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The world has focused on
war between Russia and
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Ukraine, and Europe's
renewed concern about war
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right at its doorstep.
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So, many are not paying attention to the
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beleaguered Middle
Eastern nation of Israel.
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Yet Israel is at the heart
of end-time prophecies.
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And events now beginning
to unfold in Europe are
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laying the foundation
for the fulfillment
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of those prophecies.
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My friends, you need
to know the future of
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the Middle East--
and of the world.
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On today's program,
we'll be offering
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you an inspiring and
revealing study guide,
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The Middle East
in Prophecy.
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As our regular viewers know, Jerusalem will become the
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capital of the world when
Jesus Christ returns.
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But what will
happen before then?
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God calls Jerusalem's
end-time spiritual condition
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"Sodom and Egypt"
in Revelation 11:8.
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Because of its sins,
Jerusalem will be trampled
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down by a foreign power
for forty-two months,
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or three and one-half years as it states in Revelation 11:2,
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"But leave out the court which is outside the temple, and
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do not measure it, for it has been given to the Gentiles.
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And they will tread the holy city [that's Jerusalem],
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underfoot for
forty-two months."
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That is just one of the
signs prophesied in
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your Bible concerning
the Middle East.
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Will you be prepared
for the future?
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Join us on today's
program: Five Prophecies
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for the Middle East.
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Warm greetings to all our
friends around the world.
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My friends, we are living
in a dangerous nuclear age.
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Russia has threatened to
use nuclear weapons in its
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attack of the Ukraine.
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India, Pakistan, and Israel all possess nuclear weapons,
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with Iran producing close to
weapon-grade uranium.
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The Bulletin of Atomic
Scientists last year moved
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the hands of its Doomsday
Clock forward sounding
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the alarm of unprecedented
world danger.
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They stated on January 24, 2023,
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"The Clock now stands at 90 seconds to midnight--the
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closest to global catastrophe
it has ever been."
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In fact, this past January, the Doomsday clock reaffirmed
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it's 90 seconds to midnight--
the closest
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to total cosmocide
it has ever been.
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Germany, which after
World War II resolved
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to keep its military
force to a bare minimum,
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has responded to the war
in Ukraine with an
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unprecedented increase
in its military budget,
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which rose to more than 50
billion euros in 2023.
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Observers call it the biggest rearmament offensive since
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the end of World War II,
as Germany resolved to
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procure new fighter
aircraft, helicopters,
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tanks, ships
and ammunition.
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And, as more than one
observer has noted,
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"all this is just
the beginning."
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A re-armed Germany is now
poised, more than ever
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before, to become a major
military actor on the
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world scene, by itself
or with NATO allies.
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Your Bible warns of a great
war outside of Europe.
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You have heard of the
biblical climactic
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end-time war often
called Armageddon.
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The greatest prophet who's
ever lived gave this
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warning to all of us in
Matthew the 24th chapter:
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"For then there will be
great tribulation, such as
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has not been since the
beginning of the world
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until this time, no,
nor ever shall be.
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And unless those days were
shortened, no flesh would
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be saved; but for the
elect's sake those days
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will be shortened."
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How will Europe be
involved in that war?
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My friends, you need to be
prepared for the future.
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On today's program we'll
discuss five prophecies
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to watch for in the Middle
East, and we'll be
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offering you an inspiring
and revealing study guide,
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The Middle East
in Prophecy.
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Just call the number on
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Geopolitical conditions
continually change as world
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powers seek new alliances
and military advantage.
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But there is an ancient
source that can help us
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make sense of it all, if
we know what to look for.
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Your Bible is a book of prophecy, and it reveals
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many signs of what is to come,
particularly involving the
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Middle East, the most important region for end-time prophecy.
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Our first prophecy for
the Middle East is:
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Military alliances forming
east of the Euphrates River.
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Turn in your Bible
to Revelation 9:13:
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"Then the sixth angel
sounded: And I heard a
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voice from the four horns
of the golden altar which
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is before God, saying to
the sixth angel who had
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the trumpet, 'Release the
four angels who are bound
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at the great river
Euphrates.' So the four
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angels, who had been
prepared for the hour and
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day and month and year,
were released to kill a
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third of mankind.
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Now the number of the army
of the horsemen was
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two hundred million; I heard
the number of them."
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This is describing
another world war.
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And this phase of World
War III will kill not
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just millions, but even
billions of human beings.
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Jesus Christ said that
unless those days were
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shortened, no flesh would
be saved--all life on
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earth would be destroyed.
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That's in Matthew 24:21-22.
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Now, what nations lie east
of the Euphrates River?
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Look on any map and you'll
see that those nations east
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of the Euphrates include Iran, India, China, and Russia.
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An army of 200 million
will form in this area
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and march to the Euphrates.
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Prophecy Number One
for the Middle East is:
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Military alliances forming
east of the Euphrates River.
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The second prophecy
of the Middle East is:
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Greatly increased unity
among Israel's traditional
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longtime enemies.
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We'll discuss that in the
next part of our program.
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But first I'd like to
offer you this exciting,
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Middle East in Prophecy.
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Will there be peace in Jerusalem, and the Middle East?
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This exciting booklet will
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Bible prophecy, and give
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on end-time events.
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Listen to these subheads:
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"Will Russia Control
the Middle East?"
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"Who Will Control Jerusalem?"
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"Temple Sacrifices Restored?"
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"Watch for the Abomination
of Desolation"
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"Who Rides the Beast?"
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In the first part of our
program, we saw our first
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prophecy for the Middle East:
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Military alliances forming
east of the Euphrates River.
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Our second prophecy is:
Greatly increased unity
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among Israel's traditional
longtime enemies.
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Some of you older viewers
may remember the Six-Day
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War of June 1967.
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Israel fought the combined
forces of Egypt, Syria,
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and Jordan.
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Israel captured the Sinai
Peninsula, the Golan
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Heights, the West Bank,
and East Jerusalem.
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Now Israel had access to
the holy places, including
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the Western Wall or Wailing
Wall at the Temple Mount.
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Six years later, in the
Yom Kippur War, Israel
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repelled invasions
by Egypt and Syria.
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Israel, Egypt, and Jordan
later agreed on a
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United Nations cease-fire.
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In 1978, Israel and Egypt
signed the Camp David Accords,
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returning to Egypt most of
the captured Sinai Peninsula,
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except for the Gaza Strip.
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In 1980, Israel annexed
East Jerusalem and
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declared the unified city
part of Israel, against
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the protests of Arab
forces and their allies.
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After ongoing violence known
as the first intifada,
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Israel put large portions
of the West Bank under
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Palestine Authority
control in December 1994.
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Israel's borders have
remained consistent
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since then, but
violence continues.
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Palestinians living in the
Gaza Strip and West Bank
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face tight restrictions
on movement in and out
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of Israel, creating
international outrage.
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Facing international
opposition, what enemies
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will Israel face
in the future?
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Listen to this
description of
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a historic and
prophetic alliance.
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Turn in your Bible
to Psalm 83, verse 1:
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"Do not keep silent, O God!
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Do not hold Your peace, and
do not be still, O God!"
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For behold, Your enemies
make a tumult; And those
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who hate You have
lifted up their head.
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They have taken crafty
counsel against Your people,
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and consulted together against Your sheltered ones.
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They have said, "Come, and
let us cut them off from
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being a nation, That the
name of Israel may
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be remembered no more."
For they have consulted
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together with one consent;
They form a confederacy
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against You: The tents of
Edom and the Ishmaelites;
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Moab and the Hagrites;
Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek;
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Philistia with the
inhabitants of Tyre;
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Assyria also has
joined with them;
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They have helped the
children of Lot. Selah."
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That is not just an
ancient prophecy.
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Let's take another look at
Psalm 83 as a prophecy
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in the end-times.
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Have we seen, in our time,
which Arab nations are
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determined to destroy the
tiny nation of Israel today?
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Listen to this, on page 13
of the study guide we're
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offering you today, The
Middle East in Prophecy:
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What nations have
continuously committed
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themselves to destroying
the name of Israel?
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In July of 1968,
Palestinian leaders
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signed the "Palestinian
National Charter," which
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called for the destruction
of the State of Israel....
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As Psalm 83 indicates,
Assyria (identified as
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modern-day Germany)
will be joined by an
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end-time "confederacy"
of Arab nations.
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Look on a Bible map for
the ancient location of
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Moab, Ammon, and Edom,
nations mentioned in
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Psalm 83 that are also
prominently mentioned in
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Daniel's end-time prophecy.
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These are the Muslim
peoples of the Middle East!
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As regular viewers of
this program know, Bible
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prophecy is often dual.
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And here in Psalm 83
we see the end-time
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enemies of Israel
listed in detail.
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Watch for these nations
to overcome their disputes
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with each other and unite
more strongly than
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ever against Israel.
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Our second prophecy is:
Greatly increased unity
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among Israel's traditional
longtime enemies.
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Our third prophecy for
the Middle East is:
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International attempts
to control Jerusalem.
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Bible prophecy reveals
that Jerusalem will
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be a focus of major
international conflicts.
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Jerusalem is considered
holy to three of the
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world's major religions.
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Jews today revere
Jerusalem as the city
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of the great prophets, and
the capital of the Kingdom
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of Israel and Judah under
King David and his son
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King Solomon.
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The first and second
temples were the center
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of worship until the
destruction of the city
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by the Romans in 70 AD.
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Jerusalem is also the
third most holy city of
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Islam, after the cities
of Mecca and Medina.
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Today the Islamic Mosque
of Omar, or the Dome of
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the Rock, dominates
the Temple Mount.
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The Arabic term for the
holy place is "al-Haram
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al-Sharif," which means
"The Noble Sanctuary."
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It is believed that the
prophet Muhammad ascended
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to Heaven from that site.
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Christians revere the city
as the place where their
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Savior was crucified.
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And where He taught
in the Temple.
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Christians believe Jesus
will return to establish
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His Kingdom with Jerusalem
as world capital.
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Many in the international
community are very concerned
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about the status of Jerusalem
as Israel's capital.
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Roman Catholic Pope Francis,
in July of 2018, stated:
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"Only a negotiated solution between Israelis and
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Palestinians, firmly
desired and favored by
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the Community of Nations,
can lead to a stable and
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lasting peace, and ensure
the coexistence of two
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states for two peoples."
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Yes, Jerusalem will soon be
controlled not by Israel,
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but by other
governmental powers.
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Turn in your Bible to
Revelation, chapter 11.
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"Then I was given a reed
like a measuring rod.
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And the angel stood, saying, 'Rise and measure the
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temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there.
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But leave out the court which
is outside the temple, and
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do not measure it, for it has been given to the Gentiles.
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And they will tread the
holy city underfoot for
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forty-two months.'"
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This period of three and
one-half years precedes
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the return of Christ.
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As we've pointed out
on previous programs,
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two prophets of God will
witness with great power
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during that same period of
three and one-half years.
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You can read about that
in verse 3 through verse 15
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of Revelation 11.
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God Almighty stated
in verse 3,
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"And I will give power to
my two witnesses, and they
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will prophesy one thousand
two hundred and sixty days,
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clothed in sackcloth."
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For three and one-half years, these two witnesses will
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contend with the Gentile force which will dominate the
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Middle East at that time.
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This will be a time of
great tribulation for the
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whole world, especially for those who are true Christians.
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Billions will be killed.
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Many who accept Christ
during that time will
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be persecuted terribly,
even martyred.
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Our third prophecy for
the Middle East is:
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International attempts
to control Jerusalem.
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We'll discuss the fourth
and fifth prophecies
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in the next part
of our program.
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But first I'd like
to offer you this
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free study guide: The
Middle East in Prophecy.
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My friends, you need to be
watching the Middle East.
15:30.629 --> 15:33.232
What does Bible prophecy
say about the future
15:33.299 --> 15:35.968
of Israel, and the
nations surrounding it?
15:36.035 --> 15:39.338
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In the last part of
our program, we saw
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prophecies two and three
for the Middle East.
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Our fourth prophecy
to watch for is:
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Animal sacrifices
restored in Jerusalem.
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Turn in your Bible to
Daniel the 11th chapter.
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Historically, the Greek
ruler Antiochus Epiphanes
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issued a decree in
167 B.C. that prohibited
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further sacrifices in
the Jerusalem Temple.
16:34.193 --> 16:36.195
Daniel 11:31,
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"And forces shall be mustered
by him, and they shall
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defile the sanctuary fortress;
then they shall take away
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the daily sacrifices,
and place there the
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abomination of desolation."
16:49.608 --> 16:52.277
In addition to stopping
the daily sacrifices,
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Antiochus erected a statue
of Jupiter Olympus in the
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temple and directed
everyone to worship it.
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This abomination, also
referred to in chapter 8
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of Daniel, is a type of
a similar end-time event.
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Notice also, that the
end-time sacrifices are
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cut off 1,290 days before
the return of Christ.
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Daniel 12:11,
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"And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away,
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and the abomination of desolation is set up,
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there shall be one thousand
two hundred and ninety days."
17:25.444 --> 17:28.580
Jesus told us to be alert
to this key prophecy,
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which will take place
in the Middle East.
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He said in Matthew 24:15,
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"'Therefore when you see the "abomination of desolation,"
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spoken of by Daniel the prophet,
standing in the holy place'
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(whoever reads, let him understand), 'then let
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those who are in Judea
flee to the mountains.'"
17:46.832 --> 17:49.635
The Apostle Paul warns of
a great false prophet
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who will stand in
the holy place.
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Let's read that in
2 Thessalonians 2.
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In 2 Thessalonians 2:3,
the Apostle Paul writes,
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"Let no one deceive you by
any means; for that Day
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will not come unless the
falling away comes first,
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and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition,
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who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God
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or that is worshiped, so
that he sits as God in
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the temple of God, showing
himself that he is God."
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This end-time false
prophet will cause
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the sacrifices to cease.
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Let's realize that the
Jews have not offered
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animal sacrifices since
70 AD when the Romans
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destroyed the Second
Temple in Jerusalem.
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In order for the end-time
sacrifices to be
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stopped eventually,
they need to begin.
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Some believe that the Temple
must be rebuilt first
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in order to conduct
animal sacrifices.
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Many Jews believe that
only the Messiah
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will be able to
rebuild the Temple.
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However, some Jewish
groups are hoping to see
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today's Jewish people take
the initiative themselves.
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They believe that there
can be no peace in the
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Middle East until the
Temple is rebuilt.
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Rabbi Chaim Richman,
international director
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of the Temple Institute,
has said, "It's time to
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vote with our feet and send
a clear message to the world
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that we truly believe that
the Temple Mount is ours
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and we truly hope and pray
for a time of unparalleled
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world peace and harmony
with the re-building of
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the Third Temple."
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It is important to remember
that an altar is needed for
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sacrifices, not necessarily
a full temple building.
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Just read the third
chapter of Ezra.
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The returning exiles from Babylon had only a holy place,
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not a temple.
19:38.544 --> 19:42.180
Ezra refers to the location
of the holy place, as the
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House of God, when the temple had not yet been built.
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Ezra 3:8,
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"Now in the second month of
the second year of their
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coming to the House of
God at Jerusalem...."
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This was around 536 BC.
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But there was
no building yet.
19:59.598 --> 20:03.101
The returning Jewish exiles referred to the Holy Place
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as "the House of God," even though no temple existed.
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The holiest place under
the control of the Jewish
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religious authorities today,
is the Western Wall,
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or the Wailing Wall.
20:15.814 --> 20:18.784
It is the western retaining
wall to the Temple Mount.
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Jews are not allowed to
publicly worship on
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the Temple Mount,
only Muslims.
20:23.455 --> 20:26.525
So, it remains to be seen
where and when the Jews
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will begin sacrificing.
20:28.627 --> 20:32.130
Listen, when animal
sacrifices begin once
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again in Jerusalem, you will know that the prophecies
20:36.168 --> 20:40.806
Jesus spoke about are heading for a grand-smash climax.
20:40.872 --> 20:43.308
The fourth prophecy
to watch for is:
20:43.375 --> 20:46.345
Animal sacrifices
restored in Jerusalem.
20:46.411 --> 20:48.914
The fifth prophecy
to watch for is:
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A superpower united Europe turning against Israel.
20:53.185 --> 20:55.687
The European Union
is headquartered in
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Brussels, Belgium.
20:56.955 --> 21:00.092
It is developing as a
political, economic,
21:00.158 --> 21:03.061
and military entity, just
like the King of the North
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prophesied in your Bible.
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Will it become that
prophesied superpower?
21:08.467 --> 21:11.169
The EU is beginning to
assert itself as a
21:11.236 --> 21:14.906
military force independent
of the United States.
21:14.973 --> 21:18.076
The coming Beast power
prophesied in Revelation
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will exercise great
military power.
21:21.647 --> 21:24.616
Revelation the
thirteenth chapter:
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"Then I stood on the
sand of the sea.
21:26.752 --> 21:29.655
And I saw a beast rising
up out of the sea, having
21:29.721 --> 21:33.592
seven heads and ten horns,
and on his horns ten crowns,
21:33.659 --> 21:36.261
and on his heads a
blasphemous name.
21:36.328 --> 21:39.197
Now the beast which I
saw was like a leopard,
21:39.264 --> 21:43.001
his feet were like the feet
of a bear, and his mouth
21:43.068 --> 21:44.970
like the mouth of a lion.
21:45.037 --> 21:47.739
The dragon gave him
his power, his throne,
21:47.806 --> 21:49.274
and great authority.
21:49.341 --> 21:52.277
And I saw one of his heads
as if it had been mortally
21:52.344 --> 21:55.647
wounded, and his deadly
wound was healed.
21:55.714 --> 21:59.751
And all the world marveled
and followed the beast.
21:59.818 --> 22:02.120
So they worshiped the
dragon who gave authority
22:02.187 --> 22:04.690
to the beast; and they
worshiped the beast,
22:04.756 --> 22:07.159
saying, "Who is
like the beast?
22:07.225 --> 22:10.262
Who is able to
make war with him?"
22:10.328 --> 22:13.065
My friends, we need to watch
the military resurgence
22:13.131 --> 22:15.901
of Germany, along with
the other prophecies.
22:15.967 --> 22:18.870
As we near the Great Tribulation, your Bible
22:18.937 --> 22:21.306
instructs us to watch
key developments
22:21.373 --> 22:23.308
surrounding Jerusalem.
22:23.375 --> 22:25.711
Luke 21:19-20:
22:25.777 --> 22:28.947
"By your patience
possess your souls.
22:29.014 --> 22:32.884
But when you see Jerusalem
surrounded by armies,
22:32.951 --> 22:35.787
then know that its
desolation is near."
22:35.854 --> 22:39.458
Revelation 11:2 tells us that Jerusalem will be trodden
22:39.524 --> 22:42.227
down by the Gentiles for
forty-two months, about
22:42.294 --> 22:43.695
three and one-half years.
22:43.762 --> 22:46.498
At the end of that time,
during the Day of the Lord,
22:46.565 --> 22:49.634
the armies of Europe and
Asia will combine to
22:49.701 --> 22:52.471
bring about the great
climax of World War III,
22:52.537 --> 22:54.706
referred to as "Armageddon."
22:54.773 --> 22:57.909
Yes, we need to watch for developments leading to an
22:57.976 --> 23:00.912
invasion of the Middle East
from the powerful military
23:00.979 --> 23:06.051
King of the North, as it
states in Daniel 11:40-41.
23:06.118 --> 23:09.888
My friends, we are approaching the time of the end.
23:09.955 --> 23:13.158
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Regular viewers of Tomorrow's World know that we are
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living in the end-times prophesied in your Bible.
24:48.520 --> 24:50.255
And in today's program
we've outlined
24:50.322 --> 24:53.325
five prophecies for
those end times.
24:53.391 --> 24:57.128
Military alliances forming
east of the Euphrates River
24:57.195 --> 25:00.565
Greatly increased unity
among Israel's traditional
25:00.632 --> 25:02.334
longtime enemies
25:02.400 --> 25:05.370
International attempts
to control Jerusalem
25:05.437 --> 25:08.673
Animal sacrifices
restored in Jerusalem
25:08.740 --> 25:12.577
A superpower united Europe turning against Israel
25:12.644 --> 25:16.114
My friends, we are approaching the time of the end.
25:16.181 --> 25:19.150
The book of Daniel emphasizes "the time of the end"
25:19.217 --> 25:22.587
four times in chapters
eleven and twelve.
25:22.654 --> 25:25.924
He even gives a key time-period for the great resurrection.
25:25.991 --> 25:28.727
We've focused on the
Abomination of Desolation,
25:28.793 --> 25:33.298
which is yet to occur and may happen soon, in your lifetime.
25:33.365 --> 25:35.700
Notice Daniel 12:11,
25:35.767 --> 25:39.204
"And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away,
25:39.271 --> 25:41.539
and the abomination of desolation is set up,
25:41.606 --> 25:45.377
there shall be one thousand
two hundred and ninety days."
25:45.443 --> 25:50.048
The 1,290 days end with the resurrection of Daniel
25:50.115 --> 25:51.917
and all faithful Christians.
25:51.983 --> 25:54.920
Daniel is told in
chapter 12, verse 13,
25:54.986 --> 26:00.125
"But you, go your way till the end; for you shall rest, and
26:00.191 --> 26:04.396
will arise to your inheritance at the end of the days."
26:04.462 --> 26:07.632
Yes, Daniel will arise
to his inheritance at the
26:07.699 --> 26:11.703
"end of days," which is the
sounding of the seventh
26:11.770 --> 26:14.673
trumpet in Revelation 11:15...
26:14.739 --> 26:17.909
"Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices
26:17.976 --> 26:20.645
in heaven, saying, 'The
kingdoms of this world
26:20.712 --> 26:23.348
have become the kingdoms of
our Lord and of His Christ,
26:23.415 --> 26:26.251
and He shall reign
forever and ever!'"
26:26.318 --> 26:28.820
Yes, that's the last
trumpet proclaimed
26:28.887 --> 26:32.757
in 1 Corinthians 15:52, describing the Great
26:32.824 --> 26:35.427
Resurrection of
faithful Christians.
26:35.493 --> 26:39.297
My friends, we need to be spiritually awake and watchful.
26:39.364 --> 26:42.200
We need to be prepared
for the Second Coming.
26:42.267 --> 26:45.403
Christ will be King over
all the earth, ruling
26:45.470 --> 26:48.139
from the new world
capital, Jerusalem.
26:48.206 --> 26:51.176
Notice that in
Zechariah 14:8...
26:51.242 --> 26:55.013
"And in that day it shall
be that living waters
26:55.080 --> 26:57.816
shall flow from Jerusalem,
half of them toward the
26:57.882 --> 27:00.385
eastern sea and half of
them toward the western
27:00.452 --> 27:04.089
sea; in both summer and
winter it shall occur.
27:04.155 --> 27:08.126
And the LORD shall be
King over all the earth."
27:08.193 --> 27:10.962
Thank God, His Kingdom
is coming soon.
27:11.029 --> 27:15.500
May we all pray with our
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27:15.567 --> 27:18.303
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