For those who have read the Marriage Supper article, will realise that there is no such thing as a Second coming where Christ comes to earth to rule all nations with a rod of Iron etc. The idea came from Ole Herbert in his book Mystery of the Ages where on page 309 under the heading Resurrected Saints:

"As the resurrected Christ ascended to heaven in clouds, so he shall return to earth in clouds (Acts 1:9-11; Matt. 24:30)".

Well if you read Acts 1:9-11, it says "And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was take up; and a CLOUD received him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel: Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven." But read on:

This article could also be called -AN ESCHATOLOGY OF THE TRIBULATION, SECOND

COMING. AND DAY OF YAHWEH'S WRATH.

Eschatology (The doctrine of the final issue of things.)

Throughout Christian prophetic literature there is gross confusion as to the difference between the Great Tribulation and the period of wrath called the Day of Yahweh (the Day of the Lord). This article is intended to show that the second coming (beam up) separates these two periods. It will also be demonstrated that the two 3 year periods in Revelation (namely, the 1260 days and the 42 months) belong to the Trumpet Plagues and 7 last plagues, or bowl judgments, not to the 5^th Seal Tribulation.

It will be argued that we are already in the Tribulation, and as such are only one seal away from the Second Coming [beam up] (which occurs at the 6^th seal, not at the 7^th Trumpet Plague). It seems almost all church groups Sabbatarian or Sunday, fundamentalist prey or post-trib, all insist His return is at the 7^th Trumpet Plague. Finally, it will be shown the glorious hope which awaits those diligently seeking their full reward, the hope of being caught up to the 3^rd heaven as one of the Elect, prior to the Day of Wraths.

As testimony to the fact that fundamentalists confuse the "Tribulation" of Matt. 24:9,22, and 29 with the Day of the Lord, Joseph Good is quoted. On page 112 of his book Rosh

Hashanah and Messianic Kingdom to Come:

On earth, those who are not caught away will be thrown into the "time of trouble", most commonly known as the "birth pangs of the Messiah", but also called the "wrath of God," "Tribulation" and "Indignation".

This is confusion and ignorance, because the Bible clearly makes a differentiation between the Tribulation and the Day of Yahweh's Wrath. Matt. 24:29 speaks of the Tribulation of the end-time preceding the heavenly signs of the 6^th seal, and Joel 2:10,31 places these same heavenly signs prior to the Terrible Day of Yahweh, as does the last verse of Rev 6. Hence, the Tribulation is a period prior to the Day of His Wrath.

Even though some commentators have clarified this distinction (Marvin Rosenthau in his book The Pre-Wrath Rapture of the Church), they don't seem to know what is happening during these periods, groundlessly assigning the 1260-day period to the 5^th seal (Tribulation). That the 1260 days ends at the 5^th Trumpet plague is evident from Rev.11:7. The Two Witnesses (Rev 11:3) end their 1260 day ministry when the beast ascends out of the bottomless pit (Rev. 9:1-8) and kills them (Rev 11:7 last part).

Rev.11:14 refers to the 2nd Woe or 6^th Trumpet Plague, which would corroborate this linking of the beast of Rev.11:7 with the one of Rev.9. (Rev.9:12 woe 1^st ) Therefore, the ministry of the Two Witnesses ends at the 5^th Trumpet plague, and it becomes illogical to assign the 1260 days to the earlier period of the 5th seal Trib. Much more reasonable would be to align the first four Trumpet plagues with the work of the Two Witnesses.

Has it occurred to anyone that we are already in the 5^th seal Trib. A side-by-side analysis of the items mentioned by Christ in the Olivet prophecy of Matt. 24:3-9 with the four horses of the Rev 6 will show that there is a one-to-one correspondence. Christ opens the understanding of the seals in the Olivet prophecy.

The 1^st horse (white) is religious deception, many coming in His name, proclaiming Jesus, yet misleading many concerning His message and the importance of living by Yahweh's laws.

The 2^nd horse (red) represents wars and rumours of wars, nation rising against nation. It is the red horse of bloodshed fomented by the advance of socialism and communism (a wrong solution for the greed and oppression of monopolistic capitalism and its callousness).

The 3^rd horse (black) corresponds to Yahshua's 3^rd item in Matt 24, which is widespread famine due to worldwide population explosion, and due to preciousness of commodities.

The 4^th horse (yellowish-green in color Gr.=chloros) signifies sickness and pestilence. It is combined with the ravages of the previous 2 horses, until a fourth part of the earth is ravished by these three horses. Could this reference to 1/4 of the globe refer to the continent of Africa? Certainly AIDS, STD, drought, crop disease and failure, and ethnic slaughter and religious genocide have made conditions there almost intolerable.

But these horses continue to ride on into the 5^th seal and the 6^th, and will ravage the Western nations. Chloros can also refer to chlorine, which we started pouring in our drinking water after WWI. It is linked to arterial and heart disease. Chlorine is in almost all toxic pharmaceuticals, in mustard gas, in chemotherapeutic drugs, in pesticides, herbicides, which poison our ecosystem, and weaken and degenerate the human constitution.

Matt 24:7-8 labels the four horses as merely the beginnings of travail or birth pangs. So. logically, whatever follows must necessarily be the birth pangs themselves. The 5^th seal is the Tribulation or Travail of the Woman which causes the man-child to be brought forth.

Yahshua spends most of His time in the Olivet elaborating on the characteristics of this 5^th seal. He focuses on the trials and betrayal of the saints, particularly those killed (either literally, or figuratively by slander and hatred) and beheaded for their witness and testimony. The focus is on individual persecution, not on national captivity, which does not occur until some time after the 6^th seal.

The Communist and Catholic/Babylonish governments of this world have martyred no less than 100,000,000 Christians in Russia, the Ukraine, Armenia, Siberia, Sudan, E and SE Europe, China, S America, and Africa, all since WWI. If this is the last generation, it would seem the 5^th seal has already been opened. In Avro Manhattan's well-researched book Vietnam--Why Did We Go? we see the Catholic Church's shocking role in starting the Vietnam War, which led to the senseless and needless death of millions.

Other books, such as The Secret History of the Jesuits, fully documents the Vatican's active role in backing Ante Pavilitch and his cadre of ecclesiastic butchers and torture-mongers in Yugoslavia during WWII, just as they backed Hitler's ascension to dictatorial status by directing the unanimous voting of the Centre--the German Catholic party.

The items mentioned after verses 6-8 of Matt 24 have been occurring to both Israelite and Church people, albeit the end-time condition of the Church does not allow much differentiation between the churched and unchurched.

Verses 9-12 of Matt 24 have been occurring. Who would deny it? True believers being hated and persecuted for using Yahweh's name, for healing in Jesus' name, for proclaiming the unbounded authority of Christ's Kingdom, for doing good, for helping the poor and strangers, and of course, for reproving and rebuking the evil, error, and lethargy and lack of love in the church. Betrayal and treachery among mates and family members is a witness to the true believer of where we are in Bible prophecy (Lk. 21:12-14) False brethren and would-be prophets round out the list of obstacles one must negotiate while trying to find nurture and support socially in the end-time church. Never have these factors been more evident in signalling the nearness of Christ's return.

But the chief sign we are in the 5^th seal is lawlessness abounding, causing many to become selfish, self-centered, fearful of reaching out, of being transparent, of being vulnerable, and many being without natural and normal affection and compassion. There are even "upstanding" church members in Bible studies who think that; trying to play the part of the Good Samaritan in a stranger's life, is tantamount to tempting God!

We are inured to the evil their eyes behold. They watch too many evil, violent acts on films and Television, being either too ignorant or unwilling to shut their eyes at the sight of bloodshed. We have lost the ability to shudder and revolt at the concept of murder, homosexuality, fatherless children, sexual abuse and incest, etc. Those who would escape the devouring fire of the Day of Yahweh will do well to let the Holy Spirit inscribe the following passage on the table of their hearts:

"The sinners of Zion are afraid; fearfulness has surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings? [Answer] He that walks righteously, and speaks uprightly; he that despises the gain of oppressions (such as usurious increase), that shakes his hands from holding a bribe, that stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from seeing evil; He shall dwell on High." (Isa. 33:14-16)

There have been a number of times since in recent years that one has felt like Jeremiah when suffering from the church's lack of grace and charity:

"Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place ... that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they are all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men. And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: they are not valiant for the Truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and know not Me, saith Yahweh. Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother; for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders."

Read the rest of Jer 9 if you want a good description of human dealing in America and the rest of the 12 Tribes and the Church before the End comes.

Those who have been in the forefront of giving meat in due season, who have had to witness and reprove the shepherds of the flock, have personally experienced the betrayal, the unconscionable slander, the spiritual murder which befalls those servants who are called to get out the wedding announcement. (Matt 22:4 last part)

See Matt 22:4-6 , the remnant slay Yahweh's servants, and treat them spitefully, because those who are called out of the end-time generation are not worthy--their businesses, farms, the cares of this age, and even pleasing their mates all take precedence over preparing for the ultimate wedding. They make light of it and scoff that Yahweh would announce the time of the wedding feast, and deny and reject those whose hearts discern both time and judgment (the function of a prophet, see Eccl 8: 5).

We live in a time when those who depart from evil make themselves a prey. Those seriously coming out of the world's lifestyle are accounted mad, or crazy (see Isa. 59:15).

Pastors who fear losing church members and their financial support to new truth, instead of being objective, are guaranteed to suffer the Judgment of Yahweh--as many passages in the prophets foretell (Ezek 34, Jer 23 etc.). For many shepherds, the cares of this life and the deceitfulness of riches have choked out any commitment and love for the Truth, and few are following the Lamb wherever He goes (Rev.14:4). They do not adopt Truth when it is brought to their doorstep, because of Truth's consequences, which are division (Luke 12:51--"Think not that I came to give peace. No, but rather division"), and sometimes strife.

They do not earnestly desire to prophesy or learn new Truth, but rather despise new prophetic understanding, as well as the office of Prophet, which Paul clearly states has been set in the New Covenant Church (Eph. 4:11, Rom 12:6, 1 Cor 12:10, 14:32, 39). Instead they tend to be suspicious, despiteful, fearful, envious, and disrespectful toward those who have heard the voice of Yahweh, or who have deciphered and rightly divided the Word.

Since humility and submission to Yah's authority are not in their spiritual repertoire, and since their organization's headquarters dictate whom and what they shall believe, Truth ends up lying in the street (Isa. 59:14-15). In this manner, the Truth fails, and the flock is not given meat in due season.

One of the signs of the 5^th seal--proliferation of false prophets and messiahs, false predictions of the rapture--has been occurring. This activity is inspired of Satan so that many will despise prophesying (1 Thes 5:20 says "Don't despise prophesying."), and think that the Lord delays His coming.

The Apostle Paul tells us the Sabbaths, New Moons, and Holy Days are shadows of things to come, which means they anticipate or foreshadow future events (Col 2:16). Even Dwight Pentecost--highly respected fundamentalist expositor of end-time prophesy and the pre-trib rapture--acknowledges this meaning of Col 2:16. Funny, isn't it, how hypocritical pre-trib theologians will use Col 2:16 to DO AWAY with the Feasts and Sabbaths of Almighty Yahweh, yet they delve into a study of the Feasts and Jubilee cycles in order to understand eschatology. They are indeed shadows of things coming, but only to those keeping them.

Another of the major signs given by the Saviour of His return, was lawlessness abounding everywhere, and the mystery of anti-law-of-Yahweh (do as thou wilt) teaching becoming entrenched in the pulpits and theological seminaries. Never in Christian history has this phenomenon been more prevalent, or its fruits in the lives of Christian more evident. Every man does what is right in his own eyes, selfishly. Yahshua said because of this condition, the love of many would wax cold (Matt 24:12--Greek= evaporate like moisture in a breeze)

No greater test of emotional and spiritual maturity and mettle can be devised than to be treated coldly and hatefully by those who were once dear to you. Many cannot handle it and fall away from their beliefs and a righteous lifestyle. Still others lose their sanity and become neurotic or psychotic. But to those who endure such contradiction of sinners and hypocrites against themselves, unto the very end, the same shall be saved.

This is the lot of those who would be perfected and birthed into the world to come and Kingdom of Elohim. Sad to say, there are far too few brethren who do not manifest agape love that hopes, bears, believes, and suffers all things. They will not be ready.

It is both necessary and just that Judgment, troubles, and persecution should first fall on the house of God at the 5^th seal (2 Thes 1:5--Paul says this is evidence of the righteous judgment of Elohim, that you may be made worthy of the Kingdom of Elohim) He wants to give His people a chance to repent before He sends wrath upon the world. Peter put it this way:

"For the time is come that Judgment must begin at the household of Elohim: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end of them that obey not the gospel of Elohim" (1 Pet.4:17)

Yahweh will not apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah. The Anglo-Saxon peoples have largely turned their back on their Biblical roots, and on their God, and He in turn has given us over to perverse reasoning and sentiments. We are ready to reap the miseries, plagues, and national captivity Moses prophesied over our people living at the end of Man's Age. (see Lev. 26, Deut 28-29)

Jer 31:35-36 shows that the darkening of the sun, moon and stars is a sign of impending captivity. So long as they are shining, we have prima facie evidence that Israel is still a nation

or nations somewhere on the face of the earth. But Yahweh warns that if these heavenly ordinances should be withdrawn or cease, then also the seed of Israel would also cease from being a nation before Him!

One of the main purposes of the cosmic disturbances and loss of light from the heavens at the 2^nd Coming (beam up) is to warn Israelite nations that their nationhood is on the verge of being subverted and taken away. The removal by angels of the Elect from the four corners of the land and opening of the graves of the dead in Christ also gives ample astonishment to those left behind of imminent judgment.