by
Pastor Mike Taylor
24 “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 (leaving 7 years to the prophecy) was completed to the day, when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on the back of a colt.
9 “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:
5 “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.
6And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
7And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.
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 leaving the prophecy incomplete.
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.
7Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:
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 confirmed 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. That's a 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:
“43 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.
44 How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me; for he wrote of me.
47 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?.” (John 5:43-47
The Romans occupied Israel and they 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. Unfortunately for them, they will realize they made a deal with the devil when he stands in the temple saying he is God.
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 to 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.
How long would it take to get this all in place for the “man of sin” to take complete control. That goes back to the theory of a “Gap period” between the rapture of the church and the revealing of the Anti-Christ.
We see evidence of it starting right now with this last election. The only thing that stood in the way of a global government was POTUS Trump and now he has been removed...are we heading fast forward to that time when this world being ripe for a dictator to take over?
6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.”(2nd Thessalonians 2:6-10)
The stage is being set, but the only Person that is holding back rampant evil on this planet is God's Holy Spirit...It is the HE that will be drawn back to allow the Anti-Christ to be revealed and complete evil to rule for 7 years.
But before this man arises, there must be 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.
To have this come to pass in rapid fashion, something major would have to happen...a major revolution to convert the current national systems of the world over to a centralized authority...OR besides a revolution, a loss of several million people all in a flash, without a logical explanation would hasten that development as noted in 2nd Thessalonians above.
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 the two 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 the past “idiot in
chief” that took every chance he could 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)
All
that remains is to get rid of all that 'fundamentalist extremism'
within each system that claims exclusivity. It's no coincidence that
all major systems in their current form are beginning to convulse and
shudder.
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..California with raging fires destroying every thing in it's path....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, instead of a politician. And this is the left's definition of tolerance?? Then there is the “prophet” Al Gore who is still 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-distribution 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:
http://pastormiketaylor.blogspot.com/2016/09/by-pastor-mike-taylor-revelation-1311.html
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 three points 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 shaky economic authority is
the central banking system found in the Federal Reserve. I say
shaky, 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.
Now we see the use of the “Bit-coin” and the push for a digital
currency and outlawing cash, which will bring about complete
monitoring of everything a person does, where they go, where they
shop, and even what they buy. It is about total control of the
masses.
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 the past
reign of Obama. Even now this man is part of a shadow government in
opposition to our democracy and way of life.
.
The
election of POTUS Trump gave the religious right the hope that this
push for a global government will have met a stall, as the man was
President elect has been rabidly a nationalist, who made “Populist”
promises of “America First” and made “America Great Again”..But
at that point, that was only a promise which I believe was fulfilled,
even in direct opposition from the opposing “party”.
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.
It's
not even a problem to them that they know he can't deliver it. It is
the promise that is important. The past “idiot in chief” of Obama
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 technological, not 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 72 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 current economic condition and it's system will
probably not survive. Don't be fooled with the rally on Wall Street
sending the market over the 30K 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. (repeating) 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 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 true in the near
future?
Let
me 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 past 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)
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- The Word of God tells us that when this all begins to happen, then, men's 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 upheaval 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)
How do you escape what I have been talking about that could come even this year? Do you want to live what is prophecied to happen very soon....only the insane or the unbeliever that takes pride in himself would choose to reject the following:
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.”(John 3:16-19)
and again, believe the following:
8 “But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:8-13)
When what I have described above comes to pass and millions have been removed, THEN the timing will be right and the Tribulation and the revealing of the Anti-Christ will be on warp speed. Tribulation is straight ahead.
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 pastormiketaylor@yahoo.com, or visit me online for more biblical lessons that speak of what is coming upon the earth and how those saved by the blood of Jesus Christ will avoid it all.. God bless you all,
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