Must Be Fulfilled Before Jesus Christ's Return RETURN OF JESUS CHRISTMIDDLE EASTKINGDOM OF GODKING OF THE SOUTHKING OF THE NORTHGOSPELEUROPEEND TIMESJESUS CHRIST

http://icfkingdomofheaven.blogspot.com/2017/02/an-enrichment-of-common-benefit-and_24.html RETURN OF JESUS CHRISTMIDDLE EASTKINGDOM OF GODKING OF THE SOUTHKING OF THE NORTHGOSPELEUROPEEND TIMESJESUS CHRIST UCG.org / The Good News / Seven Prophecies That Must Be Fulfilled Before... Seven Prophecies That Must Be Fulfilled Before Jesus Christ's Return Posted on Jan 9, 2008 by Melvin Rhodes 82 commentsListen Estimated reading time: 23 minutes MP3 Audio (45.83 MB) Previous generations have thought that Jesus Christ would return in their lifetimes, but they were proven wrong. Many people alive today think that Christ's return is imminent. Certainly, the Bible contains prophecies that could not have been fulfilled until this generation. Earth from space with Sun in background. Photos.com Jesus said that when these signs became evident, His return would occur within one generation. Shortly before His crucifixion and resurrection, Jesus Christ delivered a major prophecy of end-time events, recorded in Matthew 24, Mark 13 and Luke 21. He was asked by His disciples: “When will these things be? And what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?” (Matthew 24:3). Shortly before His crucifixion and resurrection, Jesus Christ delivered a major prophecy of end-time events, recorded in Matthew 24, Mark 13 and Luke 21. He was asked by His disciples: “When will these things be? And what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?” (Matthew 24:3). Jesus responded with a description of conditions and events that would lead up to His second coming. Moreover, He said that when these signs became evident, His return would occur within one generation (Matthew 24:34). Could this be that generation? Throughout the nearly 2,000 years since Christ gave His prophecy, many have thought that theirs was the time of His return—and turned out to be wrong, of course. But interestingly, there are a number of prophecies in the Bible that could not be fulfilled until our modern era, the post–World War II period. 1. The human race would have the ability to exterminate itself In Matthew 24:22, describing world conditions prior to His second coming, Jesus said that “if that time of troubles were not cut short, no living thing could survive; but for the sake of God’s chosen it will be cut short” (Revised English Bible). The main message that Jesus Christ brought was of the coming Kingdom of God. This is described as “the gospel” (Mark 1:14). Gospel means “good news.” While some of the prophecies concerning events prior to the establishment of the Kingdom can seem negative, we should always keep in mind that the central focus of Bible prophecy is the good news (gospel) of the coming Kingdom of God. Matthew 24:22 shows us that if Jesus Christ does not intervene in world affairs, the human race will be faced with extinction. It’s crucial to note that humanity has had the capability for self-annihilation for only a little more than 50 years, since both the United States and the Soviet Union developed and stockpiled hydrogen bombs and the world had to learn to live with “mutually assured destruction.” At that time there were only three nuclear powers (Britain being the other). By the middle of the 1960s France and China had joined the nuclear club. Today at least eight nations have nuclear warheads and the number looks set to increase with a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. Of course, the more nuclear powers we have in the world, the more likely it is that someone will use this deadly force for evil. Although international attention has been focused on the nuclear programs of North Korea and Iran during the last few years, little attention has been given to the possibility of some or all of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal falling into the hands of radical Islamists. During the ongoing crisis in Pakistan, the Taliban and al-Qaeda and their sympathizers have steadily gained more power, territory and influence, making nuclear terrorism more likely. Consider the consequences for the rest of the world if Osama bin Laden (or others like him) had access to nuclear weapons! Meanwhile, Russia and China are determinedly flexing their military muscles, raising fears of a return to Cold War–era tensions. The good news in all this is that Christians have an assurance that Jesus Christ will intervene to save mankind from annihilation. This prophecy could not be fulfilled until man had the potential for self-extinction through weapons of mass destruction. Again, only in the last 50 years has this become possible. 2. A Jewish homeland had to be reestablished in the Middle East Geopolitically, the central focus of end-time events is Jerusalem and its environs, what many people refer to as the Holy Land. Luke 21 is a parallel chapter to Matthew 24. Notice Luke’s account of Christ’s long prophecy that answered the disciples’ questions: “Teacher, . . . when will these things be? And what sign will there be when these things are about to take place?” (Luke 21:7). In response, Jesus showed that Jerusalem would be the central focus of the political and military upheavals that would immediately precede His return: “But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near . . . For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled” (Luke 21:20-22). Anyone living a century ago would have found these words nearly impossible to comprehend. Jerusalem in ancient times had been fought over countless times, but for four centuries from 1517 the city had been at peace within the boundaries of the Ottoman Empire. Jews lived there as a minority under Turkish rule. But this was going to change dramatically during the course of the 20th century. It had to change for the fulfillment of Bible prophecy to take place. The Old Testament prophet Zechariah was used by God to reveal a great deal about end-time events and the second coming of the Messiah. Zechariah lived and prophesied more than 500 years before Christ’s first coming, yet his prophetic book tells us a great deal about our world of today. In Zechariah 12:2-3 God says: “Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, when they lay siege against Judah [the Jews inhabiting the land of Israel] and Jerusalem. And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it.” In Zechariah 12:9 He adds, “It shall be in that day that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.” Reading these verses, it is possible to think that they apply to ancient events, as Jerusalem has been fought over repeatedly down through the ages. However, chapter 14 makes clear that this is talking about future, not past, events. The time setting is immediately before Jesus Christ’s return. “Behold, the day of the Lord is coming . . . For I will gather all the nations to battle against Jerusalem; the city shall be taken, the houses rifled, and the women ravished. Half of the city shall go into captivity . . . Then the Lord will go forth and fight against those nations, as He fights in the day of battle. “And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which faces Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, from east to west, making a very large valley; half of the mountain shall move toward the north and half of it toward the south” (Zechariah 14:1-4). Clearly the last few lines of this prophecy remain to be fulfilled. Further in this same chapter we read of how those nations that came against Jerusalem will have to go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, Jesus Christ (Zechariah 14:16). These chapters of Zechariah are a prophecy about the events that precede and include the second coming of Jesus. A Jewish-controlled Jerusalem is notice-ably the central focus. Shortly before Zechariah, another Jewish prophet named Daniel lived during the time of the captivity of the Jews in Babylon. His book speaks of the Jews’ daily sacrifices being cut off in the end time (Daniel 12:11; see Daniel 12:1-13)—an event that had a forerunner in the temple defilement under Syrian ruler Antiochus Epiphanes in the second century B.C. However, Jesus Christ confirmed this as a future event to precede His return (compare Daniel 11:31; Matthew 24:15). This means that these sacrifices must first be reinstituted in Jerusalem—requiring Jewish rule over the city. One hundred years ago such developments were hard to imagine for the simple reason that no independent Jewish political entity existed in the Middle East. After rebelling against the Romans in A.D. 66 and again in 132, Judea was crushed and most of the remaining Jews were dispersed throughout the Roman Empire and beyond. No Jewish homeland existed again until 1948 when the modern nation of Israel was established. An independent Jewish homeland was merely a dream for a small group of zealots a century ago. It moved a step nearer during World War I, when forces of the British Commonwealth took control of Jerusalem from the Turks in December 1916. A few months later, the British government pledged itself to the establishment of an independent Jewish homeland in the ancient lands the Jews had inhabited for centuries. It was to be another 30 years before the dream was realized in 1948. Yet since then tiny Israel has had to fight wars for survival in 1948, 1967 and 1973 and has suffered countless terrorist attacks and threats of annihilation from hostile neighbors determined to eliminate the Jewish state. Once again, here is a prophecy that can now be fulfilled in our time. 3. The end-time king of the North and king of the South In Daniel 11 we find an amazing prophecy about two leaders, the kings of the North and South, the heads of regions that were geographically north and south of the Holy Land. To understand this prophecy we have to go to the time of Alexander the Great, who lived near the end of the fourth century B.C., 200 years after Daniel. Alexander figures prominently throughout the book of Daniel, even though Daniel did not know his name and never knew him personally. He couldn’t have, since he died almost two centuries before Alexander appeared on the world stage. But God revealed to Daniel that after Babylon, Persia would arise as the greatest power of the region, to be followed in turn by Greece. Not surprisingly, the prophecies regarding the rise of Greece are centered on Alexander the Great, one of the greatest conquerors in history. Daniel 8 gives a vivid account of the coming clash between Persia and Greece. As you read it, remember that a horn symbolizes royal power and authority. Persia had “two horns and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last.” This refers to the Medo-Persian Empire, the coming together of two nations or peoples. As foretold here in Daniel 8:3, the Persians rose to greatness after the Medes. In Daniel 8:5 we read of Persia’s later defeat by Alexander the Great: “And as I was considering, suddenly a male goat came from the west, across the surface of the whole earth, without touching the ground; and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes” (Daniel 8:5). The “notable horn” or royal leader was Alexander the Great. The prophecy about his army not even touching the ground is a reference to the incredible speed with which he conquered the known world. All this was achieved in a very short time. Alexander died in 323 B.C. when he was only about 33 years old. Even his sudden, unexpected death was prophesied: “The male goat grew very great; but when he became strong, the large horn was broken, and in place of it four notable ones came up toward the four winds of heaven” (Daniel 8:8). When Alexander died, his empire was eventually divided between four of his generals—the four “notable horns” mentioned here. Two of these established dynasties would have a profound effect on the Jewish people, caught in the middle between them. These two dynasties were the descendants of Seleucus, who ruled a vast empire from Antioch in Syria, north of Jerusalem, and Ptolemy, who ruled Egypt from Alexandria. Daniel 11 is a long and detailed prophecy about the dynastic conflicts between these two powers, their respective leaders being referred to as “the king of the North” and “the king of the South.” Of great significance is that whenever they went to battle against each other, the Jews got trampled on. This was to continue from the time of Alexander until the middle of the second century B.C., a period of almost two centuries. Then, suddenly, the prophecy jumps down to the end time. In Daniel 11:40 we read: “At the time of the end the king of the South shall attack him; and the king of the North shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter the countries, overwhelm them and pass through. He shall also enter the Glorious Land [the Holy Land], and many countries shall be overthrown” (Daniel 11:40-41). While we don’t have space here to cover all the details, the latter part of Daniel’s prophecy of the North-South conflict describes a clash of civilizations between the leader of a soon-coming European superpower—a revived Roman Empire (successor to Seleucid Syrian rule)—and a leader who is the successor to the Ptolemaic rule of Egypt, which is now part of the Islamic world. (To learn more, request or download our free booklet The Middle East in Bible Prophecy .) We now see geopolitical conditions lining up for this inevitable clash. Here is yet another prophesied circumstance for which the stage has now been set within our lifetime! 4. An end-time union of European nations In Daniel 2 and 7 we see prophecies about four great gentile empires that would arise in the period between the time of Daniel and the coming establishment of the Kingdom of God (Daniel 2:44). Daniel was himself living in the first of these great empires (Daniel 7:4) as a Jewish exile in ancient Babylon. Following the fall of Babylon in 539 B.C., Persia would become the greatest power, to be followed by Greece (Daniel 7:5-6). After Greece came the Roman Empire, “dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong.” This empire was to have “ten horns” and would continue in some form until the establishment of God’s Kingdom at Christ’s return (Daniel 7:7-9). As we saw in the previous section, horns represent leaders or governments. Here these 10 horns symbolize 10 attempts to restore the Roman Empire to the power it had in ancient times. Various attempts at a restoration have taken place since the fall of the Western Roman Empire in A.D. 476. A final attempt is to be made shortly before Christ’s return. We find more details in Revelation 17. Here we read of a final attempt to revive the Roman Empire by “ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast” (Revelation 17:12-13). They will also “make war with the Lamb [Jesus Christ], and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings” (Revelation 17:14). Again, it is clear that this prophecy is still future. Previous attempts to forge a united European empire, from Justinian in the sixth century through Charlemagne, Napoleon, Mussolini and Hitler, all involved force. The final resurrection of the Roman Empire will not be attempted in the same way. Revelation 17 suggests this will be a voluntary union. When these 10 leaders receive power, they will then give their authority to a single leader. Scripture refers to both this individual and the new superpower he leads as “the beast”—acknowledging it as the continuation of the four gentile empires prophesied in Daniel, each one depicted as a beast or wild animal. Only now is it possible for this to be fulfilled. In 1957, the Treaty of Rome was signed by six European nations that formed the European Economic Community. Today the EEC has grown into the European Union (EU) with 27 member nations. Out of these will likely come the 10 nations or 10 leaders that form the final resurrection of the Roman Empire. (For more details, read “The Coming European Superpower “) Some have speculated that the 10 kings referred to in this prophecy will be leaders of 10 regions of the EU that will redraw the boundaries of Europe, ending the present nation-states. The Bible is not clear on exactly which 10 regions or nations will configure the final revival of the militaristic Roman superpower—only that this new superpower will indeed emerge just before Christ’s return. However, it wasn’t until the 10th nation, Greece, was admitted in 1981 that any conceivable fulfillment of this prophecy was even possible. 5. End-time rise and fall of Israel and Judah ” Israel” was the new name God gave the biblical patriarch Jacob in Genesis 32. The 12 tribes of Israel were descended from his 12 sons. These tribes later formed a united kingdom. It’s been almost 3,000 years since the kingdom of Israel was split in two. Ten of the 12 tribes of Israel rebelled against King Rehoboam, the son of King Solomon and grandson of King David. The Bible continued to refer to these 10 tribes as Israel while the other two tribes (Judah and Benjamin) that remained loyal to David’s descendants were known as the kingdom of Judah or simply Judah. Sometimes Israel is referred to as the northern kingdom and Judah as the southern kingdom. Dominant among the northern tribes were to be the descendants of Jacob’s son Joseph through his sons Ephraim and Manasseh—prophesied by Jacob to be the chief nations of the world in the last days (Genesis 49:1, Genesis 49:22-26; compare Deuteronomy 33:13-17). About 200 years after the kingdom split, the northern tribes of Israel fell to Assyria and were deported by the Assyrians to the northern parts of their empire. Often referred to now as the lost tribes, they later migrated northwest across Europe, eventually settling in new homelands far from the Middle East. The kingdom of Judah fell to Babylon more than a century after Israel’s deportation, but its people were not lost to history. We know them today as the Jews. The name Ephraim is sometimes used representatively in Scripture for the entire northern kingdom, though it can also refer solely to the descendants of Joseph’s son of that name—prophesied to become a “multitude of nations” (Genesis 48:19). Remarkably, this promise to Ephraim was fulfilled in the British Empire and Commonwealth. Ephraim’s older brother Manasseh was also prophesied to become a great nation (same verse), separating himself from the multitude of nations. This prophecy would be fulfilled in the formation, growth and dominance of the United States of America. In a revealing prophecy regarding the United States and Britain, Jacob (Israel) said, “Let my name be named upon them” (Genesis 48:16). References to ” Israel” in end-time prophecy often refer to the United States or the English-speaking countries of the British Empire or both. Sometimes ” Israel” can mean all 12 tribes. We have to look at specific verses in their context to see which is meant. “Judah,” however, always refers to the Jews, the descendants of the house or kingdom of Judah. We must also understand that the modern nation called Israel is really Judah, made up of Jews. (For much more detail, download or request our free booklet The United States and Britain in Bible Prophecy .) Understanding this critical part of biblical history will help us more fully comprehend a passage of Scripture in the book of Hosea, which is a prophecy about Ephraim (the multitude of nations—Great Britain and some of those nations that came out of her). It warns of destruction to follow the end-time ascendancy of the Israelite nations. In Hosea 5 we read a prophecy that mentions Israel, Ephraim and Judah: “The pride of Israel testifies to his face; therefore Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; Judah also stumbles with them” (Hosea 5:5). The prophecy continues: “With their flocks and herds they shall go to seek the Lord, but they will not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them. They have dealt treacherously with the Lord, for they have begotten pagan children. Now a New Moon shall devour them and their heritage” (Hosea 5:6-7). New moons occur a month apart. A new moon “devouring” them would seem to mean that Israel, Ephraim and Judah will all fall within one month. This prophecy was not fulfilled in ancient times. As already mentioned, ancient Judah fell to Babylon more than a century after Israel fell to Assyria. Yet in the end it appears they will fall together—within one month of each other. This prophecy remains to be fulfilled. Remember that Israel gave his name to Ephraim and Manasseh, the ancestors in turn of the British and American peoples. As Ephraim is mentioned separately in this prophecy, the reference to ” Israel” must apply to the United States, which is now the more dominant of the two nations. For two centuries prior to World War II, the roles were reversed with the multitude of nations—the British Empire—a greater power than the single nation, the United States. But today America is the greater. “Judah” refers to the Jewish people, particularly those who now constitute the modern nation in the Middle East that calls itself Israel. Here then is a prophecy regarding all three nations—the United States, Britain and Israel (Judah). According to this prophecy, it appears that all three will fall within the span of a month. Hosea 5:6 shows these nations turning back to God, but finding it’s too late. Because of their sins, He will let them suffer defeat and collapse. This prophecy could not have been fulfilled until after the rise of Britain and the United States as world powers in the 19th century and the formation of the Jewish state of Israel in the 20th. Lest the idea seem outlandish, consider that Israel and the United States are perhaps the most maligned and criticized nations on earth. Among Muslim hard-liners, America is commonly called “the great Satan” and Israel and Britain “the little Satans.” 6. The gospel will be preached in all the world In His major end-time prophecy, Jesus answers the question posed by the disciples: “When will these things be? And what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?” (Matthew 24:3). After listing a number of signs of the nearness of His coming, He reveals that “this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come” (Matthew 24:14). The gospel is the good news of the coming Kingdom of God. This message could not be preached around the world without the Bible and freedom of religion. Both came gradually with the ascendancy of the English-speaking peoples from the 16th century until the present day. However, it was only with the technological advances of television and radio and other means of mass communication after World War II and their widespread acceptance that it became possible to reach hundreds of millions of human beings with the message of the Bible. The gospel of the Kingdom of God will continue to be preached to all nations as long as we have the freedom to continue The Good News magazine and our other media efforts. Even so, during the last 50 years it has not been possible to reach all countries. The former communist nations did not allow freedom of religion. China, with one quarter of the world’s people, still does not. Other nations also try to suppress the publication of biblical truth and even the Bible itself. Many Islamic nations do not allow religious freedom. In some countries people risk the death penalty for changing religion. But the Internet is changing everything. It is much harder for governments to control. The gospel message of the coming Kingdom of God is still going out to the world. It will finish when God has decided that His work is completed and the time is right for the final end-time events to take place. This is yet another prophecy that could not be fulfilled until recent times. 7. Instant worldwide communications and God’s final witnesses Another end-time Bible prophecy could not be fulfilled until this era of instant worldwide communications. In His major end-time prophecy of Matthew 24, Mark 13 and Luke 21, Jesus gave an outline of disasters that would occur on the world scene with increasing frequency and magnitude—to the point where people would be shaken with fear (Luke 21:26). Discerning an increase in the scale of these events and reacting to them requires knowing about them. At the time this prophecy was given, it could be many months or years before people heard about various disasters—and many they would never hear about at all, much less be able to put together the fact that catastrophes were on some kind of global increase. Only with the proliferation of newspapers and other forms of mass communications did this become remotely possible. Yet the level of awareness and consequent fear in many that Christ speaks of implies an even greater availability of information—possible only since the development of rapid electronic communications. In any case, only with the technological advances of the last few years has it become possible for the events in Revelation 11 to occur—for people around the world to see the fate of God’s final two witnesses. These two witnesses, reminiscent of other biblical prophets like Elijah and Elisha, will carry God’s final warning to the world in the last 3 ½ years leading up to Christ’s return. “And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days . . . When they finish their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them and kill them. And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. “Then those from the peoples, tribes, tongues and nations will see their dead bodies three-and-a-half days, and not allow their dead bodies to be put into graves. And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth” (Revelation 11:3, Revelation 11:7-10). Note that people the world over will be able to see their dead bodies during the 3 1⁄2 days that they lie on display in Jerusalem. This was not possible before satellite television, portable communications devices and the Internet. Again, only in the last few years has it become possible for this prophecy to be fulfilled . It still lies in the future, of course, but only now it is clearly possible for this to take place. Will this generation see God’s Kingdom established on earth? We have seen how seven biblically prophesied circumstances could not have come to pass until recent times. In fact, the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948 was clearly a major turning point in the fulfillment of Bible prophecy, as was the acquisition of the hydrogen bomb by the two superpowers of the 1950s that led to the period of mutually assured destruction. All has now become possible. This, in turn, makes it much more likely that our generation will live to see Jesus Christ return and establish the Kingdom of God on earth. After all, Jesus Himself said that once these things begin, the generation alive at that time “will by no means pass away till all these things take place” (Matthew 24:34). It’s both sobering and encouraging to think that we appear to be living in the generation that will ultimately witness the most important event in the history of mankind. As Jesus Christ tells His followers in Luke 21:28, “Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.” RETURN OF JESUS CHRISTMIDDLE EASTKINGDOM OF GODKING OF THE SOUTHKING OF THE NORTHGOSPELEUROPEEND TIMESJESUS CHRIST7 PROPHETIC SIGNS You might also be interested in... Introduction: Seven Prophetic Signs Before Jesus Return Previous generations have thought that Jesus Christ would return in their... Telling the Truth What about giving spiritual sight to the billions of people living today who do... Melvin Rhodes Melvin Rhodes is a member of the United Church of God congregation in Lansing, Michigan. You can read his blog at melvinrhodes.wordpress.com. Add to my study list Print this Page Listen Downloads MP3 Audio (45.83 MB) Appeared In... The Good News January-February 2008 Good News Magazine: January - February 2008 Comments praiseyah nika g 5 months ago well the the so called jewish people that supposedly went back to their homeland in 1948. where not the true Israelites. They are not the descendants of Abraham and Jacob. Majority of present day jews are ash kenazi which originated from Khazaria Russian and Turkish areas. they are converted to jews. joseph brothers did not recognize him among the Egyptians there was no difference in there skin tone .egytians are black and Hebrews are also. moses another Hebrew lived among the Egyptians and no one knew. so if all these Hebrews in the bible where so called black why is there white jews in the promised land now? look up Rev 2:9. Rev 3:9. Rev 1:14. Exodus 4:6-7. we have been taught lies about who the hebrews really are and what they look like. Because once you uncover those lies then other lies follow. the curses put upon the Hebrews for being disobedient to GOD. Deuteronomy 28 the curses put on the Hebrew has only happened to one race of people. so called blacks once we where enslaved in north America, south America,puerto rico, the island black Asians , Hispanics.mostly come off the same slave ships as so called African American. in bible it says we will not no who we are.andwedont Log in or register to post comments negrostherealhebrews Kim D Tucker 2 months ago Exactly, that's why the Bible says study to show thyself approved because many believe a lie when the answer is in plain view. Gods chosen, the Hebrew Israelites of the Bible were black. Gen 10:5 tells us that Japheth's ancestors are the Gentiles. Log in or register to post comments rijo1156 Olu Akindele 7 months ago Very interesting article on End Time. But if "we are living in the generation that will ultimately witness..." [The end],what then is the correct definition of a generation? Log in or register to post comments lbaxa55@yahoo.com Lawrence Baxa 5 months ago You have a wrong understanding. Years ago in the 70's and 80's everyone was saying based upon there definition of a generation that Jesus has to be coming. The problem is as time passed the time frame exceeded any possible definition of a generation. This error could challenge your faith. The problem with some of the preachers is they have lips and will move them wanting to be the center of attention. They create problems. Here is the answer. I realized this back in the 80's. Jesus said this generation will not pass away. He did not say within one generations time of the event I will return. It means as long as someone is living I.e. born on or before, from the time of the establishment of the state of Israel the prophecy can be fulfilled. We do not know how long someone can live. Only 1 has to living from the time of the establishment. One other thing must be considered. The scripture says at the end of days it will be hard for man to die. That means disease will be concurred at least for some. I see this happening at a rapid rate. Log in or register to post comments alan peters alan peters 8 months ago Only when a prophecy is fulfilled can one really understand it and this prophecy has just been spectacularly fulfilled! "He will make a firm covenant with many for one week, (year) but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to the sacrifice and grain offering" Common wisdom on this prophecy has always been that since the daily sacrifice already ceased in the Temple in Jerusalem when it was destroyed in 70 AD, it must first be rebuilt and the sacrifice re-started, before it can once again be "ceased" in the End Times. But the prophecy does not say the "daily sacrifice" as one might expect if the sacrifice in the Temple in Jerusalem is the "sacrifice" referred to, it merely says "sacrifice" The meaning of words in prophecies is often found to be surprisingly different from expected when they actually come to pass! In January David Cameron confirmed his intention to renegotiate the UK's terms of membership with the EU and hold a referendum to decide whether the UK should remain in or leave the EU. The UK chose to leave on 23rd Sept 2016 and the "sacrifice" (of UK laws to EU Laws) and the "offerings" (the contributions to the EU budget) will both cease in due course! Log in or register to post comments Tryston1212 Tryston C Freeman 9 months ago Hello, I know this isn't the best comment section to mention this, but I have a theory. In Genesis 1:1 it states "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth". The bible says earth not as name, but as a noun. This earth is known as dirt and it is not conductive or neutral like neutrons. Then, in Genesis 1:3 it states "And God said 'let there be light' and there was light". Light is produced by electrons. Next, in Genesis 1:11 it states "And God said 'Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, who's seed is in itself, upon the earth' and it was so". Plants are made of cells which have a nucleus, protons are in the nucleus of an atom. If you disbelieve this, that is okay. If you have any questions about this theory, ask. Sincerely, Tryston Freeman Log in or register to post comments cyf4746 Yee Foo Chin 11 months ago I am not a Christian. But I dreamed of being told to be "Christiana Knights" and wait for the return of christ. Any ideas What it is about? Log in or register to post comments Skip Miller Skip Miller 11 months ago Hello Yee Foo Chin, Dreams can be informative & are always interesting but perhaps what is even more important is what we do with what we really believe. So as starters, do you believe in God? Many people do & I will assume that you are one of them. The next question to ask is, Has God communicated with people? I believe He has and that communication is in the Bible. So the next step is to read that communication. It is a Great Read! But later you will run across things that you might find confusing. I'm going to ask you now to jump right in and read Acts 8: 30 & 31. Even though I've taken these verses out of context, I hope you can get my point: Everyone needs a guide at times! When you need that guide remember this web site! We will do our best to point you in the right direction. Log in or register to post comments FaithofChristian Baker 11 months ago Christ Jesus does not come back, because of a nuclear war, there will not be any nuclear wars that brings the return of Christ Jesus. What does happen that brings the return of Christ Jesus, is when the two witnesses of Revelation 11 are killed by the dragon (Satan) the two witnesses lay in the street of Jerusalem for 3 and a half days, then God calls them up to heaven, and them a mighty earthquake that dividends the city into. Then at this time the 7th angel sounds, which is the 7th trumpet of Revelation and Christ Jesus returns to earth.Revelation 11:9-15 You see the 7th seal, the 7th trumpet, the 7th vial is of Christ Jesus = 777. The 6th seal, the 6th trumpet, the 6th vial, is of Satan = 666 Log in or register to post comments Greenreh Greenreh 1 year ago I enjoyed this article very much, save one point, the mention of the United States. I just finished a 4 year BA in Biblical studies at a Christian University, and I had always been told that none of the eschatological studies indicated America. However, that being said, I can see how the explanation could fit the prophecies. Otherwise the history and explanations are spot on. I Do notice that many of the comments are taken out of the context that the scriptures have indicated. One needs to be VERY CAREFUL not to do this! Personally, I pray that you all gain clarity in this department. Christians must be careful not to lead one another astray. Log in or register to post comments MAO MAO 1 year ago The answer is "BE READY" Log in or register to post comments guys_I'm_already_alive wouldn't you li... 1 year ago Yes! Mostly because I'm already alive. Log in or register to post comments ransome ransome 1 year ago "Today the EEC has grown into the European Union (EU) with 27 member nations. Out of these will likely come the 10 nations or 10 leaders that form the final resurrection of the Roman Empire." The EEC is already a group of 10 as this is the number of permanent members, all the others are associated members. Log in or register to post comments alan peters alan peters 1 year ago First you say you THINK there will be two anti-christs and then you say that the pope will be another one! We are not supposed to make assumptions! We are supposed to read it carefully and understand what the Bible actually says. You appear to think that the two beasts are both anti-christs but where in the Book of Revelation does it say either of them are the antichrist? and where does it even mention the pope? Log in or register to post comments Melvin Rhodes Melvin Rhodes Author 1 year ago Mr Peters, I am not sure what you are asking me, or even if it is me you are asking. I did not mention the Anti-Christ once in the article, let alone twice. Are you perhaps having a conversation with those in the comments below? Sincerely, Melvin Rhodes Log in or register to post comments alan peters alan peters 8 months ago Yes, sorry. I was replying to "The Truth Seeker" and must have clicked the wrong button!! I only noticed your comment tonight, 30th June 16, when I was in the process of posting another article about the "one year covenant with many" and the "cessation of the sacrifice and offering". Log in or register to post comments ThisIsWrong ThisIsWrong 1 year ago Your research on the subject is important and overall decent. However,, you seem to be a victim of revisionist history. Go to the ultimate source for true history, the Bible. These Khazars (synagogue of satan) are the literal descendants of satan. Jesus clearly told us this with his explanation of the parable of the wheat and the tares.. Yes they were around in the ancient Israel/Palestine region but they were apart of the gentiles (non-believers/pagans). There really isn't a Jewish religion as we know it today. The word Jews in the Bible is Judeans shortened. Actually the words Jew and Judaism are not in the original King James version of the Bible in 1611 (or earlier translations). When it does appear in the 18th century revision, it's derived from the original Latin word Iudaeus (Judeans ). Judah was the southern kingdom of the Israel/Palestine region. That's like people in the future saying Americans were a religion. The laws of the old covenant were in place long before Judah was born. The phrase Jews (Judeans) and gentiles was used to describe believers and nonbelievers (pagans who lived in the same general region). Some Judeans were nonbelievers also. Therefore it's more acc Log in or register to post comments sheryl roy sheryl roy 1 year ago Dusty…..I am not debating….the 144,000 are male Jewish virgins that GOD will establish to be HIS missionaries Log in or register to post comments Britannia Britannia 1 year ago “God” teaches all of us the same message, irrespective of whether your religion is Christian, Islam or Judaism, all of us receive the same lesson. Some call him Jesus Christ, some call him Mohammad/Allah, while some call him Jehovah. It is “man” that will complete the prophecy of “end of days” because we haven’t listened nor are we listening !! Man is “imploding” his own world and the destruction we see on everything from television news reports to footage on “Youtube”, and pictures/photographs in newspapers etc are a very real example of what man is doing to “mankind” !! We need to stop killing each other, causing our own self destruction and take a step back to see the consequences of our actions !! “God” doesn’t want us to be at war with each other, he teaches all of us around the world “PEACE ON EARTH, AND GOODWILL TO ALL MEN” !! “Mans” ultimate greed, selfishness and self importance will be his undoing. Greed for power and money, whilst some starve and feel oppression. Religious intolerance of different faiths and religions, “Judge not lest ye be judged” !! If we don”t act now we risk losing the most precious “gift” we”ve ever been given by “God”, that is “life” itself !! Log in or register to post comments Shern147 Shern147 2 years ago So 7 years before Christ comes back, the Devil will ascend to earth and claim he is God. Before that happens the world will become crazy. So then the devil ascends to earth in flesh He will perform mind blowing things. People will ask who are you and the devil will say he is God. Right now in Jerusalem they have plans to build another type of building like temple. When that building is up the Jews will begin doing blood sacrifice’s. Even though we have grace they still will do that because they don’t believe that there is grace. Believe it or not but Russia will attack Israel just like the bible predicts. Russia is making alliance’s preparing the attack. But Jesus will have a army ready for the fight. Log in or register to post comments http://icfkingdomofheaven.blogspot.com/2017/02/an-enrichment-of-common-benefit-and_24.html RETURN OF JESUS CHRISTMIDDLE EASTKINGDOM OF GODKING OF THE SOUTHKING OF THE NORTHGOSPELEUROPEEND TIMESJESUS CHRIST