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To properly understand the Signs of the end Lord Jesus gave us, we have to pay close attention in His Word. That is my intention with this. Some of you reading this will discover, if you stick to the actual Scripture, that many preachers today are not teaching this as actually written. Most of them would probably get fired by their organizational denomination if they tried to properly teach it. So here goes...
What do you hear about the coming "great tribulation" at your Church? Are you hearing how it will be all out slaughter and war and chaos, and even world war three, and a total breakdown of society like all the popular apocalypse movies put out by communist Hollywood? Maybe walking dead zombies too? Are you into Tim LaHaye's Left-Behind book series and movies? do you really believe that stuff, something like 13 books? What about Hal Lindsay's popular books, like The Late Great Planet Earth?
It is sad and a mockery of God's Word that such works by those men have become so popular among the gullible who are not taught the actual Scripture from our Lord Jesus and His Apostles on being prepared to make a 'stand' for Him through the coming "great tribulation". Christ's Church during the "great tribulation" is going to be the last line of Christian soldiers that are expected to make a spiritual 'stand' for Christ against the coming beast of Revelation. Some of Christ's soldiers during the tribulation are to be delivered up to councils and synagogues to give a Testimony for Christ against them by The Holy Spirit speaking through them (Mark 13:9-13).
That is how Satan's little empire he tries to setup here on earth at the end will begin to come tumbling down. So why... would any of Christ's servants want to try and escape that coming duty for Him? Only a believer that has been listening to and heeding one of Satan's crept in unawares at the pulpit teaching falseness to 'fly away' and 'escape' would be so weak minded in fear of making that 'stand' for Jesus on the "evil day". Gird up your loins brothers and sisters, because Lord Jesus gave us all power over the enemy (Luke 10). And that means spiritual power, just so you know to not go out and riot. God is allowing this coming "great tribulation", and making a stand with the Gospel armor on and our loins girded up with His Truth is how those in Christ are to act during that coming event.
1. The coming time of "great tribulation" will be a time of world peace.
Read that as many times as you need to let it soak in, because that is what God's Word teaches about that future tribulation time here on earth. Forget all the Hal Lindsay and Tim LaHaye books and movies; that ain't happening.
In 1 Thessalonians 5, Apostle Paul, speaking of the last day, the "day of the Lord" that will come "as a thief in the night", gave an example from the prophets of how when 'they' (the deceived) say, "Peace and safety", then "sudden destruction" will come upon them. God through His Old Testament prophets showed that the last day of this present world, the "day of the Lord", will come suddenly at an instant. That is where Lord Jesus and Apostles Paul and Peter got the idea about the "as a thief in the night". The prophets even gave examples like one in hunger as if dreaming of a great table of food, only to wake up to find he's still starving. God also used the idea of that last day destruction being like taking a bottle full of liquid, turning it upside down suddenly, and all the liquid empties out making a blup, blup, blup sound. Our Heavenly Father uses some really amazing expressions in His Old Testament prophets about that final day of this world, the "day of the Lord".
So what about that "Peace and safety" the deceived will be saying just prior to that last day of "sudden destruction"? Why... will they be saying that peace about the time of great tribulation just prior to Christ's return? I thought the "great tribulation" was to be a time of all out chaos and war?!? So what gives? If it's not, then why did Lord Jesus call it a "great tribulation" that has never been before in the history of the world, nor ever will be again? (Matthew 24:21; Daniel 12:1).
That prophecy about the very end being of a false kingdom using world peace was prophecy in Daniel...
Dan 8:23-25
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
KJV
The time of "great tribulation" will be a time of "Peace and safety" like Paul said. In Rev.11:9-10, once God's two witnesses are killed with their dead bodies left laying in the street of Jerusalem, the nations are going to rejoice over their death and send each other gifts! like having a party! So does that sound like that time is a time of war? No, it represents a time of "Peace and safety". That above false king will give you anything you want, if you bow in worship to him in place of The Christ.
That is about the final Antichrist for the very end of this world, just prior to Christ's future return to end the "great tribulation". Much is written about that Antichrist, or "dragon", or pseudo-Christ, or "man of sin", or "that Wicked", or that "another beast", or that "another Jesus", or "that old serpent", or "little horn", or "vile person", or "Abaddon" or "Apollyon", or "angel of the bottomless pit", or "Lucifer", or "Satan" (all the same one).
The "great tribulation" will be great because it will be a spiritual test in TWO WAYS:
a. for the deceived --, they will fall away to worship Satan himself disguised as The Messiah of The Bible, of the Koran, of the blank, blank, blank, whatever spiritual avatar one's religion promotes. Satan will claim that all of them are about him, that he is God. This is why it will be a "great tribulation" upon the deceived, including those who believe on Lord Jesus that fall away to believe that "strong delusion" that God is sending upon the whole world. If you have instead put your trust in men, and not in God and His Son by His Word, then you deserve to be deceived by Satan coming as The Christ.
b. for Christ's very elect -- Who only will understand that coming miracle-worker will NOT be Lord Jesus, but a false Messiah? it will be a time of tribulation upon our patience, testing our Faith in waiting for Lord Jesus to return to destroy Satan with the brightness of His coming (2 Thess.2). We will even see some of our loved ones that are deceived fall away to worship Lucifer as The Christ when he appears here on earth working miracles, not aware of who he really is. Revelation 13 & 17 says the whole world will wonder at that beast because of the miracles he will do, raining fire down from heaven in the sight of men. Because Christ's faithful saints will REJECT that coming false-Messiah, the devil himself here on earth in plain sight, we will be persecuted and hated by all men, even our own deceived brethren! (Matthew 13:9-13). Now Lord Jesus told us that so we would be 'prepared' in our hearts and minds for that, and to not allow it to affect our Faith and patience in waiting for Him all the way to the end, and even suffer death for Him if it comes to that (Matthew 10:28).
Matt 24:6-8
6 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.
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
KJV
All those above events are not... the time of "great tribulation". Instead, those are Signs of the "beginning of sorrows". That is the time we are in at present. Wars are still going on today, earthquakes in various places, pestilences, and famines. So CONTRAST THIS with...
... the time of "Peace and safety" for the "great tribulation" that will come next.
What will 'signal' the start of the "great tribulation" then?? This event in Jerusalem in our near future...
Matt 24:15-16
15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand
16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
KJV
That is about an IDOL abomination placed inside a new 3rd Jewish temple in Jerusalem for the end. That is what the coming false-Messiah will do, and then demand all to bow to the "image of the beast" to worship him (Rev.13). And those who refuse to bow to that image are to be killed. Don't fear flesh death, Lord Jesus said.
The Daniel prophecy is shown also in Rev.11 regarding an existing temple in Jerusalem for the end, with those who worship therein. For that "abomination of desolation" event to occur, there MUST be a standing Jewish temple, and old covenant sacrifices started up again. Today's orthodox Jews in Jerusalem already have the materials ready to build their 3rd temple, and start up old covenant sacrifices. Some of the ultra-orthodox Jews have already been sacrificing on a hill overlooking the temple mount on passover. Those are signs of how close we are to the this time of "great tribulation", so it's not a time today to be messin' around listening to the false prophets in many pulpits today that are NOT preparing Christ's faithful for these coming events.
What do you hear about the coming "great tribulation" at your Church? Are you hearing how it will be all out slaughter and war and chaos, and even world war three, and a total breakdown of society like all the popular apocalypse movies put out by communist Hollywood? Maybe walking dead zombies too? Are you into Tim LaHaye's Left-Behind book series and movies? do you really believe that stuff, something like 13 books? What about Hal Lindsay's popular books, like The Late Great Planet Earth?
It is sad and a mockery of God's Word that such works by those men have become so popular among the gullible who are not taught the actual Scripture from our Lord Jesus and His Apostles on being prepared to make a 'stand' for Him through the coming "great tribulation". Christ's Church during the "great tribulation" is going to be the last line of Christian soldiers that are expected to make a spiritual 'stand' for Christ against the coming beast of Revelation. Some of Christ's soldiers during the tribulation are to be delivered up to councils and synagogues to give a Testimony for Christ against them by The Holy Spirit speaking through them (Mark 13:9-13).
That is how Satan's little empire he tries to setup here on earth at the end will begin to come tumbling down. So why... would any of Christ's servants want to try and escape that coming duty for Him? Only a believer that has been listening to and heeding one of Satan's crept in unawares at the pulpit teaching falseness to 'fly away' and 'escape' would be so weak minded in fear of making that 'stand' for Jesus on the "evil day". Gird up your loins brothers and sisters, because Lord Jesus gave us all power over the enemy (Luke 10). And that means spiritual power, just so you know to not go out and riot. God is allowing this coming "great tribulation", and making a stand with the Gospel armor on and our loins girded up with His Truth is how those in Christ are to act during that coming event.
1. The coming time of "great tribulation" will be a time of world peace.
Read that as many times as you need to let it soak in, because that is what God's Word teaches about that future tribulation time here on earth. Forget all the Hal Lindsay and Tim LaHaye books and movies; that ain't happening.
In 1 Thessalonians 5, Apostle Paul, speaking of the last day, the "day of the Lord" that will come "as a thief in the night", gave an example from the prophets of how when 'they' (the deceived) say, "Peace and safety", then "sudden destruction" will come upon them. God through His Old Testament prophets showed that the last day of this present world, the "day of the Lord", will come suddenly at an instant. That is where Lord Jesus and Apostles Paul and Peter got the idea about the "as a thief in the night". The prophets even gave examples like one in hunger as if dreaming of a great table of food, only to wake up to find he's still starving. God also used the idea of that last day destruction being like taking a bottle full of liquid, turning it upside down suddenly, and all the liquid empties out making a blup, blup, blup sound. Our Heavenly Father uses some really amazing expressions in His Old Testament prophets about that final day of this world, the "day of the Lord".
So what about that "Peace and safety" the deceived will be saying just prior to that last day of "sudden destruction"? Why... will they be saying that peace about the time of great tribulation just prior to Christ's return? I thought the "great tribulation" was to be a time of all out chaos and war?!? So what gives? If it's not, then why did Lord Jesus call it a "great tribulation" that has never been before in the history of the world, nor ever will be again? (Matthew 24:21; Daniel 12:1).
That prophecy about the very end being of a false kingdom using world peace was prophecy in Daniel...
Dan 8:23-25
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
KJV
The time of "great tribulation" will be a time of "Peace and safety" like Paul said. In Rev.11:9-10, once God's two witnesses are killed with their dead bodies left laying in the street of Jerusalem, the nations are going to rejoice over their death and send each other gifts! like having a party! So does that sound like that time is a time of war? No, it represents a time of "Peace and safety". That above false king will give you anything you want, if you bow in worship to him in place of The Christ.
That is about the final Antichrist for the very end of this world, just prior to Christ's future return to end the "great tribulation". Much is written about that Antichrist, or "dragon", or pseudo-Christ, or "man of sin", or "that Wicked", or that "another beast", or that "another Jesus", or "that old serpent", or "little horn", or "vile person", or "Abaddon" or "Apollyon", or "angel of the bottomless pit", or "Lucifer", or "Satan" (all the same one).
The "great tribulation" will be great because it will be a spiritual test in TWO WAYS:
a. for the deceived --, they will fall away to worship Satan himself disguised as The Messiah of The Bible, of the Koran, of the blank, blank, blank, whatever spiritual avatar one's religion promotes. Satan will claim that all of them are about him, that he is God. This is why it will be a "great tribulation" upon the deceived, including those who believe on Lord Jesus that fall away to believe that "strong delusion" that God is sending upon the whole world. If you have instead put your trust in men, and not in God and His Son by His Word, then you deserve to be deceived by Satan coming as The Christ.
b. for Christ's very elect -- Who only will understand that coming miracle-worker will NOT be Lord Jesus, but a false Messiah? it will be a time of tribulation upon our patience, testing our Faith in waiting for Lord Jesus to return to destroy Satan with the brightness of His coming (2 Thess.2). We will even see some of our loved ones that are deceived fall away to worship Lucifer as The Christ when he appears here on earth working miracles, not aware of who he really is. Revelation 13 & 17 says the whole world will wonder at that beast because of the miracles he will do, raining fire down from heaven in the sight of men. Because Christ's faithful saints will REJECT that coming false-Messiah, the devil himself here on earth in plain sight, we will be persecuted and hated by all men, even our own deceived brethren! (Matthew 13:9-13). Now Lord Jesus told us that so we would be 'prepared' in our hearts and minds for that, and to not allow it to affect our Faith and patience in waiting for Him all the way to the end, and even suffer death for Him if it comes to that (Matthew 10:28).
Matt 24:6-8
6 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.
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
KJV
All those above events are not... the time of "great tribulation". Instead, those are Signs of the "beginning of sorrows". That is the time we are in at present. Wars are still going on today, earthquakes in various places, pestilences, and famines. So CONTRAST THIS with...
... the time of "Peace and safety" for the "great tribulation" that will come next.
What will 'signal' the start of the "great tribulation" then?? This event in Jerusalem in our near future...
Matt 24:15-16
15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand
16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
KJV
That is about an IDOL abomination placed inside a new 3rd Jewish temple in Jerusalem for the end. That is what the coming false-Messiah will do, and then demand all to bow to the "image of the beast" to worship him (Rev.13). And those who refuse to bow to that image are to be killed. Don't fear flesh death, Lord Jesus said.
The Daniel prophecy is shown also in Rev.11 regarding an existing temple in Jerusalem for the end, with those who worship therein. For that "abomination of desolation" event to occur, there MUST be a standing Jewish temple, and old covenant sacrifices started up again. Today's orthodox Jews in Jerusalem already have the materials ready to build their 3rd temple, and start up old covenant sacrifices. Some of the ultra-orthodox Jews have already been sacrificing on a hill overlooking the temple mount on passover. Those are signs of how close we are to the this time of "great tribulation", so it's not a time today to be messin' around listening to the false prophets in many pulpits today that are NOT preparing Christ's faithful for these coming events.