Posted by: kingskid49 | July 11, 2008

THE GREAT TRIBULATION

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When the topic of the “tribulation that is to come” arises, the majority of Christendom believes that they will be “raptured” off the Earth.  This is not true.  There will be untold devastation of mankind here on the Earth. Each and every one of us will be left behind until the seventh/last trumpet sounds.

I ask you to view this 30 minute video and I pray the Lord will allow you to understand His initial plan for mankind.  I pray that you will be blessed by this presentation from:

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Posted by: kingskid49 | July 5, 2008

BORN AGAIN: CHANGE IN BODY

If you were to take a poll of modern day Christendom, we would find that a great number   believes that they are “born again”.  They are under the erroneous assumption that being born again is about a change of heart/mind. 

Nothing could be further from the truth.  Even a cursory reading of Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus should assuage the reader that that Lord said exactly what He meant in John 3:

 5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

 6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

 7Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

 8The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

The wind blows where it wants to. You hear the sound it makes. But you can’t tell where it comes from or where it is going. It is the same with everyone who is born through the Spirit.” (NIV)

Jesus is saying in verse eight that when you are born again of the Spirit, you will be Spirit, invisible, eternal spirit.

I ask you to view this 30 minute video and I pray the Lord will allow you to understand His initial plan for mankind.  I pray that you will be blessed by this presentation from:

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Posted by: kingskid49 | June 23, 2008

Maranatha, The Lord is Coming!

I grabbed this video from my Brother Sicarii @ Word and Verse.    I found it to be enlightening in terms of putting the current global events into perspective.

Please enjoy the video

  SEASON SIGNS OF PASSOVER TO PENTECOST 2008

Remember Brothers and Sisters, these are the beginning of sorrows.  If these are the beginning what shall the Great Tribulation bring?

 

Revelation 14:17-20      

:20And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

 

Amos 5: 19-20

:18Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.

And this is why the LORD shall bring desolation upon the earth:

Zechariah 7:11-13

:11But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

 

 Isaiah 34:1-3

:2for the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter.

 Zechariah 13:8-9

:9And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.

 And after the dust settles this is what the LORD our God shall command:

Zechariah 14:16-18:20-21

:16And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.

:21Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.

Oops, did you notice that everyone, “that is left from all nations”, shall finally worship the LORD exactly as He commanded His people in the wilderness??

 

What does the Canaanite represent?  Disobedience and idolatry.  I pray this post will be food for thought.

 

Peace

 

Posted by: kingskid49 | June 16, 2008

The Lord’s Sabbath: Prelude to the 1000 Year Rest

I find it ironic that when the keeping of Sabbath is introduced into the discussion amongst Christendom today, the most defining statement that arises is:  JESUS NAILED THAT (the Law) TO THE CROSS!

I ask you to view this 30 minute video and I pray the Lord will allow you to understand His initial plan for mankind.  I pray that you will be blessed by this presentation from:

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Posted by: kingskid49 | June 9, 2008

PENTECOST

Pentecost,

More Than Talking In Tongues

Source:  The Israel of God (Feast Days)

 

Throughout the bible man has been instructed as to how to serve the Lord. Yet today many remain steeped in traditions and totally ignore the word of God when it comes to serving Him. Christians extend both time and effort to observe man’s holidays such as Christmas and Easter, yet fail to recognize the Lord’s Holy Days. And if you inform them that you do not observe man’s holidays but instead follow the teaching of the bible by observing the Lord’s Holy Days, their reactions suggest you are participating in something strange or peculiar. Yet the following verse puts things in their proper prospective.

John 4:22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.

Holidays are not found in, nor supported by the bible. So what appears to be strange and peculiar is not following that which is written in the bible but instead observing and following that which is not.

How does one know what they are worshiping? Simply follow the word of God. That will be our intention with this lesson. We will examine the scriptures and let them speak on The Day of Pentecost one of the Lord’s high holy days. The name Pentecost is first mentioned in the following verse.

Acts 2:1-4

Why The Apostles Observed The Day of Pentecost

Tradition teaches that the individuals assembled on that day were there tarrying for the Holy Ghost. And the majority of people relate this event to speaking in tongues. The scriptures will show that the Apostles and other Israelites were assembled on this day in observance of one of the Lord’s Holy Days.

The Lord had commanded His servants to offer Him a portion of their first fruits.

Exodus 22:29

In the following verses in Leviticus, the Lord’s instruction were to count seven Sabbaths and on the fiftieth day the day after the seventh Sabbath an holy convocation or gathering was to be held where the first fruits of the people were to be offered.

Leviticus 23:15-21

Note in verse (21) it states that this holy convocation was to be held forever. This is what Peter and the rest of the Apostles were observing in Acts the 2nd chapter. They were in one accord observing the Pentecost. This commandment was for then and is still in effect now; for it shall be a statue forever in all your dwelling throughout all your generations.

The Apostle Paul knew that this statue was to be observed forever. Note the following verse. Remember, Paul came well after the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus and he still observed the Lord’s Holy Days.

Acts 20:1:6:16 Paul’s goal was to be in Jerusalem the day of Pentecost because as stated in Leviticus 23:21 there is to be an holy convocation and this statue was to be forever.

The Name Pentecost

Now one may ask why the Apostles were said to be observing the Day of Pentecost when the name Pentecost itself is not used in the Old Testament where the commandment to observe this Holy Day came from. Pentecost simply means fifty and comes from the Greek translation of the Old Testament. Remember Leviticus 23:16 stated this Holy Day was to be the fiftieth day. In the Old Testament this Holy Day was called the Feast of Harvest or Feast of Weeks.


There are three main annual feasts or holy days that the Lord requires man to make an offering. The following three feast days all MALES are required to observe: Feast of Unleavened Bread, Feast of Harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering -Tabernacles.

Feast of Harvest

Exodus 23:14-17

In verse 16 the feast associated with first fruits is identified as the feast of harvest.

Feast of Weeks

In Deuteronomy again man is instructed that at three times a year they are to conduct a feast and appear before the Lord. These are the same three feasts spoken of in Exodus 23 However this time the feast is called feast of weeks instead of feast of harvest.

Remember in Leviticus 23:15 & 16 the Lord told His servants to count seven Sabbaths or (49 days) and on the day after the seventh Sabbath have a holy gathering. This time instead of stating to count seven Sabbaths the people were instructed to count seven weeks which is the same thing.

Deuteronomy 16:8-9

Thus the feast of weeks is the same as the feast of harvest

:10 , :16-17

Feast of First fruits

As mentioned the Lord requires that on this holy day we appear before Him with an offering.


The Lord commanded to give of one’s first fruits and hence reference was made to this holy day as being the feast of first fruits.

Exodus 34:18-22,  :26

Now one may ask, “What does Pentecost signify?” Jesus became the first man to die and to be resurrected from the grave. And in doing so Jesus became the first fruit. As the title implies, if Jesus is said to be the first, then are more to follow. And the Day of Pentecost points to the time when men just as Jesus was will be resurrected and the Lord will gather more first fruits.

The Foundation of Our Faith

As stated Jesus at His resurrection became a first fruit. The resurrection of Jesus Christ must lay at the foundation of one’s faith. The fact that Jesus died for our sins, in itself, is not enough, for we all will die. Without the resurrection of Jesus one’s faith is in vain.

I Corinthians 15:13-18

But the promise of the resurrection that is what we hope for.

Jesus the First fruit

Jesus became the first fruit upon His resurrection.

I Corinthians 15:20-22  :23 .

 

The Lord’s plan is not to take people off to heaven as commonly thought but instead Jesus is to return and take over this world.

:24-26

 

This is what Paul is talking about in the following verses. He is referring to man overcoming death and being resurrected at Jesus 2nd coming.

I Corinthians 15:50-51

This is when the resurrection of man will occur and we at this point will have become like Jesus and become His first fruits.

:52-55

 

While one’s final objective is to become like Christ and put on immortality we must strive now to become a kind of first fruits for before we can hope for our new spiritual body our mind must be changed.

 

Romans 8:11-14  

One is led to become a first fruit by the Spirit of God through the word of God.


James 1:18

 

And this is what occurred in Acts 2nd chapter look at what Jesus told the Apostles in John.

John 16:13-14

 

This was a dramatic thing that was to occur on the day of Pentecost for the Lord was getting some first fruits. And in reading verse (41) you see that He did just that.

Acts 2:1-4 , :41

 

The Lord has revealed all that He is to do, and I know Jesus is to return for His servants because that is what is written in the scriptures.

Matthew 24:29-31 

 

Peace to all who seek the truth in the name of Jesus.

 

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Posted by: kingskid49 | May 22, 2008

A Bible Study Lesson by The Israel of God Part 2

 The World History Told by the Prophets

Part 2 

Source     “How Will the World End?”

The little horn that came up among the ten is the Papacy. You will see as we go along in this study that the Pope’s gave the kings there power. This is why Daniel made this statement, “there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots”. Justinian is the fourth horn on the beast. He took out these three tribes. (Grolier Encyclopedia)

Justinian’s aim was the restoration of the earlier Roman Empire by reconquest of areas lost to the Germanic tribes. With the help of his general Belisarius, he regained North Africa from the Vandals (533-34) and, after a lengthy war (535-54), Italy from the Ostrogoths (see Goths). Justinian also acquired southeastern Spain. Repeated wars with the Sassanian Persians, however, usually ended with the Byzantines buying peace; and the Slavs occupied much of the Balkan Peninsula.

Quoted from “The Pictorial History of Italian People” (below)

Odoacer governed Italy nominally as representative of the Roman emperor in the East. In reality he acted as an independent ruler, and inefficiently. In 488, the Ostrogoths, authorized since around 450 by the government in Constantinople to settle on the right bank of the middle Danube, were led into Italy by their leader, King Theodoric II. Besieged in Ravenna, Odoacer surrendered and was assassinated in 493. The Herulians were never heard of again.

In 535 the Roman emperor in the East, the able Justinian, bent on reestablishing the unity of the Empire, sent an expeditionary force to Italy. In his eyes, as in the eyes of all native Italians, Italy was still very much an integral part of the Roman State. Surprised initially by the attack, the Goths soon rallied behind their leaders. While most Italians looked on, a ferocious war was fought for nearly two decades between the armies of the Gothic kings and those of the legitimate ruler, the emperor. Finally defeated, the Ostrogoths disappeared from the pages of history.

Once again you see world history lines up with the scripture. All three of these Germanic tribes were defeated. As its states in the Book of Daniel these three were plucked up by the roots. After the Last Roman Cesar was defeat by these Germanic Tribes there were seven kings left. These kings all had a common purpose, and that was to restore the Ancient Roman Empire. We will name six of the kings the seven is yet to come. Now let’s return to the scripture.

Revelation 17:10

 

These seven kings are the remaining horns on the beast in Daniel 7:7. Each one of these kings had the blessing of the Pope.

 

The first is Justinian, the quote below is from Reader’s Digest (THE LAST 2 MILLION YEARS PAGES 123,121.)

The golden age of Justinian, page 123.

One of the greatest of the Byzantine emperors came to the throne in 527. He was Justinian I, whose 38-year reign was distinguished by three major achievements. He reconquered much of the old Western Empire; he modernized Roman Law; and built hundreds of churches, including the magnificent Hagia Sophia, the church of the holy wisdom, in Constantinople. He devoted his long reign to trying recreate the old Roman Empire as it was when dominated the Mediterranean throughout the centuries before the barbarian invasion. He succeeded in driving the Vandals from Africa and the Ostrogoths from Italy.

Page 121. The magnificent Hagia Sophia, the church of the holy wisdom, was completed by Justinian in 537 and became the focus of religious life in Constantinople. Processions filed in an out of its doors on the frequent saints days, and most Byzantine emperors after Justinian were crowned in the church. More than 10,000 people worked on the building of Hgaia Sophia; when it was finished, Justinian is said to have exclaimed, Solomon I have out done thee.

The next was Charlemagne. This Quote is from “The Pictorial History Of Italian People” page 81.

Charlemagne himself remained ever after a major figure of Italian lore as did, with modified names, the English monk Alcuin (Charle-magne’s trusted adviser for many years) and the gal-lant knight Roland. All Italians certainly took pride in the revived title of Roman emperor and in the great ceremony at which Pope Leo III crowned Cbarle-magne in the old Basilica of Saint Peter’s in Rome, on Christmas Day of the year 800; There had been no emperor of the West since 476: now Italy seemed again to be the leading Western nation.

Quote from Funk and Wagnall’s online encyclopedia, under Holy Roman Empire.

On December 25, 800, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne emperor. This act established both a precedent and a political structure that were destined to figure decisively in the affairs of central Europe. The precedent established the papal claim to the right to select, crown, and even depose emperors that was asserted, at least in theory, for nearly 700 years. In its primary stage, the resurrected Western Empire endured as an effective political entity for less than 25 years after the death of Charlemagne in 814. The reign of his son and successor, Louis I, was marked by feudal and fratricidal strife that climaxed in 843 in partition of the empire. For an account of the growth, vicissitudes, and final dissolution of the Frankish realm, see FRANCE.

 

The third was Otto the great. Quote from Funk and Wagnall’s online encyclopedia, under Holy Roman Empire.

Despite the dissension within the newly created Western Empire, the popes maintained the imperial organization and the imperial title, mainly within the Carolingian dynasty, for most of the 9th century. The emperors exercised little authority beyond the confines of their dominions, however. After the reign (905-24) of Berengar I of Friuli (850?- 924), also styled as king of Italy or ruler of Lombardy, who was crowned emperor by Pope John X, the imperial throne remained vacant for nearly four decades. The East Frankish kingdom, or Germany, capably led by Henry I and Otto I, emerged as the strongest power in Europe during this period. Besides being a capable and ambitious sovereign, Otto I was an ardent friend of the Roman Catholic church, as revealed by his appointment of clerics to high office, by his missionary activities east of the Elbe River, and finally by his military campaigns, at the behest of Pope John XII, against Berengar II (900?-66), king of Italy. In 962, in recognition of Otto’s services, John XII awarded him the imperial crown and title.

The 4th Charles V Quoted from Grolier Encyclopedia.

Charles V, Holy Roman emperor (1519-56) and Ñas Charles IÑking of Spain (1516-56), dominated the politics of Europe for 40 years. Charles was born in Ghent, in present-day Belgium, on Feb. 24, 1500, the eldest son of the Habsburg Philip the Handsome (later Philip I) and Joan the Mad of Castile. From his father, who died in 1506, he inherited the Netherlands (including most of the modern Netherlands and Belgium) and Franche Comt? (a French-speaking province that bordered eastern France but belonged to the Holy Roman Empire). After the death (1516) of his maternal grandfather, Ferdinand II of Aragon, Charles became ruler of the kingdoms of Spain and the Spanish dependencies in ItalyÑthe kingdoms of Naples, Sicily, and Sardinia. The Habsburg possessions of Austria and several smaller south German lordships came to him on the death (1519) of his paternal grandfather, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, as did hereditary claims to the crowns of Hungary and Bohemia. The latter were made good by his younger brother Ferdinand (later Emperor Ferdinand I) in 1526, after the last independent king of Hungary, Louis II, was killed by the Turks in the Battle of Moh‡cs. Meanwhile, in 1519, Charles had been elected German king and Holy Roman emperor in succession to his grandfather Maximilian. 15

The 5th was Napoleon Bonaparte, Quoted from Grolier Encyclopedia With peace restored, Bonaparte extended French influence into Holland (the Batavian Republic), Switzerland (the Helvetic Republic), and Savoy-Piedmont, which was annexed to France; he played the major role in the Imperial Recess (1803), by which the free cities and minor states of the Holy Roman Empire were consolidated; and he attempted to extend the French colonial empire, principally by recovering Haiti (see Louisiana Purchase). As a result of these policies and his refusal to grant trade concessions to Britain, war was renewed in 1803. In the wake of these events, which revived royalist hostility, the Senate petitioned Bonaparte to establish a hereditary dynasty. On Dec. 2, 1804, therefore, Napoleon crowned himself emperor in a ceremony presided over by Pope Pius VII. Napoleon created a titled court that included many of his statesmen and generals as well as ex-royalists. Believing that family ties were more durable than treaties, in the next few years he placed members of his family on the thrones of several satellite statesÑNaples, Holland, Westphalia, and SpainÑand married his relatives to some of the most distinguished families in Europe.

The 6th was Benito Mussolini Quoted from Grolier Encyclopedia.

On Mar. 23, 1919, Mussolini and other war veterans founded in Milan a revolutionary, nationalistic group called the Fasci di Combattimento, named for the ancient Roman symbol of power, the fasces. His Fascist movement developed into a powerful “radicalism of the right,” gaining the support of many landowners in the lower Po valley, industrialists, and army officers. Fascist black shirt squads carried on local civil war against Socialists, Communists, Catholics, and Liberals.

fas’-eez : In ancient Rome, fasces were rods of elm or birch tied together with leather thongs around an ax with projecting blade, used as a symbol of authority. They were carried by lictors (guards) walking in advance of public officials including praetors, consuls, proconsuls, victorious generals, dictators, and emperors. The Italian Fascist party adopted the fasces as its emblem and took its name from them. Quote from Reader Digest

THE LAST 2 MILLION YEARS PAGE 409.

With its uniform of black shirts and slogan, no discussion only obedience, the fascist party came to power. Mussolini ordered his followers to march on Rome in 1922; the king gave way before this show of force and called on Mussolini to form a government. Mussolini gradually transformed Italy into a dictatorship, basing his policies on the idea of corporative state. Under his rule, the Fascist attempted to control every major aspect of Italian life. He took the title of Il Duce (the leader) and suppressed parliament, retaining the monarchy as a figure-head. The Duce had grandiose ambition of reviving the glories of Ancient Rome and making the Italians once again a conquering, militaristic people. These ambition, strengthen by the memory of humiliating defeat the Italians had suffered at Adowa in Ethiopia in 1896, led him to attack and conquer Ethiopia in 1935-6.

As you have seen above each one of these Leaders tried to restore the Ancient Roman Empire and failed. Notice also how the Papacy played a major role in each of these leaders reign. Prophecy cannot be broken, keep your eye on Europe the 7th king will show himself soon. 16

We will now return to the scripture. Below in the Book Revelation we will see the great whore that sitteth upon many waters is the Roman Catholic Church. The waters are millions of people that follow this bad doctrine put forth by this church. The city where the whore sits is Vatican City. Documented history will show us the exact location of this city, so you will have no doubt in your mind were this city is.

Revelation 17:1-2

 

 

Is this a literal wine? No. The Lord is giving you a physical side to understand a spiritual side. Let’s let the scripture explain this for us. Take a look at these verses in the Book of Isaiah.

 

Isaiah 29:9

 

If they are not drunk with wine, what are they drunk from? Pay close attention to Isaiah.

Isaiah 29:10-12

 

Notice it said the Lord has poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep. Why has he done this? Here is the answer.

Isaiah 29:13

 

This is why the Lord has done this. This people can care less about what the Lord says. They go about with their own doctrine. The Book clearly states the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, these people teach don’t fear Him. Fear means fear, and everyone on the planet will know what fear is all about when they see the sky roll back like a scroll. What is this doctrine called? Where did these people get it? Take a look at these verses in the Book of Revelations.

Revelation 2:13

 

What church holds fast the name of the Lord? Does not the Roman Catholic Church? This church is steal casting a stumbling block before the children of Israel. This church possesses the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes which the Lord hates. What is some of this doctrine?

 

1. The Law is no more

2. You are saved already

3. Babbling is speaking in tongues

4. You are born again already

5. You will be Raptured off the earth

6. The Trinity

7. Jesus loves everyone

8. You can eat what ever you want just pray     over it

9. Female preachers

10. Confess your sins to a man in a box

11. Christmas

12. Easter

13. Good Friday

14. Sunrise service

15. Sunday is the Lord’s Sabbaths Day

16. Lent

17. Ash Wednesday

18. You don’t have to read the old testament, etc…

This is some of the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, notice also above in revelation it said that Satan’s seat was there. Let’s go a little further In Revelation 17 and see if we can locate his seat.

 

Revelation 17:3

 

Notice how the woman is sitting on the beast. If you sit on a horse, who is doing the guiding you or the horse? You are. The same thing is being done here, the woman is riding the beast and controlling it. Notice something else, the beast has seven heads and ten horns. Who is this beast? Let’s find out.

Revelation 12:3

Satan doesn’t look like this, he is a cherub angel (Ezk. 1). This simply shows who this beats is ran by. In the book Of Daniel the Gentiles are call the children of the prince (Satan), the Gentilesheaded up by the Roman General Titus are the ones who destroyed Jerusalem in 70 A.D. Knowing now that Satan runs the Gentile dynasty let’s find out where he sits. Back to Revelation 17.

Revelation 17:4-9

 

Let’s see if we can find out what city sits on seven mountains.

This Quote is from the Pictorial History of Italian People page 31.

Romans were now confident in their own strength. When, after over thirty years of nearly continual fighting, this round of wars ended, the small independent township centered on the seven hills had become a state embracing most of what is today’s Latium and parts of Umbria.

Quote from Grolier Encyclopedia below.

The Seven Hills of Rome are the hills on which the ancient city was built. Of volcanic origin and situated on the east bank of the Tiber River, they consist of the Palatine, which lies at approximately the center of the hills, the Capitoline in the northwest, and the Quirinal, Viminal, Esquiline, Caelian, and Aventine in the southwest. According to tradition, Romulus, the city’s legendary founder, established the original settlement on the Palatine Hill, which, during the Roman Empire, was the site of the emperors’ palaces. The other hills were incorporated as parts of Rome by a succession of early kings. The Servian Wall, which surrounded the seven hills, was built in the 4th century ©; parts of it still survive.

Let’s return to the Bible in the Book of Revelation.

Revelation 17:12

This verse is a little beyond us. The one-hour with beast is the “Great Tribulation”. :13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.

The ten Horns which are ten kings represent the European Economic Community. There are 12 nations within this community at this moment. Notice it said they are of one mind. In the year 2002 they will all be using one common currency (Euro dollar), these are all Roman Catholic nations. Pay close attention to the next set of verses.

Revelation 13:1-5

 

Who gave this beast its power? The dragon (Satan). Notice something else, look at verse 2. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. Here you have your Gentile dynasty. The four beast in Daniel that were separate are now all one. This would represent an alliance, or of one mind. Notice something else, the beast had a deadly wound, but it was healed. This is none other that the Roman Empire being resurrected. Why? Remember they are of one mind. Take a look at this.

Quote from Funk and Wagnall’s Encyclopedia. (Treaty of Rome).

In June 1955 the foreign ministers of the six nations in the ECSC agreed to examine the possibilities for further economic integration. This new effort resulted in the two Treaties of Rome of March 1957, which created the European Economic Community (EEC, often referred to as the Common Market) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom). The latter organization has proved of little importance because the national governments have kept control of their own nuclear power programs. In June 1997, the EU reached agreement on the Amsterdam Treaty, a revision of the existing treaty negotiated in Maastricht. Under the Amsterdam Treaty, EU countries adopting the Euro as their common currency are obligated to pay heavy fines if they incur excessive budget deficits. EUROPEAN UNION, (EU), supranational organization founded on Nov. 1, 1993, as the successor to the European Community (EC). In addition to taking over the economic responsibilities of the EC (see below), the EU was also charged with forging a Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and creating closer cooperation among the EU member states in the areas of justice, home affairs, and social policy. At the time of its creation, the EU had 12 members: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. Norwegian voters declined EU membership in a national referendum in November 1994, but Austria, Finland, and Sweden were admitted as of Jan. 1, 1995. In the late 1990s, many other nations, including those of Eastern Europe, were actively seeking EU membership.

At this moment there are more than ten nations in the European Common Market, Belgium and Ireland are the only 2 nations at this time that doesn’t participate with the security of the EU. The other 10 have armies in place ready to defend the EU sense 1996. These are the armies that will make war with the Lamb. Back to Revelation 17.

Revelation 17:14-18

Remember the city that set on seven mountains, the Lord calls it Babylon the Great.

Below in Daniel shows the Gentile Dynasty being taken down by the Lord along with his saints. Within these few verses you have a span of time over 2,000 years. Let’s take a look at Daniel 7:11-15  

 

If you continue to read the Bible will explain all you need to know. Daniel asked for the truth and he got it. Watch how the scripture interprets itself. Daniel 7:17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.

Four kingdoms are Babylonians, Medes and the Persians, Greeks and the Romans. Watch the time jump in the next verse.

Daniel 7:18

 

This is after the first resurrection. The saints along with the angels will take the earth by force

Daniel 7:19-20

 

 The fourth beast is the Roman Empire; the horn that came up from among them was the Papacy. The three that fail were the 3 Germanic tribes that took out the last Roman Cesar, which was Romulus Augustulus. The 3 tribes were the Ostrogoths, Vandals and the Herulians. Nine has fallen, the tenth hasn’t shown himself as of yet.

1. Ostrogoths

2. Vandals

3. Herulians

4. Justinian

5. Charlemagne

6. Otto the Great

7. Charles V

8. Napoleon Bonaparte

9. Benito Mussolini

10. I am waiting to be revealed in my time.

 

Those who don’t make it to the place of safety will not have any protection from this guy

Daniel 7:22-27

 

Now you see the Gentiles will run the earth until the Lord returns. You also see that world history lines up very well. Let’s list the beast and kingdoms and who they represent.

This image represents the entire Gentile ruler ship as seen by Nebuchadnezzar in the 2nd chapter of Daniel.

1.Head of gold –Represents the Babylonian Empire.

2.Breasts and arms of silver -Represents the Medo-Persian Empire.

3.Belly and thighs of brass -Represents the Greek Empire.

4.Legs of iron –Represents the Roman Empire.

Feet part iron and part clay with the toes combined to make up the European Common Market represents the ten nations. These nations are listed in alphabetical order, 2 of them must leave the alliance.

1.Belgium

2. Denmark

3. France

4. Germany

5. Great Britain

6. Greece

7. Ireland

8. Italy

9.Luxembourg

10. Netherlands

11. Portugal

12. Spain

Daniel Chapter 7

LION - The lion represents Babylon, from Nebuchadnezzar to Belteshazzar.

BEAR - The bear represents Medo-Persia from Darius the Mede to Darius III, the Persian.

LEOPARD - The leopard represents the Greek Empire. The four heads on this leopard represents the four generals that inherited the kingdom from Alexander the Great. (They are Lysimachus, Ptolemy, Cassander, and Seleucid.)

TERRIBLE BEAST - This beast represents Rome; the head represents all the emperors of Rome, from Octavian to Romulus Agustalus. The ten horns represent the men that tried to restore Rome after its fall.

Why did the Lord allow these beast to devour the earth? Read these verses in Hosea very carefully and you will see why!

Hosea 13:1-8

 

Israel sin against the Lord that is why he sent these nations upon us. Did you notice something in verse 8. The Lord said, “I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them. These are the beast that were in the book of Daniel. Now you see who calls “ALL” the shots.

May the Lord add a blessing to the reading of his word in Jesus name.

 

Peace and Blessings

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Posted by: kingskid49 | May 21, 2008

A Bible Study Lesson by The Israel of God

 

 

The World History Told by the Prophets

 

The Israel Of God

Bible Study Class 

 

We will start this study in Daniel Chapter 2. Each nation or people had a chance to rule, but only one people ran the entire world, and that was the sons of Japheth. The Bible speaks of other great nations such as Egypt and her Pharaohs, and also Israel and her Kings but, these people never ruled the entire world. The sons of Japheth are called Gentiles. This has nothing to do with religion or your beliefs. Gentiles are simply sons of Japheth. We will start at the beginning of the Gentile dynasty with the King of Babylon, which was Nebuchadnezzar. We will end this study at the Roman Empire. Today you will find out all that was written in your history book was already written by the Prophets. You will see that man could in no way have tampered with the Holy Scriptures on the scale that some believe. Let’s get started, watch how history lines up with the Holy Scripture.

Nebuchadnezzar had a dream and the dream troubled him. The problem was he could not remember the dream. The King called all of his wise men and told them if they did not tell him the dream he would cut them in pieces.

Daniel 2:1-5

The Kings wise men could not tell him the dream. The King then put out a decree to kill all the wise men, the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans to be put to death. The Kings guard also sought Daniel Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, these four were among the captives of Israel. Daniel asked Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would show the king the interpretation. Daniel prayed to the God of Heaven and he answered Daniel in a vision by night. Daniel was brought to the King and gave him the interpretation of the dream.

There is no need for a person to try to interpret the Word of God, all you have to do is continue to read and your entire questions will be answered. What did the image represent?

Daniel 2:25-35

Notice what it says, after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, in verse 32 after the head of gold the image breast and arms were made of silver, this would represent the second kingdom.The third part of the image the belly and thighs of brass, represented the third kingdom that will rule the entire earth. Look at the next verse.

Daniel 2:36-38

Notice what is says, wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Where ever men or fowl or beast of the field were Nebuchadnezzar had rule over them. He was also the head of gold on the image. Look at the next verse. 

Daniel 2:40

Remember in verse 33 when it said the feet of the image was mix with iron and clay. Here in the 40th verse the iron represent the fourth kingdom to rule the earth. If you continue to read your questions will be answered. The next verses are future. Pay close attention to 44th and 45th verses.

Daniel 2:41-45

Look at verse 44, it says in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. This verse lets you know these kings or kingdom will rule until the Lord comes. Look at verse 45, who is this stone cut out without hands? Look at this verse in Psalms 18

 

The Lord is that Stone that will destroy these kingdoms at his second coming. The next set of scriptures will show how the second kingdom came into power. 

 Daniel 7:1-6

 What are the 4 beast and what do they represent? Let’s go to Daniel chapter 5 and find a couple of these beast and find out what they mean. The Bible can speak for itself, there is no reason for anyone to try and guess what’s on the Lord’s mind, all you have to do is read it and take it for what it says.

In Daniel chapter 5 Belshazzar made a serious mistake, that very night he lost his life. When he lost his life another kingdom came into power. Here you will begin to see how recorded history lines up with the word of God. Take a look at who took over form Belshazzar after his death.

Daniel 5:1-7

Once again Daniel was called to give an interpretation of a vision. Look what Daniel told the king.

Daniel 5:17

The king asked and Daniel gave it to him. Take a look.

Daniel 5:25-31

As you see the kingdom was given to the Medes/Persians Empire after Belshazzar was killed. Before we move into recorded history we will list all the parts to the image and what they represent.

This image represent the entire Gentile rulership as seen by Nebuchadnezzar in the 2nd chapter of Daniel. Head of gold: Represents the Babylonian Empire. Breasts and arms of silver: Represents the Medo-Persian Empire Belly and thighs of brass: Represents the Greek Empire. Legs of iron: Represents the Roman Empire Feet part iron and party clay with the toes: Represents the ten nations combined to make up the European Common market.

Keep these in mind as we go through the study.

This is a from Funk and Wagnall’s Encyclopedia under BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY.

BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY or BABYLONIAN EXILE, term applied to the period between the deportation of the Jews from Palestine to Babylon by the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II and their release in 538 BC by the Persian king Cyrus. Two main deportations are recorded: one in 597 BC, when Israelite nobles, warriors, and artisans were transported; and one in 586 BC when Nebuchadnezzar’s army destroyed Jerusalem, and the major part of the remaining Israelite community was taken to Babylon. At the time of the second deportation an important group of Israelites fled to Egypt; thereafter, only the poorest peasants were allowed to remain in Palestine, and the political dissolution of independent Israel was an accomplished fact. The majority of the Jews living in Babylon did not return to Palestine at the end of the exile period, but became a part of the Diaspora, or body of Jews dispersed among nations outside Palestine.

Darius the Median wasn’t mentioned is. Why? The Medes were not as powerful as the Persian Empire. That’s why history jumps to Cyrus the Great. Some of the Persian Kings took on the tile of Darius this let you know that the Medes were there first.

Now we will return to the scripture going to the Book of Ezra showing Cyrus reign, and what was his dealing with children of Israel.

Ezra 1:1-5

Take a look at verse 2, Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Notice what it says, “The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth”. This let you know Cyrus ran the entire earth. Not only that, the Lord gave him an order to rebuild His temple at Jerusalem, using only the children of Israel. If you read further in Ezra you would find out that the people of the land tried to help. The Lord used only His People (Israel) to build the temple. Take a look at this in Ezra 2:1

Let’s return to world history and see if it lines up with the scripture. This is from Funk and Wagnall’s Encyclopedia. Remember Cyrus has inherited the kingdom from the Babylonians

CYRUS THE GREAT (c. 600-529 BC), king of Persia (550-529 BC). He was the son of Cambyses I, a descendant of Achaemenes (Hakhamanish) (fl. 681 BC), and a member of the Achaemenid dynasty. When Cyrus became ruler (558 BC) of the Persian district of Anshan, the district was subject to the Medes; in 593 BC he led a rebellion against the Medes that resulted in the capture of King Astyages (r. about 584-c. 550 BC) and the overthrow (550 BC) of the Median Empire. Thereafter Cyrus called himself king of Persia and ruled a territory extending from the Halys River in Asia Minor, eastern border of Lydia, to the Babylonian Empire on the south and east. Babylon, Egypt, Lydia, and the city-state of Sparta in Greece combined to curb the power of Cyrus, but in 546 BC the Persians added Lydia to their realm, and in 539 BC the kingdom of Babylon fell to Cyrus. The Persian Empire was the most powerful state in the world until its conquest two centuries later by Alexander the Great. Cyrus was an able and merciful ruler. Significant among his deeds was his granting of permission to the Jews to return from their exile in Babylon to their native Israel to rebuild the Temple of Solomon. Cyrus died while leading an expedition against the eastern tribe, the Massagetae, and was succeeded by his son, who became Cambyses II.

As you can see it lines up very well.

In Daniel 7 you will see the next nation that took the kingdom from Persian. This is the Greek Empire, headed up by Alexander the Great. The four heads on this beast represent Alexander’s four generals. The wings represent the swiftness of Alexander the great taking down the Persian Empire.

Daniel 7:6

Let’s see in recorded history who took the kingdom from the Persian. This is from the Funk and Wagnall’s Encyclopedia.

DARIUS III, called Codomannus (380?-330 BC), king of Persia (336-330 BC), great grandson of Darius II. He was placed on the throne by the eunuch Bagoas (d. 336? BC), following the latter’s assassinations of Artaxerxes III (r. 358?-338 BC), who had reigned for about 20 years, and Arses (died c. 336 BC), who had reigned for two years; Darius, in turn, killed Bagoas. In the course of his 6-year reign Darius III led the Persian army against the forces of Alexander the Great of Macedonia but was defeated at the battles of Issus in 333 BC and Gaugamela in 331 BC. He was killed by one of his own satraps while fleeing from Gaugamela.

Let’s return to the Bible, and see this battle between Darius III with the Persian army against the forces of Alexander the Great. Daniel is having this dream long before this battle took place. Let’s take a look and see if world history lines up with Bible.

Daniel 8:1-3

These horns represent the Medo Persian Empire. The reason one horn is high than the other is; the Persian Empire was stronger than the Medes.

Daniel 8:4

Now here comes the Greek Empire, which is represented by the goat.

Daniel 8:5

This notable horn is Alexander

Daniel 8:6-8

The horn that was broken was Alexander the Great. Alexander dies at an early age and his four generals fought over the kingdom dividing it into four nations, these are the 4 notable horns. Now see how the Bible interprets itself.

Daniel 8:15-22 

You see there are no mysteries in the Bible, all you have to do is continue to read and all your questions will be answered. Now, let’s read about Alexander and his 4 generals and what they did to possess the kingdom.

 (1999 Grolier Interactive Inc.)

Alexander III, king of Macedonia, called “the Great,” conquered the Persian Empire (see Persia, ancient) and annexed it to Macedonia. The son of Philip II and Olympias, he was born in 356 © and brought up as crown prince. Taught for a time by Aristotle, he acquired a love for Homer and an infatuation with the heroic age. When Philip divorced Olympias to marry a younger princess, Alexander fled. Although allowed to return, he remained isolated and insecure until Philip’s mysterious assassination about June 336. In the autumn of 324, at Ecbatana, Alexander lost his boyhood friend Hephaestion, by then his grand vizier probably the only person he had ever genuinely loved. The loss was irreparable. After deep mourning, he embarked on a winter campaign in the mountains, then returned to Babylon, where he prepared an expedition for the conquest of Arabia. He died in June 323 without designating a successor. His death opened the anarchic age of the Diadochi. Alexander at once became a legend to the peoples that had seen him pass like a hurricane.

Alexander the great had no successor, his four generals took over. Below you see more than four, prophesy can not be broken. You will see that these Generals fought for the kingdom, and 4 were victorious.

The Greek word Diadochi, meaning “successors,” was introduced by the 19th-century German historian Johann Gustav Droysen to designate the first generation of successors of Alexander the Great (d. 323 ©). Chief among them were Antigonus I, Antipater, Demetrius I Poliorcetes, Lysimachus, Perdiccas, Ptolemy I, and Seleucus I. This generation is taken to end with Seleucus’ death in 281 ©. 

The Macedonian Antigonus I, b. c.382 ©, was one of the successors (Diadochi) of Alexander the Great. He was governor of Phrygia under Alexander. After Alexander’s death (323), he joined the alliance against Perdiccas, killed Eumenes after a long war, and by 316 controlled the eastern provinces of the empire. Trying to conquer the western portion, he was opposed by the other Diadochi, although they were generally disunited. After a naval victory over Ptolemy I by his son Demetrius I Poliorcetes, he and Demetrius proclaimed themselves kings (307). Their opponents also assumed royal titles, thus ending the nominal unity of the empire. Successful in the field, Antigonus was unsuccessful in his diplomatic efforts to keep his enemies isolated. Their alliance defeated and killed him at Ipsus in Anatolia in 301.

Lysimachus, c.360-281 ©, a senior Macedonian officer under Alexander the Great, was assigned rule over Thrace after Alexander’s death in 323. He pacified the natives, then joined the alliance against Antigonus I, and in 306-305 assumed the royal title. Expanding his power to the north, he took part in the final victory (301) over Antigonus and gained most of Anatolia. In alliance with Pyrrhus of Epirus, he drove Demetrius I Poliorcetes from Macedonia, then expelled Pyrrhus and won sole control of Macedonia and northern Greece. Lysimachus was weakened by court intrigues; he was attacked by Seleucus I Nicator and died in battle. Ptolemy I, c.367-283 ©, created the political and military foundations of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt (323-30 ©). When Alexander the Great died in 323 ©, Ptolemy, one of Alexander’s leading Macedonian generals, became satrap (governor) of Egypt. In 304 he declared himself king.

Seleucus I Nicator (”the Conqueror”), b. c.358 ©, was the greatest of the Diadochi, or successors, of Alexander the Great. He fought under Alexander and after the king’s death (323) received the province of Babylonia. He fled to Egypt after Antigonus I Monophthalmus conquered Eumenes in 316, but in 312, he regained Babylonia with a handful of men and gradually won from Antigonus all of the Macedonian empire’s provinces east of the Euphrates. He took the royal title in 305.

Perdiccas, d. 321 ©, one of Alexander the Great’s generals, was among the Diadochi seeking control of the Macedonian empire after Alexander’s death. His rivals, including Ptolemy I, Antipater, and Antigonus I, allied against him. Perdiccas was killed in Egypt by mutineers while marching against Ptolemy.

In 322, Antipater defeated a Greek rebellion and had some anti-Macedonians (notably Demosthenes) executed. Taking part in the attack on Perdiccas, he was appointed regent after Perdiccas’s death (321). He took the joint kings Philip III and Alexander IV back from Asia to Macedonia, where he died. He was the last regent to be recognized by all the Diadochi, or successors of Alexander the Great.

Demetrius conquered Greece as a “liberator” in 304-02, but he was partly to blame for Antigonus’s defeat and death (301) at Ipsus. Retaining control of the sea, he seized (294) the throne of Macedonia after some years of confused fighting, but he soon made himself unpopular and lost the kingdom to Lysimachus and Pyrrhus. Invading Anatolia in 287, he had to surrender to Seleucus I, and he drank himself to death in captivity. 10

Cassander, c.358-297 ©, king of Macedonia, was son of the regent Antipater and one of the diadochi, or successors, of Alexander the Great. Allied with Antigonus I, he secured Macedonia and most of Greece by 316. He murdered Alexander’s mother (Olympias), widow (Roxana), and son (Alexander IV) before assuming the royal title in 305. He joined the coalition that defeated Antigonus at Ipsus in 301. Cassander founded Thessaloniki and rebuilt Thebes.

Antigonus was the strongest of them all. But he was defeated by an alliance of the other generals. Perdiccas was also killed. Demetrius lost the kingdom to Lysimachus and he drank himself to death. Thus you have Cassander, Seleucus I, Ptolemy I and Lysimachus. These are the four heads on the Leopard, the Horn that was broken was Alexander the Great.

Daniel 8:22

Prophecy can not be broken.

The next kingdom which is the worst of them all is the Roman Empire. Notice Daniel gives the prophecy years before it comes to past. This prophecy was given before the Greeks headed up by Alexander the great had even possessed the kingdom. The Roman Empire was also called the Holy Roman Empire. This Empire was the worst, meaning they not only killed you physically but spiritually also.

Daniel 11:1-4

This fourth kingdom was so bad the Lord didn