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How big is Ezekiel’s temple?
How big is Ezekiel’s temple?
It is much too big to be built on the current site.
By Craig C. White
Ezekiel chapters 40 through 47 provide a detailed description of a future temple in Jerusalem. This is the temple that Jesus Christ will rule from during the millennial kingdom. That is the first one thousand years after Jesus’ return at his second coming. Jesus Christ will return to defeat Israel’s enemies and he will then set up his throne in Jerusalem to rule there forever.
Jerusalem will look a little different then. For instance; the small hill known as Mount Zion where the temple building will sit will become a very high mountain.
Eze 40:2 In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south.
Isa 2:2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
How high will Mount Zion become? I don’t know but according to the dimensions that Ezekiel gives for the land area that is dedicated to the temple and to its service, Mount Zion could easily be one mile high! The temple site will be one mile square but the land surrounding the temple will be about 52 miles long and 21 miles wide. If we were to fit a mountain into those dimensions it could easily reach to one mile high even with gentle slopes.
The following verses describe the outside length of the temple building site. The temple building site will include walls, courtyards, many rooms, and of course the temple itself. The dimensions are given in “reeds”. One reed is equal to eleven feet. Five hundred reeds are equal to 5,500 feet or just over one mile. So the temple proper will be about one mile square.
Eze 42:15-19 Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about. 16 He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about. 17 He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about. 18 He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed. 19 He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
In the next verses Ezekiel describes the land area around the temple that is dedicated to God himself. The outskirts of this holy parcel will be for the Levites who will serve at the temple site. The Levites will build their homes on the gentle foothills that surround the mountain of the temple of God. The entire land mass that is dedicated to God’s temple is about fifty two miles long by twenty one miles wide. That’s big.
Eze 45:1-2 Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, an holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about. 2 Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof.
Here is an interesting feature about the temple mountain. A river of water will flow out of the east side of God’s temple. The river will flow down the east side of the mountain down to the Dead Sea. The river will become deep and wide and the waters will bring new life to the desert and also to the Dead Sea. There will be water for swimming and many fish in the Dead Sea.
Eze 47:8 Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed.
Jerusalem will be a much different place after Jesus returns. God’s temple will be high and lifted up on his holy mountain. The land of Israel will be watered and brimming with life. Israel, God’s chosen people will live in peace there forevermore.
Ezekiel’s temple is not the next temple that will be built in Jerusalem.There is a terrible time of trouble coming upon Israel and also upon the entire world. For seven years world powers beginning with Turkey will oppress Israel. Wars and natural disasters will kill perhaps one half of the worlds population. This seven year period of trouble is known as the “Tribulation period”. During the Tribulation period another temple will be built in Jerusalem. Animal sacrifices will resume for a while until the Antichrist stops them. Jerusalem will then be devastated for three and one half years which is the second half of the seven year period of trouble. At the end of the seven years Jesus Christ will return to vanquish Israel’s enemies.
The temple that is to be built during the Tribulation period should not be confused with Ezekiel’s temple that will be built after the Tribulation period. Ezekiel’s temple will be built after Jesus Christ returns. Ezekiel’s temple will be much bigger than the Tribulation temple. Unfortunately Jewish rabbis today think that by building a temple in Jerusalem they will bring lasting peace. But the Bible says that when they say peace and safety then sudden destruction will come upon them.
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Jesus will be HOT when he comes for his Church
Jesus will be HOT when he comes for his Church
Mosul, the Rapture, and the Golan Heights
By Craig C. White
OK, here is something that you have never considered. The book of Nahum predicts the flooding and destruction of ancient Nineveh. That happened in 612 BC. Today Nineveh is called Mosul in northern Iraq. Mosul is the hometown and headquarters of ISIS. Nahum’s prophecy seems to also apply to Mosul today. A lot of Nahum’s prophecy has already been fulfilled in Mosul.
Now that isn’t even the most curious thing about the book of Nahum. Besides telling us about the destruction and flooding of ancient Nineveh; the book of Nahum also describes the coming in the air of Jesus Christ!!! Jesus comes in a whirlwind and he is HOT!
Nahum 1:3-8 The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. 4 He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth. 5 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein. 6 Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him. 7 The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. 8 But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
The land around Jesus will melt and burn. In the verses above, Nahum identifies Bashan, Carmel, and Lebanon. These places all describe the Golan Heights that separate Israel from Syria and Lebanon. I think that Ezekiel chapter 38 describes a Turkish led invasion into the Golan Heights of Israel. I expect this invasion to happen after Turkey attacks Hamah and Tell-Rifaat (Arpad in Jeremiah 49:23) in northwestern Syria, and then marches southward to destroy Damascus (Jeremiah 49:23-27). Turkey is preparing to attack these two Syrian cities right now. Turkish President Erdogan said that the Turkish Army could come at any night suddenly and all at once. So the Turkish led invasion into the Golan Heights is not far off.
Speaking of fire; I’ve always wondered where the fire and brimstone would come from in Ezekiel chapter 38. It seems that it will be stirred up by the heat of Jesus’ coming. Ezekiel says that God will cause the Turkish led armies to retreat.
Ezekiel 38:22-23 And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. 23 Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Guess what peeps. I think that this next passage refers to Jesus Christ’s coming for his Church. The passage precedes a description of Israel’s time of trouble. I think that when Jesus collects believers he will be angry with the unbelieving nations, especially those situated around Israel. Jesus won’t come floating down sweetly on a fluffy cloud. He will come in a whirlwind. Fire shall devour before him. He will give the order to collect all of the people who have accepted his own sacrifice for sin; namely Jesus Christ’s death on a cross.
Psalm 50:3-5 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. 4 He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people. 5 Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.
So when Jesus comes for his Church the heat of his coming will scorch the ground where Israel’s enemies have gathered. It seems that Jesus will personally fight against the Turkish led invaders who have gathered on the Golan Heights.
A lot of Nahum’s prophecy has already been fulfilled in Mosul. Nahum tells about a final uprising and the flooding of Mosul yet to come. Jesus Christ may judge Mosul in person when he comes to gather his Church before the Tribulation on earth. Jesus will also fight against the Turkish led forces on the Golan Heights. Keep your eye on Mosul but also watch Hamah, Tell Rifaat, Damascus, and the Golan Heights!
Read my commentary titled Bashan Carmel and Lebanon Nahum 1:4 Map
Read my book Welcome to the End Times – Keep your eye on Mosul
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Creation the universal language
Creation the universal language
Everybody understands that there is a God
By Craig C. White
The sky proclaims that a glorious God has made it. Its message requires no translation. Every language understands.
Psalm 19:1-3 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. 2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. 3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
Every person understands that God exists even if they don’t acknowledge him. The overwhelming proof of creation leaves no room for an excuse not to worship God.
Romans 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
God created the heavens and the earth and all things in them.
Psalm 33:6-9 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. 7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses. 8 Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. 9 For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
Jesus is God. Jesus existed before he was born as a man. Jesus created all things.
John 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Jesus Christ is God. He came into the world that he created. God came into the world as a man. The world rejected their creator. But to all who receive him he will give friendship and eternal life.
John 1:10-13 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. 11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
The people in the world that God made killed Jesus. But God raised Jesus alive from the dead. Death has been overcome by Jesus own death. Even after death, God has the power to give life. Jesus has the power to give you everlasting life.
Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
You already understand that God created the heavens and the earth. It’s time to acknowledge him. Believe that Jesus is God and be saved.
Jesus is returning to the earth to see you! Before he does read my book God’s Great Expectations
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Christians are being LEFT BEHIND!!!
Christians are being LEFT BEHIND!!!
I wonder if they will be left behind
By Craig C. White
Are you being left behind? Most Christians today are. When I say “left behind” you probably think about being left behind on Earth after Jesus Christ returns for his Church. That’s a possibility, but I am talking about being left behind in your understanding of end time events that are happening right now. We can see several end time events that the Bible has predicted happening right now and that are just about to happen. It is actually pretty easy to spot these events if you understand Bible prophecy, and if you know a little bit about world history, plus a little geography. I am guessing that most Christians today haven’t got a grasp on any of these subjects. I am here to tell you that time is running out for you to start learning. Sorry for the harsh words but it’s my job to afflict the comfortable.
2Timothy 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
Guess what? Turkey is about to attack Hamah and Tell Rifaat in northwestern Syria just like Jeremiah 49:23 predicts. After that Turkey will destroy Damascus (Isaiah 17:1, Jeremiah 49:23-27) and then lead the forces that are fighting in Syria today into the Golan Heights of Israel (Eze 38). Very few people can see these events coming, but they are as plain as can be. Most Christians are stuck looking at the stars, or accusing the Pope of being the Antichrist, or insisting that Russia is Magog, the end time invader of Israel. Nope; you can stop looking up and begin looking around you. Turkish President Erdogan is the Antichrist. Turkey is the end time invader of Israel mentioned in Ezekiel chapter 38 and they are about to pounce. While talking about Syria, Turkish President Erdogan has said repeatedly that the Turkish Army could come one night unexpectedly and all at once.
Did you know that ISIS leader Al-Baghdadi recently recorded a message to his troops? Did you know that his message is mentioned in Nahum 2:5? Will you know that when Jesus asks you about it? The northern Iraq city of Mosul is the hometown of Al-Baghdadi and of ISIS. Modern day Mosul is built around the ruins of the ancient Assyrian capital city of Nineveh. Nineveh is mentioned in the Bible. A lot of Bible prophecy that was written about Nineveh has already been fulfilled in Mosul. Some very dramatic events are still yet to come.
Are you keeping up or are you falling behind? I am seeing Christians drifting further and further away from a true understanding of end time biblical predictions. I wonder how far away they will be by the time that Jesus Christ returns? Will they allow themselves to fall so far behind that Jesus will actually leave them behind? You don’t think that that could happen?
Here are the warnings that Jesus gave to the Churches in Revelation. He is saying that when he comes, Christians had better be prepared or there will be consequences.
Rev 2:5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
Rev 2:16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
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 3:11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
Rev 3:16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
Jesus concludes his warning to the Churches with this statement.
Rev 3:22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
This message is for every Church age believer.
The truth of God’s word is being proven in world events. The stars aren’t enlightening anybody. The truth is clear to see. End time events are happening now. You don’t need a telescope. You don’t have to guess. Bible prophecy is happening as plain as day. Just read the scriptures, open your eyes and see. Jesus Christ is coming back really soon! Don’t allow yourself to be left behind. It’s High Time to Awake because our salvation is nearer than when we believed (Rom 13:11).
Read my commentary titled Russia and Iran give Turkey “safe zone” in Idlib
When the world has gone haywire and you have been left behind then read my book TO & FRO
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2017 Bible Prophecy Timeline
2017 Bible Prophecy Timeline
Mosul, Damascus, Golan Heights, fall of Satan
By Craig C. White
The 2017 Bible Prophecy Timeline looks a lot like the 2016 Bible Prophecy Timeline. There is one profound difference. It is apparent that so many of these events are just about to happen. I don’t know which one will begin first. Let’s start with the flooding of ISIS in Mosul. The Prophet Nahum predicted the flooding of the ancient Assyrian capital city of Nineveh. Today Nineveh is called Mosul in northern Iraq. Nineveh flooded in 612 BC. Then the Babylonians, Persians, and Medes ransacked the city until nothing was left. The flooding of Nineveh put an end to the Assyrian Empire. God told Nahum that the Assyrian Empire will not rise a second time. Today ISIS is trying to establish a new Assyrian Empire. ISIS is headquartered in Mosul (or Nineveh). The same three nations that overthrew Nineveh are fighting against ISIS in Mosul. The Mosul dam is in danger of bursting. It could be that Nahum also predicted the flooding of ISIS in Mosul! The battle to retake Mosul has already begun. The flooding of Mosul could happen any day! The flooding of Mosul could be the end time sign that Jesus is Israel’s true Messiah, and that Israel’s time of trouble is about to begin.
Jeremiah 49:23-27 describes an invasion into northwestern Syria and the following destruction of Damascus. Jeremiah 49:23 mentions two cities in northwestern Syria. They are Hamah and Arpad. Today Arpad is called Tell Rifaat. The Turkish Army has already entered Syria at its northwestern border. As of November 2016 the Turkish Army is 30 miles away from Tell-Rifaat. Also some 50,000 Turkish troops are amassed on Syria’s northwestern border. Turkey President Erdogan has pledged to remove Syria President Assad from power in Damascus. Remember that the destruction of Damascus begins with an attack on Hamah and Tell Rifaat. It looks like this could happen any day!
There is another Bible prophecy that is already forming. Ezekiel chapter 38 describes Turkey as they lead Iran, Libya, and Sudan into Israel. These last three nations are already gathered in the Golan Heights of Syria. Turkey will launch a large scale attack on northwestern Syria and then destroy Damascus. Afterward Turkey will lead the forces that are fighting in southern Syria into the Golan Heights of Israel. The fact that Iran, Libya, and Sudan are already gathered in southern Syria makes me believe that all of these events will happen relatively quickly.
2nd Thessalonians chapter 2 tells us that two events must happen before the seven year long Tribulation period begins. These two events are the falling of Satan from heaven to Earth and then the empowering of the Antichrist by Satan. I wonder if the falling of Satan will be an event that the world will recognize. Jesus said “I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven”. I wonder if the fall of Satan will be a visually spectacular event. It is possible that we will recognize the falling away of Satan by the signs and wonders that help to identify the Antichrist. By the way Turkey President Erdogan is fulfilling many of these prophecies. Erdogan is the Antichrist.
The Rapture of the Church is designed to rescue Christians from the terrible time of trouble that is coming upon the world. Up until now Satan has been in heaven accusing Christians of sinning. Revelation 12:7-12 says that there will be a war in heaven and that Satan will be cast out. I think that Satan will be cast out of heaven to Earth and then the Antichrist will perform false miracles. Then Jesus Christ will come to save Christian believers. I expect the fall of Satan and the Rapture of the Church to happen soon; maybe even this year.
There are three battles in the Bible called “Gog and Magog”. They are described in Ezekiel chapter 38, Ezekiel chapter 39, and Revelation 20:8. In all three battles Turkey leads the nations of the old world into Israel. In all three battles Satan empowers a Turkish ruler. The first battle of Gog and Magog is described in Ezekiel chapter 38. I think that this is the Turkish led invasion into the Golan Heights that is already gathering today. This invasion will fail. The second battle of Gog and Magog is described in Ezekiel chapter 39. This is the same as the battle of Armageddon that happens at the end of the Tribulation period. The third battle of Gog and Magog will happen at the end of the one thousand year reign of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem. Satan will be released from prison for a short time and will once again lead the nations against Israel. Satan seems to be the instigator of the Turkish led invasions into Israel. This leads me to believe that Satan will fall from heaven before Turkey leads Iran, Libya, and Sudan into the Golan Heights of Israel. Remember that these nations are already fighting in the Golan Heights of Syria. If the Resurrection and Rapture of Church age believers happen after the fall of Satan then we are very near to that day!
2017 is poised to bring Bible prophecy to pass. We are all very close to the Resurrection, Rapture, and the Tribulation. Read my book 2017 The Year of Fulfillment before you meet Jesus.
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Highlights – My Best Bible Prophecy Commentaries
Highlights – My Best Bible Prophecy Commentaries
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Highlights is a collection of my best Bible prophecy commentaries. I chose these commentaries to be among my best based on their urgency of message, their timeliness, their carefulness of research, the attention given in writing them, their helpfulness to understanding end time prophecy, and also for the scarcity of these views being shared elsewhere. I hope these commentaries give you a solid foundation of understanding for our times, and also a clearer awareness of God’s presence in your life.
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Next Temple now shown on Google Maps!
Next Temple now shown on Google Maps!
By Craig C. White
Click to see the next Jewish Temple on Google Maps!This is wild. A 3D street view rendering of the 3rd Temple in Jerusalem can be viewed on Google maps. I guess that somebody is expecting a new Jewish Temple to be built on the Temple Mount. In fact some Israeli Rabbis have been negotiating with the Islamic world over the past few years about building a new temple. They say that building a new temple will usher in lasting peace. Unfortunately when they say peace and safety then sudden destruction will come upon them (2Thessalonians 5:3). So the presence of a new temple in Jerusalem is a sign that Israel’s time of trouble is right around the corner.
Daniel 9:27 indicates that the Antichrist will put an end to temple sacrifices during the Tribulation period. This verse seems to suggest that provisions for the new temple will be part of the seven year term agreement that the Antichrist makes regarding Israel. This treaty could also involve other world powers.
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.
Revelation 11:1-2 indicates the presence of a temple in Jerusalem during the Tribulation. The nations around Israel will have control over the outside of the temple.
Revelation 11:1-2 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. 2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
This is unmistakable evidence that Israel’s time of trouble is near. The Resurrection and Rapture may be even nearer! Prepare to meet your God!
Click here to see the next Jewish Temple on Google Maps!
Read my commentary titled Rabbi Yehudah Glick and the new temple!
Read about Jerusalem’s great tribulation in my book Israel’s Beacon of Hope
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“Highlights” paperback only $2.86 – kindle eBook Free!
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“Highlights” contains my best Bible prophecy commentaries and is a great read. It is a little bit longer than most of my other books and was written to make the most important biblical insights available in one book. I’m certain that you will really love reading it. “Highlights” will bring you up to date with end time Bible prophecy events that are happening now!
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End time Bible prophecy is happening now!
End time Bible prophecy is happening now!
Time for Church age believers is short.
By Craig C. White
Please allow me to tell you where we are. Turkish President Erdogan is the Antichrist. No kidding. Erdogan is the “chief prince” or primary governor among the provinces of Turkey mentioned in Ezekiel 38:1-3.
Jeremiah 49:23 mentions two northwestern Syrian cities that will hear evil reports of a coming invasion just before the destruction of Damascus. Those two cities are Hamah and Arpad. Arpad today is called Tell-Rifaat. The Turkish Army is amassing near both of those cities right now. Turkish President Erdogan has vowed to remove Syrian President Assad from power in Damascus.
The next thing that will happen is the attack on Hamah and Tell-Rifaat along with the closely following destruction of Damascus. Then Turkey will lead the forces that are now fighting in Syria into the Golan Heights of Israel (Ezekiel 38) only thirty miles away from Damascus. I would expect to see Jesus Christ at that time!
Read my commentary titled The nations are disquieted over Syria
Read my book The complete guide to Syria in end time Bible prophecy
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When will the Antichrist sit in the temple?
When will the Antichrist sit in the temple?
During the middle of the Tribulation period
By Craig C. White
Turkish President Erdogan is the Antichrist but when will he sit in the Temple? Well first there has to be a new temple built in Jerusalem, right? I think that permission to build a new Jewish temple in Jerusalem will be a part of the seven year term treaty that the Antichrist will make concerning Israel (Daniel 9:27). I think that Erdogan will sit in the new temple in Jerusalem when Turkey attacks Judea and Jerusalem during the middle of the seven year long Tribulation period. This will begin Jerusalem’s great tribulation.
In 2Thessalonians the Apostle Paul lists two events that must precede the Tribulation period. They are the fall of Satan from heaven to earth, and the revealing of the Antichrist.
2Thessalonians 2:2-3 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 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;
In the next verse Paul talks about the Antichrist as he sits in the temple of God showing himself that he is God.
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.
I think that the Antichrist will sit in the temple a few years after the fall of Satan and the revealing of the Antichrist with signs and lying wonders.
2Thessalonians 2:9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
I think that Jesus will return for his Church long before this happens. Turkey will invade Jerusalem and Judea during the middle of the seven year Tribulation period. Jesus warns the residents of Judea to WATCH and to flee as the armies of the Antichrist approaches.
Matthew 24:42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Matthew 24:42 is part of a parable. The word “Lord” here does not refer to Jesus Christ. The parable is a warning to watch for somebody coming unexpectedly. The Antichrist will make a surprise ambush on Jerusalem.
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:)
This day will begin Jerusalem’s great tribulation. This is the day that no man knows the time that the Antichrist’s armies will attack Jerusalem.
Matthew 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
I know that most people say that this verse is talking about the Rapture of the Church but they are WRONG! Matthew chapter 24 is written to the Jews living around Jerusalem during the tribulation period. Jesus is warning them about the invasion of Jerusalem. Matthew chapter 24 has nothing at all to do with the Church. It is High Time for Christians to understand Jesus’ warning to Jerusalem!
Read my verse by verse commentary through 2Thessalonians chapter 2 titled The Fall of Satan and Rise of the Antichrist
Read my book Judea Flee! Jerusalem Wait!
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