IMPORTANT NOTE: Again I must repeat that this book gives my own personal observations of Bible prophecy and are my own opinions and are not to be construed as "Revelations from God." The following are merely examples of how prophetic scriptures could be fulfilled. Only time will show the truth.
The last days cover a period in history beginning with the outpouring of the Holy Ghost on the church and ending with the physical return of Jesus to set up His Kingdom in Jerusalem. This includes the Times of the Gentiles, the Rapture of the Church, and the Great Tribulation. This chapter will show the prophecies of the last days leading up to the Rapture of the Church. The last days are determined by events rather than by time. The seven letters written to seven churches in the book of Revelation represent seven periods of the Church Age.
The first letter was to Ephesus and covered the period of time from 70 A.D. to 170 A.D. and was known as a backslidden church.
The second letter was to the church in Smyrna and covered the time from 170 A.D. to 312 A.D. and was known as a persecuted church.
The third letter was to the church in Pergamos and covered the time from 312 A.D. to 606 A.D. and was known as a licentious (immoral) church.
The fourth letter was to the church in Thyatira and covered the time from 606 A.D. to 1520 A.D. and was known as a lax (lazy) church.
The fifth letter was to the church in Sardis and covered the time from 1520 A.D. to 1750 A.D. and was known as a dead church.
The sixth letter was to the church in Philidelphia and covered the time from 1750 A.D. to 1900 A.D. and was known as a favored church.
The seventh letter was to the church in Laodicea and covers the time from 1900 A.D. to the Rapture of the Church and is known as a lukewarm church (see map 3-1).
Revelation 3:14-20 - - And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; these things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would that thou wert cold or hot. So then, because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thy eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold I stand at the door and knock.- if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Map 3-1. The Seven Churches
Several countries are mentioned in Bible prophecy concerning the end times. Since Christ came from Israel we shall consider them first. Every time God judged Israel, most died or were scattered over the land. However, there was always a remnant of the people left alive. The descendants of Israel are the only people to maintain a culture without a native country for nearly two thousand years.
North and South America are considered to be islands compared to the great land mass of the eastern hemisphere. Prophetic Power Wranglers Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Amos had foretold of the return and restoration of Israel in the end times. The restoration of Israel took place on May 14, 1948, when it was recognized as a nation by the United States of America. However, Jerusalem was not returned until the Six Day War in June of 1967.
Isaiah 1:9 - - Except the Lord of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
Isaiah 10:22 - - For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return . . .
Isaiah 11:11, 12 - - And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathos, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. And He shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
Jeremiah 16:14,15 - - Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that it shall no more be said, The Lord liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; but, The Lord liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither He had driven them: and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.
Jeremiah 31:10 - - Hear the Word of the Lord, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattereth Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.
Ezekiel 11:17 - - Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord God; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.
Ezekiel 37:22 - - . . . and I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms anymore at all . . .
Ezekiel 38:8 - - . . . in the latter years thou shalt come into the land . . .
Amos 9:15 - - . . . and they shall no more bepulled up out oftheir land which I have given them, saith the Lord thy God.
The Prophetic Power Wrangler Daniel saw many visions of the last days.
Daniel 10:14 - - Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.
Daniel saw that the last Gentile kingdom would be the weakest and would be part of the fourth kingdom of the Roman Empire. This kingdom would be made up of ten nations, part strong and part weak.
Daniel 2:33, 41-43 - - . . . his feet part of iron and part of clay. And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potter's clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron for as much as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. And as the toes of the feet were part iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
Daniel 7:7, 20, 24 - - . . . and it had ten horns. And the ten horns that were in his head, . . . and the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise.
The signing of the two Treaties of Rome in 1957 added two new "communities" to the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), established by the 1951 Treaty of Paris: the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) and the European Economic Community (EEC). These were merged in 1967 into a single framework referred to as the European Community or European Communities (EC).
The six founding members of what is now known as the European Union (EU) were Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. They were joined in 1973 by Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom, followed by Greece in 1981 and Portugal and Spain in 1986. On January 1, 1995, EU membership grew to 15 with the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden. Many other countries have made formal applications to join the Union.
The Maastricht Treaty, when it went into effect on November 1, 1993, changed the name of the European Community to the European Union (EU).
1998 saw the Launch of the Euro with the participation of 11 countries.
Currently, the European Union is not the ten-nation confederacy mentioned by Daniel. I believe a ten-nation confederacy will emerge. Only time will tell.
"The European Union is growing and America and the EU are working together
to tear down more trade barriers and strengthen new democracies.""America stands with Europe. Our destinies are joined.
If Europe is at peace, America is more secure.
If Europe prospers, America does as well."
President Clinton, Berlin, May 13, 1998U.S.-EU SUMMIT DECLARATION
Date : June 21, 1999We, the European Union and the United States of America, affirm for a new century our commitment to a full and equal partnership. Together we can advance our shared values, our common security, and our mutual prosperity more effectively than either of us can alone. Together we are a powerful force for meeting the challenges we face: fragility in regions important to both of us, new transnational threats to our common security, and the complexity of ensuring that democracy and free markets improve tangibly the lives of people in a rapidly globalizing world.
In June of 1982, Israel invade the country of Lebanon. Many people were killed in the cities of Tyre and Sidon. Some of the Palestinians fled to Yemen, the land of the Sabeans. I believe this invasion was seen by the Prophetic Power Wranglers Isaiah, Ezekiel, and in great detail by Joel.
Isaiah 33:9 - - The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
Ezekiel 28:22, 23 - - and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Zidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of thee: and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall have executed judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her For I will send into her pestilence, and blood into her streets; and the wounded shall be judged in the midst of her by the sword upon her on every side; and they shall know that I am the Lord.
Joel 3:1-8 - - For, behold, in those days, and in, that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations; and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have cast lots for mv people; and have given a boy for an harlot and sold a girl for wine, that they may drink. Yea, what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? Will ye render me a recompence? And if ye recompence me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head; because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things: the children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye may remove them far from their border Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompense upon your own head: andi will sell your sons andyour daughters into the hands of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the Lord hath spoken it.
Extensive details of the last days were seen by the Prophetic Power Wranglers Daniel, Hosea, Jesus, Paul, Peter, and John the Revelator. Knowledge would increase and with the advent of the computer, it certainly has. Many would be travelling far and wide. There are thousands of daily airplane flights all over the world, and the Gospel of Jesus Christ has been preached in all the world.
Daniel 12:4, 9 - - But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book even to the time of the end. many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
Hosea 3:4 - - For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim ...
Matthew 24:3, 11, 12, 14, 23, 24, 32-34, 36-39 - - As He sat upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came unto Him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. Then many man shall say unto you, lo, here is Christ, or there: believe it not. For there shall arise many false christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Now learn a parable of the fig tree; when his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: so likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, this generation shall not pass, till all these things befulfilled. But of that day and hour knoweth no man, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be.
Luke 19:13 - - . . . occupy till I come.
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.
1 Thessalonians 5:1-4 - - But the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
1 Timothy 4:1-3, 13 - - Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
2 Timothy 3:1-9, 13 - - This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent (lacking self restraint), fierce, despisers of those that do good, traiters, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof.- from such turn away. For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with lusts, ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was. But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
2 Peter 3:3, 4, 9 - - Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 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. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
1 John 1:7 - - For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
Revelation 22:6, 7, 10, 12 - - And he said unto me, these sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel to shew unto His servants the things which must shortly be done. Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book.- for the time is at hand. And behold, I come quickly . . .
Of the many countries mentioned in scriptures to have foreign relations with Israel, some are enemies and some are friends. We will look at some of these countries in the period of the last days before the Rapture of the Church. Later we will see how these countries act after the Rapture, during the Great Tribulation, and beyond. These countries and the order we with which we will examine them are Egypt, Syria, Poland, Russia, and the United States of America (see chart 3-1 and map 3-2).
Chart 3-1. The Gentile Nations
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Map 3-2. Europe and the Middle East
(click to enlarge)In Egypt, President Anwar Sadat was assassinated by fellow Egyptians.
Isaiah 19:2, 3 - - And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbor... and the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; . . . and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
In Syria, a highway will be used to remove the Jews from Syria before the destruction of Damascus.
Isaiah 11:16 - - And there shall be a highway for the remnant of His people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.
Poland and Russia are not individually mentioned in scripture. These countries were joined together and called Magog. Magog plays a major role in the last days.
Ezekiel 38:10-12 - - Thus saith the Lord God; It shall come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought: and thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates, to take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, and that dwell in the midst of the land.
It is here that we come to a point of controversy. Is the United States of America mentioned in the Bible? I believe the answer is yes. However, some people have trouble believing this. Of course, the USA is not directly mentioned, but there is a mystery country mentioned that describes the U.S.A. perfectly. In 1980, someone told me of this theory and I set about to prove them wrong. I could not. Judge for yourself.
Jeremiah 6:22 - - . . . and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth.
Ezekiel 28:3-5 - - Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: with thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures: by thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches.
The beast that Daniel saw with ten horns also had another horn that came up later. I believe the eleventh horn is the USA and this is the alliance between EU and the USA.
Daniel 7:8 - - I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.
I believe the term "'little" means young instead of small. The USA is a much younger country than those in Europe. The three horns that were "plucked up " could represent Great Britain, France, and Germany - strong allies of the U.S.A. After Israel's invasion of Lebanon, United Nations peace-keeping forces were sent there to make peace. The nations that sent troops were Great Britain, France, Germany, and the U.S.A. I believe the "mouth speaking great things " is the leader of the U.S.A. In another verse, Daniel refers to this nation as being "stout", indicating that the USA would be stronger than the EU.
Daniel 7:20 - - . . . and of the other that came up, and before whom three fell; even of horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
Another scripture shows how different the cultures would be between the USA and the EU.
Daniel 7:24 - - . . . and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
To other countries, the president of the USA has a fierce countenance. He also has speech writers, but he speaks as if he wrote them because of his ability to understand details.
Daniel 8:23 - - And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the trangressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences shall stand up.
The president of the USA is powerful, but he inherited this power from preceding presidents. When the bombing of Libya and Iraq was carried out, people in the USA thought it was wonderful.
Daniel 8:24 - - And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
The president of the USA establishes an economic policy that affects the world. The president of the USA encourages prosperity, shows great confidence and always uses military might in the name of peace.
Daniel 8:25 - - And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many . . .
In the movie "Star Wars" they worship the god of forces. The space program of the USA uses what is called "star wars" technology. I believe the "god of forces " mentioned by Daniel is nuclear power. Every year the USA allocates large sums of money to the development of nuclear weapons. The isotopes used in nuclear weapons are considered precious because of their scarcity.
Daniel 11:38, 39 - - But in his estate shall he honour the god of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things. Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.
The Space and Missile Tracking System, also known as Brilliant Eyes, is currently in the demonstration and validation phase. The system will consist of a constellation of small, low-cost lightweight, low-altitude satellites. The key role of Brilliant Eyes is to support Theater Missile Defense by providing the capability for world-wide tracking of ballistic missiles in flight from launch to re-entry. Brilliant Eyes will provide precise and timely launch point estimates to enable prompt counterstrikes against missile launchers. It will cue ground-based radars to acquire incoming missiles or warheads. Brilliant Eyes will then assess the status of these targets.
By now you can probably guess that I believe that the USA is the nation that will be the Antichrist Nation. I am not saying that we are now or that the current president of the USA is the Antichrist. I believe the Antichrist will not be revealed until after the Rapture of the Church, and there is a scripture that says this world leader will not be what he seems to be. Again, you decide.
2 Thessalonians 2:11 - - And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they shall believe a lie.
His military might will be invincible.
Revelation 6:2 - - And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
In another scripture, I believe the beast from the sea is the USA and the seven heads are probably the association of industrialized nations called the Group of Seven (G-7). The G-7 includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, and the USA. I believe the ten horns will probably be some form of the EU. In this scripture, the Prophetic Power Wrangler John the Revelator saw a leopard, bear, and a lion. These are the same beasts that Daniel saw and they represent Greece, Persia, and Babylon. The USA would have more power than these three kingdoms put together. I believe this power will be used by Satan in the future (see Chart 3-2).
Revelation 13:1, 2 - - And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion; and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
Chart 3-2. The Beast
During President Reagan's presidential term Press Secretary James Brady was shot in the head during an assassination attempt. He recovered miraculously. Reagan was also shot but recovered. When this happened, the Secretary of State Alexander Haig announced that he was in charge of the USA. and the world wondered what would happen.
Revelation 13:3 - - And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
In scripture the dragon is Satan. The world will be mostly non-Christian during the last days. These unbelievers will pay homage to the president of the USA and boast about him and his great military might. The USA is the strongest country in the world. Because of presidential policies, he will be the best thing for Christians living in the USA.
Revelation 13:4 - - And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, who is like unto the beast? Who is able to make war with him?
The president of the USA speaks great things but never glorifies Jesus Christ publicly. This is considered to be blasphemous to God.
Revelation 13:5 - - And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies.
World War II was fought with the Germans because of the persecution, imprisonment, and killing of the Jews. This was really birth pangs of the nation Israel. World War III will probably start as the result of an Israeli invasion of Syria. Damascus is the capital of Syria. It is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. Israel fought with Syria in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley during the invasion of 1982. Israel destroyed Tyre, Sidon, and Beirut in Lebanon and will do the same to Damascus.
Isaiah 17:1, 3 - - The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the Lord of hosts.
Amos 3:12 - - Thus saith the Lord; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.
Damascus is an Islamic holy city. When it is destroyed, all Muslims will want to destroy Israel, especially the Jewish officials in Jerusalem. Iraq and Iran hate each other but will join forces with others to attack Jerusalem. The Bible calls them Persia. Russia will also join in the attack because Syria is Russia's last Arab ally. Russia will not want to use their troops but they will be compelled to do so, like hooks in their jaws. Ethiopia, Libya, Turkey and the communists in Germany will also join in the invasion of Israel.
Ezekiel 38:3-6, 9, 14-17 - - And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: and I will turn thee back and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields. All of them handling swords: Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet: Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee. Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee. Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord God; in that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it? And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army: and thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land that the heathen may know me when I shall be sanctifed in thee O Gog before their eyes. Thus saith the Lord God; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?
Jeremiah 1:15 - - For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the Lord; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.
Jeremiah 4:6, 7, 13 - - Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction. The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant. Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind. his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! For we are spoiled.
Jeremiah 6:22, 23 - - Thus saith the Lord, Behold a people cometh from the north country, . . . they shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee; O daughter of Zion.
Joel 3:11 - - Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Lord.
Egypt is one of the few Arab nations that has a peace treaty with Israel. Egypt is the largest Arab nation. How will they help Israel when the Muslims and Russians invade Israel? According to the Prophetic Power Wrangler Isaiah, they will not help at all.
Isaiah 30:7 - - For the Egyptians shall help in vain; and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, their strength is to sit still.
However, Egypt will not stop the Libyans from crossing their land. An amazing thing will happen. They will divert the rivers and the Libyans will cross on dry land.
Isaiah 11:15 - - And the Lord shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with His mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod.
Other nations will question Russia's actions. Sheba and Dedan represent Saudi Arabia. Tarshish and the young lions are believed to be Great Britain and her offshoots Canada, Australia, and the USA.
Ezekiel 38:13 - - Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, art thou come to take a spoil? Hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? To carry away silver and gold to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
Several Prophetic Power Wranglers saw what would be happening in Israel as these nations begin to gather against them.
Jeremiah 4:9, 10 - - And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the Lord, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and prophets shall wonder Then said I, Ah, Lord God! Surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.
Jeremiah 19:3 - - And say, hear ye the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem: thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle.
Ezekiel 38:7 - - Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
Luke 21:20 - - And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
Jeremiah 6:25, 26 - - Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side. O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.
Revelation 18:8 - - Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine, and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
Zechariah 12:11 - - In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem . . .
How will Israel escape the invading armies? The Prophetic Power Wranglers saw that the USA and the EU will team together and come to the aid of Israel.
Matthew 8:11 - - And I say unto you, that many shall come down from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob . . .
When the armies are mobilized around Israel, the announcement will be made to get ready for war.
Joel 3:9, 10 - - Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles, Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near, let them come up: beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
The EU will fully support the USA in this war.
Revelation 17:12,13 - - And the ten horns watch thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
The Prophetic Power Wrangler Daniel saw how Russia would fight a conventional warfare against the United Nations troops in the Middle East.
Daniel 11:40-44 - - And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps. But tidings shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.
Life in the USA will gear for war according to the Prophetic Power Wrangler Isaiah.
Isaiah 41:5-7 - - The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near and came. They helped every one his neighbor; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage. So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smoteth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
God will judge godless Russia and seek to destroy them.
Zechariah 12:9 - - And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
At this point the United Nations will choose to destroy Russia and the invading armies by firing missiles. The USA currently has missiles stationed throughout Europe. I believe these missiles will target and strike Russian underground missile silos which will cause a chain-reaction great earthquake, killing five-sixths of the invading armies.
Ezekiel 39:2-6 - - AndI will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel: andi will smite thy bow out of thy left hand and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand Thou shalt fall against the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured Thou shalt fall upon the open field. for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God. And I will send a fire on Magog, . . .
Ezekiel 38:18-22 - - And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord God, that my fury shall come up in my face. For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken. Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel; so that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord God: every man's sword shall be against his brother And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
This concludes the events leading up to the Rapture of the Church. We will see the outcome of this conflict in Chapter 4, The Rapture.
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