One of the most debated events in the New Testament, the whole Bible for that matter, is if there will be a Rapture. If so, does it happen before or after the wrath of God is poured upon the earth? Forget about all you have been taught during your life and just read what the Scriptures say. Let’s begin with a quote that is familiar to almost every Christian.
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1 Th 4:16-17 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
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This verse tells us that the righteous people will be caught up to the Lord. This establishes that there will be a "Rapture". The reason for this posting is to find out if the Rapture happens before or after Jesus descends to earth. Therefore, it is important to notice the portion of the above verse that says, "and with the trump of God:". The Bible is full of trumpets, including seven in Revelation, so the next logical question is this: Which biblical trumpet is this one? Of all the trumpets in the Bible, at which one is the Church taken to be with the Lord?
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1Co 15:51-52 Behold, I shew you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
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Now we know when Jesus Christ will descend to earth to reign forever and ever; "at the last trump"! This is using just scripture people. It is the TRUTH, no matter what you believed before you read this posting. If you need more evidence from scripture read the verses below. These things happen in sequence as they are written.
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Mat 24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time.
Mat 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days ...the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
Mat 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet [a great trumpet, NASB], and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
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Notice the sequence:
(1) Tribulation.
(2) After the tribulation.
(3) Great trumpet.
Here are the events of the last trumpet as described in Revelation.
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Revelation 11
6 And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer.
7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. *************************************************************************************
Revelation 11
15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
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The 7th angel sounds, and the Lord reigns forever. If there is no time anymore, then we know this is the last trumpet. Right then, forever! After that trumpet blows, there won’t be time for a tribulation, or for a 1000-year millennium. We will be going straight into the eternal Kingdom of God when that last trumpet sounds. Despite differing doctrines, that is the chronological picture as declared in the Bible.
October 05, 2008
AntiChrist
The so-called Antichrist is a subject that most people look to as a definite sign that the 'End of Days" is here. The popular interpretation of the "Antichrist" is a singular view; a man. What does Antichrist mean? It means to be against or not believe in Jesus Christ. Well, I am about to prove to you that "Antichrist", in the Bible, is plural.
Four verses in the bible use the term antichrist; all in the books of John.
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1 John 2:18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
1 John 2:22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.
1 John 4:3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that [spirit] of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
2 John 1:7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
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None of the verses suggest an individual as “The” “Antichrist”. If there is to be an end time leader as some interpret, none of the antichrist verses suggest a person titled “The” “Antichrist” since there were many even back when John was writing. The verses DO state that antichrist
is a SPIRIT, or THE spirit, that lives in the heart of anybody and everybody that denies that Jesus is the Christ or that denies the Father and the Son.
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1 John 2:23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [(but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also].
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So everyone that denies the Son has not the Father and is therefore antichrist, and also is an antichrist. Blindness of the Jews, however, is discussed separately as a “mystery”.
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Romans 11:8 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.
Romans 11:28 As concerning the gospel, [they are] enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, [they are] beloved for the fathers' sakes.
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Some say "The" "Antichrist" was Nero, suggesting it’s over and done with. Others are looking for some future individual “The” "Antichrist" of the silver screen yet to come. Others you can find on the Internet, of which there is no shortage, proffer guesses from the leader of Spain, to the Pope, to Ronald Reagan. Meanwhile there are 1.5 billion antichrists in Islam alone. This doesn't even count the atheist neighbor down your block where your kids go to hang out.
The Church has been deceived by tradition. Has the Church's looking for some individual "Antichrist", past or present, also made it look like so much buffoonery to those outside of the Church? It is human nature to want to believe in concepts such as "The" "Antichrist". What kid didn't take a flying leap into bed, so that what ever was under the bed wouldn't grab their ankles? Without the allure of a boogeyman Hollywood would go broke and the majority fiction novelists would be living in a van down by the river.
The enemy removed the term antichrist from the Christian vocabulary except when used to
describe a specific individual. Who would casually refer to the atheist that lives down the road as an antichrist? How much more soul searching might that individual do if we did? Who have you heard refer to the 1.5 billion Muslims as antichrists?
Muslims do become very convicted once they understand that they are antichrist. A term that should be a normal part of Christian vocabulary has been stolen by the enemy. Just ask the
guy next to you in Church next Sunday "what is the antichrist?" to get an idea of how this term is understood in the Church.
Consider also that God likely had John write so much later than the others so that he could address the myriad of heresies that had already infiltrated the Church, even in John's day. Consider all of the "overcommeth"ing of Revelation Chapters 2 and 3. The antichrist verses in effect say "you've heard that antichrist is coming, but it's already here!".
Even if there had been such a concept of a single antichrist in the Church, consider the wording: "ye have heard". Perhaps like "ye have heard that the moon is made of green cheese", but that doesn't mean that it's true. Consider a similar verse:
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Matthew 5:43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 4 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
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"The folly of interpreters has been to foretell times and things by this prophecy [Revelation], as if God designed to make them prophets. By this rashness they have not only exposed themselves, but brought the prophecy also into contempt. The design of God was much otherwise. He gave this and the prophecies of the Old Testament, not to gratify men's curiosities by enabling them to foreknow things, but that after they were fulfilled they might be interpreted by the event, and his own providence, not the interpreters', be then manifested thereby to the world. For the event of things predicted many ages before will then be a convincing argument that the world is governed by Providence." - Sir Isaac Newton
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2 Timothy 4:3-4 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4 And they shall turn away [their] ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
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The most important fundamental in Islam is "shirk" (anti-polytheism) that is manifest specifically as God has no Son. This is the most important fundamental in Islam. From the Quran ...."O you People of the Book, overstep not bounds in your religion, and of God speak only the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, is only an apostle of God, and his Word which he conveyed unto Mary, and a Spirit proceeding from him. Believe therefore in God and his apostles, and say not Three. It will be better for you. God is only one God. Far be it from his glory that he should have a son."
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1 John 2:23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [(but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also].
1 John 2:22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.
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While Muslims believe Jesus was a prophet, they deny that Jesus is the Son of God, thus all 1.5 billion of them are antichrists.
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2 Thessalonians 2:8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: 9 [Even him], whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
2 John 1:9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
John 10:36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said,I am the Son of God?
1 John 4:14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son [to be] the Saviour of the world.
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Bible: Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Koran: (Sura 2:223) your wives are as tilth (farmland) unto you; so approach your tilth when or how ye will.
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.
Sura 112:3 He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; To our could-become brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus:
1 John 1:3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship [is] with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
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Four verses in the bible use the term antichrist; all in the books of John.
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1 John 2:18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
1 John 2:22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.
1 John 4:3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that [spirit] of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
2 John 1:7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
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None of the verses suggest an individual as “The” “Antichrist”. If there is to be an end time leader as some interpret, none of the antichrist verses suggest a person titled “The” “Antichrist” since there were many even back when John was writing. The verses DO state that antichrist
is a SPIRIT, or THE spirit, that lives in the heart of anybody and everybody that denies that Jesus is the Christ or that denies the Father and the Son.
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1 John 2:23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [(but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also].
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So everyone that denies the Son has not the Father and is therefore antichrist, and also is an antichrist. Blindness of the Jews, however, is discussed separately as a “mystery”.
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Romans 11:8 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.
Romans 11:28 As concerning the gospel, [they are] enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, [they are] beloved for the fathers' sakes.
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Some say "The" "Antichrist" was Nero, suggesting it’s over and done with. Others are looking for some future individual “The” "Antichrist" of the silver screen yet to come. Others you can find on the Internet, of which there is no shortage, proffer guesses from the leader of Spain, to the Pope, to Ronald Reagan. Meanwhile there are 1.5 billion antichrists in Islam alone. This doesn't even count the atheist neighbor down your block where your kids go to hang out.
The Church has been deceived by tradition. Has the Church's looking for some individual "Antichrist", past or present, also made it look like so much buffoonery to those outside of the Church? It is human nature to want to believe in concepts such as "The" "Antichrist". What kid didn't take a flying leap into bed, so that what ever was under the bed wouldn't grab their ankles? Without the allure of a boogeyman Hollywood would go broke and the majority fiction novelists would be living in a van down by the river.
The enemy removed the term antichrist from the Christian vocabulary except when used to
describe a specific individual. Who would casually refer to the atheist that lives down the road as an antichrist? How much more soul searching might that individual do if we did? Who have you heard refer to the 1.5 billion Muslims as antichrists?
Muslims do become very convicted once they understand that they are antichrist. A term that should be a normal part of Christian vocabulary has been stolen by the enemy. Just ask the
guy next to you in Church next Sunday "what is the antichrist?" to get an idea of how this term is understood in the Church.
Consider also that God likely had John write so much later than the others so that he could address the myriad of heresies that had already infiltrated the Church, even in John's day. Consider all of the "overcommeth"ing of Revelation Chapters 2 and 3. The antichrist verses in effect say "you've heard that antichrist is coming, but it's already here!".
Even if there had been such a concept of a single antichrist in the Church, consider the wording: "ye have heard". Perhaps like "ye have heard that the moon is made of green cheese", but that doesn't mean that it's true. Consider a similar verse:
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Matthew 5:43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 4 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
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"The folly of interpreters has been to foretell times and things by this prophecy [Revelation], as if God designed to make them prophets. By this rashness they have not only exposed themselves, but brought the prophecy also into contempt. The design of God was much otherwise. He gave this and the prophecies of the Old Testament, not to gratify men's curiosities by enabling them to foreknow things, but that after they were fulfilled they might be interpreted by the event, and his own providence, not the interpreters', be then manifested thereby to the world. For the event of things predicted many ages before will then be a convincing argument that the world is governed by Providence." - Sir Isaac Newton
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2 Timothy 4:3-4 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4 And they shall turn away [their] ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
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The most important fundamental in Islam is "shirk" (anti-polytheism) that is manifest specifically as God has no Son. This is the most important fundamental in Islam. From the Quran ...."O you People of the Book, overstep not bounds in your religion, and of God speak only the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, is only an apostle of God, and his Word which he conveyed unto Mary, and a Spirit proceeding from him. Believe therefore in God and his apostles, and say not Three. It will be better for you. God is only one God. Far be it from his glory that he should have a son."
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1 John 2:23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [(but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also].
1 John 2:22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.
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While Muslims believe Jesus was a prophet, they deny that Jesus is the Son of God, thus all 1.5 billion of them are antichrists.
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2 Thessalonians 2:8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: 9 [Even him], whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
2 John 1:9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
John 10:36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said,I am the Son of God?
1 John 4:14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son [to be] the Saviour of the world.
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ISLAM IS OPPOSITE OF CHRISTIANITY
*************************************************************************************Bible: Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Koran: (Sura 2:223) your wives are as tilth (farmland) unto you; so approach your tilth when or how ye will.
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.
Sura 112:3 He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; To our could-become brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus:
1 John 1:3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship [is] with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
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Summary of Days/Years
Thirteen prophecies that fit perfectly to the Days/Years given by God in the Holy Bible.
By: Ellis Skolfield in the "False Prophet".
By: Ellis Skolfield in the "False Prophet".
Temple of God
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John 2:19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. 20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? 21 But he spake of the temple of his body. 22 When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
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Jesus rebuilt the temple in three days, just as He promised. That temple is Jesus' body, rebuilt as the corporate body of Christ, through His crucifixion, death and resurrection. The following also suggests that the temple of God is the corporate body of Christ.
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Ephesians 2:
19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; 20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner [stone]; 21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: 22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
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Builded together "through the Spirit" we understand.
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1Corinthians 6:
19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
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The "temple of God" is the corporate body of Christ, composed of individuals, through the power of the Holy Ghost. Following are all of the verses that include the term "temple of God".
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Matthew 21:12 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
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The above verse is a reference to the literal temple that Jesus prophesied would be torn down -every stone - as it eventually was.
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Matthew 26:61 And said, This [fellow] said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
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The corporate body of Christ, confirming John’s account. Further confirmed by the following.
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1 Corinthians 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of Goddwelleth in you? 17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which [temple] ye are.
2 Corinthians 6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in [them]; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
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The corporate body of Christ is the temple of God. This is not open to interpretation. In the figurative language of John's vision in Revelation we find two verses that use the term "temple of
God".
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Revelation 11:1 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
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John had his vision while banished to the penal colony on the Isle of Patmos. In the same chapter.
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Revelation 11:19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
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That's all of the verses that use the term "temple of God". This final use of the term locates the temple of God of that verse in the heavenlies, which would be consistent with Ezekiel's account.
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Ezekiel 43:7 And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, [neither] they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.
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We have assurance that God does not dwell in temples made with hands.
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Acts 17:24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
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Any future rebuilt temple would be desolate before it was ever built, by God's own design.
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Hebrews 8:1 Now of the things which we have spoken [this is] the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens; 2 A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.
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We can now well understand where we should be on guard for that "man of sin".
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2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for [that day shall not come], except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. "...above all that is called
God...".
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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So it would seem we are left with no choice but to understand that the "man of sin" may be revealed in the corporate body of Christ, and perhaps even in an individual temple of the Holy Ghost. For a Christian to suggest that a future "temple of God" is scriptural, would require believing that Jesus' finished work on the Cross, is incomplete and unfinished. Jesus warned the
Pharisees of such.
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Mark 7:13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
Hebrews 8:13 In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which
decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away.
Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
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That some Jews that may remain sovereignly blinded, and could have an interest in building a
temple should not be a surprise. But as Christians we can readily see that the only "temple of God", ever since the Cross, is the one that Jesus Himself rebuilt in three days. Once we understand the location of the "temple of God", and where “that man of sin” sitteth, John
Nelson Darby's mid-19th century futurist invention collapses. As widely respected futurist Dr.
Harry Ironside of Moody Bible Institute wrote in his “Mysteries of God”. ".....until brought to the fore through the writings of.....Mr. J. N. Darby, the doctrine taught by Dr. Scofield [i.e., the Seven-Year Tribulation theory] is scarcely to be found in a single book throughout a period of 1600 years. If any doubt this statement, let them search, as the writer has in measure done, the remarks of the so-called Fathers, both pre- and post-Nicene, the theological treatises of the scholastic divines.....the literature of the reformation.....the Puritans. He willfind the 'mystery' conspicuous by its absence."
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Job 8:8 For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their
fathers: 9 (For we [are but of] yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth
[are] a shadow:)
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The 19th century brought us; Mary Baker Eddy, Joseph Smith, Charles Taze Russell, Ellen White, John Darby, Westcott and Hort, Madame Blavatsky.
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John 2:19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. 20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? 21 But he spake of the temple of his body. 22 When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
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Jesus rebuilt the temple in three days, just as He promised. That temple is Jesus' body, rebuilt as the corporate body of Christ, through His crucifixion, death and resurrection. The following also suggests that the temple of God is the corporate body of Christ.
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Ephesians 2:
19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; 20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner [stone]; 21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: 22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
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Builded together "through the Spirit" we understand.
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1Corinthians 6:
19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
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The "temple of God" is the corporate body of Christ, composed of individuals, through the power of the Holy Ghost. Following are all of the verses that include the term "temple of God".
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Matthew 21:12 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
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The above verse is a reference to the literal temple that Jesus prophesied would be torn down -every stone - as it eventually was.
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Matthew 26:61 And said, This [fellow] said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
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The corporate body of Christ, confirming John’s account. Further confirmed by the following.
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1 Corinthians 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of Goddwelleth in you? 17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which [temple] ye are.
2 Corinthians 6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in [them]; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
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The corporate body of Christ is the temple of God. This is not open to interpretation. In the figurative language of John's vision in Revelation we find two verses that use the term "temple of
God".
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Revelation 11:1 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
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John had his vision while banished to the penal colony on the Isle of Patmos. In the same chapter.
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Revelation 11:19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
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That's all of the verses that use the term "temple of God". This final use of the term locates the temple of God of that verse in the heavenlies, which would be consistent with Ezekiel's account.
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Ezekiel 43:7 And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, [neither] they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.
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We have assurance that God does not dwell in temples made with hands.
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Acts 17:24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
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Any future rebuilt temple would be desolate before it was ever built, by God's own design.
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Hebrews 8:1 Now of the things which we have spoken [this is] the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens; 2 A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.
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We can now well understand where we should be on guard for that "man of sin".
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2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for [that day shall not come], except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. "...above all that is called
God...".
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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So it would seem we are left with no choice but to understand that the "man of sin" may be revealed in the corporate body of Christ, and perhaps even in an individual temple of the Holy Ghost. For a Christian to suggest that a future "temple of God" is scriptural, would require believing that Jesus' finished work on the Cross, is incomplete and unfinished. Jesus warned the
Pharisees of such.
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Mark 7:13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
Hebrews 8:13 In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which
decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away.
Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
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That some Jews that may remain sovereignly blinded, and could have an interest in building a
temple should not be a surprise. But as Christians we can readily see that the only "temple of God", ever since the Cross, is the one that Jesus Himself rebuilt in three days. Once we understand the location of the "temple of God", and where “that man of sin” sitteth, John
Nelson Darby's mid-19th century futurist invention collapses. As widely respected futurist Dr.
Harry Ironside of Moody Bible Institute wrote in his “Mysteries of God”. ".....until brought to the fore through the writings of.....Mr. J. N. Darby, the doctrine taught by Dr. Scofield [i.e., the Seven-Year Tribulation theory] is scarcely to be found in a single book throughout a period of 1600 years. If any doubt this statement, let them search, as the writer has in measure done, the remarks of the so-called Fathers, both pre- and post-Nicene, the theological treatises of the scholastic divines.....the literature of the reformation.....the Puritans. He willfind the 'mystery' conspicuous by its absence."
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Job 8:8 For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their
fathers: 9 (For we [are but of] yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth
[are] a shadow:)
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The 19th century brought us; Mary Baker Eddy, Joseph Smith, Charles Taze Russell, Ellen White, John Darby, Westcott and Hort, Madame Blavatsky.
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Daniels 70 Weeks
The 70 Weeks is divided into three sections: Seven Weeks, Sixty-two Weeks and One Week. Let’s look at the 69 weeks first. To whom are they addressed and what are they about? They are to the Jews, and about Jerusalem. What does v. 24 tell us will be accomplished in those 69 sevens?
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Daniel 9
24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
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Daniel 9
24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
25 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.
26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
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When will they take place, and what is the time frame? We are told to start counting time after a decree is sent out to restore Jerusalem. A special decree was granted by Artaxerxes I to Nehemiah (444-445BC). This is the ONLY decree recorded in the Bible that gave the Jews permission to “restore Jerusalem and rebuild its walls,” and since Scripture relates to Scripture, we should start counting time from that biblical decree.
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7 WEEKS CONVERSION
(7 weeks) X (7 Days) = 49 days
Levitical to Solar Conversion = (49 days) X (.9857) = 48.3 days
1 year for 1 day Conversion = (48.3 years)
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62 WEEKS CONVERSION
(62 weeks) X (7 Days) = 434 days
Levitical to Solar Conversion = (434 days) X (.9857) = 427.7 days
1 year for 1 day Conversion = (427.7 years)
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Now, lets add our conversions together to get the total for the 69 weeks.
(427.7) + (48.3) = 476 years
Now take the date when the decree was made to “restore Jerusalem and rebuild its walls, which was 445 B.C. or 444 B.C. and at the 476 years to it and see where in history we will end up at.
(444 B.C.) + (476 Years) = 32 A.D. (When Jesus Christ was crucified)
What about those six points that were supposed to be fulfilled during these 70 weeks?
All but one were fulfilled at the cross. Did not Jesus
(1) finish transgression eternally
(2) make an end of sin
(3) make reconciliation for iniquity
(4) bring in everlasting righteousness
(6) anoint the Most holy with His own precious blood
Point (5), however, was left out: “Seal up vision and prophecy.”
This is where those peculiar 7 weeks and 62 weeks come in. 7 x 7 Hebrew years = 48.3 Solar years. 444BC - 48.3 is 395.7 B.C., The Book of Malachi was written. Malachi was inspired to write the last book of the Old Testament in about 396BC. The Scripture to the Jews was complete, and no more was written until the New Testament era! So Old Testament vision and prophecy were indeed “sealed up.” As one dear Rabbi lamented in about 200BC, “The Holy Spirit has departed from Israel,” and until this very day, the Jews, as a nation, have not been permitted to see any further. The Lord has blinded their eyes so they could not recognize Jesus as their Messiah (Rom 11:8, 2Co 3:15).
Praise God!
Mark of the Beast
The Mark of the Beast is given by the "image of the beast," the revitalized Islam now in the Middle East. (Some eschatologists believe the Ka’aba stone in Mecca to be the "image of the beast" and though I think differently, they could also be right.)
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Revelation 13:16 "And he (the Leopard-Bear-Lion) causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the (Islamic) beast, or the number of his name."
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To understand the mark given by the Leopard-Bear-Lion, we need to read about other marks in the Bible. In 606 B.C., when the Kingdom of Judah was about to fall, the prophet Ezekiel saw spiritual marks in a vision. He watched when an archangel said,
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Ezekiel 9:4 & 6 "... Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof . . . Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house of the Lord."
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Revelation 13:16 "And he (the Leopard-Bear-Lion) causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the (Islamic) beast, or the number of his name."
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To understand the mark given by the Leopard-Bear-Lion, we need to read about other marks in the Bible. In 606 B.C., when the Kingdom of Judah was about to fall, the prophet Ezekiel saw spiritual marks in a vision. He watched when an archangel said,
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Ezekiel 9:4 & 6 "... Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof . . . Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house of the Lord."
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Later, the writer of Chronicles, a historian, saw the same event, but he didn’t see the mark.
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2 Chronicles 36:17 "Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand."
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So why was Ezekiel able to see spiritual marks, but the writer of Chronicles wasn’t? Well, the writer of Chronicles saw things as they were in the material world. Ezekiel saw angels in his vision, so he was seeing into the spiritual world, and don't all Christians also have a mark (aren't we sealed) by the Holy Spirit? (2 Co 1:22, Eph 1:13, Eph 4:30) But you don't see that seal on anyone, do you?
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Revelation 7:3 & 14:1 "Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads . . . And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb (Jesus) stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads."
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These seals are on the foreheads of every believing Jew of the Christian Era, but you don’t see them, do you? Of course not, they are only visible in the spiritual world. They are not physical marks, but spiritual marks, and that’s the key to understanding the Mark of the Beast. Since the Lord's marks on His servants are only visible in the spiritual world, it is reasonable to conclude that Satan’s marks, given to the servants the Leopard-Bear-Lion are only visible in the spiritual world. This is not "spiritualizing" as some would claim, but accepting that figurative language demands a figurative interpretation. Scripture goes on to say,
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Revelation 14:9-11 ". . . If any man worship the (Islamic) beast and his image (the Kaaba stone?), and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb (Jesus): And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the (Leopard-Bear-Lion) beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name."
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So will Islam fall? The God of the Bible says so. As written earlier, it will be a spiritual tragedy of unimaginable proportions, and it will happen because the followers of the Leopard-Bear-Lion have been deceived into rejecting the Son of God who sacrificed Himself for all mankind on the Cross of Calvary. Scripture adds the following,
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Rev 13:18 "Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the (Leopard-Bear-Lion) beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six," i.e., 666.
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Many books have been written about that number, all speculative, but about 20 years ago a former Muslim who could read Arabic told me that 666 was the number of the Koran. I believed him, sort of, and promptly forgot about it. Then about two months ago, another friend told me there were many Islamic sites on the Internet claiming 666 to be the number of the Koran. (You can find these sites yourself by searching: Quran 666.) Suddenly, the last piece of the Leopard-Bear-Lion puzzle fell into place! Now look at the above verse again.
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Rev 13:18 "Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the (Leopard-Bear-Lion) beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six,"
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The number of a man! So what man has led a billion and a half people away from the Savior of the world? What man said, "God forbid that He should have a son." Is this not Muhammad, the prophet of the Leopard-Bear-Lion? According to the Bible, the end for him and his followers will be grim indeed.
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Revelation 19:20 "And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshiped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone."
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God Bless You!
Lion, Bear, Leopard
There are three beasts in Revelation: the Leopard-Bear-Lion "beast," the "beast" with Two Horns and the Scarlet "beast". These three "beasts" are not real beasts because the word "beast" (when used in a prophetic sense) means something other than a wild animal. From Daniel 7, we recognize these prophetic "beasts" to be world empires that existed during and after Daniel’s time.
1. The first beast in Daniel 7 was a Lion. History shows this Lion beast to be a figurative picture of the Babylonian empire. (Babylon controlled the Holy Land from 606 to 536 B.C.)
2. The next beast in his vision was a Bear. History shows this Bear to be a figurative picture of the Medo-Persian empire. (Medo-Persia controlled the Holy Land from 536 B.C. to 332 B.C.)
3. The third beast was a Leopard. History shows this Leopard to be a figurative picture of the Greek empire (Grecian rulers controlled the Holy Land from 332 B.C. to 65 B.C. when Rome took control).
So as far as Bible prophecy is concerned, beasts = empires. Babylon was the Lion, Medo-Persia was the Bear and Greece was the Leopard. Each of these empires controlled the whole known world, from India to Greece and even into North Africa. In other words, the whole Middle East. Now lets pan forward to 95 A.D., where John, a New Testament prophet, foretells the future of the Middle East during our era. In his vision, guess what John sees? Another beast, and we now know what "beasts" mean.
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Beasts = Empires, but this empire is a Leopard-Bear-Lion so it isn’t just one of the above empires, it’s all three rolled into one. In other words, it's the descendants of those earlier empires, in the same geographic location, the Middle East. Looking back at the history of the area, we can now identify this new empire as the various Islamic countries that have controlled the Middle East, and particularly Jerusalem, ever since the 1st Jihad. Some might claim that the Islamic states in the Middle East do not constitute a real "empire" because they are not united under one government. However, The God of the Bible is more concerned with the spiritual realities in a land than He is with how many earthly governments it has. All Middle Eastern states are united under one religion, Islam, and all Moslems subscribe to the central Islamic goal of world conquest for their religion. Quoted below is part of Revelation 13, with a few words inserted (by Mr. Skolfield) to explain the figures .
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Revelation 13:1-5 "And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast (an empire) rise up out of the sea (of people), having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns (various rulers of various countries), and upon his heads the name of blasphemy (this empire stands against the God of the Bible). And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion (Leopard-Bear-Lion gives the reader a positive ID, it's the Middle East): and the dragon (Satan) gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. And I saw one of his (the Leopard-Bear-Lion's) heads as it were wounded to death (the first Jihad was defeated at the battle of Tours and the battle of Vienna); and his deadly wound was healed (the rise of Islam today and the new Jihad): and all the world wondered after the beast (this Islamic empire). And they worshiped the dragon (the people of the Middle East)(Satan) which gave power unto the beast: and they worshiped the beast (the Islamic empire), saying, Who is like unto the beast (the Islamic empire), who is able to make war with him? And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power (over Jerusalem) was given unto him to continue forty and two months."
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And here is how you can prove the above to be the correct interpretation. Construction of the Islamic Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem began in 688 A.D.. Jerusalem was freed of Islamic control in 1967 A.D.. Applying the prophetic days of Ezekiel 4:5-6.
An exact historic fit; so the interpretation is true.
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Revelation 13:6-9 "And he (the Leopard-Bear-Lion) opened his mouth in blasphemy against God (by saying God has no Son), to blaspheme his name (by trying to change the name of the Creator of the Universe, I AM, to that of a local Arab deity), and his tabernacle (God’s temple mount in Jerusalem), and them that dwell in heaven. And it was given unto him (the Islamic empire) to make war with the saints (the Christians and Jews), and to overcome them (during the 1st Jihad): and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations (of the Middle East). And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb (Jesus, the Son of God) slain from the foundation of the world. If any man have an ear, let him hear."
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Not many do hear, but It is now apparent that 1.3 billion people are being terribly deceived by Satan. The God of the Bible and the god of Islam are not the same beings because the God of the Bible said, "they worship the dragon" (Satan). We should pray for Moslems, not hate them. If they don't turn to Jesus, their eventual fate could be the greatest tragedy in all human history.
Season and a Time
This last verse is concerning "A season and a Time" found in Daniel 7:11-12. Let us study the verse carefully.
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Daniel 7:11-12
11I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.
12As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.
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If time is 1000 years and there are four seasons, then a season would be 1/4 th of a time, or 250 years. Remembering that a season is not an exact number and could fluctuate a week or two either way, this "season and time" fits history well, indeed.
So, when is our starting point for this prophecy? According do Daniel 7 it starts after the the Four Beasts ruled. The four beasts were Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. What happened after Rome fell in 476 AD? The Moslems became the major force in the region but, they lacked dominion. However they did build a Mosque on the Temple Mount in 688 AD. Lets use 688 AD and add a "Season and a Time" to it.
(688 AD) + (1260 Years) = 1948
Right to the year again. Three verses interpreted to the exact year. There is no way this is a coincidence.
God Bless,
Martin Taylor
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Daniel 7:11-12
11I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.
12As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.
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If time is 1000 years and there are four seasons, then a season would be 1/4 th of a time, or 250 years. Remembering that a season is not an exact number and could fluctuate a week or two either way, this "season and time" fits history well, indeed.
So, when is our starting point for this prophecy? According do Daniel 7 it starts after the the Four Beasts ruled. The four beasts were Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. What happened after Rome fell in 476 AD? The Moslems became the major force in the region but, they lacked dominion. However they did build a Mosque on the Temple Mount in 688 AD. Lets use 688 AD and add a "Season and a Time" to it.
(688 AD) + (1260 Years) = 1948
Right to the year again. Three verses interpreted to the exact year. There is no way this is a coincidence.
God Bless,
Martin Taylor
Time, Times, & Half 2
We will be looking at Daniel 12:7 in this post, which is as follows:
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Daniel 12:7
7And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and swear by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.
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This vision was given to Daniel in the third year of Cyrus, which was 533 BC.
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Daniel 10:1
1In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.
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This is the starting point for the prophecy. Therefore, let us take 533 BC and add 2500 years and see what we come up with.
(533BC) + (2500 Years) = 1967
Exactly when Israel won the Six Day War and was freed from gentile control. Wow! Still think it is a coincidence? Let's look at the third "Time, Times, and Half a Time" in my next post labeled "Time, Times, & Half 3".
God Bless,
Martin Taylor
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Daniel 12:7
7And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and swear by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.
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This vision was given to Daniel in the third year of Cyrus, which was 533 BC.
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Daniel 10:1
1In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.
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This is the starting point for the prophecy. Therefore, let us take 533 BC and add 2500 years and see what we come up with.
(533BC) + (2500 Years) = 1967
Exactly when Israel won the Six Day War and was freed from gentile control. Wow! Still think it is a coincidence? Let's look at the third "Time, Times, and Half a Time" in my next post labeled "Time, Times, & Half 3".
God Bless,
Martin Taylor
Time, Times, & Half 1
In the Book of Daniel, Time, Times and Half a Time is mentioned twice. Most people today think this means 3 and 1/2 years because of the "7 Year Tribulation" theory. Being that I have started showing you through the past few posts that there are major flaws in the "7 Year Tribulation" theory, I have no choice but to think the "Time, Times, and Half a Time" interpretation is incorrect too. In no way am I the one who figured this out. It is purely Ellis Skolfield who has done the work. With that said, lets get started.
SO far, we have only studied prophetic days. In every instance we found them to be years. But day=years are not the only duration of prophetic time in the Bible. Twice in Daniel, and once in
Revelation, there is the expression "time, times, and half a time." So how long is a time? Look at these verses:
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Daniel 7:25
25And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
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Daniel 12:7
7And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.
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Is a time a year like the day=years? One thing for sure, a time is not a year. Here is how we know. The Hebrew word for day is yom. The Hebrew and High Syriac words for time (as used in Daniel 7:25 and 12:7) are iddan and moadah. Surely, the Creator of the universe knows the difference between iddan, moadah and yom.
Of course, and He gave us a yom for a year, not an iddan or a moadah for a year. So iddan (time), and moadah (time), must mean something else. Lets call them time durations "X". And what about the cryptic way in which those words were used, "time, times, and the dividing of a time"? How many "times" do we have there? As is true of English, Hebrew is full of idiomatic language. For instance, the Hebrew idiom "cut off" means to kill. "Ate the pieces of" means to bring malicious accusations against, and so on. Is "time, times, and the dividing of a time" also an idiom? Let's see if there is Scripture to support that hypothesis:
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Job 33:14
14For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.
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Job 33:14
5Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
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Psalm 62:11
11God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
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In the above, once is one, and twice is only one more, for a total of two: 1+1=2. A singular one followed by a plural twice is only two. In the same way, a singular time followed by a plural
times might be only two. Only two! The words are different, but the idiomatic form is the same. If the Lord had said, "time, yea time", we might have seen it instantly.
Now let's employ the same idiomatic language to interpret "time, times, and half a time". Time = one; times = one more, for a total of two times. Add a half a time and we have two and a half times, or 1+1+½=2½. That is pretty simple, isn't it? So why have people been saying that "time, times, and half a time", are three and a half years? Who knows? Probably because it fits the Seven-Year tribulation scheme. However, Hebrew scholars have told me their grammar does not support 3½ times as the correct translation for that idiom.
All right, so "time, times, and half a time", are two and a half times. But if a time isn't a year, how long is it? Daniel understood day=years, but he didn't understand time. Why? Because day=years were defined for him in Old Testament scriptures while time was not. In fact, time was not defined until late in the New Testament epistles:
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2 Peter 3:8
8But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
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On the surface that sure doesn't look like much of a definition for time, does it? It certainly doesn't work in English. But something is wrong here. God has already given us the definition for day. He gave us a day for a year. Is the Lord changing His definition of prophetic days here? Not at all. We can prove that the correct interpretation for prophetic days is still years by the 42
months and 1260 days of Revelation that we just studied. What we have here is an in X with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years is as an X. So how do we solve for X? By doing a word study in Greek, which was the original language of the New Testament. The Greek word translated day in 2Pe 3:8 is hemera.
Hemera is an ambiguous word sometimes translated: period, moment, season, year, and, guess
what ... Time. So what is the correct translation here? In Greek, context often determines translation, but in the above verse, the correct translation cannot be established with certainty because context does not suggest the correct concept. Understandably, translators went with iiday,lt which is the most common usage, but that may not be correct. Hemera is translated time in four verses in the KJV, and twelve verses in the NASB. So time is a very acceptable translation. Is it possible that duration X is a thousand years?
If time is a thousand years, and we have 2½ of them, then "time, times, and half time", could be 2500 years. Thus far, we have only a supposition. But that is all we had for day=years until we started plugging them into history. Let's see if there is an exact 2500 year historic fit that fulfills the Bible's description of these times right to the year.
The Lord gave Daniel the vision of four great beasts coming up out of the sea. Scripture tells us
when this was, right to the year, "In the 1st year of Belshazzar" (Dan 7:1). In pictorial language, the vision then describes the four great kingdoms that were to rule in the Holy Land during the time of the Gentiles. At the end of that prophecy, the Lord tells Daniel about times:
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Daniel 7:25
25And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
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Being that time was defined in the New Testament in 2 Peter 3:8 there is no need to convert to Solar Years. Therefore, lets start at 552 BC because that is when the Prophecy started according to Daniel 7:1. We will simply add the 2500 Years to 552 BC.
(552 BC) + (2500 Years) = 1948
This is the exact year that Israel became a nation!
You might be saying that it is a coincidence that this interpretation fits Scripture AND History. Well, I would agree with you if it only worked for one of the three prophecies that use the "time, times, and dividing of time" but, lets look at another one of these prophecies in the next post that is labeled "Time, Times, & Half 2".
These prophecies have been to the exact year and have not been swayed in any mathematical way. It is amazing how they fit exactly. Gods' knowledge and power is awesome. He truly has a plan for us. If you have accepted Jesus Christ as your savior and believe he died on the Cross to save us from our sins, please say a prayer to accept him into your heart and life. Your eternity depends on it!
God Bless,
Martin Taylor
SO far, we have only studied prophetic days. In every instance we found them to be years. But day=years are not the only duration of prophetic time in the Bible. Twice in Daniel, and once in
Revelation, there is the expression "time, times, and half a time." So how long is a time? Look at these verses:
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Daniel 7:25
25And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
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Daniel 12:7
7And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.
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Is a time a year like the day=years? One thing for sure, a time is not a year. Here is how we know. The Hebrew word for day is yom. The Hebrew and High Syriac words for time (as used in Daniel 7:25 and 12:7) are iddan and moadah. Surely, the Creator of the universe knows the difference between iddan, moadah and yom.
Of course, and He gave us a yom for a year, not an iddan or a moadah for a year. So iddan (time), and moadah (time), must mean something else. Lets call them time durations "X". And what about the cryptic way in which those words were used, "time, times, and the dividing of a time"? How many "times" do we have there? As is true of English, Hebrew is full of idiomatic language. For instance, the Hebrew idiom "cut off" means to kill. "Ate the pieces of" means to bring malicious accusations against, and so on. Is "time, times, and the dividing of a time" also an idiom? Let's see if there is Scripture to support that hypothesis:
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Job 33:14
14For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.
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Job 33:14
5Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
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Psalm 62:11
11God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
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In the above, once is one, and twice is only one more, for a total of two: 1+1=2. A singular one followed by a plural twice is only two. In the same way, a singular time followed by a plural
times might be only two. Only two! The words are different, but the idiomatic form is the same. If the Lord had said, "time, yea time", we might have seen it instantly.
Now let's employ the same idiomatic language to interpret "time, times, and half a time". Time = one; times = one more, for a total of two times. Add a half a time and we have two and a half times, or 1+1+½=2½. That is pretty simple, isn't it? So why have people been saying that "time, times, and half a time", are three and a half years? Who knows? Probably because it fits the Seven-Year tribulation scheme. However, Hebrew scholars have told me their grammar does not support 3½ times as the correct translation for that idiom.
All right, so "time, times, and half a time", are two and a half times. But if a time isn't a year, how long is it? Daniel understood day=years, but he didn't understand time. Why? Because day=years were defined for him in Old Testament scriptures while time was not. In fact, time was not defined until late in the New Testament epistles:
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2 Peter 3:8
8But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
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On the surface that sure doesn't look like much of a definition for time, does it? It certainly doesn't work in English. But something is wrong here. God has already given us the definition for day. He gave us a day for a year. Is the Lord changing His definition of prophetic days here? Not at all. We can prove that the correct interpretation for prophetic days is still years by the 42
months and 1260 days of Revelation that we just studied. What we have here is an in X with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years is as an X. So how do we solve for X? By doing a word study in Greek, which was the original language of the New Testament. The Greek word translated day in 2Pe 3:8 is hemera.
Hemera is an ambiguous word sometimes translated: period, moment, season, year, and, guess
what ... Time. So what is the correct translation here? In Greek, context often determines translation, but in the above verse, the correct translation cannot be established with certainty because context does not suggest the correct concept. Understandably, translators went with iiday,lt which is the most common usage, but that may not be correct. Hemera is translated time in four verses in the KJV, and twelve verses in the NASB. So time is a very acceptable translation. Is it possible that duration X is a thousand years?
If time is a thousand years, and we have 2½ of them, then "time, times, and half time", could be 2500 years. Thus far, we have only a supposition. But that is all we had for day=years until we started plugging them into history. Let's see if there is an exact 2500 year historic fit that fulfills the Bible's description of these times right to the year.
The Lord gave Daniel the vision of four great beasts coming up out of the sea. Scripture tells us
when this was, right to the year, "In the 1st year of Belshazzar" (Dan 7:1). In pictorial language, the vision then describes the four great kingdoms that were to rule in the Holy Land during the time of the Gentiles. At the end of that prophecy, the Lord tells Daniel about times:
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Daniel 7:25
25And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
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Being that time was defined in the New Testament in 2 Peter 3:8 there is no need to convert to Solar Years. Therefore, lets start at 552 BC because that is when the Prophecy started according to Daniel 7:1. We will simply add the 2500 Years to 552 BC.
(552 BC) + (2500 Years) = 1948
This is the exact year that Israel became a nation!
You might be saying that it is a coincidence that this interpretation fits Scripture AND History. Well, I would agree with you if it only worked for one of the three prophecies that use the "time, times, and dividing of time" but, lets look at another one of these prophecies in the next post that is labeled "Time, Times, & Half 2".
These prophecies have been to the exact year and have not been swayed in any mathematical way. It is amazing how they fit exactly. Gods' knowledge and power is awesome. He truly has a plan for us. If you have accepted Jesus Christ as your savior and believe he died on the Cross to save us from our sins, please say a prayer to accept him into your heart and life. Your eternity depends on it!
God Bless,
Martin Taylor
Two Witnesses
In Revelation 11:3 there is mention of Two Witnesses. Lets take a look at that verse.
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Revelation 11:3-4
3And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
4These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
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To people that have been taught about the "7 Year Tribulation", they believe the Two Witnesses are two holy people that will be in the city and will prophesy for 42 months. Please read the rest of this post carefully!
We need to figure out who or what are the Two Witnesses. Revelation 11:4 gives a description of what they are; two olive trees and two candlesticks. Now we need to find, scripturally, what or who the two olive trees and two candlesticks are. In Revelation 1:20 tells us what the candlesticks are; Churches.
Now that we know the Two Witnesses are Churches that are figuratively represented by two candlesticks, we need to find out which Churches the two olive trees are. In the Book of Romans is the answer! Lets look at the two verses.
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Romans 11:17
17And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou[the Gentile church], being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
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Romans 11:24
24For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree[the Jews]: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
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Wow! We now know who the two Witnesses are; One olive tree is the "Good Olive Trees" (Jews) and the wild olive tree "Gentile Church".
OK, in Revelation 11:3 we are given a certain amount of time the two witnesses will be allowed to witness to the world. The question here is, when will they start to witness? The answer is in the Book of Luke. Lets examine these verses.
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Luke 21:32
32Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
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The last generation started when Israel won the 6 Day War in 1967. Therefore, the witnesses can not witness for 1260 Years if we are in the last generation. A generation can only be as long as 70 years and no shorter than 40 years according to Psalms 90:10.
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Psalm 90:10
10The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
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Lets find the time when they started witnessing.
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Luke 21:24
24And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
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Well, we know that the time of the Gentiles was fulfilled by Israel becoming a nation in 1948. In Revelation 11:3 the time given to witness is 1260 Days. We make the 1260 Days into years and their is no need to convert the years because we are in the New Testament. Lets take 1948 and subtract 1260 years and see what we get.
(1948 AD) - (1260 Years) = 688 AD
The exact year the "Dome of the Rock" was built!
Wake up people! The two witnesses time has been completed. We are closer to the return of Jesus Christ our Savior than we think.
God Bless You,
Martin Taylor
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Revelation 11:3-4
3And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
4These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
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To people that have been taught about the "7 Year Tribulation", they believe the Two Witnesses are two holy people that will be in the city and will prophesy for 42 months. Please read the rest of this post carefully!
We need to figure out who or what are the Two Witnesses. Revelation 11:4 gives a description of what they are; two olive trees and two candlesticks. Now we need to find, scripturally, what or who the two olive trees and two candlesticks are. In Revelation 1:20 tells us what the candlesticks are; Churches.
Now that we know the Two Witnesses are Churches that are figuratively represented by two candlesticks, we need to find out which Churches the two olive trees are. In the Book of Romans is the answer! Lets look at the two verses.
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Romans 11:17
17And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou[the Gentile church], being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
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Romans 11:24
24For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree[the Jews]: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
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Wow! We now know who the two Witnesses are; One olive tree is the "Good Olive Trees" (Jews) and the wild olive tree "Gentile Church".
OK, in Revelation 11:3 we are given a certain amount of time the two witnesses will be allowed to witness to the world. The question here is, when will they start to witness? The answer is in the Book of Luke. Lets examine these verses.
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Luke 21:32
32Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
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The last generation started when Israel won the 6 Day War in 1967. Therefore, the witnesses can not witness for 1260 Years if we are in the last generation. A generation can only be as long as 70 years and no shorter than 40 years according to Psalms 90:10.
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Psalm 90:10
10The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
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Lets find the time when they started witnessing.
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Luke 21:24
24And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
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Well, we know that the time of the Gentiles was fulfilled by Israel becoming a nation in 1948. In Revelation 11:3 the time given to witness is 1260 Days. We make the 1260 Days into years and their is no need to convert the years because we are in the New Testament. Lets take 1948 and subtract 1260 years and see what we get.
(1948 AD) - (1260 Years) = 688 AD
The exact year the "Dome of the Rock" was built!
Wake up people! The two witnesses time has been completed. We are closer to the return of Jesus Christ our Savior than we think.
God Bless You,
Martin Taylor
Abomonation / Desolation
We will be talking about the Abomination of Desolation that Daniel prophesied about in Daniel 12:11. Lets take a look at that verse.
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Daniel 12:11
11And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
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Anyone who believes in the the "7 Year Tribulation" also believes in a third temple being built and the "Anti-Christ" will go into the temple to be worshiped and that is the "Abomination that maketh Desolate". However, we should forget about John Darby's dispensation because it is a theory and is not support by scripture.
With that said, lets use the prophetic 1 Day equals 1 Year to decrypt this prophecy. 1290 days is what is prophesied in this verse, which is actually 1290 years according to God. When should this prophecy begin? Well, the verse tells us, "And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away".
In 583 BC, the priests were taken captive by the Babylonians. There was no one left to make sacrifices. Therefore, this was the last time sacrifices were taken away from the temple. So, lets work out the prophesied 1290 days and see where it ends up.
(1290 Levitical Years) x (.9857 Solar Conversion) = 1271.55 Solar Days
(583 BC) + (1271 Solar Years) = 688 AD
What happened in 688 AD? Between 685 AD and 705 AD the third most Holiest Mosque was built on the Temple Mount. Abd el Malik ibn Marwan, built a memorial to Muhammad, the Dome of the Rock, on Gods temple mount!
The "Dome of the Rock" is the "Abomination that maketh Desolate".
Now we know that a person named the Anti-Christ is not what makes the Temple Mount Desolate nor is the Abomination of Desolation future tense. Therefore, it can not be a part of a FUTURE "7 Year Tribulation".
Praise God! It gets better! If that isn't enough proof for you, lets take a look at Revelation 11:2.
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Revelation 11:2
2But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
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"In 685, the Moslem governor of Jerusalem, one Kalifah Abd el Malik ibd Marwan, began clearing the temple mount. He used the local people to do so, including the Christians and Jews still living in the city. When the bedrock was exposed, they found two solid rock promontories within 300 feet of each other. The one to the south they named as-Sakhra and over as-Sakhra they built the memorial to Muhammad, the Dome of the Rock, the actual construction of which began in 688."
"Over the other promontory, an unusually flat stone, to the north and slightly west of as-Sakhra a little, unimposing cupola was constructed they aptly named "The Dome of the Spirits" or "The Dome of the Tablets". Having no science of archaeology during those days, guess what? They built the "Dome of the Rock" in the wrong place."
In Revelation 11:2 tells us, "the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months". Lets start from when the "Dome of the Rock" was built (688 AD) and add the 42 months to that date and see what the end date is.
(356.24 Days) / (12 Months) = 30.44 Days per Month
(42 Months) x (30.44 Days) = 1279
(688 AD) + (1279) = 1967 AD
What happened in 1967 AD? Israel became a free nation after winning what is know as the 6-Day War. Guess what the Holy City had just stopped being "tread down by the Gentiles" when they won that war. Prophetic accuracy is awesome!
God Bless You,
Martin Taylor
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Daniel 12:11
11And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
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Anyone who believes in the the "7 Year Tribulation" also believes in a third temple being built and the "Anti-Christ" will go into the temple to be worshiped and that is the "Abomination that maketh Desolate". However, we should forget about John Darby's dispensation because it is a theory and is not support by scripture.
With that said, lets use the prophetic 1 Day equals 1 Year to decrypt this prophecy. 1290 days is what is prophesied in this verse, which is actually 1290 years according to God. When should this prophecy begin? Well, the verse tells us, "And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away".
In 583 BC, the priests were taken captive by the Babylonians. There was no one left to make sacrifices. Therefore, this was the last time sacrifices were taken away from the temple. So, lets work out the prophesied 1290 days and see where it ends up.
(1290 Levitical Years) x (.9857 Solar Conversion) = 1271.55 Solar Days
(583 BC) + (1271 Solar Years) = 688 AD
What happened in 688 AD? Between 685 AD and 705 AD the third most Holiest Mosque was built on the Temple Mount. Abd el Malik ibn Marwan, built a memorial to Muhammad, the Dome of the Rock, on Gods temple mount!
The "Dome of the Rock" is the "Abomination that maketh Desolate".
Now we know that a person named the Anti-Christ is not what makes the Temple Mount Desolate nor is the Abomination of Desolation future tense. Therefore, it can not be a part of a FUTURE "7 Year Tribulation".
Praise God! It gets better! If that isn't enough proof for you, lets take a look at Revelation 11:2.
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Revelation 11:2
2But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
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"In 685, the Moslem governor of Jerusalem, one Kalifah Abd el Malik ibd Marwan, began clearing the temple mount. He used the local people to do so, including the Christians and Jews still living in the city. When the bedrock was exposed, they found two solid rock promontories within 300 feet of each other. The one to the south they named as-Sakhra and over as-Sakhra they built the memorial to Muhammad, the Dome of the Rock, the actual construction of which began in 688."
"Over the other promontory, an unusually flat stone, to the north and slightly west of as-Sakhra a little, unimposing cupola was constructed they aptly named "The Dome of the Spirits" or "The Dome of the Tablets". Having no science of archaeology during those days, guess what? They built the "Dome of the Rock" in the wrong place."
In Revelation 11:2 tells us, "the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months". Lets start from when the "Dome of the Rock" was built (688 AD) and add the 42 months to that date and see what the end date is.(NOTE)
Being that we are using a verse in the New Testament, there is no need for the conversion (.9857) because the New Testament was written in Greek which uses the Solar Calendar.
(356.24 Days) / (12 Months) = 30.44 Days per Month
(42 Months) x (30.44 Days) = 1279
(688 AD) + (1279) = 1967 AD
What happened in 1967 AD? Israel became a free nation after winning what is know as the 6-Day War. Guess what the Holy City had just stopped being "tread down by the Gentiles" when they won that war. Prophetic accuracy is awesome!
God Bless You,
Martin Taylor
7 Year Trib, Really?
Everyone of us that have studied the end times prophecies of the Holy Bible have heard of the "7 Year Tribulation". Most have never questioned where the thought "7 Years" came from. That is exactly what this post is about. It is important for us to be critical of the things we hear from others, including me. We should listen to others and then read our bibles and pray to God for understanding. Remember, there is no "Gray Area" when reading the bible. It is what it is! If we read the words and apply the words; the product is scriptural fact.
So, where did the "7 Year Tribulation" theory come from? John Darby of the Plymouth Brethren theorized that the 70th week was actually a Seven-Year tribulation that would take place at the end of the Christian Era. Darby then imagined a 2000 year gap between the 69th and 70th weeks to make it fit his prophetic scheme of things. Darby also figured that the day-years of both Daniel and Revelation were the first or last half of his so-called Great Tribulation.
There is absolutely nothing, biblically or historically, that supports the "7 Year Tribulation". Like it or not. This is the facts people. Read and study it for yourselves.
God Bless,
Martin Taylor
So, where did the "7 Year Tribulation" theory come from? John Darby of the Plymouth Brethren theorized that the 70th week was actually a Seven-Year tribulation that would take place at the end of the Christian Era. Darby then imagined a 2000 year gap between the 69th and 70th weeks to make it fit his prophetic scheme of things. Darby also figured that the day-years of both Daniel and Revelation were the first or last half of his so-called Great Tribulation.
There is absolutely nothing, biblically or historically, that supports the "7 Year Tribulation". Like it or not. This is the facts people. Read and study it for yourselves.
God Bless,
Martin Taylor
Gabriel & Daniel
Many people focus on the book of Daniel for end times prophecy and struggle to interpret it. There are several prophecies in the book of Daniel but, we are going to focus on Daniel 9:24-26 first.
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Daniel 9:24-26
24Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
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Daniel 9:24-26
24Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
25Know 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.
26And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
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We will look at verse 24 first. Also let me say, it is important to know the approximate time that Gabriel the Angel made this prophecy to Daniel because we need a starting point to figure out when this prophecy will end.
Verse 24 gives the total sum of weeks and what will happen during that time of prophecy. The Seventy Weeks is put into three different parts in verse 25. (7 Weeks plus 62 Weeks, 1 Week)
7 weeks plus 62 weeks equals 69 weeks. Being that our historical data is recorded using the Solar Calendar, we need to convert the 69 weeks from the Levitical calendar to the Solar Calendar.
(69 Weeks) x (7 Days) = 483 Levitical Years
(483 Levitical Years) x (.9857 Year Conversion) = 476 Solar Years
Now lets see what happens when we add 476 Solar Years to the date when the prophecy started. So when should we start counting? In verse 25 the Angel Gabriel said the prophecy will begin when Jerusalem started being restored. Well, this exact thing happened when Nehemiah received approval to restore Jerusalem in 444-445B.C. Lets add 476 to 444 and see what comes up.
(444 BC) + (476 Years) = 32 AD
32 AD is when Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins in order to save our souls from eternal fire and brimstone!
Praise God forever and ever!
Martin R. Taylor
End Times or Not?
I think a good question to answer would be, "Are we truly in the end times"? This is a valid question. Many people have been looking to scripture for the last several decades to figure out if the prophecies of Daniel or Revelation are coming to pass. I am not one to beat around the bush. Therefore, I will tell you we are in the end times and I will support it with scripture.
In the Book of Daniel, God gives Daniel several prophecies concerning the end of days and we will look at them now. Bear with me......
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Daniel 12:4
4But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
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Daniel 12:9
9And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
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What exactly is God telling Daniel to do in Daniel 12:4? He is telling him to encrypt the words he is writing because the end time generation will be exceedingly smart.
In Daniel 12:9, God tells him to not worry about what he is writing because the words are encrypted/sealed. Only people living in the end times would come to understand the prophecy in which he was writing.
Now that I have established that God sealed the words of these prophecies and we now understand them then I say we live in the end times. This might seem a little confusing. However, prophecy is like a puzzle and we are starting to put the pieces together. A little at a time you will start to see the big picture and how close we are to the coming of our Lord, Jesus Christ!
Please write Comments, Concerns, or Feedback.
God Bless You!
Martin R. Taylor
In the Book of Daniel, God gives Daniel several prophecies concerning the end of days and we will look at them now. Bear with me......
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Daniel 12:4
4But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
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Daniel 12:9
9And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
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What exactly is God telling Daniel to do in Daniel 12:4? He is telling him to encrypt the words he is writing because the end time generation will be exceedingly smart.
In Daniel 12:9, God tells him to not worry about what he is writing because the words are encrypted/sealed. Only people living in the end times would come to understand the prophecy in which he was writing.
Now that I have established that God sealed the words of these prophecies and we now understand them then I say we live in the end times. This might seem a little confusing. However, prophecy is like a puzzle and we are starting to put the pieces together. A little at a time you will start to see the big picture and how close we are to the coming of our Lord, Jesus Christ!
Please write Comments, Concerns, or Feedback.
God Bless You!
Martin R. Taylor
Laying Groundwork
The first and foremost item we should establish is how to read the bible. Understand that scripture supports scripture. That means, if you are looking for answers to anything in any book of the bible then you will find it in another book. I have learned that there are direct correlations from the Old Testament and the New Testament.
We must also understand that the Old Testament was originally written in Hebrew and the New Testament was written in Greek. This is very important when trying to translate and decipher the prophecies throughout the Holy Bible. Being that the Old Testament was written in Hebrew then we know their calendar was the Levitical Calendar, which had 360 days in one year. The New Testament used the Greek Solar Calendar, which had 365.24 days in one year.
We must also understand that the Old Testament was originally written in Hebrew and the New Testament was written in Greek. This is very important when trying to translate and decipher the prophecies throughout the Holy Bible. Being that the Old Testament was written in Hebrew then we know their calendar was the Levitical Calendar, which had 360 days in one year. The New Testament used the Greek Solar Calendar, which had 365.24 days in one year.
This is the conversion and it will be used throughout this blog.
360 / 365.24 = .9857
Here is some scripture to read pertaining to what God says about days/years in prophecy and how we should interpret them. (Note) All scriptures were extracted from BibleGateway.com, King James Version.
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Numbers 14:34
After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise.
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Ezekiel 4:6
6And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year.
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It is important to notice that God is the One who is giving this time conversion. He is saying that One day equals a Year.
God Bless You!
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Numbers 14:34
After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise.
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Ezekiel 4:6
6And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year.
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It is important to notice that God is the One who is giving this time conversion. He is saying that One day equals a Year.
God Bless You!
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