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Gog-krigen og Harmageddon-slaget
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 20pt; color: #c00000;">Gog-krigen og Harmageddon-slaget, fra boken Jesu Gjenkomst. Bind 2. av Oskar Edin Indergaard. Oversatt til dansk av Uffe Nissen, Danmark.</span></b></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Gog-krigen er først og fremmest beskrevet i Ezekiel 38-39,16. Fra Ezekiel 39:17-29 har vi en beskrivelse af Harmageddon-slaget. Ved siden af den skal vi tilføje en del andre momenter om motiverne til krigen, dens forløb og dens udfald:</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">For det første er Gog-krigen </span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 10.5pt;">en straf fra Gud over Gog selv<b>:</b></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;"> <i>Og du skal sige: Så siger Herren, Israels Gud: Se, jeg kommer over dig, Gog, fyrste over Ros, Mesek og Tubal!</i> Ezekiel 38:3.<br /><br /></span></li>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Gud vil straffe Rusland, for dets mange synder. Vi véd, at når synden er fuldmoden, avler den straf - det er et åndeligt og guddommeligt princip. Rusland har siden 1917 forsøgt at afskaffe kristendommen i landet. Dets forskellige ledere har forfulgt de troende og erklæret dem for sindssyge, som tror på Gud. Myndighederne i dette land har dræbt flere millioner troende. De har adskilt familier og nægtet mange mennesker at opdrage deres børn i den kristne tro, ligesom de har også nægtet menneskene at forkynde Guds Ord. Mange kirker og andre Gudshuse er blevet lukket eller omdannet til lagerpladser, idrætshaller eller lignende.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">I tillæg til, at sovjetlederne har undertrykt de mange forskellige folkeslag, som lever indenfor Rusland, har de også undertrykt de 4 millioner jøder, som har boet der. Sovjetunionen har i tillæg til dette fra 1945 kontrolleret og undertrykt en række lande i Østeuropa. Sovjetunionen har også støttet en række frihedsbevægelser overalt i verden og forsynet mange stater med våben og anden hjælp. Den er verdens næststørste våbenproducent. Det er først og fremmest dette land, der forsyner Israels fjender med våben.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">I tillæg til dette har Rusland støttet det arabiske folk i deres kamp mod Israel. De er dermed gået imod Guds plan for Mellemøsten. Dette vil straffe sig på en særlig måde - vi véd at den, som velsigner Israel, vil Gud velsigne - og den, som forbander Israel, vil Gud forbande: 1. Mos. 12:3.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Nu er tiden kommet så langt, at Gud vil have et opgør med denne stat og dens allierede. Dette opgør skal ske i Israel - i Gog krigen.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">2<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Rusland skal<i> kun</i> <i>modvilligt gå i kamp mod Israel</i>: Ezekiel 38:4. Det er Herren, som tvinger Gog til at gå imod Israel. Gog går kun modvilligt med til det, for han véd inderst inde, at det kan udløse en ny verdenskrig. De ydre forhold til, at det alligevel sker, kan være flere:</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Det kan være det forhold, at Gog må gå til dette angreb for at støtte den muhamedanske befolkning i Rusland. Den vil til enhver tid kræve, at Israel bliver ødelagt og at jøderne bliver tilintetgjort.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Gog kan også have forpligtiget sig gennem alliancer med de arabiske og muhamedanske lande i Mellemøsten og Nordafrika til at gå til angreb på Israel. Dette vil ske, efter at verden har haft fred en stund.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Det kan også ske, at palæstinenserne får oprettet deres egen stat i Israel. Vi véd, at der i Israel er mange, som går ind for dette. Den øvrige verden er også for denne løsning De ledende stats-mænd i verden tror, at de kan opnå fred på denne måde. Efter at en eventuel ny stat i Israel er blevet oprettet, vil det vise sig, at dette er helt uholdbart for Israels eksistens og Israel vil derfor forsøge at kontrollere palæstinenserne eller true dem med at indlemme den palæstinensiske arabiske stat i Israel. I forbindelse med en sådan politisk udvikling, kan vi også få Gog-krigen.</span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">3<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Gog skal være lederen i dette store angreb på Israel</span></i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">: Ezekiel 38:7.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Rusland er allerede i dag lederen for Israels fjender. De jødiske politikere siger, at det ikke primært er de arabiske nationer de har kamp imod, men det er Rusland. De hævder, at den næste store krig i Mellemøsten vil være en krig, hvor Rusland bliver indblandet direkte i kamphandlingerne.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Vi véd, at i forbindelse med Yom Kippur krigen i Israel 1973 var det tæt på, at det daværende Sovjetunionen greb direkte ind, da Ægypten og Syrien blev slået af jøderne. Jeg vil i den</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">forbindelse citere fra<i> Lance Lamberts bog</i> "Slaget om Israel" side 20-22: "Men hvad <i>Brezhnev</i> sagde i dette telegram, var at Sovjetunionen havde besluttet at tage énsidig affære og således afgøre det jødiske problem. Amerika tog dette alvorligt, fordi amerikanske rekognosceringsfly allerede havde opdaget et stort sovjetisk krigsskib, som ikke bare havde kurs mod Alexandria, men allerede lå i havnen. På skibets dæk var der ballistiske raketter med atomsprænghoveder. Samtidig standsede den sovjetiske våbenforsyning ad luftvejen dramatisk og alle store transportfly stod klar, mens sovjetiske elitefaldskærmsregimenter rykkede frem mod Ægyptens lufthavne. Da præsident <i>Nixon</i> blev klar over disse to kendsgerninger, udsendte han en verdensomspændende ordre til mobilisering. Den amerikanske mobiliseringsinstruks har fem trin. Dette trin beordrede 2.300.000 mand til at være rede til øjeblikkelig indsats og det var den første instruks af denne art siden Cuba-krisen 11 år tidligere. Og så snart USAs verdensomspændende beredskab blev beordret, lettede det sovjetiske skib anker og sejlede tilbage til Sortehavet. Udslettelsen af Israel havde slået fejl."</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Vi véd, at Rusland allerede har udarbejdet planer om at angribe Israel og de vil blive brugt. Den russiske ambassadør i USA <i>Anatoly Dobrynin</i> har udtalt om dette: "Hvis Israelerne truer os, udsletter vi dem i løbet af 2 dage. Jeg kan forsikre dem om, at vore planer for en sådan mulighed allerede er udarbejdet."</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">4<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Gog skal komme til Israel som en storm, </span></i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">og han skal <i>skjule landet som en sky</i>: Ezekiel 38:9. Dette betyder, at angrebet vil ske hurtigt, det skal være som en storm. At det skal skjule landet som en sky, betyder for det første, at de skal have så mange soldater, at de kan dække landet med dem. For det andet betyder det, at der kommer faldskærmssoldater ned fra fly. Der skal være så mange af dem, at de skal skjule landet og de skal lande på Israels bjerge.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">5<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Gog og hans hære kommer til Israel for at <i>rane, røve og tage krigsbytte </i>og for <i>at ødelægge Israels byer, som genopbygget</i>: Ezekiel 38:12. Dette spørgsmål bliver stillet af Vest-alliancen, Ezekiel 38:13. Hvorfor ønsker Gog og hans allierede at tage Israel? Her er mange svar at give:<br /><br /></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">For det første kan muhamedanerne aldrig gå med til, at der blev oprettet en jødisk stat på det landområde, som de kalder for "Islams hellige jord". I og med, at Israel engang har hørt med til det arabiske område, kan hverken Allah eller Muhammedanerne godtage den jødiske stat. <i>Den er blevet oprettet og eksisterer mod Allahs vilje. </i>Den er en udfordring til Allah. Dersom den bliver stående, da er Allah ikke længere den stærkeste i verden - jødernes Gud er den stærkeste.</span></li>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Af dette ser vi, at kampen i Mellemøsten ikke først og fremmest er en krig om landområder, men det er en åndelig krig. <i>Dette er en krig mellem to åndsmagter</i>. I Mellemøsten står Allah mod Israels Gud. Muhammedannerne tror, at de vil vinde denne krig, men vi <i>véd,</i> at det er jødernes og Israels Gud, som vinder en overlegen sejr i Gog-krigen.</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">For det andet ønsker Gog at få kontrol med staten Israel. Rusland var en af de første stater som anerkendte Israel i 1948, fordi dets politiske ledere håbede, at Israel ville blive en stat, de kunne kontrollere og samarbejde med. Da dette viste sig ikke at holde stik, blev de Israels store modstander.</span></li>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Den, som kontrollerer Israel, har både kontrol med de vigtigste lande i verden og med Middelhavet og indsejlingen til Suez-kanalen. Det har bestandig været Sovjetunionens politik at få fodfæste i lande, som ligger ved de store have.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Ved at man får kontrol med Israel, får man også kontrol med Eilat, som ligger ved Rødehavet. Den, som har kontrol med denne by, har også kontrol med den anden indsejling til Suez kanalen. Vi véd, at denne kanal er af stor vigtighed for både olietilførslen til Vesten og for anden handel og færdsel mellem øst og vest.</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">For det tredie besidder Israel ufatteligt store naturressourcer. Både Negev-ørkenen og Dødehavet indeholder store værdier. Ifølge beregninger, som en engelsk kommission gjorde i 1931, var værdierne af mineralerne i Dødehavet 4 gange så store som USAs nationalformue. Værdierne blev anslået til at være 1 billion og 270 milliarder dollar. Der findes 2000 millioner tons kaliumklorid, 980 millioner tons magnesiumbromid, 22.000 millioner tons magnesiumklorid, 6000 millioner tons kalciumklorid og 11.000 millioner tons natriumklorid i Dødehavet. I tillæg til dette kommer de enorme mængder potaske i Dødehavet. Forekomsterne her er tilstrækkelige til at gøde alle de opdyrkede områder vi har i verden, i flere hundrede år.</span></li>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">I tillæg til dette har Israel store forekomster af olie. Denne olie er endnu ikke fundet, men vi véd, at den er der, for Bibelen fortæller os det. Den siger den gamle <i>Jakobs</i>/<i>Israels</i> profeti om <i>Asers </i>stamme i 5. Mos. 33:24: <i>- og dyppe sin fod i olie.</i></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">For det fjerde er det et åndeligt princip i verden, at mange mennesker hader jøderne og Israel. Dette gælder både i Rusland og i de arabiske stater. Denne onde tilbøjelighed har vi haft i verden, siden Gud indgik en pagt med Abraham for snart 4000 år siden. Den blev før kaldt <i>antisemittisme</i>, men i vor tid er dette blevet forandret til <i>antizionisme</i>. Navnet er forandret, men indholdet er det samme: Det går ud på at ødelægge for jøderne, så de ikke kan formidle Guds planer i og med verden. Gud har på en speciel måde nedlagt sine planer i jødefolket og i Israel og det kan Satan ikke gå med til. Når han ophidser folkene mod jøderne og mod Israel, er det et forsøg på at modarbejde Guds planer i verden. Striden i Mellemøsten er ikke en strid om landområder, men den er dybest set en åndelig strid mellem denne tidsalders gud, som er Satan, og Israels Gud.</span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">6<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">I forbindelse med Gogs angreb på Israel og hans tilintetgørelse på Israels bjerge vil der komme store messianske vækkelser, både i Israel og i verden: Ezekiel 38:16 og 38:23.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">I dag er der ca. 1 milliard mennesker, som har en personlig tro på Jesus fra Nasaret. I Israel findes der ca. 3000 jøder, som tror, at Jesus fra Nasaret er jødernes konge og verdens forsoner. I tillæg til dette har vi de såkaldte Nikodemus-troende. Det er jøder, som tror, at Jesus fra Nasaret er jødernes Messias, men de har af forskellige grunde ikke gået åbent ud med deres standpunkt. De holder det skjult for offentligheden. Antallet af disse jøder kan være 10.000.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">I dag holder det jødiske folk på at orientere sig henimod Jesus fra Nasaret og det er en proces, som tager tid. I og med, at jøderne forbinder Jesus så stærkt med os hedningenationer, tager det endnu længere tid, fordi vi har dræbt jøder i Jesu navn og vi forfølger endnu jøder i Nasaræerens navn. I vor forkyndelse giver vi jøderne et forkert billede af Jesus. Vi tilbyder dem en teologi, som ikke er jødisk, men som er iblandet græske og hedenske elementer. Vi har været med til at skjule Jesus for dem.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Der vil stadig blive flere jøder, som kommer til en personlig tro på Jesus i Israel og i forbindelse med Gog-krigen vil der som sagt komme <i>en stor messiansk folkevækkelse</i>. Mange jøder vil overgive deres liv til Gud og forpligte sig til at overholde Moseloven, men vil desuden komme til en personlig tro på Jesus fra Nasaret som verdens frelser og jødernes Messias.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Der vil også komme en stor vækkelse blandt hedningerne. Det er ikke sandt, som en del Bibellærere hævder, at vi ikke vil få vækkelse, efter at den kristne menighed er bortrykket. Vi vil få store vækkelser i verden, både før og i selve trængselstiden.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">7<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">På den dag Gog invaderer Israel, <i>vil harme stige op i Herrens åsyn</i>, og han vil sende <i>et stort jordskælv over både Israel og over hele verden. </i>Det fører til, at alle mure skal ramle ned. Hele bjerge og bjergvægge skal falde ned og alle mennesker, dyr og fugle, som bor på jorden, skal skælve for Herrens åsyn: Ezekiel 38:18-20.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Vi véd, at jordskælv er en af de ting, som vil kendetegne både endetiden og endens tid. Antallet af jordskælv vil tiltage nu i endetiden:</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">I det 16 århundrede var der 153 jordskælv.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">I det 17. århundrede var der 378 jordskælv.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">I det 18. århundrede var der 640 jordskælv.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">I det 19. Århundrede var der 2219 jordskælv.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Antal jordskælv i det 20. Århundrede vil overstige dette tal. Bare til nu har mere end 1 million mennesker mistet livet i forbindelse med jordskælv siden år 2000. Det jordskælv, som er omtalt i Ezekiel 38:19, genfinder vi måske i Åb. 6:12, hvor der står: <i>Og jeg så, da det </i>(lammet) <i>åbnede det sjette segl, og se, der blev et stort jordskælv og solen blev sort som en hårsæk og hele månen blev som blod.</i></span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">8<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Under Gogs angreb vil Herren sende <i>forvirring ind i Gogs hær, så soldaterne begynder at kæmpe mod hinanden.</i> I tillæg til dette vil Herren sende <i>pest og blod, skylregn og haglsten med ild og svovl </i>over Gog og hans hære: Ezekiel 38:21-22 og 39:3.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Det er ikke noget nyt, at Herren griber ind på den måde overfor Israels fjender. Tilsvarende ting skete forholdsvis ofte i gammeltestamentlig tid. Det er også sket i de krige som Israel har haft mod sine fjender i moderne tid.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Det sker også under Gogs angreb på Israel, men i langt større format end nogensinde før. Det er måske dette, der er omtalt i Åb. 6:13-17. (De tror, at Herrens dag er kommet).</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Når vi læser i Åbenbaringsbogen, må vi være opmærksomme på det forhold, at den er skrevet både i konkret og i symbolsk betydning. Ved siden af, at de forskellige billeder har en konkret betydning, har de også en overført betydning. Det er derfor helt umuligt for os at forstå Åbenbaringsbogen fuldt ud. Vi må lægge vægt på både den konkrete og den abstrakte forståelse i den.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Efter Gogs nederlag på Israels bjerge vil Herren kalde på alle rovdyr og fugle i Israel, for at de skal fortære levningerne af Gogs soldater: <i>På Israels bjerge skal du falde, du og alle dine skarer og de folkeslag, som er med dig, jeg giver dig til føde for allehånde rovfugle og for markens vilde dyr.</i> Ezekiel 39:4.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">9<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">I forbindelse med Gog-krigen får vi også en <i>atomkrig</i> mellem Øst og Vest: Ezekiel 39:6.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Vest-alliancen starter en atomkrig mod Gog i Magogs land. Den vil blive besvaret fra Rusland og rammer bl. a. USA. Både Rusland og USA vil blive ødelagt i denne krig. Det er grunden til, at vi ikke hører noget om disse stater i den store trængsel. I den sidste periode er det Antikrist og det nyoprettede Romerrige, der er den stærkeste magt i Vesten.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Denne atomkrig læser vi også om i Åb. 8:10-11:<i> Og den tredie engel blæste, og en stor stjerne faldt ned fra himmelen, brændende som en fakkel, og den faldt på en trediedel af floderne og på vandkilderne. Og stjernes navn er Malurt og trediedel af verden blev til Malurt, og mange af menneskene døde af vandet, fordi det var blevet beskt</i> (forurenet af radioaktivt nedfald.)</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Det forhold, at USA og Rusland ophører at være stormagter i Gog krigen, er beskrevet i Åb. 8:12: <i>Og den fjerde engel blæste, og trediedel af solen</i> (den står for den højeste autoritet) <i>blev slået, og trediedel af månen</i> (mindre riger) <i>og trediedel af stjernerne</i>(politiske ledere), <i>for at trediedel af dem skulle formørkes</i> (miste deres autoritet og magt), <i>og trediedel af dagen miste sit lys, og natten ligeså.</i></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Efter Gog-krigen i Israel skal de overlevende i Israels byer <i>brænde Gogs efterladte militærudstyr.</i> De skal bruge hele 7 år på dette enorme arbejde: Ezekiel 39:9. Det ser mærkeligt ud at jøderne skulle opbrænde Gogs våben og krigsmateriel, men Guds Ord slår aldrig fejl. Det viser sig nu, at store dele af de russiske våben, fly og tanks er fremstillet af et syntetisk stof, <i>Ligostone.</i> Det er en hollandsk opfindelse og dette stof er stærkere end stål og mere elastisk end stålfjedre, men er mere brændbart end kul.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">10<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Jøderne får udvidet deres landområde i Mellemøsten. Israel skal blive en stormagt og jøderne skal røve dem, som har røvet fra dem, og plyndre de lande, som har plyndret fra dem: Ezekiel 39:10.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">11<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Gud vil give Gog <i>et gravsted i Israel</i>. Han og hans hære skal gravlægges øst for Middelhavet. I 7 måneder skal jøderne arbejde med at gravlægge Gog og hans soldater: Ezekiel 39:11-13. Der er to forskellige opfattelser om hvor Gog-hobens dal skal ligge:</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Det er <i>Abarim-dalen,</i> som ligger øst for Dødehavet, i staten Jordan. <i>Dette kan ikke stemme, for der står, at Gog og hans hære skal få deres gravsted i selve Israel.</i></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Det er <i>Jarmuk-dalen,</i> som ligger øst for Genesaret søens nedre udløb. <i>Jeg for min del tror, at dette er Gog-hobens dal. Denne dal strækker sig ind i Jordan. Der er en vej dér og i den engelske mandattid gik der også en jernbane dér. I dag har Israel en nationalpark i dette område.</i></span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt 35.7pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -17.85pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">12<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Ved denne gravplads skal der <i>bygges en by, hedder Hamona.</i> Navnet betyder både <i>larm, mængde</i> og<i> en folkemængde, som skaber larm</i>. Den skal være et minde om den forfærdelige krigslarm, Gog skabte ved sin invasion. Denne by eksisterer ikke i dag, men vil blive oprettet efter Gogs nederlag og den skal administrere alle disse gravpladser. Vi ser ikke bort fra, at i 1000 års-riget vil en række mennesker valfarte til Hamona, for at se, hvad Herren har gjort for sit folk. </span></p>
<h2 style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 14pt;">Beskrivelse af Gog andre steder i Gamle Testamente</span></h2>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Medens Antikrist og slaget ved Harmageddon er beskrevet en række steder i både GT og NT, er Gogs angreb på Israel kun beskrevet udførligt i Ezekiel 38-39:16. En del af de andre profeter så og talte om dette angreb, men de skrev det ikke ned i hele dets fylde.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">I og med at Gogs angreb og Antikrist-krigene mod Israel skal ske indenfor en tidsramme på 7 år, er det meget vanskeligt at skille udsagn om Gog fra udsagn om Antikrist. <i>Så siger Herren, Israels Gud: Er det dig, jeg har talt om i fordums dage ved mine tjenere, Israels profeter? De, som profeterede i de dage, år efter år, at jeg ville lade dig kommer over dem?</i> Ezekiel 38:17.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Vi finder denne koalition mellem Rusland og Israels fjender beskrevet på disse steder i GT:</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Gud, ti ikke! Vær ikke stille og hold dig ikke rolig, Gud! For se, dine fjender larmer, og de som hader dig løfter hovedet. Mod dit folk lægger de med svig hemmelige råd, og de rådslår mod dem du værner. De siger: Kom, lad os udslette dem, så de ikke mere er et folk, og Israels navn skal ikke mere kommes ihu. For de har af hjertet rådslået med hverandre. Mod dig</span></i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;"> (Gud) <i>indgår de pagt, Edoms telt</i> (Saudi-Arabien), <i>Ismaelitterne, Moab </i>(Jordan)<i> og Hagarenerne, Gebal og Ammon</i> (Jordan)<i> og Amalek, Filistre tillige med indbyggerne i Tyrus. Også Assur</i> (Rusland) <i>har givet sig i lag med dem, de er blevet Lots børns arm</i> (Lot blev stamfar til moabitterne og ammonitterne, 1. Mos. 19:36-38 og Salme 83:1-9).</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Vé mig, at jeg lever som fremmed blandt Mesek</span></i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;"> (Rusland), <i>at jeg bor ved Kedars telt</i> (Ismaels anden søn). <i>Længe nok har min sjæl boet hos dem, som hader mig. Jeg er bare fred, men når jeg taler, er de klar til krig.</i> Salme 120:5-7.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Derfor optændes Herrens vrede over hans folk, og han rækker ud sin hånd mod det og slår det, så fjeldene bæver og ligene lægger sig som skarn på gaderne. Men med alt det vender hans vrede ikke tilbage og endda er hans hånd udrakt. Og han løfter et banner</span></i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;"> (Gog) <i>for hedningefolkene langt borte og lader fjenden hid fra jordens ende, og se, hastig og let kommer han.</i> Esajas 5:25-26.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Se, jeg lader et folk fra det fjerne komme over jer, Israels hus, et kraftigt folk er det, et folk fra ældgammel tid, et folk, hvis kogger er som en åben grav, de er allesammen kæmper. Og de skal fortære din høst og dit brød, de skal fortære dine sønner og dine døtre, de skal fortære dit småkvæg og dit storkvæg, de skal fortære dit vintræ og dit figentræ, og dine faste byer, som du sætter din lid til, skal de bryde ned med sværd. Men selv i de dage, siger Herren, vil jeg ikke gøre helt ende på jer. </span></i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Jeremias 5:15-18. Dette angreb angår både Assyriens angreb i gammel tid og Gogs angreb i endens tid.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Så siger Herren: Se, et folk kommer fra landet i nord</span></i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;"> (Rusland), <i>et stort folk skal bryde op fra jordens yderste ende. Bue og spyd holder de i hånden, de er grusomme og skåner ingen, deres røst bruser som havet, og på heste kommer de ridende, rustet som krigsmænd, mod dig, Sions datter!</i> (Jerusalem)<i> Vi har hørt rygter om dig, vor hænder er blevet kraftløse, angst har grebet os, smerte som den fødende kvindes. Gå ikke ud på marken og vandre ikke på vejen! For fjenden har sværd, der er rædsel omkring. Mit folks datter! Omgjord dig med sæk og vælt dig i aske, hold sorg som over det eneste barn, bitter véklage! Brat kommer ødelæggeren over os.</i> Jeremias 6:22-26.</span></li>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">I disse udsagn bliver Gog beskrevet som:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 2cm; font-size: medium; text-indent: -21.25pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">a.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Lots barns arm</span></i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">. Salme 83:9.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 2cm; font-size: medium; text-indent: -21.25pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">b.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Mesek</span></i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">. Salme 120:5.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 2cm; font-size: medium; text-indent: -21.25pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">c.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Et banner for hedningefolkene langt borte</span></i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">. Esajas 5:26.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 2cm; font-size: medium; text-indent: -21.25pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">d.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Fjenden fra jordens ende</span></i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">. Esajas 5:26.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 2cm; font-size: medium; text-indent: -21.25pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">e.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Et folk fra det fjerne</span></i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">. Jeremias 5:15.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt 2cm; font-size: medium; text-indent: -21.25pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">f.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Et folk kommer fra landet i nord</span></i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">. Jeremias 16:22.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium;"><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Med hensyn til Gog-krigen og hvad disse profeter har sagt om denne krig, vil vi give et kort resume af dette:</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -0.55pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">a.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Det er Israels fjender, som ønsker at ødelægge Israel. Salme 83,3-5.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -0.55pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">b.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Den som går til angreb på Israel, den går til angreb på Gud selv, for han værner Israel. Salme 83,6.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -0.55pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">c.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Israels fjender er de forskellige arabiske nationer og Assur, som er Rusland. Salme 83,7-9.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -0.55pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">d.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Der er Israels fjender som ønsker krig, Jøderne er et fredeligt folk. Salme 120,7.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -0.55pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">e.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Israels fjender skal komme fra jordens ender. Esajas 5,26.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -0.55pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">f.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Gog er et kraftigt og gammelt folk, hvis tungemål Israel ikke kender. Jeremias 5,15.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt 35.7pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -0.55pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">g.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Gog er et stort folk. Det kommer fra jordens yderste ende. Jeremias 6,22.</span></p>
<h2 style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 14pt;">Ligheder mellem Gog-krigen og Harmageddon-krigen</span></h2>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Som vi har beskrevet ovenfor, så vil der blive <i>to store angreb mod Israel i endens tid</i>. Det er først Gog-krigen, som vil komme i første del af trængselstiden. Gog er beskrevet som rytteren på den røde hest i Åb. 6:4. Han skal borttage freden fra jorden og fra Israel.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Begge krige er angreb på Israel og Jerusalem. Han vil falde på Israels bjerge. Antikrist og hans hære vil gå til angreb på selve Jerusalem. Denne store krig vil strække sig helt fra Harmageddon, som ligger i Galilæa, og til Jerusalem. Vi kan kalde den for <i>Harmageddon-krigen </i>eller<i> slaget om Jerusalem.</i></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Efter at Gog-krigen er afsluttet og Gog og hans hære har fået deres gravplads i Gog hobens dal, får Antikrist verdensherredømmet i den store trængsel. Vi får et glimt af ham i Åb. 6:2 som rytteren på den hvide hest. Han kommer <i>forklædt som fredsfyrste</i> og han drager ud fra den ene sejr til den anden, <i>sejre i krig</i> og <i>ideologiske og religiøse sejre</i>.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Det forhold, at der er lighedspunkter mellem Gog og Antikrist, behøver på ingen måde at betyde, at disse to krige skal foregå på samme tid eller at disse to endetidspersoner er identiske. Vi skal i det følgende se på lighederne mellem dem.</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">I Gog-krigen skal Gog og hans hære komme til <i>et folk, som er samlet fra mange folkeslag,</i> Ezekiel 38:8. Dette er endnu mere tilfældet ved Antikrist-krigen, for efter denne krig vil alle jøder komme hjem til Israel og 1000-årsriget skal de bo i Israel: Esajas 43:5-6 - Zakarias 8:7-8.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Gog skal komme <i>ved årenes ende,</i> Ezekiel 38:8. Dette betyder, at han skal komme ved udløbet af Israels misgerningsår, som er 430 år: Ezekiel 4:4-7. På samme måde som Israels misgerningsår gik gradvis vis ind, går de også gradvis ud og vil derfor få deres afslutning, før hedningernes tider får deres afslutning.</span></li>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Mens Gog kommer ved slutningen af Israels misgerningsår, vil Antikrist afslutte hedningernes tider. Når <i>Riget for Israel</i> kommer, er hedningernes tider slut. <i>Men i endens tid skal Sydens konge</i> (Ægypten) <i>føre krig mod ham </i>(Antikrist)<i> og Nordens konge</i>(Syrien) <i>skal storme frem mod ham </i>(Antikrist) <i>med vogne og heste, folk og mange skibe, og han</i> (Antikrist) <i>skal falde ind i landene</i> (disse to lande) <i>og oversvømme og overskylle dem. Han skal også falde ind i det fagre land</i> (Israel)<i> og store skarer skal falde, men disse skal undslippe hans magt: Edom </i>(Saudi-Arabien) <i>og Moab</i> (Jordan) <i>og de ypperste af Amons børn. </i>(Jordan) Daniel 11:40-41.</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Både Gog og Antikrist skal komme i <i>de sidste dage.</i> I gammeltestamentlig betydning kan dette udtryk betyde tre ting:</span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 63.8pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">a.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Messias' første komme.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 63.8pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">b.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Messias' genkomst og endens tid på 7 år.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 63.8pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">c.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">1000 års rigets periode.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Til trods, for at dette tidsudtryk er brugt både om Gogs og Antikrists komme, betyder det ikke, at disse to personer skal komme på samme tid. <i>Efter som jeg ser det, kommer Gog i første del af trængselstiden, medens Antikristen afslutter den store trængsel.</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">4<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">På samme måde som Gogs soldater skal være så mange at de dækker landet, Ezekiel 38:9, skal dette endnu mere være tilfældet ved <i>Antikrists</i> angreb på Israel. Alle jordens folk skal sende soldater til slaget ved Harmageddon. Tallet på de soldater som kommer fra Østen, er anslået til 200 millioner: Zakarias 12:3 og Åb. 9:16.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">5<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">På samme måde som der vil blive <i>store messianske vækkelser</i> i forbindelse med Gog krigen: Ezekiel 38:16 og i v. 22, skal det også ske ved Antikrists angreb. Først vil Israel omvende sig som rest og levning, senere vil alle jordens hedningefolk omvende sig til Israels konge, Jesus fra Nasaret. <i>Han vil gøre os levende efter 2 dage</i> (2000), <i>på den tredie dag</i> (i 1000 års-riget) <i>vil han oprejse os, og vi skal leve for hans åsyn.</i> Hoseas 6:2 - Joel 3:1 - Zakarias 12:10. <i>Og det skal ske i de sidste dage</i> (i 1000-årsriget)<i> skal bjerget </i>(Sion),<i> hvor Herrens hus står, være grundfæstet på toppen af bjergene og højt hævet over alle højder, og alle hedningefolkene skal strømme til det. Og mange folkeslag skal drage af sted og sige: Kom, lad os gå op til Herrens bjerg, til Jakobs Guds hus, så han kan lære os sine veje, så vi kan færdes på hans stier! For fra Sion skal lov udgå og Herrens ord fra Jerusalem. </i>Esajas 2:2-3.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">6<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Både Gog (Ezekiel 38:17) og Antikrist er omtalt i GT og i NT. Det er så vigtige begivenheder, at de er omtalt flere steder og på flere forskellige måder. Antikrist er mest omtalt. Når profeterne profeterede om endetidens begivenheder, var det ikke deres opgave at skelne mellem de forskellige profetiske udsagn. Således er det profetiske perspektiv. Det er derimod vor opgave ved Den Hellige Ånds hjælp at forsøge at tolke det profetiske ord og forsøge at skille det ene profetiske ord fra det andet.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">7<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">På samme måde, som der kommer <i>et stort jordskælv over Israel</i> ved Gogs angreb på Israel (Ezekiel 38:18 og Åb. 6:12-17), skal det ske ved Antikrists angreb: Habakkuk 3:6 - Zakarias 14:4 - Åb. 16:17-21.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">8<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">På samme måde som Gogs soldater skal begynde at kæmpe indbyrdes og ødelægge hinanden (Ezekiel 38:21) skal det ske ved Antikrists angreb på Jerusalem i den store trængsel: Zakarias 12:4 og 14:13.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">9<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">På samme måde som Herren vil sende <i>pest og blod over</i> Gog (Ezekiel 38:22), vil det ske, når han angriber Jerusalem: Habakkuk 3:3-5 - Zakarias 14:12 - Åb. 16:2.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">10<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">På samme måde som Herren lader komme <i>skylregn og haglsten</i> over Gog (Ezekiel 38:22), vil det ske under Antikrists angreb på Israel: Åb. 16:21</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">11<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">På samme måde som Herren vil lade <i>ild og svovl</i> regne ned over Gog (Ezekiel 38:22), vil ske under Antikrists angreb på Jerusalem: Joel 3:3-4 - Åb. 2:20.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">12<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Både Gogs (Ezekiel 38:6,15) og Antikrists angreb mod Israel <i>vil komme fra nord</i>: Daniel 11:44. <i>På den tid skal hans</i> (Antikrist) <i>byrde blive taget bort fra dine skuldre og hans åg fra din hals og åget skal sprænges af dens fedme. Han</i> (Antikrist i sit sidste angreb på Jerusalem) <i>kommer over Ajat</i> (by i Juda), <i>drager frem gennem Migron </i>(by i Benjamin, nær Gibea), <i>i Mikmas</i> (by syd øst for Betel) lader han trosset blive tilbage. <i>De</i> (Antikrist og hans hær og hærene fra Østen og Norden) <i>drager igennem passet. I Geba </i>(levitby i Benjamin) <i>vil de blive natten over. Rama</i> (by i Benjamin, naboby til Betel og Gibea, ca. 8 km nord for Jerusalem) <i>bæver, Sauls Gibea</i> (by i Benjamin ca. 6 km nord for Jerusalem) <i>flyer. Skrig højt du Gallims datter!</i> (by i Benjamin nord for Jerusalem). <i>Giv agt, Laisa!</i> (by i Benjamin). <i>Arme Anatot!</i> (præsteby i Benjamin) <i>Madmena</i> (by i Benjamin) <i>flyer. Gebims</i> (by i Benjamin) <i>indbyggere flytter deres gods i hast. Allerede samme dag står han </i>(Antikrist) <i>i Nob</i> (by i Benjamin øst for Jerusalem ved Oliebjerget), <i>da svinger han sin hånd mod Sions datters bjerg, mod Jerusalemhaven. Se, Herren, Israels Gud, Hærskarernes Gud, afhugger de løvrige grene med forfærdelig kraft, og de ranke, knejsende træer </i>(nationer) <i>hugges ned og de høje bliver lave og den tætte skov hugges ned med øksen, og Libanon falder for den Vældige</i>. Esajas 10:27-34.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt 35.7pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -17.85pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">13<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">På samme måde som Herren vil give Gog og hans hære <i>til føde for alle himlens fugle og dyr</i>, Ezekiel 39:4, skal det ske for Antikrist og hans hære: Ezekiel 39:17 - Mat. 24:28 - Åb. 19:17-18.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">På samme måde som der er ligheder mellem Gogs og Antikrists invasion i Israel, er der også uligheder mellem disse to angreb. Det skal vise os, at der er tale om <i>to forskellige angreb og to forskellige krige</i>. Vi har følgende <i>forskelligheder</i> mellem dem:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">1<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Mens Gog og hans hære består af en <i>alliance af flere stater</i> som Rusland, Tyskland, Finland (evt. Nordsverige og Nordnorge) og mange stater i Mellemøsten og Nordafrika (Ezekiel 38:2-7), er Antikrists angreb mod Jerusalem et angreb <i>fra alle verdens nationer</i>.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Mens Gogs angreb mod Israel er en <i>regional og begrænset krig</i>, er Antikristens angreb mod Israel en <i>global krig</i>: Joel 3:6-7 - Åb. 16:16 - Åb. 19:19.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">2<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Gog og hans hære <i>skal ikke magte at indtage Jerusalem - </i>de skal falde på Israels bjerge: Ezekiel 39:4.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Det er ikke tilfældet med Antikrist og hans hære. Han skal først angribe Israel og Jerusalem i begyndelsen af den store trængsel. Han skal <i>indtage landet og byen</i>. Han skal derefter føre krig mod Israels nabostater. Da han hører, at kongerne fra Østen kommer, går han mod denne fjendehær, men <i>de forener sig og går mod Jerusalem</i> og de skal formå at indtage byen: Zakarias 14:2.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">3<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Mens Gogs angreb på Israel sker på grund af <i>Israels strategiske beliggenhed</i> (Ezekiel 38:12,13), er Antikrists angreb mod Jerusalem en krig med religiøse og ideologiske motiver. Det er et opgør med Herren om, hvem der skal styre jorden i 1000-årsriget: Salme 2:2 - Joel 3:14.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">4<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Mens Gog og hans hær går til grunde ved <i>forskellige naturkatastrofer</i> (Ezekiel 38, 18-23), er det <i>Herren selv, der skal overvinde Antikrist</i> ved Harmageddon og han overvinder ham med sit ord, som er Guds sværd. Han kommer i spidsen for himmelens hær. Han vil til og med gøre det sådan, at kødet pludselig rådner på de soldater, som er med i slaget ved Harmageddon: Esajas 63:1-3 - Zakarias 14:3,12 - Mat. 24:30 - Åb. 19:11 og 14:15.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">5<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Mens Gog og hans hær bliver <i>gravlagt i Israels jord</i> (Ezekiel 39:11-16), skal Antikrist og den falske profet <i>kastes levende i ildsøen</i>. Antikrists soldater skal ikke gravlægges, men skal enten blive opspist af vilde fugle og dyr eller blive til gødning ud over jorden: Jeremias 25:33.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">6<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Mens Gog er <i>fyrsten over Ros</i>, <i>Mesek og Tubal,</i> som står for Rusland i endens tid, er Antikrist <i>den sidste hersker i de 4 verdensriger</i>, som vi har i verden, før Guds Rige kommer. Dette er fremstillet både i den billedstøtte, som kong <i>Nebukadnesar</i> drømte om og som profeten <i>Daniel</i> forklarede ham: Daniel 2.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Senere fik Daniel også se verdensrigerne i en drøm om de 4 dyr, som steg op af havet (folkehavet). Blandt de 10 konger i endens tid fik han også se Antikrist - han ødelagde 3 af kongerne og tog deres land: <i>Jeg agtede nøje på hornene, da fik jeg se et andet lille horn, som skød op mellem dem og 3 af de første horn blev oprykket for dets skyld, og dette horn havde øjne som menneskeøjne og en mund som talte store ord.</i> Daniel 7:8.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Jeg tror, at Antikrist kommer fra et vestligt land, mest sandsynligt fra Italien. Han vil føre en række krige, også i den første halvdel af trængselstiden. Efter 3½ år vil han få verdensherredømme og flytte sit hovedsæde østover, til Israel og Jerusalem. Han vil i den forbindelse underlægge sig 3 lande, som godt kunne være Israel, Syrien og Ægypten.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">I den første halvdel af årugen vil han fremstille sig som jødernes lovede Messias og som fredsfyrste. I og med at han kommer fra Italien, vil mange jøder tro, at han er Messias, for der er forestillinger blandt mange jøder, at Messias vil komme fra Rom.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">7<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Mens Gog kommer fra <i>det yderste Norden</i>, vil Antikristen optræde <i>indenfor det gamle romerriges grænser</i>. Hans hovedområde vil være Mellemøsten og hans hovedstad vil være Jerusalem. Efter 3½ år af trængselstiden vil han invadere Israel, sætte sig i templet, ændre Gudstjenesten og kræve guddommelig tilbedelse: Daniel 9:27 - Zakarias 11:16-17 - Mat. 24:15 - 2. Tess. 2:4.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">8<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Mens Gog er en <i>antikristelig erobrer</i>, som kommer fra Rusland, er Antikrist en <i>mystisk person</i>, som både kommer fra folkehavet og fra afgrunden. Det ser derfor ud til, at han har haft en tilværelse på jorden før sin opstigning fra afgrunden: Åb. 13:1 og 17:8.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">9<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Mens Gog <i>optræder alene</i>, optræder Antikrist <i>sammen med den falske profet</i>, som er hans propaganda- og religionsminister. Han tvinger folk til at tage Antikrists mærke på deres højre hånd eller i deres pande og han bestemmer, at den som ikke vil tilbede Antikrists billede, som er hans Søn, må dø: Åb. 13:15-17.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">10<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Når Gog overfalder Israel, vil landet <i>have fred og bo trygt</i>: Ezekiel 38:11,14. Dette er ikke tilfældet i den store trængsel, hvor<i> der vil være krige overalt i verden</i> og særlig er dette tilfældet i Mellemøsten: Daniel 9:26.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Men i endens tid skal Sydens konge</span></i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;"> (Ægypten) <i>føre krig mod ham </i>(Antikrist) <i>og Nordens konge </i>(Syrien) <i>skal storme frem mod ham med vogne og hestfolk og mange skibe, og han skal falde ind i landene</i> (Ægypten og Syrien) <i>og overskylle dem. Han skal falde ind i det fagre land</i> (Israel) <i>og store skarer skal falde, men disse skal undslippe hans magt: Edom </i>(Saudi-Arabien) <i>og Moab</i> (Jordan) <i>og de ypperste af Ammons børn</i> (Jordan). <i>Og han skal udstrække sin hånd mod andre lande og Ægypten skal ikke undslippe. Han skal tilegne sig skatte af guld og sølv og alle Ægyptens kostelige ting, og Libyere og Etiopiere skal være i hans følge. Men tidender fra Østen</i> (kongerne fra Østen) <i>og Norden</i> (Syrien og andre arabiske lande) <i>skal forfærde ham, og han skal drage ud i stor harme for at ødelægge og tilintetgøre mange. Og han skal opslå sine paladstelte mellem søerne </i>(vandene) <i>i det herlige, hellige bjerg</i> (Sion), <i>men så bærer det til enden med ham, og der er ingen, som hjælper ham.</i> Daniel 11:40-45.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">11<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Mens Gogs angreb på Israel <i>udløser en atomkrig</i>, både mod Rusland og derefter mod USA og Vesten (Ezekiel 39:6), foregår Harmageddon-krigen udelukkende i Mellemøsten, den skal strække sig fra Harmageddon og lige til Jerusalem. Ordet <i>Harmageddon</i>kommer af ordene <i>har</i> som betyder <i>bjerg</i>, og<i> Meggido,</i> som er et stednavn. Harmageddon betyder altså <i>Meggidos bjerg</i>.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Ordet Meggido har også sammenhæng med ord, der betyder <i>skarp metalspids, tropper</i> og med verberne <i>at hugge ned, sønderbryde</i> eller <i>tilintetgøre</i>. I denne betydning er Meggido <i>det bjerg, hvor tropperne bliver hugget ned, sønderbrudt og tilintetgjort</i>. Megiddo er endvidere en lille landsby i Nord Galiæa. Den ligger ved Jisreels-slettens sydvestlige side, nær Karmel-bjerget. Denne slette er ca. 45 km lang i sydøstlig retning og ca. 25 km bred. Her vil Gud samle alle hedningehærene og den vil blive krigsskueplads for det sidste angreb mod Israel og Jerusalem, før vi får Jesu genkomst og oprettelsen af riget for Israel: Åb. 16:16.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">12<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Mens Gogs angreb på Israel vil udløse <i>en række naturkatastrofer</i> (Ezekiel 38:19, 22), vil det ske <i>i endnu større grad</i> ved Antikrists angreb mod Israel. Vi vil få en række tegn i sol og måne, som vi ikke har under Gogs invasion. Stjernerne vil holde op med at lyse og vil falde ned fra himmelen: Esajas 13:10 - Joel 3:4 - Zakarias 14:6 - Mat. 24:29 - Luk. 21:24.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">13<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Mens det bliver et forfærdeligt<i> blodbad og tab af menneskeliv</i> i Gog krigen (Ezekiel 38:21-22 og Åb. 6:4 og 9:11), så vil det samme ske i <i>endnu større grad</i> i slaget ved Harmageddon. Da skal blodet stige op til bidslet på hestene i en strækning på 30 mil. I den store trængsel er det ikke kun i Mellemøsten, folk skal dø, det skal ske ud over hele jorden, så der kun bliver <i>få mennesker tilbage</i>: Esajas 13:12 - 24:1,6 - 33,12 - 34:3 - 63:4-6 - Joel 3:18-19 - Åb.14:14-16.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Vinhøsten er et billede på slaget ved Harmageddon</span></i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">. I en strækning på 1600 stadier (292 km) skal der blive et enormt blodbad. Denne høst af mennesker er dobbelt - først bliver de vantro indhøstet for at få deres dom, derefter bliver de troende samlet ind i Guds rige: Mat. 13:24-30 - Åb. 14:17-20.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">14<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Mens Gog <i>kun modvilligt går mod Israel</i>, er Antikristens motiver ikke at vinde rigdomme eller at få en god strategisk position, men det er <i>en konfrontation med den treenige Gud om herredømmet i verden og styret i 1000-årsriget.</i> Antikrist går bevidst ind for at ødelægge jøderne og Israel. En række jøder vil også miste livet i de 3½ år, hvor han styrer Israel. Kampen mellem Gud og Antikrist i endens tid er en foreløbig slutstrid mellem Guds rige og Satans rige. Men Jesus fra Nasaret vil vinde en overlegen sejr ved Harmageddon.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">15<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Efter Gogs og Antikrists nederlag i Israel skal himmelens fugle og jordens vilde dyr samle sig <i>for at fortære de døde kroppe</i>. Det bliver det sagt, at de skal æde <i>jordens fyrsters blod</i>: Ezekiel 39:18. Dette betyder, at slaget ved Harmageddon har <i>et langt større omfang end Gog-krigen</i>. Gog-krigen var et regionalt opgør mellem Gog og hans hære og Israel, Harmageddon-krigen omfatter alle verdens nationer.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">16<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Gogs nederlag på Israels bjerge vil udløse <i>store messianske vækkelser</i> både i Israel og rundt omkring i verden: Ezekiel 38:23. Men den store trængsel og Harmageddon-slaget vil også udløse alle jøders hjemkomst til Israel og <i>jødernes omvendelse</i>. Dette sidste er et af de vigtigste temaer i GT: Ezekiel 39:21-22,25 og 27-29.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">17<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Gog-krigen medfører <i>ingen generelle domme over de overlevende mennesker</i> - det får vi derimod efter Harmageddon krigen, hvor Herren samler de overlevende og <i>dømmer dem i Josafats Dal</i>: Joel 3:7 og 17. Denne dom er også omtalt i Mat. 25:31-46.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">18<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Efter Gog-krigen får vi <i>ingen opstandelse af de døde -</i> det får vi derimod efter Harmageddon-krigen:<i> Og mange af dem, som sover i jordens muld, skal vågne op, nogle til tidsalderlig liv</i> (de skal få del i den kommende tidsalder, som er riget for Israel)<i> og nogle til skam og tidsalderlig afsky.</i> (De får ikke del i den kommende tidsalder). <i>Salig er den, som bier og når frem til 1335 dage. Men gå du</i> (Daniel)<i> din ende i møde. Du skal hvile og stå op til din lod</i> <i>ved dagenes ende.</i> Daniel 12:12-13.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Undrer jer ikke over dette! For den time kommer, da alle de, som er i gravene, skal høre hans røst, og de skal gå ud, de som har gjort det gode, til livets opstandelse, men de som har gjort ondt, til dommens opstandelse</span></i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">: Joh. 5:28-29. Der er 1000 år (1000-årsriget) mellem disse to opstandelser.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: medium;"><i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Og hedningerne er blevet vrede, og din vrede er kommet og den tid, da de døde skal dømmes og du skal lønne dine tjenere profeterne og de hellige og dem, som frygter dit navn, de små og de store, og da skal du ødelægge dem, som ødelægger jorden.</span></i><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;"> Åb. 11:18 og 20:4.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt 35.7pt; font-size: medium; text-indent: -17.85pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">19<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Efter Gog krigen får vi ikke 1000-årsriget. Det får vi derimod efter at Harmageddon-slaget er afsluttet.<i> Guds rige i betydningen Riget for Israel er et af hovedtemaerne i hele Bibelen</i>. Den, som ikke har noget syn for Riget for Israel eller 1000 års-riget i sin forkyndelse, <i>kan godt holde op med at udlægge det profetiske ord</i><i>,</i> for det fører bare til, at han misforstår Guds Ord og lærer forkert om dette vigtige tema. Læren om 1000 års-riget er helt elementært i en ret forståelse af det eskatologiske ord. 1000-årsriget er den epoke, som ligger mellem kirkens tid og den nye himmel og den nye jord. I og med, at jøderne nu kommer hjem til Israel, er 1000 års-riget heller ikke langt borte: Luk. 1:32 - Mat. 4:17 - Ap. Gr. 15:16 - Åb. 20:6.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Før vi afslutter dette kapitel, vil jeg opsætte en kronologisk oversigt over en del vigtige hændelser i den store trængsel:</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Antikrist bryder den pagt, han har indgået med Israel og jøderne.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Han invaderer Israel og Jerusalem og kræver guddommelig tilbedelse af jøderne. En del af jøderne går med dertil, men de som modsætter sig, bliver forfulgt.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Han fører krig mod Ægypten og Syrien og lægger disse lande under sit herredømme. Han fører også krige mod andre lande.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Når han hører, at kongerne fra Østen og Norden kommer, går han ud for at tilintetgøre dem, men tropperne forener sig og går mod Israel og Jerusalem.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Soldater fra alle verdens lande bliver samlet på Harmageddon-sletten.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">I forbindelse med det sidste angreb på Jerusalem får vi jødernes omvendelse til Messias, Jesus fra Nasaret.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="DA" style="font-size: 11pt;">Jesus kommer sammen med englene og de hellige, tilintetgør Antikrist og hans soldater og opretter <i>Riget for Israel.</i></span></li>
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2013-08-13T22:58:00+02:00
2022-04-11T20:25:00+02:00
frikirke.dk
oid: 3809, date: 2013-08-12 20:52:00
DISPENSATIONALISM AND COVENANT THEOLOGY
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">The following are the major differences between these two systems of theology. They represent the mainstreams of both systems, though there are variations in each. Representative systematic theologies are those of L.S. Chafer and Charles Hodge. <br /> <br /> </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><b>COVENANT THEOLOGY</b></span></p>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Always Calvinist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Usually 5-point.</span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">4. ‘Israel' may mean either literal, physical<span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"></span>descendants of Jacob or the figurative,</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> spiritual Israel, depending on context.<br /> </span> </span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">8.<span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span>There are many O. T. prophecies of the N. T. Church.<br /> </span> </span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">9. All O.T. prophecies for 'Israel' are for literal Israel,</span> <span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> not the Church.' </span> </span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">9. Some O. T. prophecies are for literal </span>Israel, others are for spiritual Israel.<br /> </span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">10.<span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span>God's main purpose in history is Christ<span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"></span>and secondarily the Church.<br /> </span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">11.<span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span>The Church is the culmination of God's saving purpose for the ages.<br /> </span> </span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">12.<span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span>The main heir to Abraham's covenant</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"></span>and was Christ and spiritual Israel. <br /> </span> </span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">13. There was no eternal Covenant of Redemption </span> <span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">within the Trinity. <span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span> </span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">13.<span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span>The eternal Covenant of Redemption </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">was within the Trinity to effect election.<br /> </span> </span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">14. There was no Covenant of Works with Adam</span> <span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> in the Garden of Eden. <span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span> </span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">14.<span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span>God made a conditional Covenant of Works with Adam as representative for</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"></span>all his posterity.<br /> </span> </span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">15.<span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span>God made a Covenant of Grace with Christ and His people, including Adam.<br /> </span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">16.<span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span>Israel was right to accept the Covenant Mt.<span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"></span>Sinai.<br /> </span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">17. The 'New Covenant' of Jer. 31:31- 34 is only for literal Israel and is not the New Covenant<span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"></span></span> <span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">of Lk.22:20<span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">.</span></span> </span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">17.<span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span>The ‘New Covenant' of Jer. 31 is the same as in Lk. 22; both are for spiritual Israel</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> according to Heb. 8.<br /> </span> </span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">18.<span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span>God's program in history is mainly through related covenants.<span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"> <br /> </span></span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">21. The O.T. sacrifices were not recognized as the Gospel or types of the Messiah as sin-bearer, <span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">but only seen as such in retrospect. </span></span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">21.<span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span>O. T. believers believed in the Gospel of Messiah as sin-bearer mainly by the sacrifices as types and prophecies.<br /> </span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">22. The Holy Spirit indwells only believers in the dispensation of Grace, not O.T. and not after <span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">the Rapture. </span></span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">22.<span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span>The Holy Spirit has indwelt believers in all ages, especially in the present N. T. era, and will not be withdrawn.<br /> </span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">23. Jesus.made an offer of the literal Kingdom to </span> <span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Israel; since Israel rejected it, it is postponed.</span> </span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">23.<span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span>Jesus made only an offer of the spiritual<span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span>Kingdom, which was rejected by literal Israel but has gradually been accepted by spiritual Israel.<br /> </span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">24. O.T. believers were not in Christ, not part of the <span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Body or Bride of Christ. </span></span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">24.<span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span>Believers in all ages are all ‘in Christ' and part of the Body and Bride of Christ.<br /> </span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">25. The Law has been abolished.</span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">25. The Law has 3 uses: to restrain sin in society, to lead to Christ, and to instruct Christians in godliness. The ceremonial <span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">Laws have been abolished; the civil laws have been abolished except for their general equity; the moral laws continue.<br /> </span></span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">26. O. T. laws are no longer in effect unless</span> <span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> repeated in the N.T. </span> </span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">26.<span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span>O. T. laws are still in effect unless abrogated in the N.T. <br /> </span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">27. The Millenium is the Kingdom of God. Dispensationalists are always Pre-Millenial <span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">and usually Pre-Tribulational.</span></span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">27.<span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span>The Church is the Kingdom of God.<span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span>Covenanters are usually Amillenial, sometimes Pre-Millenial or Post-Millenial, rarely Pre-Tribulational.<br /> </span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">28. The O.T. animal sacrifices will be restored <span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">in the Millenium. </span></span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">28.<span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span>The O. T. sacrifices were fulfilled and forever abolished in Christ.<br /> </span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">29. The Millenium will fulfill the Covenant to <span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Abraham. Israel has a future.</span></span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">29.<span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span>Christ fulfilled the Covenant to Abraham. Some Covenanters believe in a future forliteral Israel, most don't.</span></td>
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<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman;">30. Christ alone sits on the throne. Saints rule </span>under Him.</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></td>
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2013-08-12T20:52:00+02:00
2013-08-12T20:52:00+02:00
frikirke.dk
oid: 3785, date: 2023-08-14 23:47:00
The Rapture
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 28px; font-family: Arial, Verdana;"><span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><strong>Welcome to </strong></span><br /><span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><strong>Sugar Land Bible Church</strong></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 28px; font-family: Arial, Verdana;"><strong><span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">We are an Independent, Dispensational, Bible Church committed to bringing the Bible to life!</span></strong></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 28px; font-family: Arial, Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dr. Andy Woods, Senior Pastor</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 28px; font-family: Arial, Verdana;"><a href="https://audio.slbc.org/">Listen to Sermons</a> <img alt="" src="https://www.edgarcayce.org/Meditation/images/speaker_icon.gif" height="15" width="16" /></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 28px; font-family: Arial, Verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Chris Lampson, Youth Director</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 28px; font-family: Arial, Verdana; text-align: center;"><a style="font-size: large;" href="https://www.slbc.org/a4cf4d88.htm">Click Here</a><span style="color: #0000ff; font-size: large;"> for a list of all Upcoming Events</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 28px; font-family: Arial, Verdana; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;"><strong><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Praising God for 31 years of faithful<br />service to the Sugar Land area!</span></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><img style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;" alt="" src="https://docs-eu.livesiteadmin.com/24e40b27-8e38-459e-8f71-bbb6c6361a35/6373c55ac3d0efb77a27910b44a74674.jpg" height="250" width="400" /> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 28px; font-family: Arial, Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><strong>Come Join Us!</strong></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12px; margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 28px;"><span style="color: #336699; font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><strong>Sunday Mornings:</strong></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12px; margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> 9:45 - 10:45 <a href="https://www.slbc.org/meetings.htm">Sunday School</a></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12px; margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> 11:00 - 12:30 <a href="https://www.slbc.org/meetings.htm">Main Service</a></span></p>
<p style="font-size: 12px; margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 28px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #336699; font-size: medium;"><strong>Wednesdays:</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="font-size: 12px; margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 28px;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> 6:00 pm All Church Meal <br /><br /> 6:30 pm Children's Program<br /><br /> 7:00 pm - Youth Group, Adult Bible Study</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 28px; font-family: Arial, Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #8b4513;"><strong>Adult Sunday School Classes</strong></span><br /><em>Click <a href="https://www.slbc.org/meetings.htm#Adultsunda">here</a></em><em> for more details!</em></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 28px; font-family: Arial, Verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.slbc.org/largemapview.htm"><img alt="" src="https://docs-eu.livesiteadmin.com/24e40b27-8e38-459e-8f71-bbb6c6361a35/ddfc04a36639032aeb4ab8399392d69a.gif" height="277" width="415" /></a></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 28px; font-family: Arial, Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">(Click on above map for larger view)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 28px; font-family: Arial, Verdana;"><a href="https://docs-eu.livesiteadmin.com/24e40b27-8e38-459e-8f71-bbb6c6361a35/maptochurch.pdf?attachOriginalFileName=MapToChurch.pdf" target="_self"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Printable Map</span></a></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 28px; font-family: Arial, Verdana;"><span style="color: #000066; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #000000;">Written</span> <a href="https://www.slbc.org/findus.htm"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Directions to SLBC</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span></span><span style="color: #000066; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana;">from your area.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 28px; font-family: Arial, Verdana;"><img style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;" alt="" src="https://docs-eu.livesiteadmin.com/24e40b27-8e38-459e-8f71-bbb6c6361a35/257bd009f93e73cdff5dedd4becd2498.jpg" height="106" width="125" /> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Sugar Land Bible Church<br />401 Matlage Way - Sugar Land, TX, 77478 - </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">(281) 491-7773</span></p>
2013-08-01T16:41:00+02:00
2023-08-14T23:47:00+02:00
frikirke.dk
oid: 3449, date: 2013-06-05 02:28:00
Ravi Zacharias: Q & A
<p>Spørgsmål/svar sessioner.</p>
2012-09-16T21:55:00+02:00
2013-06-05T02:28:00+02:00
frikirke.dk
oid: 3435, date: 2013-06-05 02:27:00
Ravi Zacharias: fulde lektioner
<p>Syntes at have svar på alle ting. <span>Check også </span><a href="data.aspx?oId=3449">Q & A sessions</a><span>!</span></p>
2012-09-16T21:02:00+02:00
2013-06-05T02:27:00+02:00
frikirke.dk
oid: 3431, date: 2023-08-14 23:46:00
Chuck Missler - Israel and the Last Days
<p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0KmWutzwpaM" width="420" height="315" frameborder="0"></iframe></p>
<p><span>Final days vis-a-vis Israel by Mr Chuck Missler to whom belong all the rights and praises.</span></p>
<p><span>Excellent work, very worth while watching.</span></p>
2012-09-09T02:43:00+02:00
2023-08-14T23:46:00+02:00
frikirke.dk
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The Rapture by Chuck Missler
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The rapture of the Church
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This article lists some of the reasons why many Christians believe in a pre-tribulation rapture, which view I share. I wasn't originally intending to write about the Rapture. On other pages
in this website I have simply expressed my belief that the Rapture of the Church will happen before the tribulation period begins, a view less and less commonly held in these last days. But
because more and more people have been asking me to explain why I believe this, I decided to put it up here on the internet for you all to read (and to save my fingers!).
<p>Firstly I would like to say that this is simply my understanding of Scripture. I would not seek to argue with anyone who believes something entirely different. Everyone is entitled to hold
to what they believe. Here, I am simply stating my reasons for believing in a pre-tribulation Rapture.</p>
<p>For those who don't know what the Rapture is. The Lord Jesus told the disciples in John 14 that He was going away to prepare a place for those who had trusted in Him as their Saviour. He
gave this promise...</p>
<p><span>John 14:3 <br />
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.</span></p>
<p><strong>A brief description<br /></strong> The word "Rapture" is not in the Bible. The word comes from a Latin verb meaning to "catch away". But this is not a valid reason for believing
there is no "Rapture". The word "Trinity" is also not found in the Bible, yet we know for certain God exists in "three persons", and that the working of all three of these Divine Persons is
required for salvation.</p>
<p>There are numerous Scriptures which describe the Rapture of the Church. The Lord Jesus, according to the book of 1st Thessalonians, will come to the air. The bodies of all those who have
trusted in Christ as their Saviour will immediately be transformed into a new body. This new body will have several characteristics, most notably that it is incapable of sin (and therefore
fit to live in heaven), and it will not suffer sickness or death. At this same time, the bodies of all those who have died since trusting Christ will also be resurrected from the dust, and
their bodies will be changed into immortal bodies. These bodies will then be reunited with their souls (the real person) which was in heaven. These believers will then be "caught up together
with Christ" into heaven, where they will stay until the end of the tribulation period. 1st Corinthians states that these events will happen within "the twinkling of an eye", almost
instantaneously.</p>
<p><span>1st Corinthians 15:51-52<br />
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep (die), but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead
shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.</span></p>
<p><strong>Daniel's seventy weeks</strong><br />
It's important to understand that God's prophetic calendar centres completely around the nation of Israel. In Daniel chapter 9, the angel Gabriel told Daniel that God had determined
(appointed) 70 weeks of years upon his people the Jews.</p>
<p><span>Daniel 9:24 <br />
Seventy weeks (490 years) are determined upon thy people (the Jews) and upon thy holy city (Jerusalem), to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for
iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy (Jesus Christ).</span></p>
<p><span>Daniel 9:25-26<br />
Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks
(69 weeks total): the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of
the prince that shall come (Romans) shall destroy the city and the sanctuary (Jerusalem and the Temple); and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are
determined.</span></p>
<p>The seventy weeks started with the proclamation to rebuild the Temple after the Babylonian captivity. This is significant, for the Temple is God's dwelling place on Earth. There are
never two Temples described as existing simultaneously in Scripture. But that Temple was destroyed in 70 AD, and Christ said regarding it, "<span>your house is left unto you desolate</span>",
Luke 13:35. The current abode of the Lord is in the "Temple" of the believers' bodies (1st Corinthians 6:19). The 70th week of Daniel will also commence with a peace agreement that will see
the restitution of Temple sacrifices, subsequent to the rebuilding of the Jewish Temple. But this Temple will be defiled by the Antichrist, and so is not counted as God's dwelling place. This
is why you will read in the book of Revelation that the true Temple during the tribulation period will be in heaven.</p>
<p><span>Revelation 11:19 <br />
And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great
hail. </span></p>
<p>The prophet Daniel predicted the exact date of the arrival of the Messiah into the city of Jerusalem, and describes how He would be "cut off" after the 69th week. Following the end of that
week, there was a 40 year period (40 in Scripture always speaks of judgement) after which the city and sanctuary were destroyed by the armies of Titus in 70 AD. </p>
<p><span>Daniel 9:27 <br />
And he (Antichrist) shall confirm the covenant with many (nations) for one week (seven years): 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 (the Temple) desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.</span></p>
<p>Daniel's 70th week describes the arrival of the Antichrist, and his peace agreement with many nations which should last for seven years (but only lasts for 3.5 years). But we know the
Antichrist has not yet come, neither has any Jewish Temple existed for 2000 years, so there must be an explanation why these events have not happened yet... After the nation of Israel
rejected the Messiah, God's prophetic clock stopped. Israel was scattered among the nations, and God turned to the Gentiles. The Church was formed, and now all those who believe in Christ are
justified through faith in Him. One day God will again take up the nation of Israel. We can see that happening  today. Daniel's 70th week will commence once the Antichrist confirms the
covenant with many nations. But what has all this to do with the Rapture?</p>
<p>Daniel's 70 weeks were determined upon "his people" - the Jews, and the "Holy City" - Jerusalem. The seventieth week therefore is not determined upon Christ's Church. Part of the reason
why seventy weeks were determined upon Israel were for Israel to finish the transgression and make and end of sins. Christ has already made an end of sins for the Church at Calvary. Christ
also made reconciliation for iniquity, has brought in everlasting righteousness, and in the Church's eyes is anointed King. Until Israel recognizes Jesus as Messiah, the prophecy of all these
things coming to pass for Israel will not be "sealed up" (or fulfilled).</p>
<p>If the Church was only created after the 69th week, after God had set aside Israel, it makes sense if, when the 70th week of Daniel begins and God once again takes up Israel, that the
Church is also removed from the scene.</p>
<p><strong>Israel and the Church<br /></strong> Some people get confused over the timing of the Rapture because of a failure to distinguish between the Church (Bride of Christ) and Israel
(Wife of Yahweh). A lot of Christians today sadly believe that God has cast off Israel permanently, and that the Church has somehow stolen all Israel's blessings. Not only is this contrary to
Scripture (Romans 9-11 and many other passages), it also calls into question many of the prophecies concerning the last days. God still has a plan for Israel. </p>
<p><span>Jeremiah 31:35-37 <br />
Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The
LORD of hosts is his name: If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever. Thus saith the LORD; If
heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD.</span></p>
<p>As we saw earlier, the Church really doesn't fit into Old Testament prophecy. In fact, out of the 39 books of the Old Testament the Church is not mentioned once. And yet the return of
Christ to Earth is mentioned hundreds of times. Why?</p>
<p><span>Ephesians 3:5-6<br />
Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same
body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:</span></p>
<p>The Church was hidden in Christ. The Church exists in a special period of God's grace in which the Lord would pour out His blessings on the Gentiles. This why it is also important to make
a distinction between the Church and Israel. Christ's Second Coming to Earth will fulfill the earthly promises that were given to Israel (Luke 1:32-33). But the Church was never promised an
earthly kingdom. Christ said, "<span>My kingdom is not of this world, lest would my servants fight</span>", John 18:36. As Christians, we are not specifically looking for Christ's Second
Coming to Earth, but for Christ's Coming to the air, where we will be caught up to meet Him. These are two distinct events in Scripture.</p>
<p><span>Zechariah 14:4 <br />
And <strong>his (Christ's) feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives</strong>, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof
toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.</span></p>
<p><span>1st Thessalonians 4:16 <br />
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and
remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, <strong>to meet the Lord in the air</strong>: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.</span></p>
<p><strong>The Rapture in the New Testament<br /></strong> There is a lot of confusion over certain New Testament Scriptures regarding the Rapture of the Church, mainly because of the failure
to distinguish the times when Christ is speaking specifically of Israel (which as a nation will endure the tribulation), and when Christ speaks of the Church.</p>
<p><span class="460350618-05112005"><span>Matthew 24:38-42 <br />
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came,
and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the
mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.</span></span></p>
<p><span class="460350618-05112005">I once believed that the above verses were references to the Rapture of the Church, until someone pointed out to me that the "taking away" here was to do
with judgement, not the Rapture. I never really understood why until I read the corresponding passage in Luke.</span></p>
<p><span>Luke 17:33-37 <br />
Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken,
and the other shall be left. Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
<strong>And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.</strong></span></p>
<p>"Wherever the body is, there will the eagles be gathered together". These people that are "taken" are destined for judgement, not the Rapture. From what I understand their bodies will lie
unburied for the birds of the air to scavenge. Revelation contains a similar description of this event... </p>
<p><span>Revelation 19:17-18 <br />
And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the
great God; That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both
free and bond, both small and great.<strong><span class="460350618-05112005"> </span></strong></span></p>
<p><span class="460350618-05112005">Another passage concerning the Tribulation that is often misunderstood, refers specifically to Israel. The Church isn't mentioned.</span></p>
<p><span>Matthew 24:16-21 <br />
Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back
to take his clothes. And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: For then
shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.</span></p>
<p>The Lord Jesus is speaking specifically of those living in the locality of Judea during the time of the tribulation, he is not speaking of the Church in this passage. These Jews will
suffer such terrible persecution, that will come upon them with such speed that they will literally have to drop everything and run for their lives. The prophetic passage Christ is referring
to is found in Revelation 12 and in Zechariah 14 (at the end of the Tribulation), concerning the persecution of Israel by Satan through the Antichrist.</p>
<p><span>Revelation 12:13-14<br />
And when the dragon (Satan) saw that he was cast unto the earth (By the war with the holy angels in heaven), he persecuted the woman (Israel) which brought forth the man child (Jesus Christ).
And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time (3.5 years), from
the face of the serpent.</span></p>
<p><span>Zechariah 14:4-5<br />
And his (Christ's) feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and
toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. And ye (Israel) shall flee to the valley of
the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God
shall come, and all the saints with thee.</span></p>
<p><strong>No mention of the Church on earth past Revelation 3<br /></strong> The book of Revelation was penned by the Apostle John to the seven churches in Asia (now called Turkey). The Lord
told John that He would tell him to write of things past, present and future (Revelation 1:19). Chapters 1 to 3 deal specifically which things that were past and present, while chapter 4
onwards deals with the future. We find that the Church is not mentioned in the book of Revelation past chapter 3, until you reach chapter 19.</p>
<p>Jesus Christ gave specific promises to the 7 churches mentioned in the book of Revelation. It is commonly believed that these 7 churches, although they were literal assemblies of believers
that lived during John's day, are generally representative of 7 different periods of Church history. It is believed that we are currently living within the time period of the last of the 7
churches, the Laodicean church age. That can be plainly seen in the following verses.</p>
<p><span>Revelation 3:16-17<br />
So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest
not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:</span></p>
<p>One of these promises Jesus Christ gave to the Philadelphian church, the only church in Revelation that Christ didn't have a single word of condemnation for.</p>
<p><span>Revelation 3:10 <br />
Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.</span></p>
<p>The Greek word "from" in this verse means "out of". It's the same word used by Christ in the garden of Gethsemane, where He prayed for the Father to "<span>save Me from this hour</span>",
John 12:27. Christ wasn't intending to keep this church through the hour of temptation (trial), which would come upon all the world, He was literally going to remove them from it. But the
church of Philadelphia no longer exists, so this promise must be applicable to the Church as a whole today. </p>
<p><span>1st Thessalonians 5:7-10<br />
For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an
helmet, the hope of salvation. For God hath not appointed us to (Divine) wrath, but to obtain (physical) salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, Who died for us, that, whether we wake (are alive)
or sleep (or dead), we should live (Rapture) together with him.</span></p>
<p>Another verse confirms this again in Paul's letter to the Thessalonians. We who are of the day are not appointed to be there for the Divine wrath that will be poured out on the whole
world, but we shall obtain physical salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ. Physical salvation, because we have already obtained spiritual salvation when we were saved. And the verses immediately
following this passage are concerning the Rapture of the Church.</p>
<p><strong>24 elders cast down their crowns</strong><br />
In chapters 4 and 5, John sees a group of 24 elders wearing crowns. What is the identity of these men? Angels are never crowned in the Bible. The Greek word for "crown" in these verses is
"stephanos", meaning "to twine or weave together". These crowns are not the type worn by kings (royal crown) or priests (holiness), but the type of crowns or wreaths that are awarded at the
Olympic games (rewards). This helps us understand why in chapter 5, the elders cast their crowns at Christ's feet, acknowledging that He is the only one worthy of praise. The only ones
promised these types of crowns were five distinct groups of people, the victor's crown (1st Corinthians 9:25), the shepherd's crown (1st Peter 5:4), those watching for Christ's coming (2nd
Timothy 4:8), the overcomer's crown (Revelation 2:10) and the soul-winner's crown (1st Thessalonians 2:19). So here we have a group of 24 believers who have obtained crowns, and are casting
them down at Christ's feet during the tribulation period. We will not obtain our crowns until the Judgement seat of Christ (2nd Timothy 4:8), so the Rapture of the Church must have already
occurred by chapter number 5. Many Christians believe the Judgement seat of Christ will take place in Heaven during the Tribulation period. Concerning the Rapture, many also believe chapter 4
verse 1 is a picture of this, where the Lord commands John to "Come up here". </p>
<p><strong>144,000 Jews<br /></strong> Throughout John's description of events on Earth during the Tribulation period, the Church is never mentioned. But Israel is frequently mentioned. In
chapter 7, we read how God commands the angels to not hurt the Earth until He has sealed 144,000 Jews with His Holy Spirit. These 144,000 witnesses, 12,000 from each tribe of Israel, will go
throughout the world in the last days and preach the gospel of the kingdom. If the Church remains on Earth during the Tribulation, then why is the Lord recruiting Jewish believers to do the
work He commanded the Church to do in Mark 16:15? The Rapture must have occurred before the start of the Tribulation period for this reason. After the Rapture, the Church will no longer be
able to witness for Christ on Earth. God can't be without a witness to men, and we know that there will be an untold multitude saved during the Tribulation period (Revelation 7:9). So a
remnant of the House of Israel is sealed with the Holy Spirit to be a witness to the world of impending judgement and the need to turn to God for salvation.</p>
<p><strong>144,000 killed during the tribulation period?<br /></strong> Some say that the 144,000 Jews are the remnant of Israel that will survive the tribulation, and that the Church at this
time will still be witnessing on Earth. This following information is something I just noticed recently in discussion with a good friend of mine, so correct me if I'm wrong. I believe that
Israel as a nation will not be saved until they recognize their Messiah, at the end of the tribulation period (Zechariah 12:10) when Christ comes. The 144,000 Jews are saved at the start of
the tribulation period, and are killed for their witness by the Antichrist (Revelation 13:7). In Revelation 14, the 144,000 are in heaven, which implies that they were all killed for their
witness.</p>
<p><span>Revelation 14:1-3<br />
And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads. And I heard a voice from heaven,
as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: And they sung as it were a new song <strong>before the
throne</strong>, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were <strong>redeemed from the
earth</strong>. </span></p>
<p>The fact that these 144,000 are in heaven before Christ's Second Coming, and the resurrection of Old Testament Saints which happens after the tribulation period, is explained in verse
four. The 144,000 Jews are called the "firstfruits unto God". The Feast of Firstfruits was when the Israelites offered the food they gathered at the beginning of the harvest for a
thank-offering to God. Firstfruits also speaks of resurrection, and Jesus is described as being the "Firstfruits from among the dead", or the first Man to be resurrected in a new body, never
to die again. So the 144,000 are the Firstfruits of the salvation of Israel, and of the resurrection of Old Testament Saints.</p>
<p><span>Revelation 14:4 <br />
These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the
<strong>firstfruits unto God</strong> and to the Lamb.</span></p>
<p><span>1st Corinthians 15:20 <br />
But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the <strong>firstfruits</strong> of them that slept.</span></p>
<p>After the 144,000 are slain, God is still not left without a witness. In the following verses, several angels take up where the 144,000 left off, and preach the gospel to the whole
world.</p>
<p><span>Revelation 14:6 <br />
And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and
people,</span></p>
<p><strong>Arrayed in fine linen, white and clean<br /></strong> In chapter 19 we read that the Church will be arrayed in fine linen, white and clean, a picture of the Bride of Christ making
herself ready for the Marriage. </p>
<p><span>Revelation 19:7 <br />
Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine
linen, clean and white: <strong>for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Marriage of the Lamb<br /></strong> There is further evidence that a pre-tribulation rapture is the correct viewpoint according to Scripture. The timing of the Rapture as set forth
in Scripture uniquely parallels that of the traditional Jewish marriage. The Jewish tradition is described in Matthew 25, in the parable of the five wise and five foolish virgins. Note, they
were all virgins (professors), but only five brought oil, which is a symbol of the Holy Spirit (only five were possessors). This is in keeping with the Scriptural teaching of the Rapture,
that only those who are Born Again Christians (as opposed to nominal "Christians" who never experienced the new birth) will be caught up to be with Christ in heaven. Also note, these verses
can't be used to teach a partial rapture theory, in which only some "worthy" Christians will be raptured, while the foolish ones will endure the tribulation period. The Bible states that
while the Bridegroom tarried, they <em>all</em> slumbered and slept. There were none that were watching for His coming. The virgins (professing Christians) who were shut out of the marriage,
knocked the door demanding entrance. The reply came back from their Lord, "<span>I know you not</span>", Matthew 25:12. This Scripture proves that the parable of the five wise and five
foolish virgins does not teach a "partial rapture", for the Lord could never say these words to one of His own. The Lord said in John 10:27, "<span>My sheep hear My voice, and I know them and
they follow Me</span>".</p>
<p>According to the Jewish wedding tradition, the husband goes away to prepare a home for His bride. Once the home is prepared, He will come to the Bride's house at an unexpected hour, and
take her to His own house, where they will have the honeymoon. </p>
<p><span>Matthew 25:10 <br />
And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and <span>they that were ready</span> went in with him to the marriage: and <span>the door was shut</span>.</span></p>
<p>After the wedding, there is usually a seven day honeymoon period, which according to <a href="https://rapturealert.com/pretribrapture.html">Rapture Alert</a> and <a href=
"https://www.favorminded.com/pray/marriagesupper.html">Favor Minded</a>, links up nicely with the seven year tribulation period on Earth.</p>
<p><strong>The Marriage Supper<br /></strong> If I am correct, the Marriage Supper usually occurs at the Bride's home. This therefore, may take place on Earth, during the Millennial Reign of
Christ.</p>
<p>The attire of the Church is fine linen, white and clean, which reminds us of how Christ's blood has washed away our sin, and made us accepted in God's eyes. The next time we read of fine
linen, white and clean is a few verses down the chapter. This chapter describes the Second Coming of Christ to the earth.</p>
<p><span>Revelation 19:11-14<br />
And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he (Jesus Christ) that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a
flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The
Word of God. <strong>And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.</strong></span></p>
<p>If Scripture interprets Scripture, then the armies which were in heaven must be the Church. For it could never be said that angels were arrayed in clean linen, for they have never been
redeemed. So if we, the Church, ride out of heaven with Christ at His Second Coming to Earth, the Rapture must have already occurred.</p>
<p><strong>The Last Trump</strong><br />
<span>1st Corinthians 15:51-52 <br />
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall
be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. </span></p>
<p>The Apostle Paul states in 1st Corinthians 15:52, that believers will be translated to be with Christ at the "last trump". There are seven main feasts that the Lord instructed the children
of Israel to observe. </p>
<p>The Feast of Passover (Pesach - Exodus 12:1-14)<br />
The Feast of Unleavened Bread (Hag HaMatzah - Exodus 12:15-20)<br />
The Feast of Firstfruits (Leviticus 23:9-11)<br />
The Feast of Weeks (Shavuot or Pentecost - Exodus 34:22)<br />
The Feast of Trumpets (Rosh HaShanah - Leviticus 23:24)<br />
The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur - Leviticus 23:27)<br />
The Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot - Leviticus 23:34). </p>
<p>The first four feasts, the Spring feasts, have already found their fulfilment in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. Passover was literally fulfilled when Jesus Christ - the Lamb of God
(John 1:29), was sacrificed for the sins of the world upon that same day (Matthew 26:2). Immediately following this comes the Feast of Unleavened Bread, during which the Jewish people were to
eat bread without yeast, which is symbolic of sin. The Lord Jesus Christ's body was in the tomb during those days, and as the Scriptures state, His body saw no corruption for there was no sin
in Him (Psalm 16:10). On the second day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Jews celebrate the Feast of Firstfruits - the beginning of the barley harvest. Christ arose from the dead on the
Feast of Firstfruits, becoming the Firstfruits from among the dead (1st Corinthians 15:20). Pentecost commemorates the date of the giving of the law upon Mount Sinai, and falls fifty days
after Firstfruits. This Feast was fulfilled when the Lord sent the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, to indwell His Church (John 16:7, Acts 2:1). God literally wrote His law on our hearts on this
date (Jeremiah 31:33).</p>
<p>The Autumn feats are due to be fulfilled at Christ's return. They are the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement and the Feast of Tabernacles. There are three trumpet blasts that are
spoken of in Judaism, the "first trump", the "last trump" and the "great trump". The first trump is sounded during Pentecost, commemorating the giving of the law - during which a trumpet
blast was heard which grew louder and louder (Exodus 19:16, 19). The last trump is sounded on Rosh HaShanah (Leviticus 23:24). The great trump is blown on Yom Kippur, signalling the return of
the Messiah to Earth. </p>
<p>Rosh HaShanah in Hebrew means "the Head of the Year", as it marks the first day of the civil year. It is also known as "Yom Teruah", or the Day of the Awakening Blast. "Teruah" can also be
translated as "shout". Paul states that the rapture will occur at the "last trump", during which the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a "shout" (1st Thessalonians 4:16). Those
"asleep" in Christ will awaken (1st Thessalonians 4:14), and be caught up with those who are alive and remain to meet the Lord in the air. According to Jewish teaching, the gates of heaven
are opened at Mussaf - the first service of Rosh HaShanah. The gates are closed again at Neilah - the last service of Yom Kippur. Revelation 4:1 gives us a miniature picture of the Rapture of
the Church...</p>
<p><span>Revelation 4:1-2<br />
After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee
things which must be hereafter. And immediately I was in the spirit:</span></p>
<p>John sees a door open in heaven (gates) and hears a trumpet (last trump) talking with him. Immediately he is translated into heaven (Rapture), where He sees the Lord Jesus Christ. Paul
states that the Rapture will happen "<span>in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye</span>", 1st Corinthians 15:52. This opening and closing of the gates fits in with the Rapture, for the
Church will enter into heaven at the beginning of the seven year period and will return out of heaven at the end of it. </p>
<p><span>Isaiah 26:2 <br />
Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.</span></p>
<p>Rosh HaShanah is also sometimes referred to as "Yom HaDin" - the Day of Judgement (or the day of the resurrection of the dead), "Yom HaZikkaron" - the day of Remembrance, "Yom HaKesah" -
the Day of Concealment (of Christ's Bride in heaven) and "Ha Malech" - the King (or the day of the Coronation of the King). Rosh HaShanah is also known as the "Unknown Day", for it is the
only feast which nobody knows the exact day it will occur, due to the fact that it begins on a new moon. The new moon is very difficult to see, and is usually best seen at sunset. Rosh
HaShanah begins when two witnesses attest to the appearance of the new moon before the Sanhedrin in Jerusalem. As Jewish days begin at sunset, it is never known on which day Rosh HaShanah
will officially begin, so the feast is celebrated over the two days. The Lord also said of His coming, that no man knows the day nor hour, only His Father in heaven (Mark 13:32). Rosh
HaShanah begins a ten day countdown to Yom Kippur, also known as the Days of Awe, in which Jews repent of any sins they have committed over the past year. Between the Feast of Trumpets and
Yom Kippur are seven days of Awe, which are symbolic of the seven year tribulation period. The final day is Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement. In the Scriptures, this was the day the High
Priest entered the Holy Place and sprinkled the blood of the sin offering upon the altar, making atonement for the sins of the people. It was the only day in which the Jews were permitted to
afflict themselves as a sign of repentance for their sins (Leviticus 16:29). Yom Kippur will be fulfilled at the return of Christ to the earth, when the nation looks upon Him whom they
pierced. </p>
<p><span>Zechariah 12:10-11 <br />
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall
mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem,
as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.</span></p>
<p>The last feast, the Feast of Tabernacles, occurs five days after Yom Kippur and will be fulfilled during the Millennial Reign of Christ, and at the creation of the new heavens and new
earth. Revelation 21:3 states, "<span>the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their
God</span>". By examining the Jewish background to the feasts, many Christians believe that the Rapture of the Church will occur before the tribulation period begins, and could possibly
become the fulfilment of the Jewish <a href="https://www.watch.pair.com/rosh-hashana.html">Feast of Trumpets</a>. </p>
<p><strong>Antichrist only to be revealed after the Rapture<br /></strong> The church of Thessalonica was very concerned about the timing of the Rapture. If Paul's words are to be taken
literally, this church had apparently received a letter claiming to be from the apostles stating that the Second Coming of Christ to the earth had already happened. The Thessalonians were
troubled about those believers who had died, and wondered what would happen to them seeing the resurrection had already taken place. Paul writes to reassure them that the Second Coming of
Christ hadn't actually come yet, and he gave them some assurances that this was the case.</p>
<p><span>2nd Thessalonians 2:3<br />
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day (Christ's Second Coming to earth) shall not come, except there come a falling away first (apostasy), and that man of sin be revealed
(Antichrist), the son of perdition;</span></p>
<p><span>2nd Thessalonians 2:6-8<br />
And now ye know what withholdeth that he (Antichrist) might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work (Spirit of Antichrist): only he who now letteth (old English
word for "hinders") will let (hinder), until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked (Antichrist) be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and
shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:</span></p>
<p>So Paul gives a double assurance. Christ's Second Coming to Earth can't have already occurred because the Antichrist must be revealed before this happens. And the Antichrist can't be
revealed until whatever is hindering his appearing is first removed. The Antichrist will be revealed to the world the day he confirms the peace agreement in the Middle East. This will trigger
the start of Daniel's 70th week. But something is hindering the Antichrist being revealed (to the world) now. Further study reveals only one logical conclusion on the identity of what that
is.</p>
<p>It's not Christ Himself. Jesus said in John 9:5, "<span>As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world</span>". Jesus Christ is no longer physically in the world, He is in
heaven. We know that God is omnipresent (He exists everywhere at all times). So the Spirit of God cannot be the One hindering the revelation of Antichrist, for God cannot be taken from the
earth. If He was taken from the earth, nobody during the Tribulation period could be saved. But Jesus did say the Church was the light and salt of the earth, through the working of the Holy
Spirit.</p>
<p><span>Matthew 5:13-14<br />
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.</span></p>
<p>I believe that the only thing hindering the Antichrist being revealed today is the Holy Spirit's influence in the world through the believers, holding the tide of sin back. The proof we
have from Scripture that this Restrainer is indeed the Holy Spirit, can be found in the language used by Paul in 2nd Thessalonians itself. </p>
<p><span>2nd Thessalonians 2:6-7<br />
And now ye know <strong>what</strong> withholdeth that he (Antichrist) might be revealed in his time: For the mystery of iniquity doth already work (Spirit of Antichrist): only
<strong>he</strong> who now letteth (old English word for "hinders") will let (hinder), until he be taken out of the way.</span></p>
<p>Look at the words highlighted in bold in the above verses. No, Paul hasn't made a mistake in his Greek. This doesn't make sense in English, it should really read "now ye know
<strong>who</strong> withholdeth". But Paul doesn't say that, and the reason why is because the only Person that can ever be described as being both neuter gender and masculine at the same
time is God Himself in the form of the Holy Spirit. And the Holy Spirit's influence in this world is directed through Christ's body, the Church. Once the Church is taken out of the way (to
heaven), that medium for influence will be temporarily lost, allowing the Antichrist to be revealed.</p>
<p>My friend Dean Haidas has confirmed to me that this is what the actual Greek rendering of these verses mean. The following explanation is in his own words...</p>
<hr />
<p>In Greek, we need to focus on the word which means "to hold down", "to restrain". This word is <span>κατέχov</span>. When this word first appears in verse 6,
it reads <span>To κατέχov</span>... <span>To</span> in Greek means <span>The</span> in English. But in verse 7 it reads <span>O
κατέχωv</span>. <span>O</span> in Greek is masculine. Also note that the Omicron has changed to Omega in this word (<span>o</span> has changed to
<span>ω</span>). This change is very important when we read and write Greek. This change now means that this is a living being! So now we have someone who is masculine and alive, holding
down the evil to come. </p>
<p>This would have to be the Holy Spirit, who is also inside all true believers in Christ. Verse 7 reads "until he is taken out of the way, then the lawless one will come". </p>
<p>This proves that in order for the Antichrist to be revealed, the Holy Spirit will be taken out of the way. When this happens, all believers who have the Holy Spirit in them will also be
taken out of the way (Rapture). Then the tribulation will begin.</p>
<p>Verse 6 - <span>To κατέχov</span> - <strong>The one</strong> who is holding down...<br />
Verse 7 - <span>O κατέχωv</span> - <strong>He</strong> who is holding down...</p>
<hr />
<p>Well I hope this has helped your understanding of timing of the Rapture of the Church. If you have any questions, just email, and I will try my best to help.</p>
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Christ - Our Sabbath
<h1 class="pagetitle" align="center">Christ - Our Sabbath</h1>
<p class="bodytextnoalign" align="center">Written by Brian Anderson, <a class="bodytextnoalign style2" href="https://www.solidrock.net/library/anderson/sermons/christ.in.genesis/christ-our.sabbath.php" target="_blank">Milpitas Bible Fellowship</a><br />Used with permission</p>
<p class="bodytext" align="justify">Over the past two thousand years there has been much disagreement and controversy over the subject of the Sabbath. During the 17th century, the Puritans sought to enforce the Sabbath by having the civil magistrate fine offenders. The Seventh Day Adventists have historically taught that Sunday worship is the mark of the beast, and all that bear that mark will be cast into the lake of fire. Today, many churches will not fellowship with or partner in the spread of the gospel together with those churches that don't hold their particular view of the Sabbath, although 99% of their doctrine is identical. </p>
<p class="bodytext">Why is there such controversy over the issue of the Sabbath? The answer lies in the fact that there are three major views which Christians have historically held concerning it. </p>
<ol>
<li class="bodytext">The Seventh Day View holds that God instituted the Sabbath on the seventh day in the Garden of Eden as a perpetual creation ordinance that is still binding on believers today. Thus Christians are obligated to hold Saturday as a day of rest. </li>
<li class="bodytext">The Christian Sabbath View holds that Christ and His apostles changed the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday, and that we obey this command by resting and worshipping on Sunday. </li>
<li class="bodytext">The New Covenant View holds the position that the Sabbath was abolished when the New Covenant was ratified by the death of Christ along with all the other ceremonial laws of the Mosaic institution. </li></ol>
<p class="bodytext">In this article, I would like to examine what the Scriptures teach about the Sabbath before the Mosaic Law, under the Mosaic Law, and finally, under the New Covenant. There has been much heat on this subject. May the Lord give us light from His Word. </p>
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Last Things And The Return Of Christ
<font color="#ff0000">WHAT THE LORD SAID TO ME TODAY <br /></font><font color="#ffff00" size="5">PROPHECY: Last Things And The Return Of Christ, Third Edition<br /><font color="#ff0000" size="4">September 16, 2006 <br /><br /><font color="#ffffff" size="3">You can post a response to this article by subscribing to Watchmen -Prophets-Assembly (WPA). Comments made by others may be read without subscribing, in the public archives of WPA. <br /><br />
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Randy McKee: Babylonian Taxation
<P>Greetings All:</P>
<P>Lord anoint my words that I may only speak yours.</P>
<P>There is a Holy grief inside of me; the shepard's pervert the Word and instead of laying their lives down for those entrusted to them; they torture, curse and slaughter them.</P>
<P>Listed below are most of the scriptures concerning tithing. There are only thirteen references to tithing in the Word.</P>
<P>First let me say that it is not my purpose to establish whether tithing is valid for us or not. I believe we are to freely receive and to freely give; so tithing to me is a moot point.</P>
<P>Let me make several points and then you read the following scriptures and judge if what I am saying is not true.</P>
<P>The tithe was to be paid on the increase of the land that God provides. This includes fruit harvested, crops grown, animals breed and honey gathered. Because both wine and oil are both symbolic of spiritual matters they are included. This is the basis that the tithe is to be paid only by that first level of production.</P>
<P>The person that owned the orchard that grew the apples, pays the tithe. The person who buys the apples from the orchard owner and makes apple pies to sell does not pay a tithe. The man who raises the cattle pays the tithe, not the person who buys the hide to make the leather to make the shoes.</P>
<P>We could expand this to the mining company who mines the iron ore pays the tithe, but the clerk who works in the car dealership that sells the car that was made from the ore does not.</P>
<P>The single mom working as a clerk for minimum wage does not pay a tithe!</P>
<P>This scriptural system establishes this single level tax. The Babylonian tax system was a "value added" system; everyone at every point pays the tax.</P>
<P>Many churches and all governments use this hellish Babylonian system of taxation.</P>
<P>May God have mercy on us!</P>
<P>Randy</P>
<P>(Lev 27:30) And all3605 the tithe4643 of the land,776 whether of the seed4480, 2233 of the land,776 or of the fruit4480, 6529 of the tree,6086 is the LORD's:3068 it is holy6944 unto the LORD.3068 (Lev 27:31) And if518 a man376 will at all redeem1350, 1350 aught of his tithes,4480, 4643 he shall add3254 thereto5921 the fifth2549 part thereof. (Lev 27:32) And concerning3605 the tithe4643 of the herd,1241 or of the flock,6629 even of whatsoever3605, 834 passeth5674 under8478 the rod,7626 the tenth6224 shall be1961 holy6944 unto the LORD.3068</P>
<P>Deu 14:22 Thou shalt truly tithe6237, 6237 (853) all3605 the increase8393 of thy seed,2233 that the field7704 bringeth forth3318 year8141 by year.8141 Deu 14:23 And thou shalt eat398 before6440 the LORD3068 thy God,430 in the place4725 which834 he shall choose977 to place7931 his name8034 there,8033 the tithe4643 of thy corn,1715 of thy wine,8492 and of thine oil,3323 and the firstlings1062 of thy herds1241 and of thy flocks;6629 that4616 thou mayest learn3925 to fear3372 (853) the LORD3068 thy God430 always.3605, 3117 Deu 14:24 And if3588 the way1870 be too long7235 for4480 thee, so that3588 thou art not able3201, 3808 to carry5375 it; or if3588 the place4725 be too far7368 from4480 thee, which834 the LORD3068 thy God430 shall choose977 to set7760 his name8034 there,8033 when3588 the LORD3068 thy God430 hath blessed1288 thee: Deu 14:25 Then shalt thou turn5414 it into money,3701 and bind up6696 the money3701 in thine hand,3027 and shalt go1980 unto413 the place4725 which834 the LORD3068 thy God430 shall choose:977 Deu 14:26 And thou shalt bestow5414 that money3701 for whatsoever3605, 834 thy soul5315 lusteth after,183 for oxen,1241 or for sheep,6629 or for wine,3196 or for strong drink,7941 or for whatsoever3605, 834 thy soul5315 desireth:7592 and thou shalt eat398 there8033 before6440 the LORD3068 thy God,430 and thou shalt rejoice,8055 thou,859 and thine household,1004 Deu 14:27 And the Levite3881 that834 is within thy gates;8179 thou shalt not3808 forsake5800 him; for3588 he hath no369 part2506 nor inheritance5159 with5973 thee. Deu 14:28 At the end4480, 7097 of three7969 years8141 thou shalt bring forth3318 (853) all3605 the tithe4643 of thine increase8393 the same1931 year,8141 and shalt lay it up5117 within thy gates:8179 Deu 14:29 And the Levite,3881 (because3588 he hath no369 part2506 nor inheritance5159 with5973 thee,) and the stranger,1616 and the fatherless,3490 and the widow,490 which834 are within thy gates,8179 shall come,935 and shall eat398 and be satisfied;7646 that4616 the LORD3068 thy God430 may bless1288 thee in all3605 the work4639 of thine hand3027 which834 thou doest.6213</P>
<P>Neh 13:12 Then brought935 all3605 Judah3063 the tithe4643 of the corn1715 and the new wine8492 and the oil3323 unto the treasuries.214</P>
<P>2Ch 31:5 And as soon as the commandment1697 came abroad,6555 the children1121 of Israel3478 brought in abundance7235 the firstfruits7225 of corn,1715 wine,8492 and oil,3323 and honey,1706 and of all3605 the increase8393 of the field;7704 and the tithe4643 of all3605 things brought they in935 abundantly.7230 2Ch 31:5 And as soon as the commandment1697 came abroad,6555 the children1121 of Israel3478 brought in abundance7235 the firstfruits7225 of corn,1715 wine,8492 and oil,3323 and honey,1706 and of all3605 the increase8393 of the field;7704 and the tithe4643 of all3605 things brought they in935 abundantly.7230</P>
<P>Mat 23:23 Woe3759 unto you,5213 scribes1122 and2532 Pharisees,5330 hypocrites!5273 for1063 ye pay tithe586 of mint2238 and2532 anise432 and2532 cummin,2951 and2532 have omitted863 the3588 weightier926 matters of the3588 law,3551 judgment,2920, (2532) mercy,1656 and2532 faith:4102 these5023 ought1163 ye to have done,4160 and not3361 to leave863 the other2548 undone.863 Mat 23:24 Ye blind5185 guides,3595 which strain1368 at a gnat,2971 and1161 swallow2666 a camel.2574</P>
<P>Luk 11:42 But235 woe3759 unto you,5213 Pharisees!5330 for3754 ye tithe586 mint2238 and2532 rue4076 and2532 all manner3956 of herbs,3001 and2532 pass over3928 judgment2920 and2532 the3588 love26 of God:2316 these5023 ought1163 ye to have done,4160 and not to leave the other undone.2548, 3361, 863</P>
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Bob Neumann: The Traditions of Tithing
<h2>Bob Neumann: The Traditions of Tithing (1/1999)</h2>
<p>Dear Bill, each time I try to deal with this particular ''beast'' it just gets too involved. To explain why JESUS hated the RELIGIOUS SYSTEM of THE PHARASEES, and HIS ANGER at the SYSTEM now in place forces the issue for me.</p>
<p>HE said the ''traditions of man'' overrode the Commandments of GOD, and those that held these traditions were a bunch of hypocrites and workers of iniquity with whom HE has no fellowship, no relationship. So I have a choice right now. I can join the hypocrites and deny my LORD. Or dish it out and offend all of Christendom. Guess what church, you lost. Put on your lifejackets because the LORD, THE LORD MOST HIGH, wants you ''dead''. One way or another, your ship is not coming in. it sinks.</p>
<p>So I ask you exactly what HE asked me. "DO YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REALITY AND TRUTH?"<br />SELAH.</p>
<h3>THE TRUTH</h3>
<p>THE TORAH SET FORTH THE TITHES. YES THAT IS PLURAL. FOR THE PURPOSE OF FEEDING THE WIDOWS, ORPHANS, THE ONES ABANDONDED, AND THE TRIBE OF LEVI. The MISHCON.</p>
<p>THE TABERNACLE OF MEETING had been built and was a low maintenance TENT. No crystal cathedral, no set of walls with doctrines, just the place of HIS SHEKINAH. SO MAN PREFERS AFFLUENCE AND CONTROL OVER HIS GLORY. BAD CHOICE.</p>
<p>Deuteronomy 12:6-14 , 6 And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks: <br />7 And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee. <br />8 Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes. <br />9 For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth you.<br />10 But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety; <br />11 Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD:<br />12 And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you.<br />13 Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:<br />14 But in the place which the LORD shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee.</p>
<p>Look at verse 12 again. 12 And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants,and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you.</p>
<p>Boy, what does this mean? That those in ministry are not to have part of ''the land'' like everyone else? That they would receive 'their daily bread' on an even level as the hired help? No wonder why RELIGION became a necessity for a hypocrite. Little incentive for wealth, power, esteem. That is GOD'S AGENDA. It is the pure TRUTH.</p>
<p>2 Chron. 31: 4 Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of the LORD.</p>
<p>So the LAW states that the tithe fed and housed the SERVANTS of GOD. Only we are told over and over exactly how GOD wanted things to be.</p>
<p>Num. 31: 47 Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses. That is THE LAW. OLD TESTAMENT. Fifths and tenths to care first for widows, then orphans, then strangers/aliens. And then the PROFESSIONAL CLERGY. As we would call them. But how often do the cries of ''we are not under LAW. We are ''under grace'' ring out? Fine when did GRACE BEGIN?</p>
<p>Acts 4:32-37 , 32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. <br />33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. <br />34 Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, <br />35 And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need. <br />36 And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus, <br />37 Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet. (KJV)</p>
<p>So if you want to ignore LAW and use GRACE. You do what JESUS asked of the rich young ruler. And simply give all to the LORD. Again simple TRUTH. Is HIS CHURCH of one heart? One soul? Having ''great power'' as we ''give the world a witness of THE LORD JESUS our CHRIST"? Then maybe we should not wonder why that ''great grace'' is missing. Nor should we be surprised that everywhere we turn THE CHURCH stands against being ''one'' in any way, shape, or form. Selah. Selah. Selah.</p>
<h3>And now the REALITY</h3>
<p>Today the "TITHE" is what pays for the expenses of what we call ''THE CHURCH''. As the old saying goes. "It's a good job if you can get it". And what is the PURPOSE of THE CHURCH. Think of all the answers that are flying around there. To reach the lost, to spread the gospel, to show the light of JESUS, to equip the saints to do the work of the ministry. Why go on. THE REALITY is the ''TITHE" is what keeps the local ministries in the game of raising money.</p>
<ul>
<li>How many churches spend 90% of the ''tithes and offerings'' for missions?</li>
<li>How many churches use 40-50% of their cash flow to feed the widows and orphans?</li>
<li>How many pastors work a 40-hour a week in the world and tend a flock in AMERICA today?</li>
<li>How many called to the mission fields have to beg and plead for support year in and year out?</li>
<li>How many food pantries, soup kitchens, rescue houses and shelters for the hurting are scrimping daily trying to reach out to as many as possible as THE AMERICAN MEGACHURCH pays millions of dollars a week for air-conditioning, sound systems, teleprompters, and air time.</li>
</ul>
<p>And some dare to ask WHY THE MOST HOLY SPIRIT GRIEVES. WHY ABBA IS OFFENDED. AND WHY THE LAMB PREPARES TO DESTROY THE AFFLUENT AND USELESS APOSTATE CHURCH . . . BEHOLD THE TWO-EDGED SWORD OF THIS ABOMINATION.<br />THE FIRST IS THE EXTORTION OF MONEY FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAN'S PERSONAL KINGDOMS. MALFESCENCE OF THE MOST PROFOUND ORDER. THE SECOND IS THE WHOLESALE MERCHANDICING OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD TO LINE THE POCKETS OF BABYLON ON A SCALE UNIMAGINABLE TO EARLIER GENERATIONS.</p>
<h3>THE FIRST TRUTH</h3>
<p>Matthew 6:33 , 33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. (KJV)<br />Exodus 19:5-7 , 5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: <br />6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel. <br />7 And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him. (KJV)<br />Exodus 20:1-7 , 1 And God spake all these words, saying, 2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; 6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. 7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD ill not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. (KJV)</p>
<p>THE FIRST REALITY. By serving ministry and self, APOSTATE Christianity can provide for itself. Of course the way to do it all is to create RELIGIOUS TRADITION once again that would replace GOD and GOD'S commandments. Once the LIE is accepted in place of TRUTH we can point to REALITY for ''self-justification'' to feed off HIS FLOCK. No need to SERVE GOD. Because we now do right in our own eyes. And because we are right. All the means are justified to reach the end we envision. And woe to the sheep if they don't ante up fast enough, because we will brow beat them, cajole them, feed them all manor of lies and doctrines of demons to ''influence'' their REALITY. And that reality is ''my ministry''. ''My vision''. .''My anointing''. ''My calling''.</p>
<p>THE SECOND REALITY is if the first don't work we'll get it and make the sheep pay with interest, to BABYLON of course. But remember the ends justify the means doesn't it! So take out loans and build edifices to ''house the sheep'', and to impress all other hirelings. Now write a book, cut a CD, do tape series after tape series and sell it to hireling wannabes and sheep dumb enough to believe that serving man and serving GOD are one and the same. Wonder why the sheep quote Dr so and so. Rev what's his name, Pastor you know who and never LOGOS?</p>
<p>Wonder why THE CHURCH runs all over from show to show for healing, deliverance, prophetic WORDS, and ''signs and wonders'' in general? And never have relationship with THE FATHER?</p>
<h4>THE TRUTH is simple.</h4>
<p>Matthew 16:4 4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.<br />Matthew 7:21-28 , 21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. 24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. 26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: 27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. 28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: (KJV)</p>
<p>So let me show you a future reality JESUS has HIS own doctrine and it is not really a doctrine as we ''know'' it. Call it "HOUSE RULES''. Maybe just a little something man forget in his hurry to build his own ''little kingdoms''.</p>
<p>Deuteronomy 30:19-20 , 19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: 20 That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them. (KJV)</p>
<p>Matthew 25:31-46 , 31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: 32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: 33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: 36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, In as much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. 41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: 43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? 45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. 46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. (KJV)</p>
<h4>That is REALITY. And it is TRUTH.</h4>
<p>So choose you this day. To be an unfruitful work of darkness, IN JESUS NAME.<br />Of course, got to have someone shouting "LORD! LORD!'' thinking they played the game by their own rules in anticipation of great blessings. Never knowing the curse they were under in the midst of their 'prosperity'. And you wonder why your ''seed'' is cursed? Why the LAND is cursed? Why you pray and never get exactly what you were asking for? Why America has become a lawless, violent, perverse state where LAW is cast down and lies rule?<br />Maybe asking, or should I say demanding, GOD to bless what HIS WORD declares to be ABOMINATION in HIS EYES, and a stench before HIM might just be your problem. To be 'cursed' and calling it 'blessing'<br />Selah<br />dog</p>
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Pre-rapture theory
<p><br />The Secret Rapture</p>
<p>Lorraine Day, M.D.</p>
<p><br />Many Christians believe that Christ's second coming will be in two stages -- first, a secret rapture of the Church at the beginning of a seven year period of tribulation, followed by a visible, triumphant return of Christ to the earth, accompanied by the Church, at the close of the seven year period. </p>
<p>They believe that during this seven year period there will be a great tribulation during which time, God will select and seal 144,000 literal Jews (who are sexually celibate) who will take the Gospel of the Kingdom to the whole world, converting innumerable souls to Christ. </p>
<p>The war of Armageddon, a literal war of nations against literal Israel, which occurs near the end of the seven year period, is brought to a halt by Christ's return with His Church. Then literal Israel accepts the Lord as the Messiah and enters with Him as His covenant people into the 1,000 year (millennial) reign on earth, known as the Kingdom Age. </p>
<p>Christ will rule directly over the earth from the throne of David in Jerusalem, where the typical temple services function again. Those who ultimately reject Christ's rule are eventually judged and destroyed at the end of the Millennium. The new believers will then receive immortality and eternity will begin.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>That is the doctrine of the Secret Rapture.</p>
<p>Is this doctrine Biblical?</p>
<p>Which texts support it?</p>
<p>Are there other texts that deny this doctrine?</p>
<p>How long has this doctrine been prevalent in Christianity?</p>
<p>How did it begin, and who was/is the primary promoter of it?</p>
<p> </p>
<p><br />In early 1830, Margaret McDonald, a 15 year old Scottish Girl had visions that included a Secret Rapture of believers before the appearance of the Antichrist. Edward Irving (1792-1834) her Scottish Presbyterian pastor and forerunner of the Pentecostal and Charismatic movements, attended prophecy conferences that began in Dublin Ireland in that same year, 1830, at Powerscourt Castle. There he promoted the doctrine of the Secret Rapture.</p>
<p>John Nelson Darby (1800-1882), a minister of the Church of Ireland, later became a member of the Plymouth Brethren and also promoted a Secret Rapture after attending the same Powerscourt Bible Prophecy meeting in 1830 where he learned of Margaret McDonald's vision. He visited Margaret McDonald at her home in Port Glasgow, Scotland, then later visited America several times where his Secret Rapture theology was quite well accepted.</p>
<p>The writings of John Darby greatly influenced Cyrus Scofield (1843-1921) who incorporated this doctrine in the notes of his Scofield Reference Bible, first published by Oxford University Press in 1909. One million copies were printed by 1930, firmly establishing this Futurist interpretation in the Bible schools and denominations of the United States in the 20th Century.</p>
<p><br />Did this Secret Rapture doctrine really start with Margaret McDonald, John Darby and Cyrus Scofield, or did it originate much earlier? </p>
<p>Historical evidence shows that it originated much earlier.</p>
<p>Before and during the Protestant Reformation, the Reformers embraced the "Historical" interpretation of the Bible, where the antichrist was clearly seen as a SYSTEM of apostasy and persecution rather than a single individual. John spoke of antichrist that "shall come" but he added that "even now are there MANY antichrists." 1 John 2:18</p>
<p>So we know that there are, and/or have been, MANY antichrists, NOT just one, AND that the system of antichrist was operating at the time John was writing, almost 2,000 years ago.</p>
<p>The conclusion of those who studied these prophecies during the Reformation was that there was only one system that fit all the characteristics of the antichrist power: the papacy of the Roman Catholic Church. Its characteristics included the following:</p>
<p>5) It would rule "over many nations, people and tongues." In other words, it would be a universal world governing body (Rev 13:7)</p>
<p>6) It would claim authority over all kings (Rev 17:18)</p>
<p>3) Its leaders would make great and blasphemous claims against God. (Rev 13:1,6)</p>
<p>4) It would claim it had the power to change "times and laws." (Dan 7:25)</p>
<p>5) It would be a "mother" harlot church with apostate daughters coming from her. (Rev 17:5)</p>
<p>6) It would be an apostate church that would make all nations drink of her apostasy. (Rev 14:8)</p>
<p>7) It would persecute the saints of Jesus Christ. (Rev 13:7)</p>
<p>8) It would rule for 1260 years (according to the "day-for-a-year" prophecy concept, adopted by many denominations) following the fall of pagan Rome and then would suffer what would appear to be a "deadly wound." (Rev 11:2,3; Rev 13:3)</p>
<p>9) It would be revived after the deadly wound, and the whole world would wonder at its revival.</p>
<p>It is not surprising that the Catholic Church was so violently opposed to the Bible being available for everyone to read for themselves. To control what they considered a heretical doctrine, the Catholic Church called for a special meeting, known as the Fifth Lateran Council (1512-1517), which FORBADE anyone to publish a book without prior censorship. It also prohibited anyone from preaching on the subject of antichrist! The leaders of the Council and their governing body, the Catholic Church, also attempted to ban or burn all the Bibles, heretical books, and the heretics that owned or preached from them.</p>
<p>One major characteristic identifying the antichrist power was this 1260 days prophecy (interpreted as 1260 prophetic years) of persecution of the "saints", which appeared to be fulfilled in the Catholic Church's persecution of Christians throughout the dark ages, beginning in 538 A.D., after the fall of the pagan Roman empire, and extending to 1798, when the Pope was taken prisoner by Napoleon (considered by some to be the "deadly wound").</p>
<p>In order to divert attention AWAY from the Catholic Church as the antichrist power, a new interpretation would have to be found for this twelve century papal rule of the middle ages.</p>
<p>This was done by rejecting the "Historical" interpretation, and instead accepting the "Futurist" interpretation proposed by a Jesuit doctor of theology, Francisco Ribera (1537-1591). In his book, entitled In Sacrum Beati Ioannis Apostoli, & Evangelistiae Apocalypsin Commentarij, he postulated that the 1260 day prophecy (Rev 12:6) (42 months (Rev 11:2, 13:5), or time, times and half a time (Rev 12:14) - 3 1/2 times) were not 1260 years, but a literal 3 1/2 years, or 1260 actual days, and therefore NONE of the book of Revelation had any application to the middle ages or the papacy. It applied to a future period just prior to the Second Coming of Christ, hence it was called "Futurism" or the "Futurist" interpretation.</p>
<p>Manuel De Lacunza (1731-1801), a Jesuit priest from Chile, also advocated futurism in his manuscript entitled La Venida del Mesias en Gloria y Magestad ("The Coming of the Messiah in Glory and Majesty"). Writing under the assumed name of Juan Josafa (Rabbi) Ben-Ezra, Lacunza hoped to obscure the fact that he was a Catholic, in order to give his book better acceptance in Protestantism.</p>
<p>To make the prophecy fit its new interpretation, the 70 Weeks prophecy of Dan 9:24-27, beginning in 457 B.C. with the decree to rebuild Jerusalem (Ezra 7:1-27) had to develop a "gap." Arbitrarily, the 70th week (7 days = 7 years) of Daniel's prophecy is detached from its context and placed at the end of the age, 2000 years later. This "week" will, according to its proponents, constitute the "seven year tribulation period," prior to which the Secret Rapture will occur.</p>
<p>This "gap" theory states that all fulfillment of this prophecy is suspended until the Christian era is over. Then the last week of the 70 weeks prophecy becomes operative again, constituting the 7 year (a day is a year in prophecy*) period of tribulation. The "Rapturists" teach that the first sixty nine weeks of this seventy-week prophecy (490 years) reached from 457 B.C. to 27 A.D., the year that Christ began His ministry. </p>
<p>The "Historical" view teaches that the 70 weeks prophecy of Daniel 9 began in 457 B.C. and ended when Stephen was stoned to death in 34 A.D. It was at that time that the gospel went to the "Gentiles" and the "Jewish" people lost their place as those "Chosen" to spread God's message to the world. They had rejected Christ by calling for His crucifixion in the "middle of the week," in 31 A.D. and then rejected Christ's followers by stoning Stephen 3 1/2 years later, at the end of the 70th week (34 A.D.).</p>
<p>*(1 day in prophecy = 1 year: Numbers 14:34; Ezekiel 4:6)</p>
<p> </p>
<p><br />Which Bible texts are used in support of this Secret Rapture Theory,?<br />(also known as the Pre-tribulation Rapture)</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Even though these texts are used to support the Secret Rapture Theory, if one reads the entire passage, or in some cases just the complete verse, it is clear that they do NOT support this theory.</p>
<p>A) 2 Peter 3:10-12 "But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night. . ."</p>
<p>This may suggest a secret event. However there's MORE. The last part of this verse says ". . . in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up."</p>
<p>Clearly this is NOT a secret event.</p>
<p>"Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?"</p>
<p>The point of the example of Jesus coming as a "thief in the night" is NOT that it will be a secret event, but that He will come at a time when nearly everyone will NOT be expecting Him. The warning to the believers is that we should constantly be holy in our conduct because Jesus could come when we least expect Him.</p>
<p>B) Luke 12: 39-40 "And this know, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have allowed his house to be broken into. </p>
<p>"Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not."</p>
<p>Again, the warning is to be ready at all times, because Jesus will come at a time when we aren't expecting Him. This passage does NOT imply that His coming will be secret.</p>
<p><br />C) 1 Thess 5:2,4 "For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the nightŠ</p>
<p>But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. </p>
<p>Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be self-controlled."</p>
<p>Again, the message here is NOT that Jesus' coming will be secret, but that it will occur at a time when most will not expect it, therefore we must WATCH!</p>
<p>D) Revelation 16:15 "Behold I come as a thief. Blessed is he that WATCHETH, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame."</p>
<p>Again, the message is NOT that Jesus' coming will be secret, but that most will not be expecting it, therefore we must WATCH! "Garments" refers to our righteousness, (Zechariah 3:4,5) "lest he walk naked" (without righteousness).</p>
<p><br />E) Matt 24:40-42 "Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. WATCH ye therefore; for ye know NOT what hour your Lord doth come."</p>
<p>The warning again is that His coming will be unexpected, NOT that His coming will be secret. </p>
<p>F) Luke 21:34 "And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be weighed down with carousing and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares."</p>
<p>We are told that if we watch and live righteously, we will NOT be caught unaware. Only the wicked will be caught unaware.</p>
<p>G) Revelation 3:3 ". . . if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you."</p>
<p>H) Revelation 3:10 "Because you have kept my command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth."</p>
<p>We know that those who REFUSE the Mark of the Beast will NOT be affected by the Seven Last Plagues. (Rev 16:2) So the righteous WILL be kept from that hour of trial, the plagues, which shall come upon the whole world. But this does not mean that we will not have go through the time of trouble, nor that we will not be persecuted.</p>
<p>John 17:15 Jesus promised to be with us through our trials, not to remove us from them. Jesus prayed, "I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. </p>
<p>Jesus NEVER promised us that we would escape persecution, in fact, He promised us that we WOULD be persecuted. </p>
<p>John 15:20 "A servant is not greater than his Master. They persecuted Me, they will persecute you." </p>
<p> </p>
<p><br />Texts that DISPROVE the Secret Rapture Theory</p>
<p> </p>
<p>1) *** Do God's people live THROUGH the coming tribulation (including the seven last plagues) or are they raptured before the tribulation?"</p>
<p>Revelation 16:12,15: And the sixth angel poured out his vial (the sixth plague) upon the seat of the beast; and they gnawed their tongues for pain. . . Behold I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watches and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame."</p>
<p>Why would Jesus be coming "as a thief" AFTER six plagues are already poured out, if He had already come "as a thief" BEFORE they were poured out?</p>
<p>2) *** No one can enter the (heavenly - see Rev 15:1) temple UNTIL the seven last plagues are completed!</p>
<p>Rev 15:8 ". . . and no man was able to enter into the temple (in heaven - see vs. 1) till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled."</p>
<p>3) *** They persecuted Jesus! They will persecute His followers!</p>
<p>John 15:20 Jesus said "Remember the word that I said unto you. The servant is not greater than his Lord. If they persecuted Me, they WILL also persecute you."</p>
<p>Dan 3:16-28 Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego had to ENTER the flames (be persecuted) but God was with them THROUGH the persecution.</p>
<p>Ps 96: Ancient Israelites, as a symbol of Christians in the time of the end, were delivered from Egyptian bondage AFTER the plagues, NOT BEFORE, so God's people will be protected THROUGH the plagues and delivered from the hand of the oppressor.</p>
<p>4) *** In this parable that Jesus told, the sheep and the goats are together UNTIL JESUS COMES.</p>
<p>Matt 13:24-30 "When the Son of man shall come in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then shall He sit upon the throne of glory. . . and He shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats." </p>
<p>5) *** The Wheat and the Tares grow together until the END - THE HARVEST.</p>
<p>Matt 13:24-30 In the parable of the wheat and tares, Jesus said "Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn."</p>
<p>7) God PROMISES us tribulation in this world.</p>
<p>John 16:33 "In this world you WILL have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." </p>
<p>Luke 21:10-12 "Then said He unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and great earthquakes shall be in various places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.</p>
<p>"But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for My Name's sake."</p>
<p>Mark 13:9 "But take heed to yourselves; for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten; and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them."</p>
<p>8) Question: Doesn't 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 say that some will go first and others follow?</p>
<p>Answer: No, it teaches that they will all go together.</p>
<p>1 Thess. 4:15-17 "For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall NOT precede (prevent) them which are asleep (in death).</p>
<p>"For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first: (from the graves - the first resurrection).</p>
<p>"Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up TOGETHER WITH THEM IN THE CLOUDS, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we always be with the Lord."</p>
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<p><br />"Parousia" vs "Apokalupsis"</p>
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<p>There are two Greek words that are translated "coming" in the Bible: parousia and apokalupsis. The Greek word "parousia" is translated "coming" 22 times, and translated "presence" only 2 times. </p>
<p>Those who believe in a "secret rapture" say that "parousia" refers to the secret "coming" of Jesus in His "presence and that "apokalupsis" refers to the visible, glorious "coming" of Jesus in power, seven years later. In the mid-point of that time, at 3 1/2 years, the antichrist will take charge.</p>
<p>Yet both "parousia" and "apokalupsis" are used to describe the second coming, illustrated by its parallel in the "days of Noah."</p>
<p>Matt 24:37 "As in the days of Noah, so shall also the coming (parousia) of the Son of Man be."</p>
<p>Luke 17:26,30 "As it was in the days of Noah. . . Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed (apokalupsis).</p>
<p>These two texts describe the same event, Noah's flood, but one uses "parousia" and the other uses "apokalupsis" so any distinction as some suggest, is unwarranted.</p>
<p>In 2 Peter 3:12, we read "looking for and hastening the coming (parousia) of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat."</p>
<p>This "coming" (the word - parousia) is used in 2 Thess 2:1-4,8 and says it will NOT happen until AFTER the AntiChrist has set himself up in the temple of God.</p>
<p>Those who believe in the secret rapture teach that it will occur BEFORE the seven year tribulation and BEFORE the Anti-Christ comes to power, which they believe will happen DURING the seven year tribulation. But the following passage says the Antichrist will come BEFORE the "parousia" occurs.</p>
<p>In other words, there is NO pre-tribulation Secret Rapture!</p>
<p>2 Thess 2:1-4, 8 "Now we beseech you, brethren, concerning the coming (parousia) of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto Him, "that you 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 had come. Let no man deceive you by any means: for THAT DAY (the parousia) SHALL NOT COME except there come a falling away FIRST, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition. </p>
<p>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, showing himself that he is God."</p>
<p>Question: Those who teach the "Secret Rapture" believe in a "seven year tribulation period." Where did they get this doctrine?</p>
<p>Their Answer: Daniel 9:24-27 speaks of a seventy-week prophecy (490 years). "Secret Rapture" believers teach that 69 weeks of this seventy-week prophecy (490 years) reached from 457 BC to 27AD, the year that Christ began His ministry.</p>
<p>They then teach that the last week - the 70th week, doesn't take place for another 2000 years. They place the last week, the 70th week, way down at the end of time, the last 7 years of earth's history - and define it as the tribulation. </p>
<p>NOTHING in the Bible suggests that this prophecy should be broken up in this way. NO OTHER Bible prophecy is broken up like this, with a 2000 year gap!</p>
<p>Our Answer: The 70 weeks (490 years) is a CONTINUOUS prophecy which began in 457 BC and ended in 34 AD, the year Stephen was stoned and the gospel was then taken to the "Gentiles."</p>
<p>Here's how the text reads:</p>
<p>Daniel; 9:24-27 "Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon the holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins (Jesus death on the Cross), and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Holy of Holies.</p>
<p>"Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem (457 BC) unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks and theescore and two weeks ( 7 + 62 = 69 weeks - until the beginning of Jesus' Ministry, His baptism, in 27 AD), the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.</p>
<p>"And after threescore and two weeks (the 62 weeks that followed the first 7 weeks) shall Messiah be cut off (literal translation: "suffer the death penalty"), but not for Himself;. . .</p>
<p>"And He shall confirm the covenant with many for one week; and in the middle of the week He shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation (offering) to cease. . ." (Jesus' death on the Cross occurred in 31 AD, in the "middle of the 70th week," which eliminated the need for the animal sacrifices in the temple). The 70th week ended in 34 AD when Stephen was stoned. The gospel then was taken to the "Gentiles", more properly translated "nations" which is the term the Bible uses for "unbelievers."</p>
<p>Summary: The Bible consistently teaches only ONE return of Christ and it will be a visible, world-wide, noisy event. "For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God. . . and the dead in Christ shall rise first." Christ's coming will be both seen and heard.</p>
<p>An additional part of the Secret Rapture doctrine is that there will be a millennial kingdom set up on the earth when Jesus comes with His church and halts Armageddon. They believe that after the antichrist and his army are destroyed that Israel will accept the Lord as the Messiah and become His covenant people during this one thousand year "kingdom age."</p>
<p>The third temple will have been built and Jesus will personally reign over the nations in their mortal state from the throne of David in Jerusalem. They believe that animal sacrifices will begin again, even though Jesus' death on Calvary did away with them. At the end of the millennium, those who do not accept Christ will be destroyed and eternity will begin.</p>
<p>In our opinion, this interpretation of Scripture is incorrect for the following reasons: </p>
<p>1) The destruction that has occurred on the earth from the seven last plagues (Rev. 16) will make the earth uninhabitable.</p>
<p>2) Because humanity has long ignored God's directive to rest the earth every 7 years, the earth must lay dormant for 1000 years. This millennial period will allow the earth to make up for all the rest it did not receive during the 6000 years since creation.</p>
<p>3) There is an excellent reason why God did not destroy Satan when he first sinned. God is allowing Satan to continue his evil work until he completely destroys the earth. God will not stop Satan even one day short, otherwise Satan would cry "Foul!"</p>
<p>Satan, if he were stopped before completely destroying the earth, would claim that he could have turned things around if he had only been given more time. God will allow all the time necessary for Satan to prove that Satan's way does not work. Only then will Satan, the inhabitants of the world, and the inhabitants of the universe, be totally convinced that God's way is the only way.</p>
<p>This utter destruction of the earth will make it uninhabitable.</p>
<p>4) Satan and his evil angels will be bound to the earth by a "chain" of circumstances. They will be confined to the earth and its atmosphere for the millennium as part of reaping what they have sown, so they will get a full sense of the catastrophic results of their actions. They will have no one to tempt because the righteous will be in heaven, having ascended to meet Jesus in the air, and the wicked will all be dead, awaiting the second resurrection and the judgment (Rev 20:5) after the millennium.</p>
<p>There is not a different plan for the "Jew" and the "Gentile" during the millennium, as many Christians believe. In fact, there is no difference at all between the "Jew " and the "Greek" according to the Bible (Gal 3:28). In fact, there is no such thing AS a "Jew" or a "Gentile" (Please see the study at <a href="https://www.goodnewsaboutgod.com">www.goodnewsaboutgod.com</a> entitled "Who is Israel? Who is the Church?").</p>
<p>God is no respecter of persons (Acts 10:34). He loves everyone the same and He has just ONE plan for ALL!</p>
<p>We believe that the Biblical view is as follows:</p>
<p>There is ONE and ONLY ONE return of Christ, the Second Coming. It will NOT be a secret event. When He comes, every eye will see Him. so it will be a world-wide phenomenon, and it will be a loud, cataclysmic event. This will occur AFTER the tribulation. The righteous dead will be resurrected by Christ and they, with the righteous living, will be caught up in the air to meet the Lord to ascend to heaven for the millennium, regardless of nationality.</p>
<p>Jesus will continue to have His group on the earth, small though it may be, exhibiting HIS character, right up until the very end.</p>
<p>The remaining wicked on earth will be destroyed by the final catastrophic events of the end, a culmination of the devastation of the seven last plagues and the result of Christ's return with His hosts of angels breaking through into our atmosphere.</p>
<p>The wicked will remain dead for the 1000 years and Satan and his evil angels will be confined to this earth for that same period of time.</p>
<p>After the thousand year period is over, Christ and the saints return to earth from heaven, Satan is "loosed" for a short time simultaneous with the resurrection of the wicked dead for the judgment. </p>
<p>To find out what happens next, please see the study: "What Happens at the Judgment?" </p>
<p>Conclusion: The teaching of a Secret Rapture and escape from persecution will be a devastating deception for Christians. Persecution and suffering have always been God's means of strengthening His people and producing strong character. </p>
<p>Even Jesus "learned obedience through suffering." (Heb 5:8) Jesus guarantees that, if we speak His truth boldly, we WILL suffer persecution.</p>
<p>Satan wants to impede and restrain strength and character building in Christians by getting us focused on ESCAPING trouble and persecution instead of our preparing to GO THROUGH PERSECUTION, even to the point of death.</p>
<p>When these "soft" Christians are confronted with heavy persecution, they will fall like dominoes and Satan will be ecstatic. His lies will have worked once again! </p>
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