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1 Thessalonians 5:1-4 (NIV) Now, brothers, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, "Peace and safety," destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. But you, brothers, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief.
Ezekiel 7:25 (NIV) When terror comes, they will seek peace, but there will be none.
Jeremiah 6:14 (NIV) They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. 'Peace, peace,' they say, when there is no peace.
The timing of the beginning of the Seven Year Tribulation will be revealed to the discerning Judeo-Christians by a peace agreement (covenant, contract) that allows the re-establishment of daily (blood) sacrifice by the Jewish people in the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem.
Daniel 9:27 (NIV) He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven’ but in the middle of that ‘seven’ he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And one who causes desolation will place abominations on a wing of the temple until the end that is decreed is poured out on him."
The only peace agreement that is significant to the beginning of the Tribulation period is the peace agreement that allows the Jewish people to re-establish daily sacrifice in the Temple that the Jewish people will build in Jerusalem. Daily sacrifice by the Jewish people must be re-established in order for the Antichrist to "put an end to sacrifice and offering". At the precise moment in time when that peace agreement (covenant, contract) is signed, the world will be in the Tribulation. The seven year clock of the Tribulation will have started.
When the Tribulation begins, most of Judeo-Christianity and the secular world will not know, or accept the fact that the Tribulation has begun. Most of Judeo-Christianity and the secular world will claim that the belief concerning the beginning time of the Tribulation is a matter of someone's personal interpretation of the Bible. Most of Judeo-Christianity and the secular world will actually be in denial concerning the beginning of the Tribulation period, because that event portends the subsequent Second Coming of Jesus Christ, and they do not want Jesus Christ to return. They do not want Him to return, because they do not want to see Him. If YOU want to hide from God, then YOU are in the identical spiritual situation that Adam and Eve were in when they hid from God (Genesis chapter 3). The Holy Word of God's message concerning the timing of the beginning of the Tribulation period was put forth in a purposely veiled way, in order that those children of God who are led by the Holy Spirit of God will know definitely that the Tribulation has began, in order that they may plan for the next seven years, and in order that they may finish their preparations. The beginning time of the Tribulation has been hidden from those who are not the children of God, in order to minimize the resistance and hindrance to the children of God in their preparations.
Matthew 11:25 (NIV) At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children."
Matthew 13:10-16 (NIV) The disciples came to him and asked, "Why do you speak to the people in parables?" He replied, "The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. This is why I speak to them in parables: "Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand. In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: " 'You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. For this people's heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.' But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. For I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it."
The "seven" referenced in Daniel 9:27 (printed above) is the Seven Year Tribulation period spoken of in Jeremiah 30:5-7, Daniel 12:1, and Matthew 24:21-22:
Jeremiah 30:5-7 (NIV) "This is what the LORD says: "'Cries of fear are heard-- terror, not peace. 6 Ask and see: Can a man bear children? Then why do I see every strong man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor, every face turned deathly pale? 7 How awful that day will be! None will be like it. It will be a time of trouble for Jacob, but he will be saved out of it.
Daniel 12:1a,b (NIV) "At that time Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then.
Matthew 24:21-22 (NIV) For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now--and never to be equaled again. If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.
The seven year peace agreement will mark the beginning of the globalized government. The League of Nations formed by Woodrow Wilson did not include religion. The United Nations does not include religion. The peace agreement that begins the Seven Year Tribulation will be the first document of the New World Dis-Order. All of the major religions; Christianity, Judaism, and Islam will be represented; and seventeen of the major civilian countries will be represented in one agreement.
In the middle of the seven year contract, the Antichrist will put "an end to sacrifice and offering," then the Antichrist "will place abominations" that "causes desolation" "on a wing of the temple." On Christmas day, December 25, 2012, the Antichrist will set himself up in the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem and call himself God.
Matthew 24:15 (NIV) "So when you see standing in the holy place 'the abomination that causes desolation,' spoken of through the prophet Daniel--let the reader understand--
We know that Jeremiah 30:5-7 (printed above), Daniel 12:1a,b (printed above), and Matthew 24:21-22 (printed above) are referencing the Seven Year Tribulation period of Daniel 9:27 (printed above) because in the middle of that "seven" we have "the abomination that causes desolation" referenced in Matthew 24:15 (printed above), - the Antichrist setting himself up in the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem and proclaiming himself God.
Daniel gave insight into the Antichrist, the Devil, and the Tribulation period in Daniel 8:9-14 printed below.
Daniel 8:9-14 (NIV) Out of one of them came another horn, which started small but grew in power to the south and to the east and toward the Beautiful Land. 10 It grew until it reached the host of the heavens, and it threw some of the starry host down to the earth and trampled on them. 11 It set itself up to be as great as the Prince of the host; it took away the daily sacrifice from him, and the place of his sanctuary was brought low. 12 Because of rebellion, the host of the saints and the daily sacrifice were given over to it. It prospered in everything it did, and truth was thrown to the ground. 13 Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to him, "How long will it take for the vision to be fulfilled--the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, and the surrender of the sanctuary and of the host that will be trampled underfoot?" 14 He said to me, "It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be reconsecrated."
There are four things listed in Daniel's vision referenced in Daniel 8:9-14 (printed above), and a time table given for those four things:
1. "the daily sacrifice" - is the re-establishment of the daily sacrifice by the Jewish people in their Temple in Jerusalem.
2. "the rebellion that causes desolation" - is the Antichrist setting himself up the the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem and calling himself God.
3. "the surrender of the sanctuary" - is the Antichrist capturing the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem.
4. "the host that will be trampled underfoot" - is the Antichrist persecuting the saints (Revelation 13:7,10, - Revelation 6:9-11, - Revelation 20:4).
The time table referenced in Daniel 8:14 (printed above) for these four events is "2,300 evenings and mornings." At the conclusion of the "2,300 evenings and mornings", Jesus will return, the Seven Year Tribulation will be over; and when Jesus sets up His Millennial reign on earth, "the sanctuary will be reconsecrated." The reconsecration of the sanctuary ties the "2,300 evenings and mornings" to the end of the Tribulation period.
"2,300 evenings and mornings" is not seven years. Seven years is 2,550 days if you are using the Judeo calendar.
Daniel operated under the lunar calendar of 12 periods with 30 days, totaling 360 days per year, with a leap month added every 7 years. 360 days time 7 years, plus one leap month totals 2,550 days.
Using the Judeo calendar, there are 2,550 days in the seven year period allocated by Daniel 9:27 for the Tribulation; but only "2,300 evenings and mornings" referenced in Daniel 8:14, for daily sacrifice.
This 250 day difference between the seven years of the Tribulation period and the "2,300 evenings and mornings" of "the daily sacrifice" is approximately 8 1/2 months. This 8 1/2 month time period occurs after the "peace agreement", and before the re-establishment of daily sacrifice. This 8 1/2 month time period is the time that will be required for the rebuilding of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem prior to the re-establishment of "the daily sacrifice" in the Jewish Temple.
The Holy Spirit did not give that information to the Bride of Christ in order to mock, trick, taunt, or tease the Bride of Christ. The Holy Spirit gave that information to the Bride of Christ in order that the Bride of Christ will know and be prepared.
MOST IMPORTANTLY PREPARE YOUR SOUL! GET YOUR WEDDING GARMENT READY!
THEN COMPLETELY ELIMINATE ALL DEBT - SELL UNNECESSARY ASSETS -DEGRADE YOUR LIFESTYLE TO A LIFESTYLE THAT YOU CAN SUSTAIN WITHOUT ASSISTANCE FOR SEVEN YEARS - DISCREETLY PROCURE AND LEARN TO LIVE ON WAREHOUSED GOODS, AND/OR FOOD THAT YOU GROW - THERE IS NO PRE OR MID-TRIBULATION "RAPTURE" THAT IS GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT OF HERE - IF YOU BELIEVE IN A PRE OR MID-TRIBULATION "RAPTURE" YOU HAVE BEEN DECEIVED.