The Ottoman Empire is spreading
Syria now Egypt next
By Craig C. White
Northeastern Syria now belongs to Turkey. Just like Turkey took over much of northwestern Syria; Turkey invaded and chased out the local population, mostly Kurdish. Turkey built roads and power lines. Turkey appointed local magistrates. Turkey instituted Turkish curriculum in Syrian schools. Now Turkey is doing it all over again in northeastern Syria. Turkey is bringing Syrian refugees from other parts of Syria to repopulate the Kurdish territory that the Kurds have been driven out of by Turkey.
Turkey is recapturing territory that was once held by the Ottoman Empire. This is the wounded head (or world empire) that is healed during the end time (Revelation 13:3).
Jeremiah 49:23 tells us where Turkey will strike next. Jeremiah says that when the two northwestern Syria cities of Hamah and Tell Rifaat hear evil reports then the residents of Damascus will flee and Damascus will be destroyed. Tell Rifaat is called Arpad in Jeremiah 49:23 below.
Jeremiah 49:23 Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet.
Turkey is already targeting Hamah and Tell Rifaat. Turkish proxy forces (Al-Qaeda and the Al-Qaeda manned Free Syrian Army) are fighting the Syrian Army in Hamah. The Turkish Army is already amassed near Hamah in the adjacent Idlib province. Tell Rifaat is the last remaining Kurdish held city in northwestern Syria. Turkey has issued a decree to Tell Rifaat. Pull the Kurds out or we are coming in.
The Bible tells us where else Turkey will attack. Daniel chapter 11 says that Turkey will conquer Egypt by land and by sea. Turkish President Erdogan plans to reinstate Muslim Brotherhood leadership in Egypt. Turkey is now building their first large naval personnel carrier. Last week Turkey laid claim to gas exploration rights in Greece, Cypress, and Egypt waters. News reports are beginning to surface of the possibility of a naval battle between Turkey and Egypt.
Dan 11:40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
Dan 11:42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
Ezekiel chapter 38 says that Turkey will lead Iran, Libya, and Sudan into Israel. In the following verse, Ethiopia is really describing the land south of Egypt. Today Sudan is south of Egypt.
Ezekiel 38:5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
All of these nations are now fighting in Syria. All of these nations are allied with Turkey. After Turkey destroys Damascus they will lead these forces into northern Israel. Understand the signs of the time. The Turkish ruled Ottoman Empire is being reconstituted. Turkey is the end time invader of Israel. Turkish President Erdogan is the Antichrist.
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Dec 16 2019
The Devil falls bringing Euphoria or Grief
by hightimetoawake
December 16, 2019
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.
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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