the day of the lord

“And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.” (Rev 8:1) “With the opening of the previous six seals, John witnessed startling events, but when the seventh seal is broken—the last and the most significant of a series because the others...

As was stated previously “Waters are to be separated from waters, people from people” It will not be merely the true Church which is divided, separated, (the “little flock” from the great company), but so too the professing or nominal church. The truths then being espoused by the Lord’s faithful...

"We are being more and more impressed with the closing features of the Elijah and the Elisha type. More and more we are impressed that Elijah’s smiting of the river Jordan, the waters thereof being thus divided, pictures a mighty work yet to be accomplished, and apparently in the very near...

WHAT ELIJAH’S MANTLE MAY SIGNIFY "We answer; we believe that the peoples of earth, the public in general, are to be judged by the truth. The people are represented by waters. It would seem that in some way the people are to be judged and tested; and that a division of public sentiment is to be...

It is expected that by this time (i.e. during the Hour of Trial) that the great signs and miraculous wonders first begun in the Church of England (the two horned beast which came up out of the earth, Rev 13:11, 13) would have spread throughout all of Christendom and that the False Prophet would...

In our previous post we mention how Elijah would come prior to the great and dreadful day of the Lord (the Day of Vengeance) NOT the literal Elijah, but the antitypical Elijah, the real or greater Elijah the true Church in the flesh and that as such they would fail in their efforts at turning...

In order for us to get a good picture of the third group of individuals who will enter the great tribulation (viz., the Great Company or as some like to refer to them the Tribulation Saints) we will need to back track a bit and establish events leading up to this time. “Behold, I will send you...

In Part 5 of this study we mentioned three groups of individuals who would enter the great tribulation (specifically the final phase, Armageddon) two of whom would pass through it completely and one who would only go through its opening stages. 1) The Great Company 2) The nation of Israel...

Jacob’s Trouble continued It is conceivable that many of the great literal occurrences of the Old Testament will have a brief, concentrated, literal, limited application in Israel in Jacob’s Trouble to show it is the God of nature and the God of Israel who is manifesting power. Remember God’s...

Jacob’s Trouble continued Once again we note Ezek 38:19, 20 as it describes one of the ways in which God will be revealed during this trouble. “For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel; So that the...

Jacob’s Trouble continued Ezekiel expresses it eloquently: "And it shall come to pass at the same time, when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord God, that my fury shall come up in my face. For in my jealousy, and in the fire of my wrath, have I spoken, surely, in that day...

Jacob’s Trouble continued We continue with the hallowing of the Lord through the defeat of Gog before the eyes of the world as recorded in Isaiah 66 Verse 18 “For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my...

Jacob’s Trouble continued “It shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen [or nations] may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes" (Ezek 38:8–12,14–16). There are two ways in which we might envision God being hallowed in...

With respects to the second confederacy of nations mentioned previously those who take no part in the physical invasion, but who nonetheless do nothing to impede it, Brother Frank Shallieu has another perspective as to who these might well represent somewhat similar to that of Brother Hagensick...

The final phase of Armageddon, prophetically described as, “Jacob’s trouble” “Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem. And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all...

From what we have learned thus far it is apparent that before looking for the invasion of Gog from the land of Magog we should first be looking for the impending Arab invasion of Israel which is to precede it. What say the Scriptures in this respect? “Do not keep silent, O God! Do not hold...

Prelude to “Gog and Magog” Typically when we think about the Gog and Magog incident we picture a great Russia hoard in coalition with various Arab nations coming together to do battle against Israel, but is this correct, is this truly what is going to take place or have we simply jumped to this...

As stated in our previous post we mentioned three groups of individuals living at the time who will enter the great tribulation: 1) The Great Company. 2) The nation of Israel. 3) The world of mankind. Two of these groups are destine not only to enter the great time of trouble, but likewise...

As we stated in our first post the “Day of the Lord”, the Second Advent or Greek: Parousia (presence) of our Lord encompasses the entire thousand years. It is not simply composed of the great time of trouble and the destruction of all sinners as is commonly supposed, but likewise includes many...

“And at that day the slain of the Lord shall be from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth. They shall not be lamented, or gathered, or buried; they shall become refuse on the ground.” (Jer 25:33) Although there are many prophecies which pertain specifically to Israel after...