In Latter days, the armies of the world government come against those who are revived from the sword.

Ezekiel 38:8

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 “After many days you will be visited. In the latter years you will come into the land of those brought back from the sword and gathered from many people on the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate; they were brought out of the nations, and now all of them dwell safely.” Ezekiel 38:8

In the “latter years” the world government and its global culture will come into the land of Israel with bad intentions. The timing of what is referred to as the “latter days” can be verified in the following verse, “…it shall come to pass that thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will make an evil plan…” Ezekiel 38:10 We know we are in the “latter days” because today thoughts arise in the mind that are evil in the intentions against God, the disregard for the forgiveness of sin through Jesus Christ, and the oppression of the Holy Spirit.

We are living in the “latter days” where an entity has power over physiology to cause thoughts to arise in our mind, to stir up unGodly feelings, to influence what is said and done. This is the entity of these latter days that enables the image of the beast to live and speak through people in every city around the world. By their words and behaviors, they are groomed to the mark of the beast. They detest Israel and Christianity. With every day that goes by we are sinking deeper and deeper into the “latter days.”

The “land of Israel” had long been desolate before the Jewish people were “brought out of the nations” in 1948 to return to Israel. Think of it this way, the land given to Israel in the Old Testament is the same land that was declared a Jewish State in 1948. Somewhere between when the Jewish people occupied the land of Israel in the Old Testament and when they were regathered there in 1948, they were scattered and dispersed. The land of Israel had long been desolate of a Jewish nation during that time.

The picture to the left is the land of Israel during the Old Testament. The picture in the middle is when the Jewish people no longer laid any exclusive claim to the land of Israel as a Jewish nation. That area had long been desolate of Jewish rule/occupation from about 70AD (During the Roman Empire) to 1948. The picture to the right is how the land of Israel is today after the Jewish people were “brought back from the sword” to regather as a Jewish nation in 1948.

As this world progresses into the future of these “latter days”, the world government of the beast, with the armies of its military and global culture, will come into the land of Israel with bad intentions.

The phrase, “…now all of them dwell safely.” refers to a time when Israel is brought under the thumb of the world government and a worldly sense of safety exists for them. Even today, the members of the United Nations, along with the United States, are promising the government of the State of Israel peace, security, and safety. That safety hinges on the establishment of a “Two State Soultion”. Basically, Palestine will be declared a state like Israel was 76 years ago in 1948. West Jerusalem will be the capital of Israel and East Jerusalem the capital of Palestine.

Through the “Two State Solution” is the only way that Israel is given the promise of dwelling safely. Even then, we know those promises of peace will not last. Israel will not be satisfied unless they have their independence in the region and the United Nations will not be satisfied until the land of Israel is 100% their domain. Israel will be assaulted by the troops of the world government after a time of dwelling safely.

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:1