Bible Prophecy


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Understanding God's purpose and plan for mankind in
His judgment upon our world during these final years.



"We have also a more sure Word of prophecy;
whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto
a Light that shineth in a dark place, until the
day dawn, and the Day Star arise in your hearts"
(2 Peter 1:19).



"But God is the Judge: He putteth down one, and setteth up another. For in the hand of the LORD there is a Cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and He poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the Earth shall wring them out, and drink them"
(Psalm 75:7-8).

"Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the Earth; for her grapes are fully ripe"
(Revelation 14:18).


"I do believe there is a happy era coming,
when there shall not be one knee unbent
before my Lord and Master.
I look for that time, that latter-day glory."
"That at the Name of Jesus every knee should bow,
of things in Heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is LORD,
to the glory of God the Father"
(Philippians 2:10-11).

Excerpt taken from "Sermons of C. H. Spurgeon" -- The Exultation of Christ, No. 98 ---New Window




Note:
Concerning Dates- these articles will mention dates that have come and gone. They were human guesstimations-- not the infallible Word of God. However, the articles will retain these dates- though incorrect- because it is our belief that the correct dates cannot vary from these articles by much. The Tribulation Week will start SOON.

True Christian consistency is to
"grow in grace, and in the Knowledge of our LORD and Saviour Jesus Christ"
(2 Peter 3:18).
Recognizing our need to grow, we will change
"our views and language and practice as often and as fast, as we can obtain
further information"
(from the Preface to Charles G. Finney's "Systematic Theology" ---New Window).




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A Comprehensive Study Guide for "Things to come" . FROM THE RESOURCES OF WStS compiled by Katie Stewart

Antichrist: The Beast Out of the Sea ---New Window 10-28-99

The Tribulation: The Seventieth Week of Daniel ---New Window 11-15-99

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Asian Tsunamis of 2004 and Endtime Christianity ---New Window 1-16-2005 by Tom Stewart	"What does God have to do to get our attention? This brings us to the events of December 26th 2004, where an undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 occurred in the Indian Ocean off the western coast of northern Sumatra and Indonesia, thus generating a series of tsunamis, whose massive, 50 foot (15 meter) high waves devastated Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, and other coastal nations over the next seven hours, killing more than 150,000-- with a greater death toll feared for those missing never to be found and those who would become casualties of disease and starvation." PDF Text Only ---Right-click link to download. To read PDF's you will need a FREE download of Acrobat Reader.
Who is Mystery, Babylon the Great? ---New Window 1-21-2002 by Tom Stewart	"Who is Babylon the Great? The evidence of Scripture and the support of history indicate that Ancient Babylon has continued her whorish tradition through Roman Catholicism, inundating and polluting America, but still awaiting a final vehicle to forcibly include all people and all religious traditions in the ultimate worship of the Antichrist. "[Antichrist] opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God" (2Thessalonians 2:4). Though the Roman Pontiff has adopted the wait-and-see Gamaliel approach to the chartering of the United Religions Initiative (URI), if the Almighty soon chooses to remove His watching and waiting Saints by Pre-Tribulational Rapture, then the events of the ensuing Tribulation Week will take away the necessity of a voluntary, interfaith URI." ---New Window
Why Do the Heathen Rage? ---New Window 3-12-2001 by Tom Stewart	"70 MILLION Hindus gathered for two days at the confluence, where the Yamuna River, the River Ganges, and the mythical Saraswati River of Hindu legend meet, on the outskirts of the northern city of Allahabad, India, to wash away their sins at the every twelve year Hindu festival of Maha Kumbh Mela (Great Pitcher Festival). The Hindu faithful declare that this event is "undisputedly the world's largest religious and cultural congregation..." The Pacific Northwest of the United States experienced a 6.8 magnitude quake 35 miles southwest of Seattle, Washington on February 28th 2001... Microsoft founder Bill Gates was interrupted as he was delivering a speech at a Seattle hotel-- as seen on television news. Pioneer Square, in one of Seattle's oldest neighborhoods, sustained damage to its brick buildings, after hosting Mardi Gras celebrations-- only hours earlier-- that turned into violent riots. Mardi Gras or "Fat Tuesday" is described by some Catholics as the "last gasp of decadence before a period of austerity"-- that austerity being the 40 ensuing days of Catholic fasting and penitence preceding Easter... Islamic pilgrims were crushed to death by the press of the crowd during the ritual "Stoning of Satan"-- each pilgrim casting seven pebbles at three pillars representing Satan... two million Muslims from 70 countries annually make the journey, which they are required to perform once in their lifetime, if they are physically and financially able. Considered by faithful Muslims to be a pilgrimage of faith... has recently seen a similar tragedy in 1998, where at least 118 pilgrims died on the third day of the stoning ritual... Why should Western Professed Christianity perceive of Islam and Hindu as solely heathen religions, when the humanistic, pagan Western Civilization also sets its face like flint against the religion of Jesus Christ? "2 The kings of the Earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against His Anointed, saying, 3 Let us break Their bands asunder, and cast away Their cords from us... 7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto Me, Thou art My Son; this day have I begotten Thee. 8 Ask of Me, and I shall give Thee the heathen for Thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the Earth for Thy possession. 9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. 10 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the Earth. 11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. 12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and ye perish from the way, when His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him" (Psalm 2:2-12)." ---New Window
California's Rolling Blackouts (2001) ---New Window 1-29-2001 by Tom Stewart	"California's rolling blackouts have the potential of putting on the economic brakes of the 'World's Sixth Largest Economy'. According to the Legislative Analyst's Office of the State of California December 2000 report on 'California's Economy and Budget in Perspective'... And, if we can no longer see light at the end of the tunnel, but 'hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified' (Luke 21:9). This is only evidence that our LORD's return for us is all but upon us. 'Then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh' (21:28)." ---New Window

The Wisdom of Seeking the Messiah ---New Window 12-6-2000 by Tom Stewart	"But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find Him, if thou seek Him with all thy heart and with all thy soul" (Deuteronomy 4:29). "The Second Psalm is the most concise revelation of the Person and Nature of the Messiah in the Psalms. It begins with a prophecy of the opposition of both Gentile and Jew against the LORD and His Messiah, and manifests Jehovah's wrathful displeasure in their rebellion. "1 Why do the heathen [i.e., the Gentiles] rage, and the people [i.e., Israel, God's peculiar people] imagine a vain thing? 2 The kings of the Earth [i.e., Rome's Pontius Pilate] set themselves, and the rulers [i.e., Israel's Herod Antipas] take counsel together, against the LORD, and against His Anointed [Hebrew, mashiyach, meaning Messiah], saying, 3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us [i.e., both Gentile and Jew assert their intention to break God's Law and live in open rebellion of Jehovah's restraint]. 4 He that sitteth in the Heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision. 5 Then shall He speak unto them in His wrath, and vex them in His sore displeasure" (2:1-5). The Almighty establishes the Kingdom of the Messiah; and accordingly, the Messiah declares Himself to be the Son of God and royally decrees His Own Universal Dominion. "6 Yet have I set My King upon My holy hill of Zion. 7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto Me, Thou art My Son; this day have I begotten Thee. 8 Ask of Me, and I shall give Thee the heathen for Thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the Earth for Thy possession. 9 Thou shalt break them with a Rod of Iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel" (2:6-9). Wisdom is to submit to God; and, the Salvation of rebellious man resides in making peace with the Messiah, placing their confidence in the beneficence of the Messiah, Who will ultimately set in Judgment over the whole Earth." ---New Window
What the Blind Man Saw Or, The Key to Understanding the Prophecies ---New Window 10-16-2000 by Tom Stewart	"And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them" (Isaiah 42:16). "True Saints need not fret that they do not understand all of the prophecies, for though they only 'know in part' (1Corinthians 13:9, 12), God will make their blindness as Light before them. 'And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness Light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them' (Isaiah 42:16). Understanding that Christ the Judge is returning soon to clean up the mess that man's sin has created-- in the world and in the Church-- is the key to understanding the prophecies. 'Behold, He cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him: and all kindreds of the Earth shall wail because of Him. Even so, Amen' (Revelation 1:7). God looks at the fulness of our hearts, not the emptiness of our heads. 'For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not' (2Corinthians 8:12). Though we are not to glory in our ignorance, we ought to use our ignorance as a platform to launch our request for understanding of 'things which must shortly come to pass' (Revelation 1:1)." ---New Window
Red Sky in Morning Or, The Paradox of No Man Knows the Day or Hour ---New Window 7-17-2000 by Tom Stewart	"And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?" (Matthew 16:3). "For any True Christian, knowing or not knowing the 'day and hour' (Matthew 24:36) of Christ's return or of the Pre-Tribulational Rapture, is truly a non-issue, compared to the destiny of the hypocrite, who discerns not the 'signs of the times' (Matthew 16:3). The real issue is Perfect Love, that is, 'Do we give to Christ the obedience that demonstrates that we are His friends?' 'Ye are My friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you' (John 15:14). Contention over the whole topic of knowing or not knowing the day and hour of the LORD's return, would vanish if our hearts were not embittered over disappointments experienced, because the LORD Jesus delayed His coming. Again, 'for the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry' (Habakkuk 2:3). Allow the Sovereign God the time to work out His purpose in completing the Body of Christ and working out His judgment of the world. 'And all the inhabitants of the Earth are reputed as nothing: and He doeth according to His will in the army of Heaven, and among the inhabitants of the Earth: and none can stay His hand, or say unto Him, What doest Thou?' (Daniel 4:35)." ---New Window

Must There Be a Pre-Tribulational Rapture? Or, Taking Away the Restraining Influence ---New Window 9-9-98 by Tom Stewart	Would the Saints' departure from this world at the Pre-Tribulational Rapture serve the LORD's purpose in the judgment of this world? ---New Window
We Were Hoping Or, Why Didn't God Rapture Us When We Thought He Would? ---New Window 6-21-98 by Tom Stewart	This small space of time will allow for additional people to be brought into the Body to respond to the LORD's Pre-Tribulational Rapture Call-- "Come Up Hither" (Revelation 4:1); but, more strangely-- I speak as a man-- it will probably sift and reduce the number who will still be ready. Thus, the Pre-Tribulational Rapture will take only the "finest of the wheat" (Psalm 147:14). "Whose fan is in His hand, and He will throughly purge His floor, and gather His wheat into the Garner; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire" (Matthew 3:12). ---New Window
Looking Unto Jesus Or, Why God's Faithfulness Encourages Us to Keep Expecting the Bridegroom ---New Window 6-15-98 by Tom Stewart	sub-headings: Again, What About No Man Knows the Day or Hour? But, What About the Prophecies of These Modern Prophets? Then, What About the Signs and Wonders? ---New Window
Deception ---New Window 11-2-97 by Tom Stewart	A Sign of the Second Coming of the LORD Jesus Christ, and of the End of the World. ---New Window
The Seventh Trumpet and the Second Rapture ---New Window 2-17-98 by Tom Stewart	The Last Trump and the Pre-Wrath Rapture ---New Window
The Battle of Armageddon ---New Window 1-18-98 by Tom Stewart	Armageddon is the final showdown between the LORD Jesus Christ and the Antichrist. ---New Window
America Judged ---New Window by Clay Cantrell	A prophetic vision of God's wrath on America. (Also: read America On the Precipice, ---New Window by Jo Ann Glasco, in our Poetry section.) ---New Window
Martyrdom: They Loved Not Their Lives Unto the Death ---New Window 11-16-97 by Tom Stewart	When physical escape is no longer an issue. ---New Window
Seven Reasons Why God Must Remove (Rapture) His People ---New Window 2004 by Katie Stewart	"First, 'Except the LORD of Hosts had left unto us a very small Remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah' (Isaiah 1:9). Such a time as has never been before is coming, and cannot come until the Remnant be removed. The Restraining Influence of the Holy Spirit as felt through the saltiness of True Believers must be removed through a Pre-Tribulational Rapture, then the Seven Year Tribulation of Daniel's Seventieth Week can begin. 'For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only He who now letteth [restrains] will let [restrain], until He [the Holy Spirit] be taken out of the way' (2Thessalonians 2:7)."
The Restraining Influence of the Holy Spirit ---New Window 01-03-05 by Tom Stewart	"Even if you feel comfortable with but few charitable organizations-- and of course, do not ever contribute contrary to your conscience or sensibilities-- obvious benefit will be gained by those who will receive donated canned goods, articles of clothing, money, etc., when you obey the Scriptural directive: 'Do good and to communicate [Greek, koinonia, share] forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased' (Hebrews 13:16)."

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Three Excerpts from
"Faith's Checkbook"
A Daily Devotional by Charles H. Spurgeon

1. The Leadership of Our Guide
"Howbeit when He, the Spirit of Truth, is come, He will guide you into all Truth"
(John 16:13).
Truth is like a vast cavern into which we desire to enter, but we are not able to traverse it alone. At the entrance it is clear and bright; but if we would go further and explore its innermost recesses, we must have a guide, or we shall lose ourselves. The Holy Spirit, who knows all truth perfectly, is the appointed guide of all true believers, and He conducts them as they are able to bear it, from one inner chamber to another, so that they behold the deep things of God, and His secret is made plain to them.

What a promise is this for the humbly inquiring mind! We desire to know the truth and to enter into it. We are conscious of our own aptness to err, and we feel the urgent need of a guide. We rejoice that the Holy Spirit is come and abides among us. He condescends to act as a guide to us, and we gladly accept His leadership. "All truth" we wish to learn, that we may not be one-sided and out of balance. We would not be willingly ignorant of any part of revelation lest thereby we should miss blessing or incur sin. The Spirit of God has come that He may guide us into all truth: let us with obedient hearts hearken to His words and follow His lead.

2. No Cause to Blush
"Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed"
(Isaiah 54.4).
We shall not be ashamed of our faith. Carping critics may assail the Scriptures upon which we ground our belief, but every year the LORD will make it more and more clear that in His Book there is no error, no excess, and no omission. It is no discredit to be a simple believer; the faith which looks alone to Jesus is a crown of honor on any man's head and better than a star on his breast.

We shall not be ashamed of our hope. It shall be even as the LORD has said. We shall be fed, led, blest, and rested. Our LORD will come, and then the days of our mourning shall be ended. How we shall glory in the LORD who first gave us lively hope and then gave us that which we hoped for!

We shall not be ashamed of our love. Jesus is to us the altogether lovely, and never, never, shall we have to blush because we have yielded our hearts to Him. The sight of our glorious Well-beloved will justify the most enthusiastic attachment to Him. None will blame the martyrs for dying for Him. When the enemies of Christ are clothed with everlasting contempt, the lovers of Jesus shall find themselves honored by all holy beings, because they chose the reproach of Christ rather than the treasures of Egypt.

3. Perfect Willingness
"Thy people shall be willing in the day of Thy power"
(Psalm 110:3).
Blessed be the God of grace that it is so! He has a people whom He has chosen from of old to be His peculiar portion. These by nature have wills as stubborn as the rest of the froward sons of Adam; but when the day of His power comes and grace displays its omnipotence, they become willing to repent and to believe in Jesus. None are saved unwillingly, but the will is made sweetly to yield itself. What a wondrous power is this, which never violates the will and yet rules it! God does not break the lock, but He opens it by a master key which He alone can handle.

Now are we willing to be, to do, or to suffer as the LORD wills. If at any time we grow rebellious, He has but to come to us with power, and straightway we run in the way of His commands with all our hearts. May this be a day of power with me as to some noble effort for the glory of God and the good of my fellowmen! LORD, I am willing; may I not hope that this is a day of Thy power? I am wholly at Thy disposal; willing, yea, eager, to be used of Thee for Thy holy purposes. O LORD, let me not have to cry, "To will is present with me, but how to perform that which I would, I find not"; but give me power as Thou givest me will.

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from "Faith's Checkbook" ---New Window A Daily Devotional by C. H.Spurgeon.





"He spake; and the dead arose.
And when He raised Lazarus He called with a loud voice,
'Lazarus, come forth!'.
And Lazarus heard, and came forth.
Someone has said, it was a good thing
that Lazarus was mentioned by name,
or all the dead within the sound of Christ's voice
would immediately have risen."

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by D. L. Moody (1837-1899)





George Mueller's "view of the Lord's coming.
He thanked God for unveiling to him that great truth,
considered by him as second to no other
in its influence upon his piety and usefulness;
and in the light of it he saw clearly the purpose of this gospel age,
to be not to convert the world
but to call out from it a believing church as Christ's bride."

--from "George Mueller of Bristol" ---New Window by A. T. Pierson, chapter 8: "A Tree of God's Own Planting"





"He bringeth them OUT of their distresses.
He maketh the storm a calm."

(Psalm 107: 29-29)



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