A Clock and Israel

[Dennis1209]

How and where do your thoughts differ?

Jesus commands His followers to "watch, therefore." What are we to watch? We can put check marks next to everything listed in Matthew chapter 24, arriving as birth pains. Indicating the seven-year Tribulation is fast approaching as I understand it.

Israel is God's prophetic time clock. Many scholars and expositors believe, as I do, we are not far from the culmination of end-time events. Soon, the whole world will come against Israel if this is correct. In what form and unification does the world come against Israel?

Historically as well as today, many believe the "Ten Kings" to be a confederation of ten European nations. It very well could be; those have been my thoughts for a long time.

There are 196 officially recognized countries on earth at present. One hundred and ninety-three nation-states are member states of the United Nations. With an additional member with observer status, the Vatican. Could we consider this the whole world by proxy?

More attention has been paid to Israel by the United Nations than any other country. Nine out of ten resolution proposals have gone against Israel, and Israel has been the most sanctioned nation on earth. (From prior research and faulty memory)

With such a powerful organization as the U.N. (representing the world) in power and established, would these ten kings be able to usurp authority or control of the U.N.? Or, could they be a branch and arm of the many agencies the United Nations has developed? Such as the TEN global economic trading zones the U.N. has established for future commerce and trade. Not to mention the dozens of global free trade agreements in force.

Israel has become a cup of trembling for a two-state peace solution, terrorism, and her continued wealth and prosperity have generated much turmoil and jealousy. Hostilities are mounting with the pipeline to Greece selling fuel to Europe and lessening Russia's influence and stranglehold on Europe's heating fuel.

[Starise]

 Revelation 17 ties in very well with portions of Matt 24 , Zechariah and the statue in Daniel.

Many of kingdoms mentioned have come and gone, some will be revived in a slightly different version of the same thing.

Mystery Babylon covers the entire earth and is over many waters, with the waters being peoples. I believe we will see a revived Roman empire with an integrated one world government. One of the dry runs was Hitler and the SS. It very much resembled Rome in many ways. I think there will be final similar empire at the end.

Many are pointing out that the Euphraties river has now recently dried up. The bible points to a huge army marching across a dry Euphrates, as well as angels which will be loosed from under it. And there's even a few videos out there claiming noises are being picked up from the buried caverns once under water there.

Literally everything points to the end as coming sooner rather than later.

- The great falling away

- More and more false teachers

- Most areas of the world are destabilized

-Leaders are calling for one world solutions, led by world organizations

-As in the days of Noah. We are there again.

Israel is interesting because it is a pivot point in bible prophecy, however they presently are like any other country in terms of falling away. The temple is pivotal. I have changed my views over time on the temple. I now believe a temple will be built there and this is where the man of sin will sit to proclaim himself to be god.

I see many believers going through at least a portion of what many refer to as the tribulation, although I believe God will be with us through it. No question those here will be mostly killed by the AC, yet we know some will still be alive and remain at the very end.

A lot of the views on Israel depend on whether or not some passages are associated with the "church" or with Israel. God tells us He is no respecter of persons, however He also shows us that Israel plays a huge part in end time prophecy. It seems one of the main  themes of the bible is in God bringing His people back to where they belong. The stickler though is, who you think "his people" are. 

While the gentiles were grafted in to the olive tree, how much more important is Israel and why? Things will get very bad in Israel before they improve. The ani christ is going to sit in their temple and blaspheme God or claim to be God. How much worse can it get than that? We have a people so blinded they think this character is their messiah and have swallowed it hook line and sinker. They won't 'wake up' until it becomes painfully obvious. 

[farouk]

1 hour ago, Dennis1209 said:

How and where do your thoughts differ?

Jesus commands His followers to "watch, therefore." What are we to watch? We can put check marks next to everything listed in Matthew chapter 24, arriving as birth pains. Indicating the seven-year Tribulation is fast approaching as I understand it.

Israel is God's prophetic time clock. Many scholars and expositors believe, as I do, we are not far from the culmination of end-time events. Soon, the whole world will come against Israel if this is correct. In what form and unification does the world come against Israel?

Historically as well as today, many believe the "Ten Kings" to be a confederation of ten European nations. It very well could be; those have been my thoughts for a long time.

There are 196 officially recognized countries on earth at present. One hundred and ninety-three nation-states are member states of the United Nations. With an additional member with observer status, the Vatican. Could we consider this the whole world by proxy?

More attention has been paid to Israel by the United Nations than any other country. Nine out of ten resolution proposals have gone against Israel, and Israel has been the most sanctioned nation on earth. (From prior research and faulty memory)

With such a powerful organization as the U.N. (representing the world) in power and established, would these ten kings be able to usurp authority or control of the U.N.? Or, could they be a branch and arm of the many agencies the United Nations has developed? Such as the TEN global economic trading zones the U.N. has established for future commerce and trade. Not to mention the dozens of global free trade agreements in force.

Israel has become a cup of trembling for a two-state peace solution, terrorism, and her continued wealth and prosperity have generated much turmoil and jealousy. Hostilities are mounting with the pipeline to Greece selling fuel to Europe and lessening Russia's influence and stranglehold on Europe's heating fuel.

What I find interesting is that in 1 Cor. 10.32 Paul refers to three, distinct groups of ppl in the world: Jews, Gentiles and the church of God: this I think can help in understanding which group particular passages of Scripture are speaking about, contextually.