Signs of the Times IV

Now we begin to talk about the Tribulation period,
those that believed in the son of God
have been raptured from the earth. 

This however doesn't mean...

that the people that are left still can't be saved.
If you are here during such a time, you'll have a choice to make..
If you choose Christ, then be prepared to be persecuted
be prepared for pain and suffering worse then you can imagine.
If you choose the Anti-Christ for a short period, like I've stated before,
It may seem like paradise(Heaven on earth) but only for a short while..
because during this 7 year tribulation period God is not going to stand Idle.
First you will see the Seven seals, the first four being the
"Four horsemen of apocalypse"
Pestilence, War, Famine, and death.
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"And I saw, and behold a white horse: he that

sat on him had a bow;

and a crown was given unto him; and he went forth conquering"


"Then another horse came out, a fiery red one.
Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth
and to make men slay each other. To him was given a large sword"


"Then came a black horse! it's rider was
holding a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard what sounded like a voice
saying "A quart of wheat for a days wages, and three quarts of barley
for a days wages."

"Then there before me was a pale horse! it's riders name was death,
and hades was following close behind him. They were given power
over a fourth of the earth to kill by the sword famine and plague.
Revelation 6
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Then next we have the last three seals

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When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under an alter
the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God
and the testimony they had maintained.

I watched as he opened the sixth seal.
There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth
made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red,
and the stars in the sky fell to earth,
and every mountain and island was removed from it's place.

When he opens the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven
for about half an hour. And I saw the seven angels
who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets.
And there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning
and an earthquake.
Revelation 6 and 7
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As you can see it's going to be a very difficult time,
and this isn't even the full seven years of the Tribulation,
bare with me because we are just getting started.
Now comes the seven trumpets that are blown..

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TRUMPET I
The first Angel sounded his trumpet, and there came
hail and fire mixed with blood, 

and it was hurled down upon the earth.
A third of the earth was burned up, 

a third of the trees were burned up,
and all the green grass was burned up

TRUMPET II
The second Angel sounded his trumpet, 

and something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, 

was thrown into the sea. 

A third of the sea turned to blood, 

a third of the living creatures in the sea died,
and a third of the ships were destroyed.

TRUMPET III
The third angel sounded his trumpet, 

and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky 

on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water- 

the name of the star is wormwood.
A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people
died from the waters that had become bitter.

TRUMPET IV
The fourth angel sounded his trumpet,

and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, 

and a third of the stars, so that a third of them turned dark.
A third of the day was without light, and a third of the night.

TRUMPET V
The fifth angel sounded his trumpet, 

and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky
to earth. The star was given the key to the shaft of abyss.
When he opened the Abyss, 

smoke rose from it like the smoke from a gigantic furnace.

 Out of the smoke came locusts who were given power
like that of scorpions. 

They were told to only harm humans who did not have the seal 

of God on their foreheads. They were not given power to kill them,

only to torture them for five months. And the agony they suffered

was like that of the sting of a scorpion. 

During those days men will seek death
but they will not find it; 

they will long to die, but death will elude them.

TRUMPET VI
The sixth angel sounded his trumpet, 

and I heard a voice coming from the horns
of the golden altar that is before God. 

It said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet
"release the four angels who are bound at the great river euphrates." 

And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour 

and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.

The rest of mankind that were not killed by these plagues still did not
repent of the work of their hands; 

they did not stop worshipping demons, and idols of gold,silver,bronze,stone 

and wood- idols that cannot see or hear or walk.

Nor did they repent of their murders, there magic arts,
their sexual immorality or their thefts.

TRUMPET VII
The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, bringing flashes of lightning,
rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake and a great hailstorm.
Revelation 8,9,10,11
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As you can see this will be a time of great stress,
and you can just imagine how horrible it's going to be in these times.
To put it simply...it's going to be hell on earth, so bad
that people will plead and scream for death... but it will not come.
There will be no easy way out...again this is all in a span of just seven years
and we still haven't covered the seven vials/bowls or the climatic ending
of Christ coming down to earth and purging it from evil.
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Bowl I
The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land,
and ugly painful sores broke out on the people who had
the mark of the beast and worshiped his image.

Bowl II
The Second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it turned into
blood like that of a dead man, and every living thing in the sea died.

Bowl III
The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water,
and they became blood.

Bowl IV
The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and the sun
was given power to scorch people with fire. they were seared
by the intense heat and they cursed God, who had control
over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify him.

Bowl V
The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his
kingdom was plunged into darkness. Men gnawed their tongues in
agony and cursed the God of heaven because their pains and
their sores, but they refused to repent for what they have done.

Bowl VI
The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates,
and it's water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the east.
Then I saw three evil spirits who looked like frogs; they came out of the
mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth
of the false prophet. They are spirits of demons performing miraculous
signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them
for battle on the great day of God almighty.
Then they gathered the kings together to the place
that in hebrew is called Armageddon

Bowl VII
The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, then came a loud
voice from the throne saying, "It is done!" Then there came
flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a severe
earthquake. NO earthquake like it has ever occurred since man
has been on earth, so tremendous was the earthquake.
The great city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations
collapsed. Every island fled away and the mountains could
not be found. From the sky huge hailstones of about a hundred pounds
each fell upon men. And they cursed God on account of the plague of hail,
because it was so terrible.
Revelation 16
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It just keeps getting worse, instead of 1/3 of the sea
it's all of the sea. It's the sun scorching people alive... and a great earthquake,

bigger then any ever on earth before. 

Now I'm sure if you've been reading these blogs..you've heard me say

"If the old prophecies came to pass surely the new Testament ones will"

Before I get into the final battle of the end times, and what happens.
I'm sure you would like proof that the old prophecies were fulfilled right?
So here we go, lets start with..
Micah 5:2 (700 years before Christ)

"But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans
of Judah,
out of you will come from me one who will be ruler over Israel,
whose origins are from of old, from ancient times."

Jesus of course was born in Bethlehem of Judea, obviously
fulfilling part of that prophecy, and fulfilling the part about
"origins are from old ancient times" Jesus the son of God said
in John 8:58

"I tell you the truth, Before Abraham was born, I am"
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Then in Zechariah (450 years before Christ)
this was said..

"Rejoice greatly, O' daughter of Zion!
Shout, Daughters of Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you,
righteous and having salvation,
gentle and riding on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Zechariah 9:9

of course we can see that was fulfilled later
through Jesus Christ in Matthew..

"The disciples went and did as Jesus told them.
They brought the donkey and the colt, placed their cloaks
on them, and Jesus sat on them. A very large crowd spread their cloaks
on the road, while the others cut branches from the trees and spread
them on the road, and they shouted
"Hosanna to the son of David!"
"Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD!"
Matthew 21:6-9
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Then back in Isaiah (700 years before Christ)
this was said...

" I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who
pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting."
Isaiah 50:6

I'm sure you can see already where this is going,
but lets look at Matthew

"Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists.
Others slapped him and said
"Prophesy to us Christ. Who hit you?"
Matthew 26:67
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"But he was pierced for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was upon him,
and by his wounds we are healed"
Isaiah 53:5

"For he bore the sins of many, and made intercession
for the transgressors"
Isaiah 53:12

And obviously those also were fulfilled in the new testament...

"When they came to the place called the skull,
there they crucified him,
along with the criminals-one on his right and one on his left.
Jesus said: "Father forgive them for they know not what they do"
Luke 23:33-43
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Then in Psalms 1,000 years before Christ it was said...

"They divided my garments among them
and cast lots for my clothing."
Psalms 22:18

We also know that was fulfilled by looking right back at Luke
when he was crucified...

"and they divided up his clothes by casting lots"
Luke 23:34
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Going back to Psalms we can find this was said also...

"I can count all my bones people stare and gloat over me"
Psalms 22:17

which we know is fulfilled in the new Testament
about Jesus's bones not being broken...

"But when they came up to Jesus, and they saw that he was already dead
they did not break his legs"
John 19:33
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There is obviously much more from the Old Testament,
I could talk about Moses and Israel, Abraham and God telling
him how he will have many children and so on and so on..
Not to mention, the many times Jesus told his disciples about
what was going to have to happen to him, and only later
after it happened did they truly understand.
The fact is the Bible isn't something you pick and choose
what suits you, It is the divine written word of God.
It's not about a bunch of crazy stories..
or a book you open every once and awhile to make you feel good.
It was written, not only, to tell us how we should live,
but obviously to tell us what is coming.