Today in Prophecy

12/25/06 Satan knows and understands the events of the times, as well as Biblical Prophecy far better than any one human understands.  Many of the prophecies have been preceded by the devils own fakery.  On one of my wifes blog sites she spoke her peace on how American society seems to be attacking Christ in Christmas, and is telling their employee's, as well as schools telling their students, they cannot say Merry Christmas, but must say Happy Holidays instead. This is just another form of taking Christ out of Christmas.  One man responded to her post speaking of the history of Christmas and how it was origninally the Winter Solstice and was a Pagan holiday, and even mentioned a god of the sun that was worshipped and part of the celebration was bread with a cross in it which occurred long before the birth and death of Christ.  Of course Satan will do this because this gives him reason and evidence to discredit the birth and ressurection of Jesus.  This is no different than a murderer collecting evidence from an individual to plant at the scene of a crime to make someone else look guilty.

The tribulation will present another falsehood presented by the devil, as a third world war breaks out and mimicks the visions of John in Revelation and other prophets, so that HE can come into power and will look like the son of man. Jesus was very clear about His return in Matthew 24, it will be near the end of the tribulation and at the time of harvest. Let the thistles grow with the wheat and at harvest season gather up the thistle first and cast it into the fire, then gather the wheat.  When Jesus returns his cloak is already stained with the blood of His enemies, (Revelation).  WWIII will be a false Armegeddon, the Devil will be the false Christ, and there will be deception so great that if it were possible, even Gods very elect would be deceived, (Revelation).

How close are we to WWIII? Jerusalem was given back to Israel in 1967, Luke said Jerusalem would be trodden under foot of the gentiles until the time of the gentiles is over, one Biblical generation is about 40 years, which would be 2007.  I am not marking a date or even the year, but the time is here.  Jesus also said no man will know the day or the hour, but He also got upset with the Jews for not knowing the time of their visitation.  He said, (paraphrased), "How is it you can discern the sky and the seasons and know the time of planting and the time of harvest, but you know not the signs of the times?" We are to recognize the signs of the times, Jesus came to sow the seeds, we are to tend the garden, and He will come back for the harvest and both the sower and those that reap will rejoice together.  The time is here, Jesus is knocking at the door, and WWIII is as close as the terrorists are. (read on what I wrote in August 2006)-

The thing to keep real and in our minds is the midset of extreme Islam to destroy America and Israel, (*an estimated 10% of Islams are extremists which makes the number about 1 million), to wipe us off the face of the earth.  They are still trying and will continue to try, with million extremists the mathematical probablilities are good that eventually they will succeed in doing great harm to America, (just as they succeded to cleverly attach the World Trade center), and the attacks will most likely be within the boundaries of our larger cities.  Once an all out attack on America has begun or Nuclear or biological weapons have been used on it, it is not beyond the scope that we will then retaliate with equal and significantly more powerful response.  If only one of our cities experienced a nuclear explosion at the hands of terrorists, either in a suitcase bomb or attack via missle or even private aircraft launched from Mexico or Canada or even within our own borders, it would be our own best interests in defense to strike with intent to destroy any and all desire to stand against us once and for all.  Globally that could be devastating, those who oppose us will likely get involved and MAD, (Mutual Assured Destruction), will finally play out.  The psychological impact this war would have on the people of the world would be one of most assured destruction, this is the end of the world, mental chaos and shock, and most people will be in a state of psycholoical hypnosis.  Then enter one savior, one man who can bring peace to the earth.

In direct correlation to this prophecy of Islam is the breaking of the sixth seal: (Rev 6)

12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. 

I wonder how the Bible would read if John had the words in his vocabulary to describe missiles and bombs, helicopters and jet aircraft.  Using the words of nature as he knows them, he describes what could literally be declared a nuclear or atomic war, in fact nuclear testing has been described by scientists as the atmosphere rolling back on itself  or departing as a scroll, read on:

14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

Take notice here that this movement of the mountains is not the same event as the pouring out of the 7th bowl of God's wrath.  When God moves the earth with His wrath, the mountains will flee away, not just be moved, and the islands will not be found.

15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

Be alert and be aware, the secular world and even many churches are going to believe that this is Armageddon and God is coming to ring in a thousands years of peace, but the anti-christ, or the Devil if you prefer, knows this.  He knows what the Christians are waiting for, and he will use this for his own deception. WWIII with nuclear weapons and global chaos will leave most people feeling as though this is the final war, the war to end all wars, and the Antichrist will walk on to the scene very cleverly and deceptively. and he will make every attempt to look like the savior of the world.  Christians who have been waiting for the rapture, (if it does not occur at that point), and who are not solid in their understanding of Gods word, will be deceived and will be convinced that either the rapture has occured and they are in it, or that the end is not yet or they wouldn't still be here, or maybe he will simply convince the world that God does not exist.  Why not, he has done a pretty good job of convincing the world that he doesn't exist.  Revelation says there will be a great deception, so great that if it were possible even his very elect would be deceived, so those who are slack in their understanding will likely be confused, not knowing how to decipher the truth from the lies, and they will be lead down a deadly path.  Even many ministers of the word will fall into this catagory as well as those who follow them.  I'm not saying all ministers, but there will be some.

The sixth seal correlates with the beginning of the tribulation.  Beginning with Rev Chapter 7, immediately after the sixth seal is completed, the 144,000 of the 12 tribes of Israel are sealed for their ministry, and then John looks and sees a countless number of those who have washed their robes in the Blood of the Lamb, who are taken from the Tribulation.  Was this the rapture?  No, if you read on about them, they sit before the throne of God, and they will not feel the heat, nor the sun on them, and they will hunger no more.  This is not the only time that people are mentioned being in heaven, but this is the only time where it is specifically stated they will not feel the heat, nor the sun, nor will they hunger. Why do you suppose that is?  Yes, it does mean something, or God would not have put it there.

After the bombing of Hiroshima with an atomic bomb, there was a bright flash, blinding light.  People outside the city in the hills when they saw this could feel the heat radiating from it.  Thousands were killed instantly, but many more thousands were burned with radiation poisoning that slowly cooked them over a period of weeks and sometimes months.

Imagine a global thermo-nuclear war, major cities being struck, there will literally be millions of Christians world wide that will be killed instantly or slow cooked from the inside out.  Also imagine perhaps hundreds of atomic and nuclear bombs going off around the world, each one being an incinerator that burns with extreme heat, and this heat like a furnace will radiate out and will stay in the atmosphere for a period of time.  Heat like that does not just go away immedaitely. Those countless numbers of people who are now before the throne of God, who are now protected from the sun and the heat perhaps now are a little better understood, there is a reason why this was added to this group of people that appear in Heaven right after the sixth seal. I think John has described to us a nuclear war, and shows this as being the beginning of the tribulation, or a pre-tribulation event if you will.  This holocaust will cause the people of the world to recognize the need for peace, it has been talked about for decades, but now the reality of the devastation of our potential to annihilate all life on earth will be clearly seen.  The impact of this war will make the World Trade Center collapse look like a Sunday Picnic after church.

This will also set the stage for someone, possessed of the Devil, to deceive the world.  The greatest deception since the beginning of time itself.

Please be aware.  Although I spoke this only to those close to me, when 9/11 hit, I said we would go into Afghanistan to get Osama Bin Laden, I also told those close to me we would not find him, (all this was based on Biblical prophecy).  I also said we would go once again into Iraq to find weapons of mass destruction, but that we would not find any. (This was based on my knowledge of the Bible and what it says about the rich men of the earth) I believe Osama will surface one day, and will surprise the world as he may even marry the princess of another nation.  Hopefully I won't be here to find out if this is true or not, but by the same token I would like to be lead by God to bring my youngest children into the new millennium.  I don't think I will survive to see that new day, but I could potentially survive up to that day.

God Bless, and read your Bibles.  Ask God for understanding, Gods word is interpreted through the Holy Spirit, not through Seminaries and Theology classes.

Dan Dunkin