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Yes. The Book of Revelation concerning the things that would happen was written for that period of time. You extrapolate this to bring it here into the future. If the anti-Christ is to be found in this day and age it is George Soros, the most evil man in the world.

 

I'm not a Catholic and never have been and I don't agree with everything the Catholic church proposes with regard to doctrine, but the events described in Revelation have nothing to do with the Catholic church.

The harlot motif throughout the old testament has almost always been connected to an apostate Israel: Jeremiah 3, Isaiah 1, Ezekiel 23, Hosea 2

Here are a few other things to consider. Jerusalem has its own set of seven hills/mountains: Mt. of Olives, Mt. Zion, Mt. Scopus, Mt. of Offense, Hill of Evil Counsel, Northwestern Hill, Northeastern Hill.

Also there is a little known issue with the English translation in Revelation 17verse 8a. It reads from the King James this way: The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: If you look at the Greek interlinear, the verse reads this way: The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and is about to ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition. Here is proof: Revelation 17:8 Interlinear: 'The beast that thou didst see: it was, and it is not; and it is about to come up out of the abyss, and to go away to destruction, and wonder shall those dwelling upon the earth, whose names have not been written upon the scroll of the life from the foundation of the world, beholding the beast that was, and is not, although it is. The Greek word "mellei" which means: "to be about to" was completely ignored in the English translation. They simply translated "mello" into English as "shall".

 

By the way, forgot to welcome you to the forum: I hope your time here will be blessed and that you in turn will be a blessing to others here.

Now, in regards to the Rapture, I would suggest to you that it is quite impossible for the Rapture to take place at the end of the Tribulation.

A couple reasons would be...

1. If the Rapture took place at the end of the Tribulation that would leave no physical believers left to repopulate the world during the Millennial Kingdom. We see a great multitude of unbelievers who come under God's judgment and are destroyed at the end of the thousand years following Christ's Return:


Revelation 20:7-9
King James Version (KJV)

7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.

9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.


The Rapture is first and foremost a resurrection event, in which those who are dead in Christ are raised, then we which are physically alive are also changed:


1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
King James Version (KJV)

16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

So we see that the entire Church as a whole is raised at this time. That we will from thence on be with the Lord doesn't really leave room for a scenario where we are simply raised to meet Christ in the air, only to return to the earth.


2. There is no rapture event seen in Christ's Return anywhere in Scripture. We do have the Tribulation Martyrs raised from the dead...

Revelation 20:4-5
King James Version (KJV)

4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.


...but we do not see anything that nullifies Christ's teaching in Matthew 25, where we see the Sheep (believers) separated from the Goats (unbelievers) and only the Sheep remain alive. The corollary to the death of the Goats is the Sheep remaining alive.


3. While many view "first" in "the First Resurrection" to mean this is the first resurrection to take place, we know that is not the case, which means that the alternate usage of the word (which means first in rank rather than having a sequential meaning) must be applied. Not only is this not the first resurrection, it is not described as a Rapture as we see the Rapture of the Two Witnesses is:


Revelation 11:7-12
King James Version (KJV)

7 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.

8 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.

9 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.

10 And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.

11 And after three days and an half the spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.

12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.


So even if the Pre-Tribulation Rapture is not embraced, we would see this as the "second" resurrection, Christ's Own Resurrection being the First in a sequential context. That would make the resurrection of the Tribulation Martyrs the third in a sequential context.

The First Resurrection is the Resurrection unto life, contrasted with the resurrection unto damnation.

And that should be sufficient to start a dialogue, I would think.

In regards to the Antichrist, it is just my view that no-one will recognize this person until the mid-point of the Tribulation, when he kills the Two Witnesses (who cannot be harmed for forty two months/3 1/2 years). He is given power himself for forty two months, which will carry through to the end of the Seventieth Week.

Again, welcome to the Forum, look forward to discussing the Word of God with you.


God bless.

 

And that is all I need to know to identify you as a spokesman for God or not.

If you cannot even deal with 3 simple points but are reduced to attacking someone...you are only speaking for yourself.

Read of some true spokesmen like Paul, who spent his time daily disputing in the synagogues.

When you can address the points let me know. Until then, have fun.


God bless.

 

This is true. And He will first and foremost teach them proper Doctrine.


God bless.

 

Jerusalem and the temple was totally destroyed BY FIRE on the 9th of Av 70AD. This is from the encyclopedia Britannica: The Romans finally overwhelmed the fortress, and the ancient temple was destroyed by fire in the ensuing battle, reputedly against the wishes of Titus. Siege of Jerusalem | Summary

In Revelation 18 v 8 it says: She will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.
In verse 13 it shows items used in temple services: cargoes of cinnamon and spice, of incense, myrrh and frankincense, of wine and olive oil, of fine flour and wheat; cattle and sheep
In verse 22 it shows the musicians and trumpeters used in temple services that will be heard no more: The music of harpists and musicians, pipers and trumpeters, will never be heard in you again.

That destruction didn't mean Israel as a nation would be no more. It was showing that the corruption of the priesthood during the 1st century and the apostasy of most of Israel caused a judgement of God scenario. The Christians were told to get out of Dodge by Jesus in Luke 21v20-24:

“When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near. 21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country not enter the city. 22 For this is the time of punishment in fulfillment of all that has been written. 23 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! There will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people. 24 They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

That was the 1st surrounding of Jerusalem by Cestius Gallus in 66AD: Cestius Gallus - Wikipedia He departed after a 9 day siege. The Romans didn't return to Judea until the Roman general Titus arrived approx. 31/2 years later and completely destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple. The time period between the 1st siege and 2nd siege would have given the Christians sufficient time to leave the area. Most went to a place called Pella. I think we would also agree that the times of the gentiles was fulfilled in 1948. I'm a partial preterist.

 

Soros gets his comeuppance in Hungary

 

Revelation 18:24 shows you exactly who "Babylon" is: Jerusalem. Daniel 12:4 states: But as for you, Daniel, conceal these words and seal up the book until the end of time Then Daniel asks: How long will it be until the end of these wonders? Then the angel said: it would be for a time, times, and half a time; and as soon as they finish shattering the power of the holy people, all these events will be completed.

When the power of the holy people(Israel) was shattered was 70AD. Daniel was told to seal up the words of the prophecy until the "end of time". Daniel was told to But as for you, go your way to the end; then you will enter into rest and rise again for your allotted portion at the end of the age.” Daniel was told these things would not be fulfilled in his lifetime thus the phrase sealed up was used.

But Revelation 22:10 states: Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is near.

 

When Israel was not in apostasy knowledge of the One True God was revealed through scripture such as the Torah(5 books of Moses).

 

Here are 30 verses in the Bible that refers to the killing of the prophets. Every one of them are referring to an apostate Israel. 30 Bible verses about Killing Prophets

Paul before his conversion to Christ was apart of this "harlot" and admitted that he had a part in putting Christians to death. Acts 26v10: which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.