A REVELATION MYSTERY EXPLAINED USING GOD’S WORD – PART 6
March 9, 2010
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A RISING-QUAKE-TRUMP-JUDGMENT!
February 17, 2008
A RISING-QUAKE-TRUMP-JUDGMENT!
Collapse likely by God’s Future Activity on His Temple Mount!
February 17, 2008
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The minor earthquake structural damage experienced on the Temple Mount in the last 200 years is nothing compared to what will happen to it on the sounding of the seventh trumpet in Chapter 11 of the Book of Revelation, just before the vials of God’s wrath begin to be poured out on the earth.
A RISING-QUAKE-TRUMP-JUDGMENT
The earthquake in the northern part of the great African Rift Valley, reported in the Jerusalem Post Article, has served as a gentle reminder to me that, if I am correct in my guesstimate about an Islamic attack against Israel occurring at some point in time between 2010 and 2015, I do not have long to wait for the events of the Blog title to occur in association with the blowing of the seventh trumpet.
REVELATION 11:12-18
A RISING OF TWO
[12] And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.
A GREAT EARTHQUAKE
[13] And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven. [14] The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.
THE LAST TRUMP AND A RISING OF THE SAVED
[15] And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. [16] And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, [17] Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
A JUDGMENT OF THE SAVED
[18] And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
We are approaching the beginning of “the time of Jacob’s trouble,” and can expect a continuing increase in natural disasters as the earth groans in travail as it awaits the visible manifestation of the sons of God. God’s creation was cursed because of man’s sin, and it groans in travail while it awaits the time when God’s sons and daughters will be standing on it, appearing in glorified bodies. Look for more earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis over the next three years, but their frequency during this period cannot be compared with
their acceleration which will occur when the sixth seal is opened in Revelation.
Genesis 3:17 – And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
Romans 8:22 – For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
Romans 8:19 – For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
I have been concerned for some time about a situation involving the second coming of Christ.
I suspect most of the world’s believers are waiting for the false peace to come in, so they can be whisked up at the rapture some three and one-half years before the antichrist attacks. Those left behind can then count down the time of peace that is supposed to occur during the so-called first three and one-half years of the tribulation period. The “age of the great prophecy revisionists” was from 1760 to 1900, with the major part of the revisions occurring between 1820 and 1840.
These revisions have created an antichrist out of character with the Scriptures, a rapture before the tribulation period, a period of three and one-half years of peace that is more than three years too long, and the antichrist leading a European army of 10 nations against Israel. I would strongly recommend that you take a look at whole numbered Prophecy Updates 27 to 36, 55 to 58, 62 to 69, 71 to 76, 77A, 77B, 77C, 78A, 82A, and whole numbers 80 to 85. Many preachers have never looked at what was taught in the field of prophecy before 1800. I believe that much of what they taught is more correct than what the revisionists came up with in the 19th century. Most of our prophetic teaching on television today is based on the revisionist teachings of the 19th century.
If you would like to see a brief outline of the how the pre-19th Century prophetic teachings were revised, please consult the Archive Prophecy Updates 123B, 124A, 144F, and 147D.
Many churches today are filled with members who believe that the time of Jacob’s trouble refers strictly to the Jews, the descendants of the man Jacob, to whom God gave the new name of Israel. And many believe God’s judgment is not going to come on the churches of the end times because of their departure from the faith once delivered to the saints. These churches, like the church at Sardis, have not remembered to practice the faith as it was once delivered to the saints, and indeed do possess the name of Christ as their head, who has a name that continues to live forever, but they themselves are dead bodies professing his name, but not following his teachings. They are not “watching” for Christ, but are waiting for signs of a peace treaty to be signed between Israel and a man, who will arise as antichrist to eventually dominate the more than 200 nations that make up the world as we know it today. Since there appears to be no such scenario that could suddenly come to pass in the immediate future, knowing it would take time for such a man to gain the control over all the nations of the world, churches have stopped the practice of “watching” for Christ because the possibility of a sudden arising of antichrist appears to be in the far distant future. I have been told that they believe in the eminent return of Jesus, believing he could appear at any moment, but they believe the rise of antichrist will take time to gain control of the world’s 200 plus nations. So, in reality, they really don’t believe he could come today, and are “watching” for the beginning of scenario that would show the eminence of his coming for the saved. Most of the world’s churches are in the same spiritual fix as the church at Sardis, and when the Lord does come suddenly, they will be caught in the same spiritual condition as the membership of Sardis.
Revelation 3:1-4 – And 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. [2] Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. [3] 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. [4] Thou 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.
I will openly confess that most of the interpretations I present are based on what most theologians taught before 1742. And, most assuredly, I am acutely aware that they do not agree with the teachings being put forward by the vast majority of prophecy experts of these last days, but I assure you they would be quite orthodox if one compared them with the pre-1742 offerings of prophetic teachers. If you want to know what I teach, consult our Archive on the following subjects.
1. HOW MUCH OF THE WORLD WILL ANTICHRIST CONTROL?
Archive Updates 73A, 77, 77A, 77B, 77C, and 135A
2. THE “HE” OF DANIEL 9:27 AND HIS 70 WEEKS OF YEARS.
Archive Updates 55, 56, 57, 58, 123D, and 124A
3. THE NATIONALITY AND ORIGIN OF THE ANTICHRIST.
Archive Updates 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, and 75
4. THE RAPTURE OF THE SAVED.
Archive updates 73D, 74A, 78A, and 82A
5.
THE TEN TOES AND 10 HORNS OF DANIEL’S PROPHECIES.
Archive Updates 233B, 234A, 235A, 236A, and 236B
6. THE FINAL 1335 DAYS OF THE AGE OF THE GENTILES.
Archive Update 102
7. “WATCHING” FOR HIS COMING.
Archive Updates 118A, 118B, 118C, 118D, and 122A
GEOLOGICAL CHANGES DURING JACOB’S TROUBLE!
Jeremiah 30:7 – Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.
THE GEOLOGICAL CHANGES WILL OCCUR SUDDENLY WITH LITTLE WARNING, AND THE EARTH’S POPULATIONS WILL BE STUNNED TO ABRUPTLY DISCOVER THEMSELVES LOCKED IN A TIME OF WORLDWIDE SHIFTING ALONG THE THOUSANDS OF MILES OF TECTONIC PLATE BOUNDARIES STRETCHING ACROSS THE ENTIRE PLANET. THE SEALS AND TRUMPETS ARE GOD’S JUDGEMENT, BUT THE VIALS ARE HIS WRATH ON ALL UNBELIEVERS.
IT BEGINS QUICKLY WITH REVELATION’S 1ST EARTHQUAKE!
Revelation 6:12a,14b – And 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; [14b]And EVERY mountain and island were moved out of their places.
IT ENDS WITH REVELATION’S LAST EARTHQUAKE!
Revelation 16:17,18,20 – 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. [18] And 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. [20] And EVERY island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
ALL THE EARTHQUAKE AND GEOLOGICAL TERROR OCCURS BETWEEN SEAL 6 AND WRATH VIAL 7!
Matthew 24:21 – For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
Isaiah 29:6 – Thou shalt be visited of the Lord of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.
Isaiah 26:21a – For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: Isaiah 13:13b – The earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the Lord of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
Jeremiah 30:7 – Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.
Isaiah 41:14-25 – Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. [15] Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small,
and shalt make the hills as chaff. [16] Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the Lord, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel. [17] When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. [18] I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. [19] I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together: [20] That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the Lord hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.
Non-believers do not think this time of Jacob’s Trouble is true, and that there will be no great shaking.
Many believers have taken the fact it has not occurred for more than 2500 years since Jeremiah predicted it, to teach that it is still in the far distant future, and others simply don’t pay any heed at all to it. But it is on our doorsteps!
Luke 21:11,31 – And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. [31] So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
Isaiah 24:1 – Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
Isaiah 2:19 – And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
Isaiah 24:6 – Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
Malachi 4:1 – For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn
them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
Currently there are more than five thousand ACTIVE volcanoes operating underwater, some larger than any we have on the earth’s surface. These volcanoes create thermal heating of the oceans which causes accelerated evaporation at the water surfaces, where the air rises and cools at the rate of one degree centigrade for every one hundred meters it is lifted to eventually produce the world’s precipitation patterns. The heating of the ocean generates pressure systems with wind circulations that are driven over the land areas due to the differential in temperature gradients.
In the Pacific Ocean there are some 20,000 volcanic basins, both active and inactive, on the sea floor. Some of these form single mountains, while some join with other volcanoes to form seafloor ridges – The highest rises above the surface of the water as islands which in some cases, form linear groups such as the Hawaiian Islands. Such Island groups are simply the highest summits of ridges. Some of these ridges are more than 1500 miles in length.
During the movement of the tectonic plates between the sixth seal and the seventh vial, these volcanic ridges and underwater volcanoes, both active and inactive, are all going to come alive, and the oceans will be filled with islands lambasted by a fire sent down on them from above by the action of God using his own creation to pass judgment on sinful man. (See Archive Prophecy Update Number 180B)
Ezekiel 39:6 – 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.
The seas and oceans of the world will be filled with many volcanoes breaking the surface for the first time – they will be filled with new fiery mountains appearing in rapid succession. And it will generate the scenario of the second trumpet’s sounding.
Revelation 8:8,9 – 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; [9] 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. (See Archive Prophecy Update Number 182B)
Never in the history of mankind will there be such a catastrophic upheaval in earth’s oceans and seas as will be experienced in the time of Jacob’s trouble. Tsunami will be charging across the oceans and seas of the world as weekly occurrences.
And every ship caught in port will be destroyed. (See Archive Prophecy Updates 204C and 205A)
Luke 21:25,26 – And 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; [26] 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.
The time of Jacob’s trouble will end with the appearing of the blessed hope, Christ Jesus.
Daniel 12:1 – And 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.
Luke 21:27-31 – And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
[28] And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. [29] And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; [30] When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. [31] So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
I have been told I do not believe in the eminent return of Jesus Christ, but that is simply not true for three reasons. First, I do not know what year the seventh trumpet will sound, and second, I could be wrong in the position I hold on when Christ will return in relation to the period of time known as the tribulation period, and third, all of those before 1742 and after 1742, right up to the moment of his coming, could be wrong. I know he is coming again, so I get up every morning hoping it will be the day of his coming, and try to live my life that day as if it were the day of his coming. I believe that is what he told us to do.
Matthew 24:42 – Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Begin Jerusalem Post Article
Earthquake felt along Israel’s coast
JPost.com Staff, THE JERUSALEM POST
February 15, 2008
The earth shook in many parts of Israel at 12:37 p.m. Friday. The quake was felt mainly in coastline cities, including Haifa, Tel Aviv and Nahariya.
The quake, Israel Radio reported, was also felt in Syria and Lebanon. A faded echo of the quake that hit the coast was also felt at the editorial offices of The Jerusalem Post in Jerusalem.
No reports of casualties were received by Magen David Adom offices, but reports that a quake had taken place flooded the hotlines.
“I was sitting in my house in front of the computer when suddenly everything shook. Things fell from the desk. It took my a few seconds to realize this was an earthquake,” a caller told Israel Radio.
The Israeli Seismographic Institute has not yet issued its statement on the tremor’s Richter rating, but earlier this week, a 4.1 quake was felt around the country.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center said on its Web site that the quake Friday was 5.3 on the Richter scale and that its epicenter was in Lebanon.
The region is long overdue for an earthquake of epic and potentially catastrophic proportions, scientists say.
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