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Bible Update: Netanyahu’s visit to UN fulfills Zechariah 12 prophecy on satan’s strategy

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Readers may recall my several occasional references to satan’s strategy of thwarting Jesus’ return to the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem (Zechariah 14.4) by removing the Jews from Israel, as posited in Paws-4-Thought: Devilish plot to avoid The Lake of Fire.

I’m very pleased to read David Reagan, founder of Lion & Lamb Ministries, takes the same posture in his insights into Zechariah’s prophecies about Israel and other nations, and most importantly on the ancient and modern history of Jews in their homeland. Note the start and close of his opening observations to his 5-page article, followed by sub-heads and few extracts (underscoring added)

‘On Friday morning, September 27, I saw Bible prophecy being fulfilled before my very eyes as I watched Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on television address the General Assembly of the United Nations. It happened as he approached the podium to deliver his address. As he walked forward, two-thirds of the delegates got up from their seats and walked out. Netanyahu was left with an almost empty auditorium to speak to.

The specific Bible prophecy this event reminded me of was written by the Hebrew prophet Zechariah 2,500 years ago. Speaking of the end times, he prophesied that God will “make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who lift it will be severely injured. And all the nations of the earth will be gathered against it.” (Zechariah 12: 3, emphasis added)….

…For over 40 years, I have been teaching that in the end times — in accordance with Bible prophecy — all the nations of the world will turn against Israel. In response, American Christians have reacted in disbelief, arguing that our nation would never turn against Israel. But today, the streets of our largest cities and the campuses of our major universities are filled with violent anti-Semitic protestors (sic) demanding that our nation abandon Israel in support of two of the world’s most vicious terrorist organizations.

How can this be explained?’

A Spiritual Anomaly

‘…The Bible makes it very clear that Satan knows Bible prophecy (Revelation 12:12). Satan can read the signs of the times, and he therefore realizes that the time he has left before Jesus returns is running out fast. He has, therefore, shifted his evil actions against the Jewish people into high gear because he is determined to annihilate them before the return of Jesus. Why? Because the Bible says that a great remnant of the Jews will be saved when Jesus returns (Zechariah 12:10 and Romans 9:27), and Satan is determined to keep that prophecy from being fulfilled…’

Current Anti-Semitism 

‘…The Bible says that Satan is the “Father of Lies” (John 8:44). And lies are what he is using to generate hatred of the Jews worldwide and here in America. As proof, consider the current lies he is using to incite hatred of Israel:

  1. The Jews are European Colonialist Occupiers of Palestine
  2. The Jews Practise Apartheid Against The Palestinians
  3. The Jews Need To Free Gaza
  4. The Jews Are Practising Genocide’

A Forgotten Truth

Fulfilled Prophecies Before 20th Century

Fulfilled Prophecies During 20th Century

Jewish Prophecies Yet To Be Fulfilled

  1. Another Holocaust
  2. Repentance
  3. Salvation
  4. Regathering in Belief
  5. Primacy

The Messages

‘Let’s conclude by considering the messages we can draw from the Bible concerning Israel in End Time Prophecy…..(5 in number)’

Conclusion

‘One final thing: What is the message of Israel in Prophecy for you and me? What is its meaning for the Church?

I would contend that it proves that God is faithful to keep all His promises, and that is a very important message for the Church, for God has made a lot of promises to us.

He has promised that at any moment, Jesus is going to appear in the heavens to take His Church — both the living and the dead — out of this world. Then, while He pours out His wrath on an evil and unbelieving world in the Tribulation, believers in Heaven will receive rewards for how they used their spiritual gifts to advance the Lord’s kingdom. After all the rewards have been distributed, we will enjoy the greatest feast in the history of the cosmos — the wedding feat of the Lamb, when the Bride of Christ (His Church) celebrates its union with the Bridegroom (Jesus).

When that feast is concluded, we will return to earth with Jesus and will witness His destruction of the Antichrist and his forces, after which we will celebrate His coronation as King of kings and Lord of lords. Believing Jews will serve in his government in Jerusalem. Glorified Gentiles will be distributed worldwide to reign over those in the flesh (those saved during the Tribulation and who live to the end of it). We will have the privilege of witnessing the world enveloped in peace, righteousness, and justice as the waters cover the sea.

And at the end of the Lord’s thousand-year reign, we will live forever in our new, eternal bodies in a New Jerusalem on and New Earth in the presence of our Creator and Jesus. Maranatha! (1 Corinthians 16:22).’

PLEASE READ IN FULL > https://harbingersdaily.com/during-netanyahus-un-address-i-saw-bible-prophecy-being-fulfilled-before-my-very-eyes/

After 40 years Iran’s rehearsals are now reality – but double failure comes before defeat!

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Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia’s grievance of Obama courting Iran and terrorists!

Further to my earliest email 15 years and 222 posts ago, as above, and this years’ End-times Briefing 21 documenting Iran’s rehearsing the ‘liberation’ of holy Jerusalem, as well as recent posts on its failed direct attack upon Israel followed by God’s holy word on Jerusalem and His protection, you’ll be aware of their second attempt overnight 1st-2nd October.

It was a great blessing that almost 200 missiles failed to kill any Israelis but the only tragic fatality was a Palestinian in Jericho.

Here’s Amir’s report on Telegram from a fellow Israeli

“I really don’t think you understand the absolute miracles that we witnessed last night here in Israel. In fact, I am sure you don’t. Let’s break this down.

Israel has three air defense systems, each one of them a technological wonder and that’s not me saying it. That’s Dr. Gold who basically invented the Iron Dome who told me that. The level and sophistication of the Iron Dome is simply unparalleled.

But the Iron Dome only knows how to detonate short range rockets or missiles within a 70 km range, give or take.

Then Israel has the David’s Sling system. That knows how to deal with mid range missiles up to approximately 300 km.

Then we have the Arrow system that literally detonates missiles that can fly outside of the earth’s atmosphere. That has a range of about 2,400 km!! 🤯

Last night, as Iran rained down ballistic missiles on Israel, all three defense systems were activated and implemented to perfection.

The chances of all of these incredibly complex systems working in unison as flawlessly as they did last night, are basically non existent.

If one thing went wrong, if one of those ballistic missiles hit an apartment building, a shopping center, or an army base, we would now be burying hundreds of Israelis.

And all of that is not even the biggest miracle.

A few hours ago, I got a WhatsApp message from a good friend who is a senior executive at Microsoft and who wasn’t exactly a God fearing Jew. Until yesterday.

Here is what he wrote me.

“If you’re looking for miracles man – last night I started believing. Missiles hit all around me but none of them hit my house or any house, for that matter.”

He elaborated some more and shared info about the missiles that he watched land just meters away from very strategic places in Israel, to say the least.

Each one of those defense systems is, in and of itself, pretty miraculous, but what is even more insane is the low casualty numbers from the rockets and missiles that we’re NOT intercepted.

Where did those missiles go? I’ll tell you where. They landed in sand, in water, and in “Empty spaces”.

Have you been to Israel? It’s a microscopic country. What empty spaces? Where are these empty spaces? 🤷‍♂️

How have hundreds of Iranian ballistic missiles all either get detonated by miraculous systems or totally miss their mark and land in empty spaces causing zero casualties and minimal damage?!

How??

Listen, I get it. This thought process begs the question, where was God during the horrible terrorist attack yesterday? Where was He on October 7th? Where was He during the holocaust?

All valid questions that require a very serious nuanced conversation.

But if you know anything about what had to happen last night and throughout this war in general, for such a low number of casualties, you’ll know that what we witnessed last night was the equivalent of God splitting the sea right before our eyes.

Guess what. When God split the sea, there were those who didn’t believe it was a miracle and didn’t jump in. And there are also those who feel the need to explain it naturally. Ok, that’s fine.

You don’t want to call yesterday an act of God? That’s your choice, but like my Microsoft friend, if you look at these events objectively, you’d have a really hard time seeing those hundreds of deadly missiles land in empty spaces and not see the hand of God.

Last night was an incredible display of the collaboration between two of the powers that protect the Jewish people: The IDF and Hashem.

Last night will go down in history right alongside many of Israel’s accomplishments in this war including the beepers and the unprecedented low ratio between combatant and civilian, as a military operation the likes of which the world has never seen. Ever!

Last night will be analyzed by military strategists and experts for generations.

Last night, we witnessed history.

Last night we witnessed open miracles.

Last night, we witnessed God in all His glory watching over His children.”

(Hillel Fuld on X)

Let us keep praying for the Lord’s protection upon His ancient Covenant people.

PS (22:10)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/10/02/brink-world-war-3-only-israel-can-stop-it/

Bible Update: Second Signpost of Daniel and Psalm 83 war – Mark Davidson

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Although published a few months ago Mark Davidson provides a useful situation report on how the ‘Four Signposts’ in the Book of Daniel, together with Psalm 83, may apply to the Shiite Islam war against Israel that began with the barbaric genocidal massacre on October 7th a year ago. Read about it in The Second Signpost Is At The Doorstep.

God and governments, a king’s dream, a prophet hears about judgement…

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I published Rev Mario Murillo’s above forthright articles on scripture and politics (regrettably no longer available, 2026) and now, in revisiting Romans 13 for your weighing, I recount what I believe the Lord has opened to me regarding this rather contentious scripture on God and governments.

Many cite it for letting politicians have free-rein in governing any society, for we’re expected to pray for those in authority over us. In my humble opinion it can be a ‘cop-opt clause’ for not taking issue over any deliberately ungodly – even demonic – policies and laws! The New King James Version, courtesy of BibleGateway, reads as follows::


Submit to Government



13 Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will [a]bring judgment on themselves. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same. 4 For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil. 5 Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience’ sake. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God’s ministers attending continually to this very thing. 7 Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.

Do you notice the distinct caveat of what Godly government is supposed to enact? When rulers permit evil then they are acting against the Almighty’s purposes, thereby enabling the spiritual usurper to take charge, are they not? History demonstrates that part of satanic strategy of global domination is to thwart those purposes as well as to show that holy writ doesn’t always hold. 

The letter was written circa 56 AD by Apostle Paul from Corinth in Greece to believers in Jesus living in Rome and is recognised as the definitive statement of Christian doctrine taught by His fellow apostolic leaders. Much as I’d like to expand upon that background, I need to be quite brief in view of today’s maintenance schedule.

DANIEL 4

Mulling over the events upon which I’d blogged and chatted with our men’s Bible group last week, before heading for the Sunday service I checked my study Bible’s helpful notes on Romans 13:1-7. In particular I noticed and looked up ‘See Dan 4:32’ on ‘The authorities that exist are appointed by God’ and which reads (emphasis added):

‘And they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. They shall make you eat grass like oxen; and seven [j]times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He chooses.”

It was appropriate to understand that in context, so I read the whole chapter about king Nebuchadnezzar’s written declaration to his people about a dream and his need for an authoritative interpretation. He accepted prophet Daniel’s interpretation, which closes with the dream’s purpose and his own strong recommendation at vv 26-27 (emphases added):

“And inasmuch as they gave the command to leave the stump and roots of the tree, your kingdom shall be assured to you, after you come to know that Heaven rules.   27 Therefore, O king, let my advice be acceptable to you; break off your sins by being righteous, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps there may be a lengthening of your prosperity.”

Twelve months later the king was proudly admiring the results of his building the great city and palace of Babylon, BUT:

31While the word was still in the king’s mouth, a voice fell from heaven: “King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: the kingdom has departed from you! …”

This account of the judgement that fell upon that ancient Babylonian king reminds me of what happened to Joe Biden during his insisting on running for a second term: 

But as well known, the Democrats led by former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi perpetrated a ‘soft coup’ for last week’s national conference and its nomination of Vice President instead of Joe Biden as candidate for this November’s election!  

INSIGHT ON ‘WATCHERS’

Now, notice how it reiterates the words in the preceding verse 13; ie 31 transposed!

13 “I saw in the visions of my head while on my bed, and there was a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven. 14 He cried [a]aloud and said thus:…

‘Watchers’ are referred to in The Book of Enoch, one of the non-canonical books of the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha (or Apocrypha) that underpin New Testament writings. In fact, 1 Enoch comprises 107 ‘collections’ the first 36 of which is entitled ‘The Book of the Watchers’ !!

CONFIRMATION

Therefore, during most of that morning’s service I just could not but reflect upon what I’d found. So it wasn’t easy to focus on the teaching about Mark 8:22-30 – even though it was entitled ‘Blind vs Seeing’!  WOW, how apposite and yet there’s an even higher level – that of of ‘seeing’ in and from heavenly realms.

Then the very next day upon launching Facebook, up popped an exceptionally specific prophetic confirmation about ‘judgement’, as in the next post (scheduled for the midnight hour!)…

Precedence and Protocol of Prophecies

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In view of a recent debate about End-times prophecy I’m reiterating this blog’s stance, as published more fully in Precedence of Prophecy and Theology of Politics (21.12.22). This matter is not covered in Introduction To Prophecy located in the About Prophecy hub. Continue reading →

End-times Briefing 21: Israel and Iran – scripture and signs of The Day of the Lord?

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“For the day of the Lord upon all the nations is near; As you have done (ie. to Israel), it shall be done to you;
Your ‘reward’ shall return upon your own head.
For as you drank on My holy mountain,
So shall all the nations drink continually;
Yes, they shall drink, and swallow,
And they shall be as though they had never been.”  Obadiah 15 -16  (NKJV – courtesy BibleGateway.com)

Most will be aware of news of Iran’s threat to attack Israel on a multi-front as a result of its eliminating two top-level genocidal terrorists, and I ask you to kindly bear with this Briefing’s brevity in recommending links for further reading, especially John McTernan’s INSIGHTS: Israel at War.

In welcoming readers, my Bio Information relates how the Lord introduced me as a New Ager in the mid-1980s to a seminal book on geopolitics and ancient texts in the Bible. Whilst skimming through the book and glancing at its photos of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount I was watching a BBC report on the Iran-Iraq war. I was astonished at it showing elite units of Iran and Iraq rehearsing the liberation of that city!  BUT the Lord had told prophet Zechariah; as I was to learn much later (emphases mine):

Chapter 12 – A Prophecy: the Word of the Lord concerning Israel.

‘The Lord, who stretches out the heavens, who lays the foundation of the earth, and who forms the human spirit within a person, declares: 2 “I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling. Judah will be besieged as well as Jerusalem. 3 On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves. 4 On that day I will strike every horse with panic and its rider with madness,’ declares the Lord. ‘I will keep a watchful eye over Judah, but I will blind all the horses of the nations. 5 Then the clans of Judah will say in their hearts, “The people of Jerusalem are strong, because the Lord Almighty is their God.”

6 ‘On that day I will  make the clans of Judah like a brazier in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among sheaves. They will consume all the surrounding peoples right and left, but Jerusalem will remain intact in her place.

7 ‘The Lord will save the dwellings of Judah first, so that the honour of the house of David and of Jerusalem’s inhabitants may not be greater than that of Judah. 8 On that day the Lord will shield those who live in Jerusalem, so that the feeblest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the Lord going before them. 9 On that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that attack Jerusalem.”

Long-time subscribers may recall the almost one hundred postings on the Gog-Maggog alliance, of which Persia/Iran and Russia are principal participants (per Ezekiel 38-39).
Also, the Book of Daniel provides ‘Four Signposts’ as covered by Mark Davidson.

[PS. Not forgetting Psalm 83: A prayer to frustrate conspiracy against Israel.]

LATEST NEWS:

3rd August : BREAKING: Iran has reportedly deployed Russia’s most powerful jamming communication system, Murmansk-BN, at strategic locations. https://t.me/GeneralMCNews

4th August : JUST IN: 🇮🇷 🇮🇱 Iran says it will attack any Arab country that attempts to intervene in its response against Israel.  [BRICSNews]

BREAKING – Iran tells Arab diplomats it doesn’t care if attack on Israel will spark war  [WSJ],

🇮🇷 🇷🇺 Continuous stream of IL-96 cargo planes detected flying from Russia to Iran, raising suspicions of a massive transfer of heavy military equipment between the two nations. Is Russia arming Iran for a potential war with Israel?  [BRICSNews]

https://t.me/TheOfficialSantino

5th August : Iran informed foreign ambassadors that it intended to attack Israel

https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel

Read 3-page 2017 article at Koenig World Watch Daily

We pray the ‘Black Swan Event’ of this situation ‘coinciding’ with massive global stock market crash does not degenerate further into WWIII. Come and have YOUR WAY LORD!

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End-Times Briefing 20: The Great and Fearful Day of the LORD – Chris G Bennett

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Personally, this is a real blessing because I’ve entitled the next End-time Briefing (20) as The Day of the Lord but have yet to start writing; so thank you Lord and Chris. His citations are from the Tree of Life (TLV) translation, copyright 2015 Messianic Jewish Family Bible Society, and this message is from Chris’ Facebook – note Tim Shey’s comments on historical Quaker insights:

THE GREAT AND FEARFUL DAY OF THE LORD

A Word the Lord revealed to me as I was reading Joel 2 this morning, (Wednesday 2nd May). Not only did I receive the revelation, but also the Lord downloaded a part of His plan for His Remnant Church in this day. It’s all in accordance with His promise in Amos 3:7-8., namely:

‘For the Lord Adonai, will do nothing, unless He has revealed His counsel to His servants the prophets.’
[cf .“I am no longer calling you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing.” John 15:15]

“Blow the shofar in Zion! Sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all living in the land tremble—for the day of ADONAI is coming—surely it is near!” (Joel 2:1 TLV)

There is a day coming, it is surely at hand, that the words of the Lord to Elijah are going to be heard by everyone who has ears to hear.

“Then He said, “Come out and stand on the mount before ADONAI.”

Behold, ADONAI was passing by—a great and mighty wind was tearing at the mountains and shattering cliffs before. But ADONAI was not in the wind.

After the wind there was an earthquake, but ADONAI was not in the earthquake.

After the earthquake a fire, but ADONAI was not in the fire.

After the fire there was a soft whisper of a voice.

As soon as Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle, went out and stood at the entrance of the cave.Then all of a sudden, a voice addressed him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” (1 Kings 19:11-13 TLV)

The great and mighty wind represents the political turmoil around the world today.

Tearing the mountains represents the shaking of the Lord as applied to the mountains of the world’s finance, religion, education, business, and more – all being torn apart before our eyes.

Shattering the cliffs, or rocks, represents the breakdown of the world’s efforts to ‘be god’, or control and guide their own destiny, especially at the obvious expense of faith in Yeshua HaMashiac and the hope and peace He brings.

The earthquake represents the effect of the present shaking.

The fire represents the Ruach ha-Kodesh as He pours living waters on a dry, parched, and barren land.

The whisper represents the voice of God as He gives His plans and blueprints to His servants, the prophets. (Amos 3:7)

So we are left with the question, “What are you doing here?”

In this, the Lord is speaking to us about our role in the great awakening that is happening all around us right now.

He is preparing us to be prepared to receive and act upon the role He leads us into – the role He wants us doing, the role He has prepared for us, our destiny.

He is appointing and anointing us for our roles – from janitor to CEO – and He is equipping us for that role no matter what it is and no matter what our experience or qualifications!!!

I find myself getting quite excited by the prospect of that which is about to take place on this tiny speck of dust we call earth. I believe we are about to see facets of the nature and power of God that we have never even imagined possible.

It’s an ‘end-time scenario’ that we are watching now as we head towards the great harvest, the rapture, and the tribulation – all as described in God’s Word, the Bible.

Don’t fear, don’t fret or worry, for ADONAI, the Lord God Almighty has His hand on everything. Just rejoice in the goodness and mercy of our wonderful God and Saviour!

In the fear and reverence of the Lord,
CGB 22 May 2024

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Wild weather is NOT global warming but Biblical WARNING!

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Heed the Almighty’s warning about weather and ‘climate change’!

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I’m grateful to Mary K Dullforce for linking the following article of 2017 in her comment upon a recent post. as republished by the Philadelphia Church of God, and in which commences with:

‘What is wrong with the weather? Is it really climate change? Are hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, floods and forest fires really “natural”? Why are these once-in-a-lifetime, where-did-this-come-from, never-before-witnessed calamities piling up on top of one another?

The number of natural disasters is measurably rising. The nonprofit Borgen Project found that the average number of natural disasters reported in 1970 was 78. During the 1990s, that number was 354 disasters a year, according to the Red Cross. Between 2000 and 2004, that number jumped to 728 natural disasters per year, and then the number decreased slightly since. However, the severity and the cost of these disasters have continued to rise.

“Unprecedented” and “record” disasters are happening at a quickening pace. “History making” events are becoming commonplace. Such catastrophes should challenge our thinking. They force us to contemplate the fragility of man. They demand that we consider some of the deeper questions that we all-too-easily ignore in more prosperous and peaceful times.

Scientists are searching for explanations within the natural world itself, particularly as disasters increase in frequency and lethality…’

This informative article’s closing section begins:

Heeding God’s Warning

‘The God of the Bible is indeed all-powerful, all-knowing and all-loving. He promises to bless people for obedience and curse them for disobedience.

In Leviticus 26:3-4, God says, “If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them; Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.” Are the cities that are being deluged with floods, or those that are languishing in drought, receiving this blessing? Why not?

If you believe the God of the Bible, you know that droughts, floods and other disasters are curses for disobedience. The solution to such curses is repentance. For our land to be healed, we must understand these promises.’

Click INCREASED ‘NATURAL’ AND WEATHER DISASTERS to read 7-page paper in full.

RB Footnote:

I note this church’s past connection to Herbert Armstrong for I recall having read some of his The Plain Truth magazines decades ago when a New Ager searching for Truth,  and noted its making church relevant to modern times and topical events.

God’s holy word on Jerusalem and His protection during Iran’s airborne attack!

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The previous post refers to my learning as a non-Christian about the city of Jerusalem being the focal point of attack by Iranian elite forces – both in past rehearsals and actual airborne assault from 331 missiles and drones last Saturday evening, the close of holy Sabbath. That fact alone proves Iran approved and supervised their satanic barbarians’ atrocity at dawn on Jewish holy Sabbath immediately closing the Feast of Tabernacles.

Now, in connection with The Almighty’s eternal covenant with the Jewish nation, consider His heart, intentions and protection of Jerusalem, as given in open vision and orally to prophet Zechariah 2,500 years ago (emphases mine): Continue reading →

Back full circle to my discovery of Bible prophecy: Iran rehearsed and now attacks Israel

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Wheels within wheels!

Not only have we gone full circle in my blogging with Tucker Carlson’s interview with a Palestinian priest about Israel, mirroring the beginning of this blog in 2011 with posts on the error of Replacement Theology, but also now full circle back to mid-1980’s. Continue reading →

State of the UK post-October ’23 Outrage: part 2 – Neil Mackereth

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SEEING THINGS AS THEY REALLY ARE

Introduction

As main-stream media sticks to the pro-Palestinian narrative, and ignores any evidence to the contrary, it is deeply depressing to see that America and Great(?) Britain have totally failed to understand the true intent of Iran and its proxies (see recent article on the significance of Gaza, and why Israel has no alternative but to ensure the destruction of Hamas). Betraying our allies was once considered indefensible; now it is seen as a political expedient. I examine our moral decline and how our once reliable and authoritative main-stream media bears considerable blame for misleading the Nation. I also look at whether these things have End-Times significance. Continue reading →

End-times Briefing 10: the centre line – where are we now?

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[First posted 1.7.20]
Simplicity of the Gospel and in Evangelism and in End-Times – Neil Mackereth
Annex A to Neil Mackereth’s paper Simplicity goes deeper into Matthew 24 signs than earlier Briefings 2: the ‘When?’ and 3: the ‘What?’ of Watching [cross-references to the book of Daniel are mine]:

1 Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple. 2 And Jesus said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down.”

THE CENTRE LINE OF END-TIME PROPHECY – WHERE ARE WE NOW?

At the start of Matthew 24 the disciples are seeking Jesus’ acknowledgement that the Temple is a beautiful building.  They were shocked by His response, that the Temple would be utterly destroyed, not one stone left on another.  This startling prophetic statement leads them to ask two very significant questions: “When will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” (Jesus responds to this as two questions, the second having two parts) Before answering these questions, Jesus warns the disciples against being deceived by people falsely claiming to be Christ. This thread of potential deception by false prophets continues throughout the chapter. Question 1: “When?” The answer to the first is most clearly given in Mark 21:20-24: “When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near. Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country not enter the city. For this is the time of punishment in fulfilment of all that has been written.  How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! There will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people. They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.”   The exact fulfilment of this prophecy came in 70 AD. It is worth noting that the Roman General Vespasian was in the process of establishing a siege around Jerusalem when he was recalled to Rome to be installed as Emperor. Thus, a lull occurred which allowed many to escape the city before Vespasian’s son, General Titus, fully established the siege which led to the destruction of the city and Temple. There was nothing metaphorical about the siege of Jerusalem and its destruction: those who knew what Jesus had said, and were obedient to His advice, escaped.  Since then, the sacred Temple site has been “trampled on by the Gentiles”. Question 2: “What?” – 2nd Part In answering the second question, which has two overlapping parts, Jesus addresses part 2 first: “the sign of the end of the age”. He summarises several signs before giving the sign. He makes it clear that while the various catastrophic events constitute the “birth-pains” for what is to come, and these along with persecution will cause many people to turn away from faith, they are not the final sign.  That sign is given in v 14: “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.”  This can be seen as the required culmination of the “Great Commission”; the task given to the disciples in Matthew 28, to go and make disciples of all nations.  Determining when this task has been completed will be difficult! These early verses of Matthew 24 emphasise the need for Christians to stand firm during the labour pains that indicate the imminence of the “birth” of the Kingdom of God on earth. From verse 15 to 25 the focus narrows to Israel. When “the abomination that causes desolation” [Daniel 9:27,11:31,12:11] is seen in the “holy place” [9:23, 8:13 ‘Wonderful Numberer‘] it is time to flee.  The continued warnings of deception, the sense of great distress and the indications of extreme urgency given in these verses cannot be overstressed. The words were spoken by Jesus and he tells us how to pray. Note that Jesus does not say that we should pray against these things happening, rather that they won’t happen in winter, or on the Sabbath. What is “the abomination that causes desolation”?  It seems that the events of AD 70 were a “model” or “shadow” of what will happen at the end of the age.  When Titus destroyed the Temple, he set up an idol on the site.  Prophecy relating to the end times (2 Thessalonians 2:4; Revelation 13:14,15) says that the antichrist will declare himself god, set up an image of himself in the temple, and order everyone to worship it.  This is the “abomination” that mocks God. Jesus goes on to say (Matthew 24:24) that some false Christs and false prophets will be so convincing that even the “elect” (well established, strong Christians) may be deceived, and that things will be so bad that no one would survive if the “days had not been cut short”. Question 2: “What?” – 1st Part Jesus then addresses part one of question two: what will be the sign of His coming? The order in which He answered the two parts to the question is significant.  Jesus’ return will be unmistakeable! If we think that Jesus might have come, then He hasn’t!  If we don’t believe that Christ can make His second and glorious coming to Earth obvious to everyone, then we seriously underestimate the power, authority and capability of our God. In the closing verses of chapter 24, Jesus urges us to be both watchful and prepared and that His return will be swift and sudden. We are not told the “day or the hour” (verse 36) and it seems clear that we should not speculate on these matters. However, we do have some indication of the events leading up to the end of the age, and that things will be as they were “in the days of Noah” (verse 37). 

IN THE DAYS OF NOAH – END-TIMES’ TRENDS

As shown in Matthew 24:27, the characteristics of end-times world activities and conditions are likened to the circumstances in the days of Noah.  This parallel is repeated in Luke 17:26. In Luke 17:28 the comparison is expanded to include the conditions in Sodom during the time leading up to Lot’s departure from the city. The account of Noah’s righteousness and the situation before the flood is given in Genesis 6. How do the conditions then and now compare? The earth was full of wickedness and evil thoughts (v 5), violence (v 11) and sexual corruption (v 12).  It seems that materialism, violence, corruption and immorality were accepted as the norm. The positive features of the story of Noah are that he was supernaturally warned.  Noah “walked with God” and “found favour in the eyes of the Lord”. He was obedient to God and, as head of his family, took full responsibility for his household and led them to safety. The conditions in the end-times are summarised by Paul in 2 Timothy 3:1-5: “But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.” So, are the conditions in the world today as they were in the time of Noah?

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End-times Briefing 9: the significance of Hourglass & End-times Harvest dream

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[First posted 25.6.20 and further to Briefing 8]

A couple of hours ago Veronika published this from our dear brother:

“Today I bring yet another striking, in-depth interpretation to the dream I submitted to you all yesterday…Prophet Abel Praise submits some revelation for the purposes of prayer. ENJOY!!!”

DREAM INTERPRETATION…; “THE GOLDEN REVOLVING DOOR OF THE AGES AND OF ETERNAL DESTINY…AND THE HOUR GLASS OF THE END-TIME HARVEST…!!

‘Oh such great honor that The LORD grants us eyes to see and pours out HIS Spirit that we may discern what The Spirit Of The LORD is saying that we may know how to march in this hour.

‘The profound calling this prophetic dream brings us at this time is a call to contend for; recover; and administer the time-gates; or better put; the prayer-watches assigned to us in this hour; as that is how we will effectively partner with The LORD in birthing in time and eternity; being the earth and the heavens under the jurisdictions we are assigned in this hour; the predestined counsels of great awakening; revivals, victories harvest and advance into territories; the Kingdom is destined to make in this season. Continue reading →

Prophet’s Intel Briefing: Cyclical nature of Bible and history – 2 Kings, 2 Presidents prophecy, 2 God-incidents

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“Whether people know it or not, they’re caught up either directly or indirectly in prophecy. There’s just no way they’re out of it. Everybody’s involved in it, whether they know it or not!” Robin Bullock, 21 March 2024.

Saturday Men’s Breakfast ‘rabbinic-style’ gathering focused upon current news aspect of Romans 11 on The Remnant of Israel. Later, I read Chris Moyler’s recommendation on his Telegram about a broadcast on Thursday of Elijah Streams, but I didn’t watch until this morning, Monday. So, I’m grateful to be able to publish his note.

That timing is clearly God-incidental because, before Robin Bullock gets onto what Chris covers, what he says surprises me on two personally pertinent items that happened on the intervening two days! Chris writes:

‘Dear Friends,
Please don’t miss this very important prophetic briefing from Robin Bullock in which he expounds, in great detail, the dynamics of Kim Clement’s “Two Presidents” prophecy.

He explains that what is happening to President Trump today is precisely mirrored by King David’s relationship with King Saul.

King Saul’s Reign had two parts.
  • In the first part he had a sound mind, an anointing and a crown.
  • In the second part, the anointing was removed and he lost his mind, even though he continued to have a throne.

Meanwhile, the anointing of the kingship was placed upon David. He became King when the prophet Samuel anointed him, but for a long while he had no throne.

Obama is the modern representation of Saul, and President Trump the modern representation of David.

Obama’s anointing was removed from him while he was yet President. When Saul’s anointing was removed, at the time when he tore Samuel’s robe, he also lost his mind!

Biden represents the second half of Obama’s Presidency, the time in which Saul lost his mind.

And Donald Trump is actually President Trump, because the anointing remains upon him.

Furthermore, the night before the recent Iowa caucus, the prophets gathered to anoint him for a third term. This wasn’t done in person, but it was done in the spirit realm.

This is all of immense importance. Robin’s most detailed exposition serves to greatly strengthen our faith during this long time of waiting for President Trump’s full restoration.

And most importantly, this empowers us, not to be mere observers of this transition of power, but as God’s prophetic people to boldly declare in the spirit realm that this great and historic change in the Presidency will indeed be completely fulfilled by the LORD in President Trump.

God bless you all.

The Two Kings section begins at 35:00. There are many very important details.

Chris’

Click image to play video (overwrites this screen). Discussion begins at 6 minutes and there’s many noteworthy points:


1st Personal Point:

At the breakfast study, someone remarked upon verse 3’s reference to Baal, but, although I’d have gladly responded, it wasn’t taken up.

Now, from 14 mins into the Intel Briefing, Robin speaks at length on Baal as a leading demonic opponent of the One and Only Living God, and not only in biblical times but also today – and especially in child sacrifices. He cited several examples of the current onslaught of this evil.

2nd Personal Point:

From 23:15 mins Robin talks about receiving a word from the Lord at a high-level public meeting and being told by Him to state: “There’s only one God; the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob and God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the King of Glory”. Robin was impelled to repeat it soon afterwards and then announce,  “You know there’s only one God and He’s called ‘The Living God’ – that means all the other ones are dead!“

He and Steve talk about Mar-a-Lago and (29:45 mins) recall Donald Trump holding up and emphasising the Bible in his capacity as President, as well as having pointed upwards in a political rally to God and saying, “We need help from the Boss!”, as reported in this post:

President Trump gives glory to Jesus Christ in public!

NOW NOTE > The day before I heard any of  that conversation, at our Palm Sunday service on teaching from Mark 11 I’m most pleased to hear guest speaker Pete Gilbert using – and repeatedly stressing – that very same term Donald Trump uses to describe Jesus’ and our heavenly Father:

He begins at 26 minutes into the service and, after a personal introduction and likening an aspect of this scripture to an encounter with the author of Sherlock Homes mysteries, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Pete delves into the scripture at 34 mins. At 42 minutes Pete’s exposition goes up a level:

“…There’s a very interesting – a very unique little part in verse three, where again Jesus is making it as clear as he possibly can as he enters Jerusalem into the final climactic events of His earthly life. What does He say at the end of verse three? ‘If anyone asks you why are you doing this tell him the Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly’ – He needs it and will send it back.
…this is the only time before His resurrection when this title is used of Jesus. Jesus uses it Himself after the resurrection, others use it after the resurrection – but before the resurrection has happened, before the crucifixion has happened this is the only time – this is Jesus saying I’m coming in > make way!
I’m doing it gently, I’m not forcing My way in, I’m doing it humbly but this is who I am. I am indeed the Lord – ‘kyrios’ is the word there in the original language and it it means God and God’s chosen one – the very Messiah of God.
SO, Jesus is making it abundantly obvious what is going on. Here the word ‘Lord’ does get used of Jesus in other places but it’s not this title… about half the times that you read the word Lord relating to Jesus in the New Testament it is not kyrios which is the Lord, the God the Messiah; it’s a word which carries a function. The word Lord applied to Jesus (Himself) usually means ‘Boss’ – not just Messiah, not just God, but actually who is He to me. He is ‘Boss’. So for as many times as you read Lord Messiah, especially after the resurrection, as often the word means ‘Boss’ – and I suppose my question to myself and my question to you this morning is: is He that to you, He wants to humbly, He wants to gently, He will not force His way in, but He does want you to acknowledge Him as Messiah but also as ‘Boss’…”

SELAH!

PS Finished without full check but publishing at ‘coincidental’ 17:22 hrs

End-times Briefing 6: New Ager sees first pieces of God’s ‘jigsaw’

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[First posted 16.6.20]

How a New Age follower got hooked into the Bible’s prophecies.

A unique take from die-hard anti-Christian confronted by facts in non-Christian book!

As an ex-unbeliever rescued by Jesus Christ in person and ‘born-again’ by Holy Spirit into life everlasting through His sinless blood, I reiterate Chuck Missler’s concern:

“You may not believe what the Bible says, but what’s utterly astonishing is that so very many claim to believe in Jesus yet have no grasp of the idea Christ is to literally return and rule!”

The aim of these Briefings is to help my readers be better informed and thus grasp that truth. If an ardently anti-church guy deeply involved in New Age teachings, who viewed ‘Bible-bashers’ as bigots, could grasp and keep hold of this mind-blowing stuff, then how much easier is it for believers in Jesus to fully appreciate these things?

So, come on a revelatory journey with me that hints at the relevance of Bible ‘coding’:

BACKGROUND

Personal events over the last couple of years brought insights into formative events in my childhood that have a bearing upon why I must write – as if pre-ordained destiny!

Mulling over one particular memory suggests the Lord played a direct role in what had happened – as though He instigated the ‘first contact’ and thus strongly stimulated what became an abiding fascination within my spirit. That is, His grace in action…

Then at the right time decades later, He revisited the sown seed that was emerging from below ground and simultaneously brought together two things – a book and a television – to kick-start life-changing events!

Moreover, last year when speaking about prophecies being like ‘jigsaw pieces’ I shared what had got me interested in prophecy. BUT only then did it dawn upon me that’s what I’d seen on those pages and that screen: two ‘jigsaw pieces’! I hadn’t put two and two together until over 30 years later! Dohh!

By covering the identical topic, the printed and spoken words I read and heard in mid-80s got connected and opened up a much bigger intellectual, historical and spiritual picture. They were the very first two physical ‘jigsaw pieces’ I’d encountered and fitted together tightly, as though in an awesome ‘invisible jigsaw’ – one I’d begin blogging about twenty years later.

And only now do I notice two more ‘pieces’!

‘FIRST CONTACT’

Having Catholic parents, it was church every Sunday. As soon as I was able to read, my mother showed me how her Missal explained what’s said during Mass. Each Sunday had a page with picture depicting the liturgical theme, as in this copy page.

Being very keen on astronomy I was intrigued by the picture for the First Sunday in Advent. It shows Jesus standing on clouds in the midst of the sun, moon and shooting stars; but over a burning earth!

Back then I didn’t know it indicated events predicted to precede his Second Advent!

Being a visually-minded boy gifted in drawing, my favourite cartoon stories were those on science fiction. Also, a richly illustrated book By Spaceship to the Moon is a much-thumbed Christmas present of 1955 from my grandmother. And so in the next couple of years we’d go picking blackberries near the huge radio telescope being built at Jodrell Bank, Cheshire.

As you may surmise, that Advent picture had left a subtle impact upon my fertile imagination.

Jodrell Bank radio telescope (1959)

Years later my historical interest led me into Elizabethan-Jacobean codes and self-publishing a booklet on how the misquotation from The Tempest on the Shakespeare monument in Westminster Abbey has a geometrical code of the name of Sir Francis Bacon. (He was involved with producing the King James Bible – see Bio Info).

1st & 2nd PIECES – JERUSALEM

Invisible Hand

By mid-1980s, as editor/publisher for a New Age group, I was well-placed for one of its leaders who dealt with mail-order books to hand me a brand new book on international politics and the Middle-East. Moreover, it examined ancient predictions on those highly complex issues!

So, whilst watching a documentary about the then current Iraq-Iran war, I grabbed the book to casually flick through, pausing at illustrations and charts and noted repeated references to the significance of Jerusalem.

Thus, I was stunned upon hearing the TV narrator say: “Elite units from opposing forces are rehearsing an attack upon Jerusalem” – despite being at war with one another, these opposing armies united to rehearse their ‘liberation’ of Jerusalem – ie. its recapture from the Jews!

Immediately, my head sung to see film footage of that violent rehearsal – my jaw dropped! Wouldn’t yours?

Therefore, this book most definitely is be taken seriously. It grabbed and got my full attention and became of seminal value in understanding these End-times well before I started reading the Bible a few years later!

Thus, began my appreciation as a non-believer in the Bible as prophecy. This reality got confirmed by peculiar instances (‘God-incidents’) after I’d begun blogging, especially at the time of this blog’s 4th anniversary in November 2013 [The Invisible Hand Reappears and Did My Triple Warning About Iran Affect WordPress Connections?] and two year later [What’s Weird About Writing About Iran].

More importantly, that mid-1980s event began loosening my disdain of churchgoers. It needed, however, a visit from the Lord to rescue me from the devil’s camp before that decade was out. [Read I’m FREE! for my full testimony.]

Furthermore, upon revisiting The Invisible Hand I now recall a couple of other ‘jigsaw pieces’ confirming this ‘heaven-sent’ book was just right for me.:

3rd PIECE – BIBLE CODES

Being interested in codes and writing a booklet on one of significance to literature, my attention was drawn to Victor Dunstan’s claiming the Bible holds coded and plain-text prophecies by ancient seers and which relate directly to Britain’s Mandate in Palestine. He also covered historical data on the Mandate and the Middle-East’s religions and politics.

Consequently, I became more alert to Middle-Eastern and globally-related events, which suggest things may not be as they seem at first glance – or as reported in the media, and definitely not the BBC! I was amazed to learn that many modern events are of Biblical significance. Therefore, I began watching events unfold – occasionally and slowly at first, but rapidly and accelerating after we entered the new Millennium, or ‘3rd Day’ since Christ.

Also, I was well-acquainted with the Western esoteric tradition and the Kabbala in Jewish mysticism, so I was at ease with Dunstan’s term ‘ancient seers’.

Using prophet Daniel’s mathematical coding of ‘Time’, this author extrapolated that all prophecies would come to a climax in 1992 with Russia being the lead villain against Israel. However, he didn’t foresee the collapse of communism in 1989! Yet that year proved pertinent because the ‘Middle East Peace Process’ had just got under way in October 1991 and led to the Oslo Accords of 1993. [Latest: New details emerge of how Russia prevented Obama’s anti-Israel resolution.]

Furthermore, Dunstan accurately foresaw the resurgence of Islam as a militant force:

‘We are about to witness a mighty and almost unbelievable upsurge in Islam. Though we see the first signs of an Islamic-revival (it) has a long way to to go but it’s going to go that ‘long way’ very quickly.’ [page 198]

Consequently, his seminal book has received a number of mentions during the course of my blogging (Invisbl_Hand tag refers).

Here’s the book’s fold-out table I saw on cross-links between prophet Daniel and the Book of Revelation, under a photo of the Dome on the Rock mosque in Jerusalem…

The author’s easy, conversational and non-religious style was clear from the outset as he introduced his material gleaned from ‘ancient seers’ and what they call “the time of the end” – the days in which we’re living. He emphasises the mathematical skill of Dr Grattan Guiness’ in his Light for the Last Days (1887) in using those sages’ writings to foretell the deliverance of Jerusalem from the Turks 30 years later.

However, his book opens with a prediction I’d been personally been aware of for twenty years.:

4th PIECE – JFK’s ASSASSINATION

Doubtless you recall where you were and what you were doing when you heard news of the terrorist attack on New York’s twin towers on 11th September 2001? Similarly, I well recall being outside my school’s dining hall on 22nd November 1963 upon hearing news of President Kennedy’s murder. The next year, however, I was intrigued to read about a lady who’d predicted that alarming event, and to which Victor Dunstan refers and uses as a lead-in to the thousands of years-old predictions of the Old Testament prophets:

ON THE SECOND COMING

The author’s frank admission shown below indicates his frank opinion on the possible return of Jesus and suggests why The Invisible Hand is free from church jargon and ‘Christianese’.:

P 307 Chpt 18 – Ancient Seers Foretell Event to ‘Out Science Fiction’ Science Fiction

WHY 1992?

To expand upon the above reference on 1992, the next image (which I hope you can read) tells how Dunstan sees the ‘Times’ in the Book of Daniel point to 1917 and 1948, as well as to 1992. And he demonstrates how these periods can link not only into the Christian calendar but also into the Muslim one – asking if that implies a linkage to the ‘abomination of desolation’ (Daniel 9:27) and thus to the Anti-Christ.:

All to the glory of God alone

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  • Puzzle In Sky by Idea Go, courtesy Freedigitalphotos.net
  • All other illustrations and photo by Richard Barker.

End-Times Update: earthquakes, the earth is speaking! (PPU 125)

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In End-times Briefing 3, Sign 5 cites Jesus in Matthew 24.7 – emphasis mine:

  • “And there will be famines, pestilences and earthquakes in various places and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven ; All these are the beginnings of sorrows….”

Thus, He’s not prophesying a major earthquake but significant ones in many places, but with possible inference of proximity in time, that is within a certain period of time. From minute 4 of the following video pastor John Kilpatrick cites four on the Day of Atrocity against Israel, 7th October 2023, and eight more worldwide before the end of October. That is, a dozen within three weeks and soon followed by major events in Iceland.

“God said this is something you have to preach and I want the live stream and God TV audience to hear” (too).

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A state of emergency was declared in Iceland after a volcano erupted for the fourth time in three months on Saturday, March 16, 2024 > ‘coincidental’ clip length of 22 secs BUT “No such thing as coincidence”!!

End-times Briefing 4: expert’s excitement – More are coming to know this…

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This post, one of my first blogs in November 2011, later featured on the Home page to inform visitors of the acceleration of prophetic fulfillment, as may be inferred from the links to confirmatory events two years later:

As you may have gathered from my Welcome, I’m into eschatology – the theological study of the destiny and judgement of nations and all people, even angels!  It’s about  ‘The Last Days’, as in the ancient Torah’s description: Acharit Hayamin, ie. ‘Last of the Years’, and were regarded as the years immediately following Jesus’ ministry. They’re more popularly known in Christian circles as the ‘End-times’.

Come with me to one of my favourite video classes where (the late) Dr Chuck Missler is asking his students, “Why Eschatology?”

“It is very practical”, he answers himself and explains:

“Apparently, we’re being plunged into a period of time about which the Holy Bible says more than any other period – including the time when Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee!

“Now that’s a preposterous statement – and I challenge you to challenge my statement! To do so you need to do two things:

1  Find out what the Bible itself says about this and – this is a bit harder,

2  Find out what’s really going on – but you won’t get that on the ten o’clock news!

“Fortunately, thanks to the internet, the alternative press and to talk-radio you can do some homework and find out what really is going on. The more you do those two things the more you’ll understand why many scholars are extremely excited about the horizon we’re moving into – because it all deals with the return of Christ to rule earth.

“It really is remarkable how controversial this topic is, but there are:

  • over 1800 references in the Old Testament to this event – 17 Old Testament books give prominence to the event.
  • over 300 references in the New Testament – 216 chapters in 23 of its 27 books give prominence to this primary issue: the return of Jesus to rule on earth.

“You may not believe what the Bible says, but what’s utterly astonishing is that so very many claim to believe in Jesus yet have no grasp of the idea Christ is to literally return and rule!”

I respect Chuck for frequently stressing that we shouldn’t take what he says as ‘Gospel’ but always do a ‘Berean check’ per Acts 17:11; that is, to search the scriptures to find out whether or not his ideas line up with them. Also, I admire his public apology for admitting that, having long taught about an anticipated Middle Eastern war from a certain scriptural stance, he’s gained a better understanding from other passages. So Chuck explained why he’d changed his mind.  For more information visit his website at Koinonia House.

What are we to do when mainstream news doesn’t help?  To find out click Not on The 10 o’clock News. [Since blogging this in 2011, heavily biased news has proliferated as a psychological warfare dictating news and denouncing non-MSM as disinformation with intention of governments curtailing independent journalism.]

PS: (20.3.24) From Behold Israel re post-October 7th 2023 Atrocity:

Footnote:

The following posts are just a few examples among many of subsequent eschatalogical developments since Chuck’s video:

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End-times Briefing 1: the ‘Who?’ and ‘Why?’ of Watching

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In view of current events it’s time to reconsider the End-times foretold in the Holy Bible.

The mini-series published in February 2018 and filed in the main menu for reference purposes was preceded by a couple of re-blogs referring to one of eight eschatological scenarios – that is, on the pre-Tribulation Rapture. Along with a theology blog’s debate, I was prompted to expand upon one of this blog’s earliest entries – ‘Why Watch?’

So now, lets’ reconsider the ‘Who, Why, When and What’ of our watching:

WHO?

Messiah Jesus Himself is the WHO and is thus the basic reason we should be watching for. because He instructed His followers to do so.

YET the ‘Who’ includes you, me and everybody alive – including unbelievers! SO, If you’re not familiar with who Jesus really is and the fact we can be in a close, loving relationship with Him, then dip into my question: “Do You Know Jesus?”

WHY?

For me, a totally unexpected and very spectacular, life-changing event in 1989 made watching very personal and connected into relevant, directive scripture. (Years later I realised that it was truly a blessed foretaste in every way of His ‘Second Advent’.)

Then in 2008, wanting to check Jesus’ parable of the wheat and tares in Matthew 13, I opened my Bible and IT EXPLODED! as I heard:

“This is ALL about to be fulfilled!”

Thus impelled, in February 2009 I began emailing friends and church leaders on current events and prophecy in The Endgame Is Now In Play, wherein I write:

‘Jesus urged His disciples to look out for and observe signs of the times. Regarding their questions about His return at the end of this Age, the earliest Gospel account has Jesus stressing 7 times, “Watch…be alert…on your guard“ (Mark 13). Matthew 24 reports Jesus saying 4 times, “Watch…and when you see…” followed by the parables of the burglar (Jesus coming “like a thief in the night”) and of the virgins > “Don’t be caught napping!” (is the Church still asleep?).
Luke’s account has, “Be always on the watch…” at Luke 21:36 and chapter 12 (NIV) has sections on watchfulness and interpreting the times. In each Gospel Jesus commands, “Learn the lesson of the fig tree…”. Also, the Apostles went on to give more indicators (Acts 3:20-1, Hebrews 12:26-7, 2 Peter 3, 2 Timothy 3 and the first and second letters to the Thessalonians).’

It’s claimed that for every OT prophecy about Jesus Christ’s birth and life there’s seven to eight times as many about His eventual return or ‘Parousia’, also called ‘The Second Advent’ or ‘Second Coming’. I’m of the opinion the likelihood of that event in our lifetime is rapidly increasing !

Jesus stressed the great importance of His return. Eg, His instruction to the four who’d been with Him from the outset of His mission is given at Mark 13:33-37 (NKJV):

“Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is. It is like a man going to a far country, who left his house and gave authority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch.

“Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming – in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning – lest, coming suddenly, he finds you sleeping! And what I say to you, I say to all, ‘Watch!’.”

That’s why I’m watching and, believer or not, you too are included, as is implicit in Jesus’ admonition: “I say to ALL…“

So, watching for Him is and always has been THE ‘inclusive’ activity – and one with divine warrant!

How Can We Be Sure?

You may object and say, “But even if that’s an accurate quotation it’s only guesswork”. That is, prophecies don’t always come to pass. First, in synopsis only, I offer this key to foretelling the future.:

We’re privileged to learn what Almighty God has decided is to happen. He shared his plans with a select number of ancient sages, or prophets, over a long period that started 29 centuries ago, and several centuries before Christ. Amidst extensive instructions He told the prophet Isaiah:

“For I am God and there is no other, I am God, and there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand and I shall do all My pleasure’…” (Isaiah 46:9-10 NKJV)

In fact, some years before Isaiah the first of the ‘writing prophets’ had received a distinct word about God’s intention to divulge His plans. This is recorded in Amos’ scroll at the seventh verse of the third chapter (in modern notation):

“Surely the Lord God does nothing, unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.”

MOREOVER, 10 OLD TESTAMENT PROPHECIES WERE FULFILLED OVER TWO MILLENIA LATER WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL IN 1948, as Neil Mackereth writes in his two-part article’s Annex published on 4 April 2025.

Next, in Briefing 2 we learn about when we’re to be watching for whatever’s coming >>

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The Shaking – A final warning! – Chris G Bennett

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YES, AT LONG LAST: about 25 years ago the Lord dropped these verses in Hebrews 12 onto me in a house-group. I asked my leaders if it may mean anything to them (“Not specifically”):
25 See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven? 26 At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.”

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