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OUTLINE OF REVELATION

bernie — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 02:09:05 +0000

REVELATION 1;1-3:22 SEVEN CHURCHES

Revelation 1:1-7=Prophecies for the church age: verse one

Seven existing churches

Foretold by Jesus Christ to the apostle John: verses 4 and 5

Promise to the church: verse 7: Jude 14

Revelation 1:8-20=Jesus Christ identified

The writer identified as John

The seven churches identified

Teachings for the present and the future: verse 19

Revelation 2:1-7=Ephesus

Second generation Christianity: 95AD

Lost their first love

Doctrinally correct

Revelation 2:8-11=Smyrna

A pure church; scattered persecution: 100AD

Revelation 2:12-17=Pergamus

General persecution; a faithful church: 250AD

False doctrine and immoral lifestyle entering in

Revelation 2:18-29=Thyatira

Beginning of the Roman Catholic Church: 400AD

Many good works; many goodly people

Increase in sinful acts: no repentance

Increase in false teaching: justified

Revelation 3:1-6=Sardis

The Reformation: 1500AD

A dead church

“Will come as a thief”

“Even in Sardis”

Revelation 3:7-13=Philadelphia

Worldwide missionary movement: 1800AD

Sound in life and doctrine

Revelation 3:14-22=Laodicea

Wealthy but lukewarm: Today

High opinion of self

Jesus turns from the church to the individual

NOTE: All that is said of the Risen Lord in chapter one has a direct relationship to the message to each church. The book of Revelation is to the church although much has to do with Israel and the world: see1:4.

REVELATION 4:1-5:14 VISIONS OF HEAVEN

Revelation 4:1-5=John called into heaven

“After this”: the church age

“Hereafter”: after the church age

The throne of God

The twenty-four elders

The seven lamps

Revelation 4:6-11

The sea of glass: seeing past and future

“eyes before and behind”

The four beasts

Exodus 35:6=four colors

Isaiah, Jeremiah and Zechariah=four branches

Four gospels

Worship of the One upon the throne

Revelation 5:1-14

The Lamb opens the book

Isaiah 61:1 and 2; Luke 4:17-20

The seven spirits of God: verse 6 and chapter 4:5

Zechariah 4:10

The elders

Represent Israel and the church

All worship the Lamb

The beasts, the elders, the angels, all creatures

Note: no time element in these two chapters

REVELATION 6 THE DAY OF JUDGMENT BEGINS

Revelation 6:1-11: Five seals opened

First seal=The anti-Christ conquers one-fourth of the earth: verse 8

The Western world=Europe and America

Second seal=Conquest results in war

Third seal=War results in famine

Inflation in both necessities and luxuries

Fourth seal=Death from sword and famine

Multitudes enter hell

Restraint on beasts removed: Genesis 9:2

Fifth seal=Souls under the altar

Conquest of the Western world: less than three months

The number of the saints about to be completed

Revelation 6:12-17: Sixth seal opened

BEGINNING OF THE SEVEN YEAR PERIOD: Daniel 9:27

Acts 2:19 and 20

The rapture of the church: Luke 17:28-30

REVELATION 7:1-11:19 THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEVEN YEAR PERIOD

Daniel 9:27 “in the midst of the week”

Revelation 7:1-8=After these things

The church has been taken up

The anti-christ has conquered a fourth of the earth

144,000 Israelites sealed (12,000 from each tribe)

Revelation 7:9-17=After this

The church in heaven: Isaiah 66:18

Verses 11 and 12: praise to God and welcome to the church

Verse 14: Matthew 24:9; Revelation 17:6

For the redeemed church; everlasting joy

Revelation 8:1-5=The seventh seal

The prayers of the saints

Luke 18:6-8; Revelation 5:8

Revelation 8:6-13=Four angels sound

The first angel sounds

One third of trees burnt up

All green grass burnt up

The second angel sounds

The third part of the sea becomes blood

The third angel sounds

A star falls from heaven

One third of rivers and streams become bitter

The fourth angel sounds

One third of sun, moon and stars darkened

One third of day and night dark

Last verse

Three trumpets foretell three coming woes

Revelation 9:1-12=The first woe

The fifth angel sounds

The plague of locusts: supernatural creatures

The sealed protected: verse 4; Revelation 7:3

Abaddon their leader

Revelation 9:12-21=The second woe

The sixth angel sounds and looses the four angels

The horsemen; natural men??

All in Asia? (centered around the Euphrates River)

The horses; symbolic of armored vehicles??

Verses 21 and 22: repented not

Compare with 6:16: increasing rebellion

Revelation 10:1-7=The great angel

The end of the age: I John 2:18

Watch for the sound of the seventh angel

(see verse 7 and Revelation 11:15)

Revelation 10:8-11=The little book

Sweet to my taste but creates antagonism when preached

Revelation 11:1 and 2=Measuring the temple

Leave out the court

The mosque still there at this time??

Revelation 11:3-6=The two witnesses

Prophecy for three and one-half years: verses 3 and 7

The olive trees: Zechariah 4:11

Moses?: water into blood=Matthew 17:3

Elijah: drought=I Kings 17:1; Malachi 4:5

Revelation 11:7-14=Killed by the anti-christ: Revelation 17:8

Seen by all the world; the world rejoices

Ascend into heaven; the world mourns

End of the first three and one-half years

REVELATION 11:15-14:12 THE GREAT TRIBULATION

Malachi 4:5; Matthew24:21

Second three and one-half years of seven year period

Revelation 11:15-19=The seventh angel sounds

The heavenly hosts praise God

God is bringing history to a close: Revelation 10:6; I John 2:18

He will judge the wicked and the righteous

Verse 19: The great tribulation ushered in

Revelation 12:1-5=The woman brings forth a child

The child protected by God

The woman is Israel: Genesis 37:9

Verse 2: Romans 9:5

The Rod Of Christ: Psalm 72:4; Revelation 2:27

Revelation 12:6-11=The woman flees into the wilderness

“prepared of God”: Psalm 60:9

Divinely protected and fed

Revelation 12:12-17=Victory in heaven but woe on earth

The third woe: verse 12

Revelation 13:1-10=The anti-christ

The Mediterranean Sea: Daniel 7:2

The Beast: Verse 1 and 4; Revelation 12:3; 17:3

Verse 2: Daniel 7:4-6

Verse 7: Daniel 7:21

Patience and faith of the saints: II Thessalonians1:6-10

Revelation 13:11-18-the beast out of the earth

The earth; picture of anti-God religion

Genesis 4:3-5; Hebrews 9:22; Hebrews 11:4; John 3:31

Acts like Christ but speaks the words of Satan

Performs miracles: Matthew 24:24

The number 666 (7 is the number of perfection)

Tries again and again to be like God but fails

Isaiah 14:14

Revelation 14:1-5=The 144,000 now in heaven

“Redeemed from the earth”

“Redeemed from among men”

Revelation 14:6-12=Three angels

The first preaches the everlasting gospel

Warning of judgment

The second foretells the fall of Babylon

The third tells of the punishment of those who worship the beast

Verse 12: The patience of the saints

REVELATION 14:13-18:14 THE LAST 75 DAYS

Daniel 12:11 and 12

Matthew 24:22

Revelation 14:13-16=The harvest of the earth

Mark 4:26-29

Revelation 14:17-20=The winepress

Isaiah 63:3 and 4

Revelation 15:1-4=Tribulation saints; victorious over the beast

Verse 1: “filled up” or about to be finished

Verse 2: “mingled with fire”: Revelation 4:6

Judgment has fallen

The song of Moses and the Lamb

Both Testaments; the same message of salvation from sin

Revelation 15:5-8=The seven last plagues

Revelation 16:1-11=The first five angels pour out their vials

The first vial poured out

Terrible sores on those who have the mark

The second vial poured out

The sea turns to blood

The third vial poured out

The rivers and fountains turn to blood

The fourth vial poured out

Men scorched by the sun

The fifth vial poured out

Darkness over the kingdom of the beast

Compare verses 9 and 11 with Revelation 6:15-17

Ever increasing rebellion

The sixth vial poured out

Preparation for Armageddon:

Euphrates dried up

Way of the kings of the east opened up

The demons gather the armies of earth

The seventh vial poured out

Judgments intensify; nearing the end: “It us done”

Greatest earthquake ever and greatest hail ever

Revelation 17=The fall of the church of Rome (MYSTERY BABYLON)

1-3=The Roman Catholic church ruled over the kings

“upon many waters”

“seated on the beast”

4-6=Wealth, corruption, murder

9-7=The mystery of the beast and the woman

The beast

Was: The Roman Empire

Is not: The empire fell

Yet is: The church of Rome

The woman: Rome built on seven hills

10-11=Seven kings which oppressed Israel

The eighth; anti-God philosophy

Always latent

12-18=The kings destroy the church

Revelation 18= The fall of the world system; economic and political

1-3=”After these things”; verse 1

After the fall off the church of Rome

The anti-God wealth of the merchants

4-7=God’s people to separate themselves

I John 2:15-17

God will destroy the world system

The world expects no end to it’s system

8-11=Kings and merchants work together

And will mourn together

12-16=”and souls of men”

Wealth of all things without limit or compassion

17-20=All destroyed in a short time

“One hour”: verses 10, 14, 17 and 20

21-23=Destroyed permanently

“no more at all” verses 21, 22, 22, 23 and 23

24=All violent deaths done by the anti-God world

Compare with Revelation 17:6

Charged with the death of many of the saints

REVELATION 19 THE SECOND COMING

Verses 1-6=The worship of all those in heaven

Verses 2 and3: Revelation 17; MYSTERY BABYLON

Verses 7-9=Marriage of the Lamb

Verses 10-16=King of kings and Lord of lords

On a white horse followed by the armies of heaven: Jude 14 and 15

Vesture dipped in blood: Isaiah 63:1-4

Verses 17-21=The coming of Christ to earth

Zechariah 14: The scene from earth’s perspective

Anti-christ’s army destroyed

The beast and the false prophet cast into the lake of fire

REVELATION 20 THE THOUSAND YEARS

Verses 1-6=Satan is bound: Isaiah 25:7; Isaiah 11:6-12

The first resurrection

The rest raised after the thousand years

Verses 7-10=Earth’s final battle

Verses 11-15=The Great White Throne judgment

Judged by that written in the books: Luke 12:2

REVELATION 21:1-22:21 THE AGES OF ETERNITY

Revelation 21:1-5=New Heavens and New Earth

The holy city comes down

God dwells with men

No more death or sorrow

All “true and faithful”

Revelation 21:6-8=The over comers enter in

Hebrews 11:9, 10, 16

“Over comer” found seven times in Revelation 2 and 3

Unbelievers condemned to the lake of fire

Revelation 21:9-21= The holy city

A beautiful city

Verse 12: Israel opened the door for the church

Verse 14: The foundation: Acts 2:43; Ephesians 2:19-22

An immense city: 4-square; I Kings 6:20

Revelation 21:22-27=The Light of that world

Psalm 36:9; John 8:12

Land of endless day

Capital of the universe

Revelation 22:1-8=The Throne of God with men

The river and the tree

A boulevard??

The tree of life; transplanted from Eden

Food for life and energy

“Sent His angel”: Revelation 1:1

The same angel throughout

Verse 6: Revelation 1:4 and 11

Revelation 22:8-15=Make up your mind quickly

Verse 10: time will soon end: Daniel 12:9

Reward to those who do His commandments

Revelation 22:16-21=I Am coming

The Spirit invites

The bride (the church) invites

Do you feel a need? Then come

Do you feel no need? Come anyway

Do not add or detract one word from this book1

VINES AND FIGS

bernie — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:06:43 +0000

There is many references to Vines and Fig trees in the Bible. Ten times in the Old Testament the two are mentioned together where no other trees or plants are in the same verse. And always, with only one exception the vine is first, then the fig tree. The one exception is in Joel 2:22 which is a prophetic reference to Israel back in the land, the first part (the fig tree) of which we see today. There are many references to the vines and fig trees along with other plants or trees but always the order is the same. Vines are first mentioned, then the fig trees.
The vine speaks of inner righteous as in Isaiah 5:1-4 while the fig tree speaks of outward righteousness. Remember the story of Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden. Three times in Matthew 24:32-34; Mark 13:28-30 and Luke 21:29-31 Jesus tells us to watch for the fig tree to come on the scene. This is, of course, unsaved Israel becoming a nation as happened in 1948.
If we look at the different periods of Biblical history we notice that they all begin with a great deal of promise and end with failure. The end is sometimes in outright wickedness or, at least in self righteousness. In other words, they begin as vines and end as figs.
The first age after the fall ended with the flood. It began with rather good intentions. In Genesis 4 we read of Abel and his acceptable offering. The last verse of Genesis 4 ends with the words “then began men to call upon the name of the LORD” It ended with the flood. God turned to one man, Noah, of whom we read in Genesis 6:9: “Noah was a just man and perfect in his generation, and Noah walked with God”.
The nation of Israel is a good example. After Israel conquered Canaan, their statement was: “God forbid that we should forsake the LORD and serve other Gods” Joshua 24:16. In Hosea 9:10 we read: “I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the first ripe in the fig tree her first time”. God saw them as having inner and outer righteousness. This was His ideal; His plan for them. But how does it end? Jesus cursing the fig tree for having leaves only: Matthew 21:19. By this Jesus demonstrated how He saw Israel;and like the fig tree, Israel was destroyed from being a nation. Jesus turned from Israel to the twelve apostles. With these few He started the church.
We see that the same happened to the church. The church at Pentecost and soon after was very fruitful. First 3,000 and then 5,000 were added to the church. Over the next few centuries the church conquered the mighty Roman Empire. In the picture Jesus gives of the church in John 15 He portrays it as a vineyard: “I am the vine, ye are the branches”. But if we look at the last of the seven churches in Revelation 3 again we see a church that ends in failure. This is a picture of the church today: “Because thou sayest, I am rich and increased with goods and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind and naked”. It ends with only fig leaves, only outward righteousness. As at the time of the flood, God turns from the many to the individual: “Behold I stand at the door and knock; if any man hear My voice and open the door I will come in to him and will sup with him”.

SHEBA AND DEDAN

bernie — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:45:47 +0000

I wrote the following after seeing an article in the inter-net by the Prophecy Club. See the article at the bottom.. I suppose when threatened with extinction even the Moslems can face the truth. Apparently the Saudis fear Iran more than they hate Israel.

There are two Shebas and Dedans in the Bible which can be confusing. The first are in Genesis 10:6 and 7, great grandsons of Ham. One of the sons of Ham was Mizr which is the Arabic name for Egypt. In II Chronicles 9 we find a descendant
of Ham and of Sheba. She js the queen of Sheba who came to visit Solomon. In Matthew 12:42 Jesus said that she was from the south. From this we can gather that much of the family went to Africa. We can here dispense with this Sheba and Dedan.

The other two (Sheba and Dedan) were grandsons of Abraham (Genesis 25:I-3).
To get the complete picture we need to begin in Genesis 16 where we see the first mention of Ishmael and the story of his mother Hagar. In verse 12 we see that Ishmael “shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren”. In Genesis 21:14 –21 is the story of Ishmael being sent away. Verse 21 tells us that he went to Paran. It is universally agreed that Ishmael is the father of the Arabs.
Now to establish the location of Paran. If you will look at any map it shows Paran to be in the Sinai desert. For this we have Biblical proof:
Amalek was a grandson of Esau=Genesis 36:10-12. He lived in Paran or Sinai. Amalek fought with Israel in Sinai or Paran=Genesis17:8. Again see Genesis 21:21. israel went SE (into Sinai) not NW, the shorter route; Exodus 13:17 and 18.
Sinai in time past was part of Arabia=Galatians 4:25.
Now a couple more things before I move on. In Genesis 1:12 we saw that Ishmael would dwell in the presence of all his brothers. Who were his brothers? Abraham married Keturah after Sarah died. Abraham had six sons with her. They would be Ishmael’s half brothers among whom he would dwell. Notice Genesis 25:17 and 18 where we see confirmed the prophecy of Genesis 16:12. It is also confirmed in Genesis 25:6. Abraham sent his sons to the East and they went to their brother Ishmael. In the verses already quoted, one of the brothers of Ishmael was Midian.
Now here I need to mention something about directions as far as Israel is concerned. For example although Babylon was east of Israel it wfrom. To the east was the desert which their armies could not cross, being on horses. This same thinking held in the case of as always spoken of as coming from the north. To the Israelite the direction had to do with where the armies came the desert although it was really more SE and south. To Israel (and of course to Abraham) the desert was east. More on that later.
In Genesis 37 we see the story of Joseph being sold into slavery. In verse 25 we read that the brothers see the Ishmaelites coming. Then they sell him to the Midianites. Remember Midian was a brother of Ishmael (Genesis 25:1and 2. From a ways off the brothers could see that they were of the tribe of Ishmael but as they came nearer they would see them to be of the family of Midian. Here again we see the fulfillment of Genesis 16:12.
The next passage to look at is Judges 6-8: the story of Gideon and the Midianites. There were not only Midianites but also the Amalekites=6:3. Remember that Amalek was a grandson of Esau. The descendants of Esau were Edomites which was right on the border of Arabia and I think absorbed into Arabia; Jeremiah 25:20-24. Uz was the land of which Edom was a part (Job 1:25 and Lamentations 4:21).
There is a bit more in Jeremiah 25:20-25. In verse 20 we read of the land of Uz, in 21 Edom and in 23 Dedan, one of the cities in Edom. In 24 there is the mention of Arabia with “all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the desert”.
Back to Judges. The Midianites were from the east and they had camels, a desert creature. When the Babylonians or Assyrians came they rode on horses. In 8:24 we again see the connection between Ishmael and Midian.
Now to Ezekiel 38. In verse 5 the first country named is Persia. In verse 8 are the details regarding Israel in the last days upon their return to the land of Israel:
Brought back from the sword=Israel became a nation in 1948, just three years after the holocaust.
In verse 8 we are also told it will happen in the latter years, they return to the mountains of Israel, they will have returned from many people (102 nations at this date), a land always waste (when Mark Twain was in Israel over a century ago, he saw nothing but waste land and a few wanderers), and thy will dwell safely and after living in places like Russia or the Arab lands they are now a free people.
It is certainly interesting that just now, at this time in history Israel should be threatened by Persia and join hands with Saudi Arabia. Speak of strange bedfellows. In verse 13 there are Sheba and Dedan working in hand with “Tarshish with all the young lions”. Which nation has the symbol of the lion? England. So who are the young lions? America, Canada and Australia. We need Saudi’s oil and with the world-wide recession they need us as a costumer. Is this the prey in verse 12? In Ezekiel’s day the area which was then Sheba and Dedan is now Saudi Arabia. From all we have seen in Scripture we know for a certainty that the descendants of Sheba and Dedan are in Saudi Arabia.
Let me quote from the article I mentioned:
Israel Air Force aircraft dropped off large quantities of military gear
at a Saudi Arabian military base last week in preparation for a
potential attack on Iran, a number of Iranian and Israeli news outlets
have reported.
The unconfirmed report, (note that it is unconfirmed. Nevertheless, the rest
of the article still stands) first published by the semi-official
news Agency Fars and the Islam Times, claimed that on June 18 and 19,
Israeli helicopters unloaded military equipment and built a base just
over five miles outside the northwestern city of Tabuk, the closest
Saudi city to Israel.
The claim follows a report two weeks ago in the London Times
Magazine that Saudi Arabia had given Israel permission to fly
through a narrow corridor of air space in northern Saudi Arabia
so as to shorten the flight time required for Israeli jets to reach Iran.

About 4,000 years ago the prophets began to speak of “the last days”. In Genesis forty-nine Jacob is telling his twelve sons what will happen to their descendants in the last days: Genesis 49:1. As more and more Scriptures were written through the ages details regarding the last days were added. “The last days” refers to the final days of this age just before the second coming off the Rison Lord. There are many places that speak of this, one of which is Titus 2:13: Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ.The article which I wrote brought us to Ezekiel 38. This chapter tells us the exact events taking place in history at the time just before the Lord’s return. Turn back te the article I wrote and take a look at the events and remember that this was written 2600 years ago. Not only in Ezekiel but many other passages also, written over two thousand years ago are all being fulfilled in this generation. I’ll just touch on a few.

Psalm 120:5: Woe is me that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar. These would be the two worst places fo the Jew to live today. Kedar is in Arabia. According to Genesis 25:13 he was a son of Ishmael so Kedar would be Arabia while Meshech is north of the Caspian Sea. This would be Russia. Bad as Germany has always been for the Jews, in the 18th and 19th centuries the Jews were fleeing Russia and going to Germany.
Not only did Jesus Himself tell us that when Israel became a nation the end would be here (Matthew 24:32-34) but according to Zephaniah 3:9 the Israelite’s original language would be restored to them. Their official language today is the ancient language of Israel. This highly unlikely event was foretold 2700 years ago Perhaps one of the most detailed is Zechariah, written about 2500 years ago. I’ll quote just two verses in chapter 12; verses 2 and 3 which speak of the time immediately before the Lord’s return to earth: “Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about—And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burden some stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered against it”.

Notice two things particularly. First, we are told that Israel will be a terror to her near neighbors, which she certainly is, and that she will be a burden to “all people” Taking the last part first we see the United Nations spending much of their time on Israel. In fact the Security Counsel denounces Israel 30 % of the time and the rest of the world the rest of the time. They even turn a blind eye to the terrorists. Regarding the first part; I believe Israel will soon be a “cup of trembling unto all the people round about”. and that this will come soon according to Psalm 83. The events of Psalm 83 have not been fulfilled but the time is now right. The fact that all the other prophecies have been and are being fulfilled gives us the assurance that all will be in due time.

Notice, the nations named in this Psalm are still there today.
Edom and the Ishmaelites=Ishmael was the father of the Arabians. Edom was

long ago absorbed into Arabia..
Moab= the mountains of Moab are east of the Dead Sea, right where they were in ancient times.
Ammon=when I was in Egypt I met a man from Ammon, the capital of Jordan.
I asked him what had happened to the Ammonites. He explained that he was one of the Ammonites; which was why the capital of Jordan was named Ammon.
Tyre=a city in Lebanon.
Asshur=the only city which we can still identify, does not definitely border on Israel. It only says of them that they will help the children of Lot (or Jordan).
The Philistnes=now Gaza
In verse three “taken crafty counsel”. They don’t want land for peace as they claim. They want to eliminate Israel. In verse four they say, ‘Come and let us cut them off from being a nation”. This is exactly what these people are saying today. In verse twelve; “let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession”. They claim that the temple mount (Israel’s most holy place) is theirs and will never be given to Israel This psalm was written 3,000 years ago. It could have been written in the last decade warning people about what was likely to happen.
The psalmist’s prayer, Do to them as to Sisera, Oreb, Zeeb, and as Zalmunna (the leaders) Apparently the leaders of these nations will be annihilated.
All this could happen just before the events of Ezekiel 39. We must recognize that this is all future and although we know that afterwards all is abundantly clear we are not as certain of the exact how or when beforehand.
The Catholic, Orthodox and much of the Protestant churches claim that the church has replaced Israel and these prophecies are null and void. The problem they must face is that Israel is back in the land and that hundreds of prophecies have been fulfilled to the letter. Jesus said that every smallest detail would find fulfillment. This makes the Bible the one most unique Book in all the world.
Does this help? Otherwise, feel free to ask in the future.

A few of the readers have expressed the opinion that I left the article on Sheba and Dedan unfinished; that I stopped in the middle. You will find the article under Prophecy, posted on July, 2010. I very much appreciate the comments and will try to explain.
About 4,000 years ago the prophets began to speak of “the last days”. In Genesis forty-nine Jacob is telling his twelve sons what will happen to their descendants in the last days: Genesis 49:1. As more and more Scriptures were written through the ages details regarding the last days were added. “The last days” refers to the final days of this age just before the second coming off the Risen Lord. There are many places that speak of this, one of which is Titus 2:13: “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ”.
The article which I wrote brought us to Ezekiel 38. This chapter tells us of the exact events taking place in history at the time just before the Lord’s return. Turn back to the article I wrote and take a look at the events and remember that this was written 2600 years ago. Not only in Ezekiel but many other passages also, written over two thousand years ago are all being fulfilled in this generation. I’ll just touch on a few.
Psalm 120:5: Woe is me that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar. These would be the two worst places fo the Jew to live today. Kedar is in Arabia. According to Genesis 25:13 he was a son of Ishmael so Kedar would be Arabia while Meshech is north of the Caspian Sea. This would be Russia. Bad as Germany has always been for the Jews, in the 18th and 19th centuries the Jews were fleeing Russia and going to Germany.
Not only did Jesus Himself tell us that when Israel became a nation the end would be here (Matthew 24:32-34) but according to Zephaniah 3:9 the Israelite’s original language would be restored to them. Their official language today is the ancient language of Israel. This highly unlikely event was foretold 2700 years ago
Perhaps one of the most detailed is Zechariah, written about 2500 years ago. I’ll quote just two verses in chapter 12; verses 2 and 3 which speak of the time immediately before the Lord’s return to earth: “Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about—And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burden some stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered against it”.
Notice two things particularly. First, we are told that Israel will be a terror to her near neighbors, which she certainly is, and that she will be a burden to “all people” Taking the last part first we see the United Nations spending much of their time on Israel. In fact the Security Counsel denounces Israel 30 % of the time and the rest of the world the rest of the time. They even turn a blind eye to the terrorists. Regarding the first part; I believe Israel will soon be a “cup of trembling unto all the people round about”. and that this will come soon according to Psalm 83. The events of Psalm 83 have not been fulfilled but the time is now right. The fact that all the other prophecies have been and are being fulfilled gives us the assurance that all will be in due time.
Notice, the nations named in this Psalm are still there today.
Edom and the Ishmaelites=Ishmael was the father of the Arabians. Edom was
long ago absorbed into Arabia..
Moab=the mountains of Moab are east of the Dead Sea, right where they were in ancient times.
Ammon=when I was in Egypt I met a man from Ammon, the capital of Jordan.
I asked him what had happened to the Ammonites. He explained that he was one of the Ammonites; which was why the capital of Jordan was named Ammon.
Tyre=a city in Lebanon.
Asshur=the only country which we can still identify, that does not definitely border on Israel. It only says of them that they will help the children of Lot (or Jordan).
The Philistnes=now Gaza
In verse three “taken crafty counsel”. They don’t want land for peace as they claim. They want to eliminate Israel. In verse four they say, ‘Come and let us cut them off from being a nation”. This is exactly what these people are saying today. In verse twelve; “let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession”. They claim that the temple mount (Israel’s most holy place) is theirs and will never be given to Israel This psalm was written 3,000 years ago. It could have been written in the last decade warning people about what was likely to happen.
The psalmist’s prayer, “Do to them as to Sisera, Oreb, Zeeb, and as Zalmunna (the leaders)”. Apparently the leaders of these nations will be annihilated.
All this could happen just before the events of Ezekiel 38. We must recognize that this is all future and although we know that afterwards all is abundantly clear we are not as certain of the exact how or when beforehand.
The Catholic, Orthodox and much of the Protestant churches claim that the church has replaced Israel and these prophecies are null and void. The problem they must face is that Israel is back in the land and that hundreds of prophecies have been fulfilled to the letter. Jesus said that every smallest detail would find fulfillment. This makes the Bible the one most unique Book in all the world. Only God can foretell the future.
Does this help? Otherwise, feel free to ask.

End of the age =Prophecy for a broader picture

INIQUITY IN THE LAST TIMES

bernie — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:57:14 +0000

This month I just want to touch on one point that Jesus made about the end of the age. This is in Matthew 24:12, “And because iniquity shall abound the love of many shall grow cold.” A parallel to this is Paul’s statement in 11 Timothy 4:3, “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine.” This is not hard to see today. I think it is so obvious that I need to say little about it. Things are happening today that were not even mentioned in the past. It is because of this that the “love of many grows cold.”

One of the causes of this is the emphasis on “rights” but at the same time there is no clear understanding of right and wrong. The result of all this is that as sinfulness is becoming more acceptable the love for God and His laws is fading away. Here is a quote from Thomas Vincent who lived in the seventeenth century: It is the folly of our day that we think we can have none of His Kingship in this life, yet have some claim to part of His Kingdom in the next. But for those who reject the rule of the Lord Jesus now, there is only the fearful expectation of the fury of the wrath of God, the Judge of heaven and earth.

Finally, we must remember that the entire purpose of the Scriptures is that God wants to save us from our sins. I think the key passage in the Old Testament is Exodus 25:17-22 where we are told that God will meet His people at the Mercy Seat.
A passage that stands out in the New Testament is in John 5. In verse 18 we read: “Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill Him.” In the verses that follow He seems to be very severe, even to the point of warning them that “they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.” But in verse 34 Jesus tells the Jews His purpose when he says “but these things I say that ye might be saved.” And this was to men who were out to kill Him.

So, too, Jesus prophesies about the unpleasant things that will happen in the end times, but His purpose is to keep us from being drawn into the deception and the consequences. Remember, men do not hate and fear God because they are good and God is evil but because men are evil and God is good. I think it was Finney who first pointed that out.

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CHURCH OF ROME

bernie — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 21:36:54 +0000

I notice that more and more the Bible teachers are shying away from the idea that Revelation 17 is speaking of the Catholic Church. For this we can thank political correctness. But the fact remains that this passage does indeed speak of the Church of Rome. There is simply no other entity that would even come close.
We find the beast (in Revelation 17: 1-3) spoken of the first time in Daniel 7: 7and 8 and versus 19-25. Note that in Daniel 7:2 these beasts come out of the sea. It also specifically mentions the great sea which is what the Mediterranean Sea was known as in the past. All of the ancient empires in the Bible were in the area if the great sea. We find the same words in Revelation 13: 1. The sea, when spoken of symbolically, speaks of the nations or the political power. In Revelation 13:11 we see the religious leader rises out of the earth. Since the days of Cain and his unacceptable sacrifice the earth is always pictured as bringing forth false doctrine.
Throughout history the political powers have always ruled over the religious. Remember that Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon threatened to kill all the wise men, astrologers, etc. In II Kings 20 Jehu killed the prophets of Baal and brought the worship of Baal to an end. And there are many other examples.
In Revelation 17 for the first time in history the woman or the religious power sits astride the beast. For over 1000 years, beginning in the sixth century AD the Catholic Church ruled over the kings of Europe. No other religion has ever been able to do so.
In verse 6 of Revelation 17 we see that the woman is “drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus.” The Catholic Church, throughout the middle ages, (and after if they could) killed between fifty and sixty- five million Christians.
In verse eight we read of the beast that was, is not and yet is. When Rome was conquered just after 400 AD, the power that the Caesars had was taken over by the Pope of Rome. They had different ways of exercising power. One of these was through the sacraments. They claimed that only the church could administer the sacraments and then kept the Bible away from the people so they would not learn the truth and be free of the church’s power. They taught the people that if you did not take the sacraments or if the church withheld them you would spend eternity in hell. So if the ruler rebelled against the Church of Rome, they simply told his subjects to turn against him or they would be refused the sacraments and come under the church’s curse.
In verse nine we see that this city is built on seven on “seven mountains”. The city of Rome is built on seven hills.
In verse ten something more is added in reference to the seven where we read that there are “seven kings: five are fallen, one is now (at the time John was writing this) and one is coming.” There are seven world empires which directly affected Israel: five were past which were Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia and Greece. “One is now” (when the Book was
written which evolved into the church of Rome) or Rome and the one that is coming is the revived Roman Empire, headed by the anti-christ.
Verse 11 speaks of the beast itself which is the eighth “and is not.” The anti-god philosophy is always in the present world system and every so often it rears it’s head as in the case of the seven world empires.
The last verse again establishes this chapter as referring this to Rome “which rules over the kings of the earth.”
Nothing else comes close to fulfilling this prophecy.

LOVE GROWN COLD

bernie — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:48:32 +0000

I just want to touch on one point that Jesus made about the end of the age. This is in Matthew 24:12, “And because iniquity shall abound the love of many shall grow cold.” A parallel to this is Paul’s statement in 11 Timothy 4:3, “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine.” Jesus said that “iniquity would abound.” This is not hard to see today. I think it is so obvious that I need to say little about it. Things are happening today that were not even mentioned in the past. It is because of this that the “love of many grows cold.”

One of the complaints I hear from those who lead Bible studies is that it is difficult to find men who have the desire to study and obey the Bible. The very word “commandment” has almost become a negative idea. But Jesus Himself said, “Not every one that saith, ‘Lord, Lord’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven but he that doeth the will of My Father, Who is in heaven.” One of the causes of this is the emphasis on “rights” but at the same time there is no clear understanding of right and wrong. The result of all this is that as sinfulness is becoming more acceptable the love for God and His laws is fading away.

Here is a quote from Thomas Vincent who lived in the seventeenth century: It is the folly of our day that we think we can have none of His Kingship in this life, yet have some claim to part of His Kingdom in the next. But for those who reject the rule of the Lord Jesus now, there is only the fearful expectation of the fury of the wrath of God, the Judge of heaven and earth.

A passage that stands out in the New Testament is in John 5. In verse 18 we read: “Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill Him.” In the verses that follow He seems to be very severe, even to the point of warning them that “they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.” But in verse 34 Jesus tells the Jews His purpose when he says “but these things I say that ye might be saved.” And this was to men who were out to kill Him. So, too, Jesus prophesies about the unpleasant things that will happen in the end times, but His purpose is to keep us from being drawn into the deception and the consequences. Remember, men do not hate and fear God because they are good and God is evil but because men are evil and God is good. I think it was Finney who first pointed that out.

END OF THE AGE

bernie — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:32:11 +0000

Periods of Time

1. First World War 1914-1918

Ended “Divine Right of Kings”

Age of Man Began = Nietschie

“God is Dead”

2. First Modern Despotic Regime’s

Lenin Into Russia 1917

Mussolini 1920

Hitler 1933

3. Second World War 1938-1945

End of Warring Nations of Western Europe

Russia Emerges As World Power

4. The Cold War 1945-1990

Israel Becomes a Nation 1948 Matt. 24:32-35

Arab Oil A Dominant Factor: Rise of Islam

America:

Russia’s Antagonist

Defender of Israel

Rebuilds Europe

Rise of Nations in Africa and Asia

Nation Against Nation

Kingdom against Kingdom

5. Fall Of Communism in Russia 1990

Russia Humiliated

Rise of Islamic Terror

Russia Joins With Islam To Be Again Equal With U.S And Protection From Moslem Terror

Rise of the EU

6. Bush Invades Iraq 2003

Islamic World Loses Fear of America

7. America Leaves Iraq

Russia and Islam Sees Israel As Defenseless

Stage Set For Ezekiel 38 and 39