Sunday, March 24, 2013

Clearing up some possible misconceptions

The order of battle for Armageddon is given in Revelation 19:14 and 19:19–

14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. [Good]

19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. [Evil]

The dead in Christ are not in heaven; they are asleep in the grave. The 144,000 who were sealed (as living persons) and the martyrs in Christ (resurrected at the last trumpet) will join Christ in heaven at the sound of the last trumpet (the Second Coming / first resurrection). They may or may not become part of “the armies in heaven”, but the important point is that when the Battle of Armageddon begins no other living person (other than Jesus) is eligible for that role. This means that all other living persons at the battle are fighting on the side of Satan.

All earthly governments fall into the role of “the kings of the earth, and their armies”. This includes the United States, Iran, Israel, NATO, and the United Nations. If you are in one of their armies at the Battle of Armageddon, you are fighting on the side of Satan.

Some people believe that the “lost tribes of Israel” are the people of Europe and the United States. On the basis of the evidence they present, this sounds reasonable to me, but I do not think that modern day Israel and its rabbinical authorities believe this. To them we are cannon fodder and a piggy bank; we are clearly NOT co-inheritors of the God’s covenant with Abraham, and they do NOT recognize the new covenant of the New Testament. If you do not agree with me on this point, send me your evidence. I would like to see it.

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