ProphecyOld Testament, Part One

Leviticus 26 Deuteronomy 282 Kings 17:1-232 Kings 25:1-7 Psalm 83:1-8 (Verse 2, tumult= war) Isaiah 2:10-21Isaiah 11Isaiah 13 (Notice that the word Babylon is found throughout prophecy) Isaiah 14:1-6Isaiah 27:13Isaiah 47 (If you skip ahead, read Revelation 17 and 18) Isaiah 55Isaiah 66:22-24Jeremiah 4:27-31Jeremiah 5:10-31 (Go back and read Deuteronomy 28:49-51) Jeremiah 14:7-18 Jeremiah 16:14-21Jeremiah 23:1-32 (Isaiah 8:20= the reason) Jeremiah 26 (Read what happens to the two witnesses) Jeremiah 30 (Verse 15, sins= breaking the Torah, as in 1John 3:4) Jeremiah 31:1-14, 31-34 (Verse 33, law= Torah, written in hearts) Jeremiah 50 (Verse 17, who is this king of Babylon?; verse 33, Israel AND Judah held captive by Babylon) Jeremiah 51 (Read verses 27-28 from The Complete Jewish Bible; verse 31, Babylon's leader's city is taken) Ezekiel 5:5-17 Ezekiel 6:11-14Ezekiel 7:14-19 (Verse 19, could God be talking about the selling of gold in the market when he says: ...and their gold shall be removed....?) Ezekiel 12:26-28 Ezekiel 13:1-15 (Verses 10-15, untempered= foolish, unsavory) Ezekiel 18:1-9, 19-20, 24-25, 30-32 Ezekiel 22:23-31 Ezekiel 34 (Verses 23-24, this is after David was king so its a prophecy; 25-28, verse 25, read Jeremiah 31:33) Ezekiel 36:16-38 (Verse 27, read Jeremiah 31:33)

Ezekiel 37:1-14, 15-28 Ezekiel 38-39 Ezekiel 45:21-25 (Verse 21, the Festivals of Passover and the Days of Unleavened Bread, verse 25 the Festival of the Feast of Tabernacles; Chapters 40-48 of Ezekiel give a vision of a future temple in Jerusalem) Ezekiel 46:1-3 (The only Festival on a new moon is the Feast of Trumpets) Daniel 2:1-11, 20-23, 36-45 ( Verse 44, the End of the Age; the empires and kings mentioned in the other verses are dead and gone) Daniel 5 Daniel 7 (Verse 11, beast thrown in the lake of fire; verse 12, other beasts of the past and to the end of the age resurrected from the dead; verses 13-14, God's Government set up; verses 20-21, the beast of the book of Revelation 13:5-7? Read also Daniel 7:25) Daniel 8:23-27 (These verses cover history to the end of the age) Daniel 10 (This chapter is a lead-in to chapter 11) Daniel 11 (Verses 2-4, Alexander the Great's kingdom divided into four parts; verse 30, this where the prophecy gets fuzzy concerning its interpretation; verse 32, could be the Maccabees; verses 36-39; verses 40-45, possible historic events moving into future events) Daniel 12 (Verse 2, a resurrection of the dead, both just and unjust, read Acts 24;15; verse 3, many turned towards Torah, read Psalm 119:172; verse 11, temple and sacrifices, and a month extra time to 3 and a half years; verse 12, 45 other days added, for 75 total; verse 13, Daniel resurrected, he did not go to heaven) Hosea 1 (This is before Northern Israel sent into captivity, prophetic in the sense that it is dual, see verse 11)Hosea 2:10-11 (Israel rejected God's Holy Days for its own holidays) Hosea 2:18-23 (Prophetic last days) Hosea 4:6-7 (Verse 6, lack of knowledge of Torah, verse 7, the people sinned by breaking Torah) Hosea 5:15 (The offense is against God's Law, prophetic for today) Hosea 6:6-7 (Verse 7, broke the terms of the contract, or covenant) Hose 8:1-3 Hosea 11:12 (The saints practice the Hebrew Roots of the Faith) Hosea 14:9 (The Ways of the Lord are Torah) Joel 1Joel 2 (Verses 12-14) Joel 3 (Verses 12-15) Amos 2:4-8 Amos 3:3-7 (Verse 7, God's servants keep Torah, see Psalm 111:7-10)

Amos 5 (Verses 13-15; verses 21-23; verse 26, The Bohemian Grove) Amos 8:9-14 (Verse 14, Northern Israel set up an idol in Dan. Prophetic of false worship today) Amos 9:8-10 (Verse 9, Northern Israel dispersed and lost) Amos 9:11-15 (Verses 14-15, Northern Israel never went back to the land) Obadiah (Verse 14, crossway= a fork in the road; verse 21, saviours= avenging, deliverers, bringers of salvation) Micah 3 (Verses 5-6; verse 8, sin= breaking Torah; verse 11) Micah 4:1-4, 9-10Micah 5 (Verse 10, prophetic for war-making machines) Micah 6:8 Micah 7:18-20 Nahum 1:15 (This was before Judah's captivity in 585 BC, so its prophetic) Zephaniah 1:7-18 ( Verse 16, the trumpet, or shofar, sounds; verse 18, men look to materialism, see Ezekiel 7:19) Zephaniah 2:1-11 (Verse 3, Torah keepers; verse 11, false gods) Zephaniah 2:12-15 (This is historic, but also prophetic) Zephaniah 3:8-13 (Verse 9, worship in the same language; could that be in Hebrew?) Zephaniah 3:14-20 Haggai 2:6-9 (Verse 9, the latter house is God's Spiritual Church) Haggai 2:20-23 (Verse 23, signet= a signature-ring, seal) Zechariah 1:18-21 (This is a prophecy after both Northern Israel, 721 BC, and Southern Judah, 585 BC, were taken in captivity) Zechariah 2:10-13 Zechariah 3 (Verse 7, the house of the historic Joshua was materialistic, can't judge something materialistic; verse 8, the Branch is the Messiah; verse 10, prophetic peace) Zechariah 4 (Verse 7, the headstone= Messiah, see Psalm 118:22; verses 11-14, the two witnesses, see Revelation 11) Zechariah 6:9-15 (Verse 12, the Spiritual Temple of Messiah; verses 14-15, the physical temple) Zechariah 8:18-23 (Verse 19, the fast of the seventh= Yom Kippur, or Day of Atonement; verses 22-23, very prophetic, revealing that God has not abandoned his people the Jews) Zechariah 10:6-12Zechariah 14:1-11 Zechariah 14:12-15 Zechariah 14:16-21 (Who says the Feast of Tabernacles is just for the Jews?; verse

21, what does this mean?) Malachi 2:1-9 (Verses 7-9, the Law, Torah, is not taught, prophetic for our time today) Malachi 3:1-4 (Historically, John the Baptist; prophetically, someone given the same mission) Malachi 3:16-18 (Verse 18, those that serve God keep Torah) Malachi 4 (Verse 4, the law of Moses is the Torah that God commanded)

ProphecyNew Testament, Part Two

Matthew 24 (Verse 14, gospel preached first; verse 20, there can be heavy rains; verse 31, four winds= atmosphere; verse 44, maybe not be on The Feast of Trumpets because that is what many expect)Matthew 25:1-13 (Verse 7, trimmed= to decorate, to snuff (a wick)) Matthew 25:31-46 (Verse 40, God requires more than just Torah keeping) Matthew 28:16-20 Mark 13 (Verse 9, dual prophecy; verse 10, publish= to herald, to proclaim) Luke 21 (Verses 16-18, you won't loose eternal life; verse 24, Jerusalem attacked; verse 36, watch and pray means to watch your thoughts and watch world news, and pray, drawing closer to God) 1 Corinthians 15 (Verses 42-58, Paul said nothing about any going to heaven when they died) 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (Verse 17, air, and Matthew 24:31, four winds) 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 1 Timothy 4:1-6 (Verse 4, this doesn't mean one can eat unclean meats, unclean meats aren't received with thanksgiving or are they sanctified by the word of God) 2 Timothy 3:1-7 2 Timothy 4:1-4 (Verse 2, doctrine= instruction in the Torah; verse 3, Torah disregarded) Hebrew 2:5 Hebrews 4:7-9 2 Peter 1:19-212 Peter 3:9-14 1 John 3:1-3 Revelation 1 (Verse 18, hell= the grave) Revelation 2 (Read from The World of the New Testament, by James I. Packer,

Merrill C. Tenney, and William White, JR, editors, pages 172-173, The Fate of the Seven Churches; Revelation 2:7, Paradise of God, exists today?) Revelation 2:6, 15, notice this article reprinted from the worldwide web, involving the Nicolaitans, as quoted from the Servants News, November, 1995:

Nicolaitanism First-Century Clergyism and Priestcraft Reprinted from the American Christian Magazine, July-Aug 1992 But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate... Thus you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. Revelation 2:6, 15

Speaking to His own, Jesus Christ identifies the spirit of Nicolaitanism as the thing He hates (or detests). Thinking of the things you personally detest can bring you to understand the emotion of Godly anger our Lord has toward Nicolaitanism. His response of anger to this nicolaitan spirit is not unlike His response to the money-changer spirit recorded in Matthew 21. Should not we (the genuine followers of Jesus Christ) demand of ourselves complete agreement with the mind of the Lord in detesting the nicolaitan spirit?

Hating Nicolaitanism should be a "basic of the faith." But, there is overwhelming evidence we, as a people, have done the exact opposite! Contemporary leaders claiming to represent Christ not only fail to hate, detest and despise Nicolaitanism, they passionately covet it and support it.

They love, revere, maintain, defend and protect Nicolaitanism ... thinking they are doing God a service. We, the saints born into the contemporary "Christian" experience, have been blindly following these leaders who themselves have been blind to this nicolaitan spirit for several centuries now.

Recognizing Nicolaitanism

Identifying this spirit is a major first step toward restoration of genuine representations of the Ekklesia... which will, in turn, restore the purity, potency and vitality Jesus Christ infused into first century communities.

When denouncing the nicolaitan spirit, our Lord was addressing communities of

saints at Ephesus and Pergamos. Would not His words be the same today to us in our communities where we interact with fellow saints? Yet, investigation reveals contemporary saints are almost totally ignorant of the cursed spirit of Nicolaitanism among them.

Exposing Nicolaitanism

Two Greek root words are brought together to form "nicolaitan" : NICO and LAOS. "Nico" means to conquer or bind. "Laos" means "the common people." "Lait" (as in the central section of NICO - "LAIT" -AN) is a form of "laos." The modern term "laity", was formed by simply adding a "y."

Now, for there to be a laity there must be a clergy. The "clergy" is the elite ruling class, as contrasted with the "laity" which is the common class. Hence, we now understand that the thing Jesus Christ hates and detests is the spirit of clergy/laity (i.e., class society with one ruling over another). Are you beginning to smell something?

Nicolaitanism is a widespread gigantic system of error and deception perpetrated upon the saints of God by those claiming to represent God. Actually, Nicolaitanism was devised by the church/state system of this world as a replacement for the Ekklesia.

Nicolaitanism reveals the concept of "conquering the common people," "victorious over the people," and "subjugating the people."

The nicolaitan "government" is counterfeit to the government Jesus Christ referred to in the model prayer for His disciples, "Thy Kingdom come, on earth as it is in Heaven" (Matt. 6:10). Can we see this paraphrased as, "let there be manifest on earth, a visible body of people whose government is Jesus Christ"?

The body of Christ is presently in bondage to the spirit of Nicolaitanism. Nicolaitanism, as government, is interpreted by the Christian as clergy. Christians en-masse give support and obedience to clerical government, ignorantly believing clerical government is one-and-the-same as Christ's government. Clergy propagates itself as a special "spiritual" class with privileges the laity doesn't have. They claim to be officials (e.g. by ordination & license) who have the right to leadership in spiritual things. Churches have held the saints in bondage by

practicing Nicolaitanism. Man-made titles are issued as counterfeits to God-authored abilities and natural positions (Rom. 12:4-8; Rom 13:1; I Cor. 12:4-11; Eph. 4:7; I Pet. 4:10).

Nicolaitanism Paganized Christians

Occupied with worldly things, the "laity" are brainwashed to think they can't be spiritually equal to the clergy. Thus, the people (or masses) are ushered away from, and excused from, their personal spiritual responsibilities. In the Ekklesian concept (founded in Ex 19:5-6) each head of the household would be a "king/priest"--each one commissioned directly under Christ--with no middlemen! (1 Pet 1:23; 2:5; Heb 13:15, 16; 1Cor 12:7). There is nothing in the New Testament about needing "ordination papers" from the establishment church clergy before one is qualified and authorized to serve.

The ekklesia is opposed to Nicolaitanism, in every form--church, government, etc. The danger is that some may recognize it in Catholicism, but fail to see it in their own congregation. The truth is that Nicolaitanism is Churchism--anywhere it appears. It is seen in titles such as Reverend, Doctor of Divinity, Apostle, Evangelist, etc. Protestant, Fundamentalist and independent "Churches" need also to come clean on these issues.

A primary question is: does anyone teaching today (deluded by the spirit of Nicolaitanism) properly identify what a genuine New Testament "pastor" is? Has not this term "pastor" been corrupted and twisted in order to perpetuate the error to the extreme detriment of virtually the whole body of Christ?

A "pastor" is, in fact, a shepherd. An ekklesia is a called-out body of people; a specific community. The pastor shepherds within the community. Neither of these titles indicates "church," "religion," or "ritual." The challenge is to identify clearly the mind of Christ pertaining to these terms. Once defined, this revelation would do wonderful destruction in Churchdom and be a quantum leap for the Ekklesia!

Clergyism= Elitism

More than any other group, church "pastors" today restrict, hinder and prevent saints in the congregations from maturing into effective disciples. Under the

nicolaitan system of control, pastors must hold their "flock" from maturing to equal "spiritual" status as themselves. There is an unwritten code: "my people must not progress to the ground I hold or I lose my ground, my status and benefits as "pastor." Under the nicolaitan spirit the pastor must always be the pastor, the flock must always be the flock. The only exception being for people who will adhere to nicolaitan disciplines (Bible college, license, ordination, etc.) and aspire to the corrupt "pastor" status themselves.

Christ Hates Clergyism

Contemporary Nicolaitan ordination practices which anoint and appoint "pastors" and other "church" offices are far afield of what Jesus Christ established for the first century Ekklesia.

What is firmly in place today in Christendom is precisely what Jesus Christ warned the ekklesia at Ephesus and Pergamos to avoid.

With little exception, "pastors" today have vested interest in the Nicolaitan "system" and will not "bite the hand that feeds them." Licensed to marry and bury, the contemporary "Reverend" enjoys maintaining his position a "step above" the flock. Where do you find a "minister" performing a wedding or a funeral in the Scriptures? The perks of status, salary, parsonages, pensions, etc., make "pastoring" today an attractive "profession" for those who will meet nicolaitan standards of practice.

The "sacred desk" of the pulpit, the special class "ordained" to baptize, advise, sermonize, etc. maintains the nicolaitan stronghold. Only the "pastor" or his designates (those he deems will not upset the nicolaitan apple cart) are allowed access to the "sacred desk." Nicolaitanism results in the "one tongue, many ears" syndrome of pulpit and pews. Full operation of the entire organic body, as established by Jesus Christ, is thwarted by the nicolaitan system which prevails in virtually every "church" today. The nicolaitan spirit demands a ruling hierarchy over the organic body, usurping the "Headship" of Jesus Christ. So-called "pastors" today justify this by calling themselves "undershepherds"??? Book, chapter and verse, please!

Whether it be to the "founding families", church board, corporate board, missions board, or denominational headquarters, apathetic saints today are kept in tow via

the nicolaitan concepts Jesus Christ detests. The purity, power and potency God could supply through obedience to His Ekklesia concept is kept at bay. "Church" members are taught the outright lie that God wants them to "tithe" and contribute to the continuance of these nicolaitan churches and pastors.

Nicolaitanism divides the true organic body of Christ at given localities, fostering a spirit of un-Godly competition among the saints. Saints, like dumb sheep, relish the social benefits and pay dues to these "churches" and "pastors" to their own detriment and destruction. Then, when the crops fail, they blame God for the weakness.

They cry out to God for revival. But, revival is not what is needed! Transformation is what is needed. Transformation through repentance and housecleaning of the nicolaitan spirit, and a turning to adhere to Ekklesian principles of Scripture by the Spirit of the Living God!

But what about the "independent ministries"? Virtually all "para-church" ministries today are life-supported by the nicolaitan spirit as well--in traditional church fashion. Exposing the spirit of Nicolaitanism will serve to bring the contemporary "Christian Star System," and big name nicolaitan ministries, crashing down to God's Glory!

Would to God those who would give to ministries today could cease from following after deceptions which drain off funds needed for genuine Ekklesian work and local body cultivation.

Misplaced Bodies

Exhortations of Jesus Christ to the seven Ekklesias (Rev. 1-3) reveals additional insights.

Baalamism (Rev. 2:14) is companion to Nicolaitanism in causing God's people to mix with the nations from which God had carefully separated them.

"Church" members today are not a visible, practical, identifiable, separate "called-out" people. Nicolaitanism has succeeded in holding the saints of God under the dual aspects of Roman Civil Government and Clerical Government (i.e., Priestcraft). Hence, the saints have not functioned practically under the

government of Jesus Christ. Commitment and obedience to the government of Jesus Christ is shown to be inconclusive as the "first love" of the saints is abandoned in Revelation 2:4. The "False Apostles" of Revelation 2:2 are those whose "calling" is by the Nicolaitan spirit. They attempt to make the Ekklesia fit the mold of synagogues (today we call them "Judeo-Christian churches").

Revelation 2:9 mentions the "...synagogue of the adversary." These false Jews were attempting to hold the saints bound to the rabbinical system and religious standards. Churches, by nature, must perpetuate themselves by providing the nicolaitan structure for offices and the ostentatious statuses of men.

The Body Should Be Healthy and Vital

The Ekklesia is an organism; a living thing; a complex structure of interdependent elements whose relations and duties are largely determined by the needs therein. The Ekklesia is the "one new man" of Ephesians 2:15 & 4:24 --a body constituted to carry on the activities of life by means of organs separate in function but mutually dependent. Do we recognize this in 1 Corinthians 11:29-30? "...many are weak, sick and die... not discerning the Lord's body."

Genuine love toward our Lord Jesus must bring us to repent of the nicolaitan spirit. This must be our chief occupation today if we are to be overcomers and "...eat of the Tree of Life..." (Rev. 2:7), "...of the hidden manna..." and "...receive a new name..." (Rev. 2:17). Without this repentance we have the Lord's promise He will fight against us (Rev. 2:16).

This must call us to the work at hand. Deliverance begins in the house of God (1 Pet 4:17). The nicolaitan spirit pervades religion today ... indwelling individual saints. This spirit must be cast out. Nothing less than the all-out warfare of Ephesians 6:12 against "...wickedness in high places..." must be implemented to the pleasure of our God and the success of our posterity.

Leaders willing to accept the challenge to root out this nicolaitan spirit prove themselves as genuine leaders. Warriors bold enough to overcome this nicolaitan spirit prove themselves true warriors!

"Wherefore come out from among them, and be you separate, says the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you" (2 Cor. 6:17).

C. J. Milosh References: Nicolaitanism: The Rise and Growth of the Clergy, by Fredrick W. Grant Nicolaitansim by R. P. Daniel Both available for a few dollars from Believer's Bookshelf, PO Box 261, Sunbury, PA 17801. Further word-study: Strong's Greek Dictionary, #3531,32 Babylon Mystery Religion, Ancient and Modern by Ralph Woodrow, p 115. Unger's Bible Handbook, see Revelation Chapter 2:6-7, page 845. The Revelation of Jesus Christ, a commentary by John F. Walvoord, pp 58, 67-69.

Revelation 2 (Verses 8-11, the Smyrna Condition of God's Church, along with the Philadelphia Condition, are the only conditions with no negative comments against them) Revelation 3 (Verses 7-13, no negative comments; verse 14, ...church of the Laodiceans...., prophetic for our time today) Revelation 4 (Verse 8, see Isaiah 6:1-3) Revelation 5 (Verse 11, at least 100 million loyal angels, and thousands and thousands more) Revelation 6 (Verse 2, false prophets and false ministers; verse 8, hell= the grave; verses 15-17, why would they hide?) Revelation 7 (Verses 4-8, are these 144,000 the church, or witnesses on Earth, or all Jewish?, the Tribe of Dan left out; verses 9-14, these went through the tribulation) Revelation 8Revelation 9 (Verses 1-4, war-making machines; verse 8, helicopter propellers?; verse 11, Abaddon= destroying angel, Apollyon= destroyer; verses 16-17, war-making machines; verses 20-21, verse 20, sorceries= medication, from the word that means poisoner) Revelation 10 Revelation 11 (Verse 1, the Church of Believers?; or a real, literal Temple?; verses 3-4, Zechariah 4; verse 5, fire= what they say in defense; verse 10, know holiday, such as Christmas, or a holiday instituted; verse 18, the faithful dead are resurrected) Revelation 12 (Verses 1-2, Israel and the Messiah; verses 3-4, Satan, power over the nations, and his devils, an attempt to kill the Messiah; verse 6, the New Testament Church; verse 11, martyrdom; verse 14, the Church is delivered; verses

15-16, a real flood or a flood of armies (Isaiah 59:19, Jeremiah 47:1-3); verse 17, those not watching and praying, those who have become lax, or those marked for martyrdom) Revelation 13 (Verses 1-2, describes in Daniel 7:4-7; verse 1, blasphemy= speaking evil against God; verse 3, literal or symbolic wound, historical continuation; verse 4, Satan is worshipped; verses 5-6, see verse 1; verses 11-12, the spokesman for the first beast; verses 14-15, image= likeness, resemblance, is the image a satellite transmission?; verses 16-17, mark= scratch or etching, stamp or badge of servitude; verse 18, the last character is stigma (), from Strong's Greek Concordance #5516, #4742 as a cross: to stick, i.e., prick, a mark incised or punched (for recognition of ownership), i.e., scar of service) Revelation 13, there are two groups being talked about: 1) Verse 8; 2) Verses 14-15, (Verse 15, killed, Strong's Greek #615, to kill outright, from #575, off, as in to kill or murder when one offs someone) Revelation 14 (Verse 4, symbolic or literal for the Church; verse 5, guile= deceit, subtilty; verse 10, but there is no burning and burning and burning, see Malachi 4:1, 3; verse 12, commandments= Torah) Revelation 15 Revelation 16 (Verse 2, Satan worshippers punished; verse 9, people don't repent; verse 10, explains Revelation 14:10-11; verse 12, river of staging ground for move into the Holy Land; verse 16, the forces are just gathered here, the war is found in Joel 3:2, 14, which is the Kidron Valley; verse 21, mankind still doesn't repent.) Revelation 17 (Verses 2-3, beast governmental structure, see Revelation 13, names= authority, notoriety; verse 6, governments martyred the saints, including the two witnesses in Revelation 11; verse 8, perdition= destruction; verse 9, mountains can mean governments, see Isaiah 2:1-2; verses 10-11?, verse 11, eight popular governments?; verse 12, ten more governments; verse 14, the end of the present age of man's governments; verse 16, the ten governments turn of the whore; verse 18, the whore is a great city that rules over the kings of the Earth, which in turn rule over governments, the whore is not called a church)Revelation 18 (Verse 2, the Great City falls; verse 3, wealth is made, delicacies=strength, luxury; verse 7, deliciously= to be luxurious--wealthy, well off,queen, a clue to the city?; verse 9, kings gain wealth, questions: Why would the kings of the Earth unite with Islam? Why would the kings of the Earth unite with Roman Catholicism?; verse 11, wealth cut-off; verse 13, slaves sold to this system, and the souls of men sold to this system; verse 15, since when would Islam or Catholicism make merchants money?; verses 17, 19, wealth is cut-off, not religious worship; verse 23, merchants= business people, the wealthy,

sorceries= medication, pharmacy--the drug trade) Revelation 19 (Verse 1, the word heaven can mean air, sky, not at God's Throne. So it is possible this means the saints meeting Messiah (Christ) as in Matthew 24:31, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, and Zechariah 14:4-5; this verse also doesn't say anything about anyone dieing; verse 7, wife= the Church (the union of Israel and Judah); verses 8 or 14, can explain verse 1; verse 18, what is the flesh of horses?; verse 20, the beast and false prophet, no possible resurrection, see Daniel 7:11; verse 21, the rest killed with a probable resurrection, see Daniel 7:12) Revelation 20 (Verse 4, Administrative duties with Messiah; verse 5, This is the first resurrection,= verse 4; verse 6, the second death= the Lake of Fire; verses 8-9, nations could be: Russia, China, see Ezekiel 38:5-6, notice that Libya and Ethiopia now on the side of the Asian Confederacy, in Daniel 11:43 they are on the side of the King of the North; unnamed nations, some see only Islamic nations; verse 10, Satan and his devils are not flesh and blood so they won't burn up, the beast and the false prophet are, so they burn up; verse 12, second resurrection, as in Revelation 20:5: But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished; verses 13-14, hell= the grave) Revelation 21 (Verses 1-2, see 2 Peter 3:10-13; verse 3, God comes to Believers, Believers don't go to him; verse 6, Hebrew: Aleph and Tav; verse 8, abominable= disgusting, sorcerer= druggist, poisoner, (pharma); verse 16, correction calculation: 2,640,000 yards (?) each side, and height (7,920,000 feet), or 1500 miles. So each side and height is 300 miles; verse 17, wall is 72 yards; verse 23, no sun and no moon, so the New Heavens is different; verses 24, 26, humans born at this time?) Revelation 22 (Verse 2, a new Garden of Eden, being the third Biblical reference (?), how does fruit yield without the sun?; verse 6, this seems more relevant today than in John's time; verse 10, see verse 6; verse 12, again, saved with works, with keeping the Law; verse 14, commandments= Torah; verse 18, misapplication of the prophecy; verse 19, denial of the prophecy. God takes the Book of Revelation very seriously)

Much of the prophecy of the Book of Revelation is unfulfilled. No person has any right or authority from God to call guesses and speculation truth. Believers will understand fully what God means when the prophecy is fulfilled, in God's season.

ProphecyThe Third View, In Depth

Part Three

Three views of what the beast of Revelation 13 is: 1) The Beast is a Revived Holy Roman Empire2)The Beast is Islam3)The Beast is pure Satan worship, in a One World Government and a New World Order

The following is taken from the book Satan's Angels Exposed, by Salem Kirban, pages 135-231 (with the author of this study on prophecy commenting, where indicated):

19The ILLUMINATI...REAL OR IMAGINED?

No Secrets Hid From God! [Page 146]In recent years [as of 1980] in Christian circles there have been hushed whispers about the Illuminati and their conspiracy to control the world. Illuminati comes from the root word, illuminate. The basic meaning of illuminate is To give light...or one who is enlightened in mind and spirit. The Illuminati are defined as A people who have or profess to have special intellectual or spiritual enlightenment. Satan is a master deceiver. He began as Lucifer, Bearer of Light. The name Illuminati or enlightened one is derived from this.

--Author's comment: This author sees now Lucifer having the same name, but now has been given the title in Hebrew of HaSatan, or the The Adversary.

The Ultimate Aims [Page 149] By the time a member had reached the grade of Illuminated Minerval [see page 147], he learned the ultimate aims of the Order: 1) Abolition of all ordered government2) Abolition of private property3) Abolition of inheritance 4) Abolition of patriotism 5) Abolition of all religion 6) Abolition of the family (via abolition of marriage) 7) Creation of a World Government Weishaupt wrote to his chief assistant, Cato: The most admirable thing of it all is that great Protestant and reformed theologians (Lutherans and Calvinists) who

belong to our Order really believe they see in it the true and genuine mind of the Christian religion. Oh man, what can not you be brought to believe?

Luring The Unsuspected [Page 149]He knew how to lure unsuspecting people into his organization and once wrote: These people swell our numbers and fill our treasury; get busy and make these people nibble at out bait...but do not tell them our secrets. They must be made to believe that the low degree that they have reached is the highest. Thus it was that influential people of that day became Novices, but these never attained to the higher grades where the real aims of the Illuminati were known.

--Author's comment: What is said above is how it works today. The coming system of the Beast will undoubtedly lure the unsuspecting.

Infiltrating Freemasonry [Page 150]Weishaupt gradually infiltrated the Freemasons. On July 16, 1782 at the Congress of Wilhelmsbad, an alliance between Illuminism and Freemasonry was finally sealed. On that day the leading secret societies were infiltrated, and to some degree, united...more than 3 million members!....Eventually the Bavarian government banned both the Illuminati and the Freemasons on March 2, 1785. Weishaupt was forced to leave the country. The Bavarian government heard four leading members of the Illuminati testify before a Court of Inquiry exposing the Satanic nature of its aims. A voluminous array of documents were found in Illuminati headquarters. The Bavarian government published them to warn all the other countries of Europe. The name of this document was: Original Writings of the Order and Sect of the Illuminati.

20THE ILLUMINATI AND THE ALL-SEEING EYE

The Pyramid And The Dollar [Page 153]Dr. Adam Weishaupt, founder of the Order of the Illuminati adopted the All-Seeing Eye symbol at the time he founded his Order on May 1, 1776. The symbol is a pyramid with its top triangular stone being an eye. The symbol is found on the back of a $1 United States bill. At the base of the pyramid is the date 1776. Many, in error, believe this refers to the date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This is not solely true. It refers also, according to many, to the date Weishaupt founded the Order of the Illuminati. Although the pyramid on the American dollar with its 13 levels ties in with the 13

colonies, the original association was with ancient Egyptian and Babylonian mysticism. Thus, mystery surrounds the implications found in the Great Seal of the United States of America.

Author's comment: Throughout prophecy, God talks about Babylon, whether its historic or prophetic. There are parallels between the pyramid on the dollar bill having a Babylonian association and Babylon mentioned in prophecy.

The Big Brother All-Seeing Eye [Page 154] Note also that the cornerstone is missing from the top of the pyramid. In its place is the All-Seeing Eye. Weishaupt's mutual spying system was an integral part of his program to keep his associates in line. The eye symbolized a Big Brother controlling domain. Those who dismiss this idea say the eye in the Great Seal is the all-seeing eye of God. However, the words in Latin underneath the pyramid of the Great Seal {Novus Ordo Seclorum} mean New Secular Order. The words in Latin above the Great Seal {Annuit Coeptis} mean Announcing the Birth. Put the two together and you get Announcing the birth of a New Secular Order.

21ILLUMINATI INFLUENCE IN THE UNITED STATES

Pike And His Councils [Page 159-161]Albert Pike's most famous book is the 861 page Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. It was published in 1871. In it, he writes: The blind Force of the people is a force that must be economized, and also managed...it must be regulated by intellect. When all Forces are combined, and guided by the Intellect {the Illuminati}, and regulated by the Rule of Right and Justice...the great revolution prepared for by the ages will begin to march. It is because Force is ill regulated, that revolutions prove failures {Morals and Dogma, pp. 1-2). On July 14, 1889 he issued this statement to the 23 Supreme Councils of the world: That which we must say to the crowd is: We worship God, but it is the God one adores without superstition. To you, Sovereign Grand Instructors General, we say this, that you may repeat it to the Brethren of the 32nd , 31st and 30th degrees: The Masonic religion should be, by all of us, initiates of high degrees , maintained in the purity of Luciferian doctrine.

22THE THREE WARSPLANNED OR COINCIDENCE?

An Interlocking Conspiracy [Page 162]Albert Pike's three Supreme Councils controlled 23 other subordinate groups throughout the world. The Mazzini-Pike plan was to control the world. How would this be accomplished? The plan was relatively simple. It called for, according to the writings of some, Communism, Fascism, and the struggle for the Mid-East to foment three global wars and at least two major revolutions.

World War 1 [Page 162] The First World War was to enable Communism to destroy the Czarist government of Russia and replace it with militant atheism. This came to pass [as of 1980] and we now see the results of this overthrow.

World War 2 [Page 163] The second war would begin by manipulating the governments of Great Britain and Germany to start a world war. Hitler, however, accomplished this almost single handed, bringing on World War 2. After this war, Communism would then be in a position to destroy other governments and weaken religions. This also came to pass. Russia controls most of Europe [as of 1980] and the Gospel has been effectively suppressed in many nations. This atheistic movement has also successfully spread to China when China became closed to Christianity after World War 2.

World War 3 [Page 163] The Mazzini-Pike blueprint also called for a World War 3. This would begin by firing up controversy between Judaism and the Moslem world. They hoped that the Zionists and Moslems would destroy each other and bring the rest of the world into a final conflict. This Armageddon would bring complete social, political, and economic chaos. While the Illuminati secret few may fan the fires, it must be seriously questioned how much world influence this group has had in the last century [1880-1980]. It is quite possible that these Illuminati schemes for 3 World Wars are more recent inventions, post-dated to give authenticity to those who seek to blame the sin and suffering of today's world on some secret few.

Author's comment: It is the year 2015, which is 35 years after the above was written. This author sees the Illuminati and other groups with them as having more greater influence today, but yet still very secret. Besides that, it doesn't take very many to do much harm in the world to follow an age old scheme and age old agenda. With positions of power and great wealth this is being done today.

[Page 163-164]In any event, to fill the void created by Armageddon would come a World Government, headed by the Illuminati. In a letter now catalogued in the British Museum in London, Pike wrote to Mazzini: Then everywhere, the people, disillusioned with Christianity, will receive the true light, that will follow the destruction of Christianity and atheism, both conquered and exterminated at the same time. The Illuminati are against both Christianity and atheism and seek to destroy both and supplant it with Satan as their god whom they call, Lucifer. In fact they do not accept the doctrine of Satanism.

Author's comment: The doctrine of causing disillusionment and destruction, and then conquering is called the Hegelian Dialectic. The author has come to see that this evil angel is still called Lucifer, for that is his name. But God has given him the title of Satan for he is now the adversary of God and of the world. The Illuminati Doctrine today says the God of the Holy Bible, YHWH, or YHVH, is in fact Satan. Lucifer, their doctrine goes, is in fact god.

Lucifer Theology [Page 165] In the Illuminati doctrine, Lucifer is God and the doctrine of Satanism is a heresy. Lucifer is their God of Light. The Christian God {Adonay}, they state is the God of Evil. What about World War 3? If you carefully read current news events [from 1980-2015] and see the alignment of nations it is not hard to understand that the third World War could be between the forces united with Israel against the forces united with Communism and Islam.

Satan's Prophets [Page 165] Perhaps the Illuminati, in league with Satan as they are, actually {even without realizing it} have had revealed to them Satan's program in advance? If so, they have truly been Satan's prophets of coming doom!

24THE MONEY MANIPULATORS GREED FOR POWER

Are We Bankrupt? [Pages 176-177]We may already be living in the age of the Anti-Christ! [as of 1980] He may already be alive on earth! It is my opinion that the United States is becoming bankrupt! [Can't argue this in 2015] It is becoming bankrupt financially! It is becoming bankrupt morally! It is becoming bankrupt spiritually! And like Israel of old...it has become hardhearted and stiff-necked. And like Israel of old...it will

someday suffer complete collapse...controlled by Anti-Christ! That's my prediction! Economically, we have spent money we don't have and then printed more money to make up for the deficit. The federal debt [as of 1980] increased more during the 1970s than in the entire previous history of the United States!

Federal Debt Astronomical [Page 177]Such spending places the United States at the mercy of those who control the wealth of the world. It would not be surprising to learn that these money manipulators first created the situation that weakened the United States so they could finally control this great nation! [The Hegelian Dialectic] And why not? Is it not in the United States where we have the greatest expansion of the Gospel? Is it not in the United States where Bible-believing ministers are on more television stations than the large network talk shows? This offends Satan. So naturally the United States will be one of his prime areas of attack, and he will use the money manipulators to breed hate and to put the power into the hands of a few, demon-possessed individuals!

Author's comment: One has to consider, however, that Satan has his own ministers that will continue to teach against God's Law and God's Way. This falls into the hands of Satan, which therefore falls into the hands of the Illuminati and the One World Government Elitists.

A Den Of Vipers [Pages 183-185]Some claim it was the money barons who created the depressions of 1890 and 1907 in order to install a money system to their liking. Indeed, the supporters of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 did promise that it would stabilize the dollar. Americans would never again see the dollar madly fluctuate nor, they said, would the dollar lose its purchasing power. [This is, of course, not true in 2015] President Wilson recognized the dangers: A great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit. The growth of the nations, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men. We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled governments in the civilized worldno longer a government of free opinion, no longer a government by conviction or a vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and duress of a small group of men {National Economy and the Banking System, Senate Documents, Col., No. 23 75th Congress, 1st Session, 1939)

The Warburgs [Pages 184-185] Stephen Birmingham {in his book Our Crowd, Dell Publishing Co., New York,

1967, p. 400} alleges that the person who played the most significant part in getting the Federal Reserve System adopted was Paul Warburg. He and his brother , Felix, had come to the United States from Germany in 1902. Their brother Max ran the family bank in Frankfurt, Germany. Paul Warburg married Nina Loeb of Kuhn, Loeb and Company. There were close alliances with John D. Rockefeller, Jr and Jacob Schiff. Rockefeller's agent admitted many years later: Despite my views about the value to society of greater publicity of corporations, there was an occasion, near the close of 1910, when I was secretive, indeed as furtive [or sneaky and stealthy] as any conspirator. I do not feel it is any exaggeration to speak of our secret expedition to Jekyl Island {off the coast of Georgia} as the occasion of the actual conception of what eventually became the Federal Reserve System.1 [See footnote from the book Satan's Angels Exposed]

Author's comment: A very good book about the Federal Reserve is The Creature from Jekyl Island by G. Edward Griffin.

Power In Hands Of Few [Page 187] The Federal Reserve System is just one small piece of the puzzle, as we see a free people fitting into a one-world society. You can look for the current American currency system to collapse one of these days. It was the brilliant economist, Ludwig Von Mises, who said: Government is the only institution that can take a valuable commodity like paper, and make it worthless by applying ink.

Time Will Tell [Pages 191-192] It will be interesting to watch the power plays of the Internationalists. Presently the world is vibrating with chaos. When the pieces of the puzzle settle into a recognizable picture, will it reveal that the international bankers [Banksters] manipulated the Federal Reserve System to bring the United States to its knees financially? Will it reveal that there was a ribbon of conspiracy that began hundreds of years ago...a conspiracy to a one-world government? Will it reveal that the money barons of today were involved in a plan for international control? And from all of this...will it give birth to the rise of Antichrist?

25THE COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS...THE POWER BEHIND THE

THRONE?

The Rockefeller Money [Page 196] Some believe that the CFR [Council on Foreign Relations] is a front for the

intellectual leaders and the international bankers [Banksters] who hope to control the world through the Fabian technique [See Chapter 23 of Satan's Angels Exposed] of sophisticated gradualism. The CFR is a secret organization. In its 1966 Annual Report, Members who do not adhere to secrecy can be dropped from membership.

The Invisible Government [Pages 197-198] The CFR has been called the invisible government, and the Establishment. It is interesting to note that members of the CFR have at one time or another staffed almost every key position of every administration since Franklin Delano Roosevelt! Yet most Americans have never heard of the Council on Foreign Relations! [Is this still true even in 2015?] It has been successful in maintaining its semi-anonymity for over 50 years! [In 2015 that makes it over 80 years] CFR members are allegedly included among the most influential international banking organizations. Major corporations have influential CFR members as do the major communications media!

A Strange Coincidence [Page 203] The CFR states it does not formulate any policy of Government. And, on the surface, this may be true. But what it does is make sure that CFR members are in high, influential positions in the U.S. Government. It is precisely these officials, who are CFR members, who have the ability, if they choose, to make sure U.S. policy is along CFR One World lines.

26BILDERBERGERS...THE POWER SEEKERS?

Death Of Dollar [Pages 211-212] In this April 1978 meeting the European Bilderbergers predicted a depression would strike the world in 1979 and that the U.S. dollar would die. The solution, Bilderberger leaders said was the dumping of the dollar for an international bancor system. The planning at the secret Princeton meeting revolved around the creation of a new currency that would take the dollar's place in the world market...a currency that would be universally acceptable as a medium of exchange. David Rockefeller, whose Chase Manhattan Bank, has led the world in currency speculation, perhaps now saw the handwriting on the wall. Rockefeller's power was diminishing...the dollar would nosedive. We would enter an era of inflationary depression. The words inflationary depression sound contradictory...but they are not. Most people think of a Depression as a time when people are selling apples

and there is a scarcity of money. An Inflationary Depression is the same illness...but at a much critical stage! In an Inflationary Depression...there is plenty of money, but its purchasing power is severely curtailed! Ten dollars may buy you 2 apples!

Author's comment: What is coming in the future from 2015 may be ten dollars buys you one apple!

A New Leader [Pages 212-213] The question many ask is are officials of the Government, who are members of the CFR and Bilderberger organization compromising their position by aligning with those who seek a One World Government? Does it not weaken the position of national sovereignty of the United States and prepare the way for Antichrist, a satanic world leader? If it does not...why the secrecy? If it does not...why restricted membership to those only who are the manipulators of power through vast control of money, through the mass media and through politics? Is there a conspiracy? Are the Bilderbergers part of it? Or are they merely another group of would be do-gooders used and manipulated by other unseen forces? World events are shaping up so rapidly in these End Times that the answer to that question may not be far off...maybe within a few years...or months! [Written in 1980]

Author's comment: Although no one person can say when the answers will come. But up to 2015 many things have continued to happen where it just maybe within a few years, or months. We are told to watch and pray.

27THE TRILATERAL COMMISSION...AMERICA'S NEW SECRET

GOVERNMENT

One World Goal [Pages 214-215]It was David Rockefeller who hand-picked this elite group of some 250 individuals in 1973 to begin this organization. They included power shapers from business, banking, government, labor and the intelligentsia. On the surface this group would appear to be accomplishing good, seeking ways to make a positive contribution to world problems. The Trilateral Commission meets twice a year [as of 1980] to discuss problems like the world monetary situation, economic issues and military issues. However, those who have penetrated the inner workings of this group state that the real purpose is to take over all key policy-making positions in government and to unite the free world into a loosely knitted

socialistic world government.1 [See footnote in Satan's Angels Exposed]

International Monetary Fund [Page 216] Which do men strive for the most...money or power? Have you ever noticed men of extreme wealth who simply were not happy or satisfied? What do they do? They run for public office. They are willing to spend a large portion of their accumulated fortunes. They are willing to run day and night, politicking, shaking hands, making speeches. Why? Because money does not fill the void. They seek POWER! It was Lord Acton who said in 1887: Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. In essence, the CFR, the Bilderbergers, the Trilateralists seek power. That power will corrupt and someday usher in the age of Antichrist.

An Interesting History [Page 217]Jeremiah Novak, who has had articles published in the Christian Science Monitor is reported to have said in a radio interview with Ray Briem on February 19, 1977, {in describing a Trilateral document, written by Richard Cooper}: Page 21 says the public and leaders of most countries continue to live in a mental universe which no longer exists, a world of separate nations and that have great difficulty thinking in terms of global perspectives and interdependence...What he is saying is we no longer live in a world of sovereign nationsand that applies to the United States as well. We just celebrated last year our Bicentennial of independence. In November of this year {1976}, in this document, we have issued a new declaration of interdependence which will greatly modify the sovereignty of this country. {Mr. Novak, himself, is not a Trilateralist}

Powerful Central Government [Pages 220-221] Aiding in the founding of the Trilateral Commission was Zbigniew Brzezinski. Under the Carter Administration, Brzezinski was Assistant to the President for National Security. The Trilateralists were able to place one third of their members into top level Administration positions during Jimmy Carter's presidency. In his book, Between Two Ages, Brzezinski wrote: The approaching two-hundredth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence could justify the call for a national constitutional convention to re-examine the nation's formal institutional framework. Either 1976 or 1989the two-hundredth anniversary of the Constitutioncould serve as a suitable target date culminating a national dialogue on the relevance of existing arrangements...Realism, however, forces us to recognize that the necessary political innovation will not come from direct constitutional reform, desirable as that would be. The needed change is more

likely to develop incrementally and less overtly...in keeping with the American tradition of blurring distinctions between public and private institutions.1 [See footnote in Satan's Angels Exposed]

This concludes the quotes from the book Satan's Angels Exposed by Salem Kirban.

Possible scriptural support: Revelation 13:2 Revelation 13:4 (Satan is worshipped, not God or allah) Revelation 13:6 (The Beast speaks impiously about God) Revelation 13:8 (Those who go along with the Beast worship him, not God or allah) Revelation 13:16-18 (This is about money, wealth, and finances. What does Catholicism, or Islam have to do with money, wealth, and finances?) Revelation 17:18 (The woman is a great city. God does not call it a church, or a religious institution) Revelation 18:3 (Merchants obtained wealth. Delicacies= luxury) Revelation 18:7 (Deliciously= to be luxurious--wealthy, well off) Revelation 18:9 (The kings of the Earth made wealthy, well off) Revelation 18:11 (The buying and selling of merchandise. Merchandise= cargo, wares) Revelation 18:17 (Wealth making comes to an end, not the worship of God or allah) Revelation 18:23 (Sorceries= pharmaceutical drug trade) 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 (This is talking about the Beast of Revelation 13. He wants the worship. Why would he want worship, and you will be killed if you don't worship him, but in the same breath force people to worship God on Sunday, or the so-called Mark of the Beast?) 2 Thessalonians 2:8-9 (In Revelation 13:2, Satan gives the Beast the power. And through the Beast sets up a financial system, not a religious one) Psalm 115:1-8 Isaiah 2:20-21 Isaiah 31:7 Ezekiel 7:19 (Question: do they try to sell their gold on the market but because the market is crashing, everyone is selling and no one is buying?) Zechariah 14:14 James 5:1-6 Revelation 9:20-21 (Verse 20, worship of devils, gold, silver, etc.)