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Buckle Up!...It’s Getting Late

Late in the evening a week ago, Thursday January 23, 2014, I began to do what I do most nights at home and got comfortable in my favorite recliner with my laptop. Nothing unusual about that, right? But what followed shortly thereafter is, a bit unusual. I had just begun to surf the web for the day's headlines from various news sources that I later would send out to a growing list of people that serves as a tool for examining current events in light of Bible Prophecy. Definitely nothing unusual about that, I've been doing that for years, but as I got started I had a prompting in my Spirit, and my thoughts that started as a trickle, turned into a flood of information related to Scripture and to Israel and other headlines that I know are all interrelated and relevant. And then I began to write, and what you are about to read is a compilation of those thoughts, over the next five days, as the Holy Spirit guided me. I describe for you that I had an overwhelming sense of urgency to complete this, because God was going to use it as a tool for warning! He has warned us not to be lukewarm and the daily headlines suggest that America is in deep trouble if we continue ignoring God. I slept very little this last week, and as I described earlier, I began to be "flooded" or was receiving a download of thought that continued until I felt God's presence say it was complete. To better understand who I am before you read this, let me share a little testimony. Several years ago, I was listening one morning to Pastor David Jeremiah on the radio and he was preaching a message about the coming rapture of the Church. He was preaching from a Revelation study that he was doing titled "Escape the Coming Night." God spoke to me in a very personal and unique way (flooded with thought) that morning and I began to study the book of Revelation and thus began a new spiritual journey for me that God has blessed, just as He promised He would...(Revelation 1:3)...My hunger to find what God had revealed in His Word about His return to claim His Bride, has now led to this. When I returned from a two week stay in Israel in November of 2008, I began to more fully understand how God had gifted and designed me spiritually, but more importantly His purpose for me! For the first time in 2000 years, you and I are seeing the many signs of a generation that the Hebrew prophets spoke of long ago. Thousands of years of Jewish history is about to reach its final climax, and we have a front row seat! Our view on end-time predictions of the Bible, affects our view of current events and I believe the signs we see today, tell us that God is already well into the final stages of bringing this world and His Kingdom to pass! So as you get started, find some distraction free time, sit back, take a deep breath, and ask God to bless the reading, for in it you're going to get the Truth and nothing but the Truth, and it's going to set you free! That is His promise! Ecclesiastes 12:13..."Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of mankind."

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BUCKLE UP!...IT'S GETTING LATE

" UNIMAGINABLE, UNTHINKABLE "

Go back to the morning of September 11, 2001, you remember where you were and what you were

doing. Just another day, coffee, kids, work, the morning routine, until 8:45! You never considered what

was about to happen in New York City. Terrorism and death on that scale and on our shores was

simply unimaginable, unthinkable! Life as we once knew it was about to change forever! Move forward

a few years, and on September 15, 2008, the Dow drops 400 points and three days later Fed

Chairman Bernanke tells congress, "If we don't issue a $700 billion bailout, we may not have an

economy on Monday." Just ten days later the Dow dropped "777" points, the largest one day point

drop ever! Mind-Boggling! Did you say triple sevens? The seven Spirits of God.(Isaiah 11:2)...The

number 7 is God's divine number...just saying! Is this coincidental? No way! Financial disaster on that

scale, in America? Unimaginable, unthinkable! Life as we once knew it was about to change forever!

(Isaiah 11:2)...2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him-- the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit

of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD.

" HAS AMERICA LEARNED ANYTHING? "

It's hard to get our minds wrapped around life changing events such as these! How could this

happen? Could there be a reason? Spiritually, how were you moved? How about your family? How

about our nation? Has America learned anything? Have we ever turned back toward our Creator? Or

is America under judgment for turning away from God as ancient Israel did? Rabbi Jonathan Cahn

who authored "The Harbinger" and filmed the documentary, "The Isaiah 9:10 Judgment", believes that

the United States is following in the footsteps of ancient Israel with a spirit of defiance against God,

leading to increasingly severe judgments. I am persuaded too, that these events were a wake-up call

to America. And like God, speaking to Israel through Isaiah, explains what will happen as a result of

their pride and arrogance and failure to heed the harbinger (warning): Bigger and more potent attacks

will follow. There have been so many recent events and developments, both here and afar that have a

direct relationship with our future...Let me point out a few now and later I will get into more detail:

● Supreme Court overturns the Defense of Marriage Act

● 18 States legalize same-sex marriage

● 2 States legalize marijuana

● The unexpected Arab Spring in 2011

● The removal of long standing Arab leaders in Iraq-Saddam Hussein, Egypt-

Mubarak, Libya-Gaddafi

● Iran's nuclear program

● The Syrian civil war

● Pope Benedict steps down

● 112th Pope Francis elected

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" GOD'S PERFECT TIMING "

My goal in sharing this information, is to present you with Scripture that will teach you and give you

valuable insight, that you would be able to better discern the many signs "birth pains" that would

come...(Matthew 24:3-8)...Jesus said "When you see all these things taking place, you can know My

return is very near, even right at the door."...(Mark 13:29)...That's us folks! I believe this information

will be life changing for some and will help answer the questions on the hearts and minds of many of

you, your friends and families, and as a result, you would draw closer in your walk with the Lord.

Remember, God's timing is always perfect, and I believe with all of my heart that there is a reason why

He wanted me to share these Truths now! "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the

Churches."...(Revelation 3:22)...May God bless our time together in this endeavor! The Bible tells us

that there are many significant events on the horizon and as a result, life as we know it today is about

to change forever! Let's get started!

(Matthew 24:3-8)...3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. "Tell

us," they said, "when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?" 4

Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the

Christ, ' and will deceive many. 6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not

alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom

against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of birth

pains.

(Mark 13:29)...29 Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that it is near, right at the door.

(Revelation 3:22)...22 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."

" BE A BEREAN "

The Bible speaks volumes about the uncertain times in which we live, and the Lord does not leave

us nor want us to be unprepared. God so loves us that He wanted us to know what's headed our way

and for this very reason I wanted to take this time to share my heart. Many recent headlines and

significant events that have come to pass in both this nation and around our world should draw us into

God's Word to help us sort it all out. But I don't see that happening, I see a world asleep to the realities

of what the Bible says, the masses seemingly without even a clue. If you desire like I do to better

understand the many stage setting signs of "the generation that would not pass until all these things

be fulfilled", hey, that's me and you, then we have to get into the Word...(Luke 21:32)...Remember,

Jesus said to first, "Follow Me"...(Matthew 4:19)..., and then later He said that one day He would

return to claim His Bride (Those that Followed), and commanded us all to then "Watch", that means

pay attention, so that we could "Be Ready" when He comes...(Matthew 24:42-44)...He indicated that

there would be specific signs that would arise together, and like "birth pains" or "labor pains that come

upon a pregnant woman",...(1 Thessalonians 5:3)...would increase in intensity as His return drew

near...(Matthew 24:33-34)...How much clearer could His instruction be to His children?...(Luke

21:28)...28 When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption

is drawing near." I've been looking up a lot lately!...As we get started I am reminded of a couple

passages of Scriptures to consider...(Isaiah 42:9)...9 See, the former things have taken place, and new

things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you." and of the "Berean's", we read

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in...(Acts 17:11)...11 Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they

received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said

was true. Aren't you thankful that He knows what He knows and is willing to share it with us before it

happens! Remember God is not someone with too much time on His hands, He holds all time in His

hands! He declares the end from the beginning and so I encourage you to follow the model of the

"Berean's" and research Scripture when attempting to understand all that God said would culminate in

these final days. I have included and supported all that I will share with God's Holy Word! (Luke 21:32)...32 "I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have

happened.

(Matthew 4:19)...19 "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men."

(Matthew 24:42-44)...42 "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he

would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 So you also must be ready,

because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

(1 Thessalonians 5:3)...3 While people are saying, "Peace and safety," destruction will come on them

suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

(Matthew 24:33-34)...33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. 34

I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.

" OUR GREATEST CLUES "

To begin, let us first determine where we are on the calendar. What season are we in? As a fellow

disciple I too "come to Jesus privately, asking,..."Tell us," "when will this happen, and what will be the sign

of your coming and of the end of the age?" ...(Matthew 24:3)...You can't miss it, our daily, national and

international news sources scream out at us with so many shocking headlines (signs) that we are left

numb, but the good news is that they serve as our greatest clues. So are we really at the very end of

days as the Bible declares? Have we really arrived? Is the return of Jesus Christ imminent? To help us

answer these important questions and to be sure, we must first understand God's past, present, and

future plan for the State of Israel and the Jewish people.

" IT'S ALL ABOUT ISRAEL "

So that's where we will begin. There has never been anything for us to compare with the history of

Israel. The Jews are unique. They were scattered by God to every country in the world in 70

A.D...(Deuteronomy 28:64)... and then in "one day" May 14, 1948, God performed a miracle and Israel

took it's place among the nations of the world again for the first time in nearly 2000 years. The Prophet

Isaiah saw this happen centuries earlier and recorded Her future birth in...(Isaiah 66:8)...God then

began to do a Godlike thing and started to regather the Jewish people back into the Promised Land,

just as the Bible had predicted thousands of years earlier. Like Isaiah, the Prophet Ezekiel too, records

the distant future this way...(Ezekiel 37:21-22)...21 and say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD

says: I will take the Israelites out of the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from all around and

bring them back into their own land. 22 I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel.

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There will be one king over all of them and they will never again be two nations or be divided into two kingdoms.

And with the return of Israel as a nation, Zephaniah even prophesied that the ancient pure Hebrew

language would be revived and become the common language of the state...(Zephaniah 3:9)...

Remarkably, in 1948 there were approx. 650,000 Jews in the Land and today there are over 6

million!...The reality of God's sovereign hand moving upon the Jewish people! Agreed,

Amen!...Jeremiah put it this way...(Jeremiah 31:10)...10 "Hear the word of the LORD, O nations; proclaim it

in distant coast lands: 'He who scattered Israel will gather them and will watch over his flock like a shepherd.'

We can now see clearly what no other generation before us could see or know, the fulfillment of the

"primary sign" that would mark the end of the age, and the soon return of Jesus Christ! A quick fact

check: Jews scattered, check, Israel a nation again, check, Jews regathered, check, common

language, check, Before they all happened, I told you of them!, check. Wow! God is good, God is

faithful, We can believe and trust everything that He has written to happen just as He has declared it!

He is worthy of all our praise! Amen!

(Deuteronomy 28:64)...64 Then the LORD will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the

other. There you will worship other gods--gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have

known.

(Isaiah 66:8)...8 Who has ever heard of such a thing? Who has ever seen such things? Can a country be born

in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment?

(Zephaniah 3:9)...9 "For then I will restore to the peoples a pure language, That they all may call on the name

of the Lord, To serve Him with one accord.

" THE FINAL GENERATION! "

When asked about the timing of His return, Jesus answered in detail and said that some from the

generation being born when Israel was reborn (1948) would still be alive when He returns...(Matthew

24:34)...34 I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.

That ought to get your attention! (That's 66 years ago) You might be right now thinking, "Ok, if I'm

willing to agree that the obvious starting point for a countdown is 1948, then doesn't the Bible say that

a generation is 40 years or something like that, I'm really not sure about any of this (you’re not alone),

but if that is true then aren't you just speculating about the timing of the final generation?" For many

this speculation on the length of a Biblical generation is where the trouble starts, and without a careful

study of the Bible about the length of different generations or life spans you might be willing to hang

your hat there or just give up. But Jesus never said the signs would all be fulfilled within the span of

one generation, but within the lifetimes of the generation being born when they begin. In other

words,...(Matthew 24:34)...simply says that the generation being born when the fulfillment of end time

signs begins, would still be alive at the Lord's return. Hang in there! And so as it happens, the Lord

doesn't leave anything to ponder and gives us a reference to the length of a person's life and it

is...(Psalm 90:10)...10 The length of our days is seventy years-- or eighty, if we have the strength; yet their

span is but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. So there you have it! Everyone on

the same page now? I know, you’re doing your arithmetic now, aren't you?...You bet!, check, please

move on now, Sir!

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" YOU CAN'T UNSEE WHAT YOU ARE SEEING "

So let me state this emphatically, "It is all about Israel" and what we see is that God's plan is right

on schedule and unfolding daily, before our very eyes! As my good friend Brother Joey likes to say,

"You can't unsee what you are seeing or unhear what you are hearing." That is why we can look so

closely at the headlines coming out of the Middle East and the burden Israel has become to not only

our President and administration but indeed to the whole world, so that we may better understand and

prepare for the soon coming prophetic storms...(Zechariah 12:2-3)...2 "I am going to make Jerusalem a

cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling. Judah will be besieged as well as Jerusalem. 3 On that day,

when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the

nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves.

" THE PSALM 83 PROPHECY "

Before we take a snapshot of some recent or current events, let us be reminded that the Bible

speaks of three big events that are going to reshape the Middle East and are likely on the near

horizon. One of them is prophesied in...(Psalm 83)..., one in...(Isaiah 17)..., and the third is

in...(Ezekiel 38-39)...(Psalm 83), an ancient prophecy written over 3000 years ago, reveals what we

currently see developing with the Arab/Muslim states and terrorist populations of an inner circle

surrounding and bordering Israel, and are conspiring as one, in order to wipe Israel off of the map.

Their mandate is clear...(Psalm 83:4)...4 "Come," they say, "let us destroy them as a nation, that the name

of Israel be remembered no more." (Psalm 83) predicts a climactic, concluding Arab-Israeli war, and right

now the stage appears to be set for the near fulfillment of this prophecy. The Lord also said that at the

end of the age He would make Jerusalem a burden to the whole world, an immovable rock for all

nations...(Zechariah 12:2-3)...Tell me what day of any week, Jerusalem is not in the news!...I have

spent a lot of time in the last several years examining Scripture, researching, sharing, and archiving

the many articles and headlines from this region and it all shows "conclusively" the developing storm

that will one day soon, burst onto the world stage!

(Zechariah 12:2-3)...2 "I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling.

Judah will be besieged as well as Jerusalem. 3 On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered

against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure

themselves.

" THE ISAIAH 17 PROPHECY "

That brings us now to another future battle involving Israel where the Prophet Isaiah records a time

when the city of Damascus will be obliterated, and cease to exist...(Isaiah 17:1-3)...The Lord has a

burden against the Syrian capital city of Damascus and will use an "exceedingly great army", the IDF

to destroy it...(Ezekiel 37:10)... One day and I believe soon, the world will wake up to see this once

flourishing, historic city has been reduced to rubble. It's hateful disposition toward the nation of Israel

has drawn the ire of the Lord and is found guilty and due the penalty portion of...(Genesis 12:3)...3 I

will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed

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through you." Syria is a sworn enemy and has warred against Israel in 1948, 1967, and 1973 and

refuses to make peace with or recognize Israel's right to exist. The Golan Heights was territory Israel

captured from Syria in 1967 and they want it back. The death toll from the current civil war, primarily to

civilians, numbers in the hundreds of thousands and has drawn the military powers of the United

States and Russia to their seas and borders and also involves the terrorist nation Iran and the militia

group Hezbollah. Assad's use of chemical weapons against his own people and his countless threats

to turn all of his missiles on Tel Aviv, has proven to Israel that as a matter of survival for the Jewish

state, a future war will become an all or nothing proposition and the IDF will leave Damascus in ruins.

(Isaiah 17:1-3)... 1 An oracle concerning Damascus: "See, Damascus will no longer be a city but will become

a heap of ruins. 2 The cities of Aroer will be deserted and left to flocks, which will lie down, with no one to make

them afraid. 3 The fortified city will disappear from Ephraim, and royal power from Damascus; the remnant of

Aram will be like the glory of the Israelites," declares the LORD Almighty.

(Ezekiel 37:10)...10 So I prophesied as He commanded me, and breath came into them, and they lived, and

stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.

" DON'T DIVIDE MY LAND "

Before we examine the events of...(Ezekiel 38-39)..., let us take a look at what is front and center

today, the current conflict between the Palestinians and Israel. Jerusalem has become the flash point,

a heavy and burdensome stone indeed, a cup that is sending all surrounding peoples

reeling...(Zechariah 12:2-3)..This present conflict is proof positive that we are nearing the end of times.

The Bible foretold the face-off between these two groups to occur in the last days! Presently, most of

the international community, led by the efforts of the United States and along with the Arabs are

pressuring Israel to forfeit much of the land it possesses, including land it captured in the Six-Day war

of 1967, land in Judea and Samaria (West Bank), and all of East Jerusalem, in order to form an

independent Palestinian state with it's capital Jerusalem. Secretary of state John Kerry on behalf of

President Obama has been the world's lead negotiator to broker a peace agreement. He has

proposed as a final draft for an agreement that Israel be willing to concede it's Holy land to pre-1967

borders, commit to split Jerusalem in half, be willing to move Jews out of their homes in communities

that are inside Judea and Samaria, and while we are at it, give up your rights to some of your Holy

sites. Oh, I almost forgot, the terrorists that you caught after they murdered innocent men, women and

children...their families miss them so you need to release them first, as a gesture of your good faith!

And I will have to get back with you on whether you will need to find a way for the return of millions of

other Palestinians. Never mind that these are the same people that just a few months ago fired 1500

missiles into your communities, repeatedly threaten to unleash a new intifada, (kill Jews), won't

recognize Israel right to exist, and I know you gave us the Gaza region and parts of the West Bank

already in exchange for peace but instead got war and more terrorism from those areas, but you

know, boys will be boys! You can't make this stuff up! It can only be explained supernaturally! This is

the most evil of plans and is of the devil himself and Obama and Kerry are playing with fire! Satan has

been after this piece of real estate for a long time, and he is guiding these guys toward the shores of a

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lake named "Eternal Fire" in order to get it. Let's take a look at what the Lord has to say about such

antics, because He is crystal clear about it...(Joel 3:2)...2. I will gather all nations and bring them down to

the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning my inheritance, my people

Israel, for they scattered my people among the nations and divided up my land. You can bet that Michael,

the archangel has been working a lot of overtime lately, because he has been appointed by God to

stand guard over Israel...(Daniel 12:1)...Remember the (Genesis 12) curse, well let's just call it like it

is, these individuals and other dignitaries that think they can do what God said not to do, DON'T

DIVIDE MY LAND, are going to be cursed! And you just read Joel 3:2, it don't look good for the home

team!

(Zechariah 12:2-3)...2 "I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling.

Judah will be besieged as well as Jerusalem. 3 On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered

against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure

themselves.

(Daniel 12:1)...1 "At that time Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a

time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time your people-

-everyone whose name is found written in the book--will be delivered.

" THE COMING JUDGMENT UPON EDOM! "

Decades of other failed diplomatic efforts as well as swapping Israeli land for Arab peace has

proven disastrous for the Jewish people and has only invited more terrorism and more missiles.

Israelis and Palestinians side by side, in a peaceful co-existence will never happen because as noted

in...(Psalm 83)..., their ultimate goal is to eradicate the Jewish state and confiscate all of the Promised

Land. The Palestinians along with the other Arab states in... (Psalm 83)...will someday soon, abandon

diplomatic efforts and opt for war instead. Warning! Big mistake when you choose to touch the "Apple

of His eye"...(Zechariah 2:8)...And war they will get! In the process the IDF will execute the vengeance

of their God on the Palestinians and their coalition of Arab allies. According to the Word of the

Prophets...(Obadiah 1:15)... and...(Ezekiel 35:5-7)...There is a judgment of such tremendous fury and

vengeance coming upon Edom (Palestinians) that it will leave Esau's homeland unsuitable for human

habitation, desolate. The fact that the timing of the reprisal of Edom occurs when "the day of the Lord

upon all the nations is near"...(Obadiah 1:15)...is a "wake up" call for the whole world to know that the

end of life on Earth at that time will also be near.

(Zechariah 2:8)...8 For this is what the LORD Almighty says: "After he has honored me and has sent me

against the nations that have plundered you--for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye.

(Obadiah 1:15)...15 "The day of the LORD is near for all nations. As you have done, it will be done to you;

your deeds will return upon your own head.

(Ezekiel 35:5-7)...5 " 'Because you harbored an ancient hostility and delivered the Israelites over to the sword

at the time of their calamity, the time their punishment reached its climax, 6 therefore as surely as I live,

declares the Sovereign LORD, I will give you over to bloodshed and it will pursue you. Since you did not hate

bloodshed, bloodshed will pursue you. 7 I will make Mount Seir a desolate waste and cut off from it all who

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come and go.

" THE WAR OF EZEKIEL 38 "

Moving on now to the war of...(Ezekiel 38-39)...It is the last of three end-time genocidal attempts

against the Jews and appears to follow soon and sequentially on the heels of ...(Psalm 83)...This

prophecy written by Ezekiel over 2500 years ago, describes a Russian leader (Gog) from the land of

Magog (Russia) who will devise in the "latter days" an evil plan and lead a confederacy of Muslim

nations including Iran and Turkey against Israel to kill and plunder and take booty...(Ezekiel 38:1-

6,8)...(Ezekiel 38:10-13)...This appears to include the plunder and booty that Israel will possess after

they have defeated the...(Psalm 83)...confederacy and a "new booty", the recent discovery of

enormous reserves of gas and oil in Israel. Worth billions, it will provide the precondition necessary

that Russia is looking for plunder. Now if you are a scoffer still, clue, this isn't coincidental! God

Himself will draw Russia into joining this battle, "hook in the jaw", and is already the arms and

weapons supplier for all of the nations that will form this coalition. God is going to use this battle to

orchestrate His reconciliation with Israel and open their eyes! Apparently the IDF will not be needed

for this one and the Lord Himself will destroy the invaders with rain, hail, fire and brimstone...(Ezekiel

38:19-23)...(Ezekiel 39: 7-8)...provides the Lord's purpose for personally defeating this massive

army...He is emphasizing that the God of the Jews is the only God and is upholding His Holy Name! It

will take Israel 7 months to bury the dead and they will burn the weapons of the invading forces for 7

years...Wowzers!...(Ezekiel 39:9-16)...God will also invite "every sort of bird and to every beast of the

field" to partake of the sacrificial meal of "flesh" and "blood" of the invaders...(Ezekiel 39:17-

20)...Regarding the migration of every sort of vulture-type bird, the fact is they are already beginning to

nest in Israel. Whereas, through the years they would make Israel a migratory pit-stop, they are now

setting up shop in Israel by the thousands. If you are still scoffing, clue, this isn't coincidental either!

We have now examined the three big events that one day soon are going to reshape the Middle East.

(Ezekiel 38:1-6,8)... 1 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 "Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the

land of Magog,the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal; prophesy against him 3 and say: 'This is what the

Sovereign LORD says: I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. 4 I will turn you around,

put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army--your horses, your horsemen fully armed, and a

great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their swords. 5 Persia, Cush and Putwill be

with them, all with shields and helmets, 6 also Gomer with all its troops, and Beth Togarmah from the far north

with all its troops--the many nations with you. 8 After many days you will be called to arms. In future years you

will invade a land that has recovered from war, whose people were gathered from many nations to the

mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate. They had been brought out from the nations, and now all of

them live in safety.

(Ezekiel 38:10-13)...10 " 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: On that day thoughts will come into your

mind and you will devise an evil scheme. 11 You will say, "I will invade a land of unwalled villages; I will attack a

peaceful and unsuspecting people--all of them living without walls and without gates and bars. 12 I will plunder

and loot and turn my hand against the resettled ruins and the people gathered from the nations, rich in livestock

and goods, living at the center of the land." 13 Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all her

villages will say to you, "Have you come to plunder? Have you gathered your hordes to loot, to carry off silver

and gold, to take away livestock and goods and to seize much plunder?"

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(Ezekiel 38:19-23)...19 In my zeal and fiery wrath I declare that at that time there shall be a great earthquake

in the land of Israel. 20The fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the beasts of the field, every creature that moves

along the ground, and all the people on the face of the earth will tremble at my presence. The mountains will be

overturned, the cliffs will crumble and every wall will fall to the ground. 21 I will summon a sword against Gog on

all my mountains, declares the Sovereign LORD. Every man's sword will be against his brother. 22 I will

execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed; I will pour down torrents of rain, hailstones and burning

sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him. 23 And so I will show my greatness and my

holiness, and I will make myself known in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.'

(Ezekiel 39: 7-8)...7 " I will make known my holy name among my people Israel. I will no longer let my holy

name be profaned, and the nations will know that I the LORD am the Holy One in Israel. 8 It is coming! It will

surely take place, declares the Sovereign LORD. This is the day I have spoken of.

(Ezekiel 39:9-16)...9 " 'Then those who live in the towns of Israel will go out and use the weapons for fuel and

burn them up--the small and large shields, the bows and arrows, the war clubs and spears. For seven years

they will use them for fuel. 10 They will not need to gather wood from the fields or cut it from the forests,

because they will use the weapons for fuel. And they will plunder those who plundered them and loot those who

looted them, declares the Sovereign LORD. 11 " 'On that day I will give Gog a burial place in Israel, in the valley

of those who travel east toward the Sea. It will block the way of travelers, because Gog and all his hordes will

be buried there. So it will be called the Valley of Hamon Gog. 12 " 'For seven months the house of Israel will be

burying them in order to cleanse the land. 13 All the people of the land will bury them, and the day I am glorified

will be a memorable day for them, declares the Sovereign LORD. 14 " 'Men will be regularly employed to

cleanse the land. Some will go throughout the land and, in addition to them, others will bury those that remain

on the ground. At the end of the seven months they will begin their search. 15As they go through the land and

one of them sees a human bone, he will set up a marker beside it until the gravediggers have buried it in the

Valley of Hamon Gog. 16 (Also a town called Hamonah will be there.) And so they will cleanse the land.'

(Ezekiel 39:17-20)...17 "Son of man, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Call out to every kind of bird and

all the wild animals: 'Assemble and come together from all around to the sacrifice I am preparing for you, the

great sacrifice on the mountains of Israel. There you will eat flesh and drink blood. 18 You will eat the flesh of

mighty men and drink the blood of the princes of the earth as if they were rams and lambs, goats and bulls--all

of them fattened animals from Bashan. 19 At the sacrifice I am preparing for you, you will eat fat till you are

glutted and drink blood till you are drunk. 20 At my table you will eat your fill of horses and riders, mighty men

and soldiers of every kind,' declares the Sovereign LORD.

" THE STAGE IS SET "

The stage is set, the players are all in place, and I believe that...(Psalm 83)...and...(Isaiah 17)...may

happen soon, perhaps in connection with the civil war in Syria, only time will reveal exactly when. And

then when the time is just right, the Father will send His Son, and the trumpet will sound and in a flash,

in the twinkling of an eye, Jesus Christ will rapture His Bride, The Church, into the clouds to meet Him

in the air!...(1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)...(1 Corinthians 15:51-54)...God will then turn His attention to

Israel with the battle of...(Ezekiel 38)...and then the beginning of sorrows...(Matthew 24:8-13)..., the

time of Jacobs trouble...(Jeremiah 30:7)..., the Tribulation...(Matthew 24:21)..., an hour of

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trial...(Revelation 3:10)..., will have begun, as a world leader, the anti-christ, will emerge with a peace

plan and make a covenant with Israel for 7 years...(Daniel 9:27)

(1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)...13 Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to

grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. 14 We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe

that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. 15 According to the Lord's own word, we tell

you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have

fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the

archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 After that, we who are still

alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be

with the Lord forever. 18 Therefore encourage each other with these words.

(1 Corinthians 15:51-54)...51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed-- 52

in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised

imperishable, and we will be changed. 53 For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the

mortal with immortality. 54 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with

immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: "Death has been swallowed up in victory."

(Matthew 24:8-13)...8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. 9 Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and

kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name's sake. 10 And then many will be offended, will betray

one another, and will hate one another. 11 Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. 12 And

because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. 13 But he who endures to the end shall be

saved.

(Jeremiah 30:7)...7 How awful that day will be! None will be like it. It will be a time of trouble for Jacob, but he

will be saved out of it.

(Matthew 24:21)...21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until

now--and never to be equaled again.

(Revelation 3:10)...10 Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the

hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole world to test those who live on the earth.

(Daniel 9:27)...27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one 'seven.' In the middle of the 'seven' he will put

an end to sacrifice and offering. And on a wing [of the temple] he will set up an abomination that causes

desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him. "

" IRAN'S COMING DOUBLE JEOPARDY "

So how about Iran? Where are they in all this? Glad you asked, because there's an answer.

Unless you've been stranded alone on an island (without a smart phone or internet service), then

you're aware that the whole world has been grappling with Iran and their quest to produce a nuclear

bomb. Their government leaders have repeatably threatened to use them to "wipe Israel off of the

map." Big problem..Agreed!..So since you know a little about all this, then you know God knows a lot

about all this, and He is not silent about what He's going to do about this! (Play on words there,

sorry)...Answer.."Iran's Coming Double Jeopardy" and this ain't no TV show! Let's take a look at dual

end-time prophecies, declared by God's Prophets Jeremiah and Ezekiel. First, Jeremiah was "given a

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Word of the Lord against Elam" which today is considered the central western portion of

Iran...(Jeremiah 49:34-39)...Elam has done something that has "fiercely" angered the Lord, and as a

result has Jeremiah declare eight times (that's a bunch), "I will bring judgment and disaster upon

Elam." Saying you will "wipe Israel off of the map", is a Big mistake, and you can bet, get's the

attention of God Almighty every time, and certainly qualifies as a good reason for "fiercely angering"

the Lord. Agreed! As is written..."No word, no thought, no intent of the heart is hidden from His sight,

you will be held accountable!...(Hebrews 4:12-13)

(Jeremiah 49:34-39)...34 This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam,

early in the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah: 35 This is what the LORD Almighty says: "See, I will break the bow

of Elam, the mainstay of their might. 36 I will bring against Elam the four winds from the four quarters of the

heavens; I will scatter them to the four winds, and there will not be a nation where Elam's exiles do not go. 37 I

will shatter Elam before their foes, before those who seek their lives; I will bring disaster upon them, even my

fierce anger," declares the LORD. "I will pursue them with the sword until I have made an end of them. 38I will

set my throne in Elam and destroy her king and officials," declares the LORD. 39 "Yet I will restore the fortunes

of Elam in days to come," declares the LORD.

(Hebrews 4:12-13)...12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it

penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of

him to whom we must give account.

Moving to the second prophecy,,.If you will recall earlier, the Prophet Ezekiel spoke to us about a

future battle that clearly shows that the Lord is angry with the Magog invaders, which includes Iran

(Persia), and as a result destroys them all...(Ezekiel 38:18..39:1-7)...There you have it, two "last days"

unfulfilled prophetic events. The End!..By the way, somebody ought to have a heart to heart, "real

soon" with Khamenei and Rouhani, and don't forget Ahmadinejad! This full-blown hatred they have for

the Jewish state is not going to go well for them! And their spiritual belief that "Mahdi" or the "12th

Imam"...i.e. false god, is going to save the day, just ain't going to happen either. This is all driven by

Satan, and as a part of the Angelic creation, he too was given the power and the freedom to choose to

serve the Almighty, and his rebellion doesn't make him any less subject to God's authority than you

and I. Like the devil who deceived them, Herod, Hitler, and Khamenei now, who scheme to destroy the

seed of the Messiah and steal their homeland, will be tossed into a lake of burning sulfur to be

tormented day and night forever and ever...(Revelation 20:10)...King Jesus will never allow anything or

anyone to ever hurt His people again. Amen!

(Ezekiel 38:18..39:1-7)...18 This is what will happen in that day: When Gog attacks the land of Israel, my hot

anger will be aroused, declares the Sovereign LORD. 39...1 "Son of man, prophesy against Gog and say: 'This

is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. 2 I will turn you

around and drag you along. I will bring you from the far north and send you against the mountains of Israel. 3

Then I will strike your bow from your left hand and make your arrows drop from your right hand. 4 On the

mountains of Israel you will fall, you and all your troops and the nations with you. I will give you as food to all

kinds of carrion birds and to the wild animals. 5 You will fall in the open field, for I have spoken, declares the

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Sovereign LORD. 6 I will send fire on Magog and on those who live in safety in the coastlands, and they will

know that I am the LORD. 7 " 'I will make known my holy name among my people Israel. I will no longer let my

holy name be profaned, and the nations will know that I the LORD am the Holy One in Israel.

(Revelation 20:10)...10 And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where

the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

" ALLAH'S BEST DAYS ARE BEHIND HIM "

We have now covered the coming events of, Psalm 83, Isaiah 17, Ezekiel 38-39, and Iran. The

attempts by these Muslim nations to destroy Israel, is instead going to bring a "curse" upon them all,

and nineteen of Islam's most devout nations are going be obliterated. You cannot wish away, nor

change the (Genesis 12:3) curse! It appears at this point, that Allah's best days are now behind him!

Read...(Zephaniah 2:8-11)...The Lord says all the gods of the earth will be reduced to nothing! The

Lord will prove to the nations that He is the one and only Awesome God! I think it would be

appropriate at this point to ask...whose team do you want to be on? (Zephaniah 2:8-11)...8 "I have heard the insults of Moab and the taunts of the Ammonites, who insulted my

people and made threats against their land. 9 Therefore, as surely as I live," declares the LORD Almighty, the

God of Israel, "surely Moab will become like Sodom, the Ammonites like Gomorrah-- a place of weeds and salt

pits, a wasteland forever. The remnant of my people will plunder them; the survivors of my nation will inherit

their land." 10 This is what they will get in return for their pride, for insulting and mocking the people of the

LORD Almighty. 11 The LORD will be awesome to them when he destroys all the gods of the land. The nations

on every shore will worship him, every one in its own land.

" HOME TURF AND GOD'S MESSENGERS "

Let's take this story into another part of the World, Home Turf, The United States of America.

Earlier I pointed out several recent events that have a direct relationship with the future of this nation.

But before I go any further, let me share some recent commentary...Billy Graham, who turned 95 and

shared perhaps his last Gospel message to America on November 7, said..."The self-centered

indulgence, pride, and lack of shame over sin are now emblems of the American lifestyle. Millions of

babies have been aborted and our nation seems largely unconcerned. My heart aches for America

and it's deceived people. If ever there was a time that this country needed the intervention of God, it is

now." Speaking about comments His wife Ruth once made, he said, "If God doesn't punish America,

He'll have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah." Pastor Greg Laurie responding to Billy Graham's

message said, "Judgment is coming and Graham is a prophetic voice, and to me it's like Isaiah or

Jeremiah standing up and telling our nation what we need to do." Rabbi Jonathon Cahn said, "We

stand at a tipping point, the only hope we have is that of a turning of course, repentance, revival, a

return to God. If I only looked at the direction in which American culture is heading, I would have no

hope. But with God there is still hope."

" AMERICA ON SHIFTING SAND "

Now back to the many events that are literally shaking the foundation of this once great nation. The

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recent Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage and overturning the Defense of Marriage Act is

helping to seal the fate of our certain demise. Look how fast we got to 18 states legalizing gay

marriage after the ruling, and how quickly the headlines started to follow...Chick-fil-A, Hobby Lobby,

The Boy Scouts, Duck Dynasty and this week the Grammy's!...It is all demonic and the "shock and

awe" of this nation is on full display! The speed of our departure from God has accelerated and to

anyone who is spiritually sensitive, the picture is clear. The leadership of this country, and that starts

with President Obama, are now weaving their own ethical and moral blindness into the laws of this

land. (and selling their souls!)...(Mark 8:36)...They are forsaking the moral foundation of this nation by

rejecting God's laws, and as such, His foundations are no longer a guiding principle for the people.

God's ethical gates are being burned to the ground. Be reminded that it is God alone who sets up

kings and removes kings...(Daniel 2:21)...America is in grave danger, the midnight hour on God's

prophetic clock is fast approaching!

(Mark 8:36)...36 What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?

(Daniel 2:21)...21 He changes times and seasons; he sets up kings and deposes them. He gives wisdom to

the wise and knowledge to the discerning.

" A DEAR AND DEADLY PRICE "

The farther we get from God, the more this nation spirals out of control...

● The mass murder of 12 students and a teacher at Columbine High School in 1999 by 2

fellow students shocked the conscious of our society. Unimaginable, unthinkable! Life as we

once knew it was about to change forever!

● 2007, a student at Virginia Tech kills 32 fellow students

● April 2012, 7 students are gunned down at a Christian College in Oakland

● December 2012, 20 First Grade children and 6 teachers are murdered at Sandy Hook

Elementary

● In 2012 there were 10 school shootings that left 41 dead and 13 wounded

As terrible as 2012 was, 2013 was even more deadly. Last year in January alone, there were a mind-

staggering 8 school shootings. There was a school shooting somewhere in this nation last year,

averaging one every two weeks. In the first 14 days of this month, January 2014, that's right now,

there have already been 7 school shootings. We haven't even made it through the 1st month of this

year and were averaging one every couple days. The foundations have been shaken. The rebellion

against traditional values, against high morals, against virtually any form of authority has led to

dysfunctional homes that are producing dysfunctional children. The breakdown of our families in this

country is sad and obvious and we are paying a dear and deadly price! God said through the Prophet

Haggai that He had a controversy with the people of Israel because there was no knowledge of God in

the land...(Hosea 4:1-2,6)...Because the people had forgotten God, God said He would forget their

children. And this is exactly what we see today. The hedge of protection and the generous blessings

that have been provided America have been lifted! It is only His restraining Hand and Power that holds

back evil!...(2 Thessalonians 2:7)

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(Hosea 4:1-2,6)...1 Hear the word of the LORD, you Israelites, because the LORD has a charge to bring

against you who live in the land: "There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land. 2

There is only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows

bloodshed. 6 my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. "Because you have rejected knowledge, I also

reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children.

(2 Thessalonians 2:7)...7 For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds

it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way.

" A WEATHER FORECAST "

How about the weather, have you noticed anything different? Jesus said that one of the signs that

would declare His soon return, would be famine and pestilence in many parts of the world...(Matthew

24:3-8)...You would agree that we have had some rather bizarre and extreme weather lately. Let's

take a look at a few...Omar Baddour is Chief of Data Management for the World Meteorological

Organization in Geneva...He had this to say recently: "Each year we have extreme weather, but it's

unusual to have so many extreme events around the world at once. Such events are increasing in

frequency as well as intensity, a sign that climate change is not just about rising temperatures, but

also about intense, unpleasant, anomalous weather of all kinds." Now that's from the expert on

weather! (Has he been reading God's Word?) Because he is reporting what you and I are seeing and

is exactly what Jesus said would happen. By the way, is there anyone still scoffing? Hope not! I said a

few, so just a couple more...Weather.com stated recently... "Record heat, deadly cold temperatures,

flooding, and rare snowfall- a wide range of extreme weather events have taken place around the

world in the past few weeks." They are also weather experts and are simply reporting the facts. But

God is "THE" weather expert and said many moons ago that this type of bizarre, extreme weather

would come to pass in the "last days." He knows what He knows and wants you to know! No scoffing

please! One more...In the United States, year ending 2013, was the hottest year ever recorded since

weather records began. California has been in a drought for 3 years and this year is the driest since

records began to be recorded. And today, January 28th, it's snowin' and blowin' and icein' and gettin'

awful cold here in the deep south, where we haven't seen weather like this in a long time. (a play on

words again, sorry) You get the picture!

(Matthew 24:3-8)...3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. "Tell

us," they said, "when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?" 4

Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the

Christ, ' and will deceive many. 6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not

alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom

against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of birth

pains.

" BIRTH PAINS "

Jesus also said there would be great earthquakes in various parts of the world as a sign...Do you

really want me to show you all the Big ones that have happened recently, or the many volcano's that

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have erupted? Just trust me on this one, because I trust Him! He also said there would be strange

signs in the sun, and the moon and the stars and roaring and tossing of the seas...(Luke 21: 25)...I

can't tell you how many articles that I have archived in the last year alone on the changes scientists

say have been occurring on the surface of the sun! Remember they are the experts! No one will soon

forget the footage or the images of the tsunami that came upon the shores of Northern Japan a couple

years ago. The earthquake registered a 9.0, it moved the main island east 8 feet and shifted the Earth

on it's axis by an est. 4 to 10 inches. It has been recorded as the 4th most powerful quake ever

recorded and the ensuing tsunami, the roaring and and tossing of seas, was unlike anything we have

ever witnessed! How about the recent typhoon that came upon the islands of the Philippines on the

morning of November 8, the morning after Billy Graham aired "My Hope America." It was determined

and later registered as the strongest storm ever, upon the face of the earth! Now that's roaring and

tossing! WOW! I have only pointed out the strength of the storms but the real devastation is the loss of

life numbering in the tens of thousands.

(Luke 21: 25)...25 "There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and

perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.

" FOUR BLOOD MOONS "

That takes us now to Pastor John Hagee...He has just released a book titled "Four Blood Moons-

Something Is About To Change, and in it he takes the reader through a tour of Scripture related to the

signs in the heavens, the moon and the stars, and how God uses the heavens to speak to and

sometimes warn mankind...(Luke 21: 25,27-28)...He counts the number of stars and names them

all...(Psalm 147:4)...(Isaiah 40:26)...History has recorded that it is a rare event indeed when Four

Blood Moons occur and the last three have all happened in-line with very significant events involving

the Jewish people and Israel. There is a series of Four Blood Moons coming, and as rare as that is,

once again is in-line with some very significant dates on the Hebrew calendar. The first will happen on

Passover, April 15, 2014, the Holiest day in the Holy Land, the second on Rosh Hashanah-The Feast

of Trumpets, September 8, 2014, the third again on Passover, April 4, 2015, the Holiest day in the

Holy Land, and the fourth again on Rosh Hashanah-The Feast of Trumpets, September 28, 2015. The

odds surrounding this string of events are truly astronomical! I think God, just might be trying to tell us

something! Clue, none of this is coincidental! By the way, I don't think we have any remaining scoffers!

The God who made them and names them is clearly controlling them, and through His Son and His

sun, and His moon, and His stars is sending His children in His generation a signal that something big

is about to happen! (There I go with the words again)

(Luke 21: 25,27-28)...27 At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great

glory. 28 When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is

drawing near."

(Psalm 147:4)....4 He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.

(Isaiah 40:26)...26 Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the

starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one

of them is missing.

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" SIGNS OF THE TIMES "

So let's do a quick wrap up on what we have covered regarding the signs that Jesus said would

appear at the "end of the age" to warn mankind of His soon return: Wars and rumors of wars, check,

nation against nation, check, famine, check, earthquakes, check, signs in the sun, check, moon,

check, stars, check, roaring and tossing of the seas, check, more frequent, check, more intense,

check. Remember, earlier we went through a checklist of what the Prophets recorded regarding the

Jews, Israel, Jerusalem and much of the Middle East. Great job God! You scored an A+..100%

accurate! Knew You could do it! There's Joey again..."You can't unsee what you’re seeing and you

can't unhear what your hearing!" I agree, He's right on. Amen!

" ANSWERS "

Earlier on, I asked 3 questions that I said I would help us answer...1) Are we really at the very end

of days as the Bible declares? Answer:YES 2) Have we really arrived? Answer:YES 3) Is the return

of Jesus Christ imminent? Answer:YES.....How do I know? Because the Bible tells me so! (I think I

learned that when I was 5) How about you, do you agree?

" THE TEACHER AND A LESSON "

So what do I do with all that I have learned? Let's ask Jesus...After His disciples asked Him what

will be the sign of your coming, He said.."Now learn a lesson from the fig tree"...(Matthew 24:32)...The

Teacher is going to teach the students a new lesson and like any Good teacher, He expects them to

pay attention in order that they would learn much, and so "Be Ready" for the test. Those that pay

attention, will learn, will study and will do well on the Coming test! Amen..That happens to be the 2nd

Coming test! Now some 2000 years after the lesson was first taught, it's time for the final exam! So

how have your study habits been going? If you understand this lesson, you will do well on the

test!...The fig tree is one of the symbols of Israel in the Scriptures,...(Hosea 9:10)...(Joel

1:7)...(Jeremiah 24:1-5)...Jesus had put a curse on a fig tree the day before and it had withered. The

withered fig tree was a symbolic prophecy that God would soon pour out His wrath, because they, the

Jews, had rejected His Son. He was telling them to watch for the fig tree to bloom again. In other

words, Watch for Israel to bloom again, become a nation again, and then you would know that He

would be at the gates of heaven, ready to return...(Matthew 24:34)...34 I tell you the truth, this generation

will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. The fig tree has blossomed. Jesus is at

the gates!...(Matthew 24:36,42-44)...36 "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in

heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 42 "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day

your Lord will come. 43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief

was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 So you also must

be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him Buckle Up!

(Matthew 24:32)...32 "Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves

come out, you know that summer is near.

(Hosea 9:10)...10 "When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the desert; when I saw your fathers, it was

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like seeing the early fruit on the fig tree.

(Joel 1:7)...7 It has laid waste my vines and ruined my fig trees. It has stripped off their bark and thrown it

away, leaving their branches white.

(Jeremiah 24:1-5)...1 After Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim king of Judah and the officials, the craftsmen and the

artisans of Judah were carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the

LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD. 2 One basket had very good

figs, like those that ripen early; the other basket had very poor figs, so bad they could not be eaten. 3Then the

LORD asked me, "What do you see, Jeremiah?" "Figs," I answered. "The good ones are very good, but the

poor ones are so bad they cannot be eaten." 4 Then the word of the LORD came to me: 5"This is what the

LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Like these good figs, I regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I sent away

from this place to the land of the Babylonians.

" THE GOSPEL "

We have covered a lot of material and a great deal of Scripture! Hallelujah! You might just be

feeling a bit overwhelmed, but Bible prophecy is extremely important for us to understand, and so

much the more in these last days when we are in an accelerated pace. It's late my friends, and if you

have already trusted Jesus with the life changing power of the Gospel then God has made us co-

laborers and invited each of us to partner with Him in His wonderful plan to draw others to Himself.

Make sure that each and everyone of you is faithful and actively participating in sharing the only hope

we all have...The Good News of Christ Jesus! At the end of the day, that is what matters most, the

individual soul, and because the soul is so precious to the Lord, He was willing to sacrifice His life on

Calvary's Cross in Jerusalem almost 2000 years ago. The Gospel message is that on that Cross,

Christ paid the full price for all sin, past, present, and future when His blood was shed and He died. He

was then buried in a tomb, and on the third day He arose "Alive" and came out of that tomb...(1

Corinthians 15:3-4)...3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our

sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the

Scriptures, Resurrected! That you might live! Your pardon for sin is available to you right now, but you

must first admit that you are a sinner and be willing to repent of your sin, meaning, turn in the other

direction, and then by faith put your trust in the finished work of Jesus Christ!...(Romans 3:23)...23 for

all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Salvation is the gift provided to us through God's grace

and mercy and can never be earned but "must" be received...(Romans 6:23)...23 For the wages of sin is

death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. The most important life decision one can

make is to receive Christ as his personal Lord and Savior...(Romans 10:9,13)...9 That if you confess with

your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 13

for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." If you have never done this, then now you

must take that final leap of faith to receive eternal salvation. Jesus said "that no one could see the

Kingdom of God unless they were born again."...(John 3:3)...3 In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth,

no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again."

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" A PRAYER "

You can be saved and born again right now by praying a prayer like this...Dear Lord Jesus, I know that

I am a sinner and I ask for your forgiveness. I believe you died for my sins and rose from the dead. I

now turn from my sin and want to trust and follow you as my personal Lord and Savior. Now fill me

with the Holy Spirit and guide my life that I would do your will. Thank you for saving me! In the name

Jesus, I pray this. Amen!

" CONGRATULATIONS "

If you prayed that prayer, congratulations and I welcome you as a fellow brother or sister in God's

family! This is the promise of God! And is the most important day of your life! If you would like to

share your decision, I would love to hear about it and if you have questions about anything that I have

shared, you too can simply email me at [email protected]. If you are still not sure or are

uncertain about any of this, let me encourage you to not put it off...Right now is the time of God's

favor!...(2 Corinthians 6:2)...2 For he says, "In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I

helped you." I tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation. I will be glad to help you

answer any questions you might have, simply email me.

" A REQUEST "

In closing, I have one request! If God has spoken to you through this message, that is a blessing,

and together we can be a blessing to others and make a bigger impact for the Kingdom by you simply

sharing this with your family, your friends, co-workers, your Pastor, Sunday School class by way of

email or facebook.

Thank you and God Bless,

Bobby Blanton

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