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Dedicated to the Student of the Last Days |
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Vol. 24, December 2021 |
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Featured Article
The Prophecies of Daniel: Part 8
Chapter 10-12, The Wars of the Kings of the North and the South.
Daniel's prophetic career began when God showed him the interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dream when he was only a youth. In it he saw events in the future of he and his fellow exiles in Babylon and those that were left behind in the Promised Land. This instilled a desire within Daniel to begin a long search for more details of these events. Five decades later, Daniel receives his first vision of the four beasts and receives help from an angel to learn of its interpretation. This vision only increases his desire for more details and his worry for the nation of Israel. The terrible fourth beast and the little horn worried Daniel and what this ruler would do to his people. Two years later God gives Daniel additional information on the little horn with the vision of the ram and goat, events that were centuries in the future.
Daniel later prayed for the salvation of Israel and pleaded with the Lord for their redemption as promised by Jeremiah. God revealed to Daniel that He would remember His promises to His people, that Jerusalem and the Temple would be rebuilt, and His people redeemed. God then gave to Daniel the exact date when the Messiah would come to reclaim Israel and the world.
Now we come to the Daniel's last and most detailed of all his previous visions, chapters ten through twelve...
Read about this last prophecy here.
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Update on Books
For this Holiday Season I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.
"And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." (Luke 2:9-14)
JK Sellers
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Frequently Asked Questions
Linda from Nevada asks: Is Satan real or is he just myth?
The Bible is clear that Satan does in fact exist, is actively opposing God, and is in open rebellion against Him and God's plan for us.
So, who is Lucifer? The Bible teaches us that Satan was among the sons of God when they presented themselves before the Lord (Job 1:6 KJV). Satan began a rebellion in Heaven, drawing away a third of the angels (Rev. 12:4 KJV), so that he could rise to the level God and even exalt himself above God (Isaiah 14:12-14 KJV)! . . .
See the answer here.
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Wars and Rumor of Wars.... Matthew 24:6 Prophesies in the News:
By Yolande Knell, 23 November
From The BBC
An Isareli F-15I Ra'am, a dual-seat ground attack aircraft based on the US, based on the Mcdonnell Douglas F-15 Strike Eagel.
"...The government has allocated $1.5bn (£1.1bn) to prepare the Israeli armed forces for a potential strike against Iranian nuclear sites, and there are near-daily warnings from political and military leaders.
I have been seeking out the views of top Iran watchers and analysts on what might happen.
"Israel has no interest in a war with Iran, but we will not allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons," an Israeli security official tells me. "In light of Iranian progress of their nuclear programme, we are preparing for all options and scenarios, including military capabilities..."
read more at The BBC
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The Earth Shall Reel To and Fro...Isaiah 24:20
The Proposed Ninth Planet orbit
by Macy Huston, Sep 27, 2021
From Atrobites
"In the early 21st century, a population of distant, eccentric Kuiper belt objects (KBOs) was discovered. These KBOs are not gravitationally influenced by Neptune, suggesting the presence of an additional gravitational perturber. These objects appear to be clustered in longitude of perihelion and in the orbital plane. This means that their orbital axes are nearly aligned, as well as their angular momentum vectors. The Planet Nine hypothesis was first proposed by the authors of today's papers, Batygin & Brown, in 2016. It posits that an additional giant planet beyond Neptune, on an inclined eccentric orbit, is the cause of this KBO clustering.
A point of controversy in the case for Planet Nine is whether this orbital clustering is statistically significant or if it could be the result of observational bias. In today's paper, the authors calculate that the clustering is significant at a confidence level of 99.6%. This means that there is only a 0.4% chance that their data set would be detected given a random sample. A giant planet on an inclined or eccentric orbit is the simplest explanation for this observed clustering..."
read more at Atrobites
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The Third Temple
"In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:" Amos 9:11
by Israel Today Staff, December 30, 2020
From, Israel Today
Jews are forbidden to gain access to the Temple Mount through the Chain Gate.
"As one of his first official acts after being sworn in, Vaturi headed for the Temple Mount. A religious Jewish resident of the Golan Heights, it was Vaturi's first ever visit to Judaism's holiest site.
While there, he told an organization that advocates for building the Third Temple that "anyone who represents Israel cannot be disconnected from the Creator. We are all anticipating the Redemption." Vaturi then openly recited the traditional Jewish prayer stating, "May we merit redeeming this place for the Shechina (holy presence) to dwell, and to build the Holy Temple quickly and in our days."
Jews are typically barred from praying atop the Temple Mount, but police officers present at the time did not prevent Vaturi from doing so. . ."
read more Here
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"History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new." Eccles. 1:9
By Robert William Fogel
From University of Chicago Press
A generational theory published in 1997 predicted a crisis-era that would climax around 2020. Alex Brandon/AP Photo
"To understand what is taking place today, we need to understand the nature of the recurring political-religious cycles called "Great Awakenings." Each lasting about 100 years, Great Awakenings consist of three phases, each about a generation long.
A cycle begins with a phase of religious revival, propelled by the tendency of new technological advances to outpace the human capacity to cope with ethical and practical complexities that those new technologies entail. The phase of religious revival is followed by one of rising political effect and reform, followed by a phase in which the new ethics and politics of the religious awakening come under increasing challenge and the political coalition promoted by the awakening goes into decline. These cycles overlap, the end of one cycle coinciding with the beginning of the next. . ."
read more at University of Chicago Press
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"Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshek and Tubal; prophesy against him..." Ezekiel 38:2
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President, Vladimir Putin
By TOI STAFF, 24 November 2021
From The Times of Israel
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday accused Israel of "oppressive" policies vis-à-vis the Palestinians, including the alleged forced displacement of residents in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
"We must work with all our might to preserve the status and sanctity of Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine. The main thing is the establishment of lasting peace and stability on the basis of a two-state solution and established international parameters," he said in a speech, according to local media reports..."
read more at The Times of Israel
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Come, Follow Me,...Matthew 4:19
by Michael Simone, August 09, 2019.
From America Magazine
'Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough.' (Lk 13:24)
"Whereas in Matthew Jesus gives this teaching near the beginning of his ministry, Luke sets it nearer to the end, on the road to Jerusalem. For Jesus and his disciples, this is a journey of increasing faith in the Father's promises and obedience to the divine will, even in the face of hostility and rejection. For the disciples, every step of the journey required an increasingly conscious effort to follow Jesus into the unknown.
This is the narrow door. It was easy to follow Jesus, one suspects, when he was a popular preacher and healer in his native Galilee. It probably made intuitive sense to follow his example and teaching when people responded positively to it. When Jesus started to arouse hostility, however, his followers came to realize the struggle their discipleship would require. Superficial encounters with Jesus were not sufficient. It was a form of "false discipleship" merely to be a spectator, to eat and drink in his company and hear his teaching. True discipleship consisted in following Jesus' example. As Jesus traveled toward his fate in Jerusalem, this meant sharing his obedient faith, even when it started to look absurd.
As C. S. Lewis pointed out in his book Mere Christianity, false Christianities continue to tempt Christ's disciples today. Some worship the church instead of the God it exists to serve. Others attempt to co-opt Christ for political or social goals that have little to do with the Gospel. Still others follow when it is fashionable but fall away as religion goes out of style. To give but one example: Throughout its history, the United States has experienced several "great awakenings" that have packed its churches, but these tend to sputter out over time. (Some scholars suggest that we are living through the collapse of one of these awakenings even now.). . ."
read more at America Magazine
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Emergency Preparedness
"If ye are prepared ye shall not fear..."
BY JOHN RAMEY, JULY 28, 2017
From The Prepared,
"It seems silly to spell it out, but it needs to be said: every person, regardless of their politics or age or income or location, benefits from being reasonably prepared for emergencies.
You should be prepared. Your spouse, kids, parents, neighbors, and friends should be prepared. Liberals, conservatives, gun slingers, vegans, young adults in their first dorm room, working moms, soccer dads, and grandparents in the country — everyone should be prepared.
"Prepping" is not a dirty word. Prepping is not limited to the tin-foil-hat stereotypes producers love to put on TV. Most preppers are rational and they come from all walks of life.
Many preppers are very intelligent and successful — so much so that they have a front row seat to the forces in our world making things worse, and it has caused them to take action and get prepared. . ."
Read more at The Prepared
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