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34 From: cheyennecin <leeandcindy@juno.com>
Date: Wed Mar 20, 2002 8:36am
Subject: Bozrah (location of the Second Coming), Petra and Jerusalem, etc-
I heard David Hocking on the radio discussing the second coming. He
used a Bible scripture about Bosrah, and how that is where, in the
valley of Megiddo, it will occur. The triumphal entry back into
Jerusalem and the Mt. of Olives is to come after that. Anyway, since
the gathering at Megiddo will be to take Jerusalem, and I believe to
break into Petra for the Jews hiding there, I was trying to find a
map with Jerusalem, then over to the East (Jordan) with the section
of the Valley of Megiddo that contains Bosrah (old Biblical name) and
where it all is in relationship to Petra. I've found bits and peices,
but not completely what I am seeking. So, as a substitute for now, I
want to put something I found online, since it's pretty important to
see where the Raptured saints will be returning behind Jesus (as King
of Kings) on white horses, along with dead in Christ and martyred
saints, etc. So, without further ado, I will post the site info:
Bozrah / Petra = The Sheep Pen of the Remnant
Copyright © 1999-2001 Atlantis Station - www.tribulation.com - All
Rights Reserved
Understanding Bible Prophecy
The Day of Vengeance in Edom
June 21, 2001
In the Book of Daniel an Angel of God is revealing the Mystery of the
End Times to Daniel while he is a captive in Babylon. In the
following passage, the Angel explains that the Antichrist will enter
Israel and other nations:
41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries
shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even
Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon (Daniel 11:41
KJV)
Edom, Moab and Ammon are all in Jordan ... these areas must escape
the Antichrist so that Israel can flee to Edom (Petra/Bozrah is in
Edom) where she escapes during the last 1/2 of the Tribulation (times
= 2 years, time = 1 year and 1/2 time = 1/2 year ... total = 3.5
years):
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
(Revelation 12:14 KJV)
In the Gospel of Matthew, written more specifically to the Jew, an
escape route for the remnant of Israel is noted by Jesus as He
identifies the kickoff event (cf. Daniel 9:27) for the last 1/2 of
the Tribulation Period. This "kickoff event" is the Antichrist
setting up an idol to himself in the east wing of Israel's rebuilt
Temple of God:
15 Therefore when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was
spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the Holy Place (let
the reader understand),
16 then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains; (Matthew
24:15-16 NASB
During the terrible last 1/2 of the Tribulation Period, 2/3 of the population of the Nation of Israel falls to the armies of the
Antichrist. The remaining 1/3, the remnant, flees this tyranny
foretold in the prophecy of Zechariah:
8 It will come about in all the land, Declares the LORD, That two
parts in it will be cut off and perish; But the third will be left in
it.
9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, Refine them as
silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on
My name, And I will answer them; I will say, "They are My people,'
And they will say, "The LORD is my God.' (Zechariah 13:8-9 NASB)
In Micah, we find a prophecy from the Lord declaring Bozrah as the
sheep pen of the remnant of Israel:
12 I will surely assemble all of you, Jacob, I will surely gather the
remnant of Israel. I will put them together like sheep in the fold
(Bozrah - KJV); Like a flock in the midst of its pasture they will be
noisy with men. (Micah 2:12 NASB)
When the Antichrist tries to finish Israel off at Bozrah/Petra in
Edom ... Jesus Christ returns to save them ... After the Battle of
Armageddon, His clothing reflects the Winepress of God in Isaiah 63:
1 Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah?
this that is glorious in His apparel, travelling in the greatness of
His strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to Save.
2 Wherefore art Thou red in Thine apparel, and Thy garments like Him
that treadeth in the winefat?
3 I have trodden the Winepress alone; and of the people there was
none with Me: for I will tread them in Mine anger, and trample them
in My fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon My garments, and
I will stain all My raiment.
4 For the Day of Vengeance is in Mine heart, and the year of My
Redeemed is come.
5 And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there
was none to uphold: therefore Mine own
arm brought Salvation unto Me; and My fury, it upheld Me.
6 And I will tread down the people in Mine anger, and make them drunk
in My fury, and I will bring down their
strength to the Earth (Isaiah 63:1-6 KJV)
The Day of the Lord is also pictured in the Book of Revelation as
Jesus returns to Earth on a white horse. The Winepress of God from
Isaiah 63 is found in the 15th verse of Revelation chapter 19:
11 And I saw Heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and He that sat
upon him was called Faithful and True,
and in righteousness He doth judge and make war.
12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on His head were many
crowns; and He had a Name written, that no man knew, but He Himself.
13 And He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and His name is
called The Word of God.
14 And the armies which were in Heaven followed Him upon white
horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15 And out of His mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it He should
smite the nations: and He shall rule them with a Rod of Iron: and He
treadeth the Winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God
(Revelation 19:11-15 KJV)
See Bozrah/Petra as "The Valley of the Crescent Moon" in "Indiana
Jones and The Last Crusade"!
www.tribulation.com
35 From: cheyennecin <leeandcindy@juno.com>
Date: Wed Mar 20, 2002 7:22pm
Subject: MORE ABOUT WHERE THE SECOND COMING MIGHT REALLY HAPPEN!!!
More PROPHECY INFORMATION: I heard Pastor David Hocking,
www.hopefortoday.org, on the radio. He stated that Bozrah is the
place that Jesus is going to come down to first, at the second
coming, and that of course He will head over to Jerusalem (the Mount
of Olives, etc.) from there. So the first thing I did was look up the
Bozrah (old city, Biblical name) verses in the Old Testament, and
sure enough, they do sound like the correct location! Jeremiah 49:22-
"Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings
over Bozrah:and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom
be as the heart of a woman in her pangs." verse 13 (Jer.49)- "For I
have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a
desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities
thereof shall be perpetual wastes." (And read all of the verses in
between 13-22) Micah 2:12- "I will surely assemble, O Jacob,all of
thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them
together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their
fold:they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men."
(And be sure the read the next verse) See also Isaiah 34:6 and all
surrounding verses, and Amos 1:12! Go to www.tribulation.com and
click to the section on Petra/Bozrah, for more. Then after reading
all of this, I tried to find maps, and of course assumed that Bozrah
is somewhere in the valley of Megiddo. Surprise! It isn't. I think --
not totally sure---that it is located somewhere near Petra, where
much of the remnant will be safely hiding. The Jezreel area, or
Megiddo, or the valley of Megiddo, is mentioned several times in the
Bible, but nowhere does it indicate that it is the area that Jesus is
going to approach at the second coming! The map showed me that is is
well to the northwest of Bozrah/Petra! So something didn't jive. I
know that Revelation 16:16 indicates that the kings of the east and
the whole world will gather there at the Armageddon area, and we have
always heard about the BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON, meaning simply what will
happen after they all foolishly try to battle Jesus HIMSELF!! It
won't be much of a "battle"- the King of Kings will win, hands down!
But I have always believed that not only will they gather to take
Jerusalem, but will probably first try to kill the remnant hiding at
Petra! Now this makes even more sense to me. Perhaps they DO gather
first at ARMAGEDDON, but then actually succeed in migrating to
Bozrah, and THAT is where Jesus will meet them, for the BATTLE OF
BOZRAH!! Something to ponder. All of the prophecy teachers, including
myself, could have been totally wrong about the location of the
second coming of Jesus!---Written by CHEYENNE CIN
36 From: K. Taylor <taylorkri@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu Mar 21, 2002 6:42pm
Subject: Re: MORE ABOUT WHERE THE SECOND COMING MIGHT REALLY HAPPEN!!!
according to an Aramaic linguist (his original tongue)
the idiomatic translation of Armageddon is "City of
Destruction", which meaning opposite to "City of
Peace" (Jerusalem) may be another name for the same
city, for all we know. Reference: footnotes in
Revelation from http://www.v-a.com/bible/
Armageddon does not translate into regular Hebrew,
only into Aramaic. That is why the guesses at what it
means (Valley of Megiddo? Mount Megiddo? City of
Megiddo? It does not translate to any of these
directly - it is an educated guess only from the
Hebrew) (It's hard to find notes on this sometimes but
they are out there)
Still, Jesus will set his "feet down on the Mt. of
Olives" irregardless of where he soars from.
--- cheyennecin <leeandcindy@j...> wrote:
> More PROPHECY INFORMATION: I heard Pastor David
> Hocking,
> www.hopefortoday.org, on the radio. He stated that
> Bozrah is the
> place that Jesus is going to come down to first, at
> the second
> coming, and that of course He will head over to
> Jerusalem (the Mount
> of Olives, etc.) from there.
Additional note from moderator- Thank you for this! I know that
Pastor Hocking believes there does not to be a gathering at Megiddo
AT ALL, and that the "ARMAGEDDON" in Rev. 16:16 represents just what
you looked up. I may even use some of your post, "K.Taylor" on bottom
of my webpage www.homestead.com/PROPHECYCENTER/page2.html, because if
you look there, you will notice we are addressing just this subject!
37 From: cheyennecin <leeandcindy@juno.com>
Date: Fri Mar 22, 2002 5:59am
Subject: Pastor David Hocking's answer to my question about Armageddon, Megiddo, Bozrah..
The idea that the battle will take place in the "valley" of
Armaggedon is NOT found in Scripture. The "valley" is the plain of
Esdraelon and at its eastern end - the vale of Jezreel. The
description of the final battle is connected to "Armaggedon" (hill of
Megiddo) because Megiddo was the site of many ancient battles and
civilizations - it serves as an historical symbol of battles.
The "winepress" which the Messiah will stomp out is the whole land of
Israel. If you are interested in more - we have tapes on the subject
of "Armaggedon" - call 1-800-75-BIBLE and order a free monthly
newsletter and a free catalog. Also, you might check out our web
site - www.hopefortoday.org ----- Original Message -----
From: leeandcindy@j...
To: hft@m...
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 2:11 PM
Subject: Hello Hope for Today, and everyone!
I have a question for you! I heard you, pastor Hocking, on the radio
today and you said something that REALLY sparked my
interest, to the point where my husband and I have been searching the
web
and books for answers. You said that Jesus' second coming will be at
Bozrah, and I looked first at all of the Bozrah scriptures and sure
enough, it does look that way. So I figured Bozrah would connect to
the
valley of Megiddo. I wanted a map with the locations of Jerusalem,
hopefully the Mount of Olives, Megiddo, and Bozrah and Petra (I
believe
the gathering for the Battle of Armageddon will be to take both
Jerusalem
and to conquer the Jewish remnant hiding at Petra) and what I have
discovered so far is that the valley of Megiddo is WAY northwest of
where
I THINK Bozrah and Petra both are located. So I'm confused about the
plan
for second coming. If you have something good and clarifying to
respond
with, I'd sure appreciate it, and if you know where I can locate a
good
map, that would be wonderful! Thanks so much!--Cheyenne Cin Copyright © 2002 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved
Disclaimer: Some of the above information may be inaccurate, esp. what is translated from foreign
language by Yahoo group member, interpretations.I take no responsibility for discrepancies and errors.
----Cynthia Diane ( In a more recent post, “K.Taylor” has corrected the original meaning of ARMAGEDDON. It is not “city of destruction”, but Armageddon is an idiomicExpression in ARAMAIC= “CITY OF DEFILEMENT”)
Speaking of Israel, “And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.” This was part of the promise to Abraham and Sarah’s descendents, and the land of Israel is God’s personal real estate, promised only to the Jews, and Christians know that. The part our leaders had better take heed to is the “bless and curse” part. Since our country has formally joined the whole world in violating God’s law, judgment must come. That is why I included the part about bioterrorism and all of the hatred around the world toward us, and the emerging new world order. Since the millions of us Christians have been vehemently rallying on Israel’s behalf the last couple of days, and God’s wrath is not intended for us, I would also be looking for His “escape plan” for us. The other verse to which I want to refer is Ps. 122:6, “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.” Since we know by the scriptures that Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the second coming of Jesus (with the Raptured and dead in Christ behind Him), we are actually told to be praying for the second coming itself, to set up the millennial kingdom on earth, when the promise the Jews will truly begin, but with a small, battered remnant of Jews left to start it! THAT is where things are headed!!—Sadly, our leaders have sold out and ruined our country. --- Written by Cynthia Diane
I'm going to spell out why God will have to intervene in all of this mess. First, let's take a look into the 'palestinian' side. Not only are Arafat and many others offering as much as $25,000 per suicide when it involves killing their declared enemies, but their little boys are schooled to hate, disrespect, throw stones and even to become martrys and that even their parents would be proud to see them die as murderers, or "martyrs". These schools are even located in the midst of the very people they are taught to make the objects of all of this, and on the land of the projected targets, although it is not acknowledged as the Jews' land. Legally, the land belongs to the Jews, although they themselves have not been smart in allowing all of their very own enemies to move in. Also, men like Arafat and others have no hesitation in sacrificing the lives of palestinians, mulims, when it suits their agendas, although the brainwashed masses continue to follow. Instead of paying out the money for suicide and killing, they could put it to good use by relocating the palestinians living in Israel to the vast expanse of other land, and providing livelihood. But no, that would be too logical and decent. Because of this, we have a couple of ongoing situations. Not the least of these is that Mr. Arafat STILL refuses to leave his quarters in Israel, and the leverage to force him out has not been granted by the internationalists, which we will get to next!
Also, the 200 or so palestinian people are still being held by palestinian criminals at the church in Bethlehem, because the hands of the Israeli soldiers were too tied in the beginning of that situation. Also, in order to do house to house searches of civilian palestinians, which I would not normally agree with in any way, shape or form, the doors and windows are being torn down and broken, people are being terrorized and Israeli soldiers are in danger. This is the only place and time in the history of the world when I believe it is necessary, and both it and the church in Bethlehem situation are because this brainwashed mass of muslims do not belong there, and there is no other recourse. Now, moving on to the next problem with man ruling, not God. The media, as I pointed out at the beginning of this page, has focused on what Mr. Sharon supposedly said to Pres. Bush (and Mr. Blair, who was present), and is indicating that because all Israeli soldiers have not been recalled, that Mr. Sharon is lying. Now, after reading page one of the Denver Post, I am getting a completely different perspective. Apparently Mr. Sharon was diplomatic and said what he had to say. That was that he will speed up the action necessary, in order to pull them back as soon as possible. So the military action is escalating, which is exactly what he promised, and what Israel was pushed into doing. But now the news spin is also that Israel accelerates their action, despite promise to get out. So the reality is that Israel is both honest and expedient, but that the world is being convinced to take it as just the opposite, therefore enhancing the hatred toward Israel and her government. Ah, mankind in it's evil! EVEN SO, COME LORD JESUS! and PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM! See how these two verses say the same thing?!?!---written by Cynthia Diane
PROPHETIC ANALYSIS OF WHERE WE ARE NOW; WHAT THIS ALL MEANS BIBLICALLY-------
First note that things have now elevated to a level that is out of man's control, no matter what the world leaders do. This is not to say that they must continue to act. Not only have George Bush, the U.N. and all of the muslim countries come out against Israel, and some in favor of the internationalists, which the U.N. is , but now the E.U. and Russia have jumped into the scene making dictates against little tiny Israel. This has forced Ariel Sharon into meeting with HIS OWN, meaning other leaders and the people's opinion. They KNOW they cannot listen to the world now, and are acting in a way that they must! What does this all mean? In a nutshell, it means human fixes and negotiations are over, that the Biblical Antichrist is lurking behind the scenes (whether he knows before his pending fatal wound that he is the Antichrist or not!) and that Ezekiel 38 & 39 is about to blow! It also means we must be ready for the coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, because dark days on earth loom. For the born again Christian, this translates to wonderful news, for others it does not! Perhaps I will be wrong and something will happen with human fixes, but that is appearing to be a doubtful conclusion.
I am so frustrated when I hear so-called “Christians” denying the reality of the Rapture, or when they play down it’s scriptural importance, so I found a few verses, and am sure there are more. First I will simply refer to the Old Testament inferences about the Rapture, about being “hid”, etc., in the safe place, while the evil takes over. I believe the two days in some verses refer to 2000 years and the 3 days includes the Millennium, or 1000 reign of Jesus Christ, after the second coming. Job 15:17-23, Ps. 83:3, Hosea 6:2 (I have heard the word “Rapture” is encoded in this verse!) Joshua 2:16-17, 1 Sam. 19:2-3, 20:5,19, 1 Kings 22:25, 2 Chron. 18:24, Job 14:13-15, Ps. 17:8, 27:5,9-10;31:20; 64:2; 69:18; 143:9, Isa. 26:20; 58:7-8. 1 Tim. 4:8, “For bodily exercise profiteth little:but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.” Actually, I realized after I typed that, that it was supposed to be 2nd Timothy 4:8, “Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them that love his appearing.” (While he’s giving us the crown of righteousness, “that day” or the day of the LORD is going on below on earth.) Titus 2:13, “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ;” Luke 21:28, “And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads, for your redemption draweth nigh.” 1 Cor. 1:7, “So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:” 2 Thes. 2:14-17, “Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, brothers and sisters, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.” James 5:7-8, “Be patient therefore, brothers and sisters, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early fruit and the latter rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts; for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.” Luke 19:13, “And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy (trade, transact business) till I come.” Why would the Biblical references to the time of the Rapture equate with “as in the days of Noah, marrying….” Or working at a job, etc? Or two sleeping and one taken, if there were no Rapture? Certainly these do not describe the Christian right before the second coming or during God’s wrath! Besides, according to Matt. 24:36, no one knows the exact day of Jesus’ return, and if all references were only to his second coming, or a simultaneous Rapture with his second coming, people could know the exact day. Several verses say we are coming back with him at the second coming, on white horses, so we need a Rapture to explain that. After hearing about the “shout” and about Jewish wedding ceremonies and the significance of comparing them (like in Matthew 25) to the prophetic scenario (Jesus told the disciples that he would not drink wine until He sees them at the wedding; at the betrothal, the groom promises to drink no wine until the wedding) We are in the betrothal period now, waiting for Jesus, the bridegroom, who, like the bridegroom is supposed to be doing, is preparing a place for us at His Father’s house, then comes the shout, “Behold the Bridegroom cometh”. The waiting betrothed bride is to keep herself ready at all times, ready to depart with her beloved. I believe we will hear that exact shout: “BEHOLD THE BRIDEGROOM COMES, GO UP TO MEET HIM”, right before the Rapture. Then comes the glorious journey for the bride and all friends and family, home for marriage, consummation and long wedding banquet, in our earthly Jewish wedding traditions. I certainly see the Rapture in certain phases of this. Besides, it was acceptable in Jesus’ day for people to ask about the Rapture! 2 Peter 3:9-14, “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord (my note: after the Rapture) will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, (my note: the Bible repeatedly states that the Day of the Lord is not for us!) the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up (note: why would we be told to “occupy until He comes” if our works are burned up?). Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation (behavior, ways, manner of life--again, why be this way, if all of our works are burned up?) and godliness, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for a new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things,be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.” Jude 21-25, “Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And of some have compassion, making a difference: (my note: the great commission is to preach the gospel, good news about Jesus Christ being the only way to to heaven or to the Rapture) And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire (meaning hell) hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, (see Rev. 3:10, “the hour of temptation”) and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Savior, (my note: God, as Father, Son-Jesus, our LORD and Savior- and Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit) be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever, Amen.” Matt. 24:14, “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations, and then the end (the Rapture) shall come.” Notice the abomination of desolation is mentioned as being right after that! Rapture=the end= and then great tribulation. There are lots more relevant verses, but I will end with Hebrews 10:25, “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is, but exhorting one another:and so much more, as ye see the day approaching.” It sure looks like the day of the Lord, the Antichrist system, etc., is approaching. How can anyone deny the importance of the Rapture, with all of these verses as evidence?—written by Cynthia Diane
My calculations about the rapture, end times, was written May 11, 1998, so of course the dates are inaccurate, as they were from the time I wrote it, almost, and I later decided that’s a good thing. Since no one knows the exact day, this is almost better, more relevant, as an example only! I think it’s likely the rapture will happen during the attempted invasion of Israel in Ezekiel 38 and 39. An interesting sideline is that you notice in the news how not only are Muslims killing Americans and Christians, with 9-ll being a good example, but lately they have used the same suicide missions to kill lots of Jewish Israelis. Biblically, not only them, but the U.N. and new world order bunch wants to take over Israel and the Jews, too, and both the rapture and second coming will involve Jesus coming partly for that reason! If Rev. 6:13,14 is simultaneous with the Eze. 38-39 attempted invasion, then obviously, from things happening right now, it could be any time! Then the Battle of Armageddon will bring Jesus back to defend Israel, Jerusalem again! It says the kings of the east and from all the world will gather. Nowhere does it say they fight each other, but that they turn on Jesus Himself, with the dead in Christ and raptured saints watching from behind Him. So it’s pretty imperative, from a Biblical standpoint, that we remember who are God’s people and where is God’s real estate! That doesn’t mean the Jews are going to have it easy between the rapture and the second coming, though. Best to be a saved Jew or Gentile right now!! I believe this will happen just before the abomination of desolation, and that the abomination is to occur in the midst of the seven years, at exactly 45 days before the midpoint. (Gentile calendar, meaning longer than 30 day months, in some instances) Back when I wrote this, the popular thinking was that the midpoint involved exactly 3 and ½ years into the seven year period. Now we know the midst can be anytime during the covenant designated seven years, and that it can easily be broken just days into it! But I was writing this with the common perspective. There are some definite things happening now, I stated when writing this, namely that Bill and Hillary have broken down any hope for Israel, and that giving the land away to Palestinians is not in God’s plan, either. The Jews, even today, are negotiating with America, “W” Bush, and the U.N., and I doubt that pleases God! “I will bless those who bless the (Israel and the Jewish claim on the land) and curse those who curse thee”. When the USA’s leaders turn against her, that finalizes it! It also makes room for Ezekiel 38 & 39, where God will supernaturally intervene on Israel’s behalf, but lots of the rest of the world will be attacked and burning, too, and Israel’s trouble will soon start. Eze. 38 & 39 indicates coastal areas, possibly (probably) in the US, will be simultaneously attacked. As the Bible says, when they say “peace and safety”, as Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli leaders since then have repeatedly said, and even our leaders do, “then sudden destruction will come upon them”. They will be marrying and giving in marriage, as in the days of Noah, and that is where we will be just before the rapture. Revelation 13 says that the Antichrist will continue 42 months (Jewish calendar- 360 day years, 30 day months) and when I wrote this I figured a certain time Kofi Annan would die, and that his term would have 3 and ½ years left, so the actual Antichrist would take over as Secretary General of the U.N. , but obviously that calculation was just used as an example. Remember, the generation that saw the blossoming of the fig tree (May, 1948) will not pass away (die) without seeing these things! That means 50 to 70 years and I believe closer to 50!……written by Cynthia Diane
v.1 Daniel is going to relay his vision
v.2 The four winds of heaven strove upon the great sea, by night
v.3 Four great beasts came up from the sea (sea= Gentile lands?)
v.4 lion, with eagles’s wings (USA?); wings plucked, stands upon feet as a man, and a man’s heart given to it (The Antichrist?)
v.5 second beast, like a bear (Russia?); it raised itself on one side (weapons?) and it had three ribs in it’s mouth and teeth (artillery provided by itself and the two others?) and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh (Ezekiel 38 & 39?)
v.6 Another, like a leopard (Europe?) which had on the back of it four wings of a fowl: (looks like the fourth big power to come to some, but not it?) the beast also had four heads; and dominion was given to it (The E.U., Euro currency, etc.? January 1, 2002, the Euro is taking over all European countries’ currency, and individual currency will no longer be valid, setting a dangerous precedent for all other nations and countries! The follow-up plan for the American dollar is to merge with Canadian money and pesos, South American currency, as well as do away with borders. Of course, the exchange of currency and checks will be entirely done away with anyway, under the reign of the Antichrist, when even your silver will be worthless and gold stolen by those in control.)
v.7 the fourth beast, dreadful and strong, terrible, with great iron teeth, it devoured and brake into pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it:and it was diverse from all of the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns (kings). (The United Nations, even in Millennium Summit 2000 is taking away sovereignty of the three previous beasts and giving this massive power to itself, the United Nations, now. Notice in Revelation 13:1 it arises alone as great power, although I do believe the United States of America will remain the great whore of Babylon for awhile, so has a little longer staying power, and notice where the first three beasts are in Rev. 13:1-2)
v.8 little horn (or king- the Antichrist?) before whom were the three horns (kings of the first three beasts?) plucked up by the roots. In this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth (Rev. 13:2, Babylon, the USA, first beast?) speaking great things
v.9 Jesus shows up right in this verse, before Revelation 13:1-2 and after, kicks in! The Rapture?!
v.10 All of the Raptured thousands who later return with Jesus (Zech 14:5, Jude 14, Rev. 7:9-17, Rev. 14:1-5 and 13-14, Rev. 19:4) are with Jesus now, and the judgment of the righteous takes place
v.11 The little horn (Antichrist?) will now speak great words, until he is cast alive into the lake of fire (Rev. 19:20, with the false prophet, who is probably the pope, and the devil)
v.12 The first three beasts no longer have any power or dominion, but their lives are prolonged for a time.
v.13 Another coming of Jesus, with the clouds of heaven (Raptured saints, perhaps the angels, and others, Rev. 6:13-14, also continues v.10 and 11 of Daniel 7, above?)
v.14 Jesus now given complete dominion over all the earth and people, to be served and worshipped.
v.15 Daniel troubled by these visions
v.16 Daniel asks for interpretation. (The rest of the verses are this?)
v.17 Interpretation- the four beasts equal four kings, arising out of the earth
v.18 But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom (where Jesus will rule for the next 1000 years (Rev. 20:3, etc.) and forever?) and possess the kingdom forever, even for ever and ever
v.19 Refers back to v. 7, Daniel knows all about the fourth beast, diverse from all the others, and describes it’s dreadfulness in detail again!
v.20 More about the 10 heads, the 3 wounded ones and the (Antichrist?) one of the fallen ones again has that mouth (v.4, v.8, Rev. 13:2) and whose look was more stout than his fellows. (probably because this beast is also the whore of Babylon?)
v.21 Unfortunately, the saints left behind lose the war, don’t prevail (Rev. 13:6, the Antichrist curses both God and the Raptured saints, next verse, he is able to overcome the saints still on earth. Also, the pre-Raptured saints were told to occupy until He comes, but these saints, the Bible clarifies, will no longer be able to work, and they certainly are not marrying or giving in marriage, but are overcome.)
v.22 Until Jesus comes again, then comes the judgment of this group of saints, and they possess the kingdom
v.23 The fourth beast described again, for the third time
v.24 the 10 kings and the three subdued ones and the Antichrist described again
v.25 The Antichrist will blaspheme God for 3 and ½ years! And he shall prevail over the saints, changing times and laws for 3 and ½ years
v.26 In time, God gets him
v.27 We win
v.28 Daniel’s thoughts
……..WRITTEN BY CYNTHIA DIANE
“Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god, for he shall magnify himself above all.” Then back in Genesis 3:15 “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman and between thy seed and her seed;…..Gen. 3:16:”….and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee” Now I’m going to tie these verses together and clarify some probable errors in translations. The focus will be “the desire of women”. (Although we could discuss the devil’s enmity between himself and the woman, meaning that the hatred toward women is the basis for much of the trouble we have, but that gets skipped a lot!) Since the devil, the Antichrist, will “have no regard for the desire of women”, many have erroneously translated that to mean he will be a homosexual, and that could also be a fact, but that is not entirely what the verse is clarifying. The “desire of women”, as Genesis states, means her desire to her husband. Strong’s Concordance confirms that. This covers marriage, parenting, and much more. God, at the fall, allowed Satan’s enmity to be toward the woman, and that serves the evil purposes best, especially when that enmity extends toward marriage, sexual fidelity, and all that follows. Also, notice the “woman’s seed” part of the scripture. Jesus is the only one ever born of a woman’s seed, and I think “thy seed”, or the devil’s seed means the coming Antichrist. A punishment since the fall of Eve was that a woman’s husband will rule over her, and that in and of itself could be a good thing, if the husband does it correctly. The good part of the woman’s desire being toward her husband is that her kind of desire would hold a properly run society together, but the spirit of antichrist, already here, discounts the woman and her desire for her husband. The Antichrist will have the least of all regard for that desire, and will totally discount marriage, parenting, godly sexual conduct (in the bounds of marriage between a man and a woman, for life), so we will see an even worse, more immoral society. Although that spirit of antichrist already abounds, the coming Antichrist, although he could be a homosexual, will take God’s standards to a level of meaninglessness. Also, notice he will not regard the God of his fathers (some say this proves he will be Jewish), the true God, nor will have even any regard for a false or nonexistent god! That is because he will consider himself to be God, and will magnify himself above all. Take away worship of the true God (Jesus) and the commitment of marriage (the desire of women), then you’ve pretty much violated God’s order of values.
Now, REBUILDING THE TEMPLE
I wish I could claim complete originality, but I actually got the idea from a radio preacher. He was discussing John 2:19 in the context of the end time rebuilt Jewish temple mentioned in Daniel 9:27 and 2 Thess. 2:3-4. He also equated it with Matt. 24:1-2. He said that the Jewish temple builders, the Temple Mount faithful, and other similar groups, are ready with supplies, etc., and that the stones around the wailing wall (or western wall, I think they call it now), which are the only standing remnant of the temple that was destroyed in A.D. 70, and also the muslim Dome of the Rock area, can all be destroyed. Perhaps this will be by the earthquake of the 6th seal and of the Gog/Magog invasion of Eze.38-39 (my observation, not the radio preacher’s), and that somehow the means for rebuilding the 3rd Jewish temple, the one Antichrist will defile at the abomination of desolation, can come about. It can easlily be built in three days, if all stones are cast down. There is also speculation that the ark of the covenant can emerge, along with the container of the red heifer’s ashes. They can either both be unearthed, or the perfect red heifer could show up alive at the right time!….written byCynthia Diane
The reason I believe the two verses, Gen. 3:16 and Dan. 11:37 are intentionally connected are because the first one, Genesis 3:16, has the second curse placed on women, and that is that “a woman’s desire shall be to her husband and that he shall rule over (a woman). So many male preachers are distorting the meaning of this, although if you simply observe the world of women, you realize the truth of this curse. Strong’s Concordance uses #8669 for the word desire and the only word in Gesenius’ Hebrew Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament that fits here is LONGING. Then when you move to Daniel 11:37, referring to the Antichrist, who is also mentioned in Genesis 3:15 as the devil’s seed, it states that he “will have no regard for the desire of women”. #2532 calls this ‘the delight of women’ or some idol that women worship, which refers more to the part of the verse about her love of God, whether the true and living God or a false God. If you look at Dan. 11:37 as a whole, you see that the Antichrist will have no regard for the desire of women, which is covered in Genesis, and that means not only a woman’s husband, but marriage, children that come from that marriage, etc.; it covers sexual fidelity in marriage, and all of the good things the institution of a husband and wife stand for, which is ultimately the desire of women. Also, the verse covers a woman’s love for God, esp. the real God, because it refers in the verse to the God of his fathers, and another part of the verse mentions any God. The Antichrist shall magnify himself above all, and call himself God. So his lack of regard towards women means he won’t care about women’s wishes for marriage, husband or God. After all, in Genesis 3:15, we know that the devil already has enmity towards women, and with enmity towards women, even now, you create a demonic control of the world’s systems. The rest of Genesis 3:15 contains heavy references to the end-time Antichrist, and of course refers to the victor, the only one conceived of a woman’s seed, Jesus. Now we can move on to more of what Daniel chapter 11 says about the Antichrist. I will begin with Daniel 11:20. Much of these verses has been covered in what I have already written. If the Antichrist is the Secretary-General of the United Nations, then perhaps Dan. 11:20 can be about Kofi Annan. As of now, the U.N. is meeting for conferences to unite religions, except for Christianity, which Ted Turner made no bones about running down at one of the conferences. The only Christian representative at that one was Billy Graham’s daugher Ann Graham Lotz. This all took place at the U.N. headquarters in New York City, including two local follow-up gatherings, one held there and one with Gorbachov held nearby. The Millennium Summit of the U.N. could have been a fulfilliment of Daniel 7:7. It accomplished the means for establishment of a world tax(Dan. 11:20) and created potential for int’l standing army, under the U.N.. Now on to Daniel 11:21, the beginning of the Antichrist. He will apparently come in without honor, and peaceably, with flatteries. Verses 22 and 23 refer back to other verses. I believe the ‘flood’ is mentioned in both Eze. 38&39 and Rev. 12:15-16. The rest of v.22 and v.23 refers to the covenant of Dan. 9:27. The Antichrist starts out by being strong with a small people. V. 24, he enters peaceably, esp. with wealthier places. This verse begins to forecast his ability to rob people’s land and property, and keep some, and distribute to whom he wishes. He begins to gain great power, and is challenged in verses 25-27 by another king and army, but wins, and the other king survives, and both are evil. V. 27 tells how they both meet at a table to tell lies. V. 28 the Antichrist returns to his own land, and he has vast riches, and his heart is against the holy covenant. This holy covenant can either be the broken one of Dan. 9:27, which would mean the covenant made by God with Abraham and Sarah, and the inference here would be that the evil one got involved in God’s pact, or it is another pact, or deal with the devil! If the holy covenant mentioned in Daniel 11, in conjunction with the Antichrist, is clarified in Luke 1:72, then it refers to Abraham and the Israeli land mass. Or the covenant in Daniel 9:27 can be, as Dake believes, the “covenant with death and with hell” mentioned in Isaiah 28:25, because Dake says “it did not happen at any time in Biblical history”, so places it with the Antichrist. Either way, the Antichrist turns against the holy covenant, which is the one God made with Abraham and Sarah. V.29 tells how he again returns to the south, but this time it’s different; he’s mighty and powerful. V.30 he has more opposition, and this grieves him, again he hates the holy covenant and has an alliance with others who forsake the holy covenant. The Amplified Bible refers to them as the Jews who abandon the holy covenant with God. Perhaps these are the 2/3 who are cut off and die, later. Verse 31 again refers back to Dan. 9:27, and the abomination of desolation. Notice this includes his armed forces going into the rebuilt temple. Verse 32 tells us that some are not deceived, recognize it for what it is, and stand strong, and in verse 33, these Jews instruct many, but in this verse and verses 34 and 35, many of them are killed by sword or fire, taken captive, or robbed of all belongings, for a long time. Verse 34 warns that these strong Christians who instruct and lead others to God will be helped some, but also that others will cleave to them with flatteries. I notice in Rev. that the Gentile Christians who do not take the mark of the beast will be beheaded, etc. But many from the Jewish Christian remnant will apparently be killed by sword and burning. V. 35 tells how to purge, to make them white and pure, even to the time of the end. V. 36, the Antichrist is doing his will, magnifying himself above all (false) gods and speaking great deceptions against the true God. Remember, God is being cursed by many at this point, and people with the mark of the beast are certainly not repenting. So the Antichrist is accomplishing his indignation, prospering. V. 37 he has no regard for the God of his fathers (lots of people believe he’s a Jew, and I hear some say from the tribe of Dan), nor the desire of women. This refers to his total lack of caring about women’s God, or women’s desire for marriage (Gen. 3:16, Amplified Bible, to women after Eve’s fall, “your desire and craving will be for your husband”, and again Strong’s Concordance calls it “Longing”, so perhaps the Antichrist will separate married couples from one another, too.) This has vast implications in what the Antichrist will do to people, regarding marriages, parenting of children born during this awful time, sexual fidelity to God’s standards, etc. He will also magnify himself above all, as god. V. 38 tells more of his idolatry, and how he will, along with the false prophet, dedicate gold, silver and precious stones to a false god. (Maybe the image of himself that desecrates the temple) As we go on, we see that they cause the deceived masses to worship him, and he divides the land for gain, v. 39. Down to verse 43, again we are reminded he has all power over silver and gold, etc., so no one’s land, house or valuables will be theirs anymore, unless he turns it over to them. V. 40 tells how the king of the north and south try to come against him, but he wins. V. 41, he also enters into the glorious land, the Amplified Bible says Palestine, and overthrows many, but Edom, Moab and the main core of the people of Ammon escape out of his hand. He (v. 42) stretches his hand against other countries, and some escape, but not Egypt- they are under his control. V. 43, he takes power over Egypt’s silver, gold, and treasures, with accompaniment of Libyans and Ethiopians. V. 44 brings tidings from the east and the north, which alarm and hasten him, so he goes forth with great fury to destroy and utterly sweep away many. Finally, in verse 45, as he pitches his palace tents in between the seas and the glorious holy Mountain (Zion, Jerusalem), he shall come to his end, with none to help him. (We know what Jesus will do to him, at the valley of Megiddo)See the Battle of Armageddon, in the Book of Revelation. Then Daniel 12:1 continues, backing up a few days, but not many, and the end of verse one catches up to this point, with verses 2 & 3 continuing. -----Written by Cynthia Diane
Revelation 20:4- “And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.” Rev. 13:15-16- “And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand or forehead:” Notice it doesn’t give leverage for escape for any part of the church, or for Christians, and his dominion is extensive, worldwide. How would that be explained if no Rapture had already happened? Verse 7 (of Rev. 13)- “And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.” Daniel 8:24- “And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practice, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.” Amos 5:18- Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! To what end is it for you? The day of the LORD is darkness, and not light. Verse 20 clarifies “even very dark, and no brightness in it”, and if the church were around, I think there would be some brightness! Joel 2- “let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand: A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.” I suppose someone could make the day of the LORD into something either earlier or later than where the Bible places it, etc., but not if they read all surrounding scriptures and keep it in context. It includes the whole three and one half year period of Antichrist’s dominion. And it has to begin after the church is Raptured out. Amos 5:21 tells how God will ignore offerings, etc., to Him at that time! It will be too late for most people on earth to become Christians! Revelation 3:10 clarifies that it is to come upon all of the world, that dwell upon the earth, and that the true church will be kept from, not through, the hour of temptation which is meant to try everyone else, and the next verse explains that Jesus is coming quickly (the Rapture!), and hold fast, so that no one takes your crown. This is a warning against the current lukewarmness, and against those who say he will prolong his coming (at the Rapture). These verses also indicate some tribulation occurring now, I believe meaning the birth pangs or beginning of sorrows mentioned in Matthew 24. These equate directly with the first five seal judgments of Rev. chapter six, and I think the Rapture happens at the sixth seal judgment, before wrath of the lamb, at Revelation 6:16. Since we aren’t destined for God’s wrath, how else do you explain the timing? These days shall be shortened after the Rapture for the elect’s sake (Matt. 24:22, Mark 13:20), but this promise of going alive into the millennium is for only a small remnant of elect Jews, not for Gentiles, and certainly not for the larger group of the church saints. There are multitudes more scriptures to prove pre- day of the LORD, or pre- 3 and ½ years Rapture, or removal of the church. Take heed! We are to both be ready and looking for this event, not distorting its’ timing.
“COMPARISON” Bible Verses- Revelation 6:10, re: avenging blood of martyred saints. See Deut. 32:43, Rom. 12:19-20, Luke 18:7, Rom. 12:19;
Revelation 6:11, white robes, also that fine white linen , and in them will be told of the righteousness of saints who return behind Jesus while we did his works on earth- See Rev. 15:6, Rev. 19:8,14. Revelation 7:16- shall hunger, thirst no more, see John 4:13-14, 6:35, 7:36-38, also Matt. 5:6, Amos 8:11.
Comparing the saints of now (before the Rapture, etc.), to those alive during the millennium, when they will have bodies like the original created state of Adam and Eve. (Remember, Jesus was tempted in every way like we are, but was called the second Adam because he was not tainted by Adam’s fall) When Satan and the demons are bound in the abyss, except for briefly at the end of the 1000 years, these people with better bodies will have Jesus living right here on earth with them. Yet Rev. 21:4 says that God will wipe away all tears from their eyes, and that neither sorrow, nor crying, nor pain will be anymore, for former things are passed away. In a roundabout way, I am comparing these verses with the ones mentioned earlier. It will take until after the Great White Throne Judgement of the damned and the creation of the New Heaven and the New Earth, which means eternity! Human beings will have the capability to fall into sin for that long! Isn’t it awesome that Jesus (God) Himself became a little lower than the very angels He created, and became sin for us, so that we can be there for that perfect eternity!…written by Cynthia Diane
I am going to expound on the Rapture and then the Day of the LORD’s Wrath to follow, as seen in the Old Testament, and am going to copy the complete book of Ezekiel chapter 7, with whatever’s in parenthesis as my commentary. Parts of this include looking up original meanings, etc. Isaiah 57:1 and Micah 7:1, the word ‘taken away’ includes the definition ‘collection’ in the context of the Rapture. The rest of both chapters explains what is to happen to those left behind, with some references to the Jews and some to the whole world. Amos 5:15-20 tells about the horrors of that time. It is darkness, with no light in it, and woe to those looking to be here for it, or looking for that day. Amos 5:15 gives a glimmer of hope to some Jews only! These verses also explain what will happen to vineyards, or food growing. It’s not going to happen, in most instances! In Joel chapter one, seeds and vineyard don’t grow; Joel chapter two gives information about dark days to follow. In Isa. 66:17, they will eat mice, etc.. Deuteronomy 28 tells of blessing and curses; two “blessed to the fruit of thine own body” and two “cursed”, in fact verse 53 explains you eat them, the fruit of thine own body, which means your babies, and even worse! By the way, Hosea 6:2 contains the Rapture, and there are lots of other verses about us being “hid”, like in the Psalms and other places, and after the Rapture, these verses explain the dark days to follow. So the claim that the Rapture isn’t contained in the Old Testament, or that there is no Rapture, is false. O.K., let’s move on to Ezekiel chapter 7, King James Version:
MOREOVER the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land. Now is the end (“and then the end shall come” in the Bible the end means the Rapture) come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense (repay you for) upon thee all thine abominations. And mine eye shall not spare thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. (This word LORD includes Jesus/ or God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, all one in three persons.) Thus saith the LORD GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold is come. An end is come, the end is come:it watcheth for thee, behold, it is come. The morning is come unto thee,O thou that dwellest in the land (this means Israel, the Jews):the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again of the mountains. Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to ways, and will recompense thee for thine abominations. (14:19;20:8;21) And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity:I will recompense (punish) thee according to thy ways and thine abominations that are in the midst of thee; (perhaps for rejecting the real LORD and for cooperating with the spirit of antichrist; or the New World Order system as it was emerging)and ye shall know that I am the LORD that smiteth. (Rom. 11:21) Behold the day, behold it is come:the morning is gone forth (no more lightness); the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded. (Isa. 10:5) Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness;none of them shall remain, nor or their multitude, nor any of theirs:neither shall there be wailing for them.(The raptured bunch, Revelation 13:6 tells you that they are in heaven at this point, and the Antichrist curses them- John 1:14, Col. 2:9, and also Rev. 13:7 lets the reader know that the saints left behind are overcome) The time is come, the day draweth near:let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn:for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof. (Notice the horrors are for all, not exempting the Jews or Gentiles who accept Jesus after the Rapture. The only difference is that salvation still comes for the one who accepts Him and does not take the Mark of the Beast)vv.5-7; (1 Cor. 7:29-31) (So far, there has been ample warning, but the upcoming verse 14 says they have blown the trumpet, and if you look at 1 Thess. 4:16, you will find this same trumpet, the trump of God. “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout (awesome, notice the Lord comes down to get us!) with the voice of the archangel, (most likely Michael) and with the trump of God:and the dead in Christ shall rise first: (v. 17) Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds (in cross referencing, this ‘clouds’ probably means group of Christians), to meet the Lord in the air;and so shall we ever be with the Lord. (see Matt. 24:30; 1 Cor. 15:52; 1 Cor. 15:23, Ezekiel 7:14) For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they were yet alive:for the vision is touching the whole multitude thereof, which shall not return; neither shall any strengthen him (her) self in the iniquity of his (her) life. They have blown the trumpet (in the cases of those left behind, Numbers 10:9, Jeremiah 4:5) even to make all ready; but none goeth to the battle:for my wrath is upon the multitude thereof. The sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within:he that is in the field shall die with the sword; and he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him (her). (Deut. 32:25; Lam. 1:20) Notice that if anyone is still in the city (after the Rapture) there are terrible things to happen there, but to flee means murder. Verse 23 tells you that the city is full of violence. Verse 19 tells you tells you that silver is going to be cast into the streets, and gold will be removed- stolen or confiscated by the evil people, verses 22 and 24 tell you they will take your houses. Verse 16 tells that the few who escape to the mountains will be mourning for his or her iniquity and verse 18 mentions sackcloth.) But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains (what a way to have to live!) like doves of the valleys,all of them mourning,every one for his (her) iniquity. All (Isa. 13:7; Jer. 6:24) hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water. They shall also gird (Amos 8; Isa. 15, 32; Jer. 4, 6, 49; Eze. 27) themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them;and shame shall be on all faces, and baldness upon all their heads. They shall cast their silver in the streets,and their gold shall be removed: (Prov. 11:4) silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD:they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowls (eat):because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity. As for the beauty of his (her) ornament, he (she) set it in majesty:(Isa. 3:16-26, verse 25 says men die, the rest, women shamed) but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein:therefore have I set it far from them. (taken it away. Zech 14:14, they take it, and to God hoarding gold and silver is simply a reminder that whoever does it has his/her priorities way wrong!) And I will give it into the hands of strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil;and they shall pollute it. My face will I turn also from them, and they shall pollute my secret place:for the robbers shall enter into it, and defile it. Make a chain (Jer. 27:2):for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence. Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall posess their houses: (no hope for staying in your own home, if you get saved then) I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled. Destruction (disaster) cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none. Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; (I have a feeling mischief and rumour are lots worse than they mean now) then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; (there will be a famine for the Bible and the abundance of prophecies we have spelled out so clearly now, like on the website homestead.com/prophecycenter/prophecycenter.html) but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients. The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed (26:16; Job 8:22; Ps. 35:26) with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: (Rev. 16:15-17) I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them;and they shall know that I am the LORD. (Heed the warnings- Get Saved NOW!!!!)-written by Cynthia Diane
P.S. Prov. 11:4 (part of verse) Riches profit not in the day of wrath.
Another Intriguing Scriptural Contrast
Revelation 17:1 and Revelation 21:9= Same vial judgments, different woman! “And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.” (Rev. 21:9) By the way, if the seventh trumpet judgment is “the last plague”, it’s not the last trump that goes with the Rapture! I have not gone into, in my writing, what the last trump (which is a literal trumpet being sounded or blown) really is, but I have heard a lot preached about it, and it does not mean a plague or the finished part of God’s wrath! Now back to the comparison. “And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:” (Rev. 17:1) Notice the two women being shown to John here, and the contrast between the two?
I found something I wrote some time ago stuck in Strong’s Concordance, #726= the Rapture. Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, A Dictionary Numerically Coded to Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance, #726= “pass, to seize, claim for one’s self eagerly, to snatch out or away, to rescue from the danger of destruction, to seize or carry off speedily, used of divine power transferring a person marvellously and swiftly from one place to another, to snatch or carry away”. The following verses contain the word “harpazo” (the actual Greek word) or a derivative; not all verses cover all definitions, but many do: 2 Cor. 12:2,4, Matt. 11:12, 12:29, 13:19, John 10:12,28, 11:15; Jude 23; Zech 3:2; Acts 8:39, 23:10; Rev. 12:5; and the best verse of all, 1 Thessalonians 4:17. Read these and try to deny the Rapture, pre-God’s wrath, etc!
MORE Reasons Why the Rapture Happens at Rev. 6:12-14, THE SIXTH SEAL-
Rev. 6:9-11 (9) “and when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the world of God, and for the testimony they held:” (martyrdom for being Christians, of course) This is happening right now, but the good news is that it’s important to God to be able to avenge both this current group of Christian martyrs and the group to come in the Book of Revelation, after the Rapture. We are thankful here in the United States of America that we are not dying for our Christian faith, yet, but the way things are going, without the Rapture, the day would surely come where true Christianity would be illegal. Thank the Lord that the spirit of antichrist is being restrained here, but sadly, masses are dying and suffering around the world for their Christianity, and God will get the violators! No wonder those martyrs under the altar are now asking God how long it will be! (10)”And they cried with a loud voice, saying, “how long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge the blood on them that dwell on earth?” This is another proof that the Rapture has not happened just quite yet, because God hasn’t started the actual day of the Lord yet, or the avenging of the martyrdom of His saints. But notice the later martyrs, the ones beheaded, etc., for refusing the mark of the beast, are in the throes of being avenged, and the worldwide last set of bowl or vial judgements is definitely God’s way of “getting them” for this! The trumpet judgments, on the other hand, are God’s way of avenging this group of martyrs that are alive before the Rapture. Notice they are asking when He is going to avenge them AFTER the four horses of the first four seal judgments, and that’s because the first five seal judgments fit right in with the beginning of sorrows or birth pangs of Matthew 24, and happen before the Rapture! (11)”And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow servants also and their brethern (sistern too; I don’t think only male Christians are being martyred) that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.” Notice God is allowing Christians to be slaughtered virtually unpunished right now, but when the day of His wrath comes, and it's mentioned as beginning very shortly in Revelation chapter 6, that lack of vengeance from God will stop! Rev. 7:13-8:1= (13)”And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes?” Notice they are now in heaven, before the throne now, not under the altar anymore, and they are still the ones with white robes from the previous verses. The Rapture happened! “and whence are they? (14) And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest, And he said unto me, These are they which came out of great tribulation.” Since the Bible clarifies that the church before the Rapture is not to experience any of God’s three and one half year time of great tribulation, but will suffer tribulation, I guess the martyrdom of Christians going on now is what is referred to here. Or maybe it’s clarifying that they won’t go through great tribulation, like those left on earth. “and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” The only way to be there, with the pure white robes, is to let the saving blood of Jesus cover you right now. The martyrs from now will have crowns to lay back at His feet; what an awesome gift to give Jesus! (15) “Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple:and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.” They aren’t under the altar anymore, but even when they were, notice they had white robes, so obviously some kind of bodies, from the previous Revelation 6 verses, and were with the Lord! We will be so thankful for all eternity that Jesus died in our place, and that God loves us that much, and we will be willingly serving Him day and night. What a glorious beginning for the martyrs, dead in Christ and Raptured saints! Even for those left behind, there will be no second chance after death, judgment day for both the saved and unsaved is coming, and this life determines our eternal destiny! Sure, the martyrs and persecuted are suffering now, but look what’s in store. (16)”They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more” Read the rest of this verse and verse 17. It’s at this point that the Lamb (Jesus) in the midst of the throne feeds them and leads them into living fountains of water; and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. Notice back in Rev. 6 they had tears, rightfully wanting vengeance for having suffering martyrdom. Also notice the upcoming verse Rev. 8:1 has the same half hour of silence that we saw in Rev. 7:1. Look at Revelation chapter 7 clearly and see both the Rapture and the sealing of the newly saved 144,000 Jews in there. Why would God need this new group of evangelists if the Rapture had not just happened? Besides, the last verses of Rev. 6 show clearly that it did just take place, there really aren’t too many ways to miss what these scriptures tell us! These martyrs from the fifth seal judgment are pre-Rapture, happening now. Notice too they refute the idea of soul sleep, because they talk to the Lord, have bodies for the white robes but are under the altar, until resurrected on that day to come soon. “Rest for a little season”, though, tells that the Rapture hadn’t occurred yet!
The TRINITY- (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are all one, all GOD!) 1 John 5:7
This is for cults who do not accept this. Part of Proverbs 14:12 says there is a way that seems right to a man or woman, but leads to death.
2 Timothy 3:16 explains the divine inspiration of the Bible scriptures.
Revelation 22:18 tells about the plagues for anyone or any other book added to the Bible. Also there are plagues for taking away from the Bible.
Galations 1:6-12 is a warning for any false doctrine or gospel, and esp. fitting for Mormons.
John 14:6, John 10:30= Godhood of Jesus, along with massive numbers of other verses.
Bible only, and vain words of those who claim another testament= Ps. 119:104-106, Jeremiah 7:8-10, Jer. 13:3-10, Ezekiel 22:28, Matthew 15:9, Mark 7:7, Ephesians 5:6; 1 John 1:9 (part of verse) If we confess our sins (vain words, false doctrines, claiming another way, etc.), he is faithful and just to cleanse us from….
13 percent of Jesus’ words were about a place called hell, and if you don’t want Jesus, the Lord of love, the only option is and eternity in hell, and it’s horrors. All you have to do is allow Him to take control of your life. I could add multitudes of other verses, but if these don’t convince you, nothing will. True Christians are not “intolerant”. We are targeted with false labels because we are not willing that any should perish because of unwillingness to accept Biblical truth. There is only one way to heaven (John 14:5) This is also why Christians will not participate in the religious move to unite. Protestants gave their lives, when Catholics ran things, and some became martyrs at the hands of Catholics. This was because true Christians adhere to God and to the real Bible. Catholics and others now love the UNITE movement, only the Catholics consider non-Catholics wayward daughters, now returning to THEM! The pope is a likely candidate for the coming false prophet. Do you want to be their (not just Catholics, but all who fall into anti-Christian ways, including some in the Prostestant churches) “tare” or God’s “wheat”? Remember, when it’s all said and done, God gets to do the sorting out, between saved and damned. But we can discern the fruit, and more importantly, we need to be making sure we ourselves are His bride-to-be!!(At the RAPTURE)-LOOK UP, for your REDEMPTION DRAWS NEAR! And pray that you be accounted worthy to ESCAPE ALL these things to come. ….written by Cynthia Diane
Revclation 12, the Woman, Israel. This cannot be the Church, as some claim, because Jesus gave birth to the Church, the Church did not give birth to Jesus, among other reasons. In Rev. 12:3, Satan (as the Antichrist) will, with power from the United Nations (the fourth beast of Daniel 7, I believe, and the beginning beast of Rev. 13- the first three beasts of Daniel 7, I think, are the lion (England) with eagles wings (the USA, which came from England and has her symbol, the eagle’s wings, even on her dollar bill, along with “Announcing the birth of the New World-secular-Order written on her dollars, but really will get more into these subjects more deeply in another writing! The leopard, I think, is Europe and the E.U. and the bear, of course, is Russia! By the time Rev. 13:1 starts the fourth beast- the U.N. will have pretty much swallowed up the first three beasts, except the USA, if she is the whore of Babylon, will live on with some power for a little while longer than the other two. That, too will come later, in more detail!!) Back to verse 3 of Rev. 12- Satan will get his power from the United Nations and it’s 10 world representatives (kings) (along with the G-7?). God protects her (Israel) for 3 and ½ years, as told in verse 14. In verse 15, see also Ezekiel 38 & 39, Russia and Magog (Gog is probably either the next demon down from Satan, or an evil ruler) 3 and ½ years or thereabouts before the second coming. Verse 17 is probably the abomination of desolation, which we know is around 3 and ½ years before the second coming, and that too will be expounded on in more detail in another of my writings (see Daniel 9:27), where the Antichrist(indwelled by Satan, the dragon) defiles the Jewish temple and breaks the seven year pact. (2 Thess. 2:4 tells all about the abomination of desolation, too. And while you’re there, look at the preceeding verses, which tell you that that day, the day of the lord or of God’s wrath will not come except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin (the Antichrist) be revealed, so right there we know there’s a Rapture before the last 3 and ½ years. For anyone who does not believe the Rapture comes before the day of the LORD, see Amos 5:15-20. Verse 15 says the LORD God will be good to the remnant of Joseph (Jews only), verse 16 that wailing shall be in all streets, and in all highways they shall say alas; lamentation to wailing. Verse 17 says all vineyards wailing (God passes them over, basically), verse 18- Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! It is not for you, it is darkness, not light. Verse 20- the day of the LORD be darkness, even very dark and no brightness in it! Does that sound like Gentile safety anywhere? I don’t think so! Revelation 13:7 confirms that Christians (saints) from everywhere will be overcome by Satan’s Antichrist! If you still don’t believe there’s a Rapture before the 3 and ½ year time of Jacob’s Trouble, great tribulation, God’s wrath, well, you aren’t looking at the Bible!!! The Psalms, several places, tells of us being ‘hid’ while this horror is occurring.) In Revelation chapter 13, the United Nations beast of Daniel 7 is given power by the leopard (looked like, but was the U.N. instead), bear’s feet (Russian artillery and manpower) and a lion’s mouth (America, lion from England but with Eagle’s wings, notice that the eagle’s wing are eliminated in Rev. 13, perhaps partly because of new currency (or non-currency) and no longer a dollar bill, among other reasons, like that the Antichrist may be ruling as Secretary General of the U.N. from the U.S., at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, so won’t need “wings” anymore. If the U.S. is the Whore of Babylon, and the Great Whore City New York City, you notice the woman (U.S.) rides the beast (U.N.) so the Antichrist will be interacting with both the beast and the whore! In Daniel 7, the lion had a man’s mind and in Rev. 13, a lion’s mouth! Also see Rev. 17 and 18 for role of Mystery Whore of Babylon, along with Jeremiah 50 & 51, Isaiah 13 & 47, and more. I will be writing more about the Mystery Whore of Babylon in more detail. She is a world trade center (G.A.T.T., etc.), as the United States now is! In Revelation 13:5, the Antichrist, who healed from a mortal wound by sword, controls the earth for the last 3 and ½ years (the time of Jacob’s – Israel’s – Trouble) of great tribulation. The false prophet of Revelation 13:11-18 is probably the pope, possibly the pope now or the next pope, and in Revelation 7 the 144,000 Jews who just converted to Christianity after the Rapture, and are sealed for the next 3 and ½ years (notice there are 12,000 each from the twelve Jewish tribes designated in the Old Testament, so these must be Jews, and not all of the others some people like to claim), and in Revelation 14 you find another Rapture, of these sealed Jews, which I believe comes right before the horrible last 45 days of the horrible wrath of the bowl or vial judgments!
Rev. 8:6-13= 1st 4 trumpet judgments (see Joel 2:28-31, Acts 2:16-20)
Rev. 9:1-2=5th trumpet judgment, then begins the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord= Rev. 9:3, see also Joel 2:1-10= “Scorpions from Hell” in Revelation 9:3-20 (only the 144,000 sealed Jews protected)
Rev. 10 & 11= mysteries (see last part of Daniel), two prophets arrive, etc.
Rev. 12=the woman, Israel, protected for first 3 and ½ years. The dragon, Satan, as Antichrist over the U.N. and ten world representatives & maybe G-7. In verse 4 of Rev. 12, 1/3 of the angels fell with Satan. In verses 4 and 5, the child is Jesus, and in verses 15-16, see Ezekiel 38 & 39. Verse 17, the last 3 and ½ years, the time of Jacob’s trouble
Rev. 13=Creature, from the United Nations? Leopard= Europe (looked like), Bear = Russia (feet), Lion= the United States (mouth) also U.S.= Whore of Babylon? (the US rides the UN) and also see Daniel 7. Verse 3 of Revelation 13= Antichrist’s mortal wound, comes back to life, rules for last 3 and ½ years, from the point of the abomination of desolation (Dan. 9:27) Another creature, verses 11-18, the false prophet= the pope? The Mark of the Beast- computer chip implant in forehead or right hand? All who receive it will be damned by God, all who refuse it will be damned by the world, beheaded.
Rev. 14= verses 1-5, another rapture, of 144,000 sealed Jews! Also beheaded martyrs now there, in Heaven! Verse 6 and after verse 6= Mystery Babylon (the U.S.?), whore of trade and currency world, falls. (Perhaps the U.N. allows Iran or Biblical Persia to destroy her.) Nearing the end of great tribulation; the few remaining Christians, including the Jewish elect or remnant who are not part of the 144,000 are hiding in the rocks, etc., and at Petra in Jordan, and protected.)
Rev. 15 & 16= the last seven plagues (bowls) for unrepentant and ungodly= horrible and worldwide! (most of the trumpet judgments, although many similar, only covered 1/3 of the world)
Rev. 17 & 18= More about the prostitute (the U.S.?) riding the scarlet animal (the U.N.?) and her destiny; only to be inhabited by demons and wild animals, once the millennium starts. Meanwhile, back in Heaven! Judgment of saved; burn wood, hay and stubble and gold, silver and precious metals, as test for rewards, positions, crowns and mansions. (It is important how we are living for God in this life!) BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON
Rev. 19=Wedding Banquet, Second Coming, judgments (to Hell) of Satan, Antichrist, False Prophet, and all people with mark of the beast
Rev. 20 and after verse 20= We set up millennial Kingdom on Earth, with Jesus Christ , King of Kings and Lord of Lords Himself ruling from Jerusalem! The dead in Christ, raptured saints, angels and people (remnant and their descendants are now in regenerated Adam and Evelike bodies!) will be on or around earth for 1000 years. Satan will be released briefly at the end of the 1000 years to tempt the offspring or descendants born during the past 1000 years and seal their destiny. (Obey Christ, or follow Satan, the devil) Great White Throne judgment, for the unsaved (removed from Hell, to be judged and damned forever)
NEW HEAVEN AND NEW EARTH (and NEW JERUSALEM), for saved. Be there!!! ……..written by Cynthia Diane
God puts people there (Num. 16:30,33; 1 Sam. 2:6, Ezek. 31:16; Luke 16)
A place of wrath (Deut. 32:22)
A place of sorrow (Ps. 18:5; 116:3)
A deep place (Job 11:8; Amos 9:2; Matt. 12:40; Eph. 4:9)
People go into it in a moment ((Job 21:13; Ps. 55:15; Luke 16:19-31)
A place naked before God (Job 26:6; Prov. 15:11; Amos 9:2; Psa. 139:8)
A place for the wicked only (those who have not been washed clean by the blood of Jesus) (Ps. 9:17; Job 24:19; Prov. 5:5, 7:27, 9:18; Isa. 14:15)
A place for the soul (Ps. 16:10, 30:3, 86:13, 89:48; Acts 2:24-36; Prov. 23:14; Luke 16:19-31)
Chastening can help people to be Godly and escape an eternity in hell (Prov. 23:14; Psa. 9:17; Heb. 2:3)
Sheol is never full or satisfied (Prov. 27:20, 30:16; Hab. 2:5)
Sheol is a cruel place, hell has enlarged itself ((Isa. 5:14)
A place where newcomers stir up it’s inhabitants (Isa. 14:9-15; Ezek. 32:21)
A place of gates and bars (Job 17:16; Isa. 38:10; Matt. 16:18; Rev. 1:18)
A place of debasement (Isa. 57:9)
A place with power (Hosea 13:14; 1 Cor. 15:55; Rev. 1:18; Matt. 16:18; Psa. 49:15)
A place of prayer (Jonah 2:2; Luke 16:19-31) Sadly, it will be too late, God will not hear.
Lowest of sheol contrasted with the height of heaven (Job 11:8; Amos 9:2; Deut. 32:33; Psa. 86:13)
Conversations in sheol (Isa. 14:9; Ezek. 32:21; Luke 16:9-31)
Men and women go down into sheol at death (Isa. 5:14; Gen. 37:35; Eph. 4:7-11; Psa. 31:16-17; Ezek. 32:27)
Fire in sheol-hades (Deut. 32:22; Luke 16:19-31; Song 8:6; Matt. 5:22-30; 18:9; Mark 9:43-49)
Pains in sheol-hades (Ps. 18:5, 116:3; Luke 16:19-31)
Sheol-hades is located in “the lower parts of the earth” (Ps. 63:9; Eph. 4:7-11), “The heart of the earth” ((Matt. 12:40), “The nether parts of the earth” (Ezek. 31:14-18; 32:18-27), and “Beneath” the earth like a pit (Prov. 15:24; Isa. 14:9-15; Ezek. 31:14-18,32:18-27)
Sheol-hades delivers up the dead that are in it and they will be put into the lake of fire forever (Rev. 20:11-15) This passage proves that the dead are in both hell and the grave.
The soul of Jesus visited hell, went into the lower parts of the earth (Ps. 16:10; Acts 2:14-34; Matt. 12:40; Eph. 4:7-11) Christ preached to angels and liberated the righteous when He went there. Before he was crucified and took our sin upon himself, there was another place next to hell, called in the Bible “paradise” or “Abraham’s bosom” and no one could leave there until the redeeming blood washed them clean, even though they had died as Believers. There is a story in the Bible about how, when Jesus resurrected after three days, the righteous dead showed up temporarily on the face of the earth, and were recognizable! There is also an Old Testament story of someone being called up from paradise in the earth’s center, (Samuel, I think) and coming up to earth’s surface, but returning. Now that paradise has moved to heaven, there is no longer the entrapment, and the dead in Christ are not showing up on earth! (1 Pet. 3:19; Eph. 4:7-11; Heb. 2:14-15) Jesus Christ took all righteous souls when He ascended out of hades (he did actually visit hell while he was in the earth for three days) (Eph. 4:7-11; Heb. 2:14-15) (the two stories about dead Godly people coming up to earth’s surface are there- the one from Jesus’ time is in either Matthew, Mark or Luke, I think) Anyway, we won’t see that today. Maybe after the second coming, when we follow him back to earth on white horses, it will become commonplace, during the millennium! ) The ones in hell are in torment there, though, and the only release will be for the Great While Throne judgment after the thousand years have ended, so they can be judged, damned and cast into the lake of fire, into outer darkness forever. Once a soul has landed in hell, there will be no escape.
There is torment, feelings, pain, suffering, memory, and full consciousness in hades (Luke 16:19-31; Deut. 32:22)
There was a great gulf dividing the righteous and the wicked in hell. (Luke 16:26) Lazarus was carried by the angels into a place of comfort and the rich man was taken to a place of torment at death (Luke 16:19-31)
A change took place in the abode of the righteous when Jesus took all of them to heaven when He ascended on high (Eph. 4:7-11) Now Christians no longer go near hades. They go to heaven to be with God. (2 Cor. 5:8; Phil. 1:21-23) Remember, once there was a place of comfort there, too, along with the place of torment. (Luke 16:19-31)
The gates of hades now cannot prevail against the saints in this church age. (Matt. 16:18) They did prevail against the saints in the Old Testament times, and up until Jesus died and was resurrected, for all were held captive against their will by the devil. (Heb. 2:14-15; Eph. 4:7-11) (The Antichrist to come, the devil incarnate, will again be able to overcome saints on earth during great tribulation, and to some degree does now, but death/the Rapture will liberate us to heaven!)
Hell, sheol, hades is and will be a lake of fire and brimstone, an everlasting fire that shall never be quenched, where there is weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth, where the spirit and soul of the unsaved will be cast forever, where the worm never dies and where there is eternal separation from God. These are only a few of the horrors there that the Bible stresses so clearly, and in so many other places, too. It is a place of eternal damnation for those who chose during their lifetimes on earth not to accept Jesus Christ as God, Lord, Savior and Messiah. ACCEPT HIM NOW! The wonder, glory and awesomeness of heaven is also described, for those who are born-again Christians. Either way, we all spend eternity in one place or the other, and no one comes to the Father but by Jesus, the way, the truth, and the life. After death is too late to decide.
The first five trumpet judgments- asteroid caused? The Three Woes- (1) 5th trumpet judgment=five mos. Torture, (2)6th trumpet=Kills 1/3 of people, (3)7th trumpet= contains Bowls or Vials.
Mark of the beast (chip implant?) contains information about DNA, retina and fingerprint= NO CHEATING!!
Revelation 2:22- Churches or church people who promote fornication or adultery (or idolatry) going into great tribulation (last 3 and ½ years)! Example: yelling about things that are not even mentioned in the Bible, like abortion or forcing biological mothers to give up their babies for adoption. The reason abortion and adoption are not mentioned is because God covers the topics in a much better way. He says that any man who does not take financial care of his wife and biological children is worse than a heathen, or infidel (Non-Believer). He says for both men and women to remain virgins until marriage, and to stay with the wife of your youth. He says if you lose your virginity together, to marry and stay married! Etc., etc, etc. So this is what churches should be teaching, unless they have the Spirit of Jezebel, or Thyatira. Pastors should be screaming out from the rooftops about internet pornography! They seem, in many instances, to be lukewarm about illegitimacy, divorce (although churches shoud not injure the wounded, usually the scriptural “widows”- divorced women whose husbands committed adultery and dumped them, etc.). And there isn’t much protest about illicit sexual behavior, now even homosexuality, the sanctity of marriage, male responsibility, etc. The church people don’t seem to show much concern over their own (political) leaders’ adultery. They make their own rules and regulations and call it Biblical doctrine. The examples could go on and on! If this endtime “church” would clean up it’s own act, and be willing to speak out-not picking on women by creating the means that allows them to be pregnant and “out there”, we probably would not even be in the last of the last days! And we could even be holding our leaders accountable, instead of having the corrupt, new world order bunch running us! For instance, look what would happen if, instead of handing out welfare money to women with all of these illegitimate children, because their husbands and the children’s biological fathers were taking financial responsibility, look how much could be saved for the baby boomers’ old age, etc. ! So many facets of society would be effected by our sexual and marital standards alone. Instead of “Christians” going after something not even mentioned in the Bible, they would be insisting on laws to financially support and protect women in or after marriage, directed at the husbands, of course, and this would automatically protect the children. They would consider adultery, divorce, and illegitimacy crimes, and punishable – going esp. after the men, who should be responsible!! This would cut down considerably on women being forced to be in the workforce, etc. Women would feel valued, cherished and protected, and the women’s movement, a direct result of mistreatment of women, would be changed! Granted, there will always be male “chauvinism” and distortion of scriptures at least until Jesus returns, but at least we’d make some semblance of cleaning up our churches, if we took heed to Rev.2:22! Notice that churches that allow fornication and adultery to abound are mentioned in conjunction with great tribulation, or specifically the last 3 and ½ years! That’s a pretty dire, heavy-duty warning!! ----written by Cynthia Diane
HOW TO BE SAVED
Isaiah 53:6 - All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Romans 3:23 - For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
John 14:6 – Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Eph. 2:8 – For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Eph. 2:9 – Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Titus 3:5- Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
John 3:16 – For God So Loved The world, That He Gave His Only Begotten Son, That Whosoever Believeth In Him Should Not Perish, But Have Everlasting Life.
Romans 6:23 – For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 5:8 – But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
2 Cor. 5:21 – For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
1 Peter 3:18 – For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spriit:
Matthew 11 –
28 – Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 – Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 – For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
John 1 –
12 – But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
13 – Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
John 5:24 – Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
John 17:3 – And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Acts 2:38 – Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Romans 10:13 – For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
2 Cor. 5:17 – Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Rev. 3:20 – Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
NOTE: These verses mean any woman too, even though loaded with “man, men, he, him” etc. I would guess the plan for women’s salvation is the same as for “any man”. A lot of verses were, unfortunately, translated to the male sex, and when wrong were italicized, but even the italics have been dropped, in many instances. ---Cynthia Diane
Not everyone who claims to be saved, or even may believe him/herself to be saved really is saved. See Matthew 7:21-23, for what Jesus said. See also James 2:14,17; 2 Peter 1:8-11
You probably walked the aisle, made a public profession, got down on your knees and prayed, or had some public experience, when you first became a Christian. This is right, but in and of itself does not mean you actually had a conversion experience. You may even be busy with a lot of religious or church activity, but that in and of itself does not give salvation, either. Or you got baptised, again not assuring your salvation.
See 2 Corinthians 13:5-6; 1 John 5:12-13; John 20:31
Here are some steps to test yourself:
Have you believed in Jesus Christ as God, Lord and Savior? John 3:36,5:24,20:31;1 John 2:25,3:23
Do you enjoy fellowship with the Father and the Son? 1 John 1:2-3; John 17:3
Are you sensitive to sin? 1 John 1:5-10
Do you obey God’s word? 1 John 2:3-6, 5:3
Do you reject the world? 1 John 2:15-17, 4:4, 5:4-5;John 17:14-16
Do you eagerly anticipate Christ’s return? 1 John 3:2-3; Philippians 3:20-21; Titus 2:13
Is there a decreasing pattern of sin in your life? 1 John 3:4-10; 2 Corinthians 13:5
Do you suffer rejection because of your faith in Jesus Christ? 1 John 3:13; 2 Timothy 3:12
Do you love other believers? 1 John 3:10-14,17,19; John 13:35; 1 Peter 1:22, 4:8
Are your prayers answered? 1 John 3:22, 5:14-15
Are you able to discern between truth and error? 1 John 2:27, 5:10; Galations 4:6
See also 1 John 5:18-20. Do you know that you are in the beloved? Have you put your faith and your trust in Jesus? Have you ceased from any type of work or any type of merit, anything on your own that you can do to earn salvation, and simply rested in the fact that Jesus paid it all? When He was on the cross, His last words were, “it is finished” (John 19:30). The work that saves is finished, and you can rest in that today and know that you are a true believer in Jesus Christ. You can do that today, and then put your faith and trust in Him.
If you have any doubts about your salvation, you can pray sincerely and from your heart. “Father, I thank you that Jesus died for me. I confess that I have broken Your laws. Please forgive my sins. I receive the pardon right now. I need the Lord Jesus to come into my life, and give me a new heart with new desires. By Your Spirit, please give me the power to live a life that is pleasing to You. Thank you for forgiving me as You promised; thank You for the gift of eternal life. In Jesus’name, AMEN.” If you are already a backslidden Christian, or unsure of your salvation, just substitute “please stay in my life” for “come into”.
There is a prayer, the SINNER’S PRAYER, that is a little longer, but it is good for anyone who sincerely desires to ask Jesus Christ into his or her heart and life:
“Have mercy upon me, Oh God, according to your lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of your tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned, and done this evil in your sight: that you might be justified when you speak, and be clear when you judge. Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me. Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part you shall make me to know wisdom. Purge me and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which you have broken may rejoice. Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, Oh, God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence; and take not your holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of your salvation; and uphold me with your free spirit. Then I will teach transgressors your ways; and sinners will be converted unto you. (This tells a little about what a saved, born-again Christian is going to do, the great commission to go out and preach the gospel to others.) Deliver me from guiltiness, Oh God, you God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness. Oh Lord, open my lips; and my mouth shall show forth your praise. For you desire not sacrifice; or else I would give it; you delight not in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, Oh God, you will not despise. Then shall you be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness.” Please, Lord, forgive me of my sins, come live in my heart, and accept me into your eternal kingdom, never to be separated from You again, from this day forward. I give myself to you, and I thank you, God, in Jesus’ name, AMEN. For a copy of most of what you just read,see Psalms 51. Welcome to the family of God. Remember, although Jesus paid it all, if you are truly saved, born-again, you will now have a desire to pray, read the Bible, follow God and walk in the HOLY SPIRIT (God), because this Christian relationship you now have will take first priority!
Matthew 25, verses 1-13 is the parable of the ten virgins, and this why it refers to the Rapture. 1 Thess. 4:14-18 are parallel verses. See in 1 Thess. 4:16 that there will be a commanding shout at the Rapture, and the archangel is mentioned as Michael in some other verses. By the way, we don’t know what kind of angel Gabriel is, except that his assignments have been as messenger, but by all Biblical indications Michael is the only arch (or chief) angel. That position was once held by Lucifer, if memory serves! The trump of God is not any of the trumpets referred to as trumpet judgments. The commanding shout probably equates with Matthew 25, in that the call is, “Behold the bridegroom comes, Go out to meet him”. Which leads to the word “meet”, also seen in 1 Thess. 4:17, where those of us who are still alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Which reminds me, since there is scriptural indications that the Raptured and dead in Christ will not be bound to earth after we return with Jesus, yet we will ever be with him, it appears we’ll have free reign to travel during the millennium! I think the Jewish earthly inhabitants then will be able to see and talk with both the Raptured and deceased in God, and with the angels. After saying “and so shall we ever be with the Lord”- notice it says “we”, including those who were around at the time this was written, then we are to “Comfort one another with these words”, so we are to be looking always for the Rapture, the blessed hope. This is what Matthew 25 says, too. We are to be on the constant watch for the bridegroom. The word “meet” matches the same word “meet” as in Matthew 25, when the bride is commanded to go meet her bridegroom. (A radio preacher said that this “meet” is only used one other place in the Bible!) Also I have been told that the word “virgins”, which is also used in reference to the 144,000 sealed Jews, and the seal they will be given, the indwelling of the Holy Spirit after the Rapture, means Christians! Many times virgins means those who have never had sexual relations, but means Christians in both the pre-Rapture saints and the after-Rapture 144,000 sealed Jews. This tells me that we had better read the parable of the ten virgins, and look at them as Christians before the Rapture. We need to take a good look at what Christians had better be doing, because five of the virgins are shut out of the Rapture! Also, if the oil is the Holy Spirit’s or God’s indwelling, this is worth taking a good look at too, because five of the virgins, or Christians, actually run out of oil while waiting for His return!
Ruth and Naomi- GENTILE AND JEW, Naomi was the original Jew, who had the foundation and the land, and shared her roots with Ruth. Ruth, the Gentile, came from a pagan foundation, and later decided to return to Naomi’s Jewish roots. Ruth, finding her kinsman redeemer, and with instructions from Naomi and her Jewish traditions, was married to the kinsman redeemer (symbolic of Jesus, see the above paragraph). The baby, to which Ruth later gave birth, was presented back to Naomi, the Jewess, as legally her baby, because she had lost her previous sons, and Ruth was actually mentioned no more after this. The line of Naomi was legal and Jew, but Ruth was included in the line which later produced both David and Jesus. (The former prostitute Rahab, another Gentile, was Ruth’s other mother-in-law, and these women are mentioned in the almost all male-dominated lines that lead to both Mary and Joseph, so you can truly see that, although being Jewish matters, neither Jew nor Greek, male nor female, nor even straight pasts of purity matter when it’s all said and done!) This is why I think perhaps, even with the promises made to Abraham and Sarah, which come to fruition in the 1000 year reign of Jesus on the earth, could possibly contain a tiny remnant of Gentiles and Gentile bloodlines, too. This gives a tiny bit of hope to great tribulation saints left after the Rapture, who are not Jewish. This shows a connection between both Jew and Gentile, for Christianity. It also represents days to come, after the Rapture. God’s love for the Jew will re-emerge in a massive promissory fashion, although the ‘two loaves’ after Jesus was resurrected and the Holy Spirit was given to the Church, are now both Jew and Gentile. Although both Jews and Gentiles are supposed to be provoking the Jews to jealousy (Romans 11:11), the Jews provoked Gentile jealousy originally, and the Gentile returned to Jewish roots! When Naomi the Jew returns to her true and legal roots later, the result will be awesome, and the born again Christian, whether Jew or Gentile, will share in the land (Israel) and the blessings, although the fulfillment for the promises made to the Jews all of those thousands of years ago will finally prevail! Naomi prevails!
My own example would be that a couple had their own biological child. Later that child became prodigal, renounced the parental heritage and left on a long trip away from them. So the couple adopted other children, non-biological but loved, while still longing for their own firstborn to return to them. The attitude of the adoptees, because they appreciate being taken into the home and they love these parents, is supposed to be to long for the original “fruit of their father’s loins” to return. This is not so they will be replaced, but to satisfy the longing of the parents who have enough love for both the biological and adopted, yet if the firstborn ever returns, will receive all of the benefits that come with the promises made to firstborns only. The adopted ones realize that if the natural, legal son or daughter had not rejected this heritage, they would not even be there! Also, along the way, the parents do have some more of their own biological children, but still long for the disobedient one to return. So both the adopted and biological children, because of their love they have for these parents, for each other and most of all, for the long-lost brother or sister, go out searching for this “lost” one. They eventually find the original prodigal, bring him/her back and complete the picture. The family is finally finished and wonderful, yet the legal, firstborn status is now returned to where it originally belonged. ----------WRITTEN BY CYNTHIA DIANE
More about the Antichrist- “And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up, And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: (my note- he gets it from the devil) and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practice, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people. (Note that, you people who believe all Christians will still be here at that point!) And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many (does that sound like a covenant?):he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes (JESUS); but he shall be broken without hand. (Battle of Armageddon) And the vision of the evening and the morning which is told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days (it didn’t happen in 70 A.D. or any other time in the past, either!). And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days (Daniel got to be transported into the future, and saw all of this!); afterward I rose up, and did the king’s business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.” (Daniel 8:23-27, KJV)
Temple to be Rebuilt in Troublesome Times- I just heard a statement from a messianic Jewish radio preacher and had to look it up! Sure enough, Daniel 9:25 says that “Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks:the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.” (KJV) “Jerusalem’s streets and walls will be rebuilt despite the perilous times.” (Living Bible) I believe perilous or troublous times refers to the last 3 and ½ years, great tribulation, day of the Lord, Jacob’s trouble, God’s wrath, etc., and most pre-seven year Rapture people can also use this verse. Except that if the temple is rebuilt shortly before the times of these 3 and ½ years, as I believe the verse indicates, or at least after the Rapture, I still believe the covenant that allows for the rebuilding of the temple has to come after the earthquake and events of Ezekiel 38 & 39, in order for even the wailing or western wall to have been tossed down, and the verse also confirms the possibility that the seven year pact of verse 27 will be broken in the “midst” but I believe the midst comes real soon after it’s confirmed, and leaves only 3 and ½ years! I get the strong feeling that Raptured Christians will not even see the rebuilding! (at least not from earth) Perhaps the seven year pact will not be seen by the Raptured church, either! Although a full seven years need not transpire after the Rapture, until Jesus’ second coming, with the Raptured and martyred saints! Get ready, 1/3 of Jews who are soon to become Christians, because the time is coming for your conversion!!! Sadly, 2/3 will be cut off and die. ------written by Cynthia Diane
In Revelation chapter 8, the Trumpet Judgments look like a continuation of avenging the persecution and martyrdom of the saints, from before the rapture. The seventh seal judgment actually contains the trumpet judgments, and the seventh trumpet judgment contains the seven bowl or vial judgments and at the seventh bowl, it is finished. You notice the thunders and lightnings and voices come with these seventh judgments.
Most of the trumpet judgments include a third of the world, probably not the same third for each, whereas Revelation 16 is the whole world, and look like complete wrath, for avenging the beheaded martyrs and for taking the Mark of the Beast! They include, among others, hail and fire mixed with blood, and the fire will burn up a third of the world, and of course habitations, and all green grass (although a later verse mentions grass, so the sturdiest of it must grow back in some places), destroyed ships, water becoming undrinkable (there’s going to be both “wormwood” water and “blood” water), life in the water dying, horrible malignant sores on everyone with the Mark of the Beast, darkness, scorching heat, giant hailstones, etc. And that does not even include several more earthquakes, the horrible two different judgments with different “critters” from hell (specialized demonic hoardes), what the two witnesses or prophets will be doing, etc. And all through this, most people will be cursing God instead of repenting!!
More about the Whore of Babylon
Read Isaiah 7:17 through chapter 35. Although not all of it is about the whore, it is a good foundational basis. In chapter 13, you will notice, if this is the end time whore of Babylon, verses 19-22 correspond with Revelation 17 through 19:3, and especially see Rev. 16:17-20, 18:2. Notice Isaiah 13:12. This looks like a tiny remnant of Christians hiding in the whore of Babylon are precious to God and will survive! Since the Jews are now and will be spread all over the world, and the only promise of survival is to a remnant of Jews, these too may be Jews! Also specifically read Isaiah chapter 47, and there are several other scattering of whore of Babylon information scattered throughout the book of Isaiah, in addition to the Revelation chapters, and Jeremiah 50 and 51. This tells you that the mystery whore of Babylon can be neither Jerusalem nor a false religion, since she is a place not to be inhabited during the Millennium except by demons and wild animals. Also see Isaiah 14- it appears the Abrahamic and Sarah (I include Sarah so there is no confusion regarding where the promised line originated.) covenant is still going to be honored (it was based on promise alone, not Abraham’s behavior), and that perhaps the only survivors left in natural bodies to be regenerated at Jesus’ second coming will be Jews, or not!! There is an indication in the Bible that a small remnant of Gentiles will indeed join the Jewish remnant who fall under the promise. See Isaiah the 56th chapter, but if you are left behind after the Rapture, don’t count on surviving. Notice there appears to be no indication of repopulating by these Gentile survivors, though, as there is to Jewish survivors, so we’ll see. There are some Gentiles in Jesus’ line, like Ruth, so it really isn’t up to us to decide. Even Bathsheba, David, and Rahab the harlot were in that line, so we can just be thankful that any of us are in His plan! One thing to remember is that even though they were all sinners, they also believed and accepted Jesus (even though Jesus’ blood wasn’t shed for them until later, unlike us living now) and they were repentant. In some ways, even those on earth who become Christian during the most horrible time in history have it as good or better than early believers, because we have the Bible,etc. Although there will be a famine for the word of God, as well as for food. Back to the whore of Babylon! I believe the Whore of Babylon is the United States, and the Beast of Daniel 7 and Revelation 13 upon which she sits or rides is the United Nations. In Daniel 7:20, note “mouth” part and “stronger” or “more stout” than the other two of the original three; compare with Revelation 13:2- a lion’s (America’s?) mouth!---–written by Cynthia Diane
1)Although Christmas is not really the time of Jesus’ birth, there’s good reasons to believe it could actually be the time of the immaculate conception, or when Mary, as a virgin, conceived Him. By the way, Mary herself is not to be worshipped, nor did she remain a virgin after the birth of Jesus. It would have been sinful for her to withhold sex in marriage to Joseph, and she had several other sons and daughters the way that everyone besides Jesus was conceived! The marriage bed is undefiled, but virginity is to be maintained before marriage, by both sexes. Mary was no different, she was simply chosen to be the flesh and blood woman to give birth to Jesus, as God, so he had to be born of a virgin, as the Old Testament prophecies foretold. Her own sins had to be covered by Jesus!!!!
2)In Hal Lindsey’s fiction book “Blood Moon” as well as in other prophetic writers’ opinions, there is an interesting concept. This is that the dead in Christ and Raptured saints not only return behind Jesus to the earth, but that at that time Heaven is brought down to hover over Jerusalem, so that these can go back and forth, while the ones in terrestrial bodies on earth remain there for 1000 years. Probably the earthbound will be mostly or all Jewish. Regardless, there will be a New Heaven, New Earth, and New Jerusalem after the thousand years have ended, and all except those who are lost (unsaved) will probably be able to do space travel!!!
3)Now on the Ezekiel 9. Verse one may return to the Gentiles who are now allowed to trod down Jerusalem for 42 months, or 3 and ½ years. The man with the writer’s case apparently refers to the one allowed to put a mark on the foreheads of the 144,000 newly sealed Jews. (Rev. 7:3) Then in verses 5-11, God wants all but the 144,000 that are in Jerusalem to be murdered. (That does not mean all 144,000 are there in Jerusalem) You notice it specifies particularly the old and the young and the women. Perhaps the 144,000 are all men, I’m not sure. I mentioned not all of the 144,000 are living in Jerusalem, in fact, verse 9 mentions the 144,000 will preach all over the world! If you look at Matthew 24 and Luke 21, there is a warning to the Jews in Jerusalem and Israel to run for their lives immediately after the abomination of desolation (Antichrist’s defilement of the rebuilt temple) so I have a feeling that Ezekiel 9 refers to those who did not run! Maybe I’m interpreting this wrongly, maybe not!
4)When does the Day of the LORD start? The Bible tells me exactly when! First I use Joel 2:30-31 and Acts 2:19-20. They state that first there will be blood, fire, smoke, and the sun will be turned into darkness and the moon will be turned to blood before the great and terrible day of the Lord come. Then I notice in Joel 2:1 the announcement the Day of the Lord and follows with verses 2-10, which I believe correlate with Revelation 9:3-19. Then comes Joel 2:11, which again confirms that the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord has started! Many people are looking for repeat confirmations now, meaning when the Bible repeats something something at least twice, for emphasis. Well, I believe that all of the events preceding the Day of the Lord occur at least twice beforehand! The sun and moon events are mentioned in Rev. 6:12, 8:12 and 9:2. Smoke=Rev. 8:4, 9:2. Fire= Rev. 8:5,7,8. Blood= Rev. 8:7,8. Also, you can see the Day of the Lord seems to start the three woes! So I believe the actual Day of the Lord starts at the 5th trumpet, at Rev. 9:3! It also means that the fifth trumpet must happen either before or at the point of 42 months or 3 and ½ remaining! The three woes, by the way, are the fifth, six and seventh trumpets. The first two involve demonic critters from hell, two different occurrences and purposes, and the 7th trumpet contains the bowls or vials, and I believe it will sound approx. 45 days before the second coming, because I think the bowls or vial judgments, which will cover the whole world and will be horrible, will happen in rapid, overlapping succession. Notice the 5th trumpet judgment, the first woe, the one that sets off the Day of the Lord, tortures all but the 144,000 sealed Jews for 5 months! (I think that will even include other Christians at that point, another reason to know the Rapture happens before that!) The second woe, in which these demonic creatures are released to kill one/third of mankind, can happen anytime between the aftermath of the first woe and the seventh trumpet, or third woe. I think there will be around a three year span in which it can occur, and no one knows exactly where it will fall! Each set of Judgments gets closer together and more horrible. The seals, or birth pangs, I believe are happening now, although of course the sixth seal is a “biggie” and I believe is simultaneous with the Rapture and with the Eze. 38-39 attempted invasion or attack of Israel, so only the first five seals parallel with the birth pangs, or beginning of sorrows. Notice that right after the sixth seal ends, in chapter 6 of Revelation, verses 14-17 tell us that every mountain and island were moved out of their places, and the kings of the earth, and the great “men”, and the rich “men”, and the chief captains, and the mighty “men” (and then bondmen and freemen mentioned- I imagine bondwomen and freewomen are also included), hid themselves in the dens and the rocks of the mountains. One thing about it, the taxpayer-funded underground hideaways for the rich and powerful are probably going to be inaccessible, anyway. The sixth seal earthquake will have probably destoyed these fortresses, and all of the supplies that will be stored underground, compliments of us taxpayers! And this is even before the Day of the Lord starts!!! Notice it does begin the wrath of God, though! It indicates to me that the aftermath of the sixth seal includes a realization by many (if not all, even those that will not repent and will take the upcoming mark of the beast!) of what just happened, and that they will actually pray to God for the mountains to fall on them! Who wouldn’t after realizing they’d been left behind? Notice they also want to be hidden from the face of him that sitteth on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb? How could they know this? Could it be because Rev. 6:14, starting with the heaven departing as a scroll, means the Rapture??? And the three woes, etc., are still a ways off! I believe the first four or five trumpet judgments to follow are triggered by meteorites, asteroids, or comets. But again, they precede the Day of the Lord. Amazing! And what better time for the United Nations beast and the Antichrist and the Whore of Babylon to step forward, to “solve” all of the new problems?!? And for the mark of the beast economic system to begin. It’s no wonder so many, rich and poor, know when it’s time to run to the rocks and mountains, before the day of the Lord. Unfortunately, not all will remain with the LORD! Many will curse God for all of this, and turn to the Antichrist as their God, on purpose! And they will be quite willing to have Christians killed, or those who refuse the mark of the beast. Do you anti-Rapture people really believe it’s God’s will to leave us here for all of this? If you think there will be a place to actually hide from the beast system, remember what chips in automobiles- tracking devices, satellites, internet, telephones, and all of these connecting factions can accomplish together! This no-freedom system is being set up already. -----written by Cynthia Diane
Some of this may be a repeat of what I have already written. If you aren’t convinced about the Rapture and it’s approximate timing and have read my evidence, there probably is no way to convince you. (Some people could get hit by a truck and say that didn’t happen, too!) They will be marrying and giving in marriage at Jesus’ coming, as Matthew 24:38 explains, but at Jesus’ second coming, Revelation 18:23 says the bride and bridegroom will be no more. The gates of hell shall not prevail against the current saints here before the Rapture, according to Matthew 16:18, versus the beast, Antichrist to prevail against the saints after the Rapture, as Revelation 13:7 states. I hear the argument that the group in heaven in Revelation 7 cannot have been Raptured at the 6th seal because of verses 14 and 16. Rev. 7:14 says they come out of great tribulation and verse 16 says they will hunger and thirst no more. So I looked it up in Stong’s Concordance and accompanying Thayer’s Lexicon. Great tribulation in verse 14 is inconclusive, I went to #3983, regarding hunger. It says this verse is in the future tense, not past or present. “Shall hunger no more” is in the future tense! Thirst for this verse, #1372, is categorized as the figurative “those are said to thirst who painfully feel their want of, and eagerly long for, those things by which the soul is refreshed, supported, strengthened.” It reminds me of Jesus’ encounter with the woman at the well, when he told her of living water, versus the water she was drawing. So it appears again that verse 14 means those taken out before great tribulation, and not having suffered through anything beyond the sixth seal. Those who deny this also ignore the “occupy until I come” and the part about there coming a time when Christians will no longer be able to occupy, before the second coming. For anyone who does not believe the Rapture comes before the day of the Lord, see Amos 5:15-20. Verse 15 says the LORD God (Jesus) will be good to the remnant of Joseph (Jews only, and only a small number of them!). Verse 16 that wailing shall be in all streets, and in all highways they shall say alas; lamentation to wailing. Verse 17 says all vineyards wailing (God passes them over, basically), verse 18, Woe to you that desire the day of the LORD! It is not for you, it is darkness, not light. Verse 20, the day of the LORD be darkness, even very dark and no brightness in it! Does that sound like Gentile (or even the majority of Jewish) safety anywhere? I don’t think so! Revelation 13:7 confirms that Christians (saints) from everywhere will be overcome by Satan’s Antichrist! There is more Rapture in the Old Testament! I heard something worth speculating from another radio preacher. Strong’s Concordance Hebrew accompanying book, #622, “taken away” in Isaiah 57:1 and derivative word #625 in Micah 7:1, some definitions are “collection, gathering, harvest, to collect, to gather, to be assembled, vanish, to receive, a gathering together, to be taken away, to take oneself to hospitality and protection, the gathering” - There are apparently other verses and books parallel to this, but the claim that verse 1 of Isaiah 57 and verse 1 of Micah 7 contain the Rapture, and the rest of both chapters are regarding those left behind give scriptural evidence of great tribulation to follow! I heard something about the root definition of the word “taken” in Matthew 24:40 (and 41) and Luke 17:34, 36, so I got my Strong’s Concordance, along with Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Gesenious Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament. “Taken” is used many times in the Bible, but only these Matthew 24:40 (and 41) and Luke 17:34,36 verses use the definition #3880. Under “take”, there were a couple of parallel verses, and under “taketh” were some more. But the definition, esp. geared to the Matthew 24 verse, gave some interesting comparisions. “from a garland or a wreath, from the idea of joining or bending to the root, to twine oneself, to take one’s betrothed to his/her home, to take one with one into a place, to accept or acknowledge one to be as he/she professes to be; not to withhold obedience, to receive something transmitted.” One specific to the Matthew 24 verse puts it directly in conjunction with John 14:3: “to take to my companionship, where I myself dwell”! Matthew 24:40 says, “Then two shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, the other left”. (Same definition for “taken” in verse 41) John 14:3 says, “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” The taken and receive are specifically compatible with each other in this context, which of course means THE RAPTURE! Part of Prov. 11:4 says that Riches profit not in the day of wrath! Is there confiscation of gold in the Bible? Ezekiel 7 tells you “They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD:they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels:because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity. “ (having saved gold and silver for that day sounds to me like something displeasing to God!) “ And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth or a spoil:and they shall pollute it.” See rest of chapter, for how much “help” from gold, silver! How do the anti- pre-wrath Rapture people explain this?----written by Cynthia Diane
Revelation 17:10-14= “And there were seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. And the ten horns which thou saweth are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them; for he is Lord of Lords and King of kings; and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.” Also, for more information, see Daniel 7, Daniel 9:27, Daniel 11, 2 Thessalonians 2:3-12, Revelation 13, more. When “perdition” is mentioned, a good translation is hell. I won’t expound on the basics about the Antichrist much, except to say that he is probably behind the pact confirmed with Israel, and is the one who will break it, he will suffer a mortal wound by sword and come back from hell into leadership, he will have complete reign for the last 3 and ½ years (360 day years) of great tribulation, along with the false prophet (probably the pope). The false prophet will make the statue or image of the Antichrist speak, and will cause strong delusions in the skies, etc. The Antichrist will be recognizable at the abomination of desolation, and he may have arisen from already having had a position of prominence, and he may have even fallen from or lost that position! It is the last of these facts upon which I want to further expound. That is why I used Bible quotes from Revelation 17. If you notice, in addition to Revelation 13 telling parts of this, it says that five are fallen, then there is number six, then seven is brief, and there is a potential indication that number six will be back! The Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan is from Africa and is number seven. If you look at Daniel 11, you will notice repeated mention of the king of the south, and even his daughter! I don’t know how all of this fits together, but I recognize the possibility that a former leader who has been ousted from power (and who is a leading force behind the peace process) could suffer a mortal wound and come back under Satan’s control, as the Antichrist. Perhaps Kofi Annan is the man mentioned in Daniel 11:20, who precedes the Antichrist. I’m not sure how it will all come together, but I do see the United Nations as potentially the beast from which the Antichrist will arise, so we can watch and see what happens! We sure need to be looking up (up,up, and away!) (Luke 21:28)----written by Cynthia Diane
It’s no secret that the probable mark will be a computer chip implant. But what makes it ‘666’? You’ve probably heard that the World Wide Web, or WWW=666 in Hebrew alphabet. So I believe the day is coming, perhaps because of the Sept. 11 attack and all of the subsequent removal of rights and congress-approved snooping allowed, and even because of perhaps the aftermath of “Y2K”, digital angel, and all of the other set-ups for the mark of the beast, that the internet will be the means for activating the chip implant. Already there are proposals to have all deals and transactions completed strictly inline, and it’s getting harder to get by without credit cards, etc. Kinko’s has converted to a “smart” debit and credit system, where you can’t just walk in with simple cash or check, run your copies, pay and go! And they are just one example. Europe and other places are already set up with face scanners, and even parts of the USA are considering more surveillance that way, whether it’s for buying and selling, or just for everyday life. The computer chip implant is bound to be implemented soon! My guess is that no one will be able to buy or sell apart from the chip-internet connection. Just a guess! Also, I’ve heard the word ‘computer’ adds up to 666! If you look at the way the King James Bible puts it in Revelation 13:15b-18,” …..and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man or woman might buy or sell, save he or she that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him or her that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and 6 (666).” Now it appears that everyone will be forced to receive the implant, so let’s assume that it’s the chip. But it adds that the number is the name of the beast or the number of his name, and the number (666) is the number is both the number of the beast and man’s number. The second part of the equation calls for wisdom and understanding. Whether the beast is a giant computer which contains all information, the system, or the Antichrist himself, we can’t be totally sure yet. Perhaps it will include satellites. Regardless of the answer, those who take the mark will know they are giving their allegiance to the Antichrist, even if they call him their god, and the rest will fall into place at the time, for those with discernment. Personally, I hope to be in Heaven, after the rapture of the church. Mark inside the right hand or forehead, called mark of the beast. Already there is a military card called the MARC, and a giant computer in Brussels, Belgium, with massive amounts of information about everyone on earth, and these are two really old developments! There are cards with computer chips everywhere, and they are planned to become consolidated, and eventually planned to remove the card and go straight for the bodily implants! (By the way, the giant computer in Brussels was once called the BEAST! Cute, huh?)There was always a relatively inexpensive fix available for the “Y2K” potential problem, but instead of allowing it, the powers that be forced computer owners to spend billions of dollars on fixes from foreigners, etc., that could have left doorways for shutting down the USA, still! We don’t really know. The people in control possibly allowed this intentionally, because they have secret plans to ready themselves and us for setting up the New World Order system! Seems they are on the brink of completion!..written by Cynthia Diane
I didn’t have my Bible opened most of the time I wrote this, but did it mainly from memory. If you look at Revelation 10 and also perhaps Daniel 12, you will see what appears to be God, as Jesus Christ in his pre-incarnate (incarnate- as God wrapped in flesh) state, standing with one foot on sea and one on land. This is probably his appearance as an angel, as He did several times in the Old Testament. When John started to interpret in Rev. 10 the lightnings and thunders and voices, you will notice in Rev. 4:5 and every seventh judgment, that to be the case. So I think John was starting to demonstrate the opening of the seventh trumpet, but was put on hold! (By the way, those who claim the seventh trumpet judgment and the last trump, referring to the Rapture, are one and the same, are scripturally wrong. They are grasping for straws.) I believe the seventh trumpet begins the last of the 45 days (Daniel 12:12) of great tribulation, the “mother of all wraths”, the worst wrath of all, the bowls or vials. In Revelation 6:14, I think you had the Rapture of the church, and the end of the time of grace or the church age, and the beginning of the time for the Jews to return to Jesus, or at least the one third who will. (Two thirds will be cut off and die, just as we have the broad road for stubborn Gentiles now.) That doesn’t mean that all one third of the Jews who now become Christians will not physically die- I believe remnant means a small number of survivors. So whether you are Jewish or a Gentile at this horrible time, don’t be afraid of martyrdom, as awful as it will be. Remember, a glorious eternity with God will be instantaneously there, and with crown or reward for your martyrdom. Also remember, the horrors to come on earth for the non-Christians or those with the mark of the beast, besides the eternity in hell they will suffer, puts martyrdom in perspective. In Rev. 7 you had the sealing of the 144,000 newly Christian Jews, and the arrival of the dead in Christ and the Raptured saints to Heaven. In Rev. 14, you have the arrival of the dead in Christ, or martyrs and tribulation saints to Heaven. I believe the seventh trumpet (or right before) pretty much corresponds to when the two witnesses or prophets from Revelation 11 arrive, and within the hour the Rapture of the 144,000 takes place. If you notice, the probable earlier Rapture happened right before the seventh seal, and there was a pause there, too, between the sixth and seventh judgments. So, back to Revelation 10= I believe there’s a definite reference to the Jewish (144,000) Rapture in the clouds, and, in essence, Jesus has now completed, by land and sea, the total reconciliation (by the way, land may refer to God’s real estate, the actual territory of Israel, and sea may be the rest of the world!==Jew and Gentile!!) of all of His saints! The times of the Gentiles truly ends at this point, and from now until his second coming, the days will be shortened for the same of his elect Jews, those left to repopulate soon, for the next 1000 years. Also, for those who want to call the seventh trumpet the time of the Rapture, the only accuracy they may have is in how I see the two witnesses and the 144,000 Jews. Now does Revelation chapter 10 make more sense? The terrible wrath of the bowls or vials is about to start!! You sort of have to jump around the chapters of Revelation some, to put them in order. Not that they’re out of sequence, it’s just that with different subject matter covered, there’s some overlapping and mental arranging to be done. ----written by Cynthia Diane
From: Cynthia Diane
I'm going to
take www.homestead.com/PROPHECYCENTER/prophecycenter.html and
summarize it into a nutshell! Matt.24, Mark 13,Luke 21= BEGINNING OF
SORROWS, or birthpangs, going on now, perhaps for up to 2000 years,
and they equate with the first five seal judgements in Rev.6. Rev. 2
& 3, about the churches, are current, and some passages to the
churches refer to future. Rev. 4 & 5 is the scene in heaven, after
the Rapture, but doesn't have to start before Rev. 6:13-14 begins. In
fact, the verses show that it's drawn out through the whole book of
Revelation, because there are parallel verses to later ones. It's
just in heaven! Also, we're back to heaven in at least part of Rev. 7
and Rev. 14. Rev. 7 includes the dead in Christ and newly Raptured
saints from Rev. 6:13-14, and the newly sealed 144,000 Jews who were
just left behind, and who just became Christians! You notice the same
half hour of silence in Rev. 7:1 and Rev. 8:1- that is to help
demonstrate this. The OTHER Rapture to come in Revelation, besides
the Rapture of the two witnesses or prophets, is the Rapture of the
144,000 sealed Jews, as demonstrated in Rev. 14! There we see more
glimpses into heaven. About the two witnesses, they begin after the
Rapture, just before (45 days before) the last three and one half
years begins, and THEIR Rapture is clearly demonstrated. When
scriptures say that within the hour after they are Raptured, the
Jewish remnant or elect - probably hiding at Petra, mostly- are
frightened, I think it will be because they have just witnessed the
OTHER Rapture of the 144,000, which the rest of the world probably
won't even know about! I think this is where the posttribbers get
confused, because they are mixing THIS Rapture up with the Church's.
The only way to justify this is to make the three series of Judgments
Not sequential, which is ridiculous. The seventh seal judgment
clearly contains the trumpet judgements, and the seventh trumpet
judgement, which DOES come approx. 45 days before the second coming,
does contain the vial or bowl judgments, and the seventh vial
judgemnt comes with "IT IS FINISHED". It is also ridiculous to call
the seventh trumpet judgment the "last trump" that comes with the
Rapure! That is REALLY grabbing for straws! For one thing, the
trumpet
judgments, except for the five months torture by demonic "critters"
only effect one third of the world apiece, and the bowls or vials are
much more widespread in effects. The overlapping could be WITHIN each
set of judgments. By the way, the OTHER demonic hoardes' judgment
within the trumpet judgments, the one that involves 200 million of
them, is NOT CHINESE, and does NOT happen at Megiddo! THAT COMES
LATER, right at the second coming. And THAT ONE INVOLVES BOTH KINGS
OF THE EAST AND OF THE WHOLE WORLD! It is simply a gathering of WE
DON'T KNOW HOW MANY, from everywhere, to take JERUSALEM, and perhaps
to also go after the elect hidden at Petra, and when we, the Raptured
saints and dead in Christ, come back then behind Jesus, he gets them
all, once and for all, when they are silly enough to turn on HIM!
Nothing to do with that HORRIBLE trumpet judgment, Chinese (only), or
even with 200 million. Rev. 12, the woman, is Israel. Rev. 13, the
United Nations beast takes over and in Dan. 7 this beast had started,
with the lion with Eagle's wings (America) the bear (Russia) and the
leopard (Europe), the first three, having had some power back then,
but when Rev. 13:1 kicks in, they are insignificant, except for the
U.S. which is the whore of Babylon, riding the Beast (U.N.)until the
U.N. turns on her in chapters like Rev. 18 and others, and allows
probably Persia, or Iran, to do her in. Back to Rev. 13, the
Antichrist, False Prophet and the image of the Antichrist, which must
be worshipped, kick into full power for the next three and one half
years, the day of the LORD. (Again,Joel 1:1-2 describe this horrible
day of total darkness, and Amos 5:20 "Shall not the day of the LORD
be darkness and not light? even very dark and no brightness in it?"
Amos also referred to those who desire that day, and to what end is
it for you? (Amos 5:18) Tells you right there that is isn't for the
current church and that no one will keep us "through" it! Except for
us already being in heaven, either through death or Rapure, and
before Jesus comes back WITH US (Jude 14, Zech. 14:5 and Revelation
of course- I'm too lazy to look up the verses right now)- wearing the
white robes that have the things we did for God in this life woven
in, and having been worn as "wedding gowns" in Rev. 19. We will have
already been through OUR judgment, crowns, etc., not the great white
throne judgment for the UNSAVED, who will be removed from hell to be
judged and cast back into the fiery pit of hell for all eternity,
that is the "second death", along with the Jews who were born during
the 1000 year reign of Jesus from Jerusalem, and who rebel when the
devil is again released briefly. The remnant or elect left alive when
Jesus returns at the second coming will be gathered up from all over
the world- my guess is even a few alive from the destroyed whore of
Babylon, which will begin to have ONLY wild animals and Demonic
Critters living there for the next thousand years, and uninhabited
otherwise!- to begin the millennial reign as the segment fulfilling
the promise to Abraham and Sarah, which hasn't come to pass yet.
They will then, at Jesus' second coming, get Adam and Eve like
bodies, ones that will be able to live for the full 1000 years, and
so will their children (be able to live that long!) as well as lot of
marrying and reproducing, under the third dispensation, the live
reign of Jesus on earth. After the thousand years, the righteous,
including the saved masses of these future Jews, will get the NEW
HEAVEN, the NEW EARTH, and the NEW JERUSALEM, and unsaved, after the
great white throne judgement, will have been cast into outer
darkness, alive and in torment forever, and completely separated from
both God and our memories! There, I'm sure that will get responses
generated! It's hard to condense this even THIS much, and I left out
a lot. I know there are parts you will disagree with, and I could be
wrong in parts, too. The main thing is, are we READY, and are we
SAVED?!--- P.S. I reread this and realized I left out
one real important thing, well, two. Dan. 9:27 and Ezek. 38-39 To
make it quick, the seven year pact, I believe will occur AFTER the
Rapture, the temple will be rebuilt, and the "midst" when the
covenant is broken, will NOT be three and a half years into it, but
instead just something over 45 days into it, and then the horrible
last three and a half years will start. Ezek. 38 & 39, I believe is
being formed now, real soon, and simultaneous with Rapture. It is for
the same purpose as is the gathering for the Battle of Armageddon,
for defying God's dictates about Jerusalem, and trying to take it
over and take it away from the Jews, so at BOTH attempts- Ezekiel
and Megiddo, God will supernaturally intervene! Of course this does
not negate the fact that Jerusalem will STILL be trodden down by the
Gentiles for the next three and a half years. –written by Cynthia Diane
Where do I stand on the Rapture issue? I will say right away that I believe the Rapture happens at the sixth seal and that the first five seals are also the same basic description as the “birth pangs” or beginning of sorrows. In Revelation chapter 6, the four horses and the fifth seal is up for interpretation on length of time. They certainly are happening now, and some say for as long as the 2000 years since Jesus was here, some believe briefly. If you notice, right after the sixth seal, and in the last verse of Rev. 6, God’s wrath is now started. So the church may go into the martyrdom on the Revelation tribulation period, not the last 3 & ½ years or great tribulation or Jacob’s (Israel’s) Trouble, etc. How long will it be between the Rapture and Jesus’ second coming? Some say seven years, some say three & ½ years, and others believe not until right at the second coming! I do not believe the church is intended to be here for the martyrdom that happens later in the book of Revelation, which involves beheading, etc., for not taking the mark of the beast. However, I do believe many will become Christians at that time. So the martyrdom of the church at Revelation 6:9-11 does not refer to the beheading for refusing the computer chip implant, or whatever the “666” mark is to be! That comes later. In Revelation 2:10, the Rapture has not happened yet (and at Rev. 6:9-11), but is soon to occur at this point!
We are probably NOW at the point of the four horses in Revelation 6:1-8. Why? See Zechariah 6:1-8. These are the beginning of the seal judgments. But since the church is still here on earth, they are nothing compared to the Wrath of God to come! See 1 Peter 4:17
A)Chariot pulled by black horses will go North (Russia, Bosnia, etc.) “A loaf of bread for $20, or three pounds of Barley flour, but there is no olive oil or wine.”
B)Chariot pulled by white horses will follow North (Russia, Bosnia, etc.) “It’s rider carried a bow, and a crown was placed upon it’s head; he rode out to conquer in many battles and will win the war.”
C)Dappled Greys will go South (Africa, etc.) Death and Hell (Pale horses names) “Given control of one fourth of the earth, to kill with war, famine, disease and wild animals.”
D)Red horses- all over the earth. “Its rider was given a long sword and the authority to banish peace and bring anarchy to the earth; war and killing break out everywhere.” Taken from Living Bible, but most of what I will be writing is from King James version. This last birth pang, the red horse, appears to me to be what happened on 9-11, in New York City! And that seems to be promoting more of the red horse! Do I think that America and New York City are the whore of Babylon mentioned later in the Book of Revelation and other places? Personally, yes I do, but I don’t believe her fall has even come close to happening yet! So does it appear that we are already in the times of the first five seals? I did believe after September 13, 1993, that we were in the seven year period mentioned in Daniel 9:27, but obviously that was not the case! Some do believe it was the seven year period and that the events mentioned in the later part of the verse come after the seven years expires! That’s a possibility, but there are other possibilities that tie into Daniel 9:27, too; I’m not dealing with that issue right here. The Antichrist to come will become SATAN INCARNATE at the time he suffers a mortal wound by sword and comes back to life with a useless right hand and blind right eye. That could begin right at the time of or right after the Rapture, and his reign of terror will last 3 and ½ years. (He and the spirit of antichrist are in some form of control now, but we do not know the identity of the coming Antichrist.
Now on to Revelation 6:9-11. Apparently God does allow martyrdom of the saints, in order to draw more to Christ and to purify. Allows awesome witnessing, etc., and those who don’t suffer this horrendous treatment of Christians in other parts of the world need to thank God for that, and pray for our brothers and sisters who are suffering these atrocities. Those who don’t escape will have the Holy Spirit (Joel 2:28-31) Now here’s where it gets real interesting. Revelation 6:12-17. It’s “sister verses” are also located in Joel 2, esp. Joel 2:10 and 2:1. Joel 2:10 appears to be the same earthquake as found in the Revelation 6:13 verse where the Heavenly Hosts come to earth’s atmosphere and verse 14 has the Rapture of the Church!! Also see the last part of Joel 2:10) This earthquake apparently effects all mountains and islands (Rev. 6:14) Also see Joel 1:13-20 for possible effects here on earth. Although we don’t know if God will leave the physical bodies behind (let’s hope for the sake of those left behind He doesn’t!!) , there is a realization by those left behind of what has happened.(Rev. 6:15-17) I think many will choose to distort the Rapture truth, though, and believe the lies. On to Revelation 7- (A) The sealing of the 144,000 newly converted Jews, and (B) The arrival of the dead in Christ and Raptured Saints to heaven (that does NOT mean the dead in Christ were not already there!!) The arrival of the new saints- the martyrs first, and then we which are alive and remain, fulfills the mystery defeat of death; what a reunion!!!! Now God’s Wrath truly begins on earth. (See Rev. 6:17) There is silence for what’s to come, and this same silence is mentioned both in v. 7:1 and 8:1, just so you can tell how Revelation chapter seven fits in! The seventh seal judgment is to avenge the fifth seal martyrdom of the saints, who are now in heaven, (Rev.8:3-4) Then begin the seven trumpet judgments,etc. All Hell breaks loose! Summary: Rev. 6:1-8 (Zech. 6:1-8)- first four seals and locations. Rev. 6:9-11- Martyrdom and Persecution of Christians (see Rev. 2:10, Matt. 24:9-14, Mark 13:9-13, Luke 21:12-19; 5th seal (1 Peter 4:17), Rev. 6:12-17=6TH seal, v. 13, Heavenly Hosts come to earth’s atmosphere, v. 14, the Rapture (Joel 2:10), verses 15-17, realization of God’s wrath to come. Rev. 7:1, verse one= silence, for what’s coming, v. 2-8, sealing of 144,000 newly converted Jews who will be Christian evangelists, and verses 9-17= arrival of martyrs and raptured. Revelation 8- last of seal judgments, to avenge martyrs, opens trumpet judgments. ----written by Cynthia Diane