God of Abraham Isaac And Jacob


NAMES OF GOD
His glorious NAMES, designated Titles and divine Office.

The English word: God is translated from the Hebrew word, Elohim—which is a noun implying more than One in unity.
One God composed of more than One divine Person.

The Name Of The Lord is a strong tower:
the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Proverbs 18:10 KJV


God of Abraham Isaac And Jacob
Elohim Avraham Yitzak Yacov


God also said to Moses, "Say to the Israelites, 'The Lord, the God of your fathers — the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob — has sent me to you.' This is My Name forever, the Name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation.
Exodus 3:15 NIV

Here is how the Complete Jewish Bible writes this:
God said further to Moshe, “Say this to the people of Isra’el: ‘Yud-Heh-Vav-Heh [Adonai], the God of your fathers, the God of Avraham, the God of Yitz’chak and the God of Ya‘akov, has sent me to you.’ This is My Name forever; this is how I am to be remembered generation after generation.

This NAME OF GOD is HIS memorial for all generations. By this NAME, HE is known forever as the GOD of the ancestors of the children of Israel.
In the next verse, HE says,
"Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, 'The Lord, the God of your fathers — the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob — appeared to me and said: I have watched over you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.

The literal divine Presence of the Living GOD—GOD of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, appeared to Moses in the burning bush, calling him to liberate the Hebrews from the iron grip of Egyptian slavery.
THE LORD GOD Who appeared to Moses, was paying close attention to HIS people and HE saw what was being done to them in Egypt.
In verse 14, GOD revealed Himself to Moses as “I AM THAT I AM” (see KJV), but in verse 15, He revealed Himself as: “GOD OF ABRAHAM ISAAC AND JACOB”— Elohim Avraham Yitzak Yacov (Hebrew).
If the prophet had only told the people that “I Am That I Am” has sent me to you, surely, they would not believe enough nor understand, but rather, he told them as GOD had Commanded; that, “the LORD GOD of your fathers”—the GOD of Abraham, the GOD of Isaac, and the GOD of Jacob, has sent me, thus, they knew that 'The LORD, The GOD of the Hebrews, had sent to them, a prophet.
In Leviticus 26:42 God said,
I will remember My Covenant with Jacob and My Covenant with Isaac and My Covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land (NIV).

GOD made a Covenant with Abram in Genesis 15, before his name became Abraham [father of a multitude] in chapter 17. The LORD said to him in a vision, “…I am your shield, your very Great Reward" (15:1).
Abraham received ‘a good report’ from the LORD for his faith and became “the father of faith.”
When GOD made Covenant with him, He promised to give to his descendants the land of Canaan, which was from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates—a land occupied by ten foreign tribes (Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites and Jebusites).

In Genesis 17:2, God said to him:
“I will confirm My Covenant between Me and you and will greatly increase your numbers."
In verses 4 to 7 He said,
"As for Me, this is My Covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.
I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.
I will establish My Covenant as an everlasting Covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.”

The LORD blessed Abraham’s wife and through her, gave him “the child of Promise.” She also became “the mother of nations; kings of peoples came from her" (v.16).
In verse 21, God said,
“But My Covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you by this time next year."

GOD kept His Covenant with Abraham, and fulfilled His promise to him. He lived many years as a friend of GOD, in obedience, honor and loyalty to Him, and all nations on earth is blessed through him. The Patriarch was buried at a good old age.
Isaac, whose name means “laughter,” was the “child of Promise” born to Abraham.
Isaac’s name was announced to his biological father by GOD, before he was born (Gen 17:19). GOD told Abraham that HE will establish HIS Covenant with Isaac—this was promised before the birth of the young lad (v. 21).
Abraham left everything he owned to his heir, Isaac (25:5-6). After Abraham's death, God blessed his son, Isaac, who then lived near Beer Lahai Roi (v.11).
One day, in a place called Gerar, GOD appeared to Isaac and confirmed HIS Covenant with him.
And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy Seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the Oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
And I will make thy Seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy Seed all these countries; and in thy Seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
Because that Abraham obeyed My Voice, and kept My Charge, My Commandments, My Statutes, and My Laws.
Gen 26:2-5 KJV

GOD confirmed HIS Covenant with Jacob as he dreamt at Bethel.
And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran.
And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to Heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy Seed;
And thy Seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy Seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
Gen 28:10-15 KJV

The name “Israel” [prince with GOD], was given to Jacob after he wrestled with GOD at Peniel (32:28). He then, became “the prince that prevails with GOD. His new name can be interpreted as "soldier of GOD.”
As a prince, “Israel” has Power with GOD and with men, and has prevailed. Therefore,
"No misfortune is seen in Jacob,
no misery observed in Israel.
The Lord their God is with them;
the shout of the King is among them.
Num 23:21NIV

The name “Israel” became the national name of the twelve tribes collectively. This name, they were called in Exodus 3:16, and afterward.

Jacob was a supplanter, a schemer (trickster, swindler)! But he found Favor with GOD— He saw GOD face to face, and his life was spared and not snatched away! When he contended with GOD, a blessing was pronounced on him!  
He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had Power with God:
Yea, he had Power over the Angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto Him: he found Him in Bethel, and there He spake with us.
Hosea 12:3-4 KJV

Because Jacob was strong with GOD, he prevailed with men.

In Egypt, God heard the groaning of the children of Israel, and remembered HIS Covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Ex 2:24). In chapter 3 verse 6, GOD said to Prophet Moses,
"I am the GOD of your father, the GOD of Abraham, the GOD of Isaac and the GOD of Jacob."
At this, Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at GOD.
Later, in chapter 6 verse 3, GOD disclosed to him that, HE appeared to his ancestors—Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; establishing HIS Covenant with each of them (v.4).
GOD informed him that HE had heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians were enslaving, and that HE had remembered HIS Covenant (v.5).
Furthermore, the LORD said to him:
"Therefore, say to the Israelites: 'I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. I will take you as My own people, and I will be your GOD. Then you will know that I am the Lord your GOD, Who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I AM THE LORD'"(vv.6-8 NIV).
Canaan was to become the land of pilgrimage for Abraham’s descendants.
It was GOD Himself Who gave the land of Israel to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and their descendants forever. Israel belongs to GOD and HE holds the future of Israel in HIS hands, and it will be a glorious future through the Return of the Messiah—Jesus Christ.


The Golden Rule for Marriage

The Golden Rule for Marriage
However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself,
and the wife must respect her husband.

Ephesians 5:33 NIV

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Visions of the End Time Ministry of Elijah

Visions from the Dallas TX Revival (May-June, 1985)
MAURICE SKLAR
A vision I received from the Holy Spirit during the Dallas, TX Revival in the summer of 1985.

Visions of the End Time Ministry of Elijah
Then I saw a vision of the prophet Elijah. I saw his whole ministry flash in front of Me like a very fast film. Then I saw him anoint Elisha with a double portion and I watched all the miracles take place in Elisha’s ministry. Then suddenly, also in a very fast panoramic way, I saw John the Baptist’s ministry and heard his bold preaching in the wilderness. Then I saw Yeshua come to him and receive the miracle mantle from John the Baptist when the Holy Spirit came upon Him. Then I saw a very quick succession of those from the early church that carried this same mantle, only much smaller. I saw miracle ministries of many “saints” and holy men and women in the middle ages. I saw revival fires start first in Italy and then in France. Then they started in England, followed by Eastern Europe and then I saw all of Germany lit from north to south with many fires during Luther’s reformation. This then swept throughout all of Europe and then was carried by ship into many nations. Then America was lit with this same glorious fire and blazed brightly for some time. Then I saw what I knew to be the Pentecostal outpouring and it hit in California and quickly spread thoughout the world. Then I heard a Voice say, “This is the beginning of the latter rain that shall bring in the harvest of the nations. It shall last one hundred years. My Glory shall cover the earth like the waters cover the sea. Many shall taste and see that I am good. They shall know My Grace and Blessings.”

Then suddenly, I saw one man with grey hair and a beard. He was on a ship going from England to America. I saw an angel come with a huge mantle and it came upon his shoulders. I heard a voice saying, “This is the mantle of Elijah for the harvest of the nations.” Then I saw this man preaching in the mid west in America in a large city and then in a smaller city. Miracles and healings burst forth from him. Then I heard him say, “The Lord has told me that I am Elijah to come”. After that, I saw a darkness overtake this man and soon that glorious light that was in him went out. Then I saw two angels come and remove that huge mantle and robe off of this man.

Then I saw a man on his knees crying out in despair. He was poor and was freezing in a little house and it was snowing like a blizzard outside. His wood stove finally went out and he huddled under a blanket trying to keep warm. Then I saw this same man standing at a grave site where I somehow knew that his wife and children were buried. He was crying until he couldn’t cry anymore. Then I saw that same man get up and start to preach in what looked like a small country church that was red brick. Then I saw him kneeling again in prayer in front of a large oak tree praying and he said, “Lord I give you my life. Do whatever you want with me.” Then I saw two angels come with that same huge mantle that was on that other man with the long cape. I knew that it was this same mantle of Elijah. They put it on him and he wept and wept. One of the angels said, “I will stay with him so that he can carry this. It is too heavy for him alone.” Then I saw this man suddenly light up like a flare and burn so brightly that wherever he went from then on throughout the earth, revival started everywhere. It came out of his mouth and just set everyone on fire. Then I saw this man one day say, “The Lord has told me that I am Elijah to come. I must now teach all that I know.” He opened his bible and as he did, I saw a snake rise up out of it. It looked like a green cobra. It began to speak instead of him. At first, it only appeared for a little while and would disappear. But then, it grew larger and larger and coiled around him. I could no longer see the blazing flare-like torch that he carried. I couldn’t even see the beautiful mantle on him. The angel could no longer stay, so another angel appeared and they lifted that mantle off of him and ascended into the sky.

Then I saw that electronic web again covering the earth like in the first vision. I heard a Voice say, “Who will go for me to prepare the way for My Coming?” Then I saw a number of young men and women who began to cry out in prayer. Then I saw hundreds of angels coming to the earth with mantles very similar to the one on the two men. They began to multiply until there were thousands of men and women clothed with these. They were lit up like small stars, they shone so brightly. Then I saw the earth begin to light up wherever they went like a Christmas tree.

Then I heard a Voice say, “I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible Day of the Lord. This is the fullness of the prophet’s ministry for the last days. It shall surely come.”

Then I saw a refining fire begin in both the Church, in the Jewish people and in the nation of Israel. I saw a bride coming down the center of a church and I heard a Voice say, “My Bride has made herself ready. I am now Coming for her to take her away. Come away, My Beloved.” Then I saw the earth again and I saw these same mantles falling back into the earth being carried by hundreds and thousands of angels. They fell upon many Jewish people and I saw them going forth and prophesying very boldly. Fire came out of their mouths and then I saw terrible destruction, plagues and earthquakes and famines and even more nuclear bombs going off. I saw the sun grow red from the pollution and radiation from the atmosphere. Then I saw all the mantles converging upon the nation of Israel from every corner of the earth. Suddenly they all came together in Jerusalem and came back into that same huge mantle that was there at the first.

I then saw a fiery red chariot come into the earth and descend upon Jerusalem. Elijah got out of it and I heard his booming voice say, “Prepare to meet thy God O earth, earth, earth! Woe unto you, for destruction is come upon you.” As he was saying this, that mantle came back upon him and he stood under it once again as he had done in the Bible. Everywhere he turned; fire came out of his mouth and destroyed the earth in twelve directions as it went through the twelve gates and out into the world. Then after this, I heard him say, “I am now finished with the work that I was ordained to do. Take me home, O Lord of hosts!” Then he was suddenly killed and fell down on the ground, where he remained for three days as the whole world watched in glee and awe. Then, he suddenly came to life again and stood up on his feet, and that fiery chariot came and he got into it and ascended into the sky.

I did not know the Bible as well in those days as I do now. I was very confused about these visions and they were very troubling to me. But the Lord said to me, “This shall be sealed into your spirit until the appointed time. Then you shall release its message for all who will hear. Some will hear, many will not. You will be a part of many hundreds of prophets that I have set apart for the final hour to prepare the way for My Coming. Those that have ears to hear will receive and My Bride will surely make herself ready. She must receive the refining fire of Elijah and her beautiful garments. She shall be without spot or wrinkle and be adorned with her wedding garments and glorious jewels from Heaven. For her wedding day is soon upon her.”

Then I saw an old fashioned oil lamp that was lit with a flame coming out of the top of it. Then it suddenly became ten lamps that were lined up side by side. The five on the left of me suddenly started to flicker. The flame got smaller and smaller until finally it just fizzled and went out. But the lamps on the other side were fed by a lampstand that they were connected to that was previously hid in the darkness. They just burned brighter and brighter until finally I heard these words, “Come up here and escape the wrath to come, for you are found worthy. Behold, the bridegroom comes!” Then they all disappeared.

The Lord then said to me, “Half of those that say they know me in the time of the end are liars. They have never been lit with the fire from Heaven. They are burning with the strange fires of Mystery Babylon. They only pretend to know Me. Their lamp shall be put out in outer darkness and there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. But those who are Mine shall shine forever and burn with the brightness of My Glory as the stars. For they are lit from My throne and fed with My oil and shall never go out. These are My precious ones – My glorious Bride who shall always be true and faithful to Me. It is for her that I died and rose again. It is for her that I am returning in the midnight hour. Tell her that I have not forgotten her! She is My beloved and I am hers! I love her with an everlasting love. I shall surely catch her up to My throne where she will rule and reign with Me in Glory forever and ever at My right hand. Amen.”

This is the account of the visions and visitation that I received in Dallas, Texas in the revival meetings during May and June of 1985, as best as I could write it. It is only now that I can share the fullness of those experiences because I have been released to do so by the Holy Spirit. May He add His blessing and anointing of fire to these words.

May you be found among His faithful, wise virgins when He appears in the midnight hour. May your lamp be shining brightly, being lit with the oil of the double portion of Elijah.

Shalom and God bless you now, Beloved!


Maurice Sklar

THE BOOK OF DANIEL Part 8

THE BOOK OF DANIEL

Part 8
The Nations that Rose to Power
“The head of gold” in Daniel chapter 2 is Babylon, which was the greatest of all kingdoms of the earth. Babylon— “head of gold” in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream is also seen as a ‘lion with eagle’s wings’ in Daniel 7:4. Lion is king of all beasts.
“The chest and arms of silver,” represented the Medo-Persia Empire [Medes and Persia]. This world-power had great populace of citizens, which was one of its great strengths, that’s why it is represented by “the bear”—one of the largest mammals.
The “bear with three ribs in its mouth” is Persia, represented as ‘arms and chest of silver.’ These 3 mysterious ribs speak of the three kingdoms conquered by the Persians, namely: Babylon, Lydia and Macedonia. The rule of Persia was recorded in 11:1-2. Darius the Mede was made king of Babylon (9:1).

Greece was “belly and thigh of bronze,” also illustrated as “leopard” (a prideful beast); this was to emphasize the speed of conquest by the Greek Empire of Alexander. This ‘leopard’ had four wings and four heads. Its 4 heads reveal that this kingdom was to be divided among four generals from Syria, Turkey, Greece and Egypt.
The Roman Empire, with two capitals was represented by the “two legs of iron” (2:33). 
And, finally, “The Holy Roman Empire”—which has had 9 resurrections and falls, is pictured—having ‘ten toes mixed of iron and clay’ v.33; the formation of this empire extends to our time, and is clearly symbolized as ‘a terrible beast with ten horns’ in the book of Revelation, showing that the tenth resurrection of “The Holy Roman Empire” is in formation now!
This Empire of “clay and iron”— a kingdom partly strong, and partly fragile; were to be ‘a kingdom divided.' Its “ten toes” symbolizes a 10 nation EU political and economic confederacy from the old Roman boundaries.
A “rock” cut out without hands and struck “the image” in this vision on its feet of iron and clay, and broke it in pieces (v 34). Iron, clay, bronze, silver and gold were crushed together (v. 35)—which represents the world empires from Babylon to the Final Resurrection of the Holy Roman Empire. “The Rock” became a great “Mountain” and filled the whole earth v. 35. This “rock” is “the Rock of Ages”
Jesus Christ is “the Rock of Ages” –the Rock that will crush the world rising kingdoms.
You will rule them with an iron scepter; You will dash them to pieces like pottery."
Ps 2:9 NIV

'He will rule them with an iron scepter; He will dash them to pieces like pottery'
Rev 2:27a NIV

The Glorious Land spoken of in Daniel 8:9 is Israel. And the chief city of Israel’s heritage, culture, history and politics for centuries as documented in the Bible, is Jerusalem—‘on the sides of the north,’ the City of the great King. Jerusalem was the City of King David, and is the City from where Jesus Christ—The Great King will rule and reign over the earth in ‘the Millennium’ (Psa. 48:1-2).

The King of the South is the league of Arab nations (Dan. 11:25)

Daniel 11 alone contains over one hundred specific prophecies of historical events that literally came true, and also prophecies of global conflicts to come, which includes “The kings of the South and the North.”
Amidst the conflicts to come on a world-stage, as revealed in Daniel 11, the vile conqueror from the North [the antichrist] will fight against the King of the South [the league of Arab nations] in fierce battles. “The South” refers to the Arabs, but note properly that “The King of the South” mentioned in this prophecy, points to Iran, today (metaphorically, “the head of the snake,” in Western diplomacy.
Herein this chapter, the Bible clearly prophecies how the conflicts within the nations will ensure:
Then the king of the North will invade the realm of the king of the South but will retreat to his own country. His sons will prepare for war and assemble a great army, which will sweep on like an irresistible flood and carry the battle as far as his fortress.
"Then the king of the South will march out in a rage and fight against the king of the North, who will raise a large army, but it will be defeated. When the army is carried off, the king of the South will be filled with pride and will slaughter many thousands, yet he will not remain triumphant. For the king of the North will muster another army, larger than the first; and after several years, he will advance with a huge army fully equipped.
"In those times many will rise against the king of the South. The violent men among your own people will rebel in fulfillment of the vision, but without success. Then the king of the North will come and build up siege ramps and will capture a fortified city. The forces of the South will be powerless to resist; even their best troops will not have the strength to stand. The invader will do as he pleases; no one will be able to stand against him. He will establish himself in the Beautiful Land and will have the power to destroy it.  He will determine to come with the might of his entire kingdom and will make an alliance with the king of the South. And he will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plans will not succeed or help him. Then he will turn his attention to the coastlands and will take many of them, but a commander will put an end to his insolence and will turn his insolence back upon him. After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own country but will stumble and fall, to be seen no more.
"His successor will send out a tax collector to maintain the royal splendor. In a few years, however, he will be destroyed, yet not in anger or in battle.

"He will be succeeded by a contemptible person who has not been given the honor of royalty. He will invade the kingdom when its people feel secure, and he will seize it through intrigue. Then an overwhelming army will be swept away before him; both it and a prince of the covenant will be destroyed. After coming to an agreement with him, he will act deceitfully, and with only a few people he will rise to power. When the richest provinces feel secure, he will invade them and will achieve what neither his fathers nor his forefathers did. He will distribute plunder, loot and wealth among his followers. He will plot the overthrow of fortresses — but only for a time.
"With a large army he will stir up his strength and courage against the king of the South. The king of the South will wage war with a large and very powerful army, but he will not be able to stand because of the plots devised against him. Those who eat from the king's provisions will try to destroy him; his army will be swept away, and many will fall in battle. The two kings, with their hearts bent on evil, will sit at the same table and lie to each other, but to no avail, because an end will still come at the appointed time. The king of the North will return to his own country with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant. He will take action against it and then return to his own country.
"At the appointed time he will invade the South again, but this time the outcome will be different from what it was before. Ships of the western coastlands will oppose him, and he will lose heart. Then he will turn back and vent his fury against the holy covenant. He will return and show favor to those who forsake the holy covenant.
"His armed forces will rise up to desecrate the temple fortress and will abolish the daily sacrifice. Then they will set up the abomination that causes desolation. With flattery he will corrupt those who have violated the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.
"Those who are wise will instruct many, though for a time they will fall by the sword or be burned or captured or plundered. When they fall, they will receive a little help, and many who are not sincere will join them. Some of the wise will stumble, so that they may be refined, purified and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.
"The king will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself above every god and will say unheard-of things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been determined must take place. He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers or for the one desired by women, nor will he regard any god, but will exalt himself above them all. Instead of them, he will honor a god of fortresses; a god unknown to his fathers he will honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and costly gifts. He will attack the mightiest fortresses with the help of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him. He will make them rulers over many people and will distribute the land at a price. 
"At the time of the end the king of the South will engage him in battle, and the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots and cavalry and a great fleet of ships. He will invade many countries and sweep through them like a flood.
He will also invade the Beautiful Land. Many countries will fall, but Edom, Moab and the leaders of Ammon will be delivered from his hand. He will extend his power over many countries; Egypt will not escape. He will gain control of the treasures of gold and silver and all the riches of Egypt, with the Libyans and Nubians in submission. But reports from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will set out in a great rage to destroy and annihilate many. He will pitch his royal tents between the seas at the beautiful holy mountain. Yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.
Dan 11:9-45 NIV

Take note, man's view of the nations that rise to power, as presented in the prophecy, is with precious metals, and elsewhere, in Psalm 49:12 we have God's view of them—ferocious beasts.
In Daniel chapter 7 verse 17, we see those great beasts as four kingdoms which rise out of the earth.
A ‘lion with eagle’s wings’ symbolized Babylon in Daniel 7:4.
Medes and Persia—“the bear empire,” under the command of two separate leaders—Darius [the Mede] and Cyrus [the Persian] rose to power, and conquered Babylon. Also, “the ram with two horns” is Medo-Persia.

“He-goat” and “leopard” (chapter 8) symbolized Greece, the empire whose Emperor, Alexander the Great—(shown in “leopard” as a beast known for speed)—died at a very young age. Alexander the Great was the large horn between the eyes of the he-goat (verse 21). His kingdom was divided and given to four generals of the kingdoms of Syria, Turkey, Greece and Egypt. These 4 nations rose from within the dominance of power of Greece—ruled by the four generals from outside the generations of Alexander the Great (ref. 8:8, 22). It is clearly seen in 11:4, how his kingdom was taken from him and divided amongst the four generals—not from within his posterity. Greece conquered the Medo-Persian Empire [the kings of Media and Persia].

The Roman Empire, strong as iron, broke and smashed the earlier world powers into pieces as prophesied (2:40). This empire in its earliest resurrection under Emperor Augustus Caesar ruled most part of the world, even until the time of the birth of Jesus—the Savior.
Time after time, the imperial system of Rome suffered several set-backs. But according to Bible endtime prophecy, Rome, in the latter days raises “Fortress Europe” (a United States of Europe), otherwise known as “Revised Rome.”
In Revelation 17 it is called “Babylon the Great,” which is a “mystery city.”

Now take a proper note, the Last Resurrection of “The Holy Roman Empire” otherwise known as “Fortress Europe” is seen in ‘the dreadful and terrible beast with huge iron teeth and ten horns’ in Revelation 13. Its ten horns are the 10 nation confederacy in Europe, Rome included—which is represented by Italy. 
"After that, in my vision at night I looked, and there before me was a fourth beast — terrifying and frightening and very powerful. It had large iron teeth; it crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the former beasts, and it had ten horns.
Dan.7:7 NIV

Chapter 2 verse 40 says:
Finally, there will be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron — for iron breaks and smashes everything — and as iron breaks things to pieces, so it will crush and break all the others.
NIV


So, this horrible creature with iron teeth symbolizes—“The Holy Roman Empire” in Scripture prophecy.

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MESSAGE RECEIVED 7/20/2010 BY Dayana Torchia

MY ``RAPTURE EXPERIENCE``
I truly experience the RAPTURE!!!
On June 18, 2009 at exactly 10:20am I EXPERIENCED THE RAPTURE!!!
In a series of three short visions which began June 16th 2009 to June 18th 2009.
I experienced the RAPTURE AT THAT VERY SAME INSTANT AS IF IT HAD OCCURED AT THAT MOMENT!!! AND ``TIME`` WAS UP!!!
When I looked at the sky, I then witness the sun very bright with such a SPLENDOR everything was illuminated with the GLORY OF GOD and GOD WAS IN THAT LIGHT IN SUCH MAJESTY!!!
All of a sudden HUGE rays of beautiful gold light like from the sun`s rays were EMANATING from this very sun!!!
I had found myself suddenly standing outside from this RAPTURE EXPERIENCE!!!
The rays of the sun were heading out towards the earth and were heading towards me, I then began being lifted up from the ground and being enveloped in that same very beautiful bright gold light while I was being RAPTURED!!! and lifted up towards Heaven, being slowly raised up higher and higher!!!
It`s like the rays of this very beautiful bright light was pulling me towards it and keeping me safe like it was surrounding me!!! and I felt my whole entire being that was undergoing a slow TRANSFORMATION AT THAT VERY SAME MOMENT, SLOWLY being raised up higher and higher IN A TWINKLING OF AN EYE!!! my body and soul was CHANGING!!! I felt how it was UNDERGOING A TRANSFORMATION!!!!
I witness how those HUGE rays of gold color light from the sun had extended towards the whole earth and was snatching others like myself.
I witness how others were being SNATCHED AND DRAWN TOWARDS THIS LIGHT LIKE A MAGNET!!!
Beside me was a young man who was enveloped in this gold light, it was like a transparent and clear bubble of protection, and we both looked at each other in TOTAL AMAZEMENT AND SHOCK!!! AS TO WHAT HAD JUST OCCURRED ALL OF A SUDDEN!!!
We could not believe our eyes at what was happening TO SAY IT WAS A VERY BIG SURPRISE THAT HAD CAUGHT US ALL OF A SUDDEN!!! IT WAS SOOO INCREDIBLE!!!
Afterwards I found myself back in my apartment standing in my room and my legs were a bit shaking from this RAPTURE EXPERIENCE THAT WAS Sooo REAL!!! AS IF IT HAD OCCURRED AT THAT INSTANT!!! ``AND TIME WAS UP`` so immediately I started to inform others of my RAPTURE experience and that it was IMMINENT! I got my house in order and cleaned it since I knew the RAPTURE is very soon!!!
WHAT AN EXPERIENCE!!!
IT WAS TRULY LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE!!! I was Sooo happy that I was going HOME!!! in my heart I said we've been lifted up!!!
I very well knew that at the same MOMENT I was being RAPTURED on earth sudden destruction had taken place. A feeling of doom was all around me in the atmosphere just prior of being lifted up from the ground being RAPTURE!!!

This knowledge was in my heart that we had been SNATCHED at the same moment of doom. And so we were removed from the earth, THE BRIDE OF JESUS CHRIST

MESSAGE RECEIVED BY Mary Rebecca

MESSAGE RECEIVED 7/20/2010 BY Mary Rebecca
I had a dream this morning, when I woke up, it was 6:00 a.m. so I'm not sure when the actual dream started. We are not discussing the end times in Church 'nor have I been thinking on the subject of the Rapture so I can think of no reason why I would have had this dream... after calling my mom and having her tell me the verse Joel 2:28-32, I had to get on the internet to see if anybody else has been having these dreams. I also wanted to type mine out before reading anybody else's...

My Dream:
I don't remember what time of year it was in my dream, I knew that the world was in chaos and people all seemed to be in a frenzy but I did not get the history as to why this was, this was just how it was. But despite the chaos, America seemed to still be relatively calm other than the frenzied people that seemed just, on edge. I was attending class at our local tech. college located next to an airport, I was not much older than I am now. Two of our teachers were leaving, they were included on this frenzy of worry, again, I don't know what everybody was worried about, whatever it was, it didn't affect me and a few others and I don't think that that was the point of the dream. We were all saying good-bye to these teachers when we heard a noise over head and saw 5 or so planes all coming in to land, as though something had run them out of the sky. Some landed successfully, others crashed before our eyes and as I saw the first plane crash, I knew exactly what was happening and so did the other Christians. I started to feel myself being, it is so hard to describe because it was a feeling I have never had on Earth, but I started to feel myself being sucked towards the sky, as if my body was literally being sucked out of my clothes, maybe even my soul being sucked out of my body. I started feeling weightless but the sucking feeling made me panic because like I said, I had never felt it before. My whole entire being was filled with a tingly, electric feeling, again, like I'd never felt before and it calmed me, it also calmed me to know that ALL the believers were being taken up and I was not alone in my fear of the unknown, I knew God was going to take care of me. Being caught up in the moment in the dream that the Rapture was finally here and there was no stopping it, I panicked again because my children, who must have not been much older than they are now, which is 2 and 4 were not with me. I knew they were being brought up too but I fought, to no avail, to not be taken up so I could find them and that's when I woke up with a panic attack and called my mom.

I also wanted to add that when my brother, Adam, was about 11 years old, he, too had a vision of the Rapture. He dreamed he had already been taking up and while in the sky, he saw our deceased loved ones that we had never met and gave my grandmother and mom detailed descriptions of them and things they had told him. He said he saw people he had never met before but where they were, it was like he'd known them all his life, they weren't strangers anymore. 

The Glories of Heaven by Dr. Gary Wood

The Glories of Heaven by Dr. Gary Wood

Dr. Gary Wood died in a horrible car accident and went to Heaven for approximately 20 minutes. His sister prayed for him and he was raised from the dead. In these interview files and TV interview, Gary talks about meeting his best friend who had died years earlier and about the glories of Heaven.
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Robin Harfouche



By the age of 28, Robin Harfouche was one of Hollywood's brightest up and coming ingenues. A professional dancer, actress and singer, Robin was represented by one of the world’s top talent agencies, and was one of the industries most sought after dance choreographers. At the cusp of stepping into stardom, however, Robin found herself in a wheelchair, given a death sentence by 23 doctors, determined to end her own life. The Lord interrupted her plans at a little Hollywood church where she met Jesus and her future husband, Dr. Christian Harfouche, the same night, and was totally healed by the power of God.

Earth in ruins




This is a picture (different snapshots) of conditions on the earth at various times during the final 10 years before Jesus comes again, and after the overcomers have been called away.

Vision:
• New York is in ruins and so also many other American cities. Many of the cities are in the process of being rebuilt.
• The various New World Order Regions can be discerned, e.g. Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Russia, China, North America, Central Africa, etc. Conditions in Europe are reasonably good. Israel is in a continuous state of war.
• There are few ships on sea (people seem to be afraid to go out on sea).
• Monster tornadoes.
• Great, great hailstones.
• Russia and China form a strong alliance but do not unite into one.
• Japan is destroyed by China.
• Even though there is war on all sides, people seem to believe that there is peace. Even animals in zoos start fighting one another.

• Water in the Amazon-basin becomes poisonous.

Vision 11: The Broad and the Narrow Way


Vision: A group of people is seen and in front of them two roads. On the right hand a narrow, difficult road and on the left a broad, beautiful grassy path. The first person chooses the narrow road. After a short distance he goes through water up to his neck (baptism). On the other side of the waterhole a white dove appears and accompanies him the rest of the way (the Holy Spirit). To his right a narrower path appears. He decides to take this. There is a flower in the path which he picks and puts in his pocket. Farther along an even narrower and more difficult path diverges to the right. He takes this one as well. Having followed this to the end he suddenly finds himself on a gentle green slope up a very high mountain. He follows this right to the top of the mountain where he is welcomed.
A second person also chooses the narrow way and also goes through the water, etc. He also takes the first narrower road to the right, but he doesn't take the next narrowest one. The road he takes also brings him to the same high mountain, however this road ends up against a cliff which he has to scale in order to reach the top. This is both difficult and dangerous. However, he manages to reach the top where the first person already is and is also welcomed.
A third person also takes the narrow road and passes through the water, etc. But he doesn't take any of the narrower roads diverging from the first. His path also brings him to the high mountain. He also has to scale a difficult and dangerous cliff but can only reach halfway up the mountain with no way to reach the top. He is also welcomed when he reaches this destination halfway up the mountain.
The next person takes the wide road. After a while an even wider path forks to the left and he takes it. Farther along the way an even wider path forks to the left again and he takes it too. As he travels along he suddenly falls into a deep hole.
Yet another person takes the wide road as well as the wider road which diverges to the left but he doesn't take the next road which is widest of them all. He likewise falls into a deep hole.
In the same manner the final person also takes the wide road but sticks to the original one without diverging. He also falls into a deep hole.

Interpretation notes:
• The mountain represents the Kingdom of God.
• There are those who are greater in the Kingdom of God and those who are smaller.

Part 2
The scene is now moved to a open place in the midst of a city. Directly in front are two road signs.
The one on the left indicates 'Broad way' and the one on the right indicates 'Narrow way'.
The first person thinks for a long time about his choice, then takes the narrow way. The going is difficult, but he perseveres. After a while an even narrower lane forks away to the right. After contemplating for a while, he takes this narrower way. It passes in between buildings and does not look like a way to be traveled at all. He has to crouch low at times when going through narrow tunnels. Then yet another even narrower passage again forks off to the right. Again after contemplating for a while, he takes this narrowest way. This way is hardly passable and he has to inch along sideways to make any progress. He perseveres to the end where he suddenly finds himself inside a lift which quickly transports him to the top of a very high and very beautiful building where he is welcomed.
Back at the start a second person also takes the narrow way as well as the narrower one, but not the narrowest one. His road also leads him into the same building but in his case he is forced to use the stairs in order to make it to the top. This requires great effort and he sometimes slips and painfully falls down a few stairs. He does make it to the top and is welcomed there.
Back at the start a third person also takes the narrow way but refuses to take any of the narrower ways. He also ends up in the same building, but the flight of stairs available to him only takes him halfway up the building, leaving him no possibility to go any higher.
Back at the start a fourth person decides to take the broad way. This is an easy, wide, smooth, paved way. After a while an even better road forks away to the left. He takes this and after yet another while an even broader and more beautiful way forks away to the left. Again he takes this easier road. This road eventually leads down a long flight of stairs into darkness, and eventually ends up against a wall. As he turns, trying to retrace his steps, the stairs collapse and he can't get out.
Back at the start a fifth person also takes the broad way as well as the first fork to the left, but not the second fork to the broadest of ways. His road also eventually leads him down a flight of stairs and into a dead end, the stairs also collapsing behind him. In his case, he is not in total darkness, however, although in great distress and fearful anxiety.
Back at the start a sixth person also takes the broad way and sticks to the original one to the end. He also ends up in a dead end below the surface, with the stairs collapsing behind him. He also finds himself in distress and anxiety of mind, however not nearly as bad as the previous two, seeing that there is much more light where he has ended up.

Interpretation notes:
• The high building represents the Kingdom of God.

• The subterranean dead ends represent loss, darkness and weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Vision 10: The sowing and the reaping


Vision: A large farm on high ground is seen. Many sowing fields, many sowers. A great number of these fields have been sowed, but not all of them. When the master of the sowers appears he bids them to come with him to be trained and equipped for the coming harvest. Many of the sowers, thinking that this will bring them greater glory prefer to carry on sowing. The master does not argue with them, but simply sends them home. The harvesters go with the master.
Very soon afterwards the harvest is ready for reaping. The master tells them that great storms are coming and that they will have to hurry lest the harvest be lost. This they then do and all the harvest is brought in time. Wheat and chaff are separated. The chaff is blown away by the wind and the wheat is stored in the barn.

Interpretation notes:
• Again the 'calling away'.
• Again the power of own choice.
• It is better to follow the Master than to do what you think is best.

• The harvest will be brought in quickly. It will be in time.

The Mission, the Price and Calvary

The Mission, the Price and Calvary
The serpent—a subtle beast of the forest was cursed.
And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
Gen 3:14 KJV
The serpent has often associated with temptation, sin, and evil.
God cursed the serpent that, upon its belly shall it go, it shall no longer walk erect, but become the most contemptible of animals— for being the agent employed in this  mischievous business.

Satan, the devil, is the tempter; but he made his approach to Eve by speaking through a serpent, which is described as "more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made" (3:1). Because of the serpent's role in the temptation, God pronounced a curse on the animal, sentencing it to crawl on its belly and eat dust "all the days of thy life" (v.14).
Here God made a twofold sentence, one on Satan and the other on the agent he employed.

Serpents are mentioned under various names (for example, asp, cobra, and viper), and they pose a life-threatening danger to man because of their poisonous bite (Deut 8:15).

God placed "enmity" between the serpent [a subtle beast of the forest] and the woman [Eve].
“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman…” (Verse 15a KJV)

Eve was mother of all living; of all within the earth, as a household—she was held in high regard by all creatures of the earth.
And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
Gen 3:20 KJV
The name “Eve” means “life-giving;” her life on earth was full of energy, excitement and sparkle. The Scripture account of Eve closes with the birth of Seth.

This “enmity” – a deep-seated animosity in Genesis 3 is also prophetically between the serpent [satan, the dragon] and the woman [the Church or Israel].
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers..." (Verse 15a NIV)
Satan is the adversary of the saints—he is the enemy, the opposer, the devil, the slanderer, the accuser, and the tempter.

This prophecy conclusively reveals the "enmity" between "thy seed" [seed of the serpent] and "her Seed" [Christ the Seed of the woman].
“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her Seed…” (Verse 15a KJV)

Cain apparently became "the seed of the serpent;" that's why he killed his brother. Then, he became the first murderer in the earth.
Now Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let's go out to the field." And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
Gen 4:8 NIV

See what God told him in verse 7:
“If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it."
NIV

The name Cain means “possessed.”
The New Testament refers to Cain in three places. Abel's offering to God was "a more excellent sacrifice" than Cain's because Abel was "righteous." His heart was right with God, and Cain's was not (Heb 11:4).
Apostle John, in his epistle calls Cain "the wicked one" and asks why he murdered his brother; the answer was, "Because his works were evil, and his brother's righteous"
Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother's were righteous.
1 John 3:12 NIV
Jude warns his readers to beware of those who have "gone in the way of Cain" (Jude 11).

Now, understand that according to Scripture Prophecy on this matter, from Genesis to Revelation, "the seed of the serpent" will ultimately manifest in the earth in the person of "the Antichrist" [the beast, the man of sin] whose primary work is deception, which also characterizes satan in his attempts to undermine the work of God.

At Calvary [the skull], outside Jerusalem, Christ Jesus bruised satan's head; 'that old serpent,' and he bruised our Savior's heel.
“…He will crush your head,
and you will strike His heel."
Genesis 3:15b NIV

The Message of the Cross is the Power of God.
For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the Power of God.
1 Cor 1:18 KJV

Why is the preaching of the Message of the Cross—the Gospel of our Salvation the Power of God?
Because by the Cross, and with His precious Blood, Jesus Christ paid the price for our redemption; He is “the excellent sacrifice.” He destroyed the works of satan on the Cross.
Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross;
And having spoiled principalities and powers, He made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
Col 2:14-15 KJV

And the NIV puts it this way:
   …having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; He took it away, nailing it to the cross. And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
NIV

By His crucifixion and resurrection, Christ has bruised the head of the serpent as Genesis 3:15 prophesied.

Satan's deception began in the Garden of Eden in Genesis 3 and will continue until the end of time. The dragon (or serpent) of Revelation 12 is Satan, the serpent mentioned in Genesis 3. Thus the thread of Satan's deceptive work can be traced from Genesis through Revelation. That work reaches its climax in the Antichrist, who receives authority and power of the dragon, Satan (Rev 13:4).
And unto Adam He said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Gen. 3:17-19 KJV

Still in the Garden, the LORD made yet another prophecy to the woman:
Unto the woman He said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
Gen 3:16 KJV

This, God said to Eve after satan made his approach to her through the serpent; this association with the serpent; a beast "more cunning than any beast of the field..." produced "the seed of the serpent"—"the wicked one"—Cain, and his works were evil. And so, God placed "enmity" between the serpent and the woman (3:15).
Now, in verse 16 God said to the woman,
"I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing;
with pain you will give birth to children.
Your desire will be for your husband,
and he will rule over you."

Afterwards, the woman's grief and suffering in pregnancy increased—the pangs of childbearing; with spasms of distress, even as it is today.
In this prophecy, the LORD made it clear that, beside her intense pain and suffering in child bearing, she will welcome her husband's affections, and he shall rule over her. This means, her desire and craving will be for her husband [the man], who will be a head (or master) of the home.

Next was the case with Adam:
And unto Adam He said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Gen 3:17-19 KJV

Because Adam listened to his wife and ate from the tree which God commanded, 'Thou shalt not eat of it,' God cursed the ground; as a consequence, ‘man’ struggles to extract a living from it.
All his days his work is pain and grief; even at night his mind does not rest. This too is meaningless.
Eccl 2:23 NIV

“If a man will not work, he shall not eat" (2 Thess. 3:10).

In the English dictionary, there is one word which connects ‘working for a living’ with ‘the process of child bearing;’ the word is: “labor.” The both exert pain, blood, sweat and tears.

In Genesis 2:17 God said to Adam and Eve
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
KJV

Because of “the fall of man” which resulted from the eating of the fruit of that tree, ‘man’ fell short of ‘years of life.’
And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
Gen 5:5 KJV

Dust to dust; earth as burial place for all flesh (Job 21:26), but “Man” that was formed of the dust of the earth, and given the breadth of life (Gen. 2:7) has been given the privilege to receive the gift of Eternal Life in Christ Jesus.
So it is written: "The first man Adam became a living being"; the last Adam, a Life-Giving Spirit.
The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual. The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second Man from Heaven. As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the Man from Heaven, so also are those who are of Heaven. And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so shall we bear the likeness of the Man from Heaven.
If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. So it is written: "The first man Adam became a living being"; the last Adam, a Life-Giving Spirit. The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual. The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second Man from Heaven. As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the man from Heaven, so also are those who are of Heaven. And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so shall we bear the likeness of the Man from Heaven.
1 Cor 15:45-49 NIV

After a stated time of toil, sweat, thorns and thistles and dust—
Beyond our pains and sorrows; vexation and grief—greater than our emptiness, falsity, and futility—in exchange for vanity, the perishable will be changed for the imperishable; the mortal for immortality.
Then, death which is ‘the wages of sin’ will be swallowed up in Victory.
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.
Rom 16:20 NIV


When time and nature is done, we shall lift up our eyes and behold the Beauty, Splendor, Majesty and Glory of our Eternal God and His Kingdom, and live and reign with Him forever.  
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