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Dedicated to the Student of the Last Days |
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Vol. 3, March 2020 |
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Featured Article
The Prophecies of Daniel: Part 1, The Historical Setting
Before we begin to study the prophetic visions found in the Book of Daniel, I would first like to explain the times that Daniel lived in.
The prophet Daniel (+/– 620–538 BC) lived during the age of clashing ancient empires. These empires gathered large armies and fought one other in wars of conquest. The Holy Land, where Daniel resided, stood at the crossroads of these great civilizations. Babylon in the east, Assyria in the north and Egypt in the west, competed for domination of the region for millennia. At the time of Daniel, Assyria held sway....
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Update on Books
Sadly, A Half Hour of Silence is still in the editing phase at the moment. It will soon be ready for print in the near future, unfortunately I have chosen to go the self-publishing route which is more time consuming and expensive for me. However I will include regular updates in future Newsletters. JKS
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Frequently Asked Questions
Richard from Colorado asks: What are your views of the 70-week prophecy of Daniel? Is it Preterist, Historicist, Futurist or just a metaphor?
See the answer here.
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As promised, here is Lew's timeline that we talked about last month at the end of his interview. I scanned the document then saved it in PDF format. For ease of study, I placed hyperlinks to the scriptures that he used. Remember that Lew does not have a college education and just like every other theologian who has attempted his hand at interpreting the visions of John, he has his own take on its interpretation. Enjoy, JKS.
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Wars and Rumor of Wars.... Matthew 24:6 Prophesies in the News:
by Mark B. Schneider, February 24, 2020
"The U.S. mainstream view of Russia has changed quite a bit in the last twenty years, particularly in the last five. We have moved from the fantasy that there was no threat from Russia after the demise of the Soviet Union to a recognition of a serious Russian threat to the U.S. and its allies, including a nuclear threat in the last two years of the Obama administration and the Trump administration. However, characterizing the relationship between the U.S. and Russia as “competition” as it now appears in U.S. Government documents, does not go far enough. Lockheed and Boeing compete; Russia threatens preemptive nuclear attack. It is unilaterally trying to create a sphere of influence in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet states in the classic 19th Century sense while building the largest nuclear arsenal in the world. There is no competition here but rather a serious threat from Russia.
Russia and Nuclear Weapons
Putin’s economic policies are a disaster for Russia; yet he continues to modernize and expand Russia’s military and nuclear capabilities. In January 2017, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu stated that development of the strategic nuclear force was Russia’s first priority, noting that Russia will “…continue a massive program of nuclear rearmament, deploying modern ICBMs on land and sea, [and] modernizing the strategic bomber force.” The 2018 Nuclear Posture Review report agrees stating, “In addition to modernizing ‘legacy’ Soviet nuclear systems, Russia is developing and deploying new nuclear warheads and launchers..."
read more at The National Interest
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The Earth Shall Reel To and Fro...Isaiah 24:20
BY KASTALIA MEDRANO, Feb 25, 2020
From Newsweek
"Historically, Earth's North and South magnetic poles have flipped every 200,000 or 300,000 years—except right now, they haven't flipped successfully for about 780,000 years. But the planet's magnetic field is at long last showing signs of shifting. Although there's no way to know yet for sure, it could be gearing up to flip once more, according to Undark Magazine. And that possibility is raising new speculation about what that means for planetary life.
Our planet's magnetic field protects us from lethal levels of radiation from phenomena like solar rays. The dangerous particles never hit us directly, because upon entering the Earth's atmosphere the magnetic field deflects them and forces them to move around, according to NASA. So the prospect of that field weakening, which it does when it's getting ready to flip, is worrisome: It would leave us without sufficient protection.
read more at Newsweek
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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 TZVI JOFFRE
from The Jerusalem Post
A model of the Temple.
"The Temple Institute has released a new video encouraging Jews to hope for the building of the Third Temple in Jerusalem. The video comes as religious Jews around the world observe the traditional "Nine Days" mourning period leading up to the ninth of the Hebrew month of Av, Tisha Be'Av, when the two Jewish Temples were destroyed.
In the video, entitled – "Tisha b'Av: People Get Ready!" – pictures of dozens of people form a collage as an announcer reads the second verse of chapter 2 of the biblical book of Isaiah, which reads, "It will happen in the end of days: The mountain of the Temple of Hashem will be firmly established as the head of the mountains, and it will be exalted above the hills, and the nations will stream to it..."
read more at The Jerusalem Post
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"History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new." Eccles. 1:9
From Fourth Turning
"The basic length of both generations and turnings—about twenty years—derives from longstanding socially and biologically determined phases of life. This is the reason it has remained relatively constant over centuries.
Some have argued that rapid increases in technology in recent decades are shortening the length of a generation. This is not the case. As long as the transition to adulthood occurs around age 20–22, the transition to midlife around the early 40s, and the transition to old age around age 65, the basic length of both generations and turnings will remain the same. After all, human history is made of lives, coursing from birth to death. Of the cycles known to man, the most basic, perhaps, is the human life cycle. No other societal force, not class, not nationality, not culture, not technology, has as predictable a chronology.
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read more at Life Course Associates
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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
This next article reminded me of a scripture in Joel:
Joel 2:3 A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
"One of the longest-serving nuclear weapons in America’s arsenal is the B61 nuclear free-fall bomb. The B61 bomb was first introduced in 1966 with more than three thousand bombs produced to date. The bomb is famous for its adjustable yield capability, giving it the versatility to operate in both the tactical and strategic nuclear roles. The United States forward deploys many of the bombs in Europe, with up to fifty bombs currently maintained at Incirlik Air Force Base in Turkey.
In 1960, Sandia National Laboratory and Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory began development of a new nuclear free-fall bomb. The bomb, nicknamed FUFO (full fuzing option), would be capable of adjusting its explosive yield to the mission, high-speed or low-speed delivery, high altitude or low altitude delivery, and airburst or contact burst fuzing capability. Each B61 is 11.8 feet long, 13 inches wide and weighs approximately 700 pounds. (The B61-11, an earth-penetrating version of the bomb, weighs an extra 450 pounds.)..."
read more at The National Interest
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Come, Follow Me,...Matthew 4:19
by Thomas A. Tarrants, III
Director of Ministry, C.S. Lewis Institute
"As Jesus traveled throughout Israel urging people to repent and believe the gospel, “Follow me” was a constant refrain in his message. At the beginning of his ministry, he called his first disciples with the terse command, “Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.” As his ministry progressed, he told the crowds, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross and follow me” (Mark 8:34). At the end of his earthly ministry, he recommissioned the repentant Peter with the words, “Follow me” (John 21:19).
Have you ever probed the meaning of this phrase? If not, you should, because it can lead to a profound, transforming change in how you think about and live the Christian life. Perhaps this article can help get you started.
What does it mean to follow Jesus? Following Jesus begins when we respond to his call to repent and believe the gospel. The Good News that God loves us and has taken the initiative to reconcile us to himself by giving his Son to atone for our sins awakens us to God’s grace and moves us to want to live for Christ and follow him..."
read more at C.S. Lewis Institute
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Emergency Preparedness
"If ye are prepared ye shall not fear..."
Here is an emergency preparedness manual I put together for my congregation years ago. It was written for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints but can be used by anyone, really. In it you will find a first-aid manual for almost anything, from Amputation to Tooth lose. In addition, I included how to prepare for most situations from the less threatening power outage all the way to a life changing EMP event. In the appendixes are instructions for subjects like food and water storage, first-aid and 72 hour kits, and communications.
Enjoy
JK Sellers
PDF version
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