Final World Events 2024
From Adventist Laymen
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Bible Prophecy
That prophecy is part of God's revelation to man; that it is included in that Scripture which is profitable for instruction (2 Timothy 3:16); that it is designed for us and our children (Deuteronomy 29:29); that so far from being enshrouded in impenetrable mystery, it is that which especially constitutes the word of God as a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. (Psalm 119:105; 2 Peter 1:19); that a blessing is pronounced upon those who study it (Revelation 1:1-3); and that , consequently, it is to be understood by the people of God sufficiently to show them their position in the world's history and the special duties required at their nhands (1914 Yearbook, p. 293)
The Sure Fulfillment of Prophecy:
Major Eschatological Passages of Scripture
(Eschatology refers to the study of the final events in the history of the world or of humankind.)
An Indepth Study on the Newscorp Scandal
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Certain of the popular positions mentioned approvingly in some hyperlinked reports, essays, and blogs on this website will of necessity cause reactions of strong disagreement, or at the very least discomfort, on the part of many readers. Regrettably, these positions cannot be separated from the core issues in the reports which prove the fulfillment of major end-times prophecies, and may of themselves be fulfillment of the prophecy of the Apostle Paul in 2 Timothy 3:1-5.
2024 General Reports Updates
Satan Waging War with Lies and Deceptions, Blasphemy and Sacrilege, Causing Strong Delusion
Introduction
7And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. 9And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 10And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. 11And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. 12Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. (Revelation 12:7-12 King James Version)
Revelation 13 opens to view two powers of earth which are the end-time agents of the devil to wreak the diabolical cruelties of his wrath. They mark the culmination of the exaltation of man in Satan's rebellion against the true God of the Universe. Of these powers the Church of Rome is pre-eminent. From the description of the first beast of Revelation 13:1-2, it is established that it represents Rome, of which the verse 2 (last part) states that "the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority."
The Beast and the False Prophet
In the Twelfth Chapter of Revelation, John heard a "woe" pronounced on "the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea." In the Thirteenth Chapter, two "beasts" are seen, one rising "up out of the sea," and the other "coming up out of the earth" (vs. 1,11) These two beasts are related in the text to the dragon. One receives "his power, and his seat, and great authority" directly from the dragon (v. 2). The other, "spake as a dragon" and exercised "all the authority of the first beast," which authority had been given it by the dragon. (vs. 11-12)
The commonality between the first beast and the dragon is further heightened in the imagery. Both have seven heads and ten horns (12:3, 13:1) However, there is a movement of one item in the symbols; the crowns are placed on the "horns" of the first beast, rather than remaining on the "heads." It must also be kept in mind that the book of Revelation presents a third beast with seven heads and ten horns. (17:3) No crowns are seen on this symbolism either on the "heads" or the "horns."
What is this telling us? If a "crown" is symbolic of reigning, then the "dragon" is portrayed as functioning through its seven heads from the time of the first gospel promise to the time of, and including the war with the "remnant of her seed." The first beast of Revelation 13 would then be operating at the time of the reigning of "the ten horns."
To further identify this beast, the description is closely associated with the vision given to Daniel (Chap. 7). The lion, the bear, and the leopard are followed by a nondescript beast. In Revelation 13, the nondescript beast is a composite, "like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion" (v. 2). This is the exact order as found in Daniel 7, only reversed. In the vision to Daniel, he saw that the dominion of the three beasts was "taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time." (7:12). The symbolic representation in Revelation 13, tells us that the lives of the three beasts of Daniel 7 lived on in the first beast...
The book of Daniel in the visions as recorded in Chapters 7 & 8 present both pagan and papal Rome as one continuous power. The "little horn" of Daniel 7, ever remains in and nourished by the nondescript beast (7:8). Further this beast is pictured as continuing "till ... slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame." (7:11) The problem then is to interrelate all of this data to the first beast of Revelation 13, for it is this beast along with the second which are consigned to "the burning flame" (Rev. 19:20)...
The identity of the second beast is analyzed here.