John the Baptist was "foretold in the Old Testament Prophets" by Malachi and Isaiah. John was foreknown by the determinate council of God. The birth of John was spoken of by an angel of the Lord.
Luke 1:13-15...But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
When John appeared and began his ministry in Israel Old Testament prophecies were fulfilled. John the Baptists' ministry prepared Israel for the coming Messiah. How" His baptism allowed them to repent from a backslidden state and worship Christ as the promised Messiah. John's service within Israel was confirmed in the records of the Four Gospels.
God spoke through Malachi the Prophet saying that He would send His messenger before the Lord. The messenger that came before Christ was John the Baptist.
Mal 3:1...Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in:
John declared he was a prophetic voice for God that cried in the wilderness.
Matt 3:1-3...In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, And saying, "Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand". For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
John the Baptist was God's forerunner to the Messiahship of Christ. John's Baptism was God's way for Israel (who had gotten away from the moral requirements of the Torah) to accept and worship Christ as Israel's promised Messiah. This was prophesied by Isaiah the Prophet.
Isa 40:3...The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
John the Baptist was sent by God
John 1:6...There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
John was sent by God to carry out the Divine commission of water baptism in Israel. John's commision as a Levite Priest allowed backslidden Israel to be purified with waters of purification which in turn allowed backslidden Israel repentance, remission of sins, and eligibility to worship Christ as the Promised Messiah.
John 1:33...And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost
The reason; John's baptism separated and purified Israel from the tradition of the Elders that tainted Israel from keeping the Torah.
Matt 15:2-3...Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
John's baptism specifically pointed to Christ as the Messiah. John's service as a Baptizer (sprinkling waters of purification according to Numbers 8) came from the Law of God..the Torah.
Num 8:7...And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them,
John the Baptist prepared Israel for the Messiahship of Christ. John's service as a Baptizer also baptized Christ to carry out His earthly ministry according to the Law of God.
Within John's Divine commission he was also sent by God to preach the Kingdom of Heaven message in Israel.
Matt 3:1-2...In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
The Kingdom of Heaven was the promised restoration to Israel where Christ would reign as King from His earthly Throne in Jerusalem.
Jer 23:5...Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
Zech 8:3-8...Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain. Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age. And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof. Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts. Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country; And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.
John the Baptist had a legal right according to Law to sprinkle waters of purification because he was a Levite by bloodline and birth. Christ called John the Baptist a reed shaking in the wind.
Matt 11:7... And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
A reed (hyssop) was an instrument used by a Jewish minister to sprinkle waters of purification and/or blood for the use of ceremonial cleansing under the Law of Moses. Hebrews 9:19
John was the son of Zacharias who was a Levite. John's bloodline was of Levitical descent. According to the Torah firstborn sons of Levites were set aside by God to minister to the congregation of Israel. Levites were thus chosen by God to do a Divine service for the children of Israel.
Deut 18:6-7...And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the LORD shall choose; Then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, which stand there before the LORD.
John's baptism was a Divine commission given from the council of God
John 1:33... And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me,
John's baptism superseded traditional washings and the customs of Pharisee's and Elders that made the commandment of God of none effect. Because of the attitude of these unbelieving Pharisee's they rejected the council of God (The Torah).
Luke 7:30...But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
The Sanhedrin and synagogues were also products of the tradition of the Elders which stemmed from Talmudic teachings. Talmudic teachings (which would take a lifetime for any scholar to understand) were derived from Israel's interpretation of the Torah. The Talmudic writings originated while Israel was in captivity during the Medo-Persian, Grecian, and Babylonian captivities.
John the Baptist was recognized by his disciples as a Rabbi, which means teacher of the Law.
John 3:26...And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
Christ called John the Baptist...more than a Prophet.
Matt 11:9-10...But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee
John's preaching allowed all of Israel and Judea to repent and accept the Messiahship of Christ. Mark 1:4, 5 John's baptism separated many in Israel from the tradition of the Elders that deviated Israel from the moral standard of the Law. Tradition and customs blinded the eyes of Israel from the purity and holiness of the Torah. John's ministry opened blind eyes and showed Israel a way to receive the coming of Christ. When Israel received the baptism of John they were able to accept and worship Christ as the promised Messiah.
John's baptism was commissioned by the Council of God. John's baptism set apart those in Israel who received the waters of purification, acknowledged the Law, and recognized the coming of the Messiah. John's Baptism was received in Israel as an act of faith by those who accepted the Messiahship of Christ.
John's baptism was moral purification from the uncleanness of tradition and Israel's interpretation of Law...to cleanness according to the moral requirements of the Torah.
Repentance and confessions of sin were wrought in people throughout Israel because of John's Baptism.
Mark 1:4-5...John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
John's preaching and his baptism enlightened Israel enough to turn them from the tradition of the Elders and mans interpretation of the Law through the Talmud. The Word of God came unto John in the wilderness.
Luke 3:2...the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness
This Word was according to the authority of Law, not the tradition of the Elders or man's interpretation of the Law through Talmudic teaching's.
John baptized Christ according to Law. The Law required Christ first to be thirty years old; second to be sprinkled with waters of purification before he could minister in the Temple, do service for the Lord, and teach the Torah.
Num 4:3...From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
Num 4:30...From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Christ had to obey the Torah in every detail in order to be without sin. Christ could not disobey the Law of God in any respect. Why? To be a perfect sacrificial offering for the sins of humanity Christ had to be in perfect obedience to the Law of God. If Christ didn't keep the Law to the letter, he would have sinned against God! Christ was the only man that ever lived that was without sin.
Ps 1:1-2...Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
John's baptism allowed Christ to do the work of the ministry and preach the Kingdom message to Israel, according to Law. That's why Jesus said, "Suffer it to be so, now: for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness".
Matt 3:15...And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.
John's baptism of Christ fulfilled all righteousness through the requirements of Divine Law.
Questions arose between John's disciples and the Jews concerning John's Baptism and waters of purification.
John 3:25...Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.
Why questions about purification? Israel's interpretation of Law through tradition and Talmudic teachings had led them into religious rituals, diver's washings, and various Jewish customs that were not taught in the Torah. From the Babylonian captivity Israel had deviated from the Law of the Torah. By not keeping the moral demands of the Law Israel was blinded and rejected the truth about Christ. John's baptism made Israel accountable to Divine Law thus turning them toward acceptance of Christ as the promised Messiah. John's Baptism had Divine purpose to sway Israel to an acceptance of the Messiahship of Christ. Many in Israel acknowledged the authority of John's baptism as a fulfillment of prophecy. Many in Israel knew John the Baptist was a Levite and had a legal right to minister waters of purification. Many in Israel knew John was a Prophet sent by God to prepare the way of Israel's promised Messiah.
John's baptism confirmed the truth of the Word written and spoken by the Prophets. John's baptism made Israel accountable to Law of God. Accountability to the Law of God enabled the common Jewish people to repent, to confess their sins, and prepare the way for Israel to accept Christ as the Messiah. Remember Isreal was backslidden from the Law of God! The Law of God required even more from the Pharisees and the Lawyer's who had pledges and ties to the Levitical order of Judaism. That's why John first warned the Pharisee's and Lawyer's of the Wrath to come and second told them to bring forth fruits meet for repentance. If John's Baptism was something "new" to the Pharisee's and Lawyer's, God would not have held them accountable for their lack of knowledge. The Scriptures teach the Pharisee's rejected the council of God in John's baptism. John's baptism through the Council of God was "not something new" to the Pharisee's and Lawyer's. It was according to Law!
Luke 7:30...But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
That's the reason why John treated the High Priests, Pharisee's, and Sadducee's whom he called Vipers different than the common Jewish people. He strongly admonished these leaders of the Jews, "Who hath warned you to flee the Wrath to come". Unlike the common people He told these Elders in Israel to bring forth fruit meet for repentance.
Matt 3:7..But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Luke 3:2-7...Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness; And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come
All the land of Judea and Jerusalem went out to be baptized of John.
Mark 1:5...And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
"All of Israel" recognized that John was a Prophet sent from God. That's why the Pharisee's were nervous when Christ asked them if John's Baptism was from Heaven or men. The Pharisee's refused to admit that John's Baptism was Heaven sent. On the other hand they were afraid the people would want to stone them if they admitted that John was truly a prophet sent by God.
Luke 20:4-8...The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not? But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet. And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was. And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
John's Divine commission to preach and baptize was to "all of Israel and the land of Judea". John the Baptist was the last record in the Bible of a Levite priest. There are no records found in the Bible that John ever baptized a Gentile.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
The Beatitudes (audio)
This audio was a blessing from God and was originally made to send to a dear brother in Christ in Medellin, Columbia. His name is Mario Tapias. God Bless Brother Mario, Eliza, and family.
The process of this recording was also furthered by a dear Brother from the Upper Room, James Allen who also publicizes Brother Lindsey's preaching material at http://sermon.net/holy . Just open link and click on "Sermon player" and you will find an excellent list of preaching material.
This writer preached the sermon titled, "The Beatitudes" but accidentally hit the pause button before the sermon completed. By the Grace of God we did however capture the depth of the message within its 42 minute content. All in all, this message is a God-sent and so is this Christian Blog which permits Rick Roehm to carry this blessed and true Gospel message outside the four wall's of the Upper Room in Williamsburg Ohio.
Please take time to experience this audio and video on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount as God ministers His Spirit and confirms His Word of truth to your heart and soul.
The process of this recording was also furthered by a dear Brother from the Upper Room, James Allen who also publicizes Brother Lindsey's preaching material at http://sermon.net/holy . Just open link and click on "Sermon player" and you will find an excellent list of preaching material.
This writer preached the sermon titled, "The Beatitudes" but accidentally hit the pause button before the sermon completed. By the Grace of God we did however capture the depth of the message within its 42 minute content. All in all, this message is a God-sent and so is this Christian Blog which permits Rick Roehm to carry this blessed and true Gospel message outside the four wall's of the Upper Room in Williamsburg Ohio.
Please take time to experience this audio and video on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount as God ministers His Spirit and confirms His Word of truth to your heart and soul.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Why did Jesus forbid the disciples to preach the "Kingdom of Heaven" message to the Gentiles and Samaritans?
Matt 10:5-8...These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Matt 15:22-27... And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. But he answered and said, "I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel".
Mark 7:27...The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
John 1:11...He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
John 4:22...for salvation is of the Jews
In order to understand why Jesus forbade the Kingdom of Heaven message to be preached to the Gentiles and Samaritans you have to understand who the Old Testament was written to. You have to understand that Old Testament Promises were given to the Hebrew nation and to the nation of Israel. The Gentiles knew nothing about the Levitical Priesthood , the Law of Moses given on Mt. Sinai, or the Prophets of Old who were given God's Promises.
The Old Testament contains hundreds of prophecies that pertain to the establishment of God's Kingdom on Earth...but the Gentiles however; knew nothing of these promises given to Israel.
The Samaritans had Jewish blood by descent but were set aside by God because they broke their covenant relationship with God as a result of Babylonian religious persuasion. They blended pagan religion with Jewish worship of Jehovah...thus they were put out of covenant relationship with Jehovah during the Babylonian captivity.
Gentiles were considered "dogs" in the Old Testament. Even Jesus recognized Gentiles to be "dogs".
Mark 7:27... But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.
The Kingdom of Heaven (Heaven on Earth) was promised to the Jew. All Jews knew about the Promise of the Messiah given in Old Testament records. What did Gentiles know about God's Promises given to Israel? Nothing.
Here's the Apostle Paul's description of the Gentiles from the New Testament records.
Eph 2:12...That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
That's the Biblical explanation of why Jesus openly forbade the disciples to take the Kingdom message to the Gentiles.
Matt 15:22-27... And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. But he answered and said, "I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel".
Mark 7:27...The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
John 1:11...He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
John 4:22...for salvation is of the Jews
In order to understand why Jesus forbade the Kingdom of Heaven message to be preached to the Gentiles and Samaritans you have to understand who the Old Testament was written to. You have to understand that Old Testament Promises were given to the Hebrew nation and to the nation of Israel. The Gentiles knew nothing about the Levitical Priesthood , the Law of Moses given on Mt. Sinai, or the Prophets of Old who were given God's Promises.
The Old Testament contains hundreds of prophecies that pertain to the establishment of God's Kingdom on Earth...but the Gentiles however; knew nothing of these promises given to Israel.
The Samaritans had Jewish blood by descent but were set aside by God because they broke their covenant relationship with God as a result of Babylonian religious persuasion. They blended pagan religion with Jewish worship of Jehovah...thus they were put out of covenant relationship with Jehovah during the Babylonian captivity.
Gentiles were considered "dogs" in the Old Testament. Even Jesus recognized Gentiles to be "dogs".
Mark 7:27... But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.
The Kingdom of Heaven (Heaven on Earth) was promised to the Jew. All Jews knew about the Promise of the Messiah given in Old Testament records. What did Gentiles know about God's Promises given to Israel? Nothing.
Here's the Apostle Paul's description of the Gentiles from the New Testament records.
Eph 2:12...That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
That's the Biblical explanation of why Jesus openly forbade the disciples to take the Kingdom message to the Gentiles.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
More about what the Bible says about the, "Anti-Christ"
Tribulations that we encounter in the Church now; and the Anti-Christ's in the world now... are not and do not have the magnitude of the "Great Tribulation" taught in the Holy Scriptures. The "Man of sin" or "son of perdition" promised to come upon Israel after the Rapture of the Church the Bible speaks of... is the Anti-Christ. The Rapture of the Church is God's Testimony to the Jew about the Great Tribulation promised to come in Old Testament prophesies. The Rapture of the Church is Christ's deliverance of the body of Christ from this Great Tribulation... from the wrath of God... from the establishment Satan's Kingdom... and from him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders...the Anti Christ. This man of sin was prophesied by the prophet Daniel ...and also called the "Little Horn" in Daniel 7:8.
The Prophet Daniel described the "Little Horn" as the one who would speak great words against the most High (Daniel 7:8, 7:25). According to John's Revelation the Anti-Christ (the Little Horn) is birthed out of the Beast which is a Gentile Kingdom likened unto the Babylonian, Medo-Persian, Grecian, and Roman Empires. The Forth beast mentioned in Daniel had ten horns (ten Kings)...and another horn the, “Little Horn” that rose out of that Beast (Daniel 7:1-8). John's Revelation describes this Beast as a One World Gentile Government ruled and controlled by Satan who reigns in direct opposition to Israel during the Great Tribulation. Remember, the Church is gone! God's mercy is gone! The Holy Spirit within the body of Christ is gone! Satan (the deceiver) has his rule on Earth for a short season. During Satan's reign after the Church is taken out... the Anti Christ will turn the Gentile World against the Jew unlike anything man has ever known...
Rev 12:13..And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
Luke 21:24...and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
This Gentile fulfillment will take place when all nations gather together to battle against Israel at Armageddon.
Old Testament prophecy that confirms such truth points to the Prophet Daniel. Daniel had a vision and prophecy of the 70 weeks (posted last week). All 70 weeks were directly determined by God upon Israel "thy people" and not the Church. The Church was never prophesied. Note "thy people" and "thy holy city" Jerusalem, the command to restore the wall, etc. all had prophetic relation to Israel only. This included the (One Week) or seven years that ended Daniels 70 week Prophecy. The 70 week prophecy referred to Judgment and restoration for Israel.
New Testament records point to John's Revelation. John's Revelation confirms many of Daniels prophecies. John's Revelation confirms that the Beast Kingdom is birthed when Christ opens the seals in (Rev 6:1). This work of Christ takes place during the Tribulation after the Rapture where John is taken up hither in (Rev: 4). The seals are the ministering of Christ's wrath and Judgment promised to come upon the nation of Israel in many Old Testament Prophecies of the Gospel. Within the seven year Jewish Tribulation the Anti-Christ (The Little Horn) will come out of the Beast according to Daniel and Johns Revelation.
Rev 13:5...And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
Confirmed in Daniel 7:8, 7:25. This takes place in the first 42 months of the Tribulation (a Jewish Tribulation) as God gathers His elect from the earth (after the Rapture). During the "Great Tribulation" - the second 42 month period (Rev. 11-19) a remnant (the Jew that halted will accept Christ as Messiah).
Mic 4:6...In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted
Ultimately God's purpose for Tribulation and Wrath after the Rapture of the Church is to gather and sway His chosen people (Israel) to the Messiahship of Christ ...to renovate and restore the Earth, and to pour out His Spirit as promised in...
Ezekiel 37:13-14...And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.
The Anti-Christ was spoken of by the Apostle Paul as the man of sin, and the son of perdition...
2 Thess. 2:9...Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
The Anti-Christ deceives those who perish. Who are those who perish? Those who perish are those who disobeyed the Gospel, rejected Christ, an did not make the Rapture of the Church. They did not make the Rapture because they received not the love of the truth. They rejected Christ. Peter describes this crowd as scoffers who were "willingly" ignorant and...
2 Peter 3:9...those who were slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward,( the Church) not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Who is Peter making reference to? The Church. Peter recognized God's mercy and the refuge found in the Church, the body of Christ, was the only thing that would save man from perishing...after the Church is caught up to meet with Christ in the air.
2 Peter 3:10...But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
Before the "day of the Lord in Divine Judgment" there is a seven year Jewish Tribulation where the Anti-Christ has reigned for seven years under the dominion of Satan. On the Day of the Lord Christ will destroy the Anti-Christ with the brightness of His coming.
2 Thess 2:8...And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
At that time a renovation and restoration takes place, first in Jerusalem where Christ will be physically seated on His Throne in the Kingdom of Heaven. Peter, John, and Paul were knowledgeable men concerning God's Promised Kingdom for Israel. They were enlightened to Old Testament records that included Daniel' s dream, his vision and his prophecy of Tribulation and the Little Horn that rises from the Beast.
Rev 13:1...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
The ten horns also referred to the 10 toes of Nebuchadnezzar in the book of Daniel 2:31-42. These pointed to 10 democratic leaders under the Beast Kingdom likened to the Imperial Power of Rome in John's Day. According to both Daniel and John - the Beast has seven heads and 10 horns.
Rev 17:7...And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns...
The seven heads are seven Kings...five fallen Roman leaders that history will confirm. The 6th was Domitian a Roman King who exiled John to the Isle of Patmos - where the Book of Revelation was written. The 7th had not come yet...which is the Beast Kingdom in the books of Daniel and Revelation. The 8th is the Son of Perdition (the Anti-Christ) and is actually the 7th according to Revelation.
Rev 17:10-11...And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when "he" cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. The Anti-Christ (He) that is birthed out of the Beast that also goeth into perdition.
John the Revelator, Peter's Epistles and Paul's Epistles all confirm the Rapture of the Church, the Jewish tribulation, and the Wrath that Christ ministers, after the Church is taken out. The Anti-Christ, He, the Little Horn, The Man of Sin, the son of perdition, is confirmed through many various men of God who were moved by the Holy Ghost. The Anti-Christ was also referred to and spoken of by Jesus in Mark's narrative. Jesus was ministering to Israel.
Mark 13:13-14... And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:...For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.
This is because of the Wrath of God is ministered during the Great Tribulation. The Abomination of Desolation takes place within that 7 year time frame. It is an outlawing of Temple Worship directly related to Israel under the aggression of a Gentile One World Government governed by the Anti-Christ. It is a product of the Beast Kingdom (a Gentile, pagan, and heathen) influence over the nation of Israel under the reign of Satan and the Anti-Christ during the entire period of seven years of Tribulation upon Israel. God allows this to happen because the "hinderer' of God's Wrath steps aside. The Anti-Christ, the Little Horn or "He", confirms this covenant with Israel at the first half of the 7 year Tribulation but "He" breaks this covenant in the second half of the Great Tribulation after Gentile aggression outlaws Jewish Temple worship in Jerusalem.
First 3 ½ year period…Rev 11:2…But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
Second 3 ½ year period... Rev 11: 3…And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. Rev 13:4-5…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? And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
Gentile aggression against Israel occurs during the Great Tribulation...Influenced by the Anti-Christ under Satan's dominion.
There is a reference that may confuse some individuals. It’s found in Matthew 24:14 and states the Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world. Matt 24:14…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. Jesus is referring to a false proclamation made by the Jewish people during the Tribulation... toward the Gentile world. That context is proven in the next few verses. Verse 15 describes the abomination of desolation*. Matt 24:15...When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
*The Abomination of Desolation was a Gentile aggression against Israel during the great Tribulation which is a type similar to the Babylonian aggression during the reign of Antiochus Epiphanes a Syrian king spoken of in Daniel 9:27. Epiphanes’ hatred toward the Jew outlawed the Sabbath, the Torah, circumcision, temple worship, etc. He also erected a statue in the likeness of himself and sacrificed a pig on the alter.
The Jew will be hated on earth instead of reigning on earth. This false proclamation also applies to the Jew returning to Israel before the Great Tribulation and proclaiming the land of Canaan is theirs. Israel's false proclamation during the Great Tribulation is that that the Kingdom is restored. This false proclamation only brings the armies of the world against Israel, ushering in the battle of Armageddon…during which Christ will come and restore the Kingdom prepared from the foundation of the World.
Rev 19:19-20...And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone
The Prophet Daniel described the "Little Horn" as the one who would speak great words against the most High (Daniel 7:8, 7:25). According to John's Revelation the Anti-Christ (the Little Horn) is birthed out of the Beast which is a Gentile Kingdom likened unto the Babylonian, Medo-Persian, Grecian, and Roman Empires. The Forth beast mentioned in Daniel had ten horns (ten Kings)...and another horn the, “Little Horn” that rose out of that Beast (Daniel 7:1-8). John's Revelation describes this Beast as a One World Gentile Government ruled and controlled by Satan who reigns in direct opposition to Israel during the Great Tribulation. Remember, the Church is gone! God's mercy is gone! The Holy Spirit within the body of Christ is gone! Satan (the deceiver) has his rule on Earth for a short season. During Satan's reign after the Church is taken out... the Anti Christ will turn the Gentile World against the Jew unlike anything man has ever known...
Rev 12:13..And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
Luke 21:24...and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
This Gentile fulfillment will take place when all nations gather together to battle against Israel at Armageddon.
Old Testament prophecy that confirms such truth points to the Prophet Daniel. Daniel had a vision and prophecy of the 70 weeks (posted last week). All 70 weeks were directly determined by God upon Israel "thy people" and not the Church. The Church was never prophesied. Note "thy people" and "thy holy city" Jerusalem, the command to restore the wall, etc. all had prophetic relation to Israel only. This included the (One Week) or seven years that ended Daniels 70 week Prophecy. The 70 week prophecy referred to Judgment and restoration for Israel.
New Testament records point to John's Revelation. John's Revelation confirms many of Daniels prophecies. John's Revelation confirms that the Beast Kingdom is birthed when Christ opens the seals in (Rev 6:1). This work of Christ takes place during the Tribulation after the Rapture where John is taken up hither in (Rev: 4). The seals are the ministering of Christ's wrath and Judgment promised to come upon the nation of Israel in many Old Testament Prophecies of the Gospel. Within the seven year Jewish Tribulation the Anti-Christ (The Little Horn) will come out of the Beast according to Daniel and Johns Revelation.
Rev 13:5...And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
Confirmed in Daniel 7:8, 7:25. This takes place in the first 42 months of the Tribulation (a Jewish Tribulation) as God gathers His elect from the earth (after the Rapture). During the "Great Tribulation" - the second 42 month period (Rev. 11-19) a remnant (the Jew that halted will accept Christ as Messiah).
Mic 4:6...In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted
Ultimately God's purpose for Tribulation and Wrath after the Rapture of the Church is to gather and sway His chosen people (Israel) to the Messiahship of Christ ...to renovate and restore the Earth, and to pour out His Spirit as promised in...
Ezekiel 37:13-14...And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.
The Anti-Christ was spoken of by the Apostle Paul as the man of sin, and the son of perdition...
2 Thess. 2:9...Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
The Anti-Christ deceives those who perish. Who are those who perish? Those who perish are those who disobeyed the Gospel, rejected Christ, an did not make the Rapture of the Church. They did not make the Rapture because they received not the love of the truth. They rejected Christ. Peter describes this crowd as scoffers who were "willingly" ignorant and...
2 Peter 3:9...those who were slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward,( the Church) not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Who is Peter making reference to? The Church. Peter recognized God's mercy and the refuge found in the Church, the body of Christ, was the only thing that would save man from perishing...after the Church is caught up to meet with Christ in the air.
2 Peter 3:10...But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
Before the "day of the Lord in Divine Judgment" there is a seven year Jewish Tribulation where the Anti-Christ has reigned for seven years under the dominion of Satan. On the Day of the Lord Christ will destroy the Anti-Christ with the brightness of His coming.
2 Thess 2:8...And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
At that time a renovation and restoration takes place, first in Jerusalem where Christ will be physically seated on His Throne in the Kingdom of Heaven. Peter, John, and Paul were knowledgeable men concerning God's Promised Kingdom for Israel. They were enlightened to Old Testament records that included Daniel' s dream, his vision and his prophecy of Tribulation and the Little Horn that rises from the Beast.
Rev 13:1...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
The ten horns also referred to the 10 toes of Nebuchadnezzar in the book of Daniel 2:31-42. These pointed to 10 democratic leaders under the Beast Kingdom likened to the Imperial Power of Rome in John's Day. According to both Daniel and John - the Beast has seven heads and 10 horns.
Rev 17:7...And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns...
The seven heads are seven Kings...five fallen Roman leaders that history will confirm. The 6th was Domitian a Roman King who exiled John to the Isle of Patmos - where the Book of Revelation was written. The 7th had not come yet...which is the Beast Kingdom in the books of Daniel and Revelation. The 8th is the Son of Perdition (the Anti-Christ) and is actually the 7th according to Revelation.
Rev 17:10-11...And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when "he" cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. The Anti-Christ (He) that is birthed out of the Beast that also goeth into perdition.
John the Revelator, Peter's Epistles and Paul's Epistles all confirm the Rapture of the Church, the Jewish tribulation, and the Wrath that Christ ministers, after the Church is taken out. The Anti-Christ, He, the Little Horn, The Man of Sin, the son of perdition, is confirmed through many various men of God who were moved by the Holy Ghost. The Anti-Christ was also referred to and spoken of by Jesus in Mark's narrative. Jesus was ministering to Israel.
Mark 13:13-14... And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:...For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.
This is because of the Wrath of God is ministered during the Great Tribulation. The Abomination of Desolation takes place within that 7 year time frame. It is an outlawing of Temple Worship directly related to Israel under the aggression of a Gentile One World Government governed by the Anti-Christ. It is a product of the Beast Kingdom (a Gentile, pagan, and heathen) influence over the nation of Israel under the reign of Satan and the Anti-Christ during the entire period of seven years of Tribulation upon Israel. God allows this to happen because the "hinderer' of God's Wrath steps aside. The Anti-Christ, the Little Horn or "He", confirms this covenant with Israel at the first half of the 7 year Tribulation but "He" breaks this covenant in the second half of the Great Tribulation after Gentile aggression outlaws Jewish Temple worship in Jerusalem.
First 3 ½ year period…Rev 11:2…But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
Second 3 ½ year period... Rev 11: 3…And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. Rev 13:4-5…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? And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
Gentile aggression against Israel occurs during the Great Tribulation...Influenced by the Anti-Christ under Satan's dominion.
There is a reference that may confuse some individuals. It’s found in Matthew 24:14 and states the Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world. Matt 24:14…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. Jesus is referring to a false proclamation made by the Jewish people during the Tribulation... toward the Gentile world. That context is proven in the next few verses. Verse 15 describes the abomination of desolation*. Matt 24:15...When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
*The Abomination of Desolation was a Gentile aggression against Israel during the great Tribulation which is a type similar to the Babylonian aggression during the reign of Antiochus Epiphanes a Syrian king spoken of in Daniel 9:27. Epiphanes’ hatred toward the Jew outlawed the Sabbath, the Torah, circumcision, temple worship, etc. He also erected a statue in the likeness of himself and sacrificed a pig on the alter.
The Jew will be hated on earth instead of reigning on earth. This false proclamation also applies to the Jew returning to Israel before the Great Tribulation and proclaiming the land of Canaan is theirs. Israel's false proclamation during the Great Tribulation is that that the Kingdom is restored. This false proclamation only brings the armies of the world against Israel, ushering in the battle of Armageddon…during which Christ will come and restore the Kingdom prepared from the foundation of the World.
Rev 19:19-20...And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
It's one thing to read the Word, its another thing to interpret it, but yet another thing to live it out!
Men "add to" God’s Word to please themselves…not God. Man’s intellectual and logical mind conflicts with the mind of God. God’s Word was not written to please man, or to please his logic, or to please his intellect. The Old Testament records were inspired by God and given to Israel for correction, reproof, and instruction in righteousness.
2 Tim 3:16-17...All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
Israel got away from God’s commands in the Torah during all four Gentile captivities in history. Israel re-wrote the Torah and placed their interpretation into Talmudic writings according to their own interpretation. Israel’s interpretation of the Torah gradually swayed away from the Torah’s authority and standard of truth, until the Word of God became of none effect.
Matt 15:6-9...Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
This is what Christ, the Messiah encountered during His Earthly ministry. This is why Jesus made His famous Sermon on the Mount. Jesus’ beatitudes (a heavenly declaration) instructed Israel to get back to the righteousness and authority of the Torah... as it was written. By doing so Israel would have gotten away from the Babylonian Talmud which Christ defined as the tradition of the Elders. Israel would have got back to the holiness of the Torah and thus become eligible to receive the Earthly Kingdom of Heaven that would have began in the land of Palestine. The Kingdom of Heaven is where Christ will physically and visibly rule from his earthly Throne in Jerusalem.
Israel swayed from the authority of the Torah to please their leaders who were influenced by the Gentile world during various Gentile captivities. Israel’s interpretation of the Law led them into unholiness of heart and conduct toward God because of deviation from the authority of the Law of Moses. Without obedience to the authority of the Torah... Israel was not able to recognize the Messiahship of Christ. Examine Christ's own words closely.
John 5:46...For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.
False teachings among the Gentiles today are no different than Isreal's deviation from the Torah to the Talmudic teachings that caused them to err from the truth.
2 Tim 3:16-17...All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
Israel got away from God’s commands in the Torah during all four Gentile captivities in history. Israel re-wrote the Torah and placed their interpretation into Talmudic writings according to their own interpretation. Israel’s interpretation of the Torah gradually swayed away from the Torah’s authority and standard of truth, until the Word of God became of none effect.
Matt 15:6-9...Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
This is what Christ, the Messiah encountered during His Earthly ministry. This is why Jesus made His famous Sermon on the Mount. Jesus’ beatitudes (a heavenly declaration) instructed Israel to get back to the righteousness and authority of the Torah... as it was written. By doing so Israel would have gotten away from the Babylonian Talmud which Christ defined as the tradition of the Elders. Israel would have got back to the holiness of the Torah and thus become eligible to receive the Earthly Kingdom of Heaven that would have began in the land of Palestine. The Kingdom of Heaven is where Christ will physically and visibly rule from his earthly Throne in Jerusalem.
Israel swayed from the authority of the Torah to please their leaders who were influenced by the Gentile world during various Gentile captivities. Israel’s interpretation of the Law led them into unholiness of heart and conduct toward God because of deviation from the authority of the Law of Moses. Without obedience to the authority of the Torah... Israel was not able to recognize the Messiahship of Christ. Examine Christ's own words closely.
John 5:46...For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.
False teachings among the Gentiles today are no different than Isreal's deviation from the Torah to the Talmudic teachings that caused them to err from the truth.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Daniel’s interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream ...the Great Image
The book of Daniel points out how Israel preserved its Messianic lineage during Gentile captivities through the pages of history. In Daniel Chapter 2 Christ is described as the stone that smote the image and broke them into pieces. This prophecy directly relates to Divine Judgment and shows how Christ will subdue all nations, before Christ establishes His earthly Kingdom in Israel.
· Dan 2:34… Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces
· Dan 2:31-34…Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image*, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them:
*The Great Image in Daniel 2 is the Beast Kingdom; a Gentile one-world government that opposes Israel during the Great Tribulation, The beast is also mentioned in the Book of Revelation.
· Dan 7:3…And four great beasts** came up from the sea, diverse one from another
**The four Beasts had reference to Gentile empires…Babylonian, Grecian, Medo-Persian, and Roman that took the nation of Israel into captivity at different periods of time until Christ came.
After Christ defeats the great image* that opposes Israel, He will then set up His earthly Kingdom. This is where the promised Messiah visibly rules from His throne in Jerusalem.
* Beast Kingdom… is a Gentile one world government that opposes Israel and brings in the Battle of Armageddon during the Great tribulation.
· Dan 2:35…and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
· Dan 2:44…And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
· Dan 7:27… And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
Christ is coming back to set up this visible Kingdom. The Raptured saints will also reign with Him. The present Kingdom of God is invisible, but the future Kingdom of Heaven will be visible. There are more prophecies in the Bible that deal with the Kingdom of Heaven than the Kingdom of God. In fact, there are more prophecies that deal with Christ ruling earth than His death, burial and resurrection. Understanding of the Kingdom of Heaven is what this writing is trying to convey. This is exactly what the ministry of Christ was all about.
· Dan 2:34… Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces
· Dan 2:31-34…Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image*, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them:
*The Great Image in Daniel 2 is the Beast Kingdom; a Gentile one-world government that opposes Israel during the Great Tribulation, The beast is also mentioned in the Book of Revelation.
· Dan 7:3…And four great beasts** came up from the sea, diverse one from another
**The four Beasts had reference to Gentile empires…Babylonian, Grecian, Medo-Persian, and Roman that took the nation of Israel into captivity at different periods of time until Christ came.
After Christ defeats the great image* that opposes Israel, He will then set up His earthly Kingdom. This is where the promised Messiah visibly rules from His throne in Jerusalem.
* Beast Kingdom… is a Gentile one world government that opposes Israel and brings in the Battle of Armageddon during the Great tribulation.
· Dan 2:35…and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
· Dan 2:44…And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
· Dan 7:27… And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
Christ is coming back to set up this visible Kingdom. The Raptured saints will also reign with Him. The present Kingdom of God is invisible, but the future Kingdom of Heaven will be visible. There are more prophecies in the Bible that deal with the Kingdom of Heaven than the Kingdom of God. In fact, there are more prophecies that deal with Christ ruling earth than His death, burial and resurrection. Understanding of the Kingdom of Heaven is what this writing is trying to convey. This is exactly what the ministry of Christ was all about.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Daniel's 70 Week Prophecy
Daniels 70 Week prophecy reveals and establishes a picture of the seven year Tribulation period taught in the book of Revelation. The first 483 years of the prophecy dealt with Daniel's prediction of Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem (as Israel’s King and Prince) where Christ prophetically rode upon an ass’s colt. (Zechariah 9:9) Within that 483 year timeframe…there were threescore two weeks (434 years) that transpired from the command to restore and rebuild Jerusalem. This included rebuilding the wall in Nehemiah... to the cutting off of the Messiah. It took (46 years) to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem. 3 year ministry of Christ before the cutting off or crucifixion at Calvary. Below is the total of 483 years.
46+3(49) + 434 = 483 years
The total of 483 Years or (69 weeks) accounts for 69 of Daniels - 70 week prophecy.
7 years or (1 week) unaccounted for. This is the Great Tribulation promised to come upon Israel.
· Dan 9:24-27... Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate
· The seventy weeks that were determined were literally defined in the Hebrew text as "seventy seven's". Has reference to years...490 years to be exact. 483 years are accounted for in Daniel’s Seventy Week prophecy.
shabuwa` (shaw-boo'-ah); or shabua` (shaw-boo'-ah); also (feminine) shebu` ah (sheb-oo-aw'); properly, passive participle of OT:7650 as a denominative of OT:7651; literal, sevened, i.e. a week ( (specifically, of years):KJV - seven, week.
The Anti-Christ predicted in the following verse is a miniature picture of the last week or (7 years) of Daniels 70 week prophecy.
· Dan 9:27…And he* shall confirm the covenant with many for one week**: and in the midst of the week*** he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate
*"He" is the Anti-Christ that will rise out of the Beast Kingdom (One World Government that opposes Israel) during the Great Tribulation which follows the Rapture of the Church. The Beast Kingdom and Anti-Christ will set the stage for the Battle of Armageddon.
**One week spoken of here relates to seven years which is the length of the Great Tribulation. 69 weeks or 483 years are accounted for in Daniel’s Seventy Week prophecy. "Seventy weeks" prophesied by Daniel. Note the following...7 weeks (49 years) + 62 weeks (434 years) +1 week (7 years) = 70 weeks (490 years) When the Holy Spirit steps aside and Christ removes the Church in the Rapture, the Anti-Christ spoken of in Revelation will confirm that Covenant.
***The Abomination of desolation will take place as spoken by Christ in Matthew 24. The Abomination of Desolation was a Gentile aggression against Israel during the great Tribulation and is a type similar to the Babylonian aggression during the reign of Antiochus Epiphanes a Syrian king spoken of in Daniel 9:27. A Gentile hatred toward the Jew outlawed the Sabbath, the Torah, circumcision, temple worship, etc. Epiphanes also erected a statue in the likeness of himself and sacrificed a pig on the alter in the Temple. This was an abomination to the Levitical Priesthood.
As Daniel predicted that the covenant would be confirmed (renewed) for 1 week (or seven year period) this deals with the Great Tribulation and the reign of the Anti-Christ. The book of Revelation confirms the Tribulation period will be broken into two 3 ½ year periods.
· First 3 ½ year period…Rev 11:2…But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
· Second 3 ½ year period... Rev 11: 3…And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. Rev 13:4-5…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? And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
The Anti-Christ will rise out of the Beast which the Bible states, the dragon gives all power to. The Beast (A Gentile Kingdom and one world Government that hates Israel) relates to past Jewish captivities spoken of in the book of Revelation. These are the Babylonian captivity (Leopard), Medo-Persian captivity (Bear), Grecian captivity (Lion), and the Roman captivity (the forth beast) prophesied by John in Revelation chapter 13.
· Rev 13:1…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.
When the Apostle John wrote the book of Revelation…there had been five previous Roman dictators. History will verify such. Domitian was the present Roman King that exiled John to the Isle of Patmos. The seventh king will be the Beast Kingdom (or Gentile One World Government) of which the Anti-Christ the eighth king will form out of (foreseen by Daniel). Note how the seventh and eighth kings are one in the same according to John’s Revelation. The following verse shows the dominion of Satan’s Kingdom and those under his dominion and the Gentile aggression against Israel as the Anti-Christ leads humanity into perdition.
· Rev 17:10-11…And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition… (Antichrist)
Daniel and John' s future predictions both point to the fact that the mercy of God is taken out of the world after the Rapture of the Church. John calls this "the hereafter" (Revelation 4:1). Hereafter being simply, “After the Rapture takes place”. The Rapture being the Churches final Judgment shows how Christ will remove the members of His body from sudden destruction and the terror of the Anti-Christ (1 Thess. 5:3). (The Bible indicates the man of sin, the son of perdition, and the Anti-Christ are one in the same.) According to the Apostle Paul the man of sin will come after the working of Satan who will thus have “all power” during that period of time.
· 2 Thess 2:9-10…Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish
46+3(49) + 434 = 483 years
The total of 483 Years or (69 weeks) accounts for 69 of Daniels - 70 week prophecy.
7 years or (1 week) unaccounted for. This is the Great Tribulation promised to come upon Israel.
· Dan 9:24-27... Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate
· The seventy weeks that were determined were literally defined in the Hebrew text as "seventy seven's". Has reference to years...490 years to be exact. 483 years are accounted for in Daniel’s Seventy Week prophecy.
shabuwa` (shaw-boo'-ah); or shabua` (shaw-boo'-ah); also (feminine) shebu` ah (sheb-oo-aw'); properly, passive participle of OT:7650 as a denominative of OT:7651; literal, sevened, i.e. a week ( (specifically, of years):KJV - seven, week.
The Anti-Christ predicted in the following verse is a miniature picture of the last week or (7 years) of Daniels 70 week prophecy.
· Dan 9:27…And he* shall confirm the covenant with many for one week**: and in the midst of the week*** he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate
*"He" is the Anti-Christ that will rise out of the Beast Kingdom (One World Government that opposes Israel) during the Great Tribulation which follows the Rapture of the Church. The Beast Kingdom and Anti-Christ will set the stage for the Battle of Armageddon.
**One week spoken of here relates to seven years which is the length of the Great Tribulation. 69 weeks or 483 years are accounted for in Daniel’s Seventy Week prophecy. "Seventy weeks" prophesied by Daniel. Note the following...7 weeks (49 years) + 62 weeks (434 years) +1 week (7 years) = 70 weeks (490 years) When the Holy Spirit steps aside and Christ removes the Church in the Rapture, the Anti-Christ spoken of in Revelation will confirm that Covenant.
***The Abomination of desolation will take place as spoken by Christ in Matthew 24. The Abomination of Desolation was a Gentile aggression against Israel during the great Tribulation and is a type similar to the Babylonian aggression during the reign of Antiochus Epiphanes a Syrian king spoken of in Daniel 9:27. A Gentile hatred toward the Jew outlawed the Sabbath, the Torah, circumcision, temple worship, etc. Epiphanes also erected a statue in the likeness of himself and sacrificed a pig on the alter in the Temple. This was an abomination to the Levitical Priesthood.
As Daniel predicted that the covenant would be confirmed (renewed) for 1 week (or seven year period) this deals with the Great Tribulation and the reign of the Anti-Christ. The book of Revelation confirms the Tribulation period will be broken into two 3 ½ year periods.
· First 3 ½ year period…Rev 11:2…But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
· Second 3 ½ year period... Rev 11: 3…And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. Rev 13:4-5…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? And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
The Anti-Christ will rise out of the Beast which the Bible states, the dragon gives all power to. The Beast (A Gentile Kingdom and one world Government that hates Israel) relates to past Jewish captivities spoken of in the book of Revelation. These are the Babylonian captivity (Leopard), Medo-Persian captivity (Bear), Grecian captivity (Lion), and the Roman captivity (the forth beast) prophesied by John in Revelation chapter 13.
· Rev 13:1…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.
When the Apostle John wrote the book of Revelation…there had been five previous Roman dictators. History will verify such. Domitian was the present Roman King that exiled John to the Isle of Patmos. The seventh king will be the Beast Kingdom (or Gentile One World Government) of which the Anti-Christ the eighth king will form out of (foreseen by Daniel). Note how the seventh and eighth kings are one in the same according to John’s Revelation. The following verse shows the dominion of Satan’s Kingdom and those under his dominion and the Gentile aggression against Israel as the Anti-Christ leads humanity into perdition.
· Rev 17:10-11…And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition… (Antichrist)
Daniel and John' s future predictions both point to the fact that the mercy of God is taken out of the world after the Rapture of the Church. John calls this "the hereafter" (Revelation 4:1). Hereafter being simply, “After the Rapture takes place”. The Rapture being the Churches final Judgment shows how Christ will remove the members of His body from sudden destruction and the terror of the Anti-Christ (1 Thess. 5:3). (The Bible indicates the man of sin, the son of perdition, and the Anti-Christ are one in the same.) According to the Apostle Paul the man of sin will come after the working of Satan who will thus have “all power” during that period of time.
· 2 Thess 2:9-10…Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish
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