by Pastor Mike Taylor
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“Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy
city, 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.
25,
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: the street
shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
26,
And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not
for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall
destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with
a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.”
(Daniel 9:24-26)
The
prophecy given to Daniel has caused many people to strain to
understand what this prophecy begins and ends. Many believe that it
was all settled in 70 AD when the temple in Jerusalem was destroyed,
and there is no more prophecy to be completed. That would be a
Preterist view, but they can't explain why it is that 483 years was
completed to the day, when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on the back of a
colt.
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“Rejoice
greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold,
thy King cometh unto thee: he is just,
and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt
the foal of an ass.” (Zechariah 9:9)
In
the New Testament, this was repeated in Matthew chapter 21:
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“Tell
ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and
sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
8And
a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut
down branches from the trees, and strawed them in
the way.” (Matthew 21:5-8)
In
a few days, Jesus would be condemned to death in an illegal Sanhedrin
Court and crucified on a Roman cross...the Time clock of this
prophecy,
stopped.
There
is still one year week that must be completed that would complete the
prophecy given to Daniel by Gabriel. The Bible calls this the time
of Jacob's trouble and it is in the future...possibly, the near
future.
6, “Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
8And
they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they
shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one
at another; their faces shall
be as flames.
9Behold,
the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger,
to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof
out of it.” (Isaiah 13:6-9)
The
Bible talks of this time, also called the Tribulation for 3.5 years.
Followed by the Great Tribulation for the same time frame. During
this time, a man we have read about in the Bible called the
Anti-Christ, the son of peridition...The Beast. He will arise and
reveal himself with a signed treaty with Israel for 7 years.
I
had a member of my online “congregation” ask me why the Jews
would accept this man as their “savior” when he may not be even
Jewish. Good question. Why would they? Answer is the nation of Israel
has been looking for a “political” savior, much as they did in
the time of Jesus...The ruling authorities would not accept Jesus,
the Son of God, who was standing right in front of them, because He
didn't fulfill the pre-conceived notion of who the Messiah would be.
They were looking for a warrior king, much like King David to rid
themselves of Roman domination and restore their golden days as a
nation. They didn't believe in a lowly, poor Rabbi, even if He did
miracles. It was not who they wanted, so they rejected Him...Jesus
said to the ruling authorities:
47,
“I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another
shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.” (John 5:47)
Roman
occupied Israel didn't think they needed a “Savior”...they had
Moses and the Law that could justify them in God's eyes...little did
they know the real purpose and mission of the only Begotten Son of
God, and they helped complete the plan of salvation, unwittingly. But
it was God's plan all along.
Flash
forward to our time, and the nation of Israel is again in great
threat of extinction, at least in their own minds. They are again,
looking for a political savior and they have the same attitude the
world has when the secretary general of NATO said:
“What we want is a man of sufficient stature to hold the alliances of all people and to lift us out of the economic morass into which we are sinking. Send us such a man, and be he god or devil, we will receive him.” Henri Spaak circa 1957-1960 Secretary General of NATO
I
believe the nation of Israel will accept a “peace maker” who will
give them a sense of security, even if it's a false security, and he
doesn't have to be Jewish, just a powerful political presence. It's a
political savior they seek, not a spiritual one.
Unlike,
but in some points, similar to their forefathers, Israel today is not
concerned about their spiritual condition. They are more concerned
about their safety and their national identity before the world. They
long for peace, and that Israel be recognized the homeland of the
Jews. Stage right, the Anti-Christ, a political “savior” that
gives them what they want...although it's that false sense of
security.
WHEN
WILL THE ANTI-CHRIST TAKE OVER?
According
to the Bible, before this man of sin can rise to power and perform a
peace treaty with Israel that kicks off the Tribulation, there must
exist three things for this to happen.
there must be an operational global government in place that he takes control of.
There must be an existing, operational global economy
And there must be an operational global religion to bind them all together.
Why
do they have to be all in place before the Anti-Christ seizes control
of complete dictatorship of the whole world? His agenda is a pretty
ambitious schedule for this man of sin when he arrives on the scene
and reveals himself to the world. He has only seven years to complete
his plans according to Bible prophecy, which is barely enough time to
accomplish these tasks assigned to him by God who is really in
control of this part of the final rule of mankind on earth.
Before
this man arises, there must a “glue” that binds the nations
together to complete the other two. He must have a global religion to
demand worship, the global economy to enforce compliance, and the
global government to punish transgressors.
So
to accomplish all this in so short a time, these things must already
be in place. After all, remember, he only has seven years. It is
enough time to seize power of the reins of the government, but not
enough time to build the system. Looking to the United Nations, there
is already a weak global governance system in place, but there in no
centralized global government......YET!!
Reason
being, the United Nations is a paper tiger when it is put under
political pressure. The idea is sound, the infrastructure is
there..the plan and resources are there, but there is no real
leadership to bring it all together. While the U.N.has the authority
and the power necessary, the debate over the use of force to back up
its own resolutions continues to rage on. They make resolutions, but
no resolve to complete them.
Everyday, I see fascinating developments that is bringing the plan all together, one piece at a time...but in rapid succession, then slowing down and speeding up again. Here we find different prophecies from different parts of the Bible, made in different eras, overlapping and becoming interdependent upon one another to bring about their fulfillment.
The global religion is continuing to develop. It is unclear what its final form will be. It is possible that it could be Islam in some form, or maybe a hybrid combination of all three major religions. I've written in the past about a hybrid form of the merging of Christianity and Islam called Chrislam....it is being pushed for the unity of all the major religions, even as I type this message.
Presidents have pandered to the Islamic religion, as noted by former president Bush that called Islam a religion of peace, or this “idiot in chief” we have now, that takes every chance he can get to call Islam a religion of peace and push for recognition of this “religion” in this country. Or that God is just another name for “allah”...Plus there is all the other suspects that push for unity of main religion that is saying, come to the “mother Church” ....by none other than the Vatican and the Pope. Many have believed, including yours truly, that the Pope in Rome is a prime candidate to fulfill the prophecy of the false prophet. The Bible says he will have two horns like a Lamb (symbolic of Christianity) but will speak like a dragon (Satan). -
11 “And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
12And
he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and
causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first
beast, whose deadly wound was healed.”(Rev
13:11-12)
Jesus warned that signs in the sun, moon and stars, together with the fear of sweeping climate changes would overwhelm the planet.
"And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken." (Luke 21:25-26)
We are already have seen natural wonders on earth and in the heavens...animals dying all over the world...fish dying by the millions...earthquakes that cause tsunamis that have killed 1/4 of a million people in one horrific event...Volcanoes that have suddenly come awake all over the planet...People are getting alarmed, but this is just the birth pangs...Wait when it really gets fearsome to live on this planet and even survive the natural environmental disasters, let alone what can only be labeled plagues that kill millions of mankind.
THE PLAGUE OF CLIMATE CHANGE???
Men have been trying to convince the world with science that can only be labeled as “suspect”, but they demand that we embrace the concept as settled scientific facts.Consider Robert F. Kennedy's contemptuous comments at the Live Earth event at Giants Stadium in NJ on July 4, 2009.
"The next time you see John Stossel, or Glenn Beck, or Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity – these flat earthers, these corporate toadies, lying to you, lying to the American public and telling you that global warming doesn't exist – you send an e-mail to their advertisers and tell them you're not going to buy their products anymore."
The
guy sounds more like a fundamentalist railing against the sin of
mankind, insteal of a politician. And this is the left's definition
of tolerance?? Then there is the “prophet” Al Gore who is been
spewing this same idea forever since he lost the election back in
2000.
Personally,
I have always believed in a climate change pattern, but it's
natural...it's been going on since time began. It's called “weather”.
I don't believe in a man-made climate problem that we must throw tons
of cash at. All that is about is global control and re-distribuation
of wealth. During the last century, the earth's weather has cooled,
then got warmer, then cooled again to where they were predicting
unusual cold patterns...it got so ridiculous, that the “global
warming” fanatics had to change tactics and call it “Climate
Change' to encompass everything.
That
brings me to the U.N.'s Climate Change initiatives called in the
1990s as Agenda 21...that didnt' go anywhere for awhile, until they
got a spokesman for their NEW and IMPROVED Agenda 2030 as a mascot
who advocated that we must all fight climate change and spoke at the
U.N. in favor of this debacle...who was that “man”....wait for
it....the Pope in Rome. It all falls under the mantra of “Sustainable
Development” that all nations must sign onto by the year 2030. I
wrote about this Pope being the leader of the new religion
surrounding “Climate Change” here:
It
all surrounds the notion of “fear” that our planet won't survive
unless we battle this “catastrophe” called climate change that is
driving global alarmist and the global government proponents to act.
Remember the third point that must be in place, before the Anti-Christ can seize power?...a global religion to bind the nations together. That is the third pillar that the coming Anti-Christ government will rest. The New World Order will push the notion of save the planet, and as a Pagan belief about “Mother Earth” it will become the new world religion surrounding this mantra promoted by the Pope and the U.N. But first the coming lawless one must have control of the world's economy. The global economy exist right now, but what is missing is some centralized authority. Right now, a shakey econmic authority is the central banking system found in the Federal Reserve. I say shakey, because the the U.S. Dollar has hit many bumpy roads and in the near past, thanks to the flooding the market with trillions of counterfeit dollars and,was devalued in favor of the Chinese currency, or a New World Currency called the SDR (Special Drawing Rights). Because of the fraudulent manipulation of the global economy, the world's nations are not fooled, as fraudulent, means imitation because the Fed has the authority to print them, but NOT the money to back them.
THE COMING WORLD WIDE RULE BY THE ANTI-CHRIST
The prophet Daniel says the Anti-Christ is a “prince' of the empire that would destroy the Temple and Jerusalem and that happened in 70AD by General Titus, who also became Emperor of Rome.
“And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.” (Daniel 9:27)
But the Apostle John saw the Anti-Christ as a political leader who would rise up out of the sea of nation.
“And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.” (Revelation 13:1)
But before this global “emperor” can arise, there must be an empire in need of one. But it is apparent that the Western World would only be too happy to submit to one, at least in the last dozen or so years. The push for a New World Order took a huge leap under this present administration, that thankfully will leave the office he usurped 8 years ago, peacefully.
This last election gave the religious right the hope that this push for a global government will have met a stall, as the President elect is rabidly a nationalist, who made “Populist” promises of “America First” and we will make “America Great Again”..But at this point, that is only a promise. We will have to wait and see if the man is up to the task.
THE GLUE THAT WILL BIND THEM.
That issue, 'religion' –as mentioned, is the third pillar upon which the antichrist's infrastructure rests. John prophesied of a second 'beast' -- the false prophet -- who will elevate the antichrist to the position of deity.
“And
I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two
horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
12And
he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and
causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first
beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
13And
he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven
on the earth in the sight of men,
14And
deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the
means of those
miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying
to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to
the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15And
he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image
of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not
worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16And
he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond,
to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17And
that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark,
or the name of the
beast, or the number of his name. (Revelation
13:11-17)
The Bible says that in the last days, God will send a 'strong delusion' but that delusion will only affect those "who received not the love of the truth that they might be saved." The need for a global religion that is globally accepted is palpable. The Roman Catholic Church is front and center to draw all denomination together, under the banner of Climate Change and save the planet. No other leader of the so-called religious community demands the attention that the Pope in Rome garners. His words are on the lips of over a billion people who actually, if truth be told, worship this man as “God on earth” or the vicar of Christ.
In the last days, the Bible says the whole world will be conditioned to accept a savior, a messiah of sorts, who will seem to have all the answers to the religious, economic and political problems facing the world.
The Bible demands the existence of a global government (in need of leadership) a global economy (in need of leadership) and a global religion (in need of leadership.) The world demands global leadership, period. Any leader will do, provided those who love unrighteousness like what he promises.
The Bible says that in the last days, God will send a 'strong delusion' but that delusion will only affect those "who received not the love of the truth that they might be saved." The need for a global religion that is globally accepted is palpable. The Roman Catholic Church is front and center to draw all denomination together, under the banner of Climate Change and save the planet. No other leader of the so-called religious community demands the attention that the Pope in Rome garners. His words are on the lips of over a billion people who actually, if truth be told, worship this man as “God on earth” or the vicar of Christ.
In the last days, the Bible says the whole world will be conditioned to accept a savior, a messiah of sorts, who will seem to have all the answers to the religious, economic and political problems facing the world.
The Bible demands the existence of a global government (in need of leadership) a global economy (in need of leadership) and a global religion (in need of leadership.) The world demands global leadership, period. Any leader will do, provided those who love unrighteousness like what he promises.
It's not even a problem to them that they know he can't deliver it. It is the promise that is important. The present “idiot in chief” promised change for a platform that “we can believe in” without even outlining what that change would be or how he would get from point A to point B. Many thought the man was the coming Anti-Christ, and he sure had some of the marking of him, but I believe he was just setting the stage for the real-deal.
Never in history of mankind has it been possible to impose a global government, a global economy, or a global religion. Not politically, not administratively, and surely not technologically..until the time we live in...the end of this age, we call the Age of Grace.
IN the past 100 years..or even the last 70 years, the efforts to unite the world under a single government was a recipe for disaster and for World War...it did cause WW2...Hitler was a precursor to the rise of the Anti-Christ, but it was not time. What he did cause was the birth of a new nation...the birth of Israel...Not before that time, was the last days clock even wound, until Israel again became a nation against all odds. Then that clock that heralds the last generation began to TICK.....so now almost 70 years later, a One World Government is seen by many in the public and government arena as the only option.
But make no mistake, the currect economic condition and it's system will probably not survive. Don't be fooled with the rally on Wall Street sending the market near the 20K mark...it's a fluff, smoke and mirrors. By all reports, the stock market crash of 1929 looks a lot like the economy we are seeing today and could very well be a repeat of the Great Depression.
I have explored many possible scenarios of what the Beast power will look like and where it MIGHT come from...such as Rome, the USA, or even a Middle Eastern Country, such as Saudi Arabia, or Turkey. But we just don't know for sure...the picture is a little hazy and we see the picture growing a little more clear as time passes, but I am a firm believer that we will never know the man himself, as he takes control.
Here is what I do know. I know that the Bible says that three things would have to come into existence, more or less simultaneously, as part of the overall blueprint of Bible prophecy for the last days. Those three things, are what we have been talking about ,the global government, global religion, and global economy.
At no time in all of recorded history were all three systems "on the table" so to speak. But they are today.
Even the most ardent and determined skeptic can't deny the trends -- at best they can only quibble over the details. But the all the signs are there -- and the signs are what Jesus told His disciples to watch out for.
WHAT WOULD SEND THE WORLD OVER THE EDGE?
Let's back up a bit and flesh out a comment I made earlier that was highlighted in bold...what would happen if this were became true in the near future?
Let my hypothesize for a moment and ask you what would happen to the world's economy if upwards of nearly a billion (give or take a million) people suddenly vanished? In the USA, the world's center for Christian values, (I use that tongue in cheek, as it is fast going south) were to have officials, CEO's, military officers, maybe even the POTUS and his Vice President suddenly vanish? See the world has been teetering for a long time, and you got to wonder, what is holding this planet, the civilizations of the free world together? Many have forecast doom and gloom for a long time, but still we stand. Many grow skeptical at the prophecy of a coming Beast Power, or an Anti-Christ, or the “catching away” of the church, the Bride of Christ...They scoff.
3 “Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
4And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
5For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
6Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
7But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.” (2nd Peter 3:3-7)
What
would be the impact if this prophecy were fulfilled in the 'twinkling
of an eye”? You would see chaos, pandemonium, lawlessness, looting,
and all forms of murder and mayhem. The world would be in upheaval.
The stock market would crash, if it hasn't already done so. Men would
be desperate. Men would resort to “survival of the fittest”. The
world would cry out for a savior, some one to deliver them from
themselves.
“16For 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:
17Then 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 ever be with the Lord.”
(1 Thessalonians 4:16-17)
- The Word of God tells us that when this all begins to happen, then, mens heart will fail them for fear, but to look up:
25 “And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
26Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
27And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
28And when these things BEGIN to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.” (Luke 21:25-28)
The world we live in has been rocking to and fro from peace, to war, from economic upheavel to depression, but the timing has just not been right for the completion of the rule of mankind on this earth. The rise of the Anti-Christ, is close at hand...everything is in place...every resource needed in this modern world is crying for a leader to bring it all together. That leader will arise unexpectantly when God's timing is right.
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3, “Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
4Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.” (2nd Thessalonians 2:3-4)
That
day is fast approaching. Make no mistake about it...When the timing
is right in God's plan for mankind, then the Anti-Christ will be
revealed...But first, one other thing must take place..
51” Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52In 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.
53For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal mustput on immortality.
54So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
55O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
56The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
57But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
(1 Corinthians 15:51-57)
Then
the timing will be right!!
This
is Pastor Mike Taylor, praying for you in spirit and in truth of
God's Word...if you need any counseling, prayer, or just a listening
ear, email me at realteam1999@sbcglobal.net,
or visit me online at www.pastormiketaylor.blogspot.com.
God bless you all,
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