The Bible 101
by Paul Sides

 

The Bible is about a 7,000-year plan from Adam until the end of the 1,000-year reign of the Messiah.  That plan is all about the nation of Israel.  And that plan culminates in the End Times with a major war in the Middle East between Islam vs. Judaism/Christianity over control of Jerusalem.  This war brings the False Messiah to power.  We are currently in this war and the time Yahshua called “Wars and Rumors of Wars”.  That is why I am talking to you.  First, let me give you a crash course on the Bible.

 

The Origins of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity

Because this war involves Islam, Christianity, and Judaism.  Let me give you some history.  It all began with a promise God made to a man named Abraham.  That promised first resulted in two nations; Arabs and Israelites.  Then the promise given to Abraham passed down through Isaac to Jacob split the Nation of Israel resulting is Judaism and Christianity.

 

The Promise

It all begins with a man named Abraham.  God established a covenant with Abraham and gave Abraham a promise that he would make his descendants a great peoples and mighty nations.  Abraham then had two sons…

 

Two Sons (Ishmael and Isaac)

Abraham had two sons Ishmael and Isaac.  God blessed both sons to be “fathers of many great nations” but Isaac was the “promised one”.  Which meant Isaac’s descendents would be God’s chosen people.  God ordained a “Holy War” that the descendants of Ishmael and Isaac would be at war until the end of the 6,000 years prior to the beginning of the Millennial Reign and that this conflict would be the war that brings the False Messiah to power.  Both Ishmael and Isaac indeed grew into two great peoples.

 

The Origins of Islam and Israel

The descendants of Ishmael are the Arab countries and their religion in Islam.  The descendants of promise are Isaac through Jacob who was renamed Israel.  Israel had 12 sons who descended into tribes of people.  Those 12 tribes became known as the nation of Israel.  From there, the promise of God was split.

 

The “Promise” Split into Two Blessings

When Israel (Jacob) blessed his 12 sons, he divided the Blessing of God into two and pronounced two special blessings… the Birthright Blessing and the Scepter Blessing:

 

·        The Birthright Blessing is the blessing to become many great nations and with it came the blessing to worship God in “spirit”.  This blessing went to Israel’s grandson Ephraim.  Ephraim was the second born son of Israel’s oldest son Joseph.

·        The Scepter Blessing is the blessing of leadership and “truth” in worship.  The Scepter Blessing went to Israel’s son Judah.

 

Splitting God’s blessing ultimately split the Nation of Israel…

 

The Nation of Israel Split into Two Houses

The Nation of Israel was divided into two “Houses” the House of Israel (9 tribes) and the House of Judah (3 tribes).  The House of Israel followed Ephraim and the Birthright Blessing and the House of Judah followed Judah and the Scepter Blessing.  This split ultimately resulted in Christianity and Judaism.

 

The Origin of Judaism

Over time, the House of Israel rebelled against the House of Judah and scattered throughout the earth.  The House of Judah held on to their identity as “Jews” and kept the “truth” in worship alive throughout the centuries even until today.

 

The Origin of Christianity

After the House of Israel scattered, they spread out all over the world.  Lost in the world, they longed to be re-united with their God.  God answered their plea.

 

4,000 years into God’s 7,000-year plan He sent Yahshua.  The purpose of His coming was multifaceted.  Not only did He come as the Messiah and to be the final sacrifice for sin, but He said He didn’t come to the Jews but for the “lost sheep”, the Gentiles.  Simply stated, He came to reach out to the House of Israel that was lost.  The House of Israel, the lost 9 tribes, were spread out among all nations as “seeds”.  Yahshua “watered” those seeds calling Himself the “living water of life” and those seeds responded fulfilling the Birthright Blessing to become many great nations.  They are the Christian nations of today and carry forward the “Spirit” of Worship.  God allotted 2,000 years for the Gospel to spread calling out the lost House of Israel called the Church Age.  During that time, God blinded the eyes of the Jews or House of Judah to the true identity of their savior Yahshua the Messiah.

 

The “church” was formed budding forth from the Birthright Blessing having found the “spirit” of worship or rather the source of salvation but lacked the ability to truly understand the intimate nature of God that can only be found in the Torah.  The Jews, understanding deeper concepts of the Living God through their understanding of Torah were left lacking the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and the understanding of God’s Son.  Yahshua said the ultimate form of understanding and worship of God can only be found in Truth and Spirit when the two are Houses are Re-United and the Whole House of God is one again!

 

The Church Age

Because of disobedience and for crucifying the Savior God pronounced “judgment” on Israel.  The Bible gives the exact number of years.   The Bible predicts the very day in 1948 that God would give Israel back its homeland in 1 day and end Israel’s exile. 

 

Yahshua said that God would completely destroy Jerusalem and the Temple Mount as punishment for His death.  Yahshua went on to say that God would re-gather Israel a generation prior to the beginning of the End Times.  Or rather specifically in 1948.

 

The Roman Empire destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple in AD70 in fulfillment of prophesies launching the 2,000-year Church Age as prophesied.  The Bible stops with the “Great Commission” to call out the lost sheep and then picks up again in the End Times.

 

Prophecy and End Times

When asked about His Second Coming, Yahshua consistently refers the listener/reader to the Holy Prophets and specifically to the Prophet Daniel.

 

First, we know from countless Bible stories, references, prophecies, feasts, and portraits that God’s Master Plan is 6,000 years of Human Government then 1,000 years of Divine Government called the Millennial Reign.

 

Concerning End Times, Yahshua first said we will know we are in the last generation when God re-establishes Israel as a Nation.  Then Yahshua points us to Daniel for the details and Yahshua talks about the False Messiah, the Abomination of Desolation, and Mark of the Beast, and so on.  To find out more detail, however, He said read Daniel.  So let me explain Daniel very simply.

 

Daniels Prophecy of 70 Weeks of Years

Daniel gives a prophecy of 70 sets of 7-year periods.  Or “Daniel’s 70 Weeks”.  This prophecy is a detailed timeline of events about God’s timeline.  They talk about every major phase of human history including Yahshua 1st and 2nd coming.

 

These 70 weeks are a “measuring rod” of history.  The last week of years or 7-year period is called the 70th Week of Daniel.  Daniel describes it as a 7-year peace treaty between Israel and the Arabs that marks the end of the 6,000-year period that is the beginning of the “End Times”.  For centuries, Bible Scholars have known God’s plan was 7,000 years with the first 6,000 being Human Government marked by sin.  Yahshua would come first in year 4,000 and then again after year 6,000 to do away with sin and rule for 1,000 years.  So mankind has been expecting a 7-year peace treaty between Israel and the Arabs around 1993-2000 for centuries. 

 

That 7-year peace treaty begins what we know as “The End Times”.  A 14-year period from 1993 – 2007.

 

Daniel’s Timeline of End Events

Daniel goes into great detail about the End times. 

 

The Peace Treaty Doesn’t Last

Daniel said the Peace Treaty would expire exactly after 7 years.  He said it would not achieve peace because of a dispute over Jerusalem. 

 

The Mid-Point / 2,300 Days / Abomination of Desolation

He says that at the mid-point of the treaty the continual offering or oblation would be stopped on top of the Temple Mount resulting in "abominations" on top of the Temple Mount.  The abominations mentioned in Daniel continue throughout the Great Tribulation and end with the Abomination of Desolation (where the False Messiah comes to power and proclaims himself the Messiah).

 

Wars and Rumors of Wars

Daniel says that after the peace treaty expires because of a dispute over Jerusalem, a war erupts on top of the Temple Mount lasting until the Abomination of Desolation.  Daniel says this war over Jerusalem and the Temple Mount and that Israel is attacked and overrun.  Daniel says that just as Israel is on the verge of defeat that God judges the enemies of Israel and Israel wins the war.  That judgment is a nuclear attack on the capital cities of the Arab countries that attack Israel.

 

Yahshua refers to this period of time as a period of Wars and Rumors of Wars that must take place as the world transitions from Human Government to Satanic Government under the False Messiah.

 

The Great Tribulation

Daniel says the False Messiah comes controls the power of others through his influence for 3.5 years.  The False Messiah resolves the War in the Middle East through a proposal to divide Jerusalem into an Arab and Israeli capital.  He also divides the Temple Mount giving the Jews their 3rd Temple, allowing Islam to keep their Mosque, and allowing Christianity under the Pope a statue of Mary.

 

Revelation

The Apostle John saw the End Events in detail and they correspond perfectly to Daniels prophecy.  John, however saw much greater detail.  He saw a massive modern day war, he saw smallpox, he saw a comet hit the earth causing 6 months of total darkness toward the end of the Great Trib.  He describes a 45 days prior to the second coming that Yahshua tells us the sign of the Son of Man (a cross) appears in the sky.  Then He saw the Second Coming.  He saw all the armies of the world gather together in the valley of Armageddon to wage war on the Messiah when He returned.  He saw Yahshua completely destroy those armies and overthrow the False Messiah.  Yahshua then setup His Divine System of Government.

 

History

 

1.      In AD70, The Roman Empire destroyed Jerusalem and the 3rd Temple and exiled Israel just like Yahshua prophesied.

 

2.      In 1948, God re-established the Nation of Israel in just one day as prophesied.

 

3.      Also in 1948, the False Messiah, Prince Charles, was born the same year as Israel was re-born.

 

4.      In 1967 Israel miraculously defeated the entire Arab World in just 6 days and dramatically retook Jerusalem setting up the End Time peace treaty.

 

5.      In Sept. 1993, Israel and the Arab World signed Oslo Peace Accords as prophesied beginning the 70th Week of Daniel or launching the 14-year period of End Times in the Bible.

 

6.      In 1993, the European Union was formed with its seat in Rome as prophesied. (the Revived Roman Empire)

 

7.      In March 1997 the continual prayer offering was stopped launching a series of abominations that continue to this day.  Just as the Bible prophesied.

 

8.      In Sept. 2000, Oslo expired without achieving peace.  Oslo fell apart over the status of Jerusalem just like the Bible prophesied.

 

9.      In Nov. 2000, Ariel Sharon went to the Temple Mount to declare Jerusalem the undivided capital of Israel sparking a “Holy War” on top of the Mount.  Exactly as prophesied.

 

10.  In Sept. 2001 Islam attacked Christianity because of Christianities support of Israel.  Making the War in the Middle East a Holy War (Jihad) between Islam vs. Christianity/Judaism.  Or rather, Islam vs. all the descendants of Isaac.

 

Currently as we speak, prophesied is being fulfilled daily.  The Bible says the False Messiah is Prince Charles of Wales.  We know the mark of the Beast is Mondex owned by the Prince and Visa.  The mark is being put into the foreheads of 1.26 Billion Chinese and being implemented around the world.  It is through the control of the Mondex card, the UN and the European Union that Prince Charles controls the world.

 

The Bible says Prince Charles will lead the UN and negotiate peace in the Middle East to end the war.  Prince Charles has been sent as the representative of the World to Islam.  England is now leading the UN in negotiating peace in Israel.  Muslim Clerics are meeting with Jewish and Christian leaders to split up the Temple Mount and Jerusalem.

 

We know through prophecy that war continues until Yahshua returns in 2007.  We know that Israel is attacked and the Israel nukes the Middle East.  We know that Prince Charles steps in with a solution to split the Temple Mount and Jerusalem.  We know Prince Charles is assassinated and resurrected by the Pope.  We know every gory detail of Revelation going through the Great Tribulation.  Simply stated, the Saints know everything down to a 2-day period in 2007 when Yahshua returns on the Feast of Trumpets!