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CHAPTER FOUR

THE APOCALYPSE

FOR THEN THERE SHALL BE GREAT

TRIBULATION, SUCH AS WAS NOT SINCE

THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD TO THIS

TIME, NO, NOR EVER SHALL BE. AND

UNLESS

THOSE

DAYS

SHALL

BE

SHORTENED, THERE SHALL BE NO FLESH

SAVED; BUT FOR THE ELECT’S SAKE,

THOSE DAYS SHALL BE SHORTENED.

Matthew 24:21-22.

Perilous times are “apocalyptic times.” Apocalyptic times come as a result of the depravity and immorality of mankind. Perilous times are causes and effects of the sin and wickedness of mankind. Judgement always is and always has been a result of the wickedness and depravity of mankind.

Today the Devil knows that his time to create havoc and worldwide chaos is shorter than ever before. The Bible tells us “Woe to the earth and to the sea, because the Devil has come down to you, having great rage, knowing he has a short time.” (See Revelation 12:12).

The Great Tribulation is spawned by the Devil’s “great wrath” and the wrath of God which is initiated by the wickedness and corruption of many of the earth’s masses.

The Bible tells us that during Noah’s days the wickedness of man was great in the earth and that every 22

 

imagination of the thoughts of his heart were continually evil. (See Genesis 6:5). The Great flood in Noah’s day was a result of the “continual” depravity, wickedness, and immorality of mankind.

There are many books which have been written regarding the “The Apocalypse” and the perilous times John wrote about in the Book of Revelation. I believe that we have already entered into the “perilous times”

Paul wrote to Timothy about which Jesus also refers to in Matthew, Chapter 24.

The word “apocalypse” is derived from the Greek work “apokalypsis” which means “an unveiling.” In biblical terms it refers to an uncovering or unveiling of prophetic dreams and/or visions usually regarding end time prophecy and events.

The unveiling or uncovering of prophetic events in the Book of Revelation can include both events that are literal and/or symbolic. We must remember that God’s word is multi-dimensional and can give us insight and/or

“foresight” into many prophetic, natural, and spiritual events as well as His divine will, order, and purpose for mankind.

The Book of Revelation was a “prophetic chronicling”

of future events that would occur at the end of this present age during the Great Tribulation as well as a message to the Seven Churches in Asia Minor.

The seven churches in Asia Minor represented the entire Church and the spiritual condition of many churches that would exist throughout the ages and up until the return of Christ.

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Jesus refers to the Great Tribulation in the writings found in the gospels of Mathew, Mark, and Luke in the Bible. He said that at the end of this present age we are now living in the “greatest tribulations” mankind would experience would occur during this period of time.

Jesus also added that for the elect’s sake (the Church), the days would be shortened or there would be no flesh left alive on the earth. In other words, Jesus is coming back for what is left of the Church here on the earth at His coming and to prevent mankind from completely annihilating themselves.

AFTER THE TRIBULATION

IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE TRIBULATION

OF THOSE DAYS SHALL THE SUN BE

DARKENEND AND THE MOON SHALL NOT

GIVE HER LIGHT, AND THE STARS SHALL

FALL FROM HEAVEN, AND THE POWERS

OF THE HEAVENS SHALL BE SHAKEN.

AND THEN SHALL THE SIGN OF THE SON

OF MAN APPEAR IN HEAVEN, AND THEN

SHALL ALL THE TRIBES OF THE EARTH

MOURN, AND THEY SHALL SEE THE SON

OF MAN COMING IN THE CLOUDS OF

HEAVEN WITH POWER AND GREAT

GLORY. AND HE SHALL SEND HIS ANGELS

WITH A GREAT SOUND OF A TRUMPET,

AND THEY SHALL GATHER TOGETHER HIS

ELECT FROM THE FOUR WINDS, FROM

ONE END OF HEAVEN TO THE OTHER.

Matthew 24:29-31.

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The “sign” of the coming of the Son of Man is the appearance of the bodily manifested presence of Christ.

That sign is a sign to the entire world that the time of judgment is near. For the elect it is a sign that their Savior has come to free them from the pursuit and persecution of the Antichrist and his followers.

Jesus said that “after the Tribulation” the sign of the Son of Man would appear in “heaven.” According to Christ all the tribes or people left on earth will see the coming of the Lord in the clouds of heaven and “mourn”

or “lament.” The fear of judgment will fall upon those still living who have rejected Christ and accepted the Mark of the Beast. Jesus said that at that time He would send His angels to gather His elect from the four winds.

(See Matthew 24:31). The “four winds” represented the north, the south, the east, and the west.

In the Book of Mark Jesus is quoted as saying “And then He shall send His angels, and shall gather together His elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. (See Mark 13:27).

The “heaven” Jesus was referring to is the sky. He was not referring to Heaven where God dwells but the sky above us. The tribes on earth cannot see into the

“Third Heaven” where God dwells. The heaven Jesus was referring to is explained a little more in detail in the next verse of scripture I have shared which is found in the Book of Acts, Chapter 1, Verses 9-11.

The four winds represent the north, east, west, and south. The acronym NEWS stands for north, east, west and south. We see this acronym on television every time 25

 

we watch the NEWS on TV sets. The return of Christ to gather His saints from the north, east, south, and west is truly “good news.” According to Christ the gospel is the

“good news” that must be preached to all the nations and then the end will come. (See Matthew 24”14).

AND WHEN HE HAD SPOKEN THESE

THINGS, WHILE THEY BEHELD, HE WAS

TAKEN UP; AND A CLOUD RECEIVED HIM

OUT OF THEIR SIGHT. AND WHILE THEY

LOOKED STEADFASTLY TOWARD HEAVEN

AS HE WENT UP, BEHOLD TWO MEN

STOOD BY THEM IN WHITE APPAREL;

WHICH ALSO SAID YE MEN OF GALILEE

WHY STAND YE GAZING UP INTO

HEAVEN? THIS SAME JESUS WHICH IS

TAKEN UP FROM YOU INTO HEAVEN,

SHALL SO COME IN LIKE MANNER AS YE

HAVE SEEN HIM GO INTO HEAVEN. Acts

1:9-11.

The Bible states that Jesus will return to earth in the same manner which He left. He will return in a cloud of glory. We also saw that when Jesus returns, He will be surrounded by clouds of glory and that all the tribes (people) on earth that do not know Him will mourn.

When Jesus gave His discourse regarding the end of the age and the Great Tribulation period He said that when we see all these things come to pass, we could

“expect His coming.” Jesus said that “after” the Tribulation He would shorten the days and return for the elect’s sake, or no flesh would be left alive on earth.

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When Christ comes back, He is coming back for His elect’s sake and to stop mankind from completely annihilating themselves.

The “Apocalypse” is a sign that the coming of Christ is near. Jesus said that “As the lightning comes forth from the east and is seen even in the west so will the coming of the Son of Man be.” (See Matthew 24:27). No one can predict when lightning will occur. No one can predict when or where lightening will strike. However, we do know that lightning appears and strikes during violent storms. At the Return of Christ, the earth will be experiencing the most violent of storms called the Great Tribulation.

I have had several dreams and visions of the “Great Storm” and wrote about them in a few of my books including “THE GREAT STORM” and “I AM--A

PROPHETIC LOOK AT END TIME EVENTS.”

According to Jesus the Great Storm that is approaching will be unlike any other storm since the beginning of time.

 

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CHAPTER FIVE

THE SODOM GENERATION

 

LIKEWISE, AS IT ALSO WAS IN THE DAYS

OF LOT; THEY DID EAT, THEY DRANK,

THEY BOUGHT, THEY SOLD, THEY

PLANTED THEY BUILDED. BUT THE SAME

DAY THAT LOT WENT OUT OF SODOM IT

RAINED FIRE AND BRIMESTONE FROM

HEAVEN, AND DESTROYED THEM ALL.

EVEN THUS SHALL IT BE IN THE DAY

WHEN THE SON OF MAN IS REVEALED.

Luke 17:27-30.

Speaking of the end of the age Jesus said that things would be like they were during the days of Lot in the City of Sodom. In other words, there would be another

“Sodom Generation” that would arise upon the earth just before His return.

People would be going about doing what people normally do in eating, drinking, planting, marrying and so on and so forth. The only difference will be the proliferation and multiplication of gay, lesbian and other sexually perverse lifestyles. The marring aspect would include the “unholy matrimony” of many same sex couples.

A “new generation” of Sodomites has emerged today to proliferate the decadence and debauchery of evil men and women around the world through sexual

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immorality. Sexual perversion has become rampant in many areas in much of today’s society.

Speaking of the age we are now living in Jesus said that men’s daily affairs would be like they were during the days of Lot. However, the difference in “lifestyles”

for many would become that of sexual immorality through gay and lesbian lifestyles.

Jesus told us that during the end of the age when these things were happening that it would also be a sign of His soon coming. It will be the day or “period of time” when the Son of Man will be revealed.

America and many areas of the world have become modern-day Sodoms. Like Sodom and Gomorrah, America and either nations will also receive the punishment of “fire and brimstone.” However, the judgment of fire and brimstone will be meted out to America and other nations by thermonuclear and neutron bombs.

HOWL YE FOR THE DAY OF THE LORD IS

AT HAND, IT SHALL COME AS A

DESTRUCTION FROM THE ALMIGHTY.

THERFORE, SHALL ALL HANDS BECOME

FAINT, AND EVERY MAN’ HEART SHALL

MELT: AND THEY SHALL BE AFRAID:

PANGS AND SORROWS SHALL TAKE HOLD

OF THEM; THEY SHALL BE IN PAIN AS A

WOMAN THAT TRVAILETH: THEY SHALL

BE AMAZED ONE AT ANOTHER; THEIR

FACES SHALL BE AS FLAMES. BEHOLD

THE DAY OF THE LORD COMETH, CRUEL

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BOTH WITH WRATH AND FIERCE ANGER

TO LAY THE LAND DESOLATE; AND HE

SHALL DESTROY THE SINNERS THEREOF

OUT OF IT. Isaiah 13:6-9.

THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS

America has become the Mother of Harlots and abominations of the earth. (See Revelation 17:5).

America is no longer a light to the nations as she once was but an example of the filth and debauchery which preceded the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.

America was dedicated to God at its onset. Before and during his term as President of the United States President Barak Obama who was/is a closet Muslim declared on several occasions that America was no longer a Christian Nation. According to many articles I have read Obama was /is also a closet homosexual.

Before he was elected President Barak Obama promised to “fundamentally transform” the United States of America. In 2014 the United States Supreme Court ruled that gay marriage was legal across the United States. Obama declared that the ‘Sodomite ruling” was a victory for America. Obama was a leading force in the effort to pass the damaging and damning legislation.

Obama’s two terms in office brought many adverse and detrimental changes regarding the morality of this nation. During the Obama administration Hell was hard at work transforming America into a nation that openly embraced homosexual lifestyles, and the Devil was

“deeply” involved in the details.

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THE EXPLOITATION OF THE CHILDREN

The United States Government played a large part in the sexual exploitation and homosexual lifestyles of many of the Nation’s children. Two thirds of 4th Graders in some school districts have come out as LGBTQ

participants after being satanically indoctrinated.

Many United States Government officials were trying to turn as many of our Nation’s children into gays, homosexuals, bisexuals and transexuals. The LGBTQ

curriculum in schools was being promoted by many influential people in some of the highest offices within governmental circles.

During the Obama and the Biden Administration the U. S. State Department turned a blind eye to the problem of child sex trafficking and the prostitution of minors. I have read that several “pedophile investigators” were murdered to cover up many of the sex crimes perpetrated upon many of the nation’s children by the

“elite” as well as by several people holding political and judicial offices.

Even today pedophilia and sexual perversion have become rampant in some of those who hold “high offices”

in the government. The question of “who the Mother of Harlots “is” is no longer a mystery.

Many School Teachers today promote gay, lesbian, and transexual lifestyles to school children as young as 8

years old in the United States. In Austin Texas elementary schools had “gay parades.” Many of the children were forced to march in the parades carrying

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use of the flags was authorized and provided by School Board authorities.

President Biden advocated the use of taxpayer money to support puberty blocking drugs for elementary children so the children can have an opportunity to change their gender if they desired.

The judgment of America will come swiftly but not without prejudice. The Bible tells us “Come out of her my people that you be not partakers of her sins and that you receive not of her plagues.” (Revelation 18:4).

America is a nation that is being transformed into an evil nation directed by snakes and vipers in many political and judicial circles. Yet there is still a Remnant in this nation who trust in God and will always hold fast to those things which cannot and will not be shaken.

Their voices should and will be heard.

America took prayer out of schools, the courts, and virtually every public arena. America has been filled with the blood of tens of millions of aborted children.

What America has done and is doing with its children is assuring this nation that the future will bring the judgment and wrath of God upon them.

Children are any nation’s most vulnerable yet most precious commodity. Children are a nation’s future. If children are not taught godly principles and learn to serve the true God there is not much hope for any of them. Without godly instructors and communicators teaching a nation’s children there is no hope of building a godly society where people respect and help one another.

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The people of God in this nation must remain faithful and trustworthy in order to help those who can and will be easily shaken in the coming days and years. Christ is the only hope for any nation that the Devil is covertly manipulating and controlling the exploitation of its children.

 

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