7 Signs of the End Times - Military Arrests
67 in Maui - Fulford Thursday Special August Intel - FEMA Cover-Up In Maui - Maui
Massacre Exposed - Collapse Of US Dollar - TIM BROWN – SATANIC AI App - BRICS Reveals
Six New Members and more.
Research & Comments by Pastor
Gary Boyd
Aug. 24th 2023
New Benjamin Fulford: Thursday
Special August Intel! Russia Will Not Negotiate Peace with Current US Regime - Thursday,
August 24, 2023 9:39 - The US and Western authorities are trying to start peace
negotiations with Russia over Ukraine and elsewhere. The Russians -for good
reason- do not trust the current Western leadership. “The problem, however, is
that the United States has no intention of ending the conflict,” Russian
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov explains, noting that “their officially declared
objective is to inflict a ‘strategic defeat’ on Russia.” https://beforeitsnews.com/prophecy/2023/08/new-benjamin-fulford-thursday-special-august-intel-russia-will-not-negotiate-peace-with-current-us-regime-2544530.html
MIKE ADAMS: Situation Update, Aug 24,
2023 - Russian Prigozhin Killed, FEMA Cover-Up In Maui! Trump Defiant Against
Tyranny! - Mike Adams - Thursday, August 24, 2023 10:28 - https://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2023/08/situation-update-aug-24-2023-russian-prigozhin-killed-fema-cover-up-in-maui-trump-defiant-against-tyranny-mike-adams-3670958.html
New Michael Jaco & Dr. Bryan
Ardis: Reptilian Transhumanism Agenda Evident via Venom in Vaccines and
Medications - Thursday, August 24, 2023 10:52 - https://beforeitsnews.com/paranormal/2023/08/new-michael-jaco-dr-bryan-ardis-reptilian-transhumanism-agenda-evident-via-venom-in-vaccines-and-medications-2563230.html
Exposed! They’re All In On It! Maui
Massacre! Published Today! - A Must Video - Thursday, August 24, 2023 14:13 - Excellent
presentation and all fact and truth. These people in MAUI need their feet put
to the fire, sooner than later. Follow the money and check out these people to
their links to the WEF. I hope the Hawaiians hang them all in the street. “The
whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one.” (1 John 5:19). - https://beforeitsnews.com/crime-all-stars/2023/08/exposed-theyre-all-in-on-it-maui-massacre-published-today-a-must-video-2495228.html
Bo Polny Live: Collapse Of US Dollar
Suddenly & Tether! - Must Video - 11 AM PT - Thursday, August 24, 2023
12:35 - By JD Heyes / Natural News - A new analysis published this week takes a
different look at government bank deposit insurance that goes beyond covering
the $250,000 limit imposed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or
FDIC, that will involve tens of billions of taxpayer dollars. https://beforeitsnews.com/economy/2023/08/bo-polny-live-collapse-of-us-dollar-tether-must-video-11-am-pt-3093365.html
ATLAS SHRUGS: MSNBC: The Term “Woke”
is the New “N-Word” - Thursday, August 24, 2023 10:09 - The woke language
Gestapo are coming for woke and all that that infers. “The network that can’t
even define “woman” is worried about the definition of “woke.” At the same
time, they won’t even put a name to their outlandish accusations that
Republicans are using the word as a synonym for the N-word.” https://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2023/08/msnbc-the-term-woke-is-the-new-n-word-3670956.html
GEOENGINEERING WATCH: Hurricane
Hilary - Failure Or Mission Accomplished? - To support Geoengineering Watch: http://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/su...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: Biden
Family Has Gotten 'Filthy Rich' Selling Out America! - Larry Kudlow - Thursday,
August 24, 2023 11:15 - https://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2023/08/rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-biden-family-has-gotten-filthy-rich-selling-out-america-larry-kudlow-3670971.html
TIM BROWN: Dr. Lee Merritt - The
Hidden Hand Behind Our Politicians Needs To Be Brought To Justice Too! (Video)
- Thursday, August 24, 2023 9:45 - Dr. Lee Merritt joins me for a look back through
history at depraved and wicked men whose bloodlines have spawned the most
tyrannical of men. These are the ones that are not normally spoken about, the
hidden hand as it were, behind those who are supposed to represent and serve us
as the People. Not only are we in need of bringing justice upon the heads of
our wicked politicians, but also those members of the hidden hand that
blackmail, coerce, and compromise them to do their lawless bidding. https://beforeitsnews.com/u-s-politics/2023/08/dr-lee-merritt-the-hidden-hand-behind-our-politicians-needs-to-be-brought-to-justice-too-video-2606876.html
NTEB: Controversial And Decidedly
Non-Christian AI App Called ‘Text With Jesus’ Depicts Satan As A ‘Champion Of
Love, Respect And Understanding’, Stay Away! - Thursday, August 24, 2023 11:17
- One of the greatest evils to rise up in our technology-saturated time in
which we live is AI, otherwise known as artificial intelligence, and Elon Musk
was quite correct when he said that using it would be akin to ‘summoning the
demon’. A new smart phone app called ‘Text With Jesus’, built on AI, allows you
to have a ‘text conversation with Jesus’, and if you so desire, with Satan
himself. But this is, obviously, not the Jesus of the Bible, and it is also
obviously not the Satan of the Bible, either. The Satan on this app prepares
you to receive Antichrist if you miss the Pretribulation Rapture of the Church.
“Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his
devices.” 2 Corinthians 2:11 (KJB) - https://beforeitsnews.com/global-unrest/2023/08/controversial-and-decidedly-non-christian-ai-app-called-text-with-jesus-depicts-satan-as-a-champion-of-love-respect-and-understanding-stay-away-2538233.html
MAIL ONLINE: Trump celebrates
'BLOCKBUSTER' interview with Tucker on Musk's 'X' platform and says it could
top 200MILLION views as he steals limelight from Fox News GOP debate and
readies for today's arrest and mugshot - Trump sought to muddy both Republican
and Democratic fields - Ex-president calls the interview a 'BLOCKBUSTER'
success that could hit 200M - READ MORE: Vivek Ramaswamy beats Ron DeSantis for
best performance AND tops Donald Trump as the 'real winner' in poll of the
Republican debate - By GEOFF EARLE, DEPUTY U.S. POLITICAL EDITOR FOR
DAILYMAIL.COM and MORGAN PHILLIPS, POLITICS REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM - UPDATED:
10:53 EDT, 24 August 2023 - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12439625/Trumps-Tucker-Carlson-interview-gets-87-MILLION-views-eclipses-Republican-debate-Rivals-bicker-stage-ex-President-discusses-threat-U-S-civil-war-savage-animals-trying-kill-him.html
US MILITARY NEWS: Restored Republic
via a GCR Update as of August 24, 2023 – EBS coming soon – Military arrests in
Maui – China CCP behind Maui attack – It’s on! - https://theusmilitarynews.com/restored-republic-via-a-gcr-update-as-of-august-24-2023/
REUTERS: Putin tells BRICS that
Russia wants to end war 'unleashed by West' - By Reuters Staff - MOSCOW, Aug 23
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told a summit of the BRICS group
on Wednesday that Russia wanted to end a war he said had been “unleashed by the
West and its satellites” in Ukraine. https://www.reuters.com/article/brics-summit-putin-idAFS8N39C05J
BLP: Rand Paul Blast Political Elites
for Trying to Re-Implement Wuhan Virus Measures - By Jose Nino - Aug 23, 2023 -
As a response to the return of Wuhan virus restrictions, which includes social
distancing and masking mandates being brought back by universities and
colleges, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul claimed that those pushing for the
reimplementation of these measures “have
no shame.” In a Fox News interview, Paul labeled the move as “hysteria” being
pushed by the corporate media to financially benefit their Big Pharma
paymasters. “These people are so conflicted,” Paul stated, continuing “It’s so
dishonest to put people like that on the air to promote a product that they
make more money from … promote this hysteria. This defies all logic. It defies
science, and it defies common sense.” - https://bigleaguepolitics.com/rand-paul-blast-political-elites-for-trying-to-re-implement-wuhan-virus-measures/
BRICS reveals six new members - Thursday,
August 24, 2023 - Participants attend a news conference as Russian President
Vladimir Putin delivers his remarks virtually during the 15th BRICS Summit at
the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. © Sputnik / Grigory Sysoev - Argentina, Egypt,
Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates are joining the
BRICS group of nations, after their candidacies were approved on Thursday by
leaders of the current member states, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa
has announced. https://beforeitsnews.com/international/2023/08/brics-reveals-six-new-members-2512183.html
New Alex Jones Must Watch: General
Flynn, Steve Bannon & MORE Break Exclusive Information! - Thursday, August
24, 2023 9:24 - Today’s broadcast is LOADED with special guests including Gary
Heavin, Mike Adams, Dr. Michael Vickers, Chris Martenson and MORE who are
breaking the latest on stories globalists want kept hidden! Tune in to hear the
hard truths of the publicly announced global takeover! The Great Awakening is
NOW LIVE! https://beforeitsnews.com/prophecy/2023/08/new-alex-jones-must-watch-general-flynn-steve-bannon-more-break-exclusive-information-2544526.html
Kim Goguen: Full Situation Update and
Special Intel Report - It's About to Go LIVE, Folks! (Video) - Thursday, August
24, 2023 7:20 - Kim is back and is sharing HUGE Intel about what’s coming up
next! Our future is FULL of other MAJOR events and they will come to pass SOON.
https://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2023/08/kim-goguen-full-situation-update-and-special-intel-report-its-about-to-go-live-folks-video-3797771.html
Are You Absorbing the New Paradigm?
(Video) - Thursday, August 24, 2023 6:24 - We have entered a rather strange
time, where right is wrong and wrong is right… Are you absorbing this new
paradigm? https://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2023/08/are-you-absorbing-the-new-paradigm-video-3797769.html
'Breaking The Oath' Documentary
Exposes The Criminal Hospitals And Medical Cartels Who Willingly Murdered
Through Protocol! (VIDEO) - Thursday, August 24, 2023 1:17 - America 1st
Productions and Jeff Wagner (of The Patriot Review) bring you this
groundbreaking documentary to expose the truth many can’t bring themselves to
believe or accept. Covid was intentionally developed, released and spread to
reduce the earth’s population! What’s more the treatment protocols and the
vaccine are the tools of this satanic evil, resulting in the deaths of
millions. https://beforeitsnews.com/resources/2023/08/breaking-the-oath-documentary-exposes-the-criminal-hospitals-and-medical-cartels-who-willingly-murdered-through-protocol-video-2432639.html
Richard Citizen Journalist: Why Was
Air Force One In Reno Sunday Morning? Think Gold, Think Trump...Connecting the
Dots Yet? (VIDEO) - Wednesday, August 23, 2023 23:09 - TTA *(08/20/23) Reno, NV
Richard Citizen Journalist video shows Air Force One on tarmac of Reno, Nevada
airport on Sunday, August 20, 2023. - https://beforeitsnews.com/resources/2023/08/richard-citizen-journalist-why-was-air-force-one-in-reno-sunday-morning-think-gold-think-trump-connecting-the-dots-yet-video-2432635.html
Trump and Tucker Talk Truth! Amazing
Interview! - Wednesday, August 23, 2023 22:36 - We have never seen one of the
greatest Presidents in history interviewed by one of the most relevant News
correspondents in modern times who can now go all in with his questions. I’m
guessing this will get 100M views which will blow away the views from the
Republican debate. People will watch this as a protest to the losers on the
Republican debate stage. I wish it was longer and they got into some other
conspiracies that are clearly not theories. hopefully, this was just part one
of many. https://beforeitsnews.com/politics/2023/08/trump-and-tucker-talk-truth-amazing-interview-3296882.html
Judy Byington: "The Storm is
Here” -President Trump - BE READY, It's TIME! Special Intel Report For Thurs.
24 Aug. 2023 (Videos) - Thursday, August 24, 2023 5:27 - President Trump is
going to tweet ‘My fellow citizens, a storm is brewing’ and that will unleash
global martial law on us! GESARA/NESARA will be activated! The military will
remove cabal controlled governments worldwide and simultaneously arrest 500,000
sealed indictments worldwide! [Seven Trumpets], aka EBS text messages alerting
him to tune in to his TV, radio or phone, will be coming to his phone! EVERY
WORLD MILITARY THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES MILITARY SHUTDOWN ALL MEDIA,
INTERNET, PHONE AND TV PROGRAMS! (Emergency services will still work) Internet
and ATMs will not work during that time, and phones will only work if you call
911. This global martial law includes 10 days of communications darkness,
emergency broadcast systems operating around the world, and an eight-hour
documentary on fraud, corruption, pedophilia, arrests and courts around the
world, to be broadcast three times. a day (24 hours a day, 365 days a year)! Elites!
After 10 days of communication darkness, we connected to a new network! https://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2023/08/judy-byington-the-storm-is-here-president-trump-be-ready-its-time-special-intel-report-for-thurs-24-aug-2023-videos-3797760.html
THE PEOPLES VOICE: Russia Release
Damning 2,000 Page Report Proving COVID Was a Globalist Bioweapon - https://rumble.com/v3axptu-russia-release-damning-2000-page-report-proving-covid-was-a-globalist-biowe.html
7 Signs of the End Times
by Britt Gillette
Published on: February 8, 2014
Researched by Pastor Gary Boyd
Aug. 24th 2023
What are the signs of the end times?
It’s important to know so we can
explain to others why Christians believe what we believe.
As Peter says:
“But in your hearts set apart Christ
as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give
the reason for the hope that you have.” 1 Peter 3:15 (NLT)
Unfortunately, too many Christians
are unable to explain why they believe we’re in the last days when the
opportunity presents itself.
One argument in particular seems to
catch today’s Christians off guard.
Peter forewarned us of this argument:
“Most importantly, I want to remind
you that in the last days scoffers will come, mocking the truth and following
their own desires. They will say, ‘What happened to the promise that Jesus is
coming again? From before the times of our ancestors, everything has remained
the same since the world was first created.'” 2 Peter 3:3-4 (NLT)
The particular version I hear most
often is, “Sure, you think Jesus is coming, but so have previous generations.”
The implication is that our
generation will pass without the Second Coming just as those previous
generations passed without His Coming.
Aside from being illogical, this
assertion flies in the face of plain observation as well as mountains of
irrefutable evidence.
A Sign of the End?
Is the prevalence of Peter’s end time
skeptic argument in-and-of itself a sign of the end times?
No.
But let’s take a second look at what
he said:
“They will say, ‘What happened to the
promise that Jesus is coming again? From before the times of our ancestors,
everything has remained the same since the world was first created.'” 2 Peter
3:4 (NLT)
Sound familiar?
How many times have you heard someone
say, “It’s the same now as it’s always been” or at least something along those
lines?
Probably a lot.
But is it?
Is it really the same?
When non-believers tell you there are
no signs of the end times which are unique to our time, you need to be prepared
to set the record straight.
Below are at least seven signs of the
end times.
Commit them to memory, and as Peter
says, “be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the
reason for the hope that you have.”
Clear Signs of the End Times
Below is a list of seven clear signs
of the end times, which highlight the nearness of Christ’s return. In fact, He’s so close He’s knocking on the
door:
1) The Holocaust and the Re-Emergence
of Israel
One of the preeminent signs of the
end times is the Jewish survival of the Holocaust and the re-emergence of the
nation of Israel as a Jewish state.
Over 2,600 years ago, the prophet
Ezekiel foretold these events:
“Then he said to me, ‘Son of man,
these bones represent the people of Israel. They are saying, ‘We have become
old, dry bones – all hope is gone.’ Now give them this message from the
Sovereign Lord: O my people, I will open your graves of exile and cause you to
rise again. Then I will bring you back to the land of Israel. When this
happens, O my people, you will know that I am the Lord.” Ezekiel 37:11-13 (NLT)
As God says, the bones in Ezekiel 37
represent the people of Israel – otherwise known as the Jews.
Following the first century Roman
conquest of the Holy Land, the Jews were banished from the land of Israel. The Romans renamed the area Palestine, and
exiled its people to farthest corners of the Roman Empire.
Yet, in Ezekiel 37, God promised to
bring the Jews out of exile. He promised
to bring them back into the land of Israel.
Not only did He promise to restore
their nation, but God promised to do so by opening their “graves” at a time
when the Jews feel that “all hope is gone.”
The aftermath of Hitler’s Holocaust
of the Jewish people created these very conditions, nearly destroying an entire
race of people and draining the hope of countless survivors.
But out of the Holocaust, God brought
the Jewish people back into the land of Israel, just as He had promised.
On May 14, 1948, the nation of Israel
reappeared in fulfillment of not just Ezekiel 37:11-13, but countless Old
Testament prophecies.
Of all the signs of the end times,
the re-establishment of Israel as an independent nation is the clearest and
most unmistakable sign that we are in the last of the last days.
2) Jerusalem is a Burden to the World
Another visible sign of the end times
is the world diplomatic struggle over Jerusalem.
The prophet Zechariah foresaw this
event centuries ago:
“I will make Jerusalem and Judah like
an intoxicating drink to all the nearby nations that send their armies to
besiege Jerusalem. On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone, a burden
for the world. None of the nations who try to lift it will escape unscathed.”
Zechariah 12:2-3 (NLT)
Since 1967 when the Israelis retook
Jerusalem in the Six Day War, the division of Jerusalem and ownership of the
Temple Mount in particular, have been a source of countless U.N. resolutions,
diplomatic crises, and calls for war.
The struggle over the “Peace Process”
in the Middle East is the stated number one priority of world diplomats, and
Jerusalem resides at the center of discussions about “land for peace.”
With the threat of World War III
casting a shadow over every decision to rebuild Jewish settlements or expand
Israeli society, the City of Jerusalem is no doubt “a burden for the world.”
Is this “the way it’s always been”?
No.
Until this generation, Jerusalem was
not “a burden for the world.” In fact,
prior to 1948, world diplomatic leaders rarely mentioned it.
3) The Dramatic Increase in Travel
and Knowledge
One of the signs of the end times
that anyone can easily recognize is the recent explosive increase in travel and
knowledge.
In a vision, God revealed to Daniel
that in “the time of the end,” travel and knowledge will increase:
“But you, Daniel, keep this prophecy
a secret; seal up the book until the time of the end. Many will rush here and
there, and knowledge will increase.” Daniel 12:4 (NLT)
According to the book of Daniel, two
things will increase in “the time of the end” – travel and knowledge.
Is this the case now?
Yes.
At the time the Book of Daniel was
written, horses were the world’s the fastest mode of transportation.
In fact, horses remained the world’s
fastest mode of transportation for over 2,000 years until the Industrial
Revolution spawned such innovations as the steam boat, the locomotive, and the
horseless carriage.
Prior to the 20th Century, most
people rarely traveled more than 30 miles from where they were born. Today, people routinely travel from one
continent to another within the same day.
Today’s world is definitely not “the
way it’s always been.”
Frequency and speed of travel have markedly
increased!
What about knowledge?
In Daniel’s time, few people received
a formal education. In fact, basic
literacy was a foreign concept to all but an elite minority of the world until
the past 100 to 150 years.
Yet, in the past century alone, human
knowledge of science, biology, technology, and countless fields of endeavor has
exploded. And the advent of the Internet
has created a worldwide archive of human knowledge that far exceeds even the
wildest dreams of the great ancient civilizations.
Is humanity’s knowledge base today
“the same as previous generations”?
Absolutely not. Human knowledge has also markedly increased.
Given that all this can be
ascertained from mere observation, how can anyone say with a straight face that
“things today are the same as they’ve always been”?
4) Exponential Growth Marks the Times
If a marked increase in travel and
knowledge constitute one of the most clearly observable signs of the end times,
then the two are merely components of a much larger sign of the end times –
exponential growth.
Jesus pointed to exponential growth
as a sign of His Coming:
“Later, Jesus sat on the slopes of
the Mount of Olives. His disciples came to him privately and asked, ‘When will
all this take place? And will there be any sign ahead of time to signal your
return and the end of the world?’ Jesus told them, ‘Don’t let anyone mislead
you. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will lead
many astray. And wars will break out near and far, but don’t panic. Yes, these
things must come, but the end won’t follow immediately. The nations and
kingdoms will proclaim war against each other, and there will be famines and
earthquakes in many parts of the world. But all this will be only the beginning
of the horrors to come.'” Matthew 24:3-8 (NLT)
This translation fails to communicate
an important revelation from Jesus – that the end times will be analogous to
the birthing process.
According to Strong’s Concordance,
the word “horrors” as translated above comes from the word “odin” which is best
translated as “the pain of childbirth” or “birth pangs.”
This means that, much like birth
pangs, signs of the end times will appear with greater frequency and intensity
as Christ’s return draws near. This is why Jesus mentioned this sign first when
answering his disciples’ questions “When will all this take place? And will
there be any sign ahead of time to signal your return and the end of the
world?”
According to Jesus, three things in
particular will increase in frequency and intensity as the world draws closer
to His return:
1) Wars
2) Famines
and
3) Earthquakes
Have we seen these three things
increase in frequency and intensity in the recent past?
Yes.
Let’s take a brief look at wars,
famines, and earthquakes over the past 500 years.
Wars – A Sign of the End Times
According to a Wikipedia list of
wars, the past 500 years have witnessed an increase in the frequency of wars:
15th Century – 29 wars
16th Century – 59 wars
17th Century – 75 wars
18th Century – 69 wars
19th Century – 294 wars
20th Century – 278 wars
The first decade of the 21st Century
has already witnessed 55 wars, putting humanity on course for 550 wars over the next one hundred year period.
Have these wars increased in
intensity?
Yes.
For most of human history, wars were
fought through individual hand-to-hand combat.
But the past few hundred years have witnessed the ascension of more
accurate guns, machine guns, and aerial bombing. Today, a single weapon of mass
destruction can kill hundreds of thousands of people.
Famines – A Sign of the End Times
According to a Wikipedia list of
famines, the past 500 years have also witnessed an increase in the frequency of
famines:
15th Century – 6 famines
16th Century – 10 famines
17th Century – 24 famines
18th Century – 28 famines
19th Century – 30 famines
20th Century – 44 famines
The first decade of the 21st Century
alone has already witnessed 12 famines, putting humanity on course for 120
famines over the next one hundred year period.
Have these famines increased in
intensity and severity?
Yes.
As the population of the world has
grown, famines have caused more and more death and destruction in their wake.
In fact, while the Roman Empire’s
entire population at the time of Jesus is estimated to have been approximately
55 million people, the first half of the 20th Century alone witnessed these
famines:
The 1921 famine in Russia (5 million+
dead)
The 1928-1929 famine in China (3
million+ dead)
The 1932-1933 famine in Ukraine (2.6
and 10 million+ dead)
The 1932-1933 famine in Kazakhstan
(1.2 and 1.5 million+ dead)
The 1936 famine in China (5 million+
dead)
The 1942-1943 famine in China (1
million+ dead)
The 1946-1947 famine in the Soviet
Union (1 million+ dead)
That’s an estimated 18.8 to 26.5
million who perished from famine just from these seven famines alone!
And from 1959 to 1961, the Great
Chinese Famine is estimated to have killed more than 36 million people.
Famines have dramatically increased
in both frequency and intensity since Jesus first answered His disciples’
questions.
Earthquakes – Another Sign of the End
Times
According to a Wikipedia list of
earthquakes, the past 500 years have witnessed the following number of
earthquakes described as a magnitude 7.0 or greater:
15th Century – 2 earthquakes
16th Century – 3 earthquakes
17th Century – 7 earthquakes
18th Century – 13 earthquakes
19th Century – 29 earthquakes
20th Century – 123 earthquakes
The first decade of the 21st Century
has already witnessed 144 earthquakes with a magnitude of 7.0 or greater,
putting humanity on course for 1,440 such earthquakes over the next one hundred
year period!
The dramatic increase in devastating
wars, famines, and earthquakes from the time of Jesus until today is one of clearest
signs of the end times.
5) Rise of the Gog / Magog Alliance
Yet another sign of the end times is
the current rise of the Gog / Magog Alliance.
The details of this future military
alliance against Israel are found in the Book of Ezekiel, Chapters 38 and 39:
“This is another message that came to
me from the Lord: ‘Son of man, prophesy against Gog of the land of Magog, the
prince who rules over the nations of Meshech and Tubal. Give him this message
from the Sovereign Lord: Gog, I am your enemy! I will turn you around and put
hooks into your jaws to lead you out to your destruction. I will mobilize your
troops and cavalry and make you a vast and mighty horde, all fully armed.
Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya will join you, too, with all their weapons. Gomer
and all its hordes will also join you, along with the armies of Beth-togarmah
from the distant north and many others.'”Ezekiel 38:1-6 (NLT)
The nations cited in the verses above
are associated with their Old Testament predecessors, but they all represent
nations that exist today.
Below is a list of those nations,
each followed by its modern day equivalent:
Magog, Meshech, and Tubal = Russia
Persia = Iran
Cush = Ethiopia
Put = Libya
Gomer = Turkey
Beth-togarmah = Turkey, Armenia, and
the Turkish-speaking people of Asia Minor
According to God, Russia will
mobilize a coalition that includes these nations in the last days.
Throughout human history, there’s
never been a cooperative military alliance between the nations of Russia and
Iran – at least until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Since then, a cooperative diplomatic
and military alliance between Iran and Russia has formed and slowly expanded,
ultimately leading to Russia’s assistance in providing Iran with the necessary
support to make the Bushehr nuclear power plant operational in 2010.
So when does the Bible tell us this
alliance will form?
It definitely says, “in the last
days”:
“Get ready; be prepared! Keep all the
armies around you mobilized, and take command of them. A long time from now you
will be called into action. In the distant future you will swoop down on the
land of Israel, which will be lying in peace after her recovery from war and
after the return of her people from many lands. You and all your allies – a
vast and awesome horde – will roll down on them like a storm and cover the land
like a cloud.” Ezekiel 38:7-9 (NLT)
According to Strong’s Concordance,
“in the distant future” is better translated as “achariyth shaneh” which means “end
years.”
6) The Rise of Global Government
Another sign of the end times is the
current trend toward globalization.
According to the Book of Revelation,
globalization involves more than just multinational corporations and global
commerce. One day, a single man will
rule all the people and nations on the earth:
“And he was given authority to rule
over every tribe and people and language and nation.” Revelation 13:7 (NLT)
With each passing day more and more
nations are ceding their sovereignty to larger institutions such as the
European Union, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, and the
World Court.
Given the current global financial
crisis and the potential catastrophe of a global war, more and more diplomatic
leaders and world politicians are calling for global government.
And as human technology continues to
advance and mature, we’re quickly reaching a point where global totalitarian
rule will be possible.
7) The Good News Preached Throughout
the World
Jesus revealed the following sign of
the end times to His disciples in response to their questions about the end of
the age and the sign of His coming:
“And the Good News about the Kingdom
will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it;
and then the end will come.” Matthew 24:14 (NLT)
According to Christ, His Coming is
preceded by the preaching of the Gospel “throughout the whole world.”
This idea is reiterated in the Book
of Revelation.
“And I saw another angel flying
through the sky, carrying the eternal Good News to proclaim to the people who
belong to this world – to every nation, tribe, language, and people. ‘Fear God,’ he shouted. ‘Give glory to him.
For the time has come when he will sit as judge. Worship him who made the
heavens, the earth, the sea, and all the springs of water.’” Revelation 14:6-7
(NLT)
In the time of Jesus, the Gospel was
confined to a relatively small number of people in and around Israel. And much of the earth’s land mass was
completely unknown to the disciples of Jesus, so the odds of the disciples
preaching the Gospel of Christ “throughout the whole world” in their own time
was quite remote.
Yet, 2,000 years later, the Gospel is
preached in every nation, the Bible is translated in hundreds of languages, and
the Gospel of Christ is delivered through thousands of ministries via radio,
cable TV, satellite, and the Internet.
Is this “the way it’s always been?”
Nope.
The truth is our generation is closer
to preaching the Gospel “throughout the whole world” than any preceding
generation.
Signs of the End Times
These are just seven signs of the end
times, but they aren’t the only signs.
The Bible has much to say about the
last days and the time of the end, and as followers of Christ, we are warned to
recognize the signs of the times.
“Just as the gathering of vultures
shows there is a carcass nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near.”
Matthew 24:28 (NLT)
Why?
Because if we acknowledge the signs
of the end times as well as our Lord’s command to stay awake and alert, we will
be driven to live Godly lives. Paul emphasized this in his letter to the
Romans:
“Another reason for right living is
that you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for the coming of
our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.” Romans 13:11 (NLT)
Remember, all prophecy exists to give
a clear witness for Christ:
“For the essence of prophecy is to
give a clear witness for Jesus.”Revelation 19:10 (NLT)
And prophecy is telling us that
Christ is coming.
“In the same way, when you see all
these things, you can know his return is very near, right at the door.” Matthew 24:33 (NLT)
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