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RAPTURE 101 By

DJ HARDY

Is there such a thing as the rapture? Will it occur? Are you ready?

This book will lead you to the truth

SepSha PUBLISHING, Aurora, Colorado

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RAPTURE 101

A quick course on the rapture of the church of Jesus Christ.

Scripture references are from The King James Version of the Bible as published in QuickVerse, Copyright (c) 2000 FindEx.com, Inc., and its licensors. Used by permission.

Published by SepSha Publishing PO Box 462075 Aurora, Colorado 80046

All rights are reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the written permission from the author, except for inclusion of brief quotations within a review.

Copyright 2003 by Daniel J. Hardy First printing March 2003

Printed in the United States of America

ISBN 0-9727885-0-6 Softcover

Library of Congress Number 2003090013

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FOREWORD

RAPTURE 101 has been written for those who have some understanding of what the rapture of the church is all about. It is not designed to be a definitive study of the subject. But it is to give every person who has ever heard or scoffed at the thought of a rapture, the foretaste of the power of God to perform such a great mystery. This book will give you enlightenment far above those who have not analyzed or combined the scriptures.

A major concern of mine is that most theologians believe that the book Revelations, the last book of the BIBLE is a stand-alone book on the END-TIMES and the RAPTURE of the believers.. It isn't. You need to read the Bible and see all the versus, scripture, that tells of the End-Times. To believe the scriptures and you will add so much more to understanding what is about to unfold on this world, that to believe the book of Revelation is all you need to read is akin to feeling an elephant with a blindfold on, and comes close to explaining the confusion in the world. I have heard it is akin to having Satan in the sanctuary to explain the book. You truly need to read all the End-Times scriptures to fully understand what lies ahead for this old world, and what a glorious time we have after the world goes through this absolute calamity that is quickly approaching.

For those who have questions about which Rapture belief is correct, this book is for you. To give quick preview. All three views are correct in the scriptures they use, but there is only one Rapture that is coming before the GREAT an TERRIBLE DAY OF THE LORD. It will be a day different from what most preachers are teaching. Which is a case of the blind leading the blind. Pray for them all. A

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long time ago There was the religious Pharisees of old. Today we have the modern Christian Pharisee.

There are those who have based their reputation on teaching a particular rapture belief. In time, and at their own pace, I believe what is taught in this book will be wholeheartedly embraced.

It is also unfortunate that many of the religious seminaries have to educate out of their students what is clearly said in the scriptures. Many know the scriptures. They are really bright people,, but sadly, very few are taught to believe the scriptures are God breathed.

To believe in the Hebrew and Christian scriptures we must first ask the question, what god should we believe in? There are so many to choose from. We have Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews and Christians, we have Allah, the Muslim god, we have Vishnu, a god of the Hindu, and the list goes on and on. Truly this world is a world of many gods.

I can point to one personal note I have found. It is simply that my name, DJ Hardy, is scattered throughout the hidden text of the Hebrew Bible. I believe yours also is encoded within the text. It might even tell of your destiny. This encrypted coding is known as the Bible Codes. You will never find anything like this in any other holy book. In addition the word Rapture is scattered throughout the Biblical text. Interestingly it appears in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 39. Could this be the event that sets the stage for the Rapture? Either way, the volume of hidden texts coded within the Hebrew text is astonishing. Even with today's technology, nothing can write anything so complex. It is even more amazing when you realize that codes are flowing through every book and span a thousand years of time and numerous writers. This is impossible to produce unless the true author had the

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mind of a super being on the order of a million times greater than man. I choose to follow this super being, which through the study of prophecy has revealed His character and His fantastic power. If He says he can do something, you can take His words to the bank.

This super being calls himself by many names, Yahweh, Jehovah, and a dozen others. They all reflect His Character. What He has revealed to man through His written word is true.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This list is extensive. For sixty years I have listened to great men and women of God teach on the truth of God's words. For those who have gone on to be with the Lord, I'd like to thank Charles Taylor and Stuart McBernie. My thanks is also given to the living, Doug Clark, Hal Lindsey, Grant Jeffrey, JR Church, Yacov Rambsel, Dr, Carl Baugh, and Dr. James McKeever. These men have been the leaders who helped in my understanding.

Needless to say the foremost acknowledgement has to go to the invisible One whose lovingkindness is beyond my understanding.

My wife, Joyce, is next in line. She has been as excited as I when insight lifted the clouds of confusion.

Finally I'd like to thank the myriad of others who have come into my life. Truly no one is an island unto himself.

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RAPTURE 101 Table of content

1. What is the RAPTURE?2. When did the End Times begin?3. What scriptures tell of the Rapture and the End

Times?4. The Seals, Trumpets, and Vials of God's Wrath?5. What are the scenarios used today to give order to

the Seals, Trumpets, and Vials?6. What verses are used to justify the three rapture

positions?7. Pre-Trib layout8. Mid-Trib layout9. Post-Trib layout10. Confusion by exclusion11. A comprehensive Rapture/End-Times arrangement

of the verses12. A comprehensive Rapture/End-Times chart13. What does this imply about the Rapture?14. The minefield of predicting15. What can be expected next?16. King James translation of the scriptural verses

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1What is the rapture?

It is the taking away of the saints of God by a supernatural changing of their human bodies from mortal to immortal. This will take place before a time of troubles fall upon the world that will nearly destroy all life. Those who have already died will have their souls and spirits reunited with their healthy newly resurrected bodies. This is the rapture.

The word rapture is not found in the Protestant Bible, but is found in the Catholic Bible.

Actually the word rapture does exist in the Hebrew version of what Christians call The Old Testament. It cannot be found on the surface text but it shows up in those mysterious Bible Codes. For those who can read Hebrew you should begin your search in Isaiah 9:2. Counting backwards from the seventh letter, and skipping every 41 character, you will find the phrase, enter into the rapture. The surface text, beginning in verses 2, speaks of a people who walk in darkness and who will see a great light. All who live in darkness the light will shine on them. On the surface this text is talking about a spiritual darkness verses the light of God.

Is it possible that the surface text is also describing a people who have rejected the way to life, and they will see a great flash of light that will sweep around the world?

Whatever the possibilities, encoded within the text we clearly discover that it is telling about a coming rapture.

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As we read about the possibility of a rapture, the question that naturally arises is, will it really occur? Beginning in the first book of Thessalonians, chapter 5 verses 1-9, we read of this great mystery. The verses tell of a coming sudden destruction. Verse 4 states that the believer is not in darkness, and that day should overtake them like a thief. Then in verse 9 we read that God has not destined us for His wrath, but to obtain salvation through Jesus. Could this wrath be the troubles that will befall the world after the saints are taken out of the way? The believer is not going to feel the wrath of God.

Another passage pointing to this mysterious rapture can be found in 1 Corinthians chapter 15. Verses 51 and 52 tell us that we will not all sleep. Those who are still alive will be changed in a moment, in the twinkle of an eye, at the last trumpet. The bodies of those who are already dead will rise first, and we who are alive will be changed.

In Philippians chapter 2 verses 20-21 we read that our citizenship is in heaven, and that the Lord Jesus Christ will change our bodies from our earthly state to the conformity of His. And what is His? It is composed of flesh, bone and the spirit of God.

The God of the Bible is full of great mysteries. Every other holy book in the world is written in the four dimensions that men work and play in, length, breadth, width, and time. In the Bible, especially the Old Testament, the books from Genesis to Malachi, the person, or being, who dictated every word tells about being in all places at the same time. He performs supernatural events that cannot conform to the natural world. We read of a God who cannot be put in a box, and He is a God you can trust. His character is expressed within the Ten Commandments written by Moses, as well as the beatitudes of Jesus. He is multi-dimensional. By His character, he cannot lie, and He

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goes the extra mile to help those less fortunate - that's me, that's you, that's all of us.

If you want to follow a God who is greater than all the others, follow the one who has your best interest at heart. Follow the God whose character is love, who shows mercy, changes lives, heals, and gives hope for a better tomorrow. He is a God who has the power to change you from mortal to immortal.

This God is true, faithful, and does not play around. He is faithful to His character and that character is one of lovingkindness. He is also holy, and will not tolerate evil. In Genesis 1:26 He made man in all the perfection that Man could be. Man had a perfect soul (mind, will, and emotions). He also had a perfect body, a perfect spirit, and was able to commune directly with God. The perfect man and woman were given the earth as their dwelling place. They owned it all. Unfortunately it didn't last. The angel Lucifer deceived them, and took possession of this planet. For the moment this fallen angel, now known as Satan, or the Devil, rules this world, but God gave mankind a promise. In Genesis 3:15, God said that the seed of the woman will crush the head of that old serpent, the Devil.

God created the world, the seen and the unseen. He gave rules to live by that bring life. He also spoke words to His prophets that must come to pass.

One thing about God is that He is a jealous God. He will not share His truth and glory with Satan the Devil. Therefore, truth demands that Satan the Devil must be dealt with. It also means that all who reject the truth of God, and knowingly, or unknowingly, follow Satan must also be dealt with.

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For six thousand years, Satan has ruled this planet and has continuously deceived man. His time of deception is almost over. Why has it taken this long? It is probably to wait until Satan, through man, achieved the ability to destroy the planet. When God came to earth 2000 plus years ago, He was rejected by the religious leaders. When that happened the world was forced to suffer another 2000 years of increasing chaos. Historically, God has always permitted man to proceed on his way until evil runs its course.

Years ago man was able to escape to the New World when persecution became unbearable. An example is the United States of America. As the Eastern seaboard became unacceptable, because of government or religious intolerance, people moved west. Today, there are very few places to safely escape into. With the practical ability to get away coming to an end, the proverbial Big Brother has approached. Only the power of God working through His Spirit and His people are holding back the smothering tide of oppression waiting to sweep across our nation and the world.

God will not let His people be destroyed, and those who have rejected His lovingkindness must suffer the consequences once the saints of God are removed.

Those who are evil in thought and deed will reap the whirlwind of following the deception created by Satan. Those who would destroy the world and society will reap their judgement. God will be true to Himself. The terror of His judgements are summed up in the seven Seals, seven Trumpets, and the seven Vials of God's wrath as written in the book of Revelation, as well as other passages scattered throughout the Bible.

No wonder there are those who hate the Bible, and they clearly hate those who believe in it.

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We’ve all heard about the return of Christ Jesus. Many scoff at the idea. Others don’t want it to happen. Some hate the God of the Bible and do not want to have anything to do with Him. Others don’t believe there is such a being and that they are themselves gods.

If you are like me, I grew up being taught that Jesus Christ of Nazareth was going to return to this earth. When He came back He would make all thing right. That was good enough for me. In the 1970’s I started to hear of something else. It was called the RAPTURE of the believers. I have to admit I was very ignorant of such a thing.

If there was a moment when I expected God to do such a thing, it was when He returned. I guess that made me a Post-Tribulation type of a believer. Well lo-and behold I accepted the Post Tribulation view of the Rapture and Return of Christ Jesus as being the very same, one and only, event.

Reading and studying the scriptures revealed something I had never thought about. At the same time I started to hear from various radio and television preachers something different. It was called the Pre-Tribulation rapture. Then I heard about the Mid-Tribulation rapture. Well there certainly must be something called the rapture.

Studying scriptures, something anyone can do, I see that there is more than a return of Jesus. There actually is two separate events happening in the so called END TIMES.Let’s see what the scriptures say about these events.Mathew 2427 tells us something about the coming of Jesus. As lightning flashes from the east to the west so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

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Then in Matthew 24:30 is another coming of Christ Jesus. This time every eye will see his return to earth. That to me implies the whole world. Couple that with Revelations 19:11-14 informing us that men will see God coming toward earth in the clouds of heaven and we get a different picture of the return of Jesus.

Now we have two different returns of the Lord Jesus. One return is quick and suddenly. The other return is slow and all will see Him coming to earth. One return is before the Wrath of the Lord and the other return is later. No one want to suffer through the time of The Wrath of the Lord.

If you can accept it, there is a way for you to escape this coming judgement. The Rapture of those who put their faith in Him, those who have let Him change their lives, have let Him lead them by the Spirit of God, will in no way be disappointed. This coming mystery will be unveiled when these believers vanish as God draws this age to a close. First John , chapter 3 verse 2, tells us what will happen to us. Basically it says we will be like Him when He appears. First Thessalonians, 4:15 say that the Lord will descend from heaven with a shout. The in 1 Thess 5:4 we are admonished not to sleep but be alert And best of all in 1 Thess 5:9 we are told that God has not destined us to wrath. Now this is HOPE is all capital letters. Finally in 1 Corr 15:51 we are told that this rapture will occur in a twinkle of an eye.

As we approach these END TIMES we see Satan's deception of mankind is coming to an end. He has deceived mankind into believing in false religions that has prevented the world from achieving peace and health. He has always wanted to be equal to the creator of this world. Some religions even have gone so far as to claim that the Word-Of-God and Satan are brothers.

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A new-order of governmental control is about to be ushered into existence. Today, the most practical thing you can do is to work through government to slow it down, and to believe God. Most of all, never put God in a box, but accept every word He has dictated to His prophets.

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2When did the End-Times begin?

The End-Times is known by many titles: The Final Days, the Latter Days, and The Time of the End. This time began when Jesus walked the earth, was crucified, and was resurrected. That places it in 31AD, 1970 plus years ago. The current belief is that we are now nearing the end of the end. It has been a long time coming. Soon the Rapture and the Wrath of God will be history.

In the book of Joel chapter 2 we read about the coming Day of the Lord and the End-Times. Chapter 2 is about an imminent invasion of Israel that took place around 835 BC, but there is also a duality in the prophecy. Much of what was foretold did not happen. The prophecy was for then, and it is for a time leading up to the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord. Verses 28-32 describe something about what the believers will be doing. God said, I will pour out my Spirit on all mankind; your sons and daughters will prophesy, the old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions.

Then read the reference to the verses in the book of Acts. Acts 2 verses 16-21 tell us that the advent of Pentecost is directly related to Joel's prophecy. When the Lord sent His spirit down upon the 120 men, women, and children in the upper room, the apostle Peter tells us that this was what the prophet Joel had prophesied. That event is known as Pentecost, and that is believed to have taken place in 31AD. We now have the beginning of the End-Times

The current year of this book is 2003. The End-Time began 1972 years ago. With the errors in our calendar ever shifting the actual years after Pentecost, we have to add

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or subtract four years to our current calendar. Therefore it is difficult to identify the exact year.

Almost two thousand years have passed. This world is not getting better. The wars are getting more destructive as the weaponry gets more powerful. Nations that are weak are saying they are strong. Man has lost control of creating peace. Their only hope, without doing it God's way, is to join in treaties and increase their control over their citizens. Yet this is just another step toward failure. Appeasement only staves off the inevitable. No one wants the house of cards they built to fall while they live. Yet governments that reject the God of the Bible are intrinsic failures. We are quickly approaching the end of time, and there is nothing that can stop the slide.

Thankfully there is a God whose word is true. He says there will be a snatching away of those who have placed their trust in Him. This will take place just before the most terrible day in human history.

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3What scriptures tell of the rapture and the End Times?

This list is very extensive. Yet there are more verses hidden within the chapters that have not been included in this list.

Note: Except for the book of Revelation, I have placed all the full chapters within a particular book at the beginning of the series. All other verses are in the order that they are revealed.

I'd suggest highlighting all these passages in your Bible.

It will be readily apparent that much of the End-Times and Rapture related scripture were not used by the three Rapture positions. Why they refused to consider everything is beyond my understanding.

A list of Rapture/End-Times scriptures are contained on this and the following page.

Leviticus 23:33-41Isaiah 2:2-5 Isaiah 9:7 Isaiah 11:1-16Isaiah 13:9-13 Isaiah 14:12-14 Isaiah 18:7 Isaiah 19:17-25 Isaiah 26:20-21 Isaiah 30:26 Isaiah 31:4-5 Isaiah 33:17-24 Isaiah 35:1-10 Isaiah 63:1 Isaiah 65:9-25 Isaiah 66:19-24Ezekiel 20:33-38 Ezekiel 38:2-23 Ezekiel 39:1-29Daniel 7:24-27 Daniel 8:11-14 Daniel 8:24-27Daniel 9:24-27 Daniel 11:40-44 Daniel 12:1-4Daniel 12:6-7 Daniel 12:11-12

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Joel 2:2-11 Joel 2:20 Joel 2:28-32Joel 3:1-3 Joel 3:9-15 Joel 3:18-21Amos 5:18 Amos 8:11-12 Amos 9:11-15Micah 4:1-5 Micah 5:12-15 Micah 7:11-17Zephaniah 1:14-18 Zephaniah 3:12-13Haggai 2:6-9Zechariah 2:4-5 Zechariah 2:11-12Zechariah 3:9 Zechariah 8:3Zechariah 9:14-16 Zechariah 10:4-12Zechariah 12:7-14 Zechariah 13:1-2 Zechariah 13:8-9 Zechariah 14:2-21Malachi 4:2-3 Malachi 4:5-6Matthew 24:5-14 Matthew 24:15-42 Matthew 25:31-46Mark 13:6-27Luke 13:35 Luke 17:24-36 Luke 21:10-19Luke 21:24-32John 12:31Roman 6:51 Corinthians 15:42-44 1 Corinthians 15:51Philippians 3:20-21Colossians 3:41 Thessalonians 1:10 1 Thessalonians 5:1-91 Thessalonians 2:2-112 Timothy 3:1-5Hebrews 1:22 Peter 3:101 John 3:1-2Jude 1:18Revelations Chapter 2,3,6,7,8, 16Revelations 3:10Revelations 9:1-5 Revelations 9:12-19Revelations 11:15 Revelations 13:1-18Revelations 14:14-20 Revelations 19:16-21Revelations 20:1-5

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4THE SEALS, TRUMPETS, AND VIALS OF GOD"S WRATH?

The seals are described in the book of Revelation (chapter 6 through 8). This book is a revelation by Jesus Christ to the Apostle John of a coming judgement. The most famous section of Revelation are seven seals (Rev 6-8), seven trumpets (Rev 8-9 and 11), and seven vials (sometimes called the bowls or plagues) of the wrath of God (Rev 16).

Following is the standard interpretation of the first four seal – the four horseman.

The first seal (Rev 6:1) is opened, and it reveals a white horse that has gone out upon the earth to conquer. Some believe this is a prophecy about religions going out to conquer. They may be right.

The second seal (Rev 6:3) is then opened, and it reveals a red horse. This red horse is to take peace from the earth. Most scholars believe the red horse represents war.

The third seal (Rev 6:5) is opened, and it reveals a black horse. The black horse represents famine.

Now we have a fourth seal (Rev 6:7) that is opened, and we see an ashen colored horse. This pale horse represents death.

Interestingly there is another horse that follows after the pale horse. His name is The Grave.

These are the popularized four horseman of the apocalypse.

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Authority is given to them (the four horses plus the grave horse) to bring war, to bring famine, disease, plagues, and to kill by the wild beast. Their influence is to reign over one fourth of the world. Sometimes when war covers the whole earth we find that the other problems (famine, plagues or problems with wild beast) dramatically weaken.

A somewhat current example is from the Second World War. During this global war, famines and diseases were almost non-existent, and the world experienced excellent growing weather. A fifth seal (Rev 6:9) is opened, and we find the martyrs of the Lord. Those who have been slain for the testimony of Jesus Christ are crying out to God for vengeance, but God says for them to wait a little while until the number that is to be slain is completed. This does not sit well with the enemies of Christ, as every martyr they kill brings them one step closer to the judgement.

Now a sixth seal (Rev 6:12) is opened, and there is a great earthquake. The sun is darkened and the moon shines red. Stars fall to the earth, and the sky is split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up. My guess here is that we are having a meteor shower. During that time something very large strikes the earth. Another possibility is a rain of missile warheads, and nuclear explosions ripping the sky apart.

A seventh seal (Rev 8:1) is opened. This seal unleashes the seven trumpets and the seven plagues. It begins with something again striking the earth and more earthquakes.

Now comes the judgements carried out by seven angels who blow seven trumpets.

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The first trumpet (Rev 8:7) is blown, and hail and fire mixed with blood is thrown to the earth. One third of the green grass, trees and earth is burned up. Interestingly 1/3 of the earth's landmass sits above the 20th latitude. That includes North America, Japan, China, Russia, Europe, and the U.K.They also have an additional interptatation. That really does not deny the popular view.

The first horseman is riding a white horse and the interpretation is that it is the spirit of the white horse. That spirit is the Roman Catholic Religion. It may also represent the whole Christian religion.

The second horseman is riding on a red horse. This represents the spirit of Socialism, Marxism, and Communism. It is also the spirit of war.

The third spirit, or horseman, is the black horse. This horse represents the spirit of Capitalism and has always been associated with black this or black that and commercialism. Who hasn’t heard of BLACK FRIDAY or some other day of heavy business? It is also the spirit of commerce and starvation for those who lack the means to pay.

The forth horse is now different than previously described. Most Bibles describe it as a pale horse. A few call it a pale-green horse. In the original Greek, it is call the CHLORIS HORSE. The color of the word CHLORIS is GREEN. So the color of this horse really is a green horse. The spirit that has always been represented by the color green is ISLAM.This is true from the ancient time of the Babylonian Empire. Here ALLAH the current name for the Islamic god is now known as ALLA the god of the crescent moon. This

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horse was and still is in many circles still referred to pestilence and disease.

So we now have two interpretations for the four horses.

The white horse can be RELIGIONS, or it can be summed up as the Catholic and the Protestant religion..

The Red horse can be WAR or it can be Communism – Socialism.

The black horse can be Famine, or it can be CAPTILISM.

And the PALE HORSE can be sickness and disease, or it can be the GREEN HORSE that represents ISLAM. Since green is the correct color, I’d say that it represents ISLAM.

All these colors existed two thousand years ago, and they exist now – at the END OF THE AGE. The second trumpet (Rev 8:8) is sounded, and a great mountain is thrown into the sea with a third of the sea creatures being killed. A third of all the ships at sea are also destroyed.

The third angel (Rev 8:10) blows his trumpet, and a great star falls from above. One third of the rivers and springs of water is polluted.

A fourth angel (Rev 8:12) blows his trumpet, and one third of the sunlight, moonlight, and starlight are darkened.

A fifth trumpet (Rev 9:1) is blown, and this angel releases torment upon the people of the earth who do not have a seal of protection in their forehead. Those who are harmed by this angel will suffer for five months.

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The sixth angel (Rev 9:13) sounds his trumpet, and a third of all humanity is killed. The armies involved in this war number 200,000,000. The title deed to the earth is taken from Satan, and given to the Christ of God. The man who is called the Beast makes war against all who refuse to serve him. Satan has inhabited this world leader, the Beast, and given him great powers. He also makes war against the saints and overcomes them. This man who is indwelt by Satan produces great signs and wonders. He joins forces with a wonder working religious leader to deceive the world.

When taken together, the seven trumpets may represent the affects of a global nuclear war. At that time this man called the Beast, along with his religious prophet, will force as many as they can to accept a mark in the right hand or on their forehead. No other means of identification will work. Cash and credit cards will be useless, as the banking system will be in shambles. Gold will have value, but in general the Mark in the right hand or forehead will be the only way to identify those who can buy scarce commodities. Underground bartering will exist, but most people will survive only by following governmental rules.

Just before this disaster detailed by the seven trumpets occurs, Jesus is standing in heaven with a sharp sickle in his hand, Rev 14:14. He reaps the earth. Another angel comes out of the temple of God and he also reaps, but this time it is for the wrath of God. The affects of the seven trumpets are now felt throughout the world. The blood of those involved in this warfare measures about four feet high, up to a horse's bridle, and two hundred miles long, Rev 9:13. The Bible does not say outright how wide the blood will be, but it might be about the width of the sprout of a winepress. If it is, that makes it about 6 inches.

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What I am attempting to do is to connect the size of the armies in Revelation 9:16 with the two hundred miles of blood in Rev 14:20. I apologize if this exercise comes across as somewhat macabre, but it will show that chapter 14 is linked to chapter 9.

Let's do a little math. Two hundred miles of blood by four feet high, the horses bridle, times the width of the sprout, 6 inches, equals 2.1 million cubic feet of blood. If the sprout is an inch narrower the count of cubic feet will be smaller. The blood of 200,000,000 soldiers, men and women, appears to work out to 1.4 billion pints of blood. This is equal to 2.3 million cubic feet of blood. I took an average of seven pints of blood per person to account for the volume in an army composed of men and women. It might be less.

As gory as this seems, it shows that the blood foretold in chapter 14 of Revelation and the army in chapter 9 are referring to the same thing. Therefore the two reapings by the angels in Revelation chapter 14 are also referring to the destruction wrought by the seven trumpets and the rapture of the church.

The study of prophecy is truly fascinating when you link different events together to reveal a picture of what is taking place.

By chapter 11 we read of seven more angels (Rev 11:15) who are holding the seven vials of God's wrath.

These vials are also called the plagues or bowls of God wrath. This all depends on the Biblical translation you use.

The first angel (Rev 16:2) brings boils and malignant sores on those who have taken the mark and worship the beast. This event may be the same event described by the fifth trumpet. This curse may begin immediately with

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the seven trumpet judgment, or the nuclear war as I suppose.

The second angel (Rev 16:3) pours out his vial and the seas become blood.

The third angel (Rev 16:4) pours out his vial and the rivers and springs becomes blood.

The fourth angel (Rev16:8) pours out his vial, and the sun heats up and scorches mankind. The book of Isaiah, chapter 30 verse 26, tells of the sunlight brightening sevenfold.

The fifth angel (Rev 16:10) pours out his vial of wrath, and the kingdom of the Beast is plunged into darkness.

The sixth angel (Rev 16:12) pours out his vial, and the river Euphrates dries up and makes it possible for armies to cross on dry ground.

The seventh angel (Rev 16:17) now pours out his vial, and there is an earthquake greater than anyone has ever seen or read about. Cities throughout the world are destroyed, Jerusalem is split into three parts, every island moves or vanishes below the oceans, mountains sink and huge hailstones fall upon the earth.

Lucky are those who survive till the end. If that time had not been shortened, no flesh would survive (Matt 24:22).

Now we shall look at the different tribulation views and what they mean.

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5WHAT ARE THE SENERIOS USED TODAY TO GIVE ORDER TO THE SEAL, TRUMPET, and VIALS?

First let us begin with the book of Daniel, chapter 9:24-27. Here is a prophecy of a seven-year period of time. These seven years are the last years before the coming of the Messiah. These seven years are also know as the Tribulation years. The scriptures tell us that a man of great wrath, indwelt by Satan himself, will come upon the world scene. This man will rule for seven years. In the middle of those seven years he will stop the temple sacrifices.

When Daniel received this prophecy the temple in Jerusalem had been destroyed. Nothing existed, yet the prophecy said that a temple will exist during these last seven years. This unnamed ruler indwelt by Satan will rule until a complete destruction is poured out on him. The Messiah will come, and bring in everlasting righteousness.

Most importantly this evil man will usher in war and desolation that begins after the desecration of the temple.

Current Pre-Tribulation prophesy teachers believe that the Rapture will take place at the beginning of these seven years.

______Seven year period described by Daniel_____Rapture 3 1/2 years | 3 1/2 years Messiahof the Temple arrivesChurch Sacrifices

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Second, in the book of Matthew chapter 24 Jesus expands on this prophecy of Daniel. Everyone expected that Jerusalem would be destroyed, the temple sacrifices halted, then Messiah would return to rule. In 70AD, Jerusalem was destroyed. In the process of capturing the city, the temple was set on fire by Roman soldiers in an attempt to get at the inlaid gold. Yet the Messiah did not arrive.

So what happened? We know by history that there never was a seven-year peace treaty with the Romans. So that part of the prophecy did not happen. Finally, there never was a man who came into the temple before the war and proclaimed himself equal to the Commander of the Host. Who is this mysterious Commander of the Host? It is none other than the one we call Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God.

In the book of Matthew (24:15) the writer refers to the prophecies of Daniel. Before that chapter ends, we have many false Christ's appearing, the desecration of the temple, the rapture of the church, the sun darkening, the signs of the Christ appearing in the heavens, and finally the coming of the Christ. Little of this took place in 70AD, but we do have another reference in time with the book of Daniel. The temple is to be desecrated three and one-half years before the return of Christ.

Now turn to the book of Revelation. We again see that about 3 1/2 years before Jesus returns the temple will be defiled, and the man of perdition will be revealed. So how does all of this reveal the Rapture of the church, and those final seven years?

First we have in Daniel 9:24-27, seven years, and in the midst of those years, the breaking of a peace treaty by a man of evil.

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Second we have in Matthew 24 a number of events that end with the return of the Messiah.

Third we have the book of Revelation telling that the man called the Anti-Christ will be revealed at the mid-point of the last seven years.

By not realizing that the End-Times began in 31AD, the natural thinking was to equate the End-Times with Daniel's final seven years.

Confusion began as scholars in the church spiritualized away the writings of the End-Times. Only after the invention of the printing press did man move away from the Dark Ages. Still the church tried to squeeze all the prophecies into those final years. To compound the problem further there continued the acceptance of ignoring selected verses. If not for the revivals, propelled by the Spirit of God, Christianity would have died. Confusion and distrust grew among believers and produced division among the followers of Christ. Many walked away from the faith because of this strife and today it is no different.

The thinking from the 1700's until the present has been that the opening of the first four seals of Revelation will bring about the death of one-forth of mankind. The blowing of the seven trumpets are expected to herald in the destruction of another one-third of the survivors left over from the first four seals. To make matters worse, we have the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord. This is predicted to be the worst day in human history. No one has attempted to describe how many people will die from that event. Finally we have the vials of God's wrath, and then the return of Christ. This is truly a bleak future for mankind.

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Below is a chart of what has been explained previously to make it visually clearer.

___________THE LAST SEVEN YEARS________________Opening of the seven seals, seven trumpets, seven vials, return of Christ

The rapture of the church, because of what some scriptures tell us, has to be before the time of trouble begins. If you are a believer in what has been taught for hundreds of years, you must try and fit everything into those final seven years. Many place the Rapture just before the opening of the first seal. This is the essence of what is taught today by Pre-Tribulation prophecy teachers. Below is a layout of the traditional scenarios for arranging the seven Seals, Trumpets, and Vials. All of which have created the three rapture positions, and, if I may say so, the current confusion. Remember that this is to take place within seven years.

These arrangements have been used extensively since the eighteenth century.

First we have the sequential view.

Seals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Trumpets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Vials 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 --------------------------The overlap view is as follows. It came about because of the confusion of ignoring verses generated by the newly created sequential view. This gave scholars the impossible task of placing all the seals, trumpets, and bowls in a seven year span of time.

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Seals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Trumpets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Vials 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

--------------------------The partial overlap view is as follows. This is a creation aimed at merging some of the excluded verses into the sequential view.

Seals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Trumpets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Vials 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

--------------------------The above layouts of Seals, Trumpets and Vials can only survive by ignoring anything that does not fit a particular rapture position.. Yet all scripture is God breathed. It appears that ignoring these inspired writings of God can only produce one thing - error.

The combinations of Seals, Trumpets, and Vials can become endless. Yet there is a design that permits all the scriptures to work together.

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6WHAT VERSES ARE USED TO JUSTIFY THE THREE RAPTURE BELIEFS?

This list contains the scriptures most quoted by the followers of the three rapture beliefs.

They are arranged in their order of importance.

PRE-TRIB MID-TRIB POST-TRIB

1 Thess 5:1-9 2 Thess 2 Dan 9:26-271 Cor 15 Rev 13 Ezekiel 39:9-29Phil 3:20-21 Rev 11:18 Rev 20:4-51 John 3:1-3 Dan 7:25 Rev 19:11-21John 14 Dan 9:27 Dan 12:12-131 Thess 1:10 Dan 12:6-7 1 Cor 15:511 Thess 5:9 Dan 12:11 2 Cor 5:10Rev 3:10 Matt 24:15-42 Isaiah 14:1-20Matt 25:31-46 Rev 11:2 Rev 19Ezekiel 20:33-38 Rev 4:1Isaiah 11:10-15 Lev 23:33-41Isaiah 65:9-16 Rev 16:2-15Rev 19:7-9 Matt 24:5-132 Thess 3:3 Rev 7:14Ezekiel 39:9 Dan 7:21-27

Isaiah 11:1-16Isaiah 65:17-25

You will readily notice that most of the verses are inclusive only unto their own particular column. Strangely no one has attempted to combine all the scriptures to form a unified rapture scenario. No one has ever

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attempted to use the other verses scattered throughout the Old and New Testaments. That is, no one until now.

WHEN THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP TO WELL KNOWN BIBLE PROPHESY TEACHERS, IT IS SIMPLE IGNORED AND DISMISSED.

No wonder there is so much confusion on the subject. Even those who wish to learn, will dismiss the subject if it does not fit into one of the three cemetery, I mean, seminary taught positions. Truly dead pastors don’t lie.

Later, on pages 39 and 40 you will see a list that includes the above verses plus much, much more. Soon following that you will see a chart, on pages 44 and 45 that attempts to put it all together.

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7PRE-TRIB LAYOUT

Below is the traditional layout of the seven seals, trumpets, and vials of Revelation, for those accepting the Pre-Tribulation view of the rapture.

Again we see the traditional sequential view of the seven seals, trumpets, and vials. This arrangement seems to have been developed in the eighteenth century. Seal number one begins the final seven years that culminates with the return of Christ. The rapture is, by their thinking, to take place before seal number one is opened. Unprecedented trouble is about to begin with the opening of the first seal. All is completed with the seventh vial.

Seals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Trumpets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Vial 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord is somewhere in the center. --------------------------The following overlap view came about because of the confusion generated by the sequential view. This plan is also used by the Post-Tribulationist. Each column represents one year of the last seven years.

Seals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Trumpets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Vials 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord is placed at the three and one-half year point, or the fourth year.

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8MID-TRIB LAYOUT

Now look at the Mid-Tribulational view of the rapture and what it means. They have arranged the seven seals, trumpets, and vials similar to the Pre-Tribulationist.Here there is not much to explain. The Mid-Tribulationist believe that the rapture will occur when the antichrist desecrates the temple in the middle of the seven years before the physical return of Messiah. That places the rapture with the blowing of the fourth trumpet. The separation between each seal, trumpet or vial may or may not be equally spaced.

Again seal one represents the beginning of the last seven years. The seventh vial is also the time Jesus returns.

7 SEALS 1,2,3,4,5,6,77 TRUMPETS 1,2,3,4,5,6,77 Vials 1,2,3,4,5,6,7

The following plan represent one seal, trumpet, and vial for each of the seven years before the physical return of Christ. The Great and terrible Day of the Lord and the rapture of the church occurs somewhere in the middle. That would be around the fourth year.

Seals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Trumpets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Vials 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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9POST-TRIB LAYOUT

Again this is a seven-year period of time. The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord takes place in the middle of the seven years. The Vials of Wrath are compressed to fit the blowing of the seventh trumpet. With the blowing of this trumpet comes the Rapture. Seals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Trumpets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Vials 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

The following partial overlap view is another attempt to fit the scriptures into a view that accepts all the biblical verses. I can honestly say they were getting closer. Again the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord is placed in the middle of the seven year period of time. In this view the seventh trumpet coincides with the seventh seal and the seventh Vial of Wrath.

Seals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Trumpets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Vials 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

The complete overlap view follows. Each seal corresponds to one of the last seven years before the return of Christ. Again we see that the seventh trumpet is blown at the end of the seven-year period.

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Seals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Trumpets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Vials 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

In Post-Tribulational thinking the rapture of the church will take place after the seven seals are opened and the seventh trumpet is blown. In other words there will be no rapture until the physical return of Christ. The seven Vials of God's wrath take place anywhere from seven years to only one day before the return of Christ. As for the Rapture of those protected by God, it all awaits the blowing of the seventh trumpet. By studying the Seal, Trumpet, and Vial layouts one can readily see that the Christian will go through all the troubles detailed by the trumpets. Only the Vials of Wrath are debated. I have even heard some teach that all the vials are poured out on those left behind during the last few days before Christ physically returns.

There is another Post-Tribulation belief that teaches the Christ will not return for another thousand years. They believe the church is the instrument to prepare a glorious kingdom for the Messiah to possess when He returns.

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10CONFUSION BY EXCLUSION

Why all this confusion? It can be summed up by the fact that the Messiah did not return in 70 AD. Jerusalem and the temple of God still existed in 69AD. Then came the Roman soldiers who destroyed everything. The Apostle Paul fully expected the return of Christ after the Temple was desecrated, and so did the followers of Christ.

When it did not take place the leadership of the church must have been in confusion. Still there were many who believed in the 6,000-year theory as written by Paul's companion, Barnabas, but that placed the time of the rapture, and return of Christ, far into the future. This was not going to help them against the Romans. If it were not for the spirit of God working in people's lives, Christianity would never have survived.

With the fall of the Roman Empire, and Rome becoming Christian, influential leaders of the church spiritualized away the scriptures. The temple was gone. The Roman government was gone. All the required precursors were gone. The Western world entered the Dark Ages as those who adhered to the faith were hounded and persecuted by the central religious leadership.

By the 1500's, the Dark Ages was coming to a close. Spiritual people were beginning to interpret the scripture for themselves. It was the advent of the printing press, and the Bible was lifting the readers from the pit of ignorance.

By the 1800's, churches that had not spiritualized away the End-Times scripture were again teaching the book of Revelation. Practitioners were having visions. They drew

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diagrams, and wrote their interpretations with the understanding evident during their time.

A Scottish woman named Margaret Macdonald had visions, and revealed that the antichrist would precede the rapture of the church. What we will see later is that she was right on. But her teaching was being fitted into a scenario that was flawed by thinking the Seals, Trumpets, and Vials were to take place in seven years. Macdonald also wrote about the separating of the sheep from the sheep. This was the separating of the believing Christians from the non-believing Christians. This point of view is also in the seven letters to the churches in chapter 2 and 3 of Revelation. Needless to say, this was not well received.

After a thousand plus years of twisting the character of God to suit their purpose we now have pastors, priests, rabbis who teach everything from believing the word of God to spiritualizing the hard questions away. Today one-third of the Jewish population has become agnostic, while another third study only the commentaries of their Bible. Nothing is absolute. Yet God is absolute. His character has not changed.

What exists today is a wide range of church and rabbinical beliefs. In the middle of the spectrum are those who fundamentally believe the Bible.

To clear the air we must accept that all scripture is God breathed (2 Timothy 2:2). If one starts from that vantage, a picture will unfold of the rapture that is light years ahead of anything previously taught.

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11A COMPREHENSIVE RAPTURE/END-TIMES ARANGEMENT OF VERSES.

What I will say next is almost heretical. The major themes behind the three rapture positions are essentially correct. At first I thought there might be three separate raptures, but that turned out to be wrong. Excluding the moment Jesus returns to the earth, there will only be one rapture.

The rapture will occur when the seventh trumpet is blown. This is the essence of the Post-Tribulationist. There will be a rapture before the approaching troubles begin. This is the essence of the Pre-Tribulationist. The rapture will occur in the middle of that final seven-year peace treaty. This is the assumption of the Mid-Tribulationist. They place it on the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord.

I believe the survivors of that day will not even miss those who have vanished. As the name Great and Terrible Day of the Lord implies, I believe, it will definitely be a great day for the raptured believers. That time will also be a most terrible day for those left behind. It is the reaping for the winepress of God's wrath.

Today, if you are living in a war zone you probably feel life can't get any worse. If you have watched your family members die, or suffer unimaginable hardships, you will think you are in your own tribulation, If a comet smashes down around your ears, it will be a massive disaster with great human suffering. If you are killed in an auto accident, or from disease, or from any other causes, these are the life's struggles normal in a world that has rejected the truth of God. Bad things do happen to nice people. Only one thing will matter when it's over. Did you believe in the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob? Did you place

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your faith and life in the hands of the one sent for the remission of your sins? Being a faith filled believing Christian is the best thing you can be, especially as we approach the time of trouble. It is having all the cards stacked in your favor. Why go through the fear, pain, and destruction of a terrible time when God gives a way out?

It is very possible that the seven trumpets of Revelation are portraying a global nuclear war. If this is so, it will be on the Great and Terrible Day of The Lord. No other day can fit that destruction. If so, those raptured by God will vanish as the nuclear tipped missiles are rising. Those who are raptured will be gone before the first detonation snuffs out the lives of the unfortunate.

It will not matter were you live when the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord breaks forth. You will be gone. It won't matter what city you live in. If you are currently living in relative safety, then live in safety. Once that fateful day begins, all you have worked for, everything you own will be swept away or left behind. At first this sounds depressing, and you might not want to go. What awaits you is far greater than anything you have ever known - immortality, health, great intelligence, and a mission. When you return to this world you help it become a better place.

Now let me reveal to you how this will be.

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First we begin by combining the excluded verses to those used by the three Rapture scenarios.

PRE-TRIB MID-TRIB POST-TRIB

1 Thess 5:1-9 2 Thess 2 Dan 9:26-271 Corr 15 Rev 13 Ezekiel 39:9-29Phil 3:20-21 Rev 11:18 Rev 20:4-51 John 3:1-3 Dan 7:25 Rev 19:11-21John 14 Dan 9:27 Dan 12:12-131 Thess 1:10 Dan 12:6-7 1 Corr 15:511 Thess 5:9 Dan 12:11 2 Corr 5:10Rev 3:10 Matt 24:15-42 Isaiah 14:1-20Matt 25:31-46 Rev 11:2 Rev 19Ezekiel 20:33-38 Rev 4:1Isaiah 11:10-15 Lev 23:33-41Isaiah 65:9-16 Rev 16:2-15Rev 19:7-9 Matt 24:5-132 Thess 3:3 Rev 7:14Ezekiel 38:9 Dan 7:21-27

Isaiah 11:1-16Isaiah 65:17-25

To get a clearer picture of the End-Times and the Rapture of the church we must now add all the following scripture.

Joel 2:2-11,28-32; Acts 2:16-21; John 12:31; Hebrews 1:2; 1 John 2:18; Jude 1:18; Rev 6:1-8, 9-11, 12-14; Luke 21:10-19; 2 Tim 3:15; Amos 9:11-15; Dan 9:25; Rev 7:1-5; Ezek 38:2-23; Ezek 39:1-8; Dan 11:40-44; Malachi 4:1-3,5-6; Joel 3:1-3,9-16,18-21; Dan 12:1-4; Mark 13:6-27; Rev 8:7-13; Rev 9:1-5,12-19; 1 Thess 4:15-17; Rev 11:15; Rev 14:14-20,17-19; Rev 2&3; Heb 2:3; Rev 15:1-8; Rev 12:1-5; Luke 13:15; Colo 3:4; Rev 16:21; Zech 12:7-14; Zech 14:2-21; Rev 20:1-5; Isaiah 2:2-5; Isaiah 9:7; Isaiah 14:12-

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14; Isaiah 19:17-25; Isaiah 13:9-13; Isaiah 26:20-21; Isaiah 31:4-5; Isaiah 33:17-24; Isaiah 35:1-10; Isaiah 63:1; Isaiah 65:9-16; Isaiah 66:19-24; Zech 13:1-2,8-9; Micah 4:1-5; Zech 2:4-5; Zech 8:2,20-23; Zech 9:14-16; Zech 10:4-12; Amos 9:11-15; Micah 5:4,12-15; Micah 7:11-17; Malachi 4:2-3; Zeph 1:14-18; Luke 17:24-36; Amos 8:11-12; Malachi 4:5-6; Zech 4:12-14; 1 John 3:2; 2 Peter 3:10; Romans 6:5; Rev 11:2-14; Dan 12:11-12; Dan 8:1-14

As you can see a very large amount of scripture has been excluded from understanding the End-Times, and Rapture of the church.

First we begin at the time of the end (ie: the End-Times). It began nineteen plus centuries ago, Joel 2:28-32. As identified in Acts 2:16-21) the first seal was opened at that time. But I am getting ahead of myself. Following is an arrangement of the Seals, Trumpets, and Vials of God's Wrath that will clear up the confusion that the Pre-Trib, Mid-Trib, and Post-Trib positions have created.

The first seal was opened, and the End-Times began, on Pentecost over 1900 years ago. Before the day ended I believe four more seals were opened. The four horsemen of the apocalypse have ridden ever since. The sixth and seventh seal are soon to occur.

Seals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

The blowing of the seven trumpets will occur at the opening of the seventh seal.

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Trumpet ------------1>Trumpet ------------2>Trumpet ------------3>Trumpet ------------4> (Time scale is from seconds to Trumpet ------------5> maybe minutes) Trumpet ------------6>Trumpet ------------7>

The seven Vials of Wrath will be poured out on the earth after the seventh trumpet is blown. This will take 1260 days plus 45 days to complete.

Vials 1 2 3 4 5 6 7(time scale is 1260+45 days)

The trumpets are blown either together or in succession. All the destruction written within the related verses comes together when the seventh trumpet is finished. Once the seventh trumpet ends, and just before the terrible destruction begins, the reaping by God for good (the rapture) takes place. Moments later the reaping for bad, (the wrath of the Lord) takes place. Revelation 14:14-20 points to the time of the two reapings.

The first reaping is by one who is like the Son of God. This can only be Jesus Christ. The second reaping is for the winepress of God's wrath.

In another piece of scripture, Math 13:24-30, we read about the reaping of the wheat and the tares.

The landowner, Jesus is the owner of the earth, and tells His servants, the angels, to reap the wheat and the tares. The wheat represents the sons of the kingdom. The tares are the sons of the evil one. The harvest is at the time of the end, and the reapers are the angels of God. The tares

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are burned. I see this burning as the fire represented by the destruction brought in by the blowing of the seven trumpets.

Revelation 14 and Mathew 13 are describing the same event, the rapture of the church and the coming destruction. Remember the Son of God does the first reaping and nothing is further explained. If it had been clear, the current confusion created by placing the seals, trumpets, and vials of God's wrath in the earlier arrangements might have been different. The second reaping tells of the destruction of those who have rejected the great God Yahweh, or as they called Him in the modern transliteration, Jehovah. In the New Testament He is called Messiah, Wonderful, Prince of Peace, Mighty God.

The following chart shows the arrangement without all the verbiage so you can visualize the difference between this scenario and all the others. This scheme allows the rapture and End-Times related scriptures to merge without conflict.

The following chart shows the arrangement without all the verbiage so you can visualize the difference between this scenario and all the others. This scheme allows the rapture and End-Times related scriptures to merge without conflictAs you can see, the RAPTURE occurs in the middle of the seven year treaty in the book of Daniel, before the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord, and at the last Trumpet of the seven Trumpets of the book of Revelations..

31AD(Penticost) 3 1/2 years return of

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1971 years Christ

SEALS 1,2,3,4,5 6 7 T 1 R 2 U 3 M 4 P 5 E 6 T 7

VIALS OF WRATH 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

3 1/2 years + 45 days

So beware. Many preach and teach the Pre-Trb, Mid-Trib or Post-Trib view of the RAPTURE of the believers and totally ignore the scriptures of the RAPTURE that get in the way of their personal belief. Yet they are correct in the scriptures that they use. It is just like looking at a tree and not seeing the forest that the tree is part of. Thank you Christian-Pharisees.

When you hook your ladder to a short wall you will get a partial view. Hook your ladder to the correct wall and you will get a more though view, and not be surprised when current events do not agree with the view from the stunted wall.

There is one event I am having trouble placing either at the opening of the sixth seal or with the great and terrible Day if the Lord, and that is the comet/meteor/something, a thing so large that it causes the earth to wobble. Read Isaiah 13, verse 13. This event will be earth shaking, no pun intended.

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I can place it with the opening of Seal sixth as that is the time of a meteor shower of such strength that the militaries of the world - the government leaders - the rich and powerful of the world will be hiding in their bunkers crying out in fear.

Sixty percent of me says it will occur with the blowing of the seven trumpets in Revelation, and forty percent of me feels that it will be with the opening of the sixth Seal of Revelation. 31AD(Penticost) 3 1/2 years return of

1971 years Christ

SEALS 1,2,3,4,5 6 7 T 1R 2U 3 M 4 P 5E 6T 7

VIALS OF WRATH 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

3 1/2 years + 45 days

Because I am suggesting a complete use of scripture verses, I have included a chart that uses every verse clung to by the three rapture positions, plus all the others I have added. Nothing is in conflict with another verse. A few verses can be moved either from before the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord to a place after that day without any negative influence on the chart. It is entirely possible that there is duality to some verses.

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Unfortunately becauseof the limitation of these pages the chart has to be printed in a shortened version.

So beware. Many preach and teach the Pre-Trb, Mid-Trib or Post-Trib view of the RAPTURE of the believers and totally ignore the scriptures of the RAPTURE that get in the way of their personal belief. Yet they are correct in the scriptures that they use. It is just like looking at a tree and not seeing the forest that the tree is part of.

When you hook your ladder to a short wall you will get a partial view. Hook your ladder to the correct wall and you will get a more though view, and not be surprised when current events do not agree with the view from the stunted wall.

There is one event I am having trouble placing either at the opening of the sixth seal or with the great and terrible Day if the Lord, and that is the comet/meteor/something, a thing so large that it causes the earth to wobble. Read Isaiah 13, verse 13. This event will be earth shaking, no pun intended.

I can place it with the opening of Seal sixth as that is the time of a meteor shower of such strength that the militaries of the world - the government leaders - the rich and powerful of the world will be hiding in their bunkers crying out in fear.

Sixty percent of me says it will occur with the blowing of the seven trumpets in Revelation, and forty percent of me feels that it will be with the opening of the sixth Seal of Revelation.

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12A comprehensive chart of all the End-Times scriptures

SEE THE LAST PAGE OF THIS BOOK

THE LAST PAGE MUST BE PRINTED IN LANSCAPE AND ON LEGAL SIZE PAPERIT IS BEST PRINTED IN COLOR FOR ITS BEST EFFECT

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A SHORT SYNOPSIS OF THE END-TIMES EVENT CHART.

You will readily notice that the End-Times I believe began after the crucifixion, maybe around Pentecost. The first five seals of the book of Revelation are opened, and the world has suffered a growing series of crisis from that moment on. Between the first five seals and the sixth seal we have the birth of Israel in the year 1948. In 1967 the Israel regained control of Jerusalem. This is something they had lost around 586 BC. Now we come to the present time and the opening of the sixth deadly seal.

There are two possibilities. One is I believe the reason for there being so much time between seals 1,2,3,4,5 and number 6, is that Satan was not able to bring the world to total destruction. He never had the ability to totally eradicate the Jewish people. Today the power of the enemies of the Jewish people is rapidly increasing. Also the Jewish leadership rejected their Messiah over 1900 years ago.

The second reason revolves around the two-thousand years from the creation of Adam to the birth of Abraham. Then there is the two-thousand years from Abraham to the birth of Jesus the messiah. Finally there are another two-thousand years from the birth of Jesus to the year 1967.

What happened in 1967 is that the time of the gentiles has ended. In Luke 21, verse 24 the Word of God tells us that Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the time of the Gentiles has ended. That occurred in the year 1967. That is six thousand years from the creation of Adam. We are now in the seventh thousand year. How long do we still have? No one knows for sure. Yet it appears that man’s time has almost run out.

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In the meantime diplomats, and most of the leaders of the industrialized nation, have strived to form treaties, banding together in an attempt to prevent a nuclear war. Nations have slowly given up their sovereignty to melt away their differences. Nations that had a high moral code of conduct have been brought lower so that all nations could fit together, and the war of words meant to destroy a nation's highly regarded heroes is relentless. But it will not forestall the inevitable.

I have placed the opening of the sixth seal with something required to neutralize America's protective hedge around the nation of Israel, and will permit the Jews to rebuild the temple. The Bible Codes reveal a possible comet hitting the earth sometime between the years 2006 an 2012. It could be a few year later. If this happens as expected, the United States may reel from serious physical damage. Combine that with a very probable economic depression and heavy monetary inflation, the United States will have its hands full just to take care of its own. Then with America submerged in its own problems, a war to destroy Israel (Ezekiel 38 & 39) may soon follow. This war will be a different war than the big one that will soon happen. A careful reading of Ezekiel reveals that many nations will know that it is the God of Israel, Yahweh, that saves Israel from certain defeat. With the devastation brought on with the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord, a war I believe will be a global nuclear event, those who survive will be too frightened to care to about tiny Israel.

With the supernatural defeat of the invaders as described in Ezekiel, someone who has the political power to get it accomplished will give his approval to the building of the third temple on Mount Moriah. The Muslim community will protest, but with the humiliating defeat of their forces, their protest will have little impact.

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Soon after the dedication of the temple it will be desecrated. That might take place as soon as thirty days after the dedication. Muslim terror cells may even damage the temple, possibly with a small nuclear warhead. The Middle East will plunge into a limited nuclear war. The seven trumpets of Revelation are blown, and this war quickly spreads to the whole world.

As the seven trumpets of Revelation are sounded, the saints of God vanish in a twinkle of an eye. As a flash of light sweeps around the world, God will have raptured His people. Those left behind face a fear filled future.

The man who arranged this peace treaty with Israel will offer a way to manage the world's meager resources. His method will be foolproof, an invisible tattoo either in the right hand, or for those missing that hand, the forehead.

Tens of millions will turn to the God of the Bible for hope, but Satan is a jealous ruler. He must also forestall the prophecies of God. Since the newly born Christians, and the Jewish nation of Israel, stands in his way, both must be destroyed.

This man of evil will not be alone. A magic producing religious leader will join him is deluding the nations. Together they will make war on the nation of Israel, but they are not able to prevail until two very special Israeli priest of God are removed. It will take 1260 days to get these men killed.

For three and one-half years after the devastating war, the two priests of God pour out the Vials of God's wrath on the world. These curses also prevent the world from recovering from the war.

Once these two protectors of Israel and problem makers are killed, the world will rejoice, but that rejoicing will last

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less than four days. The two priests who now lay dead on a street in Jerusalem will come to life. With television cameras watching, the world will witness this event and tremble in fear.

In outer space the city of God appears in all its glory. It is also coming closer. The world will marshal its forces to prevent this pending invasion from space.

For forty-five days the nation of Israel will be attacked. Tens of thousands of Israeli Jews will be taken away into captivity. The city of Jerusalem is partially captured. The country is on the verge of being lost, and the Jewish people are set for total destruction.

But the Messiah appears in the sky, coming from the area of Petra. Nothing can stop the Master of the Universe. Jesus, the Messiah, comes to the Mount of Olives and the invading armies flee in panic. Israel is saved.

God has now taken physical possession of this world. After a period of God enforced rule, there will be a thousand years of peace and prosperity.

Let me suggest a project that you can perform during a weekend where you have nothing to do. Print all the identified scriptures, or buy a used Bible of the version you like. Then cut and paste the scriptures on a good size poster board. This will produce two things for you. One, it will enable you to read the scriptures and make your own decisions about their truthfulness. Second, review the chart and the scriptures whenever the news headline makes you nervous. Keep this book, RAPTURE 101, handy and refer to it and the chart you have produced. It will be like having peace in the midst of the storms.

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13WHAT DOES THIS IMPLY ABOUT THE RAPTURE?

In summary this book is to teach the basic views of the rapture of the church. Somewhere during the last 1900+ years, after the destruction of the Jewish temple in 70AD, the leaders of the church spiritualized this event away. At that time no temple existed in Jerusalem, and the world moved rapidly into the Dark Ages. With the advent of movable type, and the printing of the Bible, the few who adhered to the faith began to read the scriptures for themselves. The Second Advent of the Lord began to regain focus, and different explanations of the book of Revelation came forth. Revelation was interpreted and reinterpreted along with all the End-Times, Latter-Days, Times-of-the-End scriptures. Who came up with the confusion that tried to place the End-Times within the last seven years is anyone's guess? Needless to say it resulted in three separate camps of prophecy teaching. These three camps became known as the Pre-Tribulation, Mid-Tribulation, and the Post-Tribulation followers.

This book, RAPTURE 101, brings all the main theories together, and it places the beginning of the End-Times in its proper time.

We now see where the rapture of the church fits in with all the other verses. The only missing item is the exact timing. When will the rapture of the church take place? The scripture tells us that no man will know the hour or the day. It says nothing about man not knowing the year. Someday, someone will be right.

But there does seem to be pointers to that question. And one comes from the prophet Daniel.

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The prophet predicted in scripture that the coming of the Lord will be a specific time after the decree to rebuild Jerusalem. This is described in Daniel 9:27. The Babylonian king Artixerses gave his decree and the Messiah came into Jerusalem and was crucified. The bible uses the words “cut off”.

There is a very good reason why the great God Jehovah gave the prophecy to Daniel in multiple parts. The scripture says after seven weeks and sixty-two weeks Messiah will be cut off. It would have been just as easy to say sixty-nine weeks.The reason I believe is that there is good reason to break the length of time into two parts.

First came the complete length of time given by the Babylonian king. The second is that the seven weeks all by itself is also very important.

That seven weeks came into play when King Herod the Great, who died in 4 BC, gave his decree to rebuild Jerusalem. It appears that he gave the command in 20 BC. Specifically the orders appear to have been given in December 20 BC. In 19 BC the building actually began. Forty-nine biblical years of 360 days Messiah entered the city to be cut off.

Now let us spring forward to the year 1967. Here we find another pointer to our original question.

In July 1967 the Jews captured the complete city of Jerusalem. From the time of the orders to rebuild the city – seven weeks of years later, I believe Messiah will again enter the city.

The question begging to be answered is when was the orders given to rebuild the city?

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An internet search will reveal there have been many plans. The earliest plans offered after recapturing the city occurred in August of 1967. It is just possible the plans were agreed upon in January of 1968 - 1970 at the latest. If we add Daniel’s seven weeks of years to January 1968 we arrive in the spring of 2016. If we add the seven weeks of years to 1970, we arrive at 2018.

Subtract the three and one-half years from those famous last seven years and we arrive at a time between the fall of 2012 and 2014.Many believe the great and Terrible Day of The Lord will be on Rosh Ha’Shanah. The various meanings of that Jewish festival indicate this particular festival is a likely candidate for the rapture.

Of course is it associated with the LAST TRUMP as described in Scripture. The answer is – yes.A search of the Hebrew Alma, the Talmud, and the Mishna you will find reference to the LAST TRUMP. This LAST TRUMP is associated with the festival – Feast of Trumpets. This festival is today called Rosh Ha’Shanah.

Now we have a time and a date when the rapture of the believers may take place. It may be in the fall of 2012 and after the blowing of the LAST TRUMP.

This trumpet sound may not take place on earth, but it will surly happen in heaven.

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14THE MINEFIELD OF PREDICTING.

This is the fun stuff, predicting when the rapture of the church will take place. It can also give you a headache. If anyone gives a specific date for the return of Christ, or the rapture of the church, take it with a grain of salt. Someday someone will be correct, but until it happens, be careful. As you will shortly see, there are plenty of dates to choose from. What you will also see is that the moment for the rapture is rapidly approaching.

I begin with the prophecy written in the book of Daniel. In chapter 9, beginning with verse 25, we read that from the issuing of the decree to rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah will be seven weeks and 62 weeks. In verse 26 we read that it will be at the completion of those 69 weeks of years that Messiah will be cut off. That accounts for 69 weeks with that strange break for 7 weeks. There is also one more week prophesied by Daniel that is used by prophecy teachers.

For now let's stay with the 69 weeks. Those 69-weeks represent weeks of years, and the years are 360-day years. As a side note you are beginning to see that our compass of 360 degrees equates to the 360-day year. Something happened to the orbit of the earth to change it to 365.242 days. But that is another story.

If we take 69 weeks of years and multiply it by 360 days (69X7X360), we arrive at 173880 days. The Persian king Artaxerxes in 445BC, on the first of Nissan (March 14), gave his decree to permit the Jews to rebuild the city of Jerusalem. Most likely this decree was given after a careful search of imperial records. That date appears to be in the year earlier in 446BC. Jesus of Nazareth entered

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Jerusalem and proclaimed by some as king exactly 173880 days later, on April 6, 31AD. Soon he was arrested and crucified.As a side note, the date 445BC is in question because of the rulership of King Artaxerxes. There are some who believe that his reign actually began in 554BC. His father, King Xerxes was still alive at that time. Xerxes suffered greatly from a defeat by the Greeks. Either way the year 445BC leads us to the time of the Messiah’s death in 32BC. Subtract 33 and ½ years (the length of the Messiah’s life) and He would have been born after the death of King Herod the Great.

To survive the humiliation of his defeat by the Greek, Xerxes threw lavish parties, became a drunk, and lived in the harems. He also gave up rule of the Persian empire in 554BC to his son, Artaxerxes. Both men had power and influence within the kingdom. Nineteen or twenty years later, King Xerxes died. In 445BC King Artaxerxes became the sole ruler of the empire.

An unusual separation is Daniel's prophecy of 7-weeks and 62-weeks. This may be explained when we realize that Herod the Great was so named because of his massive building programs. After the great earthquake in 31BC, Herod the Great began to rebuild Jerusalem. Herod began Temple expansion and reconstruction, around December 19BC. At the same time he embarked on an extensive rebuilding program for the city. Seven weeks of years later, or 17,640 days later, Messiah appears to have entered Jerusalem. This may be around April 31AD.

The year 31Ad is also greatly disputed. There are many who are divided in their belief for the time Jesus entered the city. Some believe it took place in 33AD. Others believe it occurred in 32AD. Still some believe it happened in 30AD.

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The reason for this variance of date comes from two sources. One, no one knows with certainty the actual date King Artaxerxes issued his decree to rebuild Jerusalem. There is also a presumption that the decree was issued on the first day of the month Nisan.

Nothing can be proven. Still, it may be deducted.

One other area of contention is in computing date with the Julian or Gregorian calendars. The Julian calendar came into existence under the reign of Julius Caesar. It is composed of 365 days. To adjust for the .242 days every year that the calendar is off they add to every forth year an extra day. Then there were adjustment s to every century year.

Then there is the Gregorian calendar. This is the calendar that we use today. It computes the length of the year as 365.242 days long. Though it is more accurate, the atomic clocks of today refined the length of the year more precisely.

Now come the crux of the problem. Many who have computed the year of the entry into Jerusalem by Jesus have started with the Julian calendar and switched over to the Gregorian calendar in their computations.

It is akin to mixing apples and oranges. Therefore the years that follow are all over the place. If we start with the Gregorian date and stay with the Gregorian date the accuracy improves dramatically.

One other area of disagreement comes in using a Biblical year versus the Gregorian year. The question is, did God use a Biblical year of 360 days, or did God use the accurate 365.242 day year. When we all get to heaven we can ask Him. Then we'll know for certain what He meant. Each one of these years, Biblical, Julian or Gregorian

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calendar, will produce a different number of days for Daniel's prophecy.

As you already noticed, I bowed to the Biblical year. The reason can be found in the book of Revelation. Chapter eleven tells about the two witnesses. In verse 2 they are given authority for 42 months. In verse 3 the number of days is given a 1260 days. That works out to 30 day months. This is known as the Biblical year. There are twelve months in the Biblical year. Therefore I computed the 62 weeks of years, and the 7 weeks of years with a 360 day year. If the Biblical year is constant throughout the prophecies, and we stay with the Gregorian date for the Calendar year we may point to the exact timing of when Messiah came into Jerusalem and praised as King of the Jews. How different the world would have been had the leadership of the Jews accepted their Messiah.

If by some chance there is duality in the 7 weeks of years can we also apply it to our present time. We may be able to see when the Messiah will once again arrive in Jerusalem. The city was captured by the Jews in the Six-Day War. That war began on June 5, 1967. A few days later the city was under the total control of the Jewish people. A rebuilding program began shortly after the capture. If we say the rebuilding program began soon after the war, June 11, 1967 and add the 49 years of 360-day years, the world might witness the Messiah entering the city in October 2014. Woe to them who have to survive the 3 1/2 years before His return.

Since it is prophesied that no man knows the day or the hour all we may point to is the year, 2015. That would place the desecration of the temple 3 1/2 years earlier. With the desecration the rapture of the church soon follows. The trump of God sounds and the saints of God

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will vanish in a twinkle of an eye. That fateful year appears to be 2012. The seven-year peace treaty, those final seven prophesied by Daniel, will have to be signed sometime in the years 2011/2012. This assumes that the full seven years are not executed, but only the first three and on-half years will need to be used. See my essay on RADICAL ENDTIMES VIEWS. Specifically read the HERITICAL/RADICAL view.

What might bring about this peace treaty? Might it be the war of Ezekiel 38 and 39? Might the war come about because the United States of America is militarily neutralized after a comet hits the earth? If it does, and the comet of Seal 6 occurs as expected, massive earthquake will appear all over the nation.

This is all only conjecture, but a nation alive with high-tech usage is very vulnerable. While nations that are not high-tech dependent on technology can more easily get through the havoc the event will create. Of course a single nuclear EMP attack will shut down America just as well Pity those whose lives will be lost because of the lack of electricity.

A second exciting conjecture is the birth of Israel, on May 14, 1948, or at the latest, February 14, 1949 when the Israeli Knesset approved their constitution. The Bible tells us that the time of man is 70 to 80 years. If we add 70 years to the birth of Israel, 1948, we come to the year 2018. Subtract the necessary days to make 360-day years and we arrive at the year 2017.

Scriptures also tell us that when you see all these things coming to pass redemption is near. The question is what things have to come to pass. The biggest thing is to find the beginning. I believe it begins with the birth of Israel.

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A third conjecture is from a non-biblical source. The Myan calendar, which is followed by a vast number of New Agers ends in December 2012. From that moment a new age is to appear and the world enters a time of well being. Might this be pointing to those final seven years and the physical return of Messiah? A new age of enlightenment will truly follow.

A forth conjecture is from the noted prognosticator, Nostradamus. The interpretations of his quatrains indicate a great time of hardship for the latter years. The end of the End-Times is to last 40 years. Who knows what that means, but the translators of his hidden prophesies indicate a global war either in 1991, 2011, 2021, or 2031. Could this be the 40-year time span? It sure is plausible. We may now be in that 40 years of hardship.

Fifthly, we have the age of man himself. Given the birth of Israel in the year 1948 we simply add 70 or 80 years and arrive at a date. Now we jump to the year 2018, possibly 2028. We know that some people live to 100, even a little longer. So God could wait until the last of that last generation born in 1948 is about to pass away. That gives us a date in 2048, maybe a few years later.

I have saved the best for last.

It is generally believed that six-thousand years is to pass after creation for the government of man to run its course. The Jewish Talmud teaches that after that period of time, the Messiah will reign for a thousand years. This Holy One of Israel will begin His reign around the beginning of the seventh millennium.

Two-thousand are believed to have passed from Adam to Abraham. Two-thousand more years have passed from the birth of Abraham to the birth of

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Christ. Finally there seems to be another two-thousand years from the birth of Christ to the time when Jerusalem was regained by the Jews. That year, 1967, seems to be more pivotal than anyone realized.

The time of Jewish control of Jerusalem, as prophesied in Luke 21:24, begins with the end of gentile rule over the city. This just happened to occur in 1967 – two-thousand years after the birth of the Messiah. The six-thousand years (biblical years of 360 days) has now run its course. To understand it clearly we must use a 360 day year and not our current 365.242 day year. Around 500 to 700 BC all known calendars were using a 360 day year. These 360 day years are now known as the biblical-year (BY). The change to 365.242 appears to have begun in the time of Joshua and ended with Hezekiah. These two biblical explanations are the only ones that even hint at a possible solar year change. For Joshua the sun stood still. For Hezekiah the sun went backward.

ADAM ABRAHAM CHRIST JERUSALEM 2000 BY 2000 BY 2000 BY |__________________|_________________|_________________|

3946 BC(approx) 1975 BC(approx) 9/4 BC 6/1967 AD

2,000-BY (Biblical 360 day years) = 720,000 days.

These 720,000 days are equal to 1971.3 Gregorian calendar years (C.Y.). Remember that when the calendar changes from BC to AD that we must add or subtract two additional years. This is so that

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the actual number of years will coincide with our current calendar year. In addition there is no zero (0) year. This will be clearer later on.

An example of the BC to AD year change follows. Also you will see that the year 5 AD is actually only four physical years in length.

5BC 4BC 3BC 2BC 1 2AD 3AD 4AD 5AD--------1967AD

The Julian calendar is named after Julius Caesar. "BC" stood for "Before Caesar" (though Julius Caesar had died decades earlier) and "AD" stood for "Antonio Dominium". "AD" is another way of saying "Roman Domination." The somewhere between 500 AD and 800 AD the Catholic church changed “BC” to stand for “BEFORE CHRIST” and “AD” now represented ”THE YEAR OF OUR LORD”. They to the best of their knowledge picked a date for the birth of Christ Jesus and “BC” and “AD” represented the moment before and after His birth. Unfortunately they picked the wrong starting point. A solar year in the Julian calendar is equal to 365.25 days.

The lack of a zero (0) year can be attributed to Roman Catholic Church. Today we would place a zero (0) as the separating line. The placing of the BC/AD division is a product of the Holy Roman Church presuming Jesus Christ was born at that time. What can I say – so much for the accuracy of some traditions. Therefore 1 BC is right next to 1 AD. The net effect is that it was taught that 1 AD was the first year of Christ Jesus’ birth. Now we know better though some pastors and priest still hold to the error. It is now understood that Herod the Great died in 4 BC.

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Therefore Jesus Christ had to be born in 4 BC or earlier.

Now back to our 720,000 days, the 1971.3 Gregorian years. Let us take July 1967 and subtract 1971.3 years. Remember July 1967 is when the Jews captured Jerusalem from the gentiles.

Christ Jesus is believed to have been born around the middle of September, 4 BC. To prove the year just subtract 2,000 biblical years (720,000) days, or 1971.3 years, from July of 1967. We arrive at is the year 4 BC. Specifically we end up at .6 of the year 4 BC. This is in month 7, or July. What we have arrived at is the birth year and a few months away from the time of the Messiah’s believed birth – September, 4 BC. This is not bad considering 2,000 years have pass.

On the other hand maybe the Messiah was actually born in July of 4 BC. I doubt it though, since the Lord seems to be doing things on Hebrew Feast Days. He also only lived on earth for about 33½ years. Either way, we have shown how close we can get using basic math.

The time-clock that really has meaning, the one used by the great God Jehovah, is ticking. Now everything is coming to its climax. Time is just about up. Hold onto Jesus and clear the mind of all that stands in the way of trusting Him.

Now we see why the Christ has not returned as most everyone expected. Two thousand years had to pass.

Another answer to our question may be found in Leviticus 26 where there are five curses proclaimed for Israel's disobedience. If they

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reject their God verses 14-17 tell of curse number 1. Verses 18-20 tell of curse number 2. Curse number 3 is in verses 21-23. Curses number 4 and 5 are in verses 24-33.

It is possible that all five curses have already taken place. They may have begun during the time following Joshua. I do not know. From scripture we can see the intensity of the curses. We also see the intensity growing after the death and resurrection of God. But I do believe that after Christ Jesus was born they began again in duration of punishment.

It clearly is a curse that God took upon Himself. To be born as a human baby was truly a step down. God went from holy and pure to dirty diapers a prone to human weaknesses. Yet He voluntarily took on this curse to save us all even thought He was born without the curse of original sin. The blood coursing through His veins came from His Father. This is really weird since from eternity past He was with the Father and He is the Father. How is that for being multi-multi-dimensional? We may never understand who and what God is. When we get there we can all ask Him to explain it.

First we need to confirm how long the time span is for the first curse. We find an example when the Israeli nation rejected God during the Exodus. We all know about the 40 years of wandering. Remember to think in terms of 360 day years. This works out to 39.426 calendar years (CY).

Now multiply this 39.426 (CY) by 7 (the second curse) and we come to a length of time equal to 275.982 years. Multiply that number again by 7 gives and it comes to 1931.874 years. This is the

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time for completing the third curse. While He was alive the ruling religious leaders did not hearken until Jesus. Instead they had Him crucified. Thankfully the forth and fifth curse never had to come into play.

From the time Christ Jesus was killed until the temple in Jerusalem was destroyed was about 39.4 years. This again gives us 40 biblical years composed of 360 days. We see that this length of time has been used a number of times. Might this be the length of time we can use for curse number one? I think it is.

Now add the computed time for the three curses (1931.874 years) to the time that a holy God came to earth in the form of a baby until His death. We now have 1931.874 years plus 33.5 years. That time now is in 1965.4. Now we must add two years for the change from BC to AD. The end of this third curse appears to have ended in the year 1967. In the middle of that same year the Jews recaptured Jerusalem. Now we can see the probable reason that Christ Jesus, the Holy One of Israel, had not returned before now.

Another method is to simply add 1967.6, the year the Jews regained control of Jerusalem, to 3.3 years. Now we are ignoring the assumed calendar errors. The BC portion for the length of Christ's life most likely is 3.3 years in length. Now we come to 1970.9 years. This time we must subtract 2 years so we can account for the BC to AD change. This brings to the actual length of years to match the calendar years. This also brings us to the year 1968.8. What happened in the year 1968, I can only guess. One thing is for sure, the rebuilding of the city began in that year. This may imply that half-a-year to a full year

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may have passed from July 1967 before the Jewish powers to be determined it was safe to rebuild Jerusalem.

We have three different method of computing the reason for such a long time expiring before the return of Christ Jesus. The greatest error in my way of calculating the time is no more than two years. We also have a method that appears to point to when the time for those seven weeks of years in Daniel's prophecy are to begin ticking again. The worst error in all this analyzing seems to be between 1 to 2 years. I believe when the seven week of years clock hits zero Messiah will once again re-enter Jerusalem. These seven weeks of years are described in the book of Daniel. All three methods point to a very short window of time when Christ Jesus will physically take charge of this world. Time on God's clock is running out.

Let's look at the prophecy of Daniel. Chapter 9 verse 25 sets the stage. From the going forth of the decree to rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah there will be 62 weeks of years and 7 weeks of years. Remember to think in terms of a 360 day year.

In the year 445 BC or 446 BC Artaxerxes gave the decree to rebuild Jerusalem. From the time of that decree (I believe it took place in 446 BC) until Messiah was 69 weeks of years. It is really easy to show that the year had to be 446 BC. Read ENDTIMES 2012, chapter 16, for a complete explanation. This year, 446 BC, is the only year that will place the crucifixion of Jesus in 31 AD.

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Here is a side note that will add weight to the year 31 AD. After the crucifixion, death, and resurrection of Jesus, the Judean governor, Pontius Pilot, wrote numerous letters to Caesar Tiberius in 31 AD. In them he described the many miracles Jesus performed and the unnerving events surrounding the crucifixion.

Tiberius had placed himself in semi-retirement on the island of Capri. He had appointed Sejanus, the head of the Praetorian Guard, six or seven years earlier to act as ruler of Rome. Emperor Tiberius wrote letters to Sejanus and the Roman senate recommending that Jesus be made one of the acceptable gods in the pantheon of Roman gods. Sejanus was very anti-Semitic. He successfully argued down this proposal.

Unfortunately for Sejanus, his six year reign of terror in Rome was about to end. During his rule, he had terrorized the ruling class and killed as many of the possible future rulers as he could. It is reported that he even tried to become emperor. Sejanus was assassinated in October 31 AD with the blessings of the Roman senate and also of the Praetorian Guard.

What this reveals is that Jesus was crucified before October 31 AD. This effectively rules out the most accepted year of crucifixion as being in 32 AD. It also removes the year 445 AD as being the year of the decree. When we use the U.S. Naval Observatories astronomical data, the crucifixion of Jesus apparently took place on Wednesday, April 11, 31 AD. Any day beyond 31 AD, such as 32 AD, has to be totally incorrect. The U. S Naval observatory data and the historical data reveal that any year before 31 AD is also incorrect.

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Finally, the assassination of Sejanus in October 31 AD is additional proof that the decree to rebuild Jerusalem by Artaxerxes took place before 445 BC. Either the identification of the 20th year of King Artaxerxes in our current calendar is incorrect or the king gave an earlier decree, in 446 BC.

Finally we have the scriptures themselves. In the book of Luke is the identification of when the angel Gabriel visited Mary. Reading Luke 1 verse 26 tells us that he visited Mary in the sixth month.

Now there are two “sixth” month in a year. One is by the Roman calendar. That month is June. The other is the Hebrew calendar. In that calendar the sixth month is around August.

If the Holy Spirit impregnated Mary the moment after the angel’s visitation, and using the Roman calendar, then Jesus had to be born around the month of March the next year. No one accepts that Jesus was born in the spring time.

So, let us use the Hebrew calendar. We know that the first month in the Hebrew calendar is around the September-October time frame. Rosh Ha’Shana is the Hebrew new years. For example the Hebrew New Year in the year 2012 is on September 17.

So let us use the month of September as month number 0ne. the sixth month is now identified as being around February. About nine month later the baby Jesus was born. That now points to a birthday around the last part of September to the first half of October.

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Now archeologist/historians have placed the death of Herod the Great in December of 4 BC.

So Jesus had to have been born before Herod died. That exclude any date, written in any bible - anywhere, that is 32 AD or older.

Now we are left with any year from 31 AD and younger.

There are only two years within a dozen years that had a Passover that would allow Christ Jesus to be in the grave three days and three nights, and rise early Sunday, turns out to be 28 AD and 31 AD.Below is a list of Passover date identified by the U.S. Naval observatory.In 27 AD Passover occurred on Friday 4 11.In 28 AD Passover occurred on Wednesday April 28.In 29 AD Passover occurred on Monday April 18.In 30 AD Passover took place on Friday April 7.In 31 AD Passover took place on Wednesday April 25.In 32 AD Passover took place on Monday April 14.In 33 Ad Passover took place on Saturday April 4.

To take it one step further. Sunday began at sundown at Saturday evening.

Now, I must say that the most important thing we can do is worship the Great Go Jehovah – Yahweh – Christ Jesus. He, Christ Jesus, tells us not to be so concerned about His birth, but remember His death and resurrection. Whether His birth is in December or in September, the most important celebration is to celebrate Jesus.

Understanding the time of His birth performs one great duty and that is to see that the God of

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Christ Jesus, who incidentally is He Himself, is working on an intricate time-table. Everything is planned to the minute detail.

When the Great and Terrible Day of The Lord arrives, it won’t be an emotional moment. It will be a time that has long been planned in advance in God’s timetable.

Now let's look at the 69 weeks of years in the book of Daniel. This is simply the 62 weeks of years plus the mysterious 7 weeks of years. Why were the two groups of years so identified? Together they produced the 69 weeks of years. It is believed that Christ Jesus arrived in Jerusalem a week before His death. At that time He allowed Himself to be publicly proclaimed as the Messiah. This accounts for the 69 weeks of years.

What about the separated 7 weeks of years? Let's step back 49 years from the year 31 AD.

A second decree to rebuild Jerusalem came around December 20 BC by Herod the Great. The actual rebuilding began in 19 BC. Here we will now understand why the prophecy of Daniel is in two parts - 62 weeks of years and the 7 weeks of years.

7 weeks of years (BY) 49 Biblical Years|________________________|1/19 BC 4/31 AD

We can start by computing the 7 weeks of years. It comes out to 17640 days. In our calendar this comes out to 39.4 years. We now have the time of

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Christ Jesus entering Jerusalem and being crucified. The month and year is 4/31 AD.

Now jump forward to today. History may be about to repeat itself.

In June 1967 the Jews recaptured Jerusalem. Whether the actual years were after the assumed calendar errors is supposed to be 1969 is mute. We know that a rebuilding program began after the year 1967. In December of that year, and in January of 1968, another rebuilding program was being talked about. Might the 7 weeks of years prophesied by Daniel once again be in play? I think so. Was a modern decree given at that time? It appears so.

7 weeks of years (BY)|____________________________________________|Dec 1967 / Jan 1968 March or April 2016 AD

This time, the spring of 2016, might just be when the Lord Jesus will enter. This time it will be in triumph.

The rapture of the church, by my understanding, (you have to use all the scriptures) will occur in the middle of that last seven years before Christ Jesus returns. Actually the scriptures tell us that it will be 1260 days plus 45 days from the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord. Scripture sat that blessed are those who make it to that time. That day, The Terrible Day of The Lord, takes place in the middle of those famous last seven years.

We now find the very real possibility that the rapture may occur in the fall of 2012 AD.

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The last 7 years in Daniel before the Lord's return|________________________|______________________|Spring 2009? Fall 2012 March/April 2016 We now find that a peace treaty guaranteeing Israel's safety may occur in, or soon after, the year 2009. Even the battle described by the prophet Ezekiel in chapters 38 and 39 may occur during that time. Then the rapture of the church's believers will most likely take place in the fall of 2012. The physical return of Jesus the Christ will follow in the year 2016.

The only fly in the ointment for this date setting is "when did Israel decree to rebuild Jerusalem?" Was it in December 1967 or sometime later? One thing is very clear. The city leaders, soon after the year 1967, embarked on a massive rebuilding program. The newspapers in December 1967 and January 1968 carried the reports of the intended rebuilding. It appears likely that we may be close enough to the actual event to give all the above serious consideration.

If this is true, it tells us that our time is really-really short. Now you know why the heathens rage. The dark spirits in the world have them in their grip. These spirits know that their time is short and they do not like their freedom coming to and end.

In conclusion we have developed a range of dates for the rapture of the church running from 2012 (2016 minus 3.5 years) to 2028 (2031-3.5 years).

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15WHAT CAN BE EXPECTED NEXT?

Beginning with the year 2003, I suspect the next great event on God's prophetic calendar will be the destruction of the American economy. This will affect the whole world. Sometimes during that time Syria, Iran, and the Muslim members of the Russian confederation will team up to destroy Israel. The nation of Iraq may also be involved. When they lose this battle many nations will know that it was the God of Israel that saved that nation. Many Muslims will renounce Allah and turn to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. They will place their hope in Jesus of Nazareth. During this upheaval, a temple on Mount Moriah will be built.

In the mean-time Seal 6 of Revelations will be opened. A comet will strike the earth. Biblically this is called the WRATH OF CHRIST.

In a short while, maybe a few days of months later, the temple will be desecrated by a man that the Bible calls the Anti-Christ. The rapture will take place. Every believer is taken away in the twinkle of the eye. The question is Seal 6 the timing of the rapture or is Seal 7?

Seal 6 is opened and men are in their underground hiding places saying that the “WRATH OF THE LAMB HAS COME”.Jesus says He will protect us from the wrath to come. Might this be the time of the rapture?

If you like to study the mysterious crop circles that appear all over the world you will see something operculum. Though some of these circles are man-made, other cannot possibly be so. They are too large and intricate.

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They also appear over nigh and completely unaware of the neighbors.

The crop circle I am particularly interested in is the Avebury Manor crop circles. Here we see the solar system as it will be in the month of December 2012. Within a second crop circle is a symbol for a comet close to what appears to be the moon. This all reminds me of my first novel – Israeli Heat. In this book a comet is deflected by the moon and some of it is captured by the earth. Another chunk of this comet strikes the earth. The ensuing earthquakes lead to the discovery of the Ark of the Covenant, and the story goes on from there.

Either way it happens, the judgments of God will be unleashed. From that moment on all those left behind who now accept Jesus as their Christ and savior will suffer intense hardship.

I do not believe every nation will give their allegiance to the evil one, biblically called the Anti-Christ. Even as he and his false prophet deceive the world, much will not be well in his empire. His time will be short and his anger against those who have turned to Jesus for salvation will be intense. He will particularly go after the Jewish nation. If he can destroy Israel and the Jews, maybe he can stall God's plan. I think only the two witnesses described in the Book of Revelation will stand in his way.

Thankfully the appearance of the Lord in the clouds of heaven will be seen by all. Hope will revive those who are suffering. The Anti-Christ is desperate to change the outcome of prophecy. If he succeeds he will maintain control of the earth. If he looses and God and His Messiah win, humanity wins, and Satan goes to a place he fears.

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scriptures tell of a time when the temple will be desecrated and the man of evil is revealed. Two thousand years ago the temple was destroyed. Today there are many waiting for the temple to be rebuilt.

Preaching of an eminent rapture may give comfort to those who are tired of the struggle and see the world slowly going mad. Evil appears to be winning, but God may not be done. Never put Him in a box and say this is all that there will be.

Excluding the religious hucksters who sell the imminent return of Christ for profit, there is a possibility that the Rapture could take place today or tomorrow. So far history has proven this thinking to be wrong.

Let us suppose that the Jews already have a temple somewhere. The Bible does not specifically say that it has to be on Mount Moriah. I personally believe it will be built there, but scripturally it does not say so. It might already exist, say, in a warehouse.

Right now priests have been trained in animal sacrifices, and many of the instruments have already been built. A practice altar may already exist. If this is true then a person who is evil personified may step in and stop the animal sacrifices. He might even, in a fit of Satan influenced foolishness, proclaim himself to be equal to the Commander of the Host of God. This could happen without us even knowing about it. The blowing of the seven trumpets, the last trump in the celebrating of the Feast of Trumpets, all are about to happen. The Rapture of the church and the great holocaust to follow may be just around the corner. Are you ready?

Whether it happens today, or as I suspect a number of years from now, we need to grow closer to God. We need to honor Him for who He is, read and believe His word,

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and confess our sins to Him. We need to walk humbly with God every day of our lives, and lean on His righteousness for our salvation. Whatever Satan tells us about ourselves is probably true. So what are we to do? We must cling to the righteousness of Jesus, not our own. Isaiah clearly tells us that the gentiles will place their hope in the Messiah. Those who do will never be disappointed.

For those who see the destruction of stability running rampant throughout the world, I off this glimpse of the orchestrated scenarios that are coming due on this world.

First we must understand that there are men and woman in high political position who are there to feed their lust for power and wealth. Money and power, power and money are name of the game. Then there are those who are true believers in their god – Lucifer. There are powerful organizations throughout the world whose only god is Lucifer. Then there are the million of souls who are working to bring utopia to the planet. These people are not concerned about the lives and nations destroyed in their quest. Finally there is Lucifer, that old devil, himself. He is willing to destroy anyone who stands in his way for extending his life. He is actively working to orchestrate his worshiper and those who can be manipulated into doing his bidding. His bidding is an all consuming desire to live. There is a great need to change God’s plans, to have this world as his possession, to be as the one and only true God.In summery we have people orchestrating the destruction of nations to satisfy their thirst for power and an elusive utopia. The old Soviet Union tried it and failed. In our universities are hundreds of professors who believe that the Soviet Union only failed because they lacked the resources. On the other hand they see the United State with the resources and now will be there turn to bring on utopia. Unfortunately utopia is out of their reach. All that

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will remain of their efforts will be the destruction of a nation lying in shambles.

So we have those who are fulfilling their desire for utopia working to orchestrate their unattainable plan. We have those who worship Lucifer working to bring about their plan. At a higher level we have Lucifer, that old devil, working to orchestrate his plan, and finally we have the living God, the great God Jehovah, who has spoken His word. God’s word will not return to Him void.

He has said when certain events happen that His prophecy clock will be ticking. The rebuilding of Jerusalem turned on a clock. Forty-nine biblical years later, after giving the orders to rebuild the city, the Messiah will physically enter the city. The final say about which orchestrating is supreme is being played out before our very eyes.What is erry is that when we study Isaiah chapter 9 and 10 we arrive at the year 2015 for a massive destruction of the United States of America. Beginning with the September 11th, 2001 attack on the World Trade Centers, national politicians have repeatedly linked America to the curses announce in Isaiah, chapter 10.

I doubt if any of these men knew what they were doing. Of all the versus in the bible to chose from, they picked Isaiah 9, versus 10 for their speeches of defiance. Therefore they have revealed that there is a very real link between America and the nation of Israel.The first judgment ends with the defiance proclaimed by not one but by three national leaders. The second judgment is the pronouncement that the Lord God will bring Adversaries against the nation. Three – they will come from the east and the west - think Iran and North Korea. Fourth – There will be the cutting off of the head and the tail. The head represents a honorable man. The tail represents a false religious leader. Then comes the

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fifth judgment. This will be a curse by fire. I see this as being either a nuclear war or a comet, or a combination of them both. After that in curse sixth we have hunger. In curse seven we see the United States of America fighting with itself. This very well may indicate civil war. Then comes curse eight. This is devastation from afar. Again this may mean nuclear war. Finally, if this wasn’t enough we read of an invasion in curse nine. Other nations will want to gobble up some of the territory of the United States.These curses, judgments if you will, began in 2001 and will be become very destructive between 2015 to 2019All of these increasing judgments have a point where if a nation turns back to the God of the Bible, He will heal their land. But I fear that this repentance will not take place. A million believers in Christ Jesus will, but the majority may be too far gone. It currently does not look hopeful.Whatever happens to America will happen to the rest of the world.My heart cries for the destruction that is coming. The judgments written in the book of Revelations and in Isaiah are not something I would wish on anyone.One other thing is that of the dates of 2012-2014. My view show that 2012-2014 may actually be the middle or the beginning of the final days. A few years off may prove just plain meaningless. Either way, the 49 weeks of year from the prophet Daniel may have begun between the year 1967 and 1970.So, between my two RAPTURE views, the REALLY HERITICAL VIEW and the just plain HERITICAL VIEW. truth waits to be revealed and it will be what it will be. Whatever it is, both views say to all who will listen, time is really running out. There may not be a lot of time left to turn one’s self around. For many it appears that it is

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already too late. Defiance and stubbornness is a cruel taskmaster.

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Time is almost up and the heathens are raging. Nations have become lawless. Now they change the laws to allow that which never was accepted. All that has gone forth since the end of the Second World War has been man orchestrating his desire for power and wealth. Then there is the orchestrating to bring about a one world empire and the elusive utopia. All these are fulfilling God’s word to bring to an end of man’s grand design of controlling the world and replacing it with the government predicted by the God of the universe.

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16King James translation of the scriptural verses.

Leviticus 23:33-41 33And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 34Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD. On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. 36Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein.7These are the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day:8Beside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the LORD. 39Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the

fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath. 40And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days. 41And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month.

Isaiah 2:2 -52And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. 3And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. 4And he shall judge among the

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nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.5O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.

Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.

Isaiah 11:1 -161And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:2And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;3And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:4But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.5And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness

the girdle of his reins. 6The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. 7And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. 8And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den. 9They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. 10And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. 11And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. 12And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.13The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim. 14But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them. 15And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the

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river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod. 16And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.

Isaiah 13:9-139Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. 10For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. 11And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. 12I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir. 13Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.

Isaiah 14:12-1412How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I

will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north. 14I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.

Isaiah 18:77In that time shall the present be brought unto the LORD of hosts of a people scattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, the mount Zion.

Isaiah 19:17-2517And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the LORD of hosts, which he hath determined against it. 18In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the LORD of hosts; one shall be called, The city of destruction. 19In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD. 20And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry

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unto the LORD because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them. 21And the LORD shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the LORD in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation; yea, they shall vow a vow unto the LORD, and perform it. 22And the LORD shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal it: and they shall return even to the LORD, and he shall be entreated of them, and shall heal them. 23In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians. 24In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land: 25Whom the LORD of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.

Isaiah 26:20-2120Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. 21For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the

earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.

Isaiah 30:2626Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.

Isaiah 31:4-54For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof. 5As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.

Isaiah 33:17-2417Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off. 18Thine heart shall meditate

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terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers? 19Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand. 20Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken. 21But there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby. 22For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us. 23Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey. 24And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.

Isaiah 35:1-101The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. 2It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even

with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God. 3Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. 4Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense; he will come and save you.5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. 6Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. 7And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes. 8And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein. 9No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there: 10And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain

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joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Isaiah 63:1Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.

Isaiah 65:9-25And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.0And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.1 But ye are they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number. 2Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.3Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye

shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: 14Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit. 15And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:6That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes. 17For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. 8But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. 19And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying. 20There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed. 21And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. 22They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall

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not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. 23They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them. 24And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. 25The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.

Isaiah 66:19-2419And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles. 20And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the LORD out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the LORD, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD. 21And I will also take of them for

priests and for Levites, saith the LORD. 22For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain. 23And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD. 24And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.

Ezekiel 20:33-3833

As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you: 34And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out. 35And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face. 36Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord GOD. 37And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant: 38And I will purge out from among you the rebels,

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and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 38:2-232Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, 3And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: 4And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with hou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them. 9Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee 10Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought: 11And thou shalt

say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates, 2To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land. 13Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil? 14Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it? 15And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:

Ezekiel 39:1-291Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from

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the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel: 3And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand. 4Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured. 5Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD. And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD. 7So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel. 8Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken. 9And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years: 10So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the

Lord GOD. 11And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamongog. 12And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land. 13Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord GOD. 14And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search. 15And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man’s bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamongog. 16And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land. 17And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and

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drink blood. 18Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan. 19And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you. 20Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord GOD. 21And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them. 22So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day and forward. 23And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword. 24According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them. 25Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name; 26After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me,

when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid. 27When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies’ lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations; 28Then shall they know that I am the LORD their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there. 29Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.

Daniel 7:24-2724And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. And 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. But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting

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kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.

Daniel 8:11-1411Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practiced, and prospered.3Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.

Daniel 8:24-274And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practice, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.5And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of

princes; but he shall be broken without hand. And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days. And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king’s business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.

Daniel 9:24-2724Seventy 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. 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.6And 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.7And he shall confirm the covenant with

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many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

Daniel 11:40-4440And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.3But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.4But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.

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1And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. But 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.

Daniel 12:6-76And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?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

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power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.

Daniel 12:11-1211And 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.12Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.

Joel 2:2-112A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.3A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.5Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. Before their

face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness. They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:8Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.9They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.0The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:1And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?

Joel 2:2020But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.

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Joel 2:28-3228And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:9And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.1The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.2And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.

Joel 3:1-3 1For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,2I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.3And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an

harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.

Joel 3:9-159Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:0Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.1Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD. Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about. Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is great.4Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.5The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.

Joel 3:18-2118And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall

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water the valley of Shittim. Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.0But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.1For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion.

Amos 5:1818Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.

Amos 8:11-1211Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.

Amos 9:11-1511In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will

build it as in the days of old: That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this. Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt. And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.

Micah 4:1-51But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. Many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.3And he shall judge

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among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. 4But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it.5For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever.

Micah 5:12-151And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers: Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands.4And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities. And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.

Micah 7:11-1711In the day that thy walls are to be built, in that day shall the decree be far removed. In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and from the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river,

and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.3Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings.4Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old. According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I show unto him marvellous things.6The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.7They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.

Zephaniah 1:14-1814The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,6A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers. And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind

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men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.8Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.

Zephaniah 3:12-1312I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD. The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

Haggai 2:6-96For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.8The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts. The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in

this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.

Zechariah 2:4-54And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein: For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.

Zechariah 2:11-1211And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.2And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.

Zechariah 3:9 9For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.

Zechariah 8:33Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a

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city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.

Zechariah 9:14-1614And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.5The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.6And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land.

Zechariah 10:4-124Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.6And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them

again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the LORD their God, and will hear them.7And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see it, and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the LORD.8I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased. And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again.0I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and place shall not be found for them. And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.2And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD.

Zechariah 12:7-147The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify

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themselves against Judah.8In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them. And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon. And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart; The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart; All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.

Zechariah 13:1-21In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for

uncleanness.2And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.

Zechariah 13:8-98And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.9And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.

Zechariah 14:2-212For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city. Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.4And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the

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east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.6And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:7But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.8And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.0All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king’s winepresses.1And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.2And this shall be the

plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.4And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance.5And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.6And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.7And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.8And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that

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come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.0In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD’S house shall be like the bowls before the altar. Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.

Malachi 4:2-32But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.

Malachi 4:5-65Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:6And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I

come and smite the earth with a curse.

Matthew 24:5-145For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.7For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.0And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.2And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.4And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

Matthew 24:15-4215When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy

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place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)6Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.9And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.3Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.4For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. 5Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.7For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.2Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.4Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.8For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so

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shall also the coming of the Son of man be.0Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.42Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

Matthew 25:31-4631When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:2And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:5For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 8When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw

we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.1Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: For I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.6And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

Mark 13:6-276For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there

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shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows. But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.0And the gospel must first be published among all nations. But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.12Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.3And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:5And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house: And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his

garment.17But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter.19For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be. And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not: For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,5And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

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35Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

Luke 17:24-3624For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day. But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation. And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.7They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.8Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.30Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.1In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.2Remember Lot’s wife.3Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life

shall preserve it. I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.35Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

Luke 21:10-1910Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.12But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.13And it shall turn to you for a testimony.14Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:5For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.7And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake.8But there shall not an hair of your head

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perish. In your patience possess ye your souls.

Luke 21:24-3624And 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.5And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.8And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.9And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.1So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.1Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.

John 12:31 31Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.

Romans 6:55For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

1 Corinthians 15:42-4442So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:4It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

1 Corinthians 15:511Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

Philippians 3:20-2120For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

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4When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

1 Thessalonians 1:1010And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

1 Thessalonians 5:1-91But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.6Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.8But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.9For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

1 Thessalonians 2:2-112But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.3For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:4But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.5For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness; God is witness: Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.7But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children: So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us. For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.0Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:1As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and

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charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,

2 Timothy 3:1-51This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.2For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,3Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

Hebrews 1:2 2Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

2 Peter 3:10 10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

1 John 3:1-21Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon

us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.2Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. Jude 1:18How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.

Revelation 2:1-291Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;2I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:3And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.5Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.6But

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this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.8And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.2And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. But I have a few things against thee, because

thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate.6Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.7He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.8And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass; I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first. Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.1And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great

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tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.3And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.4But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.5But that which ye have already hold fast till I come. And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:7And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father. And I will give him the morning star.9He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

Revelation 3:1-221And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If

therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.4Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.7And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. 0Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which

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thou hast, that no man take thy crown.2Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.4And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my

voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

Revelation 6:1-171And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.3And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.4And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and

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three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.7And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.8And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.9And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?11And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.2And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.4And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is

rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.5And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

Revelation 7:1-171And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.2And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,3Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand. Of the

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tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.7Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.8Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.9After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.3And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are

arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? 4And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.5Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.7For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

Revelation 8:1-131And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.2And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.4And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand. The angel took the censer, and filled it

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with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake. And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.7The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up. And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed. And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter. And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.3And I beheld, and heard an angel

flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!

Revelation 16:1-211And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.2And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.3And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea. And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.5And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.6For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.8And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with

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fire.9And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory. And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.2And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.4For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.6And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.8And there were voices,

and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.9And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.21And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.

Revelation 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

Revelation 9:1-51And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of

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the smoke of the pit. And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.5And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.

Revelations 9:12-19One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.3And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,4Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.5And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.6And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them. And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and

the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.8By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.

Revelation 11:15 15And 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.

Revelation 13:1-181And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 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: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.4And they worshipped the dragon

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which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.6And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.7And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.8And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. If any man have an ear, let him hear.0He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.1And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.2And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.3And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down

from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,14And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.6And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.8Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

Revelation 14:14-2014And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.5And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap;

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for the harvest of the earth is ripe.6And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped. And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.9And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

Revelation 19:16-2116And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.7And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of

horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.0And 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 worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.1And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

Revelation 20:1-51And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.2And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,3And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I

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saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.5But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

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END TIMES EVENTS CHARTWRATH OF CHRIST DAY OF THE VISUAL, THEN PHYSICAL

THE SEALS LORD WRATH OF GOD - THE VIALS RETURN OF JESUSPENTECOST 1,2,3,4,5 1948 1967 TRUMPETS VIALS-1,2,3,4,5 VIAL6 VIAL7 || _______ JOEL2 REV6 REV6 HOSEA6 LUKE21 REV6 DAN9 REV8 7 trumpets REV16 REV16 earthquake 45 days REV16 28-32 1-8 9-11 1-2 24-32 12-14 27 1-6 | 1-2 : : : : 12-16 17-21 : : : : : : | 3 : : : the gathering ACT2 MATH24 AMOS9 REV7 MALACHI JOEL3 | 4-7 : : of armies ZECH14

16-21 5-14 11-15 1-8 4:5-6 1-3 REV8 8-9 : MATH24 2-931A.D.+ EZEKIEL 2THESS JOEL3 7-13 10-11 30-35 ZECH12Beginning 38:2-23 2:2-11 9-16 REV9 7-10 of the EZEKIEL MALACHI 1-5 Earth is polluted, seas die ZECH14END TIMES 39:1-29 4:1-3 REV9 sun heats up, darkness in the land of 14-15

DAN12 14-19 the ANTI-CHRIST Visual returning REV19 . ISRAEL IS REBORN Israel is 1-4 1THESS4 of Jesus 16-21

APRIL 31AD nearly destroyed MATH24 16-17 Gathering of the REV20CRUCIFIXTION 21-24 1THESS5 armies to Jerusalem 1-5RESSURECTION MATH24 3-4 ISAIAH

The days of awe 37-42 REV14 RAPTURE 2:2-5 1 4-16THE FIRST REAPING_____ 1260 DAYS &3!1/2 days______________ ZECH14

comet/meteor? 1CORR15 REV11 REV13 16-19worldwide 51-54 2-14 4-10 MICAH4

earthquakes REV REV13 1-5signs in the 2&3 15-18 :sun, moon HEB2 1260 days DAN7 21-22 30 days 45 days :

WHIITE RED BLACK GREEN 2015-2019 REV14 _______________________1290 DAYS & 45 DAYS_____________||__________||______________:: one forth of the earth 17-19 GREAT REAPING DAN12 positioning famine,drought LUKE 21 1-8 for invasion wars,dieseases JEWS regain control of :_____DAN 12______DAN 8______2300 Days__________________________________________________

Jerusalem 11-12 11-14 DAN 27 white CATHOLISM after 2500 years MATH24 24-27 black CAPITALISM 1967-1968 ___ 29 (nuclear winter)___ red COMMUNISM 1/3 of world's Destruction of Jerusalem green MOHAMIDISM population 2/3 of Jews killed

Beginning of the dies Resurrection/ translation 7 year Treaty of tribulation saints Armageddon Temple is rebuilt soon there is peace The beginning of the END TIMES Temple is defiled 100 year old are young

1 967-1970 rule by force |______|__________49 - 360 day years = 48.29 Julian Calendar Years______(Daniel's 7 weeks of years) 2015 to 2019 something very big is about to occur

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