When is He Coming?
The signs of Jesus’ return in our lifetime are remarkably distinctive for our generation. Jesus said, “But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day would overtake you like a thief … So then let us not sleep as others do, but let us be alert and clearheaded.”
Israel made a nation, 1948
On May 14, 1948, the day before the expiration of the British Mandate, David Ben-Gurion, the head of the Jewish Agency, declared “the establishment of a Jewish state in Eretz-Israel, to be known as the State of Israel”. The only reference in the text of the Declaration to the borders of the new state is the use of the term, Eretz-Israel.
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What does the bible say?
“Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you. For behold, days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will restore the fortunes of my people, Israel and Judah, says the Lord, and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall take possession of it.” – Jeremiah 30:1-31:40
“So you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near. Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all things take place.” – Luke 21:29-33
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Jerusalem won back, 1967
The Six-Day War was fought between June 5 and 10, 1967 by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. On June 11, a ceasefire was signed and Israel was left in control of the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula, the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights.
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What does the bible say?
“I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel … I will plant them on their land, and they shall never again be uprooted out of the land that I have given them,” says the Lord your God. – Amos 9:14-15
“They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive among all nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.” – Luke 21:24
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Revival of the Roman Empire 1957
In 1957, the Treaty of Rome, which extended the earlier co-operation within the European Coal and Steel Community and created the European Economic Community, establishing a customs union. The European Union is a politico-economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe.
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What does the bible say?
“Thus he said: ‘The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on the earth, which will be different from all the other kingdoms … As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings will arise;” – Daniel 7:23-24
“Then there will be a fourth kingdom as strong as iron; inasmuch as iron crushes and shatters all things, so, like iron that breaks in pieces, it will crush and break all these in pieces.” – Daniel 2:40
Also see Revelation 13 & 17
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Hebrew language restored
The revival of the Hebrew language was a process that took place in Europe and Palestine toward the end of the 19th century and into the 20th century. The process of Hebrew’s return to regular usage is unique. there are no other examples of a natural language without any native speakers subsequently acquiring several million such native speakers, and no other examples of a sacred language becoming a national language with millions of ‘first language’ speakers.
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What does the bible say?
“For then I will restore to the peoples a pure language, that they all may call on the name of the Lord, to serve Him with one accord.” – Zephaniah 3:9
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Ethiopian Jews brought back, 1991
Operation Solomon was a covert Israeli military operation to airlift Ethiopian Jews to Israel in 1991. Non-stop flights of 35 Israeli aircraft transported 14,325 Ethiopian Jews to Israel in 34 hours and 4 minutes.
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What does the bible say?
“For I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land.”
“You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and you shall be my people, and I will be your God.” – Ezekiel 36:24-28
“From beyond the rivers of Cush my worshipers, the daughter of my dispersed ones, shall bring my offering.” – Zephaniah 3:10
“and a calyx of one piece with it under each pair of the six branches going out of it.” – Exodus 37:21
“I will say to the north, Give up, and to the south, Do not withhold; bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth..” – Isaiah 43:6
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Fertility of the land of Israel
Europe gets 90% of its fruit from Israel. Even Russia is turning to Israel for imports after boycotting imports from Europe.
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What does the bible say?
“The parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water; in the habitation of jackals, where each lay, there shall be grass with reeds and rushes.” – Isaiah 35:7
“Be glad then, you children of Zion … and He will cause the rain to come down for you — the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.” – Joel 2:23
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Temple Mount Institute ready for Temple worship
Founded in 1987, the Temple Mount Institute is dedicated to every aspect of the Biblical commandment to build the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.
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What does the bible say?
The ruler will make a treaty with the people for a period of one set of seven, but after half this time, he will put an end to the sacrifices and offerings. And as a climax to all his terrible deeds, he will set up a sacrilegious object that causes desecration, until the fate decreed for this defiler is finally poured out on him.” – Daniel 9:27
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Oil of anointing found, 1989
Israeli archeologists, searching caves near the Dead Sea, have discovered what they believe is a 2,000-year-old jug of once-fragrant oil of the kind used to anoint the ancient Israelite kings. The substance inside the small juglet was verified to indeed be the Shemen Afarshimon of Psalm 133.
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What does the bible say?
“And you shall make from these a holy anointing oil, an ointment compounded according to the art of the perfumer. It shall be a holy anointing oil.” – Exodus 30:25
“A period of seventy sets of seven has been decreed for your people and your holy city to finish their rebellion, to put an end to their sin, to atone for their guilt, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to confirm the prophetic vision, and to anoint the Most Holy.” – Daniel 9:24
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One world government
The phrase ‘one world government’ is not in the bible, however, it does elude to the fact that both a one world government and currency will exist under the rule of the Antichrist in the last days.
What does the bible say?
“And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.” – Revelation 17:12-13
“And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him;” – Daniel 7:14
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Preparation for the battle of Armageddon
The battle of Armageddon is drawing near. Already twice this year, ISIS tried to dam up the Euphrates. This is prophesied in Rev. 16:12 and will allow ‘the Kings of the East’ to cross into Israel.
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What does the bible say?
“And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.” – Revelation 16:16
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China’s one child policy
The one child policy in China will result in a country with no women and whole population of young men from 15- 30 years of age ready for war.
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What does the bible say?
“hen the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared.” – Revelation 16:12
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Predatory birds in Israel
172 Species of Predatory birds just arrived in Israel. This is largest gathering of this species ever. Animal Planet, March 2009
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What does the bible say?
“You shall fall on the mountains of Israel, you and all your hordes and the peoples who are with you. I will give you to birds of prey of every sort and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.” – Ezekiel 39:4
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Symptoms of the Tribulation period
The world is poised for World War III. Some generals are already saying it has begun. With everything going on around the world, especially the Middle East, the Bible’s prophecy of the End Times is becoming reality.
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What does the bible say?
And Jesus began to say, “Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many. But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be troubled; for such things must happen, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines and troubles. These are the beginnings of birth pains.” – Matthew 24
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Red Heifer born spotless in Israel
The Second Coming cannot occur until the Third Temple is constructed in Jerusalem and a red heifer is born in Israel. This is necessary for Temple sacrifice during the Tribulation. A cattle breeder in Nebraska is attempting to systematically breed red heifers and export them to Israel to establish a breeding line of red heifers.
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What does the bible say?
“This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord has commanded, saying: ‘Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring you a red heifer without blemish, in which there is no defect and on which a yoke has never come.” -Numbers 19:2
“This is the statute of the law that the Lord has commanded: Tell the people of Israel to bring you a red heifer without defect, in which there is no blemish, and on which a yoke has never come.” – Numbers 19:2
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Temple Mount Rebuilt
There is a growing ‘Temple Movement’ in Israel today with thousands of Jews working to rebuild the Temple and alter and have even made preparations to start sacrifices. According to a recent poll in the Ha’aretz, one third of Israelis believe that Israel should erect the Temple on the Temple Mount.
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What does the bible say?
“He will exalt himself and defy everything that people call god and every object of worship. He will even sit in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God.”
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Mark of the Beast
The ‘Mark of the Beast’ as a symbol of loyalty to the Antichrist. No one will be able to buy or sell anything without it. Technology is available today for the Mark of the Beast.
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What does the bible say?
“He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or[a] the name of the beast, or the number of his name.” – Revelation 13:16-18
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2 witnesses
When an event happens anywhere in the world, it doesn’t take long to know about it. Today’s technology is ready for the whole world to see the 2 witnesses live, in real-time and on repeat from the comfort of their devices.
What does the bible say?
“And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth … When they finish their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them … Now after the three-and-a-half days the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them.” – Revelation 11
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Famine, Pestilence, Earthquakes
Every time you turn on the news you will probably hear about another earthquake, famine or natural disaster that has taken place somewhere in the world. Jesus spoke of these signs as ‘birth pains’; creation groaning for the return of Christ.
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What does the bible say?
“There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven. All these are the beginning of sorrows.” – Luke 21
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Blood Red moons
It’s not just the fact that Blood Red moons are rare and have occurred only 10 times since 1 A.D. The four taking place in 2014 & 2015 will land on major Jewish Holidays. If history repeats, we can expect some major event for the Jewish people following the last Blood Red moon.
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What does the bible say?
“The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.” – Joel 2:31
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Palestinian Israeli conflict is prophesied
The conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians is biblical and necessary for the return of Jesus. This conflict is creating a platform for the Antichrist to shine through his resolution of peace in the Middle East.
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What does the bible say?
“Thus says the Lord God: Precisely because they made you desolate and crushed you from all sides, so that you became the possession of the rest of the nations … Thus says the Lord God to the mountains and the hills, the ravines and the valleys, the desolate wastes and the deserted cities, which have become a prey and derision to the rest of the nations all around.” – Ezekiel 36
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