Moses and Elijah Coming:

The Day of Vengeance of Our God –

Which is The Great Tribulation.

By Jan Lilleby

 

INTRODUCTION

As a short introduction I just want to say that this booklet of 27 pages is in no way a full exposition of the topic. But it has still much vital info to share.

My hope is that the reader shall have a fuller view of what is coming for Israel in the Great Tribulation. At the same time proving that this grievous time for that nation, is not going to inflict so much on other nations, other than the fear we may feel when having to watch such super-natural punishments via the TV-screens! However, ‘we’ here is not the church. We shall be taken into heaven before the Great Tribulation hits against Israel (Col. 3:1-4).

My way of making a point of this, is to put the spotlight on the two prophets whom God shall send to administer this holy war against Zionist-Israel in the end-times.

Many fine Bible Scholars have studied the topic, but it is my impression that not very many have had these two witnesses of Rev. 11 in sight when doing so; which – to my opinion – is a blunder. For the two witnesses and their presence in the tribulation is of vital importance, and I cannot underline the significance of that fact enough!

This booklet is not sectioned by chapters, but by titles of the topics taught.

Let me also tell you that it is my belief that these things may not be farther into the future than perhaps half a century or so.

Be sure also to check out my article found under category ‘Bible Prophesy’ – for in it I have a better exposition of the time aspects for His Second Advent. The title is “The Two Returns of Jesus Spoken of in the New Testament” – and we will learn that He spoke to His disciples of a coming first, which was dependent upon Israel’s repentance in the life-time of the apostles; and He also had spoken of His ‘Ultimate’ coming, which would take place later…if Israel would not receive Him under the ministry of the apostles. That coming is prophesied in Hosea 6 – and it is a fixed future event regardless of this world.

 

THE TWO GENERALS OF WAR

        The quote in the headline above is from Is. 61:2 – the last half of the verse which Jesus left out (deliberately) when reading from the Book of Isaiah in the synagogue at Nazareth in AD 29.

Jesus did not come to bring on Israel the Great Tribulation, but to – “proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord…”   which is the first half of the same verse.

But when God is going to once again call Israel back to Himself as a chosen nation on earth, it will no longer be any more ‘acceptable year’ like when Jesus came the first time. This time He shall send down His two ‘Generals of War’ – Moses and Elijah – to bring on the horrible ‘Day of Vengeance’.

This day is a period of seven years – equivalent to the last ‘Year-week’ foretold in Dan. 9:24-27 – which again is also equivalent to what Jeremiah called ‘Jacob’s Trouble’ (Jer. 30:7) – and confirmed by Jesus in Matt. 24:21, 22…quote:

“For then there will be great tribulation such as has not been from the beginning of the world (read: Land, nation) until now – no, and never will be again. 22: And if those days had not been shortened (stopped), no human being (in Israel) would endure and survive, but for the sake of the elect (Messianic Israel) those days will be shortened.”

Jer. 30:7 – “Alas! For that day will be great, so that none will be like I; it will be the time of Jacob’s trouble, but he will be saved out of it.

Rev. 7:14 is correctly noted as reference in Jer. 30:7, and says:

“..These are they that have come out of the great tribulation, and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.”

Who are they?  They are the newly restored and re-established Messianic Israel, which we find is dealt with in Rev. 7 mainly. Twelve thousand Jews/Israelites organized per tribe, and with twelve tribes making up a total of 144 000 believers, - by their leaders Moses and Elijah in the tribal order which shall reign with Christ in the millennia.

What did Jesus say about Elijah’s coming – other than him coming for to, quote:

“…get everything RESTORED and ready.” (Matt. 17:11).

What did Jesus teach the disciples after His resurrection, other than Himself coming for to, quote:

“…reestablish the kingdom and restore it to Israel…” (Acts 1:6).

Yes, I know that the latter quote was contained in a question which they asked the Lord, after His forty days of teaching them to preach the kingdom to Israel.

But His answer was not a denial of that truth (of a coming restoration of Israel) – but He only warned them of getting too hooked up in speculation regarding the time aspect of His coming for the kingdom. In other words, there will be a restoration of Israel as a nation for God – and one of the prophets God shall send, will be Elijah – and he shall get everything restored and ready.

In those three words are contained the entire punishments and horrors and plagues of the Great Tribulation – as well as the end of it, when Jesus shall descend from heaven and take the throne on Zion.

I just want to make this quick second introduction so we can at once see the clear and undisputable fact that the Great Tribulation will be started and administered by Elijah and Moses – just as we will learn from Rev. 11 – God sending them to, quote:

“…prophesy …for 1260 days…, dressed in sackcloth.” (Rev. 11:3).

Our first question will have to be: Prophesy what?

My immediate answer can only be one thing: To prophesy the plagues and horror which God shall cast upon Zionist-Israel in the end-time!

Elijah is not coming to restore the world, but only Israel. And the Great Tribulation is the tool to make them ready for God. We shall have a look at some of the ‘High Lights’ so to speak. Just a glimpse of what this will look like in the real world. It is not a full exposition of the topic. Some of this will seem pretty weird and scary to some of you, and to others this will be well-known material. But what do you think your reaction would have been, if you had been present when God let loose His gigantic judgment upon Egypt when Moses told Pharaoh to let the Hebrews go? Right! So here we go….

Some gullible and ignorant believers today think that the Great Tribulation is just appearing/starting out of thin air, by itself or by some mad politicians or despots going about with their mad ideas. But there will be no such thing…the Great Tribulation will be triggered off by the mighty and anointed genuine prophets of God, Elijah and Moses. They will prophesy forth those judgments, plagues and horrors which can be seen in the Book of Revelation.

Moses in his time, as well as Elijah later on, was sent to the leaders of Israel. Moses spoke to the elders of Israel as they represented the entire people at Sinai, and Elijah was mainly sent to the infamous Ahab and his evil-minded wife, Jezebel to have them end the Baal-worship in the land.

This very same principle will be in operation when they once again are sent to Israel to prophesy. They will mainly speak to two groups of people, one being the Israeli government with its prime minister and president, and the other will be those 144 000 tribal Israelites and Jews seen in Rev. 7. Actually, there would be no tribal restoration for Israel unless the two prophets appear to make this new organization.

This move of God will be strongly opposed by the Zionist-Israel of course, for which Moses in the company of Elijah will begin to prophesy punishments upon the unbelieving nation, one punishment after another, in same manner as we learn that Moses and Aaron worked in the face of Pharaoh Ramses II in Ex. 7-11 chapters.

The tribulation will start with these witnesses proclaiming the harsh punishments coming upon Israel, and will be referring to Ezek. 36…saying to Israel: (Probably saying this in Knesset) …..

“The Lord Christ Jesus will now vindicate the holiness of His great name and separate it for its holy purpose from all that defiles it – His name, Jesus, which has been profaned among the nations, which you – Israel – have profaned among them – and the nations during the tribulation now coming upon you, will know, understand and realize that (it is) He, Christ Jesus, when He shall be set apart by you and His holiness vindicated in you before their eyes and yours.” (v.23).

And one of the first punishments cast upon Israel would immediately be made effective: The two prophets will shut up heaven for rain! (Rev. 11:6). There will be no rain in Israel for the 3 ½ years given them to prophesy punishments, says the Bible. More of this will come below.

 

HOW CAN WE KNOW THAT IT IS

MOSES AND ELIJAH IN REV. 11?

         I deliberately wrote the above, before coming to this issue. Thus we easily find that there are no other ‘Hand to Fit the Glove’ – only Moses and Elijah are capable in such a ministry to Israel. And we will now find that it pleases God to send these well-known and tested prophets to perform such a formidable task as the Great Tribulation in Israel.

Notice carefully that chapter 11 does not open by telling of the two prophets.

No, it opens with telling of a new (and illicit!) temple in Jerusalem – and John is told by the angel to measure that temple and those who worship there, Rev. 11:1.  Not in inches and foot or yards, but in ethical standards…to evaluate the temple and its worshippers. What is going on here? Suggesting to us that what is going on is not pleasing to God, to say the least.

However he is not allowed to measure (evaluate) the court outside the sanctuary – because that part of the temple was given over to the Gentiles, for they shall trample underfoot the holy city for 42 months (3 ½ years) – which is the period of the final half of the 7-year tribulation period. Rev. 11:2.

But in verse 3 we are introduced to the two witnesses – telling us that they shall prophesy for 1260 days – which is the first half of the 7-year tribulation.

In these three verses, we have a quick overview of the entire 7-year tribulation…and thus the Revelation Book puts the new ‘False temple’ (it shall be burned down, just like the second temple in AD 70) right smack in the center of all things pertaining to Israel and the Great Tribulation.

A side remark is in its place here, - because some will perhaps object to my saying of the temple as an illicit one, and thus false. That is because Paul wrote of anti-Christ that he will be…quote: “…taking the seat in the temple of God, proclaiming that he himself is God.” (2 Thess. 2:4).

But Paul’s words here are not as if the temple actually is God’s temple as such; but rather – he is putting the temple into the frame, or presumption, that this third temple is in the minds of the Israeli people considered so. Remember, Paul is describing a seduction-scenario! The people are seduced to think this is the right Messiah of God, sitting in ‘God’s temple’. But the temple will be built by Christ-rejecters and Christ-profaners, not by anointed God-chosen prophets or servants. We must be eager to stick to the context always. And still – whether God’s temple or not, even the temple of God can be destroyed, when this is an act of God punishing Israel. This is clear from ancient history. The first temple was destroyed together with the city, when Nebuchadnezzar deported Jews in the last (third) raid against Jerusalem 586 BC, Jer. 52:12, 13. The second temple was destroyed in AD 70 by Titus and his Roman army. Jesus prophesied that there would not be left even as much as a stone-on-stone…it would all get laid flat to the ground.

I have had disputes with other believers – who protested to my teaching of the temple in the Great Tribulation getting burned. Particularly one person was very stubborn, and would not accept Biblical facts. It is of no importance whether the temple is God’s or men’s – if God has decided to have it burnt, then it will be burnt. And in Rev. 17 -18 we find the story of a future arson of both the city and the temple. It is part of God’s judgment upon the Babylon harlot, Zionist-Israel.

That is why we find that God will have built a fourth temple, as we read Ezek. 47, after the tribulation is over. The building of this new (or maybe restored…from the tribulation when it will be much destroyed) temple is performed alongside the establishing of the tribal pieces of land, just as they did when Joshua led them into it the first time (Ezek. 47:21).

This, again, tells us that Elijah and Moses cannot appear, before this third temple has been built.

After the short 3-verses overview, we are told a very important message in verse 4 – a clue regarding as to whom these two witnesses might be – using a very tribal and private way of telling…so obvious for outsiders, that we immediately understand that the addressees of the Book of Revelation are in no way us Gentiles, but Jews only. The language itself expose to us that this is for insiders only! Which means there was no need for telling names or things like that, simply because, to a learned Jew it will be obvious who those witnesses are. Let us read:

“These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands which stand before the Lord of the earth.”

Any fairly skilled Jew would immediately recognize this! They all know the story of Elijah from 1 Kings 17 – as the introduction Elijah used before Ahab:

“Elijah the Tishbite, of the temporary residents of Gilead, said to Ahab, As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew or rain these years but according to my word.”

Also, a very interesting detail meets us when considering Elijah: He was himself struck by the no-rain policy of the Lord. Even if he was for a short time having water at the brook of Cherith, it eventually dried up because of lack of rain. But look what God then did (I shall come to this later on) – he sent Elijah to the widow at Zarephat, for He had commanded her to provide food for Elijah. Likewise, in the Great Tribulation, Elijah will once again experience how the Lord will provide food and shelter for him, like we read in Rev. 12. But I shall come back to this.

As Elijah is recognized spiritually as one who is standing before the Lord, so it is with Moses also:

“Therefore He said He would destroy them, had not Moses, His chosen one, stepped into the breach before Him…”. Psalm 106:23.

In the Norwegian Bible it is better translated, I think, saying…”Moses, His chosen one, stood before Him.”

These two prophets are alive, and God has not dismissed them as prophets – thus they are still in the same high status of being prophets who stand before the Lord; ready at any time to do ministry on the command of the Lord; in present tense as well as future tense. They are standing NOW, today, before the Lord, in heaven; and shall continuously stand before Him, even as we find them in the Great Tribulation.

We will learn below, how the plagues and horrors in the Great Tribulation have many likenesses to things which happened in their ancient ministries. Moses turned water into blood, Elijah shut off rain. Moses had hailstorm smashing up Egypt, and Elijah had super-natural fire coming down. Moses had super-natural supply of food, as had Elijah…and so on.

Let me also point to the fact that Malachi 4 is telling of Elijah to come before the Day of the Lord  -  and in the same breath mentions Moses…and that is not a coincident:

“Remember the law of Moses, My servant, the statutes and ordinances which I commanded him on Horeb to all Israel. 5: Behold I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.” Mal. 4:4, 5.

No wonder that the two were sent to talk (talk: prophesying) with Jesus – of His death and resurrection (Matt. 17:3; Luke 9:30, 31). Why not satisfy with sending just Moses alone to tell Jesus of His coming death and resurrection? Why have two prophets to meet with him?  Answer: Because this was a concern going farther than just the Lord’s suffering, death and resurrection. This was also concerning His Second Advent and the tribulation just before this Advent! Into which Moses and Elijah are the Generals of War on behalf of God and Christ.

As long as Moses and Elijah are alive, no other prophets can imitate or take over their ministries or their power from God to perform certain signs and punishments. They are absolutely unique before God and men. But had they both been dead, God could of course theoretically have sent two new prophets for His purposes with Israel. The all-wise God Jehovah of Israel knows better than to use some fresh ‘New prophets’ with no experience or anointing like we see with the two. God will not send others than Moses and Elijah now that the two are alive – He has strict principles as to whom He will be pleased to send in such an errand.

And the final clue I want to give you, before moving on, is the fact that the two cannot only be prophets. Before God and Christ, it is a very high calling if you are called to be a witness for Jesus Christ. The two witnesses in Rev. 11 are called for both prophets and witnesses. And to be a witness you will have to have seen and talked with Jesus in persona de facto. For which the Bible gives testimony of Moses and Elijah meeting with Jesus on the mountain, as quoted.

They are also called witnesses because of the nature of their mission: They shall witness to Israel about Jesus and tell them to repent. They are those who shall go with the mission of re-opening the offer to Israel of the New Covenant in the blood of Jesus, just as He told in Matt. 24:14. Accompanied by the 144 000 of the tribes of Israel, Rev. 7.

The fact that the Book of Revelation is bearing the impression of a Scripture which is written in a private Jewish tribal language – like as if the addressees are already familiar to its contents – names, places, the temple, etc., is evident. That is why you cannot find for example the name ‘Jesus’ in the book, other than in the introduction chapter 1. For already in verse 8 Jesus is now mentioned as the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End; and in verse 13, Son of Man.

For it is so evident in this private dealing between God and future Israel, that it is Jesus altogether…so we read of ‘The Lamb of God’,  the ‘Bridegroom’, or ‘He Who rides the white horse’, or ‘He is called the Word of God’ and so on.

In same manner it is that Rev. 11 is not saying ‘Moses and Elijah’ – for by recognition it is obvious to the Jews who these two witnesses are. No need to mention names…but rather mention their position with God, or status spiritually. But the tribal names in Rev. 7 are of course important, since the tribes now will be organized again. So names are essential in that move of God.

Names as such are however still only of secondary importance and the mission of the bearers of the names is the primary.

God already know the birth name of the coming anti-Christ. But he is still just called for anti-Christ, the Beast, the Man of Sin, the Lawless one, Son of Perdition, a prince (in Daniel) – no name. Because it is his ‘mission’ which has priority, not his personal name.

Same goes for the false prophet, called ‘Another Beast’ in Rev. 13:11-17. He has a personal name, which God and Christ know already, but it is not important. The importance lies in the ‘mission’ of this second beast, the false prophet.

I hope things have become clear to you of how Revelation is edited by God – and given in the form of signs and symbolism in combination with prophetic facts to John, originally addressed (Rev. 1:1) to the Messianic believers during the Acts period – however pointing to the future end-time events.

 

 

THE DISPUTE OF THE 42 MONTHS – 1260 DAYS

The 1260 days of the two witnesses, in Rev. 11:3 - makes out the first half of the 7-year tribulation.

I am aware of that a dispute has been going on for some time regarding the 3 ½ years mentioned as 1260 days, and 42 months in Rev. 11. But I shall prove to you that the two ways of mentioning 3 ½ years is not the same interval, but they represent each one half of the total of 7 years. The 1260 days are the first interval – in which these two witnesses/prophets are given to prophesy to Israel.

The final half, the 42 months, are the time in which we find anti-Christ starting to kill and destroy Israel; ending with the burning of Israel’s capital Jerusalem.

And when anti-Christ kills the witnesses, the Gentiles will have those days ruling Jerusalem as the final half is clocked off, mentioned as the 42 months.

How do we know? By reading Rev. 11:14 where it says, as the prophets are killed – there has only been fulfilled two of the three Birth Pangs or woes by this. And still one woe remains – in other words: When the 1260 days of these two witnesses ends, it is not the end of the tribulation, but it has come half-way through it. Understand? They die (and are resurrected) before the tribulation ends; easy for everyone to comprehend. And after their death/resurrection, we find that much of the doom and punishments of the tribulation remains. If they were to prophesy for 1260 days (3 ½ year) as these days are the last days of the tribulation, it will not be true. They die before the tribulation is over!  The third and final woe remains, plus the ‘Seven Plagues’ of the bowls in Rev. 15:6-8. So, this proves that the two witnesses are the ones who will start the Great Tribulation, by prophesying forth the punishments.

The third Woe is heard as we read Rev. 18:16, 19 when God let Babylon the harlot, Jerusalem, have the judgment due, and Jerusalem shall burn for the last time in history! Verse 24 testifies for certain that the Babylon harlot, Jerusalem, also is the great city, in which it was found blood after prophets and the saints and of all who have been killed (for their faith in God) in the land. And right after this Third Birth Pang, we are told in Rev. 19:11 that Jesus is coming in His Second Advent. And I have so proved to you that the 1260 days of the two witnesses are the first half of a 7-year tribulation for Israel. The tribulation cannot get started, unless these two prophets appear in Israel to warn the people. This has always been God’s holy principle in regard to doom.

Rev. 11 telling of the two witnesses is essential to be able to understand the Great Tribulation.

The tribulation will not come just because Revelation says so – but it will physically and spiritually be ‘administered’ by Moses and Elijah, as they are prophesying one punishment following another! 

In the same manner as we read of Moses when he confronted Pharaoh again and again, (Ex. 7-11) telling him of new and terrible plagues to hit Egypt. And even after their deaths, that which they prophesied will continue to happen, and Israel shall be whipped and scourged for their hatred against Christ – and so ultimately be forced to get on their knees calling up His name for salvation.

These plagues are the signs (really rather plagues) Jesus warned Israel of in Luke 21:25, 26 – and for which the people in Israel (not in the world elsewhere) shall be…I quote:

“..swooning away or expiring with fear and dread and apprehension and expectation of the things that are coming on the nation; for the very powers of the heavens will be shaken and caused to totter.” 

And to point out the last words of verse 25: “…at the roaring of the tossing of the sea (Mediterranean)”.  This effect of the waves crashing in over Israel’s shores – comes from the asteroids falling in it – so to destroy one third of the ships. This means that we are talking of huge tsunamis here…reaching several kilometers inland, destroying everything in its way, like we saw from Japan 2011.

Rev. 8:8, 9 when the second angel blew his trumpet…says: “Something resembling a great mountain, BLAZING WITH FIRE (this is definitely an asteroid) – was hurled into the sea.” 

In other words, Jesus in Luke 21 did not speak of a constant hurricane blowing huge waves all the time, but the consequences of a big burning asteroid crashing through the atmosphere falling as a giant torch into the Mediterranean and probably creating an enormous set of tall waves as if a 20 megaton (or more) nuke went off! Waves at the peak height of maybe 30 meters will smash cities – such as Tel Aviv, Haifa and others. God only knows. This is not going to be pretty. And it may also hit foreign shores, not only Israel…sorry to say. But the main casualties will be those in Israel. I am sure.

People will be fearfully looking for the prophesied plague (one by one), and seek shelter! Now you can better understand how the Great Tribulation will affect the frightened Zionist-Israel in the tribulation. This is for real!

The two prophets will go in details when warning them of God’s next plague to hit on Israel, because the nation will not take heed to their preaching of Jesus as Messiah. And we shall make a comparison between the plagues in Ex. 7-11 and the ones we find in Rev. 6 and on, as the ‘Three Sevens’ plus the Three Birth Pangs or Woes.

Like Pharaoh of old, when opposing Moses, so the Israeli leaders will stand against the two prophets. For which a new round of horrors is cast upon the disobedient nation.

Elijah and Moses will come before them to negotiate whether they will bow to Jesus Christ or not. Stephen’s harsh rebuking of the unbelieving mob in Acts 7:51 comes to mind, and will hold true still:

“You stubborn and stiff-necked people, still heathen and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you are ALWAYS resisting the Holy Spirit. As your forefathers, so you!”

And if they will not listen, they will have to take another round of punishments – much like we learn of Ex. 7-11 and Ramses II and his stubborn and evil ways. When we read Revelation, we will see that after certain terrible plagues, the Jewish people go on blaspheming God!

“People were severely burned by the fiery heat, and they reviled and blasphemed the name of God, Who has control of these plagues, and they did not repent of their sins to give Him glory. 11: And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their anguish and their ulcers, and they did not deplore their wicked deeds or repent.”  (Rev. 16:9, 11).

So it is evident that the first plagues cast upon Israel in the ‘Day of Vengeance’ from God, will not be enough to make the disobedient Israelis bow before God and Christ as He is preached to them by Moses and Elijah.

Neither of the two will end the tribulation, but it will be Jesus Himself coming down to stop the horrors and establish the millennial Kingdom (Matt. 24:21, 22).

When God starts up or ends something of great importance and significance to Israel, He always reveals His hidden council to His prophets (Am. 3:7).

It pleased God to use His prophet and apostle Paul to proclaim judgment against Israel for their hard resistance to Christ in his time as we see in Acts 28:25-28. It didn’t just happen out of thin air. God had an elected servant telling Israel His decision.

Now that God wants to take up His prophetic program with Israel, soon, He starts the whole series of events by sending His elected servants for this purpose, Moses and Elijah. God cannot send some ignorant ‘sissies’ – some fresh new converts, spiritual hillbillies or Pentecostal dreamers, that is for sure. He sends of course tough experienced real prophets – people that have proven their faithfulness and stood every test and trial. And there is precedence already for Moses and Elijah operating together (Matt. 17). And even the plagues and type of prophesying seen in the Great Tribulation, are familiar to these great prophets of old. They know what is expected of them.

And God will not do one little thing, unless His prophets FIRST tells the Israeli leadership what is coming upon them, why it is coming, and in same breath – tell them all to repent to Jesus Christ!

Probably this little booklet is the first time someone is telling you what is really going to take place in the Great Tribulation, so that you can hopefully understand this. Most of our Bible expositors have not paid enough attention to these two prophets being placed there in the midst of it all, - and thus not really managed to understand the significance of their presence.

The key lays entirely in the study of not only the two witnesses as they are described in Rev. 11, but not the least what we can learn when checking up on their ancient ministries, which we now shall give our full attention.

 

MOSES GOING TO PHARAOH RAMSES II

Before studying Moses’ actions in Ex. 7-11 chapters, let me say shortly that Elijah came before Ahab in the same manner as Moses came before Pharaoh. Elijah used the sign of shutting up heaven for rain.

I shall not quote every verse in Ex. 7-11, but will use a few selected passages to make a point and underline the proper context.

Before going to the texts in Exodus – let us be reminded of the fact that God has placed the two witnesses (this is because they will witness of Jesus to Israel) in the tribulation, from the very first day…because nothing will occur unless they first have appeared to Knesset with their prophetic warnings and demands! This is of utter importance if we are to understand Revelation at all. PHOTO: Knesset, Jerusalem.

God would not let anything happen to Egypt, unless Pharaoh first had been warned and exhorted to be obedient to the command of God Jehovah of Israel. 

If we count the opening signs of Moses in Ex. 7:10 – the staff turning into a real snake, and the ‘Leprosy Sign’ of Moses’ hand stuck in and out of his robe, we may count 12 signs/plagues.

This is interesting. For we recall I hope, 1 Cor. 14:21, 22 speaking of SIGNS to Israel. Israel had the proper signs demonstrated to them during Acts period when the apostles in the years AD 32 to AD 62 preached the kingdom to them. So, when Moses and Elijah appears, there will not be any such ‘Signs’ – no, they have had enough of signs. Now comes harsh flogging, and they will be smitten with the whip of the Lord: Using the Egyptian plagues/diseases to bring them on their knees for the Lord (Deut. 28:15-68).

Like Jannes and Jambres, the two chief wizards of Pharaoh who were hostile to Moses – see also 2 Tim. 3:8 – in same manner did Israel in the times of the apostles’ stand against them and Christ, in spite of great miracle-signs shown them.

They have had their share of watching God’s great miracles and signs. It is time for the punishments!

Some will perhaps object to this and say: But they were punished in AD 70 when the Roman armies destroyed Israel. Yes, they were. But this was not the ‘Day of Vengeance’ – this I have already proven by quoting Ezek. 36:23 above.

Ezek. 36:19 proves to us that the vindication of the Lords name coming upon Israel in the end-time is due to their profaning of Christ in the centuries among the gentile nations in which they have lived. Verse 19 speaks of the destruction and scattering of Jews in AD 70 and on:

“And I scattered them among the nations (not only in Babylon, as with Nebuchadnezzar), and they were dispersed through the countries; according to their conduct and their (evil) deeds I judged and punished them.”

The plagues of Egypt were:

·        Water turned to blood - Ex. 7:20-25.

·        Frogs pestering the land – Ex. 8:2-14.

·        Mosquitos and gnat swarms – Ex. 8:16-18.

·        Blood sucking gadfly swarms – Ex. 8:21-32.

·        Death of livestock – Ex. 9:3-7.

·        Boils making sores on man and beast – Ex. 9:9-11.

·        Great hail with thunder and fierce lightning – Ex. 9:18-26.

·        Locust swarms of enormous proportions – Ex. 10:4-15.

·        Egyptian super-natural darkness for 3 days – Ex. 10:21-23.

·        The Death-angel killing all firstborn of man and beast – Ex. 11:5-10; 12:29.

Thus we find a total of ten horrible plagues/diseases cast upon Egypt under Moses’ and Aaron’s ministry as God’s prophets to release the Hebrews from slavery.

Of these plagues we find some equals in Revelation.

Had only Pharaoh let the Hebrews leave as Moses showed him the sign with the staff, God would not have punished the Egyptians. Likewise, if Israel only had believed on Jesus as they saw the signs performed by God through His apostles in the time of Book of Acts, Israel would never have been destroyed and scattered throughout the world.

I am aware that the snake sign and leprosy sign were first used to convince the Hebrews of the authority of Moses – and they believed…however reluctantly; but Moses also used the same snake sign before Pharaoh, but his wizards copied the sign trying to keep Pharaoh away from obeying Moses.

When reading Rev. 6 and on, we learn of a multitude of horrors falling on Israel in the Great Tribulation.

Like Egypt under Ramses II, we recognize hail-stones and fire, pestilence, water turned to blood ‘as of a dead man’ –guess whom….yes, Jesus died and shed His blood on the cross. Thus water turned to blood in the Great Tribulation will remind the Jews of this fact!

Also we find that super-natural Egyptian darkness will fall upon the throne of the beast, causing the anti-Christ and his followers to chew their tongues in agony and fear! 

We also find locusts coming to plague Israel, but these are not of earthly nature, but monsters from outer space, given to torment ungodly Jews by stinging them for five months – so they try to kill themselves for the pain inflicted on them, but death shall flee from them.  What utter horror! (Rev. 9:3-11).

Before making a more scrutinizing comparison, we need to read Deut. 28:61 where Moses prophesied of the Great Tribulation and the plagues:

“Also every sickness and every affliction which is NOT WRITTEN in this Book of the Law the Lord will bring upon you until you are destroyed.”

This makes it clear to us that the plagues which are not found with Moses when confronting Pharaoh, but shall plague the end-time Israel, are written in another book. The Book of Revelation!

These punishments are found mainly in Rev. 6 and on, where under the umbrella of the ‘Three Sevens’ – the seven seals, seven trumpets and seven bowls, plus the three woes – reveals to us what an extreme and dangerous punishment is to come upon Israel after the church dispensation is ended.

Rev. 11 puts the two prophets Elijah and Moses in there right from the start – even if we are given a thorough description of the plagues in the chapters before.

 

THE PLAGUES WHICH CORRESPOND

TO EX. 7-11 CHAPTERS.

The first plague to hit on Israel after that Moses and Elijah has stood before Knesset (Photo: The plenum auditorium), is the plague of turning water into blood – as of a dead man. The blood sign, blood plague goes first! Notice also, that the plague was the first real plague to hit Egypt.

And what a bull’s eye of a sign: It witnesses to Israel of the death of Christ – and therefore we read:

“These two witnesses had power to shut up the sky, so that no rain may fall during the days of their prophesying (the first half of the 7 years tribulation); they also have the power to turn the waters into blood and to smite and scourge the earth (read: Land) with all manner of plagues as often as they choose.” Rev.11:6.

The description given to us in the ‘Three Sevens’ and the three woes, are not necessarily written according to the chronology of the time aspect (which plague is number one, two, three, and so on) – but to learn Israel of what to expect will hit the land in the tribulation. We see also that several plagues are mentioned more than just one time (so it may seem) in these Three Sevens. The seals, trumpets and bowls are actually speaking much of the same, seen from various angles so to speak. But some of these plagues could overlap (I leave the door open for more than just one way of reasoning), and some plagues comes more than just one time. But just as true: It may then actually be that there will be several different earthquakes, asteroids falling and so on). We will learn more of this below.

But since we read of water turned to blood together with the shutting up of the sky – in connection to the two prophets, it is safe to say that the two plagues are coming at the same moment; and at the very opening of their ministry to Israel.

Notice how the two plagues are both in the concern of water: Shutting up the sky for rain, and to make this harsh punishment of full effect from day one, they turn the waters in Israel into blood. Instant lack of water! Photo: Painting by E. S. Fields, The Nile and bloody water in Pharaoh’s time.

This is the very root to the famine seen when reading rev. 6:6-8 – not only civil war in Israel, but the lack of water. Israel can only have water by import, if God in His mercy will allow outside nations to send them water. This is not mentioned in Revelation, but I will let the door open to such a possibility. But any such aid from the UN or other organizations will nevertheless be but a drop in the ocean.

The two prophets will have to – obviously – go out with a flying start to get their full attention, and thus we find that horrible punishment hitting Israel with full force from the first moment. But – as I wrote above – they will first make clear to them the prophesy of Ezek. 36, and that this is an action to vindicate the name of the Lord before Israel, and to have the Holy Name of Jesus Christ made honorable to the world and to the Jews. They shall have to pay penalty for their abuse and profaning of the name of Jesus Christ!

Let me see who among the Christian-Zionists in this world who will stand up on Israel’s side in this end-time battle of the Great Tribulation, please! Only a fool will dare to take Israel’s side in this holy war of the Lord, as He will punish the Christ-rejecting nation once and for all. How come Christian-Zionists dare this foolish move today, but surely not when the going gets tough?

The hail stones in Pharaoh’s day made so great destruction that we read:

“The hail struck down throughout all the land of Egypt everything that was in the field, both man and beast (after giving them a fair forewarning to seek shelter); and the hail beat down all the vegetation of the field and shattered every tree of the field.” Ex. 9:25.

Rev. 8:7 – as we see the first of the seven angels blow his trumpet – tells of hailstorm with fire:

“…and there was a storm of hail and fire mingled with blood cast upon the earth (read: Land). And a third part of the land was burned up and a third of the trees were burned up and all the green grass was burned up.”

This plague was the seventh plague when Egypt was punished. And here it will hit Israel as the fourth plague (after first having severe boils and pestilence, Rev. 6:8) – because Moses and Elijah will observe that Israel will not repent and give Christ glory. On the contrary: They eventually go blaspheming the Lord instead! (Rev. 16:9, 11). So they appear in Knesset again, pointing to what horrors already cast upon them with bloody waters, no rain from heaven, boils and pestilence – now adding to it the foretelling that Christ will rain huge hailstones upon them. Rev.16:21 says of the weight of the hail  “..as heavy as a talent..” which equals about 50-60 pounds (25 kilos), enough to smash everything in its way. Not even houses would be safe. Hail will fall smashing through the roofs!

The prophets will say to Knesset: “You are given a fair day’s time to seek shelter, yourselves and the people and their livestock. Put your cars into the garages if you have. If anyone of you is out when the storm hits tomorrow, your lives will be over!”

Something like that, if we check out what Moses told Pharaoh in Ex. 9:18, 19:

“Behold, tomorrow about this time (early morning) I will cause it to rain a very heavy and dreadful fall of hail, such as has not been in Egypt from its founding until now.  19: Send therefore now and gather your cattle in hastily, and all that you have in the field; for every man and beast that is in the field and is not brought home shall be struck by the hail and shall die.”

 

THE PLAGUES AND HORRORS WHICH

ARE NOT WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF LAW.

 

It is time to once again remember what I wrote above concerning the mandate and power given to Moses and Elijah as the generals of God’s Holy War:

“…they also have power to…smite and scourge the land with all manner of plagues as often as they choose.”

Why so? Because they will have to evaluate and observe what Knesset and the population will say and do after the plagues have hit them. If they meet the plagues with further scoffing of Christ or by trying to kill the witnesses, a new round of unspeakable horrors will fall – and burn, scourge, smite, smash, grind, sting and torment them. All manner of plagues literally.

Almost if not entirely, to insanity: “The Lord will smite you with the boils of Egypt and the tumors, the scurvy and the itch, from which you cannot be healed. The Lord will smite you with MADNESS and blindness and dismay of heart” (Deut. 28:27, 28).

Luke 21:26 need to be quoted again:

“Men swooning away or expiring with fear and dread and apprehension and expectation of the things that are coming (knowing what exactly is coming because of the two prophet’s warnings) on the land; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken and caused to totter.”

In this horrible time for the ungodly Christ-rejecting Israel, they shall also experience that the two witnesses cannot just be attacked, and Israelis getting away with it. No, people whether police, military or otherwise, will dreadfully experience that fire will consume each and every person who tries to do them harm (Rev. 11:5.)

Jesus rebuked some of his disciples when they were turned down by Samaritans, and angrily asked Him if they should try to call down fire to kill them. Jesus knew that He was sent to them in the setting of the ‘Acceptable year of the Lord’ – which was a ministry to the Jews in the grace of God, and not judgments. However, as we come into the Revelation we immediately find that the setting is no longer an acceptable year, but rather the Day of Vengeance – of death and destruction and doom.

Let us read of the waters turned to blood – and we shall see that the implications brought on by such a punishment and sign, are quite a bit more fatal than when God let Moses turn the Egyptian waters into blood.

Rev. 16:3-7 is scary reading to us all, for we read of death and horror:

“The second angel emptied his bowl into the sea (Mediterranean), and it turned into blood like that of a corpse (some transls. say ‘as of a dead man’), and every living thing that was in the sea perished. 4: Then the third angel emptied out his bowl into the rivers (in Israel) and the springs of water, and they turned into (became) blood. 5: And I also heard the angel of the waters say, Righteous are You in these Your decisions and judgments, You Who are and were, O Holy One!  6: Because they have poured out the blood of Your people (the saints) and the prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. Such is their due. 7: And from the altar I heard the cry, Yes, Lord God the Omnipotent, Your judgments are true and just and righteous!”

Here we learn that the making of waters into actual blood – not just water turned ‘Red’ – is a stern judgmental vengeance and doom from Christ. Not only because they had crucified Christ, but also for all the spilled blood of all saints.

It corresponds with the judgment cast upon the Babylon harlot in Rev. 17-18, ending with the burning of Jerusalem. Christ gave them blood to drink, we just read.

As if such horrors are not sufficient to make them repent, we learn of the gruesome evil and dangerous ‘Locust-Monsters’ out of space in Rev. 9!

This is a pretty much maddening reading. These stinging, attacking monsters with a tail like a scorpion, and face of men, comes forth from the fifth angel blowing the trumpet – mentioning the bottomless pit of Abyss as the place from where these evil locusts came. Abyss is not inside the earth below, but out into the outer space. Here is the description given by John:

“..then out of the smoke locusts came forth on the land, and such power was granted them as the power the land’s scorpions have. 4: They were told not to injure the herbage of the land nor any green thing nor any tree, but only to attack such human beings as do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. 5: They were not permitted to kill them, but to torment them for five months; and the pain caused them was like the torture of a scorpion when it stings a person. 6: And in those days people will seek death and will not find it; and they will yearn to die, but death evades and flees from them. 7: The locusts resembled horses equipped for battle. On their heads was something like golden crowns. Their faces resembled the faces of people.  8: They had hair like the hair of women, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth. 9: Their breastplates resembled breastplates made of iron, and the noise made by their wings was like the roar of a vast number of horse-drawn chariots going at full speed into battle. 10: They have tails like scorpions, and they have stings, and in their tails lay their ability to hurt men for the five months. 11: Over them as king they have the angel of the Abyss. In Hebrew his name is Abaddon, but in Greek he is called Apollyon.”

The super-natural locust-monsters happens under the first of the three woes – which means that these horrors are happening while the two prophets are operating in Israel – they are killed as a part of the second woe (Rev. 9:12).

Here is a list of plagues and horrors, found in Revelation, but not in the Book of the Law:

·        Asteroids or meteorites fall from space, heaven darkens and islands in the Mediterranean are shaken and altered, as well as mountains. Rev. 6:13, 14.

·        Huge earthquake – Rev. 8:5.

·        Asteroids hitting the Med again; and this time one third of the ships are sunk. – Rev. 8:9.

·        Asteroids hit lakes and rivers in the land and turn them into wormwood, thus poisoning them so that people dies of drinking the water. – Rev. 8:11.

·        One third of the moonlight and sunlight disappears – Rev. 8:12.

·        Huge earthquake in Jerusalem after the ascension of the prophets, killing 7000 people – Rev. 11:13.

·        Extreme threatening sun heat, allowed to burn and plague the anti-Christ followers in Israel, and the people blasphemed the name of God (Christ) for this plague – Rev. 16:8, 9.

·        A final gigantic earthquake…however this could very well be the same as already seen in Rev. 11:13 because of the missing chronology of these events and plagues – Rev. 16:18. But – it could also be a second quake…and by far, the worst one.

The tribulation in Israel after the killing of the two prophets, no longer allow for the leaders (now it is anti-Christ and the ten kings, ref. Rev. 17-18) to be warned before a new round of plagues hit. 

This is much like the situation with Pharaoh and his army trying to destroy the Hebrews as they escaped through the Red Sea. Like miracles and signs were transferred over to the apostles after the Lord’s ascension, these 144 000 Jews and Israelites (Rev. 7) of the new tribal system continue in the same prophetic power mandate given first to Moses and Elijah. So that is why we read of mighty plagues and judgments even after the prophets have been caught up into heaven, like we see in Rev. 11:12.

Near the end of the tribulation, we find the judgment coming upon the great Babylon harlot, Jerusalem and Zionist-Israel under anti-Christ – Rev. 17-18.

That judgment is the final plague (with the exception of the doom on anti-Christ and the false prophet) or disaster in the 7-year tribulation in Israel, and this judgment concludes the third and final woe, or birth pang – Rev.18:19 – which is called out by the fear-stricken sailors watching Jerusalem burn (the smoke pillar) from the distance, at the port of Haifa which is 150 kilometers from Jerusalem, to the south-east.

Again I would like to give a side remark: Knowing from Rev. 8:9 as the Second Angel blow his trumpet, and one third of the ships at sea went down…probably in a huge flood-wave, this is hitting the import and supply of goods sent to Jerusalem – the Babylon harlot – making the ship-owners rich, and also the ten kings and anti-Christ. Thus the doom of God destroys the supply line. But not satisfied with that, He let the doom of fire hit Jerusalem – the receiving end of the line, thus entirely shutting down the access to such illicit riches. This is what we see in Rev. 18.

The topic in this little booklet is not to make a full exposition of the Revelation and the Great Tribulation, but rather focusing on how this tribulation will be administered by Moses and Elijah.

As we have seen, Moses and Elijah will come before Knesset to warn of the many plagues and horrors, to give Israel a chance to repent before destruction hits; just like they operated in ancient times.

The diversion of, and the categorization of the plagues by seven seals, seven trumpets, seven bowls, three woes, may have its cause from the fact that the prophets come before Knesset in sessions equal to those categories. The three woes seem to be climaxes of each of the three sevens with seals, trumpets and bowls.

The first woe tops off the seals, the second tops off the trumpets, and the third woe tops off the bowls…as we learn that the sailors watch Jerusalem, Babylon harlot, burn from a distance.

 

HOW ABOUT THE 144 000 BELIEVERS

AND OTHER BELIEVERS – WILL THEY

NOT BE SUFFERING THE PLAGUES?

To be honest: This is not so clearly spoken of in Revelation. Not really. We will have to do a little digging.

Will Elijah and Moses themselves be hit by the plagues which shall punish Israel to make them repent?  A good question, don’t you think? I already pointed to Elijah and the widow at Zarephat – commanded to supply the prophet with food. So we shall have a closer look at this.

But Rev. 12 may provide at least some of the explanation to this ‘Gordian knot’ – which by first look may seem to be an impossible issue to solve.

In Rev. 12 we are – shortly explained – told of the Messianic believers escaping the persecution from anti-Christ…told in the image of the ‘Woman’ which is a historical review of the first coming of Christ and His ascension (verses 1 to 5). But verses 6 to 17 tell of the tribulation, in which this woman (the Messianic believers) will escape into the dessert and be super-naturally fed and sheltered from the tribulation (verse 6 and 14). Verse 14 implies that these tribulation-saints will probably be lifted up and transported by the Spirit (just like Philip in Acts 8:39, 40) – and it is my assumption that Moses and Elijah will be there as well, for we read again of the first 3 ½ years, the 1260 days, when this protective move from the Lord is upon them:

“But the woman was supplied with the two wings of a giant eagle (Holy Spirit), so that she might fly from the presence of the serpent (anti-Christ) into the dessert, to retreat where she is to be kept safe and fed for a time (time: equals one year), and times (equals two years), and half a time (equals a half year), or 1260 days.”  Rev. 12:14; and 6.

From this it is safe to assume that during the entire 3 ½ years of the two witnesses and their followers the 144 000 – the new Israel of God – they actually are lifted in and out of the dessert to appear before Israel’s leaders to prophesy the continuous doom. That dessert will be the new ‘Goshen’ just like Goshen was spared of the most hurting plagues when Egypt was smitten.

But it also has in it the fact which we can observe from all wars on earth: There will be casualties among the civilian population, believers and unbelievers. War has no guarantee that only soldiers will get hurt or die. But there are those which God must at all cost keep safe during these horrors, and those are the 144 000 tribal believers and the two witnesses. None of them can be killed before the time of God is due, which is in the conclusion of the 3 ½ first years when we learn in Rev. 11:7 that the two witnesses will be killed by anti-Christ. This rage against the Messianic believers in Israel will escalate into a full-blown death-raid against them, and many if not all of the 144 000 may be killed. We read of the souls under the Altar who are calmed to await the rest of the martyrs before the doom of God hits their executioners. Anti-Christ will kill everyone who does not bow to him as the new ‘God of Israel’, when he take the temple and declare himself to be Messiah. I think I prefer to stop at this. But we shall have a brief look at the aspects of the two witnesses and the utter fear they created while in ministry.

 

THE DEATH OF THE TWO WITNESSES TESTIFIES

TO US WHAT A GREAT FEAR THEY CREATED.

Rev. 11:8, 9 say a lot:

“And their dead bodies will lie in the open street of the great city (Jerusalem, the harlot Babylon) which is in a spiritual sense called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. 9: For three and a half days men from the races and tribes and languages and nations (Jews, see Acts. 2:5) will gaze at their dead bodies and will not allow them to be put in a tomb.”

In plain fear of what might happen, people dare not get too close to their bodies – for not to mention have them put in a tomb. They are scared witless by the sheer presence of the two witnesses, who prophesied so many deadly punishments and plagues upon the land. The news of their death falsely makes the people conclude happily among themselves, that the plagues will now stop! They start a wild celebration…its Christmas in Israel…just to lend a word-play into this. Let’s read next verse 10:

“And those who dwell in the land will gloat and exult over them and rejoice EXCEEDINGLY, taking their ease and sending presents to one another, BECAUSE these two prophets had been such a vexation and trouble and torment to all the dwellers in the land.” (note: wrong translation says ‘Earth’, but this is in Israel’s land, remember?).

Here we learn what I already many times have tried to point out to you: The tribulation is going to be prophesied progressively in sessions…so that Israel can observe that what they prophesy comes true every time. Thus we see here in verse 10, that the Israeli people put the full blame of the plagues – and rightly so – upon the two prophets. Understand?

One more important supporting fact to this is that the people themselves, can read this event in the Bible…and thus know that the tribulation was foretold in detail two millennia’s before it happened; thus knowing that this is an action of God, for not to speak of the forthright mentioning of the two witnesses in Rev. 11 and their deaths. The Jews can read it all in our book, our Bible, and this will expose their heretic Babylonian Talmud as a lie and falsehood!

But the ease, which for a while overtook the fearful people at Jerusalem, is short-lived! After just three and a half days God brings them back to life and rapture them into heaven in a cloud – followed by a huge earthquake which brings their illicit joy into the darkest grief: Ten percent of Jerusalem’s houses are shattered, and 7000 of its inhabitants are killed. And for the first time in the tribulation, we learn that Jews in the land start paying homage to God Jehovah recognizing His judgments. Verse 13 tells of this. Verse 14 tells us that the judgment just held in Jerusalem, concludes the second woe.

I hope that this exposition so far has been of help to you to learn more about the Great Tribulation in Israel – and how it will be progressing according to the ministry given the two prophets in Rev. 11, Moses and Elijah.

It is evident that the Great Tribulation will come in Israel, and not in the nations. Same manner as when God punished Egypt with the plagues, it was Egypt only which was judged and punished. But a scared world will watch!

 

 

WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER THE DEATH

OF THE TWO WITNESSES?

 

     The two witnesses dies three and a half day before God concludes the ‘Second Woe’ by judging Jerusalem (this is a forewarning of her later destruction!) by a huge earthquake in which ten percent of the houses falls into shrapnel and rubbles – killing 7000 of the citizens. I already mentioned this, Rev. 11:13, 14.

In Israel are still the disciples/followers of the prophets – the 144 000 of the re-established tribal system. They are ‘left behind’ to lend an expression often used in Christendom. But they are not without a mission: Just as the twelve disciples and their assembly were ‘left behind’ as Jesus ascended from Mt. Olives, so will these 144 000 disciples or apostles carry on the very same task and message as the two prophets.

But while – under the two – specific sign-like plagues and judgments fell upon Israel, much of which were of super-natural character, will now be handled by huge military armies and turmoil. Sure, the 144 000 will have God with them making judgments against the anti-Christ regime, but the nature of the judgments will derive from God’s allowing the military forces to come and smite and harm Israel. It’s heading toward Armageddon!

Between the most evil of regimes ever seen established in the world, anti-Christ and his terror-regime with his marking-system of 666 in Rev. 13, and the death of the witnesses in Rev. 11 – we find the comforting chapter 12, in which we read of how God takes care of his tribulation-saints. But – lo and behold! – This chapter also heralds scaring words: The Arch angel Michael will cast down to earth (read: Land) Satan and his forces from outer space, to raid Israel and terrorize them, Rev. 12:7-9.

But when anti-Christ starts his end-time holocaust against Jewry, we find that he is heralded by a peculiar person, called ‘Another Beast’, which is the False Prophet. This prophet could not come forth before the genuine prophets were taken away. He may actually propone himself as some kind of ‘Elijah’ returning from death, and to prove his ‘ministry’ he performs false miracles plus calling down fire and to make the image (statue) of the Beast (anti-Christ) speak as if it was a living organism, Rev. 13:11-15.

Then we get a short review in Rev. 14 of the martyrs dying in the tribulation because of the persecution from anti-Christ and his 666-terror system. Then, as the horrors of the anti-Christ rule of holocaust against Jewry, we are warned of the seven last angels of doom, the ones with the bowls, as we read Rev. 15. See verses 6 and 7.

Like the two first woes, the third and final woe will be concluded after that these seven angels have emptied their bowls of plagues and judgments upon Israel.

And in Rev. 16, under the sixth bowl in verses 12-16 enter ‘The Mother of All Wars’ – Armageddon!  However, this fierce war is in northern Israel at the plains of Megiddo, but it will cause – it seems - afflictions and probably also some limited casualties in several of the nearest nations in the Mediterranean area:

“Then the sixth angel emptied his bowl on the mighty river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to make ready a road for the kings of the east. 13: And I saw three loathsome spirits like frogs, from the mouth of the dragon (Satan) and from the mouth of the beast (Anti-Christ) – (NOTE: The two are now in a physical union together, because Satan is now present himself in Israel and appearing visibly!) – And from the mouth of the false prophet. 14: For really they are the spirits of demons that perform signs. And they go fourth to the rulers and leaders all over (cosmos nations) world (meaning: Middle East, not the entire world), to gather them together for the war on the great day of God the Almighty. 15: Behold, I (Christ) am going to come like a thief! Blessed is he who (in spite of the tribulation) stays awake and who guards his clothes, so that he may not be naked and seen exposed! 16: And they gathered them together at the place which in Hebrew is called Armageddon.”

Rev. 16 ends with first viewing the judgment on Jerusalem, the Babylon harlot – and the city broken into three parts by a huge earthquake…I have mentioned some of this above….and then the 25 kilos hailstones falls on Israel, and Jerusalem, verse 21.

Then in Rev. 17 John is shown the more detailed story of the doom coming upon the Babylon harlot, Jerusalem and the Jewish Zionist-Israel, and how God implants His judgmental plan of having the city burnt, in the minds of anti-Christ and his ten governors (kings), Rev. 17: 17, 18.

Rev. 18 tells of how the economic consequences, like I already mentioned above, of such destruction in particular rips off those ship-owners who had gotten themselves rich by selling and transporting goods and riches on their vessels in the Mediterranean and the High Seas. They stand lamenting onboard their ships (at Haifa, 150 kilometer from Jerusalem) watching with terror how Jerusalem burns – a pillar of smoke in the horizon to the south-east. Heaven with its angels and saints rejoice over this doom.

Rev. 19 is the Second Advent of Christ – and what glory shall befall the world at His arrival. Rev. 19 should always be read together with Rev. 20!

Anti-Christ, and his false prophet as well as the remaining warriors at Armageddon are all killed by Christ; this because the soldiers directed their weapons against Him when they observed Him in the sky.

The church dispensation will be ended right before Elijah and Moses comes to Israel, and we will experience the full blessings of Col. 3:1-4 as we will be appearing with Christ in glory in heaven – no forewarning, we will just in less than a split second find ourselves together with Christ in glory, and those who died in times before the ending of the church dispensation, will be raised in heaven and in heavenly eternal bodies.

The booklet cover:  An image of  Moses, as his life and ministry was filmed in 1956 by director Cecil B. De Mille, and acted by Charlton Heston. He died in 2008 at age 84. Heston had star-roles in ‘The Ten Commandments’ and ‘Ben Hur’ as well as many other productions in his long career.