Faith-Based Organizations Forced to Go Against Their Christian Faith with Jonathan Cahn (Video)

Jonathan Cahn on The Jim Bakker Show 

"California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that orders faith-based organizations to refer women to abortionists," according to the WND.com article "California Forces Christians to Disobey Own Beliefs" dated 10/12/2015.

Jim Bakker recently talked about that with Messianic Rabbi Jonathan Cahn on The Jim Bakker Show. The video below shares a couple minutes of that conversation.

Jonathan Cahn talks about our nation racing toward apostasy, which means a "falling away" from the Christian faith. Apostasy is also an End Times prophecy in the Bible. (Tweet that!) At the same time, he says, Christians are being targeted more and more, with evil trying to force Christians to take part in abomination. (Tweet that!)

Jonathan Cahn relates what we are seeing in our day to the early church which the Roman government tried to force to take part in abomination.

Evil is trying to force us, as Christians, to bow down to it. (Tweet that!)

A quote from Jonathan Cahn in this video:

Evil...says we going to force you to do our will... We are not going to be content until Christians are forced to blaspheme their God... And every Christian is going to be tested in this time. This is another sign... 

We've never seen this before. It is not business as usual. We've never seen this before.

(Tweet that!)

"They Will Call Evil Good & Good Evil"
Jonathan Cahn on The Jim Bakker Show

Posted Oct. 29, 2015

Run time: 2:28

Woe to those who call evil good
    and good evil,
who put darkness for light
    and light for darkness,
who put bitter for sweet
    and sweet for bitter.  (Isaiah 5:20, NIV)

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Are Mass Migrations Part of Bible Prophecy? - Rick Wiles (Video)

Rick Wiles from www.TruNews.com guest on the
Jim Bakker Show

Rick Wiles, from www.TruNews.com, visited the Jim Bakker Show recently and talked about the mass migration of people we are seeing in the world today. It's not only the illegal immigration the United States has seen of people crossing its borders which has been going on for many years now. More recently, due to the advancement of Islam in the Middle East, throngs of people are moving into European countries. I'm sure you've seen that on the news.

What does it mean in light of Bible prophecy? Here's a short video in which Rick Wiles talks about how this mass migration could, and probably will, spread throughout the world and how that will require a worldwide system to manage everything. (Tweet that!)

For Bible and prophecy students, we recognize this as the Biblically prophesied "One World Government" (Tweet that!) which will allow an evil world dictator to take over all economies and ruling systems that now exists in the world.

It [that is, the second Beast] also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, 17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name. (Revelation 13:16-17, NIV)

In addition, it seems to be coming clearer every day that "radical Islam" – that is, Islam forcing itself on all others and killing any other faith – will play a clear role in the End Times. (Tweet that!) So listen as Rick Wiles talks about Jihadists within the masses migrating from the Middle East to Europe:

"Mass Migration Taking Place"

The Jim Bakker Show with guest Rick Wiles

Runs 3:30

Posted October 9, 2015

I'll admit that I have not heard of Rick Wiles before, nor his work at "TruNews.com." However it seems he's worth becoming familiar with. We'll view another video from him in the next post.

For today, however, think about how these current-day mass migrations might be part of Bible prophecy being fulfilled right before our very eyes. (Tweet that!)

Islamic Prophecies Mimic But Twist Bible Prophecy - Two More Articles

I hope you enjoyed the series of Pastor John Hagee's sermons on the Four Horses of the Apocalypse. I found them informative and inspiring.

If you missed any, here are links to all four:

• John Hagee Preaches on The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Horse #1: The White Horse and Its Rider (Video)

• John Hagee Preaches on The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Horse #2: The Red Horse and Its Rider (Video)

• John Hagee Preaches on The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Horse #3: The Black Horse and Its Rider (Video)

• John Hagee Preaches on The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Horse #4: The Green Horse and Its Rider (Video)

(Tweet that!)

During that series I also reminded us of my series of articles from last February and March about Islamic prophecy and how it takes the true Bible prophecies of the End Times and twists them all out of shape in order to make Jesus Christ look evil and to make Islam look like the true religion of the true God.  (Tweet that!) This is all, of course, evil in the extreme. Nonetheless, that is what Islam does.

During the series of four posts with Pastor John Hagee's messages, I also included links to two of these articles at the bottom of each post, for a total of eight linked articles. There are two more in my series, so to finish up I'm sharing those last two here: (Tweet that!)

• Thursday, March 12, 2015: Muslims Claim the Mahdi Will Rule for Seven Years - Bible vs. Islamic Prophecy - Part 8

• Saturday, March 14, 2015: Muslim "Messianic" Expectations Align with Antichrist and False Prophet - Bible vs. Islamic Prophecy - Part 9

If you know someone who is unaware of these lies of Islamic so-called prophecy that has stolen the truth of Bible prophecy and has twisted it, please alert them to these articles. Thank you. (Tweet that!)

John Hagee Preaches on The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Horse #4: The Green Horse and It's Rider (Video)

Pastor John Hagee: The Green Horse

In the previous three posts we've been listening to Pastor John Hagee's four-part sermon series on the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse." (Tweet that!)

Of course studying Bible prophecy and scripture and the End Times is one of my passions, as you know if you've followed this blog at all.

Today we'll look at the fourth and final part in Pastor Hagee's sermon series. I've very grateful he did this series. As I said when we started back in the October 6 post, the interpretations of these prophecies are changing as the world events take place and the world changes. (Tweet that!) As fulfillment of these prophecies draws nearer, pieces come into view that we could not see before. (Tweet that!)

As Pastor Hagee says in this video, the final Horse of the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" has been interpreted and translated as a "Pale Horse," but the literal meaning of the words translated are the "Green Horse." (Tweet that!)

What's a green horse, you may ask? Besides the idea of dead, rotting flesh, as in gangrene, there could also be the interpretation of the Green Horse symbolizing Islam, as green is the official color of Islam. (Tweet that!) That was a new thought for me.

The Green Horse and its Rider is introduced in Revelation 6:7-8. In this translation, this horse has been translated as the "Pale" horse:

When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth. (Revelation 6:7-8)

Of course "Hades" is also known as Hell.

For more interesting information, here is Pastor John Hagee's sermon on the fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse:  (Tweet that!)

The Green Horse

Runs 27:30 minutes

Thank you for joining me in watching these four important and informative sermons by Pastor John Hagee about the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse." If you missed any, you'll find links to the others below. (Tweet that!) Next time we'll look at a couple more articles about the strange ways Islam has twisted the Bible's prophecies of the End Times.

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• Horse #1: The White Horse and Its Rider (Video)
• Horse #2: The Red Horse and Its Rider (Video)
• Horse #3: The Black Horse and Its Rider (Video)

You may also enjoy these articles about the uncanny parallels between the End Times Bible prophecies which Christians anticipate and Islamic End Times prophecies that mimic them:

• Saturday, March 7, 2015: Will the Muslim Caliph Rule from the Temple Mount? - Bible vs. Islamic Prophecy - Part 6

• Tuesday, March 10, 2015: Muslim Mahdi Will Rule with Help of Djinn Demons - Bible vs. Islamic Prophecy - Part 7

John Hagee Preaches on The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Horse #3: The Black Horse and It's Rider (Video)

Pastor John Hagee: The Black Horse

The third part of Pastor John Hagee's four-part sermon series on "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" is about The Black horse.

This third horse carries a rider who holds a pair of scales to weigh food. The food is very expensive indicating a severe famine over all the earth. (Tweet that!)

There is so much more that I learned from Pastor Hagee in this sermon so I hope you will take the time to watch it.  (Tweet that!)

The Bible verses that describe the rider of the Black Horse are in Revelation 6:5-6 here:

When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, "Two pounds of wheat for a day's wages, and six pounds of barley for a day's wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!" (Revelation 6:5-6)

If you missed the first two posts and sermons on the White Horse ridden by the AntiChrist and the Red whose rider goes out to make war on the earth, you can listen to those on the previous two posts. There are links to them at the bottom of this post.

Here is part 3 of Pastor John Hagee's 4-part sermon series "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" about the Black Horse and its Rider. (Tweet that!)

The Black Horse

Runs 27:30 minutes

For the fourth part of this sermon series, please stop back by for the next post next Tuesday. And please alert an interested friend about this series of posts sharing Pastor John Hagee's sermon series. Or please use the share buttons at the bottom of this post to share to Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, or Google+. Thank you!

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• Horse #1: The White Horse and Its Rider (Video)
• Horse #2: The Red Horse and Its Rider (Video)
• Horse #4: The Green Horse and Its Rider (Video)

You may also enjoy these articles about the uncanny parallels between the End Times Bible prophecies which Christians anticipate and Islamic End Times prophecies that mimic them:

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John Hagee Preaches on The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Horse #2: The Red Horse and Its Rider (Video)

Pastor John Hagee: The Red Horse

In the previous post we heard the first of a four-part sermon series from Pastor John Hagee on "The Four Horses of the Apocalypse."

The first horse is the White Horse and its rider is the AntiChrist who rides out to conquer and make war throughout the earth.

This sermon is on the Red Horse and Its Rider. The Red Horse and its rider will be given power to "take peace from the earth and to make people kill each other." (Tweet that!) This rider is given a "large sword."

This passage is found in the Bible in Revelation 6:1-8:

I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest. 

When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come!" Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make people kill each other. To him was given a large sword. (Revelation 6:1-4)

Here is Pastor Hagee's sermon on "The Red Horse and Its Rider."  (Tweet that!)

The Red Horse

Runs 27:29 minutes

Please come back for the next post when we'll learn about the third of the  "Four Horses of the Apocalypse" from Pastor John Hagee.

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• Horse #1: The White Horse and Its Rider (Video)
• Horse #3: The Black Horse and Its Rider (Video)
• Horse #4: The Green Horse and Its Rider (Video)

You may also enjoy these articles about the uncanny parallels between the End Times Bible prophecies which Christians anticipate and Islamic End Times prophecies that mimic them:

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• Saturday, February 28, 2015: Inhabitants of the Earth Will Worship the Beast - Bible vs. Islamic Prophecy - Part 3

John Hagee Preaches on The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Horse #1: The White Horse and Its Rider (Video)

Pastor John Hagee: The White Horse

John Hagee has been preaching a four-part series on "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse." (Tweet that!) I have learned new information and what's fascinating to me is how the interpretations of these Bible prophecies are changing based on our current events happening in the world right now! (Tweet that!) My own interpretations are changing as well, which is immensely interesting to me. I always knew our understanding would change as the world changes and as the End Times come nearer and nearer, almost in view.

One mistaken idea I had was that as I read through the Revelation 6:1-8, I thought the rider on the while horse was Jesus because the rider was crowned and went out to win some battles. (Tweet that!) Then I thought the other three horses were heaven-sent to bring judgment on the earth.

Oh I was so wrong! Now I see that the rider on the white horse in Revelation 6:2 is not at all Jesus but one who is mimicking Jesus, working to steal Jesus' people for his own evil kingdom, and defeat Jesus. This would be the Antichrist. (Tweet that!)

I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest. (Revelation 6:1-2)

Yes, he is crowned, for the Antichrist crowns himself king of his own evil kingdom. And he wins some battles. But he is not the King of kings and Lord of lords Who is crowned with many crowns and wins the final battle for all time. (Tweet that!)

Jesus is not the rider of the white horse in Revelation 6:1-8, but He is the triumphant rider of the white horse in Revelation 19:11-16:

I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. "He will rule them with an iron scepter." He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: 

KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

So understand this: In Revelation 6:1-8, the Four Riders on the Four Horses of the Apocalypse are hell-sent. (Tweet that!)

Pastor John Hagee's ministry is sharing his sermon series online in videos. (Tweet that!) I hope you will block out about a half and hour to view his sermon:

The White Horse

Runs 27:30 minutes

Come back for the next post and we'll learn about the Red Horse and its Rider from Pastor John Hagee in his series "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse."

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The next three posts will offer Pastor John Hagee's sermons on the other Horsemen of the Apocalypse:

• Horse #2: The Red Horse and Its Rider (Video)
• Horse #3: The Black Horse and Its Rider (Video)
• Horse #4: The Green Horse and Its Rider (Video)

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Will the “Framework Agreement” with Iran be the False Peace Treaty in Bible Prophecy?

"Negotiations about Iranian Nuclear Program - 
the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Other Officials 
of the P5+1 and Ministers of Foreign Affairs 
of Iran and EU in Lausanne" 
by United States Department of State
Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

I had a friend ask me the other day if the "framework for a deal with Iran," which seems to be coming to be known as the "Framework Agreement," which the Obama Administration has worked out via Secretary of State John Kerry could be the "false peace treaty" in Bible prophecy. (Tweet that!) I had to admit I was kicking myself that I had not thought of that possibility.

Let me explain what my friend was referring to. The Bible speaks of "weeks" which we understand to be "weeks of years," in other words 7-year segments of time. In Daniel 9:20-27 the prophet Daniel saw a vision of the angel Gabriel, whom Daniel had seen and met with before. This time, Gabriel gave Daniel insight and instruction about "seventy sevens." We understand these to be 70 weeks of years.

Then in Daniel 9:25 Gabriel speaks of "seven 'sevens,' and sixty-two 'sevens.'" That totals 69 sevens. Which means there is one more "seven" left: the 70^th seven, or one more "week of years," a 7-year period.

There are, of course, different ideas about this, but many (if not most?) scholars believe there was an indeterminate gap of time between the 69^th week in Daniel and the 70^th week. And this final 70^th week of 7 years will be the final 7 years of history on earth as we know it now.

Then Daniel says this about that 70^th week of years:

"He [that is the Antichrist] will confirm a covenant with many for one 'seven.' In the middle of the 'seven' he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on a wing of the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him." (Daniel 9:27, NIV 1985)

As you can see, there is a covenant with "many." I believe most scholars think this is the Jewish people. I wonder if it isn't the majority of people on the earth?

This covenant is for one seven-year period. But in the middle of this seven – in other words, at the 3½ year point – the Antichrist breaks the covenant. (Tweet that!) This means the Antichrist never really meant for there to be lasting peace and so it was a "false peace." (Tweet that!)

We know the Jewish Temple has been rebuilt on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem at this point because sacrifices are going on, and that is the only place Jewish sacrifices can take place. (Tweet that!)

Then, in the middle of this seven-year so-called peace deal, the Antichrist puts an end to sacrifice, meaning he stops the Jewish sacrifices going on at the Temple.

When he, the Antichrist, breaks that covenant at the half-way point through the seven years, all hell breaks loose quite literally. The Antichrist sets himself up as God in the Jewish Temple or "on a wing of the temple" and this attempt to usurp God's rightful place as King of kings and Lord of lords is the last straw: the abomination that causes desolation.

So, for prophecy watchers, we are watching for these two things:

• the Temple to be rebuilt on the Temple Mount where sacrifices resume for the first time since 70 A.D., and

• the start of a “peace” deal which we know will be killed after 3½ years.

So the question is, could this so-called deal with Iran that the United States and other nations are painfully claiming to be negotiating with Iran be that Biblically prophesied false peace deal? And furthermore, considering the previous post, I’m wondering might this "peace deal" be made on the 9^th of Av? (Tweet that!) It's something to watch.

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Can this Date be Biblically Prophetic? Important Events in Jewish History on the 9th of Av

"Negotiations about Iranian Nuclear Program -
the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Other Officials
of the P5+1 and Ministers of Foreign Affairs
of Iran and EU in Lausanne"
by United States Department of State
Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

In the previous post we looked at the date when Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, spoke to the joint session of the United States Congress. He gave this speech, which was against the deal the U.S. is working out with Iran to allow Iran to create nuclear weapons, on the eve of Purim. Mr. Netanyahu is concern Iran will use their nuclear weapons against Israel and it's a certainty that they will because they have said as much and there is no reason to disbelieve they will do exactly as they threaten. 

I believe it's significant that Mr. Netanyahu's speech was given on the eve of Purim. (Tweet that!) The One True God reveals His wisdom and speaks to us in patterns. (Tweet that!) And as we've watched the past three "Blood Moons" on important Jewish Feast days occur over the past year, we can notice, if we're paying attention, that the Lord God has planned and timed these events to coincide with what He foreknew would be occurring on earth. (Tweet that!) 

Purim was when the enemies of Israel plotted to wipe Israel off the face of the earth in the time of Queen Esther, 474 B.C. The Prime Minister's speech to the U.S. about the U.S.'s coming nuclear agreements with Iran was on the eve of Purim (Tweet that!) and I believe also on the eve of significant worldwide events occurring concerning Iran attempting to carry out its threats against Israel with the cooperation of the United States. (Tweet that!)

If dates are in fact prophetic, meaning we can see a pattern in history of important events occurring on the same date (on the Jewish calendar), then my question is, can we take an educated guess that something significant might occur on this date in the future? (Tweet that!)

Here are three examples: (Tweet that!)

The Total Lunar "Blood Moon" Eclipses On Jewish Holy Days

If you've been following this blog or the series of four "Blood Moons" you know we are experiencing a series of four total lunar eclipses on significant dates on the Jewish calendar. Those dates are the first and last of the seven annual feasts – Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles – in both 2014 and 2015. In the past, significant events occurred in Israel's history around those times. Learn more here:

• "Tetrad" of Four Lunar Eclipses on Jewish Feast Days in the Past 

• The Prophetic Significance of the Feasts of the LORD 

• To learn more about the next total lunar eclipse, get reminders, and stay up to date, please click "Going" at this Facebook Event: #Lunar Eclipse Watch Party! - 4th of the 4 #Blood Moons

The Financial Happenings on Past Shemitahs

If you've been following this blog, then you also know about the Shemitah that comes every seven years, which we will talk about more as it approaches on September 13, 2015. (Tweet that!) Major financial falls have occurred in the United States which rippled worldwide on the previous two Shemitahs in 2001, just after the attacks of 9/11, and again in 2008. Some are already speculating what may occur this coming fall. Learn more here:

• To learn more about the Shemitah, get reminders, and stay up to date, please click "Going" at this Facebook Event: #Shemitah and Partial Solar Eclipse (#Black Sun) Watch Party

The 9th of Av

"Av" is the fifth month on the Jewish religious calendar and matches up approximately with July/August on our calendar. On the 9th day of Av, significant occurrences have taken place in Israel's history including the following. (Tweet that!):

• According to Jewish history, it was on the 9th of Av that the ten spies, not counting Joshua and Caleb, which Moses sent to search out the Promised Land gave their bad report to Moses which caused the Israelites to refuse to enter the land God promised to them, resulting in them wandering the wilderness for forty years until that generation died off before entering the Land under Joshua's leadership.

• It was on the 9th of Av that the first Jewish Temple, that is Solomon's Temple, was looted and burned by the king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar. (Note my Bible says, "On the seventh day of the fifth month…" (2 Kings 24:8). That was August 14, 586 B.C. Jeremiah 52:12 records it as "the tenth day of the fifth month…" A note in the NIV Study Bible explains the difference this way: "The parallel in 2 Ki 25:8 reads 'seventh day'; one of the numbers is a copyist's error, but we cannot tell which." See 2 Chronicles 36:15-21, 2 Kings 25:1-21, Jeremiah 52:4-27.) 

• Significantly, the second Temple was also destroyed on the 9th of Av in 70 A.D. by the Romans under Titus. This occurred some 40 years after Jesus' death and resurrection and fulfilled the Bible prophecy spoken by Jesus himself in Matthew 24:2.

• King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella expelled the Jews from Spain on the 9th of Av in 1492.

So my question is, Could something prophetically significant happen to Israel on the 9th of Av in soon-coming years? Even in 2015? (Tweet that!) On our calendar, the 9th of Av in 2015 takes place from the evening of July 24 to the evening of July 25, 2015.

Muslim "Messianic" Expectations Align with Antichrist and False Prophet - Bible vs. Islamic Prophecy - Part 9 -- Plus Easter Moments Countdown Days 19 & 18

End Times Eyewitness:
Israel, Islam and the Unfolding
Signs of Messiah's Return

In this final post in this 9-part series on comparing and contrasting Islamic prophecies and End Times prophecies of the Bible, Joel Richardson said this:

[Joel Richardson narrating on the DVD]: "Many other similarities could be listed, but the point is clear: the expectations of many Muslims throughout the earth concerning the Mahdi, and their version of Jesus, bears a striking resemblance to what the Bible describes concerning the Antichrist and the False Prophet. Though as unusual as much of this information may be to Christians, many Muslims believe that their Mahdi is already here on the earth." 

[Joel Richard interviewing Adnar Oktar on the TV program's set:] "We're living in the time of the Mahdi right now?" 

[Adnar Oktar, Turkish Muslim Leader, Television Host [translated and captioned on DVD]: "Yes. We believe that Mahdi is come and is busy with preparation. We believe that he appeared in Istanbul. That is how it is related in the Jewish Scriptures. This is how it is related in Islamic accounts as well. The Shia accounts also state that he will appear in Istanbul. The prominent religious leaders in Iran also state that he will appear in Istanbul. There is no other time for this than now." 

[Joel Richardson summing up in narration on the DVD:] "Simply stated, in light of the many startling ways in which the Islamic Mahdi and the Muslim Jesus align with the Biblical expectations concerning the Antichrist and the False Prophet, discerning Christians would do well to be aware of the rise of Messianic expectations throughout the Islamic world, particularly in light of Jesus' warnings that the last days would be marked by the appearance of "false prophets [who] will arise and mislead many."

And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray.  Matthew 24:11

This concludes this series. Stay tuned for posts on the soon coming solar eclipse on the mid-point day of this Shemitah year: March 20th. We'll get ready for that eclipse next week. Please join the Facebook Event now here:

• #SolarEclipse Virtual Watch Party! - 1st #DarkSun of 2015

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Expectations of Muslims' Mahdi and their version of #Jesus bears resembles #Bible's Antichrist and False Prophet! (Tweet that!)

As unusual as this may be to #Christians many Muslims believe their Mahdi is already here on earth #JoelRichardson (Tweet that!)

Discerning #Christians should be aware of rise of #Messianic expectations thru-out Islamic world. #JoelRichardson  (Tweet that!)

#Jesus warned the last days would be marked by appearance of "false prophets [who] will arise and mislead many." (Tweet that!)

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• Amazing Bible and Islamic Prophecy Parallels - Part 1
• Muslims' Teach the Lie that Jesus Will Deny the Cross! -Bible vs. Islamic Prophecy - Part 2
• All Inhabitants of the Earth Will Worship the Beast - Bible vs. Islamic Prophecy - Part 3
• Peace, When There is No Peace - Bible vs. Islamic Prophecy -Part 4
• Sacrifices Being Performed at the Rebuilt Jewish Temple - Bible vs. Islamic Prophecy - Part 5
• Will the Muslim Caliph Rule from the Temple Mount? - Bible vs. Islamic Prophecy - Part 6
• Muslim Mahdi Will Rule with Help of Djinn Demons - Bible vs. Islamic Prophecy - Part 7
• Muslims Claim the Mahdi Will Rule for Seven Years - Bible vs. Islamic Prophecy - Part 8

Easter Moments:

• Countdown Day 19: Jesus' Life was Poured Out Like a Drink Offering

• Countdown Day 18: My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?

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Muslims Claim the Mahdi Will Rule for Seven Years - Bible vs. Islamic Prophecy - Part 8 -- Plus Easter Moments Countdown Days 21 & 20

End Times Eyewitness:
Israel, Islam and the Unfolding
Signs of Messiah's Return

This another interesting parallel between the Islamic "end of days prophecies" and the End Time prophecies in the Bible. (Tweet that!)

I hope you understand there is no coincidence in all these parallels. (Tweet that!) The evil one, Satan, is very well aware of what God has predicted in His Word, the Bible. Satan has been around since before the Bible was written and he is well aware of what it says. (Tweet that!)

Also, Satan is very good at counterfeiting what God has created (because Satan cannot create anything on his own). (Tweet that!) So all the so-called "prophecies" that Islam teaches and believes are counterfeited and twisted from what God has done.

For example the true God is one God expressed in the Father, the Son which is Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. (These three are known as the Trinity.) According to the book of Revelation in the Bible, in the End Times Satan will mimic this holy Trinity with his own unholy trinity: The Beast (Satan himself), the Antichrist, and the False Prophet. (Tweet that!)

So it's no coincidence at all that the "prophecies" of Islam also talk of a 7-year rule of Antichrist, as the Bible does. (Tweet that!)  Here is another byte from the "End Times Eyewitness" DVD:

[Joel Richardson's introduction to this portion of the DVD:] "To discuss the Muslim expectations concerning their two primary Messiah figures, I sat down with two Muslim leaders. The first was Adnar Oktar of Istanbul. And the second was Sheikh Ekrima Said Sabri. Sabri is the President of Quranic and Islamic Studies at Al-Quds University in Jerusalem." 

[A little later, Joel Richardson narrating on the DVD:] "Because the Bible teaches that the Antichrist will rule for a period of seven years, many Christians are surprised to find out that according to Islamic prophecy the Mahdi will also rule specifically for a period of seven years." 

[Sheikh Ekrima Said Sabri, translated in captions on DVD:] "There is more than one tradition concerning how long the rule of the Mahdi will be. The most common version is seven years."

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When the Bible speaks of the last 7 years, these seven years are divided into two: the first 3.5 years of a "false peace" when everything appears to be going great under the rule of the Antichrist (although anyone who follows and worships the true God will be persecuted and, if they don't denounce Him, will be killed. So it's really not so great after all.)

The Antichrist will then set himself up as "God" in the Jewish rebuilt Temple, which is the Abomination that Causes Desolation. During the second 3.5 years then all hell breaks loose leading up to the Battle of Armageddon -- in which God and his people are victorious over the Antichrist and all evil -- and the end of all as we know it. 

Here are some Bible prophecies about the last 7 years of life on earth as we know it now:

Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, "Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there, but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months. And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth." (Revelation 11:1-3, ESV)

Remember that on the Hebrew/Jewish calendar a month is 30 days, so 1,260 days equals 42 months which equals 3.5 years. (Tweet that!)

In some Bible verses this 3.5 years is said this way:

• "a time, and times, and half a time"
• interpreted as a year plus two years plus half a year ( or 1 + 2 + 1/2 = 3 1/2 years)

Also, for more please take the time to look at these verses:

• Daniel 7:25
• Daniel 12:7
• Revelation 12:6
• Revelation 12:14

Related Articles:

• Amazing Bible and Islamic Prophecy Parallels - Part 1
• Muslims' Teach the Lie that Jesus Will Deny the Cross! -Bible vs. Islamic Prophecy - Part 2
• All Inhabitants of the Earth Will Worship the Beast - Bible vs. Islamic Prophecy - Part 3
• Peace, When There is No Peace - Bible vs. Islamic Prophecy -Part 4
• Sacrifices Being Performed at the Rebuilt Jewish Temple - Bible vs. Islamic Prophecy - Part 5
• Will the Muslim Caliph Rule from the Temple Mount? - Bible vs. Islamic Prophecy - Part 6
• Muslim Mahdi Will Rule with Help of Djinn Demons - Bible vs. Islamic Prophecy - Part 7

Easter Moments:

• Countdown Day 21: He was Crucified

• Countdown Day 20: Jesus, Though Sinless, was Numbered As One of the Sinners

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2015 Amazing Worldwide Event #4 Linked to Bible Prophecy: The Coming Fourth Lunar Eclipse in September

The fourth and final amazing worldwide event linked to Bible prophecy that we can foresee coming in 2015 is the fourth and final total lunar eclipse of the 2014 – 2015 tetrad. (Tweet that!)

This total lunar eclipse will occur on September 28, 2015, the Feast of Tabernacles, only two weeks after the Shemitah. (Tweet that!) I wonder what the world will look like at that point? I do expect major events to occur on the Shemitah, or perhaps before.

Am I foolish in openly predicting such a thing? I don't think so. I'm not the one predicting it. God is writing in the skies where EVERYONE can see -- whether or not they have a Bible, a TV, internet, or can read a blog like this one. (Tweet that!) God is shouting through all of these signs -- signs in the sun and moon and more. (Tweet that!) So will I be put to shame if my prediction doesn't come true? (Tweet that!) I don't believe I'll be put to shame on that.

For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame” (Romans 10:11).

If you missed the introductory discuss of the Shemitah in my previous post two days ago, find it here: The Coming Shemitah in September.

You can learn more right now about why all these lunar eclipses occurring on Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles two years in a row are important from our discussions during the first two total lunar eclipses in these posts. The videos with expert Jonathan Cahn that are titled "After the Lunar Eclipse" were recorded after the first total lunar eclipse which occurred on Passover last spring on April 15, 2014.

• After the Lunar Eclipse: Jonathan Cahn talks about the Blood Moons - Part 1 (Video Post)

• After the Lunar Eclipse: Jonathan Cahn talks about the Blood Moons - Part 2 (Video Post)

• "Tetrad" of Four Lunar Eclipses on Jewish Feast Days in the Past

• What Causes the Moon to Turn Red Like Blood?

• How the Jewish Calendar Works

• The Prophetic Significance of the Feasts of the LORD

We will discuss this fourth total lunar eclipse coming in September in future posts. In fact, we will talk more about the next total lunar eclipse, the third in the tetrad, coming in April next week, so please stop back by and bring a friend.

Related Articles:

• January 6: New Year Predictions - 2015 Promises Amazing Events Worldwide linked to Bible prophecy
• January 10: 2015 Amazing Worldwide Event #1 Linked to Bible Prophecy - The Coming Solar Eclipse in March
• January 13: 2015 Amazing Worldwide Event #2 Linked to Bible Prophecy: The Coming Third Lunar Eclipse in April
• January 15: 2015 Amazing Worldwide Event #3 Linked to Bible Prophecy: The Coming Shemitah in September

"Lawlessness" in Bible Prophecy: Are We Seeing It Now?

The White House at Night
Public Domain Images

In my August 14, 2014, post, I mentioned the topic of "lawlessness" and that this would be a discussion for another day. Maybe that's a good topic for today. (Tweet that!) Did you know the term "lawlessness" is in the Bible in regard to prophecy?

Back on August 14, we were looking at that prophetic chapter in the Bible where Jesus talked with his disciples about what would be happening in the End Times, just before his return. Jesus was answering the question his disciples asked about what would be signs that he was coming soon?

In answer, Jesus gave a list of many things that would be happening in our world that would be "signs." Within this context, Jesus said in verses 12, this:

12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold (Matthew 24:12, NKJV).

To me, lawlessness means a total disregard for the law. It means not only that the law is not followed, but there is an attitude that a person doesn't care if the law is followed. How much worse is that situation when law enforcement officers are instructed not to enforce the laws (which has been happening in the United States for years)? And how much worse from that does it get when the highest ranking officials in the nation disregard the law?

This week the news is buzzing with President Barack Obama's speech Thursday night and his Executive Order signed Friday reforming the immigration laws of the United States. (Tweet that!) Both sides are arguing whether this, and other changes President Obama has made (for example changes to his Health Care Law), are indeed legal. Please note just because the President, in his speech, said what he is doing is completely legal doesn't mean it is.

Do you remember what the oath says that every President swears or affirms before he (or she) takes office? Here it is:

The oath of office of the President of the United States is an oath or affirmation required by the United States Constitution before the President begins the execution of the office. The wording is specified in Article Two, Section One, Clause Eight:

Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:— “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”  Wikipedia 

Interestingly, it is this very same Constitution of the United States that makes him President in the first place.

Also, just because the President, or anyone else, quotes the Bible does not mean he or they are using that quote in context or with its true meaning. I always find it interesting when people who, on any other day, act or speak as though they are so opposed to what the Bible has to say attempt to use it to defend and justify what they are doing. That should be a red flag to anyone. (Tweet that!)

According to Bible prophecy, a time of complete lawlessness will come before the Antichrist appears. Am I saying what President Barack Obama has done completes that and fulfills that Bible prophecy? No. The prophesied lawlessness will be world-wide, not just in the United States.

Secondly, am I saying President Barack Obama is the Antichrist? For heaven's sake, NO. Did I answer that clearly enough? I only brought up this question to answer it because I've heard the question asked so many times. No, Barack Obama is not the Antichrist. (There are many factors about the Antichrist described in the Bible that President Obama does not fit. He is not the Antichrist.)

But I do believe everything, everything, in the world is being moved into place like chess pieces preparing the way for Antichrist to come.

For Antichrist to prosper, take over, lead the world and be followed and even loved by the majority of people, lawlessness must exist. There must be no regard for the good laws of this Christian land and no regard for the laws of God. (Tweet that!)

Lawlessness has moved up the ranks from some individuals (the world has always had at least some lawless individuals), to many more individuals (though not all), to world leaders. (Tweet that!)

This is my prediction: Lawlessness will increase. Worldwide. And history will show the actions of this President plays a part in that and paves the way for more. (Tweet that!)

Related Article:

• August 14, 2014: The Love of Many Shall Wax Cold

Israel turns 70 years old in 2018 - Signs in Bible Prophecy Must Be Significant (Video Post)

Front Page of The Jerusalem Post
May 16, 1948
For Wikimedia Foundation. Fair use.

For many years, I have looked at the year Bible prophecy was fulfilled as Israel once again became a nation - 1948 - along with the Scripture verse that says a "generation" is 70 years, and I have strongly believed something significant would happen in the world as Israel turned 70 years old. (Tweet that!)

The days of our lives are seventy years;And if by reason of strength they are eighty years... (Psalm 90:10a, NKJV)

Combine those ideas with Jesus' prophetic words in Matthew 24:

Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. (Matthew 24:33-34, NIV 1984)  

In past decades, Israel's 70th birthday seemed so far in the future. Not so any more.  (Tweet that!)

Israel was reborn in 1948, so it will turn 70 years old in 2018. (Tweet that!)

Suddenly I'm hearing other people express the same thoughts: connecting these same Scriptures. Talking about something significant happening as Israel turns 70.  Connecting End Times with Israel's 70th birthday and the generation that "will certainly not pass away until..." (Tweet that!)

Here is a video of Pastor Jim Bakker talking with author John Shorey. I'll admit I haven't been familiar with John Shorey, but I find what he has to say very interesting.

Take note not only of what he says about Israel nearing its 70th birthday, but also about:

• the coming Solar Eclipse on March 20, 2014, and the judgement of the World
• the Feast of Trumpets
• and 42 months, or 3 1/2 years, after the Solar Eclipse.

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Jim Bakker talks with John Shorey

Posted October 3, 2014

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As John Shorey asks, how can all these signs in Bible prophecy show up at the same time and they not have significance? (Tweet that!)

In the next post we'll hear more from John Shorey in another video.