by Leonard V Johnson
Can you rely on the living word of God ── the Holy Bible? Are biblical prophecies coming to pass? Well, the LORD God (the Elohim, the family of God ── which at this moment consists of God the Father and God our Savior) clearly states that They make biblical prophecies come to fulfillment ──
Isaiah 46:8-11 ──
“’ Remember this, and show yourselves men; Recall to mind, O you transgressors. 9) Remember the former things of old, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, 10) Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things that are not yet done, Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, And I will do all My pleasure,’ 11) Calling a bird of prey from the east, The man who executes My counsel, from a far country. Indeed, I have spoken it; I will also bring it to pass. I have purposed it; I will also do it.” (the NKJV throughout, unless otherwise specified).
The majority of the Bible is prophecy or has a prophetic nature to it – the vast majority. And, the vast majority of those prophecies, maybe upwards of 90%, deal with the Day of the LORD. So, since “’ It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God,’” and since Satan the Devil can easily twist and manipulate the LORD God’s living word, it's most important to properly know God’s prophetic word. Indeed, all Scripture ── including prophetic Scripture ── is important as we are told ──
2 Timothy 3:16-17 ──
“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17) that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
Now, if you don’t properly understand biblical prophecy, you cannot “be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work” ── can you?
The apostle John wrote ── under divine inspiration ──
Revelation 19:9-10 ──
“Then he said to me, ‘Write: ‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’ And he said to me, ‘These are the true sayings of God.’ 10) And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, ‘See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.’”
Sadly, the overall majority of our peoples of the world either dismiss or completely misunderstand biblical prophecy ── many viewing it with as much suspicion as the ramblings of the French astrologer, apothecary, physician, and reputed seer, Nostradamus.
Also, a great many who actually claim to believe that the Bible is the true words of God either haphazardly discount biblical prophecy or apply certain biblical prophecies inaccurately. Yet, brethren, this is not supposed to be the case ── our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ says to us ──
Luke 21:34-36 ──
“’ But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day [speaking of the prophesied Day of the Lord] come on you unexpected. 35) For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36) WATCH THEREFORE, AND PRAY always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass [and even the things that are occurring today], and to stand before the Son of Man.’”
Our Lord and Savior says that His faithful followers should always be paying attention to world events and to the biblical prophecies that coincide ── especially with the biblical prophecies related to His glorious and powerful Return. Over and over, our Lord Jesus tells us to watch world events that fulfill biblical prophecies ── i.e., Matthew 24:42; 25:13; Mark 13:9, 33, 34, 35, 37; along with Revelation 3:3. Brethren, we are expected to watch world events.
Our Lord Jesus uses biblical prophecy (much of which is two-fold) to help keep His faithful followers vigilant ── we are not to be “lukewarm.” He also tells us (and He is telling us today just as He told His disciples then, because His word is “living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the divisions of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart” ── Hebrews 4:12) that the Holy Spirit, “’ the Spirit of the truth, it will lead you into all truth, because it shall not speak from itself, but whatever it shall hear, it shall speak. And it shall disclose to you the things to come’” ── John 16:13, the NET.
Having God’s Spirit within us and being properly led by the Spirit of God helps us to properly understand biblical prophecy.
God’s living word teaches us ──
1 Thessalonians 5:19-21 ──
“Do not quench the Spirit. 20) Do not despise prophecies. 21) Test all things; hold fast what is good.”
Sadly, a great many professing Christians ── and even many worldly “Christian” churches ── believe that biblical prophecy is not being fulfilled anymore. They misapply prophecies and even misunderstand that the LORD God often works in duality.
Let us notice what our beloved apostle Paul wrote ── to those that are still asleep, spiritually speaking ──
Romans 13:11-14 ──
“And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.12) The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. 13) Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. 14) But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.”
Truly, the apostle Paul wrote that now some 1,967 years ago ── is not our salvation nearer than when he wrote that? The apostle Paul teaches us one way of knowing that the end of this present age is nearing ──
1 Thessalonians 5:2-4 ──
“For you yourselves know perfectly that the Day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. 3) For when they say, ‘Peace and safety!’ then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. 4) But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief.”
And, I have been making a reference to the British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain proclaiming “peace in our time” in September 1938. We certainly can witness our own time, with President Donald Trump proclaiming that a ‘peace deal in Ukraine is going to happen!’
Notice that the overall majority of our peoples around the world will be in darkness of not knowing just when the end of this present evil age is coming to an end.
Our Lord Jesus teaches ──
Mark 13:32-37 ──
“’ But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. …’” – and we have to presume that our Lord Jesus also now knows.
“’ Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is. 34) It is like a man going to a far country, who left his house and gave authority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch. 35) Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming ── in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning ── 36) lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping. 37) And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!’”
Back in 2021, we had typed up the first part ── Prophetic Events To Watch For!
Many make their “biblical predictions” ── but rarely will they go back over their predictions to discuss if they have been properly fulfilled. We have the following several news headlines and links to show that what the Spirit of God has been revealing to us has indeed been coming to pass.
● “Scoffers will come in the last days”
With a grave decline of Christianity in the United States of America, and a great many other nations worldwide ── there has been an increase in scoffers.
The apostle Peter was inspired to write ──
2 Peter 3:1-4 ──
“Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder), 2) that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior, 3) knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, 4) and saying, ‘Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.’”
Truly, everywhere you turn ── there are scoffers in these last days. As stated earlier, a great many who actually claim to believe that the Bible is the true words of God either haphazardly discount biblical prophecy or apply certain biblical prophecies inaccurately.
Let us notice a prophecy from the apostle (and prophet) Paul that has indeed been relevant ──
Acts 20:30 ──
“Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things [even in secret], to draw away the disciples after them.”
The apostle Paul said some would turn from serving the needs of Jesus Christ and His little flock to serving their own self-gratification and interests instead.
Even the apostle Peter warned the Church of the same danger!
2 Peter 2:1-3 ──
“But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies [such as removing Moses] even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. 3) By covetousness [a desire for something or someone so much that you lose your contentment in God] they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction does not slumber.”
And by “removing Moses” ── I mean that there would come destructive heresies, as in teaching “Look To Jesus Not Moses.” Certainly in the sense that it can cause division among us, brethren.
Sadly, beginning (and even a little before) January 16th, 1986, to the very present, we have been witnesses to this.
Also, here of late we have been seeing so-called scientists, and so-called “reputable” sources (such as the Associated Press and the Leftist Wikipedia) teach falsehoods ── completely disregarding historical and biological facts! Notice this absolutely outrageous answer concerning the definition of FEMALE from Wikipedia ── “In species that have males and females, sex-determination may be based on either sex chromosomes, or environmental conditions. … In humans, the word female can also be used to refer to gender in the social sense of gender role or gender identity.” 1 This preposterous definition is enough to make one ill. Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary defines FEMALE ── “ 1 a: of, relating to, or being the sex that bears young or produces eggs.” 2
Certainly, while many scoffers turn away from us in hearing the living Word of God, the Truth of God, and the Plan of God ── and others purposefully smear our reputation and character ── we do understand that our Lord Jesus says that this was to be expected ──
Matthew 5:10-12 ──
“’ Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom [from] heaven. 11) Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. 12) Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.’”
● Biblical prophecies concerning morality
With a grave decline of Christianity in the United States of America, and a great many other nations worldwide ── along with Satan the Devil knowing that his time is growing shorter, there has been a grave increase in immoralities ──
2 Timothy 3:1-5 ──
“But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: 2) For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3) unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, 4) traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5) having a form of godliness but denying its power! And from such people turn away!”
And, as for blasphemies and boasting ── Former U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama II, in a speech at a San Francisco fund raiser April 6, 2008, said, “And it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy toward people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.” 3 Remember that?
The apostle Paul continued ──
2 Timothy 3:13-14 ──
“But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14) But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them.”
All throughout this present evil age ── and evermore so ── as we get nearer these last days, we are seeing all of this being fulfilled. By political parties, mainstream media, academia, and even by a renowned English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author ── Stephen Hawking. Because more and more of our peoples praise the likes of Stephen Hawking, and are fully believing that everything came by natural selection and resident forces, and not by an intelligent and masterful mind, who designed everything, brought everything into existence, and the very One who created gravity and friction to retard the expansion of the universe in a given region. They are coming to fully believe the Big Bang was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics (see also our free online booklet, “Does God Exist?”).
Notice this from ZeroHedge back in 2024 ── a financial, economic, and political news site that uses pseudonymous speech to challenge the mainstream media ──
Victor Davis Hanson: A Culture In CollapseJanuary 9, 2024In the last six months, we have borne witness to many iconic moments evidencing the collapse of American culture.The signs are everywhere and cover the gamut of politics, the economy, education, social life, popular culture, foreign policy, and the military. These symptoms of decay share common themes.Our descent is self-induced; it is not a symptom of a foreign attack or subterfuge. Our erosion is not the result of poverty and want, but of leisure and excess. We are not suffering from existential crises of famine, plague, or the collapse of our grid and fuel sources. Prior, far poorer, and war-torn generations now seem far better off than what we are becoming.What is happening to us is not due to an adherence to a too strict conservative tradition but is almost exclusively the wage of the progressive project.In short, we are seeing fissures that America has not experienced in our cultural history since the Civil War. The radical Left apparently feels such chaos, anarchy, and nihilism are necessary to topple past norms and customs and thereby adhere to a socialist, equity agenda that no one in normal times would stomach.Some of the decay is existential and fundamental; some anecdotal and illustrative. But either way, while decline came about gradually over decades, its sudden and abrupt chaos during the three years of Biden’s presidency has shocked Americans. …LawlessnessWe are witnessing the steady erasure of jurisprudence, both civil and criminal. Does the law as we knew it a mere decade ago still exist? Massive looting with impunity is now largely exempt from justice in our major blue-state cities. In Compton, a van slams into a Mexican bakery as waiting crowds swarm, loot, and destroy the business. And for what? Some free pies and cakes? Or the nihilist delight in ruining the livelihood of a hardworking family business?Such smash-and-grabs rob stores of billions of dollars in revenue each year. Can we even comprehend that employees and security guards are now ordered to stand down, as if the apprehension of such thieves might in some way seem illiberal or racist?Does anyone even care that pro-Hamas protestors—many in America as guests on green cards and student visas—shouted support for the October 7 massacre of Jews, screamed for the destruction of Israel and the Jews in it, shut down the Manhattan and Golden Gate Bridges, defiled the Lincoln Memorial and White House gates, and disrupted Christmas celebrations in our major cities with complete exemption? Is storming the California legislature, and disrupting it in session, now a felony in the manner of those convicted after January 6, or do we have two sets of laws, dependent on ideology, race, and party affiliation? …
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ says the following in an end-time prophecy ──
Matthew 24:12 ──
“’ And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.’”
And even though President Donald Trump is doing his very best to stamp down excessive lawlessness in the U.S. ── we will witness an increase in lawlessness.
From January 20, 2021 – January 20, 2025, the utterly incompetent Harris/Biden Administration pushed hard the abortion and LGBTQ+ agendas! And truly, since President Trump victoriously won the last presidential election, it appears as if the Democratic Party has lost their minds! They are continuing to fight against logic and reason concerning biology and sexual morality.
Notice this egregious posting from Politico back in 2023 ──
Just under one year before the presidential election, Democrats should be concerned but not panicked about President Biden’s standing. … abortion remains the most potent issue with which to defeat Republicans. …And when it comes to the best issue Democrats have on their side, Trump is single-handedly responsible for the end of legal abortion in America. … As one canny Democratic strategist all but begged: Talk about abortion every day. … Put abortion rights on as many state ballots as possible next year as a turnout lever …
The Lord GOD ── Creator of the heavens and of earth ── warns through His prophet Isaiah ──
Isaiah 5:20-21 ──
“’ Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! 21) Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, And prudent in their own sight!’”
Isaiah 30:8-11 ──
“’ Now go, write it before them on a tablet, And note it on a scroll, That it may be for time to come, Forever and ever: 9) That this is a rebellious people, Lying children, Children who will not hear the law of the LORD; 10) Who say to the seers, ‘Do not see,’ And to the prophets, ‘Do not prophesy to us right things; Speak to us smooth things, prophecy deceits. 11) Get out of the way, Turn aside from the path, Cause the Holy One of Israel To cease from before us.’”
Isiah 59:7 ──
“’ Their feet run to evil, And they make haste to SHED INNOCENT BLOOD; Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; Wasting and destruction are in their paths.’”
Also, notice the six things the LORD God hates, “Yes, seven are an abomination to Him: “A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood, 18) A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil, 19) A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren.” – Proverbs 6:16-19.
Brethren, all apply to our modern-day Democratic Party ── who promotes their abortion and LGBTQ+ agendas ── and certainly the prophet Isaiah was including anti-biblical people who consider conspiracy theories to be factual ── i.e., Man did not land on the Moon July 20th, 1969; the Earth is flat; Devils Tower in Wyoming, U.S.A. is a large ancient, petrified tree; President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by a lone gunman; etc.
And, as far as this abominable LGBTQ+ agenda, let us consider ──
Luke 17:26-29 ──
“’ And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man. 27) They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. 28) Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; 29) but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.’”
2 Peter 2:5-6 ──
“and did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bring in the flood on the world of the ungodly; 6) and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, making them an example to those who afterward would live ungodly.”
Brethren, the apostle Peter ── under the divine inspiration of the Spirit of God ── made it abundantly clear that in the latter times, there would be those who follow the example of the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. Instead of simply lynching or beating the visitors, the Sodomites wanted to show off their dominance through the act of sexual humiliation— much like a modern prison rape. 4
Notice this from 24/7 Wall St. ──
The Most Dangerous Gangs in America Right NowMarch 26, 2025There are more than 33,000 organizations categorized as gangs that are active in the United States today. These include street gangs, prison gangs, motorcycle gangs, and other groups. According to the FBI, most of these groups use violence to control territory and protect their business operations which include robbery, drug production and trafficking, human trafficking, fraud, prostitution, and more ….Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, is an international organized crime syndicate and terrorist organization. … It is well-known for its violence and brutality in killing, …
MS-13 is known for “kill, rape, control.” 5
● “a famine of hearing the words of the LORD”
As we have been proclaiming for some time now ── such as this report from 2020, the SGT Report: The Corporate Propaganda Antidote ──
“A massive YouTube purge has taken place. Several channels have been removed from the platform, proving that truth is treason in the empire of lies.Let me preface this by saying that whether you do or do not agree with the content published by some channels on YouTube, no one deserves to have the boot of tyranny on their throat or their voice silenced for any reason. Ever. “When you tear out a man’s tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you’re only telling the world that you fear what he might say.” – George R.R. Martin. …Sean from SGT Report is trying to help get the word out about this. But honestly, as Brian from High Impact TV says is “we are all on borrowed time” now. This proves it.”(https://www.sgtreport.com/2020/10/blatant-censorship-the-great-youtube-purge/. Retrieved October 17, 2020).
And, as we posted in 2019 ── “Famine of the Word of the LORD is coming!” Also, in 2019, Facebook Banned owensborocojc.blogspot.com, because they claimed it violated their “Community Standards.” Also, in 2024, I had posted, “Personal From... Persecution Continues.” YouTube (owned by Google) approved and then, a couple of days later, “disapproved” our sermon “’ Blow the Trumpet!’” which was being promoted in the United States and Israel. It was suddenly taken down for “violating” their policy-sensitive categories, like religious beliefs!
Sadly, it appears to be a trend that won’t go away anytime soon. The apostle Paul warned then ── as the world is warned today ──
Romans 1:18 ──
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness.”
We witnessed a rise during the last four years of continued censorship of information from mainstream media, social media sites, and various government sites ── including, but not limited to, the Russian Collusion Hoax, the Laptop from hell, and the COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects.
We should expect ever more biblically correct teachings to be categorized as “Against Community Standards,” or as an “Extremist View Point” by social media and mainstream media.
Even proclaiming world events in connection with biblical prophecy often triggers censorship.
We are told as servants of the LORD God ──
Isaiah 58:1 ──
“’ Cry aloud, spare not; Lift up your voice like a trumpet; Tell My people their transgression, And the house of Jacob their sins.’”
Yet, some are insulted because their sin was called out, and they want to stifle our religious free speech ── the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America ──
Amendment ICongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
However, God’s living word teaches us ──
Amos 8:11-12 ──
“’ Behold, the days are coming,’ says the Lord GOD, ‘That I will send a famine on the land, Not a famine of bread, Nor a thirst for water, But of hearing the words of the LORD. 12) They shall wander from sea to sea, And from north to east; They shall run to and fro, seeking the word of the LORD, But shall not find it.’”
This biblical prophecy doesn’t mean that there won’t be any Holy Bibles ── but that there is coming a time when the LORD God’s true servants that are teaching and preaching the living Word of God, the Truth of God, and the Plan of God will no longer be able to do so because of overpowering censorship. And, we are witnessing an ever-increasing censorship on virtually anything biblical.
● A white horse and its rider of Revelation
Our Lord Jesus Christ teaches us of this white horse, and its rider is ever present throughout this present evil age ──
“ …’ Take heed that no one deceives you. 5) For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.’” – Matthew 24:4-5.
The apostle John ── in the Spirit ── saw that this rider who is set on this white horse is given a crown and a bow in the latter days. “When the Lamb opened one of the seals, … a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.” – Revelation 6:1-2.
Now, I think this has a DOUBLE MEANING. I think it may be partially referring to Jesus Christ in unleashing the end-time ‘great tribulation’ upon the people of the world. But, it’s also talking about FALSE RELIGION. How many hundreds and hundreds of different versions of “Christianity” do we have in the world today, which proclaim that Jesus is the Christ – yet are deceiving their people!? And how many times they are so very far apart! Almost inconceivable! This is not about someone saying, ‘I am Christ,’ trying to make everyone believe that they are Christ–like, here recently, Vernon Howell, who changed his name to David Koresh, professing himself to be the spiritual descendant of King David – hence Jesus Christ. This is actually talking about people who will represent Jesus Christ. They will say, ‘Jesus is Christ! Jesus is Lord!’ And they will use that to deceive many. Now, anyone with access to a computer can go onto the Wikipedia site - “List of megachurches in the United States” – and see for themselves this enormous list! Frankly, I don’t know how they keep up with it!
This white horse and its rider have to do with the spreading of false Christianity. The fact that the horse is “white” makes the religious messages that are being spread appear good.
Our Lord Jesus teaches ──
Matthew 24:33-34 ──
“’ So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near ── at the doors! 34) Assuredly, I say to you, THIS GENERATION [the generation that sees all these things] will by no means pass away till all these things take place.’”
What did our Lord Jesus mean, “all these things”?
He was speaking of the things that would begin occurring around the world ── beginning with Matthew 24:7, ‘For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.’ A direct reference to the final holy-war between the end-time ‘king of the South’ and the ‘king of the North’ (cf. Daniel 11:40; Revelation 9:13-16). There would be a generation where this finally applies!
A ”generation” here, according to God’s living word, is genea in Greek. “γενεά, connected with ginomai, to become, primarily signifies a begetting, or birth; then that which has been begotten, a family; or successive members of a genealogy, … or of the whole multitude of men living at the same time, Matt. 24:34; …” 6 Again, as in “A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, …” A generation of from 30 to 33 years.
● A red horse and its rider of Revelation
Our Lord Jesus Christ teaches us of this red horse and its rider ──
Matthew 24:6-7 ──
“’ And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. … For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. …’”
Again, the apostle John ── in the Spirit ── saw this fiery red horse and its rider ──
Revelation 6:3-4 ──
“When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, ‘Come and see.’ 4) Another HORSE, FIERY RED, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword.”
So, again, the apostle John was transported into the future – into the Day of the Lord! And these events are coming to pass just as our Lord Jesus Christ described – and in the same order.
I say that this is our Lord Jesus Christ suggesting the prophecy of the prophet Daniel in chapter 11. A direct reference to a final holy war between the end-time ‘king of the North’ and the ‘king of the South’ – cf. Daniel 11:40; Revelation 9:13-16.
Certainly, brethren, we should be watching Israel (the tiny nation in the Middle East) and Iran as we get ever closer to the end of this present evil age. Notice ──
Isaiah 22:5-9 ──
“For it is a day of trouble and treading down and perplexity By the Lord GOD of hosts In the Valley of Vision ── Breaking down the walls And of crying to the mountain. 6) Elam [a reference to Iran] bore the quiver With chariots of men and horsemen, And Kir [a reference to Syria] uncovered the shield. 7) It shall come to pass that your choicest valleys Shall be full of chariots, And the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate. 8) He removed the protection of Judah [a reference to modern-day Israel]. You looked in that day to the armor of the House of the Forest; 9) You also saw the damage to the city of David, That it was great; …”
Certainly, the first part of this biblical prophecy was when the Babylonians sacked the city of David around 587 B.C. But, this prophecy is of a dual nature.
● A black horse and its rider of Revelation
Our Lord Jesus Christ teaches us of this black horse and its rider ──
Matthew 24:7 ──
Verse 7 – “ … ‘And there will be famines, …’”
Again, the apostle John ── in the Spirit ── saw this black horse and its rider ──
Revelation 6:5-6 ──
“When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, ‘Come and see.’ So I looked, and behold, a BLACK HORSE, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. 6) And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, ‘A quart of wheat for a denarius [which was approximately one day’s wage for a worker!], and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.’”
The black horse of FAMINE. So here the food is very scarce. Your food is being measured out on a scale in very small quantities – like a cup of wheat. Not enough food to sustain one’s family, let alone themselves! And, not only the purchase of wheat but also of barley.
War often leads to famine.
● A pale horse and its rider of Revelation.
Again, turning back to the Book of Matthew chapter 24 –
Verse 7 – “ … ‘And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.’”
And, as we turn back to the Book of Revelation chapter 6 –
Verse 7 – “When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, ‘Come and see.’ 8) So I looked, and behold, a PALE HORSE. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades [the grave] followed him. …”
So, it is as if death and the grave are personified here with this being, which is sitting upon this pale horse.
“ … And power was given to them over A FOURTH OF THE EARTH, to kill with sword [meaning war], with hunger [meaning famine], with death, and by the beasts of the earth.”
You take 8.2 billion people – we’re talking about some 32,900 billion people are going to die as a result of these events here! And I know this is horrible news! Again, when the prophet Ezekiel saw what was written on that scroll, it was “lamentations and mourning and woe.” – cf. Ezekiel 2:9-10.
The majority of the Anglo-Saxon-dominated nations will be affected, which are the end-time descendants of Israel, also prophetically referred to as Israel (cf. Genesis 48). □
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