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© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Prophecy & Eschatology Class 3 Where we are now
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Sir Isaac Newton was a Christian, and he was a prophet. He foretold our prophecy series! “About the time of the end, a body of men will be raised up who will turn their attention to the prophesies, and insist on their literal interpretation, in the midst of much clamor and opposition. ”
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 For the Bible scholar, there are 17 prophetic books in the Bible. Rabbis state there are 48 men is scripture (OT) called prophets, and 7 women in scripture called prophetesses. Much of what we know is tainted with tradition, and a lot of what we think we know is simply not part of the Biblical Truth given to us.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Review - The stage is set. . . 1917 1948 1967 g. Review g 638 AD - Caliph Omar Ben Hatav captured Jerusalem and put it under Muslim rule. g 688 -691 AD The dome of the rock was built. Britain takes Palestine Jews are invited to Israel Ez. 37+ Britain pulls out of Israel divides the state into a Jewish and Palestinian state. Israel becomes a nation. 6 Day war - Israel takes control of Jerusalem. Lev. 26: 24 -28 God says He will punish Israel 7 times for her apostasy. This began in 604 bc with Babylon, 2 nd - Media-Persia, Greek, Roman, Saracens, & Turkish (Ottoman). The seventh will be the Anti-Christ reign. From 604 to 1917 is 7 ‘times’ of 360 day years - exactly as prophesied!! Note that from the time the Jews were called home in 1917 to the time they took Jerusalem is 50 years. It is the Jubilee(Lev. 25)of them being back in the land - In Jubilee the land goes back to its original owner… Interesting time frame: 334 bc Alexander takes Jerusalem. 1967 Jews retake Jerusalem. This is 2333 years. If you subtract the 33 years of Jesus life it gives you 2300. Daniel prophesied (Dan. 8: 14) that Jerusalem would be given to the wicked for 2300 evening and mornings. Ezek. 4: 6 - day = a year prophetically at times - this is a possible confirmation Note that the true 2300 will happen during the 70 th week of Daniel most likely, and this is simply a pattern noted.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 The curtain opens. . . 1973 Oct. 6, 1973 - the ‘Yom Kippur war - Israel came within 20 klmt. s of Damascus. God supernaturally protected Israel. Two tanks and 144 men held off 2000 Egyptians! There are many stories from all the wars Israel have been in since 1948 of how Israel won battles with incredible odds. One Jewish general writes that he saw a ‘hand’ hold back Syrian troops! 1978 September, ‘ 78. The Camp David peace agreement between Israel and Egypt. It lasted seven years. (1984). Egypt must grant safe passage to the armies that will come against Israel, so the peace could not have lasted. Also, Egypt was a great empire, now it is an insignificant kingdom. See Ezek. 29: 13 -16. This was foretold! 1997 2000 Zech. 12 Jerusalem will be a burden to the whole world. Numbers 19 describes the Quotes from news ceremony of purification papers: needed to rebuild the Temple. “The eyes of the world are on Israel. ” This one had a grey hair – couldn’t World leaders and the be used. UN are all trying to bring peace to Israel. In April, 2002 another red heifer is born in Israel. This one is pure! The people in Israel are chanting “peace To orthodox Jews, the red heifer at any cost”. is a sign that the Messiah is about (I Thess. 5: 3+) to come to let them rebuild their Yes, the curtain is Temple! open & the show is about to begin. . . It will be ready for sacrifice in 2005! Red Heifer born. 1 st one in thousands of years.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Signs of the Times Israel ready to rebuild the temple… Rev 11: 1 -4 Then there was given me a measuring rod like a staff; and someone said, "Get up and measure the temple of God and the altar, and those who worship in it. (2) "Leave out the court which is outside the temple and do not measure it, for it has been given to the nations; and they will tread under foot the holy city forty-two months.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 An Israeli archeologist, Asher Kaufman, uncovered convincing evidence that the 1 st and 2 nd Temples were not built over the area covered by the Dome of the Rock. Using the most essential landmark--the position of the Eastern Gate--as the measuring orientation point, Dr Kaufman discovered the northwest cornerstone of the Temple destroyed by the Romans in AD 70. I personally verified his measurements and discovered that a Temple, with its inner court walls, could be built with many meters of clearance between it and the Dome of the Rock.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Rev 11: 1 Then there was given me a measuring rod like a staff; and someone said, "Get up and measure the temple of God and the altar, and those who worship in it. Rev 11: 2 "Leave out the court which is outside the temple and do not measure it, for it has been given to the nations; and they will tread under foot the holy city forty-two months.
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© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 We visited the Temple Institute in July, 2000. They had all the Temple furniture and utensils for sacrifice almost complete. All that was left was the candle stick holder. The finished that last year! The Israel Defense has issued a statement declaring that the Palestinians can no longer be trusted in guarding the sacred sites, including the Temple Mount!
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Satellite communication and the ability for the whole world to see events at the same time. Rev 11: 9 Those from the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will look at their dead bodies for three and a half days, and will not permit their dead bodies to be laid in a tomb. This could not have happened before satellite communication!
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 MK 13: 4 "Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are all about to be fulfilled? " MK 13: 5 Jesus said to them: "Watch out that no one deceives you. Mark 13: 6 Many will come in my name, claiming, `I am he, ' and will deceive many. Every false religion claims to have a ‘Messiah’. Coming as savior – “in Jesus name” – they really are pseudo Christs. Buddha, Mohamed, Joseph Smith, Ramah Krishna, Watchtower, cult leaders, just about every false religion has a ‘savior’ figure! There are more cults today than ever before in history!
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Galatians 1: 8 -9 But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed! (9) As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed! Even though other belief systems have some humane – even moral merit, they still are considered ‘evil’ because the end result is the destruction of the souls of those who follow them.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 2 Corinthians 11: 14 -15 No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. (15) Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds. Mat 24: 24 "For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect. Today, more than any other time in history, we have false prophets going out of the church! They are deceived! Many are following their apostasy! Jer 8: 5 "Why then has this people, Jerusalem, Turned away in continual apostasy? They hold fast to deceit, They refuse to return.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 2 Th 2: 1 Now we request you, brethren, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, 2 Th 2: 2 that you not be quickly shaken from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit or a message or a letter as if from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. 2 Th 2: 3 Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction We are told that apostasy would occur in the last days, around the coming of the anti-christ.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 2 Th 2: 1 Now we request you, brethren, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, 2 Th 2: 2 that you not be quickly shaken from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit or a message or a letter as if from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. 2 Th 2: 3 Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction “An abandonment of what one has professed; a total desertion, or rebellion We are told that apostasy would occur in the last days, just from one's faith or religion. ” prior to the coming of the anti-christ. Greek definition & Webster's
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Mat 24: 10 "At that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another. The Pastor’s are teaching ‘feel good’ messages – not the Word of God. The Church today has no grounding! Mar 4: 17 and they have no firm root in themselves, but are only temporary; then, when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they fall away. 1 Ti 4: 1 But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 2 Pe 3: 17 You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unprincipled men and fall from your own steadfastness. Part of the falling away is forbidding of marriage in the Church! 1 Ti 4: 1 But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons, 1 Ti 4: 2 by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron, 1 Ti 4: 3 men who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God has created to be gratefully shared in by those who believe and know the truth.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 A Bishop should be married! 1 Ti 3: 2 An overseer [Bishop, Pastor, Priest], then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach The prophecy indicates that in the last days the Church will follow men and tradition rather than the Word of God!
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 The apostasy will be so great, that Jesus asked this question… Luk 18: 8 "I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth? " Many people claim to be ‘Christian’ today, yet they do not know Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior! Mat 7: 21 "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, ' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. Mat 7: 22 "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles? ' Mat 7: 23 "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Rev 3: 15 'I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot. Rev 3: 16 'So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth. Rev 3: 17 'Because you say, "I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing, " and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked, Rev 3: 18 I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see. Rev 3: 19 'Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent. Rev 3: 20 'Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Jesus wants to know you! He cares about you and whatever your going through today! If you are just ‘playing church’, today He is knocking on the door of your heart. Today is the day of Salvation. You can experience His love, Grace, Forgiveness, and peace! Joh 7: 37 Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 MK 13: 7 When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. MK 13: 8 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 There are more wars being fought today simultaneously than at any other time in history! Rumors of wars and retaliation has become the topic for most anthropologists and students of world events. Not only do we have nations fighting, but kingdoms are now fighting – democracy versus communism and the ‘axis of evil’. “War on terror”, etc. Now Israel is preparing for war with Syria, and the US is looking at Persia and Syria as the next step on the war on terror.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 MK 13: 8 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains. Up until 1965 there were several states that had never had an earthquake. One of the last was Wisconsin. It had one in 2000. Last year we had earthquakes occurring in geographic locations that typically do not experience them!
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 MK 13: 9 "You must be on your guard. You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On account of me you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them. MK 13: 10 And the gospel must first be preached to all nations. This hasn’t happened yet! We now have Missionary outreach that exceeds what the Church has ever been able to do before!
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Dan. 12: 4 Men will be traveling ‘to and fro’ across the world, knowledge will increase. Men are going ‘to and fro’ more today than any other time in history. With the internet, our knowledge of any subject is easily obtained – our knowledge has truly increased – but we still are not coming to the truth…
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 2 Ti 3: 1 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2 Ti 3: 2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 2 Ti 3: 3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, 2 Ti 3: 4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 2 Ti 3: 5 holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these. 2 Ti 3: 6 For among them are those who enter into households and captivate weak women weighed down with sins, led on by various impulses, 2 Ti 3: 7 always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 We will see the rise of Babylon… Babylon – world language – Gen. 11: 1 -9, Is. 47, Dan. 12: 4, Col. 3: 5, 6, Matt. 24: 37 -41 Interesting to note that English is the language of the world now. Most countries teach English in their schools.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 The World against Israel Syria is organizing a summit of Arab nations to join together against Israel! <<Ez. 32: 18+; 38, Ps. 118: 10+, Luke 21: 20, 2 Chronicles 15: 6; Isa 3: 25 -26; 8: 21 -22; 13: 13; 29: 3; Jer 20: 4 -5; 34: 17; 52: 4; Ezek 4: 1 -4; Dan 9: 26 -27; Hos 9: 7; 14: 1). The UN is against Israel. The US was the only member of the UN to not vote against them – we abstained! Zec 12: 2 "Behold, I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that causes reeling to all the peoples around; and when the siege is against Jerusalem, it will also be against Judah. Zec 12: 3 "It will come about in that day that I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who lift it will be severely injured. And all the nations of the earth will be gathered against it.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 The world is polarizing into what the Bible said would happen in the last days. 1. The Middle East would be a focal point. 2. Arab nations would be together against Jerusalem.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Why are we fighting Iraq? Why is there so much attention on the Middle East?
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Cairo, March 25, 2003: Arab foreign ministers from the 22 nation league of Arab nations, condemned the "aggression" against Iraq and called for the "immediate withdrawal" of US and British forces from the country, at the end of a meeting in Egypt's capital. They also condemned Israel and demand a Palestinian state.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Asia News 3 -28 -2003 China signals backing for Arab peace plan China says it is ready to back any plan to stop the United States-led war in Iraq after Arab states called for an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council to demand an end to the invasion. A foreign ministry spokesman said China would seriously consider any proposals aimed at resolving the Iraqi issue through political means. China, a veto-holding permanent member of the council, has demanded an immediate halt to the war, saying it violates the UN charter and international law.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 What is the Arab agenda? Last week a message was given at the most notable Mosque in the Middle East. In summary they said: Jihad must be waged until Israel and America are destroyed.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 The Bible says the ‘Big Bear of the North’ will also be with these Arab nations… · Russian President discussed the worsening situation in the Mideast during a 40 -minute phone call with the Syrian President on Sunday, the Kremlin press service said. The press service gave no details, saying only that they discussed the "drastic aggravation of the situation in recent days" in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and promised to continue developing ties between Moscow and Damascus. Russia is supporting Syria with arms and training.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Syria warns U. S. of a new Vietnam MITCH POTTER IN SYRIA DAMASCUS—American forces in Iraq are unwittingly marching into a "small-scale Vietnam" that won't begin until U. S. victory is declared, a senior Syrian official warned yesterday. And mounting U. S. losses will continue long after the Iraqi regime is gone until the last American soldier leaves the country, said Syrian Information Minister Adnan Omran. "The day they defeat the Iraqi regime and take control is the day the disaster begins, " Omran told the Star in a private briefing.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Syria Warned by the US Donald Rumsfield “ If Syria continues bringing guns and supplies to Iraq, we will consider it a hostile act, and those bringing the supplies combatants. ”
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Syria is also threatening Israel and supporting the terrorists who are waging Jihad on them. Amos 1: 3 -5 States that Syria will come against Israel four times, and then will be made desolate. These occurred in: 1948 (1 st) 1967(2 nd) 1973(3 rd) and the 4 th appears that it could happen at any time! Damascus is the capital of Syria. It is the oldest perpetual city in the world! It is over 5000 years old!
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Is. 17: 1 States that Damascus will be taken away from being a city and become a ruinous heap - this has not happened yet, but will very soon!! Isa 17: 3 "The fortified city will disappear from Ephraim, And sovereignty from Damascus And the remnant of Aram; They will be like the glory of the sons of Israel, " Declares the LORD of hosts.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 In 1973, Israel came with 20 kilometers of Damascus - Russia stepped in and informed the world that if they continue, it will be world war three. If Israel had destroyed Damascus then, this prophecy could not have been fulfilled! Additionally, Russia is backing Damascus - when Damascus attacks Israel again, it will be destroyed, and it will cause the prophecies in Ez. 38 and 39 to be fulfilled - Russia, the bear of the north along with Muslim nations will be forced to attack Israel, but God will intervene!
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 June 23, 2005 AP News Service ISRAEL HEADS FOR WAR WITH SYRIA TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel's military has been preparing for the increasing prospect of a war with Syria in a confrontation expected to include Iran and Hizbullah. The General Staff has discussed an assessment by the military's Northern Command of an emerging threat from Syria and Hizbullah over the next year. Northern Command said a weakened Syria, under pressure from the United States to withdraw from Lebanon, was likely to approve an Iranian-Hizbullah campaign against Israel. Military sources said this assessment was the latest by several senior officers who envision a major war with Syria by 2007.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Israel warned Damascus it would go on the offensive against Syrian army positions in Lebanon if Hezbollah, the Syrian-backed Lebanese militia, launched attacks across the border. In addition to the warning to Damascus, the IDF has begun preparations for a "worst-case" outcome. Ten days ago, an armored division received an emergency order that moved it to the Golan Heights, on the border with Syria, to reinforce troops based there. Israel also placed its submarine flotilla on high alert. Military sources said three German-built submarines - the Tekuma, Dolphin and Leviathan -- had started a 21 -day shift in the Persian Gulf. The submarines are believed to be equipped with nuclear warheads, but would only come into play in the event of an all-out regional war, according to sources.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 When Syria attacks Israel and is destroyed, Russia will have to intervene scripture tells us they will be drawn down to attack Israel as if being hooked and pulled down. The hook is that they pledged to protect Syria! Ezek. 38: 4 -15 Russia is pulled down to attack Israel. Ezek. 38 and 39 describe the whole battle. Zech. 14: 12 - their flesh will consume away - could be a neutron bomb Remember how they have to bury the dead! Ezek. 39: 9 -10 Israel will burn the weapons for 7 years! Therefore, this must take place PRIOR to or at the start of the Tribulation. The burning of the weapons should be complete before the second coming of Jesus Christ. Ezek. 39: 11 -16 It will take 7 months to bury the dead! They will wait 7 months to start - they will send teams in to ‘tag’ bones left on the surface and teams to bury those bones - could this be a result of chemical or nuclear weapons? Russia has supplied the Arab world with weapons and men every time they attack Israel! Most of the countries that are mentioned are Islamic/Moslem countries today. They include Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Libya, Ethiopia, and possibly part of Sudan. Remember, Syria is not mentioned because it is already destroyed. (Ez. 38: 8) Ezek. 38: 23 God will intervene in this battle and receive glory – however, this sign will allow Jews to embrace the anti-christ.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 PA television carried the sermon from the central Sheikh Ijlin mosque in Gaza, in which the imam said, "God will drown the small pharaoh of our time, the president of the United States… God willing, the United States will be annihilated…O Lord, O Supporter of the oppressed, we have been treated unjustly in Palestine, Iraq, and Afghanistan. . O Lord, destroy the pillars of America and Britain. "
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Daniels 4 world empires: Daniel gave us an overview of world history. The final empire is the Roman empire. It was never destroyed, it just fell apart and moved to European nations. In these last days, the Roman Empire will be revived and the Anti-Christ and the final world government will be established. It will be a global government.
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© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Anti-Christ The word "Anti-Christ" itself is commonly misunderstood. The prefix "anti" comes from the Greek language and has two meanings: 1. Opposed to; and 2. Pseudo or In the place of or a substitute for. The Antichrist will not only "oppose" Christ but he will do it in the most sinister way. . . by pretending to BE CHRIST!
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Rev 17: 12 "The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the beast for one hour. 13 "These have one purpose, and they give their power and authority to the beast. 14 "These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful. " 15 And he *said to me, "The waters which you saw where the harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues. 16 "And the ten horns which you saw, and the beast, these will hate the harlot and will make her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh and will burn her up with fire. 17 "For God has put it in their hearts to execute His purpose by having a common purpose, and by giving their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God will be fulfilled. 18 "The woman whom you saw is the great city, which reigns over the kings of the earth. "
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Rev 17: 12 "The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the beast for one hour. 13 "These have one purpose, and they give their power and authority to the beast. 14 "These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful. " 15 And he *said to me, "The waters which you saw where the harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues. 16 "And the ten horns which you saw, and the beast, these will hate the harlot and will make her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh and will burn her up with fire. 17 "For God has put it in their hearts to execute His purpose by having a common purpose, and by giving their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God will be fulfilled. 18 "The woman whom you saw is the great city, which reigns over the kings of the earth. " Rome Babylon
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 These 10 kings could be part of the United Nations, or some other configuration of countries yet to be established. It is interesting to note that the United nations has broken the entire world up into 10 economic zones: North America, Western Europe, Japan, Australia & South Africa, Eastern Europe & Russia, Latin America, North Africa & the Middle East, Tropical Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and China.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 “ Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign unlike any other we have ever seen…What is at stake is not just America’s freedom. This is the world’s fight. This is civilization’s fight. This is the fight of all who believe in progress and pluralism, tolerance, and freedom. ” Bush 2001 President George W. September 20, Much of the World’s governments want to come together. It is in the United Nations charter and their ultimate agenda! Rev. 17: 17 "For God has put it in their hearts to execute His purpose by having a common purpose, and by giving their kingdom to the beast, until the words of
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Definition of Pluralism: Theory that there are more than one or two kinds of ultimate reality Varieties of ultimate truths available No one absolute truth Exercised in the form of… …Tolerance ! In Oct. 2000 the UN had a summit for all the religious leaders of the world - they signed an agreement basically affirming there are many ways to God and that all religions should come together
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Since pluralism says there are no absolute truths… …NEW tolerance states, “All values, beliefs, lifestyles, and truth claims are equal” Now we must agree that another person’s position is just as valid as your own – even if it is based on Biblical Truth! Now you must give approval, endorsement, sincere support to their beliefs and behaviors. This is setting the stage for the anti-christ!
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 This leads to Pluralism in societal laws. Abortion, moral relativism, etc. “If there is no absolute moral standard, then one cannot say in a final sense that anything is right or wrong. ” [Francis Schaeffer] Isa 5: 20 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Isa 5: 21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes And clever in their own sight! Isa 10: 1 Woe to those who enact evil statutes And to those who constantly record unjust decisions, Isa 10: 2 So as to deprive the needy of justice And rob the poor of My people of their rights, So that widows may be their spoil And that they may plunder the orphans. Isa 10: 3 Now what will you do in the day of punishment, And in the devastation which will come from afar?
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 We must stand for truth in these last days! Law of Non-Contradiction: Two contradictory ideas cannot both be true Joh 14: 6 Jesus *said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. Not through being good, the Church, or anything else. All other teaching is of the anti-christ and preparing the world for his appearing.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 1 John 2: 18 Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 The power of the Anti-Christ's government will come from a 10 nation confederacy. Or will it… Rev 17: 12 "The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the beast for one hour. It will be 10 leaders who only receive power for a short time. And, they all must come out of the Roman system of government.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 But three of those will disagree with the arrangement, and they will be ‘uprooted’. Daniel 7: 23 "Thus he said: 'The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on the earth, which will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth and tread it down and crush it. Dan 7: 24 'As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings will arise; and another will arise after them, and he will be different from the previous ones and will subdue three kings. Daniel 7: 25 'He will speak out against the Most High and wear down the saints of the Highest One, and he will intend to make alterations in times and in law; and they will be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 The antichrist will only have power for 3 and ½ years! This is the first half of the 70 th week of Daniel! Then the sixth seal is broken…Revelation Chapter 6. The last half of the 70 th week of Daniel God’s wrath will be unleashed on this planet, and no one will have control. Rev 6: 15 Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains; Rev 6: 16 and they *said to the mountains and to the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb; Rev 6: 17 for the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand? "
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Who is the Pseudo Christ? He’s Jewish: John 5: 43 "I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, you will receive him.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 He will come out of the Roman political system Daniel 9: 26 -27 "Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and have nothing, and the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. And its end will come with a flood; even to the end there will be war; desolations are determined. (27) "And he will make a firm covenant with the many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering; and on the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate, even until a complete destruction, one that is decreed, is poured out on the one who makes desolate. "
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 The fulfillment of this occurred in history when the Roman legions under Titus Vespasian destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple in 70 A. D. [Jesus foretold this in Luke 19: 44] *Interesting to note is this occurred on the 9 th of Av on the Jewish Calendar. . . This is the same exact day the First Temple was also destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar. [Jeremiah 52: 12 -15]
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 So the Anti-Christ will be of Jewish decent but come out of the Roman Empire.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Islamic News and Information Network Monday, 11 February 2002 ----------------'Armed to the teeth: America most powerful country since Roman Empire'. . . America's supremacy in bombs, planes, satellites, tanks and real-time intelligence have made the prospect of US casualties remote, except in the event of cock-up or disaster. And, significantly, as the world's only economic hyper-power, it can afford this level of militarization. Amid all this, military might has emerged as the central tenet of America's new power, the defining feature of the Bush administration.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Back to the Anti-christ… He will sign a peace treaty with Israel & the 70 th week of Daniel, commonly called the ‘ 7 year Tribulation’ period, begins…
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Dan 9: 27 "And he will make a firm covenant with the many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering; and on the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate, even until a complete destruction, one that is decreed, is poured out on the one who makes desolate. "
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Intellectual & Boastful; Daniel 7: 20 He will Exalt himself above the God of gods; Daniel 11: 36 He will have no Desire for Women; Daniel 11: 37 He will honor 'a god of fortresses' Daniel 11: 38 He will have authority; Daniel 7: 20, Revelation 13: 2 He will seize by Intrigue; Daniel 11: 21 A Forceful Military Leader; Daniel 8: 24, Rev 6: 2, Revelation 13: 4, A Powerful Leader Revelation 17: 17
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Man of Lawlessness / Son of Perdition 2 Thessalonians 2: 3 One bringing Signs & Wonders 2 Thessalonians 2: 9 One who comes in his own name John 5: 43 Antichrist / Pseudo-Christ 1 John 2: 22 The Beast Revelation 13 Lawless One 2 Thessalonians 2: 8 He will rise from a power made up of many nations Revelation 13 One whose Fatal Wound will Heal Revelation 13: 3 & 12
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Are we living in the ‘Last days’? The signs are all around us. God tells us: 1 Thess 5: 4 But you, brothers, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Are events lining up with scripture? It appears the stage is set for all end time prophecies to become fulfilled! Next week we will put it all into perspective with a timeline and what will happen next according to the Bible.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 The events taking place in the world today are preparing the world for the completion of the prophecies in the Bible. The World is looking for someone to bring peace to the middle east. That someone is the anti-christ. He will confirm a 7 year treaty with Israel: in Dan. 9: 27 Dan 9: 26 "Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and have nothing, and the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. And its end will come with a flood; even to the end there will be war; desolations are determined. Dan 9: 27 "And he will make a firm covenant with the many for one week” This will begin the 70 th week of Daniel (the Tribulation).
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 The scroll is about to be unsealed in (Dan. 12: 4; Ez. 2: 9, 10 This corresponds to the breaking of the first seal in Rev. 6: 1 Dan 12: 4 "But as for you, Daniel, conceal these words and seal up the book until the end of time; many will go back and forth, and knowledge will increase. " Rev 5: 1 I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a book written inside and on the back, sealed up with seven seals. Rev 5: 2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the book and to break its seals? " Rev 5: 3 And no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the book or to look into it. Rev 6: 1 Then I saw when the Lamb broke one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, "Come. " Rev 6: 2 I looked, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer. The first seal is the coming of the anti-christ and the beginning of the last seven years of human rule on this earth. Next week we will look into that scroll and discover what the seals will hold!
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 I have asked several Rabbi’s how they will know when the Messiah comes. They all say that whoever brings peace to their land allows them to rebuild their temple will be the Messiah. Israel believes the Anti-christ is the Messiah!
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Luke 21: 25 -32 Our redemption is near! Now is the time to be a bold witness for Jesus! Acts 1: 8 - We will carry this Gospel to the whole earth, and then the end shall come. Matthew 24: 14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. II Peter 3: 12 - Hasten the coming of the Lord by preaching the gospel! Matt. 24: 14, I Cor. 15: 24
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 A. W. Tozer said this to the Church of the last days… The wise Christian will be content to wait for that day. In the meantime, he will serve his generation in the will of God. If he should be overlooked in the religious popularity contests he will give it but small attention. He knows whom he is trying to please and he is willing to let the world think what it will of him. He will not be around much longer anyway, and where he is going men will be known not by their Hooper rating but by the holiness of their character.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Matt. 10: 16“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves. 17“But beware of men, for they will hand you over to the courts and scourge you in their synagogues; 18 and you will even be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. 19“But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say. 20“For it is not you who speak, but it is the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you. 21“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. 22“You will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved. 23“But whenever they persecute you in one city, flee to the next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Conclusion Hebrews 10: 19 Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; 24 and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, 25 not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near.
© 2005 Pastor Brett Peterson – email: pastorbrett@ccbcu. edu 949 -444 -0321 Next week we will discuss the timing of the events of Revelation! In doing so we will find out what is written on that hidden scroll with seven seals! We will get a glimpse of what is about to take place in the world!
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