Gog and Magog: Biblical Prophecies Unveiled

2. Topics Already Covered Signs Indicating We Are In The Last Days Our Nations Need to Return to God The End Times According to Jesus Prophecies Concerning Israel    The Rebirth of Israel Jesus and the Jewish Feasts The Rapture of the Church A Jewish Wedding The Destruction of Damascus The Gog Magog War in the Final Days – Ezekiel 38 - 39

3. Topics of Discussion The Anti-Christ    The False Prophet     The Seven Year Covenant The Tribulation The Mark of the Beast    The Abomination of Desolation The Two Witnesses The Battle of Armageddon

4. Gog is the leader of Magog,  he is the "Prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal." So Gog will be the leader of this Russian led military horde.

5. 14 “Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “On that day when My people Israel dwell safely, will you not know it?15 Then you will come from your place out of the far north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great company and a mighty army. 16 You will come up against My people Israel like a cloud, to cover the land. It will be in the latter days that I will bring you against My land, so that the nations may know Me, when I am hallowed in you, O Gog, before their eyes.” 17 Thus says the Lord GOD: “Are you he of whom I have spoken in former days by My servants the prophets of Israel, who prophesied for years in those days that I would bring you against them?Ezekiel 38:14-17

6. 18 “And it will come to pass at the same time, when Gog comes against the land of Israel,” says the Lord GOD, “that My fury will show in My face. 19 For in My jealousy and in the fire of My wrath I have spoken: ‘Surely in that day there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel, 20 so that the fish of the sea, the birds of the heavens, the beasts of the field, all creeping things that creep on the earth, and all men who are on the face of the earth shall shake at My presence. The mountains shall be thrown down, the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.’ 21 I will call for a sword against Gog throughout all My mountains,” says the Lord GOD. “Every man’s sword will be against his brother. 22 And I will bring him to judgment with pestilence and bloodshed; I will rain down on him, on his troops, and on the many peoples who are with him, flooding rain, great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. 23Thus I will magnify Myself and sanctify Myself, and I will be known in the eyes of many nations. Then they shall know that I am the LORD.”’ The Destruction of Gog Ezekiel 38:18-23

7. Gog’s Armies Destroyed1 “And you, son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh,[a] Meshech, and Tubal; 2 and I will turn you around and lead you on, bringing you up from the far north, and bring you against the mountains of Israel. 3 Then I will knock the bow out of your left hand, and cause the arrows to fall out of your right hand. 4 You shall fall upon the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops and the peoples who are with you; I will give you to birds of prey of every sort and to the beasts of the field to be devoured. 5 You shall fall on the open field; for I have spoken,” says the Lord GOD. Ezekiel 39:1-5

9. 6 “And I will send fire on Magog and on those who live in security in the coastlands. Then they shall know that I am the LORD. 7 So I will make My holy name known in the midst of My people Israel, and I will not let them profane My holy name anymore. Then the nations shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel. 8 Surely it is coming, and it shall be done,” says the Lord GOD. “This is the day of which I have spoken.9 “Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out and set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and bucklers, the bows and arrows, the javelins and spears; and they will make fires with them for seven years. 10 They will not take wood from the field nor cut down any from the forests, because they will make fires with the weapons; and they will plunder those who plundered them, and pillage those who pillaged them,” says the Lord GOD. Ezekiel 39:6-10

10. The Anti-Christ The Bible says that an unholy trinity will arise in the latter days. This unholy trinity will be Satan, the Antichrist and the False Prophet. Satan is called the Dragon in Revelations. He has always wanted to be like God, or to be God, and this will be his one and only chance to actually "play God" in the last 7 years on earth. Satan will take the role of God the Father, the Antichrist will take the role of Jesus and the False Prophet will take the role of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit's job is to lead people to Jesus. In the same way, the False Prophet will be the one to lead the world to serve the Antichrist. He will be instrumental in arranging for people to have the mark of the beast put on either their right hands or their foreheads.

11. 1THEN I saw as the Lamb broke open one of the seven seals, and as if in a voice of thunder I heard one of the four living creatures call out, Come!    2And I looked, and saw there a white horse whose rider carried a bow. And a crown was given him, and he rode forth conquering and to conquer. Revelation 6:1-2 Christ does not appear as a White Horse Rider until Revelation 19:11-16, when He comes with the armies of Heaven to engage in the Battle of Armageddon. Then He is called "Faithful and True," and on His head there is a many "Diademed Crown," and He is clothed in a vesture dipped in blood, and His name is called the "WORD OF GOD," and there is no weapon of warfare in His hand, but a sharp sword comes out of His mouth, and the effect upon His enemies will he swift and terrible. This is the Anti-Christ who impersonates Christ by riding a white horse as Jesus does at the second coming.

12. The Anti-christ "And in the latter time of this kingdom, when the transgressors have revealed their fullness, a king shall arise, having fierce features, who understands sinister schemes. His power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; He shall destroy fearfully and shall prosper and thrive; He shall destroy the mighty, also the holy people. Through his cunning he shall cause deceit to prosper under his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart. He shall destroy many in their prosperity. He shall even rise against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without human hand." Daniel 8:23-26

13. "Then the king shall do according to his own will; he shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done. He shall regard neither the God of his fathers nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall magnify himself above them all." Daniel 11:36-37 The verse in the Book of Daniel gives some additional information on this man. He may be gay as he has no desire for women. He also may have some Jewish descent in him as it states he has no "regard" for the God of his fathers. The ultimate ego-maniac of all time!

14. Leaders of the world will go down to make a deal with a coming prince, a prince who is not the true Messiah but a false one. He will probably say that this 7 year sovereignty sharing treaty with the western nations is just an "emergency measure" to be taken just temporarily until the Utopian vision of a New World Order can be firmly established. This future great world leader will assume power by means of a sovereignty sharing treaty with Israel and the nations. This prince who is to come may even promise to hand back the political power to the rulers of the nations at the end of the 7 years. But during that time he will reveal himself to be a false messiah. He will be the coming prince of darkness prophesied to come in the passages of the Holy Scriptures.

15. The False Prophet In the book of the Revelation we read about an end-time 'False Prophet' who is in a class of his own. This False Prophet will arise in the last days when the Beast comes on the stage of time. He will do amazing miraclesin the presence of the Beast and, like Elijah of old, will even bring fire down from heaven in the sight of men. He will deceive virtually the whole human race into receiving the Mark of the Beast . All the world's scientists, who pride themselves on not being taken-in by the supernatural, will stand aghast at the miracles performed by this demon wonder-worker. Only the 'very elect' will not be deceived by his breath-taking powers. For they will know - from the Scriptures - that the teachings of this Prophet are against the commandments of God: and that he is no last-day Elijah, but a person satanically influenced who uses miracles to further his falsehood and cause mankind to worship the Beast and receive his Mark - the Mark of Disobedience!

16. Power and Characteristics of the Anti-Christ • Isaiah 14: 14 He shall say in his heart, I will be like the Most High. • Dan. 8: 25 He shall stand up against the Prince of princes. • Dan. 11: 36 He shall exalt himself above every god. • 2 Thess. 2: 4 He shall exalt himself " above all that is called God." • 2 Thess. 2: 4 He shall show himself that he is God. • 1 John 2: 22 He shall deny both the Father and the Son. • Rev. 13: 6 He shall open his mouth in blasphemy against God. • Rev. 17: 3 He shall be full of names of blasphemy. • Isaiah 14: 16 He shall make the earth to tremble, and shall shake kingdoms. • Isaiah 14: 17 He shall make the world as a wilderness. • Dan. 7: 25 Times and laws shall be given into his hand. • Dan. 8: 9 He shall wax exceeding great. • Dan. 8: 24 His power shall be mighty.... He shall destroy wonderfully. • Rev. 13: 7 Power shall be given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. • 2 Thess. 2: 9 His coming shall be after the working of Satan, with all power, and signs, and lying wonders. • Daniel 8: 25 By peace he shall destroy many.

17. The Anti-Christ AT THIS MOMENT THE ANTI-CHRIST IS BEING RESTRAINED, AND UNTIL THE ANTI-CHRIST IS NO LONGER RESTRAINED HE CANNOT BE REVEALED. 2 Thessalonians 2:7-8 "7For the mystery of lawlessness (that hidden principle of rebellion against constituted authority) is already at work in the world, [but it is] restrained only until he who restrains is taken out of the way. 8And then the lawless one (the antichrist) will be revealed and the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of His mouth and bring him to an end by His appearing at His coming.”

18. The Anti-Christ THE HOLY SPIRIT IS CURRENTLY RESTRAINING THE ANTI-CHRIST The word 'let' in the King James Version is old English and means 'restrain'.  The Holy Spirit, who now restrains the Anti-christ, will continue to restrain the Anti-christ, until He (the Holy Spirit) is taken out of the way. When He resurrects the 'dead in Christ', even as He raised Jesus from the dead (Romans 8:11), we shall be 'taken up' and depart this earth together with Him. Also, the Church, which is the 'Body of Christ' is too powerful for Satan or the Anti-Christ to defeat, because we are blood washed and baptized in God's Almighty Holy Spirit and have been given power over Satan.

19. THE ANTI-CHRIST WOULD NOT TAKE A CHANCE UNTIL THE HOLY SPIRIT IS GONE SATAN WOULD NOT CHANCE such a move, until the Holy Spirit is out of the way! Once the Bride of Christ has been removed and door is opened for Satan, the false prophet - who will miss the rapture - and the Anti-christ will make their move. Satan, who is the prince of the power of the air, will then come from his sanctuary in the air - the atmosphere, stratosphere and space - to make his temporary headquarters on the earth! He is now called the 'prince of the power of the air.' (Ephesians 2: 2) After the rapture, which is the catching away of God’s blood-washed, Spirit-filled Church, Satan will terrorize, brutalize, brainwash and deceive those who remain on the earth for 7 years. Satan will permanently possess a political ruler who is called the Anti-christ.

20. What the Islam and the Koran say about Mahdi 12th Imam • The Imam Al Madhi will be an unparalleled leader in ability to speak and lead • A "Muslim Jesus" will "return" and support the Imam Al Madhi in getting the world to accept the Imam Al Madhi and follow him. • The Imam Al Madhi and the Muslim "Jesus" will have a powerful army that will do great damage to the Earth in order to subdue it and cause everyone to follow them • The Muslim "Jesus" will come bearing the name that the world knows as the Lamb of God and yet teach Islam • The Imam Al Madhi and the Muslim "Jesus" establish a New World Order What the Bible says about the Antichrist and False Prophet • The antichrist will be an unparalleled leader in ability to speak and lead • The False Prophet will support the antichrist in deceiving the world into accepting and following the Antichrist. • The Antichrist and the False Prophet will have a powerful army that will do great damage to the Earth in order to subdue it and follow them. • The False Prophet is described as a Dragon in Lamb's clothing • The Antichrist and the False Prophet establish a New World Order

21. What the Islam and the Koran say about Mahdi 12th Imam • The Imam Al Madhiwill adopt use of the Islamic calendar for use worldwide, hence changing the times. It is a 12 month calendar of 30 days, each with Muslims names. • The Imam Al Madhi and the Muslim "Jesus" will institute Islam as the only acceptable religion. • The Imam Al Madhi and the Muslim "Jesus" will execute by beheading anyone who does not accept Islam. Beheading has been the official method of execution for Islam since the days of Mohammed and is still in practice day. • The Imam Al Madhi and the Muslim "Jesus" will have an order from God to root out and kill all Jews. What the Bible says about the Antichrist and False Prophet • The Antichrist is said to "change the times". • The Antichrist and False Prophet will adopt a universal and mandatory religion. • The Antichrist and False prophet will execute by beheading anyone who does not accept their religion. • The Antichrist will have a specific agenda to kill as many Jews as possible.

22. What the Islam and the Koran say about Mahdi 12th Imam • The Imam Al Madhi and Muslim "Jesus" will attack and conquer Jerusalem in the name of Islam. • The Imam Al Madhi will establish the Islamic Caliphate from Jerusalem. The Caliphate is a religious and political leader of all Islam and all Muslims. With the whole world having to accept Islam he will in effect be a world ruler from Jerusalem. • The Imam Al Madhi will also be able to perform many miracles. • The Imam Al Madhi will make a peace treaty with Israel for 7 years. • The Koran warns that the Dajjal, the Muslim Antichrist, will appear and fool Jews into thinking he is Jesus the Messiah, and that he will fight for them. The Koran warns Muslims to ignore everything he says and flee from him. What the Bible says about the Antichrist and False Prophet • The Antichrist and False Prophet will attack and conquer Jerusalem. Interestingly enough all of the nations the Bible mentions as coming to attack Israel and Jerusalem (In Ezekiel) are currently Muslim nations. • The Antichrist will set himself up in the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem as his seat of authority. • The Antichrist will perform many miracles in order to deceive many into following him. • The Antichrist will make a peace treaty with Israel for 7 years. • Jesus at his second coming will defend Jerusalem and Israel from an attack by a coalition of nations led by the Antichrist and the False Prophet.

23. The Seven Year CovenantThe Final 7-Year Period of Daniel's "70 Weeks" Daniel 9:20-23(Amplified Bible) 20While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the Lord my God for the holy hill of my God– 21Yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the former vision, being caused to fly swiftly, came near to me and touched me about the time of the evening sacrifice. 22He instructed me and made me understand; he talked with me and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give you skill and wisdom and understanding. 23At the beginning of your prayers, the word [giving an answer] went forth, and I have come to tell you, for you are greatly beloved. Therefore consider the matter and understand the vision. .

24. The Seven Year CovenantThe Final 7-Year Period of Daniel's "70 Weeks"(Con’t) Daniel 9:24-27(Amplified Bible) 24Seventy weeks [of years, or 490 years] are decreed upon your people and upon your holy city [Jerusalem], to finish and put an end to transgression, to seal up and make full the measure of sin, to purge away and make expiation and reconciliation for sin, to bring in everlasting righteousness (permanent moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation) to seal up vision and prophecy and prophet, and to anoint a Holy of Holies. 25Know therefore and understand that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem until [the coming of] the Anointed One, a Prince, shall be seven weeks [of years] and sixty-two weeks [of years]; it shall be built again with [city] square and moat, but in troublous times. 26And after the sixty-two weeks [of years] shall the Anointed One be cut off or killed and shall have nothing [and no one] belonging to [and defending] Him. And the people of the [other] prince who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end shall come with a flood; and even to the end there shall be war, and desolations are decreed. 27And he shall enter into a strong and firm covenant with the many for one week [seven years]. And in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and offering to cease [for the remaining three and one-half years]; and upon the wing or pinnacle of abominations [shall come] one who makes desolate, until the full determined end is poured out on the desolator.

25. The Events of the 70 Weeks of Years Daniel 25Know therefore and understand that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem until [the coming of] the Anointed One, a Prince, shall be seven weeks [of years] and sixty-two weeks [of years]; it shall be built again with [city] square and moat, but in troublous times. In 445 B.C., Artaxerxes, King of Persia, issued a decree to Nehemiah to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 2:1-8). This began the countdown to Daniel’s 70 Weeks prophecy. (70weeks x 7weeks = 490) Daniel's prophecy next states that the 490 years will be divided into three periods as follows: • seven weeks (i.e. 7x7 = 49 years) 49 Years • plus sixty-two weeks (i.e. 62x7 = 434 years) 434 Years = 483 Years Anointed One be cut off • plus one week (7 years of Tribulation) 7 Years Which Totals: 490 Years Daniel then states that at the end of the first two periods (69 weeks or 483 years), the Messiah will be "cut off," a seemingly clear reference to the crucifixion. He then states that both Jerusalem and the Temple would be destroyed. The prophecy concludes by focusing on the last week of years (7 years). It says that following the death of the Messiah and the destruction of Jerusalem, "the prince who is to come" will make a covenant with the Jewish people that will enable them to reinstitute their sacrificial system.

27. Daniel 9:27 (Amplified Bible) 27And he shall enter into a strong and firm covenant with the many for one week [seven years]. And in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and offering to cease [for the remaining three and one-half years]; and upon the wing or pinnacle of abominations [shall come] one who makes desolate, until the full determined end is poured out on the desolator. Daniel 11:31 (Amplified Bible) 31And armed forces of his shall appear [in the holy land] and they shall pollute the sanctuary, the [spiritual] stronghold, and shall take away the continual [daily burnt offering]; and they shall set up [in the sanctuary] the abomination that astonishes and makes desolate [probably an altar to a pagan god]. The Abomination of Desolation Daniel 12:11 (Amplified Bible) 11And from the time that the continual burnt offering is taken away and the abomination that makes desolate is set up, there shall be 1,290 days.

28. Matthew 24:15-16 The Great Tribulation 15 “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), 16 “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. (also see Mark 13:14 and Luke 21.20-21) Jesus Speaking of The Abomination of Desolation

30. Jordan and Syria call for Israeli withdrawal from all Arab lands Leaders of both states say that Israel must return to pre-1967 borders in order to end Israeli-Palestinian conflict. • The Gog/Magog War • Arab League Prepares For United Front Against Israel If Peace Process Fails • Russia plans return to world stage with pro-Islamic policies • Nuclear Iran & The Return of the Mahdi • Return of the Ottomans - Turkey emerges as Middle East leader  • Russia carriers seen docking in Syria by 2013 

31. The Tribulation Question: What is the Tribulation? Recent world events, especially in the Middle East have many Christians studying the Bible for an understanding of end times events. This look at "What is the Tribulation?" is just the beginning of our study of the Bible and what it says about the end of this age. Answer:The Tribulation encompasses a future 7 year period when God will complete his discipline of Israel and final judgment upon the unbelieving citizens of the world. Those who accept a Pre-Tribulation Rapture theory believe that Christians who have trusted Christ as Lord and Savior will escape the Tribulation.

32. The Seven Year CovenantThe Final 7-Year Period of Daniel's "70 Weeks"(Con’t) Daniel 9:24-27(Amplified Bible) 24Seventy weeks [of years, or 490 years] are decreed upon your people and upon your holy city [Jerusalem], to finish and put an end to transgression, to seal up and make full the measure of sin, to purge away and make expiation and reconciliation for sin, to bring in everlasting righteousness (permanent moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation) to seal up vision and prophecy and prophet, and to anoint a Holy of Holies. 25Know therefore and understand that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem until [the coming of] the Anointed One, a Prince, shall be seven weeks [of years] and sixty-two weeks [of years]; it shall be built again with [city] square and moat, but in troublous times. 26And after the sixty-two weeks [of years] shall the Anointed One be cut off or killed and shall have nothing [and no one] belonging to [and defending] Him. And the people of the [other] prince who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end shall come with a flood; and even to the end there shall be war, and desolations are decreed. 27And he shall enter into a strong and firm covenant with the many for one week [seven years]. And in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and offering to cease [for the remaining three and one-half years]; and upon the wing or pinnacle of abominations [shall come] one who makes desolate, until the full determined end is poured out on the desolator.

33. Biblical References to the Tribulation (The Day of the Lord) Isaiah 2:12For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low. (KJV) Isaiah 13:6Wail, for the day of the LORD is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty. (NKJV) Isaiah 13:9Behold, the day of the LORD comes, Cruel, with both wrath and fierce anger, To lay the land desolate; And He will destroy its sinners from it. (NKJV) (Also: Joel 1:15, 2:1, 11, 31, 3:14; 1 Thessalonians 5:2)

34. The days between the Feast of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement are called “The Days of Awe”

35. Jesus and the Jewish Feasts

36. The Book of Revelation The book of Revelation is the final book of the Bible and covers events in the end not covered elsewhere in scripture.   John is on the Island of Patmos as a prisoner, and sees Jesus who instructs him to write a letter to seven churches. This letter is addressed to seven specific churches in the province of Asia, in seven specific cities. These churches are: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.

37. The Book of Revelation Of the Churches, only Philadelphia is promised rescue from the coming tribulation.

38. To the Church in Philadelphia 7"To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write:      These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. 8I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. 9I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you. 10Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole world to test those who live on the earth. 11I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. 12Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will he leave it. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on him my new name. 13He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. Revelation 3:7-13 (NIV)

39. To the Church in Laodicea 14"To the angel of the church in Laodicea write:      These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God's creation. 15I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! 16So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth. 17You say, 'I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.' But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. 18I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see. 19Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent. 20Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me. 21To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."Revelation 3:7-13 (NIV)

40. First Seal: The Conqueror 1 Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see.” 2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer. In Revelation chapter 6, John now sees the scroll in the hand of the Lamb, who now begins to open the seals.  With each seal opening in Heaven, corresponding events take place on earth. (The Seal Judgments (Revelation 6:1-17, 8:1-5)) The white horse symbolizes the false peace this false messiah will bring to the world.  His peace is temporary through the use of military threat and power.  The white horse symbolizes Daniel 9:27, the covenant made with the world. The Antichrist is going to use military power in the guise of peace. He will subdue the nations of the world with his military might and the threat of force.

41. Second Seal: Conflict on Earth 3 When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see.”[b]4 Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword. (The Seal Judgments (Revelation 6:1-17, 8:1-5)) War will follow; very likely, a nuclear exchange could take place that will affect a large percentage of the Earth population. In the year, 2002 India and Pakistan have already been close to nuclear war. Technology in the future is only going to make it worse as smaller nations begin to develop these technologies. The ability to control events is slipping out of the hands of larger nations.

42. Third Seal: Scarcity on Earth 5 When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart[c] of wheat for a denarius,[d] and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine. (The Seal Judgments (Revelation 6:1-17, 8:1-5)) Following a nuclear exchange or some other type of world war would be an immediate inflationary impact as crops and foods become limited or contaminated with nuclear fallout.  Uncontaminated food is scarcer and more valuable because of the vast amounts of food now unusable.

43. Fourth Seal: Widespread Death on Earth 7 When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see.” 8 So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, and by the beasts of the earth. (The Seal Judgments (Revelation 6:1-17, 8:1-5)) The results of nuclear war are 1/4 of the Earth population dies, including the effects, which follow, lack of food, disease, and animals without control.

44. Fifth Seal: The Cry of the Martyrs 9 When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” 11 Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed. (The Seal Judgments (Revelation 6:1-17, 8:1-5)) The souls of persecuted believers wait for their fellow believers to arrive. The goal on earth will be to create a unified religion in the first half of the 70th week.  Christians who refuse to submit will be killed, they will be forced to submit to the will of the Antichrist.

45. Sixth Seal: Cosmic Disturbances12 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. 13 And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. 14 Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. 15 And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, 16 and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17 For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?” (The Seal Judgments (Revelation 6:1-17, 8:1-5)) The earthquake allows man to see his own mortality.  Through this period of testing (Revelation 3:9), many who hold an exalted view of man, humanism, will be humbled.

46. Seventh Seal: Silence in Heaven! And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. Revelation 8:1 More likely, this quiet demonstrates a sober, awestruck silence at the judgments to come, now that the seals are off and the scroll can be opened. (The Seal Judgments (Revelation 6:1-17, 8:1-5))

47. 1 After these things I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree. 2 Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, 3 saying, “Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.” 4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed… Revelation 7:1-4 The Sealed of Israel The Jewish nation begins to recognize Yeshua (Jesus), the Messiah rejected by Israel two thousand years ago. The ministry of the 144,000 Jews will bring many people to a saving knowledge of Jesus as Messiah. Israel will be fulfilling the role she was meant to fulfill from the start - bringing the knowledge of God to the nations.

48. Seventh Seal: Prelude to the Seven Trumpets Revelation 8:1-13 2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets. 3 Then another angel, having a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. 4 And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel’s hand. 5Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it to the earth. And there were noises, thunderings, lightnings, and an earthquake.6 So the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. The Seventh seal, brings the seven angels who have the trumpets judgments forward.

49. The First Trumpet Revelation 8:7-13 7The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up. This could possibly be the case of nuclear war, fallout, pollution, meteors, and so forth. Mingled with bloodmay indicate the color or the result of the phenomenon described here. God is bringing judgment; He isn't a passive bystander. This is not "nature" taking its course.

50. The Second Trumpet Revelation 8:7-13 8The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood, 9a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. Here we see a comet or asteroid strike the earth, destroying 1/3 of the sea, ships and life. One third is only destroyed because God is forcing the earth to decide, and at the same time judging them for the persecution of his people.