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Bible Prophecy and the Church

The Church (literally the called out (of the world) ones) is the people from every nation and from the Jews that the LORD or God the Father is calling out to be a special eternal people for His Son the Lord Jesus Christ. All people in the true Church have personally trusted in Jesus Christ that He is God's only begotten Son and that He died for us and our sins and rose from the dead to give us new life. When we do this we enter a personal relationship with God Himself including Jesus and become indwelt, led and taught by His Holy Spirit.

The Church Age or Dispensation began at Pentecost in about 30 AD and is almost at its completion point when there will be members of the Church from all nations, languages and tribes. Then the Church will be raptured or caught up to Heaven with new spiritual or heavenly bodies for all its members to our homes in Heaven. The Church will also have a part in ruling Earth in the Millennial Kingdom of the Messiah - Jesus and a glorious eternal future. If you are not part of it already I hope you join us while they is still the little remaining time in this Age of Grace, the Church Age or the Age of the Holy Spirit. This can be done by praying to God in Jesus' name to personally receive Jesus as your Lord and Saviour from your sins.

Prayer info available

For a biblical view of Contemplative prayer, the silence and the New Age movement follow Great Commission and Paganism

For more entire Bible information about Christianity, Israel and God's program of salvation for all people through Jesus in many languages:

Bible Prophecy and the Nations

For an excellent source for information about Bible teaching and Bible prophecy about the Church, Israel, the Nations and Science visit:

There is much the Bible says about the nations (meaning all nations but Israel) especially for the last days after the Church is caught up (raptured) to Heaven. Then God will work among the Jews and the nations. Sometimes the Bible speaks of nations in general and somtimes of specific nations or group of nations. Often, especially in the Old Testament, prophecies for the nations use the old names of nations that can usually be related to present people groups, nations or regions with some study.

First Visit of Israeli Head of State with a Roman Catholic Pope

November 17, 2005 Israeli President Moshe Katsav becomes first Israeli head of state to visit with a Roman Catholic Pope with his visit to Pope Benedict XVI. This shows a further warming of ties between the Vatican and Israel

Prophecy of Saint Malachy and Roman Catholic Popes

Oct. 18, 2007 Constitution like Treaty of European Union Agreed Image and Ten Toes of Daniel

Other nations web pages

Early 2008 US Led Financial Crisis Could Make Way for Antichrist's Currency see Antichrist web page

An excellent source of worldwide, comprehensive news is the BBC website. Although it is secular there is much especially about Israel, the Middle East situation, the European Union, the United Nations and world government or globalization, the Vatican etc. that can help the reader with a basic knowledge of Bible prophecy see last days Bible prophecy being realized or prepared in current events before our eyes.

Bible Prophecy and Israel

There is very much the Bible says about Israel especially its future in the last days of the world and God and Messiah's rule on Earth but I will just give you some background first. After the building of the Flood of Noah and the building of the Tower of Babel in Genesis 6 - 11 there was universal idolatry (and immorality) on Earth. Then the LORD - the One True God's solution was to separate from the nations one man and his wife Abraham and Sarah. God used them to build a godly nation for Himself that would follow His laws and be a witness to the nations of the blessings of following God's ways and trusting in Him. This nation and people through Abraham, Isaac and Jacob who was renamed by God Israel is the people of Israel or the Jews. God's ways to them was the law of Moses given in the first five books of the Bible.

About 2000 years ago through Jewish geneaology and into a Jewish culture was born, lived, died for our sins, rose from the dead, and ascended into Heaven the Jewish Messiah and Saviour of the world Jesus Christ or Jesus the Messiah. At Pentecost believing Jews in the Messiah became part of the Church. After the rapture believing Jews (the remnant of Israel) will again be distinct from believing Gentiles.

In the Great Tribulaton or 70th week of Daniel God will arrange the building of a 3rd or Tribulation Temple of God for the Jews on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. He will also witness to Jews and Gentiles (people of the nations) through two special witnesses and 144,000 witnesses who will all be Jews that believe in Jesus. They will witness that Jesus was the promised Messiah and that He then will be coming soon to set up His and God's Kingdom over all the Earth ruling from Jerusalem with Israel of the Jews then the Head of the nations in fulfillment of many Bible prophecies. God will also bless Israel in eternity or that part that believes in His Messiah Jesus Christ.

Main Possible Locations of the Ark of the Covenant

I believe there are only two serious candidates for the Ark of the Covenant current locations. The most likely location is under the Temple Mount perhaps under the Chamber of Wood spoken in favour by The Temple Institute and others. Possible Locations of the Ark of the Covenant

Death of Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Leader Yasser Arafat late 2004

Gaza Withdrawal

Sickness of Israeli Leader Ariel Sharon

2006 Palestinian and Israeli Elections

2006 Conflicts With Israel and Hamas Led Palestinian Government in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon

May 16 2007 Possible Significance of 40th Anniversary of 1967 Israeli-Arab Six Day War

May 16 2007 Rare Rainstorm and Permission Granted to Temple Mount Faithful to Ascend the Temple Mount

June 2007 Hamas Takeover of Gaza Strip and Mahmoud Abbas Declared New West Bank Centred Palestinian State Less Hamas

Possible Significance of Preparations for and Event of November 2007 Israeli Arab Peace Conference

For more information : The Israeli Palestinian Conflict

May 2005 Decision of the Sanhedrin to Build the Third Temple in Portions Off-site from the Temple Mount Until Access to the Temple Mount is Obtained

August 2007 Further Muslim Destruction of Temple Mount and Increased Jewish Support for Third Temple

Probable Identity of The Image of the Beast

The Image of the Beast will probably be above the pentagonal Ark of Hope with the New Age New World Order Earth Charter inside.

Antichrist Will Offer the Red Heifer After the Rapture

Official Re-establishment of Jewish Sanhedrin in Israel After Absence for 1600 Years on Monday, December 6, 2004

Before September 21, 2006 The Sanhedrin By Majority Decision Decided the Exact Location of the Jewish Temple is the Muslim Dome of the Rock

Thursday, December 9, 2004 On Monday, December 6, 2004 The Jewish Sanhedrin was sanctified by ritual washing in Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee. It was supposed to be reestablished just before Elijah and the coming of the Jewish Messiah. For more information The Sanhedrin or Jewish Council of Elders and Priests

July 23, 2008 Found from the Sanhedrin that garments of the high priest will be completed after dedication of the Third (Tribulation)Temple see The Sanhedrin (General Discussion, Doug for Temple Garments of the High Priest See also Third Temple

For more information from a literal Christian scriptural context about Israel especially the Last Days Jewish Temple worship in Jerusalem visit Randall Price's website at:

The Temple Institute is involved primarily in research and making authentic productions of material needed for the Third Jewish Temple worship such as the furniture of the Temple such as the Menorah, Altar of Sacrifice, Table of Shewbread etc and priestly garments. These are all made as specified in the Law of Moses or other Jewish writings about the Tabernacle or earlier Jewish Temple worship.

The main problem with these literal interpretation of the Old Testament based Jewish temple groups thinking and actions is that, because they don't accept the New Testament as the word of God or Jesus of Nazareth as the Jewish Messiah, they believe they are preparing for the Messianic Thousand Year Kingdom on earth but they are actually unwittingly preparing for what God says in His Word about Israel in the 70th week tribulation of Daniel. However these literal or orthodox Jewish believers are right to believe in, look forward to and prepare for the resumption of their temple worship on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem but that will come in a blessed way in the real Messianic Age after the 70th week of Daniel and after the second coming of the Jewish Messiah in Jesus of Nazareth. Also see: The Temple Mount Faithful

Timeline of God Dealing with the Church, the Jews and the Nations

Legend of Symbolsfor Timeline of the Jews, Nations and Church Table

Table of Major Bible Events and Dispensations (Administrations in a Given Age) and Their Number in Bible Timeline Table

General Bible Study

For Chinese Calendar Origins See Early History

General Bible Prophecy

Bible Prophecy and Space Science (Astronomy)

There is much reference to outer space "the heavens" in the Bible, especially the Old Testament, but there is an important point that should be kept in mind when reading or studying these verses. God's Word - the Holy Bible sometimes refers to the physical or natural heavens, sometimes to the spiritual heavens or that which is in them such as angels, demons or God Himself or the future believers. The scriptures sometimes use references to the heavens in an ambiguous way such as the term "heavenly host" that can be taken very soundly in either a natural or spiritual sense. Human beings who have gone into the heavens in our present state, such as astronauts, seem to sense in a limited but real way the co-existing spiritual aspect in the heavens.

April 25, 2007 First earth like mass and temperature extrasolar planet Gliese 581c See the Starry Heavens

Bible Prophecy and Other Science

There are many topics in science or nature that are referred to in the Bible. Often they have primarily a literal or physical meaning but sometimes they have more of a spiritual meaning at other times there is both a natural and figurative or spiritual meaning. Some topics dealt with in the Bible from the natural realm include trees, water, the wilderness, spices, animals, rain, precious stones and metals, wind, fire, wood, mountains, seas and rivers.

General Information

You are welcome to visit the Messianic Jewish congregation Shepherd of Israel at 7 Peter Street at Hess St. N. in downtown Hamilton between York Blvd and King St. at 8:00 pm on Friday (Sabbath) evening. We use a Jewish prayer book, have personal prayer and a Bible or related message. Jewish people or Christians with a love for Israel are welcome. Especially if you are a Jewish believer in Jesus or a Jewish person who is interested in finding out more feel free to contact in Hamilton, Ontario myself or Richard of Jews for Jesus at Richard Muller. I would welcome any enquires from non-Jewish people about Jesus Christ, the way of salvation, life in Messiah (Christ), Bible prophecy or other matters open to a Biblical view. Shalom!

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