If you’ve just tuned in, you are listening to a special UNIVERSAL NEWS BROADCAST. We are recapping the major past events, from Israel’s rebirth through the Tribulation and destruction of the world during the Battle of Armageddon.
The daily sacrifice had already been taken away. Soon afterward, the abomination that made it desolate was set up.
The Antichrist, the son of Satan, moved into the Temple.
The Antichrist moving into the Temple was certainly an abomination.
But that is not “the Abomination.”
The False Prophet had commanded the people to make an image unto the Antichrist.
The False Prophet said TO THEM (he ordered them) THAT DWELL ON THE EARTH, THAT THEY (the people) SHOULD MAKE AN IMAGE TO THE BEAST (honoring the beast).
This was done. Then it was placed on a wing of the Temple.
AND HE (the False Prophet) HAD POWER TO GIVE LIFE (or breath) UNTO (or into) THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST-Rev 13:15. It actually came to life and spoke. Satan himself inhabited the image.
Setting up an image made unto the Antichrist, which had Satan in it, and causing the people to worship it in the Temple, God forbid! This indeed was an abomination that made it desolate.
It was written, Dan 9:27-AND FOR THE OVERSPREADING OF ABOMINATIONS HE SHALL MAKE IT DESOLATE (or on a wing [of the temple] he will set up an abomination that causes desolation) EVEN UNTIL THE CONSUMMATION (or complete destruction) occurs.
The Temple was defiled.
This was THE event that—when the Jews that followed Christ saw it, they fled to a place where God would take care of them and protect them. The forces of the Antichrist were already on their way to where they lived to arrest them. Those that hesitated were doomed.
The Antichrist and Satan were both worshipped by those whose names were not written in the Book of Life. Satan, the great counterfeit, received the worship of the world that he had craved for, for so long.
People were required to worship it or be put to death.
At this point in time, it appears that atheism had disappeared.
God’s Word was no longer taught openly.
Some of the elect had hidden copies of God’s Word. Anyone caught having copies of the Scriptures would be greatly persecuted.
The Scriptures had told the elect (the Jews that trusted in Christ) to watch for the Abomination of Desolation that would be put on a wing of the Temple. When that happened, they were to instantly flee to the mountains. Those that hesitated even a few seconds, for any reason, could be caught, persecuted and killed.
God had told His followers in advance through His Word: WHEN YE THEREFORE (the elect chosen by God) (when ye therefore)—
SHALL SEE THE ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION, (that was the image of the Antichrist put on a wing of the Temple) (they would be able to see it all over Israel through their hand held devices) SPOKEN OF BY DANIEL THE PROPHET, STAND IN THE HOLY PLACE (or standing where it ought not), (WHOSO READETH, LET HIM UNDERSTAND:) Because God’s Word was not taught openly the verse said: whoso readeth—let him understand. It was given to the elect Jews to understand these passages.
THEN LET THEM WHICH BE IN JUDEA FLEE INTO THE MOUNTAINS:
LET HIM WHICH IS ON THE HOUSETOP NOT COME DOWN TO TAKE ANY THING OUT OF HIS HOUSE:
NEITHER LET HIM WHICH IS IN THE FIELD RETURN BACK TO TAKE HIS CLOTHES.
AND WOE UNTO THEM THAT ARE WITH CHILD, AND TO THEM THAT GIVE SUCK IN THOSE DAYS! A person that delayed so much as a few seconds could be caught, as the forces of the Antichrist were already on their way to arrest those that had trusted in Jesus Christ. Remember, all communications could be intercepted. Drones, satellites and all manner of listening devices could monitor most everything.
(Note: Few Christians back in the generation just before the Rapture ever understood the exactness of God’s Word and the obedience that was expected of those that followed Christ. To follow Christ means a person was to be obedient to all of His Word. Most then heard the voice of compromise. They were left behind.)
What should a mother do? If she went to get her child, both her and the child could expect to be caught, tortured, and killed. If she left her child behind she would escape and be protected by God for the rest of the Tribulation, and then go into the Millennium to repopulate the earth.
What would a father do? The wife has a thought that causes her to hesitate? Does the father flee and save his own life, or hesitate and all of them, including his wife and children, are caught?
BUT PRAY YE THAT YOUR FLIGHT BE NOT IN THE WINTER, NEITHER ON THE SABBATH DAY:
The months of the latter part of the fall, the winter months, and even part of spring can be very cold in the mountains of Israel. A jacket would be needed, but a person was not to delay to get one.
On the sabbath day anyone caught running could be spotted easily.
It might be in the rainy season. Certain places might overflow with water.
The Lord tells the elect to pray regarding the timing.
This also confirmed that a person could not count the number of days or even months from the covenant and flee. If a person could, they would know whether it would be in the winter or on the sabbath day. This showed no one could know at that time, if the first part of the Tribulation would be shortened by a few days, or a few months, or even a year or more.
Immediately following the Abomination of Desolation, the second part of the Tribulation began. This is called the Great Tribulation. It was not shortened as the first part was.
FOR THEN SHALL BE GREAT TRIBULATION (or affliction), SUCH AS WAS NOT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD (or the creation) TO THIS TIME, NO, NOR EVER SHALL BE. As horrible as the first part of the Tribulation was, the second part was far, far worse. The second part was 1260 days, or 42 months of 30 days each, or three and a half years which was 1260 days.
The “Great Tribulation” began with the Antichrist moving into the Temple, which was followed shortly thereafter with the Abomination of Desolation being put on a wing of the Temple.
AND EXCEPT THOSE DAYS SHOULD BE SHORTENED (which was the first part), THERE SHOULD NO FLESH BE SAVED: BUT FOR THE ELECT'S SAKE THOSE DAYS SHALL BE SHORTENED-Mt 24:15-22.
The Word of God had spoke to the elect Jews and given them instructions when and what to do when the Abomination of Desolation would be seen.
The hatred of Satan, his Antichrist, and the False Prophet against those that followed Christ was so intense, so deep, that the brutality, the torture, the pain, for those that were caught cannot be described with words. And then finally they were killed, unless they worshipped the image and took the mark.
As the Jews that loved Jesus fled, Satan tried to stop them.
For the repentant, there was hope during the Tribulation.
When a person or persons were in the Tribulation, and all these horrible things came upon them in the latter days, for those that turned to the Lord their God, and obeyed His voice, God did not forsake them. He did not forget His covenant, for the Lord God is merciful.
Satan had been cast out of heaven. He was hurled to the earth. He was enraged. The Abomination of Desolation occurred. Those in Judea were told to flee into the mountains. Their number was one-third of the Jews of Israel.
The elect of Israel, born-again Jews, when they saw the Abomination of Desolation on their handheld devices and by other means—did indeed flee. Most did not hesitate, as they were commanded to do.
They headed to the mountains. Most did not to turn back from the field. Most did not go into their house for anything. Most did not even go and get a jacket. They obeyed God and not their emotions, or desires, or other voices in their head.
These were rewarded by being provided the means to quickly escape.
Some hesitated. They were caught and brutally treated. Some renounced their faith by worshiping the image as they were being tortured. The Scriptures had said: Obedience is better than sacrifice.
Some that had children had a difficult situation. Some left their children and escaped. Others went to get their children, but were caught, tortured and executed along with their children.
Some that had babies and children with them were slowed down were caught.
Pregnant woman, some did not escape.
Some hesitated and tried to notify a friend before they fled. They were caught, because they delayed.
(It might be compared to a person that knows their airplane was about to leave, but they run down to the bathroom just for an instant. They then run back to the airplane, only to find that the door has just been closed. They were only a few seconds too late.)
The very instant that the Abomination of Desolation was revealed on their handheld devices and other means—at that very instant, the police and soldiers were already approaching the houses of the followers of Jesus to arrest them. They needed to understand this. Some did, some did not. They needed to obey.
Persecutions against the committed Jews and Gentiles that followed Jesus was beyond anything the world had ever seen. Satan had great fury. His goal—was to utterly destroy all the followers of Christ, except they renounced their faith and worshipped Satan.
Again, it needed to be emphasized that the Abomination of Desolation came as a surprise, taking place sooner than expected.
At the time that the obedient elect fled, a series of events begin to take place.
God enabled the elect to flee fast. This was symbolized by the words of God “TWO WINGS OF A GREAT EAGLE”-Rev 12:14.
As they fled, Satan spoke, and a flood of water rushed after those fleeing, so that they might be carried away and killed by the flood.
However, God opened up the earth, and the flood was swallowed up. The elect escaped to the wilderness where God had a place prepared for them, where they would be out of the devil’s reach.
For the next 1260 days, God fed them and sustained them. Satan was unable to find them.
The length of time God took care of them corresponded to the length of time the Antichrist was allowed to continue.
Satan was absolutely infuriated. He had been cast out of heaven. Then he was more wroth that most escaped. It may be said that Satan was insanely mad. He went forth to destroy the rest OF HER SEED (or children, or offspring), WHICH KEEP (or obey) THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD, AND HAVE THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST.
The first part of the Tribulation was thought by many that it would last 1260 days from the confirming of the covenant by the Antichrist with Israel and many.
However, the Lord cut it short for the elect's sake.
So when the Antichrist was killed, rose from the dead, and moved into the rebuilt Temple in Jerusalem, it was much earlier than had been expected.
Therefore, the elect of God were never able to count 1260 days from the covenant, and then flee. They had to watch for the Abomination to happen, which came earlier than expected.
The second part of the Tribulation—God’s judgments came upon the people to bring them to repentance, but few did. Living conditions were bad and got worse.
As part two of the Tribulation was nearing the end, another even greater war happened that took the lives of one-third of the world’s population. A new weapon had been developed by the Kings of the East that was terrifying. It was based on a mineral in Ceylon.
When Jesus walked upon the earth, most did not believe on Him.
He told many that they were of their father the devil.
They responded that God was their father.
Jesus responded with—if God was their father they would love Him. They also would obey Him, but they did not.
It was impossible for even Jesus (which is God’s Word) to convince them they were of the devil, and not of God. A voice in their thoughts from the devil convinced them they were saved, but they were not.
A voice or thoughts in their head overrode and blocked out God’s Word, as it has done since Adam and Eve.
Nearly all people did perish to hell. Only a very few will be with God forever and ever.
People just did not and could not understand that Satan is almost constantly putting thoughts into every person’s mind, which are lies, deceptions, and half truths.
These are often thoughts that encourage a person to seek after the things of this world. These are often thoughts of things that please a person’s unrepentant desires.
A person only begins to recognize this as the Word of God (the Bible) becomes embedded in them. Through knowing and understanding God’s Word, a person can begin to identify the wrong thoughts that constantly bombard their thoughts. However, very few people partook of God’s Word as they should have. Do you spend more time drinking and eating food or partaking of God’s Word?
It is written, SATAN WHICH DECEIVETH THE WHOLE WORLD. That does include you. Even the best of the best ministers and Bible university professors did get deceived at times.
Even the best of the Bible universities do teach some traditions of their denomination, which they are fully persuaded are true, but they are not.
Oftentimes, the least deceived were the down and out, and the poor, that had nothing to trust in, except Jesus.
When you fall in love with someone, you should want to spend time with them.
If you do not want to spend time with them, it usually means you do not love them.
If you love Christ, you would want to spend time with Him. How do you spend time with Jesus? It is by being in His Word and in prayer. How much time do YOU spend in God’s Word. Little time in God’s Word—little love. He that has an ear, let him hear and understand.
The Great Whore was the Roman Catholic Church, which was throughout the entire world during the first part of the Tribulation.
The Antichrist proclaimed himself to be God and moved into the newly rebuilt temple. At that time, the Roman Catholic Church (the one world church) along with the city of Rome was destroyed by fire. It happened in one hour.
She was hated by the 10 kings, as well as the Antichrist. They brought her to ruin. They burnt or consumed her with fire. She competed for the souls of people as did the Antichrist.
Her judgment was from the Lord. The Scriptures revealed that those in heaven rejoiced over her destruction for the Great Whore had corrupted the earth with her fornication. The blood of God’s servants was in Rome, and God had avenged their blood.
Because the Roman Catholic Church and city of Rome were part of each other, the Bible used the words “Babylon is fallen,” which was repeated.
The first “is fallen” represents the whore of Rome. The second “is fallen” is that great city of Rome, but may have also denoted the Babylon of old. The old city of Babylon had been destroyed thousands of years before.
The kings of the earth went whoring with her. They had become intoxicated with her fornication. Many people of the world and nations and people with many languages had been involved with her.
Before Rome was burnt with fire—God told His people to COME OUT OF HER, MY PEOPLE, THAT YE BE NOT PARTAKERS (or share) OF HER SINS, AND THAT YE RECEIVE NOT (or will not be infected) OF (any of) HER PLAGUES.
Rev 18:5-FOR HER SINS HAVE REACHED (or are a sticky mass piled up JNT95) UNTO HEAVEN, AND GOD HATH REMEMBERED HER INIQUITIES (or crimes).
God had remembered that in her was found the blood of saints, prophets, and even an apostle.
Rome—the merchants of the earth had become rich through the abundance of her delicacies. Both Rome and the Vatican had lived in luxury. They had glorified themselves. They were convinced they would never see sorrow.
But in the end, in one day, in one hour, death and morning came. She was burned with fire.
The kings of the earth that had lived wonderfully with her, cried for her when they saw the smoke of her burning. They had shared in her luxury.
People stood a long way off for fear, because of the torment she received. They were terrified.
The merchants of the earth who sold these things and gained their wealth from her—they wept and mourned over her, because no one any more would be buying the cargo of Rome. Gold, silver, precious stones, pearls and so many precious things were perished. The wonderful foods she offered were all gone.
Merchants were saying—ALAS, ALAS, THAT GREAT CITY, or WOE, WOE, O GREAT CITY, or OH NO.
In one hour, such great riches has come to nothing. She was consumed with fire. Her doom had come.
The sea captains, sailors, and as many as traded by the sea stood afar off and cried and said WHAT CITY IS LIKE…THIS GREAT CITY.
Many had become rich through her wealth, but then it was all brought to ruin. With violence, Rome and the Vatican had perished, never to be found again.
By her magic spells and sorceries, nations were led astray. That now had ended.
Those that played instruments would never be heard in her again. Neither would a lamp ever shine in her again.
God had remembered and avenged the blood of His servants.
God had condemned the great prostitute that had corrupted the earth with her adulteries.
The Roman Catholic Church, which inherited the rites of the Babylonian cult, came to a violent end.
The old Babylonian religion had many graven images-ref Isa 21:9. The Roman Catholic Church also has many such images.
Rome, after her destruction, became the home of devils (or demons), and the hold of every foul (or evil) spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful (or detestable) bird. Her smoke continued to go up for ever.
In heaven, God’s Word had told us: REJOICE OVER HER, THOU HEAVEN, AND YE (people of God, or saints) HOLY APOSTLES (or emissaries) AND PROPHETS; FOR GOD HATH AVENGED (or vindicated) YOU ON HER (for the way she treated you-NIV)-Rev 18:20.
Several things were different when the city of Rome was described versus what appears to be the Great Whore.
Regarding Rome, all sorts of merchandise, plus musicians are mentioned and great men.
Regarding the whore, sorceries or magic spells and all nations being deceived is mentioned.
Several things appeared to be slightly different in comparing the destruction of the city of Rome with the annihilation of the Roman Catholic Church.
Rome's destruction included death, mourning, famine, and being utterly burned with fire.
Regarding the whore's destruction, only being burnt with fire was mentioned. No mourning was mentioned.
Rome's destruction was of the Lord, Who judges her-Rev 18:8.
The whore’s judgment was also of the Lord, but the destruction of the whore was by the ten kings, to fulfill the will of God.
The ten kings hated the whore.
No mention was made that the ten kings hated the city of Rome.
AND THE TEN HORNS WHICH THOU SAWEST UPON THE BEAST, (these are the 10 kings) THESE SHALL HATE THE WHORE, AND SHALL MAKE HER DESOLATE AND NAKED, AND SHALL EAT HER FLESH, AND BURN HER WITH FIRE. FOR GOD HATH PUT IN THEIR HEARTS TO FULFIL HIS WILL, AND TO AGREE, AND GIVE THEIR KINGDOM UNTO THE BEAST, UNTIL THE WORDS OF GOD SHALL BE FULFILLED-REV 17:16,17.
AT THIS TIME ALL OTHER RELIGIONS, PHILOSOPHIES, OR BELIEF SYSTEMS HAD FADED INTO OBLIVION. They were not found. There were now only two choices. The correct choice was Jesus Christ, Who is the King of kings and Lord of lords.
The other choice was the Antichrist and Satan. Anyone that chose not to follow the Antichrist was beheaded.
During the first part of the Tribulation, the 144,000 male, virgin Jews led many to Christ. They warned the people in advance about worshipping the image and taking the mark that was to come.
At the end of the first part of the Tribulation and throughout the second part, the two witnesses of God warned the people about taking the mark and worshiping the image.
In addition, those that read God's Word should have been warned about taking the mark and worshiping the image from the Book of the Revelation.
God’s Word had clearly told all in Rev 19:20: AND THE BEAST…AND…THE FALSE PROPHET…DECEIVED THEM THAT HAD RECEIVED THE MARK OF THE BEAST, AND THEM THAT WORSHIPED HIS IMAGE.
The warnings were terrifying. For those that received the mark and worshipped the image, God's wrath would be upon them.
Ultimately, they would be tormented with fire and brimstone for eternity. They would never have any rest from their suffering. There will never be any hope of escape. There will never be any parole. Their loved ones in heaven would not remember them, but it appears they will remember all things. The smoke of their torment will ascend up for ever and ever.
The massive computer systems needed were in place. There were records on people throughout the earth.
Power was given to the Antichrist by his father, Satan, over all kindreds, and tongues and nations. All that dwelt on the earth worshipped the Antichrist, whose names were not written in the Lamb's book of life. During these last 3½ years (called the Great Tribulation), world conditions continued to worsen. A one-world system existed. The Antichrist made war against the saints and overcame them.
The False Prophet caused all the earth to worship the Antichrist whose deadly wound was healed.
The False Prophet caused people to make an image of the Antichrist.
The image of the Antichrist was set up. The False Prophet had power to give life to the image.
Satan occupied it. It spoke. People were required to worship it. The image caused any that would not worship the image to be put to death by being beheaded.
This happened at the midst of the Tribulation (or approximately 1260 days before the end).
The image, which did speak, caused everyone in the world to receive a mark.
This mark was put on their forehead or right hand.
This mark came in two forms. One was the name of the Antichrist. The other was the number of a man. It was the number of his name, which was “666.”
What a great idea people thought. Credit card fraud was eliminated. No one could steal a person’s money. The mark could not be duplicated or stolen. In a time when all sorts of fraud existed, and stealing people’s identity existed, this stopped it dead in its tracks. No one could intercept their internet transactions, because they were all now done through the mark.
Stealing money, bank robberies, and all sorts of fraud that involved money in any way ceased.
There were no more credit cards. A cashless society had arrived.
Surveillance devices were everywhere.
Every purchase of everything could now be immediately traced.
Anyone that did not receive the mark could no longer conduct any type of a financial transaction. They could no longer buy or sell anything. They could no longer pay for anything. They could not pay their bills.
All transactions went through a huge computer network, and the mark was the key.
Consider, people were not be able to buy food for themselves or their families, neither gasoline, clothes, or anything. They were not be able to make payments of any kind. This included their taxes, mortgage or rent on their house, electric, utilities, and auto payments. They were not be able to trade, buy, or sell anything. A person was not be able to receive their wages without the mark.
What a temptation it was to have a newborn baby starving in their mother's arms. The mother was not able to buy or sell anything. The mother had to watch her baby slowly starve to death or give in and take the mark? A person’s faith in Christ to provide was tested.
In addition, anyone that would not worship the image, torture and death was ahead.
The word went out: anyone that worshipped the Antichrist and his image, and anyone that took the mark were guaranteed eternal damnation. Their torment with fire would be for ever and ever. They would never have any rest from the torment, no never.
There was no repentance if a person did these. These sins were as the unforgivable sin, which was blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.
People had been warned.
Many were beheaded, and thus had gotten the victory over the Antichrist, and over the image, and over the mark. The instant they were beheaded, they were in the presence of God, standing on what looked like a sea of glass mingled with fire, and having the harps of God.
Afterward, they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years on the earth with their new resurrection bodies.
This system of taking the mark continued for the last 3½ years of the Tribulation.
(Looking back)
As this news broadcast looks back, one could easily see that the preparation for the system that the Antichrist would use was being put in place.
Bar codes were on about everything.
Scanners were nearly everywhere that could read the codes.
Interestingly enough, the first, middle, and last unmarked digit on the Universal Products Code contains the numbers 6-6-6.
A cashless society was needed, because of the theft of credit card numbers, as well as cash being stolen from all sorts of establishments. Even in India and Africa, these bar codes appeared on products prior to the Rapture.
Even before the Tribulation, gigantic computers were set up around the world that could handle the financial transactions of every person on the planet.
Giant computers were set up that could record and store every email and every phone conversation.
It was all being done in the name of security, but little did the leaders of that time understand—what was being put in place was the beginnings of the system to be used by the Antichrist.
Surveillance cameras were being set up, and spy satellites were overhead.
Even drones could watch a person.
Heat seeking devices were available that could detect a person hiding.
BEFORE THE RAPTURE, the signs of the times were everywhere, but most people and ministers of that time were so biblically ignorant, they never understood or even suspected that the things the Bible said would come—were on their doorstep.
People went about business as usual. They bought and sold, got married, had children and enjoyed life and all of its almost never ending new devices. Technology soared. When new devices came out there were lines of people just waiting to buy it. Those times were good for those that loved sin. It was a society in which every kind of sexual perversion was not only accepted—it was encouraged. It was a time when the Bible was hated by many, but all other religions were accepted.
There were some prophecy scholars warning the people the time of the end was close, but their listening audiences were only a very small fraction of the world’s population. In addition, even most prophecy scholars did not comprehend that it was not those that called on the name of the Lord only—that would be raptured, but it was those that obeyed God’s Word and followed Jesus (which is God’s Word) that would be raptured.
The EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) system was also in place.
Such organizations as the Trilateral Commission were at work.
The number of things leading to the one-world system were all around, but few noticed.
Jerusalem was trodden underfoot of the Gentiles for 42 months. This was the second part of the Tribulation.