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Old Damascus neighborhood must be destroyed
Old Damascus neighborhood must be destroyed
The city of my praise
By Craig C. White
Most Christians are familiar with the Bible verse that says that Damascus will become a ruinous heap. But the Bible defines a specific Damascus neighborhood that must be destroyed.
Isaiah 17:1-2 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
Has Damascus already become a ruinous heap? Some outlying neighborhoods have. But the central core of Damascus remains relatively intact. Does this satisfy Bible prophecy? Not yet. Jeremiah chapter 49 identifies the neighborhood of Old Damascus with its Old buildings and ancient renown.Jeremiah 49:25 How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
Two different Hebrew words for city are used in the verse above. The city of praise is a fortified city that has been celebrated in song. When God says “how is the city not left” he could be communicating his astonishment that even after a terrible assault on Damascus, the city has still not surrendered. When God calls Damascus “the city of my joy!” he is specifically saying that he delights in the cities old buildings. So we are looking for the destruction of the old part of the city. The neighborhood of Old Damascus is the seat of Syria’s government as well as its center of ancient history. Damascus is the oldest continually inhabited city on earth. It was founded by the Aramaeans over four thousand years ago, and was inhabited two thousand years before that. Damascus is a living depiction of human history.
Map of Damascus with the neighborhood of old Damascus outlined in red. This is the area of Damascus that the Bible pinpoints!
Video showing the devastation of the al-Dukhania neighborhood east of Damascus
After you view this video you will understand that the Bible does not require Damascus to be destroyed by a nuclear bomb as so many Bible prophecy buffs teach.
Read my commentary titled The nations are disquieted over Syria
For the entire story read my book The complete guide to Syria in end time Bible Prophecy
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Trump announces peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates
Trump announces peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates
Is this the seven year covenant?
By Craig C. White
US President Trump helped to broker a peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. According to the agreement Israel will slow the development of the West Bank in exchange for official diplomatic relations with the UAE.
That is quite an accomplishment but conditions in the Middle East are driving some nations to make peace with Israel much more than Trumps ability as a deal broker. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Cypress, and Greece are all playing nice with Israel these days because they are deathly afraid of Iran and Turkey.
Daniel 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
This news has stirred the Christian community to consider if this is the seven year covenant spoken of in Daniel 9:27. I can tell you that it isn’t. This peace agreement lacks a seven year term and it doesn’t provide for the commencing of Jewish animal sacrifice in a newly built temple. Besides that this peace agreement doesn’t involve the Antichrist. No US President Donald Trump is not the Antichrist. As a matter of fact the true Antichrist has just been revealed by sitting in the Hagia Sophia Cathedral in Istanbul, Turkey declaring himself to be greater than the Christian God. Yes Turkish President Erdogan has officially revealed himself as being the Antichrist.
This peace agreement is interesting considering that Ezekiel chapter 38 says that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will ask Turkey if they have come to rob Israel when Turkey invades Israel.
In the following verse Sheba is southern Arabia (UAE). Dedan is Saudi Arabia, and the merchants of Tarshish is Lebanon. All of these governments will mildly object when Turkey leads an invasion into Israel.
Eze 38:13 Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
Is the Israel and United Arab Emirates peace agreement a fulfillment of Bible prophecy? I don’t think that this peace agreement is a major Bible event. It reflects the fear by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates of being annihilated by Iran. That is a real fear. Mecca in Saudi Arabia is Mystery Babylon. The Bible tells us that the next world empire will annihilate Mystery Babylon. So this peace agreement is a sign of the end time.
Read this article on Reuters: Israel, UAE to normalize relations in shift in Mideast politics; West Bank annexations on hold
Read my commentary titled Dubai a Case for Mystery Babylon
Read my commentary titled Magog Made Easy!
Read my first book The Fall of Satan and Rise of the Antichrist
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How can this be? Turkish President Erdogan revealed as Antichrist
How can this be?
Turkish President Erdogan revealed as Antichrist
By Craig C. White
Turkish President Erdogan revealed himself as the Antichrist in the Hagia Sophia Cathedral in Istanbul.
2Thessalonians 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
Christians have been asking me how can the Hagia Sophia be “the temple of God” in 2Thessalonians? First of all, the Greek word that is translated as “temple” in 2Thessalonians 2:4 can refer to any temple or shrine so don’t get hung up thinking that it can only refer to the Jewish temple in Jerusalem.
The Hagia Sophia is called a temple in this seemingly prophetic Turkish poem. Resurrection of an empire and conquest are its themes. These are the primary goals of Satan.
“Hagia Sophia! O great temple, do not worry, the descendants of the conqueror will destroy all idols, turn you into a mosque, perform ablution with their tears, and make prostration between your walls, and the cheering and magnification will repeat among your domes. And this will be the second conquest, and the poets will write about the epics, and the call to prayer will again be heard and the sounds of enlargement from those silent orphan minarets, and the balconies of your minarets will glow in the lights in the sanctification of God and the honor of his prophet, so that people will think that the conqueror has resurrected again. The second will be resurrected after death. This is sure, do not worry, and these days are close, perhaps tomorrow or closer to tomorrow. ”
By Turkish poet Osman Yuksel Serdinci, who was sentenced to death in the early 1980s because of his struggle to reopen Hagia Sophia as a mosque.
The Hagia Sophia is the perfect place to reveal the Antichrist. The Ottoman Empire converted it into a mosque. After the fall of the Ottoman Empire the Hagia Sophia was turned into a museum. By turning the Hagia Sophia back into a mosque Turkish President Erdogan is proclaiming himself as the Sultan of a new Ottoman Empire. A renewed Ottoman Empire will oppress Israel during the Tribulation. Satan has been the influence behind every world empire.
Pastor Steve Cioccolanti recognizes the significance of the conversion of the Hagia Sophia into a mosque. He recognizes that the Antichrist will come from a revived Turkish ruled Ottoman Empire. I agree with Pastor Steve Cioccolanti. Two witnesses have confirmed this for you.
Turkish President Erdogan has revealed himself as the Antichrist by sitting in the Hagia Sophia exalting himself above the Christian God. A red line has been drawn for Christians who insist on looking for a European Antichrist. Opportunity to rightly watch for Christ’s return is dwindling. The Tribulation is at our doorstep.
Pastor Cioccolanti recognizes that Erdogan’s subjugation of the Hagia Sophia is a monumental event. But this isn’t the first thing that identifies Turkish President Erdogan as being the Antichrist.
Erdogan is Magog the chief prince among the provinces of Turkey. According to Ezekiel chapter 38 Turkey will lead the Islamic nations into Israel.
Eze 38:2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
Erdogan has built the largest palace in the world in Ankara. He is not honoring Allah but Erdogan is honoring the God of Ottoman conquest in his palace with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things
Dan 11:38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
Erdogan has built several mosques in Istanbul including the largest in Turkey that is dedicated to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Erdogan has built the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in Istanbul. Better look on a map. There is no other place on earth that could better be described as between the seas than the Bosporus.
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.
The head of the seventh world empire will be healed. That means that a revived Turkish ruled Ottoman Empire must be the end time empire that will oppress Israel. The head of the Ottoman Empire is being healed in front our eyes. How is it that we can’t see it?
Rev 13:3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
Turkish President Erdogan had already fulfilled Bible prophecy that identifies him as the Antichrist. On Friday July 24th 2020 Erdogan was officially revealed as the Antichrist as he sat in the Hagia Sophia exalting himself above the Christian God.
We as Christians are commanded to watch as the day of Jesus’ return approaches. I mean the day of the Rapture.
Rev 3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
Rev 3:16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
In order to properly watch we must know what the Bible says. Then we must recognize the signs of our time. I am afraid that very few Christians really do understand what God has been trying to tell them. Many hold odd popularized views that haven’t really been searched out. Many have rebuked me for declaring that the Antichrist has been revealed. There are consequences for holding wrong views. Pretty soon people won’t have the luxury of holding wrong views about Bible prophecy. They will just become victims of it. It’s High Time to Awake!
Read my commentary titled Sitting in the temple of God
Read my commentary titled Erdogan is the Antichrist
Read my book Presenting the Antichrist and False Prophet
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Sitting in the temple of God
Sitting in the temple of God
Erdogan just sat in the Hagia Sophia exalting himself above the Christian God
By Craig C. White
On Friday July 24, 2020 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan led Islamic prayers in the Hagia Sofia Cathedral. There are several things wrong with this; mainly that the Bible says that the Antichrist will be revealed by sitting in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. Last Friday Erdogan sat in the Hagia Sophia exalting himself above the Christian God.
The Hagia Sophia Cathedral was built in the 6th century as the patriarchal Cathedral of Greek Orthodox Christianity. In 1453 the Hagia Sophia has converted into a mosque under the Ottoman Empire. After the fall of the Ottoman Empire the Hagia Sophia was converted into a museum under Kemel Ataturk in 1934. On Friday Turkey held opening prayers in the Hagia Sophia officially turning it back into a mosque.
Turkish President Erdogan led the first Islamic prayers in the newly converted Cathedral. There is something wrong with this. Only an Imam is allowed to lead Islamic prayers. Erdogan is not an Imam. The Turks are ascribing Holy status to their President. In the height of arrogance Erdogan said “Now this place has returned to its original form,”. This statement is not at all true but from Erdogan’s perspective the world began with the Ottoman Empire. Please notice that Erdogan dedicated the Hagia Sophia to the Ottoman Empire and not to Islam. The Bible says that the Antichrist will honor the God of conquest and will not necessarily honor the God of his fathers. There is a distinction to be made here.
Daniel 11:38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
After President Erdogan opened by reading from the Quran, Turkey’s top Imam Ali Erbas climbed up into the pulpit while holding an Ottoman sword and said “The longing of our nation that had become a deep wound is over,”. The Bible identifies the world empire that will oppress Israel during the Tribulation as having a wounded head and then it’s head was healed. Could it be that Imam Ali Erbas understands the scripture better than most Christians?
Revelation 13:1-3 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
The Hagia Sophia Cathedral was converted into a mosque during the reign of the Ottoman Empire. The conversion of the Hagia Sophia back into a mosque indicates the return of the Ottoman Empire.
2Thessalonians tells us that two events must happen before the Tribulation begins. They are the falling of Satan from heaven to earth and the revealing of the Antichrist as he sits in the temple of God showing himself that he is God.
2Thessalonians 2:3-4 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
Turkish President Erdogan just sat in the Hagia Sophia exalting himself above the Christian God. Erdogan has already fulfilled several other Bible prophecies that identify him as being the Antichrist.
According to 2Thessalonians 2:3 we should expect Satan to be cast out of heaven before the Antichrist sits in the temple of God. The Bible describes Satan’s fall as a bright light and also as having a tail. We should expect to see a bright light falling to earth as Satan is cast from heaven. Strangely enough the world also saw one of the brightest comets ever streak across the sky at the same time that Turkish President Erdogan was sitting in the Hagia Sophia thumbing his nose at the Christian God. God has feelings and comets have tails.
I can’t deny the similarities of Friday’s events as compared to 2Thessalonians 2:3. I am unsettled wondering if we may have just witnessed the official revealing of the Antichrist.
It’s High Time to read one of my first commentaries titled The Fall of Satan and Rise of the Antichrist
Read my commentary titled Revelation 13 wounded
Read this article on The Guardian: Erdoğan leads first prayers at Hagia Sophia museum reverted to mosque
Read this article on Orthodox Times: Top Imam Ali Erbaş climbed up staircase of Hagia Sophia’s pulpit with Ottoman sword
Read my first book The Fall of Satan and Rise of the Antichrist
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Hagia Sophia to be turned into a mosque in Turkey
The first Muslim prayers in the Hagia Sophia Cathedral are scheduled on July 24
By Craig C. White
July 17, 2020: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will preside over the dedication of the Hagia Sofia as a mosque on July 24, 2020. This is Erdogan’s latest effort to fulfill his quest to revive the Ottoman Empire. In case you were wondering, he will succeed.
2Thessalonians tells us that two events must happen before the Tribulation begins. They are the falling of Satan from heaven to earth and the revealing of the Antichrist as he sits in the temple of God showing himself that he is God.
2Thessalonians 2:3-4 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
Will Turkish President Erdogan sit in the Hagia Sophia showing himself that he is God? He has already fulfilled several Bible prophecies that identify him as being the Antichrist.
Of course we should expect Satan to be cast out of heaven before the Antichrist sits in the temple of God. The Bible describes Satan’s fall as a bright light and also as having a tail. We should expect to see a bright light falling to earth as Satan is cast from heaven. Just a heads up. The Comet NEOWISE is a bright comet that is headed towards earth. It was discovered on March 27, 2020 and will pass by closest to earth on July 22-23, 2020 just in time for the inauguration of the Hagia Sophia. The comet will pass by closer than the moon. It is expected to get brighter as the month progresses.
If these are end time signs then I would expect them to become more obvious. Perhaps the Comet NEOWISE will make a dramatic turn towards earth and light up the sky. According to the Bible Satan will be cast to the earth. So we should expect the Comet NEOWISE to hit the earth. Perhaps this will coincide with Turkish President Erdogan’s dedication. If they are end time signs then we haven’t much time and you will not be receiving many more newsletters from me. Go to my website hightimetoawake.com and learn what will befall the earth in the coming days.
Read this article on India Today: First prayers in Hagia Sophia on July 24: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan
Read this article on NASA Earth observatory: Comet NEOWISE Brightens the Night
Read this article on NBC News: ‘Only going to get worse’: After Hagia Sophia ruling, many fear what’s next from Erdoğan
The great Hagia Sophia cathedral has been used as a mosque for the Second time since the fall of the Ottoman Empire
By Craig C. White
March 2020: It finally happened. The Muslim call to prayer was given in the Hagia Sophia cathedral in Istanbul, Turkey. For nearly 900 years the Hagia Sophia was the largest Church in the world and more importantly was the Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal cathedral. Immediately after the 2016 coup Turkish President Erdogan announced his intentions of turning the Hagia Sophia into a mosque. The call to prayer was given once before in 2016. This demonstrates Islam’s dominion over Christianity and further establishes Erdogan as the ruler over the east and the west.
Read this article on Jihad Watch: Turkey Uses Hagia Sophia as Mosque for Islamic Prayer Again
Hagia Sophia to be turned into a mosque in Turkey
New Islamic constitution
By Craig C. White
July 2016: There are several alarming issues in this report. First Erdogan has called for a new Islamic constitution. That has prompted the push to convert the ancient Christian Church named the Hagia Sophia into a mosque. When the Ottoman Turks conquered Constantinople (or modern day Istanbul) they converted the Hagia Sophia into a mosque. It was latter converted into a museum by Ataturk. Turkish President Erdogan has claimed to have conquered Istanbul during the coup. Now his first act is to convert the Hagia Sophia back into a mosque thus showing himself to be the new Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Walid Shoebat suggests that Erdogan could sit in the Hagia Sophia proclaiming himself to be God. That is something to watch.
Erdogan had the first post coup meeting with the parliament a couple of days ago. Erdogan excluded the 80 Kurdish parliament members from the meeting. It seems as though his call for a new “Islamic” constitution making him the official dictator over Turkey was the result. The Kurdish parliament members are in danger of being prosecuted as terrorists by the Turkish government. Erdogan also dropped criminal charges against opposition party leaders in exchange for their cooperation.
It’s High Time to Awake. Turkish President Erdogan is the Antichrist!
Watch this report from CBN News
Read my book Presenting the Antichrist and False Prophet
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2020 Bible Prophecy Timeline
2020 Bible Prophecy Timeline
Satan’s fall may initiate end time prophecy
By Craig C. White
Unfortunately many popular Bible teachers have massacred Revelation chapter 12 lately. Among other things Revelation chapter 12 describes one particular moment in time. This moment divides rejoicing in heaven from damnation on earth. I think that we may be waiting for this moment to happen before end time prophetic events can proceed. Events like the Turkish attack on Hamah and Tell Rifaat in northwestern Syria as described in Jeremiah 49:23. Since Turkey is threatening to attack Hamah and Tell Rifaat right now I have growing suspicions that this moment is near.
What is this moment in time? It is the casting out of Satan from heaven to earth. I think that the fall of Satan could hasten the destruction of Damascus and the subsequent Turkish led invasion into Israel. You may already know that I think that Jesus will return to stop the Turkish led invasion into the Golan Heights. Jesus will also gather Christians when he comes. Therefore the fall of Satan will also hasten the Rapture.
Revelation chapter 12 tells us that Satan will be cast out of heaven.
Revelation 12:7-9 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
You may be wondering “Hasn’t Satan already been cast out of heaven?” The short answer is, no he hasn’t. In the next verse; after Satan is cast out of heaven he loses his opportunity to approach God’s thrown in order to accuse believers in Jesus Christ.
Revelation 12:10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
Folks, I think that these verses are written about you and me, as well as all Church age Christians.
Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
In the next verse we see that there are people living in heaven. It seems that the casting out of Satan triggers the resurrection and rapture of Christians.
Revelation 12:12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
This short time undoubtedly describes the terrible seven year long time of trouble that God has promised for Jerusalem and for all of the earth. Satan will be allowed to form a final world empire and be allowed to oppress Israel. Christians have been promised that they will escape this time of tribulation.
While Christians rejoice in heaven, the people on earth will be subject to Satan’s rage as well as to God’s judgment.
My point is that we may be waiting for Satan to be cast out of heaven before major end time events can progress. Also that we may want to prepare ourselves to expect to see Satan falling like lightning from heaven to earth.
Luke 10:18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
Read my commentary titled We should expect to see a bright shining light in the heavens as Satan hurtles though space towards earth!
Read my first book The Fall of Satan and Rise of the Antichrist
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Forsake your stuff and just run!
Forsake your house and just run!
The enemy is in the doorway!
By Craig C. White
We are given a pattern of the preliminary events of Jerusalem’s Great Tribulation in ancient history. Around 170 BC a Greek king named Antiochus Epiphanes ransacked the temple in Jerusalem and then claimed that he was god. This will be repeated in the future by the man we call the Antichrist. In Matthew 24 this is called the abomination of desolation. When the Antichrist spoils the temple in Jerusalem it will be the sign that the people living around Jerusalem should flee!
Matthew 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
What is the abomination of desolation? Before or during the seven year Tribulation period Israel will once again build another temple in Jerusalem. They will resume daily animal sacrifice there. The abomination of desolation is the stopping of the daily sacrifice. This was accomplished once before by Antiochus Epiphanes in 173 BC by deposing or murdering the rightful High Priest Onias III and replacing him with a false priest. Antiochus Epiphanes then began making sacrifices to himself as god (Dan 12:11). The future abomination of desolation will also be identified by the stopping of temple sacrifice. In the future the Antichrist will sit in the temple in Jerusalem and claim that he is a deity. This is the abomination of desolation.
2Thessalonians 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
The region around Jerusalem is called Judea. When the residents of Judea see the temple being spoiled they are warned to forsake their homes and property and to flee into the mountains! They are warned not to go to their house to take anything with them! Not even their clothes! They are warned to flee immediately! I hope that they can heed this warning! I think that it would not be so easy to do. If any one of us saw impending disaster coming, our first instinct would be to save what we could. And to take what we need to survive like clothing and blankets. When Judea’s day of trouble comes, they will not have a minute to spare. Their enemies will already be in their doorway!
Matthew 24:16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
The people of Judea are instructed to flee into the mountains. The mountains are the vast desolate mountainous region east of Jerusalem all the way into western Jordan.
Ancient history also gives us a window into the future scene of the day of Judea’s flight. This historical record of Antiochus Epiphanes’ attack of Jerusalem will once again be repeated on the day when Judea flees to the mountains. Notice that his soldiers were instructed to kill anybody hiding in their houses.
2 Maccabees 5:11–14 When these happenings were reported to the king, he thought that Judea was in revolt. Raging like a wild animal, he set out from Egypt and took Jerusalem by storm. He ordered his soldiers to cut down without mercy those whom they met and to slay those who took refuge in their houses. There was a massacre of young and old, a killing of women and children, a slaughter of virgins and infants. In the space of three days, eighty thousand were lost, forty thousand meeting a violent death, and the same number being sold into slavery.
Both the region of Judah and Jerusalem will be swarming with their enemies. If the people living around Jerusalem don’t forsake everything and immediately run for the hills then they will be captured and killed or taken as a slave to do hard labor in foreign countries (Zechariah 14:2).
Zechariah 12:2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
In the city of Jerusalem half of its residents will be taken as slaves. Anyone trying to escape will be caught and killed (Isa 30:16). A few Jews will remain inside of the city to suffer horribly.
Zechariah 14:2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
When the Antichrist defiles the temple in Jerusalem it will be the sign that Judea should flee! When Judea’s day of trouble comes, they will not have a minute to spare. Their enemies will be hunting them door to door in their homes!
Very interesting to read and hard to stop. – Alexandria
Read about Judea’s flight and Jerusalem’s Great Tribulation in my book Israel’s Beacon of Hope
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The Devil falls bringing Euphoria or Grief
The Devil falls bringing Euphoria or Grief
The Devil’s ousting marks the beginning of God’s great judgment and kingdom.
Revelation 12:1-13 verse by verse
By Craig C. White
Euphoria or Grief, which would you prefer? Every person chooses between the two. God will soon throw the Devil out of heaven. That event divides salvation and rejoicing in heaven from wrath and grief on earth.
Revelation 12:1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:
Israel is pictured here. The LORD is her light (Isa 60:19-20). She is crowned with twelve sons, the tribes of Israel.
Revelation 12:2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
The child is Jesus Christ; God in human flesh; the child given to the world by way of Israel (Isa 7:14). Jesus was born at his due time; Christ also died in due time (Rom 5:6).
Revelation 12:3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
The dragon is the devil (Satan); the god of this world. The seven heads are the seven gentile world empires of world history; Egyptian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian, Grecian, Roman, Ottoman plus a revived Ottoman Empire yet to come. Ten horns are ten kings that rule that final world empire (Dan 7:24). The Devil is the influence behind world empires. He wants to be worshiped as God on earth (Isa 14:12-14).
Revelation 12:4a And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth:
One third of the angels in heaven follow the Devil. He will throw them to the earth with him. The following verse refers to Antiochus Epiphanies the king of the Seleucid dynasty of the Grecian Empire. It may also apply more directly to the Antichrist and to Satan at the time of the devil’s fall.
Dan 8:9-11 And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. 10 And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. 11 Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
Revelation 12:4b and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
Satan (the Devil) influenced Herod the king of Judea to kill all male children around Bethlehem that were less than two years of age in order to eliminate the messiah (Mat 2:16).
Revelation 12:5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
Jesus was born through the nation of Israel. His destiny is to rule all the earth from Jerusalem forever (Isa 9:6-7). After Christ’s resurrection he was taken up to heaven to sit at the right hand of God until his return (Mar 16:19).
Revelation 12:6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
During the Tribulation the people of Judea (the region around Jerusalem) will flee to the mountains where God will sustain them for three and a half years (Mat 24:15-16, Luke 21:21-22). I think that this place is on the east side of the Jordan River in Moab of Jordan.
Revelation 12:7-9 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
There will be a war in heaven and Satan and his angels (devils) will be thrown out. It may not have happened yet, but it will happen very soon. We will know that the war has happened by the revealing of the Antichrist on earth. The Devil is tossed out of heaven and then gives the Antichrist influence on earth (2 Thes 2; see notes next verse).
Revelation 12:10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
The casting out of the Devil marks the beginning of God’s great judgment of the rebellious. It marks the beginning of God’s final dominion on earth. Only the Tribulation period precedes Christ taking his thrown in Jerusalem. Today the Devil accuses believers of sinning in front of God in heaven. Soon The Devil will be cast out of heaven for good. According to 2 Thessalonians 2 the Devil is cast out of heaven just before the Antichrist is revealed. The Devil empowers the Antichrist on earth. The Devil’s removal from heaven is called “the falling away”. The revelation of the Antichrist is the sign of Israel’s great tribulation.. Read my commentary titled “The Fall of Satan and Rise of the Antichrist”.
Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
The next verse may indicate that Christians are taken up into heaven around the time that the Devil is cast out of heaven (2 Th 2). The only way that a person can be with God in heaven is to trust in Jesus Christ’s blood sacrifice as payment for their sins (John 1:29).
Revelation 12:12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
The Church will rejoice in heaven. People on earth will be subject to the wrath of the Devil and to the judgment of God during the Tribulation (Mat 24:21).
For more on the fall of the devil read The Fall of Satan and the Rise of the Antichrist in my book The Fall of Satan and Rise of the Antichrist
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What are the signs of the times?
What are the signs of the times?
Are they pestilence or are they political?
By Craig C. White
Jesus said to the Pharisees “O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?”
I am really looking forward to the Rapture. That is when all Christians will be resurrected and taken away up into heaven. What are the signs of the Rapture? Is the Corona virus outbreak a sign that the Rapture is approaching? Pestilence is one of the signs given in Matthew chapter 24. But Matthew’s signs are not for our day. The signs in Matthew chapter 24 occur during the first half of the seven year long Tribulation period. They are not signs of the Rapture. As a matter of fact the Rapture is not referred to at all in Matthew chapter 24.
Mathew’s signs are given to warn the residents of Jerusalem and Judea that a surprise attack is coming. Matthew says that one Jew will be taken away prisoner and one Jew will be left in Jerusalem when the Antichrist invades Jerusalem. Matthew says that like the flood surprised Noah’s evil generation, the Antichrist will make a surprise ambush of Jerusalem and Judea. Matthew says that when the Jews in Jerusalem are going about their lives as usual then the armies of the Antichrist will invade. The Jews are instructed to watch for the armies of the Antichrist coming because nobody knows the day or hour when the Antichrist will attack Jerusalem and Judea.
To say that nobody knows the day or hour that Jesus will return for the Rapture is a wrong application of scripture. That is true of the mid-tribulation invasion of Jerusalem. We can discern the events that lead up to the Rapture.
Jesus admonishes the Pharisees to discern the signs of the times. What are the signs of our time? We have already determined that pestilence is not a sign that the Rapture is near. The signs of the times today are political in nature. We aren’t looking for plagues or earthquakes or signs in the sky. We must understand the political events of the day. As nations move to attack Israel, then we can know that Jesus will return to stop them.
Jeremiah 49:23-27 describes Turkey as they attack northwestern Syria and then destroy Damascus. After Turkey destroys Damascus then Turkey will lead the forces that are now fighting in Syria into the Golan Heights of northern Israel. This battle is described in Ezekiel chapter 38. This battle is lead by the chief prince or primary governor among the provinces of Turkey.
If you want to know when the Rapture will happen then I will tell you. When Turkey leads the forces that are now fighting in Syria into northern Israel then Jesus will return to repel them. Jesus will also gather his Church at that time. Nahum chapter one describes Jesus coming in a whirlwind of fire to the Golan Heights.
It’s High Time to understand the signs of our time. We must understand the actions of the nations as they pertain to Israel. That is more difficult than reacting to a pandemic or an earthquake, but God has given us sound minds so that we can understand.
Read my commentary titled Jesus will fight on the Golan Heights
Read my book Jesus will fight on the Golan Heights
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Satan has fallen
Satan has fallen
But he has not yet been cast out of heaven!
By Craig C. White
Many Christians read 2Thessalonians 2:3 and conclude that the Holy Spirit or the Church must be removed from the earth before the Antichrist can be revealed or the Tribulation can begin. But I say that the “falling away” in 2Tessalonians 2:3 describes the casting out of Satan from heaven to the earth.
2Th 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
The Holy Spirit will be active on earth during the Tribulation. Many people will be saved during the Tribulation. The Holy Spirit can not be taken away as long as there are people who are trusting God.
Rev 7:14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Satan has certainly fallen from his previous glorious estate but Satan has not yet been completely banned from heaven. The following verse is written about the Tribulation period. Satan has been in Heaven accusing believers in front of God. So around the time of the Tribulation period Satan will be cast down from heaven to earth.
Revelation 12:10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
Satan is the one who prevents the Antichrist from being revealed with false signs. Because Satan must fall from Heaven to Earth in order to empower the man called the Antichrist.
2Th 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
2Th 2:9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
A “falling away” is the fall of Satan not the removal of the Holy Spirit. Satan must be cast out of Heaven to the Earth before the Antichrist is empowered. Jesus said that he saw Satan fall as lighting. I think that this statement is prophetic. This event may even be visible from earth. By the way, I think that Satan will finally be cast out of heaven any day now.
Read my commentary titled The Fall of Satan and Rise of the AntichristRead my book The Fall of Satan and Rise of the Antichrist
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