10 End Time Prophecies

[Bill]

Yes Mike, Nero Caesar is the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit. He will take over the antichrists body after his mortal would is healed. Immediately after, he will surround Israel with his Army, and will commit the abomination of desolation.
The 8th king that is also one of the 7.

Nero is another name for the Devil or Satan

 

[Bill]

hi chad, good morning,

i need to know and be sure we are in the laodecian age cos, each time that particular passage of the bible in the book of revelation, i feel a bit scared and wonder wht men are doing about their love for GOD. i was on my way to work and i saw where people are gathered and wonder why. on getting close i found rushing to by novels and here is a man shouting buy ur bible at a the same rate as the novels and i wonder. what going on. the HOLY spirit reminde me of how GOD will starve man of HIS word. are we in the laodecian age? that my primary question.

itua

We are in the beginning of the breaking of the Seals . The Sixth Seal has not been broken yet

 

[Bill]

You present a lot of info here in a very intelligent manner. But I want to call your attention to something in the Rev 13 text:

And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. It gives three ways that someone might buy or sell (live in other words) 1. Take the mark (and the Bible does not say what the mark actually is!) OR2. Knows his name OR 3. Knows the number of his name. It then tells us the number of his name.

Unfortunately because of our modern number system, some contemporary translations say the number as: "666". There are many unbelievers and believers that think three sixes are the mark, or the number of the devil, or something like that. But what John wrote [in Greek] was the number six hundred, and then he wrote the number sixty (three score), and then he wrote the number six. Many ancient languages used letters for their numbering systems, including Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic (the three original languages of the Bible). If you wrote those numbers that John wrote in all three of those languages, you would be writing the name of a man, the SAME man's name in all three languages: Nero Caesar. That could have a few interpretations. The truth is I don't know which one would be right.

However my brother, I do anticipate these things may occur in my lifetime. I am prepared to stand before the man and in as public as I can possibly be, refuse the mark, and say that "I know that he is the antichrist, the beast, his name is Nero Caesar, and the number of his name is sixhundred, sixty, and six." There are two possible results to this: 1. I am killed. I'm okay with that. or 2. He will have no power to harm me or stop me from buying or selling (living). I base this idea on the ancient belief that to say the name (or it was called "have the name") of someone was to have power over them. It was for this reason that the Jews spelled Yaweh so that they could not pronounce it, and Jacob wrestled with The Angel of the Lord seeking blessing and to know His name. It's also why God renamed many people in the Bible after they became His.

As for Israel and Jerusalem's part in the fulfillment of the end times prophesies, I recommend an excellent book: Epicenterby Joel C. Rosenberg.
Well, I could go on, but not now. God bless you.

The greatest challege all Christians living at the time, will be the Mark of the Beast . It is for us this passage was written in Scripture .

We will live to see this , and i will pray for all of you . Many Christains will leave Christianity at this time . They will join the One World Church . ( or One World anti church )

 

[Bill]

Hadoz,
We are in a time such as never before in history. Israel has been restored as a nation, and endtime prophesies regarding Israel are being fulfilled daily right before our eyes. In the world, people are looking for hope and salvation in places other than Jesus Christ. Economically, the world is preparing to recieve a global electronic currency. The EU seems to be a fulfillment of the kingdom from which the antichrist rises and has power over all the world.
But most importantly, ther has never been such technological capability to reach every human on Earth with the gospel. The fact that its not happening to the fullest potential is to the shame of believers. We live in a world where it is considered socially and politically incorrect, even immoral to preach the gospel, which is being branded as exclusionary, judgmental, and even demoted to "our opinion". Christians are often afraid of offending. In some environments in the USA, believers refusing to stop sharing their faith lose their jobs and are even sometimes jailed. What a tremendously exciting time we live in! It's that environment that will separate the true believers from the lukewarm that love this world and the things of this world.

Take courage, God's Witnesses walk among us .
Just as Jesus walked among his people for 30 yrs , unrecognized , so to the Witnesses are here .

 

[Bill]

well just to belong to Him, is enough for me, and I'm sure we're all agreed on that one.
Wether we get blessed or not, just look at what He did for us in laying down His life, and leaving His Holy Spirit, then all the promises of God, we really are special people.

Why don't people just wake up and see.

They can even come in church, love it, think, yes this is really good, people are so friendly here, my youngest son even said on his first visit, he felt love and joy in the place, but did he come back, no.
they are coming to the Nativity Drama next month, I pray to God it wil touch hardened hearts.

You are beautifull . Daughter of the Father

 

[Gregoryp]

The greatest challege all Christians living at the time, will be the Mark of the Beast . It is for us this passage was written in Scripture .

We will live to see this , and i will pray for all of you . Many Christains will leave Christianity at this time . They will join the One World Church . ( or One World anti church )

as this man testifys, the one world church is on its way as we speak. The devil is at work, here is a man who has great understanding of what is happening in these times. I enjoy listening to his videos.

 

[TrueGospel]

Only nonelects will receive mark of the beast.

 

[Bill]

Only nonelects will receive mark of the beast.

What does it mean to you , to be an elect? Remember , Judas was an elect before he chose to betrey Jesus.

 

[Gregoryp]

What does it mean to you , to be an elect? Remember , Judas was an elect before he chose to betrey Jesus.

I talk from experience, the elect are relatively rare. I personally knew Jesus since a very young age. my testimony is to long to go into here, but suffice to say it has been a long and ardous journey. You just know who you are and where you belong. No amount of trying would get me to be connected to this world. My world is the spiritual heavenly realm, and no, my parents were not new age thinkers or even christians, far from it. If you dont know who the elect are, you aint one of them.

 

[Bill]

I talk from experience, the elect are relatively rare. I personally knew Jesus since a very young age. my testimony is to long to go into here, but suffice to say it has been a long and ardous journey. You just know who you are and where you belong. No amount of trying would get me to be connected to this world. My world is the spiritual heavenly realm, and no, my parents were not new age thinkers or even christians, far from it. If you dont know who the elect are, you aint one of them.

Wow , lost in space visits talk Jesus

There is a little problem in your words . Its called Pride.

Do you know , those who are given much are the servents to those who have little? Look at the Angels, they are in the presence of the Most High, yet thier job is to serve humanity and help them come closer to the Most High.

Now share with us this arduous Journey, or leave us . As you need to find what you lost when you were a child.

 

[Reba1]

Why is it labeled pride to know you are His child . Why is not pride to believe you are His child cause you choose to say so?

 

[Bill]

Why is it labeled pride to know you are His child . Why is not pride to believe you are His child cause you choose to say so?

Its your last line of your post . " if you dont know who the elect are, you aint one of them " . That very thought process was in the mind of the Pharisees. They thought because they are the children of God, they were perfect. The elect. You can see where that got them.

It is also true as a Christian , if i claim to be elect . And fall from grace , as Judas did, where will that set me.

And if a man / woman gave thier life up for the sake of others . [ a few years ago, a school was attacked by a gunman , the Amish girls stood between the gunman and other children telling the gunman, shoot me, shoot me ] . I tell you, those girls now women are the elect . And anyone else that does these things will be held high in God's sight.

 

[Bill]

Only nonelects will receive mark of the beast.

Unfortunately some who are elect will choose the mark willingly

 

[Reba1]

Its your last line of your post . " if you dont know who the elect are, you aint one of them " . That very thought process was in the mind of the Pharisees. They thought because they are the children of God, they were perfect. The elect. You can see where that got them.

It is also true as a Christian , if i claim to be elect . And fall from grace , as Judas did, where will that set me.

And if a man / woman gave thier life up for the sake of others . [ a few years ago, a school was attacked by a gunman , the Amish girls stood between the gunman and other children telling the gunman, shoot me, shoot me ] . I tell you, those girls now women are the elect . And anyone else that does these things will be held high in God's sight.

Wasn't my post

 

[Bill]

Wasn't my post

You are right , not your post . Lol .

But it was his last line that caught my attention

 

[Hitch]

These 10 Bible prophecies from Jesus, Zechariah and the Bible's book of Revelation deal with the End Times, Apocalypse, or Last Days, when Jesus is to return and judge the living and the dead.

1. Jerusalem would become an international problem
Bible passage: Zechariah 12:1-5
Written: between 520 and 518 BC
To be fulfilled: End Times

In Zechariah 12, the prophet said that there would come a time when the surrounding nations would besiege Jerusalem and Judah (the area around Jerusalem), and that all the nations of the world would gather against Jerusalem, but that God ultimately would save the city and its people. This is widely regarded as an End Time prophecy to be fulfilled in the future.

Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of this prophecy is that it is predicated on Jerusalem being a city of critical interest to the rest of the world. And it just so happens that Jerusalem is the only city in the world that is of interest to the rest of the world.

For Jews, it is their ancient capital, founded by King David about 3000 years ago. Many Arab Moslems, however, believe that the city should be part of an independent state for Palestinian Arabs. The issue of who should control Jerusalem has been a cause of the Arab-Israeli wars during the past century.

And, the conflict between Arabs and Jews has been a primary reason as to why the international community has taken an interest in Jerusalem. In 1947, the United Nations General Assembly approved a plan to carve up the ancient land of Israel into a state for Jews and another for Arabs. This plan would have established Jerusalem as an international city to be governed by the United Nations.

This extremely unusual proposal, suggesting that a city be governed by the United Nations, simply shows the unique status that Jerusalem already has in the world: It is the only city in the world that is of interest to the rest of the world.

Given the history of the city, the volatile conflict between Israel and the surrounding Arab nations, and the unusual interest that the international community has shown in regards to Jerusalem, it seems clear that the groundwork for the future fulfillment of this prophecy is in place.

Zechariah 12:1-5
This is 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 spirit of man within him, declares: "I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling. Judah will be besieged as well as Jerusalem. 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. 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 the house of Judah, but I will blind all the horses of the nations. Then the leaders of Judah will say in their hearts, `The people of Jerusalem are strong, because the Lord Almighty is their God.'

2. When Israel blooms again, the Kingdom of God will be near
Bible passage: Luke 21:29-31
Recorded: about 30 AD
To be fulfilled: End Times

In Luke 21:29-31, Jesus said that when the fig tree blooms again, people will know that the End Times and Kingdom of God is near. Some Christian scholars believe that the fig tree represents the nation of Israel. This passage is sometimes interpreted to mean that the End Times would not begin until sometime after the nation of Israel regains sovereignty. When Jesus delivered this prophecy about 2000 years ago, Israel was ruled over by the Roman Empire. The people of Israel did not have sovereignty over their own land during that era. But, after centuries of exile, the Jews were able to return to Israel and reclaim sovereignty, in 1948.

Luke 21:29-31
He told them this parable: "Look at the fig tree and all the trees. When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near. Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that the kingdom of God is near.

3. The Messiah will appear after the Jews return to Israel
Bible passage: Jeremiah 23:3-6
Written: sometime from 626 to about 586 BC
Fulfilled: end times

In Jeremiah 23:3-6, there is a prophecy that indicates when the Messiah is to appear in the land of Israel. Jeremiah said that it would be after the exiled people of Israel return to their homeland. From a Christian point of view, this is of special interest because Jesus is supposed to appear twice. And this coincides with the fact that the people of Israel have been expelled from their homeland twice, and that they are currently in the process of returning after the second expulsion.

More than 2500 years ago, the Assyrians and Babylonians forced the people of Israel out of their homeland. Many returned during the centuries that followed and then Jesus appeared, about 2000 years ago, and announced that he is the Messiah. Later, the people of Israel were again forced out of their land (by the Romans in 135 AD) and scattered to countries throughout the world.

But, during the past few centuries, millions of exiled Jews around the world have returned to their ancient homeland. And this is one of the reasons why Christians say that the world is being prepared for the return of Jesus Christ. Because, as Jeremiah had prophesied long ago, the Messiah is to appear after the people of Israel return to their land.

The phrase, in Jeremiah 23:5, "I will raise up to David a righteous Branch, a King," refers to the Messiah, and that he will be a king and a descendant of King David, who reigned over Israel about 3000 years ago. Christians believe that when Jesus returns, he will establish a kingdom of peace and righteousness.

Jeremiah 23:3-6
"I myself will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them and will bring them back to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and increase in number. I will place shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid or terrified, nor will any be missing," declares the Lord. "The days are coming," declares the Lord, "when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land. In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The Lord Our Righteousness.

4. The Gospel will be preached to the entire world
Bible passage: Matthew 24:14
Recorded: about 30 AD
To be fulfilled: End Times

In Matthew 24:14, the Bible says that the Gospel (the New Testament books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) will be preached throughout the world. The Bible also says that after this happens, the end times will come. The Bible has been preached throughout the world for a long time. But now, with the increasing worldwide availability of television and the Internet, there is greater potential for the Gospel to be preached to everyone, everywhere.

Matthew 24:14
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.

5. The world would be able to simultaneously witness events
Bible passage: Revelation 11:9-10
Written: sometime between 54 and 95 AD
To be fulfilled: End Times

In Revelation 11:9-10, the Bible gives a prophecy that has not yet been fulfilled, at least not in a literal sense. But, perhaps for the first time in history, it can be fulfilled. The prophecy says that people all over the world will be able to simultaneously witness a particular event (the death of two prophets). This of course would have been difficult before the popularization of television and the Internet. But it is now common for people worldwide to simultaneously witness events via television and the Internet.

Revelation 11:9-10
For three and a half days men from every people, tribe, language and nation will gaze on their bodies and refuse them burial. The inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.

6. Zechariah foreshadowed modern warfare
Bible passage: Zechariah 14:12
Written: between 520 and 518 BC
To be fulfilled: End Times

In Zechariah, chapter 14, the prophet says a time will come when nations gather to attack Jerusalem. In Zechariah 14:12, the prophet says the nations that attack Jerusalem will be struck with a "plague" that will cause their flesh to rot while they are still standing. This might be a fitting description for modern warfare if it were described by a person who lived 2500 years ago, as Zechariah did. Chemical weapons are capable of causing rapid deterioration of flesh. And a blast of heat from a nuclear weapon could have a similar affect. Some Bible scholars, however, believe that this plague could refer to a supernatural event from God to protect the Holy Land.

Zechariah 14:12
This is the plague with which the Lord will strike all the nations that fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.

7. Many people will go to Jerusalem to seek God's favor
Bible passage: Zechariah 8:22
Written: between 520 and 518 BC
To be fulfilled: End Times

In Zechariah 8:22, the prophet said 2500 years ago that a time will come when many people go to Jerusalem to seek and honor God. This prophecy has been at least partially fulfilled already. The Jews recaptured Jerusalem during the Six Day War in 1967. Since then, people from around the world have toured Jerusalem to visit various sites that are important to the history of Judaism and Christianity. Jerusalem is also an important city to Moslems.

Zechariah 8:22
And many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the Lord Almighty and to entreat him."

8. Book of Revelation envisioned an army of 200 million
Bible passage: Revelation 9:16
Written: sometime between 54 and 95 AD
To be fulfilled: End Times

In Revelation 9:16, the Bible says that an army of 200 million will one day march toward Israel. Of course, this prophecy hasn't been fulfilled yet, at least not literally. But, as the world's population rises above 6 billion, it is increasingly possible for a coalition of countries to amass an army of 200 million, and this would have been have been unthinkable even 100 years ago.

Revelation 9:16
The number of the mounted troops was two hundred million. I heard their number.

9. The troops would cross the Euphrates
Bible passage: Revelation 16:12
Written: sometime between 54 and 95 AD
To be fulfilled: End Times

In Revelation 16:12, the Bible says there will come a time when the Euphrates River becomes dry so that an army can cross it and march into Israel. When the book of Revelation was written 1900 years ago, it would have taken a great natural disaster, or a great amount of labor to divert the flow of the Euphrates so that an army could cross it. (In 539 BC, Cyrus and his army diverted the flow so that his troops could march across the riverbed and conquer Babylon). But, today, there are a series of dams that would make it much easier to divert the flow of the powerful river.

Revelation 16:12
The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East.

10. People would be forced to receive the mark of the beast
Bible passage: Revelation 13:16-18
Written: sometime between 54 and 95 AD
To be fulfilled: End Times

In Revelation 13:16-18, the Bible says that there would come a time when a powerful leader would force people to receive a "mark" on or in their right hand or forehead, and that no one would be able to buy or sell unless they had that mark. When the book of Revelation was written about 1900 years ago, it would have been nearly impossible for a world leader to force everyone to receive such a mark. But, today, with modern technology, it would be much easier. Today, for example, it would be possible to implant under a person's skin a small microchip that could be used like a credit card.

Revelation 13:16-18
And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. (KJV).

In Luke 21:29-31, Jesus said that when the fig tree blooms again, people will know that the End Times and Kingdom of God is near. Some Christian scholars believe that the fig tree represents the nation of Israel. This passage is sometimes interpreted to mean that the End Times would not begin until sometime after the nation of Israel regains sovereignty. When Jesus delivered this prophecy about 2000 years ago, Israel was ruled over by the Roman Empire. The people of Israel did not have sovereignty over their own land during that era. But, after centuries of exile, the Jews were able to return to Israel and reclaim sovereignty, in 1948.

n Luke 21:29-31, Jesus said that when the fig tree blooms again, people will know that the End Times and Kingdom of God is near

Interesting you feel the need and the right to alter Scripture.

 

[Hitch]

In Zechariah, chapter 14, the prophet says a time will come when nations gather to attack Jerusalem. In Zechariah 14:12, the prophet says the nations that attack Jerusalem will be struck with a "plague" that will cause their flesh to rot while they are still standing. This might be a fitting description for modern warfare if it were described by a person who lived 2500 years ago, as Zechariah did. Chemical weapons are capable of causing rapid deterioration of flesh. And a blast of heat from a nuclear weapon could have a similar affect. Some Bible scholars, however, believe that this plague could refer to a supernatural event from God to protect the Holy Land.


And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.

Horse nukes ? Interesting how the Futurists will incorporate 'modern warfare' and animal power , by whim.

 

[hopefulson]

Has anyone encountered the Paul Salus book on Psalm 83. I find this an amazing display of God's Sovereign Will in telling the end from the beginning. With events playing out right now as described in the Psalm that was written 3000 years ago. Not only does it name the peoples surrounding Israel, a nation that did not even exist since Titus for 2000 years but the Psalm actually tells us what the adversary peoples are thinking and feeling and the depth of their conspiratorial bent. It has punctuated for me the power of the times we are in. Focusing and placing the great weight upon me that we are here, right at the door.

 

[Bill]

Has anyone encountered the Paul Salus book on Psalm 83. I find this an amazing display of God's Sovereign Will in telling the end from the beginning. With events playing out right now as described in the Psalm that was written 3000 years ago. Not only does it name the peoples surrounding Israel, a nation that did not even exist since Titus for 2000 years but the Psalm actually tells us what the adversary peoples are thinking and feeling and the depth of their conspiratorial bent. It has punctuated for me the power of the times we are in. Focusing and placing the great weight upon me that we are here, right at the door.

Indeed! Passed through the door without knowing.

Last line of 6th seal . "The Great Day of the Lord is here"

Yet 5 seals broke and no one noticed.

 

[samahah]

About the fig tree, Jesus used the word likewise - meaning "in the same manner!" Comparing the budding of it to the budding of world events. When you see fig trees beginning to bud - you know summer is near. Likewise - In the same manner -
When you see the events pass Jesus mentions - you know his return is near.

Israel is NOT the fig tree. I'm pretty sure Israel is NEVER figurative of a fig tree in the New Testament.