Northeastern US Storm Surge is NOT the Start of the Tribulation Period!

Northeastern US Storm Surge NOT Beginning of the Tribulation Period!

It’s a Wakeup Call to the US and Worldwide Scoffers it’s ‘drawing Nigh’

The world has been in the Beginning of Sorrows since December 2004,

And the Tribulation Period could Begin During the Period 2014 to 2016!

I’m Certain It’s ‘Drawing Nigh,’ But I Cannot Be Certain Precisely When!

I’ve Warned about It since 1976 – Please Consult Archive Update 204C

October 30, 2012

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II Peter 3:1-4 – This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: [2] That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour: [3] Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, [4] And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

WE’VE HAD MATTHEW’S “ALL THESE” SORROWS SINCE 2004

Matthew 24:7,8 – 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.

ALL THESE + LUKE HEAVENLY SIGNS START TRIBULATION PERIOD

Luke 21:11 – And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

Revelation 6:12-14 – 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; [13] 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. [14] And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

AND WRATH BEGINS ON EARTH AFTER THE 7THE TRUMPET RAPTURE

Revelation 11:15 – And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

Matthew 24:21,22 – For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. [22] And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.

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.

THE SAVED ARE JUDGED IN HEAVEN AFTER 7TH TRUMPET RAPTURE

Revelation 11:18 – 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.

AND THE 7TH VIAL ENDS GOD’S WRATH ON THE EARTH

Revelation 16:16-21 – And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. [17] 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. [19] And 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. [20] And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. [21] And 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.

THIS IS JESUS RETURNING TO END TRIBULATION & ARMAGEDDON

Luke 21:25-27 – 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. [27] And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

THIS IS THE END OF ANTICHRIST, FALSE PROPHET, AND ARMY

Revelation 19:19-21 – 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. [20] And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. [21] And 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.

Jude14,15 – And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, [15] To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

AND JESUS BEGINS HIS MILLENNIAL REIGN

Zechariah 14:9 – And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one.

BEGIN 2004 ARCHIVE SPECIAL PROPHECY UPDATE NUMBER 204C

December 28, 2004

The Time of Jacob’s Trouble – Part 1A

Worldwide Tectonic Chaos

Luke 21:28 – And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.

For more than thirty years I have attempted to warn people that the day of God’s redemption was not in the distant future, but was nearer than many believed. No man has been able to predict the exact time when the terrible events of the tribulation period would suddenly introduce the final three and one-half years before the final battle of Armageddon, and I have always readily admitted that while I knew they would happen, I could not tell exactly when. However, while I cannot predict the day, the week, the month, the year, or the season (Summer, Fall, Winter, or Spring), I have always said that we could at least know when our redemption was “drawing nigh.”

I completed my first book, “Tectonic Chaos,” in 1977, after graduating from Arkansas Tech University. In it I wrote about the type of event that has just occurred as a result of the great seafloor earthquake off the northwestern tip of Sumatra, which could end with a death toll of some 28,000. It is somewhat ironic that I discussed another great tsunami generated to the east of Sumatra in the Sunda Straits of Indonesia in the first edition of the book, pointing out that it took more 36,000 lives. It was generated by a massive explosion in the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa volcano. And now, more than 120 years later, another tsunami is taking a massive number of lives. The following quote is taken from the first edition of “Tectonic Chaos,” which was published by Diamond W. Graphics in 1979. (Begin Quote)

“Furthermore, I assure you, that when a massive worldwide shifting of the tectonic plates occurs, then seismic wave action (tsunami) would destroy any ships anchored in ports around the world. At any given time about two-thirds of the world’s shipping is under way in the open seas or inland waterways, and the remaining one-third is in port or near the world’s coastlines. Ships on the open sea will be virtually unaffected by the tsunami waves, but some will abruptly rise up on steeply inclined shorelines to perhaps hundreds of feet in height, and destroy all ships in port at that time. These gigantic shore waves, called tsunami by the Japanese, occur in conjunction with massive landslides and/or vertical faulting on the seafloor caused by strong earthquakes and/or volcanic activity. Tsunami may travel thousands of miles across the oceans at speeds in excess of 450 miles per hour, and spread inland across low coastal areas as destructive waves maintaining a height of perhaps 60 feet for a brief period. One of the most disastrous tsunami on record caused the drowning of some 36,000 people living on islands in the East Indies.” (End Quote)

We are currently putting up an updated version of “Tectonic Chaos” on our Web Site chapter by chapter, and already have chapters 1 through 28 on it, with 8 chapters still to be put up, which we hope to get up by the end of January 2005.

The final Age of the Gentiles in which we live, is exactly like the generation of Israel before it was judged by God and carried into Babylonian captivity. It wanted to hear only “smooth” things, good tidings that advised them their future looked great, that judgment was not for them, and that no tribulation would come upon them. Anyone who dared to tell them it was near, was ignored or rejected, but they loved those who said they were from God and told them what they wanted to hear. This was true of the northern kingdom of Israel before it was carried into Assyrian captivity, and of the southern kingdom of Judah before it also was carried to Babylon, and it is now true of many of God’s children in the age of the Gentiles, who are about to go into a time of tribulation judgment. God’s warning for rebellion of his children is good for all generations, including the present one.

Isaiah 30:8-13 – Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever: [9] That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the Lord: [10] Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits: [11] Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us. [12] Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon: [13] Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.

Jeremiah 5:11-14,31 – For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the Lord. [12] They have belied the Lord, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine: [13] And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them. [14] Wherefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them. [31] The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?

This is the condition among the majority of the children of God in this last generation before the Second Advent. Fellows like me who have the audacity to teach that the children of God might have to go through part of the tribulation period are labeled as the “doom and gloom boys.” But I ask the same question as Jeremiah, “What will ye do in the end thereof?” Many of the teachers of the Word today are scratching the ears of the hearers, giving them comic relief from their itching fears of possibly being exposed to any kind of tribulation for the glory of God.

II Timothy 4:3-5 – For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; [4] And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. [5] But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

God’s coming judgment, identified as the time of Jacob’s trouble, contrary to popular belief, will begin while the saved are still be on the same planet with descendants of Jacob, and all born again believers that remain alive in the flesh, will remain on the earth until just before the seven vials of God’s wrath begin to be poured out.

Revelation 16:1 – And 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.

I Thessalonians 5:9 – For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
When you read this, if you are one who believes all the saved will definitely be caught out before the tribulation period begins, let me assure you that I have no desire to anger you. But I do implore you to read and consider the following Prophecy Updates in our Archives, which you may read by clicking on the arrow at the top of this update, and then selecting the following Updates from it for study – Prophecy Updates 166C, 72D, 74A, 78A, 82A, and 144F.

The horrific earthquake and resultant tsunami, which was generated off the northwestern tip of Sumatra last week, has taken an astronomical total of lives, and has once again demonstrated the real possibility of worldwide chaos when a massive movement of the earth’s tectonic plate structure does begin. This is not the beginning of the tribulation period, but I do assure you, that when the great earthquake in Revelation 6:12 occurs in the Jordan River Valley, it will mark the beginning of the last three and a half years of the tribulation period, and that the type of event which occurred in southeastern Asia will be occurring hundreds of times all along the shorelines of this planet until the end of the battle of Armageddon. I finished my third book, titled “The Bottomless Pit,” in 1979, and it was published by Bogard Press in the early eighties. It was later given a new title, “Birth Pangs from the Bottomless Pit,” and published in the mid-1980s. The following is extracted from the first edition of “The Bottomless Pit,” and similar comments may be viewed by clicking backward in our Birth Pang Archives until you reach Birth Pang Number 5. (Begin Extract from “The Bottomless Pit.”)

“The preceding chapters have continually added to the premise that God will destroy sinful mankind “with the earth.” This chapter, and those which follow, will continue to build upon that premise. The major contention of this premise is that God will move the massive tectonic plates shown in figure 3 approximately one to two feet during the last three and one-half years of the Tribulation Period. It is this destroying “with the earth” that will create the horrifying scenes described in Isaiah 29:6 and Luke 21:25.

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,

Luke 21:25 – 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,

In Luke 21:25 the word translated “wave” is “saiou,” which means a particular type of wave. It means a wave that breaks on the shoreline, a wave of the surf. The nations of the world will be in great perplexity because of the roaring sound of the sea and surf. It is this phenomenon of sea and surf that will destroy one-third of the world’s shipping.

The claim has been made that unbelievably violent earth¬quake and volcanic activity will be occurring along the area indicated by dashed lines of figure 3 during the last half of the Tribulation Period. Please note that most of these great cracks in the earth’s crust lie on the ocean and sea floors of the world. If I am correct about the earthquake and volcanic activity along these cracks, then I am positive that what I am about to describe will definitely occur.

There are many types of waves that exist on the ocean sur¬face. The most common being those induced by the winds and tides of the earth. But the most horrifying of all waves that pound the shorelines of the world is not produced by wind or tide; it is the unbelievable tsunami produced by earthquake and volcanic eruption on the seafloor.

Tsunami waves are not “tidal waves.” They are caused by undersea earthquakes or volcanoes and have killed millions of people down through the ages. Tsunami is the Japanese word for “storm wave.” The Alaska earthquake of 1964 produced the tsunami wave pattern shown in figure 6. As you can observe from the figure, it only took the tsunami four hours to move from the epicenter to Hawaii. Tsunami travel as fast as some jet aircraft. Tsunami can now be predicted so that appalling death tolls of yesteryear can be avoided. A network of seismic warning stations now functions across the Pacific Ocean to give early warning of an approaching tsunami.

As you can observe on the lower half of figure 6, a tsunami is generated when an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption causes a sudden downward movement of an earth block. The downward displacement of water above the block produces not a surface wave, but rather a wave which moves horizontally outward through the water from the bottom to the top. Tsunami cross the ocean as long low waves which seagoing vessels may not even notice. But as you may observe in figure 7, when the tsunami approaches the shoreline the energy of the wave is confined in shallower and shallower water. Tsunami have been known to rise to heights in excess of two hundred fifty feet. The increase in tsunami occurrences, during the past 190 years, is made evident in figure 8. When a tsunami crashes against a coastline it destroys everything in its path, often up to half a mile inland.

Shipping on the open sea is virtually unaffected by a tsunami, but woe unto the ship that is caught in port. There is not a ship built which can withstand the force of a full blown tsunami as it roars into port. In one day the old city of Lisbon and all the ships in port were destroyed by a wall of water that washed half a mile inland. During the last three and one-half years of the Tribulation Period most of the coastal cities of the world and the ships in port will be completely destroyed by tsunami after tsunami. This is what will produce much of the distress and perplexity among the nations of the world. Now, how does all this fit in with Revelation 8:9 regarding John’s statement: “and the third part of the ships were destroyed?”

At any given time approximately two-thirds of the world’s shipping is “under way” on the open sea, and one-third is in port or dry dock. The two-thirds on the open sea will be spared, and the one-third in port will be destroyed by tsunami during the sounding of the second trumpet.

The following Scriptures leave little doubt that God has con¬trol of the sea and the destructive forces of its waves. Those who “do business in great waters” will lose one-third of their busi¬ness on the sounding of the second trump.

Psalm 89:9 – Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them,

Isaiah 51:15 – But I am the Lord thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The Lord of hosts is his name,

Psalm 107:23-25 – They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof,

The earth is God’s creation and all the things thereof. God does not need man’s weaponry or technology to fulfill His prophecies. God has already made all the elements necessary to destroy man, and He has molded them into forms, shapes, com¬pounds and processes capable of fulfilling His revelation of end-time events. I know that a great war will occur. Many men will die in that war. Bullets and other weaponry will kill many of them; but that will be only a few compared to the earthquake, fire and brimstone toll exacted by the force of Almighty God upon sinful mankind. For too long biblical expositors have been concentrating on a single tree (man’s weaponry and technology) as what will fulfill Revelation prophecies. In so doing, they have overlooked the forest of God’s creation, among which are the earth’s many natural destructive forces.

Man will not destroy himself in a nuclear holocaust of his own making. If you desire to be frightened by such a possibili¬ty, be my guest and join the crowd. I do not fear the armies with thermonuclear arsenals. May I remind you whom you should fear with this closing passage from Luke 12:4,5 – And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.” (End Extract from “The Bottomless Pit.”)

The people on this planet are approaching the time of Jacob’s trouble, but many believe it is strictly for Israel, the descendants of Jacob. Even if you do believe that, I hope you will remember this Update when you discover the time before the pouring of the first vial is not God’s wrath, but rather his judgment on all the occupants of the earth, both on Jew and Gentile. Yes, I agree, the main trust of it will be on the Jews in Israel, but the rest of earth’s inhabitants will experience much more than they are currently anticipating.

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 following Scriptures delineate the specifics of what will be occurring during the time of Jacob’s trouble.

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.

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 5:14 – Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.

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.

Luke 21:25-28 – 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. [27] 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.

I assure you that the wrath of God will never be poured on his children, but God’s wrath is clearly identified as being seven vials of wrath, which all follow the blowing of the seventh trumpet. God never promised that his children would not be judged during the tribulation period, and I believe the seals and trumpets represent his judgment, not his wrath.

Revelation 16:1 – And 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.

I Thessalonians 5:9 – For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

Revelation 12:6 – And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. (See Birth Pangs 36 to 43 in our Archives, and Archive Prophecy Updates 5 to 11)

Zechariah 13:8 – And 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. (See Prophecy Updates 92 and 93 in our Archives)

Zechariah 13:9 –And 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.

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