This is episode 14 – The End Times. We will go over numerous end-time events that are described in the bible and discuss if these events have already taken place or if the global stage is set for these events to take place in our lifetime.
Resources are listed below:
http://edu.josephmorris.com/signs
Israel made a nation, in 1948
On May 14, 1948, the day before the expiration of the British Mandate, David Ben-Gurion, the head of the Jewish Agency, declared “the establishment of a Jewish state in Eretz-Israel, to be known as the State of Israel”. The only reference in the text of the Declaration to the borders of the new state is the use of the term, Eretz-Israel.
What does the bible say?
“Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you. For behold, days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will restore the fortunes of my people, Israel and Judah, says the Lord, and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall take possession of it.” – Jeremiah 30:1-31:40 “So you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near. Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all things take place.” – Luke 21:29-33
Jerusalem won back, in 1967
The Six-Day War was fought between June 5 and 10, 1967 by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. On June 11, a ceasefire was signed and Israel was left in control of the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula, the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights.
What does the bible say?
“I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel … I will plant them on their land, and they shall never again be uprooted out of the land that I have given them,” says the Lord your God. – Amos 9:14-15 “They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive among all nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.” – Luke 21:24
Revival of the Roman Empire 1957
In 1957, the Treaty of Rome extended the earlier cooperation within the European Coal and Steel Community and created the European Economic Community, establishing a customs union. The European Union is a politico-economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe.
What does the bible say?
“Thus he said: ‘The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on the earth, which will be different from all the other kingdoms … As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom, ten kings will arise;” – Daniel 7:23-24 “Then there will be a fourth kingdom as strong as iron; inasmuch as iron crushes and shatters all things, so, like iron that breaks in pieces, it will crush and break all these in pieces.” – Daniel 2:40 Also see Revelation 13 & 17
