1. LAST TWO MINUTES!!!Incontrovertible evidence that we are in the Last of the Last Days;A STUDY OF MATTHEW 24

2. This presentation will show that: 1.2. 3.A ROADMAP FOR THE FUTURE is provided by the Bible, where definite markers can be had, even without date-setting It is possible to determine where we are now in the prophetic timeline That if the last days is to be compared to a basketball game, we are now not only in the fourth quarter, but IN THE LAST TWO MINUTES 3. Introductory Notes: More than 25% (close to 1/3) of all Bible is prophetic (it tells the future) The most prophetic subject of the Bible is Jesus Christ Himself a. 1st coming subject of more than 60 passages/verses (100% fulfillment) b. 2nd coming more than 200 verses 4. Knowing prophecy is knowing God: I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like me, I MAKE KNOWN THE END FROM THE BEGINNING, AND FROM ANCIENT TIMES, WHAT IS STILL TO COME.I say my purpose will stand, and I WILL DO AS I PLEASE. WHAT I HAVE SAID, THAT I WILL BRING ABOUT, WHAT I HAVE PLANNED, THAT I WILL DO. -- Isaiah 46:9-11 5. Our faith is based on WHAT IS REVEALED, not by human reason: I Cor. 2: 9-10- No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived, what God has prepared for them that love Him, BUT GOD HAS REVEALED IT TO US BY HIS SPIRIT.SURELY, the Sovereign Lord DOES NOTHING without revealing his plan to His servants the 6. SO WHERE ARE WE NOW IN THE PROPHETIC TIMELINE? 7. HOW JESUS OUTLINED THE FUTURE (THE LAST DAYS): MATTHEW 24 1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. 2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? 8. NOTICE: 1. The question (compound complex): a. when shall this thing be (destruction of the temple) b. what is the sign of your coming c. and of the end of the age The Jews associated all these together. 2. The LENGTH of Jesus answer (two chapters) Matthew 24 and 25 9. QUESTION: Is Matthew 24 for the Jews only? Or also for Christians (church)? ANSWER: FOR BOTH. Only one third of the question is for the Jews at that time (destruction of the temple), while 2/3 is for all Christians (Jews and Gentiles), namely: the sign of His coming, and of the end of the age. SO THIS PASSAGE IS FOR ALL, not for Jews only. 10. PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE WORD: sign or signs. There are signs for the SECOND coming and of the end of the age! WHAT IS A SIGN? - A notice, a gesture, a symbol, a clue, an indicator - A sign gives information or a warning - A sign CAN and SHOULD BE UNDERSTOOD! - A sign should be HEEDED! 11. Examples of signs: 12. WHAT ARE THE SIGNS THAT JESUS GAVE? FIRST SET OF SIGNS (Matt. 24: 4-5) 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. Examples of people claiming they are Christ: David Koresh (Vernon Wayne Howell) (1959 1993), leader of the Branch Davidians. Iesu Matayoshi, in 1997 he established the World Economic Community Party based on his conviction that he is God and the Christ.1. 13. Examples of people claiming they are Christ: Jung Myung Seok, a South Korean who was a member of the Unification Church in the 1970s, before breaking off to found the dissenting group[18] now known as Providence Church in 1980.[19][20] He also considers himself the Second Coming of Christ, but not Jesus himself in 1980.[21] He believes he has come to finish the incomplete message and mission of Jesus Christ, asserting that he is the Messiah and has the responsibility to save all mankind.[22] He claims that the Christian doctrine of resurrection is false but that people can be saved through him. 14. Some more false Christs: Sun Myung Moon, founder and leader of the Unification Church established in Seoul, South Korea, who considers himself the Second Coming of Christ, but not Jesus himself in 1954.[31] Although it is generally believed by Unification Church members ("Moonies") that he is the Messiah and the Second Coming of Christ and is anointed to fulfill Jesus' unfinished mission. 15. False Christs: May 24, 2002 - In Siberia, Sergei Torop, who was a traffic cop in a small Russian town, now claims to be Jesus Christ, and actually has thousands of followers. Vissarion Christ - the Teacher, as he is known to his thousands of disciples, who are convinced that he is the reincarnation of Jesus of Nazareth, come back to earth to save the world. 16. OUR VERY OWN FALSE MESSIAH! Apollo Quiboloy, founder and leader of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ religious group, who claims that Jesus Christ is the "Almighty Father," that Quiboloy is "His Appointed Son," and that salvation is now completed. Proclaims himself as the "Appointed Son of the God" not direct to the point as the "Begotten Son of the God" in 1985.THIS FIRST SET OF SIGNS IS ONGOING, even as the SECOND SET OR ANOTHER SET COMES IN: 17. Second set of signs: And ye shall hear of WARS AND RUMORS OF WAR v. 6 THE LAST 100 YEARS HAVE BEEN THEBLOODIEST PERIOD OF HUMAN HISTORY: The total number of military and civilian casualties in World War I was over 37 million. There were over 16 million deaths and 20 million wounded ranking it among the deadliest conflicts in human history. 18. World War II was the deadliest military conflict in history. Over 60 million people were killed, which was over 2.5% of the world population. 19. Other wars: Cuba Alegeria Kurdish-Iraq Cambodia (Khmer, Laos, Vietnam) Sino-Vietnam Iran-Iraq Kuwait Gulf war etc. etc. AND SO MANY, MANY OTHER WARS. SO IN THE PAST 100 YEARS only, you have TWO WORLD WARS, (with 37M and 60M casualties) and many civil wars with MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS DEAD and wounded and maimed. 20. But Jesus said: Matt. 24:6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, BUT THE END IS NOT YET.PLEASE NOTE!!! 1. All these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet, BECAUSE THIS WAS JUST THE BEGINNING, THE START OF THE COUNTDOWN: IN BASKETBALL, 1ST QUARTER pa lang! PERO NAG START NA! 21. AND THEN THE SECOND QUARTER SET OF SIGNS FOLLOW:MATTHEW24:7-8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom 22. NATIONS AGAINST NATIONS, KINGDOMS AGAINST KINGDOMS This is not country versus country, BUT NATION AGAINST NATION AND KINGDOM AGAINST KINGDOM. Nation is a people group bound by common history, language or dialect, culture, norm, beliefs, aspirations. THERE CAN BE MANY NATIONS IN ONE COUNTRY. Example: tagalog, ilonggo, ilocano nations in ONE COUNTRY THE PHILIPPINES. 23. Examples of nations against nation: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.South Korea versus North Korea South Vietname versus North Vietnam Shiite versus Sunni Moslems (Iran, Libya, Egypt) Hindu versus Moslem (Serbia and Croatia) Buhhist versus Communist (Tibet in China) East German versus West German Moslem Filipino versus Christian Filipino (Mindanao war) 24. CIVIL UNREST is part of this nation against nation, kingdom against kingdom (economic classes, political parties, ethnic groupings) scenario: 25. TOGETHER WITH THESE WARS are NATURAL DISASTERSand there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. (MATT. 24:7-8, KJV) BEGINNING OF BIRTH PAINS (NIV) Luke 21:25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; HERE, JESUS ANNOUNCES A SEASON OF EARTHQUAKES, TSUNAMIS, AND CLIMATE CHANGE. 26. EARTHQUAKES IN DIVERSE PLACESGuihulngan, Negros Oriental, Feb. 2012 27. This is a graph of the increase in earthquakes since 1996 (from USGS): 28. What the scientists see and say:FROM & TO PERIOD NO. EARTHQUAKES (Mag. > DATES 6.99) 1863 to 1900 incl 38 yrs - 12 1901 to 1938 incl 38 yrs - 53 1939 to 1976 incl 38 yrs - 71 1977 to 2014 incl 38 yrs - 164 (to Mar. 2011) predict >190 in total. For example, between 1986 and 1996 (incl), a period of 11 years, there were "just" 15 earthquakes listed by USGS of magnitude 7.0 or greater. This is not markedly different (albeit a slight decrease) from previous (similar periods) of 20th century, where an average of about 18 might be expected.But between 1997 and 2007 (incl), a period of only 11 years, there were 99 earthquakes with magnitude 7.0 or greater : This is more than a SIX-FOLD INCREASE on the previous similar period - and is a STARK INCREASE on any 29. NEW PHENOMENON: EARTHQUAKE SWARMS Between February and April the swarm produced more than 1,000 quakes of small magnitude, although the largest measured 4.7.Another example was that affecting a Spanish island in the eastern Atlantic during the 20112012 El Hierro eruption. From July 2011 until October 2011, hundreds of small earthquakes were measured. The accumulated energy released by the swarm increased dramatically on 28 September.[3] The swarm was due to the movement of magma beneath the island, and on 9 October indications of a submarinevolcanic eruption were detected.[4] 30. Earthquake swarms getting more frequent: Near Mexicali, along the Cerro Prieto Fault, over 500 quakes and aftershocks occurred during a two-week period in February 2008.[5]Between February 2011 and December 2011 more than 500 earthquakes were recorded during the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes, with 31 of them greater than magnitude 5.In 2013, the Santa Cruz Islands had been experiencing a large earthquake swarm with many magnitude 5 and 6 earthquake occurring since January and continuing into February. This later turned out to be a series of foreshocks that led up to the 8.0 2013 Solomon Islands earthquake on February 6. 31. Earthquake swarms increase in Feb 2013 as 'Earth Wobble' picks up the pace 32. Jesus also said, watch the sun! LUKE 21:25-26 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; 26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. 33. A new phenomenon and cause for concern: SOLAR FLARES! 34. WHAT IS A SOLAR FLARE? A solar flare is a sudden brightening observed over the Sun's surface or the solar limb, which is interpreted as a large energy release of up to 6 1025 joules ofenergy (about a sixth of the total energy output of the Sun each second or 160,000,000,000 megatons of TNT equivalent, over 25,000 times more energy than released from the impact of Comet ShoemakerLevy 9 with Jupiter). They are mainly followed by a colossal coronal mass ejection also known as a CME.[1] The flare ejects clouds of electrons, ions, and atoms through the corona of the sun into space. These clouds typically reach Earth a day or two after the event. 35. EFFECT OF SOLAR FLARES Solar Flare poses huge threat: Glenn Harlan Reynolds1:53 p.m. EDT June 28, 2013 A solar flare could wipe out the communications and electrical grids while frying a wide variety of electronics, quickly sending us back to the 19th Century. It could cause earthquakes, tsunamis, AFFECT HEALTH There's now a bill aimed at doing something to harden our systems and prepare for such events. It's called the Secure High-voltage Infrastructure for Electricity from Lethal Damage Act (SHIELD Act for short, in one of those now-unavoidable legislative acronyms). It is aimed at seeing that those big transformers basically get the heavy-duty equivalent of surge protectors to prevent damage in the event of either a solar storm or EMP attack. MASSIVE SOLAR FLARE EXPECTED THIS 20132014 (12-year cycle) 36. August 1st 2010. Solar flare August 3rd 2010. A 6.4 earthquake hit Papua New Guinea.February. 15th 2011. We had a Class X solar flare. The flare hit the earth on February 18th 2011. On February 22nd 2011 the deadly 6.3-magnitude Christchurch earthquake struckOn March 9th 2011, a class X1.5 solar flare erupted; A Coronal Mass Ejection struck our magnetic field March 10th. Bright Aurora Borealis were visible in the northern United States. This was a result of an M3 flare that occurred late on March 7th, 2011 On Friday, March 11th, 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit Japan, creating a tsunami. 37. Basically a really large Solar Flare could practically take out the world's electricity distribution on a semi-permanent basis. It would take many years, if not decades, to repair the world's electrical system, even if replacement parts were immediately available.If all power plants were knocked off line, or all those in a specific region, there would be no means to start them back up again.It would take a year or two to get one operational again and additional years to power the rest. So it might be a decade for human civilization to achieve a semblance of what it was, prior to the Solar Flare. That also means no GPS, Internet, Satellite or Mobile phones, T.V, ATMs, Radio.Scientists from NASA say - "If forecasters are correct, the solar cycle will peak during the years around 2013". "We need to be Preparing for a "solar Katrina," launching a new science, harnessing the talents of scientists around the globe". 38. Related to solar flares according to Luke 21:25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars is CLIMATE CHANGE 39. Luke 21:25 and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; TSUNAMI SEASON is part of this BEGINNING OF BIRTH PAINS 40. The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami Deadliest tsunami in history 41. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami Called a MEGATSUNAMI (33 meter or 108 foot wave, 230,210 recorded deaths 168,000 in Indonesia alone) Also called a TELETSUNAMI, because it travelled ACROSS AN ENTIRE OCEAN, hitting first Indonesia, then Thailand, Malaysia, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Somalia, Kenya, and Tanzania in Eastern Africa 42. Luke 21:25 also says there shall be signs in the STARS Recall the vision of John in Revelation 6:13-17 (NIV) 13 and THE STARS IN THE SKY FELL TO EARTH, as figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind. 14 The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. 15 Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free, hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. 16 They called to the mountains and the rocks, Fall on us and hide us[a] from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17 For the great day of their[b] wrath has come, and who can withstand it? 43. So falling stars from space is part of the end-time scenario. WHATS THE SITUATION NOW? In1982, NASA observed RED light rays in the sky; they found out it was a group of 40,000 huge stones, as big as mountains; colored red Sept. 2010, NASA (Catalina Sky Survey in Tucson Arizona) monitored TWO ASTEROIDS that passed within 49,088 miles of the earth (FIRST TIME that TWO asteroids passed the earths atmosphere WITHIN THE SAME DAY) October 2010, an asteroid skimmed past the earth at 28,000 miles Of the 45,000 minor planets observed, 3,900 are noted as too dangerously close to the earths orbit STAR WARS TECHNOLOGY, satellite launched missiles to deal with the threat 44. Was this a practice run? The meteorite that hit Russia last February 2013: 45. Sample, early warning of damage of the meteorite, indicating that the Revelation scenario is now not far fetched 46. Meanwhile, an era of CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION will form part of the signs: MATT. 24:9-10 9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. 10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 47. The last century up to the present is THE MOST BRUTAL ERA of Christian persecution in the history of the world. The Christians of the free world largely stood ignorant and uncaring. This is partly because of the news blackout on Christian persecution. The Emperor Nero killed thousands of Christians during his rapacious reign, but NOTHING COMPARED TO THE 1900S AND THIS NEW MILLENIUM. 48. CHRISTIANS KILLED BY COMMUNISM Throughout the history of the Soviet Union, Christianity was suppressed and persecuted to different extents depending on the particular era. Soviet policy toward religion was based on the ideology of Marxism-Leninism, which made atheism the official doctrine of the Soviet Union. Marxism-Leninism has consistently advocated the control, suppression, and the elimination of religion.[1] The total number of Christians killed, as a result of Soviet state atheist policies, has been estimated at over 20 million.[6][7][8 49. Vatican report: A staggering 100,000 Christians are killed annually because of their faith, according to the Vatican -- and several human rights groups claim such antiChristian violence is on the rise in countries like Pakistan, Nigeria and Egypt. 50. THE CURRENT SITUATION: "Two-hundred million Christians currently live under persecution. Its absolutely on the rise," Jeff King, the group's president, told FoxNews.com."Its easing in the old Communist world and it's rising in the Islamic world," King said, noting in particular countries like Egypt, Pakistan and Nigeria. King said that the first major killing spree in recent years happened between 1998 and 2003, when he claims 10,000 Christians were murdered in Indonesia alone during those years. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/06/02/vatican-spokesman-claims100000-christians-killed-annually-because-faith/#ixzz2XtufUCov 51. Graphic Images of Christian Persecution Under Islam This first set of pictures that follow are from the 2010 Islamic raid on the Our Lady of Salvation Church in Iraq. Armed jihadis stormed the church during worship service, opened fire indiscriminately at the Christian worshipers, before detonating their suicide vests, which were filled with ball bearings to kill as many people as possible. 52. Christian persecution: But the crisis for Christians goes beyond Syria. Nigeria is now the country with the highest number of slaughtered Christians. Last year, more than 900 Christ-followers were victims of the Boko Haram group and other Islamic militants.In Morocco, a fatwa has been issued, calling for the execution of those who leave Islam. Christians there live under a cloud of concern knowing that they could be arrested or killed any time. One Christian leader said that, "only the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ gives us courage and peace. 53. Christians forced to leave their homeland: As for the Middle East, the cradle of Christianity, a new study by the Pew Forum finds that "just 0.6 percent of the world's 2.2 billion Christians now live in the Middle East and North Africa. Christians make up only 4% of the region's inhabitants, drastically down from 20% a century ago, and marking the smallest regional Christian minority in the world. Fully 93% of the region is Muslim and 1.6% is Jewish." How Christianity has been all but eradicated from the region where it was born is made clear in yet another report on the Middle East's largest Christian minority, Egypt's Christian Copts. Due to a "climate of fear and uncertainty,"Christian families are leaving Egypt in large numbers. 54. 10 MOST CHRISTIANPERSECUTING COUNTRIES: Every year, the Christian nonprofit organization Open Doors publishes a list of the top 50 countries where persecution of Christians for religious reasons is worst. The 2013 list has the following countries as its top 10 offenders:[125] 1. North Korea 2. Saudi Arabia 3. Afghanistan 4. Iraq 5. Somalia 6. Maldives 7. Mali 8. Iran 9. Yemen 10. Eritrea 55. Nations where Christians are persecuted (data of Christian Freedom International): China Turkemistan Kenya Rusia Yemen Algeria Saudi Arabia Somalia Sudan Burma Afghanistan Nepal Iran Vietnam Pakistan Egypt Mauritania India IraqNigeria Moroco Indonesia Kyrgystan Tunisia 56. Christian-persecuting countries: Jordan Bangladesh Malaysia Aberbaijan Bhutan Cambodia Tajikistan Belarus Kazakhstan Tanzania Djibouti Mongolia UAE Cuba Kuwait Maldives Syria Camaros Turkey Qatar North Korea Bahrain Laos People Dem Oman Sri Lanka Brunei Darussalam 57. The persecutions are largely unreported my mainstream media: YOU WILL BE HATED BY ALLNATIONS BECAUSE OF ME. v. 9 NOW, with GAY RIGHTS IN FULL SWING, Christians are hated in democracies including the U.S., and soon (if not now), in the Philippines. THIS IS A SIGN OF THE LAST DAYS THAT MANY CHRISTIANS IN THE FREE WORLD DO NOT PAY ATTENTION TO. 58. Then Jesus continued: There will be false prophets And INCREASE IN WICKEDNESS And love of many will grow cold (Matt. 24:1213)YOU KNOW THIS ALREADY by your own personal observation and by reading and watching the news everyday. Children shooting their classmates and teachers. Rise in incestuous rapes. Brutality of murders. 59. And then Jesus begins to hint what will bring us near the end: And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. (MATT. 24:14) NOTE: 1. WE MUST PREACH THE GOSPEL!!! 2. The preaching of the gospel is FOR A WITNESS (regardless people accept the message or not) 60. When the GLOBAL CAPACITY for preaching the gospel to ALL NATIONS is reached THE END SHALL COME (v. 14) There is now NO AREA on earth NOT COVERED BY THE PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL by radio, tv, satellite, internet. This requirement is now practically complied with. 61. THERE IS A QUESTION: DOES THE GOSPEL HAVE TO BE PREACHED TO ALL INDIVIDUALS? MUST ALL INDIVIDUALS HEAR THE GOSPEL BEFORE JESUS COULD COME? That is how it is interpreted by many of us, especially when we think of the 10-40 window 62. THE 10-40 WINDOW Of the 55 least evangelized countries, 97% of their population lives within the Ten-Forty WindowTwo-thirds of the world's population -- more than 4.4 billion people -- live in the 10/40 Window. 90% of the people living in the 10/40 Window are unevangelized. Many have never heard the Gospel message even once 63. HOWEVER: Jesus said that the gospel of the kingdom must be preached TO ALL NATIONS as a witness He did not say that all individuals must have to hear the gospel, although that would be most desirable. BUT IF ALL NATIONS ARE TO HEAR THE GOSPEL BEFORE THE END CAN COME, WHERE ARE WE NOW IN RELATION TO THAT? 64. According to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.): Many sources say there are as many as 195 countries in the world today (worldatlas.com). However, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook lists 237 countries. Of these, THIRTEEN COUNTRIES HAVE NO REGISTERED PERCENTAGE OF CHRISTIANS AMONG THEIR POPULATION. Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan Cambodia Cocos (Keeling) Islands Libya Maldives Mauritania Nepal Oman Saudi Arabia Somalia Western Sahara (source: The CIA World Factbook) 65. However: We know there are Christians in those countries, except that their governments do not acknowledge them So we are practically done with having ALL NATIONS hear the gospel. YET, WE KEEP ON SPREADING THE GOSPEL SO THAT THE FULL NUMBER OF THE GENTILES WILL COME IN. I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in (ROMANS 11:25) 66. So IT IS NOT THE PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL TO ALL INDIVIDUALS THAT WILL USHER IN THE SECOND COMING. IT IS THE COMING IN OF THE FULL NUMBER OF GENTILES COMING FROM ALL NATIONS. How near or how far are we in bringing in the full number of the Gentiles from all nations? NO ONE KNOWS, ONLY GOD KNOWS, 67. BIBLE IN ALL LANGUAGES ABOUT TO BE FINISHED A Christian endeavor of almost 2,000 years could be substantially completed by 2025. Protestant translators expect to have the Bible or at least some of it written in every one of the worlds 6,909 spoken languages. Were in the greatest period of acceleration in 20 centuries of Bible translation, said Morrison resident Paul Edwards, who heads up Wycliffe Bible Translators $1 billion LAST LANGUAGES CAMPAIGN. Portable computers and satellites get the credit for speeding things up by about 125 years. - 68. AND ANGELS WILL HELP! 6 And I saw another ANGEL FLY in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, 7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to Him; for the hour of His judgment is come: and worship Him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. (Revelation 14:6-7) THERE ARE SO MANY REPORTS NOW FROM MUSLIM AND HINDU COUNTRIES OF CONVERSION TO CHRIST THROUGH ANGEL PREACHERS APPEARING DIRECT OR IN VISIONS. 69. SO WHERE ARE WE NOW IN THE PROPHETIC TIMELINE SO FAR? Let us review: MATTHEW 24 1. False messiahs, wars, rumors of war (v. 6) FIRST QUARTER BEGINNING OF PREGNANCY 2. nation against nation kingdom against kingdom, earthquakes, famines, pestilences, tsunamis, climate change (v. 7, Luke 21:25) SECOND QUARTER BEGINNING OF BIRTH PAINS 70. 3. Global persecution of Christians, increase in wickedness, lukewarm Christians, false prophets (v. 9-13) THIRD QUARTER INTENSIFICATION OF BIRTH PAINS 4. GLOBAL PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL (FOURTH QUARTER THE END SHALL COME MATT. 24:14) 71. And then: WHEN IS THE LAST TWO MINUTES OF THE BALLGAME? When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) MATT. 24:15 72. Jesus moved from MANY SIGNS to ONLY ONE SIGN: What is that: THE REBUILDING OF THE TEMPLE IN JERSUALEM, and a man DESECRATING IT BY performing san ABOMINATION that causes DESOLATION. Matthew 24:15New International Version (NIV) 15 So when you see standing in the holy place the abomination that causes desolation,[a] spoken of through the prophet Daniellet the reader understand 73. This INCREDIBLE PROPHECY requires that: THERE MUST BE A TEMPLE IN JERUSALEM DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER PERIOD OF THE PROPHETIC TIMELINE. This requires that: Israel must have been a nation by then AND In control of Jerusalem BUT FIRST A THEOLOGICAL QUESTION: IS BIBLICAL PROPHECY ESPECIALLY 74. IN OTHER WORDS, ARE WE EXPECTING A REAL PHYSICAL TEMPLE TO BE REBUILT IN JERUSALEM?YES! PLEASE NOTICE THE FOLLOWING PROPHECIES CONCERNING JESUS AND ISRAEL THAT WERE FULFILLED LITERALLY: 75. Daniel 9:24-27New International Version (NIV) 24 Seventy sevens[a] are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish[b] transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the Most Holy Place.[c] 25 Know and understand this: From the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One,[d]the ruler, comes, there will be seven sevens, and sixty-two sevens. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble. 26 AFTER THE SIXTY-TWO SEVENS, THE ANOINTED ONE WILL BE PUT TO DEATH AND WILL HAVE NOTHING.[e] The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed. 27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one seven.[f] In the middle of the seven[g] he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple[h] he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him. 76. Amazing literal fulfillment: Know and understand this: From the time the word goes out torestore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One,[d]the ruler, comes, there will be SEVEN SEVENS, AND SIXTYTWO SEVENS. (DANIEL 9:25)SEVEN SEVENS IS 49 SIXTY TWO SEVENS IS 434 49 + 434 = 483 YEARS Artaxerxes issued the decree to rebuild the Temple, allowing the Jews to return to rebuild, on March 5, 444 B.C. Jesus rode into Jerusalem (the ruler comes) on March 30, A.D. 33.The total number of days is 173,880 days. DIVIDED BY 360 DAYS (Jewish calendar) is 482.777 or 483 YEARS! After this, Jesus was crucified, fulfilling v. 26 AFTER THE SIXTY-TWO SEVENS, THE ANOINTED ONE WILL BE PUT TO DEATH 77. AND SO IN THESE LAST DAYS WE ARE WATCHING ISRAEL. WE ARE WATCHING THE PROPHECIES CONCERNING ISRAEL. ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT LEAD TO THE REBUILDING OF THE TEMPLE. AND IF WE SEE THE SIGNS, WE KNOW THAT WE ARE IN THE LAST TWO MINUTES PERIOD. HERE ARE SOME OF THE MOST CRUCIAL PROPHECIES CONCERNING ISRAEL: 78. 1.THAT THE SCATTERED, OUTCAST JEWISH PEOPLE WILL BE REGATHERED AND THE NATION OF ISRAEL WILL BE REBORN IN ONE DAY"Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall the Earth be made to give birth in one day? Or shall a nation be born at once? (OR IN A DAY?) For as soon as Zion was in labor, she gave birth to her children." "He will set up a banner for the nations, and will assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the Earth." (Not just Babylon ...) (Isaiah 11:12) 79. Literally fulfilled: Can a nation be born at once (or in a day?) Isaiah 66:8 80. 2.THE EXACT MATHEMATICAL FULFILLMENT OF BIBLE PROPHECY CONCERNING THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT WILL SPAN THE PUNISHMENT AND THE REBIRTH OF THE NATION OF ISRAELThe Prophecy ... Ezekiel 4:4-6 "Then God said to Ezekiel, 'Now lie on your left side for 390 days to show Israel will be punished for 390 years by captivity and doom. Each day you lie there represents a year of punishment ahead for Israel. Afterwards, turn over and lay on your right side for 40 days, to signify the years of Judah's punishment. Each day will represent one year . . .'" (Ezekiel 4:4-6) 81. This Is A Mathematical Bible Prophecy . . . Although a little obscure (and sophisticated) this is one of the most fascinating prophecies found in the Bible.Here, we find God telling Ezekiel that each day he (Ezekiel) lies on his side will represent one year of punishment for the nation Israel (Israel + Judah) because of their iniquities (sins) against God . . . 82. So, we have: 390 days Judgment against the 10 northern tribes 'Israel' + 40 days Judgment against the 2 southern tribes 'Judah' = 430 years Judgment against the nation of Israel The Fulfillment of the Prophetic Judgment Begins . . . In 606 B.C. Israel (Judah) was taken into captivity by Babylon for exactly 70 years ... 430 years of judgment determined against nation Israel - 70 years fulfilled during the Babylonian captivity = 360 years remaining in judgment against the nation of Israel 83. The Mystery of 360 Years . . . There should have been a total of 360 years left in judgment against Israel after their release from Babylonian captivity by the Persian general Cyrus, exactly 70 years after the Babylonian captivity began (just as the prophet Jeremiah had prophesied before the captivity) ... but where was the remaining 360 year judgment in Israel's history??!!The 7X Factor of God's Judgment . . . Bible scholars could not find any specific captivity or dispersion that fulfilled these 360 years left in the judgment until a close look in the book of Leviticus revealed a startling prophetic warning ... 84. "And after all this, if you do not obey Me,then I (God) will punish you seven times more for your sins." (Leviticus 26:18) "Then, if you walk contrary to Me, and are not willing to obey Me, I (God) will bring on you seven times more plagues, according to your sins." (Leviticus 26:21) "And after all this, if you do not obey Me,but walk contrary to Me, then I (God) also will walk contrary to you in fury; and I, even I will chastise you seven times for your sins.: (Leviticus 26:27-28) "I (God) will scatter you among the nations and draw a sword after you; your Land shall be desolate and your cities waste." (Leviticus 26:33) 85. So, we have: 390 days Judgment against the 10 northern tribes 'Israel' + 40 days Judgment against the 2 southern tribes 'Judah' = 430 years Judgment against the nation of Israel The Fulfillment of the Prophetic Judgment Begins . . . In 606 B.C. Israel (Judah) was taken into captivity by Babylon for exactly 70 years ... 430 years of judgment determined against nation Israel - 70 years fulfilled during the Babylonian captivity = 360 years remaining in judgment against the nation of Israel 86. Prophecy Fulfilled . . . Now, let's apply the 7X factor to the remaining 360 years of judgment against nation Israel in this remarkable mathematical prophecy . . . 360 Remaining years of judgment x 7 The prophetic '7X' factor = 2,520 Years of judgment remained against nation Israel God gave the Jews the most sophisticated calendar on Earth. It is both a Lunar and a Solar calendar. The Jewish calendar uses a 360 day lunar (and prophetic) year and then adds a 'Leap Month' on specific years to accurately coincide with the Solar cycle we use on our 'Julian' calendar ... The Bible uses 360 day years for prophecies and expects us to add the appropriate 'leap months' on schedule. So, the easiest way to unravel this prophecy is to first convert this prophecy into days ...2,520 years x 360 days = 907,200 days of judgment remained against nation Israel after the Babylonian captivity 87. Now, to convert the 907,200 days found in this prophecy into our 365.25 day solar (Julian) years(the .25 adjusts for leap years) . . . 907,200 days 365.25 days = 2,483.78 years of God's judgment remainedWith this information, let's look at this remarkable prophecy again . 606 B.C - 70 Years = 536 B.C. + 2483 Years judgment + 1 Year = 1948 AD!Israel taken into Babylonian captivity for 70 years End of first 70 years of judgment Now add the 2,483 years remaining in this Add 1 year because there is no "0" B.C. or A.D. End of judgment against nation IsraelWHAT HAPPENED IN 1948? 88. The founding of the nation of Israel. May 14, 1948!THE PROPHECY WAS LITERALLY FULFILLED, PERFECT EVEN IN ITS MATHEMATICS!! 89. NOW WE ARE BEING PURSUED BY PROPHETIC FULFILLMENT IN OUR TIME WITHOUT OUR NOTICING IT! They all point to the fact that we are in the LAST TWO MINUTES of the ballgame of the world! There is no more time to waste! CONSIDER THE PROPHECIES NOW BEING FULFILLED IN OUR TIME, RIGHT UNDER OUR VERY NOSES: 90. GAZA WILL BE FORSAKEN: (Zephaniah 2) 1 Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired; 2 Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD'S anger come upon you. 3 Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger. 4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up. 91. of Judah. In 2004, the Hamas wanted it freed of Jewish settlers. 92. Fulfilled in 2005. Land for peace deal. Gaza was uprooted at noonday by the Israeli government itself. Gaza was forsaken. 93. Note the PERCENTAGE or FRACTION of those who will not believe the Lord and those who will believe the Lord (2/3 and 1/3) according to Bible prophecy: "And it shall come to pass in all the Land (Israel), says the Lord, That TWO-THIRDS OF IT SHALL BE CUT OFF AND DIE, but ONE THIRD shall be left in it: (only one-third in Israel will survive ... even fewer in the world)I will bring the one-third through the fire, will refine them as gold is tested. They will call on my Name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'This is My people'; and each one will say, 'the LORD is my God.'" (Zechariah 13:8-9) 94. LOOK AT HOW THE 2/3 AND THE 1/3 has been and is being fulfilled: 1. When Prime-Minister Sharon first asked Israel's 21 member Security Council to vote on whether or not to 'uproot' the Jews from Gaza all the Israeli news sites predicted it would be a very close vote, but the 21 member Security Council's final vote was 14 in favor of forcibly removing all Jews from Gaza and 7 against ... Meaning exactly 2/3 of the nation's Security Council had no faith in God's Word that Gaza is part of Judah, Israel and only 1/3 did have faith in God's Word that Gaza is part of Judah, Israel . . . 95. 2. Then, when the vote went to the Israeli Knesset only 1/3 voted in favor of allowing their fellow Jews (from 'Judah') to stay in Gaza ... while 2/3 voted against God's Word(by either voting against their brethren in Gaza, Judah or 'abstaining') . . 3. Then later, in a poll by Ha'aretz (Israel), only 1/3 of the people polled in Israel showed faith in God's Word by favoring to keep their brethren in Gaza (which is in Judah ... see Judges 1:18-20 and Joshua 14:13 - 15:13 ... then pull out a map.) 96. NOW WE ARE DOWN TO THE FINAL MINUTES We are watching the fulfillment of the ABOMINATION THAT CAUSES DESOLATION IN THE HOLY PLACE (TEMPLE), prophesied by 1. Jesus in Matt. 24:15 2. Paul in I Thess. 2:4 3. John in Rev. 13:5-6 and 4. Daniel in Daniel 9:27, WHICH WILL PRECEDE THE GREAT TRIBULATION PERIOD. 97. WHERE ARE WE NOW IN RELATION TO THAT? Bible prophecy predicts that the NATIONS OF THE WORLD WILL DIVIDE THE LAND OF ISRAEL: JOEL 3 1 For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, 2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, AND PARTED (divided) MY LAND. 98. This prophecy: Looks forward to the war of Ezekiel chap. 39 when nations will gather against Israel, and God will destroy them 2. The CAUSE FOR THEIR DESTRUCTION is because THEY DIVIDED UP MY LAND (ISRAEL). 1.HOW WILL THE NATIONS DIVIDE THE LAND OF ISRAEL? THROUGH THE UNITED NATIONS (U.N.)! WHO WILL PRESS THE DIVISION? THE PALESTINIAN LIBERATION ORGANIZATION. 99. PLO applies for membership in the U.N. with a plea for statehood. He wants Palestinian territory carved out of Israel. He got overwhelming majority support from the General Assembly: (September 2012) 100. Now Israel: 1. 2.Has said it is open to Palestinian Statehood, with some conditions There are discussions now going on that if Palestinian statehood cannot be prevented, ISRAEL WILL PRESS ITS RIGHT TO REBUILD THE TEMPLE IN JERUSALEM.HOW IS THIS TO BE MADE POSSIBLE? 101. The situation now:The small cupola marked "A" marks the location of the Holy of Holies. The Third Temple could be built over this and leave room for the Dome of the Rock. This would be a compromise. Indeed compromise will mark the character of the final seven years of this age before the return of Messiah. 102. This is what the Jews want: 103. But this is the situation now: 104. So now they are thinking of this: 105. Home InDepth Op-Eds A New Muslim Vision: Rebuilding Solomons Temple Together To cast believers out is a heinous and cruel policy, an offense not only to men, but to Islam. By: Sinem Tezyapar Published: March 12th, 2013 Latest update: March 14th, 2013This is an artist's impression of the future (third) Jewish temple. Notice that in this position it is in perfect alignment with the eastern gate. 106. The build up towards rebuilding: Can Third Temple be built without destroying Dome of the Rock? June 21, 2009 - The Interfaith Encounter Association at the Mishkenot Sha'ananim's Konrad Adenauer Conference Center in Jerusalem thinks it would be possible to build the Jewish Temple without destroying the Islamic Dome of the Rock. However, orthodox Jews and Muslims both oppose the idea.Source: Jerusalem Post 107. What? Muslim leader wants Temple rebuilt Aug. 5, 2009 - Joel Richardson, author of a new book, "The Islamic Antichrist: The Shocking Truth About the Real Nature of the Beast," says that a highly influential Muslim intellectual and author from Turkey is leading a movement to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem on the Temple Mount. Adnan Oktar, who uses the pen name of Harun Yahya, has more than 65 million books in circulation.Oktar recently met with three representatives from the re-established Jewish Sanhedrin, a group of 71 Orthodox rabbis and scholars from Israel, to discuss how religious Muslims, Jews and Christians can work together on the 108. The Temple Institute In Jerusalem Has Spent Approximately 27 Million Dollars On Preparations For The Rebuilding Of The Jewish Temple Nov. 27, 2009 - Fascinating information about preparations for the Third Temple.The executive director of the Temple Institute, Yehuda Glick, says that a large portion of the financial support for the Temple Institute actually comes from evangelical Christians..... 109. The Temple Institute is completely ready and prepared: 110. March 2010 rally to rebuild the temple: (10,000 Jews participated)The pledge of allegiance to a Jewish Temple Mount and a united Jerusalem was part of the monthly March around Old City Temple Gates, a colorful event featuring the recital of Psalms at various cThe pledge of allegiance to a Jewish Temple Mount and a united Jerusalem was part of the monthly March around Old City Temple Gates, a colorful event featuring the recital of Psalms at various closed gates around the Temple Mount.losed gates around the Temple Mount. 111. SO WE ARE NOW AT: BEHOLD IT IS NEAR, RIGHT AT THE DOOR! MATTHEW 24:32-33 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, WHEN YE SHALL SEE ALL THESE THINGS, KNOW THAT IT IS NEAR, EVEN AT THE DOORS. 112. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE WORLD, AND EVEN THE CHURCH IN GENERAL? Matthew 24:37-41 As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 40 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left. Matthew 24:42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. Matthew 24:44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him 113. ONE LAST VERY, VERY IMPORTANT POINT: WHILE WE DO NOT SET THE DATE FOR THE RETURN OF THE LORD, BUT ONLY SEE THESE THINGS AND KNOW THAT SUMMER IS, WHAT WAS JESUS TALKING ABOUT WHEN HE SAID IN MATT. 24:34:Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.WHAT IS THAT GENERATION? Who is that generation? 114. THE GENERATION OF LUKE 21:29-32, Luke 21:29-32: LOOK AT THE FIG TREE and all the trees. When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near. Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that the kingdom of God is near. I tell you the truth, THIS GENERATION will certainly not pass away until all these things happened. The generation THAT SEES THE FIG TREE (Israel) SPROUT LEAVES (season for growth: season for fulfillment of prophecy). And all the trees (all the other signs).The generation that sees this WILL NOT PASS AWAY UNTIL ALL THESE THINGS will be fulfilled. 115. Generation in the Bible: Shortest of 40 years. Longest of 120 years. If counted from 1948 (founding of Israel as a nation), plus 40 years: 1988. If plus 120 years, it is 2068 (56 years from now.) If we use the basic 70 years of Psalm 90:10, it is 2018 (1948 plus 70). If we use the 80 years of Psalm 90:10b, it is 2028. 116. IS THERE AN EXACT DATE for the Second Coming: NO! IT IS NOT FIXED, THAT IS WHY EVEN THE ANGELS DO NOT KNOW, AND THE SON OF MAN (Jesus on earth, at the time He came to earth as man), DID NOT KNOW. Matt. 24:36 However, no one knows the day nor the hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son Himself. Only the Father knows. BUT WHAT IS SURE IS THAT THE GENERATION THAT SEES THE PROPHECIES CONCERNING ISRAEL SPROUT LEAVES, THAT GENERATION WILL SEE THE SECOND COMING OF THE LORD AND THE CHRISTIANS OF THAT GENERATION WILL NOT TASTE DEATH. 117. THAT GENERATION BEGAN IN 1948! IS IT FIXED OR IRREVERSIBLE, the timing of the coming of the Lord? NO, THAT IS WHY NO ONE KNOWS! BUT IT IS ONLY THE PATIENCE OF THE LORD THAT IS HOLDING HIM FROM COMING.THE LORD IS NOT SLOW CONCERNING HIS PROMISE, as some count slowness; but he is longsuffering (or patient towards us) NOT WILLING THAT ANY SHOULD PERISH BUT THAT ALL SHOULD COME TO REPENTANCE. (2 Pet. 3:9) 118. But he also said: MY SPIRIT SHALL NOT ALWAYS STRIVE WITH MAN. (Gen. 6:3)WE ARE NOW IN THAT TIME ZONE CALLED, BEHOLD IT IS NEAR, RIGHT AT THE DOOR!LAST TWO MINUTES!! LAST TWO MINUTES!! WE MUST EXAMINE OUR LIVES NOW, DECIDE WHERE WE STAND, AND BE PREPARED!MARANATHA! COME LORD JESUS!!!