7 SIGNS LEADING TO THE END (of life as we know it and the beginning of the Great Tribulation)
IS AMERICA IN THE BIBLE?
APPROACHING THE TIME KNOWN AS ‘THE GREAT TRIBULATION’ FOR CHRISTIANS AND THE TIME OF ‘JACOB’S TROUBLE’ FOR THE JEWISH PEOPLE
John Paul Cook
A CALL FOR THE CHURCH IN AMERICA (AND GLOBALLY) TO WARN, PREPARE AND PROTECT THE JEWISH PEOPLE IN AMERICA (AND AROUND THE WORLD) AND PREPARE TO MINISTER TO THE MANY GENTILES (non Jewish people) IN THE DARK DAYS AHEAD
This is a writing that I hope God will use as a tool to warn the Jewish people in America of what will soon come to pass in this great country of ours. Please, if you are Jewish and reading this, or know someone that is Jewish, please pass it on to them. All I ask is that you read it to the end, and research the scriptures, articles, and authors I will quote from for yourself. If you find it unbelievable at this time, that is quite understandable, but please put it in a place that you can refer to later as these events start to happen. A warning is of no value if it’s not at least read or listened to. The things I’m going to share are meant to serve as “mile-markers” or “waypoints” and are given to show how close we are to this ominous event that will soon involve all nations (Isa. 34:2), but my focus in this writing is meant as a warning for the Jewish people here in America and Israel, in particular, for we hold the greater majority of the Jewish population.
Let me start by saying that while I am a Christian, I believe the Jewish people are, have been, and will be vindicated as God’s chosen, elected people (Romans chapters 9-11). History; however, bears witness to the terrible grief that they have endured at the hands of men throughout the ages that have purposed to eradicate them from every place that they have lived. And while this country was raised up by God to be a protector of many in recent history, I feel it was especially brought about for the sake of the Jewish people in and after WWII, (the greater majority of Jewish people live in America and Israel with America having a little more than Israel by some estimations and a world population total approaching 15 million), for who knows what Hitler would have accomplished had not God used America to help turn him back. The recent downturn in morality; however, in America serves as a stark reminder that this country is under God’s judgment. For Psalm 9:17 says “The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God”.
I believe we are fast approaching a point in history that will be a time of humbling for our great country, but because of the manner in which this event happens, it will involve the Jewish people living along the East and West coasts of the U.S. This is also where the greatest concentration of Jewish people live (in America) according to some recent research that I’ve done. The event I’m speaking of is an invasion of our country by the Russian and Chinese militaries, whom I believe to be the Bear and Leopard components of the final ‘Beast’ system found in Revelation 13 and Daniel 7. While this is hard to imagine, even for numerous military veterans I’ve talked to (I started giving this warning around the year 2011), I’m going to try to paint a picture through bible prophecy, current events, and the witness of four men, including one President, (that being George Washington), along with visions they had some time ago of this very thing. I will also add my witness to theirs through recent revelations I’ve had concerning certain scriptures, for the Word of God says in Deuteronomy 19:15 “at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established”; well, we have four witnesses as I stated, not including the evidence in this booklet (and I’m sure there are others), so let’s get started.
God told the prophet Daniel in Daniel 12:9 “Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end“. He made this statement to Daniel after he requested understanding of the prophecy in Daniel chapter 11, the longest and most detailed prophecy in the Bible, and I would dare to say, the most important prophecy in the Bible. Daniel 12:9 declares that if we are living in the days that many believe we are, leading up to the end of all things (as we know them), then God will begin to open or unveil certain prophetic scriptures that have been closed or locked up for many generations. I’ve been studying prophecy for going on 30 years, but only in the last several years the word of God has begun to be opened up to me as never before, that for lack of another way to explain it; (I believe) God is showing me things of an ultimate nature that will be coming soon, and just as the title of this writing speaks of 7 signs that are leading to this monumental time period, the first event or sign, I believe, has already begun, and even nearing its completion. Since this message is coming from me, I will begin with my witness and then move onto the visions of the men I spoke of. The word ‘monumental’ I used above is also the title of a movie / documentary by Kirk Cameron that was released in 2020, of which I believe the timing of its making and release was not coincidental, but providential, and can be found on Amazon (or short clips that summarize the movie can be viewed on YouTube for free). Please watch this, it will give you a perspective of God’s founding of America, especially at this crucial moment in history, which will be relevant in reading this booklet. And no, this booklet wasn’t written because of this movie / documentary, but I believe the timing of the release of this movie and the message in this booklet are not ‘coincidental’.
For me, as a person passionate about bible prophecy, if I had to pick a section of the bible that was among the most important and foundational for understanding ‘the last days’ it would be Daniel chapters 9 and 11. In chapter 9 the angel Gabriel is sent to give Daniel a message that pertains to his people (the Jewish people) and his holy city (Jerusalem). In this message Gabriel informs Daniel that 70 weeks (Hebrew word ‘shabuwa’ meaning a period of seven [days or years]) (or more correctly 70 periods of 7 which would equal 490 years) have been decreed by God, it says, in Daniel 9:24 “to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, (this verse is broken into two parts, the rest of the verse will be fulfilled when Jesus returns, or in other words, there is a two thousand year gap in this verse) and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.” Now of course, as many Christians who study bible prophecy believe, I also, believe that the portion of scripture from Daniel 9:24-26 has been fulfilled, and culminated with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus; and therefore only verse 27 (a period of 1 week or 7 years) remains to be fulfilled, leading up to ‘the anointing of the most Holy’ or the coming of the Messiah for the Jewish people (Yahshua / Yeshua, we know him as Jesus).
In the last several years much has been said about a phenomena known as the ‘blood moons’ which started in 2014 and ran through 2015. These ‘blood moons’ as they are called, ironically fell on Jewish holy days (Passover and Sukkot) in both years. According to many who reported on this, this cycle, or Tetrad as it’s called (when they appear 2 one year and then 2 the next) are very rare, and have occurred in recent history around 1948 (the rebirth of Israel) and again around 1967 (the reunification of Jerusalem during ‘The Six-Day War’), so they would appear to have significance for the Jewish people. There has been much dispute however, as to what this recent cycle or Tetrad could have been pointing to. It is my conviction that they were pointing to the final 7 year period of history as we know it, beginning soon, leading up to the coming or return of the Messiah (Jesus Christ). Now on this subject of the ‘blood moons’, I’ve recently come into some additional information that has revealed that there were not only the 4 blood moons in 2014 and 2015, but these four were surrounded by three on both sides, as ‘bookends’ in a sense: that is, the first three happened on 12/2010 (this first one occurred right before 2011 started, as if to say, ‘pay attention’, somethings about to happen or begin, right before the ‘Arab Spring’ began, the Syrian civil war, and the speech that then President Obama gave that I will cover shortly concerning the ‘dividing of Jerusalem’, all relevant in light of Bible prophecy), the second and third blood moons occurred in 6/2011 and 12/2011, with the last three occurring in 1/2018, 7/2018 and 1/2019 (the final year before COVID struck). Now according to one person’s chart, this ‘perfect symmetry’ hasn’t happened since 3000 BC (watchmansview.com). What’s the relevance of all of this, one might ask? Well, God way back in Genesis 1:14 said that one of the things they were created for were for ‘signs’. Well, the ‘sign’ or warning, I believe, they were meant to convey is that there are treacherous times coming for the Jewish people, not only in and around Jerusalem, but here in America as well.
The final 7 year period begins when the ‘he’ (who is the antiChrist) in Daniel 9:27 ‘confirms’ “the covenant with many” (which I believe, along with many others, will be a peace deal) by ‘standing with’ the Israelis and Palestinians and by ‘adding his support or blessing’ to the recent peace deal that has finally been brought about after many years of failed negotiations. The ‘with many’ in verse 27 is a reference to the ‘Abraham Accords’, I believe, that has recently been entered into by several Arab countries with Israel, and will no doubt be followed by several more, leading up to (I believe) the ‘10’ nations spoken of in the 10 toes of the Daniel chapter 2 vision, and the ‘10’ horns of Daniel 7:24; Revelation 13:1; 17:3,12-14. Unfortunately that’s where America comes into the picture. For Israel would never agree to some of the conditions that will be put forth in the coming ‘peace agreement’ without America applying pressure to them to capitulate, and / or guaranteeing their safety. This pressure may even occur by the U.S. abandoning Israel at an upcoming United Nations vote (there is precedent for this and it has already happened on December 23, 2016 under the directive of (then) President Obama). The U.S. has protected Israel many times from other nations by using our veto power to shield them; however, with the contention between our (then) president Obama and the prime minister of Israel that has been developing since the elections in Israel, this looks like it might be changing. One of the conditions in the coming peace agreement, and I believe the biggest, will be the agreement to give up the eastern part of Jerusalem to the Palestinians for their capital along with the area known as the ‘West bank’ as the territory for their country. Jerusalem is holy to God and the only city in the world that He has chosen to attach His name to. For America to pressure Israel into giving away any of its land is unthinkable, but to require that Jerusalem be divided will invite the judgment of God. There is much information that is available from various websites that show how dangerous it is for America to pressure Israel to concede any of its land, and the natural disasters that follow such ‘peace process talks’.
On January 28, 2020, President Trump released his peace process proposal called “Peace to Prosperity” for Israel and the Palestinians in which he outlined on on page 17 under the heading “Political Status of Jerusalem” that the ‘security barrier’ (fence / wall) that currently exists in Jerusalem should remain and denote the border of the new Palestinian capital for the new Palestinian state. Well, that border would put the new Palestinian capital in East Jerusalem, with the Temple Mount which will house the future, upcoming Jewish Temple also on that side of the border. Well, as you may recall, and it’s hard to forget, just a couple of months later Covid broke out, and we haven’t been the same since. Please use a search engine on a computer to look up “natural disasters tied to Israel”, or see the information I provided in my booklet: “The Final 7 Years / Blood Moons and the Last Days”.
Another major provision that will be included in the coming peace deal, whether it’s included at the start or is incorporated soon after its inception, is the provision for the Jewish people to be able to return to the temple mount to begin the construction of their temple which will include the resumption of animal sacrifices that were required by God under the law of the Old Testament.
It is this pressuring by America which began in October of 1991 under president Bush (senior), and reached a level of intensity and contempt under president Obama’s presidency not yet seen in America’s relationship with Israel. President Trump struck a different tone. He was arguably the most pro-Israel President in our history and managed to get done what no other sitting U.S. President has been able to do in Israel’s history, that is move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (this happened on May 14, 2018, fulfilling the 70 year prophecy found in Zechariah 1:12 to the day, culminating from the ‘rebirth’ of Israel on May 14, 1948) , and broker the ‘Abraham Accords’ with several Arab nations which normalized relations between them and Israel. However, something he did, which was unprecedented, and against God’s word, is put in writing in his proposed ‘peace deal’ between Israel and the Palestinians, the offer to divide Jerusalem as I stated earlier. I have no doubt this will be pursued under the Biden / Harris administration. As we have seen the rapid deterioration of the moral fabric (or what was left of it) in this country under the Biden / Harris administration, after ‘catching our breath’, so to speak, under Trump’s administration, (he being the most pro-life, pro-Israel President in my lifetime), we will now continue to see the free fall of this once great nation until we find ourselves (I believe) under the Biden / Harris administration coercing Israel into this long awaited ‘peace deal’ with the Palestinians which will include the dividing of Jerusalem, and usher in our awaiting final judgment, causing a lowering of the protective hand of God over this country, and ultimately allowing the U.S. to be invaded by foreign powers (Russia / China). Notice I use the word ‘judgement’ and not annihilation, because I believe that God has a redemptive purpose for our country going into the millennium. (That’s why I believe the ‘Monumental’ movie I spoke of is so important.) It is important for me to note at this point, that it is the ‘confirmation’ by a world leader that has recently come onto the scene and is calling for peace that actually starts the final 7 year countdown. So to recap, not the making of the peace deal, but the confirming of it starts the 7 year period. It’s not until around halfway through, or just before the 3 ½ year mark that the invasion of this country that I’ve been speaking of takes place.
Personally, I believe President Obama was given to this nation as a form of judgement, for it is God who ordains leaders over countries (Rom. 13:1), and while President Trump’s election caught many by surprise, I now see it as necessary; if for nothing else, than to finally move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem and to help facilitate the beginning stages of the ‘Abraham Accords’. Truly, with all of his faults, he did a lot of good for this country, but prophetically speaking, what he did for the Middle East was the most important. President Obama, on the other hand, was used by God to put sanctions on Russia after the Crimean crisis of 2014, which forced Russia into alliance with China. This ‘tension’ will continue under the Biden / Harris administration, and indeed already has, helping to form the ‘Bear / Leopard’ components of the Revelation 13 / Daniel 7 composite beast.
In the title of this booklet I referred to ‘7 signs’ leading up to the time known as ‘The Great Tribulation’, it is also known for the Jewish people as “Jacob’s Trouble” (Jeremiah 30:7). While not being one of the 7, an extremely important sign was Israel becoming a nation again in 1948, after nearly 2000 years of not having a homeland. In 1896 there was a man named Theodor Herzl who published a pamphlet called “The Jewish State” which was instrumental in creating a hunger in the hearts of Jewish people to migrate back to the place of their historical roots. This seemed to be ‘the spark’ used by God to start a series of events that led to what we now know as the state or nation of Israel. I am hoping that this booklet will be used in a similar way, to reach a multitude of people as an instrument to warn many of what I see coming for His people in this country (America), and ultimately in Israel.
When Israel was ‘rebirthed’ as a nation (May 14, 1948), on the same day, the United States under the leadership of then President Truman recognized and ‘backed’ Israel by acknowledging that it was their land – thereby agreeing with God. Similarly, 70 years later, President Trump moved the American embassy to Jerusalem, declaring that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital, thus fulfilling, I believe, Zechariah 1:12; which was 1 of the 4 (70’s) in the Bible. The first 70 was the Babylonian captivity of the Jewish people (Jeremiah 29:10), the second, which I covered previously, is the all important 70 ‘weeks’ prophecy of Daniel chapter 9, the third is the Zechariah 1:12 prophecy that was fulfilled by President Trump, and the fourth is found in Isaiah chapter 23, verse 17 in particular, which I will cover in detail later in this writing: it involves America.
When one researches the natural disasters that are tied to ‘the peace talks’ which require Israel to give up portions of their land, which started in late October 1991, it reveals a dangerous pattern that leaders of this country, no matter what their political affiliation, have been blind to. The most disturbing to me of these events, and what I believe was a major turning point for our country, happened on May 19, 2011 when president Obama, who became the first sitting president and the visible leader of this country, called for Israel to go back to pre-1967 lines for its national borders. This would of course include the dividing of Jerusalem (while Obama started this dangerous trend, it was continued and put into writing by Trump, and will reach its fulfillment under Biden / Harris, I believe). Only 3 days later on May 22, 2011 the costliest and one of the deadliest tornadoes to ever hit the U.S. struck Joplin, MO with winds at some estimates over 250 mph causing massive casualties and damage. I sincerely believe that we turned a corner in this country on the day of that speech that will prove to be our ‘undoing’ and that began a decline of this once great nation through the recent and upcoming judgments from God, leading ultimately to ‘the great humbling’ of the United States (this also occurred around the time of the ‘first’ blood moon that I mentioned earlier). At the beginning of this writing I talked about “mile-markers” or “waypoints” that I see approaching as warnings or confirmations that this is indeed the period of time that God warned about through the prophet Daniel. What I would like to do now is to describe the 7 events that I see coming that will lead us into that turbulent period known as the last days, or The Great Tribulation, the Final 3 ½ Years of history as we know it.
THE FIRST SIGN
The first sign is a fulfillment of prophecy that will involve Syria and, I believe, a hidden reference to America. Many have wondered that if we are living in the ‘last days’, and America, being the superpower that it is, then why aren’t we mentioned in the bible? I believe, through recent revelations, there are numerous references to America in the bible, they are just very well hidden. I will begin in Ezekiel chapter 31, and for context purposes, the word of the LORD comes to the prophet Ezekiel and instructs him to speak to the king of Egypt (vs. 2), and he asks him (vs. 3) “Whom art thou like in thy greatness? Behold the Assyrian was…” notice the past tense, as if to say he (Syria) had already been dealt with. He goes on to pronounce the judgments on Syria before telling of the judgment that will come upon Egypt in verse 18, that is described in other portions of scripture of which we will look at in more detail later. Then in Ezekiel 31:11 we read “I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen (or nations)”, the ‘him’ in this verse is Syria or the head of Syria (Assad), and ‘the mighty one of the heathen’ is, I believe, one of several references to America. Now I don’t believe America will be alone in this future devastation of Damascus (Isaiah 17:1) (I say Damascus, because all of the other major cities of Syria are basically piles of rubble from the war that’s been raging there since the spring of 2011). I believe America could be joined by Israel in this ‘humbling’ of Damascus due to a reference in Isaiah 17:9 which describes the desolation, and is attributed to, at least in part, by “the children of Israel”. This is not hard to imagine due to the many bombing missions by fighter jets (American fighter jets we supplied them with) Israel has been conducting as of late trying to thwart Iran’s plans to get a foothold in Syria. As we saw back in September of 2014 America led a coalition of several nations in bombing campaigns against ISIS / ISIL; President Assad of Syria was so weakened at this point and had lost control of most of the country, having to fall back to Damascus, and I remember reading articles at the time that he was afraid that the American coalition was going to eventually roust him from power, which was a stated goal of the then Obama administration. Then, one year later in September 2015, out of nowhere, Russia got involved. In an ‘alleged’ effort to help battle ISIS, but in reality, and as it turned out, to protect their own military interests, due to them (Russia) being able to secure their ‘permanent’ military presence there. They are expanding their (Russian) two military / naval bases there, also with plans to build more. One possible scenario of how this prophecy could play out is, if Assad begins to use chemical weapons again, which he is not supposed to have anymore, but reports say that he does,[see the article: Intel: UN finds undeclared chemical weapons stockpile in Syria that was posted in the ‘Al-Monitor’ dated May 7, 2021]. This will anger the international community, and may cause the Biden / Harris administration to feel that they have to act. This could also at some point lead to the removal of President Assad of Syria which was a goal of the Obama administration, and may turn into an objective under the Biden / Harris administration, thus leading to a capitulation by Putin of Russia who has turned Assad of Syria into a ‘puppet regime’ according to many close to the situation there (Putin / Russia is really in charge there, but not wanting to give the illusion that he is, because it will bring anger from the world community just as it did when he took over Crimea from Ukraine in 2014; he wants to give the appearance that Assad of Syria is still in charge; at least he learned that lesson from the Crimean takeover). This capitulation by president Putin and Russia, if it ends up playing out this way, will, I believe, end up fulfilling the following verse: (Eze. 31:12 “the terrible of the nations [a reference to Russia], have cut him off, and have left him”), not willingly, but ‘cutting their losses’ so to speak, no doubt due to the massive damage that has been done to the country during the bloody civil war that started in 2011. This ‘cutting his losses’ will undoubtedly make him angry and I’m sure will be one of the biggest precipitating factors in Russia / China invading America halfway through the final 7 years. Putin has been growing increasingly angry with the U.S., and this pattern seems to be continuing under the current U.S. administration, with Biden provoking him in an interview in the early days of his administration.
The other reference to this event is found in Numbers 24:24 (Balaam’s great prophecy of the latter or last days vs. (14) and reads “And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur”, the ‘ships of Chittim’ is also a reference to America as I will elaborate on later, while Asshur stands for Syria. Now this has been, at least partially fulfilled, by American warships sending missiles into Syria on two occasions; once under President Trump in April 2017, and again in February 2021 under Biden’s orders, but awaits, I believe, a yet fuller fulfillment in the near future. Syria, while once a great nation in the middle east, has been ‘carved up’ by many fighting factions, among which was the ominous ‘ISIS’ which has carried out some of the most brutal and heinous crimes along with persecution of Christians that we have ever seen. Since the start of the conflict in March 2011, estimates say that as much as 500,000 people have been killed, while millions more have been displaced. Recent reports have said that over 83% of the electricity has been lost since the start of the conflict and most cities have been reduced to piles of rubble. The only thing withholding the final fulfillment of this ‘last days’ prophecy found in Isaiah 17, in how I see it, is the possible removal of president Assad (although I see him as a ‘puppet’ leader anyway under the control of Russia / Putin) and the humbling of Damascus. This judgment or humbling of Syria that started in the spring of 2011 along with the persecution of Christians is a picture of the kind of persecution that is coming to America and Israel during the final 3 ½ year period also known in the bible as ‘the day of the LORD’. I see this prophetic event, as the only one, of the seven I will detail in this writing, that falls outside of the confines or parameters of the final 7 year period, but is the major prophetic sign that leads up to it. The rest occur within the final ‘week’ or 7 years of the great prophecy found in Daniel chapter 9, many of the details of which are found in Daniel chapter 11 (of which I intend to ‘unpack’ at some point in a future writing). (Now admittedly there are many signs that have taken place since 2011, but I consider the seven in this booklet ‘major signs’, with the beginning of the humbling or judgement of Syria meant to say to us, watch, pay attention!).
THE SECOND SIGN
The second sign or event that happens is the beginning of the final 7 year period, which I see as a peace deal finally being brokered between the Israelis and the Palestinians which I touched on earlier in this writing in reference to Daniel 9:27. This is the single most important piece of prophecy that is awaiting to be fulfilled. Within this prophecy known as ‘Daniel’s 70th week’ (the final 7 years) lies the final 3 ½ year period known to the Jewish people as ‘the time of Jacob’s trouble’, to Christians as ‘the great tribulation’, and to all, including the host of heaven (Satan and the third of the angels [demons] that followed him, rebelling against God), as the dreaded ‘Day of the LORD’. We also find the reign of the Antichrist with the ominous ‘mark of the beast – 666’ during this time period, along with the composite or multinational (armies) beast found in Revelation 13 that the Antichrist will use to inflict harm on both the Jewish people and Christians while he sets up his world system, which will be short lived.
The bible speaks of another time in which the Jewish people will be persecuted which will in turn lead to them fleeing and seeking refuge as in WWII, and since the majority of the Jewish population exists in Israel and America, these two places will receive the greater intensity of oppression. Much has been written on the subject of Israel and the church by Reggie Kelly, which can be found on his website mysteryofisrael.org, in regards to not only making the case for a future expulsion from their land, but the relationship that the church must have toward Israel / the Jewish people while they are in flight in the wilderness, and the ‘witness’ the church will be to them that will have the cumulative effect of the whole nation being born in one day (Isa. 66:8, Rom. 11:26), at the end of this time of sifting, when the Lord appears in the air for His bride (the body of Christ), and they see Him (for who He really is to them, their Messiah) whom they have pierced (Zech. 12:10).
In this peace deal, Jerusalem will be divided in half with the Eastern half being given to the Palestinians. This will fulfill Zechariah 1:16 “Therefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.” From this passage we learn that not only will Jerusalem be divided, but that Israel will also somehow be allowed to rebuild their temple. (Maybe because Israel is forced to forfeit half of Jerusalem, they will be rewarded with being allowed access to the temple mount again with the provision of a temple being constructed as a reward for their capitulation.) On January 28, 2020, President Trump released his ‘peace plan’, “Peace to Prosperity”, in which he stated on page 17 under the heading “Political Status of Jerusalem”: “While a physical division of the city must be avoided, a security barrier currently exists that does not follow the municipal boundary and that already separates Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem from the rest of the neighborhoods in the city. This physical barrier should remain in place and should serve as a border between the capitals of the two parties”, and “People of every faith should be permitted to pray on the Temple Mount / Haram al-Sharif, in a manner that is fully respectful to their religion”, (for the Jewish people that would mean a temple, my thought). If you search pictures of the security barrier in Jerusalem you will see that it already is divided. It’s one thing for it to be there, very bad, it’s another thing entirely for a sitting US President to declare that ‘that’ barrier will serve as a border for the future Palestinian capital of their future state. This will anger God for it is the only city in the world that He has chosen to put His name in. It is the only place on earth we are not supposed to ‘touch’. Psalm 132:13,14 “For the LORD has chosen Zion (Mount Zion/Temple Mount) He has desired it for His habitation. This is My rest forever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.” On top of that and more importantly, it would mean that once it’s confirmed or agreed to, the Holy Temple Mount would reside in East Jerusalem and the Palestinian’s new state. Well if you want to get God really angry, then carry on. I shuddered when I read this, fearing what would be coming upon the US; well, we know now, that ‘something’ was Covid, and our country has been in a steep decline ever since. It is my personal conviction that 2020 was the start of the ‘the beginning of sorrows (birth pangs)’ described in Matthew 24:8.
President Trump also brokered the beginning of the ‘Abraham Accords’ in August 2020 which included 4 countries (Bahrain, UAE, Sudan, and Morocco). If you add Egypt and Jordan to these countries which already have normalized relations with Israel that brings us to 6 countries. Both Jared Kushner and Netanyahu have announced recently that 4 more countries are about to come on board which would bring the number to 10, ironically, the number mentioned in Daniel chapter 2 and Revelation chapters 13,17. The pieces of this great ‘end time’ puzzle continue to fall into place at a rapid pace.
With a simple search of the internet on ‘temple mount news’ one will find numerous events that have happened recently that pertain to Jewish people desiring to pray or have access to the holy mount. The increase in both activity and contention there along with the timing of it all is amazing.
In the following article it is estimated that Jewish visits to the temple mount are up over 92% since 2009:
Sacrifice of the Paschal Lamb Returns to Jerusalem After Millennia:
Israel’s chief rabbi urges building Jewish temple on Temple Mount:
THE THIRD SIGN
For the next point we will look at Daniel chapter 8. For the purpose of this writing I won’t go into all of the meanings or interpretations of this chapter, but will stick with a certain portion that pertains to an important time frame mentioned in verses 13 and 14 which reads as follows, “Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spoke, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, AND (there are 2 parts of the prophecy being joined together) the transgression of desolation (when the ‘one who confirms the covenant’ [Antichrist] that begins the final 7 years walks into the future temple and stops the daily sacrifices at the midpoint [3 ½ year mark]), to give both the sanctuary (temple) and the host to be trodden under foot (which speaks of persecution, and which we know lasts 3 ½ years, 42 months, or 1260 days)? And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed” (it is cleansed when Jesus returns and destroys the Antichrist [2 Thess. 2:8]). So, if we start at the end of the final 7 year period, when the ‘sanctuary is cleansed’ by the returning of the Messiah, and work our way backwards 2300 days, we come to a time period in the first 7 – 10 months (approximately) of the first year of the ‘peace deal’. To put it another way, from the cleansing of the sanctuary which happens at the end of the 70th week (or 7 years), which also correlates with Daniel 9:24 “Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy”; again if we back up 2300 days from the end, we come to a time frame of 7-10 months in the first year of the final 7 year period. That is, if we multiply 7 years by approximately 365 days in a year (360 days in the Jewish calendar) we come up with 2555 days (or 2520 days respectfully). Now if we subtract 2300 days of the prophecy from 2555 (7 years) days we come up with 255 days. Then if we divide 255 days by roughly 30 days in a month, we come up with approximately 8 ½ months. If we go by the Jewish calendar, we come up with a little over 7 months. Forgive me for sounding confusing here, and why am I saying all of this? This is an extremely important point; simply put, this 2300 day prophecy was given as a safeguard to protect God’s people from false speculation, or sounding false alarms that the final ‘prophetic’ clock has already started concerning ‘the end of days’. It is basically saying that sometime within 7 to 8 ½ months (and most certainly within 10 months by any reckoning) of the first year of this ‘peace deal’, there must be the starting again of the daily sacrifice, according to the law of Moses, on the temple mount. This would also necessitate at least the beginning of the rebuilding of the temple for the Jewish people. If we do not see these two (2) events, then this is not the ‘peace deal’ we are looking for, or the actual, ‘final 7 years’. These important points should have served to warn those that have in the past said that the end was here, or very near, along with the return of Christ. For the scriptures teach in 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4, that “for that day (the rapture) shall not come, except…” the man of sin is revealed (at the middle of the 7 year period) when he sits in the temple of God, demanding to be worshipped, thus beginning the Great Tribulation. Notice that there has to be a temple for this to happen. This is also the time that Jesus Himself warned about in Matthew 24:15 where He said, when we see the abomination of desolation (Antichrist) standing in the holy place (temple), that this is the troublesome time the bible has spoken of, which begins the final 3 ½ years or the Great Tribulation. This is also the time that the Antichrist stops the daily sacrifice according to Daniel 9:27 and 11:31.
THE FOURTH SIGN
Now this next sign I’m going to spend extra time on due to the importance of seeing the timing of it, as it will be the last major call to Christians to help the Jewish people around Israel and America before the ‘tsunami’ wave of persecution begins which will (and this is very hard for me to write) be even greater than the ‘Holocaust’. It’s also a point of clarification for those bible prophecy scholars that see this event happening in Daniel 11:42, after the invasion of Israel, and after ‘Jacob’s Trouble’ begins (the middle of the final 7 years), due to it’s mention in this verse (which I am saying is parenthetical, or meant to hide what God is doing). The fourth sign or event that happens is the humbling of Egypt. For this event we will look at several portions of scripture. The first is found in Daniel 11:25,26 which reads “And he (the king of the north) shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him. Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.” The king of the south here is Egypt. Now I know that some would have trouble seeing this as Egypt due to the mentioning of Egypt later in the text of Daniel 11:42 (as I said before) but I believe that the mention of Egypt in Dan. 11:42,43 is parenthetical, or meant to hide what God is doing. The reason Egypt must be taken (neutralized / invaded) here, at this point in time, is for military / strategic purposes, or in other words, Dan. 11:43 talks about Egypt, Libya, and Ethiopia (some translations read Sudan) shall be under his control. Russia (Putin / king of the north) has already moved into Libya and has recently agreed to build bases in Sudan. Therefore, he has to take control of Egypt so that he will have military supremacy over the Mediterranean Sea and the north and south ends of the Red Sea, BEFORE he can go against Israel, in his final southward move (Dan. 11:31,40: are the same event or these happen at the same time).
Russia (king of the north) after having taken control of Crimea (giving them control over the Black Sea) in 2014, taking over militarily in Syria starting in 2015, then moving into Libya, and setting up bases in Sudan will only leave Egypt, to give him control over the entire Middle East. The ‘he’ (or the king of the north) that comes against Egypt is the Russian military under the leadership of President Putin who will be doing the bidding of the one who will become the Antichrist (at the middle of the 7 year period) or ‘vile person’ from Dan. 11: 21. Verse 21 says “And in his estate shall stand up a vile person (the Antichrist), (this is the person who ‘confirms the covenant’ {Dan. 9:27} or peace deal, which begins the final 7 years) to whom they (Israel) shall not give the honor of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.”
Another portion of scripture that refers to the Fourth Sign is found in Jeremiah chapter 46. In verses 7 and 8 the question is asked, “Who is this that comes up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?” And it says in verse 8 that it is Egypt, and he says “I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city (Jerusalem) and the inhabitants thereof.” In Jer. 46:10 we are given a time reference: “For this is the day of the Lord God of hosts” to warn us that this is not a reference of a time from long ago. Then in Jer. 46:17 we are told that “Pharaoh king of Egypt” has passed the appointed time, or the time has come for Egypt’s great humbling / judgment, just as Syria’s has already come. In Jer. 46:20 we are told that Egypt’s destruction comes “out of the north”, a reference to the ‘king of the north’ or Russia. Jer. 46:21, “Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation”. This is the companion verse to go along with Daniel 11:25, 26: “for they shall forecast devices against him. Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him”. We learn from these verses that people close to the president of Egypt will betray him which will lead to his demise and the overthrowing of Egypt.
The third portion of scripture I would like to bring attention to, which will also serve to bring together some of the other references I’ve given is found in Ezekiel chapters 29 and 30. These two chapters deal with the judgment of Egypt and chapter 30 verse 3 gives us the time, “the day of the LORD is near”, but not quite here…it’s close! (The ‘day of the LORD’ refers not only to a particular day at the end of the 7 year period when the Lord Jesus Christ Himself returns, but also is a reference for the last 3 ½ years of this time period which is synonymous with ‘Jacob’s Trouble’ for the Jewish people and ‘The Great Tribulation’ for Christians. If one does a word search on the phrase ‘day of the LORD’ in an online concordance it paints a very sobering picture.) In Ezekiel chapter 29:4 it is said that God “will put hooks in thy jaws” which goes along with Jeremiah chapter 46:7,8 quoted before “I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city (Jerusalem) and the inhabitants thereof.” These are references to Putin / king of the north (Russia) once he has invaded and taken control of Egypt. He is called “Pharaoh king of Egypt” in Eze. 29:3, just as he could be called ‘the Assyrian’ in numerous places in Isaiah, doing the bidding for and serving the real ‘Assyrian’, the Antichrist . The phrase “I will put hooks in thy jaws” in Eze. 29:4 is a reference to Eze. 38:4 where God says to Gog of Magog “And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws…”. This ‘turning back’ by God happens after he invades Egypt and plunders them for their “great riches” (Dan. 11:28), and then brings them (the armies of the king of the north) against Israel (the final king of the south) at the appointed time (middle of the 7 years).
Then in Ezekiel chapter 30:10,11 it says, “Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon (king of the north). He and his people with him, the terrible of the nations (mentioned in the First Sign), shall be brought to destroy the land: and they shall draw their swords against Egypt, and fill the land with the slain.” ‘Nebuchadrezzar’ and ‘the terrible of the nations’ here are one of numerous names given to this ominous figure that references Putin (king of the north) and Russia, and we learn from Ezekiel chapter 29:18-20 the real reason for them going against Egypt, for it says: “Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against (for) Tyrus (the Antichrist, or soon to become ‘the man of sin’ when Satan possesses him at the ‘middle of the week’ or final 7 years): every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against (for) it: Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army. I have given him the land of Egypt for his labour wherewith he served against (for) it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord GOD.” These verses coincide / go along with Daniel 11:25-28 (notice the words in verse 28 “Then shall he return into his land with great riches…”), in the first southward move by the king of the north shortly before the ‘middle of the week’ and the beginning of the final 3 ½ years and the Great Tribulation.
Now the other person mentioned here, ‘Tyrus’, is the same as the ‘vile’ person in Daniel 11:21 that was mentioned earlier (also see Ezekiel 28 which describes Tyrus as Satan [although it doesn’t use the name ‘Satan’, it is obvious from the text who this is referring to]). He also is the world leader that is calling for ‘peace’ and the one who ‘confirms’ the peace deal that will be made between Israel and the Palestinians. So, ‘the king of the north’ (Putin), or ‘Nebuchadrezzar’ who is the head of the ‘terrible of the nations’ (Russia), will use his military might to serve this world leader, who is (or destined to become, at the middle of the final 7 years) the Antichrist.
This final Antichrist (Tyrus) answers to the mysterious 3rd person found in the narrative of Daniel 11:17,18 which many have thought to be fulfilled during the time of Antiochus the Great [175 B.C.], but I am saying, from a revelation I received some years back, was fulfilled in more recent history, in this ‘mysterious third person’ working behind the scenes with Hitler during WWII. In Dan. 11:17 he is the ‘head’, or part of, the “upright ones” and has the authority to give Hitler this “daughter of women”, a term used in connection with Babylon. Now I realize this might be hard for some to grasp, but if you take the phrase “the daughter of women” in Dan. 11:17, and compare it to the “daughter of Babylon” in Jeremiah 50:42, and the phrase “become as women” in Jer. 50:37, while realizing that Jeremiah chapters 50 and 51 are companion chapters to Revelation chapters 17 and 18 and should be read together. They are all talking about this ‘Mystery Babylon’, which this ‘mysterious third person’ is the head of. In other words, these four chapters: Jeremiah 50,51 and Revelation 17,18 all point to the phrase “the daughter of women” and the ‘he’ that is the head of it, found in Daniel 11:17. This is also the same ‘he’ (Antichrist) that is called the ‘vile person’ in Daniel 11:21 and the ‘he that confirms the covenant’ in Daniel 9:27 beginning the final 7 years. If we look at Revelation 17 and 18, where a ‘woman’ is described as riding a ‘composite’ beast (see Rev. 13:1,2; this is the same beast) made up of a Bear (Russia), Leopard (China) and having 10 horns which represents the 10 Islamic nations that will lend their power to the ‘Beast’. We find a ‘name’ written on this woman’s forehead, “MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH” (Rev. 17:5). This is the ‘daughter of women’, referred to in Dan. 11:17 that the coming Antichrist is the head of.
Now back to the events of WWII that Dan. 11:17 speaks of: this ‘mysterious third person’ that’s introduced, and whom I’m saying is the one that will one day in the future fulfill the role of the Antichrist, is said to, after giving him (Hitler) the “daughter of women, corrupting her”, notice that, it says “corrupting her”, so, whatever institution that this man is the head of, it doesn’t seem that they are a willing participant; he is working behind the scenes with Hitler, and he eventually betrays him (Hitler) and ends up leaving his side. This ‘mysterious person’ is called the “prince for his (Hitler) own behalf” in verse 18 that ends up causing the reproach (military campaigns) offered by him (Hitler) to cease; “without his (mysterious third person) own reproach (military; he doesn’t have one), he (third person) shall cause it (the momentum of Hitler’s military conquests, and/or the military of the person introduced in verse 20) to turn upon him (Hitler). We know from history that Stalin of Russia was instrumental in defeating Germany (Hitler) when they invaded Berlin, and the “raiser of taxes” mentioned in verse 20 answers to Stalin, one of the greatest raisers of taxes in world history. Also, in verse 20, as further proof of Stalin being the one talked about, and being the one handed the ‘mantle’ of the ‘king of the north’ (or in other words, there was a geographic shift that took place from Germany to Russia for the title of ‘the king of the north’), it says of him, that “within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle”. The Hebrew word for ‘days (yowm)’ can mean ‘years’, and the Hebrew word for ‘within few (echad)’, can mean ‘11’, that’s actually one of the definitions, as in the number 11, ironically. Stalin reigned as ‘actual’ head of Russia for 11 years and 10 months (from May 6, 1941 – March 5, 1953). Verse 20 also says of him that “he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle”; Stalin, was poisoned, and died of a stroke. The ‘mantle’ for ‘king of the north’ got transferred here, from Germany to Russia, as witnessed by Ezekiel 38:2 “…the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal (which means Moscow and Tobolsk), for the ‘time of the end’. Moscow is directly north from Jerusalem (significant when considering the title ‘king of the north’ and the many last days references in the prophets that Israel’s humbling / invasion would come from ‘out of the north’. Jeremiah 10:22 which speaks of the king of the north and/or the Antichrist because the king of the north serves or does the bidding of the Antichrist, the name “the bruit” in Jer.10:22 is one of those names, and he comes from “out of the north”. Tobolsk, located in eastern Russia (Siberia) which was pretty insignificant until 2013 when Sibur, Russia’s top petrochemicals company, opened a plant there which became fully operational at the end of 2020 and has become one of the biggest in the world. This company which used to deal with Europe is now primarily dealing with China helping to further solidify the bond between Russia and China, the Bear and Leopard of Rev. 13 and Dan. 7. I can’t prove it yet, but the polymers that are produced at this plant, I suspect will play a role in the future ‘mark of the beast’ which will be a chip or implantable device of some sort that will be encased in ‘polymer’ which is ‘slick’ in nature and aids in insertion, but degrades or disappears over time. According to an article from MIT News titled “One vaccine injection could carry many doses” written in 2017, states that Robert Langer’s lab (MIT) which is associated with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (of all things) has developed a drug carrying particle (microparticle) that could allow multiple doses of a drug or vaccine to be delivered over an extended period with just one injection”. This is significant because I believe that, although the vaccines in and of themselves are not ‘the mark of the beast’, they will be a part of the coming ‘mark’, along with the implantable microchips I mentioned and ‘vaccine passports’ on our smartphones working together or in conjunction as ‘the mark’. In terms of ‘implantable microchips’, recently ‘60 Minutes’ ran a segment titled “Military programs aiming to end pandemics forever” in which they showed how a doctor with DARPA (a branch of the Pentagon) developed a “sub dermal implant” (that they DON’T want referred to as a ‘microchip’ by the way) engineered to continuously test your blood. I see the future microchip that will be an integral part of the coming ‘mark of the beast’ as something similar to this. Bottom line is, don’t ever allow anyone to convince you to take a ‘chip’ or an ‘implant’ in your right hand or forehead.
Sorry for the detour, now back to Daniel chapter 11. The ‘vile person’ of Dan. 11:21 is the Antichrist, and he stands up in ‘the estate’ (or base / place of power) of the person of the previous verse (Stalin of Russia), and just as the 10 nations / kings “shall give their power and strength unto the beast” (Rev. 17:13), so shall the Bear (Russia) and the Leopard (China) give their power to the ‘Beast’, until “the words of God shall be fulfilled” (Rev. 17:17), and then they shall turn on her “and burn her with fire” (Rev. 17:16). I will be ‘unpacking’ the events of the all important Daniel chapter 11 in a future writing. I received a series of revelations over the course of a few weeks, several years back, after praying over this chapter for over 20 years, not being satisfied with the common interpretations of that chapter.
We also learn from Ezekiel 30:8,25 that the humbling of Egypt is meant to serve as a witness to many worldwide that the Lord, the Judge of the earth is coming, for it says “And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and when all her helpers shall be destroyed.” And “and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt.” This will be the Final clarion call to Christians and Jews, that is the invasion of Egypt, that ‘the Day of the LORD’ is about to begin; I believe the time frame that separates this event (invasion of Egypt) from the final 3 ½ years beginning (or the Day of the LORD) is roughly within the last 6 months of the first half of the final 7 years. It’s at this point, that it is imperative, that the Jewish people who live in Israel (especially Jerusalem) and the major cities along the East and West coasts of America begin to migrate to the countryside or rural areas where God will have prepared places of refuge for many of them. This is the warning that needs to go out ‘by the church’ to as many Synagogues and Jewish people as you can share it with (especially in major cities along the East and West coasts of America [New York city being the biggest] due to these areas being home to the largest population centers of Jewish people) that Egypt’s invasion / humbling is the final warning to them, and they need to begin their ‘exodus’.
Toward the beginning of this writing, I talked about Ezekiel chapter 31 and how America, the ‘mighty one of the heathen (or nations)’, deals with Syria and is used by God to help humble them, which is meant to serve as the First Sign. Included in this chapter (Ezekiel 31) is another reference to ‘the terrible of the nations’ which I am saying is Russia. In Eze. 31:11 of this chapter, when the U.S. deals with Syria, it then says in Eze. 31:12 that “the terrible of the nations (Russia) have cut him off and have left him:” (which in one sense, this Hebrew word for “cut him off” can mean, he [Assad], has been cut off from power, in the real sense of ruling his people, he’s a ‘puppet regime’, while Putin is really ‘calling the shots’), and the Hebrew word for “left him” can mean ‘to thrust down’ as in taking over, and ‘join’ as in battle; this is a good summation of what happened starting in 2015 when Putin (Russia) moved in. Now for many years Syria has been a close ally of Russia, and I’ve always held that the two countries the U.S. would never dare take on militarily if they could avoid it were Syria and Iran, because it would risk a major conflict with Russia. However, due to the civil war that has gone on now since March 2011 and has claimed by some estimations over 500,000 lives with many of the cities being left in piles of rubble. See the following article titled “From Syria an Atlas of a Country in Ruins” from the New York Times, dated Feb, 12, 2015.
In another sense, it’s not hard to see how Russia would no longer see Assad as the ally he once was, and could therefore ‘cut him off and leave him’ (Eze. 31: 12) (due to his main objectives being securing and expanding his military footprint there), and to refrain from retaliating against America at that time and reserve their anger and retribution for a future time. That anger will eventually culminate in an invasion of this country with China (their ally) just before the middle of the final 7 year period and just before their invasion of Israel. I am sharing this chapter (Eze. 31) not only to show who the ‘actors’ are, but also to show the progression or order of these events. For it says in Eze. 31:2 when God is addressing Egypt and asks “Whom art thou like in thy greatness?”, then in verse 3 it says, “Behold the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon…”, past tense! So, while He is addressing Egypt He is saying Syria has already been dealt with, and your’s (Egypt) is coming next.
Another confirmation or witness to this progression and order of events is found in Jeremiah 2:36, for it says “thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria (or Syria).” So Syria is humbled before Egypt and they are meant to serve as warnings of what is soon to follow here in America. So there are 4 countries that are mentioned in the bible that God will judge in the last days with a redemptive purpose, 3 are mentioned by name in Isaiah 19:21-25, but I’m saying the fourth, that is very well hidden, is America (which was necessary [that is, to hide references of America] due to America being such a young country (compared to the other countries mentioned) and God hiding these ‘end time’ events in plain sight and only revealing them at the time of the end (as he told the prophet Daniel in Dan.12:8,9).
Yet another proof that Egypt is dealt with or humbled before the final 3 ½ years begin is found in Isaiah 10:20-27, this is clearly speaking of the last days and shows that Israel is judged (invaded) after Egypt from verse 24, “after the manner of Egypt”; this is repeated again in verse 26.
Earlier I mentioned that Syria being humbled is the only event that happens outside of the final 7 year period, and by seeing Daniel 11:21 as the beginning of the final 7 year period (or the final week of Daniel’s 70 week prophecy in Daniel chapter 9), we see the first southward move by this leader (king of the north) and the Russian military is the taking of Egypt (Dan. 11:25-26). Now, I must interject here that although this is the ‘first’ southward move of the ‘king of the north’ in the series of moves he makes leading to the invasion of Israel and the beginning of the final 3 ½ years, it is not the only moves he has been making. Putin of Russia (king of the north) has been very busy in his military moves since 2014 when he invaded Ukraine and took over Crimea, thus securing military supremacy over the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea (I read an article a while back from a military perspective that said that whoever controls the Black Sea, will give them great leverage in the Middle East); in 2015 he began taking over Syria, covertly, while using Assad as a puppet regime, and expanding his military footprint there; in late 2014 he began moving (military equipment) into Libya, with a marked increase in 2020 that included Russian fighter jets, (another article I’ve recently read, that said from a military perspective, whoever controls Libya, would give them control of the Mediterranean Sea as well as the ‘soft underbelly’ of Europe); and then more recently entering into an agreement with Sudan to build military / naval bases in that country, thus being able to control the south end of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden along with their ally China who has a military base in Djibouti which is also at the south end of the Red Sea. Well, if you then include the coming takeover of Egypt, you have total control of the Red Sea from both ends, along with the Suez Canal. In terms of global trade, whether it be commodities, oil, or anything else we use on a daily basis, the recent crisis that emerged in the Suez Canal when the ‘Evergreen (Ever Given)’ ship ran aground in the Suez Canal (March 2021) should have served as a ‘wake up call’ to anyone who might have been wondering what relevance that event might have had, not just on daily living, but eventually on total (including military) control of that region. 90% of the world’s goods are transported by sea, with 30% of global shipping containers and around 12% of total global trade passing through the Suez Canal.
Militarily speaking, the capture and control of the Red Sea along with the Suez Canal (which would necessitate an invasion or taking control of Egypt) has to happen before you can invade Israel. If you look at all of these moves on a map of the Middle East, you will see a disturbing picture. It’s as if a giant snake (like a constrictor) is tightening its grip around Israel, paving the way for the final southward move by the ‘king of the north’ (Daniel 11:31,40), who will not be alone, as Ezekiel 38:5-7 proclaims, but will be accompanied by countries such as Iran, Germany, Turkey, their recent ally China, and 10 Arab / Islamic nations.
THE FIFTH SIGN
The next or 5th sign involves America, we are ‘the ships of Chittim’ mentioned in Dan. 11:30 ‘checking’ or pushing back, apparently with a powerful military / naval show of force, against the armies of the north that have recently had success against Egypt and after having collaborated on their ultimate aim and goal, that is to put down and control Israel, are now beginning their next southward move towards Israel. For it says in Daniel 11:27 “And both these kings’ hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.” ‘Both these kings’, being the head of Russia (king of the north) and the ‘vile person’ (Antichrist) from Dan. 11:21, (see also the Ezekiel chapter 29 reference that was mentioned earlier concerning ‘Nebuchadrezzar and Tyrus’), ‘speaking lies at one table’, or conspiring to circumvent the ‘covenant’ / peace deal that has recently been implemented. In Dan. 11:28 we read that he returns to his own land for a time with ‘great riches’, which he obviously collected from the plundering of Egypt (Dan. 11:43), and in his heart he is conspiring ‘against the holy covenant’ / peace deal. Then in Dan. 11:29 it says “At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter”, meaning that as he begins his next southward move toward Israel, notice, it will ‘not be as the former’ in that, while we (America / the ships of Chittim) were successful in thwarting their schemes the first time, something changes, as the phrase ‘or as the latter’ indicates, when they regroup and come back in verse 31; something has happened. What has happened to America, that although we were successful in turning back the northern king’s military the first time, we are unsuccessful in the next? Well, I will get to that shortly.
Then in verse 30 it says “For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.” Here we have ‘the ships of Chittim’ (America) having enough of a show of force to cause him to ‘return’, or turn around and regroup. Which he does, and with ‘indignation against the holy covenant’, he has secret intelligence with other countries which will include Russia, China, and 10 Islamic countries (the composite beast of Revelation 13). Verse 31 says “arms shall stand on his part”, which is the coming together of this multi-national composite beast of Rev. 13 that has success in finally invading Israel, to stop ‘the daily sacrifices’ in the future temple, and begin the final 3 ½ years, the Great Tribulation and Jacob’s Trouble. Interestingly, on March 22, 2015. which was the start date for the civil war crises in Yemen, a 10 nation military rapid response force arose from the Arab League of Nations (which consists of 22 member states) to deal with the conflict. Those nations are Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Morocco, Qatar, Senegal and Sudan. I’m not saying that all of these nations will be the ones that make up the ten nation confederacy that helps Russia and China as the muscle of the antiChrist, a number of them may drop out or be replaced by others (I know that Egypt won’t be in that number because of being neutralized by Russia) in the Arab League of Nations, but it will be a force similar to these that arises out of the Arab League.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/29/middleeast/yemen-saudi-arabia-intervention/
Included with these countries will be nations listed in Ezekiel 38:5,6 such as Iran, Germany and Turkey. Notice I highlighted Germany and Turkey; we will now begin to see these countries leaving the side of America as allies and begin to align themselves more with Russia/China. This has already started happening with regards to Turkey which grows increasingly more hostile towards the U.S. as every month passes, and will start with Germany, I suspect, with their elections coming up and their dependence upon Russia for natural gas; the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline (running from Russia to Germany) is almost complete which will make Russia wealthier, but make Germany more dependent on Russia.
These countries of which Russia is the head (Eze. 38:7) are said to have success in Dan. 11:31 and to succeed in their schemes against Israel; however, in verse 30 it says we (America) had just been effective in stopping them. This begs the question: What happened to America? Why was she successful in turning back the powers the first time, but not again? The answer to this lies in the 6th sign.
THE SIXTH SIGN
This is the humbling of America and the reason for this booklet being written, primarily as a warning for the Jewish people in this country, but also for anyone who has an ear to hear, for the time is short and “the days are at hand, and the effect (fulfillment) of every vision” Ezekiel 12:23. The time to ‘physically’ prepare is now. Gather long term food products, water, basic medications and medical supplies, ways to stay warm (off the grid), and don’t forget to store bibles, people will be hungry for the word of God in those days.
There are numerous offences that would ‘justify’ God in bringing the kind of judgment that is coming to our great country, not the least of which is the growing immorality, the violence (murder rates rising rapidly) / destruction (riots, looting, burning of cities) / child sex trafficking along with the perverted sex culture we’ve become through pornography (we are now number 1 in exporting pornography). But at the top of the list, has to be, the staggering estimates that range from 55 to 70 million babies that have been killed in abortions since the supreme court decided that it was legal to do so in 1973, and the recent reports and videos that have surfaced of Planned Parenthood selling baby body parts for profit. This ‘blood of the innocents’ that is talked about in Jeremiah chapter 2:34 I’m convinced is speaking directly to America as a country and is a reference to this ongoing slaughter of the ‘innocents’. I will declare here, that for this sin alone we have invited the judgment of God. We (America), I believe (and I know this will upset some) are the ‘noble vine and right seed’ mentioned in Jeremiah 2: 21 that has turned into a ‘degenerate plant of a strange vine’. So I see four countries listed in this important chapter of Jeremiah 2: Israel (always the head, and apple of God’s eye), Egypt, Assyria (Syria) (verses 18, 36), and yes, America (though very well hidden).
In this chapter (Jer. 2) God is speaking not only to Israel, but to America, and includes Egypt and Assyria (Syria) as examples. These appear to be the four countries that have or enjoy His favor in the last days, not in that they are exempt from harm or judgment, but there is a vast difference between facing the ‘redemptive judgment’ or humbling of God, and experiencing His wrath or unfiltered anger / annihilation. Before I get to another example of what I believe addresses these four countries, I would like to point out verses that speak to us (America) found in Jeremiah chapter 2, verses 20-24. In verse 20, we are told that God broke the yoke and the bands that bound us, this is a reference to our country breaking away from Britain many years ago at the founding of our great country (again, the movie ‘Monumental’ is significant here, even if you watch the short preview clips on YouTube). Then in verse 21 we see the reference to ‘the noble vine and right seed’. This is a reference to the reason this country was raised up in recent history, to be a light to the nations (despite our many faults, we have been [arguably] the greatest spreader of Christianity and the gospel through missionary work in the world) and a protector of many (militarily), but especially the Jewish people, who have always been and always will be God’s chosen people. In verse 22, it says that though we try to ‘wash’ our national sins away by covering them up, it’s to no avail, they can’t be hidden from Him. In verse 23, the question is asked how can we look around at what we’ve become and not see that we are polluted? Then at the end of verse 24 it is said that “all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.” The ‘they that seek her’ speaks of our final judgment / chastisement, or invasion by Russian / Chinese militaries, the “in her month” phrase means that it will come at the appointed time, of which time, I will say, is right before the middle of Daniel’s 70th week, or just before the 3 ½ year mark of the final 7 years, and right before Israel is invaded (probably within a few days or simultaneously).
The book of Isaiah (I believe) holds several hidden references to America, as far fetched as it may sound. Many that are Israel-centric and have a belief that the word of God only pertains to Israel, especially as it pertains to events of the last days, will have to ‘come to grips’ or wrestle with the end of Isaiah chapter 19. In the last three verses of that chapter God says of Egypt and Syria (Assyria) that after judging (humbling) them he will heal them (actually taken from verse 22, and I am including Syria in this ‘healing’ and ‘raising up again’ due to the language in Isa. 17:3-6 and 19:23-25). God specifically singles out Syria and Egypt (although not on the same level or in the same way as Israel who alone is the ‘apple of His eye’) for not only judgment, but redemption (redemptive judgment) as nations during the Millennium (the thousand year reign of Christ from Jerusalem / Israel after the Great Tribulation [Rev. 20]).
Sandwiched in between these two chapters (17,19) is chapter 18, which I believe is a reference to America. Now, I would like to say here, that although as I stated earlier, Israel is ‘foremost’ in God’s eyes and no other nation can be compared to it, America has a special place in God’s eyes and Providence, as again attested to by the movie ‘Monumental’, and although America is only one amongst the many Gentile nations, it will be First among them (I believe), after Israel, and will serve Israel in a special capacity during the Millennium, but only after the foreordained time period of 70 years of being abased or humbled is completed (which I will get to shortly).
Isaiah 18 begins by declaring, “Woe to the land ‘shadowing with wings’; this along with ‘the wings’ that are described in Daniel chapter 7 and Revelation chapter 12 (as I describe in my booklet on the rapture) are hidden references to America. The wings in Daniel 7:4 are ‘plucked’ from the lion which symbolizes that when the final 3 ½ years or the Great Tribulation begins, our nation’s union or alignment with Great Britain (which the lion symbolizes) will be broken, and England will find themselves under a dark ruler aligning themselves with the Beast’s (Antichrist) system. This is symbolized by the lion in Dan. 7:4 being made to stand up as ‘a man’ (after the ‘wings’ are ‘plucked’), which would coincide with the composite beast of Revelation 13, in which we see the lion mentioned again, but being comprised as the ‘mouth’ component of this composite beast, or as the part that speaks, ‘the mouthpiece’, ‘the false prophet’ that serves the Antichrist.
Some time back a close friend, who is one of the greatest bible teachers I’ve ever known, asked me the question: “John could you briefly show me again how Prince Charles plays into your ‘scheme’ of things?” My response was: I’ll try, but what I’m about to share is something that came by ‘revelation’ a little while back, and for someone that holds and walks in the ‘office’ of a teacher as you do, (and does so very well I might add), it might be difficult right now for you to receive.
As you very well know, the ‘false prophet’ is not someone we are given a lot of detail on in scripture, but we are confined to Rev.13 for the most part. While sitting in a coffee shop early one morning, having a devotional, I was pondering the Antichrist and false prophet of Revelation chapter 13. I inquired of God as to who this person (false prophet) might be. The answer, of which I’m not accustomed to, came very quickly. I was prompted to get up and go to one of the computers they have for their customers and look up England’s coat of arms. Now while there are many versions you can find through history as found on Wikipedia, they all had one thing in common: that is ‘the lion’. As I pondered this, a word came to me that Prince Charles would soon assume the throne from his mother, after a record wait I might add, (I have no particular understanding of how soon, ‘soon’ might be.) Then I was directed to look at Rev. 13:2 and consider that the ‘mouth’ of the beast was that of a ‘lion’, the mouth is the part that speaks (as in prophet or false prophet). The following was taken from ‘The Telegraph’ dated Nov. 13, 2008: “The move (when Prince Charles ascends the throne and becomes king) would mean the monarch, as Supreme Governor or head of the Church of England (‘like a lamb’ Rev. 13:11), would no longer be known as Defender of the Faith for the first time since the reign of Henry VIII. The Prince caused controversy within the Anglican church when he floated the idea several years ago of becoming Defender of the ‘Faiths’ (plural) in an attempt to embrace the other religions in Britain. In a compromise he has now opted for ‘Defender of Faith’ (notice ‘the’ was removed from the title) which he hopes will unite the different strands of society, and their beliefs, at his Coronation”. Prince Charles is very Ecumenical when it comes to religion (in wanting to unite the three major ‘religions’ [Judaism / Islam / Christianity]), and the future king counts environmentalism as one of his biggest priorities, along with ‘peace’ in the Middle East between Israel and the Palestinians.
Forgive me for that detour, it just seemed to fit in well at this point of the booklet. Now back to Isaiah 18 and how it ties into America. Again, the chapter starts off by proclaiming “Woe to the land shadowing with ‘wings’, which is ‘beyond’ the rivers of Ethiopia:”. This word ‘Ethiopia’ is translated ‘Sudan’ in some translations and is taken from the word ‘Cush’, which means black. It can have both a ‘near’ interpretation, as in Sudan / Ethiopia, or a ‘far’ interpretation, as in Africa as a whole (for more on this, see Peter Unseth’s excellent 17 page work on this subject entitled: “Hebrew Kush: Sudan, Ethiopia, or Where?” Suffice it to say, that I believe the continent of Africa is the intended meaning in Isaiah 18. In verse 1 we see America as ‘the land shadowing with wings (the bald eagle, our national symbol), beyond the rivers of Ethiopia (Africa). Then in verse 2, it is said that this land (country) sends ambassadors to a nation and a people that have been persecuted from their beginning (recent beginning, 1948, when Israel was rebirthed as a nation), this would certainly describe not only Israel, but the U.S., who has been the biggest supporter of Israel by far. Isa. 18:3 is describing, I believe, the rebirth of Israel in 1948 (the fig tree mentioned in Matthew 24:32-34, saying, this generation [70-80 years, according to Psalm 90:10] will not pass away until all of the end time events spoken in Mt. 24 are fulfilled), and is declaring in Isa. 18:3 “all inhabitants of the world”, look, take note, this is the final generation, as confirmed in verse 7 “in that time” (after the final week {7 years} of Daniel 9:27), where it is describing the people of verse 2 (Jewish), after being humbled (pruned verse 5) or passing through a period of judgment (Jacob’s Trouble); the remnant that is left will be ‘brought as a present’ to the LORD of hosts to Mount Zion (Jerusalem), to take part in the Millennium as a fully saved people (Romans 11:26). This ‘bringing of the present’ to Israel (remembering that the Jewish world population is divided almost 50/50 between America and Israel), will be fulfilled by a nation (America) that goes by several names in the Old Testament, of which “the land shadowing with wings” in Isa. 18:1, is but one of them.
My references earlier to America being ‘first’ among the Gentile nations, but needing to go through a 70 year period of humbling (in the Millennium) after our final judgment (invasion by Russian [Bear] / Chinese [Leopard] forces), fulfilling the ‘4th period of 70’ in the Bible I alluded to earlier in this writing, I’ll begin to ‘unpack’ now. In other words, America, like Israel will go through a ‘death before a resurrection’, but unlike Israel whose resurrection will be at once, in one day; America will have to lay in the grave (so to speak) for 70 years before they reach a ‘fully resurrected’ stature, when they will be raised up, to serve Israel. Egypt’s period of death and resurrection will be a bit shorter, 40 years, according to Ezekiel 29:13. In Eze. 29:15 it says they will be the “basest of the kingdoms”, which shows an order of the nations during the Millennium; and again, of which order, I believe, America will be first among the Gentile nations because of our history and relationship with Israel (which I believe Isaiah 60:9 attests to, “and the ships of Tarshish first”, Tarshish being one of the names given to America that I will discuss shortly). The context of this time period which speaks of the beginning of the Millennium when Gentile nations shall come and pay tribute through gold and silver (vs. 6,9), respect and worship to the King of Kings now reigning from Jerusalem. This reference to the “ships of Tarshish first”, signifying not only first in order, being necessary, due to America having roughly half of the Jewish global population that we will be bringing to Israel (as a present) to be reunited with their Messiah; but first also (relationally speaking) among the other Gentile nations, I believe, as opposed to Egypt, which will be the “basest of the kingdoms” cited above. Psalm 45:12 says that “and the daughter of Tyre (America) shall be there with a gift (present)”, this is the same ‘present’ found in Isa. 18:7, and the reward or gift ‘hire’ found in Isa. 23:18 which I will now discuss.
This final period of 70 years, completing the 4 periods of 70’s in the Bible, is found in Isaiah chapter 23 (The Burden Of Tyre). This is a prophecy of America. Tyre represents America, or more specifically New York City (vs. 7 “Is this your joyous city”), which was our first capital (1785-1790), before Philadelphia and Washington D.C. were. New York City is “the most populous city in the U.S. and has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world. It is also home to the United Nations – Wikipedia”. It is said that up to 800 different languages are spoken there, and home to the highest number of billionaires in the world. The Statue of Liberty is there symbolizing America’s freedom, but I believe will be among the first things destroyed when this invasion by Russia / China takes place that I’ve been talking about. New York City, which represents America in this prophecy, will be the first city struck (by conventional not nuclear bombs, Russia / China need our natural resources) when this attack begins, followed by other major cities along the East and West coasts, to be followed by massive amounts of military personnel pouring over our northern and southern borders through the central parts of our country. (Ironically, years ago, I remember one of our military generals commenting, when he was taking part in a ‘war game’ scenario of an invasion of our country, that if he were planning an invasion of our country, that’s how he would do it). New York City is also significant because of the subtitle of this booklet “A CALL FOR THE CHURCH IN AMERICA TO WARN AND PROTECT THE JEWISH PEOPLE IN AMERICA”, in that, New York City is home to the largest number of Jewish people in this country (over 1 million) making it the largest Jewish community in the world outside of Israel, with 2 million living in the state of New York overall, and over half a million living just in the area of Brooklyn. This booklet is a call to the Church in America to help get out the word of this coming onslaught that will directly affect the Jewish communities living in the major cities along the East and West coasts. Major Jewish population centers include: New York City, Miami, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, Baltimore – Washington D.C., with a total U.S. population of over 7.6 million.
In Isaiah 23:1 it says “Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, ….., from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them”, the ‘Chittim’ reference here is a reference to ‘the ships of Chittim’ found in (Daniel 11:30), and the words Tarshish and Chittim are interchangeable, and mean the same thing, that is America, when spoken of in a last days context. Zidon in verse 2, when used in the context of the last days, is a reference to China, that says of her, that she ‘replenished’ our country (a reference to the many goods we have been purchasing from China in the last two decades from the point when President Clinton signed the U.S. – China Relations Act of 2000). Tensions between America and China / Russia have been growing at an alarming rate, but started (with Russia) in 2014 after the Crimean crisis, and with China in 2015 over their military buildup of the Spratly islands in the South China Sea. These tensions with China went ‘up and down’ during the Trump administration, and reached a peak (in a bad sense) on his last day in office when Secretary of State Pompeo designated China’s abuses of the Muslim Uyghurs as genocide. I fully expected that the Biden / Harris administration would reverse this course, but not only did they not reverse course, they ‘doubled down’, when they sent Secretary of State Blinken and a delegation to meet in Alaska with a Chinese delegation to scold them and affirm Pompeo’s declaration. This enraged China. For a good summary of our relationship with China in recent history check out cfr.org and look under the heading ‘U.S. Relations With China’, it is very educational.
Now going back to Isa. 23, in verse 4 we find the words “Be thou ashamed” followed by the words “O Zidon”, but then goes on to declare the judgement of Tyre / Tarshish (New York City / America) all the way through verse 11. This (be thou ashamed) has a dual meaning, one for America (at the time when this unfolds) and one for China (at the end of the final 7 years), as witnessed when I did a ‘deep dive’ into the word ‘ashamed’ and discovered in the ‘Gesenius Hebrew Lexicon’ can mean, “It is applied to enemies and wicked men put to flight after their endeavors are frustrated; to men overwhelmed with unexpected calamity”. But notice verse 5, “As at the report (or as it happened, past tense) concerning Egypt, so shall they (Israel) be (future tense) sorely pained at the report of Tyre”. Notice here, as in Jeremiah 2:36, that there is a progression of events, or an order, “…thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria (Syria)”. Syria is humbled first (started in 2011); Egypt is next (after ‘the covenant is confirmed’ and towards the end of the first half (first 3 ½ years) of the final 7 years; in the first southward move of the king of the north (Dan. 11:25). Next, we (America) are humbled / judged and it is meant to serve as a ‘breaking of the spirit’, and a feeling of ‘hopelessness’ for Israel as attested to by the words “so shall they (Israel) be sorely pained at the report of Tyre (America’s invasion)” (Isa. 23:5); Israel is the last to be invaded, and this event starts the beginning of the final 3 ½ years and the Great Tribulation / Jacob’s Trouble. Imagine being Israel at this point, the feelings of dread, fear, and isolation that will consume them as they await the king of the north’s final southward move (Dan. 11:40), knowing that their number one ally and the one believed to be the world’s foremost superpower has been neutralized. But they (Israel) won’t wait, as witnessed by the verse I just cited, they will (knowing what’s coming for them) preemptively start the conflict (“push at him” Dan. 11:40) seeing the northern king’s armies amassing to the North (the seventh sign), only to be overrun and overwhelmed by the composite beast of Revelation 13.
Verse 12 of Isaiah 23 speaks of China, although rejoicing over their (with Russia) defeat of America, are told not to rejoice, because although they have succeeded in their plans, it will only be for a season (3 ½ years). Verse 13 is parenthetical in a sense and is a veiled reference (the Assyrian) to the Antichrist, that will be working behind the scenes, that looks all the way back to the early parts of Genesis (10:9) where we find Nimrod as the first ‘type’ of an Antichrist, where he led the people to build a tower (of Babel) that would reach unto heaven (God). The thoughts of their heart were to: “and let us make us a name” (Gen. 11:4), or be as God, which ultimately led to God coming down and confounding their language, thereby making many languages. Micah 5:5,6 should be included when considering the title of ‘the Assyrian’ because it ties the title to ‘the land of Nimrod’, which again, looks backward to Gen.10, but also forward to Revelation 17,18 (which are meant to be read together), and connects this final Antichrist kingdom which although had its start in the early history of Genesis (Gen. 10:10 “And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel or Babylon), we find it running through multiple kingdoms throughout history and will / has found its final resting place in the ‘city on seven hills’ (Rev. 17:9,18) as the seat of the Antichrist (MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT [Rev. 17:5]), the one whom ‘the king of the north’ serves. The king of the north, I have already identified as the head of Russia (who is, and I believe will continue to be, Putin, the Bear component of the Revelation 13 beast), but remembering that this beast also has a Leopard component (they work together or in conjunction) which brings us back to our story of Isa. 23, Zidon being China or the Leopard, in that she will be accompanied by Russia.
Isa. 23:14 cuts back to the judgment on America, “Howl, ye ships of Tarshish (Chittim, Dan. 11:30): for your strength is laid waste”, this is a reference to our military, which has been our ‘strength’ and has earned us respect and fear around the globe since World War Two. Verse 15 proclaims how long we will lay in a ‘humbled’ state, that is 70 years. Verse 16 says that when this period of time is accomplished, we will “sing as a harlot” that has been forgiven of her sins. Verse 17, again, after 70 years we will “turn” (return) to our “hire” or reward / original ordained function as a nation, to serve Israel, which verse 18 confirms. The phrase in verse 17 “….., and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth”, I believe is parenthetical as well, or in other words, if you take it and place it before the 70 year judgment, it flows better and will make more sense.
There is another place, I believe, that references America as an Eagle in scripture, it’s found in Ezekiel chapter 17. This is another ‘last days’ portion of scripture, I’m convinced, due to the language at the end of the chapter. Verse 21 is a reference to the final 3 ½ years (Jacob’s Trouble) when the king of the north invades Israel, taking many, “his bands shall fall by the sword”, with a remnant being “scattered toward all winds”, driven into the surrounding countryside to take refuge. The final verses (22-24), holds language congruent with the Millennium. Backing up to verses 1,2, now that we have the context of the last days, the prophet is told to speak a parable to the house of Israel. In verse 3 he describes an ‘eagle’, a ‘great eagle’, with great wings, long winged, which had many feathers of diverse colors, and we are told that this eagle (which is America) went and took a branch off of the top of the highest cedar (which is meant to symbolize the Jewish people around the time of the ‘rebirth’ of Israel in 1948) of Lebanon (northern Israel) and carried it to a land ‘of traffic’ (New York), and set it in a ‘city of merchants’ (New York City). This is a reference to the prophecy in Isaiah 23 concerning Tyre (New York City) I just covered, remembering that these wings of various colors speak of the roughly 800 different languages that are spoken there that I cited earlier, we are a nation of immigrants, and that is home to the largest Jewish community outside of Israel. Continuing on to verse 6, Israel is described as a “spreading vine of low stature” (like a willow tree) “whose branches turn toward him” (the ‘him’ being America, the eagle), and her roots ‘under’ him (which speaks of America’s protection and relationship with Israel.
Since the rest of the chapter deals with another ‘eagle’, and Israel, that pertains to the ‘seventh sign’, I will pause this chapter for now to speak of one more place, I believe, the scriptures speak of America, and that is in Ezekiel chapter 35. For context purposes I’ll point out that in verse 5 we are told that this period of “time (is when) their (Israel) iniquity had an end” (compare Rom.11:25-27), or in other words, at the end of the time known as Jacob’s Trouble (final 3 ½ years), when the ‘fullness of the Gentiles is brought in’ (Rom.11:25) and ‘the times of the Gentiles is fulfilled’ (Luke 21:24). Looking at verse 10 is where we find America, coupled, with Israel, “Because thou (king of the north, Russia accompanied by China and the 10 Arab nation confederacy) hast said, These two (2) nations and these two countries shall be mine, and (we) will possess it; whereas the LORD was there”. Now one might object here that this must be referring to the two ‘houses of Israel’, the northern and southern kingdoms, but to do so is doing damage to the context of the text in this particular time frame, I believe. Remembering that the U.S. has just been successful (Dan. 11:29-31) in thwarting the king of the north’s southward move against Israel which will fill him with anger and indignation (vs.30), and thereby leading him to call upon his allies (vs.31 “And arms shall stand on his part”) in a simultaneous move against the ‘two nations’ that have a history with God; and again, I’m not comparing America with Israel, because there is no comparison, but to deny America’s Godly heritage is to deny history, which is His story.
THE SEVENTH SIGN
This final sign involves Israel, the final ‘king of the south’, in the great book of Daniel chapter 11 narrative, and the armies of the ‘king of the north’ that will be amassing to their north; this is the final sign that Israel will see before the final 3 ½ years begin. Russia / China and the 10 Islamic countries that will give their power and strength unto the beast will be moving south to invade Israel, after the humbling / invasion of America. I will pick up in Ezekiel chapter 17 while it’s still fresh in our minds. In verse 7, which speaks of ‘another great eagle’, which is Russia (king of the north) (ironically Russia’s coat of arms has an eagle on it), and it says “behold, this vine (Israel) did bend her roots toward him (Putin / Russia) along with the rest of verse 7 and 8 speaking of the improved relations between Israel and Russia when Putin came to power (1999), who has been described as ‘pro-Israel’, repairing the tense relations between them during the ‘Cold War’. Knowing that Putin is a former officer in the KGB and a sinister tactician, something I found disturbing while doing research on the relationship between Putin and Israel, that being a quote of something he said in 2011: “Israel is, in fact, a special state to us. It is practically a Russian-speaking country. Israel is one of the few foreign countries that can be called Russian-speaking. It’s apparent that more than half of the population speaks Russian”. Putin additionally claimed that Israel could be considered part of the Russian cultural world, and contended that “songs which are considered to be national Israeli songs in Israel are in fact Russian national songs”. He further stated that he regarded Russian-speaking Israeli citizens as his compatriots and part of the ‘Russian world’” (taken from Wikipedia). This is disturbing to me because it is the same kind of language Putin used to justify his invasion and taking over Crimea, which led to him annexing it and making them a part of Russia.
Putin also continues to have strong relations with Iran and Turkey (I believe the proxy wars between Russia and Turkey in Libya are a ‘charade’ of sorts, due to the sale of Russia’s S-400 missile defense systems to Turkey [a NATO member], to the enragement of America). Russia is also very skeptical or untrusting of Israel’s relationship with America. With all of this as the backdrop, an article I discovered from an interview with Mehmet Perincek who is a Turkish historian and political scientist, which seems to be a growing consensus among enemies of the U.S., in which he states: “The U.S. and Israel are the only (two) sources of chaos in the Middle East” and continues, “the solution (as in final solution) is clear: the countries of the region must unite against the United States and Israel, …..this is the formula that will put an end to chaos: to prevent the intervention of the imperialist Western states in the region and to develop the initiative of the regional countries. At this point, important tasks also come up in the Islamic world. Leaving aside sectarian and national divisions (he means Sunni / Shia), Islamic countries must unite like a fist against the threat posed to them.” Remember, according to this way of thinking, which is increasing in the East, and which is the voice of the ‘spirit of the age’ (satanic in nature), America and Israel are ‘that’ threat.
Verses 9 and 10 of Ezekiel 17 speak of Jacob’s Trouble (final 3 ½ years) and mentions an “east wind” which I believe is a reference to China (Zidon from Isa. 23) assisting the king of the north in this invasion (the Bear and Leopard of Rev. 13 / Dan. 7). China has been very busy since President Xi took over in 2012. Whether it’s their military build up in the South China Sea, or their ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ that started in 2013 that involves over 70 countries with the ‘supposed’ idea to bring these countries under China’s umbrella eventually making them the number one economy in the world. This ‘initiative’ involves strategically located ports, airports, railroads and tunnels that could be quickly modified to use as military outposts. Add to this, information found in a ‘lawfareblog.com’ article “Assessing China and Russia’s Moves in the Middle East”, which confirms this disturbing pattern. In it the authors talk about China and Iran’s finalizing of their economic and security partnership and the ‘pulling back’ of the U.S. from the Middle East while China and Russia are moving in to replace us. I believe we are being distracted by what China is doing in the South China Sea as well as what Russia is doing with concerns to Crimea / Ukraine. While the U.S. is shifting our focus toward the Asia-Pacific theater, it is having the effect of giving Russia / China more freedom of movement in the Middle East. The article also mentions that China is the top trading partner for not only Iran, but ‘10 Arab League countries’ (no doubt the same 10 that will make up the 10 Islamic countries that will ‘give their power and strength to the beast’ [Rev. 17:13]).
Yet another concern for the Pentagon is the 25 year agreement between China and Israel (signed June 2019, defying America’s objections to it) to build a port in Haifa, Israel (which will be operational this year, 2021) in which China will operate a large ‘shipping seaport’ that is located very near to where the U.S. Sixth Fleet ships dock, giving China the ability to collect intelligence and potentially use it for military purposes. “Beijing’s strategy seeks to turn economic power into geopolitical dominance and civilian technology into a military advantage”, two admirals commented in an article titled “Chinese Investment in Haifa Port Could Compromise U.S.-Israel Intelligence Sharing”. China is developing a number of infrastructure projects in Israel as part of it’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative’. With all of this said, it gives ‘new’ meaning to the phrase found in Eze. 17:10 I cited earlier, “…..shall it (Israel) not utterly wither, when the east wind (reference to China) toucheth it?”
Moving on to Eze. 17:11-14, we find ‘the king of Babylon’ (Antichrist) confirming ‘the covenant’ (Dan. 9:27) with Israel and the other Arab nations (vs.12,13) beginning the final 7 years. In verse 15, the head of Israel suddenly becomes uneasy and moves to make an agreement with Egypt, a military pact of sorts, which begs the questions, what happened? What brought this on? What led to this sudden sense of urgency? Something has happened in the first half of the final 7 years that has upset the heads of Israel and Egypt to bring them to this agreement. Does Israeli intelligence learn about Russia / China’s plans to control the Red Sea thereby controlling the major portion of goods and oil that flow through it? After all, China has moved into Djibouti and Russia is moving into Sudan as discussed earlier, giving them potential control over the south end of the Red Sea, and Russia has recently entered into an agreement with Egypt (May, 2018) to build a massive industrial complex in one of the ports of the Suez Canal with the second phase (of three) thought to be complete this year (2021). If some kind of ‘disagreement’ or tension arose between the head of Egypt (President Al Sisi) and Putin, Russia is not going to walk away from this investment and may feel compelled to move in, is one possibility. Or another possibility could be, China finally taking Taiwan and Russia moving to take Ukraine, which they have been ‘telegraphing’ through recent military exercises, causing a great deal of alarm throughout the world. Although WWII had it’s singular ‘strongman’ (Hitler) moving in and taking over countries, we, here, in our current time, have two (2) ‘strongmen’ (Putin / Xi Jinping) acting aggressively and unpredictably, and they are allies! Both of these scenarios are plausible and either one, or both, I can see causing Israel and Egypt to make a pact to defend each other. Ezekiel 17:17,18 confirms that Egypt will not be able to deliver Israel from the coming onslaught due to them being dealt with (humbled) in the fourth sign which I covered earlier, (the “he shall not escape” phrase of vs.18, which coincides with Dan. 11:42 “and the land of Egypt shall not escape”, which is parenthetical I believe, or out of order, and it’s meant to hide the timing of this event).
Judging from the language in Eze. 17: verses 16 and 20, the head of Israel looks like he will die in the Antichrist’s kingdom. Either he is summoned to this world leader’s location where he resides, or he will request the meeting, but either way, it appears that while he is at this meeting, he is killed there, while Israel is being invaded. Verse 21 is the beginning of the final 3 ½ years (Jacob’s Trouble), with verses 22-24 holding language that speaks of the Millennium.
I ended the portion of the 6th sign of this booklet touching on Ezekiel chapter 35 and how I see America there, I also spoke of Russia’s involvement in this chapter. What I would like to do now is take a little time further explaining how I see Russia there. In this chapter the prophet is told to speak against mount Seir, which if you compare this chapter with chapters 38,39 of Ezekiel, you should see strong similarities. I am convinced that this is one more name given for the ‘king of the north’ (Putin of Russia). If you compare Eze. 35:2-9 with Eze. 39:1-5 I hope you will find as I did, language that is too similar to be a coincidence. Eze. 35 goes on after verse 10, which speaks of Israel and America as the “these two countries” I talked about earlier, to talk about in the rest of the chapter through chapter 36:1-7 (which should be read together) to describe the judgement (wrath) that God will pour out on, not only the nations that make up the composite beast of Revelation 13 that are rejoicing at Israel’s calamity, but Russia is singled out in particular along with another name, “Idumea”. This ‘Russia’ and ‘Idumea’ as “they” are called in Eze. 35:15, speaks of I believe, the king of the north (Putin) serving the Antichrist who is here described as, or having ties to ‘Idumea’. The word Idumea is translated from the word Edom and has connections to the daughter of Babylon as seen in Psalm 137:7,8. This psalm has reference not only to the ancient Babylonian captivity, but to the future and final invasion of Israel when the king of the north invades, who is serving the Antichrist, which I talked about earlier in the section of the fourth sign where I discussed ‘the mysterious third person’ of Daniel 11:17,18. So once again, this ‘daughter of Babylon’, which is but another name for ‘Mystery Babylon The Great’ of Rev. 17,18, which is the kingdom that this final Antichrist figure comes out of and represents, is called here ‘Idumea’.
So, look for this final Antichrist figure that the Bible warns about, for these ‘last days’, to arise out of the area of Ancient Rome (the fourth beast of Daniel’s vision found in Daniel chapter 2), which was Rome, and as attested to by Dan. 9:26,27. The ‘he’ in verse 27 is the Antichrist, and he arises out of the kingdom (Rome) that not only crucified our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ [vs.26], but also, as our Lord foretold in Matthew 24:2, invaded Jerusalem in 70 A.D. They [Rome], are “the people of the prince that shall come” that destroyed Jerusalem in 70 A.D., but would also be the area that the future Antichrist, the ‘he’ of verse 27, would arise from. The end of Dan. 9:26 speaks both of the invasion of Israel in 70 A.D. and looks forward in history to the end when the Antichrist will arise; so verse 26 acts as a bridge, connecting the sacrifice of our Lord, to the coming invasion of Jerusalem in 70 A.D., and finally to the coming Antichrist. Verse 27 is all about the end, the final 7 years, from ‘the confirming of the covenant with many for 1 week’ (beginning of the final 7 years); it also mentions that the Antichrist, “shall cause the sacrifice and oblation to cease”, meaning he stops the daily sacrifice (Daniel 11;31; Matthew 24:15-21; 2Thessalonians 2:3,4), thus beginning his evil reign during the Great Tribulation, leading to the end of the verse, “until the consummation”, when the Lord of glory (Jesus) returns and metes out judgment to the wicked rulers and those that have taken ‘the mark of the beast’. This person will be, not only a religious figure as attested to by the name ‘Antichrist’, (one who takes the place of Christ), thus requiring this person to be a religious figure, but he will also be a cunning political figure. He will be both!
THE VISIONS OF THE FOUR WITNESSES
At the beginning of this booklet I mentioned four men who had visions of this future invasion of America, they are Henry Gruver, Dumitru Duduman, William Branham, and our founding father and first President, the great George Washington. I will begin with the latter, George Washington. Many who have truly studied him have come to find out, as I have, that he was a man of God. A man of deep faith and prayer, albeit a warrior. Still, many may not be aware, that because of the vision that he was purported to have involving this great country and the three great conflicts that would be brought about in her history (that is conflicts involved on American soil, not world wars or regional conflicts) that are included in this vision, that he, George Washington, was indeed a prophet. This vision can be readily found on the internet; however, there are warnings attached to the vision on most websites that claim it is fictional. I do not believe it is fictional, but rather truly given by God. The latter part of this vision concerns the days we live in and the coming invasion by the ‘king of the north’, Russia (accompanied by China). In this vision, the three conflicts are the revolutionary war, the civil war, and the coming invasion by Russia / China, which many would call World War III. This will, I do not believe, be nuclear, as many have supposed, but conventional, meaning the bombs they will use will not involve radiation, but will be conventional; nevertheless, severely devastating. Not that there won’t be radiation exposure in some places, say if a nuclear reactor was damaged, so having Potassium Iodide tablets on hand isn’t necessarily a bad idea, but I don’t believe that the bombs they will be dropping will be nuclear due to the fact that they will need our natural resources; so having complete radiological destruction wouldn’t be conducive for their end goals.
The second person that I would like to talk about concerning visions they received about a coming invasion by Russia on American soil is Henry Gruver, who just passed away recently. I was shocked when I learned this, due to having talked to him on the phone not that long ago, he was very old however. He was the last living of the four men I mentioned in this segment. When I called his ministry a while back he answered the phone and I recognized his voice from his videos. I couldn’t believe I was talking to him personally, I stuttered and tripped over my words at first saying I didn’t believe I would get to talk to him directly, to which he explained that he never answers the phone, but his secretary was away and he just so happened to be walking by the phone when it rang and felt he needed to pick it up. I explained that I was writing this book on revelations I received about this coming invasion, as well as America in the Bible; but the main thrust of the book was to warn Jewish people in the major cities along the East and West coasts of our country due to those being the major population centers of Jewish people, and was wanting to get his permission to use his name and visions as examples. He was shaken, he said, due to him not putting those pieces together and not having considered that as a possible outcome of this invasion. He said, “yes, by all means, warn those precious Jewish people of what’s coming, get them off of those coasts”. You can find his videos on this Russian invasion on Google and YouTube.
Dumitru Duduman is the third person I’d like to include as a person who had visions of an American invasion by Russia. I had the pleasure of meeting him years ago at a church I was attending, and hearing his testimony about how God had supernaturally intervened on his behalf numerous times while he was a pastor and Bible smuggler in his home country of Romania and also in Russia, where he was persecuted and tortured for his faith. In 1984 he came to America, after being exiled, and was given a message he said, by God, to warn America that an attack would one day come in which during a Russian invasion, California, Las Vegas, New York and Florida would burn. This warning / vision has strong similarities to Henry Gruver’s vision of the invasion of America that he saw.
William Branham is the fourth and last person I would like to add to this book and the vision he received back in June of 1933. In this 7 part vision which he was told would lead to the return of the Lord, Branham saw Mussolini and Hitler rise to power (by name) years before it happened and was also warned to watch ‘Russia’. However, the Soviet Union had not yet dissolved (at the time of this vision) and changed its name to Russia until 1989; remarkable. He was also told that although there would be 3 ‘isms’ (Fascism, Nazism, and Communism) that would rise to power, the one to watch would be Russia and Communism. He often referred to Russia as the ‘king of the north’ while ministering to congregations, which I have tried to prove by this writing, that he (Putin), is indeed, ‘the king of the north’. In the fourth part of this vision he saw cars that were ‘egg’ shaped that drove themselves, with the people inside playing on something that was the size of a deck of cards (smart phones) and not having to watch the road. Although this has been sought after by the automobile industry for many years, it wasn’t until June 4, 2017 that Audi would release a car that didn’t require you to pay attention to the road, this is called ‘level 3 autonomous driving’. In March 2021, Honda became the first to officially start leasing vehicles that have this capability in Japan. In America, we are more familiar with Tesla when it comes to this technology. In the final parts of this vision, he saw a lady rise to power in America that was attractive, but her intentions were cruel, she dominated America by autocracy (executive order). He saw her in ‘purple’ clothing, which I find significant due to the rapid mental decline of Biden and many saying that Harris will have to take over for him in the near future. Harris wore all ‘purple’ at the swearing in ceremony of her and Biden. The end of the vision involved a ‘great explosion’ that ‘rent the entire land’, which I see as this final judgment on America that I have been discussing, an invasion of America by Russia / China (the Bear / Leopard of Rev. 13 / Dan. 7).
These four witnesses should be ‘weighed’ and considered while contemplating the information in this booklet; and I hope you, dear reader, can catch a sense of the urgency that I am feeling, that the days that we are living in are indeed short.
CONCLUSION
The most important thing I hope you take away from this is, that if you are looking for ways to serve the Lord in America or Israel, or know missionaries who are wondering what mission fields they should venture into, that you would help me get this word / warning out to the Jewish synagogues and people in the major cities along the East and West coasts of America (especially New York City), as well as the Jewish people in Israel, that perilous days are ahead; and when you see the invasion of Egypt that I’ve been speaking of here, know, that it’s time to start this process of moving (if in America, out of the major cities; and if in Jerusalem, out into the surrounding countryside, the places of refuge that God is preparing for help and comfort). If you are a Christian and reading this, prepare for you and your family members, but also put some away for the Jewish person that might come knocking at your door.
May God’s blessings be upon you dear reader, and please help me to pass this information on. Feel free to print it and circulate it.
John Paul Cook
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