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Ðand€so€forth.Ð Ê%X" ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔJeremiah€25:9Т'0!$Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò9€óóBehold,€I€will€send€and€take€all€the€families€of€the€north,€saith€the€LORD,€andÐ Ž("% ÐNebuchadrezzar€the€king€of€Babylon,€my€servant,€and€will€bring€them€against€thisÐ z)#& Ðland,€and€against€the€inhabitants€thereof,€and€against€all€these€nations€round€about,Ð f*ô#' Ðand€will€utterly€destroy€them,€and€make€them€an€astonishment,€and€an€hissing,€andÐ R+à$( Ðperpetual€desolations.Ð>,Ì%)Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ_ÔÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœn#ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔEzraÔ_Ô€1:1„2ÐrÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò1€óóNow€in€the€first€year€of€Cyrus€king€of€Persia,€that€the€word€of€the€LORD€by€theÐ ^ì Ðmouth€of€Jeremiah€might€be€fulfilled,€the€LORD€stirred€up€the€spirit€of€Cyrus€kingÐ JØ Ðof€Persia,€that€he€made€a€proclamation€throughout€all€his€kingdom,€and€put€it€also€inÐ 6 Ä Ðwriting,€saying,€òò2€óóThus€saith€Cyrus€king€of€Persia,€The€LORD€God€of€heaven€hathÐ " ° Ðgiven€me€all€the€kingdoms€of€the€earth;€and€he€hath€charged€me€to€build€him€anÐ  œ Ðhouse€at€Jerusalem,€which€is€in€Judah.Ðú ˆÐ Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ#ÔÌà  àWhat€we€see€in€Jeremiah€25:9€is€that€God€used€King€Nebuchadnezzar€as€an€instrument€ofÐ Ò ` Ðjudgment€of€the€nation€of€Israel.€We€also€see€in€Ezra€1:1„2€that€God€used€the€Persian€king€Cyrus€toÐ ¾L  Ðrebuild€the€temple€in€Jerusalem.€We€see€instances€time€and€again€of€God€using€the€Egyptians,€theÐ ª8  ÐAssyrians,€the€Babylonians,€the€Philistines,€the€Ammonites,€the€Ninevites,€and€etc€to€judge€the€nationÐ –$  Ðof€Israel€for€her€disobedience€to€God.€In€fact,€the€books€of€the€Judges,€Isaiah,€Jeremiah,€and€EzekielÐ ‚  Ðhave€as€one€of€their€dominant€themes€the€judgment€of€the€nation€of€Israel€for€her€wickedness.Ð nü  ÐÌà  àAt€this€particular€point,€God€is€not€dealing€directly€with€the€nation€of€Israel.€The€time€periodÐ FÔ  Ðthat€we€are€currently€in€is€referred€to€in€the€Bible€as€the€ð ðTimes€of€the€Gentilesðð.€€In€propheticallyÐ 2À Ðspeaking€of€the€nation€of€Israel,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€said€in:Ð ¬ ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔLuke€21:24Ðö„Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò24€óóAnd€they€shall€fall€by€the€edge€of€the€sword,€and€shall€be€led€away€captive€into€allÐ âp Ðnations:€and€Jerusalem€shall€be€trodden€down€of€the€Gentiles,€until€the€times€of€theÐ Î\ ÐGentiles€be€fulfilled.кHÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àThe€Lord€Jesus€has€a€great€love€for€the€nation€of€Israel€and€because€they€rejected€himÐ ’  Ðhe€said€in€Ô#†XéœXX&Xéœ!&#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔMatthew€23:37„39:Ð~ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àMatthew€23:37„39Ô#†XéœXX&XéœM(#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÐVäÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò37€óóO€Jerusalem,€Jerusalem,€thou€that€killest€the€prophets,€and€stonest€them€which€areÐ B Ð Ðsent€unto€thee,€how€often€would€I€have€gathered€thy€children€together,€even€as€a€henÐ .!¼ Ðgathereth€her€chickens€under€her€wings,€and€ye€would€not!€òò38€óóBehold,€your€house€isÐ "¨ Ðleft€unto€you€desolate.€òò39€óóFor€I€say€unto€you,€Ye€shall€not€see€me€henceforth,€till€yeÐ #” Ðshall€say,€Blessed€is€he€that€cometh€in€the€name€of€the€Lord.Ðò#€ Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœþ(#ÔÌà  àThe€ð ðTimes€of€the€Gentilesðð€is€defined€as€that€period€of€time€when€no€descendent€of€DavidÐ Ê%X" Ðsits€on€the€throne€of€David€in€Jerusalem.€As€such,€God€has€set€aside€the€nation€of€Israel€that€he€mightÐ ¶&D # Ðdeal€with€the€Gentile€nations€in€mercy.€At€the€present€time,€God€is€extending€salvation€to€allÐ ¢'0!$ Ðindividuals€and€all€the€Gentile€nations.€For€the€Gentile€nations,€salvation€means€a€place€in€theÐ Ž("% Ðmillennial€kingdom€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€following€the€Tribulation.€It€is€the€desire€of€God€thatÐ z)#& Ðall€nations€and€individuals€would€come€to€salvation€and€repentance.€The€Bible€says€Ô_Ôin:Ð f*ô#' ÐÔ_ÔÌÐ >,Ì%) Ðà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔJohn€3:16ÐrÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò16€óóFor€God€so€loved€the€world,€that€he€gave€his€only€begotten€Son,€that€whosoeverÐ ^ì Ðbelieveth€in€him€should€not€perish,€but€have€everlasting€life.ÐJØÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&X霈.#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ1€Timothy€2:4Ð" °Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò4€óóWho€will€have€all€men€to€be€saved,€and€to€come€unto€the€knowledge€of€the€truth.Ð œÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ 0#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ2€Peter€3:9Ðæ tÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò9€óóThe€Lord€is€not€slack€concerning€his€promise,€as€some€men€count€slackness;€but€isÐ Ò ` Ðlongsuffering€to€us„ward,€not€willing€that€any€should€perish,€but€that€all€should€comeÐ ¾L  Ðto€repentance.Ъ8 Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ=1#ÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà  àAfter€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€takes€his€saints€out€of€the€world€at€the€RAPTURE,€the€GentileÐ ‚  Ðnations€will€no€longer€be€his€focus.€In€fact€the€focus€of€Revelation€chapters€6€through€16€is€GodÐ nü  Ðdealing€with€the€nation€of€Israel€during€the€Tribulation.€Those€chapters€have€absolutely€nothing€toÐ Zè  Ðdo€with€the€church€of€the€living€God.€Chapter€17€and€18€of€the€book€of€Revelation€deal€with€theÐ FÔ  Ðdestruction€of€the€MOTHER€OF€HARLOTS€church€by€the€antichrist€and€also€the€destruction€ofÐ 2À Ðcommercial€and€political€Babylon.€While€God€will€be€judging€the€nations€and€those€who€haveÐ ¬ Ðrejected€his€Son,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€the€primary€focus€of€the€events€in€the€book€of€Revelation€isÐ  ˜ Ðto€bring€the€nation€of€Israel€to€national€repentance.€During€this€period€of€time,€according€toÐ ö„ ÐRevelation€7,€there€will€be€untold€millions€that€come€to€salvation.€Also€at€the€end€of€this€period€ofÐ âp Ðtime,€according€to€Matthew€25:31„46,€God€will€judge€the€nations€on€the€basis€of€how€they€haveÐ Î\ Ðtreated€the€Jewish€people.€It€is€very€critical€that€the€United€States€of€America€do€everything€in€itsÐ ºH Ðpower€to€defend€the€nation€of€Israel.€We€have€the€blessings€of€God€and€the€millennium€to€gain.€So,Ð ¦4 Ðwhat€does€the€Bible€have€to€say€about€the€Gentile€nations.€The€answer€to€that€question€is€a€whole€lot.Ð ’  ÐWe€have€much€Scripture€and€much€information€to€cover€during€this€series€on€the€Gentile€nations.Ð ~  ÐSo,€letððs€get€started.Ð jø ÐÌà  àWe€need€to€go€all€the€way€back€into€the€book€of€Genesis€in€chapter€10€where€we€see€the€rootsÐ B Ð Ðof€70€nations€of€the€earth€as€they€were€descended€from€Noah.€Regardless€of€our€national,€ethnic,€andÐ .!¼ Ðracial€background€we€are€all€descendants€of€Noah.€As€we€know€from€the€book€of€Genesis€Noah€hadÐ "¨ Ðthree€sons.€These€three€sons€were€Shem,€Ham,€and€Japheth.€Shem,€Ham,€and€Japheth,€who€cameÐ #” Ðthrough€the€flood€with€Noah,€form€the€basis€of€all€nations€upon€the€face€of€the€earth.€Shem€is€theÐ ò#€  Ðfather€of€the€Semitic,€or€Oriental,€nations.€The€Semitic€nations€would€include€both€the€Jewish€peopleÐ Þ$l! Ðand€the€Arabs.€Through€Shem€came€the€seed€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€From€Ham,€came€most€of€theÐ Ê%X" Ðpeople€in€the€nations€of€Africa.€The€Hammites€would€be€dark€skinned€peoples.€This€group€of€nationsÐ ¶&D # Ðwould€include€the€Canaanites,€the€Egyptians,€the€Ethiopians,€and€the€Libyans.€We€would€remind€youÐ ¢'0!$ Ðthat€both€Moses€and€Joseph€intermarried€with€the€Egyptians.€There€is€also€a€good€possibility€that€theÐ Ž("% Ðapostle€Paul€was€descended€from€this€group€of€people€since€he€is€referred€to€as€an€Egyptian€by€theÐ z)#& Ðchief€captain€in€Acts€21:38.€There€are€also€many€black€and/or€dark€skinned€Jews€in€the€world.€ThereÐ f*ô#' Ðis€a€huge€group€of€them€from€Ethiopia€that€were€emergency€airlifted€out€of€Ethiopia€some€years€ago.Ð R+à$( ÐIn€Psalm€78:51;€Psalm€105:23,€27;€and€Psalm€106:21„22€God€refers€to€Egypt€as€being€the€land€ofÐ >,Ì%) ÐHam.€These€Scriptures€read:Ð r ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔPsalm€78:51ÐJØÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò51€óóAnd€smote€all€the€firstborn€in€Egypt;€the€chief€of€their€strength€in€the€tabernaclesÐ 6 Ä Ðof€Ham:Ð" °Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ9@#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔPsalm€105:23Ðú ˆÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò23€óóIsrael€also€came€into€Egypt;€and€Jacob€sojourned€in€the€land€of€Ham.Ðæ tÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àPsalm€105:27оL Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò27€óóThey€shewed€his€signs€among€them,€and€wonders€in€the€land€of€Ham.Ъ8 Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&XéœxA#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔPsalm€106:21„22Ђ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò21€óóThey€forgat€God€their€saviour,€which€had€done€great€things€in€Egypt;€òò22€óóWondrousÐ nü  Ðworks€in€the€land€of€Ham,€and€terrible€things€by€the€Red€sea.ÐZè Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ[C#ÔÌà  àThe€nations€that€came€out€of€the€seed€of€Japheth€were€Caucasians€who€made€up€most€of€theÐ 2À ÐEuropean€nations.€The€nations€that€are€descended€from€Shem,€Ham,€and€Japheth€are€documentedÐ ¬ Ðin€Genesis€chapter€10.€These€composed€roughly€70€different€nations.€I€do€not€have€time€to€get€intoÐ  ˜ Ða€detailed€discussion€of€these€nations.€Our€focus€in€this€study€will€be€the€nations€that€have€a€majorÐ ö„ Ðimpact€on€end€times€Bible€prophecy.€Turn€in€your€Bibles€to€Genesis€chapter€10€where€we€will€readÐ âp Ðverses€six€through€10:Ð Î\ ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔGenesis€10:6„10Ц4Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò6€óóAnd€the€sons€of€Ham;€Cush,€and€Mizraim,€and€Phut,€and€Canaan.€òò7€óóAnd€the€sons€ofÐ ’  ÐCush;€Seba,€and€Havilah,€and€Sabtah,€and€Raamah,€and€Sabtecha:€and€the€sons€ofÐ ~  ÐRaamah;€Sheba,€and€Dedan.€òò8€óóAnd€Cush€begat€Nimrod:€he€began€to€be€a€mighty€oneÐ jø Ðin€the€earth.€òò9€óóHe€was€a€mighty€hunter€before€the€LORD:€wherefore€it€is€said,€EvenÐ Vä Ðas€Nimrod€the€mighty€hunter€before€the€LORD.€òò10€óóAnd€the€beginning€of€his€kingdomÐ B Ð Ðwas€Babel,€and€Erech,€and€Accad,€and€Calneh,€in€the€land€of€Shinar.Ð.!¼Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ/G#ÔÌà  àThe€point€of€reading€Genesis€10:6„10€was€to€establish€the€fact€that€the€land€of€Shinar€is€theÐ #” Ðland€of€Babylon.€Notice€also,€in€verse€eight,€that€we€have€the€first€mention€of€Nimrod€in€the€Bible.Ð ò#€  ÐNimrod€was€the€forerunner€of€the€antichrist€because€he€sought€to€establish€a€one€world€governmentÐ Þ$l! Ðand€a€one€world€religion€at€Babylon.€Though€not€mentioned€by€name€in€our€Bibles,€Nimrodððs€wifeððsÐ Ê%X" Ðname€was€Semiramis.€Semiramis€was€the€mother€of€all€false€religious€systems.€A€study€of€paganÐ ¶&D # Ðmyths€in€idolatry€will€show€that€all€false€religions€tie€back€to€her.€In€Genesis€chapter€11,€God€steppedÐ ¢'0!$ Ðin€and€prevented€the€establishment€of€this€one€world€government€and€one€world€religious€system.Ð Ž("% ÐTurn€in€your€Bibles€to€Genesis€chapter€11:1„9€where€we€read:Ð z)#& ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔGenesis€11:1„9ÐR+à$(Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò1€óóAnd€the€whole€earth€was€of€one€language,€and€of€one€speech.€òò2€óóAnd€it€came€to€pass,Ð >,Ì%) Ðas€they€journeyed€from€the€east,€that€they€found€a€plain€in€the€land€of€Shinar;€and€theyÐ r Ðdwelt€there.€òò3€óóAnd€they€said€one€to€another,€Go€to,€let€us€make€brick,€and€burn€themÐ ^ì Ðthroughly.€And€they€had€brick€for€stone,€and€slime€had€they€for€morter.€òò4€óóAnd€theyÐ JØ Ðsaid,€Go€to,€let€us€build€us€a€city€and€a€tower,€whose€top€may€reach€unto€heaven;€andÐ 6 Ä Ðlet€us€make€us€a€name,€lest€we€be€scattered€abroad€upon€the€face€of€the€whole€earth.Ð " ° Ðòò5€óóAnd€the€LORD€came€down€to€see€the€city€and€the€tower,€which€the€children€of€menÐ  œ Ðbuilded.€òò6€óóAnd€the€LORD€said,€Behold,€the€people€is€one,€and€they€have€all€oneÐ ú ˆ Ðlanguage;€and€this€they€begin€to€do:€and€now€nothing€will€be€restrained€from€them,Ð æ t Ðwhich€they€have€imagined€to€do.€òò7€óóGo€to,€let€us€go€down,€and€there€confound€theirÐ Ò ` Ðlanguage,€that€they€may€not€understand€one€anotherððs€speech.€òò8€óóSo€the€LORDÐ ¾L  Ðscattered€them€abroad€from€thence€upon€the€face€of€all€the€earth:€and€they€left€off€toÐ ª8  Ðbuild€the€city.€òò9€óóTherefore€is€the€name€of€it€called€Babel;€because€the€LORD€did€thereÐ –$  Ðconfound€the€language€of€all€the€earth:€and€from€thence€did€the€LORD€scatter€themÐ ‚  Ðabroad€upon€the€face€of€all€the€earth.Ðnü Ð Ð  ÐÌÔ#†XéœXX&XéœÍM#Ôà  àIn€Genesis€chapter€11,€we€see€the€first€appearance€of€the€Babylonian€religious€and€politicalÐ FÔ  Ðsystem.€It€is€also€the€place€of€manððs€first€mass€rebellion€following€the€worldwide€flood.€As€soon€asÐ 2À Ðman€came€together€in€unity€around€the€tower€of€Babel,€they€started€plotting€against€the€God€of€theÐ ¬ ÐBible.€It€was€obviously€Godððs€intent€that€they€go€forth€and€replenish€the€earth€following€the€flood.Ð  ˜ ÐThey€were€obviously€in€and€organized€rebellion€against€God€so€he€scattered€them€abroad€upon€theÐ ö„ Ðland€and€confused€their€language€so€that€they€could€not€understand€one€another.€From€that€point€on,Ð âp Ðmass€confusion€in€languages€has€been€referred€to€as€Babel.€Note€also€from€verse€seven€that€we€haveÐ Î\ Ðat€least€the€third€appearance€of€the€Trinity€in€the€book€of€Genesis.€Its€first€appearance€was€in€GenesisÐ ºH Ðchapter€1€at€the€creation.€The€second€appearance€of€the€Trinity€was€in€Genesis€chapter€3:22€at€theÐ ¦4 Ðexpulsion€of€Adam€from€the€garden€of€Eden.Ð ’  ÐÌà@i i ìàò òÔ% ‡> ÔSERMON€NUMBER€2€ð!ð€THE€BABYLONIAN€Ô_ÔSYSTEMÔ%†> YÔó óˆÐ jø ÐÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà@ÞÞ%ìàÔ4‚_ofÞÔÝ‚<ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  ÔBack€To€TopÔ6¬YÔÝ‚<ÍOÀYheirÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7ofúîYÔÔ_Ôˆà p àÐ Vä ÐÌà  àEver€since€its€first€foundation€was€laid,€Babylon€has€been€nothing€but€trouble€for€God€andÐ .!¼ Ðfor€Godððs€people.€Babylon€has€always€served€as€a€type€of€a€religious,€political,€and€commercial€entityÐ "¨ Ðthat€was€built€by€man€and€is€in€open€rebellion€against€God.€The€very€first€false€religion€system€cameÐ #” Ðout€of€Babylon.€In€fact,€the€Babylonian€false€religious€system€is€rooted€in€the€ancient€mysteries€ofÐ ò#€  Ðthe€debauchery€and€idolatry€practiced€at€Babylon.€The€Babylonian€mysteries€serve€as€the€foundationÐ Þ$l! Ðfor€the€one€world€end€times€church€that€is€referred€to€in€Revelation€chapter€17€as€MYSTERYÐ Ê%X" ÐBABYLON€THE€GREAT,€MOTHER€OF€HARLOTS€AND€ABOMINATIONS€OF€THE€EARTH.Ð ¶&D # ÐA€little€research€into€the€seven€churches€of€the€book€of€Revelation€and€the€pagan€religions€will€showÐ ¢'0!$ Ðthat€the€Babylonian€priesthood€moved€to€the€city€of€Pergamos€from€Babylon€and€that€from€there€toÐ Ž("% ÐRome€and€the€Catholic€Church.€In€fact,€the€resurrected€Lord€Jesus€Christ€had€this€to€say€aboutÐ z)#& ÐPergamos€in€Revelation€2:12Ô_Ô„13:Ð f*ô#' ÐÔ_ÔÌÐ >,Ì%) Ðà8  àRevelation€2:12„13ÐrÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔòò12€óóAnd€to€the€angel€of€the€church€in€Pergamos€write;€These€things€saith€he€which€hathÐ ^ì Ðthe€sharp€sword€with€two€edges;€òò13€óóI€know€thy€works,€and€where€thou€dwellest,€evenÐ JØ Ðwhere€Satanððs€seat€is:€and€thou€holdest€fast€my€name,€and€hast€not€denied€my€faith,Ð 6 Ä Ðeven€in€those€days€wherein€Antipas€was€my€faithful€martyr,€who€was€slain€amongÐ " ° Ðyou,€where€Satan€Ô_Ôdwelleth.Ð œÐ Ð  ÐÔ_ÔÌÔ_ÔÔ#†XéœXX&XéœÎ_#ÔÔ_Ôà  àNote€that€it€is€a€woman€that€rides€the€purple€and€scarlet€colored€beast€of€Revelation€17.Ð æ t ÐRevelation€17:3€says:Ð Ò ` ÐÌà8  àRevelation€17:3€Ðª8 Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔòò3€óóSo€he€carried€me€away€in€the€spirit€into€the€wilderness:€and€I€saw€a€woman€sit€uponÐ –$  Ða€scarlet€coloured€beast,€full€of€names€of€blasphemy,€having€seven€heads€and€tenÐ ‚  Ðhorns.Ðnü Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ!c#ÔÌThat€is€significant€because€she€represents€the€Queen€of€heaven€identified€in€Jeremiah€44:17„19.€SheÐ FÔ  Ðis€none€other€than€the€Roman€Catholic€Mary€who€is€worshiped€as€God€by€the€Roman€CatholicÐ 2À ÐChurch.€Roman€Catholicism€is€damned€because€they€worship€Mary€as€the€Queen€of€heaven.€TheÐ ¬ Ðterm€sacrament€that€is€used€by€the€Roman€Catholic€Church€and€many€so„called€Protestant€churchesÐ  ˜ Ðis€from€the€Latin€word€ð ðsacramentumðð€meaning€a€mystery,€or€initiation€rite,€into€a€pagan€religion.Ð ö„ ÐThe€term€sacrament€is€a€Babylonian€term€and€has€its€roots€in€the€Babylonian€mysteries.€Donððt€missÐ âp Ðthe€connection€between€the€sacraments€and€the€mysteries€of€the€Roman€Catholic€Church€andÐ Î\ ÐMYSTERY€BABYLON€THE€GREAT,€MOTHER€OF€HARLOTS€AND€ABOMINATIONS€OFÐ ºH ÐTHE€EARTH.€Add€to€this€mix€the€political€and€commercial€Babylon€of€Revelation€18€and€you€haveÐ ¦4 Ðthe€devilððs€toolbox€for€shaping€a€one€world€religious,€political,€and€economic€system.€This€one€worldÐ ’  Ðsystem€will€be€used€by€Satan,€the€antichrist,€and€the€false€prophet€to€manipulate€the€Gentile€nationsÐ ~  Ðinto€worshiping€Satan€and€to€seek€the€destruction€of€the€Jewish€people€and€the€nation€of€Israel.€ThereÐ jø Ðis€coming€a€time€when€Satan€incarnate€will€set€in€the€rebuilt€temple€in€Jerusalem€claiming€himselfÐ Vä Ðto€be€God€and€demanding€to€be€exalted€above€God.€When€that€event€takes€place,€it€will€signal€theÐ B Ð Ðend€of€them€Times€of€the€Gentilesðð.Ð .!¼ ÐÌà  àNow,€the€ð ðTimes€of€the€Gentilesðð€started€in€586€BC€when€the€tribes€of€Judah€and€BenjaminÐ #” Ðwent€into€the€Babylonian€captivity€and€will€last€until€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€comes€as€Lord€of€LordsÐ ò#€  Ðand€King€of€Kings€to€rain€upon€the€throne€of€David€for€1000€years€in€a€literal€city€of€Jerusalem.€TheÐ Þ$l! Ðbest€prophetic€view€of€the€ð ðTimes€of€the€Gentilesðð€is€given€in€Daniel€chapters€2,€7,€8,€9,€and€11.€ThisÐ Ê%X" Ðperiod€of€time€includes€the€Tribulation€and€as€such€is€a€major€subject€of€the€books€of€Isaiah,Ð ¶&D # ÐJeremiah,€Ezekiel,€Zechariah,€Matthew€24,€Mark€13,€Luke€17,€Luke€21,€I€Corinthians€15,€1Ð ¢'0!$ ÐThessalonians€chapter€4,€2€Thessalonians€chapter€2,€and€the€book€of€Revelation€to€name€a€few.€ThereÐ Ž("% Ðis€much€that€I€could€get€into€here€today,€but€I€want€to€try€to€keep€our€focus€upon€the€role€of€theÐ z)#& ÐGentile€nations€in€end€times€prophecy.€I€will€not€be€able€to€cover€all€aspects€of€end€times€prophecyÐ f*ô#' Ðas€it€relates€to€the€Gentile€nations.Ð R+à$( ÐÐ >,Ì%) Ðà  àIn€Daniel€chapter€2,€Nebuchadnezzar,€King€of€Babylon,€has€a€dream€that€the€so„called€wiseÐ r Ðmen€could€neither€tell€or€interpret.€The€King€had€already€figured€out€that€the€wise€men€were€a€bunchÐ ^ì Ðof€false€prophets.€So,€to€put€them€to€the€test€they€were€required€not€only€to€interpret€the€dream€butÐ JØ Ðto€reveal€what€the€actual€details€of€the€dream€were.€Trying€to€get€past€this€first€impossibility€was€theÐ 6 Ä Ðsubject€of€the€first€30€verses€of€Daniel€chapter€2.€The€subject€of€the€dream€was€revealed€by€DanielÐ " ° Ðin€verses€31„35.€Then€in€verses€36„45€Daniel€gave€the€interpretation€of€the€dream.€Turn€in€yourÐ  œ ÐBibles€to€Daniel€chapter€2€verse€31€where€we€will€start€reading:Ð ú ˆ ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔDaniel€2:31„45ÐÒ `Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò31€óóThou,€O€king,€sawest,€and€behold€a€great€image.€This€great€image,€whoseÐ ¾L  Ðbrightness€was€excellent,€stood€before€thee;€and€the€form€thereof€was€terrible.€òò32€óóThisÐ ª8  Ðimageððs€head€was€of€fine€gold,€his€breast€and€his€arms€of€silver,€his€belly€and€hisÐ –$  Ðthighs€of€brass,€òò33€óóHis€legs€of€iron,€his€feet€part€of€iron€and€part€of€clay.€òò34€óóThou€sawestÐ ‚  Ðtill€that€a€stone€was€cut€out€without€hands,€which€smote€the€image€upon€his€feet€thatÐ nü  Ðwere€of€iron€and€clay,€and€brake€them€to€pieces.€òò35€óóThen€was€the€iron,€the€clay,€theÐ Zè  Ðbrass,€the€silver,€and€the€gold,€broken€to€pieces€together,€and€became€like€the€chaffÐ FÔ  Ðof€the€summer€threshingfloors;€and€the€wind€carried€them€away,€that€no€place€wasÐ 2À Ðfound€for€them:€and€the€stone€that€smote€the€image€became€a€great€mountain,€andÐ ¬ Ðfilled€the€whole€earth.€òò36€óóThis€is€the€dream;€and€we€will€tell€the€interpretation€thereofÐ  ˜ Ðbefore€the€king.€òò37€óóThou,€O€king,€art€a€king€of€kings:€for€the€God€of€heaven€hath€givenÐ ö„ Ðthee€a€kingdom,€power,€and€strength,€and€glory.€òò38€óóAnd€wheresoever€the€children€ofÐ âp Ðmen€dwell,€the€beasts€of€the€field€and€the€fowls€of€the€heaven€hath€he€given€into€thineÐ Î\ Ðhand,€and€hath€made€thee€ruler€over€them€all.€Thou€art€this€head€of€gold.€òò39€óóAnd€afterÐ ºH Ðthee€shall€arise€another€kingdom€inferior€to€thee,€and€another€third€kingdom€of€brass,Ð ¦4 Ðwhich€shall€bear€rule€over€all€the€earth.€òò40€óóAnd€the€fourth€kingdom€shall€be€strong€asÐ ’  Ðiron:€forasmuch€as€iron€breaketh€in€pieces€and€subdueth€all€things:€and€as€iron€thatÐ ~  Ðbreaketh€all€these,€shall€it€break€in€pieces€and€bruise.€òò41€óóAnd€whereas€thou€sawest€theÐ jø Ðfeet€and€toes,€part€of€pottersðð€clay,€and€part€of€iron,€the€kingdom€shall€be€divided;€butÐ Vä Ðthere€shall€be€in€it€of€the€strength€of€the€iron,€forasmuch€as€thou€sawest€the€ironÐ B Ð Ðmixed€with€miry€clay.€òò42€óóAnd€as€the€toes€of€the€feet€were€part€of€iron,€and€part€of€clay,Ð .!¼ Ðso€the€kingdom€shall€be€partly€strong,€and€partly€broken.€òò43€óóAnd€whereas€thou€sawestÐ "¨ Ðiron€mixed€with€miry€clay,€they€shall€mingle€themselves€with€the€seed€of€men:€butÐ #” Ðthey€shall€not€cleave€one€to€another,€even€as€iron€is€not€mixed€with€clay.€òò44€óóAnd€in€theÐ ò#€  Ðdays€of€these€kings€shall€the€God€of€heaven€set€up€a€kingdom,€which€shall€never€beÐ Þ$l! Ðdestroyed:€and€the€kingdom€shall€not€be€left€to€other€people,€but€it€shall€break€inÐ Ê%X" Ðpieces€and€consume€all€these€kingdoms,€and€it€shall€stand€for€ever.€òò45€óóForasmuch€asÐ ¶&D # Ðthou€sawest€that€the€stone€was€cut€out€of€the€mountain€without€hands,€and€that€itÐ ¢'0!$ Ðbrake€in€pieces€the€iron,€the€brass,€the€clay,€the€silver,€and€the€gold;€the€great€GodÐ Ž("% Ðhath€made€known€to€the€king€what€shall€come€to€pass€hereafter:€and€the€dream€isÐ z)#& Ðcertain,€and€the€interpretation€thereof€sure.Ðf*ô#'Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&X霫r#ÔÌà  àThe€interpretation€of€this€dream€revealed€the€long„term€destinies€of€the€nations€of€Babylon,Ð >,Ì%) ÐMedo„€Persia,€Greece,€the€Roman€empire,€the€revived€Roman€Empire,€and€the€Millennial€KingdomÐ r Ðof€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€Further€details€concerning€some€of€these€kingdoms€are€provided€in€chaptersÐ ^ì Ð7€and€8€of€the€book€of€Daniel.€We€will€get€into€the€details€of€those€two€chapters€later€on.€Letððs€talkÐ JØ Ðabout€the€details€of€what€we€have€just€read€from€chapter€2€of€the€book€of€Daniel.€In€verses€31Ð 6 Ä Ðthrough€33,€Nebuchadnezzarððs€image€is€described€as€having€a€head€of€fine€gold,€breast€and€arms€ofÐ " ° Ðsilver,€a€belly€and€thighs€of€brass,€legs€of€iron€with€feet€that€are€part€of€iron€and€part€clay.€In€verseÐ  œ Ð34,€while€Nebuchadnezzar€was€watching€the€image,€a€stone€that€was€not€made€with€hands€hit€the€feetÐ ú ˆ Ðof€iron€and€clay€in€the€image€came€tumbling€down€and€was€pulverized€into€a€pile€of€fine€iron,€clay,Ð æ t Ðbrass,€silver,€and€gold€and€was€blown€away€like€chaff€in€the€wind.€Then€the€stone€became€a€veryÐ Ò ` Ðgreat€mountain.€In€verses€36€through€45€Daniel€interprets€the€meaning€of€the€destruction€of€theÐ ¾L  Ðimage.€Each€major€part€of€the€image€is€said€to€represent€some€kingdom€upon€the€face€of€the€earth.Ð ª8  ÐFrom€events€in€secular€history€and€the€remainder€of€the€book€of€Daniel€we€know€which€kingdomsÐ –$  Ðare€being€described€here.€In€verse€38,€Nebuchadnezzar€is€told€that€the€head€of€gold€represents€himÐ ‚  Ðand€his€kingdom.€Nebuchadnezzar€is€told€that€five€kingdoms€will€follow€him.€Babylon,€which€isÐ nü  ÐNebuchadnezzarððs€kingdom,€represents€the€modern„day€country€of€Iraq.€While€NebuchadnezzarÐ Zè  Ðexercised€absolute€authority€within€his€kingdom,€we€know€from€secular€history€that€in€the€fourÐ FÔ  Ðkingdoms€that€immediately€followed€Nebuchadnezzarððs€that€the€authority€became€less€and€lessÐ 2À Ðcentralized.€The€legs€and€arms€of€silver€represent€the€Medo„Persian€Empire.€The€Persians€are€theÐ ¬ Ðmodern„day€nation€of€Iran.€The€belly€and€thighs€of€brass€represent€the€Greek€Empire€initially€ruledÐ  ˜ Ðby€Alexander€the€Great.€Much€of€the€prophecy€contained€in€the€book€of€Daniel€is€now€history€thatÐ ö„ Ðcan€be€documented€from€secular€sources€such€as€the€ancient€historian€Herodotus€and€archaeologicalÐ âp Ðrecords€such€as€the€Behistun€Rock€and€the€Cylinder€of€Cyrus.€The€Cylinder€of€Cyrus€is€also€referredÐ Î\ Ðto€as€the€Cuneiform€Cylinder.€The€legs€of€iron€in€Daniel€chapter€2€verses€33€and€40€represent€theÐ ºH Ðancient€Roman€Empire.€The€10€toes€of€Daniel€chapter€2€verses€33€and€41„43€represent€the€revivedÐ ¦4 ÐRoman€Empire.€The€stone€that€was€cut€out€without€hands€in€verses€34€and€44„45€represent€the€LordÐ ’  ÐJesus€Christ€and€his€kingdom€that€will€fill€the€earth€during€the€millennium.€Much€of€the€prophecyÐ ~  Ðcontained€in€Daniel€chapters€2,€7,€and€8€have€both€a€near€fulfillment€and€a€far€fulfillment.€By€thatÐ jø ÐI€mean,€that€those€prophecies€were€fulfilled€in€the€near„term€by€the€ancient€kingdoms€of€Babylon,Ð Vä ÐMedo€Persia,€Greece,€and€Rome.€By€a€far€fulfillment,€I€mean€that€those€prophecies€will€be€fulfilledÐ B Ð Ðin€the€future€by€an€alliance€of€the€nations€against€Israel€that€will€include€modern„day€Iran,€Iraq,Ð .!¼ ÐGreece,€and€Rome.€That€alliance€is€well€on€its€way€to€forming.€In€recent€years,€we€have€seen€the€riseÐ "¨ Ðof€those€wicked€and€vile€Muslims€in€the€countries€of€Iran,€Iraq,€Syria,€Jordan,€Sudan,€Ethiopia,Ð #” ÐSomalia,€Yemen,€Egypt,€Saudi€Arabia,€Kuwait,€Libya,€Pakistan,€Indonesia,€Turkey,€Bahrain,€Algeria,Ð ò#€  ÐNigeria,€and€in€the€list€goes€on€and€on.€The€anti„Semitic€and€anti„Israel€tirades€from€the€EuropeanÐ Þ$l! Ðnations€has€seen€a€radical€increase€in€the€last€10€years.€Before€we€get€back€into€the€details€of€Daniel,Ð Ê%X" ÐI€want€to€discuss€some€biblical€and€secular€history.Ð ¶&D # ÐÌà@kkìàò òÔ% ‡? ÔSERMON€NUMBER€3€ð!ð€BROAD€OVERVIEW€OF€BIBLICAL€Ô_ÔHISTORYÔ%†?8‘Ôó óˆÐ Ž("% ÐÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà@ÞÞ%ìàÔ4‚`ofÞÔÝ‚<ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  ÔBack€To€TopÔ6è‘ÔÝ‚<ÍOü‘heirÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7ofú*’ÔÔ_ԈРz)#& ÐÌà  àNow,€we€run€into€some€big€issues€when€dealing€with€the€facts€and€dates€that€relate€to€theÐ R+à$( Ðbiblical€history€and€secular€history€of€the€kings€that€are€mentioned€in€our€Bibles.€Though€there€areÐ >,Ì%) Ðcertain€benchmarks€that€we€can€use€to€establish€some€fairly€accurate€dates,€we€cannot€pinpoint€themÐ r Ðexactly.€It€takes€a€lot€of€study,€analysis,€and€reasoning€to€understand€who€these€kings€were.€The€BibleÐ ^ì Ðis€not€focused€upon€dates€because€the€God€of€the€Bible€exists€outside€the€bounds€of€time.€He€is€anÐ JØ Ðeternal€being.€That€being€said,€there€is€not€one€fact€recorded€in€the€Bible€that€has€ever€beenÐ 6 Ä Ðcontradicted€by€secular€history,€science,€and€archaeology.€True€science€does€not€turn€to€the€demonicÐ " ° Ðintellectual€idolatry,€delusion,€and€chicanery€of€evolution€and€uniformitarian€geology;€both€of€whichÐ  œ Ðare€falsely€called€science.Ð ú ˆ ÐÌà  àBefore€we€get€into€a€little€bit€of€history,€I€want€to€remind€our€readers€and€listeners€thatÐ Ò ` Ðmountains€in€the€Scriptures€many€times€represent€kingdoms€and€that€horns€represents€the€kings€andÐ ¾L  Ðrulers€of€those€kingdoms.€We€know€from€Daniel€chapters€2,€7,€8,€and€11€and€the€books€of€Isaiah,Ð ª8  ÐJeremiah,€and€Ezekiel€what€kingdom€each€of€the€beasts€of€Daniel€chapter€7€represent.€It€is€importantÐ –$  Ðto€understand€that€God€progressively€builds€upon€the€prophecy€from€Daniel€chapter€2€adding€moreÐ ‚  Ðdetails€in€chapters€7,€8,€9,€and€11.€The€theological€term€for€that€is€progressive€revelation.€While€weÐ nü  Ðwill€not€focus€a€great€deal€on€Daniel€chapter€9,€it€is€important€for€you€to€know€that€verses€24€throughÐ Zè  Ð27€of€that€chapter€is€known€as€the€70€weeks€of€Daniel.€It€is€prophecy€concerning€a€490€year€periodÐ FÔ  Ðthat€relates€to€Godððs€dealings€with€the€nation€of€Israel.€The€first€7€weeks,€or€49€years,€of€thatÐ 2À Ðprophecy€were€fulfilled€in€the€rebuilding€the€city€of€Jerusalem€and€the€temple€during€the€times€of€theÐ ¬ Ðprophets€Nehemiah€and€Ezra.€The€next€62€weeks,€or€434€years,€of€that€prophecy€were€fulfilled€andÐ  ˜ Ðcover€the€period€of€time€between€the€completion€of€Jerusalem€and€the€Temple€to€the€crucifixion€ofÐ ö„ Ðthe€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€However€the€last€week,€or€the€final€seven€years,€of€the€prophecy€of€DanielÐ âp Ð9:24„27€is€yet€to€be€fulfilled.€It€is€referred€to€in€Jeremiah€30:7€as€the€time€of€Jacobððs€trouble.€Today,Ð Î\ Ðmany€Christians€refer€to€that€period€of€time€as€the€seven€year€Tribulation€period.€€The€cutting€off€ofÐ ºH Ðthe€Messiah€in€Daniel€9:26€was€the€crucifixion€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€The€prince€that€shall€comeÐ ¦4 Ðfrom€Daniel€9:26€is€none€other€than€the€antichrist.€The€Bible€says€in€Daniel€9:27€that€the€antichristÐ ’  Ðwill€make€a€seven„year€covenant€with€the€nation€of€Israel€which€he€will€break€after€3€ðð€years.€ThatÐ ~  Ðfinal€3€ðð€years€is€known€as€the€Great€Tribulation.€Later€in€this€prophecy€series€we€will€deal€withÐ jø ÐDanielððs€70òòthóó€Week.€Now,€we€turn€to€some€of€the€rest€of€the€story.Ð Vä ÐÌà  àDaniel€chapters€2€through€5€deal€historically€and€prophetically€with€the€Babylonian€Empire.Ð .!¼ ÐThe€Babylonian€kings€included€Nebuchadnezzar,€Nabonidus€from€secular€history,€and€Belshazzar.Ð "¨ ÐNebuchadnezzar€is€mentioned€91€different€times€in€the€Old€Testament.€Nebuchadnezzar€is€one€ofÐ #” Ðthe€great€subjects€of€Jeremiah€and€Daniel.€Nebuchadnezzar€was€also€the€subject€of€the€closingÐ ò#€  Ðchapters€of€Second€Kings€and€Second€Chronicles.€Daniel€chapter€2€also€presents€a€broad€outline€ofÐ Þ$l! Ðthe€history€of€the€Gentile€nations€from€the€Babylonian€Empire€to€the€establishment€of€the€MillennialÐ Ê%X" ÐKingdom€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€Daniel€chapters€6,€7,€8,€and€11€deal€both€historically€andÐ ¶&D # Ðprophetically€with€a€line€of€Medo„Persian€Kings€that€includes€Darius€from€Daniel€chapter€6;Ð ¢'0!$ ÐAhasuerus€of€Esther€chapter€1:1€and€Ezra€chapter€4:6;€Artaxerxes€from€Ezra€chapter€4:7,€Ezra€6:14,Ð Ž("% Ðand€Ezra€7:1;€and€Xerxes€from€Daniel€chapter€11:2.€At€the€head€of€these€Persian€Kings€is€the€PersianÐ z)#& Ðking,€Cyrus,€of€2€Chronicles€36:22„23,€Isaiah€45:1,€Ezra€6:14,€and€Daniel€10:1.€Darius€represents€theÐ f*ô#' Ðlower€horn€of€Daniel€8:3€while€Cyrus€represents€the€higher€horn€of€Daniel€8:3.€According€to€DanielÐ R+à$( Ð9:1,€both€Darius€and€Ahasuerus€were€Medes.€The€leopard€of€Daniel€7:6€represents€the€Greek€kingÐ >,Ì%) ÐAlexander€the€Great.€According€to€Daniel€11:4,€Alexander€the€great€had€no€posterity.€So,Ð r ÐAlexanderððs€kingdom€was€given€to€four€of€his€generals€upon€his€death€from€alcohol.€Those€generalsÐ ^ì Ðwere:€Ptolemy€who€ruled€Egypt€and€Asia€Minor;€Cassander€who€ruled€Macedonia€and€Greece;Ð JØ ÐLysimachus€who€ruled€Bithynia,€Thrace,€and€Mysia;€and€Seleucus€who€ruled€Syria,€Armenia,€andÐ 6 Ä Ðterritory€east€of€the€Euphrates€River.€The€actions€of€these€four€generals€is€the€subject€of€the€prophecyÐ " ° Ðof€Daniel€11:4„35.€Daniel€11:36„45€covers€the€rise€of€the€antichrist.€The€four€kings€that€succeededÐ  œ ÐAlexander€the€Great€were€eventually€followed€by€the€Roman€Empire€and€its€many€emperors€andÐ ú ˆ ÐCaesars.€It€was€the€Roman€general€and€Emperor€Titus€who€destroyed€the€city€of€Jerusalem€and€theÐ æ t ÐTemple€in€70€A.D.€The€ancient€Roman€Empire€has€ceased€to€exist,€but€will€be€revived€in€the€formÐ Ò ` Ðof€the€ten€horns€of€Daniel€7€and€Revelation€13.€Neither€the€country€of€Israel,€or€any€other€area€in€theÐ ¾L  ÐMiddle€East,€should€ever€be€referred€to€as€Palestine€by€Bible€believing€Christians.€There€has€neverÐ ª8  Ðexisted€a€country€called€Palestine€nor€a€people€called€Palestinians.€The€Palestinians€were€a€group€ofÐ –$  ÐIslamic€terrorists€formed€by€that€Islamic€devil€Yassir€Arafat€in€1964€for€the€purpose€of€destroyingÐ ‚  Ðthe€Jewish€people€and€Israel.Ð nü  ÐÌà  àAt€this€point€I€would€like€to€warn€our€listeners€and€readers€that€the€book€of€Daniel€is€notÐ FÔ  Ðwritten€in€chronological€order.€The€death€of€the€Babylonian€King€Belshazzar€is€recorded€in€DanielÐ 2À Ð5:30.€Yet,€Belshazzar€shows€up€again€in€Daniel€7:1€in€the€first€year€of€his€reign€and€in€Daniel€8:1€inÐ ¬ Ðthe€third€year€of€his€reign.€What€this€proves€is€that€the€prophetic€dreams€and€visions€recorded€byÐ  ˜ ÐDaniel€in€chapter€7€occurred€before€the€events€that€took€place€in€chapter€5.Ð ö„ ÐÌà  àNow,€letððs€get€back€to€the€book€of€Daniel€and€turn€in€your€Bibles€to€chapter€7€where€we€read:Ð Î\ ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔDaniel€7Ц4Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò1€óóIn€the€first€year€of€Belshazzar€king€of€Babylon€Daniel€had€a€dream€and€visions€ofÐ ’  Ðhis€head€upon€his€bed:€then€he€wrote€the€dream,€and€told€the€sum€of€the€matters.€òò2Ð ~  ÐóóDaniel€spake€and€said,€I€saw€in€my€vision€by€night,€and,€behold,€the€four€winds€of€theÐ jø Ðheaven€strove€upon€the€great€sea.€òò3€óóAnd€four€great€beasts€came€up€from€the€sea,Ð Vä Ðdiverse€one€from€another.€òò4€óóThe€first€was€like€a€lion,€and€had€eagleððs€wings:€I€beheldÐ B Ð Ðtill€the€wings€thereof€were€plucked,€and€it€was€lifted€up€from€the€earth,€and€madeÐ .!¼ Ðstand€upon€the€feet€as€a€man,€and€a€manððs€heart€was€given€to€it.€òò5€óóAnd€behold€anotherÐ "¨ Ðbeast,€a€second,€like€to€a€bear,€and€it€raised€up€itself€on€one€side,€and€it€had€three€ribsÐ #” Ðin€the€mouth€of€it€between€the€teeth€of€it:€and€they€said€thus€unto€it,€Arise,€devourÐ ò#€  Ðmuch€flesh.€òò6€óóAfter€this€I€beheld,€and€lo€another,€like€a€leopard,€which€had€upon€theÐ Þ$l! Ðback€of€it€four€wings€of€a€fowl;€the€beast€had€also€four€heads;€and€dominion€wasÐ Ê%X" Ðgiven€to€it.€òò7€óóAfter€this€I€saw€in€the€night€visions,€and€behold€a€fourth€beast,€dreadfulÐ ¶&D # Ðand€terrible,€and€strong€exceedingly;€and€it€had€great€iron€teeth:€it€devoured€and€brakeÐ ¢'0!$ Ðin€pieces,€and€stamped€the€residue€with€the€feet€of€it:€and€it€was€diverse€from€all€theÐ Ž("% Ðbeasts€that€were€before€it;€and€it€had€ten€horns.€òò8€óóI€considered€the€horns,€and,€behold,Ð z)#& Ðthere€came€up€among€them€another€little€horn,€before€whom€there€were€three€of€theÐ f*ô#' Ðfirst€horns€plucked€up€by€the€roots:€and,€behold,€in€this€horn€were€eyes€like€the€eyesÐ R+à$( Ðof€man,€and€a€mouth€speaking€great€things.€òò9€óóI€beheld€till€the€thrones€were€cast€down,Ð >,Ì%) Ðand€the€Ancient€of€days€did€sit,€whose€garment€was€white€as€snow,€and€the€hair€of€hisÐ r Ðhead€like€the€pure€wool:€his€throne€was€like€the€fiery€flame,€and€his€wheels€asÐ ^ì Ðburning€fire.€òò10€óóA€fiery€stream€issued€and€came€forth€from€before€him:€thousandÐ JØ Ðthousands€ministered€unto€him,€and€ten€thousand€times€ten€thousand€stood€beforeÐ 6 Ä Ðhim:€the€judgment€was€set,€and€the€books€were€opened.€òò11€óóI€beheld€then€because€ofÐ " ° Ðthe€voice€of€the€great€words€which€the€horn€spake:€I€beheld€even€till€the€beast€wasÐ  œ Ðslain,€and€his€body€destroyed,€and€given€to€the€burning€flame.€òò12€óóAs€concerning€theÐ ú ˆ Ðrest€of€the€beasts,€they€had€their€dominion€taken€away:€yet€their€lives€were€prolongedÐ æ t Ðfor€a€season€and€time.€òò13€óóI€saw€in€the€night€visions,€and,€behold,€one€like€the€Son€ofÐ Ò ` Ðman€came€with€the€clouds€of€heaven,€and€came€to€the€Ancient€of€days,€and€theyÐ ¾L  Ðbrought€him€near€before€him.€òò14€óóAnd€there€was€given€him€dominion,€and€glory,€andÐ ª8  Ða€kingdom,€that€all€people,€nations,€and€languages,€should€serve€him:€his€dominionÐ –$  Ðis€an€everlasting€dominion,€which€shall€not€pass€away,€and€his€kingdom€that€whichÐ ‚  Ðshall€not€be€destroyed.€òò15€óóI€Daniel€was€grieved€in€my€spirit€in€the€midst€of€my€body,Ð nü  Ðand€the€visions€of€my€head€troubled€me.€òò16€óóI€came€near€unto€one€of€them€that€stoodÐ Zè  Ðby,€and€asked€him€the€truth€of€all€this.€So€he€told€me,€and€made€me€know€theÐ FÔ  Ðinterpretation€of€the€things.€òò17€óóThese€great€beasts,€which€are€four,€are€four€kings,Ð 2À Ðwhich€shall€arise€out€of€the€earth.€òò18€óóBut€the€saints€of€the€most€High€shall€take€theÐ ¬ Ðkingdom,€and€possess€the€kingdom€for€ever,€even€for€ever€and€ever.€òò19€óóThen€I€wouldÐ  ˜ Ðknow€the€truth€of€the€fourth€beast,€which€was€diverse€from€all€the€others,€exceedingÐ ö„ Ðdreadful,€whose€teeth€were€of€iron,€and€his€nails€of€brass;€which€devoured,€brake€inÐ âp Ðpieces,€and€stamped€the€residue€with€his€feet;€òò20€óóAnd€of€the€ten€horns€that€were€in€hisÐ Î\ Ðhead,€and€of€the€other€which€came€up,€and€before€whom€three€fell;€even€of€that€hornÐ ºH Ðthat€had€eyes,€and€a€mouth€that€spake€very€great€things,€whose€look€was€more€stoutÐ ¦4 Ðthan€his€fellows.€òò21€óóI€beheld,€and€the€same€horn€made€war€with€the€saints,€andÐ ’  Ðprevailed€against€them;€òò22€óóUntil€the€Ancient€of€days€came,€and€judgment€was€givenÐ ~  Ðto€the€saints€of€the€most€High;€and€the€time€came€that€the€saints€possessed€theÐ jø Ðkingdom.€òò23€óóThus€he€said,€The€fourth€beast€shall€be€the€fourth€kingdom€upon€earth,Ð Vä Ðwhich€shall€be€diverse€from€all€kingdoms,€and€shall€devour€the€whole€earth,€and€shallÐ B Ð Ðtread€it€down,€and€break€it€in€pieces.€òò24€óóAnd€the€ten€horns€out€of€this€kingdom€are€tenÐ .!¼ Ðkings€that€shall€arise:€and€another€shall€rise€after€them;€and€he€shall€be€diverse€fromÐ "¨ Ðthe€first,€and€he€shall€subdue€three€kings.€òò25€óóAnd€he€shall€speak€great€words€againstÐ #” Ðthe€most€High,€and€shall€wear€out€the€saints€of€the€most€High,€and€think€to€changeÐ ò#€  Ðtimes€and€laws:€and€they€shall€be€given€into€his€hand€until€a€time€and€times€and€theÐ Þ$l! Ðdividing€of€time.€òò26€óóBut€the€judgment€shall€sit,€and€they€shall€take€away€his€dominion,Ð Ê%X" Ðto€consume€and€to€destroy€it€unto€the€end.€òò27€óóAnd€the€kingdom€and€dominion,€and€theÐ ¶&D # Ðgreatness€of€the€kingdom€under€the€whole€heaven,€shall€be€given€to€the€people€of€theÐ ¢'0!$ Ðsaints€of€the€most€High,€whose€kingdom€is€an€everlasting€kingdom,€and€allÐ Ž("% Ðdominions€shall€serve€and€obey€him.€òò28€óóHitherto€is€the€end€of€the€matter.€As€for€meÐ z)#& ÐDaniel,€my€cogitations€much€troubled€me,€and€my€countenance€changed€in€me:€butÐ f*ô#' ÐI€kept€the€matter€in€my€heart.ÐR+à$(Ð Ð  ÐÐ >,Ì%) ÐÔ#†XéœXX&X霯#Ôà@| | ìàò òÔ% ‡@ ÔSERMON€NUMBER€Ô‡&XéœXXXéœÔ4€ð!ð€DANIEL€CHAPTER€7€ð!ð€Ô_ԈРr Ðà@‰ ‰ ìàINTRODUCTIONÔ_Ô€TO€€THE€Ô_ÔANTICHRISTÔ%†@"ÈÔó óˆÐ ^ì ÐÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà@ÞÞ%ìàÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ=È#ÔÔ4‚aofÞÔÝ‚<ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  ÔBack€To€TopÔ6oÉÔÝ‚<ÍOƒÉheirÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7ofú±ÉÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÔ_ԈРJØ ÐÔ#†XéœXX&XéœÊ#ÔÌà  àDaniel€chapter€7€amplifies€upon€the€information€provided€in€Daniel€chapter€2.€Daniel€chapterÐ " ° Ð7€is€inseparably€linked€to€the€book€of€Revelation.€The€preaching€and€teaching€that€follows€will€beÐ  œ Ðsomewhat€difficult€to€follow€and€to€keep€up€with.€If€you€miss€something,€or€do€not€understandÐ ú ˆ Ðsomething,€you€can€go€to€our€churchððs€website€and€download€this€sermon€and€listen€to€it€veryÐ æ t Ðcarefully.€Our€churches€website€is€located€at€hilltopbaptistnewport.com.€Click€on€the€sermon€linksÐ Ò ` Ðfor€brother€Mike€Sutherland€located€on€our€churchððs€homepage.€There€will€be€links€on€that€page€toÐ ¾L  Ðall€the€sermons€in€this€series.€It€is€also€our€intent€to€post€this€entire€Bible€prophecy€sermon€series€upÐ ª8  Ðto€our€website€as€HTML€and€PDF€files€that€you€can€download€and€study€them.€Now,€letððs€continueÐ –$  Ðwith€our€study.€Ð ‚  ÐÌà  àYou€will€note€from€Daniel€7:3„8€that€there€are€four€separate€beasts€that€come€up€out€of€theÐ Zè  Ðsea€whereas€in€Revelation€chapter€13€the€beast€that€comes€up€out€of€the€sea€is€a€single€entity€thatÐ FÔ  Ðincorporates€all€the€features€of€the€four€separate€beasts€from€Daniel€chapter€7.€Notice€fromÐ 2À ÐRevelation€chapter€13€that€the€description€of€the€beast€is€in€reverse€order€from€that€in€Daniel€chapterÐ ¬ Ð7.€Here€is€what€Revelation€13:1„2€has€to€say:Ð  ˜ Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔRevelation€13:1„2ÐâpÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò1€óóAnd€I€stood€upon€the€sand€of€the€sea,€and€saw€a€beast€rise€up€out€of€the€sea,€havingÐ Î\ Ðseven€heads€and€ten€horns,€and€upon€his€horns€ten€crowns,€and€upon€his€heads€theÐ ºH Ðname€of€blasphemy.€òò2€óóAnd€the€beast€which€I€saw€was€like€unto€a€leopard,€and€his€feetÐ ¦4 Ðwere€as€the€feet€of€a€bear,€and€his€mouth€as€the€mouth€of€a€lion:€and€the€dragon€gaveÐ ’  Ðhim€his€power,€and€his€seat,€and€great€authority.Ð~ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&X霾Ð#ÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà  àLetððs€get€back€to€Daniel€chapter€7.€It€is€significant€that€Daniel€7:17€states€that€the€followingÐ Vä Ðfor€beast€that€we€will€describe€represent€four€Kings€that€will€come€from€the€peoples€of€the€earth.Ð B Ð ÐDaniel€7:4€refers€to€the€lion€and€the€eagle.€The€lion€that€had€eagleððs€wings€represents€the€kingdomÐ .!¼ Ðof€Babylon.€Babylon€today€is€represented€by€Iraq.€That€the€lion€and€the€eagle€represent€Babylon€isÐ "¨ Ðclear€from€Jeremiah€4:7,€Jeremiah€4:13,€Jeremiah€25:9,€Ezekiel€17:3,€Ezekiel€17:12,€and€so€forth.€Ð #” ÐÌà  àThe€line€of€Medo„Persian€kings€is€further€commented€on€in€Daniel€11:2.€It€is€stated€there€thatÐ Þ$l! Ðfour€Medo„Persian€kings€are€involved.€Those€kings€would€include€Ahasuerus,€Artaxerxes,€Darius,Ð Ê%X" Ðand€Xerxes.€Daniel€7:5€mentions€a€bear€with€three€ribs€in€its€mouth.€The€bear€with€three€ribs€in€itsÐ ¶&D # Ðmouth€represents€the€kingdom€of€the€Medes€and€Persians.€The€three€ribs€represent€the€destructionÐ ¢'0!$ Ðof€the€kingdoms€of€Lydia,€Babylon,€and€Egypt€in€that€were€allied€against€the€Medes€and€the€Persians.Ð Ž("% ÐThe€Medes€and€Persians€today€are€represented€by€Iran.€Further€details€are€given€in€Daniel€chapterÐ z)#& Ð8.Ð f*ô#' ÐÌà  àThe€leopard€represents€the€ancient€kingdom€of€Greece.€It€is€difficult€to€tie€the€leopard€to€aÐ >,Ì%) Ðmodern€political€power.€It€could€well€be€that€the€leopard€represents€the€eastern€European€nations.Ð r ÐIt€is€important€to€note€the€four€wings€and€the€four€heads€of€the€beast€of€Daniel€7:6.€The€four€wingsÐ ^ì Ðand€the€four€heads€tie€this€beast€to€Alexander€the€Great€and€his€four€generals€who€succeeded€him€asÐ JØ Ðkings.€Further€details€are€given€in€Daniel€chapter€8.€Ð 6 Ä ÐÌà  àThe€fourth€beast€with€ten€horns€that€is€stated€to€be€dreadful€and€terrible€represents€the€ancientÐ  œ ÐRoman€Empire€and€the€revived€Roman€Empire.€The€Roman€Empire€is€tied€to€the€two€legs€of€ironÐ ú ˆ Ðand€the€ten€toes€of€iron€and€clay€of€the€image€from€Daniel€chapter€2.€The€revived€Roman€Empire€isÐ æ t Ðtied€to€the€beast€that€rises€out€of€the€sea€in€Revelation€13:1„2.€Note€that€it€is€a€unified€image€thatÐ Ò ` Ðrepresents€a€Western€alliance€that€is€controlled€by€the€Devil,€the€antichrist,€and€the€false€prophet.€TheÐ ¾L  Ðdevil,€the€antichrist,€and€the€faults€profit€make€up€an€unholy€trinity.€The€ten€toes€of€Daniel€chapterÐ ª8  Ð2€and€the€ten€horns€in€both€Daniel€chapter€7€and€Revelation€chapter€13€represent€ten€political€powersÐ –$  Ðthat€shall€rise€at€the€time€of€the€end.€The€ten€political€powers€are€the€revived€Roman€Empire.€TheÐ ‚  Ðtime€of€the€end€is€the€great€Tribulation.€The€four€beasts€of€Daniel€chapter€7€are€seen€to€operateÐ nü  Ðseparately€and€in€sequence€with€one€following€the€other€whereas€the€image€in€Revelation€chapter€13Ð Zè  Ðis€seen€to€come€up€out€of€the€sea€and€be€in€unity€at€the€same€time,€or€concurrently.€According€toÐ FÔ  ÐRevelation€17:15,€the€sea€is€representative€of€the€peoples,€multitudes,€nations,€and€tongues€of€theÐ 2À Ðearth.€Another€important€difference€between€the€beast€Daniel€chapter€7€and€the€beast€of€RevelationÐ ¬ Ðchapter€13:1€is€that€the€horns€of€Daniel€chapter€7€have€no€crowns€upon€them.€In€other€words,€the€10Ð  ˜ Ðhorns€are€seen€as€not€having€come€to€power€yet.€In€Revelation€chapters€13€and€17,€the€10€horns€willÐ ö„ Ðcome€to€power€and€will€be€used€by€the€Satanic€Trinity€to€bring€about€the€desire€of€Satan€to€appearÐ âp Ðin€the€temple€and€to€be€worshiped€as€God.€Speaking€of€the€Mother€of€Harlots,€Revelation€17:12„16:€Ð Î\ ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔRevelation€17:12„16Ц4Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò12€óóAnd€the€ten€horns€which€thou€sawest€are€ten€kings,€which€have€received€noÐ ’  Ðkingdom€as€yet;€but€receive€power€as€kings€one€hour€with€the€beast.€òò13€óóThese€have€oneÐ ~  Ðmind,€and€shall€give€their€power€and€strength€unto€the€beast.€òò14€óóThese€shall€make€warÐ jø Ðwith€the€Lamb,€and€the€Lamb€shall€overcome€them:€for€he€is€Lord€of€lords,€and€KingÐ Vä Ðof€kings:€and€they€that€are€with€him€are€called,€and€chosen,€and€faithful.€òò15€óóAnd€heÐ B Ð Ðsaith€unto€me,€The€waters€which€thou€sawest,€where€the€whore€sitteth,€are€peoples,Ð .!¼ Ðand€multitudes,€and€nations,€and€tongues.€òò16€óóAnd€the€ten€horns€which€thou€sawestÐ "¨ Ðupon€the€beast,€these€shall€hate€the€whore,€and€shall€make€her€desolate€and€naked,Ð #” Ðand€shall€eat€her€flesh,€and€burn€her€with€fire.Ðò#€ Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœæâ#ÔÌThere€has€been,€and€continues€to€be,€much€speculation€as€to€who€these€ten€political€powers€are.Ð Ê%X" ÐMany€have€stated€that€they€believe€that€it€represents€the€nations€of€the€European€union.€But,€thereÐ ¶&D # Ðare€more€than€ten€nations€represented€in€the€European€Union.€Ð ¢'0!$ ÐÌà  àI€have€been€asked€many€times€what€role€the€United€States€of€America€will€play€an€end€timesÐ z)#& Ðprophecy.€The€truth€of€the€matter€is€that€we€can€get€no€definitive€answer€from€the€Scriptures.€We€canÐ f*ô#' Ðonly€speculate€that€the€United€States€is€tied€in€with€the€Western€powers€that€are€represented€by€theÐ R+à$( ÐWestern€European€nations€who€all€were€a€part€of€the€ancient€Roman€Empire.€We€would€hope€thatÐ >,Ì%) Ðthe€United€States€would€come€down€on€the€right€side€of€the€conflict€as€it€concerns€Israel,€but€thatÐ r Ðdoes€not€appear€to€be€the€case.€The€United€States€State€Department€has€always€been€anti„Semitic€andÐ ^ì Ðanti„Israel.€The€current€Obama€administration€is€the€most€anti„Israel€American€administration€ever.Ð JØ ÐObama€cannot€be€trusted€to€do€that€which€is€right€in€relation€to€the€nation€of€Israel.Ð 6 Ä ÐÌà@Î Î ìàò òÔ% ‡A ÔSERMON€NUMBER€5€ð!ð€THE€ANTICHRIST€Ô_ÔCONTINUEDÔ%†AìÔó óˆÐ  œ ÐÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà@ÞÞ%ìàÔ4‚bofÞÔÝ‚<ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  ÔBack€To€TopÔ6¹ìÔÝ‚<ÍOÍìheirÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7ofúûìÔÔ_ԈРú ˆ ÐÌà  àI€am€going€to€do€a€recap€here€and€fill€in€some€more€details€concerning€the€Antichrist€fromÐ Ò ` Ðthe€Scriptures.€The€antichrist€is€a€part€of€the€Unholy€Trinity€of€Revelation€13.€At€some€point€in€thisÐ ¾L  ÐBible€Prophecy€series€we€will€be€doing€a€series€on€the€Unholy€Trinity€who€we€know€as€Satan,€theÐ ª8  ÐAntichrist,€and€the€False€Prophet€of€Revelation€13.€This€past€week€on€Wednesday,€March€13,€2013Ð –$  Ðthe€Mother€of€Harlots€of€Revelation€17€elected€a€new€pope.€While€we€do€not€believe€he€is€THEÐ ‚  ÐANTICHRIST,€we€do€believe€that€he€is€an€antichrist.€We€know€for€sure€that€he€is€possessed€of€theÐ nü  Ðspirit€of€antichrist€which€makes€him€at€the€very€least€a€false€prophet.€The€pope€is€the€vicar€of€SatanÐ Zè  Ðwho€is€the€little€ð ðgðð€god€of€this€world.€The€pope€may€not€be€the€False€Prophet€of€Revelation€13,€butÐ FÔ  Ðin€the€coming€days€he€could€prove€to€be.€We€believe€that€the€Antichrist€is€a€religious€political€leaderÐ 2À Ðthat€consolidates€his€power€through€the€help€of€the€False€Prophet€who€will€be€a€very€politicalÐ ¬ Ðreligious€leader.€The€False€Prophet€is€Satanððs€counterfeit€Holy€Ghost€that€will€lead€apostateÐ  ˜ ÐChristianity€and€all€the€worldððs€false€religions€to€worship€the€Antichrist.€The€whore€of€RevelationÐ ö„ Ð17€is€fast€gathering€her€wicked€brothel€of€apostate€harlots€from€every€denomination€in€AmericaÐ âp Ðincluding€apostate€Independent€Baptists€that€have€gone€a€whoring€after€the€praise€of€men€and€theÐ Î\ Ðdoctrines€of€devils.€Before€we€get€to€far€off€track,€letððs€get€back€to€our€subject€for€this€week.€We€wereÐ ºH Ðtalking€about€the€little€horn€last€time€we€met.€The€little€horn€is€the€Antichrist.€The€little€horn€appearsÐ ¦4 Ðin€Daniel€chapter€7:8€where€we€read:Ð ’  ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔDaniel€7:8ÐjøÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò8€óóI€considered€the€horns,€and,€behold,€there€came€up€among€them€another€little€horn,Ð Vä Ðbefore€whom€there€were€three€of€the€first€horns€plucked€up€by€the€roots:€and,€behold,Ð B Ð Ðin€this€horn€were€eyes€like€the€eyes€of€man,€and€a€mouth€speaking€great€things.Ð.!¼Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ[õ#ÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àThe€little€horn€represents€the€antichrist.€He€comes€forth€speaking€great€things€againstÐ #” Ðthe€God€of€the€Bible.€Now,€letððs€reread€Daniel€7:20„21€which€state:Ðò#€ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔDaniel€7:20„21ÐÊ%X"Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò20€óóAnd€of€the€ten€horns€that€were€in€his€head,€and€of€the€other€which€came€up,€andÐ ¶&D # Ðbefore€whom€three€fell;€even€of€that€horn€that€had€eyes,€and€a€mouth€that€spake€veryÐ ¢'0!$ Ðgreat€things,€whose€look€was€more€stout€than€his€fellows.€òò21€óóI€beheld,€and€the€sameÐ Ž("% Ðhorn€made€war€with€the€saints,€and€prevailed€against€them;Ðz)#&Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&XéœHø#ÔÌà  àIn€Daniel€7:20,€this€little€horn€is€described€as€having€destroyed€three€kings€before€himself.Ð R+à$( ÐIn€Daniel€7:20„21,€this€little€horn€is€described€as€speaking€very€great€things€against€the€most€high€andÐ >,Ì%) Ðmaking€war€with€the€saints.€It€is€also€said€of€him€that€he€will€wear€out€the€Saints€of€the€most€high.Ð r ÐThis€speaks€to€the€persecution€and€warfare€that€the€antichrist€will€wage€against€Godððs€people.€ThisÐ ^ì Ðlittle€horn€is€also€described€in€Daniel€chapter€8:9ð!ð12€which€say:Ð JØ ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔDaniel€8:9„12Ð" °Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò9€óóAnd€out€of€one€of€them€came€forth€a€little€horn,€which€waxed€exceeding€great,Ð  œ Ðtoward€the€south,€and€toward€the€east,€and€toward€the€pleasant€land.€òò10€óóAnd€it€waxedÐ ú ˆ Ðgreat,€even€to€the€host€of€heaven;€and€it€cast€down€some€of€the€host€and€of€the€starsÐ æ t Ðto€the€ground,€and€stamped€upon€them.€òò11€óóYea,€he€magnified€himself€even€to€theÐ Ò ` Ðprince€of€the€host,€and€by€him€the€daily€sacrifice€was€taken€away,€and€the€place€of€hisÐ ¾L  Ðsanctuary€was€cast€down.€òò12€óóAnd€an€host€was€given€him€against€the€daily€sacrifice€byÐ ª8  Ðreason€of€transgression,€and€it€cast€down€the€truth€to€the€ground;€and€it€practised,€andÐ –$  Ðprospered.Ђ Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&X霷ü#ÔÌThat€this€little€horn€has€a€double€reference€to€both€the€antichrist€and€Antiochus€Epiphanies€is€obviousÐ Zè  Ðfrom€the€context€and€also€from€the€events€of€secular€world€history.€This€little€horn€is€ultimatelyÐ FÔ  Ðfulfilled€in€the€antichrist.Ô‡&XéœXXXéœÔ€Ô#†XéœXX&Xéœ^#Ô€The€little€horn€is€also€the€king€of€fierce€countenance€from€Daniel€8:23„25Ð 2À Ðwhich€states:Ð ¬ Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔDaniel€8:23„25Ðö„Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò23€óóAnd€in€the€latter€time€of€their€kingdom,€when€the€transgressors€are€come€to€the€full,Ð âp Ða€king€of€fierce€countenance,€and€understanding€dark€sentences,€shall€stand€up.€òò24€óóAndÐ Î\ Ðhis€power€shall€be€mighty,€but€not€by€his€own€power:€and€he€shall€destroyÐ ºH Ðwonderfully,€and€shall€prosper,€and€practise,€and€shall€destroy€the€mighty€and€theÐ ¦4 Ðholy€people.€òò25€óóAnd€through€his€policy€also€he€shall€cause€craft€to€prosper€in€his€hand;Ð ’  Ðand€he€shall€magnify€himself€in€his€heart,€and€by€peace€shall€destroy€many:€he€shallÐ ~  Ðalso€stand€up€against€the€Prince€of€princes;€but€he€shall€be€broken€without€hand.ÐjøÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&XéœR#ÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àThis€little€horn€is€also€the€prince€that€shall€come€from€Daniel€9:26„27€where€we€readÐ B Ð Ðthese€words:Ð.!¼Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔDaniel€9:26„27Ð#”Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò26€óóAnd€after€threescore€and€two€weeks€shall€Messiah€be€cut€off,€but€not€for€himself:Ð ò#€  Ðand€the€people€of€the€prince€that€shall€come€shall€destroy€the€city€and€the€sanctuary;Ð Þ$l! Ðand€the€end€thereof€shall€be€with€a€flood,€and€unto€the€end€of€the€war€desolations€areÐ Ê%X" Ðdetermined.€òò27€óóAnd€he€shall€confirm€the€covenant€with€many€for€one€week:€and€in€theÐ ¶&D # Ðmidst€of€the€week€he€shall€cause€the€sacrifice€and€the€oblation€to€cease,€and€for€theÐ ¢'0!$ Ðoverspreading€of€abominations€he€shall€make€it€desolate,€even€until€theÐ Ž("% Ðconsummation,€and€that€determined€shall€be€poured€upon€the€desolate.Ô#†XéœXX&X霵#ÔÐz)#&Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àThese€verses€are€a€part€of€that€great€prophecy€of€Danielððs€Seventy€Weeks,€or€the€Tribulation,Ð R+à$( Ðthat€we€will€talk€about€in€a€more€organized€fashion€in€a€separate€series.€The€little€horn€is€also€theÐ >,Ì%) Ðwillful€king€of€Daniel€11:36„45€where€we€will€read€verses€36„39:Ð r ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔDaniel€11:36„39ÐJØÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò36€óóAnd€the€king€shall€do€according€to€his€will;€and€he€shall€exalt€himself,€and€magnifyÐ 6 Ä Ðhimself€above€every€god,€and€shall€speak€marvellous€things€against€the€God€of€gods,Ð " ° Ðand€shall€prosper€till€the€indignation€be€accomplished:€for€that€that€is€determinedÐ  œ Ðshall€be€done.€òò37€óóNeither€shall€he€regard€the€God€of€his€fathers,€nor€the€desire€ofÐ ú ˆ Ðwomen,€nor€regard€any€god:€for€he€shall€magnify€himself€above€all.€òò38€óóBut€in€hisÐ æ t Ðestate€shall€he€honour€the€God€of€forces:€and€a€god€whom€his€fathers€knew€not€shallÐ Ò ` Ðhe€honour€with€gold,€and€silver,€and€with€precious€stones,€and€pleasant€things.€òò39€óóThusÐ ¾L  Ðshall€he€do€in€the€most€strong€holds€with€a€strange€god,€whom€he€shall€acknowledgeÐ ª8  Ðand€increase€with€glory:€and€he€shall€cause€them€to€rule€over€many,€and€shall€divideÐ –$  Ðthe€land€for€gain.Ђ Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœj #ÔÌà  àThe€little€horn€is€also€the€abomination€of€desolation€described€Daniel€12:11€and€MatthewÐ Zè  Ð24:15:Ð FÔ  ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔDaniel€12:11ЬРР Ðà8  àòò11€óóAnd€from€the€time€that€the€daily€sacrifice€shall€be€taken€away,€and€the€abominationÐ  ˜ Ðthat€maketh€desolate€set€up,€there€shall€be€a€thousand€two€hundred€and€ninety€days.Ðö„Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ~#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔMatthew€24:15ÐÎ\Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò15€óóWhen€ye€therefore€shall€see€the€abomination€of€desolation,€spoken€of€by€Daniel€theÐ ºH Ðprophet,€stand€in€the€holy€place,€(whoso€readeth,€let€him€understand:)Ц4Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ#ÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àThe€little€horn€is€also€the€man€of€sin€and€the€son€of€perdition€of€2€Thessalonians€2:1„Ð ~  Ð12€where€Paul€wrote€these€words€for€the€Holy€Ghost:ÐjøÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ2€Thessalonians€2:1„12ÐB ÐÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò1€óóNow€we€beseech€you,€brethren,€by€the€coming€of€our€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€and€by€ourÐ .!¼ Ðgathering€together€unto€him,€òò2€óóThat€ye€be€not€soon€shaken€in€mind,€or€be€troubled,Ð "¨ Ðneither€by€spirit,€nor€by€word,€nor€by€letter€as€from€us,€as€that€the€day€of€Christ€is€atÐ #” Ðhand.€òò3€óóLet€no€man€deceive€you€by€any€means:€for€that€day€shall€not€come,€exceptÐ ò#€  Ðthere€come€a€falling€away€first,€and€that€man€of€sin€be€revealed,€the€son€of€perdition;Ð Þ$l! Ðòò4€óóWho€opposeth€and€exalteth€himself€above€all€that€is€called€God,€or€that€isÐ Ê%X" Ðworshipped;€so€that€he€as€God€sitteth€in€the€temple€of€God,€shewing€himself€that€heÐ ¶&D # Ðis€God.€òò5€óóRemember€ye€not,€that,€when€I€was€yet€with€you,€I€told€you€these€things?€òò6Ð ¢'0!$ ÐóóAnd€now€ye€know€what€withholdeth€that€he€might€be€revealed€in€his€time.€òò7€óóFor€theÐ Ž("% Ðmystery€of€iniquity€doth€already€work:€only€he€who€now€letteth€will€let,€until€he€beÐ z)#& Ðtaken€out€of€the€way.€òò8€óóAnd€then€shall€that€Wicked€be€revealed,€whom€the€Lord€shallÐ f*ô#' Ðconsume€with€the€spirit€of€his€mouth,€and€shall€destroy€with€the€brightness€of€hisÐ R+à$( Ðcoming:€òò9€óóEven€him,€whose€coming€is€after€the€working€of€Satan€with€all€power€andÐ >,Ì%) Ðsigns€and€lying€wonders,€òò10€óóAnd€with€all€deceivableness€of€unrighteousness€in€themÐ r Ðthat€perish;€because€they€received€not€the€love€of€the€truth,€that€they€might€be€saved.Ð ^ì Ðòò11€óóAnd€for€this€cause€God€shall€send€them€strong€delusion,€that€they€should€believeÐ JØ Ða€lie:€òò12€óóThat€they€all€might€be€damned€who€believed€not€the€truth,€but€had€pleasureÐ 6 Ä Ðin€unrighteousness.Ð" °Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&X霈#ÔÌà  àThe€little€horn€is€also€the€beast€of€Revelation€13:1„8.€In€Revelation€13:6,€the€antichrist€isÐ ú ˆ Ðdescribed€as€blaspheming€the€name€of€God.€Letððs€go€read€Revelation€13:1„8:Ð æ t ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔRevelation€13:1„8оL Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò1€óóAnd€I€stood€upon€the€sand€of€the€sea,€and€saw€a€beast€rise€up€out€of€the€sea,€havingÐ ª8  Ðseven€heads€and€ten€horns,€and€upon€his€horns€ten€crowns,€and€upon€his€heads€theÐ –$  Ðname€of€blasphemy.€òò2€óóAnd€the€beast€which€I€saw€was€like€unto€a€leopard,€and€his€feetÐ ‚  Ðwere€as€the€feet€of€a€bear,€and€his€mouth€as€the€mouth€of€a€lion:€and€the€dragon€gaveÐ nü  Ðhim€his€power,€and€his€seat,€and€great€authority.€òò3€óóAnd€I€saw€one€of€his€heads€as€itÐ Zè  Ðwere€wounded€to€death;€and€his€deadly€wound€was€healed:€and€all€the€worldÐ FÔ  Ðwondered€after€the€beast.€òò4€óóAnd€they€worshipped€the€dragon€which€gave€power€untoÐ 2À Ðthe€beast:€and€they€worshipped€the€beast,€saying,€Who€is€like€unto€the€beast?€who€isÐ ¬ Ðable€to€make€war€with€him?€òò5€óóAnd€there€was€given€unto€him€a€mouth€speaking€greatÐ  ˜ Ðthings€and€blasphemies;€and€power€was€given€unto€him€to€continue€forty€and€twoÐ ö„ Ðmonths.€òò6€óóAnd€he€opened€his€mouth€in€blasphemy€against€God,€to€blaspheme€hisÐ âp Ðname,€and€his€tabernacle,€and€them€that€dwell€in€heaven.€òò7€óóAnd€it€was€given€unto€himÐ Î\ Ðto€make€war€with€the€saints,€and€to€overcome€them:€and€power€was€given€him€overÐ ºH Ðall€kindreds,€and€tongues,€and€nations.€òò8€óóAnd€all€that€dwell€upon€the€earth€shallÐ ¦4 Ðworship€him,€whose€names€are€not€written€in€the€book€of€life€of€the€Lamb€slain€fromÐ ’  Ðthe€foundation€of€the€world.Ô#†XéœXX&XéœZ#ÔÐ~ Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àWe€see€the€destruction€of€the€Antichrist€in€Daniel€7:11€where€he€is€cast€into€the€burningÐ Vä ÐÔ_Ôflames.Ô_ÔÐ B Ð ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔDaniel€7:11Ð"¨Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò11€óóI€beheld€then€because€of€the€voice€of€the€great€words€which€the€horn€spake:€I€beheldÐ #” Ðeven€till€the€beast€was€slain,€and€his€body€destroyed,€and€given€to€the€burning€flame.Ðò#€ Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ%#ÔÌThis€should€bring€to€mind€the€destruction€of€the€Antichrist€and€the€false€prophet€in€RevelationÐ Ê%X" Ðchapter€19:20€when€they€both€are€cast€into€the€Lake€of€Fire.€Revelation€19:19„20€says€this:Ð ¶&D # ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔRevelation€19:19„20ÐŽ("%Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò19€óóAnd€I€saw€the€beast,€and€the€kings€of€the€earth,€and€their€armies,€gathered€togetherÐ z)#& Ðto€make€war€against€him€that€sat€on€the€horse,€and€against€his€army.€òò20€óóAnd€the€beastÐ f*ô#' Ðwas€taken,€and€with€him€the€false€prophet€that€wrought€miracles€before€him,€withÐ R+à$( Ðwhich€he€deceived€them€that€had€received€the€mark€of€the€beast,€and€them€thatÐ >,Ì%) Ðworshipped€his€image.€These€both€were€cast€alive€into€a€lake€of€fire€burning€withÐ r Ðbrimstone.Ô#†XéœXX&XéœT'#ÔÐ^ìÐ Ð  ÐÌThis€is€the€end€of€the€Antichrist€and€the€False€Prophet.Ð 6 Ä ÐÌà@èèìàò òÔ% ‡B ÔSERMON€NUMBER€6€ð!ð€THE€SON€OF€GOD€AND€THE€SON€OF€Ô_ÔMANÔ%†Bp*Ôó óˆÐ  œ ÐÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà@ÞÞ%ìàÔ4‚cofÞÔÝ‚<ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  ÔBack€To€TopÔ6+ÔÝ‚<ÍO3+heirÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7ofúa+ÔÔ_ԈРú ˆ ÐÌà  àNow,€letððs€go€and€reread€Daniel€7:9„14:Ð Ò ` ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔDaniel€7:9„14Ъ8 Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò9€óóI€beheld€till€the€thrones€were€cast€down,€and€the€Ancient€of€days€did€sit,€whoseÐ –$  Ðgarment€was€white€as€snow,€and€the€hair€of€his€head€like€the€pure€wool:€his€throneÐ ‚  Ðwas€like€the€fiery€flame,€and€his€wheels€as€burning€fire.€òò10€óóA€fiery€stream€issued€andÐ nü  Ðcame€forth€from€before€him:€thousand€thousands€ministered€unto€him,€and€tenÐ Zè  Ðthousand€times€ten€thousand€stood€before€him:€the€judgment€was€set,€and€the€booksÐ FÔ  Ðwere€opened.€òò11€óóI€beheld€then€because€of€the€voice€of€the€great€words€which€the€hornÐ 2À Ðspake:€I€beheld€even€till€the€beast€was€slain,€and€his€body€destroyed,€and€given€to€theÐ ¬ Ðburning€flame.€òò12€óóAs€concerning€the€rest€of€the€beasts,€they€had€their€dominion€takenÐ  ˜ Ðaway:€yet€their€lives€were€prolonged€for€a€season€and€time.€òò13€óóI€saw€in€the€nightÐ ö„ Ðvisions,€and,€behold,€one€like€the€Son€of€man€came€with€the€clouds€of€heaven,€andÐ âp Ðcame€to€the€Ancient€of€days,€and€they€brought€him€near€before€him.€òò14€óóAnd€there€wasÐ Î\ Ðgiven€him€dominion,€and€glory,€and€a€kingdom,€that€all€people,€nations,€andÐ ºH Ðlanguages,€should€serve€him:€his€dominion€is€an€everlasting€dominion,€which€shallÐ ¦4 Ðnot€pass€away,€and€his€kingdom€that€which€shall€not€be€destroyed.Ð’ Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&XéœN,#ÔÌà  àThe€Ancient€of€Days€appears€with€the€Son€of€Man€in€Daniel€7:9„14.€In€this€appearance€theyÐ jø Ðare€sitting€in€judgment€with€millions€of€saints€gathered€around€them.€What€we€have€before€us€isÐ Vä Ðscenes€from€Revelation€chapters€19€and€20€where€judgment€is€exercised€upon€individuals,€the€beast,Ð B Ð Ðthe€false€prophet,€and€the€Devil.€According€to€John€5:25„27,€judgment€has€been€given€to€the€Son.Ð .!¼ ÐThe€description€of€the€Ancient€of€Days€in€Daniel€7:9„10€is€very€much€like€the€description€of€the€LordÐ "¨ ÐJesus€Christ€in€Revelation€chapter€1:10„17.€The€Son€of€Man€is€none€other€than€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.Ð #” ÐRevelation€1:10„17€read:Ð ò#€  ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔRevelation€1:10„17ÐÊ%X"Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò10€óóI€was€in€the€Spirit€on€the€Lordððs€day,€and€heard€behind€me€a€great€voice,€as€of€aÐ ¶&D # Ðtrumpet,€òò11€óóSaying,€I€am€Alpha€and€Omega,€the€first€and€the€last:€and,€What€thouÐ ¢'0!$ Ðseest,€write€in€a€book,€and€send€it€unto€the€seven€churches€which€are€in€Asia;€untoÐ Ž("% ÐEphesus,€and€unto€Smyrna,€and€unto€Pergamos,€and€unto€Thyatira,€and€unto€Sardis,Ð z)#& Ðand€unto€Philadelphia,€and€unto€Laodicea.€òò12€óóAnd€I€turned€to€see€the€voice€that€spakeÐ f*ô#' Ðwith€me.€And€being€turned,€I€saw€seven€golden€candlesticks;€òò13€óóAnd€in€the€midst€ofÐ R+à$( Ðthe€seven€candlesticks€one€like€unto€the€Son€of€man,€clothed€with€a€garment€downÐ >,Ì%) Ðto€the€foot,€and€girt€about€the€paps€with€a€golden€girdle.€òò14€óóHis€head€and€his€hairs€wereÐ r Ðwhite€like€wool,€as€white€as€snow;€and€his€eyes€were€as€a€flame€of€fire;€òò15€óóAnd€his€feetÐ ^ì Ðlike€unto€fine€brass,€as€if€they€burned€in€a€furnace;€and€his€voice€as€the€sound€of€manyÐ JØ Ðwaters.€òò16€óóAnd€he€had€in€his€right€hand€seven€stars:€and€out€of€his€mouth€went€a€sharpÐ 6 Ä Ðtwoedged€sword:€and€his€countenance€was€as€the€sun€shineth€in€his€strength.€òò17€óóAndÐ " ° Ðwhen€I€saw€him,€I€fell€at€his€feet€as€dead.€And€he€laid€his€right€hand€upon€me,€sayingÐ  œ Ðunto€me,€Fear€not;€I€am€the€first€and€the€last:Ðú ˆÐ Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&X霌5#ÔÌà  àI€am€going€to€take€a€short€detour€here€and€run€a€rabbit€that€just€popped€up.€In€Daniel€chapterÐ Ò ` Ð7,€we€see€the€appearance€of€God€the€Father€and€God€the€Son.€God€the€Father€is€identified€as€theÐ ¾L  ÐAncient€of€days€in€verses€9,€13,€and€22.€In€those€verses€as€well€as€Ezekiel€1:26„28,€Ezekiel€10,€andÐ ª8  ÐIsaiah€6:1„8€we€see€God€the€Father€appear€in€all€his€glory.€In€Daniel€7:13€and€Daniel10:5„6€we€seeÐ –$  Ða€preincarnate€appearance€in€glory€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€as€the€Son€of€Man.€The€glory€of€theÐ ‚  ÐFather€and€the€glory€of€the€Son€is€an€equally€shared€glory.€We€know€that€from€John€17:5€which€says:Ð nü  ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔJohn€17:5ÐFÔ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò5€óóAnd€now,€O€Father,€glorify€thou€me€with€thine€own€self€with€the€glory€which€I€hadÐ 2À Ðwith€thee€before€the€world€was.ЬРР ÐÔ#†XéœXX&X霿>#ÔÌà  àNote€also€Revelation€21:23.€Note€also€in€Daniel€7:14€that€the€Son€of€Man€appears€in€gloryÐ ö„ Ðand€is€given€everlasting€dominion€over€all€peoples,€nations,€and€languages.€I€would€also€like€for€youÐ âp Ðto€note€the€appearance€of€the€Son€of€God€in€the€fiery€furnace€with€Hananiah,€Mishael,€and€AzariahÐ Î\ Ðin€Daniel€chapter€3.€You€also€need€to€know€that€almost€every€appearance€of€the€Angel€of€the€LordÐ ºH Ðin€the€Old€Testament€was€an€appearance€that€prefigured€the€Incarnation€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.Ð ¦4 ÐThat€the€Son€of€God€existed€in€eternity€is€the€clear€teaching€of€Proverbs€30:4€and€Daniel€3:25.€ThoseÐ ’  Ðverses€are€not€prophetic€in€nature.€Both€of€those€verses€were€written€in€the€present€tense€and€reportÐ ~  Ðfacts€then€in€existence.€That€the€son€of€God€is€intended€is€obvious€from€the€phrase€ð ðwhat€is€his€sonsÐ jø Ðnameðð€that€appears€in€the€context€of€God€speaking€in€Proverbs€30:4.€The€connection€betweenÐ Vä ÐProverbs€30:4,€Psalms€68:18,€and€Ephesians€4:8„10€cannot€be€denied.€Turn€in€your€Bibles€to:Ð B Ð ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔProverbs€30:4Ð"¨Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò4€óóWho€hath€ascended€up€into€heaven,€or€descended?€who€hath€gathered€the€wind€inÐ #” Ðhis€fists?€who€hath€bound€the€waters€in€a€garment?€who€hath€established€all€the€endsÐ ò#€  Ðof€the€earth?€what€is€his€name,€and€what€is€his€sonððs€name,€if€thou€canst€tell?ÐÞ$l!Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&X霖D#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔDaniel€3:25ж&D #Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò25€óóHe€answered€and€said,€Lo,€I€see€four€men€loose,€walking€in€the€midst€of€the€fire,Ð ¢'0!$ Ðand€they€have€no€hurt;€and€the€form€of€the€fourth€is€like€the€Son€of€God.ÐŽ("%Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&X霃F#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&XéœÞG#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔPsalm€68:18Ðf*ô#'Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò18€óóThou€hast€ascended€on€high,€thou€hast€led€captivity€captive:€thou€hast€received€giftsÐ R+à$( Ðfor€men;€yea,€for€the€rebellious€also,€that€the€LORD€God€might€dwell€among€them.Ð>,Ì%)Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ_ÔÔ#†XéœXX&XéœCH#ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔEphesiansÔ_Ô€4:8„10ÐrÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò8€óóWherefore€he€saith,€When€he€ascended€up€on€high,€he€led€captivity€captive,€andÐ ^ì Ðgave€gifts€unto€men.€òò9€óó(Now€that€he€ascended,€what€is€it€but€that€he€also€descendedÐ JØ Ðfirst€into€the€lower€parts€of€the€earth?€òò10€óóHe€that€descended€is€the€same€also€thatÐ 6 Ä Ðascended€up€far€above€all€heavens,€that€he€might€fill€all€things.)Ð" °Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&XéœùI#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÐ Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ:L#ÔÓ‡ 6-./012345(‡*y3*Óà  àJohn€17:5€clearly€states€that€the€Son€of€God€existed€with€God€the€Father€before€the€world€wasÐ ú ˆ Ðcreated.€Otherwise,€how€could€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€refer€to€him€as€Father€before€the€creation.€LetððsÐ æ t Ðread€Ô‡&XéœXXXéœÔMicah€5:2€which€Ô_Ôsays:Ô_ÔÐ Ò ` ÐÌà8  àMicah€5:2€Ô#†XéœXX&XéœN#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔЪ8 Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò2€óóBut€thou,€Bethlehem€Ephratah,€though€thou€be€little€among€the€thousands€of€Judah,Ð –$  Ðyet€out€of€thee€shall€he€come€forth€unto€me€that€is€to€be€ruler€in€Israel;€whose€goingsÐ ‚  Ðforth€have€been€from€of€old,€from€everlasting.Ðnü Ð Ð  ÐÌÔ#†XéœXX&X霷N#Ôà  àAccording€to€Micah€5:2,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€has€existed€from€everlasting€which€means€heÐ FÔ  Ðhad€no€beginning.€€What€that€means€is€that€God€the€Father€and€God€the€Son€have€always€co„existedÐ 2À Ðin€a€co„eternal€and€co„equal€relationship.€What€that€also€means€is€that€prior€to€the€incarnation€thatÐ ¬ Ðthe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€was€still€THE€SON€OF€GOD.€If€he€could€cease€to€be€God€when€he€was€robedÐ  ˜ Ðin€the€flesh,€then€he€would€not€be€God€to€start€with.€Put€another€way,€if€he€was€not€the€Son€of€GodÐ ö„ Ðbefore€he€was€robed€in€flesh,€then€he€was€not€the€Son€of€God€after€he€was€robed€in€flesh.€What€theÐ âp ÐLord€Jesus€Christ€became€at€the€incarnation€was€God€in€the€flesh.€That€is,€he€became€the€God„man,Ð Î\ Ðor,€in€other€words,€the€Son€of€Man.€To€put€it€another€way,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€was€the€Son€of€GodÐ ºH Ðin€the€flesh.€It€was€Jesus€as€the€Son€of€Man€that€was€literally€God€in€the€flesh.€It€was€Jesus€as€the€SonÐ ¦4 Ðof€Man€that€was€begotten€of€the€Holy€Ghost€and€not,€I€emphasize€not,€the€Son€of€God€that€wasÐ ’  Ðbegotten€of€the€Holy€Ghost.€To€state€that€the€Son€of€God€had€a€point€in€time€when€he€was€begottenÐ ~  Ðis€to€state€that€the€Son€of€God€is€not€God.€To€state€that€the€Son€of€God€had€a€point€in€time€when€heÐ jø Ðwas€begotten€is€to€camp€out€under€the€feet€of€the€Unitarians,€the€Jehovah€Witnesses,€the€Mormons,Ð Vä Ðand€all€modern„day€Arians.€If€you€believe€that€the€Son€of€God€had€a€point€in€time€when€he€wasÐ B Ð Ðbegotten,€then€you€may€as€well€believe€that€the€heretics€were€correct€when€they€perverted€John€1:18Ð .!¼ Ðto€refer€to€The€Incarnation€as€the€begetting€of€God.€Jesus€was€begotten€as€the€Son€of€Man€and€notÐ "¨ Ðas€the€Son€of€God.€At€The€Incarnation,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€became€the€God„man.€It€was€Jesus€asÐ #” Ðthe€Son€of€Man€that€was€made€a€little€lower€than€the€angels.€It€was€not€the€Son€of€God€that€was€madeÐ ò#€  Ða€little€lower€than€the€angels.€By€the€way,€that€is€the€perverted€translation€of€John€1:18€by€the€NewÐ Þ$l! ÐAmerican€Standard€Bible,€the€Jehovah€witnesses€New€World€translation,€and€the€two€Greek€harlots,Ð Ê%X" ÐVaticanus€and€Sinaiticus.€The€phrase€ð ðSon€of€Manðð€is€used€89€times€in€the€New€Testament.€It€is€usedÐ ¶&D # Ðexclusively€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€in€the€New€Testament.€It€is€capitalized€in€every€instance€withÐ ¢'0!$ Ðthe€exception€of€Hebrews€2:6€where€the€term€is€used€in€relation€to€the€making€of€the€Lord€JesusÐ Ž("% ÐChrist€a€little€lower€than€the€angels.€The€phrase€ð ðthe€Son€of€Godðð€is€used€43€times€of€the€Lord€JesusÐ z)#& ÐChrist€in€the€New€Testament.€In€Matthew€16€verses€13€through€20€it€is€stated€by€direct€revelation€thatÐ f*ô#' Ðthe€Son€of€Man€is€the€Son€of€God.€These€verses€read:Ð R+à$( ÐÐ >,Ì%) Ðà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔMatthew€16:13„20ÐrÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò13€óóWhen€Jesus€came€into€the€coasts€of€Caesarea€Philippi,€he€asked€his€disciples,Ð ^ì Ðsaying,€Whom€do€men€say€that€I€the€Son€of€man€am?€òò14€óóAnd€they€said,€Some€say€thatÐ JØ Ðthou€art€John€the€Baptist:€some,€Elias;€and€others,€Jeremias,€or€one€of€the€prophets.Ð 6 Ä Ðòò15€óóHe€saith€unto€them,€But€whom€say€ye€that€I€am?€òò16€óóAnd€Simon€Peter€answered€andÐ " ° Ðsaid,€Thou€art€the€Christ,€the€Son€of€the€living€God.€òò17€óóAnd€Jesus€answered€and€saidÐ  œ Ðunto€him,€Blessed€art€thou,€Simon€Barjona:€for€flesh€and€blood€hath€not€revealed€itÐ ú ˆ Ðunto€thee,€but€my€Father€which€is€in€heaven.€òò18€óóAnd€I€say€also€unto€thee,€That€thou€artÐ æ t ÐPeter,€and€upon€this€rock€I€will€build€my€church;€and€the€gates€of€hell€shall€notÐ Ò ` Ðprevail€against€it.€òò19€óóAnd€I€will€give€unto€thee€the€keys€of€the€kingdom€of€heaven:€andÐ ¾L  Ðwhatsoever€thou€shalt€bind€on€earth€shall€be€bound€in€heaven:€and€whatsoever€thouÐ ª8  Ðshalt€loose€on€earth€shall€be€loosed€in€heaven.€òò20€óóThen€charged€he€his€disciples€thatÐ –$  Ðthey€should€tell€no€man€that€he€was€Jesus€the€Christ.Ђ Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœd\#ÔÌà  àIt€was€only€as€the€Son€of€Man€that€he€could€pay€the€penalty€for€our€sins€because€God€requiredÐ Zè  Ðthe€sacrifice€of€a€perfect,€sinless€body€of€flesh€and€blood€to€atone€for€our€sins.€Only€the€Lord€JesusÐ FÔ  ÐChrist€could€do€that€as€the€Son€of€Man.€The€sacrifice€also€required€that€the€filthiness€of€our€sin€beÐ 2À Ðput€upon€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€at€Calvary.€It€was€our€sin€that€was€put€upon€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€atÐ ¬ ÐCalvary€that€put€a€separation€between€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€and€God€the€Father.€That€is€why€the€LordÐ  ˜ ÐJesus€Christ€cried€with€a€loud€voice€from€the€cross:€ð ðMy€God,€my€God,€why€hast€thou€forsaken€meðð.Ð ö„ ÐAccording€to€II€Corinthians€5:20„21,€it€was€at€that€point€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€became€sin€forÐ âp Ðus.€Those€verses€say:Ð Î\ ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ2€Corinthians€5:20„21Ц4Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò20€óóNow€then€we€are€ambassadors€for€Christ,€as€though€God€did€beseech€you€by€us:€weÐ ’  Ðpray€you€in€Christððs€stead,€be€ye€reconciled€to€God.€òò21€óóFor€he€hath€made€him€to€be€sinÐ ~  Ðfor€us,€who€knew€no€sin;€that€we€might€be€made€the€righteousness€of€God€in€him.ÐjøÐ Ð  ÐÌÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœpe#Ôò òó óà  àThe€penalty€that€was€paid€at€Calvary€for€our€sins€was€not€only€in€flesh€and€blood,€but€alsoÐ B Ð Ðin€the€mental€and€spiritual€anguish€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€The€mental€and€spiritual€anguish€wasÐ .!¼ Ðthe€much€greater€pain.€That€separation€between€God€the€Father€and€God€the€Son€could€not€beÐ "¨ Ðreconciled€until€the€blood€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€was€placed€upon€the€mercy€seat€in€heaven.€At€thatÐ #” Ðparticular€point,€the€penalty€had€been€paid,€the€blood€had€been€placed€upon€the€mercy€seat,€and€theÐ ò#€  Ðreconciliation€had€been€made.Ð Þ$l! ÐÌà  àWe€have€prepared€what€will€be€at€least€a€six€(6)€part€radio€series€dealing€with€the€Lord€JesusÐ ¶&D # ÐChrist.€In€it,€we€talk€about€the€Deity,€the€Incarnation,€the€Eternal€Sonship,€the€Titles,€and€theÐ ¢'0!$ ÐResurrection€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€We€talk€about€the€Son€of€man,€the€Son€of€God,€the€God„Man,Ð Ž("% Ðthe€Word,€and€the€incarnation€of€Ô_Ôwisdom.Ð z)#& ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌÔ_ÔÌÐ >,Ì%) Ðà@à à ìàò òÔ% ‡C ÔSERMON€NUMBER€7€ð!ð€DANIEL€CHAPTER€Ô_Ô8Ô%†CãkÔó óˆÐ r ÐÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà@ÞÞ%ìàÔ4‚dofÞÔÝ‚<ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  ÔBack€To€TopÔ6lÔÝ‚<ÍO•lheirÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7ofúÃlÔÔ_ԈР^ì ÐÓ…† *(#3y6-./012345“L…ÓÌà  àI€want€to€remind€you€again€that€the€Book€of€Daniel€is€not€recorded€in€chronological€order.Ð 6 Ä ÐThe€proof€of€that€statement€is€in€the€last€two€verses€of€Daniel€5:30„31,€Daniel€7:1,€and€in€Daniel€8:1.Ð " ° ÐThe€dreams€and€visions€of€Daniel€chapters€7€and€8€are€recorded€in€order.€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÐ  œ ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔDaniel€5:30„31Ðæ tÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò30€óóIn€that€night€was€Belshazzar€the€king€of€the€Chaldeans€slain.€òò31€óóAnd€Darius€theÐ Ò ` ÐMedian€took€the€kingdom,€being€about€threescore€and€two€years€old.оL Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ_o#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔDaniel€7:1Ж$ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò1€óóIn€the€first€year€of€Belshazzar€king€of€Babylon€Daniel€had€a€dream€and€visions€ofÐ ‚  Ðhis€head€upon€his€bed:€then€he€wrote€the€dream,€and€told€the€sum€of€the€matters.Ðnü Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœñp#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔDaniel€8:1ÐFÔ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò1€óóIn€the€third€year€of€the€reign€of€king€Belshazzar€a€vision€appeared€unto€me,€evenÐ 2À Ðunto€me€Daniel,€after€that€which€appeared€unto€me€at€the€first.ЬРР ÐÔ#†XéœXX&X霈r#ÔÌà  àBelshazzar€was€slain€at€the€end€of€Daniel€chapter€5,€but€he€appears€in€the€dreams€and€visionsÐ ö„ Ðof€Daniel€7:1€in€the€first€year€of€the€reign€of€Belshazzar€and€in€the€third€year€of€Belshazzarððs€reignÐ âp Ðin€Daniel€8:1.€People€are€generally€warned€away€from€highly€symbolic€books€like€Daniel€andÐ Î\ ÐRevelation€because€they€are€told€that€you€cannot€understand€the€symbols€anyhow.€That€is€a€lie€ofÐ ºH ÐSatan€who€does€not€want€you€to€understand€Bible€Prophecy€especially€that€which€concerns€hisÐ ¦4 Ðeventual€casting€into€the€Lake€of€Fire€for€eternity.€The€Bible€says€in€Ô‡&XéœXXXéœÔ2€Timothy€2:15:Ð ’  ÐÌà8  à2€Timothy€2:15Ô#†XéœXX&Xéœcv#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÐjøÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò15€óóStudy€to€shew€thyself€approved€unto€God,€a€workman€that€needeth€not€to€beÐ Vä Ðashamed,€rightly€dividing€the€word€of€truth.ÐB ÐÐ Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœäv#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÌÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœx#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔà  àThere€is€not€a€symbol€that€is€given€in€the€books€of€Daniel€and€Revelation€that€is€not€explainedÐ "¨ Ðin€the€context€of€those€books.€In€other€words,€the€symbol€is€given€and€then€the€interpretation€is€givenÐ #” Ðin€the€context.€One€of€the€keys€to€understanding€them€is€to€be€a€workman€and€study,€study,€study.Ð ò#€  ÐThe€most€important€key€to€understanding€Daniel€and€Revelation€is€literal€interpretation.€Do€not€seekÐ Þ$l! Ða€mystical€interpretation€of€figurative€symbols€when€those€symbols€are€literally€explained€in€theÐ Ê%X" Ðcontext.€In€other€words,€God€says€what€he€means€and€means€what€He€says.€If€God€did€not€say€whatÐ ¶&D # ÐHe€meant,€then€you€have€no€way€of€determiningÔ#†XéœXX&XéœFx#Ô€what€he€meant€and€you€are€left€to€sheer€speculation.Ð ¢'0!$ ÐSpeculation€opens€you€up€to€false€prophets€and€their€deceptive,€wild„eyed€Satanic€predictions€andÐ Ž("% Ðinterpretations.€The€book€of€Revelation€opens€up€and€further€expands€upon€the€book€of€Daniel.€Ð z)#& ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔDaniel€12:9ÐR+à$(Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò9€óóAnd€he€said,€Go€thy€way,€Daniel:€for€the€words€are€closed€up€and€sealed€till€the€timeÐ >,Ì%) Ðof€the€end.ÐrÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&XéœÊ|#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔRevelation€1:3ÐJØÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò3€óóBlessed€is€he€that€readeth,€and€they€that€hear€the€words€of€this€prophecy,€and€keepÐ 6 Ä Ðthose€things€which€are€written€therein:€for€the€time€is€at€hand.Ð" °Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ!~#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÌà  àThe€Book€of€Revelation€incorporates€the€symbols€of€the€Book€of€Daniel€and€further€expandsÐ ú ˆ Ðupon€them€and€explains€them.€The€words€are€sealed€in€the€Book€of€Daniel€and€the€words€are€openedÐ æ t Ðup€in€the€Book€of€Revelation.€Note€again€the€promise€of€Revelation€1:3.€How€are€we€to€keep€theÐ Ò ` Ðthings€written€in€the€Book€of€Revelation€if€we€cannot€understand€them?€Satan€wants€to€keep€folksÐ ¾L  Ðout€of€the€Book€of€Revelation€because€it€opens€the€door€to€understanding€his€massive€end€timesÐ ª8  Ðdeception.€Satan€wants€to€keep€folks€out€of€the€Book€of€Revelation€because€it€prophesies€of€hisÐ –$  Ðdestruction.€€Ô#†XéœXX&Xéœk#ÔTurn€in€your€Bibles€to:Ð ‚  ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔDaniel€8:1„27ÐZè Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò1€óóIn€the€third€year€of€the€reign€of€king€Belshazzar€a€vision€appeared€unto€me,€evenÐ FÔ  Ðunto€me€Daniel,€after€that€which€appeared€unto€me€at€the€first.€òò2€óóAnd€I€saw€in€aÐ 2À Ðvision;€and€it€came€to€pass,€when€I€saw,€that€I€was€at€Shushan€in€the€palace,€whichÐ ¬ Ðis€in€the€province€of€Elam;€and€I€saw€in€a€vision,€and€I€was€by€the€river€of€Ulai.€òò3€óóThenÐ  ˜ ÐI€lifted€up€mine€eyes,€and€saw,€and,€behold,€there€stood€before€the€river€a€ram€whichÐ ö„ Ðhad€two€horns:€and€the€two€horns€were€high;€but€one€was€higher€than€the€other,€andÐ âp Ðthe€higher€came€up€last.€òò4€óóI€saw€the€ram€pushing€westward,€and€northward,€andÐ Î\ Ðsouthward;€so€that€no€beasts€might€stand€before€him,€neither€was€there€any€that€couldÐ ºH Ðdeliver€out€of€his€hand;€but€he€did€according€to€his€will,€and€became€great.€òò5€óóAnd€asÐ ¦4 ÐI€was€considering,€behold,€an€he€goat€came€from€the€west€on€the€face€of€the€wholeÐ ’  Ðearth,€and€touched€not€the€ground:€and€the€goat€had€a€notable€horn€between€his€eyes.Ð ~  Ðòò6€óóAnd€he€came€to€the€ram€that€had€two€horns,€which€I€had€seen€standing€before€theÐ jø Ðriver,€and€ran€unto€him€in€the€fury€of€his€power.€òò7€óóAnd€I€saw€him€come€close€unto€theÐ Vä Ðram,€and€he€was€moved€with€choler€against€him,€and€smote€the€ram,€and€brake€hisÐ B Ð Ðtwo€horns:€and€there€was€no€power€in€the€ram€to€stand€before€him,€but€he€cast€himÐ .!¼ Ðdown€to€the€ground,€and€stamped€upon€him:€and€there€was€none€that€could€deliverÐ "¨ Ðthe€ram€out€of€his€hand.€òò8€óóTherefore€the€he€goat€waxed€very€great:€and€when€he€wasÐ #” Ðstrong,€the€great€horn€was€broken;€and€for€it€came€up€four€notable€ones€toward€theÐ ò#€  Ðfour€winds€of€heaven.€òò9€óóAnd€out€of€one€of€them€came€forth€a€little€horn,€which€waxedÐ Þ$l! Ðexceeding€great,€toward€the€south,€and€toward€the€east,€and€toward€the€pleasant€land.Ð Ê%X" Ðòò10€óóAnd€it€waxed€great,€even€to€the€host€of€heaven;€and€it€cast€down€some€of€the€hostÐ ¶&D # Ðand€of€the€stars€to€the€ground,€and€stamped€upon€them.€òò11€óóYea,€he€magnified€himselfÐ ¢'0!$ Ðeven€to€the€prince€of€the€host,€and€by€him€the€daily€sacrifice€was€taken€away,€and€theÐ Ž("% Ðplace€of€his€sanctuary€was€cast€down.€òò12€óóAnd€an€host€was€given€him€against€the€dailyÐ z)#& Ðsacrifice€by€reason€of€transgression,€and€it€cast€down€the€truth€to€the€ground;€and€itÐ f*ô#' Ðpractised,€and€prospered.€òò13€óóThen€I€heard€one€saint€speaking,€and€another€saint€saidÐ R+à$( Ðunto€that€certain€saint€which€spake,€How€long€shall€be€the€vision€concerning€the€dailyÐ >,Ì%) Ðsacrifice,€and€the€transgression€of€desolation,€to€give€both€the€sanctuary€and€the€hostÐ r Ðto€be€trodden€under€foot?€òò14€óóAnd€he€said€unto€me,€Unto€two€thousand€and€threeÐ ^ì Ðhundred€days;€then€shall€the€sanctuary€be€cleansed.€òò15€óóAnd€it€came€to€pass,€when€I,Ð JØ Ðeven€I€Daniel,€had€seen€the€vision,€and€sought€for€the€meaning,€then,€behold,€thereÐ 6 Ä Ðstood€before€me€as€the€appearance€of€a€man.€òò16€óóAnd€I€heard€a€manððs€voice€betweenÐ " ° Ðthe€banks€of€Ulai,€which€called,€and€said,€Gabriel,€make€this€man€to€understand€theÐ  œ Ðvision.€òò17€óóSo€he€came€near€where€I€stood:€and€when€he€came,€I€was€afraid,€and€fellÐ ú ˆ Ðupon€my€face:€but€he€said€unto€me,€Understand,€O€son€of€man:€for€at€the€time€of€theÐ æ t Ðend€shall€be€the€vision.€òò18€óóNow€as€he€was€speaking€with€me,€I€was€in€a€deep€sleep€onÐ Ò ` Ðmy€face€toward€the€ground:€but€he€touched€me,€and€set€me€upright.€òò19€óóAnd€he€said,Ð ¾L  ÐBehold,€I€will€make€thee€know€what€shall€be€in€the€last€end€of€the€indignation:€for€atÐ ª8  Ðthe€time€appointed€the€end€shall€be.€òò20€óóThe€ram€which€thou€sawest€having€two€hornsÐ –$  Ðare€the€kings€of€Media€and€Persia.€òò21€óóAnd€the€rough€goat€is€the€king€of€Grecia:€and€theÐ ‚  Ðgreat€horn€that€is€between€his€eyes€is€the€first€king.€òò22€óóNow€that€being€broken,€whereasÐ nü  Ðfour€stood€up€for€it,€four€kingdoms€shall€stand€up€out€of€the€nation,€but€not€in€hisÐ Zè  Ðpower.€òò23€óóAnd€in€the€latter€time€of€their€kingdom,€when€the€transgressors€are€come€toÐ FÔ  Ðthe€full,€a€king€of€fierce€countenance,€and€understanding€dark€sentences,€shall€standÐ 2À Ðup.€òò24€óóAnd€his€power€shall€be€mighty,€but€not€by€his€own€power:€and€he€shall€destroyÐ ¬ Ðwonderfully,€and€shall€prosper,€and€practise,€and€shall€destroy€the€mighty€and€theÐ  ˜ Ðholy€people.€òò25€óóAnd€through€his€policy€also€he€shall€cause€craft€to€prosper€in€his€hand;Ð ö„ Ðand€he€shall€magnify€himself€in€his€heart,€and€by€peace€shall€destroy€many:€he€shallÐ âp Ðalso€stand€up€against€the€Prince€of€princes;€but€he€shall€be€broken€without€hand.€òò26Ð Î\ ÐóóAnd€the€vision€of€the€evening€and€the€morning€which€was€told€is€true:€wherefore€shutÐ ºH Ðthou€up€the€vision;€for€it€shall€be€for€many€days.€òò27€óóAnd€I€Daniel€fainted,€and€was€sickÐ ¦4 Ðcertain€days;€afterward€I€rose€up,€and€did€the€kingððs€business;€and€I€was€astonishedÐ ’  Ðat€the€vision,€but€none€understood€it.Ð~ Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&X霳‚#ÔÌà  àOnce€again€the€pattern€is€repeated€in€Daniel€chapter€8.€The€vision€and€all€its€symbols€areÐ Vä Ðgiven€in€verses€1„14€with€the€interpretation€given€in€verses€15„27.Ô‡&XéœXXXéœÔ€Ô#†XéœXX&X霚#ÔÐ B Ð ÐÌà  àThe€ram€of€Daniel€8:4€is€interpreted€as€being€the€Medes€and€Persians€in€Daniel€8:20.€TheÐ "¨ ÐMedes€and€Persians€would€make€up€what€we€know€as€Iran€today.€The€he€goat€of€Daniel€8:5€isÐ #” Ðinterpreted€as€being€€the€king€of€Greece€in€Daniel€8:21€who€was€Alexander€the€Great.€Alexander€theÐ ò#€  ÐGreat€is€also€identified€in€Daniel€11:2„4.€The€four€notable€ones€of€Daniel€8:8€are€interpreted€as€beingÐ Þ$l! Ðthe€four€kingdoms€of€Daniel€8:22€that€will€stand€in€Alexander€the€Greatððs€place€after€he€dies.€TheseÐ Ê%X" Ðfour€kings€that€divided€Alexander€the€Greatððs€empire€were€(1)€Ptolemy€who€took€Egypt,€Israel,€andÐ ¶&D # Ðsome€parts€of€Asia€Minor;€(2)€Cassander€who€took€Macedonia€and€Greece;€(3)€Lysimachus€who€tookÐ ¢'0!$ ÐBithynia,€Thrace,€Mysia,€and€etc.;€(4)€Seleucus€who€took€Syria,€Armenia€and€the€territory€east€of€theÐ Ž("% ÐEuphrates€River.€It€was€out€of€this€line€of€Seleucid€kings€that€Antiochus€Epiphanes€came.€The€eventsÐ z)#& Ðin€Daniel€8:9„14€were€fulfilled€in€the€near€term€by€Antiochus€Epiphanes,€but€shall€be€typical€of€theÐ f*ô#' Ðrule€of€the€Antichrist.€While€many€of€the€events€in€Daniel€8€are€interpreted€of€Antiochus€EpiphanesÐ R+à$( Ðas€already€having€been€fulfilled,€it€is€obvious€from€the€context€that€they€also€apply€to€the€futureÐ >,Ì%) ÐAntichrist.€Antiochus€Epiphanes€is€yet€another€type€of€the€Antichrist.€Though€Antiochus€EpiphanesÐ r Ðwas€of€Greek€ancestry,€he€was€king€of€Seleucid€Assyria.€Being€an€Assyrian€king,€he€is€tied€in€typeÐ ^ì Ðto€the€Assyrian€of€Isaiah€14:24„32€that€will€be€destroyed€in€Palestina€(Palestine).€The€Assyrian€is€butÐ JØ Ðanother€title€for€the€Antichrist.€Palestine€is€the€place€of€judgment€for€the€Antichrist€and€his€armies.Ð 6 Ä ÐAccording€to€Joel€3:1„17,€Palestine€is€the€place€where€God€brings€the€Gentile€nations€to€theirÐ " ° Ðdestruction€at€Armageddon.€The€2,300€day€period€identified€in€verses€13€and€14€was€fulfilled€byÐ  œ ÐAntiochus€Epiphanes.€The€desecration€of€the€2,300€day€period€began€with€the€assassination€of€theÐ ú ˆ Ðhigh€priest€Onias€III€in€171€B.C.€The€sanctuary€was€cleansed€by€Judas€Maccabeus€at€the€close€of€165Ð æ t ÐB.C..€This€accounts€for€the€2,300€day€period.€The€altar€in€the€Temple€at€Jerusalem€was€desecratedÐ Ò ` Ðby€Antiochus€Epiphanes€when€he€sacrificed€a€sow€on€it€on€December€25,€167€B.C..€At€this€sameÐ ¾L  Ðtime,€a€statue€of€Zeus€was€set€up€in€the€Temple.€Antiochus€Epiphanes€died€of€disease€in€164€B.C..Ð ª8  ÐWhile€Daniel€8:9„14€are€rightfully€applied€to€Antiochus€Epiphanes,€the€little€horn€of€Daniel€8:23„25Ð –$  Ðcannot€be€applied€to€Antiochus€Epiphanes€for€two€reasons:€(1)€He€did€stand€in€his€own€power€unlikeÐ ‚  Ðthe€Antichrist€who€will€not€stand€by€his€own€power,€but€who€will€instead€stand€by€the€power€ofÐ nü  ÐSatan;€(2)€this€little€horn€is€said€to€stand€up€against€the€Prince€of€princes€who€is€the€Lord€JesusÐ Zè  ÐChrist.€When€Antiochus€Epiphanes€roamed€this€earth,€the€birth€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€was€still€atÐ FÔ  Ðleast€160€years€in€the€future.€So,€he€could€not€have€stood€up€against€Him.€Before€we€move€on,€I€wantÐ 2À Ðto€do€a€quick€review€of€the€kingdoms€represented€in€the€Book€of€Daniel.Ð ¬ ÐÌà  àThe€kingdom€of€Babylon€is€represented€by€the€head€of€gold€of€chapter€2€and€the€winged€lionÐ ö„ Ðof€chapter€7.€The€kingdom€of€the€Medes€and€Persians€is€represented€by€the€breast€and€arms€of€silverÐ âp Ðof€chapter€2,€the€bear€of€€chapter€7,€and€the€ram€of€chapter€8.€The€kingdom€of€Greece€is€representedÐ Î\ Ðby€the€belly€and€thighs€of€brass€of€chapter€2,€the€leopard€of€chapter€7,€and€the€he€goat€of€chapter€8.Ð ºH ÐThe€Roman€Empire€is€represented€by€the€legs€of€iron€of€chapter€2€and€the€fourth€beast€of€chapter€7.Ð ¦4 ÐThe€revived€Roman€empire€is€the€ten€toes€of€chapter€2€and€the€ten€horns€of€chapter€7.€The€little€hornÐ ’  Ðof€chapter€7€and€chapter€8€is€the€Antichrist.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€the€uncut€stone€of€chapter€2€andÐ ~  Ðthe€Ancient€of€Days€of€chapter€7.€What€we€have€just€heard€is€a€broad€overview€from€the€perspectiveÐ jø Ðof€Daniel€the€prophet€of€the€times€of€the€Gentiles€that€are€described€in€Luke€21:24.€The€Book€ofÐ Vä ÐDaniel€still€has€much€more€to€say€about€end€times€events.€Daniel€11:1„35€describes€events€that€haveÐ B Ð Ðalready€taken€place€in€the€wars€between€the€Seleucian€kings€of€the€north€and€the€Ptolemaic€kings€ofÐ .!¼ Ðthe€north.€It€is€these€verses€that€have€perhaps€suffered€from€the€vilest€attacks€of€Satanððs€scholarsÐ "¨ Ðbecause€the€scholars€maintain€that€there€is€no€way€that€the€verses€could€have€been€written€before€theÐ #” Ðevents€they€describe!€While€verses€21„35€of€chapter€11€describe€the€events€of€the€reign€of€AntiochusÐ ò#€  Ð(IV)€Epiphanes,€they€also€describe€in€type€the€Antichrist.€In€the€context,€that€vile€person€of€verse€21Ð Þ$l! Ðalso€represents€the€Antichrist.€€The€events€in€chapter€11€run€all€the€way€through€to€Daniel€12:1€whereÐ Ê%X" Ðit€is€stated€that€Michael€the€Archangel€stands€for€the€people€of€the€nation€of€Israel€Daniel€12:1€says:Ð ¶&D # ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔDaniel€12:1ÐŽ("%Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò1€óóAnd€at€that€time€shall€Michael€stand€up,€the€great€prince€which€standeth€for€theÐ z)#& Ðchildren€of€thy€people:€and€there€shall€be€a€time€of€trouble,€such€as€never€was€sinceÐ f*ô#' Ðthere€was€a€nation€even€to€that€same€time:€and€at€that€time€thy€people€shall€beÐ R+à$( Ðdelivered,€every€one€that€shall€be€found€written€in€the€book.Ð>,Ì%)Ð Ð  ЇIt€is€at€this€particular€point,€when€the€Archangel€Michael€stands€for€the€nation€of€Israel,€€that€warÐ r Ðtakes€place€in€heaven.€We€read€of€this€war€in€Revelation€12:7„9€where€the€Scriptures€state:Ð ^ì ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœj°#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔRevelation€12:7„9Ð6 ÄÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò7€óóAnd€there€was€war€in€heaven:€Michael€and€his€angels€fought€against€the€dragon;€andÐ " ° Ðthe€dragon€fought€and€his€angels,€òò8€óóAnd€prevailed€not;€neither€was€their€place€foundÐ  œ Ðany€more€in€heaven.€òò9€óóAnd€the€great€dragon€was€cast€out,€that€old€serpent,€called€theÐ ú ˆ ÐDevil,€and€Satan,€which€deceiveth€the€whole€world:€he€was€cast€out€into€the€earth,Ð æ t Ðand€his€angels€were€cast€out€with€him.ÐÒ `Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœq³#ÔÌà  àWhile€war€is€taking€place€in€heaven€wars€are€taking€place€on€the€face€of€the€earth€that€involveÐ ª8  Ðthe€Antichrist.€When€Satan€is€cast€from€heaven,€all€hell€will€literally€break€loose€on€the€face€of€thisÐ –$  Ðearth.€It€is€the€objective€of€the€Antichrist€to€make€war€against€the€saints€of€the€Most€High€God.€LetððsÐ ‚  Ðread€the€following€Scriptures:Ð nü  ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔPsalm€2:1„6ÐFÔ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò1€óóWhy€do€the€heathen€rage,€and€the€people€imagine€a€vain€thing?€òò2€óóThe€kings€of€theÐ 2À Ðearth€set€themselves,€and€the€rulers€take€counsel€together,€against€the€LORD,€andÐ ¬ Ðagainst€his€anointed,€saying,€òò3€óóLet€us€break€their€bands€asunder,€and€cast€away€theirÐ  ˜ Ðcords€from€us.€òò4€óóHe€that€sitteth€in€the€heavens€shall€laugh:€the€Lord€shall€have€themÐ ö„ Ðin€derision.€òò5€óóThen€shall€he€speak€unto€them€in€his€wrath,€and€vex€them€in€his€soreÐ âp Ðdispleasure.€òò6€óóYet€have€I€set€my€king€upon€my€holy€hill€of€Zion.Ô#†XéœXX&X霥·#ÔÐÎ\Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔDaniel€7:21„22òòЦ4Ð Ð  Ðà8  à21€óóI€beheld,€and€the€same€horn€made€war€with€the€saints,€and€prevailed€against€them;Ð ’  Ðòò22€óóUntil€the€Ancient€of€days€came,€and€judgment€was€given€to€the€saints€of€the€mostÐ ~  ÐHigh;€and€the€time€came€that€the€saints€possessed€the€Ô_Ôkingdom.ÐjøÐ Ð  ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&X霶º#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔRevelation€6:2ÐB ÐÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò2€óóAnd€I€saw,€and€behold€a€white€horse:€and€he€that€sat€on€him€had€a€bow;€and€a€crownÐ .!¼ Ðwas€given€unto€him:€and€he€went€forth€conquering,€and€to€conquer.Ð"¨Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&X霸¼#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔRevelation€12:17Ðò#€ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò17€óóAnd€the€dragon€was€wroth€with€the€woman,€and€went€to€make€war€with€theÐ Þ$l! Ðremnant€of€her€seed,€which€keep€the€commandments€of€God,€and€have€the€testimonyÐ Ê%X" Ðof€Jesus€Christ.ж&D #Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€woman€of€Revelation€chapter€12€is€none€other€than€the€nation€of€Israel.€For€furtherÐ Ž("% Ðdocumentation,€read€Genesis€37:9Ô_Ô„11.Ð z)#& ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌÔ_ÔÌÐ >,Ì%) ÐÔ#†XéœXX&XéœE¾#Ôà@O O ìàò òÔ% ‡D ÔSERMON€NUMBER€8€ð!ð€Ô‡&XéœXXXéœÔLEAD€UP€TO€Ô_ÔARMAGEDDONÔ%†DËÀÔó óˆÐ r ÐÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà@ÞÞ%ìàÔ#†XéœXX&XéœíÀ#ÔÔ4‚eofÞÔÝ‚<ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  ÔBack€To€TopÔ6°ÁÔÝ‚<ÍOÄÁheirÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7ofúòÁÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÔ_ԈР^ì ÐÌà  àThose€verses€will€open€up€our€next€subject€and€that€is€the€military€events€that€will€bring€thisÐ 6 Ä Ðworld€to€its€knees€before€God€at€Armageddon.€The€only€place€Armageddon€is€mentioned€in€theÐ " ° ÐScriptures€is€in€Revelation€16:16.€Armageddon€is€connected€to€the€Valley€of€Megiddon€in€ZechariahÐ  œ Ð12:11€where€Jerusalem€has€become€a€cup€of€trembling€and€a€burdensome€stone€to€all€those€nationsÐ ú ˆ Ðthat€are€gathered€against€it.€Ô#†XéœXX&Xéœ`Â#ÔMegiddo€is€west€of€the€Jordan€River€in€north€central€Israel.€€Ô‡&XéœXXXéœÔIt€is€locatedÐ æ t Ðon€the€southern€rim€of€the€plain€of€Esdraelon€6€miles€from€Mount€Carmel€and€11€miles€fromÐ Ò ` ÐNazareth.€€Ô#†XéœXX&XéœþÄ#ÔIf€we€drew€a€straight€line€from€Caesarea€to€Nazareth,€Megiddo€would€lie€on€that€lineÐ ¾L  Ðabout€half€way€between€the€two€cities.€€Megiddo€sits€approximately€fifteen€miles€from€theÐ ª8  ÐMediterranean€Sea.€€The€plain€of€Esdraelon€has€seen€practically€every€nation€under€the€sun€fight€onÐ –$  Ðit.€€Napoleon€said€that€every€army€of€the€world€could€be€assembled€on€this€plain.€€The€plain€ofÐ ‚  ÐEsdraelon€has€seen€the€defeat€of€the€Canaanites€by€Deborah€and€Barak€(Judges€4„5),€the€defeat€ofÐ nü  Ðthe€Midianites€by€Gideon€(Judges€7),€Saul€slain€in€the€battle€with€the€Philistines€(1€Samuel€31:8),Ð Zè  ÐAhaziah€slain€by€Jehu€(2€Kings€9:27),€and€Josiah€slain€in€the€invasion€by€the€Egyptians€(2€KingsÐ FÔ  Ð23:29„30)Ô‡&XéœXXXéœÔ.€Ð 2À ÐÌÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ É#Ôà  àLet€me€state€that€neither€you€nor€I€can€be€dogmatic€about€the€timing€of€the€battles€and/or€warsÐ  ˜ Ðthat€lead€up€to€the€battle€of€Armageddon.€€Regardless€of€what€you€or€I€may€think€of€the€timing€ofÐ ö„ Ðthese€events,€€we€must€remember€that€all€events€will€take€place€literally€and€on€a€timetableÐ âp Ðestablished€by€God€Himself.€€Every€jot€and€tittle€of€the€prophecy€related€to€Armageddon€will€beÐ Î\ Ðfulfilled.€€During€this€study,€I€will€put€forth€a€suggested€order€of€fulfillment€of€some€of€theseÐ ºH Ðprophecies.€€In€some€cases,€that€interpretation€will€differ€from€the€mainstream€of€opinion€concerningÐ ¦4 Ðthese€events.€€I€will€attempt€to€present€the€differing€points€of€view€where€I€can.€€Notice€that€I€usedÐ ’  Ðthe€phrase€ð ðdiffering€points€of€viewðð€rather€than€ð ðopposing€points€of€viewðð.€€It€is€my€intent€with€theÐ ~  Ðhelp€of€God€to€explain€my€point€of€view€using€the€Scriptures€while€understanding€that€my€versionÐ jø Ðof€the€timing€of€the€events€is€not€set€in€stone€since€the€Scriptures€do€not€give€a€detailed€time€line€thatÐ Vä Ðsays€that€this€event€will€take€place€first,€this€event€second,€etc.€€A€very€careful€study€of€the€Scriptures,Ð B Ð Ðthe€statements€from€this€series,€and€a€study€of€the€works€of€others€may€lead€you€to€slightly€differentÐ .!¼ Ðconclusions€than€I€have€drawn€here.€€If€this€series€leads€you€to€diligently€search€the€Scriptures,€thenÐ "¨ ÐI€will€have€achieved€one€of€my€purposes€in€it.€€With€all€that€said,€it€is€my€hope€and€prayer€that€youÐ #” Ðwill€learn€from€this€study€and€receive€a€blessing€from€it.Ô‡&XéœXXXéœÔÐ ò#€  ÐÌà  àBefore€the€events€that€take€place€in€the€Tribulation,€including€Armageddon,€could€occur€theÐ Ê%X" ÐJewish€people€had€to€be€restored€to€the€land€of€IsraelÔ#†XéœXX&XéœPÐ#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ.€Israel€was€miraculously€reformed€as€a€nationÐ ¶&D # Ðin€one€day€in€fulfillment€of€prophecy€from€Isaiah€chapter€66:8.€The€day€of€that€fulfillment€was€MayÐ ¢'0!$ Ð14,€1948.Ô#†XéœXX&XéœZÑ#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ€Isaiah€66:8€says:Ð Ž("% ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ`Ò#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔIsaiah€66:8Ðf*ô#'Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò8€óóWho€hath€heard€such€a€thing?€who€hath€seen€such€things?€Shall€the€earth€be€madeÐ R+à$( Ðto€bring€forth€in€one€day?€or€shall€a€nation€be€born€at€once?€for€as€soon€as€ZionÐ >,Ì%) Ðtravailed,€she€brought€forth€her€children.ÐrÐ Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&XéœÖÒ#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÌThe€prophet€Ezekiel€saw€this€restoration€in€his€vision€of€the€dry€bones€in€Ezekiel€37:1„28.€TheseÐ JØ ÐScriptures€state:Ð 6 Ä ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&XéœiÔ#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔEzekiel€37:1„28Ð œÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò1€óóThe€hand€of€the€LORD€was€upon€me,€and€carried€me€out€in€the€spirit€of€the€LORD,Ð ú ˆ Ðand€set€me€down€in€the€midst€of€the€valley€which€was€full€of€bones,€òò2€óóAnd€caused€meÐ æ t Ðto€pass€by€them€round€about:€and,€behold,€there€were€very€many€in€the€open€valley;Ð Ò ` Ðand,€lo,€they€were€very€dry.€òò3€óóAnd€he€said€unto€me,€Son€of€man,€can€these€bones€live?Ð ¾L  ÐAnd€I€answered,€O€Lord€GOD,€thou€knowest.€òò4€óóAgain€he€said€unto€me,€ProphesyÐ ª8  Ðupon€these€bones,€and€say€unto€them,€O€ye€dry€bones,€hear€the€word€of€the€LORD.Ð –$  Ðòò5€óóThus€saith€the€Lord€GOD€unto€these€bones;€Behold,€I€will€cause€breath€to€enter€intoÐ ‚  Ðyou,€and€ye€shall€live:€òò6€óóAnd€I€will€lay€sinews€upon€you,€and€will€bring€up€flesh€uponÐ nü  Ðyou,€and€cover€you€with€skin,€and€put€breath€in€you,€and€ye€shall€live;€and€ye€shallÐ Zè  Ðknow€that€I€am€the€LORD.€òò7€óóSo€I€prophesied€as€I€was€commanded:€and€as€IÐ FÔ  Ðprophesied,€there€was€a€noise,€and€behold€a€shaking,€and€the€bones€came€together,Ð 2À Ðbone€to€his€bone.€òò8€óóAnd€when€I€beheld,€lo,€the€sinews€and€the€flesh€came€up€uponÐ ¬ Ðthem,€and€the€skin€covered€them€above:€but€there€was€no€breath€in€them.€òò9€óóThen€saidÐ  ˜ Ðhe€unto€me,€Prophesy€unto€the€wind,€prophesy,€son€of€man,€and€say€to€the€wind,€ThusÐ ö„ Ðsaith€the€Lord€GOD;€Come€from€the€four€winds,€O€breath,€and€breathe€upon€theseÐ âp Ðslain,€that€they€may€live.€òò10€óóSo€I€prophesied€as€he€commanded€me,€and€the€breathÐ Î\ Ðcame€into€them,€and€they€lived,€and€stood€up€upon€their€feet,€an€exceeding€greatÐ ºH Ðarmy.€òò11€óóThen€he€said€unto€me,€Son€of€man,€these€bones€are€the€whole€house€of€Israel:Ð ¦4 Ðbehold,€they€say,€Our€bones€are€dried,€and€our€hope€is€lost:€we€are€cut€off€for€ourÐ ’  Ðparts.€òò12€óóTherefore€prophesy€and€say€unto€them,€Thus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;€Behold,Ð ~  ÐO€my€people,€I€will€open€your€graves,€and€cause€you€to€come€up€out€of€your€graves,Ð jø Ðand€bring€you€into€the€land€of€Israel.€òò13€óóAnd€ye€shall€know€that€I€am€the€LORD,€whenÐ Vä ÐI€have€opened€your€graves,€O€my€people,€and€brought€you€up€out€of€your€graves,€òò14Ð B Ð ÐóóAnd€shall€put€my€spirit€in€you,€and€ye€shall€live,€and€I€shall€place€you€in€your€ownÐ .!¼ Ðland:€then€shall€ye€know€that€I€the€LORD€have€spoken€it,€and€performed€it,€saith€theÐ "¨ ÐLORD.€òò15€óóThe€word€of€the€LORD€came€again€unto€me,€saying,€òò16€óóMoreover,€thou€sonÐ #” Ðof€man,€take€thee€one€stick,€and€write€upon€it,€For€Judah,€and€for€the€children€ofÐ ò#€  ÐIsrael€his€companions:€then€take€another€stick,€and€write€upon€it,€For€Joseph,€the€stickÐ Þ$l! Ðof€Ephraim,€and€for€all€the€house€of€Israel€his€companions:€òò17€óóAnd€join€them€one€toÐ Ê%X" Ðanother€into€one€stick;€and€they€shall€become€one€in€thine€hand.€òò18€óóAnd€when€theÐ ¶&D # Ðchildren€of€thy€people€shall€speak€unto€thee,€saying,€Wilt€thou€not€shew€us€what€thouÐ ¢'0!$ Ðmeanest€by€these?€òò19€óóSay€unto€them,€Thus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;€Behold,€I€will€take€theÐ Ž("% Ðstick€of€Joseph,€which€is€in€the€hand€of€Ephraim,€and€the€tribes€of€Israel€his€fellows,Ð z)#& Ðand€will€put€them€with€him,€even€with€the€stick€of€Judah,€and€make€them€one€stick,Ð f*ô#' Ðand€they€shall€be€one€in€mine€hand.€òò20€óóAnd€the€sticks€whereon€thou€writest€shall€beÐ R+à$( Ðin€thine€hand€before€their€eyes.€òò21€óóAnd€say€unto€them,€Thus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;Ð >,Ì%) ÐBehold,€I€will€take€the€children€of€Israel€from€among€the€heathen,€whither€they€beÐ r Ðgone,€and€will€gather€them€on€every€side,€and€bring€them€into€their€own€land:€òò22€óóAndÐ ^ì ÐI€will€make€them€one€nation€in€the€land€upon€the€mountains€of€Israel;€and€one€kingÐ JØ Ðshall€be€king€to€them€all:€and€they€shall€be€no€more€two€nations,€neither€shall€they€beÐ 6 Ä Ðdivided€into€two€kingdoms€any€more€at€all:€òò23€óóNeither€shall€they€defile€themselves€anyÐ " ° Ðmore€with€their€idols,€nor€with€their€detestable€things,€nor€with€any€of€theirÐ  œ Ðtransgressions:€but€I€will€save€them€out€of€all€their€dwellingplaces,€wherein€they€haveÐ ú ˆ Ðsinned,€and€will€cleanse€them:€so€shall€they€be€my€people,€and€I€will€be€their€God.€òò24Ð æ t ÐóóAnd€David€my€servant€shall€be€king€over€them;€and€they€all€shall€have€one€shepherd:Ð Ò ` Ðthey€shall€also€walk€in€my€judgments,€and€observe€my€statutes,€and€do€them.€òò25€óóAndÐ ¾L  Ðthey€shall€dwell€in€the€land€that€I€have€given€unto€Jacob€my€servant,€wherein€yourÐ ª8  Ðfathers€have€dwelt;€and€they€shall€dwell€therein,€even€they,€and€their€children,€andÐ –$  Ðtheir€childrenððs€children€for€ever:€and€my€servant€David€shall€be€their€prince€for€ever.Ð ‚  Ðòò26€óóMoreover€I€will€make€a€covenant€of€peace€with€them;€it€shall€be€an€everlastingÐ nü  Ðcovenant€with€them:€and€I€will€place€them,€and€multiply€them,€and€will€set€myÐ Zè  Ðsanctuary€in€the€midst€of€them€for€evermore.€òò27€óóMy€tabernacle€also€shall€be€with€them:Ð FÔ  Ðyea,€I€will€be€their€God,€and€they€shall€be€my€people.€òò28€óóAnd€the€heathen€shall€knowÐ 2À Ðthat€I€the€LORD€do€sanctify€Israel,€when€my€sanctuary€shall€be€in€the€midst€of€themÐ ¬ Ðfor€evermore.Ð ˜Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&XéœUÕ#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÌà  àThough€not€yet€fully€restored€to€all€the€land€promised€by€God€to€them,€they€have€now€becomeÐ âp Ðone€stick€in€the€hand€of€God€and€God€carries€the€biggest€stick€of€all.€God€will€take€that€stick€and€turnÐ Î\ Ðit€into€a€rod€of€iron€to€punish€the€nations€that€have€abused€Israel€and€the€Jewish€people.€The€UnitedÐ ºH ÐStates€of€America€ought€to€be€thanking€and€praising€God€that€He€has€given€us€the€opportunity€toÐ ¦4 Ðbefriend€and€help€the€nation€of€Israel€and€the€Jewish€people.€Woe€be€unto€us€should€we€turn€ourÐ ’  Ðbacks€on€Israel!Ð ~  ÐÌà  àMany€believe€that€the€war€that€will€take€place€in€Ezekiel€38€and€39€takes€place€at€the€midÐ Vä Ðpoint€of€the€Tribulation€while€many€believe€they€will€not€take€place€until€the€end€of€the€Tribulation.Ð B Ð ÐWe€have€at€least€fifty€different€books€on€Bible€Prophecy€and€every€one€of€those€authors€have€theirÐ .!¼ Ðown€viewpoint€as€to€when€the€war€of€Ezekiel€38€and€39€takes€place.€There€is€but€one€of€these€authorsÐ "¨ Ðthat€we€could€recommend€because€most€of€those€authors€are€so€puffed€up€in€their€knowledge€thatÐ #” Ðthey€figure€they€are€smarter€than€the€Holy€Ghost€and€can€correct€the€King€James€Bible.€We€teach€aÐ ò#€  ÐBible€Prophecy€course€in€our€churchððs€Bible€Institute€where€we€use€the€text€ð ðLandmarks€of€BibleÐ Þ$l! ÐProphecyðð€by€Pastor€Robert€Sargent.€It€is€an€outstanding€text.€Pastor€Sargentððs€textbook€is€the€onlyÐ Ê%X" Ðone€that€we€could€recommend.€Letððs€return€€to€the€subject€at€hand.€Ð ¶&D # ÐÌà  àIt€is€our€opinion,€and€I€emphasize€opinion,€that€it€is€the€events€of€Ezekiel€38€and€39€that€kickÐ Ž("% Ðoff€the€wars€that€lead€up€to€the€final€battle€of€Armageddon.€By€that€I€mean,€that€the€events€of€EzekielÐ z)#& Ð38€and€39€will€probably€occur€either€at€the€beginning€of€the€Tribulation,€or€just€prior€to€the€beginningÐ f*ô#' Ðof€the€Tribulation.€I€believe€that€the€supernatural€destruction€of€the€armies€described€in€Ezekiel€38Ð R+à$( Ðand€39€will€force€the€Antichrist€to€make€a€seven€year€treaty€with€Israel€that€is€referred€to€by€theÐ >,Ì%) Ðprophet€Daniel€and€the€prophet€Isaiah.€Ð r ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ{ì#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔIsaiah€28:18ÐJØÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò18€óóAnd€your€covenant€with€death€shall€be€disannulled,€and€your€agreement€with€hellÐ 6 Ä Ðshall€not€stand;€when€the€overflowing€scourge€shall€pass€through,€then€ye€shall€beÐ " ° Ðtrodden€down€by€it.Ð œÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœö#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔDaniel€9:27Ðæ tÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò27€óóAnd€he€shall€confirm€the€covenant€with€many€for€one€week:€and€in€the€midst€of€theÐ Ò ` Ðweek€he€shall€cause€the€sacrifice€and€the€oblation€to€cease,€and€for€the€overspreadingÐ ¾L  Ðof€abominations€he€shall€make€it€desolate,€even€until€the€consummation,€and€thatÐ ª8  Ðdetermined€shall€be€poured€upon€the€desolate.Ô#†XéœXX&XéœÚ÷#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔЖ$ Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àMany€times€we€hear€Armageddon€being€referred€to€as€the€battle€of€Armageddon€when€itÐ nü  Ðwould€be€better€referred€to€as€the€war€of€Armageddon.€Armageddon€is€the€final€battle€that€will€takeÐ Zè  Ðplace€before€the€Millennium.€Armageddon€is€also€the€final€battle€that€will€take€place€in€a€series€ofÐ FÔ  Ðbattles€during€the€Tribulation.€In€speaking€of€the€Tribulation,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€stated€in€MatthewÐ 2À Ð24:6€that€there€would€be€wars€and€rumours€of€wars€during€this€period€of€time.€Revelation€14:20Ð ¬ Ðdescribes€this€as€a€period€of€time€when€the€blood€will€come€up€to€horse€bridles€over€a€distance€of€oneÐ  ˜ Ðthousand€six€hundred€furlongs€which€is€roughly€equivalent€to€two€hundred€miles.€What€this€showsÐ ö„ Ðis€that€the€battles€will€be€scattered€out€all€over€Israel.€Ð âp ÐÌÔ#†XéœXX&X霾ù#Ôà@Ï Ï ìàò òÔ% ‡E ÔSERMON€NUMBER€9€ð!ð€Ô‡&XéœXXXéœÔTHE€RAPTURE€OF€THE€Ô_ÔSAINTSÔ%†EÉýÔó óˆÐ ºH ÐÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà@ÞÞ%ìàÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœëý#ÔÔ4‚fofÞÔÝ‚<ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  ÔBack€To€TopÔ6²þÔÝ‚<ÍOÆþheirÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7ofúôþÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÔ_ԈР¦4 ÐÌà@  ìàò òTHE€RAPTURE€OF€THE€SAINTSó óˆÐ ~  ÐÌà  àBefore€the€events€of€the€Tribulation€take€place,€the€Rapture€of€the€saints€and€the€revealingÐ Vä Ðof€the€Antichrist€must€take€place.€According€to€1€Thessalonians€5:9,€God€has€not€appointed€his€saintsÐ B Ð Ðof€his€church€to€wrath.€However,€he€has€appointed€the€unbelievers,€heretics,€and€apostates€of€SatanððsÐ .!¼ Ðchurch€to€the€wrath€of€the€Tribulation.€It€is€important€what€church€you€belong€to.€Do€you€belong€toÐ "¨ Ðthe€Church€of€the€Living€God,€or,€do€you€belong€to€the€synagogue€of€Satan?€Continuing€on,€we€seeÐ #” Ðthe€rapture€take€place€in€Romans€8:18„23,€1€Corinthians€15:51„58Ô#†XéœXX&Xéœbÿ#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ,€1€Thessalonians€4:13„18,Ð ò#€  ÐPhilippians€3:20„21,€and€Revelation€4:1.€Ô#†XéœXX&X霴#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔTurn€in€your€Bibles€to:Ð Þ$l! ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&XéœN#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔRomans€8:18„23ж&D #Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò18€óóFor€I€reckon€that€the€sufferings€of€this€present€time€are€not€worthy€to€be€comparedÐ ¢'0!$ Ðwith€the€glory€which€shall€be€revealed€in€us.€òò19€óóFor€the€earnest€expectation€of€theÐ Ž("% Ðcreature€waiteth€for€the€manifestation€of€the€sons€of€God.€òò20€óóFor€the€creature€wasÐ z)#& Ðmade€subject€to€vanity,€not€willingly,€but€by€reason€of€him€who€hath€subjected€theÐ f*ô#' Ðsame€in€hope,€òò21€óóBecause€the€creature€itself€also€shall€be€delivered€from€the€bondageÐ R+à$( Ðof€corruption€into€the€glorious€liberty€of€the€children€of€God.€òò22€óóFor€we€know€that€theÐ >,Ì%) Ðwhole€creation€groaneth€and€travaileth€in€pain€together€until€now.€òò23€óóAnd€not€onlyÐ r Ðthey,€but€ourselves€also,€which€have€the€firstfruits€of€the€Spirit,€even€we€ourselvesÐ ^ì Ðgroan€within€ourselves,€waiting€for€the€adoption,€to€wit,€the€redemption€of€our€body.ÐJØÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&XéœÉ#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ1€Corinthians€15:51„58Ð" °Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò51€óóBehold,€I€shew€you€a€mystery;€We€shall€not€all€sleep,€but€we€shall€all€be€changed,Ð  œ Ðòò52€óóIn€a€moment,€in€the€twinkling€of€an€eye,€at€the€last€trump:€for€the€trumpet€shallÐ ú ˆ Ðsound,€and€the€dead€shall€be€raised€incorruptible,€and€we€shall€be€changed.€òò53€óóFor€thisÐ æ t Ðcorruptible€must€put€on€incorruption,€and€this€mortal€must€put€on€immortality.€òò54€óóSoÐ Ò ` Ðwhen€this€corruptible€shall€have€put€on€incorruption,€and€this€mortal€shall€have€putÐ ¾L  Ðon€immortality,€then€shall€be€brought€to€pass€the€saying€that€is€written,€Death€isÐ ª8  Ðswallowed€up€in€victory.€òò55€óóO€death,€where€is€thy€sting?€O€grave,€where€is€thy€victory?Ð –$  Ðòò56€óóThe€sting€of€death€is€sin;€and€the€strength€of€sin€is€the€law.€òò57€óóBut€thanks€be€to€God,Ð ‚  Ðwhich€giveth€us€the€victory€through€our€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€òò58€óóTherefore,€my€belovedÐ nü  Ðbrethren,€be€ye€stedfast,€unmoveable,€always€abounding€in€the€work€of€the€Lord,Ð Zè  Ðforasmuch€as€ye€know€that€your€labour€is€not€in€vain€in€the€Ô_ÔLord.ÐFÔ Ð Ð  ÐÔ_ÔÌà8  àÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœg#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ1Ô_Ô€Thessalonians€4:13„18ЬРР Ðà8  àòò13€óóBut€I€would€not€have€you€to€be€ignorant,€brethren,€concerning€them€which€areÐ  ˜ Ðasleep,€that€ye€sorrow€not,€even€as€others€which€have€no€hope.€òò14€óóFor€if€we€believeÐ ö„ Ðthat€Jesus€died€and€rose€again,€even€so€them€also€which€sleep€in€Jesus€will€God€bringÐ âp Ðwith€him.€òò15€óóFor€this€we€say€unto€you€by€the€word€of€the€Lord,€that€we€which€are€aliveÐ Î\ Ðand€remain€unto€the€coming€of€the€Lord€shall€not€prevent€them€which€are€asleep.€òò16Ð ºH ÐóóFor€the€Lord€himself€shall€descend€from€heaven€with€a€shout,€with€the€voice€of€theÐ ¦4 Ðarchangel,€and€with€the€trump€of€God:€and€the€dead€in€Christ€shall€rise€first:€òò17€óóThenÐ ’  Ðwe€which€are€alive€and€remain€shall€be€caught€up€together€with€them€in€the€clouds,Ð ~  Ðto€meet€the€Lord€in€the€air:€and€so€shall€we€ever€be€with€the€Lord.€òò18€óóWhereforeÐ jø Ðcomfort€one€another€with€these€words.ÐVäÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔPhilippians€3:20„21Ð.!¼Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò20€óóFor€our€conversation€is€in€heaven;€from€whence€also€we€look€for€the€Saviour,€theÐ "¨ ÐLord€Jesus€Christ:€òò21€óóWho€shall€change€our€vile€body,€that€it€may€be€fashioned€likeÐ #” Ðunto€his€glorious€body,€according€to€the€working€whereby€he€is€able€even€to€subdueÐ ò#€  Ðall€things€unto€himself.Ô#†XéœXX&XéœÅ#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÐÞ$l!Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&X霠#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔRevelation€4:1ж&D #Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò1€óóAfter€this€I€looked,€and,€behold,€a€door€was€opened€in€heaven:€and€the€first€voiceÐ ¢'0!$ Ðwhich€I€heard€was€as€it€were€of€a€trumpet€talking€with€me;€which€said,€Come€upÐ Ž("% Ðhither,€and€I€will€shew€thee€things€which€must€be€hereafter.Ðz)#&Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&XéœD#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÌà  àWe€know€that€the€word€ð ðraptureðð€is€not€in€our€King€James€Bible.€It€is€the€transliteratedÐ R+à$( ÐEnglish€version€of€the€Latin€word€ð ðrapturoðð.€ð ðThe€Raptureðð€is€the€theological€term€we€use€to€referÐ >,Ì%) Ðto€the€biblical€term€ð ðcaught€up€togetherðð€from€1€Thessalonians€4:17.€The€rapture€refers€only€to€theÐ r Ðredemption€of€peopleððs€bodies.€We€use€the€phrase€ð ðrapture€of€the€saintsðð€rather€than€the€phraseÐ ^ì Ðð ðrapture€of€the€churchðð€because€the€visible€church€is€full€of€unsaved,€hell€bound€sinners.€In€theÐ JØ Ðapostate€day€and€age€that€we€live€in,€it€is€very€important€that€you€specifically€define€the€terms€thatÐ 6 Ä Ðyou€use€to€limit€them€to€a€Biblical€definition.€If€you€are€going€to€use€the€phrase€ð ðrapture€of€theÐ " ° Ðchurchðð€you€need€to€specify€the€church€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€The€term€saint€is€not€some€deadÐ  œ Ðheretic€that€the€Roman€Catholic€harlot€has€exalted€to€a€place€of€worship€in€lieu€of€the€Lord€JesusÐ ú ˆ ÐChrist.€A€saint€is€a€man€or€woman€that€is€either€dead€in€Christ€or€alive€in€Christ.€Our€Bibles€use€theÐ æ t Ðterm€sleep€or€asleep€in€1€Corinthians€15:6,€1€Corinthians€15:18,€1€Corinthians€15:51,€€1Ð Ò ` ÐThessalonians€4:13,€1€Thessalonians€4:14,€and€1€Thessalonians€4:15€Ô#†XéœXX&Xéœì#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔto€refer€to€those€savedÐ ¾L  Ðindividuals€who€have€passed€from€this€life€into€eternity.€Hallelujah!€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€used€theÐ ª8  Ðsame€term€to€apply€to€the€sleeping€Lazarus€in€John€11:11.€For€the€Roman€Catholic€heretics€out€there,Ð –$  ÐI€want€to€remind€you€that€he€called€Lazarus€forth€from€the€grave€and€not€from€a€heretics€purgatory.Ð ‚  ÐPurgatory€is€another€name€for€the€Devilððs€hell.€Purgatory€denies€the€sufficiency€of€the€blood€of€theÐ nü  ÐLord€Jesus€Christ€to€pay€the€penalty€for€our€sin.€€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€suffered€our€hell€for€us.€IÐ Zè  Ðwant€to€remind€those€that€push€the€soul€sleep€heresy€as€do€the€Jehovah€Witnesses,€Seventh€DayÐ FÔ  ÐAdventists,€and€Christadelphians€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€called€forth€only€the€body€of€LazarusÐ 2À Ðfrom€the€grave.€Lazarusððs€soul€and€spirit€were€in€Paradise.€Following€the€ascension€of€the€Lord€JesusÐ ¬ ÐChrist,€it€is€the€believerððs€blessing€to€be€with€him€in€heaven.€For€to€be€absent€from€this€body€is€to€beÐ  ˜ Ðpresent€with€the€Lord.€The€word€ð ðresurrectionðð€refers€strictly€to€the€body€and€never€to€the€soul€andÐ ö„ Ðspirit.€The€terms€that€God€uses€to€refer€to€the€new€life€in€Christ€is€ð ðborn€againðð,€ð ðregenerationðð,€andÐ âp Ðð ðquickeningðð.€These€terms€refer€strictly€to€the€spirit€of€man.€Manððs€soul€is€Godððs€communicationÐ Î\ Ðbetween€manððs€spirit€and€manððs€body.€€Death€is€the€separation€of€a€personððs€soul€and€spirit€from€theirÐ ºH Ðbody.€Death€always€means€separation.€When€Daniel€12:2€refers€to€those€that€sleep€in€the€dust€it€isÐ ¦4 Ða€reference€strictly€to€their€bodies.€When€Daniel€referred€to€those€that€sleep€in€the€dust,€their€soulsÐ ’  Ðand€spirits€were€in€Paradise€in€the€lower€parts€of€the€earth.€Those€souls€and€spirits€are€now€in€heavenÐ ~  Ðawaiting€the€resurrection€of€their€bodies€in€a€glorified€state.€The€proof€of€that€statement€is€inÐ jø ÐEphesians€where€we€see€these€verses:Ð Vä ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&X霸#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔEphesians€4:8„9Ð.!¼Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò8€óóWherefore€he€saith,€When€he€ascended€up€on€high,€he€led€captivity€captive,€andÐ "¨ Ðgave€gifts€unto€men.€òò9€óó(Now€that€he€ascended,€what€is€it€but€that€he€also€descendedÐ #” Ðfirst€into€the€lower€parts€of€the€earth?Ðò#€ Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&X霡%#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÌà  àNow,€turn€in€your€Bibles€to:Ð Ê%X" ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ='#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ2€Thessalonians€2:1„12Т'0!$Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò1€óóNow€we€beseech€you,€brethren,€by€the€coming€of€our€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€and€by€ourÐ Ž("% Ðgathering€together€unto€him,€òò2€óóThat€ye€be€not€soon€shaken€in€mind,€or€be€troubled,Ð z)#& Ðneither€by€spirit,€nor€by€word,€nor€by€letter€as€from€us,€as€that€the€day€of€Christ€is€atÐ f*ô#' Ðhand.€òò3€óóLet€no€man€deceive€you€by€any€means:€for€that€day€shall€not€come,€exceptÐ R+à$( Ðthere€come€a€falling€away€first,€and€that€man€of€sin€be€revealed,€the€son€of€perdition;Ð >,Ì%) Ðòò4€óóWho€opposeth€and€exalteth€himself€above€all€that€is€called€God,€or€that€isÐ r Ðworshipped;€so€that€he€as€God€sitteth€in€the€temple€of€God,€shewing€himself€that€heÐ ^ì Ðis€God.€òò5€óóRemember€ye€not,€that,€when€I€was€yet€with€you,€I€told€you€these€things?€òò6Ð JØ ÐóóAnd€now€ye€know€what€withholdeth€that€he€might€be€revealed€in€his€time.€òò7€óóFor€theÐ 6 Ä Ðmystery€of€iniquity€doth€already€work:€only€he€who€now€letteth€will€let,€until€he€beÐ " ° Ðtaken€out€of€the€way.€òò8€óóAnd€then€shall€that€Wicked€be€revealed,€whom€the€Lord€shallÐ  œ Ðconsume€with€the€spirit€of€his€mouth,€and€shall€destroy€with€the€brightness€of€hisÐ ú ˆ Ðcoming:€òò9€óóEven€him,€whose€coming€is€after€the€working€of€Satan€with€all€power€andÐ æ t Ðsigns€and€lying€wonders,€òò10€óóAnd€with€all€deceivableness€of€unrighteousness€in€themÐ Ò ` Ðthat€perish;€because€they€received€not€the€love€of€the€truth,€that€they€might€be€saved.Ð ¾L  Ðòò11€óóAnd€for€this€cause€God€shall€send€them€strong€delusion,€that€they€should€believeÐ ª8  Ða€lie:€òò12€óóThat€they€all€might€be€damned€who€believed€not€the€truth,€but€had€pleasureÐ –$  Ðin€unrighteousness.Ђ Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&XéœÊ'#Ôà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà  àSecond€Thessalonians€chapter€2€is€the€revealing€of€the€son€of€Satan.€The€Antichrist€is€literallyÐ Zè  ÐSatan€incarnate.€He€is€the€son€of€perdition:€that€man€of€sin.€In€verse€1,€we€see€the€rapture€of€theÐ FÔ  Ðsaints.€Ô‡&XéœXXXéœÔFollowing€in€verse€2,€we€see€the€Day€of€Christ€begin:€and€it€is€the€Day€of€Christ€and€NOT€theÐ 2À ÐDay€of€the€Lord.€If€the€book€that€you€have€that€claims€to€be€a€Bible€says€the€day€of€the€Lord€throwÐ ¬ Ðthat€perversion€in€the€trash€and€get€yourself€a€King€James€Bible.€While€the€Day€of€Christ€and€the€dayÐ  ˜ Ðof€the€Lord€begin€at€the€same€instant,€the€Day€of€Christ€is€only€seven€years€long€while€the€day€of€theÐ ö„ ÐLord€is€at€least€1,007€years€long.€Verse€3€describes€a€great€falling€away€into€the€lustful€arms€of€SatanÐ âp Ðand€his€MOTHER€OF€HARLOTS€wife€who€produces€twice€dead€children.€Verses€3€and€4€show€theÐ Î\ Ðrevealing€of€the€Antichrist€in€the€newly€rebuilt€temple€at€Jerusalem€showing€himself€to€be€God.€WeÐ ºH Ðwant€to€warn€everyone€today€that€the€Day€of€Christ€could€start€at€any€moment.€The€He€of€verse€7€isÐ ¦4 Ðthe€Holy€Ghost€that€restrains€the€mystery€of€iniquity.€The€spirit€of€His€mouth€is€the€WORD€of€GODÐ ’  Ðand€the€truth€that€it€reveals.€The€mystery€of€iniquity€in€verse€7€is€rooted€in€MYSTERY€BABYLONÐ ~  ÐTHE€GREAT,€MOTHER€OF€HARLOTS€AND€ABOMINATIONS€OF€THE€EARTH€of€RevelationÐ jø Ð17:5.€This€wicked€harlot€is€controlled€by€the€spirit€of€Jezebel€from€Revelation€2:20€and€as€embodiedÐ Vä Ðin€Mary,€Queen€of€heaven.€In€verses€Ô#†XéœXX&XéœÒ0#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ8„10€of€2€Thessalonians€2,€we€see€the€evil€character€of€thatÐ B Ð ÐWicked€one€that€uses€deceit,€lies,€and€lying€wonders€to€lure€unbelievers€into€the€pits€of€hell.€If€I€wereÐ .!¼ Ðin€a€church€that€puts€much€emphasis€on€miracles€and€signs€and€wonders€to€the€exclusion€of€theÐ "¨ Ðwarnings€in€the€Bible,€I€would€be€in€great€fear€and€would€run€from€that€church€shaking€and€quakingÐ #” Ðin€my€spiritual€boots.€The€Pentecostal/Charismatic€movement€will€be€used€as€a€tool€of€Satan€toÐ ò#€  Ðdeceive€false€€religion€into€the€delusion€that€what€they€have€is€Bible€believing€salvation.€Satan€willÐ Þ$l! Ðalso€use€his€power€of€false€miracles€and€signs€and€wonders€to€deceive€the€apostate€end€times€churchÐ Ê%X" Ðinto€believing€that€they€have€the€power€of€God€upon€them.€They€will€have€the€power€of€god€on€them,Ð ¶&D # Ðbut€it€will€be€the€power€of€the€god€of€this€world€who€is€none€other€than€Satan.€According€to€2Ð ¢'0!$ ÐThessalonians€2€and€Revelation€13,€the€miracles€and€signs€and€wonders€movement€is€the€pathwayÐ Ž("% Ðinto€hell.€We€are€not€to€seek€after€miracles€and€signs€and€wonders.€We€are€to€seek€after€the€LordÐ z)#& ÐJesus€Christ.€What€most€professing€Christians€have€today€is€a€soul€damning€covenant€of€prayer€withÐ f*ô#' ÐSatan.€They€have€been€led€down€a€primrose€path€into€the€pits€of€hell€by€a€1„2„3€prayer€that€does€notÐ R+à$( Ðwalk€together€hand„in„hand€with€Bible€believing€repentance.€If€you€have€not€repented€andÐ >,Ì%) Ðexperienced€the€€change€of€attitude€and€the€change€of€action€that€goes€with€it€since€you€professed€toÐ r Ðbe€saved,€then€you€are€still€on€your€way€to€hell.€It€is€either€repent€or€burn.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€willÐ ^ì Ðnot€save€you€and€leave€you€in€your€sin.€It€is€false€salvations€and€false€doctrine€that€lead€people€toÐ JØ Ðreject€the€truth€of€the€Word€of€God.€It€is€those€same€conditions€that€lead€people€to€reject€the€truth€ofÐ 6 Ä Ðthe€Word€of€God€as€it€relates€to€the€nation€of€Israel€and€the€Jewish€people.€Once€you€refuse€to€receiveÐ " ° Ðthe€love€of€the€truth€you€are€twice€doomed:€once€by€the€deceitfulness€of€Satan€and€once€by€the€strongÐ  œ Ðdelusion€sent€from€God.€What€a€fearful€position€to€be€in.€Satan€and€the€Antichrist€will€use€thatÐ ú ˆ Ðrejection€of€the€truth€as€a€tool€to€launch€the€greatest€persecution€and€slaughter€of€Godððs€people€thatÐ æ t Ðthe€world€has€ever€seen.€That€brings€us€back€to€the€wars€of€the€Tribulation.€Second€ThessaloniansÐ Ò ` Ðchapter€2:8€also€shows€us€the€destruction€of€the€Antichrist€and€according€to€Ezekiel€28:18:Ð ¾L  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&X霮6#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔEzekiel€28:18Ж$ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò18€óóThou€hast€defiled€thy€sanctuaries€by€the€multitude€of€thine€iniquities,€by€theÐ ‚  Ðiniquity€of€thy€traffick;€therefore€will€I€bring€forth€a€fire€from€the€midst€of€thee,€itÐ nü  Ðshall€devour€thee,€and€I€will€bring€thee€to€ashes€upon€the€earth€in€the€sight€of€all€themÐ Zè  Ðthat€behold€thee.ÐFÔ Ð Ð  ÐÌÔ#†XéœXX&XéœB#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔà  àAccording€to€Revelation€19:20,€the€doom€of€the€Antichrist€and€the€False€Prophet€are€sealedÐ ¬ Ðin€the€€Lake€of€Fire.€Now,€letððs€take€a€look€at€the€Gentile€nations€at€war€during€the€Tribulation.Ð  ˜ ÐÌà@t t ìàò òòòÔ#†XéœXX&XéœúC#ÔóóÔ% ‡F ÔSERMON€NUMBER€10€ð!ð€Ô‡&XéœXXXéœÔTHE€WESTERN€Ô_ÔALLIANCEÔ%†FMEÔó óˆÐ âp ÐÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà@ÞÞ%ìàÔ#†XéœXX&XéœpE#ÔÔ4‚gofÞÔÝ‚<ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  ÔBack€To€TopÔ62FÔÝ‚<ÍOFFheirÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7ofútFÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÔ_ԈРÎ\ ÐÌà  àThe€Tribulation€will€be€characterized€by€wars€and€rumours€of€wars.€During€the€Tribulation,Ð ¦4 Ðwe€will€see€huge€alliances€of€nations€battling€each€other€in€the€land€of€Israel.€The€Bible€shows€us€aÐ ’  Ðwestern€alliance,€an€eastern€alliance,€a€northern€alliance,€and€a€southern€alliance.€In€other€words,€warÐ ~  Ðis€coming€from€the€four€corners€of€the€earth.€These€are€the€subject€of€many€passages€in€our€Bibles.Ð jø ÐWe€will€deal€with€the€western€alliance€first€in€the€books€of€Daniel€and€Revelation.€Daniel€11:36„45Ð Vä ÐÔ_Ôstates:Ð B Ð ÐÔ_ÔÌà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&XéœâF#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔDaniel€11:36„45Ð"¨Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò36€óóAnd€the€king€shall€do€according€to€his€will;€and€he€shall€exalt€himself,€and€magnifyÐ #” Ðhimself€above€every€god,€and€shall€speak€marvellous€things€against€the€God€of€gods,Ð ò#€  Ðand€shall€prosper€till€the€indignation€be€accomplished:€for€that€that€is€determinedÐ Þ$l! Ðshall€be€done.€òò37€óóNeither€shall€he€regard€the€God€of€his€fathers,€nor€the€desire€ofÐ Ê%X" Ðwomen,€nor€regard€any€god:€for€he€shall€magnify€himself€above€all.€òò38€óóBut€in€hisÐ ¶&D # Ðestate€shall€he€honour€the€God€of€forces:€and€a€god€whom€his€fathers€knew€not€shallÐ ¢'0!$ Ðhe€honour€with€gold,€and€silver,€and€with€precious€stones,€and€pleasant€things.€òò39€óóThusÐ Ž("% Ðshall€he€do€in€the€most€strong€holds€with€a€strange€god,€whom€he€shall€acknowledgeÐ z)#& Ðand€increase€with€glory:€and€he€shall€cause€them€to€rule€over€many,€and€shall€divideÐ f*ô#' Ðthe€land€for€gain.€òò40€óóAnd€at€the€time€of€the€end€shall€the€king€of€the€south€push€at€him:Ð R+à$( Ðand€the€king€of€the€north€shall€come€against€him€like€a€whirlwind,€with€chariots,€andÐ >,Ì%) Ðwith€horsemen,€and€with€many€ships;€and€he€shall€enter€into€the€countries,€and€shallÐ r Ðoverflow€and€pass€over.€òò41€óóHe€shall€enter€also€into€the€glorious€land,€and€manyÐ ^ì Ðcountries€shall€be€overthrown:€but€these€shall€escape€out€of€his€hand,€even€Edom,€andÐ JØ ÐMoab,€and€the€chief€of€the€children€of€Ammon.€òò42€óóHe€shall€stretch€forth€his€hand€alsoÐ 6 Ä Ðupon€the€countries:€and€the€land€of€Egypt€shall€not€escape.€òò43€óóBut€he€shall€have€powerÐ " ° Ðover€the€treasures€of€gold€and€of€silver,€and€over€all€the€precious€things€of€Egypt:€andÐ  œ Ðthe€Libyans€and€the€Ethiopians€shall€be€at€his€steps.€òò44€óóBut€tidings€out€of€the€east€andÐ ú ˆ Ðout€of€the€north€shall€trouble€him:€therefore€he€shall€go€forth€with€great€fury€toÐ æ t Ðdestroy,€and€utterly€to€make€away€many.€òò45€óóAnd€he€shall€plant€the€tabernacles€of€hisÐ Ò ` Ðpalace€between€the€seas€in€the€glorious€holy€mountain;€yet€he€shall€come€to€his€end,Ð ¾L  Ðand€none€shall€help€him.Ъ8 Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&XéœöI#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÌÔ#†XéœXX&X霉S#Ôà  àNotice€that€the€Southern€armies€located€in€North€Africa€in€Egypt,€Libya,€and€Ethiopia€willÐ ‚  Ðcome€under€attack€from€the€Antichrist€who€heads€up€the€western€alliance.€The€Antichrist€will€putÐ nü  Ðthose€three€nations€to€tribute,€but€will€face€an€immediate€threat€from€the€eastern€armies€and€theÐ Zè  Ðnorthern€armies.€It€seems€those€threats€will€cause€him€to€launch€massive€preemptive€strikes€that€willÐ FÔ  Ðresult€in€huge€numbers€of€deaths.€That€is€the€meaning€of€the€phrase€€ð ðutterly€to€make€away€manyððÐ 2À Ðin€verse€44.€The€king€of€Daniel€11:36€is€from€the€western€alliance€and€is€none€other€than€theÐ ¬ ÐAntichrist.€He€will€be€a€man€of€great€military€might€who€honours€the€God€of€forces.€He€will€divideÐ  ˜ Ðthe€land€of€Israel€for€gain.€Does€the€phrase€ð ðland€for€peace€dealsðð€mean€anything€to€you?€AccordingÐ ö„ Ðto€Joel€3:2,€ð ðland€for€peaceðð€deals€brings€Godððs€wrath€upon€those€that€participate€in€them.€The€kingÐ âp Ðof€Daniel€11:36€€is€that€little€horn€speaking€great€things€against€the€Most€High€God€of€Daniel€7:8€andÐ Î\ ÐDaniel€7:25.€He€is€also€the€king€of€fierce€countenance€of€Daniel€8:23„25.€He€is€the€beast€ofÐ ºH ÐRevelation€13:1„8€that€speaks€great€things€and€blasphemies€against€God.€This€king€will€magnifyÐ ¦4 Ðhimself€above€God€as€Lucifer€did€in€Isaiah€14:14,€as€the€King€of€Tyrus€did€in€Ezekiel€28:6„9,€andÐ ’  Ðas€the€man€of€sin€in€2€Thessalonians€2:3„4.€Now,€turn€in€your€Bibles€to€17:3€and€Revelation€17:8„18Ð ~  Ðwhich€says:Ð jø ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔRevelation€17:3ÐB ÐÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò3€óóSo€he€carried€me€away€in€the€spirit€into€the€wilderness:€and€I€saw€a€woman€sit€uponÐ .!¼ Ða€scarlet€coloured€beast,€full€of€names€of€blasphemy,€having€seven€heads€and€tenÐ "¨ ÐÔ_Ôhorns.Ô_ÔÐ#”Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&X霊Z#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔRevelation€17:8„18ÐÞ$l!Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò8€óóThe€beast€that€thou€sawest€was,€and€is€not;€and€shall€ascend€out€of€the€bottomlessÐ Ê%X" Ðpit,€and€go€into€perdition:€and€they€that€dwell€on€the€earth€shall€wonder,€whose€namesÐ ¶&D # Ðwere€not€written€in€the€book€of€life€from€the€foundation€of€the€world,€when€theyÐ ¢'0!$ Ðbehold€the€beast€that€was,€and€is€not,€and€yet€is.€òò9€óóAnd€here€is€the€mind€which€hathÐ Ž("% Ðwisdom.€The€seven€heads€are€seven€mountains,€on€which€the€woman€sitteth.€òò10€óóAndÐ z)#& Ðthere€are€seven€kings:€five€are€fallen,€and€one€is,€and€the€other€is€not€yet€come;€andÐ f*ô#' Ðwhen€he€cometh,€he€must€continue€a€short€space.€òò11€óóAnd€the€beast€that€was,€and€is€not,Ð R+à$( Ðeven€he€is€the€eighth,€and€is€of€the€seven,€and€goeth€into€perdition.€òò12€óóAnd€the€tenÐ >,Ì%) Ðhorns€which€thou€sawest€are€ten€kings,€which€have€received€no€kingdom€as€yet;€butÐ r Ðreceive€power€as€kings€one€hour€with€the€beast.€òò13€óóThese€have€one€mind,€and€shallÐ ^ì Ðgive€their€power€and€strength€unto€the€beast.€òò14€óóThese€shall€make€war€with€the€Lamb,Ð JØ Ðand€the€Lamb€shall€overcome€them:€for€he€is€Lord€of€lords,€and€King€of€kings:€andÐ 6 Ä Ðthey€that€are€with€him€are€called,€and€chosen,€and€faithful.€òò15€óóAnd€he€saith€unto€me,Ð " ° ÐThe€waters€which€thou€sawest,€where€the€whore€sitteth,€are€peoples,€and€multitudes,Ð  œ Ðand€nations,€and€tongues.€òò16€óóAnd€the€ten€horns€which€thou€sawest€upon€the€beast,Ð ú ˆ Ðthese€shall€hate€the€whore,€and€shall€make€her€desolate€and€naked,€and€shall€eat€herÐ æ t Ðflesh,€and€burn€her€with€fire.€òò17€óóFor€God€hath€put€in€their€hearts€to€fulfil€his€will,€andÐ Ò ` Ðto€agree,€and€give€their€kingdom€unto€the€beast,€until€the€words€of€God€shall€beÐ ¾L  Ðfulfilled.€òò18€óóAnd€the€woman€which€thou€sawest€is€that€great€city,€which€reigneth€overÐ ª8  Ðthe€kings€of€the€earth.Ж$ Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœc\#Ôà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà  àThe€two€legs€of€the€image€in€Daniel€2€represent€the€eastern€and€western€divisions€of€the€oldÐ nü  ÐRoman€empire.€The€Roman€Empire€is€also€represented€by€the€dreadful€and€terrible€beast€of€DanielÐ Zè  Ð7:7€and€Daniel€7:19.€Ten€toes€sprouted€out€of€the€two€legs€of€Nebuchadnezzarððs€image€of€DanielÐ FÔ  Ðchapter€2.€They€are€represented€in€Daniel€7:20„24€by€ten€horns€which€Daniel€tells€us€are€ten€kingsÐ 2À Ðthat€come€out€of€the€dreadful€and€terrible€beast.€When€horns€are€used€as€symbols€in€Scripture€theyÐ ¬ Ðalmost€always€represent€political€powers.€That€is€why€both€the€prophet€Daniel€and€the€apostle€JohnÐ  ˜ Ðsaid€that€the€ten€horns€are€ten€kings.€From€Daniel€7:24„25,€it€is€obvious€that€these€ten€kingdoms€ariseÐ ö„ Ðout€of€a€revived€Roman€Empire.€It€is€also€obvious€from€these€same€verses€that€the€Antichrist€will€riseÐ âp Ðout€of€one€of€these€ten€kingdoms.€Since€the€Holy€Ghost€moved€the€apostle€John€to€pen€the€Book€ofÐ Î\ ÐRevelation,€there€has€been€endless€wild€speculation€about€who€the€ten€kings€are€and€what€countriesÐ ºH Ðthey€represent.€One€of€the€more€recent€speculations€is€that€the€ten€nations€were€made€up€of€theÐ ¦4 ÐEuropean€Union.€There€is€a€big€problem€with€that€interpretation€because€as€of€April€6,€2013€thereÐ ’  Ðare€27€member€nations€of€the€European€Union.€It€would€take€volumes€to€document€the€historicalÐ ~  Ðspeculation€involving€these€ten€kings€and€their€ten€kingdoms.€Inquiring€minds€want€to€know,€but€weÐ jø Ðwould€be€better€off€stopping€the€speculation€and€sticking€to€the€bounds€of€Scripture.€That€is€why€IÐ Vä Ðcan€honestly€tell€you€that€I€do€not€have€a€specific€Scriptural€clue€who€those€nations€are.€The€onlyÐ B Ð Ðthing€I€can€conclusively€state€is€that€they€were€at€some€point€a€part€of€the€old€Roman€Empire.€TheÐ .!¼ Ðonly€speculation€that€exceeds€that€of€the€ten€kings€is€that€concerning€who€the€Antichrist€is€and€whatÐ "¨ Ðthe€mark€of€the€beast€is.Ð #” ÐÌà  àThe€only€incident€involving€what€might€be€called€reincarnation€in€the€Bible€is€authored€byÐ Þ$l! ÐSatan€just€as€he€is€the€author€of€reincarnation€in€eastern€religions€such€as€Hinduism.€WhenÐ Ê%X" ÐRevelation€17:10„11€states:€€ð ðòòÔ‡&XéœXhXéœÔ10€óóAnd€there€are€seven€kings:€five€are€fallen,€and€one€is,€and€the€otherÐ ¶&D # Ðis€not€yet€come;€and€when€he€cometh,€he€must€continue€a€short€space.€òò11€óóAnd€the€beast€that€was,€andÐ ¢'0!$ Ðis€not,€even€he€is€the€eighth,€and€is€of€the€seven,€and€goeth€into€perditionðð€Ô#†XéœXX&Xéœðn#Ôit€is€talking€about€theÐ Ž("% Ðreincarnation€of€ð ðTHE€SON€OF€PERDITIONðð€who€is€none€other€than€Satan€incarnate€who€goethÐ z)#& Ðinto€perdition.€We€know€from€John€17:12€that€Judas€is€referred€to€as€ð ðthe€son€of€perditionðð.€We€alsoÐ f*ô#' Ðknow€from€Acts€1:25€that€Judas€went€to€ð ðhis€own€placeðð.€From€2€Thessalonians€2:3,€we€know€thatÐ R+à$( Ðthe€Antichrist€is€referred€to€as€ð ðthat€man€of€sin,€the€son€of€perditionðð.€€Can€the€Antichrist€and€JudasÐ >,Ì%) Ðbe€one€and€the€same€individual?€Can€the€Antichrist€be€a€resurrected€Judas€from€ð ðhis€own€placeðð?€WeÐ r Ðthink€that€quite€possibly€he€could€be.€Ð ^ì ÐÌà  àLetððs€look€at€the€phrase€ð ðAnd€there€are€seven€kings:€five€are€fallen,€Ô‡&XéœXXXéœÔand€one€is,€and€the€otherÐ 6 Ä Ðis€not€yet€come;€and€when€he€cometh,€he€must€continue€a€short€space.€òò11€óóAnd€the€beast€that€was,€andÐ " ° Ðis€not,€even€he€is€the€eighth,€and€is€of€the€seven,€and€goeth€into€perditionÔ#†XéœXX&X霌s#Ôðð.€When€speaking€of€theseÐ  œ Ðseven€kings,€we€must€remember€that€our€point€of€reference€is€the€apostle€Johnððs€day.€So,€the€fiveÐ ú ˆ Ðkings,€or€kingdoms,€that€already€have€fallen€would€include€Egypt,€Assyria,€Babylon,€Medo„Persia,Ð æ t Ðand€Greece.€The€one€that€is€during€Johnððs€time€is€Rome.€The€one€that€ð ðis€not€yet€comeðð€is€the€revivedÐ Ò ` ÐRoman€Empire€that€will€produce€the€Antichrist.Ð ¾L  ÐÌò òà@   ìàTHE€LORD€JESUS€CHRIST€IN€JUDGMENT€OF€EDOM,€MOAB,€AND€AMMONó óˆÐ –$  ÐÌà  àNow,€letððs€go€back€and€look€at€Daniel€11:41.€The€revelation€in€Daniel€11:41€concerningÐ nü  ÐEdom,€Moab,€and€Ammon€seems€strange€in€light€of€the€crushing€victories€by€the€western€armies€ofÐ Zè  Ðthe€Antichrist.€Why€is€it€and€how€is€it€that€these€small€nations€of€Edom,€Moab,€and€Ammon€escapeÐ FÔ  Ðout€of€the€hand€of€the€Antichrist€and€his€armies?€We€have€yet€to€find€a€commentator€who€willÐ 2À Ðattempt€to€do€an€in€depth€Scriptural€analysis€of€the€why€and€how€these€small€nations€escape€out€ofÐ ¬ Ðthe€hand€of€the€Antichrist.€The€keys€to€answering€these€questions€are€contained€in€Numbers€20:14„Ð  ˜ Ð21,€Numbers€24:15„20,€Deuteronomy€23:3„4,€Isaiah€34:1„6,€Isaiah€63:1„6,€Jeremiah€49:1„2,€JeremiahÐ ö„ Ð49:12„13,€Obadiah€1:7„9,€Revelation€14:20,€and€Revelation€19:11„14.€Letððs€turn€and€read€some€ofÐ âp Ðthose€Scriptures€so€that€we€can€gain€insight€into€the€questions€before€us:Ð Î\ ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔNumbers€20:14„21Ц4Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò14€óóAnd€Moses€sent€messengers€from€Kadesh€unto€the€king€of€Edom,€Thus€saith€thyÐ ’  Ðbrother€Israel,€Thou€knowest€all€the€travail€that€hath€befallen€us:€òò15€óóHow€our€fathersÐ ~  Ðwent€down€into€Egypt,€and€we€have€dwelt€in€Egypt€a€long€time;€and€the€EgyptiansÐ jø Ðvexed€us,€and€our€fathers:€òò16€óóAnd€when€we€cried€unto€the€LORD,€he€heard€our€voice,Ð Vä Ðand€sent€an€angel,€and€hath€brought€us€forth€out€of€Egypt:€and,€behold,€we€are€inÐ B Ð ÐKadesh,€a€city€in€the€uttermost€of€thy€border:€òò17€óóLet€us€pass,€I€pray€thee,€through€thyÐ .!¼ Ðcountry:€we€will€not€pass€through€the€fields,€or€through€the€vineyards,€neither€will€weÐ "¨ Ðdrink€of€the€water€of€the€wells:€we€will€go€by€the€kingððs€high€way,€we€will€not€turnÐ #” Ðto€the€right€hand€nor€to€the€left,€until€we€have€passed€thy€borders.€òò18€óóAnd€Edom€saidÐ ò#€  Ðunto€him,€Thou€shalt€not€pass€by€me,€lest€I€come€out€against€thee€with€the€sword.€òò19Ð Þ$l! ÐóóAnd€the€children€of€Israel€said€unto€him,€We€will€go€by€the€high€way:€and€if€I€and€myÐ Ê%X" Ðcattle€drink€of€thy€water,€then€I€will€pay€for€it:€I€will€only,€without€doing€any€thingÐ ¶&D # Ðelse,€go€through€on€my€feet.€òò20€óóAnd€he€said,€Thou€shalt€not€go€through.€And€EdomÐ ¢'0!$ Ðcame€out€against€him€with€much€people,€and€with€a€strong€hand.€òò21€óóThus€EdomÐ Ž("% Ðrefused€to€give€Israel€passage€through€his€border:€wherefore€Israel€turned€away€fromÐ z)#& ÐÔ_Ôhim.Ðf*ô#'Ð Ð  ÐÔ_ÔÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ>,Ì%)` x` x Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ/{#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔNumbers€24:15„20ÐrÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò15€óóAnd€he€took€up€his€parable,€and€said,€Balaam€the€son€of€Beor€hath€said,€and€theÐ ^ì Ðman€whose€eyes€are€open€hath€said:€òò16€óóHe€hath€said,€which€heard€the€words€of€God,Ð JØ Ðand€knew€the€knowledge€of€the€most€High,€which€saw€the€vision€of€the€Almighty,Ð 6 Ä Ðfalling€into€a€trance,€but€having€his€eyes€open:€òò17€óóI€shall€see€him,€but€not€now:€I€shallÐ " ° Ðbehold€him,€but€not€nigh:€there€shall€come€a€Star€out€of€Jacob,€and€a€Sceptre€shallÐ  œ Ðrise€out€of€Israel,€and€shall€smite€the€corners€of€Moab,€and€destroy€all€the€children€ofÐ ú ˆ ÐSheth.€òò18€óóAnd€Edom€shall€be€a€possession,€Seir€also€shall€be€a€possession€for€hisÐ æ t Ðenemies;€and€Israel€shall€do€valiantly.€òò19€óóOut€of€Jacob€shall€come€he€that€shall€haveÐ Ò ` Ðdominion,€and€shall€destroy€him€that€remaineth€of€the€city.€òò20€óóAnd€when€he€looked€onÐ ¾L  ÐAmalek,€he€took€up€his€parable,€and€said,€Amalek€was€the€first€of€the€nations;€but€hisÐ ª8  Ðlatter€end€shall€be€that€he€perish€for€ever.òòóóЖ$ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&X霅‚#ÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔDeuteronomy€23:3„4Ðnü Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò3€óóAn€Ammonite€or€Moabite€shall€not€enter€into€the€congregation€of€the€LORD;€evenÐ Zè  Ðto€their€tenth€generation€shall€they€not€enter€into€the€congregation€of€the€LORD€forÐ FÔ  Ðever:€òò4€óóBecause€they€met€you€not€with€bread€and€with€water€in€the€way,€when€ye€cameÐ 2À Ðforth€out€of€Egypt;€and€because€they€hired€against€thee€Balaam€the€son€of€Beor€ofÐ ¬ ÐPethor€of€Mesopotamia,€to€curse€Ô_Ôthee.Ô#†XéœXX&X霽‡#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÐ ˜Ð Ð  ÐÔ_ÔÌà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&X霊#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔIsaiah€34:1„6ÐâpÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò1€óóCome€near,€ye€nations,€to€hear;€and€hearken,€ye€people:€let€the€earth€hear,€and€allÐ Î\ Ðthat€is€therein;€the€world,€and€all€things€that€come€forth€of€it.€òò2€óóFor€the€indignation€ofÐ ºH Ðthe€LORD€is€upon€all€nations,€and€his€fury€upon€all€their€armies:€he€hath€utterlyÐ ¦4 Ðdestroyed€them,€he€hath€delivered€them€to€the€slaughter.€òò3€óóTheir€slain€also€shall€beÐ ’  Ðcast€out,€and€their€stink€shall€come€up€out€of€their€carcases,€and€the€mountains€shallÐ ~  Ðbe€melted€with€their€blood.€òò4€óóAnd€all€the€host€of€heaven€shall€be€dissolved,€and€theÐ jø Ðheavens€shall€be€rolled€together€as€a€scroll:€and€all€their€host€shall€fall€down,€as€theÐ Vä Ðleaf€falleth€off€from€the€vine,€and€as€a€falling€fig€from€the€fig€tree.€òò5€óóFor€my€swordÐ B Ð Ðshall€be€bathed€in€heaven:€behold,€it€shall€come€down€upon€Idumea,€and€upon€theÐ .!¼ Ðpeople€of€my€curse,€to€judgment.€òò6€óóThe€sword€of€the€LORD€is€filled€with€blood,€it€isÐ "¨ Ðmade€fat€with€fatness,€and€with€the€blood€of€lambs€and€goats,€with€the€fat€of€theÐ #” Ðkidneys€of€rams:€for€the€LORD€hath€a€sacrifice€in€Bozrah,€and€a€great€slaughter€in€theÐ ò#€  Ðland€of€Idumea.ÐÞ$l!Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&X霗Š#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔIsaiah€63:1„6ж&D #Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò1€óóWho€is€this€that€cometh€from€Edom,€with€dyed€garments€from€Bozrah?€this€that€isÐ ¢'0!$ Ðglorious€in€his€apparel,€travelling€in€the€greatness€of€his€strength?€I€that€speak€inÐ Ž("% Ðrighteousness,€mighty€to€save.€òò2€óóWherefore€art€thou€red€in€thine€apparel,€and€thyÐ z)#& Ðgarments€like€him€that€treadeth€in€the€winefat?€òò3€óóI€have€trodden€the€winepress€alone;Ð f*ô#' Ðand€of€the€people€there€was€none€with€me:€for€I€will€tread€them€in€mine€anger,€andÐ R+à$( Ðtrample€them€in€my€fury;€and€their€blood€shall€be€sprinkled€upon€my€garments,€andÐ >,Ì%) ÐI€will€stain€all€my€raiment.€òò4€óóFor€the€day€of€vengeance€is€in€mine€heart,€and€the€yearÐ r Ðof€my€redeemed€is€come.€òò5€óóAnd€I€looked,€and€there€was€none€to€help;€and€I€wonderedÐ ^ì Ðthat€there€was€none€to€uphold:€therefore€mine€own€arm€brought€salvation€unto€me;Ð JØ Ðand€my€fury,€it€upheld€me.€òò6€óóAnd€I€will€tread€down€the€people€in€mine€anger,€andÐ 6 Ä Ðmake€them€drunk€in€my€fury,€and€I€will€bring€down€their€strength€to€the€earth.Ð" °Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÔ#†XéœXX&X霘#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&XéœÌ•#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔJeremiah€49:1„2Ðú ˆÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò1€óóConcerning€the€Ammonites,€thus€saith€the€LORD;€Hath€Israel€no€sons?€hath€he€noÐ æ t Ðheir?€why€then€doth€their€king€inherit€Gad,€and€his€people€dwell€in€his€cities?€òò2Ð Ò ` ÐóóTherefore,€behold,€the€days€come,€saith€the€LORD,€that€I€will€cause€an€alarm€of€warÐ ¾L  Ðto€be€heard€in€Rabbah€of€the€Ammonites;€and€it€shall€be€a€desolate€heap,€and€herÐ ª8  Ðdaughters€shall€be€burned€with€fire:€then€shall€Israel€be€heir€unto€them€that€were€hisÐ –$  Ðheirs,€saith€the€LORD.Ђ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àJeremiah€49:12„13ÐZè Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò12€óóFor€thus€saith€the€LORD;€Behold,€they€whose€judgment€was€not€to€drink€of€the€cupÐ FÔ  Ðhave€assuredly€drunken;€and€art€thou€he€that€shall€altogether€go€unpunished?€thouÐ 2À Ðshalt€not€go€unpunished,€but€thou€shalt€surely€drink€of€it.€òò13€óóFor€I€have€sworn€byÐ ¬ Ðmyself,€saith€the€LORD,€that€Bozrah€shall€become€a€desolation,€a€reproach,€a€waste,Ð  ˜ Ðand€a€curse;€and€all€the€cities€thereof€shall€be€perpetual€Ô_Ôwastes.Ðö„Ð Ð  ÐÔ_ÔÌà8  àObadiah€7„9ÐÎ\Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò7€óóAll€the€men€of€thy€confederacy€have€brought€thee€even€to€the€border:€the€men€thatÐ ºH Ðwere€at€peace€with€thee€have€deceived€thee,€and€prevailed€against€thee;€they€that€eatÐ ¦4 Ðthy€bread€have€laid€a€wound€under€thee:€there€is€none€understanding€in€him.€òò8€óóShallÐ ’  ÐI€not€in€that€day,€saith€the€LORD,€even€destroy€the€wise€men€out€of€Edom,€andÐ ~  Ðunderstanding€out€of€the€mount€of€Esau?€òò9€óóAnd€thy€mighty€men,€O€Teman,€shall€beÐ jø Ðdismayed,€to€the€end€that€every€one€of€the€mount€of€Esau€may€be€cut€off€by€slaughter.Ô#†XéœXX&Xéœ1–#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÐVäÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ0ž#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔRevelation€14:20Ð.!¼Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò20€óóAnd€the€winepress€was€trodden€without€the€city,€and€blood€came€out€of€theÐ "¨ Ðwinepress,€even€unto€the€horse€bridles,€by€the€space€of€a€thousand€and€six€hundredÐ #” Ðfurlongs.Ðò#€ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&XéœÀž#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔRevelation€19:11„14ÐÊ%X"Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò11€óóAnd€I€saw€heaven€opened,€and€behold€a€white€horse;€and€he€that€sat€upon€him€wasÐ ¶&D # Ðcalled€Faithful€and€True,€and€in€righteousness€he€doth€judge€and€make€war.€òò12€óóHisÐ ¢'0!$ Ðeyes€were€as€a€flame€of€fire,€and€on€his€head€were€many€crowns;€and€he€had€a€nameÐ Ž("% Ðwritten,€that€no€man€knew,€but€he€himself.€òò13€óóAnd€he€was€clothed€with€a€vestureÐ z)#& Ðdipped€in€blood:€and€his€name€is€called€The€Word€of€God.€òò14€óóAnd€the€armies€whichÐ f*ô#' Ðwere€in€heaven€followed€him€upon€white€horses,€clothed€in€fine€linen,€white€andÐ R+à$( Ðclean.Ð>,Ì%)Ð Ð  ÐÔ_ÔÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœv #ÔÔ_Ôà  àWe€have€thus€solved€an€enigma€that€has€puzzled€me€for€years€since€I€first€read€Daniel€11:41:Ð r Ðthat€enigma€being€why€Moab,€Edom,€and€Ammon€were€spared€from€the€armies€of€the€Antichrist.€TheÐ ^ì Ðreasons€behind€it€came€clear€to€me€this€week.€Some€of€the€conclusions€that€we€can€draw€from€theÐ JØ Ðabove€Scriptures€that€we€just€read€are€as€follows.€If€€the€prophecy€of€€Numbers€24:15„20€is€to€realizeÐ 6 Ä Ðcomplete€fulfillment,€then€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€will€have€to€smite€Moab€and€Edom.€That€is€yet€inÐ " ° Ðthe€future.€According€to€Genesis€49:10,€Numbers€24:17,€€and€Hebrews€1:8,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€isÐ  œ Ðthe€Star€out€of€Jacob€and€the€Sceptre€out€of€Israel.€It€also€follows€that€the€reason€Moab,€Edom,€andÐ ú ˆ ÐAmmon€escape€from€the€Antichrist€is€because€they€will€be€the€object€of€the€special€wrath€of€the€LordÐ æ t ÐJesus€Christ.€That€wrath€is€the€subject€€of€the€prophecy€of€Isaiah€34,€Isaiah€63,€Jeremiah€49,€andÐ Ò ` ÐObadiah€which€we€have€just€read.€It€also€explains€why€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€comes€out€of€heavenÐ ¾L  Ðwith€His€vesture€already€dipped€in€blood€in€Revelation€19:13.€He€has€already€been€to€Bozrah€inÐ ª8  Ðjudgment€prior€to€the€start€of€Armageddon€so€that€the€events€prophesied€of€in€Numbers€24,€IsaiahÐ –$  Ð34,€Isaiah€63,€Jeremiah€49,€and€Obadiah€can€be€fulfilled.€When€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€shows€up€inÐ ‚  ÐRevelation€19:13,€those€events€have€already€taken€place.€The€reason€Edom€receives€special€attentionÐ nü  Ðfrom€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€was€given€in€Numbers€20:14„21.€The€reason€the€Moab€and€the€AmmonÐ Zè  Ðreceive€special€attention€from€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€was€given€in€Deuteronomy€23:3„4.€The€doctrineÐ FÔ  Ðof€Balaam€is€a€special€object€of€the€wrath€of€God€as€evidenced€by€2€Peter€2:15,€Jude€11,€andÐ 2À ÐRevelation€2:14.€Couple€this€with€the€fact€that€The€Angel€of€the€LORD€shows€up€ten€times€whenÐ ¬ Ðdealing€with€Balaam€in€Numbers€22€and€you€can€add€a€prophetic€exclamation€point€to€the€propheticÐ  ˜ Ðevents€involving€Moab€and€Ammon.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€was€there€with€Balaam.€For€those€of€youÐ ö„ Ðwho€have€studied€the€subject€throughly,€you€will€know€that€appearances€of€The€Angel€of€the€LORDÐ âp Ðare€preincarnate€appearances€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€In€fact,€if€you€look€a€little€further€into€IsaiahÐ Î\ Ð63€(Isaiah€63:9),€you€will€see€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€referred€to€as€the€angel€of€his€presence!€Amazing!€Ð ºH ÐÌà  àIf€you€would€place€Moab,€Ammon,€and€Edom€on€a€modern€map€they€would€touch€the€easternÐ ’  Ðand€southeastern€shores€of€the€Dead€Sea€in€what€we€now€call€Jordan€and€western€Saudi€Arabia.€InÐ ~  Ðfact,€Amman,€Jordan€takes€its€name€from€Ammon.€Many€folks€that€study€Bible€prophecy€believe€thatÐ jø Ðwhen€Satan€is€cast€down€in€Revelation€12€that€many€of€the€Jewish€people€will€flee€to€Petra€whichÐ Vä Ðis€a€fortress€located€in€what€is€now€Jordan€off€of€the€southeastern€tip€of€the€Dead€Sea.Ð B Ð ÐÌà@DD ìàò òÔ% ‡G ÔSERMON€NUMBER€11€ð!ð€THE€RESTORATION€OF€THE€NATION€OF€Ô_ÔISRAELÔ%†G¨°Ôó óˆÐ "¨ ÐÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà@ÞÞ%ìàÔ4‚hofÞÔÝ‚<ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  ÔBack€To€TopÔ6^±ÔÝ‚<ÍOr±heirÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7ofú ±ÔÔ_ԈР#” Ðà@ìì*ìàòòò òó óóóÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔˆÌà  àEarlier€in€this€series€we€have€already€dealt€quite€extensively€with€the€role€of€Israel€in€BibleÐ Þ$l! ÐProphecy,€but€we€are€going€to€briefly€stop€here€to€discuss€the€restoration€of€Israel€to€the€PromisedÐ Ê%X" ÐLand.€That€Israel€would€be€restored€to€the€Promised€Land€is€one€of€the€great€subjects€of€BibleÐ ¶&D # ÐProphecy.€Though€the€process€of€the€restoration€of€Ezekielððs€vision€of€ð ðthe€valley€of€dry€bonesðð€hadÐ ¢'0!$ Ðalready€been€well€underway,€it€became€an€official€international€fact€in€one€day€on€May€14,€1948Ð Ž("% Ðwhen€David€Ben€Gurion€issued€the€official€proclamation€reestablishing€the€State€of€Israel€€inÐ z)#& Ðfulfillment€of€Isaiah€66:8„14€which€Ô_Ôsays:Ð f*ô#' ÐÔ_ÔÌà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&XéœR²#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÐ>,Ì%)Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&XéœÕµ#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔIsaiah€66:8„14ÐrÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò8€óóWho€hath€heard€such€a€thing?€who€hath€seen€such€things?€Shall€the€earth€be€madeÐ ^ì Ðto€bring€forth€in€one€day?€or€shall€a€nation€be€born€at€once?€for€as€soon€as€ZionÐ JØ Ðtravailed,€she€brought€forth€her€children.€òò9€óóShall€I€bring€to€the€birth,€and€not€cause€toÐ 6 Ä Ðbring€forth?€saith€the€LORD:€shall€I€cause€to€bring€forth,€and€shut€the€womb?€saithÐ " ° Ðthy€God.€òò10€óóRejoice€ye€with€Jerusalem,€and€be€glad€with€her,€all€ye€that€love€her:Ð  œ Ðrejoice€for€joy€with€her,€all€ye€that€mourn€for€her:€òò11€óóThat€ye€may€suck,€and€beÐ ú ˆ Ðsatisfied€with€the€breasts€of€her€consolations;€that€ye€may€milk€out,€and€be€delightedÐ æ t Ðwith€the€abundance€of€her€glory.€òò12€óóFor€thus€saith€the€LORD,€Behold,€I€will€extendÐ Ò ` Ðpeace€to€her€like€a€river,€and€the€glory€of€the€Gentiles€like€a€flowing€stream:€thenÐ ¾L  Ðshall€ye€suck,€ye€shall€be€borne€upon€her€sides,€and€be€dandled€upon€her€knees.€òò13€óóAsÐ ª8  Ðone€whom€his€mother€comforteth,€so€will€I€comfort€you;€and€ye€shall€be€comfortedÐ –$  Ðin€Jerusalem.€òò14€óóAnd€when€ye€see€this,€your€heart€shall€rejoice,€and€your€bones€shallÐ ‚  Ðflourish€like€an€herb:€and€the€hand€of€the€LORD€shall€be€known€toward€his€servants,Ð nü  Ðand€his€indignation€toward€his€enemies.Ô#†XéœXX&XéœB¶#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÐZè Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&XéœX¼#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÌà  àWe€rejoice€greatly€at€the€restoration€of€Jerusalem€and€the€nation€of€Israel.€At€Hilltop€BaptistÐ 2À ÐChurch€in€Newport,€Tennessee€we€are€big€hearted€lovers€of€the€Jewish€people€and€the€nation€ofÐ ¬ ÐIsrael.€If€you€are€saved€and€you€are€not€a€lover€of€the€nation€of€Israel€and€the€Jewish€people,€thenÐ  ˜ Ðyour€heart€is€not€right€with€God.€Without€the€restoration€of€Israel€to€the€Glorious€Promised€LandÐ ö„ Ðmuch€Bible€Prophecy€concerning€the€Gentile€nations€could€not€be€fulfilled.€Deuteronomy€chaptersÐ âp Ð28€through€32€are€Godððs€prophetic€commentary€on€the€sad€history€of€the€nation€of€Israel.Ð Î\ ÐDeuteronomy€28:1„14€deal€with€the€blessings€that€Israel€will€enjoy€in€the€land€if€they€will€beÐ ºH Ðobedient€unto€the€voice€of€God.€Deuteronomy€28:15„68€deal€with€the€curses€that€will€be€upon€IsraelÐ ¦4 Ðif€they€will€not€harken€unto€the€voice€of€God.€Sadly,€for€most€of€the€history€of€the€nation€of€IsraelÐ ’  Ðshe€has€been€under€the€curse€of€God€for€her€disobedience€unto€God.€In€Deuteronomy€28:63„64,€GodÐ ~  Ðwarned€Israel€that€He€would€scatter€them€among€the€nations€for€her€disobedience.€These€verses€say:Ð jø ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&X霹¼#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔDeuteronomy€28:63„64ÐB ÐÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò63€óóAnd€it€shall€come€to€pass,€that€as€the€LORD€rejoiced€over€you€to€do€you€good,€andÐ .!¼ Ðto€multiply€you;€so€the€LORD€will€rejoice€over€you€to€destroy€you,€and€to€bring€youÐ "¨ Ðto€nought;€and€ye€shall€be€plucked€from€off€the€land€whither€thou€goest€to€possess€it.Ð #” Ðòò64€óóAnd€the€LORD€shall€scatter€thee€among€all€people,€from€the€one€end€of€the€earthÐ ò#€  Ðeven€unto€the€other;€and€there€thou€shalt€serve€other€gods,€which€neither€thou€nor€thyÐ Þ$l! Ðfathers€have€known,€even€wood€and€stone.Ô#†XéœXX&XéœÂ#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÐÊ%X"Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àIn€Deuteronomy€29:24„28€we€see€the€amazement€of€the€nations€at€the€wrath€of€God€that€wasÐ ¢'0!$ Ðpoured€out€in€judgment€upon€the€land€of€Israel.€These€verses€state:Ð Ž("% ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&XéœàÄ#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔDeuteronomy€29:24„28Ðf*ô#'Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò24€óóEven€all€nations€shall€say,€Wherefore€hath€the€LORD€done€thus€unto€this€land?Ð R+à$( Ðwhat€meaneth€the€heat€of€this€great€anger?€òò25€óóThen€men€shall€say,€Because€they€haveÐ >,Ì%) Ðforsaken€the€covenant€of€the€LORD€God€of€their€fathers,€which€he€made€with€themÐ r Ðwhen€he€brought€them€forth€out€of€the€land€of€Egypt:€òò26€óóFor€they€went€and€servedÐ ^ì Ðother€gods,€and€worshipped€them,€gods€whom€they€knew€not,€and€whom€he€had€notÐ JØ Ðgiven€unto€them:€òò27€óóAnd€the€anger€of€the€LORD€was€kindled€against€this€land,€toÐ 6 Ä Ðbring€upon€it€all€the€curses€that€are€written€in€this€book:€òò28€óóAnd€the€LORD€rootedÐ " ° Ðthem€out€of€their€land€in€anger,€and€in€wrath,€and€in€great€indignation,€and€cast€themÐ  œ Ðinto€another€land,€as€it€is€this€day.Ô#†XéœXX&Xéœ Æ#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÐú ˆÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àIn€Deuteronomy€30:1„3,€God€promises€restoration€to€the€land€for€Israel.€€God€said€in€theseÐ Ò ` Ðverses:Ð ¾L  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&XéœÊ#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔDeuteronomy€30:1„3Ж$ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò1€óóAnd€it€shall€come€to€pass,€when€all€these€things€are€come€upon€thee,€the€blessingÐ ‚  Ðand€the€curse,€which€I€have€set€before€thee,€and€thou€shalt€call€them€to€mind€amongÐ nü  Ðall€the€nations,€whither€the€LORD€thy€God€hath€driven€thee,€òò2€óóAnd€shalt€return€untoÐ Zè  Ðthe€LORD€thy€God,€and€shalt€obey€his€voice€according€to€all€that€I€command€thee€thisÐ FÔ  Ðday,€thou€and€thy€children,€with€all€thine€heart,€and€with€all€thy€soul;€òò3€óóThat€then€theÐ 2À ÐLORD€thy€God€will€turn€thy€captivity,€and€have€compassion€upon€thee,€and€willÐ ¬ Ðreturn€and€gather€thee€from€all€the€nations,€whither€the€LORD€thy€God€hath€scatteredÐ  ˜ Ðthee.Ðö„Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&XéœË#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÌÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà  àEzekiel€20:34,€Ezekiel€20:41,€and€Ezekiel€28:25€also€promise€a€gathering€from€the€scatteringÐ Î\ Ðof€Israel.€In€a€few€moments,€we€will€look€at€Ezekiel€36€which€deals€with€the€restoration€of€Israel€toÐ ºH Ðthe€Promised€Land.€Before€the€events€of€Ezekiel€38€and€39€could€take€place,€Israel€had€to€be€restoredÐ ¦4 Ðto€the€Promised€Land€contrary€to€the€heresy€of€Replacement€Theology.€Replacement€Theology€statesÐ ’  Ðthat€the€church€has€replaced€Israel€in€Godððs€blessings€and€in€the€fulfillment€of€Bible€Prophecy.€ThatÐ ~  Ðis€convenient€theology€for€the€whore€of€Revelation€17€and€Satanððs€bride.€Replacement€TheologyÐ jø Ðcomes€from€the€crypts€of€Roman€Catholic€and€Protestant€harlotry€and€theology.€The€literalÐ Vä Ðinterpretation€of€the€Bible€will€not€lead€to€Replacement€Theology.€The€Bible€demands€literalÐ B Ð Ðfulfillment€of€Bible€Prophecy.€Literal€fulfillment€is€the€reason€that€Replacement€Theology€is€anÐ .!¼ Ðabomination€before€God€and€a€slap€in€the€face€of€Godððs€integrity.€Replacement€Theology€denies€thatÐ "¨ ÐGod€will€do€what€he€has€promised€to€do€for€the€nation€of€Israel.€Replacement€Theology€makes€GodÐ #” Ða€liar.€Replacement€Theology€is€the€wicked€tool€that€Satan€hatefully€uses€to€manipulate€worldwideÐ ò#€  Ðapostate€Christianity€into€persecuting€the€Jewish€people€and€denying€the€right€of€Israel€to€exist€as€aÐ Þ$l! Ðnation.€Replacement€Theology€violates€every€everlasting€covenant€that€God€has€made€with€Israel€andÐ Ê%X" Ðthe€Jewish€people.€The€four€prophetic€covenants€under€the€Abrahamic€Covenant€that€includedÐ ¶&D # Ðcovenants€related€to€the€seed,€the€land,€the€throne,€and€the€heart€are€unconditional,€everlastingÐ ¢'0!$ Ðcovenants€whose€promise€is€based€upon€the€I€WILL€of€God.€They€do€not€depend€upon€any€action€orÐ Ž("% Ðinaction€of€man€for€their€fulfillment.€Therefore,€no€apostate€theologianððs€Replacement€Theology€canÐ z)#& Ðabrogate€those€covenants.€In€terms€of€Godððs€Biblical€plan€for€the€nation€of€Israel,€ReplacementÐ f*ô#' ÐTheology€was€dead€on€arrival.€The€promise€for€the€restoration€of€the€nation€of€Israel€is€given€inÐ R+à$( ÐEzekiel€36:16„28:€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÐ >,Ì%) ÐÔ_Ô‡Ô_ÔÔ#†XéœXX&X霦Î#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÔ_Ôà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&XéœÃØ#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔEzekiel€36:16„28ÐrÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò16€óóMoreover€the€word€of€the€LORD€came€unto€me,€saying,€òò17€óóSon€of€man,€when€theÐ ^ì Ðhouse€of€Israel€dwelt€in€their€own€land,€they€defiled€it€by€their€own€way€and€by€theirÐ JØ Ðdoings:€their€way€was€before€me€as€the€uncleanness€of€a€removed€woman.€òò18Ð 6 Ä ÐóóWherefore€I€poured€my€fury€upon€them€for€the€blood€that€they€had€shed€upon€theÐ " ° Ðland,€and€for€their€idols€wherewith€they€had€polluted€it:€òò19€óóAnd€I€scattered€themÐ  œ Ðamong€the€heathen,€and€they€were€dispersed€through€the€countries:€according€to€theirÐ ú ˆ Ðway€and€according€to€their€doings€I€judged€them.€òò20€óóAnd€when€they€entered€unto€theÐ æ t Ðheathen,€whither€they€went,€they€profaned€my€holy€name,€when€they€said€to€them,Ð Ò ` ÐThese€are€the€people€of€the€LORD,€and€are€gone€forth€out€of€his€land.€òò21€óóBut€I€had€pityÐ ¾L  Ðfor€mine€holy€name,€which€the€house€of€Israel€had€profaned€among€the€heathen,Ð ª8  Ðwhither€they€went.€òò22€óóTherefore€say€unto€the€house€of€Israel,€Thus€saith€the€LordÐ –$  ÐGOD;€I€do€not€this€for€your€sakes,€O€house€of€Israel,€but€for€mine€holy€nameððs€sake,Ð ‚  Ðwhich€ye€have€profaned€among€the€heathen,€whither€ye€went.€òò23€óóAnd€I€will€sanctifyÐ nü  Ðmy€great€name,€which€was€profaned€among€the€heathen,€which€ye€have€profaned€inÐ Zè  Ðthe€midst€of€them;€and€the€heathen€shall€know€that€I€am€the€LORD,€saith€the€LordÐ FÔ  ÐGOD,€when€I€shall€be€sanctified€in€you€before€their€eyes.€òò24€óóFor€I€will€take€you€fromÐ 2À Ðamong€the€heathen,€and€gather€you€out€of€all€countries,€and€will€bring€you€into€yourÐ ¬ Ðown€land.€òò25€óóThen€will€I€sprinkle€clean€water€upon€you,€and€ye€shall€be€clean:€fromÐ  ˜ Ðall€your€filthiness,€and€from€all€your€idols,€will€I€cleanse€you.€òò26€óóA€new€heart€also€willÐ ö„ ÐI€give€you,€and€a€new€spirit€will€I€put€within€you:€and€I€will€take€away€the€stony€heartÐ âp Ðout€of€your€flesh,€and€I€will€give€you€an€heart€of€flesh.€òò27€óóAnd€I€will€put€my€spiritÐ Î\ Ðwithin€you,€and€cause€you€to€walk€in€my€statutes,€and€ye€shall€keep€my€judgments,Ð ºH Ðand€do€them.€òò28€óóAnd€ye€shall€dwell€in€the€land€that€I€gave€to€your€fathers;€and€ye€shallÐ ¦4 Ðbe€my€people,€and€I€will€be€your€God.Ð’ Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ!Ù#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÌÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ{ã#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔà  àSo,€in€these€verses€we€see€both€the€reason€for€the€scattering€of€the€nation€of€Israel€into€theÐ jø Ðnations€Ô#†XéœXX&X霾ã#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ€and€the€promise€of€her€restoration.€How€much€more€so€has€the€United€States€of€AmericaÐ Vä Ðprofaned€the€name€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€through€the€promotion€of€the€abominations€of€abortionÐ B Ð Ðand€sodomy.€The€United€States€of€America€is€the€recipient€of€a€much€larger€measure€of€Godððs€graceÐ .!¼ Ðthan€Israel.€Abortion€is€not€birth€control.€Abortion€is€the€Satanic€murder€of€the€innocents.€SodomyÐ "¨ Ðis€not€inborn,€natural€affection.€Sodomy€is€the€Satanic€perversion€of€Godððs€gift€of€sex€to€mankind.Ð #” ÐAmerican€ð ðChristianityðð€is€not€Bible€believing€Christianity,€but€is€instead€self€worshipping€idolatry.Ð ò#€  ÐThese€are€the€very€same€sins€for€which€the€nation€of€Israel€suffered€the€wrath€of€God.€Letððs€continueÐ Þ$l! Ðon€with€Godððs€promise€to€restore€the€nation€of€Israel.€Ð Ê%X" ÐÌà  àGod€further€expands€upon€his€promise€to€restore€the€nation€of€Israel€in€Ezekielððs€vision€ofÐ ¢'0!$ Ðð ðthe€valley€of€dry€bonesðð€in€Ezekiel€37:1„28.€In€Ezekiel€37:1„19,€it€is€shown€to€be€a€process€whereÐ Ž("% ÐGod€brings€the€stick€of€Joseph,€or€Ephraim,€together€with€the€stick€of€Judah€to€make€them€one€stickÐ z)#& Ðin€his€hand.€The€stick€of€Joseph€represents€the€ten€northern€tribes€and€the€stick€of€Judah€representsÐ f*ô#' Ðthe€two€southern€tribes.€Then€God€makes€the€following€statement€in€Ezekiel€37:21„28:Ð R+à$( ÐÐ >,Ì%) Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&X震ä#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔEzekiel€37:20„28ÐrÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò20€óóAnd€the€sticks€whereon€thou€writest€shall€be€in€thine€hand€before€their€eyes.€òò21€óóAndÐ ^ì Ðsay€unto€them,€Thus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;€Behold,€I€will€take€the€children€of€IsraelÐ JØ Ðfrom€among€the€heathen,€whither€they€be€gone,€and€will€gather€them€on€every€side,Ð 6 Ä Ðand€bring€them€into€their€own€land:€òò22€óóAnd€I€will€make€them€one€nation€in€the€landÐ " ° Ðupon€the€mountains€of€Israel;€and€one€king€shall€be€king€to€them€all:€and€they€shallÐ  œ Ðbe€no€more€two€nations,€neither€shall€they€be€divided€into€two€kingdoms€any€moreÐ ú ˆ Ðat€all:€òò23€óóNeither€shall€they€defile€themselves€any€more€with€their€idols,€nor€with€theirÐ æ t Ðdetestable€things,€nor€with€any€of€their€transgressions:€but€I€will€save€them€out€of€allÐ Ò ` Ðtheir€dwellingplaces,€wherein€they€have€sinned,€and€will€cleanse€them:€so€shall€theyÐ ¾L  Ðbe€my€people,€and€I€will€be€their€God.€òò24€óóAnd€David€my€servant€shall€be€king€overÐ ª8  Ðthem;€and€they€all€shall€have€one€shepherd:€they€shall€also€walk€in€my€judgments,€andÐ –$  Ðobserve€my€statutes,€and€do€them.€òò25€óóAnd€they€shall€dwell€in€the€land€that€I€have€givenÐ ‚  Ðunto€Jacob€my€servant,€wherein€your€fathers€have€dwelt;€and€they€shall€dwell€therein,Ð nü  Ðeven€they,€and€their€children,€and€their€childrenððs€children€for€ever:€and€my€servantÐ Zè  ÐDavid€shall€be€their€prince€for€ever.€òò26€óóMoreover€I€will€make€a€covenant€of€peace€withÐ FÔ  Ðthem;€it€shall€be€an€everlasting€covenant€with€them:€and€I€will€place€them,€andÐ 2À Ðmultiply€them,€and€will€set€my€sanctuary€in€the€midst€of€them€for€evermore.€òò27€óóMyÐ ¬ Ðtabernacle€also€shall€be€with€them:€yea,€I€will€be€their€God,€and€they€shall€be€myÐ  ˜ Ðpeople.€òò28€óóAnd€the€heathen€shall€know€that€I€the€LORD€do€sanctify€Israel,€when€myÐ ö„ Ðsanctuary€shall€be€in€the€midst€of€them€for€evermore.ÐâpÐ Ð  ÐÌÔ#†XéœXX&XéœÜê#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔà  àThese€verses€once€again€emphasize€the€everlasting€nature€of€the€relationship€that€Israel€hasÐ ºH Ðwith€God.€These€verses€also€again€emphasize€the€everlasting€nature€of€the€Davidic€covenant.€HowÐ ¦4 Ða€Bible€believing€Christian€can€apply€these€verses€to€the€Church€is€beyond€me€unless€they€haveÐ ’  Ðallowed€their€theology€to€trump€the€Word€of€God.€The€Church€has€never€been€two€sticks€in€the€handÐ ~  Ðof€God.€The€Church€is€the€Bride€of€Christ.€Israel€is€the€bride€and€wife€of€God€the€Father.€God€theÐ jø ÐFather€put€away€his€wife€Israel.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€will€never€put€away€his€bride.€The€Church€wasÐ Vä Ðnot€birthed€or€re„birthed€from€a€valley€of€dry€bones.€The€Church€was€born€in€the€heart€of€the€LordÐ B Ð ÐJesus€Christ.€So,€the€Church€cannot€be€resurrected€from€a€ð ðvalley€of€dry€bonesðð.€The€Bible€believingÐ .!¼ Ðchurch€has€never€died€and€never€will€because€the€gates€of€hell€cannot€prevail€against€the€church€ofÐ "¨ Ðthe€living€God.€The€Church€is€never€referred€to€as€Joseph€and€it€is€never€referred€to€as€Judah.€TheÐ #” ÐChurch€has€never€been€called€upon€to€use€carnal€weapons€of€warfare,€but€Israel€has.€Ô#†XéœXX&X霫ó#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔThe€weaponsÐ ò#€  Ðof€the€Churchððs€warfare€are€not€carnal,€but€mighty€through€God€to€the€pulling€down€of€Satanððs€strongÐ Þ$l! Ðholds.€So,€the€conclusion€must€be€that€Ezekiel€chapters€36€and€37€refer€to€the€modern€day€restorationÐ Ê%X" Ðof€Israel€and€not€to€the€Church.€If€Ezekiel€chapters€36€and€37€do€not€apply€to€a€literal€earthly€Israel,Ð ¶&D # Ðthen€they€make€absolutely€no€sense€when€applied€by€apostate€Anti„Semites€to€the€Church.€ThereforeÐ ¢'0!$ Ðthey€apply€to€a€literal,€earthly€Israel€that€is€being€restored€to€the€Promised€Land.€There€has€never€beenÐ Ž("% Ða€time€in€the€history€of€the€Church€when€the€members€in€apostate€denominational€churches€haveÐ z)#& Ðbeen€more€anti€Jewish€and€anti€Israel.€The€reason€for€that€is€that€our€churches€are€full€of€unsaved,Ð f*ô#' Ðprofessing€Christians€who€hate€the€Jew.€If€you€hate€the€Jew,€then€you€are€not€saved.€The€Lord€JesusÐ R+à$( ÐChrist€was€and€is€a€perfect€Jew€born€and€raised€under€Godððs€law€given€to€the€Jews.€He€fulfilled€theÐ >,Ì%) Ðlaw€because€he€was€a€sinless€Jew.€He€was€sinless€because€he€was€Very€God€in€the€flesh.€He€couldÐ r Ðnot€have€sinned€because€He€is€God.Ð ^ì ÐÌà  àIt€is€through€the€restoration€of€the€Jews€that€the€entire€world€comes€under€the€full€blessingsÐ 6 Ä Ðof€God€Almighty.€It€is€this€same€restored€Israel€that€will€come€under€attack€from€an€alliance€ofÐ " ° Ðnations€commanded€by€Gog€who€comes€from€out€of€the€north€to€attack€Israel€either€just€before,€orÐ  œ Ðright€at€the€start,€of€the€Tribulation.€That€view€of€the€timing€of€the€attack€is€not€accepted€by€manyÐ ú ˆ ÐBible€students.€Some€believe€that€the€attack€by€the€northern€alliance€will€take€place€at€the€mid„pointÐ æ t Ðof€the€Tribulation€while€others€believe€that€the€attack€will€take€place€at€the€end€of€the€Tribulation.Ð Ò ` ÐThe€truth€of€the€matter€is€that€an€argument€can€be€put€forth€against€either€of€the€positions,€but€weÐ ¾L  Ðbelieve€that€an€attack€either€at€the€start€of,€or€just€prior€to,€the€Tribulation€is€the€most€defensible.€WeÐ ª8  Ðwill€elaborate€further€on€what€we€believe€the€Bible€teaches€a€little€later€on.€Ð –$  ÐÌò òòòÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœñø#Ôà@ëëìàóóÔ% ‡H ÔSERMON€NUMBER€12€ð!ð€THE€NORTHERN€AND€SOUTHERN€Ô_ÔALLIANCEÔ%†H™Ôó óÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔˆÐ nü  ÐÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà@ÞÞ%ìàÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ#ÔÔ4‚iofÞÔÝ‚<ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  ÔBack€To€TopÔ6ŒÔÝ‚<ÍO heirÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7ofúÎÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÔ_ԈРZè  ÐÌà  àWe€now€turn€to€the€military€alliance€commanded€by€Gog€that€will€enter€into€that€gloriousÐ 2À Ðland€of€Israel€from€the€north.€Ô#†XéœXX&Xéœ<#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔTurn€in€your€Bibles€to€Ezekiel€chapter€38€and€let€us€begin€reading€inÐ ¬ Ðverse€1:Ô#†XéœXX&Xéœ=#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÐ  ˜ ÐÌà8  àEzekiel€38:1„23ÐâpÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò1€óóAnd€the€word€of€the€LORD€came€unto€me,€saying,€òò2€óóSon€of€man,€set€thy€face€againstÐ Î\ ÐGog,€the€land€of€Magog,€the€chief€prince€of€Meshech€and€Tubal,€and€prophesyÐ ºH Ðagainst€him,€òò3€óóAnd€say,€Thus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;€Behold,€I€am€against€thee,€O€Gog,Ð ¦4 Ðthe€chief€prince€of€Meshech€and€Tubal:€òò4€óóAnd€I€will€turn€thee€back,€and€put€hooksÐ ’  Ðinto€thy€jaws,€and€I€will€bring€thee€forth,€and€all€thine€army,€horses€and€horsemen,€allÐ ~  Ðof€them€clothed€with€all€sorts€of€armour,€even€a€great€company€with€bucklers€andÐ jø Ðshields,€all€of€them€handling€swords:€òò5€óóPersia,€Ethiopia,€and€Libya€with€them;€all€ofÐ Vä Ðthem€with€shield€and€helmet:€òò6€óóGomer,€and€all€his€bands;€the€house€of€Togarmah€ofÐ B Ð Ðthe€north€quarters,€and€all€his€bands:€and€many€people€with€thee.€òò7€óóBe€thou€prepared,Ð .!¼ Ðand€prepare€for€thyself,€thou,€and€all€thy€company€that€are€assembled€unto€thee,€andÐ "¨ Ðbe€thou€a€guard€unto€them.€òò8€óóAfter€many€days€thou€shalt€be€visited:€in€the€latter€yearsÐ #” Ðthou€shalt€come€into€the€land€that€is€brought€back€from€the€sword,€and€is€gathered€outÐ ò#€  Ðof€many€people,€against€the€mountains€of€Israel,€which€have€been€always€waste:€butÐ Þ$l! Ðit€is€brought€forth€out€of€the€nations,€and€they€shall€dwell€safely€all€of€them.€òò9€óóThouÐ Ê%X" Ðshalt€ascend€and€come€like€a€storm,€thou€shalt€be€like€a€cloud€to€cover€the€land,€thou,Ð ¶&D # Ðand€all€thy€bands,€and€many€people€with€thee.€òò10€óóThus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;€It€shallÐ ¢'0!$ Ðalso€come€to€pass,€that€at€the€same€time€shall€things€come€into€thy€mind,€and€thouÐ Ž("% Ðshalt€think€an€evil€thought:€òò11€óóAnd€thou€shalt€say,€I€will€go€up€to€the€land€of€unwalledÐ z)#& Ðvillages;€I€will€go€to€them€that€are€at€rest,€that€dwell€safely,€all€of€them€dwellingÐ f*ô#' Ðwithout€walls,€and€having€neither€bars€nor€gates,€òò12€óóTo€take€a€spoil,€and€to€take€a€prey;Ð R+à$( Ðto€turn€thine€hand€upon€the€desolate€places€that€are€now€inhabited,€and€upon€theÐ >,Ì%) Ðpeople€that€are€gathered€out€of€the€nations,€which€have€gotten€cattle€and€goods,€thatÐ r Ðdwell€in€the€midst€of€the€land.€òò13€óóSheba,€and€Dedan,€and€the€merchants€of€Tarshish,Ð ^ì Ðwith€all€the€young€lions€thereof,€shall€say€unto€thee,€Art€thou€come€to€take€a€spoil?Ð JØ Ðhast€thou€gathered€thy€company€to€take€a€prey?€to€carry€away€silver€and€gold,€to€takeÐ 6 Ä Ðaway€cattle€and€goods,€to€take€a€great€spoil?€òò14€óóTherefore,€son€of€man,€prophesy€andÐ " ° Ðsay€unto€Gog,€Thus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;€In€that€day€when€my€people€of€IsraelÐ  œ Ðdwelleth€safely,€shalt€thou€not€know€it?€òò15€óóAnd€thou€shalt€come€from€thy€place€out€ofÐ ú ˆ Ðthe€north€parts,€thou,€and€many€people€with€thee,€all€of€them€riding€upon€horses,€aÐ æ t Ðgreat€company,€and€a€mighty€army:€òò16€óóAnd€thou€shalt€come€up€against€my€people€ofÐ Ò ` ÐIsrael,€as€a€cloud€to€cover€the€land;€it€shall€be€in€the€latter€days,€and€I€will€bring€theeÐ ¾L  Ðagainst€my€land,€that€the€heathen€may€know€me,€when€I€shall€be€sanctified€in€thee,Ð ª8  ÐO€Gog,€before€their€eyes.€òò17€óóThus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;€Art€thou€he€of€whom€I€haveÐ –$  Ðspoken€in€old€time€by€my€servants€the€prophets€of€Israel,€which€prophesied€in€thoseÐ ‚  Ðdays€many€years€that€I€would€bring€thee€against€them?€òò18€óóAnd€it€shall€come€to€pass€atÐ nü  Ðthe€same€time€when€Gog€shall€come€against€the€land€of€Israel,€saith€the€Lord€GOD,Ð Zè  Ðthat€my€fury€shall€come€up€in€my€face.€òò19€óóFor€in€my€jealousy€and€in€the€fire€of€myÐ FÔ  Ðwrath€have€I€spoken,€Surely€in€that€day€there€shall€be€a€great€shaking€in€the€land€ofÐ 2À ÐIsrael;€òò20€óóSo€that€the€fishes€of€the€sea,€and€the€fowls€of€the€heaven,€and€the€beasts€ofÐ ¬ Ðthe€field,€and€all€creeping€things€that€creep€upon€the€earth,€and€all€the€men€that€areÐ  ˜ Ðupon€the€face€of€the€earth,€shall€shake€at€my€presence,€and€the€mountains€shall€beÐ ö„ Ðthrown€down,€and€the€steep€places€shall€fall,€and€every€wall€shall€fall€to€the€ground.Ð âp Ðòò21€óóAnd€I€will€call€for€a€sword€against€him€throughout€all€my€mountains,€saith€the€LordÐ Î\ ÐGOD:€every€manððs€sword€shall€be€against€his€brother.€òò22€óóAnd€I€will€plead€against€himÐ ºH Ðwith€pestilence€and€with€blood;€and€I€will€rain€upon€him,€and€upon€his€bands,€andÐ ¦4 Ðupon€the€many€people€that€are€with€him,€an€overflowing€rain,€and€great€hailstones,Ð ’  Ðfire,€and€brimstone.€òò23€óóThus€will€I€magnify€myself,€and€sanctify€myself;€and€I€will€beÐ ~  Ðknown€in€the€eyes€of€many€nations,€and€they€shall€know€that€I€am€the€LORD.ÐjøÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àWe€also€must€remember€that€all€prophecy€uses€Jerusalem€and€Israel€as€the€geographicÐ B Ð Ðreference€point.€Ô#†XéœXX&Xéœá#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔOne€of€the€tasks€before€us€is€to€identify€the€nations€that€were€set€before€us€in€EzekielÐ .!¼ Ð38.€It€is€not€a€task€that€is€without€some€difficulty€and€controversy.€One€of€the€points€of€difficulty€isÐ "¨ Ðthe€location€of€Magog,€Meshech,€and€Tubal.€We€must€remember€that€the€locations€given€in€EzekielÐ #” Ð38€and€39€are€geographic€reference€points€and€not€references€to€peoples.€Some€of€the€lands€calledÐ ò#€  Ðout€have€been€conquered€and€occupied€by€many€different€peoples€some€of€whom€have€moved€fromÐ Þ$l! Ðtheir€ancient€locations€in€what€is€now€modern€Turkey€to€locations€between€the€Black€Sea€and€theÐ Ê%X" ÐCaspian€Sea€and€to€locations€on€the€northern€shores€of€both€the€Black€Sea€and€the€Caspian€Sea.Ð ¶&D # ÐDuring€recorded€history,€there€have€been€at€least€38€different€ethnic€groups€that€have€occupied€eitherÐ ¢'0!$ Ðall€or€part€of€the€area€under€discussion.€Some€of€the€major€groups€that€have€controlled€this€areaÐ Ž("% Ðincludes€the€Hittites,€the€Phyrgians,€the€Lydians,€the€Persians,€the€Greeks,€the€Assyrians,€theÐ z)#& ÐScythians,€the€Armenians,€the€Romans,€and€the€Turks€to€name€a€few.€In€terms€of€todayððs€geography,Ð f*ô#' Ðthese€lands€would€include€Turkey,€the€Republic€of€Georgia,€Azerbaijan,€and€Armenia.€The€RepublicÐ R+à$( Ðof€Georgia,€Azerbaijan,€and€Armenia€are€sandwiched€between€the€Caspian€Sea€and€the€Black€SeaÐ >,Ì%) Ðin€what€was€at€one€time€called€Togarmah.€Some€would€even€include€Ukraine,€extreme€southernÐ r ÐRussia,€and€Kazakhstan€located€on€the€northern€shores€of€the€Black€Sea€and€the€Caspian€Sea€withinÐ ^ì Ðthe€bounds€of€the€lands€described€in€Ezekiel€38.€Ô#†XéœXX&Xéœ4#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔWe€would€remind€you€that€all€of€the€locations€justÐ JØ Ðmentioned€are€to€the€north€of€Israel.€Many€times€we€frame€our€interpretation€of€Bible€Prophecy€inÐ 6 Ä Ðterms€of€current€events.€That€can€lead€to€errors€in€interpretation€if€we€do€not€locate€the€countriesÐ " ° Ðunder€discussion€in€their€ancient€geographical€context.€Most€of€the€older€and/or€ancient€maps€thatÐ  œ Ðwe€find€depict€Magog,€Meshech,€Tubal,€Togarmah,€and€Gomer€inside€of€an€area€that€includes€all€ofÐ ú ˆ Ðmodern€Turkey€and€the€land€that€lies€between€the€Caspian€Sea€and€the€Black€Sea.€€Many€BibleÐ æ t Ðstudents€try€to€follow€some€of€the€original€inhabitants€of€Bible€lands€to€their€point€of€migration€andÐ Ò ` Ðend€up,€for€instance,€putting€Gomer€in€Germany€because€it€fits€a€Bible€Prophecy€viewpoint€that€theyÐ ¾L  Ðhave€been€taught.€That€will€not€work.€In€Ezekiel€38€and€39,€God€is€not€calling€out€specific€ethnicÐ ª8  Ðbackgrounds,€but€is€instead€calling€out€specific€geographic€locations.€When€God€calls€out€specificÐ –$  Ðgeographic€locations€in€the€Bible,€the€lands€are€still€where€they€were€when€he€first€identified€themÐ ‚  Ðthough€some€of€the€inhabitants€may€have€migrated€to€other€locations€or€some€of€the€names€of€theÐ nü  Ðnations€may€have€changed.€We€said€that€to€say€this:€Togarmah€is€identified€as€being€the€northÐ Zè  Ðquarters.€In€other€words,€it€was€the€farthest€north€extent€of€Ezekiel€chapter€38's€boundaries.€A€lookÐ FÔ  Ðat€any€ancient€map€showing€Togarmah€will€reveal€that€its€northern€most€boundary€was€located€atÐ 2À Ðabout€the€midpoint€of€the€eastern€shore€of€the€Black€Sea€and€the€midpoint€of€the€western€shore€ofÐ ¬ Ðthe€Caspian€Sea€in€the€area€of€the€Caucasus€Mountains.€There€was€also€a€time€in€ancient€historyÐ  ˜ Ðwhen€greater€Armenia€occupied€this€same€territory.€We€have€not€found€an€older€and/or€ancient€mapÐ ö„ Ðthat€locates€Meshech€and€Tubal€outside€of€northern€modern€day€Turkey.€Many€Bible€ProphecyÐ âp Ðteachers€try€to€make€Meshech€into€Moscow€and€Tubal€into€Tobolsk:€both€of€which€are€in€Russia.Ð Î\ ÐThat€mistake€is€made€because€many€have€read€Russia€into€the€prophecy€of€Ezekiel€38€and€39.€ManyÐ ºH Ðhave€made€that€mistake€by€breaking€the€rules€of€transliteration€when€moving€a€word€from€oneÐ ¦4 Ðlanguage€to€another€and€in€conjunction€with€breaking€that€rule€they€have€relied€upon€the€corruptÐ ’  ÐAmerican€Standard€(per)Version,€the€New€American€Standard€(per)Version,€and€the€New€KingÐ ~  ÐJames€(per)Version.€In€these€perversions€they€use€the€word€ð ðRoshðð€in€Ezekiel€38:2„3€and€in€EzekielÐ jø Ð39:1€instead€of€the€phrase€ð ðchief€princeðð€as€is€used€in€the€King€James€Bible.€If€you€are€looking€forÐ Vä Ðsomething€to€support€a€ð ðprophetic€positionðð€that€you€hold,€it€is€but€a€small€step€Ô#†XéœXX&Xéœ{"#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔfrom€ð ðRoshðð€toÐ B Ð Ðð ðRussiaðð.€ð ðRussiaðð€is€a€word€that€did€not€enter€the€English€language€until€late€in€the€eleventhÐ .!¼ Ðcentury.€Moving€from€ð ðRoshðð€to€ð ðRussiaðð€involves€a€consonant€change€that€violates€the€rules€ofÐ "¨ Ðtransliterating€from€one€language€to€another.€The€same€type€of€mistake€is€made€when€Meshech€isÐ #” Ðtransliterated€to€Moscow.€Given€all€the€information€in€Ezekiel€38:1„6,€we€must€conclude€thatÐ ò#€  ÐMeshech€and€Tubal€can€only€be€located€within€the€boundaries€of€modern€Turkey.€Ð Þ$l! ÐÌà  àWith€all€that€being€said,€we€do€not€rule€out€Russia€as€being€a€participant€in€the€conflict€as€aÐ ¶&D # Ðsupporting€ally,€but€Russia€will€not€be€the€instigator€of€the€conflict.€The€attack€in€Ezekiel€38€willÐ ¢'0!$ Ðcome€from€within€the€borders€of€modern€day€Turkey.€In€other€words,€Turkey€with€her€allies€willÐ Ž("% Ðinstigate€the€attack.€The€northwestern€border€of€ancient€Persia,€or€what€we€know€as€modern€day€Iran,Ð z)#& Ðbutts€up€to€the€southeastern€border€of€Turkey.€Have€any€of€you€noticed€the€vitriolic€Anti„Semitic€andÐ f*ô#' Ðanti€Israel€rhetoric€that€almost€daily€spews€forth€from€the€Satanic€mouths€of€Recep€Erdogan€ofÐ R+à$( ÐTurkey€and€Mahmoud€Ahmadinejad€of€Iran?€Ð >,Ì%) Їà  àWe€also€have€two€nations€from€North€Africa€aligned€against€Israel.€These€we€will€call€theÐ r ÐSouthern€Alliance.€These€two€nations€are€Libya€and€Ethiopia.€There€is€some€disagreement€as€to€theÐ ^ì Ðlocation€€of€ancient€Ethiopia.€Some€have€placed€it€in€North€Africa€where€Sudan€is€now€located€justÐ JØ Ðto€the€south€of€Egypt.€Still€others€have€placed€it€in€south€Saudi€Arabia€where€Yemen€and€Oman€areÐ 6 Ä Ðlocated.€The€modern€country€of€Ethiopia€is€located€southeast€of€Sudan.€It€is€land€locked€havingÐ " ° ÐSomalia€and€Kenya€on€its€southern€border,€Eritrea€and€Djibouti€on€its€eastern€border,€South€SudanÐ  œ Ðon€its€western€border,€and€Sudan€on€its€northwestern€border.Ð ú ˆ ÐÌà  àBoth€Dedan€and€Sheba€are€located€in€southern€Arabia.€Tarshish€is€another€story.€Some€takeÐ Ò ` ÐTarshish€€as€being€Tarsus€in€southeast€Asia€Minor€in€what€is€now€the€mid€southern€coastal€area€ofÐ ¾L  ÐTurkey.€Still€others€place€it€in€the€southern€coast€of€Spain.€While€it€seems€that€Sheba,€Dedan,€andÐ ª8  ÐTarshish€will€protest,€it€also€appears€that€they€will€not€put€up€any€active€resistance.Ð –$  ÐÌà  àMany€times€€folks€will€make€the€mistake€of€believing€that€all€wars€are€about€the€human€desireÐ nü  Ðfor€power,€land,€and€wealth.€They€never€seem€to€look€for€the€spiritual€motivations€behind€menððsÐ Zè  Ðactions.€The€wars€in€the€Tribulation€are€motivated€by€Satanððs€spiritual€warfare€against€God€and€hisÐ FÔ  Ðchosen€people.€Satan€seeks€the€destruction€of€the€Jewish€people€and€the€nation€of€Israel.€Satan€is€theÐ 2À Ðfounder€of€all€false€religions€and€the€father€of€hatred.€False€religion€and€hatred€are€tools€of€spiritualÐ ¬ Ðwarfare€that€Satan,€the€Antichrist,€and€the€False€Prophet€will€use€in€an€attempt€to€destroy€Israel.€SoÐ  ˜ Ðletððs€look€for€the€spiritual€root€that€drives€the€nations€in€Ezekiel€38„39.€What€is€the€common€spiritualÐ ö„ Ðthread€that€drives€these€nations?€The€answer€is,€of€course,€Islam.€If€you€would€place€all€these€nationsÐ âp Ðon€a€modern€map€and€do€an€analysis€of€their€economic,€political,€and€religious€systems,€you€wouldÐ Î\ Ðfind€that€the€common€core€is€Islam.€If€you€want€to€get€a€view€of€the€desperate€environment€that€IsraelÐ ºH Ðexists€in,€we€would€encourage€to€click€on€this€link€to€pull€up€a€map€that€graphically€illustrates€theÐ ¦4 Ðplight€of€the€nation€of€Israel.€On€the€map,€the€light€green€areas€represent€the€Sunni€Muslims€and€theÐ ’  Ðdark€green€areas€represent€the€Shia€Muslims.€You€will€see€that€Israel€is€represented€by€a€small€whiteÐ ~  Ðdot€in€a€sea€of€green.€The€particular€map€that€we€refer€came€from€the€2009€CIA€World€Factbook.€TheÐ jø Ðsituation€has€only€become€worse€in€2013.€Satanððs€hatred€of€Jews,€Israel,€and€Bible€believingÐ Vä ÐChristianity€is€the€engine€that€drives€Islam.€Do€not€buy€into€Satanððs€lie€that€it€is€so„called€ð ðradicalÐ B Ð ÐIslamðð€that€is€the€source€of€the€problem.€That€is€a€lie€that€pukes€forth€from€the€deceived€and€defiledÐ .!¼ Ðminds€of€Western€political€and€religious€leaders.€It€is€a€stench€in€the€noses€of€true€Bible€believingÐ "¨ ÐChristians.€Islam€is€radical.€The€use€of€the€phrase€ð ðradical€Islamðð€is€the€most€outrageous€form€ofÐ #” Ðtautology€spewing€forth€from€the€spiritually€and€morally€degenerate€minds€of€todayððs€WesternÐ ò#€  Ðpolitical€and€religious€leaders.€That€includes€the€United€States.€Western€political€and€religiousÐ Þ$l! Ðleaders€have€been€sent€strong€delusion€and€have€believed€the€lie€that€they€can€compromise€with€IslamÐ Ê%X" Ðand€ensure€their€survival.€The€type€of€compromise€we€are€talking€about€is€the€weak„kneed,Ð ¶&D # Ðunprincipled,€fearful€run„and„hide€response€of€ungodly€and€decadent€United€States€political€leadersÐ ¢'0!$ Ðin€response€to€the€wickedness€and€demonic€mayhem€of€Islam.€You€cannot€compromise€with€theÐ Ž("% ÐDevil€and€win.€Because€America€has€forsaken€God,€we€have€been€given€a€spirit€of€bondage€and€fearÐ z)#& Ðthat€we€will€not€recover€from€without€national€repentance.€Letððs€return€to€the€Book€of€EzekielÐ f*ô#' Ðchapter€39€and€read€the€whole€chapter:Ð R+à$( ÐÐ >,Ì%) Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&XéœÕ.#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔEzekiel€39:1„29ÐrÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò1€óóTherefore,€thou€son€of€man,€prophesy€against€Gog,€and€say,€Thus€saith€the€LordÐ ^ì ÐGOD;€Behold,€I€am€against€thee,€O€Gog,€the€chief€prince€of€Meshech€and€Tubal:€òò2Ð JØ ÐóóAnd€I€will€turn€thee€back,€and€leave€but€the€sixth€part€of€thee,€and€will€cause€thee€toÐ 6 Ä Ðcome€up€from€the€north€parts,€and€will€bring€thee€upon€the€mountains€of€Israel:€òò3€óóAndÐ " ° ÐI€will€smite€thy€bow€out€of€thy€left€hand,€and€will€cause€thine€arrows€to€fall€out€of€thyÐ  œ Ðright€hand.€òò4€óóThou€shalt€fall€upon€the€mountains€of€Israel,€thou,€and€all€thy€bands,€andÐ ú ˆ Ðthe€people€that€is€with€thee:€I€will€give€thee€unto€the€ravenous€birds€of€every€sort,€andÐ æ t Ðto€the€beasts€of€the€field€to€be€devoured.€òò5€óóThou€shalt€fall€upon€the€open€field:€for€IÐ Ò ` Ðhave€spoken€it,€saith€the€Lord€GOD.€òò6€óóAnd€I€will€send€a€fire€on€Magog,€and€amongÐ ¾L  Ðthem€that€dwell€carelessly€in€the€isles:€and€they€shall€know€that€I€am€the€LORD.€òò7€óóSoÐ ª8  Ðwill€I€make€my€holy€name€known€in€the€midst€of€my€people€Israel;€and€I€will€not€letÐ –$  Ðthem€pollute€my€holy€name€any€more:€and€the€heathen€shall€know€that€I€am€theÐ ‚  ÐLORD,€the€Holy€One€in€Israel.€òò8€óóBehold,€it€is€come,€and€it€is€done,€saith€the€LordÐ nü  ÐGOD;€this€is€the€day€whereof€I€have€spoken.€òò9€óóAnd€they€that€dwell€in€the€cities€ofÐ Zè  ÐIsrael€shall€go€forth,€and€shall€set€on€fire€and€burn€the€weapons,€both€the€shields€andÐ FÔ  Ðthe€bucklers,€the€bows€and€the€arrows,€and€the€handstaves,€and€the€spears,€and€theyÐ 2À Ðshall€burn€them€with€fire€seven€years:€òò10€óóSo€that€they€shall€take€no€wood€out€of€theÐ ¬ Ðfield,€neither€cut€down€any€out€of€the€forests;€for€they€shall€burn€the€weapons€withÐ  ˜ Ðfire:€and€they€shall€spoil€those€that€spoiled€them,€and€rob€those€that€robbed€them,Ð ö„ Ðsaith€the€Lord€GOD.€òò11€óóAnd€it€shall€come€to€pass€in€that€day,€that€I€will€give€unto€GogÐ âp Ða€place€there€of€graves€in€Israel,€the€valley€of€the€passengers€on€the€east€of€the€sea:Ð Î\ Ðand€it€shall€stop€the€noses€of€the€passengers:€and€there€shall€they€bury€Gog€and€all€hisÐ ºH Ðmultitude:€and€they€shall€call€it€The€valley€of€Hamongog.€òò12€óóAnd€seven€months€shallÐ ¦4 Ðthe€house€of€Israel€be€burying€of€them,€that€they€may€cleanse€the€land.€òò13€óóYea,€all€theÐ ’  Ðpeople€of€the€land€shall€bury€them;€and€it€shall€be€to€them€a€renown€the€day€that€IÐ ~  Ðshall€be€glorified,€saith€the€Lord€GOD.€òò14€óóAnd€they€shall€sever€out€men€of€continualÐ jø Ðemployment,€passing€through€the€land€to€bury€with€the€passengers€those€that€remainÐ Vä Ðupon€the€face€of€the€earth,€to€cleanse€it:€after€the€end€of€seven€months€shall€theyÐ B Ð Ðsearch.€òò15€óóAnd€the€passengers€that€pass€through€the€land,€when€any€seeth€a€manððsÐ .!¼ Ðbone,€then€shall€he€set€up€a€sign€by€it,€till€the€buriers€have€buried€it€in€the€valley€ofÐ "¨ ÐHamongog.€òò16€óóAnd€also€the€name€of€the€city€shall€be€Hamonah.€Thus€shall€theyÐ #” Ðcleanse€the€land.€òò17€óóAnd,€thou€son€of€man,€thus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;€Speak€unto€everyÐ ò#€  Ðfeathered€fowl,€and€to€every€beast€of€the€field,€Assemble€yourselves,€and€come;Ð Þ$l! Ðgather€yourselves€on€every€side€to€my€sacrifice€that€I€do€sacrifice€for€you,€even€a€greatÐ Ê%X" Ðsacrifice€upon€the€mountains€of€Israel,€that€ye€may€eat€flesh,€and€drink€blood.€òò18€óóYeÐ ¶&D # Ðshall€eat€the€flesh€of€the€mighty,€and€drink€the€blood€of€the€princes€of€the€earth,€ofÐ ¢'0!$ Ðrams,€of€lambs,€and€of€goats,€of€bullocks,€all€of€them€fatlings€of€Bashan.€òò19€óóAnd€yeÐ Ž("% Ðshall€eat€fat€till€ye€be€full,€and€drink€blood€till€ye€be€drunken,€of€my€sacrifice€whichÐ z)#& ÐI€have€sacrificed€for€you.€òò20€óóThus€ye€shall€be€filled€at€my€table€with€horses€andÐ f*ô#' Ðchariots,€with€mighty€men,€and€with€all€men€of€war,€saith€the€Lord€GOD.€òò21€óóAnd€I€willÐ R+à$( Ðset€my€glory€among€the€heathen,€and€all€the€heathen€shall€see€my€judgment€that€IÐ >,Ì%) Ðhave€executed,€and€my€hand€that€I€have€laid€upon€them.€òò22€óóSo€the€house€of€Israel€shallÐ r Ðknow€that€I€am€the€LORD€their€God€from€that€day€and€forward.€òò23€óóAnd€the€heathenÐ ^ì Ðshall€know€that€the€house€of€Israel€went€into€captivity€for€their€iniquity:€because€theyÐ JØ Ðtrespassed€against€me,€therefore€hid€I€my€face€from€them,€and€gave€them€into€theÐ 6 Ä Ðhand€of€their€enemies:€so€fell€they€all€by€the€sword.€òò24€óóAccording€to€their€uncleannessÐ " ° Ðand€according€to€their€transgressions€have€I€done€unto€them,€and€hid€my€face€fromÐ  œ Ðthem.€òò25€óóTherefore€thus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;€Now€will€I€bring€again€the€captivity€ofÐ ú ˆ ÐJacob,€and€have€mercy€upon€the€whole€house€of€Israel,€and€will€be€jealous€for€myÐ æ t Ðholy€name;€òò26€óóAfter€that€they€have€borne€their€shame,€and€all€their€trespasses€wherebyÐ Ò ` Ðthey€have€trespassed€against€me,€when€they€dwelt€safely€in€their€land,€and€none€madeÐ ¾L  Ðthem€afraid.€òò27€óóWhen€I€have€brought€them€again€from€the€people,€and€gathered€themÐ ª8  Ðout€of€their€enemiesðð€lands,€and€am€sanctified€in€them€in€the€sight€of€many€nations;Ð –$  Ðòò28€óóThen€shall€they€know€that€I€am€the€LORD€their€God,€which€caused€them€to€be€ledÐ ‚  Ðinto€captivity€among€the€heathen:€but€I€have€gathered€them€unto€their€own€land,€andÐ nü  Ðhave€left€none€of€them€any€more€there.€òò29€óóNeither€will€I€hide€my€face€any€more€fromÐ Zè  Ðthem:€for€I€have€poured€out€my€spirit€upon€the€house€of€Israel,€saith€the€Lord€GOD.ÐFÔ Ð Ð  ÐÌò òÔ#†XéœXX&X霥F#ÔÓ  ÓÔ% ‡I ÔSERMON€NUMBER€13€ð!ð€MORE€OF€THE€NORTHERN€AND€SOUTHERN€Ô_ÔALLIANCEÔ%†I@_Ôó óÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÐ ¬ ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ#†XéœXX&X霱_#ÔÔ4‚jofÞÔÝ‚<ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  ÔBack€To€TopÔ6(`ÔÝ‚<ÍO<`heirÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7ofúj`ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÔ_ÔÐ  ˜ ÐÔ#†XéœXX&XéœØ`#ÔÓ4_ÓÌà  àAccording€to€Ezekiel€38:16,€God€will€bring€the€Islamic€alliance€of€Ezekiel€38€against€the€landÐ âp Ðof€Israel,€but€it€will€not€be€for€their€victory.€Ezekiel€39:2„6€says€that€it€will€be€a€crushing€defeat€forÐ Î\ Ðthem€resulting€in€five€out€of€six€of€them€dying€on€the€mountains€of€Israel€at€the€hands€of€the€LordÐ ºH ÐGod.€There€will€not€be€any€of€the€worldððs€armies€involved€in€the€destruction€including€Israelððs.€TheÐ ¦4 Ðdestruction€is€strictly€at€the€hands€of€God.€In€Ezekiel€39:8„11€we€see€Israel€taking€seven€years€toÐ ’  Ðdestroy€and€clean€up€the€weapons€of€the€Gog€and€Magog€army.€In€those€verses€we€also€see€IsraelÐ ~  Ðbeing€rewarded€with€the€spoils€from€a€war€they€did€not€even€fight!€Amazing!€According€to€EzekielÐ jø Ð39:11„16,€the€carnage€will€be€so€great€that€it€will€take€seven€months€for€Israel€to€clean€up€the€stenchÐ Vä Ðand€bury€the€bodies€of€those€who€die€at€the€hands€of€the€Lord.€In€Ezekiel€39:17„21€we€see€theÐ B Ð Ðgathering€of€fowls€of€the€air€to€feast€upon€the€carnage€brought€about€by€the€destruction€of€theÐ .!¼ Ðnorthern€army.€At€the€end€of€this€great€slaughter€in€Ezekiel€39:22,€Israel€will€realize€that€the€greatÐ "¨ Ðslaughter€came€about€at€the€hands€of€God.€In€Ezekiel€39:23„29,€we€see€again€the€reason€for€IsraelððsÐ #” Ðcaptivity€and€her€restored€to€fellowship€with€God.€Ð ò#€  ÐÌà  àAccording€to€Isaiah€48:11,€to€pollute€the€name€of€the€Lord€is€to€give€glory€unto€another.€GodÐ Ê%X" Ðsays€in€Ezekiel€39:7€that€he€will€not€allow€His€people€to€pollute€His€name€anymore.€Three€differentÐ ¶&D # Ðtimes€in€Ezekiel€20:9,€Ezekiel€20:14,€and€Ezekiel€20:22€God€pronounces€judgement€upon€IsraelÐ ¢'0!$ Ðbecause€they€had€polluted€his€name.€God€is€jealous€for€His€name.€According€to€Exodus€34:14,€GodððsÐ Ž("% Ðname€is€Jealous.€€Six€different€times€God€says€He€is€a€jealous€God.€The€name€Jesus€means€ð ðJehovahÐ z)#& Ðsavesðð€,€or€ð ðJehovah€is€salvationðð.€€According€to€Philippians€2:9„10,€it€is€that€name€that€is€aboveÐ f*ô#' Ðevery€name€and€the€name€at€which€every€knee€will€bow.€Philippians€2:8„11€says:Ð R+à$( ÐÐ >,Ì%) Ðà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔPhilippians€2:8„11ÐrÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò8€óóAnd€being€found€in€fashion€as€a€man,€he€humbled€himself,€and€became€obedientÐ ^ì Ðunto€death,€even€the€death€of€the€cross.€òò9€óóWherefore€God€also€hath€highly€exalted€him,Ð JØ Ðand€given€him€a€name€which€is€above€every€name:€òò10€óóThat€at€the€name€of€Jesus€everyÐ 6 Ä Ðknee€should€bow,€of€things€in€heaven,€and€things€in€earth,€and€things€under€the€earth;Ð " ° Ðòò11€óóAnd€that€every€tongue€should€confess€that€Jesus€Christ€is€Lord,€to€the€glory€of€GodÐ  œ Ðthe€Father.Ðú ˆÐ Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&X霤j#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÌPhilippians€2:8„11€is€the€glorious€realization€of€Exodus€20:7€which€says:€òòð ð€óóThou€shalt€not€take€theÐ Ò ` Ðname€of€the€LORD€thy€God€in€vain;€for€the€LORD€will€not€hold€him€guiltless€that€taketh€his€nameÐ ¾L  Ðin€vainðð.€Ð ª8  ÐÌà  àLetððs€continue€on€with€the€northern€alliance.€God€gives€further€revelation€on€the€northernÐ ‚  Ðalliance€in€Joel€chapter€2€and€also€in€Revelation€chapter€9.€Turn€in€your€Bibles€to€Joel€chapter€2€andÐ nü  Ðletððs€read€verses€1„20.Ô#†XéœXX&Xéœpm#ÔÐ Zè  ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔJoel€2:1„20Ð2ÀÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò1€óóBlow€ye€the€trumpet€in€Zion,€and€sound€an€alarm€in€my€holy€mountain:€let€all€theÐ ¬ Ðinhabitants€of€the€land€tremble:€for€the€day€of€the€LORD€cometh,€for€it€is€nigh€atÐ  ˜ Ðhand;€òò2€óóA€day€of€darkness€and€of€gloominess,€a€day€of€clouds€and€of€thick€darkness,Ð ö„ Ðas€the€morning€spread€upon€the€mountains:€a€great€people€and€a€strong;€there€hath€notÐ âp Ðbeen€ever€the€like,€neither€shall€be€any€more€after€it,€even€to€the€years€of€manyÐ Î\ Ðgenerations.€òò3€óóA€fire€devoureth€before€them;€and€behind€them€a€flame€burneth:€theÐ ºH Ðland€is€as€the€garden€of€Eden€before€them,€and€behind€them€a€desolate€wilderness;Ð ¦4 Ðyea,€and€nothing€shall€escape€them.€òò4€óóThe€appearance€of€them€is€as€the€appearance€ofÐ ’  Ðhorses;€and€as€horsemen,€so€shall€they€run.€òò5€óóLike€the€noise€of€chariots€on€the€tops€ofÐ ~  Ðmountains€shall€they€leap,€like€the€noise€of€a€flame€of€fire€that€devoureth€the€stubble,Ð jø Ðas€a€strong€people€set€in€battle€array.€òò6€óóBefore€their€face€the€people€shall€be€muchÐ Vä Ðpained:€all€faces€shall€gather€blackness.€òò7€óóThey€shall€run€like€mighty€men;€they€shallÐ B Ð Ðclimb€the€wall€like€men€of€war;€and€they€shall€march€every€one€on€his€ways,€and€theyÐ .!¼ Ðshall€not€break€their€ranks:€òò8€óóNeither€shall€one€thrust€another;€they€shall€walk€everyÐ "¨ Ðone€in€his€path:€and€when€they€fall€upon€the€sword,€they€shall€not€be€wounded.€òò9€óóTheyÐ #” Ðshall€run€to€and€fro€in€the€city;€they€shall€run€upon€the€wall,€they€shall€climb€up€uponÐ ò#€  Ðthe€houses;€they€shall€enter€in€at€the€windows€like€a€thief.€òò10€óóThe€earth€shall€quakeÐ Þ$l! Ðbefore€them;€the€heavens€shall€tremble:€the€sun€and€the€moon€shall€be€dark,€and€theÐ Ê%X" Ðstars€shall€withdraw€their€shining:€òò11€óóAnd€the€LORD€shall€utter€his€voice€before€hisÐ ¶&D # Ðarmy:€for€his€camp€is€very€great:€for€he€is€strong€that€executeth€his€word:€for€the€dayÐ ¢'0!$ Ðof€the€LORD€is€great€and€very€terrible;€and€who€can€abide€it?€òò12€óóTherefore€also€now,Ð Ž("% Ðsaith€the€LORD,€turn€ye€even€to€me€with€all€your€heart,€and€with€fasting,€and€withÐ z)#& Ðweeping,€and€with€mourning:€òò13€óóAnd€rend€your€heart,€and€not€your€garments,€and€turnÐ f*ô#' Ðunto€the€LORD€your€God:€for€he€is€gracious€and€merciful,€slow€to€anger,€and€of€greatÐ R+à$( Ðkindness,€and€repenteth€him€of€the€evil.€òò14€óóWho€knoweth€if€he€will€return€and€repent,Ð >,Ì%) Ðand€leave€a€blessing€behind€him;€even€a€meat€offering€and€a€drink€offering€unto€theÐ r ÐLORD€your€God?€òò15€óóBlow€the€trumpet€in€Zion,€sanctify€a€fast,€call€a€solemnÐ ^ì Ðassembly:€òò16€óóGather€the€people,€sanctify€the€congregation,€assemble€the€elders,€gatherÐ JØ Ðthe€children,€and€those€that€suck€the€breasts:€let€the€bridegroom€go€forth€of€hisÐ 6 Ä Ðchamber,€and€the€bride€out€of€her€closet.€òò17€óóLet€the€priests,€the€ministers€of€the€LORD,Ð " ° Ðweep€between€the€porch€and€the€altar,€and€let€them€say,€Spare€thy€people,€O€LORD,Ð  œ Ðand€give€not€thine€heritage€to€reproach,€that€the€heathen€should€rule€over€them:Ð ú ˆ Ðwherefore€should€they€say€among€the€people,€Where€is€their€God?€òò18€óóThen€will€theÐ æ t ÐLORD€be€jealous€for€his€land,€and€pity€his€people.€òò19€óóYea,€the€LORD€will€answer€andÐ Ò ` Ðsay€unto€his€people,€Behold,€I€will€send€you€corn,€and€wine,€and€oil,€and€ye€shall€beÐ ¾L  Ðsatisfied€therewith:€and€I€will€no€more€make€you€a€reproach€among€the€heathen:€òò20Ð ª8  ÐóóBut€I€will€remove€far€off€from€you€the€northern€army,€and€will€drive€him€into€a€landÐ –$  Ðbarren€and€desolate,€with€his€face€toward€the€east€sea,€and€his€hinder€part€toward€theÐ ‚  Ðutmost€sea,€and€his€stink€shall€come€up,€and€his€ill€savour€shall€come€up,€because€heÐ nü  Ðhath€done€great€things.Ô#†XéœXX&Xéœp#ÔÐZè Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ"#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔRevelation€9:1„12Ð2ÀÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò1€óóAnd€the€fifth€angel€sounded,€and€I€saw€a€star€fall€from€heaven€unto€the€earth:€andÐ ¬ Ðto€him€was€given€the€key€of€the€bottomless€pit.€òò2€óóAnd€he€opened€the€bottomless€pit;Ð  ˜ Ðand€there€arose€a€smoke€out€of€the€pit,€as€the€smoke€of€a€great€furnace;€and€the€sunÐ ö„ Ðand€the€air€were€darkened€by€reason€of€the€smoke€of€the€pit.€òò3€óóAnd€there€came€out€ofÐ âp Ðthe€smoke€locusts€upon€the€earth:€and€unto€them€was€given€power,€as€the€scorpionsÐ Î\ Ðof€the€earth€have€power.€òò4€óóAnd€it€was€commanded€them€that€they€should€not€hurt€theÐ ºH Ðgrass€of€the€earth,€neither€any€green€thing,€neither€any€tree;€but€only€those€men€whichÐ ¦4 Ðhave€not€the€seal€of€God€in€their€foreheads.€òò5€óóAnd€to€them€it€was€given€that€theyÐ ’  Ðshould€not€kill€them,€but€that€they€should€be€tormented€five€months:€and€theirÐ ~  Ðtorment€was€as€the€torment€of€a€scorpion,€when€he€striketh€a€man.€òò6€óóAnd€in€those€daysÐ jø Ðshall€men€seek€death,€and€shall€not€find€it;€and€shall€desire€to€die,€and€death€shall€fleeÐ Vä Ðfrom€them.€òò7€óóAnd€the€shapes€of€the€locusts€were€like€unto€horses€prepared€unto€battle;Ð B Ð Ðand€on€their€heads€were€as€it€were€crowns€like€gold,€and€their€faces€were€as€the€facesÐ .!¼ Ðof€men.€òò8€óóAnd€they€had€hair€as€the€hair€of€women,€and€their€teeth€were€as€the€teeth€ofÐ "¨ Ðlions.€òò9€óóAnd€they€had€breastplates,€as€it€were€breastplates€of€iron;€and€the€sound€ofÐ #” Ðtheir€wings€was€as€the€sound€of€chariots€of€many€horses€running€to€battle.€òò10€óóAnd€theyÐ ò#€  Ðhad€tails€like€unto€scorpions,€and€there€were€stings€in€their€tails:€and€their€power€wasÐ Þ$l! Ðto€hurt€men€five€months.€òò11€óóAnd€they€had€a€king€over€them,€which€is€the€angel€of€theÐ Ê%X" Ðbottomless€pit,€whose€name€in€the€Hebrew€tongue€is€Abaddon,€but€in€the€GreekÐ ¶&D # Ðtongue€hath€his€name€Apollyon.€òò12€óóOne€woe€is€past;€and,€behold,€there€come€two€woesÐ ¢'0!$ Ðmore€hereafter.ÐŽ("%Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&X震#ÔÌà  àA€detailed€analysis€of€the€two€passages€just€read€will€reveal€the€many€parallels€between€them.Ð f*ô#' ÐJoel€2:20€ties€the€verses€in€Joel€chapter€2€to€a€northern€army.€Joel€1:4€and€Joel€2:25€refer€to€locusts€Ð R+à$( Ðwhich€tie€those€verses€to€Revelation€9:3€and€Revelation€9:7€thus€connecting€the€two€propheciesÐ >,Ì%) Ðtogether.€Joel€2:2,€Joel€2:10,€and€Joel€2:31€describe€a€day€of€great€darkness€while€Revelation€9:2Ð r Ðshows€the€sun€and€the€air€darkened€by€reason€of€the€smoke.€Joel€2:8€is€paralleled€by€Revelation€9:6Ð ^ì Ðbecause€in€Joel€chapter€2€men€fall€on€their€swords€and€will€not€be€wounded€while€in€RevelationÐ JØ Ðchapter€9€men€shall€seek€death€and€not€be€able€to€find€it.€Both€Joel€2:25€and€Revelation€9:3€describeÐ 6 Ä Ða€locust€army.€The€Tribulation€is€a€time€of€supernatural€disasters€and€phenomena.€It€is€a€time€ofÐ " ° Ðdarkness€where€we€see€the€sun€darkened€as€in€the€Book€of€Joel.€Darkness€covers€at€least€parts€of€theÐ  œ Ðearth€in€Revelation€6:12€and€Revelation€9:2.€The€Tribulation€is€a€time€of€massive€earthquakes€as€weÐ ú ˆ Ðsee€in€Joel€2:10,€Matthew€24:7,€Mark€13:8,€Luke€21:11,€Revelation€6:12,€Revelation€8:5,€RevelationÐ æ t Ð11:13,€Revelation€11:19,€and€Revelation€16:18.€Ð Ò ` ÐÌà  àThe€king€over€this€locust€army€is€none€other€than€Satan€himself.€He€is€the€destroyer€knownÐ ª8  Ðas€Abaddon€and€Apollyon€of€Revelation€9:11.€Satan€goes€forth€to€make€war€against€the€Lord€JesusÐ –$  ÐChrist,€his€angels,€and€his€saints€in€Revelation€6:2,€Revelation€11:7,€Revelation€12:7,€€RevelationÐ ‚  Ð12:17,€Revelation€13:7,€Revelation€17:14,€and€Revelation€19:19.€In€the€Book€of€Revelation,€SatanÐ nü  Ðis€seen€as€the€conqueror,€the€angel€of€the€bottomless€pit,€the€beast,€the€dragon,€that€old€serpent,€theÐ Zè  ÐDevil,€and€Satan.€€Satanððs€religious€political€agent€is€the€Antichrist.€Satanððs€political€religious€agentÐ FÔ  Ðis€the€False€Prophet.€Satan€has€at€least€30€different€titles€in€Scripture.€In€the€Tribulation,€Satan€is€theÐ 2À Ðgreat€motivator€and€controlling€influence€of€all€the€military€€might€that€has€as€its€goal€the€destructionÐ ¬ Ðof€Israel,€the€Jewish€people,€the€Church,€and€Bible€believing€Christians.€Satan€is€also€the€drivingÐ  ˜ Ðinfluence€behind€the€great€alliance€of€eastern€armies€that€will€attack€Israel€during€the€Tribulation.Ð ö„ ÐThat€is€the€topic€of€our€next€discussion.€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÐ âp Ðà@ìì*ìàòòò òó óóóˆÌà@@@ìàò òÔ% ‡J ÔSERMON€NUMBER€14€ð!ð€THE€EASTERN€ALLIANCE€Ô_Ôð!ð€ARMAGEDDONÔ%†J}•Ôó óÔ_ÔÔ_ԈРºH ÐÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà@ÞÞ%ìàÔ4‚kofÞÔÝ‚<ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  ÔBack€To€TopÔ6P–ÔÝ‚<ÍOd–heirÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7ofú’–ÔÔ_ԈР¦4 ÐÌà  àDuring€the€Tribulation,€there€will€be€an€army€made€up€of€200,000,000€men€that€will€comeÐ ~  Ðinto€Israel€from€the€east€across€the€dried€up€bed€of€the€River€Euphrates€.€This€will€be€the€largest€armyÐ jø Ðthat€has€ever€been€assembled.€It€will€culminate€in€the€bloodiest€event€in€human€history€atÐ Vä ÐArmageddon.€Turn€in€your€Bibles€to€Revelation€chapter€9€and€letððs€start€reading€in€verse€13:Ð B Ð ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔRevelation€9:13„19Ð"¨Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò13€óóAnd€the€sixth€angel€sounded,€and€I€heard€a€voice€from€the€four€horns€of€the€goldenÐ #” Ðaltar€which€is€before€God,€òò14€óóSaying€to€the€sixth€angel€which€had€the€trumpet,€LooseÐ ò#€  Ðthe€four€angels€which€are€bound€in€the€great€river€Euphrates.€òò15€óóAnd€the€four€angelsÐ Þ$l! Ðwere€loosed,€which€were€prepared€for€an€hour,€and€a€day,€and€a€month,€and€a€year,Ð Ê%X" Ðfor€to€slay€the€third€part€of€men.€òò16€óóAnd€the€number€of€the€army€of€the€horsemen€wereÐ ¶&D # Ðtwo€hundred€thousand€thousand:€and€I€heard€the€number€of€them.€òò17€óóAnd€thus€I€sawÐ ¢'0!$ Ðthe€horses€in€the€vision,€and€them€that€sat€on€them,€having€breastplates€of€fire,€andÐ Ž("% Ðof€jacinth,€and€brimstone:€and€the€heads€of€the€horses€were€as€the€heads€of€lions;€andÐ z)#& Ðout€of€their€mouths€issued€fire€and€smoke€and€brimstone.€òò18€óóBy€these€three€was€theÐ f*ô#' Ðthird€part€of€men€killed,€by€the€fire,€and€by€the€smoke,€and€by€the€brimstone,€whichÐ R+à$( Ðissued€out€of€their€mouths.€òò19€óóFor€their€power€is€in€their€mouth,€and€in€their€tails:€forÐ >,Ì%) Ðtheir€tails€were€like€unto€serpents,€and€had€heads,€and€with€them€they€do€hurt.Ô#†XéœXX&Xéœ ™#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔà8@,nd€withÐàÐrÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&X霈ž#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔRevelation€16:12„16ÐJØÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò12€óóAnd€the€sixth€angel€poured€out€his€vial€upon€the€great€river€Euphrates;€and€theÐ 6 Ä Ðwater€thereof€was€dried€up,€that€the€way€of€the€kings€of€the€east€might€be€prepared.Ð " ° Ðòò13€óóAnd€I€saw€three€unclean€spirits€like€frogs€come€out€of€the€mouth€of€the€dragon,€andÐ  œ Ðout€of€the€mouth€of€the€beast,€and€out€of€the€mouth€of€the€false€prophet.€òò14€óóFor€theyÐ ú ˆ Ðare€the€spirits€of€devils,€working€miracles,€which€go€forth€unto€the€kings€of€the€earthÐ æ t Ðand€of€the€whole€world,€to€gather€them€to€the€battle€of€that€great€day€of€GodÐ Ò ` ÐAlmighty.€òò15€óóBehold,€I€come€as€a€thief.€Blessed€is€he€that€watcheth,€and€keepeth€hisÐ ¾L  Ðgarments,€lest€he€walk€naked,€and€they€see€his€shame.€òò16€óóAnd€he€gathered€themÐ ª8  Ðtogether€into€a€place€called€in€the€Hebrew€tongue€Armageddon.Ж$ Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ Ÿ#ÔÔ‡;XéœXXXéœÔIn€these€passages,€the€Bible€does€not€specifically€identify€who€the€kings€of€the€east€are.Ð nü  ÐKeeping€in€mind€that€the€Tribulation€wars€are€not€about€geography,€but€are€instead€about€theÐ Zè  Ðdestruction€of€the€nation€of€Israel,€the€annihilation€of€the€Jewish€people,€and€the€annihilation€ofÐ FÔ  ÐChristians,€we€can€look€for€a€common€spiritual€thread€that€runs€through€the€nations€located€to€theÐ 2À Ðeast€of€Israel€that€would€drive€them€to€seek€the€destruction€of€Israel,€the€Jews,€and€Christians.€OnceÐ ¬ Ðagain,€that€common€thread€is€Islam.€Islam€is€Satanððs€wicked€whore€and€Muhammad€is€her€consort.Ð  ˜ ÐThe€vilest€forms€of€Jew€hatred€spews€forth€from€the€hellish€Islam€that€controls€most€of€these€nations.Ð ö„ ÐThese€nations€would€include€Kazakhstan€with€an€Islamic€population€of€8,822,000,€TurkmenistanÐ âp Ðwith€an€Islamic€population€of€4,757,000,€Afghanistan€with€an€Islamic€population€of€28,072,000,Ð Î\ ÐUzbekistan€with€an€Islamic€population€of€26,469,000,€Tajikistan€with€an€Islamic€population€ofÐ ºH Ð5,848,000,€Kyrgyzstan€with€an€Islamic€population€of€4,734,000,€Pakistan€with€an€Islamic€populationÐ ¦4 Ðof€174,082,000,€Bangladesh€with€an€Islamic€population€of€€145,312,000,€Indonesia€with€an€IslamicÐ ’  Ðpopulation€of€202,867,000,€parts€of€India€with€an€Islamic€population€of€160,945,000,€and€parts€ofÐ ~  ÐChina€with€an€Islamic€population€of€21,667,000.€As€of€2009,€these€eastern€nations€had€IslamicÐ jø Ðpopulations€totaling€972,537,000.€With€Islam€being€the€fastest€growing€Satanic€religion€in€the€worldÐ Vä Ðand€with€four€years€having€elapsed€since€the€last€figures€were€compiled,€those€numbers€haveÐ B Ð Ðincreased€significantly.€Ô#†XéœXX;XéœO£#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔMany€of€the€aforementioned€countries€have€Islamic€populations€approachingÐ .!¼ Ð100%.€Notwithstanding€Chinaððs€relatively€small€Islamic€population,€there€is€also€the€issue€of€ChinaððsÐ "¨ Ðcritical€need€for€oil€and€gas€which€have€been€discovered€in€huge€quantities€in€Israeli€waters.€ChinaððsÐ #” Ð2012€population€figures€were€1,344,130,000.€Another€significant€player€in€this€scenario€is€RussiaÐ ò#€  Ðwith€an€Islamic€population€of€16,482,000.€Russia€has€been€historically€Anti„Semitic€even€withoutÐ Þ$l! Ðher€significant€Islamic€population.€The€question€that€follows€from€all€this€information€is:€ð ðCan€theseÐ Ê%X" Ðeastern€nations€raise€an€army€of€200,000,000?ðð.€Ô#†XéœXX&Xéœøª#ÔÔ‡;XéœXXXéœÔThe€answer€is,€yes,€of€course.€Add€to€all€that€the€factÐ ¶&D # Ðthat€the€world€Islamic€population€exceeds€1,571,198,000€and€from€a€worldly€perspective€Israel€andÐ ¢'0!$ Ðthe€Jews€have€impossible€obstacles€to€overcome€to€ensure€their€survival.€Further€complicating€theÐ Ž("% Ðscenario€for€Israel€and€the€Jews€is€the€addition€to€the€mix€of€the€Jew€hating€Roman€Catholic€whoreÐ z)#& Ðand€her€Protestant€harlots.€These€groups€make€up€another€2,184,060,000€most€of€whom€are€nominalÐ f*ô#' Ðprofessing€Christians€at€best.€Then€entereth€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€and€it€is€all€over€for€the€Jew€hatingÐ R+à$( ÐIslamic,€Roman€Catholic,€and€Protestant€devils.€Any€church€or€religion€that€hates€the€Jew€is€of€theÐ >,Ì%) ÐDevil€and€that€especially€includes€Roman€Catholicism€and€Islam.€What€we€will€deal€with€now€isÐ r ÐArmageddon.Ð ^ì ÐÌòòò òó óóóà@%ìàòòò òARMAGEDDONó óóóˆÐ 6 Ä ÐÌà  àArmageddon€may€be€the€most€talked€about€future€event€in€world€history.€It€is€an€almostÐ  œ Ðuniversally€occurring€event€in€all€the€worldððs€major€religions€including€Islam.€The€Mahdi€is€theÐ ú ˆ ÐIslamic€messiah€that€brings€death€and€destruction€with€him.€The€Iranian€antichrist,€MahmoudÐ æ t ÐAhmadinejad,€dreams€of€the€coming€of€the€Islamic€antichrist€known€as€the€Mahdi.€The€Mahdi€is€yetÐ Ò ` Ðanother€name€for€Satan€incarnate.€The€Mahdi€and€his€Armageddon€is€the€greatest€desire€of€theÐ ¾L  ÐSatanic€Iranian€Ayatollahs.€Armageddon€is€the€battle€to€end€all€battles€during€the€Tribulation.€It€isÐ ª8  Ðthe€last€battle€before€the€Gog€and€Magog€battle€following€the€Millennium€in€Revelation€20:8„9.€WeÐ –$  Ðare€about€to€read€61€verses€that€give€a€very€broad€overview€of€the€events€of€Armageddon.€Turn€inÐ ‚  Ðyour€Bibles€to:Ð nü  ÐÌà8  àJoel€3:1„17Ð FÔ  Ðòò1€óóFor,€behold,€in€those€days,€and€in€that€time,€when€I€shall€bring€again€the€captivityÐ 2À Ðof€Judah€and€Jerusalem,€òò2€óóI€will€also€gather€all€nations,€and€will€bring€them€down€intoÐ ¬ Ðthe€valley€of€Jehoshaphat,€and€will€plead€with€them€there€for€my€people€and€for€myÐ  ˜ Ðheritage€Israel,€whom€they€have€scattered€among€the€nations,€and€parted€my€land.€òò3Ð ö„ ÐóóAnd€they€have€cast€lots€for€my€people;€and€have€given€a€boy€for€an€harlot,€and€soldÐ âp Ða€girl€for€wine,€that€they€might€drink.€òò4€óóYea,€and€what€have€ye€to€do€with€me,€O€Tyre,Ð Î\ Ðand€Zidon,€and€all€the€coasts€of€Palestine?€will€ye€render€me€a€recompence?€and€ifÐ ºH Ðye€recompense€me,€swiftly€and€speedily€will€I€return€your€recompence€upon€your€ownÐ ¦4 Ðhead;€òò5€óóBecause€ye€have€taken€my€silver€and€my€gold,€and€have€carried€into€yourÐ ’  Ðtemples€my€goodly€pleasant€things:€òò6€óóThe€children€also€of€Judah€and€the€children€ofÐ ~  ÐJerusalem€have€ye€sold€unto€the€Grecians,€that€ye€might€remove€them€far€from€theirÐ jø Ðborder.€òò7€óóBehold,€I€will€raise€them€out€of€the€place€whither€ye€have€sold€them,€andÐ Vä Ðwill€return€your€recompence€upon€your€own€head:€òò8€óóAnd€I€will€sell€your€sons€and€yourÐ B Ð Ðdaughters€into€the€hand€of€the€children€of€Judah,€and€they€shall€sell€them€to€theÐ .!¼ ÐSabeans,€to€a€people€far€off:€for€the€LORD€hath€spoken€it.€òò9€óóProclaim€ye€this€amongÐ "¨ Ðthe€Gentiles;€Prepare€war,€wake€up€the€mighty€men,€let€all€the€men€of€war€draw€near;Ð #” Ðlet€them€come€up:€òò10€óóBeat€your€plowshares€into€swords,€and€your€pruninghooks€intoÐ ò#€  Ðspears:€let€the€weak€say,€I€am€strong.€òò11€óóAssemble€yourselves,€and€come,€all€yeÐ Þ$l! Ðheathen,€and€gather€yourselves€together€round€about:€thither€cause€thy€mighty€onesÐ Ê%X" Ðto€come€down,€O€LORD.€òò12€óóLet€the€heathen€be€wakened,€and€come€up€to€the€valleyÐ ¶&D # Ðof€Jehoshaphat:€for€there€will€I€sit€to€judge€all€the€heathen€round€about.€òò13€óóPut€ye€inÐ ¢'0!$ Ðthe€sickle,€for€the€harvest€is€ripe:€come,€get€you€down;€for€the€press€is€full,€the€fatsÐ Ž("% Ðoverflow;€for€their€wickedness€is€great.€òò14€óóMultitudes,€multitudes€in€the€valley€ofÐ z)#& Ðdecision:€for€the€day€of€the€LORD€is€near€in€the€valley€of€decision.€òò15€óóThe€sun€and€theÐ f*ô#' Ðmoon€shall€be€darkened,€and€the€stars€shall€withdraw€their€shining.€òò16€óóThe€LORD€alsoÐ R+à$( Ðshall€roar€out€of€Zion,€and€utter€his€voice€from€Jerusalem;€and€the€heavens€and€theÐ >,Ì%) Ðearth€shall€shake:€but€the€LORD€will€be€the€hope€of€his€people,€and€the€strength€ofÐ r Ðthe€children€of€Israel.€òò17€óóSo€shall€ye€know€that€I€am€the€LORD€your€God€dwelling€inÐ ^ì ÐZion,€my€holy€mountain:€then€shall€Jerusalem€be€holy,€and€there€shall€no€strangersÐ JØ Ðpass€through€her€any€more.Ð6 ÄÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XéœXX;Xéœ2®#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔZephaniah€3:8Ð œÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò8€óóTherefore€wait€ye€upon€me,€saith€the€LORD,€until€the€day€that€I€rise€up€to€the€prey:Ð ú ˆ Ðfor€my€determination€is€to€gather€the€nations,€that€I€may€assemble€the€kingdoms,€toÐ æ t Ðpour€upon€them€mine€indignation,€even€all€my€fierce€anger:€for€all€the€earth€shall€beÐ Ò ` Ðdevoured€with€the€fire€of€my€jealousy.оL Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àZephaniah€3:8€pictures€the€time€of€the€gathering€of€the€Gentile€nations€for€the€judgment€ofÐ –$  ÐGod.€Godððs€purpose€in€gathering€the€nations€is€to€pour€out€His€indignation€and€wrath€upon€theÐ ‚  Ðnations.€Revelation€14:10€pictures€the€undiluted€wrath€of€God€being€poured€out€without€mixture€intoÐ nü  Ðthe€cup€of€His€indignation.€God€states€that€He€will€devour€the€earth€with€the€fire€of€his€jealousy.€ThisÐ Zè  Ðis€an€event€that€takes€place€during€the€Tribulation€and€ends€at€Armageddon.€Armageddon€is€an€eventÐ FÔ  Ðthat€can€be€classified€as€the€all€time€horror€of€horrors.€Words€cannot€adequately€express€the€carnageÐ 2À Ðthat€will€take€place€during€Armageddon.€Ð ¬ ÐÌà  àIn€Joel€3:4,€Palestine€(and€Palestina)€are€seen€as€the€ultimate€judgment€place€for€those€thatÐ ö„ Ðhate€the€Jewish€people.€Bible€believing€Christians€should€never€refer€to€the€land€of€Israel€asÐ âp ÐPalestine.€That€is€not€Godððs€name€for€it.€God€has€chosen€Palestine€as€the€place€of€destruction€for€theÐ Î\ Ðwicked€nations€that€persecute€and€murder€the€Jew.€Palestine€is€the€graveyard€of€nations€whereasÐ ºH ÐIsrael,€or€Canaan„land,€is€the€place€of€blessings€for€the€nations.€In€Exodus€15:14,€when€the€childrenÐ ¦4 Ðof€Israel€entered€into€Palestina,€it€brought€great€fear€upon€all€of€its€inhabitants.€In€Isaiah€14:29„32,Ð ’  Ðwe€see€the€destruction€of€the€rod€of€Satan€in€Palestina.€The€rod€of€Satan€is€none€other€than€theÐ ~  ÐAntichrist.€€Palestine€and€Palestina€are€used€only€four€different€times€in€the€Bible€and€are€never€usedÐ jø Ðin€the€context€of€anything€but€the€destruction€of€the€nations€that€hate€the€Jew€and€Israel.€Ð Vä ÐÌà  àIn€Joel€3:1„8,€we€see€the€reasons€for€Godððs€judgment€upon€the€Gentile€nations.€Three€majorÐ .!¼ Ðreasons€are€set€forth€in€these€verses€for€the€judgement€of€the€Gentile€nations.€These€reasons€are:€(1)Ð "¨ Ðthey€drove€the€Jewish€people€out€of€the€land€of€Israel€and€divided€(parted)€the€land€of€Israel€amongÐ #” Ðthemselves.€€(2)€They€sold€the€Jewish€people€into€slavery.€(3)€They€stole€the€holy€things€of€God€forÐ ò#€  Ðdisplay€in€their€temples.€For€a€nation€to€seek€to€divide€the€land€of€Israel€in€ð ðland€for€peace€dealsðð,Ð Þ$l! Ðis€to€seek€national€and€spiritual€destruction€at€the€hands€of€God.€In€other€words,€it€is€national€suicide.Ð Ê%X" ÐThe€place€of€the€nationsðð€€judgment€is€stated€to€be€at€Jerusalem€in€the€Valley€of€Jehoshaphat.Ð ¶&D # ÐJehoshaphat€literally€means€ð ðJehovah€judgesðð.€The€Valley€of€Jehoshaphat€is€thought€to€be€the€deepÐ ¢'0!$ Ðravine€which€separates€Jerusalem€from€the€Mount€of€Olives€through€which€the€Kidron€River€flowed.Ð Ž("% ÐÔ#†XéœXX&XéœÜÂ#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔIn€Joel€3:8,€we€see€that€the€nations€are€delivered€into€the€hands€of€the€children€of€Judah.€The€GentilesÐ z)#& Ðare€issued€a€call€to€war€by€God€in€Joel€3:9„16.€The€plowshares€and€pruning€hooks€are€symbols€ofÐ f*ô#' Ðpeace€while€the€swords€and€spears€are€symbols€of€war.€The€Valley€of€Jehoshaphat€is€seen€to€be€fullÐ R+à$( Ðof€multitudes€of€people.€According€to€Joel€2:10€and€Joel€3:15,€the€judgment€takes€place€during€greatÐ >,Ì%) Ðearthquakes€and€great€darkness.Ô#†XéœXX&X霃Ð#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ€Turn€in€your€Bibles€to€the€Book€of€Zechariah.€Letððs€read€ZechariahÐ r Ð12:2„6:Ð ^ì Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&XéœÅÒ#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔZechariah€12:2„6Ð6 ÄÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò2€óóBehold,€I€will€make€Jerusalem€a€cup€of€trembling€unto€all€the€people€round€about,Ð " ° Ðwhen€they€shall€be€in€the€siege€both€against€Judah€and€against€Jerusalem.€òò3€óóAnd€inÐ  œ Ðthat€day€will€I€make€Jerusalem€a€burdensome€stone€for€all€people:€all€that€burdenÐ ú ˆ Ðthemselves€with€it€shall€be€cut€in€pieces,€though€all€the€people€of€the€earth€beÐ æ t Ðgathered€together€against€it.€òò4€óóIn€that€day,€saith€the€LORD,€I€will€smite€every€horseÐ Ò ` Ðwith€astonishment,€and€his€rider€with€madness:€and€I€will€open€mine€eyes€upon€theÐ ¾L  Ðhouse€of€Judah,€and€will€smite€every€horse€of€the€people€with€blindness.€òò5€óóAnd€theÐ ª8  Ðgovernors€of€Judah€shall€say€in€their€heart,€The€inhabitants€of€Jerusalem€shall€be€myÐ –$  Ðstrength€in€the€LORD€of€hosts€their€God.€òò6€óóIn€that€day€will€I€make€the€governors€ofÐ ‚  ÐJudah€like€an€hearth€of€fire€among€the€wood,€and€like€a€torch€of€fire€in€a€sheaf;€andÐ nü  Ðthey€shall€devour€all€the€people€round€about,€on€the€right€hand€and€on€the€left:€andÐ Zè  ÐJerusalem€shall€be€inhabited€again€in€her€own€place,€even€in€Jerusalem.ÐFÔ Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àZechariah€12:2„3€states€that€there€would€come€a€time€when€Jerusalem€will€have€become€aÐ ¬ Ðcup€of€trembling€and€a€burdensome€stone€to€all€the€nations€of€the€world.€That€time€has€been€uponÐ  ˜ Ðus€since€the€wonderful€day€of€May€14,€1948€when€David€Ben€Gurion€issued€the€formal€declarationÐ ö„ Ðreestablishing€the€nation€of€Israel.€Hallelujah!€Since€that€time,€Israel€has€become€an€hearth€of€fireÐ âp Ðin€the€hands€of€God€to€all€the€nations€that€surround€her.€Ô#†XéœXX&X霭Ó#ÔÔ‡qLñpXXéœÔÔ‡;qLñppqLñÔFrom€1967€through€1989,€out€of€865Ð Î\ Ðresolutions€in€the€UN€Security€Council€and€the€UN€General€Assembly,€526€were€against€Israel.Ô#†;XéœXp;qLñ8Û#ÔÐ ÂP ÐThat€means€that€61%€of€their€resolutions€were€in€condemnation€of€Israel!€€That€makes€Israel€aÐ ¶D Ðburdensome€stone€to€the€nations€with€exclamation€points!!€So,€what€does€the€Bible€say€about€theÐ ¢0 Ðso-called€ð ðPalestiniansðð.€The€bidding€of€the€Bible€is€that€the€nations€of€the€world€will€come€intoÐ Ž ÐPalestine€for€their€destruction.€Even€so,€come,€Lord€Jesus.€Since€the€nation€of€Israel€wasÐ z Ðreconstituted€on€May€14,€1948,€she€has€constantly€been€at€war€with€those€warmongering,€ð ðpeaceÐ fô Ðlovingðð€Muslims.€Since€the€official€proclamation€reestablishing€the€nation€of€Israel€she€has€beenÐ R à Ðinvolved€in€11€(eleven)€major€wars€and/or€conflicts€up€to€an€including€the€2012€Pillar€Of€DefenseÐ >!Ì ÐOperation.€These€wars€and€conflicts€included€the€1948€War€Of€Independence,€the€1956€EgyptianÐ *"¸ ÐSuez€War,€the€1967€Six€Day€War,€the€1967-1970€War€Of€Attrition,€the€1973€Yom€Kippur€War,€theÐ #¤ Ð1982-1985€Lebanon€War,€the€1988-1992€Palestinian€Intifada,€the€2000-2005€Palestinian€War,€theÐ $  Ð2006€Lebanon€War,€the€2008-2009€Operation€Cast€Lead€War,€and€the€2012€Operation€Pillar€OfÐ î$|! ÐDefense€War.€None€of€these€wars€was€started€by€any€act€of€war€by€the€nation€of€Israel.€I€have€comeÐ Ú%h" Ðto€call€all€that€advocate€€and€follow€Satanððs€Islamic€whore€€ð ðSatanððs€Swineðð.€Islam€is€an€uncleanÐ Æ&T # Ðthing€in€the€hands€of€Satan.€To€seek€compromise€with€Islam€is€to€seek€and€grovel€after€destructionÐ ²'@!$ Ðand€ungodliness.€€For€any€professing€Christian€to€advocate€for€the€so„called€Palestinians,€is€to€showÐ ž(,"% Ða€Biblical€illiteracy€that€leads€to€willful€spiritual€blindness€and€the€wrath€and€judgment€of€God.€Ô#†XéœXX;XéœWÛ#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔTheÐ Š)#& ÐGod€of€Islam€is€yet€another€of€Satanððs€reincarnations€of€the€Old€Testament€Baal.€Elijah€the€prophetÐ v*$' Ðsaid,€ð ðHow€long€halt€ye€between€two€opinions?€if€the€LORDòò€beóó€God,€follow€him:€but€if€Baal,òò€thenóóÐ b+ð$( Ðfollow€him.€And€the€people€answered€him€not€a€wordòòÔ#†XéœXh&X霩ã#ÔóóØØÑÈÑÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ.ðð.Ô#†XéœXX&XéœXå#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ€€There€is€a€deafening€silence€in€unbelievingÐ r ÐAmerican€Christianity.€The€spirit€of€fear€of€Islam€has€gripped€our€nation.€The€spirit€of€fear€andÐ ^ì Ðbondage€has€gripped€this€ungodly€nation€of€America€and€its€mostly€unsaved€people.€Jehu€the€prophetÐ JØ Ðsaid€to€King€òòÔ#†XéœXà&X霠å#ÔóóÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔJehoshaphatòòÔ#†XéœXà&Xéœ$ç#ÔóóÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ,€ð ðShouldest€thou€help€the€ungodly,€and€love€them€that€hate€the€LORD?Ð 6 Ä ÐthereforeòòÔ#†XéœXà&Xéœwç#ÔòòóóÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ€isóóòòÔ#†XéœXà&Xéœ(è#ÔóóÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ€wrath€upon€thee€from€before€the€LORDðð.Ô#†XéœXX&Xéœvè#ÔÔ‡;XéœXXXéœÔ€€How€long€will€weak€kneed€Christians€standÐ " ° Ðby€and€not€defend€Israel€from€the€onslaught€of€Satan.€Professing€Christianityððs€compromise€withÐ  œ ÐSatanððs€spies€and€lies€will€lead€to€their€destruction.€Ð ú ˆ ÐÌò òÔ#†XéœXX;Xéœâè#Ôà@DDìàÔ% ‡K ÔSERMON€NUMBER€15€ð!ð€Ô‡;XéœXXXéœÔTHE€CONCLUSION€OF€Ô_ÔARMAGEDDONÔ%†K@êÔó óˆÐ Ò ` ÐÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà@ÞÞ%ìàÔ#†XéœXX;Xéœcê#ÔÔ4‚lofÞÔÝ‚<ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  ÔBack€To€TopÔ6-ëÔÝ‚<ÍOAëheirÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7ofúoëÔÔ‡;XéœXXXéœÔÔ_ԈР¾L  ÐÌà  àZechariah€12€lays€Godððs€groundwork€for€the€events€of€Zechariah€14:1„15€which€read:Ð –$  ÐÔ#†XéœXX;XéœÝë#ÔÔ‡;XéœXXXéœÔÌà8  àZechariah€14:1„15Ðnü Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò1€óóBehold,€the€day€of€the€LORD€cometh,€and€thy€spoil€shall€be€divided€in€the€midst€ofÐ Zè  Ðthee.€òò2€óóFor€I€will€gather€all€nations€against€Jerusalem€to€battle;€and€the€city€shall€beÐ FÔ  Ðtaken,€and€the€houses€rifled,€and€the€women€ravished;€and€half€of€the€city€shall€goÐ 2À Ðforth€into€captivity,€and€the€residue€of€the€people€shall€not€be€cut€off€from€the€city.Ð ¬ Ðòò3€óóThen€shall€the€LORD€go€forth,€and€fight€against€those€nations,€as€when€he€foughtÐ  ˜ Ðin€the€day€of€battle.€òò4€óóAnd€his€feet€shall€stand€in€that€day€upon€the€mount€of€Olives,Ð ö„ Ðwhich€is€before€Jerusalem€on€the€east,€and€the€mount€of€Olives€shall€cleave€in€theÐ âp Ðmidst€thereof€toward€the€east€and€toward€the€west,€and€there€shall€be€a€very€greatÐ Î\ Ðvalley;€and€half€of€the€mountain€shall€remove€toward€the€north,€and€half€of€it€towardÐ ºH Ðthe€south.€òò5€óóAnd€ye€shall€flee€to€the€valley€of€the€mountains;€for€the€valley€of€theÐ ¦4 Ðmountains€shall€reach€unto€Azal:€yea,€ye€shall€flee,€like€as€ye€fled€from€before€theÐ ’  Ðearthquake€in€the€days€of€Uzziah€king€of€Judah:€and€the€LORD€my€God€shall€come,Ð ~  Ðand€all€the€saints€with€thee.€òò6€óóAnd€it€shall€come€to€pass€in€that€day,€that€the€light€shallÐ jø Ðnot€be€clear,€nor€dark:€òò7€óóBut€it€shall€be€one€day€which€shall€be€known€to€the€LORD,Ð Vä Ðnot€day,€nor€night:€but€it€shall€come€to€pass,€that€at€evening€time€it€shall€be€light.€òò8Ð B Ð ÐóóAnd€it€shall€be€in€that€day,€that€living€waters€shall€go€out€from€Jerusalem;€half€ofÐ .!¼ Ðthem€toward€the€former€sea,€and€half€of€them€toward€the€hinder€sea:€in€summer€andÐ "¨ Ðin€winter€shall€it€be.€òò9€óóAnd€the€LORD€shall€be€king€over€all€the€earth:€in€that€day€shallÐ #” Ðthere€be€one€LORD,€and€his€name€one.€òò10€óóAll€the€land€shall€be€turned€as€a€plain€fromÐ ò#€  ÐGeba€to€Rimmon€south€of€Jerusalem:€and€it€shall€be€lifted€up,€and€inhabited€in€herÐ Þ$l! Ðplace,€from€Benjaminððs€gate€unto€the€place€of€the€first€gate,€unto€the€corner€gate,€andÐ Ê%X" Ðfrom€the€tower€of€Hananeel€unto€the€kingððs€winepresses.€òò11€óóAnd€men€shall€dwell€inÐ ¶&D # Ðit,€and€there€shall€be€no€more€utter€destruction;€but€Jerusalem€shall€be€safelyÐ ¢'0!$ Ðinhabited.€òò12€óóAnd€this€shall€be€the€plague€wherewith€the€LORD€will€smite€all€theÐ Ž("% Ðpeople€that€have€fought€against€Jerusalem;€Their€flesh€shall€consume€away€while€theyÐ z)#& Ðstand€upon€their€feet,€and€their€eyes€shall€consume€away€in€their€holes,€and€theirÐ f*ô#' Ðtongue€shall€consume€away€in€their€mouth.€òò13€óóAnd€it€shall€come€to€pass€in€that€day,Ð R+à$( Ðthat€a€great€tumult€from€the€LORD€shall€be€among€them;€and€they€shall€lay€holdÐ >,Ì%) Ðevery€one€on€the€hand€of€his€neighbour,€and€his€hand€shall€rise€up€against€the€handÐ r Ðof€his€neighbour.€òò14€óóAnd€Judah€also€shall€fight€at€Jerusalem;€and€the€wealth€of€all€theÐ ^ì Ðheathen€round€about€shall€be€gathered€together,€gold,€and€silver,€and€apparel,€in€greatÐ JØ Ðabundance.€òò15€óóAnd€so€shall€be€the€plague€of€the€horse,€of€the€mule,€of€the€camel,€andÐ 6 Ä Ðof€the€ass,€and€of€all€the€beasts€that€shall€be€in€these€tents,€as€this€plague.Ð" °Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àZechariah€14:1„15Ô#†XéœXX;X霼ì#ÔÔ‡;XéœXXXéœÔ€presents€one€of€the€most€gruesome€scenes€in€Scripture.€These€verses€markÐ ú ˆ Ðthe€end€of€the€ð ðtimes€of€the€Gentilesðð.€In€verses€1€and€2,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€has€gathered€all€theÐ æ t Ðnations€against€Jerusalem€where€he€will€fight€against€them€with€the€sword€of€His€mouth.€TheÐ Ò ` Ðburdensome€stone€of€Zechariah€12:3€has€become€the€millstone€of€destruction€Ô#†XéœXX;XéœOû#ÔÔ‡;XéœXXXéœÔabout€the€necks€ofÐ ¾L  Ðthose€nations€that€hate€God€and€the€Jew.€They€will€drown€in€a€sea€of€their€own€blood€and€be€cast€intoÐ ª8  Ðhell€in€fulfilment€of€Psalm€9:17€and€Matthew€25:31„46€which€we€will€deal€with€soon.€In€ZechariahÐ –$  Ð12:4,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€has€set€his€feet€upon€the€Mount€of€Olives€causing€the€land€to€split€intoÐ ‚  Ða€huge€east€to€west€valley€creating€a€North€Mount€of€Olives€and€a€South€Mount€of€Olives.€In€doingÐ nü  Ðso,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€has€come€to€take€dominion€of€the€works€of€His€creation€in€fulfillment€ofÐ Zè  ÐPsalm€8:6€followed€by€the€judgment€of€the€nations€in€Psalm€9.€Verse€5€tells€us€we€will€see€a€giantÐ FÔ  Ðearthquake€like€the€Middle€East€has€never€seen.€This€is€an€event€that€takes€place€at€the€SecondÐ 2À ÐComing,€or€in€other€words,€the€Second€Advent,€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€and€sees€its€ultimateÐ ¬ Ðfulfillment€in€Revelation€19:11„21.€Ô#†XéœXX;Xéœ*ý#ÔÔ‡;XéœXXXéœÔIn€Zechariah€14:12„15,€we€see€the€gruesome€sight€of€menððs€andÐ  ˜ Ðanimalððs€flesh€and€eyeballs€consuming€away€as€they€stand€upon€their€feet.€The€only€weapon€of€warÐ ö„ Ðknown€to€man€that€can€cause€this€type€of€death€is€nuclear€Ô_Ôweapons.Ô_ÔÐ âp ÐÔ#†XéœXX;Xéœh#ÔÔ‡;XéœXXXéœÔÌà8  àRevelation€14:14„20кHÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò14€óóAnd€I€looked,€and€behold€a€white€cloud,€and€upon€the€cloud€one€sat€like€unto€theÐ ¦4 ÐSon€of€man,€having€on€his€head€a€golden€crown,€and€in€his€hand€a€sharp€sickle.€òò15€óóAndÐ ’  Ðanother€angel€came€out€of€the€temple,€crying€with€a€loud€voice€to€him€that€sat€on€theÐ ~  Ðcloud,€Thrust€in€thy€sickle,€and€reap:€for€the€time€is€come€for€thee€to€reap;€for€theÐ jø Ðharvest€of€the€earth€is€ripe.€òò16€óóAnd€he€that€sat€on€the€cloud€thrust€in€his€sickle€on€theÐ Vä Ðearth;€and€the€earth€was€reaped.€òò17€óóAnd€another€angel€came€out€of€the€temple€whichÐ B Ð Ðis€in€heaven,€he€also€having€a€sharp€sickle.€òò18€óóAnd€another€angel€came€out€from€theÐ .!¼ Ðaltar,€which€had€power€over€fire;€and€cried€with€a€loud€cry€to€him€that€had€the€sharpÐ "¨ Ðsickle,€saying,€Thrust€in€thy€sharp€sickle,€and€gather€the€clusters€of€the€vine€of€theÐ #” Ðearth;€for€her€grapes€are€fully€ripe.€òò19€óóAnd€the€angel€thrust€in€his€sickle€into€the€earth,Ð ò#€  Ðand€gathered€the€vine€of€the€earth,€and€cast€it€into€the€great€winepress€of€the€wrath€ofÐ Þ$l! ÐGod.€òò20€óóAnd€the€winepress€was€trodden€without€the€city,€and€blood€came€out€of€theÐ Ê%X" Ðwinepress,€even€unto€the€horse€bridles,€by€the€space€of€a€thousand€and€six€hundredÐ ¶&D # Ðfurlongs.Т'0!$Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àThe€Son€of€man€in€verse€14€is€none€other€than€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€What€we€have€inÐ z)#& ÐRevelation€14€is€a€picture€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€reaping€the€earth€in€judgment.€This€reaping€mayÐ f*ô#' Ðwell€be€in€part€that€by€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€in€Isaiah€34:2„3€and€Isaiah€63:3€which€say:Ð R+à$( Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX;Xéœî#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÐ>,Ì%)Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòòóóÔ#†XéœXX&X霗 #ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔIsaiah€34:2„3ÐrÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò2€óóFor€the€indignation€of€the€LORD€is€upon€all€nations,€and€his€fury€upon€all€theirÐ ^ì Ðarmies:€he€hath€utterly€destroyed€them,€he€hath€delivered€them€to€the€slaughter.€òò3Ð JØ ÐóóTheir€slain€also€shall€be€cast€out,€and€their€stink€shall€come€up€out€of€their€carcases,Ð 6 Ä Ðand€the€mountains€shall€be€melted€with€their€blood.Ð" °Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ #ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ) #ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔIsaiah€63:3Ðú ˆÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò3€óóI€have€trodden€the€winepress€alone;€and€of€the€people€there€was€none€with€me:€forÐ æ t ÐI€will€tread€them€in€mine€anger,€and€trample€them€in€my€fury;€and€their€blood€shallÐ Ò ` Ðbe€sprinkled€upon€my€garments,€and€I€will€stain€all€my€raiment.Ô‡&ô§% òX&XéœÔоL Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†ô§% ò ò&ô§%Ž #ÔÔ#†XéœX òô§%ø#ÔÔ‡;XéœXXXéœÔÌà  àThe€picture€in€Revelation€14:20€is€not€one€of€bloodshed€just€in€the€area€of€Armageddon.€ItÐ –$  Ðis€shown€to€be€throughout€Israel€because€it€is€spread€out€over€a€distance€of€about€200€miles€whichÐ ‚  Ðis€roughly€the€length€of€Israel.€This€proves€that€the€battle€of€Armageddon€is€but€the€final€battle€in€anÐ nü  Ðextended€series€of€battles€in€an€all€out€war€that€engulfs€all€of€Israel.€What€we€have€is€Satanððs€finalÐ Zè  Ðattempt€to€destroy€the€land€that€brought€forth€the€man€child€and€that€land€is€Israel.€Israel€isÐ FÔ  Ðpersonified€by€that€sun€clothed€woman€with€the€moon€beneath€her€feet€and€a€crown€of€twelve€starsÐ 2À Ðin€Revelation€12:1€and€Genesis€37:9€(Joseph€is€the€twelfth€star.).€Turn€in€your€Bibles€to€RevelationÐ ¬ Ð16:12„16€where€it€is€written:Ð  ˜ ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XéœXX;Xéœ|#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔRevelation€16:12„16ÐâpÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò12€óóAnd€the€sixth€angel€poured€out€his€vial€upon€the€great€river€Euphrates;€and€theÐ Î\ Ðwater€thereof€was€dried€up,€that€the€way€of€the€kings€of€the€east€might€be€prepared.Ð ºH Ðòò13€óóAnd€I€saw€three€unclean€spirits€like€frogs€come€out€of€the€mouth€of€the€dragon,€andÐ ¦4 Ðout€of€the€mouth€of€the€beast,€and€out€of€the€mouth€of€the€false€prophet.€òò14€óóFor€theyÐ ’  Ðare€the€spirits€of€devils,€working€miracles,€which€go€forth€unto€the€kings€of€the€earthÐ ~  Ðand€of€the€whole€world,€to€gather€them€to€the€battle€of€that€great€day€of€GodÐ jø ÐAlmighty.€òò15€óóBehold,€I€come€as€a€thief.€Blessed€is€he€that€watcheth,€and€keepeth€hisÐ Vä Ðgarments,€lest€he€walk€naked,€and€they€see€his€shame.€òò16€óóAnd€he€gathered€themÐ B Ð Ðtogether€into€a€place€called€in€the€Hebrew€tongue€Armageddon.Ð.!¼Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àWe€have€already€discussed€the€armies€described€in€these€verses€on€page€54€of€this€series.Ð #” Ð(This€discussion€is€located€here).€What€we€did€not€talk€about€is€the€deception€of€the€Satanic€trinityÐ ò#€  Ðwhich€we€will€briefly€mention€here€since€we€are€going€to€do€a€series€on€the€unholy€trinity.€The€threeÐ Þ$l! Ðunclean€spirits€are€none€other€than€Satan€as€the€dragon,€the€Antichrist€as€the€beast,€and€the€FalseÐ Ê%X" ÐProphet€as€the€deceiving€spirit.€This€will€be€in€fulfillment€of€Matthew€24:24,€Mark€13:22,€2Ð ¶&D # ÐThessalonians€2:7„10,€andÔ#†XéœXX&XéœM#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ€Revelation€13:13„14.€These€Scriptures€state:Ð ¢'0!$ ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœö#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔMatthew€24:24Ðz)#&Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò24€óóFor€there€shall€arise€false€Christs,€and€false€prophets,€and€shall€shew€great€signs€andÐ f*ô#' Ðwonders;€insomuch€that,€if€it€were€possible,€they€shall€deceive€the€very€elect.à8@øem€whereàÐR+à$(Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ>,Ì%)Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&X震#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔMark€13:22ÐrÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò22€óóFor€false€Christs€and€false€prophets€shall€rise,€and€shall€shew€signs€and€wonders,Ð ^ì Ðto€seduce,€if€it€were€possible,€even€the€elect.ÐJØÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ/#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ2€Thessalonians€2:7„10Ð" °Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò7€óóFor€the€mystery€of€iniquity€doth€already€work:€only€he€who€now€letteth€will€let,€untilÐ  œ Ðhe€be€taken€out€of€the€way.€òò8€óóAnd€then€shall€that€Wicked€be€revealed,€whom€the€LordÐ ú ˆ Ðshall€consume€with€the€spirit€of€his€mouth,€and€shall€destroy€with€the€brightness€ofÐ æ t Ðhis€coming:€òò9€óóEven€him,€whose€coming€is€after€the€working€of€Satan€with€all€powerÐ Ò ` Ðand€signs€and€lying€wonders,€òò10€óóAnd€with€all€deceivableness€of€unrighteousness€inÐ ¾L  Ðthem€that€perish;€because€they€received€not€the€love€of€the€truth,€that€they€might€beÐ ª8  Ðsaved.Ж$ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&X霓#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔRevelation€13:13„14Ðnü Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò13€óóAnd€he€doeth€great€wonders,€so€that€he€maketh€fire€come€down€from€heaven€on€theÐ Zè  Ðearth€in€the€sight€of€men,€òò14€óóAnd€deceiveth€them€that€dwell€on€the€earth€by€the€meansÐ FÔ  Ðof€those€miracles€which€he€had€power€to€do€in€the€sight€of€the€beast;€saying€to€themÐ 2À Ðthat€dwell€on€the€earth,€that€they€should€make€an€image€to€the€beast,€which€had€theÐ ¬ Ðwound€by€a€sword,€and€did€live.Ð ˜Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœö #ÔÌÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔà  àThere€is€already€in€our€day€a€spirit€of€deception€that€dominates€apostate€AmericanÐ âp ÐChristianity.€That€spirit€is€rooted€in€and€feeds€off€of€unbelief.€That€unbelief€is€also€rooted€in€wickedÐ Î\ Ðchurches€that€are€chock„full€of€unsaved,€professing€Christians€who€are€being€blown€about€by€everyÐ ºH Ðwind€of€false€doctrine.€These€wicked€churches€are€also€overflowing€with€Anti„Semitic,€Jew€hatingÐ ¦4 Ðdevils€posing€as€professing€Christians.€Unbelief€is€always€looking€for€a€sign€and€a€wonder€and€SatanÐ ’  Ðis€more€than€happy€to€accommodate€unbelief€with€a€false€sign€and€a€false€wonder.€TheÐ ~  ÐPentecostal/Charismatic€movement€in€the€worldððs€churches€has€been€the€willing€victim€of€much€ofÐ jø ÐSatanððs€deception.€As€deceived€as€these€churches€are,€they€have€not€seen€anything€like€the€deceptionÐ Vä Ðthat€will€take€place€during€the€Tribulation.€It€will€be€a€worldwide€false€signs€and€wonders€movementÐ B Ð Ðaccompanied€by€miracles€that€will€lead€unsaved,€professing€Christians€to€take€the€mark€of€the€beast.Ð .!¼ ÐUnbelief€will€always€accept€a€sign€instead€of€believing€the€word€of€God.€Satan€pushes€signs,Ð "¨ Ðwonders,€and€miracles.€God€demands€faith€in€the€Word€of€God€to€prove€that€which€is€of€God.€If€IÐ #” Ðhave€an€uncompromising€belief€in€the€Word€of€God,€then€I€am€much€less€likely€to€receive€a€lyingÐ ò#€  Ðand€deceiving€spirit.€The€apostle€John€said€in€1€John€4:1:€ð ðBeloved,€believe€not€every€spirit,€but€òòÔ#†XéœXà&Xéœc##ÔóóÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔtryÐ Þ$l! ÐtheòòÔ#†XéœXà&Xéœ *#ÔóóÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ€spirits€whether€they€are€of€God:€because€many€false€prophets€are€gone€out€into€the€worldðð.€òòÔ#†XéœXà&Xéœo*#ÔòòØØóóÔ‡&XéœXàXéœÔóó€Ô#†XéœXX&Xéœ*+#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔIt€willÐ Ê%X" Ðbe€the€spirit€of€devils€working€miracles€that€will€draw€the€armies€of€the€world€to€Armageddon€forÐ ¶&D # Ðtheir€destruction.€None€of€this€comes€as€a€surprise€to€God€because€the€Holy€Ghost€prophesiedÐ ¢'0!$ Ðthrough€Paul€the€coming€of€a€great€falling€away€in€1€Timothy€4:1„3,€2€Timothy€3:1„9,€2€Timothy€4:1„Ð Ž("% Ð4,€and€2€Thessalonians€2:1„12.€God€the€Holy€Ghost€also€prophesied€of€this€great€apostasy€throughÐ z)#& ÐPeter€in€2€Peter€2:1„10.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€Himself€spoke€of€this€great€falling€away€in€MatthewÐ f*ô#' Ð24:24,€Mark€13:22,€and€Luke€21:8.€Now,€letððs€look€at€the€final€Scripture€passage€dealing€with€theÐ R+à$( Ðwars€of€the€Tribulation.€Turn€in€your€Bibles€to€Revelation€19:11„21:Ð >,Ì%) ÐÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœp+#ÔÔ‡;XéœXXXéœÔà8  àÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔRevelationÔ_Ô€19:11„21ÐrÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò11€óóAnd€I€saw€heaven€opened,€and€behold€a€white€horse;€and€he€that€sat€upon€him€wasÐ ^ì Ðcalled€Faithful€and€True,€and€in€righteousness€he€doth€judge€and€make€war.€òò12€óóHisÐ JØ Ðeyes€were€as€a€flame€of€fire,€and€on€his€head€were€many€crowns;€and€he€had€a€nameÐ 6 Ä Ðwritten,€that€no€man€knew,€but€he€himself.€òò13€óóAnd€he€was€clothed€with€a€vestureÐ " ° Ðdipped€in€blood:€and€his€name€is€called€The€Word€of€God.€òò14€óóAnd€the€armies€whichÐ  œ Ðwere€in€heaven€followed€him€upon€white€horses,€clothed€in€fine€linen,€white€andÐ ú ˆ Ðclean.€òò15€óóAnd€out€of€his€mouth€goeth€a€sharp€sword,€that€with€it€he€should€smite€theÐ æ t Ðnations:€and€he€shall€rule€them€with€a€rod€of€iron:€and€he€treadeth€the€winepress€ofÐ Ò ` Ðthe€fierceness€and€wrath€of€Almighty€God.€òò16€óóAnd€he€hath€on€his€vesture€and€on€hisÔ#†XéœXX;Xéœë.#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÐ ¾L  Ðthigh€a€name€written,€KING€OF€KINGS,€AND€LORD€OF€LORDS.€òò17€óóAnd€I€saw€anÐ ª8  Ðangel€standing€in€the€sun;€and€he€cried€with€a€loud€voice,€saying€to€all€the€fowls€thatÐ –$  Ðfly€in€the€midst€of€heaven,€Come€and€gather€yourselves€together€unto€the€supper€ofÐ ‚  Ðthe€great€God;€òò18€óóThat€ye€may€eat€the€flesh€of€kings,€and€the€flesh€of€captains,€and€theÐ nü  Ðflesh€of€mighty€men,€and€the€flesh€of€horses,€and€of€them€that€sit€on€them,€and€theÐ Zè  Ðflesh€of€all€men,€both€free€and€bond,€both€small€and€great.€òò19€óóAnd€I€saw€the€beast,€andÐ FÔ  Ðthe€kings€of€the€earth,€and€their€armies,€gathered€together€to€make€war€against€himÐ 2À Ðthat€sat€on€the€horse,€and€against€his€army.€òò20€óóAnd€the€beast€was€taken,€and€with€himÐ ¬ Ðthe€false€prophet€that€wrought€miracles€before€him,€with€which€he€deceived€them€thatÐ  ˜ Ðhad€received€the€mark€of€the€beast,€and€them€that€worshipped€his€image.€These€bothÐ ö„ Ðwere€cast€alive€into€a€lake€of€fire€burning€with€brimstone.€òò21€óóAnd€the€remnant€wereÐ âp Ðslain€with€the€sword€of€him€that€sat€upon€the€horse,€which€sword€proceeded€out€ofÐ Î\ Ðhis€mouth:€and€all€the€fowls€were€filled€with€their€flesh.кHÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àThe€first€appearance€of€a€white€horse€in€Revelation€has€the€Antichrist€as€its€rider.€The€riderÐ ’  Ðof€the€second€white€horse€is€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€who€is€the€greatest€Faithful€and€True€warrior€toÐ ~  Ðever€live.€He€leads€the€greatest€calvary€the€world€has€ever€known.€This€is€the€calvary€of€the€savedÐ jø Ðsaints€of€the€Living€God,€who€is€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€Himself.€The€saints€ride€upon€white€horsesÐ Vä Ðclothed€in€fine€linen€uniforms€that€are€white€and€clean€because€they€have€been€washed€in€the€bloodÐ B Ð Ðof€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€Hallelujah!€The€whiteness€of€the€garments€is€the€righteousness€of€the€LordÐ .!¼ ÐJesus€Christ.€Ô#†XéœXX&Xéœ3#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€called€the€Word€of€God.€There€is€great€power€in€His€wordsÐ "¨ Ðfor€He€spoke€the€world€into€existence€and€He€will€speak€the€armies€of€this€world€into€destruction.Ð #” ÐThe€sharp€and€two„edged€sword€is€the€Word€of€God.€He,€the€Word€of€God,€will€rule€the€world€withÐ ò#€  Ða€rod€of€iron€in€fulfillment€of€Psalm€2:9,€Revelation€2:27,€Revelation€12:5,€and€Revelation€19:15.Ð Þ$l! ÐHe€will€rule€the€world€as€KING€OF€KINGS,€AND€LORD€OF€LORDS.€Ô#†XéœXX&Xéœ<#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€hasÐ Ê%X" Ðprepared€a€great€feast€for€the€vultures€of€the€air.€They€will€feast€upon€all€the€wicked€dead€includingÐ ¶&D # Ðtheir€political€and€military€leaders.€€At€the€end€of€this€great€battle€of€Armageddon,€the€beast€and€theÐ ¢'0!$ Ðfalse€prophet€will€be€cast€into€the€lake€of€fire€burning€with€Ô_Ôbrimstone.Ð Ž("% ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌÔ_ÔÌÐ >,Ì%) Ðò òÔ#†XéœXX&XéœX>#ÔÓ  ÓÔ% ‡L ÔSERMON€NUMBER€16€ð!ð€Ô‡&XéœXXXéœÔA€SUGGESTED€ORDER€OF€Ô_ÔEVENTSÔ%†L£@Ôó óÔ#†XéœXX&XéœÆ@#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÐ r ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ#†XéœXX&XéœGA#ÔÔ4‚mofÞÔÝ‚<ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  ÔBack€To€TopÔ6¾AÔÝ‚<ÍOÒAheirÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7ofúBÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÔ_ÔÐ ^ì ÐÓ—@ÓÌà  àWe€have€talked€a€lot€in€this€Bible€Prophecy€series€about€the€Gentile€nations€and€Israel.€TheÐ 6 Ä Ðquestion€arises€as€to€the€sequence€of€events€leading€to€the€end€of€the€ð ðtimes€of€the€Gentilesðð.€We€willÐ " ° Ðattempt€to€deal€with€that€issue€briefly€Ô_Ôhere.Ô_ÔÔ_Ôò òòòÔ_Ôà@ìì*ìàó óóóˆÐ  œ ÐÌà  àWhat€follows€below€is€a€suggested€order€of€events€from€now€to€eternity:Ð æ t ÐÌ1.à0  àThe€world€will€see€the€rise€of€the€Antichrist€out€of€the€revived€Roman€Empire.€The€AntichristÐ ¾L  Ðis€the€little€horn€of€Daniel€7:8,€the€king€of€fierce€countenance€from€Daniel€8:23,€the€princeÐ ª8  Ðthat€shall€come€of€Daniel€9:26,€the€willful€king€of€Daniel€11:36,€the€conqueror€on€the€whiteÐ –$  Ðhorse€in€Revelation€6:2,€and€the€beast€of€Revelation€Ô_Ô13:1„Ô_ÔÔ_Ô10Ô_ÔЂ (#(# ÐÌ2.à0  àAccording€to€Isaiah€28:15€and€Daniel€9:27,€the€Antichrist€will€make€a€peace€treaty€with€IsraelÐ Zè  Ðconfirming€the€land€guarantee€of€the€Abrahamic€Covenant.€This€covenant€will€be€made€rightÐ FÔ  Ðat€the€start€of€the€Tribulation.Ð2À(#(# ÐÌ3.à0  àIsrael€will€be€attacked€from€the€south€and€the€north€in€fulfillment€of€Ezekiel€38€and€39,€JoelÐ  ˜ Ð2:1„20,€and€Revelation€9:1„12.Ðö„(#(# ÐÌ4.à0  àIn€Ezekiel€chapters€38€and€39,€the€world€will€see€the€destruction€of€Israelððs€enemies€on€theÐ Î\ Ðmountains€of€Israel€at€the€hands€of€God.€What€is€obvious€to€all€Bible€students€is€that€theÐ ºH Ðevents€described€in€Ezekiel€chapters€38€and€39€have€not€taken€place€in€the€history€of€IsraelÐ ¦4 Ðand€therefore€remain€to€be€fulfilled.€Ô#†XéœXX&XéœnB#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔThere€has€been€much€discussion€on€the€timing€of€theÐ ’  Ðevents€in€Ezekiel€chapters€38€and€39.€Some€hold€that€they€take€place€at€the€start€of€theÐ ~  ÐTribulation€while€others€believe€that€they€take€place€at€about€the€midpoint€of€the€Tribulation.Ð jø ÐYet€another€group€holds€that€they€take€place€at€the€end€of€the€Tribulation.€Using€RevelationÐ Vä Ð20:7„9€as€the€basis€for€their€argument,€some€even€hold€that€the€events€take€place€followingÐ B Ð Ðthe€Millennium.€The€Gog€and€Magog€war€of€Revelation€20€cannot€be€the€Gog€and€MagogÐ .!¼ Ðwar€of€Ezekiel€38€and€39€because€the€details€are€entirely€different.€In€Ezekiel€38€and€39€aÐ "¨ Ðnorthern€army€has€all€but€one„sixth€of€its€troops€destroyed€and€fed€to€the€vultures€on€theÐ #” Ðmountains€of€northern€Israel€whereas€in€Revelation€20€the€armies€are€said€to€come€from€theÐ ò#€  Ðfour€corners€of€the€earth€and€be€devoured€by€fire€sent€down€from€heaven€by€God.€AnyÐ Þ$l! Ðexplanation€that€puts€the€events€of€Ezekiel€chapters€38€and€39€any€later€than€at€the€start,€orÐ Ê%X" Ðnear€the€start€of€the€Tribulation€will€not€stand€the€test€of€Ezekiel€38:11€which€sees€IsraelÐ ¶&D # Ðdwelling€at€rest€in€safety.€The€period€of€the€Tribulation€is€seen€as€a€time€of€wars€and€rumoursÐ ¢'0!$ Ðof€wars€by€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€in€Matthew€24:6.€It€is€neither€a€time€of€rest€or€safety.€In€factÐ Ž("% Ðit€is€referred€to€as€the€ð ðTime€Of€Jacobððs€Troubleðð€in€Jeremiah€30:7.€Another€complicationÐ z)#& Ðfor€those€who€see€the€Ezekiel€38€and€39€battle€as€taking€place€at€either€the€end€or€the€midÐ f*ô#' Ðpoint€of€the€Tribulation€is€that€if€that€is€so,€then€the€be€the€seven€year€cleanup€operationÐ R+à$( Ðrequired€by€Ezekiel€39:9€will€overlap€both€the€Second€Advent€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€andÐ >,Ì%) Ðthe€first€Ô_Ô3ððÔ_Ô€to€seven€years€of€the€Millennium.€That€is€not€consistent€with€the€pristineÐ r Ðconditions€described€for€the€Millennium€by€other€passages€of€Scripture.€AnotherÐ ^ì Ðcomplication€for€those€who€see€the€Ezekiel€38€and€39€invasion€as€happening€at€the€end€of€theÐ JØ ÐTribulation€is€the€seven€months€required€by€Ezekiel€39:14€for€the€burial€of€the€bodies€wouldÐ 6 Ä Ðrun€seven€months€into€the€Millennium.€Again,€that€is€not€consistent€with€the€pristineÐ " ° Ðconditions€described€for€the€Millennium€by€other€passages€of€Scripture.€Ô#†XéœXX&XéœeJ#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔAll€that€being€said,Ð  œ Ðwe€believe€that€a€scenario€that€puts€the€Ezekiel€38€and€39€invasion€at€the€start€of€theÐ ú ˆ ÐTribulation€makes€for€the€least€amount€of€complication.€Another€question€that€comes€intoÐ æ t Ðplay€in€this€discussion€is€this:€what€drastic€event€leads€Israel€to€make€that€seven€yearÐ Ò ` Ðcovenant€with€the€Antichrist€described€in€Daniel€9:27€and€Isaiah€28:15„18?€We€believe€thatÐ ¾L  Ðthe€Ezekiel€38€and€39€invasion€will€motivate€Israel€to€sign€a€seven€year€peace€treaty€with€theÐ ª8  Ðforces€of€the€Antichrist.€The€Antichrist€will€break€that€covenant€at€the€mid„point€of€theÐ –$  ÐTribulation.€For€a€more€detailed€analysis€of€the€pros€and€cons€for€the€different€positions€onÐ ‚  Ðthe€timing€of€the€events€of€Ezekiel€38€and€39€we€recommend€reading€pages€346„355€ofÐ nü  ÐDwight€Pentecostððs€book€ð ðThings€To€Comeðð.€€While€we€disagree€with€his€conclusions,€heÐ Zè  Ðpresents€some€very€good€analysis€of€the€different€positions.ÐFÔ (#(# ÐÌ5.à0  àThen€the€world€will€see€threats€to€Israel€coming€out€from€the€east€and€the€north€as€stated€inÐ ¬ ÐDaniel€11:44€which€says:Ð ˜(#(# ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àÔ#†XéœXX&XéœéT#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔDaniel€11:44Ðâp` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àòò44€óóBut€tidings€out€of€the€east€and€out€of€the€north€shall€trouble€him:€thereforeÐ Î\ Ðhe€shall€go€forth€with€great€fury€to€destroy,€and€utterly€to€make€away€many.òòóóкH` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ð6.à0  àThen€the€world€will€see€the€Antichrist€come€to€power€as€prophesied€in€Daniel€11:45€whichÐ ’  Ðreads:Ð~ (#(# ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àòòóóDaniel€11:45Ô#†XéœXX&XéœkZ#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔòòÐVä` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð à45€óóAnd€he€shall€plant€the€tabernacles€of€his€palace€between€the€seas€in€theÐ B Ð Ðglorious€holy€mountain;€yet€he€shall€come€to€his€end,€and€none€shall€helpÐ .!¼ Ðhim.Ð"¨` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌ7.à0  àThen,€according€to€2€Thessalonians€2:3„4,€the€Antichrist€will€set€himself€up€as€God€in€theÐ ò#€  Ðtemple€of€God.€Here€is€what€these€verses€state:ÐÞ$l!(#(# ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àÔ#†XéœXX&XéœÊ\#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ2€Thessalonians€2:3„4ж&D #` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àòò3€óóLet€no€man€deceive€you€by€any€means:€for€that€day€shall€not€come,€exceptÐ ¢'0!$ Ðthere€come€a€falling€away€first,€and€that€man€of€sin€be€revealed,€the€son€ofÐ Ž("% Ðperdition;€òò4€óóWho€opposeth€and€exalteth€himself€above€all€that€is€called€God,Ð z)#& Ðor€that€is€worshipped;€so€that€he€as€God€sitteth€in€the€temple€of€God,€shewingÐ f*ô#' Ðhimself€that€he€is€God.ÐR+à$(` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ_#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÐ>,Ì%)Ð Ð  Ð8.à0  àThen,€according€to€Daniel€9:27€and€Revelation€12:7„17,€the€Antichrist€will€break€theÐ r Ðcovenant€with€Israel€at€the€mid„point€of€the€Tribulation€when€Satan€is€cast€down€to€the€earth.€Ð^ì(#(# ÐÌÔ#†XéœXX&X震a#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÓ  ÓÓ  Óà8  àà0` Ð Ð àDaniel€9:27Ð 6 Ä Ðòò27€óóAnd€he€shall€confirm€the€covenant€with€many€for€one€week:€and€in€theÐ " ° Ðmidst€of€the€week€he€shall€cause€the€sacrifice€and€the€oblation€to€cease,€andÐ  œ Ðfor€the€overspreading€of€abominations€he€shall€make€it€desolate,€even€untilÐ ú ˆ Ðthe€consummation,€and€that€determined€shall€be€poured€upon€the€desolate.Ðæ t` Ð ` Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&XéœÞb#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœe#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔRevelation€12:7„17оL ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àòò7€óóAnd€there€was€war€in€heaven:€Michael€and€his€angels€fought€against€theÐ ª8  Ðdragon;€and€the€dragon€fought€and€his€angels,€òò8€óóAnd€prevailed€not;€neitherÐ –$  Ðwas€their€place€found€any€more€in€heaven.€òò9€óóAnd€the€great€dragon€was€castÐ ‚  Ðout,€that€old€serpent,€called€the€Devil,€and€Satan,€which€deceiveth€the€wholeÐ nü  Ðworld:€he€was€cast€out€into€the€earth,€and€his€angels€were€cast€out€with€him.Ð Zè  Ðòò10€óóAnd€I€heard€a€loud€voice€saying€in€heaven,€Now€is€come€salvation,€andÐ FÔ  Ðstrength,€and€the€kingdom€of€our€God,€and€the€power€of€his€Christ:€for€theÐ 2À Ðaccuser€of€our€brethren€is€cast€down,€which€accused€them€before€our€God€dayÐ ¬ Ðand€night.€òò11€óóAnd€they€overcame€him€by€the€blood€of€the€Lamb,€and€by€theÐ  ˜ Ðword€of€their€testimony;€and€they€loved€not€their€lives€unto€the€death.€òò12Ð ö„ ÐóóTherefore€rejoice,€ye€heavens,€and€ye€that€dwell€in€them.€Woe€to€theÐ âp Ðinhabiters€of€the€earth€and€of€the€sea!€for€the€devil€is€come€down€unto€you,Ð Î\ Ðhaving€great€wrath,€because€he€knoweth€that€he€hath€but€a€short€time.€òò13€óóAndÐ ºH Ðwhen€the€dragon€saw€that€he€was€cast€unto€the€earth,€he€persecuted€theÐ ¦4 Ðwoman€which€brought€forth€the€man€child.€òò14€óóAnd€to€the€woman€were€givenÐ ’  Ðtwo€wings€of€a€great€eagle,€that€she€might€fly€into€the€wilderness,€into€herÐ ~  Ðplace,€where€she€is€nourished€for€a€time,€and€times,€and€half€a€time,€from€theÐ jø Ðface€of€the€serpent.€òò15€óóAnd€the€serpent€cast€out€of€his€mouth€water€as€a€floodÐ Vä Ðafter€the€woman,€that€he€might€cause€her€to€be€carried€away€of€the€flood.€òò16Ð B Ð ÐóóAnd€the€earth€helped€the€woman,€and€the€earth€opened€her€mouth,€andÐ .!¼ Ðswallowed€up€the€flood€which€the€dragon€cast€out€of€his€mouth.€òò17€óóAnd€theÐ "¨ Ðdragon€was€wroth€with€the€woman,€and€went€to€make€war€with€the€remnantÐ #” Ðof€her€seed,€which€keep€the€commandments€of€God,€and€have€the€testimonyÐ ò#€  Ðof€Jesus€Christ.ÐÞ$l!` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà0  àThis€will€be€a€time€when€the€Satanic€trinity€will€be€operating€in€full€force€upon€the€face€ofÐ ¶&D # Ðthis€earth.€€Ô#†XéœXX&X霉e#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔIt€will€be€a€time€of€wickedness€and€deception€like€the€world€has€never€seen€withÐ ¢'0!$ ÐSatan,€the€Antichrist,€and€the€False€Prophet€prosecuting€their€war€of€hatred€and€exterminationÐ Ž("% Ðagainst€all€the€children€of€God€and€the€nation€of€Israel.€This€events€will€end€in€Revelation€19.Ðz)#&(#(# ÐÌThe€events€that€we€have€just€been€describing€roughly€parallel€those€in€Revelation€6:1„17€andÐ R+à$( ÐMatthew€24:4„30Ð >,Ì%) Їà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&X霖o#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔRevelation€6:1„17ÐrÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò1€óóAnd€I€saw€when€the€Lamb€opened€one€of€the€seals,€and€I€heard,€as€it€were€the€noiseÐ ^ì Ðof€thunder,€one€of€the€four€beasts€saying,€Come€and€see.€òò2€óóAnd€I€saw,€and€behold€aÐ JØ Ðwhite€horse:€and€he€that€sat€on€him€had€a€bow;€and€a€crown€was€given€unto€him:€andÐ 6 Ä Ðhe€went€forth€conquering,€and€to€conquer.€òò3€óóAnd€when€he€had€opened€the€second€seal,Ð " ° ÐI€heard€the€second€beast€say,€Come€and€see.€òò4€óóAnd€there€went€out€another€horse€thatÐ  œ Ðwas€red:€and€power€was€given€to€him€that€sat€thereon€to€take€peace€from€the€earth,Ð ú ˆ Ðand€that€they€should€kill€one€another:€and€there€was€given€unto€him€a€great€sword.€òò5Ð æ t ÐóóAnd€when€he€had€opened€the€third€seal,€I€heard€the€third€beast€say,€Come€and€see.Ð Ò ` ÐAnd€I€beheld,€and€lo€a€black€horse;€and€he€that€sat€on€him€had€a€pair€of€balances€inÐ ¾L  Ðhis€hand.€òò6€óóAnd€I€heard€a€voice€in€the€midst€of€the€four€beasts€say,€A€measure€ofÐ ª8  Ðwheat€for€a€penny,€and€three€measures€of€barley€for€a€penny;€and€see€thou€hurt€not€theÐ –$  Ðoil€and€the€wine.€òò7€óóAnd€when€he€had€opened€the€fourth€seal,€I€heard€the€voice€of€theÐ ‚  Ðfourth€beast€say,€Come€and€see.€òò8€óóAnd€I€looked,€and€behold€a€pale€horse:€and€hisÐ nü  Ðname€that€sat€on€him€was€Death,€and€Hell€followed€with€him.€And€power€was€givenÐ Zè  Ðunto€them€over€the€fourth€part€of€the€earth,€to€kill€with€sword,€and€with€hunger,€andÐ FÔ  Ðwith€death,€and€with€the€beasts€of€the€earth.€òò9€óóAnd€when€he€had€opened€the€fifth€seal,Ð 2À ÐI€saw€under€the€altar€the€souls€of€them€that€were€slain€for€the€word€of€God,€and€forÐ ¬ Ðthe€testimony€which€they€held:€òò10€óóAnd€they€cried€with€a€loud€voice,€saying,€How€long,Ð  ˜ ÐO€Lord,€holy€and€true,€dost€thou€not€judge€and€avenge€our€blood€on€them€that€dwellÐ ö„ Ðon€the€earth?€òò11€óóAnd€white€robes€were€given€unto€every€one€of€them;€and€it€was€saidÐ âp Ðunto€them,€that€they€should€rest€yet€for€a€little€season,€until€their€fellowservants€alsoÐ Î\ Ðand€their€brethren,€that€should€be€killed€as€they€were,€should€be€fulfilled.€òò12€óóAnd€IÐ ºH Ðbeheld€when€he€had€opened€the€sixth€seal,€and,€lo,€there€was€a€great€earthquake;€andÐ ¦4 Ðthe€sun€became€black€as€sackcloth€of€hair,€and€the€moon€became€as€blood;€òò13€óóAnd€theÐ ’  Ðstars€of€heaven€fell€unto€the€earth,€even€as€a€fig€tree€casteth€her€untimely€figs,€whenÐ ~  Ðshe€is€shaken€of€a€mighty€wind.€òò14€óóAnd€the€heaven€departed€as€a€scroll€when€it€isÐ jø Ðrolled€together;€and€every€mountain€and€island€were€moved€out€of€their€places.€òò15€óóAndÐ Vä Ðthe€kings€of€the€earth,€and€the€great€men,€and€the€rich€men,€and€the€chief€captains,Ð B Ð Ðand€the€mighty€men,€and€every€bondman,€and€every€free€man,€hid€themselves€in€theÐ .!¼ Ðdens€and€in€the€rocks€of€the€mountains;€òò16€óóAnd€said€to€the€mountains€and€rocks,€FallÐ "¨ Ðon€us,€and€hide€us€from€the€face€of€him€that€sitteth€on€the€throne,€and€from€the€wrathÐ #” Ðof€the€Lamb:€òò17€óóFor€the€great€day€of€his€wrath€is€come;€and€who€shall€be€able€to€stand?Ðò#€ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&XéœÒq#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔMatthew€24:4„30ÐÊ%X"Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò4€óóAnd€Jesus€answered€and€said€unto€them,€Take€heed€that€no€man€deceive€you.€òò5€óóForÐ ¶&D # Ðmany€shall€come€in€my€name,€saying,€I€am€Christ;€and€shall€deceive€many.€òò6€óóAnd€yeÐ ¢'0!$ Ðshall€hear€of€wars€and€rumours€of€wars:€see€that€ye€be€not€troubled:€for€all€theseÐ Ž("% Ðthings€must€come€to€pass,€but€the€end€is€not€yet.€òò7€óóFor€nation€shall€rise€against€nation,Ð z)#& Ðand€kingdom€against€kingdom:€and€there€shall€be€famines,€and€pestilences,€andÐ f*ô#' Ðearthquakes,€in€divers€places.€òò8€óóAll€these€are€the€beginning€of€sorrows.€òò9€óóThen€shallÐ R+à$( Ðthey€deliver€you€up€to€be€afflicted,€and€shall€kill€you:€and€ye€shall€be€hated€of€allÐ >,Ì%) Ðnations€for€my€nameððs€sake.€òò10€óóAnd€then€shall€many€be€offended,€and€shall€betray€oneÐ r Ðanother,€and€shall€hate€one€another.€òò11€óóAnd€many€false€prophets€shall€rise,€and€shallÐ ^ì Ðdeceive€many.€òò12€óóAnd€because€iniquity€shall€abound,€the€love€of€many€shall€wax€cold.Ð JØ Ðòò13€óóBut€he€that€shall€endure€unto€the€end,€the€same€shall€be€saved.€òò14€óóAnd€this€gospelÐ 6 Ä Ðof€the€kingdom€shall€be€preached€in€all€the€world€for€a€witness€unto€all€nations;€andÐ " ° Ðthen€shall€the€end€come.€òò15€óóWhen€ye€therefore€shall€see€the€abomination€of€desolation,Ð  œ Ðspoken€of€by€Daniel€the€prophet,€stand€in€the€holy€place,€(whoso€readeth,€let€himÐ ú ˆ Ðunderstand:)€òò16€óóThen€let€them€which€be€in€Judaea€flee€into€the€mountains:€òò17€óóLet€himÐ æ t Ðwhich€is€on€the€housetop€not€come€down€to€take€any€thing€out€of€his€house:€òò18€óóNeitherÐ Ò ` Ðlet€him€which€is€in€the€field€return€back€to€take€his€clothes.€òò19€óóAnd€woe€unto€them€thatÐ ¾L  Ðare€with€child,€and€to€them€that€give€suck€in€those€days!€òò20€óóBut€pray€ye€that€your€flightÐ ª8  Ðbe€not€in€the€winter,€neither€on€the€sabbath€day:€òò21€óóFor€then€shall€be€great€Tribulation,Ð –$  Ðsuch€as€was€not€since€the€beginning€of€the€world€to€this€time,€no,€nor€ever€shall€be.Ð ‚  Ðòò22€óóAnd€except€those€days€should€be€shortened,€there€should€no€flesh€be€saved:€but€forÐ nü  Ðthe€electððs€sake€those€days€shall€be€shortened.€òò23€óóThen€if€any€man€shall€say€unto€you,Ð Zè  ÐLo,€here€is€Christ,€or€there;€believe€it€not.€òò24€óóFor€there€shall€arise€false€Christs,€andÐ FÔ  Ðfalse€prophets,€and€shall€shew€great€signs€and€wonders;€insomuch€that,€if€it€wereÐ 2À Ðpossible,€they€shall€deceive€the€very€elect.€òò25€óóBehold,€I€have€told€you€before.€òò26Ð ¬ ÐóóWherefore€if€they€shall€say€unto€you,€Behold,€he€is€in€the€desert;€go€not€forth:€behold,Ð  ˜ Ðhe€is€in€the€secret€chambers;€believe€it€not.€òò27€óóFor€as€the€lightning€cometh€out€of€theÐ ö„ Ðeast,€and€shineth€even€unto€the€west;€so€shall€also€the€coming€of€the€Son€of€man€be.Ð âp Ðòò28€óóFor€wheresoever€the€carcase€is,€there€will€the€eagles€be€gathered€together.€òò29Ð Î\ ÐóóImmediately€after€the€Tribulation€of€those€days€shall€the€sun€be€darkened,€and€theÐ ºH Ðmoon€shall€not€give€her€light,€and€the€stars€shall€fall€from€heaven,€and€the€powers€ofÐ ¦4 Ðthe€heavens€shall€be€shaken:€òò30€óóAnd€then€shall€appear€the€sign€of€the€Son€of€man€inÐ ’  Ðheaven:€and€then€shall€all€the€tribes€of€the€earth€mourn,€and€they€shall€see€the€Son€ofÐ ~  Ðman€coming€in€the€clouds€of€heaven€with€power€and€great€glory.ÐjøÐ Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&X需#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÌÔ_ÔÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔà  àInÔ_Ô€reading€the€verses€of€Matthew€24€and€Revelation€6€you€should€pick€up€on€many€similarÐ B Ð Ðevents.€Putting€the€verses€in€Revelation€6€up€side€by€side€with€Matthew€24€we€see€the€followingÐ .!¼ Ðparallels.€In€Matthew€24:4„5€and€Revelation€6:1„2,€we€see€the€rise€of€the€false€Messiah,€or€theÐ "¨ ÐAntichrist€with€the€opening€of€the€first€seal.€In€Matthew€24:6„7€and€Revelation€6:3„4,€we€see€warsÐ #” Ðwith€the€opening€of€the€second€seal.€In€Matthew€24:7€and€Revelation€6:5„6,€we€see€famines€with€theÐ ò#€  Ðopening€of€the€third€seal.€In€Matthew€24:7€and€Revelation€6:7„8,€we€see€pestilences€with€the€openingÐ Þ$l! Ðof€the€fourth€seal.€€In€Matthew€24:8„28€and€Revelation€6:9„11,€we€see€martyrdoms€with€the€openingÐ Ê%X" Ðof€the€fifth€seal.€€Ô#†XéœXX&Xéœr#ÔIn€Matthew€24:29„30€and€Revelation€6:12„17,€we€see€signs€in€the€heavens€of€theÐ ¶&D # Ðsecond€advent€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€with€the€opening€of€the€sixth€seal.€Ô‡&XéœXXXéœÔThe€sixth€seal€does€notÐ ¢'0!$ Ðactually€mark€the€second€advent€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€It€just€gives€the€signs€of€his€return.Ð Ž("% ÐFollowing€the€return€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€in€Revelation€19,€we€will€see€the€judgment€of€theÐ z)#& Ðnations.€Prior€to€the€return€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€the€nation€of€Israel€will€have€already€been€judgedÐ f*ô#' Ðby€the€events€of€the€Tribulation.€Now,€let€us€look€at€the€Judgment€of€the€Ô_Ônations.Ô#†XéœXX&XéœÃ“#ÔÔ_ÔÐ R+à$( ÐÐ >,Ì%) Ðà@™™ìàÔ_Ôò òÔ% ‡M ÔSERMON€NUMBER€17€ð!ð€THE€JUDGEMENT€OF€THE€NATIONS€AND€ˆÐ r Ðà@  ìàTHE€GENTILE€NATIONS€IN€THE€MILLENNIUMÔ%†MX–ÔòòˆÐ ^ì Ðà@ÞÞ%ìàóóó óÔ4‚nofÞÔÝ‚<ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  ÔBack€To€TopÔ6+—ÔÝ‚<ÍO?—heirÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7ofúm—Ôò òòòˆÐ JØ ÐÌà@  ìàTHEÔ_Ô€JUDGEMENT€OF€THE€NATIONSó óóóˆÐ " ° ÐÌÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔà  àTurn€in€your€Bibles€to€Daniel€12:1€where€it€is€written:Ð ú ˆ ÐÌà8  àDaniel€12:1ÐÒ `Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò1€óóAnd€at€that€time€shall€Michael€stand€up,€the€great€prince€which€standeth€for€theÐ ¾L  Ðchildren€of€thy€people:€and€there€shall€be€a€time€of€trouble,€such€as€never€was€sinceÐ ª8  Ðthere€was€a€nation€even€to€that€same€time:€and€at€that€time€thy€people€shall€beÐ –$  Ðdelivered,€every€one€that€shall€be€found€written€in€the€book.Ђ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&XéœS˜#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔMatthew€24:21ÐZè Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò21€óóFor€then€shall€be€great€Tribulation,€such€as€was€not€since€the€beginning€of€the€worldÐ FÔ  Ðto€this€time,€no,€nor€ever€shall€be.Ð2ÀÐ Ð  ÐÌIn€Daniel€12:1€the€ð ðchildren€of€thy€peopleðð€is€tha€nation€of€Israel.€Daniel€speaks€of€a€time€of€troubleÐ  ˜ Ðlike€the€world€has€never€seen.€During€this€period€of€time,€all€the€nations€of€the€world€including€IsraelÐ ö„ Ðwill€be€judged.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€quotes€Daneil€12:1€in€Matthew€24:21€in€describing€the€comingÐ âp ÐTribulation.€A€time€of€horrible€carnage€and€death€is€described€in€Revelation€19:17„18,€Psalm€110:5„Ð Î\ Ð6,€Ezekiel€39:2,€Revelation€9:18,€and€Zecahriah€13:8„9.€Now,€letððs€go€read€those€Ô_Ôverses.Ô_ÔÐ ºH Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœöš#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔRevelation€19:17„18Ð’ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò17€óóAnd€I€saw€an€angel€standing€in€the€sun;€and€he€cried€with€a€loud€voice,€saying€toÐ ~  Ðall€the€fowls€that€fly€in€the€midst€of€heaven,€Come€and€gather€yourselves€togetherÐ jø Ðunto€the€supper€of€the€great€God;€òò18€óóThat€ye€may€eat€the€flesh€of€kings,€and€the€fleshÐ Vä Ðof€captains,€and€the€flesh€of€mighty€men,€and€the€flesh€of€horses,€and€of€them€that€sitÐ B Ð Ðon€them,€and€the€flesh€of€all€men,€both€free€and€bond,€both€small€and€great.Ð.!¼Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&XéœÔž#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔPsalm€110:5„6Ð#”Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò5€óóThe€Lord€at€thy€right€hand€shall€strike€through€kings€in€the€day€of€his€wrath.€òò6€óóHeÐ ò#€  Ðshall€judge€among€the€heathen,€he€shall€fill€the€places€with€the€dead€bodies;€he€shallÐ Þ$l! Ðwound€the€heads€over€many€countries.ÐÊ%X"Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&X霡¡#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔEzekiel€39:2Т'0!$Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò2€óóAnd€I€will€turn€thee€back,€and€leave€but€the€sixth€part€of€thee,€and€will€cause€theeÐ Ž("% Ðto€come€up€from€the€north€parts,€and€will€bring€thee€upon€the€mountains€of€Israel:Ðz)#&Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&X霂£#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔRevelation€9:18ÐR+à$(Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò18€óóBy€these€three€was€the€third€part€of€men€killed,€by€the€fire,€and€by€the€smoke,€andÐ >,Ì%) Ðby€the€brimstone,€which€issued€out€of€their€mouths.ÐrÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ ¥#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔZechariah€13:8„9ÐJØÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò8€óóAnd€it€shall€come€to€pass,€that€in€all€the€land,€saith€the€LORD,€two€parts€thereinÐ 6 Ä Ðshall€be€cut€off€and€die;€but€the€third€shall€be€left€therein.€òò9€óóAnd€I€will€bring€the€thirdÐ " ° Ðpart€through€the€fire,€and€will€refine€them€as€silver€is€refined,€and€will€try€them€asÐ  œ Ðgold€is€tried:€they€shall€call€on€my€name,€and€I€will€hear€them:€I€will€say,€It€is€myÐ ú ˆ Ðpeople:€and€they€shall€say,€The€LORD€is€my€God.Ðæ tÐ Ð  ÐÌWhat€is€shocking€in€these€numbers€is€the€percentages€of€those€who€die.€In€Ezekiel€39:2€five€out€ofÐ ¾L  Ðsix€of€those€involved€in€the€attack€upon€Israel€die€at€the€hands€of€God€on€the€mountains€of€Israel.Ð ª8  ÐFrom€Revelation€9:18,€we€see€that€there€will€be€at€least€67€million€deaths€which€would€be€one„thirdÐ –$  Ðof€a€200€million€man€army.€Zechariah€13:8„9€tells€us€that€two€out€of€every€three€Israelis€will€die.€AllÐ ‚  Ðof€this€carnage€will€be€followed€by€the€judgment€of€nations€in€Matthew€25:31„46.€This€judgment€isÐ nü  Ðthe€subject€of€Psalm€9:7„8€and€Psalm€9:17.€Turn€in€your€Bibles€to€Psalm€9.Ð Zè  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&X霢¦#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔPsalm€9:7„8Ð2ÀÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò7€óóBut€the€LORD€shall€endure€for€ever:€he€hath€prepared€his€throne€for€judgment.€òò8€óóAndÐ ¬ Ðhe€shall€judge€the€world€in€righteousness,€he€shall€minister€judgment€to€the€peopleÐ  ˜ Ðin€uprightness.Ðö„Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àPsalm€9:17ÐÎ\Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò17€óóThe€wicked€shall€be€turned€into€hell,€and€all€the€nations€that€forget€God.€ÐºHÐ Ð  ÐÌGod€fills€in€the€details€of€the€judgment€of€Psalm€9€in€Matthew€25:31„46€where€he€describes€the€basisÐ ’  Ðand€end€result€of€this€judgment.€Lets€go€look€at€those€verses.Ô#†XéœXX&Xéœí«#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÐ ~  Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&XéœÞ®#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àMatthew€25:31„46ÐVäÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò31€óóWhen€the€Son€of€man€shall€come€in€his€glory,€and€all€the€holy€angels€with€him,Ð B Ð Ðthen€shall€he€sit€upon€the€throne€of€his€glory:€òò32€óóAnd€before€him€shall€be€gathered€allÐ .!¼ Ðnations:€and€he€shall€separate€them€one€from€another,€as€a€shepherd€divideth€hisÐ "¨ Ðsheep€from€the€goats:€òò33€óóAnd€he€shall€set€the€sheep€on€his€right€hand,€but€the€goats€onÐ #” Ðthe€left.€òò34€óóThen€shall€the€King€say€unto€them€on€his€right€hand,€Come,€ye€blessed€ofÐ ò#€  Ðmy€Father,€inherit€the€kingdom€prepared€for€you€from€the€foundation€of€the€world:Ð Þ$l! Ðòò35€óóFor€I€was€an€hungred,€and€ye€gave€me€meat:€I€was€thirsty,€and€ye€gave€me€drink:Ð Ê%X" ÐI€was€a€stranger,€and€ye€took€me€in:€òò36€óóNaked,€and€ye€clothed€me:€I€was€sick,€and€yeÐ ¶&D # Ðvisited€me:€I€was€in€prison,€and€ye€came€unto€me.€òò37€óóThen€shall€the€righteous€answerÐ ¢'0!$ Ðhim,€saying,€Lord,€when€saw€we€thee€an€hungred,€and€fed€thee?€or€thirsty,€and€gaveÐ Ž("% Ðthee€drink?€òò38€óóWhen€saw€we€thee€a€stranger,€and€took€thee€in?€or€naked,€and€clothedÐ z)#& Ðthee?€òò39€óóOr€when€saw€we€thee€sick,€or€in€prison,€and€came€unto€thee?€òò40€óóAnd€the€KingÐ f*ô#' Ðshall€answer€and€say€unto€them,€Verily€I€say€unto€you,€Inasmuch€as€ye€have€done€itÐ R+à$( Ðunto€one€of€the€least€of€these€my€brethren,€ye€have€done€it€unto€me.€òò41€óóThen€shall€heÐ >,Ì%) Ðsay€also€unto€them€on€the€left€hand,€Depart€from€me,€ye€cursed,€into€everlasting€fire,Ð r Ðprepared€for€the€devil€and€his€angels:€òò42€óóFor€I€was€an€hungred,€and€ye€gave€me€noÐ ^ì Ðmeat:€I€was€thirsty,€and€ye€gave€me€no€drink:€òò43€óóI€was€a€stranger,€and€ye€took€me€notÐ JØ Ðin:€naked,€and€ye€clothed€me€not:€sick,€and€in€prison,€and€ye€visited€me€not.€òò44€óóThenÐ 6 Ä Ðshall€they€also€answer€him,€saying,€Lord,€when€saw€we€thee€an€hungred,€or€athirst,Ð " ° Ðor€a€stranger,€or€naked,€or€sick,€or€in€prison,€and€did€not€minister€unto€thee?€òò45€óóThenÐ  œ Ðshall€he€answer€them,€saying,€Verily€I€say€unto€you,€Inasmuch€as€ye€did€it€not€to€oneÐ ú ˆ Ðof€the€least€of€these,€ye€did€it€not€to€me.€òò46€óóAnd€these€shall€go€away€into€everlastingÐ æ t Ðpunishment:€but€the€righteous€into€life€eternal.ÐÒ `Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àWhat€we€see€described€here€is€called€the€ð ðThrone€Of€Glory€Judgmentðð.€It€is€not€to€beÐ ª8  Ðconfused€with€the€ð ðJudgment€Seat€Of€Christðð€or€the€ð ðGreat€White€Throne€Judgmentðð.€TheÐ –$  Ðð ðJudgment€Seat€Of€Christðð€Ô#†XéœXX&XéœA¯#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔand€the€ð ðGreat€White€Throne€JudgmentððÔ#†XéœXX&X霹º#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ€are€judgments€of€individualsÐ ‚  Ðwhereas€the€€ð ðThrone€Of€Glory€JudgmentððÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ&»#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ€is€a€judgment€of€the€nations.€Only€saved€people€areÐ nü  Ðjudged€before€the€ð ðJudgment€Seat€Of€Christðð€Ô#†XéœXX&XéœÇ»#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ.€Only€lost€people€are€judged€before€the€ð ðGreat€WhiteÐ Zè  ÐThrone€JudgmentððÔ#†XéœXX&X霄¼#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ.€€Only€nations€are€judged€at€the€ð ðThrone€Of€Glory€JudgmentððÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ&½#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ.€€Whether€a€personÐ FÔ  Ðgoes€to€the€ð ðGreat€White€Throne€JudgmentððÔ#†XéœXX&X霪½#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ€or€the€ð ðJudgment€Seat€Of€Christðð€Ô#†XéœXX&XéœC¾#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔis€based€upon€whetherÐ 2À Ðthey€received€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€as€their€Saviour€in€this€life.€There€are€no€second€chances.€ThereÐ ¬ Ðis€no€purgatory.€Unbelievers€will€be€brought€up€out€of€hell,€judged,€and€given€different€degrees€ofÐ  ˜ Ðpunishment€based€upon€their€works€as€recorded€in€Revelation€20:11„15.€Following€the€ð ðGreat€WhiteÐ ö„ ÐThrone€Judgmentðð,€unbelievers€will€be€cast€into€the€Lake€of€Fire.€Ô#†XéœXX&X霭¾#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ€Believers€will€be€taken€up€in€theÐ âp Ðcatching€away€of€the€saints€and€appear€before€the€ð ðJudgment€Seat€Of€Christðð€Ô#†XéœXX&XéœÈÀ#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔand€be€judged€forÐ Î\ Ðreward.€The€ð ðJudgment€Seat€Of€Christðð€Ô#†XéœXX&X霓Á#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔis€described€in€Romans€14:10,€1€Corinthians€3:11„15,€andÐ ºH Ð2€Corinthians€5:10.€The€believers€entry€into€heaven€is€based€entirely€upon€whether€they€haveÐ ¦4 Ðreceived€the€work€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€in€redeeming€them.€The€ð ðJudgment€Seat€Of€ChristððÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ'Â#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ€and€Ð ’  Ðthe€ð ðGreat€White€Throne€JudgmentððÔ#†XéœXX&X霈Ã#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ€take€place€in€heaven.€The€ð ðThrone€Of€Glory€JudgmentððÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ Ä#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔ€takesÐ ~  Ðplace€on€the€earth.€Ð jø ÐÌà  àWe€see€the€ð ðThrone€Of€Gloryðð€in€Matthew€25:31.€According€to€Matthew€25:32,€those€judgedÐ B Ð Ðat€the€ð ðThrone€Of€Gloryðð€will€be€all€the€nations€of€the€world.€So,€it€is€a€national€judgment.€Ô#†XéœXX&X霈Ä#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔThe€basisÐ .!¼ Ðfor€this€judgment€is€how€the€nations€have€treated€Israel€and€the€Jew€as€stated€in€Matthew€25:40€andÐ "¨ ÐJoel€3:2.€Joel€3:2€says:Ð #” ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&XéœñÅ#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔJoel€3:2ÐÞ$l!Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò2€óóI€will€also€gather€all€nations,€and€will€bring€them€down€into€the€valley€ofÐ Ê%X" ÐJehoshaphat,€and€will€plead€with€them€there€for€my€people€and€for€my€heritage€Israel,Ð ¶&D # Ðwhom€they€have€scattered€among€the€nations,€and€parted€my€land.Т'0!$Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&XéœÇ#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔÌÔ#†XéœXX&X霨È#ÔAccording€to€Matthew€25:34€and€Matthew€25:41,€every€nation€that€blessed€Israel€and€the€Jew€willÐ z)#& Ðenter€into€the€Millennial€Kingdom€and€every€nation€that€cursed€the€nation€of€Israel€will€be€cast€intoÐ f*ô#' Ðhell€in€fulfillment€of€Genesis€12:3€which€states:Ð R+à$( ÐÐ >,Ì%) Ðà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔGenesis€12:3ÐrÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò3€óóAnd€I€will€bless€them€that€bless€thee,€and€curse€him€that€curseth€thee:€and€in€theeÐ ^ì Ðshall€all€families€of€the€earth€be€blessed.ÐJØÐ Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ@Ê#ÔÌIf€you€will€reread€Joel€3:2€you€will€see€that€ultimately€the€curse€is€based€upon€the€nations€abusingÐ " ° Ðthe€Jew€and€dividing€the€land€of€Israel.€Again,€at€the€end€of€the€Ô‡&XéœXXXéœÔð ðThrone€Of€Glory€JudgmentððÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ/Ì#Ô,€thoseÐ  œ ÐGentile€nations€that€blessed€the€Jew€will€enter€into€the€Millennial€Kingdom.Ð ú ˆ ÐÌà@  ìàòòò òTHE€GENTILE€NATIONS€IN€THE€MILLENNIUMó óóóˆÐ Ò ` ÐÌÔ_Ôà  àWeÔ_Ô€are€going€to€make€some€brief€comments€about€the€Gentiles€in€the€Millenium€then€we€areÐ ª8  Ðgoing€to€close€out€our€sermon€series€on€the€Gentile€nations€by€quoting€several€passages€of€Scripture.Ð –$  ÐLuke€21:24€says:Ð ‚  ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔLuke€21:24ÐZè Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò24€óóAnd€they€shall€fall€by€the€edge€of€the€sword,€and€shall€be€led€away€captive€into€allÐ FÔ  Ðnations:€and€Jerusalem€shall€be€trodden€down€of€the€Gentiles,€until€the€times€of€theÐ 2À ÐGentiles€be€fulfilled.ЬРР ÐÔ#†XéœXX&X霮Î#ÔÌÔ_Ôà  àTheÔ_Ô€Ô‡&XéœXXXéœÔð ðThrone€Of€Glory€JudgmentððÔ#†XéœXX&XéœfÐ#Ô€marks€the€end€of€the€ð ðTimes€of€the€Gentilesðð€identifiedÐ ö„ Ðin€Luke€21:24.€Matthew€25:34€clearly€states€that€this€does€not€mean€the€end€of€all€Gentile€nations.Ð âp ÐWhat€happens€is€that€the€nation€of€Israel€will€again€become€the€chief€of€nations€with€the€Lord€JesusÐ Î\ ÐChrist€rukling€and€reigning€in€Jerusalem€on€the€everlasting€throne€of€David.€Now€let€us€briefly€lookÐ ºH Ðat€the€Gentile€nations€in€the€Millennium.€Turn€in€your€Bibles€to€Isaiah€60€and€let€us€begin€reading.Ð ¦4 ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔIsaiah€60:1„14Ð~ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò1€óóArise,€shine;€for€thy€light€is€come,€and€the€glory€of€the€LORD€is€risen€upon€thee.€òò2Ð jø ÐóóFor,€behold,€the€darkness€shall€cover€the€earth,€and€gross€darkness€the€people:€but€theÐ Vä ÐLORD€shall€arise€upon€thee,€and€his€glory€shall€be€seen€upon€thee.€òò3€óóAnd€the€GentilesÐ B Ð Ðshall€come€to€thy€light,€and€kings€to€the€brightness€of€thy€rising.€òò4€óóLift€up€thine€eyesÐ .!¼ Ðround€about,€and€see:€all€they€gather€themselves€together,€they€come€to€thee:€thy€sonsÐ "¨ Ðshall€come€from€far,€and€thy€daughters€shall€be€nursed€at€thy€side.€òò5€óóThen€thou€shaltÐ #” Ðsee,€and€flow€together,€and€thine€heart€shall€fear,€and€be€enlarged;€because€theÐ ò#€  Ðabundance€of€the€sea€shall€be€converted€unto€thee,€the€forces€of€the€Gentiles€shallÐ Þ$l! Ðcome€unto€thee.€òò6€óóThe€multitude€of€camels€shall€cover€thee,€the€dromedaries€ofÐ Ê%X" ÐMidian€and€Ephah;€all€they€from€Sheba€shall€come:€they€shall€bring€gold€and€incense;Ð ¶&D # Ðand€they€shall€shew€forth€the€praises€of€the€LORD.€òò7€óóAll€the€flocks€of€Kedar€shall€beÐ ¢'0!$ Ðgathered€together€unto€thee,€the€rams€of€Nebaioth€shall€minister€unto€thee:€they€shallÐ Ž("% Ðcome€up€with€acceptance€on€mine€altar,€and€I€will€glorify€the€house€of€my€glory.€òò8Ð z)#& ÐóóWho€are€these€that€fly€as€a€cloud,€and€as€the€doves€to€their€windows?€òò9€óóSurely€theÐ f*ô#' Ðisles€shall€wait€for€me,€and€the€ships€of€Tarshish€first,€to€bring€thy€sons€from€far,€theirÐ R+à$( Ðsilver€and€their€gold€with€them,€unto€the€name€of€the€LORD€thy€God,€and€to€the€HolyÐ >,Ì%) ÐOne€of€Israel,€because€he€hath€glorified€thee.€òò10€óóAnd€the€sons€of€strangers€shall€buildÐ r Ðup€thy€walls,€and€their€kings€shall€minister€unto€thee:€for€in€my€wrath€I€smote€thee,Ð ^ì Ðbut€in€my€favour€have€I€had€mercy€on€thee.€òò11€óóTherefore€thy€gates€shall€be€openÐ JØ Ðcontinually;€they€shall€not€be€shut€day€nor€night;€that€men€may€bring€unto€thee€theÐ 6 Ä Ðforces€of€the€Gentiles,€and€that€their€kings€may€be€brought.€òò12€óóFor€the€nation€andÐ " ° Ðkingdom€that€will€not€serve€thee€shall€perish;€yea,€those€nations€shall€be€utterlyÐ  œ Ðwasted.€òò13€óóThe€glory€of€Lebanon€shall€come€unto€thee,€the€fir€tree,€the€pine€tree,€andÐ ú ˆ Ðthe€box€together,€to€beautify€the€place€of€my€sanctuary;€and€I€will€make€the€place€ofÐ æ t Ðmy€feet€glorious.€òò14€óóThe€sons€also€of€them€that€afflicted€thee€shall€come€bending€untoÐ Ò ` Ðthee;€and€all€they€that€despised€thee€shall€bow€themselves€down€at€the€soles€of€thyÐ ¾L  Ðfeet;€and€they€shall€call€thee,€The€city€of€the€LORD,€The€Zion€of€the€Holy€One€ofÐ ª8  ÐIsrael.Ж$ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&Xéœ Ó#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔZechariah€14:16„21Ðnü Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò16€óóAnd€it€shall€come€to€pass,€that€every€one€that€is€left€of€all€the€nations€which€cameÐ Zè  Ðagainst€Jerusalem€shall€even€go€up€from€year€to€year€to€worship€the€King,€the€LORDÐ FÔ  Ðof€hosts,€and€to€keep€the€feast€of€tabernacles.€òò17€óóAnd€it€shall€be,€that€whoso€will€notÐ 2À Ðcome€up€of€all€the€families€of€the€earth€unto€Jerusalem€to€worship€the€King,€theÐ ¬ ÐLORD€of€hosts,€even€upon€them€shall€be€no€rain.€òò18€óóAnd€if€the€family€of€Egypt€go€notÐ  ˜ Ðup,€and€come€not,€that€have€no€rain;€there€shall€be€the€plague,€wherewith€the€LORDÐ ö„ Ðwill€smite€the€heathen€that€come€not€up€to€keep€the€feast€of€tabernacles.€òò19€óóThis€shallÐ âp Ðbe€the€punishment€of€Egypt,€and€the€punishment€of€all€nations€that€come€not€up€toÐ Î\ Ðkeep€the€feast€of€tabernacles.€òò20€óóIn€that€day€shall€there€be€upon€the€bells€of€the€horses,Ð ºH ÐHOLINESS€UNTO€THE€LORD;€and€the€pots€in€the€LORDððS€house€shall€be€like€theÐ ¦4 Ðbowls€before€the€altar.€òò21€óóYea,€every€pot€in€Jerusalem€and€in€Judah€shall€be€holinessÐ ’  Ðunto€the€LORD€of€hosts:€and€all€they€that€sacrifice€shall€come€and€take€of€them,€andÐ ~  Ðseethe€therein:€and€in€that€day€there€shall€be€no€more€the€Canaanite€in€the€house€ofÐ jø Ðthe€LORD€of€hosts.ÐVäÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XéœXX&XéœXß#ÔÔ‡&XéœXXXéœÔMicah€4:1„5Ð.!¼Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò1€óóBut€in€the€last€days€it€shall€come€to€pass,€that€the€mountain€of€the€house€of€theÐ "¨ ÐLORD€shall€be€established€in€the€top€of€the€mountains,€and€it€shall€be€exalted€aboveÐ #” Ðthe€hills;€and€people€shall€flow€unto€it.€òò2€óóAnd€many€nations€shall€come,€and€say,Ð ò#€  ÐCome,€and€let€us€go€up€to€the€mountain€of€the€LORD,€and€to€the€house€of€the€GodÐ Þ$l! Ðof€Jacob;€and€he€will€teach€us€of€his€ways,€and€we€will€walk€in€his€paths:€for€the€lawÐ Ê%X" Ðshall€go€forth€of€Zion,€and€the€word€of€the€LORD€from€Jerusalem.€òò3€óóAnd€he€shallÐ ¶&D # Ðjudge€among€many€people,€and€rebuke€strong€nations€afar€off;€and€they€shall€beatÐ ¢'0!$ Ðtheir€swords€into€plowshares,€and€their€spears€into€pruninghooks:€nation€shall€not€liftÐ Ž("% Ðup€a€sword€against€nation,€neither€shall€they€learn€war€any€more.€òò4€óóBut€they€shall€sitÐ z)#& Ðevery€man€under€his€vine€and€under€his€fig€tree;€and€none€shall€make€them€afraid:€forÐ f*ô#' Ðthe€mouth€of€the€LORD€of€hosts€hath€spoken€it.€òò5€óóFor€all€people€will€walk€every€oneÐ R+à$( Ðin€the€name€of€his€god,€and€we€will€walk€in€the€name€of€the€LORD€our€God€for€everÐ >,Ì%) Ðand€ever.ÐrÐ Ð  ÐÔ#†XéœXX&X霌å#ÔÓ cÓÌThis€ends€our€series€on€the€Gentile€nations.€We€will€get€into€the€details€of€the€Millennium€inÐ JØ Ðmuch€greater€depth€at€some€point€in€the€future.€We€thank€you€for€joining€us€in€this€series.