by admin | Oct 10, 2021 | Antichrist, Articles, Mark of the Beast, Rapture, Special, Tribulation
The Two Witnesses During what appears to be the first half of the Tribulation, the first 3 ½ years, there are Two Witnesses who will be proclaiming God’s Truth to the inhabitants of the earth. Now there are some who consider Zechariah 4:3, 12 to be talking about the Two Witnesses, but to me that is a mystery and nothing that can be ascertained, though an argument could be made of something to ponder. Where the Word of God is quite clear about these two individuals is in Revelation. “And I will give to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth. And if anyone tries to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouth and devours their enemies. And if anyone tries to harm them, he must be killed in this manner. These have authority to shut the heavens, so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy; and they have authority over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with every plague, as often as they desire.” Revelation 11:3-6 There are many who think that Moses and Elijah are the Two Witnesses because when Jesus was transfigured He spoke to Moses and Elijah (Matt. 17:1-3). My opinion used to be that it made sense for it to be Elijah and Enoch because neither of those men died, but were Raptured straight to Heaven (Gen. 5:24; 2 Kings 2:11). I had never considered the...
by admin | Oct 10, 2021 | Antichrist, Articles, Mark of the Beast, Rapture, Special, Tribulation
The 70th Week – First Half of the Tribulation – Part 2 “Seventy weeks are decreed regarding your people, and regarding your holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make atonement for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Holy of Holies. Know, therefore, and understand that from the going forth of the word to restore and to rebuild Jerusalem, to Messiah the Prince, shall be seven weeks and sixty two weeks. The street shall be built again, and the wall, even in times of distress. And after sixty two weeks, Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself. And the people of a coming ruler shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. And its end shall be with a flood, and desolations are determined, and there shall be war until the end. And he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week. And in the middle of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the grain offering to cease. And on a corner will be abominations that cause horror, even until the end. And that which was decreed shall be poured out on the desolate.” Daniel 9:24-27 What is commonly referred to as the seven year period of the Tribulation should be rightfully called the Seventh Week. That time period is broken into two segments. “And I will give to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.” Revelation 11:3 “And he...
by admin | Oct 10, 2021 | Antichrist, Articles, Mark of the Beast, Rapture, Special, Tribulation
The Time of Jacob’s Trouble – Part 1 “Woe to those who desire the day of Jehovah! Of what good is this to you? The day of Jehovah is darkness, and not light. It is as if a man fled before a lion, and a bear met him. Or he goes into the house and leans his hand against the wall, and a snake bites him. Is not the day of Jehovah darkness, and not light; even very dark, and not any brightness in it?” Amos 5:18-20 The “time of Jacob’s trouble” (Jer. 30:7) should in light of the Holy Scriptures truly be called the Seventh Week (Da. 9:24-27), but the world and most of those who are Believers generally simply call it the Tribulation or the Great Tribulation. Truly the Seventh Week is most accurate because there are seven years of time (plus possibly a bit more, 2 ½ months?), however, not all of that is actually the ‘Tribulation’, in terms of how it is thought about via Hollywood and many people, but half of it, the second half appears to be rightfully called the ‘Great Tribulation’. The time period between the Rapture of those who were truly Saved when Christ judged at ‘His appearing’ (2 Tim. 4:1) is seven years, therefore it should rightfully be called the Seventh Week. As an introduction let’s begin with understanding what the book of Revelation is about, as well as the key to understanding that book of the Bible. “The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His servants; things which must...
by admin | Oct 17, 2020 | Antichrist, Articles, Christian Perspective, Tribulation
“Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man complete in Christ Jesus.” Colossians 1:28 “And I will bring distress upon men, and they shall walk like the blind, because they have sinned against Jehovah. And their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh like dung.” Zephaniah 1:17 What happened to those who used to hold up signs in our big cities declaring that ‘the end is near’? Movies on occasion used to add such things, often a ridicule to those who would be presumed to be mentally unstable. Yet has not the Word of God proclaimed that the end will eventually come? “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come. ” Matthew 24:14 Well there are two ‘ends’ to be precise. There is the Rapture, which is the end of the Church age and then there is the end, which is the end of the “time of Jacob’s trouble” (Jer. 30:7), better known as the Tribulation. Even then we could argue the Millennial reign, etc., but our job as Believers is the warn people to repent and believe the Gospel. …”testifying both to Jews, and also to Greeks, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.” Acts 20:21 “Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, because He has established a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by...
by admin | Apr 3, 2020 | Antichrist, Articles, Special
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that everyone believing into Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. The one believing into Him is not judged; but the one not believing is judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. For everyone practicing evil hates the Light and does not come to the Light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But the one doing the truth comes to the Light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been worked in God.” John 3:16-21 The amount of fear and panic that is out there regarding COVID-19, the coronavirus, is unprecedented, with a HUGE lack of common sense. Even some basic measures that would prevent the severity of this situation are not even being discussed or implemented, rather a dystopia for the United States of America, as well as most of the world’s population. People are afraid of contracting the coronavirus and dying, but where is their fear of God? “And do not fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear Him who has power to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna. Are not two sparrows sold for a copper...
by admin | Mar 30, 2020 | Antichrist, Articles
“For He says: In an acceptable time I have heard you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you. Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” 2nd Corinthians 6:2 There is a lot of talk nowadays about the end times, people wondering if we are in the end times. Well, we have been in the end times for quite some time, but if it brings up memories of things you heard in the past regarding the apocalypse, this isn’t at the moment of the writing those last days yet. I’m going to go out on a limb, suggesting that if several people were to read this they would become angry with me regarding saying such things, but that is alright, they need to be said. With as much chaos as the coronavirus is causing around the world, there is a bright spot in all of that. Never in my life have I seen a renewed interest in prayer, God or the things of God, even if misdirected. God knows the heart (Jer. 17:10). So if people begin to search and try to figure out what is going on (Jer. 29:13), those who are true Believers need to ensure that the full message of Salvation is preached, both repentance and faith into Jesus Christ (Acts 17:30-31, 20:21, Ro. 10:8-10). The world was going on in its normal course of a downward spiral, when suddenly this virus shook the ordinary day to day operations – tossing normalcy out the window. Could this be an opportunity RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW...
