"Armageddon"

As we all now know, a major prophetic event did not take place last Saturday as predicted by some people. Revelation chapter 12 twice talks about "Great Signs Appearing In Heaven" followed by events which will take place prior to the last great battle on earth called "Battle Of Armageddon." An extraordinary alignment of stars did align themselves over Jerusalem on September 23rd but no prophetic event happened.

However, there are a number of events that when they take place will be signs that the world as we know it could be coming to its end fairly soon. Matthew 24:15 says, "Therefore when you see the 'abomination of desolation,' spoken of by Daniel the prophet standing in the holy place." This describes the Anti-Christ, who has not been identified to date, standing in the holy place or the rebuilt temple declaring he is god. This event obviously is in the future since a temple presently is not on the Temple Mount!

Prior to the last Great Battle of Armageddon, Israel will be involved in at least one more war as illustrated in Ezekiel 38 and 39. Ezekiel 38:14-16 describe Gog, believed to be the leader of Russia, leading a number of nations including Iran in a battle against Israel. However, our Lord God wins this war for Israel as described in Ezekiel 38:21 and Ezekiel 39:4. This battle has not taken place to date!

Probably, the most important sign for us to look for prior to the return of Jesus to earth is described in Matthew 23:37-39. This short section is entitled "Jesus Laments Over Jerusalem." Jesus declared that He wanted to gather the people in Jerusalem "Like A Hen Gathers Her Chicks." This did not happen because most did not know Jesus as their Messiah. Then Jesus says, "You shall see me no more till you say, 'blessed is He who comes in the name of The Lord!'" They will not see Him again until they recognize Him as their Messiah as explained in Zechariah 12:10-14.

When we start to hear about very, very large numbers of Jewish people receiving Jesus Christ as their Savior and Messiah, this could be the most important prophetic sign of all. Bless His Holy Name!

May The Lord Bless You And Keep You This Day And Each Day,

Frank