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The Evangelist May, 2012 1
ArmAgEddoN ChAptEr titlES:
• Chapter 1 – The Future Of Planet Earth
• Chapter 2 – The Rise Of The Antichrist
• Chapter 3 – The Hatred Of Israel
• Chapter 4 – The Reason For Armageddon
• Chapter 5 – The Location Of Armageddon
• Chapter 6 – Participants In The Battle
• Chapter 7 – The Repentance Of Israel
• Chapter 8 – The Battle Of Armageddon
• Chapter 9 – The Restoration Of Israel
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“The ‘man of sin’ will rue the day that he took Eden but without the “Tree of Life,” symbolic of the Lord
Jesus Christ. His efforts have been in vain because it is
on ‘God’s People and God’s Land.’”
impossible to do such; however, the grandest effort of
all will be in the near future when the Antichrist will
“And I will smite your bow out of your make his debut for world dominion. It will be religious,
left hand, and will cause your arrows to fall economical, sociological, military, and governmental;
out of your right hand. (The Antichrist, called hence, at this time, “. . . his number is six hundred three-
‘Gog,’ will think he is fighting Israel only, when, in score and six.” It is “. . . the number of a man,” denoting
truth, he is fighting the Lord, a battle he cannot hope man’s supreme effort (Rev. 13:18), but it will not succeed
to win)” (Ezek. 39:3). as it cannot succeed.
To portray as to exactly how the Lord will fight this
In this Third Verse, the emphasis is on the pronoun “I.” battle, let’s go back to the previous Chapter, Verse 18.
It is as if the Lord is saying, “This is enough,” with Him
then unleashing all of His Mighty Power or, at least, GOG TO BE DESTROYED AT ARMAGEDDON
enough Power to show the Antichrist and the world just
Who the Lord is. “And it shall come to pass at the same
time when Gog shall come against the land
A COMPLETE VICTORY of Israel, says the Lord GOD, that My Fury
shall come up in My Face. (Once again, this is
“You shall fall upon the mountains of the Battle of Armageddon. ‘My Fury shall come up in
Israel, you, and all your bands, and the My Face,’ corresponds to the statement of Zechariah,
people that is with you: I will give you unto ‘Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those
the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the nations, as when He fought in the day of battle’ [Zech.
beasts of the field to be devoured. (The idea 14:3])” (Ezek. 38:18).
is that the defeat of the Antichrist and his armies will
be so severe that vultures and beasts will feed upon This is anger at white-hot pitch, and anger from
the multitudes of dead bodies littering the ‘mountains One Who is all-powerful; therefore, the world is
of Israel.’ going to see a magnitude of Judgment that it has
“‘You shall fall,’ signifies not only the defeat of the never known before. The “man of sin” will rue the
‘man of sin,’ but also the collapse of corrupt human day that he took on “God’s People and God’s Land.”
society, which includes corrupt human government)”
(Ezek. 39:4). THE FIRE OF MY WRATH
This will include most, if not all, of the world of that time. “For in My Jealousy and in the fire of My
The phrase, “You shall fall upon the mountains of Israel,” Wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day
is a prediction that was given about 2,500 years ago, but, there shall be a great shaking in the land
most assuredly, which will come to pass. of Israel (the ‘great shaking in the land of Israel’
Man has ever attempted to rebuild the Garden of can only transpire in the Battle of Armageddon, and
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WE BEliEVE . . .
. . . The Bible is the inspired and only infallible and au-
thoritative written Word of God. (Ps. 119; Mat. 4:4;
Lk. 24:27)
. . . there is one God, eternally existent in three Persons:
God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
I (I Jn. 5:7)
. . . in the Deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His Virgin
Birth, in His Sinless Life, in His Miracles, in His Vicari-
ous and atoning Death, in His Bodily Resurrection,
“It will be insisted on by the Antichrist in his pomp and pride as in His Ascension to the Right Hand of the Father, in
His personal future return to this Earth in Power and
he desires to record, for the entirety of the world, the tremendous Glory to rule a thousand years. (Jn. 1:1-4; Eph. 2:13-18;
Rev., Chpts. 19-20)
. . . in the Blessed Hope — the Rapture of the Church at
victory he is about to win, or so he thinks!” Christ’s Coming. (I Thess. 4:13-18)
. . . the only means of being cleansed from sin is through
Repentance and Faith in the Precious Blood of Christ.
(Rom. 5:1; Eph. 2:8-9, 13-18)
. . . Regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential
only by the Hand of the Lord)” (Ezek. 38:19). for personal Salvation. (Jn. 3:5-8; Titus 3:5)
. . . the Redemptive Work of Christ on the Cross provides
Healing of the human body in answer to believing
The phrase of Verse 19, “For in My Jealousy and in the fire of My Wrath have I prayer. (Ex. 15:25-26; James 5:14-15; I Pet. 2:24)
. . . the Baptism with the Holy Spirit according to Acts 2:4
spoken,” is linked to His “Fury” and “Wrath.” These are His People and His Land. is given to Believers who ask for it. (Acts 2:4; 10:44-46;
He is “jealous” over them as He is “jealous” over all who belong to Him, including 19:1-7)
. . . in the Sanctifying Power of the Holy Spirit by Whose
the Church, and we speak of the true Church. indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a holy life.
(Rom. 6:3-14; 8:1-2, 11)
True enough, there will be a great shaking in Israel that, in effect, will be
. . . in the Resurrection of both the saved and the lost: the
felt all over the world. The entirety of the world at that time will observe all of one to Everlasting Life and the other to everlasting
damnation. (Rev. 20:5-6, 11-15)
these happenings by television. We will say more about this momentarily.
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We have set aside this corner of THE EVANGELIST to
“So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, show God’s Plan of Salvation. If you are unsure where
and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep you will go when you die, please listen to what God has
said in His Word:
upon the earth, and all the men who are upon the face of the
firSt . . . god loVES YoU!
Earth, shall shake at My Presence, and the mountains shall be
“For God so loved the world that he gave His only
thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should
shall fall to the ground. (This Verse pertains to the Second Coming, not perish, but have Everlasting Life” (Jn. 3:16).
which will be the most cataclysmic event in human history)” (Ezek. 38:20). SECoNd . . . mAN iS A SiNNEr, ANd SiN hAS SEpA-
rAtEd him from god!
“For there is not a just man upon Earth, that doeth
The Second Coming will present a display of Power such as the world has good and sinneth not” (Eccl. 7:20).
“For all have sinned and come short of the Glory of
never known before.
God” (Rom. 3:23).
This tremendous conflict, and we continue to speak of the Second Coming, will
third . . . JESUS ChriSt iS thE oNlY rEmEdY for
affect plant life, animal life, plus all humans, and even the topography of the SiN!
land. All of this will in no way be caused by the Antichrist, but instead, by the “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just
for the unjust, that He might bring us to God . . .” (I Pet.
Power of God. Thusly, one can understand the magnitude of “My Fury that shall
3:18).
come up in My Face.” “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there
is none other name under Heaven given among men,
Actually, the world has never seen, heard, or known of such Power being whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).
expended in such magnitude. No wonder the Lord said, “The heathen may know
foUrth . . . YoU mUSt rECEiVE JESUS ChriSt AS
Me.” He was referring to much of the world seeing this spectacle over television, YoUr pErSoNAl lord ANd SAVioUr.
more than likely, as it transpires. It will be brought into their very homes all Jesus calls this experience the “new birth.” He told
Nicodemus: “. . . Except a man be born again, he cannot
over the world. see the Kingdom of God” (Jn. 3:3).
We invite you now to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as
your personal Saviour. “But as many as received Him, to
TELEVISION them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to
them that believe on His Name” (Jn. 1:12).
Undoubtedly, there will be hundreds, if not thousands, of television cameras pray this prayer and mean it with all of your heart:
Dear Lord Jesus, I now realize that I am a sinner. I
there, sponsored by the major networks of the world. It will be insisted on by accept the fact that You died for me on the rugged Cross
the Antichrist in his pomp and pride as he desires to record, for the entirety of of Calvary. I now open my heart’s door and receive You
as Saviour and Lord of my life. Please take full control of
the world, the tremendous victory he is about to win, or so he thinks! However, me and help me to be the kind of Christian You want me
to be. Amen.
there will be a Victory, the greatest the world has ever known, but it will not
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will observe Christ with the Armies of Heaven coming back to Earth in a Glory
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AS mY lord ANd SAVioUr.
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“The words, ‘magnify Myself,’ and, ‘sanctify doubt, be mixed with water (Rev. 14:20).
The terminology of Verse 22 proclaims that which the
Myself,’ have terrifying consequences if used in
Prophet Zechariah meant by the Lord doing battle as in
the negative.” the days of old. As He had done so many times in the past,
He will do so again at this momentous occasion, as well,
and, no doubt, in a far greater way.
man to even comprehend or understand. For instance, when Sisera, the Canaanite General, was
It may be argued that atomic energy falls into the defeated by Debra and Barak, the Scripture says, concern-
same category; however, as powerful as that is, it is local- ing his 900 chariots of iron, “. . . the Earth trembled, and
ized, whereas this will cover the entirety of the land of the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.” It also
Israel and, no doubt, many other areas as well! said, “The stars in their courses fought against Sisera” (Judg.
Some may argue that all the disturbance in the heav- 5:4, 20-21).
ens that will take place at the Second Coming, which The Lord will employ the same tactics as these
Jesus addressed in Matthew, Chapter 24, will knock out but on a magnified scale. He will use the elements
all television reception. While that certainly could be, as His Artillery and, to be sure, it will most definitely
there is every evidence, however, that the Lord will protect be effective.
the television coverage, for the Scripture says, concerning Think about thousands, if not millions, of hailstones
this event, and in the Words of the Lord: falling from the heavens, with many of these stones
“And then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in weighing a hundred pounds or more. Think of the dam-
Heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the Earth mourn, and age they will do. Think about meteorites slashing into
they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of Heaven the army of the Antichrist and magnify all of that on a
with Power and great Glory” (Mat. 24:30). scale that’s beyond our comprehension. One will then
If it is to be noticed, this Passage says, “All the tribes of get, at least, somewhat of an idea as to what is going to
the Earth shall mourn, and shall see the Son of Man coming take place at that time.
in the clouds of Heaven with Power and great Glory.”
“And I will call for a sword against him throughout all THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD
My Mountains, says the Lord GOD: every man’s sword shall
be against his brother” (Ezek. 38:21). The evidence here “Thus will I magnify Myself, and sanc-
is that during this Battle, the Lord will cause the enemy tify Myself; and I will be known in the eyes
to begin to fight among themselves. of many nations, and they shall know that
For instance, when Jonathan was fighting the I am the LORD. (‘Thus will I magnify Myself,’ has
Philistines, the Scripture says, “The Earth quaked,” and, reference to anger held in check for a long time and
“they went on beating down one another,” meaning that then exploding with a fury that defies description)”
the Philistines, for some reason, turned on each other (Ezek. 38:23).
(I Sam. 14:15-16). This will happen, as well, at the Battle
of Armageddon. The Lord magnifying Himself proclaims this being
done by the supernatural destruction of the Antichrist
THE ARTILLERY OF THE LORD and even all the mighty armies, which are with him.
This will be destruction and death never before equaled.
“And I will plead against him with The words, “magnify Myself,” and, “sanctify Myself,”
pestilence and with blood; and I will rain have terrifying consequences if used in the negative.
upon him, and upon his bands, and upon We have already alluded to this, but it refers to anger
the many people who are with him, an exploding after being held in check for a long period of
overflowing rain, and great hailstones, time. It pertains to the honoring of the Name of the Lord,
fire, and brimstone. (This Verse proclaims the especially, after the Antichrist has blasphemed him for
fact that the Lord will use the elements, over which a period of some seven years.
neither the Antichrist nor any other man has any The phrase, “I will be known in the eyes of many nations,”
control)” (Ezek. 38:22). refers to this, which will be done as described, and which,
no doubt, and as previously stated, will be portrayed all
This refers to destructive force of such magnitude over the world by television as it is happening.
that it will cause tremendous bloodshed. In fact, the Therefore, not only will the Antichrist be defeated,
bloodshed will be so great in the Battle of Armageddon, but, due to these actions by the Lord, the entirety of the
and we speak of blood being shed by the forces of the world will instantly know and recognize His Power, Glory,
Antichrist, that the Scripture says that it will flow to the
horse’s bridles, at least, for a certain distance. It will, no Continued on page 8
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(Covering parts of Southern Louisiana)
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Lake Village, AR/Greenville, MS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 .9
(Covering Southwestern Arkansas)
(Covering parts of Western Mississippi and Eastern
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(Covering Mobile, Alabama)
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(Covering North Western New York State)
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Jonesboro, LA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 .9
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“‘You shall fall upon the open field: for I have
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spoken it, says the Lord GOD.’”
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Jacksonville, IL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 .1
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It will be in the very midst of the Battle, with the
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Antichrist bearing down on Jerusalem, thinking that
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among them who dwell carelessly in the
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isles: and they shall know that I am the
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heavens to destroy the vast Gentile armies following
St . James, MO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 .3
the Antichrist.
Springfield, MO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 .5 “‘And among them who dwell carelessly in the
Willow Springs, MO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 .5 isles,’ pertains to other nations of the world, which,
in their minds, are neutral and are simply turning a
Columbia, MS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 .3
blind eye to this wholesale slaughter against Israel by
Philadelphia/Union, MS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 .5 the Antichrist)” (Ezek. 39:5-6).
Morehead City, NC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 .9
THE PROPHET ZECHARIAH
Rockingham, NC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 .3
Corning, NY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 .5
Zechariah, who prophesied about 500 years before
Chambersburg, PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 .7 Christ, had the following to say as it regarded the Battle
of Armageddon:
Franklin, PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 .3
Lewisburg, PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 .7
“Behold, the Day of the LORD comes, and
Lock Haven, PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 .3 your spoil shall be divided in the midst of
you. (‘Behold, the Day of the LORD comes,’ presents
Mansfield, PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 .5
this day as beginning with the Second Coming and
Andrews, SC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 .7
lasting until the end of the Millennium. At that time,
Clinton, SC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 .3 the end of the Millennium, the ‘Day of God’ begins
Manning, SC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 .7 and will continue through eternity [I Cor. 15:24-28;
Eph. 1:10; II Pet. 3:10-13].
Winnsboro, SC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 .9
“‘And your spoil shall be divided in the midst of
Brookings, SD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 .7 you,’ concerns the Antichrist coming against Israel
Mitchell, SD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 .3 [Ezek. 38:11-12].)
“For I will gather all nations against
Watertown, SD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 .1
Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall
Yankton, SD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 .1 be taken, and the houses rifled, and the
Pikeville, TN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 .3 women ravished; and half of the city shall
go forth into captivity, and the residue of
Bonham, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 .1
the people shall not be cut off from the
Columbus, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 .1 city. (The first phrase refers to the mobilization of
Midland, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 .7 the nations to Armageddon [Ezek., Chpts. 38-39;
Joel, Chpt. 3; Rev. 16:13-16; 19:11-21]. ‘And the city
Palestine, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 .7
shall be taken,’ actually means that the Antichrist
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“It will look like it’s all over, and the Anti- Messiah ‘went forth’ and fought for them. Israel then
passed through a valley between mountains of water;
christ will do what Haman, Herod, and Hitler
in this, their last battle, they will escape through a val-
could not do.” ley between mountains of rock, which will be caused
by the Second Coming of the Lord)” (Zech. 14:1-3).
will prepare to take Jerusalem, with actually half of TELEVISION NETWORKS
it being taken. The phrase, ‘And the houses rifled,
and the women ravished,’ expresses extreme cruelty We have already alluded to this, but please allow me
practiced by the army of the Antichrist. to elaborate. It is positive that every major television
“‘And half of the city shall go forth into captivity,’ network in the world will be represented at the Battle of
means that half of Jerusalem will fall to the advances Armageddon. The Antichrist, the egomaniac that he
of the Antichrist, with the other half fighting furi- will be, will want the entirety of the world to see his great
ously to save themselves, but with futility, other than victory as he annihilates Israel. No doubt, he has plans,
the Coming of the Lord. Actually, the phrasing of which have already been formulated, for the greatest
the sentence structure portrays Israel fighting with gala event the world has ever known, his enthronement
a ferocity that knows no bounds, but yet not able to as the king of kings and lord of lords. To be sure, it will
stand against the powerful onslaught of the combined look like he is going to pull it off.
armies of the man of sin. News reports will come in from the battlefield on a
“‘And the residue of the people shall not be constant basis, with television coverage of his advance
cut off from the city,’ refers to the army of Israel going into billions of homes around the world. Steadily,
already cut to pieces but determined to defend the his gigantic army crowds Jerusalem, with news reports
city, even house to house, and, if necessary, to die going out constantly that victory is near. In fact, half of
to the last man.)” the city will fall (Zech. 14:2).
It will look like it’s all over, and the Antichrist will
THEN SHALL THE LORD GO FORTH . . . do what Haman, Herod, and Hitler could not do. It will
look like Satan is just about ready to administer the final
“Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight blow, and these ancient people, Israel, are about to die,
against those nations, as when He fought in and to a man. At that time, the following could very
the day of battle. (‘Then’ is the key word! well happen.
There will be a strange phenomenon in the heavens.
• “‘Then’: when Israel will begin to cry to Jesus Himself said:
God for Deliverance, knowing that He is “For as the lightning comes out of the east, and shines
their only hope. even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of
• “‘Then’: when half of Jerusalem has fallen, Man be.”
and it looks like the other half is about to fall. He then said:
• “‘Then’: when it looks like every Jew will be “Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the
annihilated, with two-thirds already killed. sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and
• “‘Then’: when it looks like the Promises of God the stars shall fall from Heaven, and the powers of the heavens
made to the Patriarchs and Prophets of old will shall be shaken:
fall down. “And then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in
• “‘Then’: when it looks like the Antichrist will Heaven . . .” (Mat. 24:27, 29-30).
win this conflict, which will make Satan the
lord of the Earth and, actually, the Universe. IS IT JESUS CHRIST?
“‘Then shall the LORD go forth,’ refers to the The television cameras record the screaming of jets,
Second Coming, which will be the most cataclysmic the powerful explosions of the artillery, and the screams
event that the world has ever known. ‘And fight of thousands who are giving their lives as the Jews fight
against those nations,’ pertains to the nations under from block to block, from house to house, even from
the banner of the Antichrist, which have set out to room to room. To be sure, it looks like it is all over for
destroy Israel, and actually with annihilation in mind. these ancient people. Television is recording it all. The
“‘As when He fought in the day of battle,’ probably Antichrist wants to make certain that everybody sees his
refers to the time when the Lord led the Children of great victory.
Israel out of Egypt by way of the Red Sea [Ex. 14:14;
15:3]. This was Israel’s first battle when Jehovah Continued on page 10
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“There has been no Moving or Operation of Lord of lords.” In other words, the Second Coming will
be the most cataclysmic event by far that the world has
the Holy Spirit in Israel or among Jews for nearly
ever known. There has been nothing in history that
2,000 years.” could even remotely compare with this of which the Bible
proclaims.
When it is considered that every Saint of God who has
And then, thinking that the Antichrist is about to ever lived will come back with Christ, all with glorified
introduce a new type of weapon, thousands of television bodies, such staggers the imagination.
cameras will, no doubt, point toward the heavens because Millions ask the question, “Will this really happen?”
there, something is happening. Thousands of newscast- The answer is simple.
ers will be trying to explain this great phenomenon to If He came the first time, and He most definitely
all the people of the world, probably stating that this, did, then for certain, He will come the Second Time
which the Antichrist is now introducing, will surely mean (Rev., Chpt. 19).
“finish” for Israel.
But then, the terminology will change. It is quite pos- THE HEATHEN SHALL KNOW THAT I AM
sible that the newscasters and their attempts to explain THE LORD
this phenomenon to the world, even as all of it draws closer,
will begin to exclaim, “Is it possible?” “Can it be?” Then “So will I make My Holy Name known
they will possibly say: in the midst of My People Israel; and I
“Ladies and gentlemen, see for yourselves. There are mil- will not let them pollute My Holy Name
lions of white horses, with every one containing a rider, with anymore: and the heathen shall know
a startling Glory like we’ve never seen.” But then, they will that I am the LORD, the Holy One in
say, “There is One leading them, and with a Glory such as Israel. (This Verse captures all the Promises
has never been witnessed before. And yes, He has a banner made by the Lord to the Patriarchs and Prophets
stretched around His Body with the name written, ‘KING OF of old!)” (Ezek. 39:7).
KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS!’”
“Could it be?”, hundreds of announcers will say, “Is it There has been no Moving or Operation of the
Jesus Christ?” Holy Spirit in Israel or among Jews for nearly 2,000
And then, the Scripture says: years. This certainly does not mean that individual
Jews have not been Saved because some have come
“Behold, He comes with clouds (clouds of to Christ down through the centuries. However, this
Saints); and every eye shall see Him, and they was all on an individual basis and had little to do
also which pierced Him . . .” (Rev. 1:7). with the great Promises given to the Patriarchs and
Prophets of old.
The phrase, “Every eye shall see Him,” could refer to In that coming day, while many things will play a
those in Israel and, especially, in the vicinity of Jerusalem. part in all that happens, still, it is the “Second Coming”
However, due to modern communications, it probably that will open the eyes of Israel and, in fact, the entirety
has reference, and, no doubt does, to most of the world, of the world.
which could only be carried out by television, to which The seven years of the Great Tribulation will see
we have alluded. the Name of the Lord polluted, blasphemed, and
lampooned all over the world as never before. In fact,
THE SECOND COMING OF THE LORD the Antichrist will actually, in a sense, declare war
on the Lord Jesus Christ and do so by slaughtering
When Jesus came the first time, He came as a lowly everyone who names His Name. He will, no doubt,
human being, raised in the home of peasant parents, confiscate every Bible where he has any power at all,
which Isaiah prophesied: demanding total allegiance to himself, plus hatred
“. . . And when we shall see Him, there is no beauty that for Christ.
we should desire Him” (Isa. 53:2). The Scripture says about him:
In fact, at the conclusion of His Life and Ministry, “And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great
He was spit upon, laughed at, caricatured, beaten, things and blasphemies. . . .” It also says, “And he opened
ostracized, ridiculed, lampooned, and put on a Cross. his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His
However, when He comes back the second time, it will Name, and His Tabernacle, and them who dwell in Heaven”
be totally different than the first time. He will then come (Rev. 13:5-6).
back in such a Glory as the world has never known before, However, at the Second Coming of the Lord, the “pol-
and as the Scripture has said, “Crowned King of kings and lution” will end once and for all!
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