Destroying The Prophecies Of God

Growing up in a church going family, we were taught to look forward to the end of the world. Judgement day is coming was the catch phrase that cause us to go to church and in our fashion attempt to serve God.  There was no attempt to define judgement day other than that day when we were required to stand before God and give an account of the deeds that we had done. Heaven was the place we wanted to go, hell was the place we did not want to go.  The attempt to define heaven or hell did not rate high on the list of priorities.  The book of Revelation was a scary book because it told of the fulfillment of the  prophecies and the end of the world.   We knew what lay ahead of us because we believed in the prophecies, then they told us we had it all wrong.  

       

The name of God was a sacred word, it was not cast about freely.  Reverence, awe, fear and respect usually surround its use.  We would worship God for what he was, not what we was expecting to get from him.   Now, the ATM God has replaced the God of the ancient prophecies and many have subscribed to the Devil’s ideologies.  Heaven and Hell have been redefined and many (so call) messengers of God are preaching messages that is contrary to the prophesies of the Bible.  These messages have been effective in that they have allowed the word of God to be twisted and the church, that is suppose to represent the body of Christ has become splintered and fragmented. 
  
Try to imagine, Christ is coming back for his church, combining all of the concepts and ideologies together into one cohesive unit, that can be referred to as the Bride of Christ.  It boggles the mind when we think of the confusion that exist within the household of faith.  Based upon our conception of Heaven, Hell, and everlasting life, the prophecies have long been discarded.   Christianity is all about earthly gains and continued blessing. 

While serving in the military a German immigrant and I shared the same sleeping quarters.   One of our many conversations centered around what is known as, ‘The Holocaust’.   It was his opinion that this tragedy was not an act of hatred, but an action that was supported by other nations for the purpose of circumventing biblical prophecies.   If the Jews could be eliminated or not allowed to reclaim their homeland, then the biblical prophecies would not be valid. History also bears out that Hitler was deeply concerned about the prophesies of the Bible and  Nostradamus.

Throughout Bible history and even today many world leaders and groups have attempted to destroy the Jews as a nation and a people, thereby claiming their birthright for themselves.  If this was allowed to happen, the written Bible prophecies would fail, and it is the thinking of the Devil (Antichrist) that Jesus Christ would not have a reason to return to this earth.  Even religious organizations and churches have unwittingly participated in this unholy scheme of claiming what was not theirs to claim.   Understanding the Bible prophecies will help us understand what has been and still is going on in the Middle East and the world.  It will also prepare us for the return of The Christ.

As we near the two thousand year mark, (depends on how we count it) since Christ left to return to his Father, many religious organizations have given up on the prophecies.  A gospel is being preached that caters to the here and now.   All of the blessings promised to the children of Isreal is now being claimed by the church.   There are three classes or groups of people dealt with in the Bible.  One Group does not supersede or replace the other.  Paul referred to all three of them in 1 Corinthians 10:32, “ Give none offense, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God”.  The Jews and the Gentiles  are, and always been  earthly bodies, whereas the Church is and always been a spiritual body composed of both, all three will be judged separately...

The Judgment referenced in Matthew 25:31-46 is a judgement of the nations.  The description of this judgment, and of the one given in Revelation 20:11-15 are often combined, and taken to teach the doctrine of a general judgment. But when we compare them as they differ so widely that it is evident that they do not describe the same event. What God has put asunder let no man join together. The following comparison will show the difference in the two accounts  In Matthew 25:31-46

·         No Resurrection.

·         Living Nations Judged.

·         On the Earth. Joel 3:2.

·         No Books Mentioned.

·         Three Classes Named. "Sheep," "Goats," "Brethren."

·         Time-- Before the Millennium.

Revelation 20:11-15

·         A Resurrection.

·         Dead judged.

·         Heaven and Earth Gone.

·         Books Opened.

·         One Class Named. "The Dead."

·         Time-- After the Millennium.

This comparison reveals the fact that one of these judgments is "on the earth," the other in the "heavens," and that they are separated by 1000 years.  

As this is a judgment of nations only, the Jews cannot be in it, for they are not reckoned among the nations. Numbers 23:9. And as the Church will be associated with Christ in this judgment, for the "Saints" (the Church) shall judge the "World" (the Nations) (1Co 6:2), the Church cannot be in this judgment either. As we have seen the Church and the Jews have been already judged, the judgment  of the Nations" cannot be a general judgment. Who, then, is asked, are meant by the Sheep? Do they not represent the Righteous, and all the Righteous from the beginning of the world to the end of Time? And do not the Goats in like manner represent all the Wicked?

If the Sheep are the Righteous, and the Goats the Wicked, then who are the Brethren? If they are the "followers of Christ," as some claim, they should be classed with the Sheep. The Scriptures teach that the Righteous are saved by "faith," and the Wicked are lost because they "reject Christ," but in this judgment scene the Sheep inherit a "Kingdom" and the Goats are commanded to "depart," because of their treatment of the Brethren.

There are many different opinions of the final consummation of things as prophesied in the book of Daniel and outlined in the Book of Revelation. The most noted are:

1. Historic Premillennialism, It teaches that the great tribulation precedes the church age and is followed by the return of Christ. 

2. Dispensational Premillennialism, teaches that the church age and the great tribulation is separated by the rapture, which is followed by the second coming of Christ.

3. Postmillennialism, teaches that after the church age the great tribulation and the millennium overlaps each other for a period of time and at the end of the millennium Christ return.

4. Amillennialism, teaches that the millennium and the great tribulation run concurrently and ends with the return of Christ.

All of these different ideals involve the same elements, it is the placement of the elements that seems to be the most troubling. The common denominator of the concepts is the second coming of Christ and the final judgement. They all agree that the prophecies will be fulfilled, but it is the order of the events that is most troubling. 

"After the Children of Israel have returned to their homeland from whence they have been scattered, the anti-Christ will rise and he will broker a peace agreement.  This peace agreement last three and one half years. The Temple of the Lord will be rebuilt, and temple worship will resume. The antichrist will enter the Temple of God and declare that he is God. The peace pact will fail, and in that day the nations of the world shall rise up against the Holy City and her allies, and in that moment of despair when all hope for the world is lost Christ shall return with his Holy angels (the Church, The Saints) and fight against the infidels, and his judgement shall be based upon "how they treated the brethren." (Matthew 25:31-46 Joel 3:2).