I was asked in another
thread to explain what I was referring to when I said the future of Israel was already laid out and foretold.
the super brief quicky version
Quick preface--->the bible talks over and over again about God setting up a kingdom on Earth...in a period people call "the millennium"......and much to the confusion of Christians (and jews), for the last 1900ish years all of these prophecies of the bible were basically looked upon as IMPOSSIBLE......
WHY???
because Israel wasnt even a nation!!! And ALL the prophecies SPECIFICIALLY said that the kingdom of God was going to be centered IN JERUSALEM!!! THAT HAS BEEN IMPOSSIBLE...until 1948!! What has been foretold for thousands of years now, and has been impossible..is no longer impossible..it is that much closer to reality. So, with that historical point being told......here is a bare bones sketch of things to come in Israel...of course there are many things coming in the world besides these things...but these are the main things to consider...Jerusalem is like the laser point of focus for coming world events
1) a "7 year" peace treaty will be signed
2) The temple WILL be rebuilt and some form of animal sacrifice as per Judaism WILL resume!! (again, this seems IMPOSSIBLE doesnt it...but we ALL will SEE IT...mark it down...bookmark the thread etc,lol)
3) The world will think we have peace in the middle east at last!!
4) One of the men who signs this treaty will renig about midway thru the 7 years
5) He will cause the sacrifices to be stopped...He will STAND N THE TEMPLE CLAIMING that he is God...that he is to be worshipped. (the Pope will be his "right hand man"..I am guessing it will be the next pope..so watch for massive changes when the new pope comes in)
6) A persecution against Jews will break out that will make the holocaust look like a family squabble....2/3rds of Jews WORLDWIDE will die....it wont be confined to Europe as the holocaust was
7) Armegeddon----All nations will decide to come against Israel and destroy her (yes, the UN/EU will be involved AGAINST Israel unless some other world entity emerges..such as a possible renewed soviet conglomerate...in any case the vast majority of Europe will come against Israel in war....I do not know for sure the status of America in that time period cuz its not clear..but we see America somewhat lining up "against" the EU..or at least trying to keep her own independence..so hopefully the USA wont be involved against Israel)
8) When all appears lost..at the last instance, when all hope is lost...Jesus HIMSELF will come to do battle and destroy the armies surrounding Jerusalem. The people will gather the weapons etc and they will use them for firewood etc for SEVEN YEARS!! (someone can help me with the name/method of the modern weapons made with wood composite material which is flammable..or is it wood at all, I cant remember....but it is flammable material that weapons are now made of)
9) The Kindgom of God will be setup ON EARTH based in Jerusalem.
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That is just the skeleton of things to happen. There are other things that will happen before these things...such as a war involving an army of 200 million (china??) that will kill 1/3 of mankind...yes, 2 billion (I am assuming nukes would be seriously involved...which china among others have brashly and boldly said they wont hesitate to use)
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Anyway, I hope you all will think a little about these things....because the things we see in the news everyday are like steps on the ladder to the things I spoke of. Things HAVE to get bad enough in the middle east to make the world and the world govts get involved and come up with this "peace treaty"
So these things being discussed...assasinations/bombings etc..they are just small precursors..like birthpangs.
basically somewhere along points 5 and 6....if you are not a Christian it will be too late to realize what is going on because a strong delusion will be on the people..they will be "under the spell" of this world leader who demands to be worshipped as a God. (Hitler was a foretaste--notice how he had the finely cultured nation of Germany under his spell....what nation today is remotely as cultured as Germany of the late 30's?? answer..NONE. The world today is a sitting duck ready for the leader..they will follow him without question..even in America we are conditioned for hero worship...even silliness like "american idol" and sich dribble has prepared people to worship and follow mere men..as opposed to worshipping God)
So you guys who are watching these situations in Isreal..when you see this massive war with nukes....and when you see steps 1 and 2...dont say you werent told AHEAD OF TIME...and if you were told about 1 and 2...then dont dream or pretend that 4-8 wont come.
And when steps 7-9 happen..what do you think will be the fate of those who oppose God? those who hate Him? those who kill Christians??
Which side do you want to be on??
JP