(Paul warned Timothy about how bad it would get, in the latter times, in the last days.

And if this describes things before the blessed hope, then in the tribulation, especially before the end, it will be even worse.)

 

I Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

 

II Timothy 3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

 

(Initially, the antichrist will be militarily successful against the king of the south, with northeast Africa coming under his hand.

However, Edom, Moab, and Ammon escape out of his hand, and these, together, make up the modern nation of Jordan.

Jesus, himself, will come against Edom, and deal with Ammon and Moab, when he returns.

So, not only that will show that the antichrist is far less than all powerful, but he will be troubled, out of the north and the east.

It doesn’t say who in the north and the east, but he manages to destroy and utterly make away many.

But, then, the antichrist sets his focus upon Israel, and in particular Jerusalem and the temple mount, but that will be his doom:)

 

Daniel 11:40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.

  41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.

  42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.

  43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.

  44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.

  45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.

 

(When he goes into the temple, declares himself to be god, and has the abomination set up, that will begin the great tribulation:)

 

Jeremiah 30:6 Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness?

  7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.

  23 Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked.

 

(Was Israel cursed & put aside, transferring all its promises & blessings to the church? No!!! That is amillennial heresy.

Paul talks about why it happened to them, by the Romans, and then the time of Jacob’s trouble

What happened to them in 70 AD, opened the door for the Gentiles to be let in to the promise of the gospel, and to be blessed.

But after the time of Jacob’s trouble, they will be received again, leading to the resurrection of the elect of Israel.

And then, Jesus will rescue those still alive, so both groups will be saved, and with their sins taken away:)

 

Romans 11:11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.

  12 Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?

  15 For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?

  25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

  26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:

  27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.

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