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Pamphlet 1279 Ezek kc 71
What will that final day of this
flesh age be like?
There is soon coming a time when
the final grains of sand
will completely empty out of the
hour glass of this flesh age
and the 7th Trump will sound
and Jesus Christ will triumphantly
return to establish the kingdom of God "on earth, as it is heaven".
What will that final day of this
flesh age be like?
Those who are familiar with the
Word of God
know that there are many events
and prophecies that will come to pass on that day,
some very good and some very bad!
It just depends on who you are (even
whose you are) and what you have done:
It will be a day of triumph
and victory and great joy for the children of God and those who have overcome
the beast and those who love the Lord and are His at His coming.
It will be a Day of Vengeance and
recompense against those who have sided with the beast system and have
been deceived by antichrist into believing he is the Messiah returned,
and have participated in doing his bidding.
Nevertheless, as it is written,
on that day every knee will bow to the King of kings and Lord of lords,
just as we have read time and time
again in this Book of Ezekiel,
on that day "They [all nations
and all peoples] shall know that He is LORD!"
Also on that day, ALL peoples, both
the just and the unjust,
will be changed from flesh bodies
into their incorruptible spiritual bodies (1 Cor. 15)
and so the Day of the Lord, the
Sabbath, the 1000 year period we call the Millennium, will commence.
What an awesome time that will be!
And you know what?
There will Baby Boomers who shall
see Christ's return,
for the final generation (the one
that shall not pass away 'till He comes)
began when the fig tree was planted
on May 15, 1948,
when the UN gave sanction to the
State of Israel.
We have now come to chapters 38
& 39, the final two chapters of Ezekiel
preceding the chapters of the Millennial
restoration,
which are chapters 40 through 48.
However, to fully understand these
two chapters it is extremely important
that we understand some of the
other events taking place at the time of the 7th Trump, i.e. on that great
day.
Those who have studied 2 Thes. 2
and the 16th chapter of Revelation know
that Satan and his cronies gather
together in Jerusalem,
where the famous "Battle of Armageddon"
will take place when Christ returns.
If you look up the word "armageddon"
in Hebrew,
you'll find it means "mount of
rendezvous",
which of course is Mount Zion where
Christ returns.
Let's see what happens at the close
of that final hour during the reign of antichrist,
the false Jesus, just before the
real bridegroom, Jesus Christ, returns.
Rev.
16:12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates;
and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east
might be prepared.
[13] And I saw
three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and
out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
[14] For they
are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings
of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that
great day of God Almighty.
Remember this about these spirits
of devils going forth to the kings
when we read in tomorrow's study
that the king (leader) of Russia gets an evil thought!
[15]
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his
garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
[16] And he gathered
them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
We will discover that this
"gathering place of the crowd" in Jerusalem,
i.e. Armageddon, is one of two
locations destroyed at Christ's coming.
Remember He said regarding the temple
in Jerusalem
that there would not be "one stone
left standing atop another" when He returns.
Rev.
16:17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there
came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying,
It is done.
When the 7th Vial of the 7th
Trump of the 7th Seal is poured out, that's all folks!
It's over for the flesh age.
It is done!
[18]
And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings;
and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were
upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
These voices and thunderings
and lightnings and earthquake
are also recorded in the 11th chapter
of Revelation following the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem
which was measured for destruction
in Rev. 11:1.
Rev.
11:19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in
his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices,
and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
We not only see the same voices,
thunderings, lightnings, and earthquake as in chapter 16,
but this time great hail is added,
which has not been left out in
chapter 16,
but rather is mentioned in the
last verse because it is the final act,
call it those final grains of sand
to fall from the hour glass.
Let's continue in Rev. 16:
Rev.
16:19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of
the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to
give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
Babylon the Great is fallen,
is fallen.
You can read more details in Revelation
chapter 18.
[20]
And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
Islands and mountains are symbolic
of governments and nations,
all of which turn over their crowns
to the King of kings.
This is also recorded in chapter
11.
Rev.
11:15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven,
saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord,
and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
And then finally...
Rev.
16:21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about
the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of
the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
This great hail, each stone
weighing a talent, i.e. 120 to 180 lbs., is the last act,
the last drop in the vial of wrath,
the final grain of sand in the hour glass we spoke of earlier.
Remember though, this event is on
the first day of the Millennium,
which is last day of this flesh
age,
and all people on that day will
end up in their spiritual bodies,
some with immortal souls and some
with mortal souls
which must remain that way until
the Great White Throne Judgment.
You know, we should all consider
it a privilege granted to us by our Father
to be able to read some of the
specific details of the 7th Seal, the 7th Trump, and the 7th Vial
which consummate the end of this
flesh age in these 38th & 39th chapters.
You see, since we believe His Word
and we know that this is exactly
the way things will end,
we therefore know with certitude
that there is not going to be a nuclear holocaust
brought about by man in some sort
of World War III.
In that regard, these two chapters
give His children comfort and knowledge
and a "heads-up" in observing world
events.
As we begin chapter 38, which sets
the stage for the final act, there are two other basic things we need to
know to understand this chapter.
1. The house of Israel
is not the house of Judah. We learned that in the last chapter, right?
2. Gog in verse two means the "chief
prince", who is the leader of Magog which is the land where Meshech and
Tubal are located, which is in the region of the Caucasus in the land of
Edom, i.e. Russia.
The reason this is important
is because these two chapters concern the two superpowers of the latter
days,
even the nations of Jacob and Esau,
which basically are the US/GB and Russia.
Although Russia has appeared low-key
lately as a superpower,
let's not go to sleep ourselves,
because the Bear is beginning to
awaken out of his hibernation and is "putin" on some weight
to come out of his den and devour
much flesh (when he gets the urge, the evil thought).
It is also really amazing how well
prepared we have been for this chapter 38.
We have seen the spiritual condition
of the house of Israel through the vision of the dry bones.
We have seen the judgments against
Edom, the house of Esau,
in the 35th and 32nd chapters where
we saw the degradation of the Edomites
and her allies who shall bear their
shame
with the rest of those who "go
down into the pit".
And of course we also just learned
in chapter 37
that the house of Israel and the
house of Judah are two separate sticks at this time
and will remain so until Jesus
Christ puts them back together at His return.
You see, it is really common knowledge
among scholars that the chief prince of Meshech refers to Russia
and consequently when preachers
read that Russia comes against Israel,
they point to the little nation
of Israel in the Middle East.
That is NOT the house of Israel,
remember?
It is part of the house of Judah
mixed with the bad figs of Jeremiah chapter 24, i.e. the sons of Cain.
You should already know where the
largest gathering of the true house of Israel is.
It is that one nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all!
Therefore, there will be two locations
of final battle on the last day of this flesh age.
One will be where the house of Judah
(in part) dwells, and that location is called Armageddon.
The other is where the house of
Israel resides and that location is called Hamon-gog.
Know also that the prophecy contained
in these next two chapters
has not yet come to pass and is
yet future, though not very far off!
The catalyst for the final wrath
of Satan will come from God's own elect
who will be delivered up during
antichrist's reign to give testimony (which will be the light of truth)
and God's witnesses who will speak
after the manner of the example set forth on Pentecost Day
when the Holy Spirit gave them
utterance and everyone present from every nation
clearly understood what was being
said in their own dialect.
One final thought before we begin.
These awesome final events of the
last day will occur for exactly the same reason
that God brought the plagues and
destruction on Egypt,
so that the Mighty Power of God
would be shown and made known to the whole world.
The destruction of the armies of
Gog and his allies
will be akin to the destruction
of Sodom and Gomorrah
and the result will be that the
whole world "Shall know that He is the LORD!"
It is the plan of God, so it is
for the love and benefit of all His children to bring them back to His
loving arms.
To study the Bible is the noblest of all pursuits;
to understand it, the highest of all goals.
We pray that with the guidance of the Holy
Spirit, you accomplish both.
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