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PENTECOST – 2006

Fred Coulter – June 4, 2006

And greetings brethren, welcome to the Feast of Pentecost – 2006. And this is really quite a tremendous and wonderful day when we understand the full significance of it and what it means to us, because this is the day that all true Christians are looking for, as we will see. This day is the harvest of the firstfruits. And the firstfruits then are those in the first resurrection.

Now let’s come back to Leviticus 23 and we’re going to see that on the fiftieth day it tells us what they were to bring. So there were special offerings that they were to bring. One has significance for the prophetic meaning of Pentecost, and the other has to do with the offerings that we are to take, because in Deuteronomy 16 it says that when we have Pentecost, also called the Feast of Weeks after you count out seven weeks and you’re to have the Feast of Weeks, which then is the fiftieth day as Leviticus 23 points out. And it says here verse 17: “Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven…” And it is the only offering other than a peace offering where they could bring leavened bread with the offering. But the leavened bread was not ever to be burned. Only unleavened bread was to be burned. The other was to be eaten. “…They are the firstfruits unto the LORD.” So there’s a significance in relating to those who are going to be in the resurrection and the church. And then it gives the offering that they were to offer – all of the rams and the lambs and so forth: “…an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the LORD.” Then it talks about the sacrifice of the peace offering and sin offering, verse 19.

Verse 20: “And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits…” So waving is the same thing when you come back to the first day. What do you have on the first day of the count? You are to have the premiere sheaf that was specially cut that is waved before the Lord. And we know this symbolizes the ascension of Jesus into heaven on the first day of the count toward Pentecost to be accepted of God the Father as the sacrifice for the sins of the whole world. So now we have the same thing here with: “…the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a wave offering before the LORD…” And so if it applies to Jesus ascending and being accepted of God the Father on the first day, then this also has to apply to those who are in the church to be waved and accepted by God on the day of Pentecost.

Now let’s continue on here. It says: “…with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the LORD for the priest. And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day [that very day – the fiftieth day], that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations” (Lev. 23:17-21, KJV).

Now since this is a holy day and we do take up an offering and it is the firstfruits. Now we need to understand God said you shall not fail to bring your firstfruits to Him. It’s very, very important. And also the offering that we bring we need to understand that we need to apply ourselves in the offering; we need to plan for the offerings; we need to realize that just as we are part of the firstfruits, which are going to be harvested when the resurrection occurs, so likewise as we are planning to grow in grace and knowledge in character to be able to be raised from the dead when that time comes, then likewise when we bring an offering to God we need to plan it. We need to prepare for it. And that’s why Paul gives it here in II Corinthians 9. So let’s come to II Corinthians 9:6 and here is a living principle. And I’ve seen this over and over and over again in the lives of people, not only in the world but especially in the church.

“But this I say: the one who sows sparingly shall also reap sparingly; and the one who sows bountifully shall also reap bountifully.” Now this is a living principle. And it’s just the way that it is. If you’re a curmudgeon with God, He’s going to be a curmudgeon with you. It’s just that simple. Whether it be in our character, our prayers, our growing, our overcoming, our studying, our thinking, our giving of tithes and offerings. It’s all the same thing.

Now verse 7 is the key: “Each one as he purposes in his heart…” because we are to give according to the blessings that God gives us. Not only just the physical blessings but also the spiritual blessings. “…So let him give, but not grudgingly or by compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.” In other words this: instead of saying, “Oh. It’s a holy day and I know the minister is going to ask for an offering. Well, alright I’ll give it.” No, it’s just like everything else – you need to look forward to it and you need to perform it from the heart with a willing attitude. And here is what God is able to do, see. Because those who are curmudgeons do not believe verse 8: “For God is able to make all grace abound toward you so that in every way you may always have sufficiency in all things, and may abound unto every good work…” (II Cor. 9:6-8, FV). And so that’s what we need to look at with the offerings that God wants us to bring.

So keep that in mind because you see, when it comes down to tithes and offerings we’re not dealing in our own property, we’re dealing as custodians or stewards of the property of God. And He wants us to have it with a right heart, and a right mind, and a right attitude. So you need to trust God. He’s able to make all grace abound toward you. And let me just say this: as we have seen and as we know that if you do not do from the heart what God wants you to do in everything that you do, not only in giving, but since we’re talking about offerings and giving, as one man wrote, he didn’t tithe and he didn’t give offerings but you know what he did? He spent all of that money on things in his life which amounted to penalties against him because he wasn’t right with God in his heart and his mind and his attitude. And he wrote and said, “I spent the tithe all the way to bankruptcy court.” Then he learned the lesson: if you can’t get along on the 90% that God gives you, then you’re surely not going to get along on the 100% which you’re claiming. So we just need to keep that in mind because today on the Feast of Pentecost we’re going to see the great blessing that God has in store for us as pictured by this holy day. So we’ll pause and take up the offering at this time.

(Pause)

There are many things we could cover on Pentecost. Some of these things we are going to review rather than get in great detail in it because we cover different aspects of it every year when we do. But God gave the Ten Commandments on the day of Pentecost. And the day of Pentecost did not picture the firstfruits until after they got into the land, as far as the harvest was concerned. But it did picture the firstfruits of God in calling Israel as the first nation. And it also pictures those people that God has called beginning with Seth and all through the righteous line that we find before the flood, and then with Abraham after the flood and so forth, who we know that Jesus said will be in the first resurrection. So when we come to Leviticus 23.. let’s go back and review verse 17 just a minute: “Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the LORD.” Now this was a special firstfruit. Now why would God have the Feast of Unleavened Bread where leaven at that time is pictured to be sin, and now He says put leaven into this offering? Well you see, because there is also a good application of leaven. Because see, when you put leaven into your dough and it rises and then you bake it, now what you do you permanently set that dough in the baked condition. It can never go back, you can never beat it down to where it would be flat again. Once it’s baked it is set.

Now let’s look at a good application of leaven as it is pictured the type of the Kingdom of God. Let’s come to Matthew 13 because you see we know that the Kingdom of God is going to be righteousness, don’t we? It’s not going to be sin, so leaven here in this particular case referring to the Kingdom of God has got to refer to the leaven that is there in the wave loaves.

Now here in Matthew 13 we find something very interesting too, don’t we? We find that the whole work of God in calling people and growing and producing has to do with a harvest, has to do with planting. And He talks about the seed that fell in the different places where that they didn’t produce, and then the ones who do produce. Now then the harvest, He says, is at the end of the age. And we’ll talk about that a little bit later, but let’s look at it here. Let’s come to the one where the Kingdom of God is likened unto leaven.

Let’s pick it up in verse 33: “Another parable He spoke to them: “ ‘The kingdom of heaven is compared to leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour until all was leavened’ ” (Matt. 13:33, FV). Then when you bake it, like with the two wave loaves which were offered, then you have something that is permanent; you have a finished product. Because what you do, you start out, just like it is here with the seeds that are planted. Then what has to happen is this: it has to grow; it has to be harvested; it has to be milled; you have to add to it the salt and the sweetening; you have to mix it and you have to add the leavening, and then you have to wait for it to rise. And generally you have to beat it down several times so you can get a nice real firm good kind of loaf of bread. And then you let it rise for the last time, and then you stick it into the oven and roast it or bake it. So when it’s baked it is finished. It is a complete product. And that’s what the wave loaves back there in Leviticus 23 pictured. One has got to be for those who enter into the Kingdom of God from the time of Adam down to the time of the beginning of the Church. And then from the Church forward to the return of Christ. And this happens on Pentecost. It doesn’t happen on Trumpets. Trumpets is entirely different. And Trumpets cannot be the day of the resurrection simply because a trumpet is blown from a concordant type study, because the trumpet is blown on every holy day. And remember what happened at Mount Sinai when the Ten Commandments were given. What was it? The trumpet blew long and loud and louder and louder and louder and then God spoke the Ten Commandments. So we’ll look at some of that here in just a little bit later.

Let’s come to Acts 2 because here we have several things going on the day of Pentecost. And the day of Pentecost was when the Church began with the power of the Holy Spirit being given to it. And there are, as we have covered, several reasons why God did it here on the day of Pentecost at the Temple: 1) Because now the Holy Spirit was given to empower the people to keep the commandments of God; 2) it was given at the Temple so there is a consistency of the place where God chose to put His name, and it was at the Temple; 3) and also since it was the power of God’s Holy Spirit to do it, and that it was going to be the Gospel that was to be preached in all the world, then He caused the miracle of the speaking of the apostles so when they spoke in their own language it came out in the language of wherever they were, of the Jews who came there to keep the Feast of Pentecost. And so this was a tremendous thing that God was showing. This was also a prophecy that, now then, men are going to have access to God the Father through the Spirit into the Temple in heaven above. So this was also a prophecy of the coming demise of the whole temple system and the sacrificial system. And we know what happened.

Let’s read verse 1: “And when the day of Pentecost, the fiftieth day, was being fulfilled…” And that’s the accurate translation from the Greek, and we have a booklet on that. If you don’t have it, write in for it. “…They were all with one accord in the same place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like the rushing of a powerful wind, and filled the whole house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them divided tongues as of fire, and sat upon each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit; and they began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the words to proclaim.” And so what did they do? They preached the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and the receiving of the Holy Spirit through repentance and baptism. A brand new thing. It had not been done before. And God was signaling the way of how now He was going to deal with His Church and His people. And a very important thing that took place here is this: When Peter preached and they were convicted in their hearts and minds about what had happened with the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, he was actually preaching to those of whom some of them may have even been in the mob demanding that Jesus be crucified. So when it really got to them and they repented and were baptized, that was a tremendous event. Because you see, on that day the words that Jesus said, “Father, forgive them for they know not what they are doing,” was applied to them. Quite a wonderful thing that happened.

Now let’s pick it up in verse 37 and we’ll see how this follows along with what we read back there in Leviticus 23. Verse 37: “Now after hearing this, they were cut to the heart; and they said to Peter and the other apostles, ‘Men and brethren, what shall we do [because there’s always something we need to do]?’ Then Peter said to them, ‘Repent and be baptized each one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you yourselves [meaning personally, coming from God] shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all those who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God may call.’ ” So he made it clear right from the beginning, it is a calling that comes from God and fulfills what Jesus said, “None can come to the Father except they come through Me, and none can come to Me except the Father draw them.” And here it is fulfilled right here.

Now verse 40: “And with many other words he earnestly testified and exhorted, saying, ‘Be saved from this perverse generation.’ ” Now if there’s any perverse generation, it is today. And it’s going to get much more perverse – so perverse that just like God had to destroy the temple system, destroy Jerusalem, that He’s going to have to nearly destroy this world in order to cleanse it and purify it from all of the sins and corruption and Satanism and perversity that’s in the world today.

Verse 41: “Then those who joyfully received his message were baptized; and about three thousand souls were added that day” (Acts 2:1-4, 37-41, FV) – the day of Pentecost. So this day has a great meaning for us. And this is why God gave the Holy Spirit on that day. So it starts on this day and it ends on this day. Think about that for a minute. And we’ll look at all the different things now.

Let’s look at some of the things concerning the resurrection. Let’s come back here to I Corinthians 15. And we need to understand this. We need to realize it to the depths of our being. As I covered yesterday, there are people out there even within the ranks of the Church of God that want to come in with their own doctrines. And just like it says here, if you don’t believe that Jesus is raised from the dead then your faith is in vain. And if you don’t believe that Jesus Christ was God before He became a human being; that He was God manifested in the flesh, you don’t understand the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, and you cannot comprehend the deep love that God the Father and Jesus Christ have for not only the church and the people that He calls, but also for all humanity. Because in God’s great plan through the things that we know from the holy days, He is going to save the vast majority of mankind. And God is going to offer them the kind of repentance and forgiveness that we have. But God has called us as the firstfruits. And as the firstfruits we have a great and a tremendous promise – greater than anyone else who comes into the Kingdom of God after that. And so we need to really… Let’s understand this: The Bible also says, “Without vision the people perish.” And that’s why a lot of people fall out of the church. They just don’t have the vision. So you’ve got to understand the greatness of the plan of God, and you’ve got to keep that in the forefront of your mind, that it will lead you, that it will inspire you, that it will give you hope, that it will give you the strength, that it will give you the endurance.

Now let’s come down here to I Corinthians 15:12. Now we need to understand this because there were those, even in the Church of God back there… He says here in verse 34: “Awake to righteousness, and do not sin, for some of you do not have the knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.” See. And there are a lot of people who do not have the knowledge of God as they ought to.

Now let’s come back here to verse 12: “But if Christ is being preached, that He rose from the dead, how is it that some among you are saying that there is no resurrection of the dead? For if there is no resurrection from the dead, neither has Christ been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain, and your faith is also in vain.” Now let’s understand this: Any minister, any man, any church that preaches that you go to heaven is preaching in vain because they are not preaching the resurrection of Christ. Now think about that.

“And we are also found to be false witnesses of God…” And God isn’t going to back up any liars, is He? No, they are excluded from the Kingdom of God. “…Because we have testified of God that He raised Christ, Whom He did not raise, if indeed the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been raised. But if Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain; you are still in your sins, and those who have fallen asleep in Christ have then perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most miserable.” Because you suffer in vain; you go through trials in vain; you’re not developing the character of God; you have a false belief in Christ, and all of that sort of thing.

Now verse 20: “But now Christ has been raised from the dead…” And they haven’t ever produced the body; they haven’t ever produced the witnesses who carried Him away; they have never produced the bones, because He was raised from the dead. “…He has become the firstfruit of those who have fallen asleep.” That goes back to the wave sheaf offering day – the first of the firstfruits – the premiere sheaf that was accepted of God the Father. “For since by man came death, by man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.” Notice: “But each [one] in his own order: Christ the firstfruit; then, those who are Christ’s at His coming” (I Cor. 15:34, 12-23, FV). Now we’re going to see about His coming – that it is going to be quite a fantastic event. And it’s not going to be something that happens [slaps hands] just in one day. We’ll see that. We’ll understand that.

Now let’s apply this to ourselves. Let’s come to James 1 and let’s see what it says here concerning the Church. And this is important for us to understand. And let’s pick it up here in verse 17. And here it shows that we are firstfruits: “Every good act of giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with Whom there is no variation, nor shadow of turning. According to His own will…” Now you see how important it is to remain faithful, because God of His own will and desire “…begat us by the Word of truth [His Holy Spirit], that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all His created beings” (James 1:17-18, FV).

Now let’s look at it here. Let’s come to the book of Hebrews again. We’re going to see “firstfruits” and “firstborn,” and we are called the Church of the Firstborn. And here’s where we get the parallel between the giving of the law at Mount Sinai and all the things that took place after that, and our coming to the resurrection, and our being part of coming to Mount Zion, which is the city of the living God.

Now let’s come down here to Hebrews 12:18: “For you have not come to the mount that could be touched and that burned with fire, nor to gloominess, and fearful darkness, and the whirlwind; and to the sound of the trumpet, and to the voice of the words…” See, they heard God speak. Now none of us have heard that, but we have greater than that. We have the begettal of God the Father in us – the firstfruits of the Holy Spirit. “…Which those who heard, begged that the word not be spoken directly to them. (For they could not endure what was being commanded: ‘And if even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned, or shot through with an arrow’; and so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, ‘I am greatly afraid and trembling’.)” Now we’re going to see what they all experienced there is nothing compared to what it’s going to be like when Christ returns, because it’s going to be an awesome, fantastic event. And if we could say, “Let’s get the big picture,” of what’s going to take place worldwide at that time.

“But you have come to Mount Sion [Not Mt. Zion on the earth, but Mount Sion], and to the city of the living God, heavenly Jerusalem; and to an innumerable company of angels; to the joyous festival gathering…” Now that’s what it means in the Greek. So this has got to be the day of Pentecost, which is a festival gathering – the greatest gathering and the great congregation that we have talked about concerning the resurrection and how that’s going to take place. “…And to the church of the firstborn…” And then we read in Romans 8:29 that Christ is the firstborn among many brethren. So we have the first of the firstfruits, we have the first of the firstborn, and then we have the firstfruits and then we have the church of the firstborn. That’s what we are called. “…Registered in the book of life in heaven; and to God, the Judge of all; and to the spirits of the just who have been perfected; and to Jesus, the Mediator of the New Covenant; and to sprinkling of the blood of ratification, proclaiming superior things than that of Abel” (Heb. 12:18-24, FV). So this sets the stage.

Now let’s look at how this is going to take place. Let’s see how these events are going to transpire. Now let’s come here to Revelation 11. Now we know (if you don’t have the series on Revelation and Daniel, be sure and write for it, and the chart and everything that goes with it.) there’s going to come a time when the beast and the false prophet will come on the earth. They will precede the two witnesses. And there will be a time of peace, as Paul writes in I Thessalonians 5, for when they say peace and prosperity then sudden destruction is going to come upon them. Now there’s going to come a time when Satan is going to be cast down and he’s going to persecute the church, as we find in Revelation 12. Then there will be some few who will be taken to a place of safety. Those who remain behind, Satan is going to make war against them. And as we are going to see that is the martyrdom of the saints. But before that begins to take place (and as you will see on the chart that we have laying out the number of days, and so forth, of the two witnesses – when they end, when they begin, and so forth) that the two witnesses begin just before winter. And here is what they are going to do. This is going to be a key event. And it’s going to precipitate all of the events that are going to take place leading to the return of Christ and the resurrection.

So he says here, verse 1: “Then the angel gave me a measuring rod like a staff, saying, ‘Arise and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and those who worship in it. But leave out the court that is within the temple area, and do not measure it because it has been given up to the Gentiles; and they shall trample upon the holy city for forty-two months. And I will give power to My two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees, and the two lampstands that stand before the God of the earth.’ ” Now these are special two witnesses that God is going to raise up and empower in a way of a direct giving of the Holy Spirit to give to them. These will be the two most powerful men of God that the world has ever seen. Greater than Moses, greater than Aaron. Of course not greater than Christ, but just as human beings representing God. That’s why they are called the two olive trees, and the two lampstands that stand before the God of the earth. Now if you don’t have the tape “Who Are The Two Witnesses and Elijah” write in for it.

“ ‘And if anyone attempts to harm them, fire will go out of their mouths and devour their enemies.’ ” So this is going to be a fantastic thing. So here [is] the confrontation of the two that represent Satan the devil and the two that represent God right at Jerusalem. And it’s going to take place in a powerful way because the beast is going to enter into the Temple and proclaim himself that he is God, as we have already seen. And that is the abomination of desolation that is spoken of by Daniel the prophet. We’ll go there in just a minute in Matthew 24.

Now here’s what’s going to happen. It says: “ ‘For if anyone attempts to harm them, he must be killed in this manner. These have authority to shut heaven so that no rain may fall in the days of their prophecy; and they have authority over the waters, to turn them into blood, and to smite the earth with every plague, as often as they will.’ ” That’s going to be an awesome thing. Then it says: “ ‘And when they have completed their testimony, the beast who ascends out of the abyss will make war against them, and will overcome them, and will kill them’ ” (Rev. 11:1-7, FV). But God has a surprise for them, as we will see a little bit later on.

Let’s come here to Matthew 24 and let’s see something very important concerning Matthew 24 and when the tribulation begins, and then we will go to Revelation 6 and we will see the parallel events and how these come down to Pentecost and the resurrection.

Now let’s pick it up here in verse 15: “ ‘Therefore, when you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (the one who reads, let him understand) [that’s John’s note that we have to be watching and looking], then let those who are in Judea flee into the mountains. Let the one who is on the housetop not come down to take anything out of his house; and let the one who is in the field not go back to take his garments. But woe to those women who are expecting a child, and to those who are nursing infants in those days! And pray that your flight be not in the winter, nor on the Sabbath; for then…’ ” Now this is the key to understanding when the great tribulation starts. And this is the key that locks in the beginning of all the events in Daniel and Revelation that lead up to the return of Jesus Christ and the establishing of the Kingdom of God on earth. “ ‘…For then shall there be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until this time, nor ever shall be again.’ ” Now what we need to understand is this brethren: We are facing humungous worldwide problems. And what we are going to see is that what God did to Egypt back in the book of Exodus with Pharaoh and Jannes and Jambres, God is going to do to the whole world, and to the beast and the false prophet, and their armies and all of those with him. It is going to be a time that has never been from the beginning of the world. So we’ve got to really understand that. “ ‘And if those days were not limited…’ ” Now it says “cut short” in the King James, but it means “limited.” God is not going to cut short the three and a half years (three and a half days in prophecy). And the reason being is this: He has limited it to three and a half years. And we’ll see the events that take place there. “ ‘…But for the elect’s sake those days shall be limited’ ” (Matt. 24:15-22, FV).

Now we’ll come back here to Matthew 24 again a little later, but let’s come to Revelation 6 and let’s see how these events are going to unfold on the earth. And this is then going to lead us up to how Christ is going to return, and lead us up to the time of the resurrection. Now let’s pick it up here in verse 1. Christ is the one who opens the seals: “And I looked when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures say, like the sound of thunder, ‘Come and see.’ And I looked, and behold, there was a white horse…” Now this is not Christ, because Christ opened the seal and out of the seal that Christ opened here comes a white horse. This is the false Christ. This is the false religion. This then has to be first the anti-Christ, the false prophet who is coming. Now let’s understand this: both the beast and the false prophet are anti-Christs.

“…And the one who was sitting on it had a bow, and a crown was given to him; and he went out conquering, and to conquer.” This tells us, as the other prophecies (this is a summary of how many of the other prophecies), that there is coming a great one world religion. And it is going to come. Now then, when it comes time for the beast power to go into the Temple and sit down and proclaim himself God as II Thessalonians tells us, then we come to verse 3. So this is the timing: “And when He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, ‘Come and see.’ And another horse went out that was red [symbolic of war]; and power was given to the one sitting on it to take peace from the earth…” When does the tribulation begin? When you see the abomination spoken of by Daniel the prophet standing in the Holy place. So what is going to happen? We’ve put all of the scriptures together – the king of the north is going to come down; he is going to enter into to the Temple of God, proclaim himself God; the false prophet is going to say, “Yes, he is God.” The two witnesses are going to say, “No, he is not God.” And then the great tribulation begins on the whole world. And that’s what this second seal pictures.

And immediately what happens with that? “And when He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, ‘Come and see.’ And I looked, and behold, there was a black horse; and the one sitting on it had a balance in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures say, ‘A measure of wheat for a silver coin, and three measures of barley for a silver coin: and see that you do not damage the oil and the wine.’ ” So immediately whenever there’s war, food supplies are cut short. And don’t we have that today? Just think about how quickly death, destruction, and famine is going to take place when people do not have access to their markets; people do not have access to their shopping mall. And that’s what’s going to happen.

So then what happens after that? Immediately follows the fourth seal. So these come one-two-three, quite quickly. “And when He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, ‘Come and see.’ And I looked, and behold, there was a pale horse; and the name of the one sitting on it was Death, and the grave followed him; and authority was given to them over one fourth of the earth…” Now exactly where that is going to be we don’t know. But when the tribulation begins it’s going to affect one fourth of the earth. Now three fourths of the earth will not be affected by it. But when they see this take place they are going to start building their armies and getting them up to speed, because later, as we will see, there’s an army of two hundred million that is going to come, and come toward the Holy Land. So we’re looking at big-time global events that are going to take place.

Now then, they are going to a fourth part of the earth: “…to kill with the sword and with famine and with death, and by the beasts of the earth” (Rev. 6:1-8, FV). So this is going to be one of the most gruesome times on earth. That’s why Jesus said that if the time weren’t limited there would be no flesh saved alive because of all of the weapons we know that men have, because of all of the things that are going to take place. And unless God intervened, and we’re going to see how He’s going to intervene, and get their attention and let them know what’s going to happen, we’ll see that in just a little bit.

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