In this next series of blog posts I want to draw
your attention to prophecies from the word of God that have been fulfilled
basically since the time that Israel once again was recognized as a sovereign
nation. I will also address events that
are on the prophetic horizon followed by the implications of the prophetic
accuracy of scripture.
1948 –
Israel reborn as a nation
The nation of Israel was non-existent for almost
2000 years before its amazing rebirth as foretold by the prophet Ezekiel.
Ezekiel 37:1–11 “The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me
out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which
was full of bones…and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. And he said
unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou
knowest. Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O
ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these
bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: And I
will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with
skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the
LORD. So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a
noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone. And
when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin
covered them above: but there was no breath in them. Then said he unto me,
Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith
the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain,
that they may live. So I prophesied as
he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood
up upon their feet, an exceeding great army. Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house
of Israel….”
Jerusalem
to become a cup of trembling to all nations
The prophet Zechariah spoke of a time in which
Jerusalem would be a cup of trembling and burdensome stone to all people on
earth.
Zechariah 12:2-3 “Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling
unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against
Judah and against Jerusalem. And in that day will I make Jerusalem a
burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall
be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together
against it.”
Development
of technology allowing events across the globe to be seen worldwide in real
time
From his vision on the island of Patmos, John
prophesied of two witnesses that would declare God’s truth from Jerusalem
during the last seven-year period (more commonly known as the tribulation) before
Jesus returns as King. He also foretold
that when they are killed by the Antichrist, the peoples of all nations will be
able to see their dead bodies.
Revelation 11:3–9 “And I will give power unto my two witnesses,
and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in
sackcloth….And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that
ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall
overcome them, and kill them. And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of
the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our
Lord was crucified. And they of the
people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three
days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in
graves.”
Development
of technology allowing for mark of beast
John also foretold from his vision that the
Antichrist would cause every person on earth to receive a mark in the right
hand or forehead in order to be able to conduct business of any type during the
last half of the tribulation period.
Revelation 13:16–17 “And he
causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or
in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the
mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.”
Development
of technology that results in weapons that do not miss their mark
The prophet Jeremiah talks about a time in which
weapons will exist that will hit their targets without fail—a description of
today’s “smart” weaponry.
Jeremiah 50:9 “For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against
Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set
themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows
shall be as of a mighty expert man; none
shall return in vain.”
Development
of technology allowing for destruction of the global population
Since the development of nuclear weapons and the
ensuing arms race, the nuclear potential exists to destroy mankind.
I found the following information at www.icnnd.org, the website for The
International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament: “The destructive power of nuclear weapons is
mind-numbing in more ways than one: far too much policy debate about the role
of nuclear weapons is abstract and detached from the horrific reality of their
lethal capability. The short point is that the combined stockpile of existing
weapons is capable of destroying our world as we know it many times over.”
Matthew 24:21–22 “For then shall be great tribulation, such as was
not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened,
there should no flesh be saved….”
(to be continued…)
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