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PART 3

In Chapters 10-14 John eats the scroll (judgment), the temple is rebuilt, two witnesses appear, the 2nd woe continues, the 7th trumpet blows, and the 3rd woe is announced. We see the woman and dragon, the animals from the sea and earth, & the prediction of the end. After this the Lamb and ransomed on Mount Zion, we hear the announcement of judgment, and see the rapture (compared to a harvest).

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CHAPTER 10 – John eats the little book from heaven.

A strong sun-bright angel, with an open book in His hand, descends from heaven, clothed with a cloud, and a rainbow over His head, with feet like pillars of fire. Who is the angel? (Revelation 4:3 & 5, & Matthew 17:1-2) _________________________________________________________________________________

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He puts his right foot on the sea, and his left foot on the land (Jeremiah 5:22, Luke 16:26, Psalm 95:5-6, & Revelation 20:13).

When he cried out, 7 loud thunderclaps spoke words. A voice tells John NOT to write these words down, but to take the little book from the angel. The words in the lightning are God's judgment after the rapture (Psalm 18:13, 1 Samuel 2:10, 2 Samuel 22:14, Revelation 4:5, 8:5, 11:19, & 16:18, Ezekiel 30:3). No one knows what the words are, so we can only assume that the judgment is unspeakable (1 Thessalonians 2:16).

The angel raises his hands to heaven and swears to God that time will disappear (1 Peter 4:7-11), and that the mystery of God will be fulfilled with the seventh trumpet. The angel told John to eat the book (Deuteronomy 8:3, Jeremiah 15:16, Matthew 4:4, 6:11, Psalm 19:10-11 & 119:103), and that it was honey-sweet for the mouth is but bitter to the stomach (Daniel 12:1-4, & 7, Ezekiel 3:1-3, & James 1:15).

We know that this was the hidden judgment because Ezekiel 1-3speak of this as in Revelation 4.

Then the angel told John to prophesy again (Ezekiel 3:4, & John 3:5).

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CHAPTER 11 – The two witnesses, the second woe (continued), and the seventh trumpet. 3rd woe open.

John received a reed from the angel and had to measure the temple and altar and people inside (Matthew 7:2). This is the temple in Jerusalem that has been destroyed and rebuilt several times. More available in the interesting facts at the end of this lesson. It has now been rebuilt by the Muslims and no longer has the cross of the Jews on it. The ark that was built in Exodus 25 had been inside the temple until the temple was first torn down, and no one knows where the ark is today. Today it is a Muslim (Islamic) temple, in which Muslims worship Muhammad because, according to their belief in the Qur'an, he ascended to heaven there. According to Daniel 9:27, Matthew 24:15, 2 Thessalonians 2:4, and Ezekiel 40-48, we learn of a temple that will exist here in the end time, on top of the same “Rock of ages” stone on which the original temple was built (and on which the present Muslim temple stands), which has never been before, and that the Antichrist will proclaim himself as god in this Jewish temple of God (which is still to be built/rebuilt). It is almost indescribable in the current political climate for the Jews to tear down the Muslims' temple to rebuild the original one, but according to the Bible it will have to happen for the end of the world to happen. After the rapture, this temple will be restored to God's holy temple, where we will praise God in the new Jerusalem.

John gets here (with the measuring rod) the privilege of judging together with God (2 Timothy 2:12 & 1

Corinthians 6:3), and had to judge in Jerusalem (Zechariah 2 and 2:5), except the court of the temple, because it was given to the Gentiles (nations that do not believe in the God of the Jews), and they will trample the holy city of Jerusalem for 42 months (1260 days or 3½ years). Revelation 12:6 & 13:5, Luke 21:24, & 1 Kings 11:2. This is the first 3½ years of the 7-year tribulation, during which the Antichrist will rule and where almost only evil wicked people will be left who will want to establish the 666 ideas.

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Satan is going to promise false peace to Jerusalem and the world “Peace treaties” (Daniel 9:27) at the beginning of this time, and the remaining sinners must beware of him when he stands in the temple (Matthew 24:15-18) in the middle of the 7 year tribulation, because he (the Antichrist) is going to do signs like God (Revelation 13:14), and is going to want everyone to worship him and make images for Satan (the beast) himself. Luke 21:36. Satan is going to kill the Jews according to Daniel, and so the woman (Israel, the inhabitants of Jerusalem who worship God) flees to the wilderness, to God's safe haven in Revelation 12.

After the devil's resurrection, the terrifying angel sends two witnesses clothed in sackcloth, to prophesy for 1260 days. The sackcloth is raw clothing for the nations and people. More on this at the end of the lesson.

They are the two olive trees and the two candlesticks that stand before the God of the earth Zechariah 4.

This is further detail that matches the throne room in Part 1 - Revelation 4!

If anyone wants to harm them, fire will come out of their mouths and devour their enemies. They have power to stop the rain while prophesying, and to turn water into blood, and to send plagues to the earth, as much as they want. John 3:5. As soon as their prophecy is finished, Satan will revolt against them and kill them. Their corpses will lie in the streets at the great city spiritually called Sodom and Egypt, where Jesus was crucified. Why is the city spiritually called Sodom and Egypt?

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Everyone will see the corpses and for 3½ days will not allow them to be buried. The people will rejoice over the death of the witnesses because they tormented the earth-dwellers. After the 3½ days, the Life-Spirit of God will sail in them, so that they will stand on their feet, and great fear will overtake the people. After this they are called up to heaven in a cloud. Ezekiel 37:5 & 1 Thessalonians 4:17.

With this event the earth will tremble and a tenth of the city will fall, and 7000 people will die. The originals will bring fear and Glory to God. This is the second woe that passes, then the third one comes quickly. Revelation 16:19, 14:7, 16:9, Ezra 1:2, & 5:11-12. It’s the 3RD WOE being announced here. It starts here. It's the 7 Scales of Revelation 16.

Then the 7th angel blew his trumpet, and loud voices said: God now owns everything, and is our eternal King. The 24 elders worshiped God. God's judgment came, the temple of God opened in heaven with the ark of the covenant inside, and there was great lightning, voices, and earthquakes and great hail.

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CHAPTER 12 – The Woman & 7-Crown Dragon.

17:12). At the end of Chapters 12 and 13 there is

more about these countries.

Then John saw a pregnant woman in pain in

heaven, clothed with the sun, the moon under

The Satan is going to rule these 10 zones, (the

her feet, with a crown of 12 stars - Genesis 37:9-

world) for a small time after the rapture.

11. As we learn in Part 2 of these lessons, Joseph

and his 11 brothers each ruled one of the 12

tribes of Israel. This woman represents Israel.

Furthermore, Jesus was the Son of David from

Judah in Israel. Israel (the woman) gives birth to

Jesus. So the sun and moon must represent the

mother and father. Jesus ascended to heaven in

Acts 1:9-11 and will one day establish His

kingdom on earth (Revelation 20:4-6), and will

rule with perfect judgment, with a rod of iron,

The dragon in Revelation 12 waited for the

forever, Psalm 2:7-9.

woman to give birth, so that he could quickly

devour the Child of Israel. Matthew 2:16.

The woman then gave birth to a Son, who would

rule the nations with an iron scepter Psalm 2:7-9

& Revelation 2:27, and the child was immediately

snatched away to God's throne - Acts 1:9-11. The

woman then fled to safety for 1260 days (that's

42 months or 3 ½ years), which was prepared by

God in the desert. These days refer to the 7-year

tribulation. At the beginning of these years, Satan

promises false peace to Israel, and in the middle

of these 7 years, the devil will be in Israel

(Matthew 24:15 & Mark 13:14), and the peace

covenant he established, will he break Then the

Israelites must temporarily flee (Matthew 24 &

24:15, & Daniel 9:27).

He also sees a great fiery red dragon with 7 heads

and 7 crowns, and 10 horns (Daniel 7:7-8), with a

tail that is ⅓ of the stars (which are angels –

Revelation 1:20) drag in heaven to earth. This

dragon is the devil, as Revelation 12:9 makes

very clear. The devil also has many of his own evil

workers - 2 Corinthians 11:14-15.

Note that the 7 HEADS wear the crowns, not the

10 HORNS. That means, it is the 7 current,

strongest kingdoms on earth, each of which rules

a part of the world, and they “merge” early into

the 10 “zones”, as described in (Revelation

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Further in Revelation 12's story, Michael and his

angels waged war against the dragon and his

angels in heaven, & Satan and his angels lost and

were cast out of heaven. Isaiah 21:1 & Daniel 7.

A great voice then said that salvation and power

and power and kingship are now God and Christ

sense, because the accuser of the brothers who

accuse them day and night (Zechariah 3:1), was

cast down. And he was overcome by the blood of

the Lamb and the Word of testimony. Rejoice O

heavens; but woe to the inhabitants of earth and

Then the dragon was angry, and turned to the

sea, for the devil has come down in anger,

woman's descendants who keep the

because he knows that he has little time. Isaiah

commandments and testimony of God and Jesus.

14:13-14.

Genesis 3:15 & 1 Peter 5:8.

Then the dragon pursued the woman who gave

Because Leviathan (Beelzebub), the dragon with

birth to the son, but the two great eagle wings

the breath of fire, the old serpent Satan, cannot

(Daniel 7:4) were given to her, so that she could

touch the Israelites (because they are kept safe

fly to safety in the wilderness, away from the

by God), the devil here turns to the left behind

sight of the serpent, for a time (1 year), times (2

who now serve God until they are persecuted and

years), and a half (½ year) time, (or at least 3½

be killed.

years) long. John 16:33. Jesus has already

defeated the devil in the desert, and that's where

Then Johannes stood on the seashore.

the Israelites are going to flee (Matthew 4).

Before we go any further it is important to

remember that the rapture has already happened

here. The rapture happens first, and then comes

this 7-year tribulation. It is very clear in

Revelation and Matthew as previously discussed.

So, the Israelites who remain behind, who did not

truly believe, are the ones who will be persecuted

and killed by Satan here, because, after the

rapture, they will realize the Bible is true and

most will convert.

Then the snake threw water from its mouth like a

Don't forget: This is just a vision in heaven. It's not

river after the woman, but the earth helped her

part of the timeline. It's a repeat. Also know that

by opening its mouth and swallowing all the

the time, times, and half time is indicated by the

water. (John 4:14 & 8:44)

Consensus of Scholars as 3½ years, but there is no

direct evidence that anyone applies the correct

This water most likely speaks of lies that the devil

amount of time to this. It simply speaks of times.

speaks against Israel, with powerful world media,

such as the TV, Internet, etc.

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CHAPTER 13 – The 10-crowned beast from the sea, and the 2-horned beast from the earth. The 666.

Then John saw a beast out of the sea like a leopard, with bear's feet, a lion's mouth, and with power and might from the dragon, with 7 heads, 10 horns, and 10 crowns, with a name of Blasphemy, and who for 42

months blasphemes with his mouth against God and His Name, and against the tabernacle and inhabitants of heaven. Revelation 11:2. Note that the 7 crowns now become 10, so that no longer every head has a crown, but every horn. This is a prediction of the future.

Daniel had already seen this vision, twice in the Old Testament, before John entered it here Revelation 13

have seen the first time through King Nebuchadnezzar's dream in Babylon, of the great image, in Daniel 2.

Then later he himself saw this dragon and animals in Daniel 7.

This information is discussed in fine detail at the end of Revelation Chapter 13's heading.

One of the heads was mortally wounded Revelation 12:7-9, but healed, and the world admired and followed the beast, and all who were not born again (Daniel 12:1, John 3:5), worshiped the dragon and the beast and called them god, saying: “Who is equal to him, and who can make war against him?”.

The sea beast had power to make war and conquer against all the saints and all on earth. That's why the saints must flee to safety (Revelation 12:14).

The Word says: “Listen carefully”! It's going to be an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth, and that's the patience and faith of the saints. Isaiah 33:1, Matthew 26:52, & Revelation 14:12.

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are already starting to put in animals, which will

be used by the NWO (New World Order) as we

discussed earlier in Part 2 of these lessons,

Chapter 6, Seal 2, to be able to identify everyone?

Whatever the case may be, we must never forget

these two instructions: Romans 13:1-7 & Acts

5:29.

After this John saw another beast come up out of

the earth, having two horns like a lamb, and

Those who do not accept the mark cannot buy or

speaking like a dragon. Revelation 16:13.

sell. But it is better to die of hunger and go to

heaven, than to go to hell with open eyes, with a

This beast looks like the Lamb, but speaks like the

full stomach.

dragon… Does this ring any bells? If you haven't

noticed, the dragon and these two beasts are the

In the simplest form, all those who have not yet

triune Satan, just as the triune God consists of the

put the number of man to death in their life, by

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

being born again, will have this number in the

end time. John 3:5, & John 14:1-4.

This one did whatever the first beast did & made

sure everyone worshiped it. Matthew 24:24. This

2 Thessalonians 2:7-10 “The abomination of

is quite plain and clear the Antichrist, 1 John 4:3,

desolation”, aka Satan.

2 John 1:7, & Mark 13:6 & 22.

It is important to know that the Bible does not

He did great signs, and made fire come down

name a “One-World Government” or a “One-

from heaven before the people (1 Kings 18:38, 2

World Currency” directly, but there is an awful

Kings 1:10), and deceived the people and made

lot of evidence for this in the Bible:

them make an image for the beast that receives

- In this chapter, and just as in Daniel 7:16-24

the sword wound and came alive Revelation

we see the Antichrist coming up and taking

12:7-9.

over and ruling 3 lands, through the 3 horns

that are pushed out by one big horn.

This earthly beast has power to put a spirit in the

- Then there is also the final 10-Nation

beast's image, so that the image also speaks and

“Democratic” Confederation Daniel 2:41-42,

kills all who do not worship the image.

which was predicted.

- The beast gains power over the whole world,

This earthly beast causes all, rich and poor, and

in Revelation 13:3 & 7, who follows him.

free and slave, to adopt a mark of the beast's

- The devil said he was going to try to replace

name or the number 666 on their right hand and

God, in Isaiah 14:12-14.

forehead. The Bible says: “Listen carefully, that's

- In Revelation 13:16-17the 666 is discussed,

the number of man, and it's 666.”

which will be distributed worldwide.

Is this mark perhaps the RFID (Radio Frequency

Identification) biochip of the future, which they

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Now let's look at the beast from the sea in more detail, by interspersing the two stories in Daniel here.

Remember that the dragon in Revelation 12, has 7 crowns… The beast in Revelation 13 has 10 crowns.

Daniel 2 - King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon's dream.

i. This righteous king had a dream that scared him... Then he called all the wise men and soothsayers and soothsayers of the land. And the king told them to tell him the dream and the interpretation, that he knew which one was telling the truth, and if they could not do it, they and their families would be destroyed... They were afraid because they could do no such thing. Daniel also heard about it (and was still very young and not part of this agreement), and then he went to ask the King to give him time and wait before he killed the people. Then Daniel prayed to God for the dream and interpretation, and God then gave it to him to tell the king. This story happened just after Jerusalem was destroyed by Babylon.

ii. The dream:

A great giant bright image stood before the king. With a head of Gold, a breast and arms of Silver, a waist of Copper, legs of Iron, and feet of Iron and Clay mixed. A great stone not made by human hands came loose and fell on the image's feet, smashing the entire image into dust... Then the dust was blown away, and the stone became a great rock that covered the whole earth filled.

iii. The layout:

According to God to Daniel: This is the prediction of the end. Each metal indicates an era, which is weaker than the previous era. Let's compare the layout with our modern history: 38

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The Golden head is King Nebuchadnezzar.

Rome (at the time Jesus died). Rome invaded the

The current Golden kingdom at that time, the

Greeks in 168 BC and became world rulers for a

strongest kingdom (Daniel 2:37-38), that of

time according to our modern history. Jesus was

Babylon. Which has two of the 7 wonders of the

nailed to the cross with iron nails. They used iron

world. One is the walls around the city, which

swords when they went to kill the children in

were wide enough for 4 horse-drawn carriages

Bethlehem. An iron spear was thrust into Jesus'

“chariots” to ride side by side on them. The walls

side. David saw Goliath's sword and said there is

were 65 feet wide at the bottom, and 55 feet wide

no sword like it. Because they all still had copper

at the top. The city was 60 miles around. The

swords at that time (except the Iron Rome), and

Euphrates River ran under the walls and through

the one of iron could cut one of copper in two.

the city to nourish and water the city's soil.

Rome took over all the kingdoms and ruled as

(Important for later.) The city had hanging gardens

world rulers.

that the king had built for his wife, and the

Then according to the image (and exactly as

Euphrates was used to water them as well. It was

our history tells us), the feet of Iron and miry Clay

truly a rich, blessed land.

came. Rome slowly fell according to our history

The Silver chest is the Medo-Persian.

through many internal and external attacks, and

According to Daniel, this is a second (weaker)

then the kingdoms became their own again, as the

kingdom, the kingdom of the Medes and Persians

feet and toes of the image were divided from clay

(after the fall of Babylon). It happened because

and iron mixed. Barbarians attacked Rome from

the king's son took over while the king was away

the North, and the Germans from the sea, and

and had a party with his people and mocked God

slowly the inner cities of Rome became divided

and worshiped other gods, just like what

against each other, until now they became the 10

happened in Moses' time with the Israelites in the

divided nations of Europe, like the 10 toes of the

desert. They had water in Babylon, and many

image predicted the nations are: Portugal, Spain,

years of wheat in their silos, and were dead sure

Germany, French, Swiss, Italy, England, and also

that the Persians could not get through the wall to

the three “ancient” nations that fell (Vandals,

take over the city, so they did not prepare

Herulai & Eastern Goths). All 10 of these are the

anything for war. Then God reached out His Hand

10 states of modern Germany today. These

from heaven and wrote a message on the wall

nations of the Bible tried to become “united”

that said: “It's over.” God wrote this prophecy

again, but could not get it right, because Iron and

with fire on Babylon's wall while they were

Clay do not mix.

jubilant in front of other gods, in Daniel 5:24-30.

Samuel in the Bible tried, as well as Louis XIV, and

The kingdom will fall, be destroyed, and end up in

Kaiser Wilhelm and Napoleon Bonaparte. Queen

someone else's hands. The Medo-Persians used

Victoria had 9 daughters, each of whom married

Silver for money, and it was their “Silver Age” turn

the heads of the nation, to make them all one

after the Golden Age of Babylon was over.

again. That didn't work either. Until Adolf Hitler

The Copper Waist was King Alexander the

tried. The Bible also predicts it like this. Not even

Great, King of Macedonia (Greeks). The third, even

in the rapture will there be one country that rules

weaker than the kingdom of Silver. This is the

them all. The Antichrist is going to try to get

kingdom of Copper, which was worn by the

everyone to serve the same idol (himself), as in

soldiers at that time for armor. They came into the

here Revelation 13, and maybe he's going to try it

Medo-Precise Empire Daniel 8:20-21, 10:20 &

by gathering all the nations, but he's not going to

11:14).

get it right, just like the others, because that's

Then according to the Iron legs from the

what God spoke.

image, comes a fourth kingdom of Iron, that of

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We live today on the fungus of the toenails

Daniel 12:4 - It was not too long ago, in our own

of the feet of this image. How do we know that?

lifetime (or perhaps that of our parents - within

Daniel 2:44- God says He is going to establish a

the last 100 years), that no airplane existed. No

kingdom that will never be destroyed in the

one could move halfway around the earth in as

“divided” days (the days in which the nations are

little as 7 hours at that time. No television, no

divided). That's the next part of the prediction in

videos, or DVDs… No internet… All this stuff

the dream. Let's take someone from the “Ancient”

came dramatically fast! Knowledge has greatly

world and put him in front of a building under

increased! (Not wisdom, knowledge.) This

construction today. What would he say about the

generation is going to see some catastrophic

dream and that construction? They didn't have the

things!

word “Concrete” in those days. They did not know

The stone not made with hands, which

about dust that hardens clay soil. He would say,

became a great rock: This is Jesus' (the Rock)

it's iron and clay mixed when he looks at one of

Kingdom → Psalm 47:8, Exodus 15:18, Daniel

our buildings today, wouldn't he? Go break open a

2:44c, Matthew 6:10 & 25:34, Mark 1:15,

concrete slab and you will find iron in it. We are in

Revelation 21:1 and most important: Psalm

the end!

78:35.

Daniel 7 – Daniel's dream image in the first year of King Belshazzar of Babylon.

Daniel saw a dream image (vision) of 4 animals and the second coming, which made him pale with fear. Then Daniel went to one of those who stood in the vision and asked for the interpretation.

ii.

The vision:

➢ The 4 winds stir the sea. 4 Animals came out of the sea, with 1 different from the others.

➢ 1st Beast: Like a lion with eagle's wings, which was torn off and set upright on the ground made it look like a human being, and a human heart was given to it.

➢ 2nd Beast: Like a bear raised on one side, with 3 ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And he was told to eat a lot of meat.

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➢ 3rd Beast: Like a leopard with 4 wings of a bird on his back, and four heads, and dominion was given to him.

➢ 4th Animal: Terrible, terrifying, and strong, with great iron teeth, it devoured and crushed and trampled the remains with its brazen claws and had 10 horns. Another hornet came up between them and uprooted 3 of the previous ones. This horn had human eyes and a mouth that spoke great things, and the horn made war with the saints and conquered, until the Ancient of days came to give justice to the saints of the Most High, and until the appointed time had come for them to take possession of the kingdom. Thrones were set and an Ancient of days sat down, with a snow-white robe, and woolly-white hair, and a throne of flames of fire was His, with wheels of burning fire. A stream of fire went out before Him, a thousand times thousands served Him, and ten thousand times ten thousands stood before Him. Then the court sat down, and the books were opened. The animal was killed, and its body destroyed and given over to the burning of the fire. All the animals' dominion was taken away, and extension of life was given to them until time and hour. Then with the clouds came One like the Son of man, and He came to the Ancient of days, and they brought Him nearby. And dominion and honor and kingship were given to Him, and all the peoples and tongues and nations honored Him, because His dominion will not perish, and His kingdom will not be destroyed.

iii.

The layout:

According to one of those who stood there, to Daniel:

(All the same verses apply here as in Daniel 2's discussion).

The 4 big animals are four kings from the earth, and the saints of the Most High will receive and possess the kingship to all eternity in the end.

a. The lion, which becomes like a man, represents Babylon's king, Nebuchadnezzar's terrible existence that has transitioned into the true nature of God. Daniel 4:34-35.

b. The bear represents the Medo-Persian. The one upright side of the bear shows that one of the kingship's sections, (the Persian) will be leading (stronger). The three ribs in the bear's mouth represent the nations that were destroyed by the Medes and Persians, specifically: Babylon, Lydia, and Egypt, for those who want to undertake a history project.

c. The leopard, represents Greece, the kingdom that attacks quickly. His 4 heads indicate the 4

divisions of the kingdom that followed Alexander the Great's death. Daniel 8

The 4th animal (4th kingdom) will be on the earth, and it will devour all the other kingdoms and the whole earth. This 4th beast represents the Romans, and they were certainly a mighty kingdom that conquered and ruled the whole world for a time. Refer to the information in Daniel 2's earlier conversation for more information.

The 10 horns are 10 kings that will rise up from that kingdom, and another king will rise up after them that is different, and overthrow three previous ones. He will slander the Most High and the saints, and abuse the saints. He will try to change time and law, and they will be given into his hand for a time (1 year), times (2 years), and half a time (½ year). Because this vision has the same interpretation as that of King Nebuchadnezzar, these 10 horns refer to the 10 divided nations of modern Germany, each of which has its own king, just as previously discussed. This vision gives more information, because it speaks of another little horn (king) who blasphemes, and who is proud, who will uproot 3 of these kings (take away their authority) and take over their kingdoms and will try to conquer the whole world (all 10 horns' kingdoms) to rule, for 42 months, until everything and everyone is surrendered to Jesus and His saints. This blasphemous horn (king) is the 41

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Antichrist, who comes to set up the devil, in Daniel 9:27. (See the interesting facts at the end of this part for an in-depth analysis of this verse laid out on a timeline). Because the Antichrist comes from this 4th beast, it seems that the Roman Kingship will rise again in this end time, and that they will again become 1 world rulers as they were before, of 10 parts. This little horn is Satan, the first beast of Revelation 13.

But then justice will take away its rule and destroy it forever. Then the kingship that includes everything and everyone becomes the rule of the Most High and His Saints, forever. This part of the vision is exactly like the dream in Daniel 2:44-45, at the end where the Rock of Ages will destroy all evil, and will take over everything, Revelation 19:20. Amen.

Note that the kings of the earth see their kingdoms as shining statues Daniel 2, but the prophets of God see these same kingdoms as ugly monsters Daniel 7.

Israel (Jerusalem) was warned in this vision and dreams that they are going to have world rulers who are going to oppress them, but that they must take courage, because the Lord himself, the Messiah, is coming to save and collect them. Daniel 2:44, 7:13-14, & Revelation 11:15.

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No one knows how these 10 divided kingdoms will be laid out, and no one knows for sure whether these 10 kings will rule from the 10 divided nations of Europe (modern Germany), as the 10 toes of the image foretell, or whether the kings maybe coming from somewhere else. It is in the future that is planned by the devil himself. Our only hint in the Bible is that the devil wants to take over Israel (Jerusalem) and will do so by first turning the whole world against Jerusalem (water from the dragon's mouth). We know that for sure. Many believe that Europe (a member of the United Nations - United Nations UN) plays a huge role in the end of the world, precisely because the whole Bible expresses this possibility, as we learn here in

Revelation 13, Daniel 2, and 7. These names did not exist when the Bible was written, so it is not in the Bible, but the Bible describes these places and groups quite clearly, which existed after the Romans became divided and no longer rule the world (where we are today).

The UN originated in 1945, and consists of many countries/members, but currently has 5 permanent members, specifically: The Republic of China, France, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and America. It seems that the devil only needs 10 permanent members to rule the world and all the other members, as the main member of the UN. How is he going to take over the UN, and how is he going to get these members? South Africa and Israel are each also a member. For more up-to-date information, go to:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_states_of_the_United_Nations

Is Israel going to move out of this membership and be persecuted? How close is the end?

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MORE COUNTRIES OF INTEREST

Churches of God (Turkey)– Magog (Russia) – *ISRAEL* (Megiddo/Armageddon)

America– United Kingdom – French – Babylon (Iraq) & Euphrates River - Soviet Union – China The United Nations is a group of peace-loving nations that want to maintain peace on earth, and only nations that believe in the same peace will be admitted to this group, after a vote by all current members.

Is this the false peace promised to Israel by the devil?

Don't forget about the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11. It's the first time that everyone tried to put a one world ruling government into action. Many people say that such a revival may also happen in our modern world, as described in Revelation 17-18 which we will discuss in more detail later. But most facts point to the possibility of the UN's one-world rule. Unfortunately, the Bible does not provide all the information, but we know the word is forever, and God said that these nations will never “unite”, even if Satan himself tries

Daniel 2:41-43. God will reign forever! Psalm 146:10.

It is important to know that the Jehovah's Witnesses have issued resolutions against the League of Nations, and the UN, because they believe that the UN is the beast from the sea of Revelation 13 proposal. No one knows for sure, but we can know that they are not looking for the Second Coming, because the Bible teaches us to pray: “Let Your kingdom come” (Matthew 6:10), and for “peace in Israel” (Psalms 122:6), and these things cannot happen without the resurrection of the devil, as was prophesied by God's writers.

We will learn more about Megiddo (Armageddon) in Revelation 16:16, but for now it can be noted that it is an area just outside Jerusalem (Israel), about 150Km North of Jerusalem, and this is where great forces will gather for the great battle of the end time. Exodus 14:14! And also, although we live in the time of the 10

toes and 10 horns now, it is important to remember that the rapture will happen around the time the Jewish temple is rebuilt as taught in Chapter 11. Matthew 24:15-18.

☺ For the sake of interest, also know that Mount Zion is right in Jerusalem, Israel! ☺

See the interesting facts at the end of this part for more on the Seventy Sevens.

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CHAPTER 14 – The Lamb & ransomed on Mount Zion, judgment announced, grain- & wine harvest.

In this chapter John sees the Lamb on Mount Zion (in the city of David, where his tomb is also currently, and where the last supper of Jesus also took place in the upper room - Acts 1:13), together with the 144

000 redeemed who have the Name of God and Jesus on their foreheads (Hebrews 12:22). Then he heard many waters (Revelation 1:15) and thunders (Matthew 28:2-3), and harp players playing music (Revelation 5:8), and they sang a song before God and the 4 living creatures that no one could not learn except the bought ones. (Revelation 5:9).

These 144,000 are the first fruits for God, who are virginally pure, and follow the Lamb, with no guile to be found in their mouths, without blemish before the Throne. (2 Corinthians 11:2) As we learned earlier, this includes the Christians, who do not fornicate with sin, or water down the Word.

Then there flew an angel in the middle of the sky with an eternal gospel to preach to all the earth. The angel said: “Fear God and give Him Glory, for the hour of judgment has come. Worship him who made heaven, earth, sea, and fountains of water.” Jude 1:24-25, Galatians 1:6-9.

Then a second angel said: “Babylon has fallen, because she allowed everyone to drink of the wine of wrath of her fornication.” Isaiah 21:9, Revelation 17:5, 18:2, 10, 18-19, 21. The Bible makes this very clear

Genesis 11 (with the story of the tower of Babel), that this is a city of sin and rebellion against God, and after this story, things just got worse and worse. 1 Peter 5:13 and Revelation 17:5. Do not forget that this place symbolizes the center of the 10 zone of the Antichrist's resurrection, which seeks to wipe out the Church of God, (which includes Mount Zion and the Israelites in Jerusalem). They will get sacked (Jeremiah 25:12 & 51:24) and will be cast down forever (Revelation 18:21). This fall speaks of the fall of all sinners, world-wide.

A third angel followed and said: “All who worship the beast, and possess the 666-mark, will also drink from this cup with God's wrath in it, unmixed, and will be tormented with fire and brimstone before the Lamb and His angels without rest”. Revelation 13:15, 16:19, 20:10, Psalm 75:9.

Be Patient! Keep the commandments of God (OLD Testament) AND the faith of Jesus (NEW Testament).

Then a voice said to Johannes: “WRITE! Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. So that they can rest, and their works follow them.” Revelation 10:4.

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Then someone like the Son of Man sat on a white cloud (Revelation 1:13-15), with a golden crown, and a sharp sickle in His hand... Then an angel came from the temple and said to Him: The hour has come, the earth's harvest is overripe, insert Your sickle and reap! (Matthew 13:38-40) Then He cut down the earth.

(Mark 4:29) This is completely clear, the rapture of the believers. Also read Mark 12:32-34 & 13:32. First believers were raptured in Revelation 4, and now the “new believers” who do not accept the 666 pay for trading with their own blood (in the extension or 2nd half of the same rapture).

Then another angel came out of the temple, also with a sharp sickle, and an angel who had power over the fire came out of the altar (Revelation 6:9, Lamentations 1:15), and a great voice called the one with the sickle, and said: “Put in your sharp sickle, gather the clusters of the vine from the earth. The grapes are ripe.” The angel did so and cast it into the winepress of God's wrath. Then the winepress was trampled outside the city. Blood came out to the bridles (mouth pieces) of the horses, 200 miles away. Joel 3:13.

Why is the rapture repeated 3 times??? First in Revelation 4, and then here in Revelation 14 the children of God are cut down again, and immediately after that the grapes are also gathered... And here is an extra part: The earth's harvest is only cut down, but the floating harvest is pressed with the Wrath of God, until much blood comes out… Why??? what is that This Wrath of God is judgment. These are all one rapture.

After the rapture comes the great judgment (the tribulation). Revelation 5-18! James 1:15, Malachi 3:11, Revelation 18:2, 4-6, 8, & 14-16. A horse's muzzle is about 4-5 feet tall. These sins of those left behind reached up to heaven Revelation 18… In the same way, the judgment becomes twofold Revelation 14

described: First the dregs are thrown into the winepress of God's Wrath, and then pressed until blood comes out. In Revelation 18:6, the left behind get “double trouble” and must pay with their own blood during the greater (and heavier) tribulation. Matthew 24:13, 15-18, 21, & 38-42.

!!! JOHN 3:3, 5 & 16!!!

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What did we learn?

HOMEWORK – FOR EACH SESSION: Each guy can choose one of the following:

- Tell one Bible joke or fact → __________

- Read a short story from the Bible → __________

- Open with prayer → __________

- Conclude with prayer → __________

REFERENCES:

- Hebrews 5:12-14, 11:24-26, Revelation 1:15-17, 16:17, Romans 11:25, Isaiah 55:2, 1 Corinthians 10:4, 3:11-15 & 11:17, Hebrews 10:23-39, John 4:22-24, Isaiah 46:10, Jeremiah 50:16, & 8:13.

INTERESTING FACTS:

- Revelation 12 marks the midpoint of the 7-year tribulation... That's the 3.5-year mark. This is the beginning of the “Great Tribulation” which is much more severe. Please read Daniel 9:24-27

(especially v27), Matthew 24:15-22 & Revelation 12:14-17 for more on this. Matthew 24:29-30

confirms that we come back with Jesus AFTER the great tribulation is over, to conquer with Him!

Revelation 13:5 specifically talks about the time (42 months, or 3.5 years) ... See also: Daniel 12:1b, Matthew 24:21 & Jeremiah 30:7 together regarding the timeline.

- Ezekiel 33:11- God does not want to punish people.

- Ezekiel also ate a bitter-sweet little book: Ezekiel 3:1.

- In Zechariah 2, God explains how He will protect Jerusalem, the apple of His eye.

- The measurements of the Temple occur in Ezekiel 40-41.

- Other names for the rapture: Isaiah 2:12, 13:6-9, Joel 1:15, 2:1-31, 3:14, 1 Thessalonians 5:2, Deuteronomy 4:30, Zephaniah 1:1 & 15, Matthew 24:21, Daniel 12:1, and Jeremiah 30:7.

- Daniel 9:24-27 describes the 70 weeks of judgment in the 7-year tribulation.

- Christians are not going to be on earth when the 7-year tribulation happens. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, 5:9, & 1 Corinthians 15:51-53.

- Daniel 12:11-12 speaks of 1290 and 1335 days, where Revelation mentions 1260 days. The extra days in Daniel may include the end of judgment, and the time when God's millennial reign begins.

Matthew 25:31-46 and Revelation 20:4-6.

- In Daniel 9:24-27 they speak of Seventy-seven numbers as a time for the future. These are NOT

weeks, but years, because from the time it was decided to rebuild Jerusalem, until Jesus'

crucifixion, as described in these verses in Daniel, is 483 years, or 69 Seven Numbers. The 70th seven is the last 7 years, the tribulation, in Daniel 9:27, in which he will promise false peace to many, and in the middle, at the 3½th year, will place an image in the temple let the world worship him Furthermore, we can notice that Daniel 9:27 says it happens “in the middle of the week”, and Revelation 13:5 says it will last 42 months, and through this we can see that the full 84 months is a complete 7 years. Daniel 7:25 speaks of “a time, times, and half a time”, and this very possibly refers to 1 year, plus 2 years, plus half a year, or 3 ½ years, in which the devil will rule on earth.

- The temple in Jerusalem, which was built on Mount Moriah, is the holiest “recorded” site on earth, specifically for Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Everything that is important in the Bible happens here. In Genesis 22:2, Abraham had to sacrifice his son Isaac on the mountain, on the holy stone (altar). In Genesis 17:19, God describes the covenant he will make with Isaac and all his descendants. Genesis 22:14, 17, & 18 explains that the mountain is a place where God will provide.

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About 1000 years later, King David built an altar to God in this same place. 2 Samuel 24:18 & 21.

After his death, King Solomon built a brilliant temple there, which stood for over 400 before it was destroyed by King Nebuchadnezzar's princes (Ezra 5:12 and Jeremiah 52) in 587- 586 BC Seventy years later the temple was rebuilt by the Jews who came back to Jerusalem after their captivity in Babylon, in Jeremiah 52:28, & 25:10-14. Later, King Herod (the king who had all the children killed to kill Jesus after His birth) in the first century, also got a share in the temple. It was then called the temple of Herod, the temple that Jesus cleansed in John 2:15. Then, after the crucifixion of Jesus, the temple was destroyed again by the Romans, led by Titus, in 70 AD All that was left was the West wall (Wailing wall) where the Jews today go to pray at Matthew 24. In Daniel 9:27 God describes that a third Jewish temple will be rebuilt, which is currently a big problem because the temple mountain is under the control of the Main Muslim Council, but it will not be able to stop the prophecy of the Bible, just like no one could stop the flood of Noah's days. All this Muslim Council is doing now is to fulfil another prophecy of the Bible, in Luke 21:24, in which it is described that the heathen will trample the holy grounds until their time is fulfilled. This stone that makes the mountain so holy is the beginning of everything in the Bible and will also be the center of the end of the world, where God will descend and ascend. Many believe that even the Garden of Eden in Adam's time was on this same mountain, and that Adam himself was built on that rock. No direct evidence for this exists. The Bible only has very similar descriptions about the specific construction of the garden, which is exactly the same as the temple. A few references here: Genesis 3:8, 2:15, Numbers 3:7-8 and 8:25-26, and 1 Chronicles 23:32. As well as Ezekiel 28:11-19, 1 Kings 6:18, 29, 32, 35, & 7:18-20, Exodus 15:17, Genesis 2:10, Ezekiel 47:1-12, Revelation 21:1- 2, and Ezekiel 28:13-14. This temple in Jerusalem is also the same one that Jesus rebuilt within 3 days after it was torn down John 2:19.

- No one knows who the two witnesses in Revelation 11 are, but many feel they may be Moses and Elijah. For Moses could turn water into blood, and Elijah destroyed sinners with fire, by the power of God (Exodus 7, 2 Kings 1). Others believe it is Enoch and Elijah, because the two appeared on the mountain with Jesus, and because the Jews received a promise that a prophet would be sent back to them (Matthew 17:3-4, Malachi 4:5). People also think it's these two, because they both went directly to heaven, without experiencing death. So, they come back to experience it later when the two witnesses are killed, because according to Hebrews 9:27everyone must die once. But many others, like Lazarus, died twice, and this means that this verse is not a rule, but rather a guideline...

Unfortunately, because the Bible does not clearly state this, these two witnesses could be anyone, even two completely new believers of God.

- The “sack and ashes” time of Job is a good example of the sacks the witnesses carried. It's mourning clothes. 2 Samuel 3:31, Genesis 37:34, Esther 4:1 & 3, 3:5-8. These sack cloths were also worn by people who sought forgiveness for sins Jonah 3:5-7 & 10. They usually sewed pieces of this linen on their bodies, but in the case of the two witnesses of Revelation 11, they wore from head to toe this linen. Many people wore sackcloth in the Bible, and here are some examples: King Hezekiah (Isaiah 37:1), Eliakim (2 Kings 19:2), King Ahab (1 Kings 21:27), the elders of Jerusalem (Lamentations 2:10), Daniel (Daniel 9:3), and the two witnesses of Revelation 11:3.

- For interest: Jesus stood on the sea AND on the land in Revelation 10:2 as we learned earlier. Why?

This symbolizes that He rules over the devil who came out of the sea, AND over the Antichrist who came out of the land in Revelation 13. How do we know this? Luke 10:19.

- Alexander looked at Megiddo and said that it was the most natural battleground in the whole world.

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- It is true that the devil will stand in the Jewish temple in the end of days (and this means that the temple must be rebuilt) BUT: It is not necessarily a sign of the end times, because the temple can be erected overnight, as Moses did in Ezekiel, by pitching a tent on the mountain. The rebuilding of the temple will immediately declare war on the Muslims who now hold that area of holy ground, and this will most likely happen just after the rapture, where the world will fall into chaos, and where many backward Jews will heed the Bible has always been true.

- What are the different “sevens” of Daniel 9:24-27?

o See the illustration on the next page.

o This information is also available in further detail in the Jesus Series.

o Babylon took over Jerusalem in roughly 587 BC. The Persians then took over in 464 BC. They decided to rebuild Jerusalem in roughly 445 BC.

o Daniel gets a prediction here that says: From the time Jerusalem's rebuilding begins by the Persians, until when Messiah DIES for the atonement of our sins (7x7) + (62x7) or 483 years in total, and then comes the destroyer in the last 7 years and destroy Jerusalem again, and this gives them a total of (70x7) or 490 years.

o Let's look at these (+/-) dates in an easy way, with our own modern calendar:

▪ 587 BC – Babylon takes over Jerusalem.

▪ 464 BC - Persians take Jerusalem from Babylon.

▪ 445 BC – The Persian decision to rebuild Jerusalem.

• 483 Jewish years later Jesus will die according to Daniel's prophecy.

▪ AD 33 – Jesus crucified. (38-Years old, on Friday 3 April AD 33).

▪ AD 70 – Jewish temple destroyed by Romans led by Titus, only the Wailing Wall remains.

▪ AD 2024 – We live around here today.

▪ Unknown day - We await the rapture; the last 7 years of Daniel's prophecy (483+7=490 Years or 70x7) in which Lucifer stands with the tribulation in the temple; and the second coming of Jesus happens!

o Also note in Daniel's prophecy the 7x7 years of the Babylonian captivity by the Babylonians (released by the Persians) are explained, plus the 62x7 years in which the temple is rebuilt in a time of trouble and also in which Jesus dies at the end of it , it's now 69x7=483 years, and then there is only a little pause before the last “week” comes, the 70th week. We have moved all the way to 69x7 and now there is first talk of the destruction of the temple, and then we wait “until the end” in verse 26, AND THEN ONLY HAPPENS THE LAST “WEEK”, or the last 7 year, the 70th year in verse 27. IT'S THE 7-YEAR TRIBULATION! In Daniel, our entire lives are summed up in a comparison of 490 years. That's why the “mind” is needed in verse 25.

o In the end it is important to remember that God is a mystery, and the Word inspired let it be written in parts and mysteries (Isaiah 28:10 & Psalm 78:2-4), so that we can admire it and it investigation. It activates us! It stirs us to seek!

o Jesus will return one day with great honor and glory, and then we will know everything!