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End Time Prophecy and Religion Notes
The World Trade Center bombing has sparked my curiosity
regarding a few different things, including fulfillment of Biblical
prophecy. This is a collection of information that I have
gathered or discovered regarding the end times according to Bible
prophecy, and various world religions as they seem affect the end
times.
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Interesting Articles and Commentary
| Beast |
Country Represented (at time of second coming) |
Historical Commentary Interpretation |
| Lion with Eagle's wings |
Great Britain / United States:
- Great Britain is known to identify with a lion symbol
- lion is displayed prominantly & repeatedly on
the national Royal Arms emblem
- national symbol of US is eagle
- see back of dollar bill
- presidential symbol
- Continental Congress in 1782 adopted the bald eagle
as the national symbol
- US grew out of Great Britain
|
Babylon |
| Bear |
Russia
- national symbol of Russia
- used in Time magazine, USA Today newspaper, and Economist
magazine to represent Russia, among many others
|
Media(?) Persia |
| 4-headed Leopard |
Germany
- "leopard tank"
- dominates
Europe in multiple ways
- 4 heads = 4 reichs or kingdoms
|
Grecian empire |
| 10-horned Beast |
10 nations that join together voluntarily under
the antichrist; perhaps the European Union or the re-creation
of the Soviet Union
- slain horn: antichrist (v. 11)
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Roman Empire |
4 Beasts used again in Revelation 13
One World Government consisting of Germany, Great
Britain, Russia, and the 10-horned beast under the antichrist's
reign (USA is missing from this group)
7-headed, 10-horned beast (Rev 17, Rev 13)
- Rev 13 - body of leopard, feet of bear, head of
lion
- Rev 17 - details above not mentioned, same colors
as 4 horses
Mystery Babylon
Seven Seals
- Seals 1-4: 4 horses/chariots AKA "4 Horses
of the Apocalypse" (Revelation 6:1-8; Zechariah 6:1-8):
symbolize spirits; first 4 seals already released; in order
of understanding
- red: communism/socialism - wars result from
spread; no location mentioned
- black: capitalism - balances; north country
= northern hemisphere; quieted spirit = less focus on God
- white: Catholicism - bow w/ no arrows: symbolizes
weapon with no ammunition; pope always in white; follows
capitalism
- pale/grizzled/bay: death - w/ sword &
hunger - Economist Fall 1999: bloodiest century in the world;
Stalin: 20M deaths; Communist Cultural Revolution: 60M deaths;
abortions; Africa: aids
- 6th seal = 7th trumpet
Seven Trumpets (series of wars; Revelation 8-9)
- 7th Trumpet:
- 6th Trumpet: war with 200M soldiers that kills
1/3 of mankind (2B people); comes from Euphrates region; is
NOT battle of Armageddon
- 5th Trumpet: Saddam Hussein - Saddam means "Destroyer";
gulf war? sun blotted out for 3 months during gulf war due to
oil well fires; locust description = helicopters or tanks? 5 months
= Iraqi occupation of Kuwait? may not be finished yet since he
is still in power; 1990 invasion of Kuwait; 700 oil wells set
on fire before Hussein was forced out of Kuwait
- 4th Trumpet: Rev 8:12; shortening of the days; 1/3 part of sun,
moon, stars darkened, daylight shortened by 1/3; Matthew 24:22
- 24 hours shortened to 16 hours? time accelerated? Dan 12:11,
12 - #days; 1290 days: antichrist reigns; 1335 days specified;
likely everything has sped up already; according to theory of
relativity, we would not necessarily notice; strongest evidence
is if 5th trumpet has sounded already
- 3rd Trumpet: Revelation 8:10-11; fulfilled in
1986: "Chernobyl" is Ukrainian/Russian for "Wormwood";
bitter water - most deadly part of accident (Politics &
Religion 3/25/02, 4/2/02)
- 2nd Trumpet (Revelation 8:8-9): WWII? 52M dead;
36,387/105,127 ships destroyed; atomic bomb = mountain of fire?
- 1st Trumpet: WWI?; 8.3M dead; hail & fire
mingled w/ blood = bomb; grass/trees burned up = paths of destruction
Seven Vials
- not worldwide - located in holy land
- 6th Vial: drying up Euphrates
- 7th Vial: fall of Babylon; at time of battle of
Armageddon, great earthquake, mount of olives splits (Revelation
16, Ezekiel 38)
Revelation Details
- Revelation 17-18: addressed to Roman Catholic church;
Vatican = "hill of fortune tellers & soothsayers";
name never changed
- Revelation not chronological: seals, trumpets
& vials overlap
Upcoming Events
- Temple will be rebuilt on temple mount by Israel,
shared between Jews & Muslims (Politics & Religion 9/19/01)
- Animal sacrifices will be resumed; need religious
resurgence in Israel first
- Palestinian intifada
- Antichrist involved in "confirmation of the
covenant"; international community confirms Israel's right to land;
begins 7 years leading up to Armageddon
- After 3.5 years, antichrist asserts authority
on temple mount; international community breaks covenant with Israel; AKA
"abomination of desolation"
- After 3.5 years, United Nations/international
community will invade Israel
- Battle of Armageddon: Jesus Christ appears and puts down
invading armies of United Nations; Jesus Christ establishes new
world order
- 1000 year reign on earth by Jesus Christ
Misc. Notes
- Antichrist: comes from 10-nation union; likely
from Europe; Gorbachev? Javiar Solano? pro-abortion or pro-birth
control
- Catholic priest controversy - I Timothy 4:3: "forbidding
to marry" specifically mentioned as "doctrine of devils"
- False prophet: pope at time of antichrist
- Palestinians = Philistines
- Rapture: occurs when 2 witnesses arise after 3
days??? (requires post-tribulation rapture)
- church = "elect"
- terrorist attacks fits 7 major prophecies (Out of Ashes video)
- Roosevelt - "New World Order" on back of dollar bill
- why?
- Red heifer born in Israel 1 month ago (4/8/02); Numbers 19
- cleansing to enter temple after contact with dead body; may
encourage coordination to rebuild temple soon; red heifer should
be slaughtered 3 years after conception
- World Court System expected instantiation 4/11/02; functional
by July 2002; used to enforce edicts of antichrist
("Injustice for all - World Criminal Court" video)
References
- Politics & Religion 1/9/02-1/10/02
- Endtime Ministries video "What the UN doesn't
want you to know" (60 min)
Robert Muller: labeled "UN prophet"
- one world religion predicted
- national sovereignty turned over to one world
government
- UN reps turn over allegiance to their country
in favor of UN (comparison to individual states submitting to
US government)
- share wealth among nations
- world court already established despite lack of
world government
- created 11 of 32 UN agencies
The Koran (or Quran) is the holy book of the Islamic
Muslims. It was written by the warrior, Mohammed. Excerpts
from the Koran: (quoted in Endtime.com:
radio: 9/13/01 broadcast [http://www.endtime.com/archive/ram/et09-13-01.ram]:
30:00 min)
Sura 9:73. Prophet, make war on the unbelievers
and the hypocrites, and deal rigorously with them.
Sura 9:5. Fight and slay the pagans wherever you
find them; seize them, beleaguer them, lie in wait for them in
every strategy of war.
Sura. Let not the unbelievers think they will
ever ever get away. They will not have the power to do so.
Muster against them all the men in your command that you may strike
terror into the enemy of god, your enemy.
Sura 5:73.
9/17/01 broadcast recommended reading: (50:00)
Sura 5:51. ...do not take Jews or Christians as
your friends
Sura 5:33-34; 23:1-7; 17:33; 4:29
From online text:
9: 3. ... And give tidings of a painful punishment
to those who disbelieve,
9: 4. Except those of the disbelievers with whom you have entered
into a treaty and who have not subsequently failed you in anything
nor aided anyone against you. So fulfill to these the treaty you
have made with them till their term. Surely ALLAH loves those
that are righteous.
9: 5. And when the forbidden months have passed, slay the idolaters
wherever you find them and take them captive, and beleaguer them,
and lie in wait for them at every place of ambush. But if they
repent and observe Prayer and pay the Zakát, then leave their
way free. Surely, ALLAH is Most Forgiving, Merciful.
9: 73. O Prophet ! strive hard against the disbelievers
and the Hypocrites. And be firm against them. Their abode is Hell,
and evil destination it is.
Contrasting religions
- Christian faith, full implementation of Holy Bible:
Billy Graham (fundamentalist Christian)
- Principles encouraged: love, compassion, humility
- Islam faith full implementation of Koran: Bin
Laden? (fundamentalist Muslim)
Miscellaneous
1998 Jihad
Document
India
- Hindu primarily
- separate laws for Muslims who reside in India,
for example allowing polygamy
- also issues with population explosion, but Islam
encourages many children
- superior military power; additional military supplies
from Russia
- supported by: Taiwan, Israel
Pakistan
- Muslim primarily
- nuclear weapons? imports from China
- supported by: China, North Korea, Japan, Iran,
Palestine
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