Friday, January 17, 2014

An Hour and An End - Pt. 6 (Prophetic Signs)

One more prophetic sign involving Jerusalem before Christ returns.



ONE more prophetic sign.



That is to say, before 1980 there was more than one sign remaining.



1980.



I was 17 years old in 1980 and today I am 50, going on 51 in a short six months. Thirty-three years have passed since the second to last prophetic sign connected with Jerusalem came to pass. When it came to pass it didn't do so in a shocking, world rocking way that stunned everyone in the world causing them to take notice.  The signs don't work that way especially in the last days when we've been told that Jesus' return will be as a thief in the night. ONLY those waiting and watching for that thief will keep him from robbing them. Most aren't watching and waiting for thieves, who wants to live their lives that way? The sudden-ness, the unexpectedness will take many by shocking surprise. Even though they've been forewarned.  You see, if you are told a thief will rob you, you'd ask when in order to prepare. If you are told no one knows when, just that it will happen, you might take precautions- an alarm system and such, you might even keep guard for awhile. But as time passed and nothing happened you'd be inclined to not be as on guard as you were at first. Then when it happens you would be shocked, taken by surprise all because you weren't prepared always.



In 1980 Jerusalem was once again controlled by the Israeli people, those not considered gentiles.



Today you can read in the news the fight for peace in the Middle East and the gentiles wanting East Jerusalem to be theirs, not the Israeli's.  They say they will agree to NO peace treaty without East Jerusalem becoming THEIR capital.  The Israelis in turn say NO WAY, they aren't going to divide Jerusalem.  The fought for and won Jerusalem back in a war and they're not going to just hand it back to their sworn enemy to make peace in the region.  This is happening now and has been happening for years.  What will the final outcome be? I don't know. I do know this…



'There remains but ONE more prophetic sign involving Jerusalem before the end.



It reads:       And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain (Jerusalem, Dan. 9:16); yet he shall come to his end and none shall help him. (Daniel 11:45)



Papal policy indicates that this is its objective and desire.



The Word of God indicates that when this happens, THE NEXT MAJOR EVENT is the close of all human probation: "And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people." (Daniel 12:1)



We have arrived at the end. This generation shall not pass away till all things are fulfilled.'



There is no prophetic talk of Jerusalem being divided in two, but there IS prophetic talk of a POWER putting THEIR POWER there in Jerusalem and that destroying the POWER.



A HE shall establish a representative power base of theirs in Jerusalem in such a way that it is  significant and this will signal his end, something no one will be able to stop.



Signal the end.



The very next thing that will take place…



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.


Is it possible that Jerusalem will be divided? Could the prophecy still remain intact? All that was mentioned was Jerusalem being trodden down until the times of the gentiles being fulfilled. That happened. So even now if Jerusalem were to once more under go some dramatic change of hands it would not nullified the fulfilled prophecy- it happened, it's history.  We are now waiting and watching for the 'HE' power to 'PLANT' himself in Jerusalem.  All of our studying, many biblical scholars who have studied the issue agree that the 'HE' power is none other than the Papacy.  And to further comprehend what this means... the Vatican is right now poised to take *BACK* some very prominent historic/religious sites establishing its presence in a very significant way in Jerusalem. These sites have been in contention between the Vatican and Israel for some time. They've worked over the years in many talks to come to some sort of understanding as to what belongs to the Vatican and what does not. THIS IS CURRENT HISTORY. I'm not talking about something that transpired centuries ago, but last year and yes, even this year.  In the news we read that 'supposedly' the sites in contention issue should be resolved this May when the Pope visits Jerusalem.  Will it happen? I don't know, I honestly cannot say for certain that this is the moment we are looking for, that this is the planting of the tabernacles, that this is the power establishing itself in Jerusalem and this is it... the time immediately prior to the time when Michael stands up, the great prince, the time before the time of trouble such as never was before, the time before the deliverance of Christ's people found written in the book of life.

I cannot say for certain but I'm WATCHING as we are told to WATCH and I'm PRAYING as we are told to PRAY, all by the GRACE of our LORD JESUS CHRIST.

Prophetic signs fulfilled, and being fulfilled in our day.

Maybe we can't know for certain to look back upon things in the last days because we will be living in prophecy, but we can see the signs, know the signs. When we see shoots on a tree budding forth we KNOW summer is on its way- that's a sign of the impending summer.  When we see these signs of Biblical prophecy unfolding we know that it is a sign of impending salvation from this world of sin, the impending return of our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST!

So tell me, knowing these signs are unfolding can we afford to think about anything but the life battle we are in for eternity?

Satan would have us concerned about eating, drinking, and various cares of this life which there are an unending multitude of. Satan wants us completely wrapped up in all things but Christ and His soon return.

Luk_21:34  And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

We cannot let ourselves become so wrapped up in THIS life that we neglect the life of eternity, to do so is to lose eternity altogether.

Satan would have us lulled into a great stupor so that we are caught unaware, at every turn we are facing spiritual obstacles put in our path by the great deceiver who wants us to be his, not Christ's.

Please Lord, we would know YOUR truth and KEEP YOUR truth, all through YOU and YOUR amazing love, YOUR grace and mercy, YOUR righteousness!

Please, Lord, save us from Satan, save us from ourselves and keep us off the path of destruction that Satan makes so incredibly tempting through His deceptions.

Keep our eyes opened LORD, let us know the hour we are living in and understand that no matter the time whether the beginning of the very end is in May 2014, or if it's a hundred years from now, let us be in You always watching, always hoping, always loving YOU!

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