digs
a pit shall fall into it; and whoever breaks a hedge, a snake shall bite
him.
But because America
is strong, God is using her before she falls. America also has no place
in scripture in the end times except perhaps here:
Ezek 38:13: Sheba,
and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof,
shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered
thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take
away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
This is the 2nd war
with Israel, and the young lions may be represent the colonies of Britain.
America may allow this attack upon Israel because she has begun to fall.
How will it begin? The rapture will hit America perhaps the most, as far
as causing direct problems. America has a large christian percentage and
the loss of so much light in a nation already growing dark, will cause
it to degrade further. Also, the amount of technology used in America is
great. Can you imagine vehicles, soldering guns, and other hazardous items
becoming uncontrolled by the absence of the user? There will be alot of
tragedy in America because of the rapture.
The U.S. government
will bring home it's troops, because of all the troubles, and because of
the plans of those in power who are involved in evil conspiracies. They
will use the rapture as the time to implement their change of American
law and society. This will also be furthered by the absence of the salt.
The church is the salt, and thus it's preserving power will be gone.
To read about this
Biblically prophesied government conspiracy read my page here:
When the rapture
occurs and the dust begins to settle or even while it is settling, many
in the world and in America will realize they were wrong about christianity
and will repent. In fact half of all christians won't be raptured. To find
out why go here:
Basically, because you need the extra oil,
I discussed at the beginning of this page. Well, many will seek this oil,
and many unbelievers will get saved and Spirit filled. But not enough of
America will repent, there will be a major confrontation in America over
the issues we see today, and over the corrupt changes I wrote about above.
The issues will polarize the nation and become extreme. The world will
lose the grayness, everything will become black or white, a major factor
for the Tribulation, so that the world can be judged.
Christians in America will take a stronger
stance. Many conservatives and government officials will turn over a new
leaf and begin to care. Those in authority who are in the scheme of the
evil conspiracies, will begin to take away freedoms. Gun ownership will
be outlawed. Christianity will be publicly denounced. America's heritage
will also be denounced for new change. The institution of marriage will
cease to exist.
Many conservatives, repentant politicians,
extreme right wing groups, and newly Spirit filled christians will rebel
against these evils. Many of whom, will rounded up and imprisoned, by our
own troops. Many military personal will rebel and join with militias. Civil
war will break out. I do not think nor advocate that
the new repentant christians will be warring against the government offensively,
but probably defensively, after the rapture. I do not know how this will
exactly take place.
In the midst of the civil dispute, America's
enemies will attack. These MAY include: Russia, Cuba, China, North Korea.
They will probably attack by forces first,
and perhaps America will use nuclear weapons against their nations, for
these nations can't be allowed too much power to thwart the anti-christ
either. But the Asians will indeed give the anti-christ problems later.
So the success of America using nukes will probably be limited, and in
return, America will be nuked.
There will be cities of refuge. Cities
which will be divinely protected:
http://users.codenet.net/moonman/refuge_city.html
... I have been giving
public prophecy for the past 2 or 3 years regarding Colorado Springs being
separated as a 'city of refuge'. Drawing a parallel from the Bible, a city
of refuge was designated as a safe haven from those who were put at risk
by an inadvertent or accidental death causing incident; which necessitated
that the victim's family appoint 'an avenger of the blood'...
In our case we are
talking of a derivation of this concept. For those that live in a society
upon which Divine judgment has been decreed, than it is of necessity that
God's people living in that society, seek out a place, or places, of safe
haven. Biblical examples, Lot in Sodom, and Noah and his Ark, come to mind...
The thrust of God's
message ... was that swirling storm winds are coming upon us in America,
but if we would take the hand of Jesus, and give him our absolute trust,
he would lead us into a place of safety -- right in the eye of the storm.
In that place there is peace and calm as we only watch the swirling winds
around us...
Of course the last
place we would think to go, in the natural, would be into the eye of the
storm...
It is this spiritual,
gap standing, watchman energizing, intercession motivating climate of the
Holy Ghost that will allow a selected city to escape that fate which may
be coming upon the nation as a whole...
Fueling this mass
migration of saints, is the inner conviction of impending Divine judgment
on their present locality, and/or the stark realization that the culture
of their present locality has become openly hostile to the gospel life
and message. (There are seasons that we must stand and go through hostile
trials of our faith, and then there are times when we are called to move
on. Only God can direct you to which action to take for your family.).
This motivation is similar to the motivation that caused believers to risk
life and limb to sail across the Atlantic to the new land called America...
Sadly, I see areas
which are now states, functioning, in the future, as independent territories.
I see mass physical destruction on large parts of our dear land. I see
cities with their own military forces; fighting plundering chinese soldiers
and other communist soldiers, fighting U.N. forces; fighting for the very
freedoms that we once said we represent. I see a puppet government emerging
in the next millennium...
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http://www.nccg.org/055.html
On Governments &
Laws
Revelation on Governments
and Laws. Christians must obey the laws of the lands in which they live
to the extent they do not compromise their faith. The New Covenant Cities
of Refuge will be the only places of order and stablity in the last days.
The prophecy here given on the communist lands began to be fulfilled two
years later as their governments were toppled and Christians were given
more freedom after decades of repression. Governments exist to bless their
citizens. The call to gather to Zionic communities is again affirmed [Tøyen,
Oslo, Norway].
Cities of Refuge
during the Great Tribulation
10. It is only when
the Desolator cometh and the sword is lifted against the saints that ye
shall flee unto the Cities of Refuge and live My laws apart from the laws
of earthly governments, for then ye shall be justified if ye have not lifted
up the sword of vengeance yourselves.
11. Until then let
none suppose they are above any earthly laws, but let them uphold all earthly
governments, and pray for them, that My righteousness may be manifested
in them.
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I do not advocate
rebelling against government or authority:
Romans 13: MKJV 1 Let every soul be subject to the
higher authorities. For there is no authority but of God; the authorities
that exist are ordained by God. 2 So that the one resisting the authority
resists the ordinance of God; and the ones who resist will receive judgment
to themselves. 3 For the rulers are not a terror to
good works, but to the bad. And do you desire to be not afraid of the authority?
Do the good, and you shall have praise from it. 4 For it is a servant of God to you
for good. For if you practice evil, be afraid, for it does not bear the
sword in vain; for it is a servant of God, a revenger for wrath on him
who does evil. 5 Therefore you must be subject, not
only for wrath, but also for conscience' sake. 6 For because of this you also pay
taxes. For they are God's servants, always giving attention to this very
thing. 7 Therefore give to all their dues;
to the one due tax, the tax; tribute to whom tribute is due , fear to whom
fear is due , and honor to whom honor is due .
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I do believe in resisting evil though.
If the government was going to imprison all christians and they were coming
to take my family I would fight.
Many christians will survive the nuclear
attacks as Daniel's three friends did in the fiery furnace:
Dan 3: 15: Now if ye be ready that at what
time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and
dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which
I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour
into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall
deliver you out of my hands? 16: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego,
answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to
answer thee in this matter. 17: If it be so, our God whom we serve
is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver
us out of thine hand, O king. 18: But if not, be it known unto thee,
O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which
thou hast set up. 19: Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of
fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach,
and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat
the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated. 22: Therefore because the king's commandment
was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those
men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. 23: And these three men, Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery
furnace. 24: Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was
astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellers,
Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They
answered and said unto the king, True, O king. 25: He answered and said, Lo, I see
four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt;
and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God. 26: Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to
the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and
come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, came forth of
the midst of the fire. 27: And the princes, governors, and
captains, and the king's counsellers, being gathered together, saw these
men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their
head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had
passed on them. 28: Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and
said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath
sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have
changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not
serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
The very nuclear
flames which were made to be harm for America, will in reverse, become
a shield for those in America who have turned to God.
Exod 14: MKJV 24 And in the
morning watch it happened that the LORD looked to the army of the Egyptians
through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the army of the
Egyptians. 25 And He took
off their chariot wheels, and made them go heavily, so that the Egyptians
said, Let us flee from the face of Israel, for the LORD fights for them
against the Egyptians.
Joel 2:3
A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land
is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness;
yea, and nothing shall escape them.
Rev 12: 14: And to the woman were given two
wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her
place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from
the face of the serpent. 15: And the serpent cast out of his
mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried
away of the flood. 16: And the earth helped the woman,
and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon
cast out of his mouth. 17: And the dragon was wroth with the
woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the
commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
So what will happen to the church that
is not raptured? I discuss this group in detail on this page:
When the rapture takes place and leaves
half the church on earth. The church will polarize as does America, and
the rest of the world. I have seen one of the major purposes for the tribulation,
it was the removal of all gray areas. Everything will become black or white
so God can make His judgments. This happens because the church, which is
the salt of the earth, has been removed. Salt preserves, and thus, the
earth will lose it's preservative, and will rapidly disintegrate into evil
and darkness.
The Catholic Roman Church will be changed.
It will take a severe shaking and will spring forward in it's plans for
political power as it had in the past. Some in Rome as in all the left
over christians, will repent and flee.
Jeremiah 51:6 Flee out of the
midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her
iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render
unto her a recompence.
Rev 18:4: And I heard another voice
from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers
of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
Rome will shake off all form of christendom,
and will in fact denounce it, and will soon persecute it. Rome will gain
power by swallowing and joining up with all other religions, except Judaism
and Christianity. Many in the world will turn to Rome for help and peace,
as they see her forsake christianity and open her doors officially to all
religions.
The anti-christ which will soon come to
power after this, will work with Rome, the new One World religion, the
whore of Babylon, for his own gain. In his rise to power, he will need
to use Rome to get his power. But he secretly hates her, and will eventually
destroy Rome and the One World Religion, because he wants all the world
to worship him.
Rev 17: 16: And the ten horns which thou sawest
upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate
and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. 17: For God hath put in their hearts
to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast,
until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
Thus the antichrist and Rome will begin
to persecute and kill the christians. So, the church will turn into 2 different
groups. Some will turn to apostasy and join spiritual Babylon, and others
will repent and be Spirit filled and restore the church as it should have
been.
Hag 2:9: The glory of this latter house
shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts...
The church will become united as it was
in Acts, and will see the full restoration of the doma gifts.
The church will have great authority and
power. This is for several reasons. For one, it will become purged of it's
iniquities. The time of the Tribulation will do this, as will the persecution.
Also the unity will bring this about, when folk will see the prophecies
are being fulfilled as was told by many of whom were raptured. God will
also grant abundant displays of power during this time, as the demonic
forces will as well. There will also be a great need of church discipline.
As the persecution becomes strong and the One World Economic system starts,
requiring the mark of the beast, the church will have all in communion
as they did in Acts. And thus may have to show the power done in Acts.
Acts 4: 29: And now, Lord, behold their threatenings:
and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy
word, 30: By stretching forth thine hand
to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy
child Jesus. 31: And when they had prayed, the place
was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled
with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness. 32: And the multitude of them that
believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that
ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things
common. 33: And with great power gave the apostles
witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon
them all. 34: Neither was there any among them
that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them,
and brought the prices of the things that were sold, 35: And laid them down at the apostles'
feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need. Acts 5: 1: But a certain man named Ananias,
with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, 2: And kept back part of the price,
his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it
at the apostles' feet. 3: But Peter said, Ananias, why hath
Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part
of the price of the land? 5: And Ananias hearing these words
fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that
heard these things. 7: And it was about the space of three
hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. 8: And Peter answered unto her, Tell
me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much. 9: Then Peter said unto her, How is
it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold,
the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall
carry thee out. 10: Then fell she down straightway
at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found
her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband. 11: And great fear came upon all the
church, and upon as many as heard these things. 12: And by the hands of the apostles
were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all
with one accord in Solomon's porch. 13: And of the rest durst no man join
himself to them: but the people magnified them. 14: And believers were the more added
to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)
To read other prophecies to and about America,
check out these links (not mine):
