We need to
comprehend Daniel 11:45,12:1
We need this
comprehension because this is one of the very LAST prophecies before probation
for all mankind is up and intercession is over. When Michael stands up, it's
finished, those who are unjust will remain unjust and those who are just will
remain just.
You see,
intercession ends BEFORE Christ returns, not after. The decision to choose
Christ as your Savior isn't something
you can make in the last minute when you see Jesus returning, matters will be
settled long before then.
People don't want to
think about that though, they'd rather simply believe what is, is and they have
no control over anything. Or they believe no matter what they'll be saved or
God isn't love. Or they believe nothing really matters, and they're good enough
anyway. People believe a lot of things but do they believe the way to Christ is
truly the NARROW way, and FEW there be that find it? Jesus said it was, it is truth!
We are given
prophecies so we can know the times we live in.
We can look back through history and watch as prophecy unfolded, and
know that the future prophecies WILL come to past. The following prophecy in Daniel 11:45-12:1
as well as Revelation allows us to WATCH, to KNOW when the end of probation is
closing in. God would NOT make His end a big secret only few can figure out.
God has written it plainly in His word for those who are willing to… Study to
shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth. (2Ti_2:15).
If we are NOT
willing to study God's word then we are NOT willing to be HIS, not really, not
when we have the opportunity to study and choose not to.
This study is very
IN DEPTH- it gets right into the linguistics and such of the Biblical language-
the Hebrew, the Greek. We have to STUDY this. No, we might not be Biblical
scholars but we have the ability to learn from them.
So PLEASE, no matter
how 'DRY' and 'BORING', no matter how 'HARD' and 'CONFUSING' it might seem as
we study, it is WORTH the time and effort.
The same effort you would put into digging for a buried treasure if
someone told you they buried one deep, deep, deep in your back yard. You would
dig, and dig, and dig even if it took you months to do so to find that
treasure. If we would be willing to physically dig for a hidden treasure (a
treasure that is guaranteed to be there) then why do we believe we shouldn't
have to expend any mental effort in our studying God's Word? WHY?
Please, by the GRACE
of GOD and with a very prayerful heart read the following-
Dan 11:45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his
palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his
end, and none shall help him.
Dan 12:1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the
great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be
a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same
time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be
found written in the book.
(Christ's Return)
Rev 22:11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still:
and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let
him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
Rev 22:12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is
with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
Rev 22:13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the
end, the first and the last.
(Christ's Return)
PLEASE NOTE-
A LOT has happened since 1990 (23 years ago) when the following study
was written- after this study there will be more information added to prove
just how close we are to the very end.
Remember read it
slowly, study it, digest is, reread it until you gain understanding. Dig...dig...dig….
1990 Dec -- XXIII --
12(90)
In Daniel 8, an
expressed command is given - "Gabriel make this [Daniel] to understand the
vision."
(Dan_8:16 ...
Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.)
From this point on
to the close of the book (of Daniel), (the angel) Gabriel is in close
communication with Daniel.
Daniel had seen in
vision a ram, and an he-goat with a notable horn which was broken off.
In its place there
arose four horns less prestigious, or in Gabriel's words - "not in his
power" - that is, not in the power of the "great horn." (8:22)
Dan 8:20 The RAM which thou sawest having two horns
are the kings of Media and Persia.
Dan 8:21 And the ROUGH GOAT is the king of Grecia: and
the GREAT HORN that is between his eyes is the first king.
Dan 8:22 Now that being BROKEN, whereas FOUR stood up
for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, BUT NOT IN HIS POWER.
These symbols,
Gabriel explains in unequivocal language.
The "ram"
is declared to be "the kings of Media and Persia." (8:20)
The he-goat
represented NOT "the American airforce" but "the king of
Grecia"
and the great horn
"is the first king" or Alexander the Great. (8:21)
In his place would
stand up four kingdoms which were finally reduced to two, and become in Daniel
11, "the king of the north" and "the king of the south."
(My interjection- we
know from HISTORY- Alexander the Great -
Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 –
10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander
the Great ... was a king of Macedon, a state in northern ancient Greece.
...He was undefeated in battle and is considered one of history's most
successful commanders.
And after He died
His kingdom was divided into FOUR parts.
'The Empire split
into four kingdoms, which would retain their sovereignty in order from least to
longest: the Seleucids in Asia Minor and the Middle East, the Antigonids in
Macedon (an area partly encompassing Greece), the Attalids in Pergamum (Asia
Minor) and the Ptolemys in Egypt.
All four kingdoms
were eventually incorporated into the Roman Republic.
THIS is history!
This is FACT.
Biblical prophecy-
FOUR kingdoms would stand up but not in the same power.
Continuing on…)
The other power in
Daniel 8 is the "little horn" which waxed "exceeding
great." (8:9)
This "little
horn" is defined as coming forth "out of one of them" clearly
separating the power it symbolizes from being either the "king of the
south" or the "king of the north" at any time in history.
(Let's make sure we
understand this- the LITTLE HORN- comes
forth OUT OF ONE OF THEM… and is NOT the KING of the SOUTH, NOT the KING of the
NORTH.)
To increase our
understanding of this factor in the prophecy, we need to consider the phrase,
"and out of one of them," from a linguistic viewpoint.
In Hebrew, as well
as other languages, nouns have gender, either masculine, feminine, or neuter.
Pronouns referring
to these nouns must also have the same gender as the noun.
In Daniel 8:8, the
four horns are pictured as extending "toward the four winds of
heaven."
Dan 8:8 Dan 8:8 Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and
when he was strong, the great HORN was broken; and for it came up four notable
ONES ((((HORNS))) toward the four winds of heaven.
Then in verse 9,
comes the phrase - "and out of one of them" - "horns" or
"winds"?
Dan 8:9 And out of one of them came forth a little
horn...
In the Hebrew, "horns" is feminine,
while "winds" is either feminine or masculine.
The pronoun, "them," is masculine
which would, refer to "winds" rather than to "horns."
However, the SDA Bible Commentary points out
that "this phrase presents confusion of gender." (Vol. 4, p. 840)
While
"them" is masculine, the word for "one" is in its feminine
form, thus mixing the genders in the same phrase.
So whether out of
one of the horns, which can be substantiated by HISTORICAL documentation, or
from one of the four winds which fits the directions emphasized through the
vision, the final designation is that this "little horn" IS ROME in
BOTH its PAGAN and PAPAL phases as distinct from the four horns, and NOT a part
of them.
When the pagan phase
of Rome is introduced in the prophecy of Daniel 11, it is not designated as
either the "king of the south" nor the "king of the north."
Daniel 11:19-21 is
recognized as describing emperors of Rome, Julius Ceasar through Tiberius, none
of which are symbolized as a king of either the south or the north.
Thus when the papal
phase enters the continuum of the prophecy of Daniel 11, it cannot be
considered as either of the two kings.
With this factor
clearly in mind, the "he" which did "stand in the glorious
land" (Palestine and not America" fulfilling Daniel 11:16, Will be
the SAME "he" which shall "enter into the glorious land" as
noted in Daniel 11:41, and will be the "he" which "shall plant
the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy
mountain" of Daniel 11:45 - only that the latter "he" will be
the second or PAPAL phase of the "little horn" of Daniel 8, or
"the king" of Daniel 11:36.
We have given all
too little thought or attention to papal thinking in regard to the Middle East
and Jerusalem.
Even though progress
has been made in recent years improving relations between the Roman Catholic
church and the Jews, the Vatican has not to this day offered to extend
diplomatic recognition to Israel. This reluctance to do so disturbs and baffles
Jewish leaders. "Documents issued by the Catholic church acknowledge the
religious significance of Israel, but professor and Nobel laureate Elie Weisel
stresses that it is of 'absolute importance to the Jewish people' that Israel
be acknowledged politically as well." (National & International
Religion Report, Oct. 22, 1990, p. 2) While no explanation has been given by
the Vatican as to why they have not recognized the State of Israel, some
observers suggest that the Roman Catholic church cannot politically afford to
offend its Arab membership in the Middle East. It should also be noted in
passing that President Bush's White House chief of staff, Sununu, has religious
roots stemming from one of the Uniate or Eastern Rites of the Roman Catholic church.
The objectives of
Papal Rome call for the internationalization of Jerusalem. On June 30, 1980,
the Holy See lodged with the Security Council of the United Nations, a letter
published the same date In the L'Osservatore Romano which set forth "the
position of the Holy See concerning Jerusalem and all the holy places."
This became Security Council document S/14032. In this document, a resolution
on Palestine approved by the UN, Nov. 29, 1947, is noted along with a
"special statute" for the city of Jerusalem drawn up by the
Trusteeship Council, April 14, 1950 in harmony with the resolution of the UN.
It calls for a "corpus separatum" for "Jerusalem and the
surrounding area" administered by the Trusteeship Council of the UN. This
is the Vatican position. It is totally at cross purposes with the perspective
and the law of the State of Israel.
John Paul II clearly
outlined the Papal view and significance of Jerusalem in an Apostolic Letter
published in L'Osservatore Romano, April 30, 1984. He wrote: Before it was the city of Jesus the
Redeemer, Jerusalem was the historic site of the biblical revelation of God,
the meeting place, as it were, of heaven and earth, in which more than in any
other place the word of God was brought to men. ...
Indeed, in so far as
she [Jerusalem] is the homeland of the hearts of all the spiritual descendants
of Abraham who hold her very dear, and the place where, according to faith, the
created things of earth encounter the infinite transcendence of God, Jerusalem
stands out as a symbol of the coming together, or union, and of universal peace
or the human family. ...
I think of and long
for the day on which we shall all be so "taught of God" (Jn 6:45)
that we shall listen to his message of peace and reconciliation. I think of the
day on which Jews, Christians and Muslims will greet each other in the city of
Jerusalem with the same greeting of peace with which Christ greeted the
disciples after the resurrection: "Peace be with you" (Jn 20:19). ...
This peace
proclaimed by Jesus Christ in the name of the Father who is in heaven thus
makes Jerusalem the living sign of the great ideal of unity, of brotherhood and
of agreement among peoples according to the illuminating words of the Book of
Isaiah: "Many peoples shall come and say: 'Come, let us go up to the
mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; that he may teach us
his ways and that we may walk in his paths"' (Is 2:3).
Consider, whom does
the Bible indicate will be the prime earthly force in the final events of human
history? Who was the one who drew back the iron curtain which had separated
Europe for decades? What is this power's objectives for Jerusalem? Read the above
paragraphs from the Pope's Apostolic Letter once again. Note that he is basing
his objectives on the prophecy of Isaiah 2:3. Open your Bible and read all of
the verses of the context verses 2-6. When are these verses to be fulfilled? -
"IT SHALL COME TO PASSIN THE LAST DAYS."
Observe, the Pope
looks for a time when mankind shall once again be taught of God, and perceives
Jerusalem as the place where the word of God was brought to man - "where
the created things of earth encounter the infinite transcendence of God." Now
read the last part of verse 3 what he envisions will happen again "for out
of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem."
- Ask yourself, what kind of a law, and what word would go forth should he and
the one whom he represents be the "movers"? And they will be!
God plans to have a
city of peace as the center of the whole united earth for "the spiritual
descendants of Abraham." It is called the NEW JERUSALEM. Now note again
what is the pope's objective for, "all the spiritual descendants of Abraham."
Herein is the tale of "two cities" as amplified in the book of
Revelation, but God calls the "Jerusalem" promoted by the
"beast" who carries the woman, "Babylon the great." (See
Rev. 17:2-5) Instead of so much prophetic speculation with "junk
bond" interpretations, we need to know the prophetic word and watch as the
scroll unrolls. And it is now unrolling!
(WWN 12/90)
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Now PLEASE note the
following that has taken place since 1990- and tell me there isn't a
connection, that we shouldn't be watching, that nothing is happening concerning
the Vatican and Jerusalem.
1993
Foreign Relations --
Vatican
Vatican, Israel
Agree to Full Ties : Religion: The historic accord will be signed today,
ushering in a new alliance between Christians and Jews. Ambassador exchange and
papal visit are expected soon.
*
In December 1993,
the Vatican and Israel signed a
diplomatic
treaty; they exchanged ambassadors a few months later. The Vatican-Israel
agreement normalized relations between the two nations, furthered a
Jewish-Catholic dialogue already under way, and helped establish a path for
regularizing the church's legal status in Israel. "On the whole, it's a
pretty promising relationship," says Cohen, noting that it isn't always
without tensions. Overall, the Vatican's relationship with Israel is based on
international law, not theology, says Massa.
PROPERTY REMAINS AN
ISSUE . The 1993 accord has yet to be ratified by Israel's Knesset and the
legal status of church properties and communities in Israel are still under
negotiation. Massa says the Vatican is disappointed with the unresolved
economic issues and lack of ratification. The church has extensive properties
in Israel. When the region was controlled by the Ottoman Empire and later the
League of Nations, those properties enjoyed a special legal and tax
status--which became unclear once the state of Israel was created. In a paper
on the first five years of the accord, Rabbi David Rosen, director of the
American Jewish Committee's Department for Interreligious Affairs, says
normalizing the legal standing of church personnel and institutions
are
complex
matters (WordDoc). "The Holy See would have liked to have been
considered as an extra territorial entity, enjoying the same privileges granted
to foreign delegations and their properties," Rosen contends. "Aside
from the principle, to have done so for the Catholic community without doing so
for other Christian denominations would have posed substantial difficulties for
Israel."
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PLEASE NOTE THE DATE for the following!!!!!!!
JULY 2013! THIS YEAR, THIS
MONTH!
Israel and Vatican close to signing Holy Land accord
Palestine and Jordan fear deal on East Jerusalem sites
will cross “red lines”
Published online: 08
July 2013
After two decades of
talks, Israeli and Vatican officials are closer than they have ever been to
reaching agreement over a number of disputed Holy Land sites, including the
room in which Christians believe the Last Supper took place.
Historically,
relations between Israel and the Vatican were strained: the Vatican did not
drop the charge that the Jewish people were responsible for killing Jesus until
1965, while the actions of Pope Pius XII during the Nazi era remain
controversial. The Vatican, meanwhile, has had concerns about Israel overseeing
Catholic sites. Official diplomatic relations were not established until 1994.
Tensions over the status of a number of historic holy sites are ongoing,
because of contested sovereignty issues or because of the competing claims of
different religious groups.
After a meeting in
June, Zion Evrony, Israel’s ambassador to the Holy See, told The Art Newspaper
that a final agreement was now possible within months. “I know that some will
be skeptical and say ‘we have heard this before’, but this time, I believe we are closer to the finish
line and there is a good reason for optimism,” Evrony said.
The Israeli
ambassador and Catholic officials in Israel would not give details, but a draft
agreement outlines tax exemptions at non-commercial holy sites and gives more rights to the Vatican at key sites of Catholic
interest in Jerusalem and Caesarea.
The most
controversial site in the draft agreement is Jerusalem’s Cenacle compound,
which is important to Christians, Jews and Muslims. According to Masha Halevi
of Jerusalem’s Hebrew University, Christians venerate the space upstairs in the
Cenacle, where the Last Supper is believed to have taken place, while Jews
consider it a 13th-century holy site marking King David’s tomb. Muslims
consider it the Prophet David’s burial site and it has been Waqf (Islamic
Trust) property since 1551.
To add to the
complexity, the site is on Mount Zion. While Israel considers this its
territory, others consider it a disputed no-man’s land arising from the period
1948 to 1967, or Occupied Arab East Jerusalem. Palestine and Jordan believe the
area is subject to international, not Israeli, law.
The Art Newspaper
was told that Israel
and the Vatican have resolved “99 per cent” of the outstanding issues,
but the Vatican is worried about a Palestinian backlash, says an Israeli source
involved in the negotiations.
The Vatican has long
taken the position that it will not discuss sites in East Jerusalem, or the
West Bank, with Israel. However, “if the agreement recognises church
institutions in East Jerusalem, then there is a sense of de facto recognition
[of Israeli sovereignty],” the source says. The Franciscan Custodian of the
Holy Land in Jerusalem declined to answer questions.
Any deal may also
prove controversial in Jordan, which considers itself a guardian of Muslim and
Christian holy sites in Jerusalem. In March, Palestine signed an agreement with
Jordan, re-emphasising Jordan’s responsibilities. After a Vatican-Israeli meeting
in January, a Jordanian official issued a statement saying that Jordan would
reject any agreement between the Holy See and Israel that led to “action” at
Jerusalem’s holy sites.
A senior Palestinian
official says that Jordan and Palestine are calling on the Vatican “to abide by
international law and article four of the Geneva Convention, which considers
East Jerusalem occupied territory, until both sides reach a final status agreement
on issues of Jerusalem”.
Israeli and Vatican
officials are negotiating over Waqf properties, he says. “As Palestinians, we
don’t interfere in internal Israeli affairs or negotiations, but we do care
when it comes to East Jerusalem [and] international law and conventions. We are
positive that the Holy See is aware of the red lines… but we are worried that
mistakes could be made.”
A potential Pandora’s box
The sovereignty of
the Cenacle site has long been debated. The Muslim Dajani-Daoudi family of
Jerusalem, which holds a document from the Ottoman Sultan in 1529 granting them
guardianship over the site and rites to the land as their family burial plot,
considers the site to be Waqf property, as do Palestine and Jordan. The
Franciscan Catholics argue that they were the guardians of the site before the
Ottoman era; Jews consider it part of Second Temple period Jerusalem.
Today, an Orthodox
Jewish school is housed on the ground floor, and the Last Supper Room upstairs
is a tourist site. Israel allows mass twice a year and for rare special
occasions. A Palestinian source says that the new agreement would grant
Franciscans two hours of daily prayer time at the Cenacle, and administrative
rights, without granting ownership. He also says that rites at the Garden of
Gethsemane were listed in the draft agreement.
The Israeli source
says that, in addition to a Palestinian backlash, an agreement could
potentially open “a Pandora’s box” by creating a precedent for other Christian
communities to claim properties or benefits at the holy sites that Israel
claims sovereignty over.
“I believe that the problems
that remain can be resolved,” Zion Evrony said. “Once this agreement is signed,
I believe it will remedy a hurdle that may have prevented the upgrading of
relations between Israel and the Holy See. A future visit by the Pope [could
also]… strengthen our relations.” He did not discuss Palestinian concerns.
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We cannot CLOSE our eyes to the nearness of CHRIST'S RETURN! We cannot CLOSE our eyes to the nearness of
the CLOSE of probation for all mankind!
Wait, what am I saying? We can close our eyes to it but if we do we will
be eternally lost!
We are being WARNED!
We are being SHOWN!
We have been given
prophetic signs!
Will we HEED THEM?
Will we?!
Or will we continue
to hide our heads in the sand pretending nothing is really going on? Do we really believe we will be LESS
accountable because we are hiding? No, in fact, we will be more accountable for
choosing to hide!
This is God's TRUTH!
This is HIS WORD!
I didn't make the
prophecies up, I didn't make history up, I didn't make the plan of
Salvation. If you believe in GOD, if you
believe in JESUS CHRIST then you must believe in their HOLY WORD to us and live
it!
Tomorrow we will
once again continue on with Bonhoeffer's, Cost of Discipleship, but this needed
to be said because of what He's speaking of concerning us as workers for
Christ.
Time is RUNNING OUT!
We have to note the
times we live in and as workers for Christ we must give the message for the
times we are in.
Please Lord, help
us!
Give us ONLY Your
truth!
We do not ever want
to be deceived!
Please open our
hearts and minds to Your WORD.
Guide us!
Love us!
Forgive us!
Save us!
