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The word "Armageddon" is
used often to describe
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earth-destroying dangers.
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This March 2024 edition of Astronomy magazine features
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this cover Headline:
"Cosmic Catastrophes,
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How the Universe threatens
life on earth," page 18,
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"The Universe is a
terrifying place, filled
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with existential threats.
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Earth may seem quite solid
beneath our feet, but the
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continued existence of the
thin layers of rock, water,
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and air that sustain us
is in no way guaranteed.
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Errant asteroids, soaring
superflares, and exploding
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supernovae are just a few
of the calamities that
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might befall our
fragile world.
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In the short term, we
may be able to manage
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or mitigate some
of these threats.
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Asteroids can be diverted
and power grids hardened.
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But other apocalypses are
inevitable as the solar
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system ages: a runaway
Moon, Earth's collapsing
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magnetosphere, the
Sun's flagging heart.
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Each one represents a
countdown to a different
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apocalypse, with some more
imminent that others."
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Your Bible confirms such cosmic dangers when the prophesied
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heavenly signs will terrify humans all over the earth.
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How will the great
men and women react?
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Revelation 6:15,
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"And the kings of the earth,
the great men, the rich men,
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the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man,
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hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains,
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and said to the mountains and rocks, 'Fall on us and hide us
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from the face of Him who sits
on the throne and from the
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wrath of the Lamb!
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For the great day of His
wrath has come, and who
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is able to stand?'"
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Yes, my friends, Bible
prophecy reveals dramatic
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dangers just ahead of us,
but also the good news
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of God's coming Kingdom
ruled by the Messiah,
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Jesus Christ, as King of
kings and Lord of lords.
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Surprisingly, when Jesus Christ returns, all the world's armies
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and powerful worldly military might will fight against the
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coming conquering King in
the battle of Armageddon.
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On today's program, we'll
be offering an amazing free
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study guide, Armageddon
and Beyond, to help you
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understand what is
ahead for planet Earth.
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Join us on today's program
and learn who will win the
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Battle of Armageddon.
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Warm greetings to all our
friends around the world.
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The end of the world has often been defined by popular media
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and entertainment as the
Battle of Armageddon.
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The Merriam-Webster Dictionary gives this definition for
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Armageddon: "a. the site
or time of a final and
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conclusive battle between
the forces of good and evil.
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b.: the battle taking
place at Armageddon."
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This definition reflects
the popular concept of
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Armageddon, but it is
not technically accurate
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according to your Bible.
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If you have your Bible, turn to Revelation the 16th chapter.
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Here we see that Armageddon,
or Megiddo, is rather the
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gathering place of the world's armies before the battle takes
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place in Jerusalem.
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Revelation 16:16,
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"And they gathered them
together to the place
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called in Hebrew, Armageddon."
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The Hebrew expression Har Maggedon means the hill
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or mountain of Megiddo.
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The armies of the world
will gather in northern
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Israel at Megiddo before marching south to Jerusalem.
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Megiddo is located about
55 miles north of
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Jerusalem in Israel.
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In ancient times it
guarded the main
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trade route between
Egypt and Damascus.
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It also overlooks the
largest plain in Israel,
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the Valley of Jezreel (as
it's called in the Bible)
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or the Plain of Esdraelon.
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The kings of the east cross westward across the
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Euphrates River.
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They meet up with other
superpower armies at Megiddo.
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These armies gather at
Armageddon, and then move
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southward to Jerusalem
to fight Christ there.
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Notice Joel 3:1,
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"For behold, in those days and at that time, when I bring
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back the captives of Judah
and Jerusalem, I will also
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gather all nations, and bring them down to the Valley of
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Jehoshaphat; and I will enter into judgment with them there."
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The Valley of Jehoshaphat is between the Mount of Olives
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and the city of Jerusalem.
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It's also known as the
Kidron Valley, which
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extends southward
for some distance.
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Yes, the Battle of the Great
Day of God Almighty will
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take place at Jerusalem.
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Jehoshaphat means
"judgment of the Eternal."
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God will judge the nations
in this climactic battle.
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Who will win that battle?
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We can gain some clues
from the prophetic events
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that lead up to Armageddon.
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For your sake and the sake
of your family, you need
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to know the sequence of
prophetic events that may
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happen in your lifetime
and in the near future.
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Let's first review three
major events covering
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the prophesied three and
one-half years leading up
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to Armageddon and the
return of Christ to this
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earth as King of kings
and Lord of lords.
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If you have your Bible, turn
to the book of Revelation,
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or the Apocalypse.
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Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God opens the mysterious scroll
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sealed with seven seals.
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The first four of the
seven seals reveal
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four symbolic horsemen.
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Turn to Revelation
the sixth chapter.
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The Apostle John, who wrote
the book of Revelation under
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God's inspiration, sees in vision the famous four
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horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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They symbolize, in order,
false christs and false
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religion, war and its devastating effects,
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famines that normally
follow on the heels of war,
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and pestilence and disease
that follow after famine.
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The Apostle John describes
the fourth horse and its
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rider in Revelation 6:8,
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"So I looked, and
behold, a pale horse.
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And the name of him who
sat on it was Death, and
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Hades followed with him.
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And power was given to them
over a fourth of the earth,
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to kill with sword, with
hunger, with death, and by
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the beasts of the earth."
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The combined power of the
four horsemen will bring
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massive devastation
all over the earth.
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My friends, we need
to face reality.
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Billions of human beings
on earth will die--as war,
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hunger, and disease
expand over the planet.
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Yes, we will face the extreme danger of human annihilation.
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The fourth seal of Revelation pictures the four horsemen
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combining their powers.
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The world will suffer
massive deaths of men,
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women, and children.
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The fifth seal, as you
read in Revelation 6:9,
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reveals a martyrdom of
Christians during the
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tribulation period of about
two and one-half years.
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Then we read about the sixth seal, which introduces the
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time of God's wrath and
judgment on the nations.
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The sixth seal is referred
to as the heavenly signs.
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Revelation 6:12,
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"I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold,
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there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as
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sackcloth of hair, and the
moon became like blood.
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And the stars of heaven fell
to the earth, as a fig tree
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drops its late figs when it
is shaken by a mighty wind.
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Then the sky receded as a
scroll when it is rolled up,
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and every mountain and island was moved out of its place."
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While massive upheavals take place during the heavenly
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signs, we know that the
greater danger lies in
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World War III and Armageddon.
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What prophetic events follow what has been called
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"cosmic catastrophes"?
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The cosmic disturbances or
the heavenly signs, as they
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are called, introduce
the Day of the Lord.
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The Day of the Lord is the
time of God's wrath and
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judgment on an unthankful,
rebellious world.
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Jesus Christ, the Lamb
of God, will be wrathful.
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He'll execute God's
righteous judgments.
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The Day of the Lord, here in Revelation 6:17, is called
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"the great Day of His wrath."
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The one-year Day of the Lord leads up to the climactic
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Battle of Armageddon.
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Who will win that battle and what prophetic events should
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you be watching for?
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We'll answer those
questions in the remainder
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This study guide will cover
the sequence of prophetic
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events leading up to World
War III and Armageddon.
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of life beyond Armageddon.
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Here in the center is a
chart showing End-Time
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Prophetic Milestones.
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They include the Great
Tribulation, the Heavenly
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Signs, the Day of the Lord,
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The book of Revelation
reveals the sequence of
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prophetic events leading up
to the Battle of Armageddon.
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The one-year Day of the
Lord sets the stage
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for the final battle
between good and evil.
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The Day of the Lord will
bring God's judgments
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on the nations.
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Let's understand.
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There are three prophetic
milestones leading up
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to Christ's return.
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They are:
1. The Great Tribulation;
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2. The Heavenly Signs; and
3. The Day of the Lord.
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These three events cover a
period of about three and
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one-half years.
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There are over thirty
prophecies in your
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Bible referring to
the Day of the Lord.
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Isaiah 34:8 and Isaiah 63:4
show that the Day of the Lord
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in end-time prophecy,
the time preceding the
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Second Coming, is a
period of one year.
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You might want to write
down those references:
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Isaiah 34:8 and
Isaiah 63:4.
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At the end of this year-
long day of the Lord,
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a revived superpower
called the Beast in the
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book of Revelation will
join the military might
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of other nations to fight
against this invader from
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outer space, the returning
Messiah, the King of kings
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and Lord of Lords,
Jesus Christ.
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They will fight against Christ at His Second Coming at the
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Battle of Armageddon.
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Revelation 17:12,
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"The ten horns which you
saw are ten kings who
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have received no kingdom
as yet, but they receive
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authority for one hour as
kings with the beast.
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These are of one mind,
and they will give their
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power and authority
to the beast.
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These will make war
with the Lamb..."
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All the military might
of the world will try
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to conquer Christ.
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But does the world really
have that much power to
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even attempt such a battle?
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Nine nations around the
world are known to have
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nuclear weapons.
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The combined power from
these weapons could destroy
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all human life on earth
several times over.
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On page 5 of the Armageddon booklet, this chart shows the
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estimated number of nuclear warheads each possesses.
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They are Russia, the
United States, France,
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China, the United Kingdom,
Israel, India, Pakistan,
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and North Korea.
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President Putin of Russia
has threatened to use
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nuclear weapons in the
war with Ukraine.
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This headline is from
Associated Press:
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"Putin warns again that
Russia is ready to use
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nuclear weapons if its sovereignty is threatened."
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"The Russian leader has repeatedly talked about
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his readiness to use nuclear weapons since launching
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a full-scale invasion of
Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.
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The most recent such threat
came in his state-of-the-union
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nation address last month,
when he warned the West that
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deepening its involvement
in the fighting in Ukraine
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would risk a nuclear war."
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Not only must the world face danger from the nations
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with nuclear weapons, but
other nations, and terrorists
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are seeking weapons of
mass destruction as well.
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A time of great danger, a coming World War III, is coming soon.
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Regular viewers of Tomorrow's World know that Bible prophecy
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reveals the future, and
the sequence of events
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leading up to Armageddon.
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The Apostle John, writing in
the first century AD describes
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what he saw in vision.
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Revelation 9:17,
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"And thus I saw the horses
in the vision: those who sat
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on them had breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue,
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and sulfur yellow; and the
heads of the horses were like
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the heads of lions; and
out of their mouths came
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fire, smoke, and brimstone.
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By these three plagues a
third of mankind was killed--
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by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which came out
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of their mouths.
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For their power is in their mouth and in their tails;
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for their tails are like serpents, having heads;
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and with them they do harm."
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The Apostle John was seeing
in vision 21st century
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modern warfare.
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He was describing weapons
of mass destruction in
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first-century language.
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My friends the threat of nuclear war is still very real.
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As we just read in
Revelation 9, this phase
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of World War III will
kill a third of mankind.
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Yes, about two billion
people in addition to the
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two billion previously killed
by the four horsemen we read
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about in Revelation 6:8.
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The world is certainly headed for "nuclear annihilation"
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if God does not
intervene to save us.
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That end-time battle will feature the world's military
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might against the returning heavenly army led by the
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King of kings, Jesus Christ.
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It is called "the battle
of that great day of
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God Almighty" in
Revelation 16:14.
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Who will fight against
Christ at His coming?
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Revelation 17 gives
us more details.
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The revived Roman Empire
with its ten kings or
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kingdoms will use all
their military strength
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to resist the coming
conquering King.
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Revelation 17:12,
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"The ten horns which you
saw are ten kings who have
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received no kingdom as yet,
but they receive authority
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for one hour as kings
with the beast.
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These are of one mind,
and they will give their
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power and authority
to the beast.
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These will make war
with the Lamb..."
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"Framework for Prophecy";
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"War Against Christ!";
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Armageddon has been described
as the final battle between
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good and evil.
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We've seen that all the armies of the world will combine
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their forces to fight against this invader from outer space.
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They gather at Megiddo,
on the largest plain in
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Israel, the Valley of Jezreel (as it's called in the Bible)
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or the Plain of Esdraelon.
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They then travel the 55 miles down to Jerusalem in the
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Valley of Jehoshaphat as we
saw earlier in Joel 3:1 to
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fight Christ at His coming.
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All the combined nuclear
power in the world's armies
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will be no match against
the coming conquering King.
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And who will be with
the conquering King?
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Revelation 19 gives the setting just before the battle begins.
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Genuine Christians will
become the wife of Christ.
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After the resurrection of
faithful Christians at the
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seventh trumpet, the glorified saints proceed to the sea of
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glass mentioned in Revelation 15:2 for their marriage to
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the Lamb, Jesus Christ.
17:56.575 --> 17:58.710
Revelation 19:6,
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"And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude,
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as the sound of many
waters and as the sound
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of mighty thunderings,
saying, 'Alleluia!
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For the Lord God
Omnipotent reigns!
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Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage
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of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready."
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And to her it was granted
to be arrayed in fine linen,
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clean and bright, for the
fine linen is the righteous
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acts of the saints."
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The glorified saints will
dwell with Christ and
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God the Father for the
nine-day period between
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the Feast of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement and return
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to earth with the King
of Kings to conquer the
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nations and establish the Kingdom of God on earth.
18:42.921 --> 18:44.022
Verse 11,
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"Now I saw heaven opened,
and behold, a white horse.
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And He who sat on him was
called Faithful and True,
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and in righteousness He
judges and makes war."
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Now remember Revelation 17:14,
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"These will make war with
the Lamb and the Lamb will
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overcome them, for He is Lord
of lords and King of kings;
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and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful."
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Yes, the Lamb, Jesus
Christ will overcome them,
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He will conquer them.
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The power of God Almighty
will vanquish rebellious
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nations and armies.
19:19.825 --> 19:23.195
At last the prophesied
process of world peace
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can begin with the
establishment of the
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Kingdom of God on earth.
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God speed that day.
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The conquering King will vanquish the combined military
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power of all the nations that have turned from fighting
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themselves, to fighting this invader from outer space.
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And who will be
with our Savior?
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"The armies in heaven" mentioned in Revelation 19:14 will
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be with Him.
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Those who are called,
chosen, and faithful.
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That may include you, my
friends, if you become
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a faithful and
genuine Christian.
19:57.963 --> 20:01.500
Revelation the 19th chapter gives us more details of
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this final battle.
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Revelation 19:19,
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"And I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies,
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gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the
20:11.209 --> 20:13.111
horse and against His army.
20:13.178 --> 20:16.548
Then the beast was captured,
and with him the false prophet
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who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived
20:19.685 --> 20:22.454
those who received the mark
of the beast and those
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who worshiped his image.
20:24.289 --> 20:27.159
These two were cast alive
into the lake of fire
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burning with brimstone.
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And the rest were killed with the sword which proceeded
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from the mouth of Him
who sat on the horse.
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And all the birds were
filled with their flesh."
20:37.436 --> 20:40.005
Now remember we read
earlier that the year-long
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Day of the Lord is the
time of God's judgment on
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our rebellious nations.
20:44.810 --> 20:47.512
As it states in Revelation 6:17,
20:47.579 --> 20:50.482
"For the great day of
His wrath has come,
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and who is able to stand?"
20:53.018 --> 20:57.689
Continuing in Revelation 19,
we see confirmed the glorious
20:57.756 --> 21:00.826
ruling authority of the coming ruler of planet earth:
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"And He has on His robe and
His thigh a name written:
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KING OF KINGS AND
LORD OF LORDS".
21:08.233 --> 21:09.468
Verse 16.
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He is the conquering King.
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Yes, "Who is able to stand?"
21:14.773 --> 21:17.676
Armageddon has been described
as the final battle between
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good and evil.
21:19.111 --> 21:23.148
The Commander of heaven's
armies will win this war.
21:23.215 --> 21:26.652
And with this great victory,
He will usher in the Millennium,
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a thousand years of peace and prosperity for all nations.
21:30.689 --> 21:33.492
But how will you prepare for these awesome events just
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ahead of us?
21:34.826 --> 21:39.731
Notice the admonition by the Lord Jesus Christ in Luke 21:36,
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"Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted
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worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass,
21:46.338 --> 21:49.007
and to stand before
the Son of Man."
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Perhaps you have
not been praying.
21:51.109 --> 21:54.346
Now is the time get down
on your knees and cry out
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to God for a change
in your life.
21:56.748 --> 22:02.154
Isaiah 55:6-7 tell us
how to draw close to God.
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"Seek the LORD while He
may be found, call upon
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Him while He is near.
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Let the wicked forsake his
way, and the unrighteous man
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his thoughts; Let him return
to the LORD, and He will have
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mercy on him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon."
22:18.704 --> 22:22.474
God promises to bless you
and forgive you if you seek
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Him with your whole heart.
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The solution to the world's problem lies in the future
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change in human nature.
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How can that be possible?
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We'll answer that question in the conclusion of our program.
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You can also learn the awesome and inspiring prophecies in
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this free study guide, Armageddon and Beyond.
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This exciting free study guide covers the sequence of
22:43.929 --> 22:47.866
prophetic events leading up to World War III and Armageddon.
22:47.933 --> 22:52.170
And it reveals the good news
of life beyond Armageddon.
22:52.237 --> 22:54.606
Here in the center is a
chart showing End-Time
22:54.673 --> 22:56.108
Prophetic Milestones.
22:56.174 --> 22:58.977
They include the Great Tribulation, the Heavenly
22:59.044 --> 23:02.981
Signs, the Day of the Lord,
and the Second Coming.
23:03.048 --> 23:04.850
You need this study guide.
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What happens at the
prophesied event called
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the seventh trumpet?
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Listen to these sub-
titles in the booklet:
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"The Seventh Trumpet,"
"War Against Christ,"
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"God will Save Doomed Mankind,"
"Beyond Armageddon," and
23:19.831 --> 23:21.466
"Your Personal Future."
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You need to understand the sequence of prophetic events.
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Scientists, astronomers, and statesmen are warning us
24:49.020 --> 24:53.024
that planet earth is in
danger of total destruction.
24:53.091 --> 24:55.994
But the greatest warning comes to us from Bible prophecy
24:56.061 --> 24:58.363
and the Messiah Himself.
24:58.430 --> 25:01.399
He reveals the sequence of end-time events including the
25:01.466 --> 25:05.103
Great Tribulation, the Heavenly Signs, and the Day of the Lord.
25:05.170 --> 25:08.807
The climactic event is the
"battle of that great day
25:08.874 --> 25:12.811
of God Almighty" stated
in Revelation 16:14,
25:12.878 --> 25:17.015
also commonly referred to
as the Battle of Armageddon.
25:17.082 --> 25:21.486
The kings of the earth and their armies [Revelation 19:19]
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will gather in northern Israel to fight against the Messiah,
25:25.156 --> 25:26.992
Jesus Christ, at His coming.
25:27.058 --> 25:30.462
The King of kings will
conquer these rebellious,
25:30.528 --> 25:32.364
oppressive nations.
25:32.430 --> 25:35.467
But how can we have world
peace when human nature
25:35.533 --> 25:39.170
continually rebels against
the way of peace?
25:39.237 --> 25:42.140
General Douglas MacArthur
realized the futility of
25:42.207 --> 25:45.911
war and pointed out the need
for a spiritual solution:
25:45.977 --> 25:46.745
He stated:
25:46.811 --> 25:50.115
"We have had
our last chance.
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If we will not devise some
greater and more equitable
25:55.520 --> 26:00.125
system, our Armageddon
will be at our door.
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The problem basically is
theological and involves a
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spiritual recrudescence and improvement of human character
26:09.034 --> 26:14.372
that will synchronize with our almost matchless advances
26:14.439 --> 26:20.111
in science, art, literature
and all material and cultural
26:20.178 --> 26:23.782
developments of the past
two thousand years.
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It must be of the spirit if
we are to save the flesh."
26:28.520 --> 26:31.890
Yes, it must be of the spirit, if we are to save the flesh.
26:31.957 --> 26:35.293
Beyond Armageddon, the new
world government, comprised
26:35.360 --> 26:39.331
of Christ and the saints,
will teach the way to peace.
26:39.397 --> 26:42.567
Yes, during the millennium, there will be a spiritual
26:42.634 --> 26:46.905
recrudescence or renewal, an improvement of human character
26:46.972 --> 26:48.873
and the human spirit.
26:48.940 --> 26:52.610
The Kingdom of God will
rule over all nations.
26:52.677 --> 26:54.813
Pray for that Kingdom to come.
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We look forward to the time beyond Armageddon when the
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prophecy of Zechariah 14:9
will be fulfilled:
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"And the Lord shall be King
over all the earth."
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Only the Prince of peace can govern the world's nations
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with love and justice, guaranteeing a world of
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prosperity and abundant
living for all peoples.
27:15.600 --> 27:18.636
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