The Beast’s Seven Heads
Revelation 17 tells us that in John’s time, the seven-headed Beast
Revelation 17:8 “…was, and is not [present], and shall ascend out of the Abyss and go to perdition… 9 The seven heads are seven mountains… 10 and are seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. And when he comes, he must remain a short time.”
Jeremiah 51:24-26 and Daniel 2:34-35 tell us that – speaking prophetically – “mountains” may symbolize great kingdoms or em
Four Dual Witnesses Foretell Early Events of “The Time of the End”: Part 1
[These parallel NT and OT passages have been explained elsewhere, in blogs 5, 8, and 29, as parts of longer narratives. But I think it useful to focus on them here by themselves alone.]
1) Matthew 24:15 “Therefore when you see the Abomination of Desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, having stood in the holy place…”
1) Daniel 11:45 “And he [the King of the North] shall plant the tents of his pavilion
Egypt, Part 2: Its Coming “Cruel Master”
Isaiah 19:2 “And I will set Egyptians against Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. 3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in its midst… 4 And the Egyptians I will give over into the hand of A CRUEL MASTER; and a fierce king shall rule over them,” says the Lord, the LORD of Hosts. 5 “And the waters of the sea [or, estuary] will become dried up,
Egypt, Part 1: Its Coming 40-Year Desolation
Ezekiel 29:10 …“I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate from Migdol [N. Egypt] to Syene [= Aswan, S Egypt], even unto the border of Ethiopia. 11 NEITHER FOOT OF MAN SHALL PASS THROUGH IT NOR FOOT OF BEAST PASS THROUGH IT, AND IT SHALL BE UNINHABITED FORTY YEARS. 12 I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the lands having been desolated; and among the cities that are laid waste, her cities shall be desolate forty ye
Trials and Temptations
A trial (a.k.a. a test) is a transition point when a choice must be made. Trials come every day.
A temptation comes when one listens to an evil spirit when meditating about a choice to be made.
One can blink away the evil spirit’s temptations. Literally.
God does not tempt anyone, but God does try everyone.
Eternity is when/where trials are not found, because the choices have been made.
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Covenant, Corporation, and Constitution
Under precedent dating back to Israel’s covenant with God at Mount Sinai, corporations (assemblies, congregations of people) – be they public, private, for- or non-profit, or national – are formed by two-part written covenants. The first part, commonly called the articles, summarizes the basic beliefs, principles, and purposes for which the corporation is founded. (At Mount Sinai, this was the Ten Commandments.) The second and longer part, the by
Turning Evil into Good
Our pasts are our teachers and guides.
Now, even though we have done foolish and evil things in the past, if, because of them, we have learned not to do such things, then God has brought the good of wisdom out of our past foolishness and evil. Thus, good fruits in our lives can be harvested out of our past evils, even as good fruits of a garden may be derived from composted dung.
Two prime examples of this principle are seen in the lives of Pe
Four Dual Witnesses, Part 2:
The Resurrections of the Righteous and the Evil Dead
1) Matthew 24:15 “Therefore when you see the Abomination of Desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, having stood in the holy place…”
1) Daniel 11:45 “And he [the King of the North] shall plant the tents of his pavilion between the seas at the glorious holy mountain…”
2) Matthew 24:21 “…then there will be the Great Tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until thi
The Firstfruits and the Harvest 2.0
Part 2: The Earthbound
[Last paragraph of Part 1: In the End Times, the spiritual fulfillment of the “first of the firstfruits” will be that of the Manchild of Revelation 12:5, who is to be “caught up to God and to His throne” before the Woman has fully escaped into the wilderness with her people. Rev. 12:6; see Part 2.]
Firstfruits are but a small portion of any harvest. The greater parts of both Israel and the Gentile Church will remain on Ear
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Preparing for Combat
Every soldier, Christian or otherwise, preparing for combat must train for combat.
A believer posting in a Christian forum wherein doctrines are discussed and debated should be prepared to get battered and cut. Because the Word is a sharp sword, and it is a rod of iron. People always get injured during heavy training
Ivermectin
So on my three-plus weeks supply run, I stopped into a farm supply store to try to get some 8ˊ T-posts. Out. Still
So thought I’d check out the horse supply section just to see – curious – if they carried Ivermectin paste. Sure enough – two stuffed rows of it. Some on sale, $5.99. Dwarfs the other horse treatment supplies.
Having the obligatory sign “Not for human use” prominently posted. Naturally.
Store is making some bucks off Ivermectin. Must be a big outbreak
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Testing and Establishing Sound Doctrine
7+ Steps to testing a doctrine:
1) Gather and integrate all Scriptures that appear to support it.
2) Gather all Scriptures that appear to contradict it.
3) Remove any parts of the doctrine that cannot truthfully respond to #2’s Scriptures. Be honest: avoid using vague or dubious count
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The Three Mass Resurrections of the Dead
FIRST:
John 5:25 “Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour comes, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and the ones hearing shall live.”
“Hearing” here is meant according to the Hebrew verb shâmăh, which implies, besides hearing, also receiving and obeying the message heard. That m
The Prophetic Parable of Esther
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Chapter 1: A king of kings makes a great feast “for all the chiefs [sarim] and servants of the power of” his realm. Esth. 1:3; cf. Rev. 4, Luke
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The Parousia of the Son of Man
The Greek term παρουσíα/parousia has become a stumbling block to many in the modern Church, particularly so among those who teach a pre-tribulation rapture. However, Jesus and His disciples were consistent in its use, as this study will show.
Parousia is a noun, derived from the present participle of the verb pareimi, w
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Daniel 9:24-27 Examined, Part 7: Were Verses 26b-27 Fulfilled Historically?
Here is some of the historical viewʼs evidence, showing that Daniel 9:26b-27ʼs seven specific prophecies have already been fulfilled:
1-2) Vespasian, a widely-revered Roman military commander, arrived in the Holy Land in early 67 A.D. Emperor Nero had sent him to quell
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The 1290 and 1335 Days of Daniel 12:11-12
Standard translation of Daniel 12:11-12
Dan. 12:11 And from the time that the daily/continual service shall be taken away, and an abomination of desolation is set up, there shall be 1290 days. 12 Blessed is he who waits, and comes to the 1335 days.
Literal translation of Daniel 12:11-12
And from t
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When Does the Lord Smite Edom?
Isaiah 63:1 Who is this who comes from aEdoma, with dyed garments from aBozraha? This one who is glorious in his apparel, traveling in the greatness of his strength?
I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
2 Why is your apparel red, and your garments like one who treads in the winepress?
3 I have trod
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The 1260 Days
Daniel 11:45 And he [the King of the North] shall
1) plant the tents of his pavilion between the seas at the glorious holy mountain…
2) 12:1 And at that time…there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation unto that same time…
Matthew 24:15 Therefore when you see
1) the abomination of deso
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“The Stars Will Fall From Heaven” = Pole Reversal?
Matt. 24:29-30 “Immediately after the [Great] Tribulation…the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then the Sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven…”
Rev. 6:13 And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a
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Matthew 24:15-30; Daniel 11:40-12:2; 2 Thessalonians 2; Numbers 24:24
Let's put these closely related prophecies together:
Matt 24:15 “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in a holy place... 21 then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been... 29 Immediately after the tribul
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“…and every eye will see Him…”
Part 1
Rev. 1:7 Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see/gaze upon Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will wail because of Him. Even so, Amen.
How will it be that every eye will see Jesus Christ at His Coming? What do the Scriptures tell us?
According to Zech 1
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Part 2
Rev. 1:7 Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see/gaze upon Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will wail because of Him. Even so, Amen.
Luke 12:2 For there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed, nor hidden that shall not be known.
In order for every eye to see Jesus, they will have
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Part 3
The Lord chose to scatter a multitude of prophetic pieces of the End Time jigsaw puzzle-picture throughout the Bible. Most people try to assemble all of the scattered pieces into one complete scene without ever having any picture on a box cover to guide them.
The Exodus story provides a guiding picture. Every basic theme and event of the End
