This is not a Bible Study, but instead a simple letter and a time line. We are beyond the any theological arguments about the rapture, for it has happened (1 Corinthians 15:51-57; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). I will give you some practical instruction followed by a simple time line of what IS going to happen.

An event has occurred, and suddenly Christians and children all over the world have suddenly disappeared. They will probably say that we have all died (and there might be some evidence to that as we are going to be changed into new bodies) and others will say that we disintegrated, and even others will say that the aliens or ascended masters (whatever) have beamed us up into some mother ship, or a higher plane. There will be a great deception, and in my opinion, part of this great deception which will help put the Antichrist into power will probably try to explain this event as something else other than what it really is (2 Thessalonians 2:8-11).

Every possible idea will probably be given, but those of you who are either lukewarm Christians (the 5 foolish virgins of Matthew 25), or had family who were Christians and have heard the truth, will know what has really happened. The catching away of the church... the 5 wise virgins taken at the Midnight Cry... those who were ready (the church) have gone to Heaven with Jesus as He called them up in the air. It has happened, and that part is over. Now, you have to deal with what is to come.

THIS IS VERY REAL, AND IT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED. IT IS TOO LATE TO GO IN THE RAPTURE (Catching Away of the Church), BUT YOU CAN GET YOURSELF READY TO GO TO HEAVEN STILL.   THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF PRESSURE NOT TO TURN TO JESUS, BUT YOU STILL HAVE HOPE IF YOU ACT NOW.  MOST LIKELY, YOU WILL DIE WITHIN A VERY SHORT TIME! THE EARTH IS GOING TO GROAN AND HEAVE IN PAIN AT WHAT IS COMING! You must prepare your soul now or it will be too late for you. The chance for having the escape that Jesus promised (Luke 21:36) to those who watched and prayed is now over. But there is still hope for eternity if you act now. This is the most dangerous time that the Earth ever has, or ever will know.

1. First, if you are not saved, then you are going to need to call upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and give yourself to Him right now... confess that you are a sinner and that you believe upon Him to save you and forgive you of all of your sins. If you do not come to Jesus, then there is absolutely no hope for you at all in the days to come. Your soul is as stake here. Romans 10:8-13; John 3:5-8

2. Secondly, if you are a Christian, but for whatever reason... hidden sin and a lukewarm condition... backslidden, whatever the reason, you did not have that flowing of the oil or anointing of God in your life, and you are reading this now. You were compromised and lukewarm and the door has been shut to you. You have missed the rapture and the power of the church has been removed from planet Earth. But you can still repent, and turn back to Jesus and receive both forgiveness and revival. Things will be different now, but you can still get right with God as the 5 foolish virgins of Matthew 25 did. Matthew 25:10; 1 John 1:9

3. Third... if you live in North America in general, please understand that you do not have the 7 years that some in other parts of the world have. You have less than 3 years (I really don’t know how much less) before both terrible natural disaster and nuclear war destroys the land. 1/3 of the Earth will be burned down with fire. What you do, you need to do now... you need to prepare now. You need to find shelter, food, and other Christians for protection. You also need to learn what the Bible says is going to happen and prepare others. Knowledge of what is to come is your protection.

You have not known real persecution before if you live in America or Canada, but you are about to. You might have to deal with the coming Mark of the Beast which will deal with a being marked in your hand or forehead for identification and a coming non-cash money system. It will probably be the insertion of a biochip that can be scanned. DO NOT LET THEM CHIP YOU UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. IF THEY DO, THEN YOU CANNOT BE SAVED. YOU WILL HAVE MADE YOURSELF PART OF THE ANTICHRIST’S EVIL MONEY-RELIGIOUS SYSTEM AND WILL BE DAMNED WITHOUT CHANCE OF REDEMPTION (Revelation 13:13-18).   If it comes down to it, it would be much better to die in Christ, than to live a few short years after taking the Mark of the Beast and being damned for eternity. Don’t take the Mark!

Death will be the destiny of most who have to go through the coming 7 year Tribulation if they become Christians (Revelation 6:9-11; Revelation 7:9-17). Some will survive on into the coming 1000 years of peace, but most in America especially will simply be killed in the coming fiery devastations (Revelation 6:12-17; Revelation 8:5-12).

4. THE AUTHORITY OF “THE CHURCH” WILL BE GONE. See, Jesus gave Kingdom authority to the church... the keys to the kingdom of heaven. The church currently has the authority and power through the Holy Spirit to resist the devil and wrestle against principalities and power and the rulers of darkness of this world, and demonic spirits in the air. After the rapture, the authority of the church will be gone and the power of Satan and his fallen angels and demons will be totally unleashed. There will be Christians who get revived, and new converts, but the authority of the church (the body of Christ who has the power to do the works of God in Jesus’ name) will be lifted out of this Earth. You can be saved and forgiven, but the gates of Hell will prevail against you and you will probably lose your life and suffer before it is taken.

I will put a listing of the bible scriptures I referenced in this letter at the end of this document.  Please read them carefully.  The next section is a short timeline of what is predicted will happen in the first 3 1/2 years of the 7-year Tribulation.  The knowledge of what God says will happen will help you.
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QUICK TIME LINE OF THE FIRST 3 ½ YEARS

1. The Rapture will occur, and then a revival of those who knew that it was coming, but was not ready to go.
2. WWIII - A World War involving Russia backing Islamic countries against Israel. America will get involved on Israel’s side eventually.
3. War and famine - a loaf of bread will cost a day’s wage.
4. War involves 1/4 of Earth - horrible - death in all kinds of ways and even animals become dangerous.
5. Martyrdom begins worldwide. Looks to be Islamic murder of Christians by sword. It could be more than that though.
6. Terrible disaster in America - underground secret bunkers used - either a celestial object (asteroid or comet), or the Yellowstone Supervolcano erupting and destroying as it goes (shakes whole earth).  There is the remote possibility that it is a mixture of the two.  The Bible seems to describe both.
7. Russia launches nuclear first strike on crippled America - America dies - 1/3 of Earth burned down - nuclear war and possible asteroid strike happening at the same time. Russia devastated as well and land contaminated. Nuclear winter follows over much of the Earth. America’s economic system destroyed also.
8. European Union Peace Keeping Forces under the Antichrist moves in to Israel - takes control of Iran, Libya, and Ethiopia. Power base is established and false messiah is in place.
9. Supervolcano described... great darkness coming out of the smoke - within the darkness the Fallen Angelic Locust-like beings which will torment men for 5 months, but not kill. Men will see it as a disease, but the Apostle John who wrote Revelation saw what the true cause was.
10. China starts great war in Far East... takes those countries and starts moving westward toward the middle east. Japanese economy probably destroyed as well in this time.
11. This takes you toward the first half of the 7 years. During the time of the middle, the 7 Thunders occur and we are told nothing of it except that it will be horrible. The false prophet will be doing miracles and have a virtual reality Antichrist that will move and speak out of a virtual reality Jewish Temple that he will bring the whole world into worshiping. The Mark of the Beast will be instituted and the false religion of the Antichrist will try to incorporate all of the religions of the world into itself... including the apostate form of Christianity at this point.




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A MORE DETAILED TIME LINE OF

EVENTS OF THE FIRST 3 ½ YEARS

1. The Rapture or catching away of the church.

2. There will be a revival and repentance by many during this time directly after the rapture. There will come a martyrdom shortly after it starts.

3. The seals are broken and a new World War erupts. It will be an Islamic World War, and Russia will be the heavy muscle that will be behind the Islamic countries going after Israel. The United Nations will most likely sanction the actions that lead to this war, but it will very quickly get totally out of control.

4. RUSSIA along with Islamic countries such as Iran, and Ethiopia, and Libya are the main antagonists. Kazakhstan and other countries of the former Soviet Union will go with Russia, though Russia is the Magog of Ezekiel 38, and that war is the same seen in Revelation 6. It might begin as a U.N. action, but it will turn into outright war quickly which might involved nukes and biological weapons.

5. Biological weapons will be used and the food supply of the world (especially wheat, etc.) will be devastated. It will cost one day’s wage to buy one loaf of bread in the world. This will cause worldwide hunger. This world war will affect the whole world by the way.

6. It will turn then into the worst war that mankind has ever seen. 1/4 of the whole earth will become involved in this conflict one way or the other. Death is seen riding a pale green horse with Hell opened after it. Not only is this probably an opening for nuclear conflict, but even the animals on the earth become dangerous at this time. Death will fill the earth.

7. During this war, a great martyrdom of those who have become Christians or renewed their faith in Jesus will begin. Where this is centered is not said, but the form of death is beheading which sound Islamic. MANY will be killed for their faith in Jesus Christ.

8. The 144,000 descendants of the nation of Israel rises up for Jesus Christ and is sealed by God.

9. A GREAT NATURAL CATASTROPHE OCCURS PROBABLY IN NORTH AMERICA. The great vaults built into the ground by F.E.M.A. and other American secret organizations will be utilized as many are put underground into shelters. Although there is a danger as America and Russia are engaged in a war at this time with each other, there is a natural disaster about to occur. It is unclear if the hiding away underground is just for the politicians and military and the wealthy elite (though they are mentioned as there in the 6th Seal), or if a lottery of common and exceptional people are taken from the population to so-called safety or not.

This disaster has two possible forms. One is a celestial object as an asteroid or comet that will strike the ground in North America. What ever the impact, it will literally shake the whole earth including every mountain and island. Once, I favored this view, but I no longer think that this is what will happen... or at least it won’t be this alone.

The other more probable possibility is that the supervolcano at Yellowstone will erupt. I cannot tell you how totally helpless our government will be when that happens. I cannot explain to you the wholesale death of up to 100 million souls in the eruption and blanketing of ash that will follow. It will rip at the mantle of the earth and the shaking that the earth felt at the Christmas Tsunami of 2004 will be nothing in comparison. There will be no air or food or power. It will destroy most of the United States and a good deal of Canada.

10. America will be sending their naval forces from the port at Rota, Spain (ancient Tarshish - Ezekiel 38 - the clearest example of America mentioned in the Bible) and from their air bases at Saudi Arabia. Russia will be taking their forces through Syria, etc. with the Iranians and company and meeting over Israel. Then either Yellowstone will erupt, or America will be struck with a celestial object (maybe both?).  EITHER WAY, DURING THE DEVASTATION, RUSSIA WILL LAUNCH A NUCLEAR FIRST STRIKE AGAINST AMERICA. AMERICA WILL DIE. 1/3 OF THE EARTH WILL BURN DOWN LITERALLY. Russia will be devastated in a limited retaliation and their land become wormwood (Chernobyl in Ukrainian means wormwood)... poisoned with nuclear fallout. Many will die there as well. 1/3 of the Earth will burn down - note that Africa and Europe and China and Russia will be around for the end of the Tribulation at Armageddon. Where is the 1/3 that is burned down?


11. The Antichrist, in charge of European Peace Keeping forces will take his armies into Israel and push Russia out and back into their homeland. He will take control of Iran, and Libya, and Ethiopia and make a power base in Israel. Many in Israel will think that he is the Messiah that is sent by God to save them from destruction. He will destroy more through peace than war. He is the False Messiah... the Antichrist.

There will with him rise a religious leader.  This other one (also called a Beast in Revelation), is the FALSE PROPHET.  He will probably be a New Age psychic type individual. He will have the power to make false signs and wonders including calling fire out of heaven. Many believe that one of these psychics involved in the UFO cults might be the culprit here. In fact, some think that the UFO phenomenon will explode after the rapture and so-called contact will be made. However, it will be with fallen angels claiming to be someone else. Many think that these fallen angels are already in contact with some today in preparation for this. This “false prophet” will tell the world to look toward the man called “the Beast” in Revelation. This European leader who has led the peace keeping forces into Israel as their new world leader. There will be a virtual reality Beast in the rebuilt Jewish Temple that will be interactive and connected into the world-wide computer system that will be used for buying and selling. The European market will step in where the American and Japanese markets have fallen with their countries. They will rule the world financially.

This Beast or world leader will at some point decide to take more power... 10 countries in all including the 3 oil field countries that he took by force in the war will make him an absolute Emperor over them. He will split the E.U. into an empire of his own and have the goal in his mind of the whole world. The power of Satan and the power of this world system will be given to him. He will convince many that he is their savior, but he is in fact the son of the Devil in some very real ways. In fact, there is a fallen angelic connection to him and the False Prophet. The delusion of his words will be difficult to resist.

He will institute the Mark of the Beast... probably a biochip for both identification and a world banking account system. There will be such chaos and destruction of world financial systems and so much looting and theft in this time of chaos, that most will embrace this solution. But to take the Mark... to take this chip or I.D. system will be to damn yourself forever without any hope of redemption. You will become a reprobate full of iniquity with no desire for Jesus if you ever take his Mark.

Much has been said about 666 and the name of the Beast. In the Hebrew language, the letters also were numbers. And you could take a word or name and convert the letters to the numerical value and add someone’s name up. His name, when you take the letters of his name and add them up to their numerical equality will add to the number, 666. It will be one way that people who have read Revelation will know him when he arises. If America is completely destroyed before the Mark of the Beast system is put in place or not is debatable, so keep this in mind. Do not let them mark or chip you. It would be better to die refusing to take the Mark, and go to Heaven than to take the Mark and be damned forever. You will only live a few short years at best and go to Hell if you take the Mark.

12. After what looks like a celestial object falling into the ocean killing 1/3 of the ships and the sealife, and nuclear war occurring, there will follow a nuclear winter with only 1/3 of the daylight showing 1/3 of the day. It doesn’t matter if it is Summer, it will go below freezing as the particles in the atmosphere plummets the temperatures down. What crops that were not destroyed will now freeze.

13. A Great Supervolcano will open as an angel opens the door to the bottomless pit (the Abyss). And in the smoke and ash will come a band of fallen angels in battle attire looking like a swarm of locusts. They will cause a disease that will torture men with unbelievable pain for 5 months over all the earth except those who have been sealed by God. Men and women will want to die and will not be allowed to during these 5 months. What is seen by men as a disease is actually a band of fallen angels that have been released out of the abyss or bottomless pit with stingers that are tormenting men and women. This is the first woe.

14. China will start trying its takeover of the Earth. 600 million strong... it will take the Far Eastern countries and start a march westward toward the Middle East. It will leave burnt earth behind everywhere it goes. God is using this evil army to bring judgment on the land. This is the second woe.

15. This takes you to the middle of the 7 years... this is the time of the mysterious and horrible 7 Thunders Judgments. This is the time of the abomination of desolation when the Antichrist declares himself as god and takes over the Jewish worship in the rebuilt Temple. It has been debated that he might have something to do with rebuilding the temple actually so that he can take it over. He will try and incorporate the major religions of the world into one. Once again, there is the thought that through the deception of perhaps UFO Fallen Angelic help, he can try to convince the world that all the major religions have been controlled by extraterrestrials. As far-fetched as this once sounded, today it doesn’t sound so far out. We are being set up to believe such a thing right now. And UFO cults are some of the fastest growing New Age cults exploding right now. There is a great delusion that has already begun.

The Referenced Bible Scriptures mentioned above:

1 Corinthians 15:51-57 " 51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal [must] put on immortality.
54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
55 O death, where [is] thy sting? O grave, where [is] thy victory?
56 The sting of death [is] sin; and the strength of sin [is] the law.
57 But thanks [be] to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. "
 

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 " 13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive [and] remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words. "


2 Thessalonians 2:8-11 " 8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
9 [Even him], whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: "


Luke 21:33-36 " 33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and [so] that day come upon you unawares.
35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. "


Romans 10:8-13 " 8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, [even] in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.


John 3:5-8 " 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and [of] the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. "


Matthew 25:1-13 " 1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2 And five of them were wise, and five [were] foolish.
3 They that [were] foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
9 But the wise answered, saying, [Not so]; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. "


Revelation 13:13-18 " 13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by [the means of] those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number [is] Six hundred threescore [and] six. "


Revelation 6:9-11 " 9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they [were], should be fulfilled. "


Revelation 7:9-17 " 9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and [about] the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,
12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, [be] unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. "


Revelation 6:12-17 " 12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? "


Revelation 8:5-12 " 5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast [it] into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise. "


Revelation 8:5-7 (NASB) " 5 And the angel took the censer; and he filled it with the fire of the altar and threw it to the earth; and there followed peals of thunder and sounds and flashes of lightning and an earthquake.
6 And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound them.
7 And the first sounded, and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up. "


Ezekiel 38:1-13 (NASB) " 1 And the word of the Lord came to me saying,
2 "Son of man, set your face toward Gog of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
3 and say, 'Thus says the Lord God, "Behold, I am against you, O Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal.
4 "And I will turn you about, and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them splendidly attired, a great company [with] buckler and shield, all of them wielding swords;
5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Put with them, all of them [with] shield and helmet;
6 Gomer with all its troops; Beth-togarmah [from] the remote parts of the north with all its troops-- many peoples with you.
7 "Be prepared, and prepare yourself, you and all your companies that are assembled about you, and be a guard for them.
8 "After many days you will be summoned; in the latter years you will come into the land that is restored from the sword, [whose inhabitants] have been gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel which had been a continual waste; but its people were brought out from the nations, and they are living securely, all of them.
9 "And you will go up, you will come like a storm; you will be like a cloud covering the land, you and all your troops, and many peoples with you."
10 'Thus says the Lord God, "It will come about on that day, that thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil plan,
11 and you will say, 'I will go up against the land of unwalled villages. I will go against those who are at rest, that live securely, all of them living without walls, and having no bars or gates,
12 to capture spoil and to seize plunder, to turn your hand against the waste places which are [now] inhabited, and against the people who are gathered from the nations, who have acquired cattle and goods, who live at the center of the world.'
13 "Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all its villages, will say to you, 'Have you come to capture spoil? Have you assembled your company to seize plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to capture great spoil?'"'

by James Dale Coldiron

for Voice of the Watchman and Warriors of God in September of 2005

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