We can tell a little bit more about the goat, who goes flying across the planet, by looking at the meaning of the name Daniel used for the goat.  The name “Javan” has a meaning that coincidentally describes something that we Americans are quite guilty of.  “Javan” means, “effervescing,” and “effervescing” means, “to give off bubbles of gas.”  That description suits our nation quite well, since we are the world’s worst producers of greenhouse gasses, per capita.  In fact, until 2006, we out produced all nations in the generation of greenhouse gasses.  So, describing us as being a nation that gives of bubbles of gas would be very accurate.

The similarities of that war’s beginnings continue to add up to what we’ve been doing over the last several decades.  The war’s beginning is described by Daniel as the result of some kind of agreement, between who he refers to as the “king of the north,” and the “king of the south.”  Much speculation has been made about who those kings are, and which nations they would rule.  The description of what happens to trigger the war is given, and it requires no forcing to fit the events that have taken place in our recent history.

A couple of things have to be resolved, however, before a proper understanding can be made of who Daniel is calling “north,” and who he is calling “south.”  If you look at a map of the world, you will notice that the United States and the nations of the Middle East are close to the same latitude.  Neither is north, or south of each other.  So, if you don’t consider the actual meaning of the Hebrew words that Daniel used, and just rely on the English translations that are presented to you, you will deduce that he wasn’t referring to the United States as the “north.”

The Hebrew word that is translated to “north,” is “tsaphown,” and it means, “properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown):--north(-ern, side, -ward, wind).”  So, what Daniel was describing could very well have been the United States, because the United States was “hidden,” and “unknown.”  Basically, it could be any unknown country that was being described. 

The Hebrew word that is translated to “south,” is “negeb,” or “negev,” which means, “to be parched.”  So he was describing a dry nation, or nations, when he used the word that is translated to “south.”  Basically, any area that is primarily desert land could be what he was describing.  In fact, the “king of the south,” can be a description of the most powerful king of all the Middle East nations, because all of the Middle East nations are primarily dry, desert land.  Strong is how he is being described, in the first mention of the “king of the south,” by Daniel.

Daniel 11:5 And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.

Saddam Hussein had the fourth largest army on the planet, when we invaded Iraq in 2003.  Iraq could easily be considered to have been the most powerful nation in the Middle East, prior the invasion.  And another man is mentioned also, who would be ever more powerful.

Daniel 11:6 And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.

“And in the end of years they shall join themselves together” is easy enough to understand.  Some kind of agreement will be made between the “king of the north,” and the “king of the south.”  There was an agreement made between Saddam Hussein and the United States.  Our government supported the rise to power of Saddam Hussein, who became the leader of Iraq in 1979.  We even went as far as to finance Iraq in their war against Iran. 

There is one aspect of verse 11:6 that is difficult to figure out though.  Who is the “king’s daughter of the south,” that would “make an agreement,” with the “king of the north?”  There was no woman involved in the relationship between the United States, and Saddam Hussein.  But, there doesn’t necessarily have to have been a woman involved, because the Hebrew word that is translated to “daughter,” also means the “apple of my eye,” and doesn’t have to be a female. 

Saddam Hussein could be considered as the “apple of my eye,” to the politicians in Washington that assisted his rise to power, but there is an even more remarkable similarity than that.  The Hebrew word that is translated to “daughter” is “bath.”  Saddam Hussein wasn’t necessarily the person who was being courted by the CIA, though he was one of their favorites.  His entire political party was being supported, in their takeover of Iraq.  The name of that party is “Ba’ath.” 

If you take that into consideration, and then look at the verse again, you will see that Daniel precisely described what happened in the years leading up to the current Iraqi war.  If you replace the word, “daughter,” in verse 11, with the Hebrew word that was originally used, it is quite easy to understand.  This is a word for word translation, of the original Hebrew. 

Daniel 11:6 And to end of / years / they shall join / bath of / king of / the south / shall come / to king of / the north / to make / agreement / and not / retain / strength of / the arm / and not / he shall stand / arm of him / shall be given up / they / and the ones bringing them / and the ones strengthened them / in these times.

The Ba’ath Party was the political party of Saddam Hussein.  They were supported with money and arms, up until the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.  It was only then that the United States turned on Iraq.  So, in a nutshell, we had an agreement with Iraq that allowed us to provide arms, and then gave up that agreement.  The next verses further explain what happened, as a result of our meddling.

Daniel 11:7 But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:

Someone isn’t going to like how well we all are getting along.  He’s going to “come with an army,” and attack the “king of the north,” and “shall prevail.”  Osama bin Laden did just that, when he attacked the World Trade Center.  He didn’t beat around the bush about why he did it either, even though the president of the United States did.  Osama bin Laden made it very clear that he was attacking the United States because of our meddling in Middle East affairs.

Daniel 11:8 And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.

He will rob them of their wealth, and some of their people.  That’s exactly what he did, because our economy began to nose dive following that attack.  And, quite a lot of Americans have been arrested since then, for supporting terrorist organizations that are against us.  The final part of that verse is also undeniably what happened.  Osama bin Laden is still at large and in power, while George W. Bush has since retired.  So, he has definitely continued more years than the “king of the north,” which he attacked.

Daniel 11:9 So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.

Daniel is now summing up what he told us, by telling us that that is how the “king of the south shall come into his kingdom,” and that is how he did it, with our support.  Then he’s going to “return into his own land,” and that is exactly what happened after he was hanged, and then buried.  There’s something else that’s very clear, and shouldn’t be missed.  The removal of Saddam Hussein was a direct result of Osama bin Laden’s attack, even though Saddam Hussein had nothing to do with the attack.

The next verse appears to end the similarities between what happened, and what can possibly happen, because Saddam Hussein’s sons are all dead.

Daniel 11:10 But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.

The word “sons” in that verse is a translation of the Hebrew word, “ben,” and it is not only a part of a man’s name, that is all too familiar, but it also means “people (of a nation),” and not just a family member.  It’s well known that our actions against Iraq didn’t weaken Osama bin Laden’s “army.”  Al-Qaida has been steadily growing in power, because of what we’ve done.  We have helped him gather his army, by creating justifiable animosity from the Muslim people.  We try to ignore those things, but they don’t.

It would be a wonderful thing if global warming wasn’t what the prophets were warning us about, and the last war could be avoided.  There are quite a lot of people who believe that neither is what we’re facing.  That’s why neither will be avoided. 

Isaiah told us that we would change the ordinance, and that’s what happened when the early sellers of Christianity introduced the Book of Revelation, and convinced their followers that it was the “Word of God.”  So here we are, quite capable of understanding why the prophets said that the world would be destroyed by fire, but unwilling to even try to do anything about it.  And here we are, squaring off against each other, over the control of Jerusalem and the Middle East, without realizing that we’ve entered into the much publicized “last war.”

The Book of Daniel gives us a play by play of the major events of that war, and starts by naming two of the nations involved.

Daniel 11:2 And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.

Americans don’t have to worry about the last war, because Daniel said it would be Persia against Grecia, and we’re not Grecia.  At least, we think we’re not Grecia.  Actually, Daniel didn’t say Grecia.  He used the Hebrew name, “Javan.”  There is absolutely no reason to believe that Daniel was referring to the current nation of Greece, other than someone said it meant Greece, thousands of years ago, and it stuck.  Tradition is the only reason given for the Jewish and Christian interpretation that Javan means Greece.

The belief that Daniel was referring to Greece, when he wrote Javan, works out quite well for the sellers of Judaism and Christianity.  They both get to claim previous fulfillment, about that verse, because of the conquests of Alexander the Great.  The big problem with that interpretation is that Alexander the Great lived over 2,300 years ago, and this chapter of Daniel is about the war which would grip the world during the “End of Days.”  The next several verses tell us so.

Daniel 11:3 And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.

Daniel 11:4 And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.

Daniel 11:5 And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.

Daniel 11:6 And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.

Perhaps Daniel started out writing about the conquest of Alexander the Great, and then skipped 2,300 years or more into the future.  But that’s not likely.  It makes a lot more sense to consider that he was describing the nations that would be involved in the war which would be taking place during the “End of Days,” or “End of Years,” as it is translated in verse 6.  It especially makes more sense, when you consider the first place that Daniel uses the word “Javan,” or “Grecia.”  That happens a few chapters back, in a vision, which is clearly describing the “last war.”

Daniel 8:19 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be.

Daniel 8:20 The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.

Daniel 8:21 And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.

Daniel 8:22 Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.

Daniel 8:23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.

The king of Javan that “shall stand up” in 8:23 is the same king of Javan that “shall stand up,” in 11:3.  We can determine that with certainty, because of the description of what happens to Javan after he stands up.  His kingdom will be split into four separate kingdoms.  Of course, that can only happen once. 

We can get a little more information about the kingdom of Javan, and what will happen to trigger the war, by looking at the vision that is being explained.

Daniel 8:2 And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.

Daniel 8:3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.

Daniel 8:4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.

Daniel 8:5 And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.

Daniel 8:6 And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power.

Daniel 8:7 And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.

From that we know that there will be two nations who come under attack, by one nation.  Those two nations are being symbolized by the “ram,” which has two horns, or two kings, as explained to Daniel.  We know that the ram represents two nations, because it has two kings, and a nation can only have one king at a time.  So the ram should be considered as two nations that perhaps have the same agenda, which is upsetting the goat.

The goat, which is determined to be symbolic for Javan, is quite obviously a very powerful nation.  The poor ram doesn’t have a chance, and is trampled by the mighty goat, which flies across the planet in a great rage.  That’s starting to sound very familiar, but we shouldn’t jump to any conclusions, yet.  Just because we flew across the planet in our attack against Afghanistan and Iraq, it doesn’t mean that we are the goat.  But it is quite coincidental, especially considering that the two nations who are attacked are named Persia and Media. 

Well, actually, maybe we should begin to make that conclusion, and see how it works out.  After all, we are the most powerful nation on the planet, and we have decimated Iraq and Afghanistan, though neither war is over yet.  There’s not much doubt by anyone that Iraq and Persia are one in the same.  The definition of Media is “middle land,” and it could easily be Afghanistan.  Let’s hope that it isn’t, and that we aren’t the goat, because the goat doesn’t get to keep on kicking butt.

Daniel 8:8 Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.

Daniel 8:9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.

Daniel 8:10 And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.

Daniel 8:11 Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of the sanctuary was cast down.

The goat will have his day, and think that everything is going ok.  That’s probably because the goat doesn’t know who the “prince of the host” is, or what will happen when the “daily sacrifice was taken away,” by him.  The “prince of the host” is the same “prince that shall come,” in Daniel 9:26.  We know that for sure, because he’s the one who takes the daily sacrifice away, and destroys Jerusalem.  Basically, it’s all over but the crying, once the goat goes flying across the planet to kick the ram’s butt.  The rest is written, and it isn’t pretty.

There will be a need for artificial light, when the fighting stops and the consummation begin.  The consummation is described in different ways, by the various prophets.  Quite a lot of people refer to that period of time as the “Earth Changes,” and some look forward to it.  Those who look forward to it know about the end result, which will be an age of enlightenment. 

Quite a lot of people who know about the Earth Changes believe that they will survive, if it happens in their lifetime.  Some people might survive, just by pure chance, but it’s not likely.  It’s not likely, because it will be very difficult to find a cave on high ground stocked with adequate food, water, a light source, and some form of protection against competition for those supplies.

Even the air that we take for granted will be in short supply, during a short period of time.  That’s because the same smoke and dust that will be blocking out light from the sun and moon, will also be choking people to death.  Those people, who are left out in the open when the consummation begins, will find themselves fighting for the very air they breathe, if they weren’t washed away during the initial polar shift.

A polar shift isn’t possible, according to most scientists.  The reason for their disbelief is the amount of energy that would be required to overcome the enormous amount of centrifugal energy present from the current rotation.  Imagine a spinning top, like a child might play with.  Once the child places the top in motion, it maintains its balance because of centrifugal force.  If you were to place that top into a frictionless environment, it would continue spinning forever.  Now try to imagine a force that would be capable of twisting the axial alignment of that spinning top.  Of course, you could do it quite easily with your hand, just by pressing on one of the two poles of the spinning top.

Now consider the amount of energy that you would be using, as compared to the size and weight of the spinning top and you will realize why scientists have such a problem with a polar shift.  The amount of energy that you applied to the spinning top with your hand would be astronomical in comparison.  Even though it would only take a slight nudge, that nudge has to be multiplied by the same ratio as the difference between the mass of the spinning top and the mass of the earth.

Something else that you would notice, if you gave a spinning top a slight nudge, is that it would regain its balance quite quickly and return to its original orientation, because of centrifugal force.  The earth would do the same thing, unless the poles of the earth actually repositioned themselves and the orientation of the spin changed.  So simply giving the earth a nudge at one of the poles wouldn’t cause a permanent orientation change to the earth.  Yet, that’s exactly what the prophets described.

There is another way to alter the orientation of a spinning top, though it would be quite difficult to actually do.  Suppose for a moment that you could reposition the handle on top and the spindle on the bottom of the toy.  The handle and spindle of the top are actually what maintains the orientation of the spin.  The excess weight of those two pieces cause the toy to remain aligned, with them as the poles of spin.  If you could move those two pieces while the top is spinning, the top would realign itself with the new positions of the handle and spindle.

If the earth, through volcanic activity, suddenly developed a huge redistribution of weight, the orientation of the earth’s spin would change to accommodate that weight.  It would take an enormous amount of weight, but that’s exactly what is described by several prophets.  One such prophecy can be found in chapter 24 of the Book of Isaiah.

Isaiah 24:1 Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

At first glance, that verse appears to be describing a polar shift, but it’s not.  It’s actually describing a contortion of the earth’s surface.  The part of the verse that says, “and turneth it upside down” is a mistranslation of the original Hebrew.  The Hebrew words actually say that the surface of the earth would be contorted, or turned.  The end result is close to the same, but instead of giving the result, that verse is actually giving the cause of the shift.  The effect of the shift is given further down in the chapter.

Isaiah 24:18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.

Isaiah 24:19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.

Isaiah 24:20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.

“The earth is moved exceedingly,” and “The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard,” can easily be determined to indicate a pole shift.  We can partially deduce what will happen, when the planet does its little dance in space.  Some things are obvious, like tidal waves, the sizes of which are unprecedented.  And people who live in areas that are suddenly thrust into the new Polar Regions are going to have to figure out how to survive in such frigid conditions, as they make their way towards the new south (or north, if they live in the Southern Hemisphere).

The Hopi prophecy also states that a polar shift will cause the destruction of our planet.  They have a word for it, “Koyaanisqatsi,” which means "world out of balance.”  Their prophecy says that the world will rock to and fro, and that it might turn over two or three times.  They even include in their prophecy that the oceans will meet in the air, clearly describing the tidal waves that will occur as a result of the shift.  And, to top it off, they also mention great columns of smoke, indicating volcanic action, or perhaps huge fires, or both.

There’s another remarkable thing about the Hopi word “Koyaanisqatsi.”  It has somewhat of a dual meaning.  We can tell from their prophecies that it is describing a “world out of balance,” which will cause a physical change in the earth’s orientation, but it also means something else.  It also means “life without spirituality, life without sacredness.”  When you consider both meanings of the word, as it’s used in their prophecy, you can deduce that what they are saying is that the lack of spirituality and sacredness is what will cause the earth to shift.  That’s the exact warning provided to us by Isaiah, in the chapter in which he describes the pole shift.

Isaiah 24:5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.

Isaiah 24:6 Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.

A world out of balance is a very good description of how we Americans are living our lives today.  We act as if there will always be plenty of resources to go around, and that the things we waste are of no consequence.  We do that because we are literally too ignorant to comprehend what effect our actions will cause.  Most Americans don’t even realize that it would take four planets to support an entire world with our nation’s life style.

The Hopi warned us about this behavior, but warning people who ignore warnings from the prophets who spawned their own religion is fruitless.  If we won’t listen to Isaiah, we surely aren’t going to listen to people considered inferior to us.  It’s a lot more fun to ignore the warnings, and count on Jesus to bail us out when the end is near.  After all, the ruling class of our nation believes that they have a ticket out of here, before the earth is destroyed; or so they believe.  They believe that, because they either don’t know, or simply ignore what “changed the ordinance” means.

It’s hard to relate our lavish lifestyle to the cause of our planet’s destruction.  Our scientific community is starting to understand that it could be the cause of some kind of future catastrophe.  But they are still undecided as to how much longer the planet can withstand it.  And they have no way of knowing that what we are doing will eventually cause the planet to go topsy-turvy.  Without the prophecies of the Hopi, which are confirmed in the Bible, we would have no way of knowing that our greed is what will be humanity’s downfall.

We want it all, and we don’t care if we pollute the world to get it.  We act as if we can just clean it all up later, after we’ve had our fun.  Of course, we aren’t done having our fun, so the cleaning will just have to wait till later.  The Hopi told us specifically which elements of greed would cause our problems.  They warned us to not rely on things taken from the earth.  That warning is currently being ignored as well, because we like our lifestyles built on cheap energy.  We get that cheap energy from burning coal and oil, both of which release CO2 into the atmosphere, and cause our planet to warm up.  If we were more spiritual minded, we would investigate what our prophets had to say about global warming, and not ignore those warnings.

Part of the Hopi prophecy includes a warming from the Great Spirit, or Massau’u, to lay down their weapons, when it’s time for the emergence into the “Fifth World.”  The Hopi refer to the current era of humanity as the “Fourth World,” because they know that humanity has been brought to its knees three times previously.  The last destruction was by flooding, before that by ice, and before that the world was destroyed by fire and volcanoes.  The Hopi know that, even though they don’t have any kind of written language to help them recall what their ancestors passed on to them.  Instead, rock art is used as memory joggers, as they tell their stories to their interested youth.

Massau’u shows up in one of their most famous prophecies, which is detailed in rock art.  Prophecy Rock, near Oraibi, Arizona shows Massau’u pointing to a vertical line with one hand, which indicates the time of his return to the Hopi.  His left hand is shown, laying down his weapon.  It’s really sad that most Christians have been taught by the sellers of Christianity that they should ignore such prophecy, in favor of a prophecy that teaches them to be ready to fight in the “last war,” or Armageddon.

The sellers of Christianity scoff at prophecy from outside the Bible, even though they added a prophecy to the Bible.  The prophecy that the sellers of Christianity added is called the Book of Revelation, and it surpasses any other prophecy in absurdity.  The Book of Revelation actually states that the “last war” will be fought by an army which will come down from Heaven.

Revelation 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

Revelation 19:12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.

Revelation 19:13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.

Revelation 19:14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

Christians are taught to believe that, without question.  They are also taught to not worry about the “last war,” or the “end of the world,” until then.  They really believe that they will be drawn into Heaven before then, so that they can be a part of that great army led by Jesus.  The rest of that chapter of the Book of Revelation says that everyone left on Earth would be killed by Jesus, and they don’t see anything wrong with that.

Revelation 19:19 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.

Revelation 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

Revelation 19:21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

The majority of people that live in the most powerful nation on the planet, believe that is actually the “Word of God” and that it’s rightfully included in the Bible.  They don’t know enough about the prophecies of the Old Testament to know that the real prophecies of the Bible describe the “last war” in detail, and that there is no mention of any kind of “army from heaven.” 

So instead of staying out of the “last war,” those who hold fast to their Christian beliefs will be caught up in it.  In fact, they are described by the prophets as being the ones who will actually be drawn into the “last war,” because of their self-righteous beliefs of superiority.  They still believe that it’s their job to “spread the Gospel,” and that there’s nothing wrong with killing people who are opposed to the spreading of their Gospel.

Christianity has come face to face now, with another religion that believes that it’s their responsibility to oppose the spreading of any religion but their own.  So here we have a world with two major religions in opposition to each other, one that believes they have to “spread their Gospel,” and one that believes they have to prevent that from happening in their nations.  Both of those religions teach that they alone will bring peace and harmony to the planet, as soon as everyone on the planet is a part of their religion.

The Hopi prophecy also indicates that the “last war” will be a “spiritual conflict with material matters,” according to Dr. Allen Ross.  We definitely have a spiritual conflict going on in the world today, and it’s hard to ignore the material side of the conflict, though we’re doing a great job of it so far.  The material that we are concerned about is oil.  We know that our comfortable lifestyle would come to an end, if we had to pay a premium for the oil, and our government has spent quite a lot of resources to ensure that we continue receiving that oil at bargain prices.

We wouldn’t tolerate another nation’s manipulation of our government, yet that is what we do in order to maintain a cheap supply of oil.  Our general population ignores the fact that we installed the regime of Saddam Hussein in Iraq, and then had to go to war with Iraq to remove him from power after he bit the hand that fed him.  We ignore things like that, because we know that our nation is sunk without the cheap oil that we receive from countries like Iraq, Iran, and Saudi Arabia.  We have manipulated the governments of all three of those nations, and two of the three have kicked us out.

While we fight for our right to manipulate the governments of Middle East nations that supply us with oil, we also fight for the right to support another nation that is in their midst, and against their will.  That nation took over control of the most famous city on the planet in 1948.  It’s the most famous city on the planet because of prophecies related to its control.  That city’s name means “teachings of peace,” and so far Jerusalem has been involved in nothing but the opposite of peace.  Wars have raged over the control of the city of Jerusalem for countless centuries, and those wars continue to this day.  It’s ironic that all three of the major religions of the world consider Jerusalem to be one of the most holy cities in the world, and each of those religions is willing to fight for it.

According to the prophecy of Daniel, no one will end up with Jerusalem, because it will be completely destroyed.  That prophecy goes unnoticed by all three religions, because two of those three consider that prophecy as previously fulfilled, and one of the religions could care less about the prophecy of Daniel.  So even though we have plenty of warning from the prophets, that should be telling us to avoid this war that has been brewing since 1948, we all seem hell bent on making it happen.  We can tell from Daniel that someone is going to figure out how to resolve the issue over who controls Jerusalem, when they decide to wipe it off the planet, for good.

The Jewish people, who are in control of Jerusalem don’t believe that it’s going to happen, and the Christian people, who support the Jewish control of Jerusalem, could actually care less, one way of the other.  The Jewish people know that the Word of God will go out from Jerusalem during the “End of Days,” and they want to make sure that they are the ones who make that happen.  Christian people believe that the current Jerusalem will be destroyed right along with the rest of the planet during the “last war,” and that Jesus will bring the “New Jerusalem” down from Heaven when it’s all over.

Revelation 21:10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

If you believe that Jesus is going to lead an army out of Heaven, to kill every person that remains on earth, then why not also believe that an entire city is going to descend from Heaven as well?  And why stop there?  While we’re making stuff up, let’s go ahead and solve the problem that the prophets of the Old Testament warned us about, regarding the darkness that would shroud the earth during the “end of days.”

Revelation 21:23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

Revelation 21:24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.

Revelation 21:25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.

That might have made some kind of sense to people, when it was originally written.  But most adults on the planet know that there is simply no way that a city is going to light the entire planet.  Those verses from the Book of Revelation spill the beans on what the man who wrote them was trying to do.  There were quite a lot of unanswered questions about the prophecies of the Old Testament, and he was supplying those answers.  So today, we have an entire religion of people who should be considered psychotic for believing such nonsense.

There’s enough ice stored in the ice shelves of Antarctica to raise the sea level by over 20 feet.  In fact, some scientists think that the ice on the Ross Ice Shelf alone would raise the sea level that much.  The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest in area, but the Ronne-Filchner Ice Shelf is the largest by volume and is also the easiest to reach by plane.  It would be a cinch to fly a couple airplanes from Argentina to the Ronne-Filchner Ice Shelf, and detonate bombs above it.  The location of the blasts would be determined by the terrorists, based on how many bombs they had at their disposal.  If they have several, they could destroy the entire ice shelf by detonating them over land, in a circle around the ice shelf.  Or, if they had just one, they might consider detonating it near the center of the ice shelf.

We can tell from the prophecy of Daniel, that an attack such as the one described is quite probable.  The most difficult aspect of such an attack is actually acquiring the nuclear weapons.  According to claims made by Hamid Mir, a biographer for Ayman al-Zawahri, al-Qaida may already have them.  They’re more than likely sitting on them now, trying to figure out the best place to use them (if they haven’t already), and waiting for the right time to use them.

We can also tell when to expect such an attack.  All we have to do is add the number of days that Daniel gave us, to the time when Jerusalem is destroyed.

Daniel 9:26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

Daniel 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

Those two verses are referring to the same week, which is often referred to as the “70th Week,” because it’s 70 weeks after the announcement to rebuild the street, or “plaza” in Jerusalem.  We can tell when it will occur, because Israel announced their plan to restore the Plaza in Jerusalem on October 22, 2009.  If we add 70 weeks to that date, we can determine that Jerusalem will be destroyed on February 17, 2011. 

Daniel 12:11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.

When that happens, there will be little doubt that the abomination will occur on August 27, 2014.  Of course, there will be a war going on during that period of time.  Daniel tells us that, and common sense confirms it.  It will be a difficult time to be living in America, or anywhere else for that matter.  People will be faced with a choice.  Do we believe in the prophecies, or do we believe in the religions that founded our governments? 

People who have realized that religions have led us astray, but believe the prophecies will try to stay out of the fighting, because they will know what’s going to happen next, and also know that fighting won’t change the outcome of anything except their ability to survive.  They will be ridiculed, and even attacked for being “passive” towards the destruction of Jerusalem.  Instead of worrying about getting even with the people who will destroy Jerusalem, they will be more interested in living through the period of time that Daniel called the “consummation.”

Daniel told us when to expect the “consummation,” which is also based on the destruction of Jerusalem.

Daniel 8:13 Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?

Daniel 8:14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.

That date works out to be June 5, 2017, based on the destruction of Jerusalem and the daily sacrifice being taken away on February 17, 2011. 

So we have three key dates, which should be taken quite seriously, because they tell humanity when to prepare for the worst devastation in the history of humanity.  We know that for sure, because that’s what Daniel told us.

Daniel 12:1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.

Daniel wasn’t talking about an era of happiness, or a time of peace.  He was clearly telling us that “there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation.”  He was giving us a time line, so that we could live and become those “found written in the book.” 

The time line that Daniel provided is of course keyed to the destruction of Jerusalem, and people will have plenty of time to prepare for the other two events, unless they happen to live in Jerusalem and don’t heed this warning.  The nice thing about this prophecy is that there is a built in fail safe feature.  If Jerusalem isn’t destroyed, 70 week following the announcement of the plan to restore the Plaza in Jerusalem, we know that it’s not time for the other two events.  And we also know that it’s not time for the Messiah to come on the scene.

Basically, the time line is laid out like this:

October 22, 2009 – Israel announces their plan to restore the Plaza and Wailing Wall (Kotel Plaza) to the ancient level through excavation.

December 10, 2009 – The Messiah shows up. 

February 17, 2011 – Jerusalem is destroyed and the Daily Sacrifice is taken away.

August 27, 2014 – The Abomination that makes Desolation occurs.

June 5, 2017 – The Consummation is poured upon the Desolate.

December 10, 2009 has come and gone, and there was no announcement by the news media regarding the coming of the Messiah.  In fact, December 10, 2009 came and went without anything out of the ordinary happening, with the exception of frenzy over some strange occurrence of a blue spiraling light in the sky over Norway the day before.  But Daniel didn’t say there would be any kind of announcement of the Messiah’s coming; he just said that the Messiah would be here then.  The only announcement that Daniel said to look for was the one regarding the restoration of the Plaza in Jerusalem.  So if all we have to go by is this prophecy from Daniel, we’ll have to wait until Jerusalem is destroyed to know for sure if the Messiah really is here.  It’s likely that the Messiah did make some kind of announcement to the world on that day, but who would believe him if he did?

Fortunately, we don’t have to just go by the prophecy of Daniel, to know whether or not he’s here.  There were lots of prophets in our past, and they all mentioned the Messiah.  There were even prophets that didn’t get included in the Bible that described him.  Believe it or not, one such prophet told the Hopi people to expect a “blue star” to appear, heralding in the return of the Messiah.  It could just be coincidental, that a blue spiraling light appeared within one day of when Daniel predicted the Messiah to be here.  Or, it could be that the Hopi nailed it.

There are a lot of similarities between the Hopi prophecies of the Messiah, whom they call Massau’u, and the prophecies given to us by Daniel and the other Biblical prophets.  The Hopi prophecies include a 7 year period, from the time the “Blue Star Kachina” appears, and the “Day of Purification.”  Daniel’s time line calls for a 7 1/2 year period of time from the coming of the Messiah, and the “Cleansing of the Sanctuary.”  The Hopi prophecy includes two “kachinas,” the “Blue Star Kachina” and the “Red Star Kachina.”  Together, they usher in what the Hopi refer to as the “Fifth World.”  Daniel tells us that there will be two major players, the Messiah, and an unnamed “prince that will come” and destroy Jerusalem, and set up the Abomination that Makes Desolation.  The Hopi prophecy says that the “Red Star Kachina” is the one who won’t be benevolent.

The most remarkable of all the similarities however, is their description of the events which herald in the “Blue Star Kachina,” which could very well be a description of the Messiah.   The following is a description of the appearance of the “Blue Star Kachina,” as given by Dr. Allen Ross in the book Mitakuye Oyasin: We Are All Related.

 “The end of all Hopi ceremonialism will come when a "Kachina" removes his mask during a dance in the plaza before uninitiated children.”

“The war will be "a spiritual conflict with material matters. Material matters will be destroyed by spiritual beings who will remain to create one world and one nation under one power, that of the Creator.”

“That time is not far off. It will come when the Saquasohuh (Blue Star) Kachina dances in the plaza and removes his mask.”

That prophecy is clearly including that the “Blue Star Kachina” would show himself, “in the plaza,” which is basically what Daniel said, in a roundabout way.  The similarities include one more thing, which is undeniably identical to the prophecy of Daniel, and the other prophets of the Bible.  This is another quote from Dr. Allen Ross.

“His mission was to help his younger brother to bring about the Purification Day, at which time all evildoers would be punished or destroyed, after which real peace, brotherhood, and everlasting life would be established.”

That’s so close to what the Biblical prophets said that it’s tempting to conclude that Dr. Allen Ross was paraphrasing Hopi prophecy to make it look as though it was taken from the Bible.  But it wasn’t.  If they were trying to paraphrase the Bible, they would have most likely used the Christian slant, and included Jesus in the equation.

There have been “doom and gloom preachers” ever since the prophets introduced their prophecies.  They have created a situation that can be described with the story about the “the boy who cried wolf.”  There really is a wolf, but the people of the town stopped taking the boy seriously because of the frequency of his warnings without cause.  When the wolf really does show up, he’s able to ravage the town’s herds, because the town doesn’t believe the warning given by the boy who delights in frightening them with false alarms.  Such is the warning from the prophets, with a little twist.  The “doom and gloom preachers” also make the claim that they will provide protection, instead of just a warning.  In doing so, they make the situation that their followers face inescapable. 

People who believe the “doom and gloom preachers’” promise of salvation are guaranteed the doom that they are supposedly being protected against, when the “wolf” comes calling.  That’s because the people have been convinced that they will have to do nothing for their own safety.  They have supposedly already done what they need to do, which is simply belong to the “doom and gloom preachers’” organization.  Regardless of whether the people are Christian, Jewish, or Muslim; they all receive the same promise of protection, by their spiritual leaders.  Their leaders mislead them about what the “wolf” is really capable of, because of their desire to be the leaders, and they don’t consider the consequences of what they are doing.  Of course, that will work, until the “wolf” actually shows up.

It appears that the “doom and gloom preachers” don’t really know what they are promising protection from.  Of course, it’s not a wolf that they are scaring humanity with, but if it was a wolf their description of it would resemble a trained dog, that only went after people from another religion.   The truth is that the threat to humanity isn’t going to be trained on just some people; it will be against virtually all people.  Even those people who have taken the time to analyze what the threat really is, and know how to protect themselves from it will still be vulnerable.  That’s because of the severity of the events, as detailed by the prophets.  The Book of Daniel says that quite clearly in this description of those who find themselves caught up in the “last war.”

Daniel 11:31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.

Daniel 11:32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.

Daniel 11:33 And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.

Daniel 11:34 Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.

Daniel 11:35 And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.

That’s just a description of what will happen during the war, which leads up to the “time of the end,” or the “consummation,” as Daniel also referred to it.  Those people who have been misled by their religions will gladly take up arms, or encourage their countrymen who are able, to do so.  The ones, who are encouraging each other to fight, are the ones who don’t really understand that there is no reason to be involved in the “last war,” because it’s not the war that will eliminate the idiots from humanity.  Instead, it’s what happens after the war is over that eliminates the idiots, which is also why there is no reason to be fighting.  Why fight, when it’s really time to build defenses against the worst natural disaster to ever befall humanity?

There’s not even a doubt about whether or not we’re currently involved in the skirmish that will mark the beginning of the “last war.”  We could actually call what we’re doing now, the initial confrontations of the “last war.”  But it gets kicked into high gear when Jerusalem is destroyed, and then continues to get worse according to what Daniel spells out.  It’s unfortunate that the religions that use the Book of Daniel consider the destruction of Jerusalem as a previously fulfilled prophecy.  If they didn’t, they would be able to see its upcoming destruction as a “sign,” and not as a reason to go to war.  Instead, they will push for war, and the results of that war are not what they will be expecting.

One of the things that our religious leaders are not expecting, even though it’s included by Daniel in his description of the “last war,” is a major flood.  That’s one of the down sides of considering most of the prophecies as “previously fulfilled.”  When most Biblical Scholars come across references to a “flood,” they conclude that it’s a rhetorical usage of the word, instead of a literal one.  That’s because there have been no wars in the past that a flood of water was used as a weapon.  Because of that, a lot of people are going to die, that don’t have to.

We know exactly when the flood will be used as a weapon, because it’s included in the timeline provided by Daniel.  It will happen 1,290 days after the destruction of Jerusalem.  It’s what Daniel refers to as the “abomination that makes desolation,” and the time line can be found in Daniel 12:11.  Daniel never specifically says that the “abomination that makes desolation” is the “flood” that he’s also talking about, but if you know what the results of a worldwide flood would be, and you know that it will be caused by a man, then you should be able to reasonably conclude that it is indeed the flood that he’s talking about when he mentions the “abomination that makes desolation.”  What else could it be?  Here’s a description of the flood, as presented by Daniel.

Daniel 9:26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

Daniel 11:22 And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.

That should be an ominous warning to those who choose to fight with the man who will eventually destroy Jerusalem.  But it’s not.  It’s not, because the Christian and Jewish religious leaders consider the “flood” to be analogous to an overwhelming army, like the Romans used to destroy Jerusalem in 70 AD.  Indeed, Jerusalem was flooded then, so to speak, with an army.  But what if that wasn’t what Daniel was talking about?  What if Daniel was talking about a real flood, with water?

If you consider the war that we’re currently faced with, the “War on Terror,” and consider the weapons that might be at the disposal of the “King of Terror,” and also consider what Daniel was warning us about, you can figure out what might be in our near future.  What would you do, if you were Osama bin Laden, you had already destroyed Jerusalem, and the world still wouldn’t listen to your demands?  Would you just give up, turn yourself in, and decide that you were wrong in wanting freedom from the influence of nations that think it’s their right to meddle in your country’s politics and religion?  Or would you look for a way to get your hands on some of your nemesis’ favorite weapon of mass destruction and use it against them?

Let’s just say that he did get his hands on one or two suitcase nukes.  It would be quite difficult for him to smuggle them into our country now, because of all the heightened security protocols now in place.  And, even if he did, all he would be able to do was repeat what he had done in Jerusalem.  He would know that wiping out a couple more cities wouldn’t get the results that he desire, so he would consider how he might get a little more bang for his bucks.

What could he do with his suitcase nukes that would insure that he got the attention that he so desires for his cause?  Daniel warned us about what he will do, if we take what he said as literal.  All we have to do is think about how a terrorist could cause a flood that would decimate the world, and not totally wipe out his own people. 

To start with, how would you create such a flood?  The answer to that is simple, in today’s modern world.  All you have to do is fly over Antarctica with a plane carrying the nuclear weapons, and explode them a few miles inland.  The explosion would shatter the ice, releasing millions of tons of ice into the ocean, resulting in worldwide tsunamis and floods that would change the landscape of our planet overnight. 

There is another, more valid conclusion that should be drawn, regarding what Daniel was told about himself and others, coming back from the dead, during the “End of Days.”  But that isn’t what really matters, because we either do reincarnate or we don’t.  Our beliefs don’t really change whether we do inhabit new bodies, or not.  Our beliefs do change how we will react to the news that we receive though.    There will be quite a lot of people who will do nothing for themselves when they find out that we really are in trouble.  That’s because they have been taught by the false doctrines of the sellers of Christianity that they don’t have to worry about a thing.  They are the ones who will throw the prophecies of the Old Testament aside, in favor of the pipe dream that they have been enjoying all their lives.

Quite a lot of Christians will rely on the promises of their church leaders, and face certain death with a nonchalant attitude, as they await the return of their supposed savior.  Jesus promised his followers that he would return from the clouds, in all his glory, and they believe him.  They probably wouldn’t, if they knew where he got that notion from.  This is what he actually said.

Matthew 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

Matthew 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Jesus was repeating a prophecy of Daniel, which he knew was related to the time line which Daniel provided.  If you take a look at that prophecy, which Jesus was referencing there, you will know with certainty that he was quite mistaken about his timing. 

Daniel 7:13 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.

Daniel 7:14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

Anyone can tell that those are the words that Jesus was making reference to, when he promised his followers that he would return.  But for some reason, Jesus failed to comprehend what the explanation given to Daniel, about those words, meant.

Daniel 7:21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;

Daniel 7:22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.

Those verses are telling us about what would happen during the “last war.”  It’s during the “last war,” that the “Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High.”  Those verses are explaining what the previously quotes verses were saying, so we should conclude that they are also about the same time period.  Since we know that the “Ancient of days” is supposed to come during the “last war,” we should conclude that the “Son of man” is also supposed to show up then, as well.

Daniel was very clear about the timing of the war, and its termination by the “consummation.”  According to those verses, the “Son of man” and the “Ancient of days” are both going to be present during the “last war.”  Jesus is clearly describing the events of the “consummation,” in Matthew 24:29, and saying that the “Son of man” would return when they occurred.  They don’t occur until the end of the “last war,” because they are what bring an end to the “last war.”  So how is it that the “Son of man” doesn’t show up until the war is over, according to Jesus, but is present during the war, according to Daniel?

Someone goofed, and since we know that Jesus was basing his prophecy of his own return on this prophecy of Daniel, we can conclude that it was Jesus who goofed, rather than Daniel, because it was Daniel’s prophecy.  All Jesus did, was try to interpret it.  It wasn’t his prophecy, and it’s quite irresponsible for the sellers of Christianity focus more on what Jesus said about it than on what Daniel said.  That might be because anyone who takes a look at what Daniel said, and then compares it to what Jesus said, will realize that Jesus was mistaken.  So how can the sellers of Christianity talk about both, without disclosing the truth about the error of Jesus?  If they did that, they would no longer be Christians.

In a nutshell, it boils down to a very nasty fact.  The sellers of Christianity would rather see their followers die, than admit that they have intentionally misled them into believing something that isn’t true.  They can’t claim ignorance, because they have had to study the prophecies of Daniel, as well as the other prophets of the Old Testament.  They know these things, which have just been pointed out, yet they try to act as if they don’t.  And guess what else.  There is no reasonable explanation that can be given in their defense.  They can’t claim that they didn’t understand this part of the prophecy of Daniel, because it’s easy enough for anyone to understand.  All they can do is blame Jesus, because Jesus got it wrong.

Jesus didn’t have the advantage of hindsight that we have today.  And, he also had another disadvantage.  He thought that he was the Messiah, and that it was his job to save humanity from the terrible destruction that the prophets had warned us about.  He would have been trying to make sense of what Daniel said, and at the same time reconcile his own presence; even though he knew that he hadn’t come, flying in from the clouds.  So he would have concluded that his arrival “from the clouds of heaven” was to follow his death.  He knew that there was no war going on, that involved Jerusalem, and so he would have expected that war to follow is death.  It didn’t.  When a war that involved Jerusalem finally did occur, it didn’t end with the “consummation,” nor did it include the coming of the “Son of man from the clouds of heaven.”  And not only that, but it also didn’t involve him, or his followers.

It was destined that the sellers of Christianity would not admit to their mistake.  That’s easy to see now, because it’s all behind us.  They would not have had a clue that what they were doing, would eventually lead to their own building of the kingdom that is described in the verse that follows those tell-tale verses from Daniel.

Daniel 7:23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.

If you had to decide today, which nation would you decide comes closest to being described there?  That’s an easy question to answer, because there is only one nation on our planet that is capable of devouring the planet.  Virtually any other nation would be stopped from doing so, by that nation.  There is just one nation that is capable of standing up to, and destroying any other nation that opposes it.  That would be the United States of America, unquestionably the most powerful nation that has ever been.

Another aspect of that prophecy has recently been fulfilled; one that should remove any doubt about which nation is being described as the “fourth beast,” or “kingdom.”  We recently elected a very unusual man, to the office of president.  He is described very clearly, in the next verse of Daniel.

Daniel 7:24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.

President Obama has one unmistakable characteristic that everyone knows about, that makes him diverse (of a different kind) from any other president of the United States of America.  Our days are now numbered, right along with the Jewish nation of Israel, whom we support with misguided passion.  That’s because the clock which Daniel presented us with started ticking on October 22, 2009.  That was the day the commandment was given to restore the street and wall in Jerusalem, to its former condition, by excavating the rubble from the previous destruction of Jerusalem.  That commandment precisely fulfilled the prophecy of Daniel 9:25.

What that means is that the Messiah is now present, and so is the “Son of man,” though they are two different people.  If Jesus had realized that, he would have never made the mistake he made when he tried to figure out this prophecy.  But if he hadn’t made that mistake, we would have never had the Christian religion, which would eventually build the “fourth beast.”  So, his mistake was actually foreseen by the prophets, and included into the prophecies.  It’s time for people to start realizing that, because those who don’t are doomed.

Daniel 9:27 is actually telling us that the final destruction of Jerusalem will “confirm the covenant,” which he first mentions earlier in that same chapter, and expands on in the following chapters.  That “covenant” concerns the “consummation,” and will “confirm” that the “consummation” is a reality that soon awaits humanity.  That’s the biggest reason that people should stop worrying about their petty disagreements over religion, and start worrying about how to survive the “consummation.”  But the sad part of this prophecy is that everyone won’t understand this to be a confirmation of the covenant.  Instead, quite a lot of people will take the future destruction of Jerusalem as a sign that it’s time to have the “last war.”

If you analyze what Daniel 9:26 and 9:27 are saying, you can conclude that the war that will be waged will continue until humanity has almost completely destroyed the life giving elements of our planet.  It’s then that the planet will be consumed by the natural disasters.  Daniel 9:26 says, “unto the end of the war desolations are determined.”  Then, Daniel 9:27 says, “he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.”  Those verses are telling us that the “prince that shall come,” will continue his destruction beyond destroying Jerusalem, and that his method of attack against those who oppose him, will incorporate things that will leave our planet desolate. 

We can tell when that war will be over, and how it will end, by examining more of what Daniel told us.  Daniel gives us a very precise time line in the final chapter of his prophecy.

Daniel 12:11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.

We know from Daniel 9:27 that the “time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away” is the same week that the destruction of Jerusalem occurs, so we can begin the count from that event.  From then, it will be 1,290 days, which is roughly 3 1/2 years.  The abomination that causes desolation is, of course, what Jesus told his followers to watch for, in Matthew 24:15. There would have been a lot of confusion for the early Christians, 3 1/2 years after the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD, because they would have thought that it was time for the abomination that makes desolation.  Of course, nothing happened.  So then they would have started looking at the “he meant years, instead of days” theory, and started looking at the year 1360 AD (70 AD + 1,290 years) as the time to expect the abomination that makes desolation.  Of course, nothing happened then, either.

 That’s when the sellers of Christianity would have had to come up with another theory.  Now we have lots of theories, which include that “God put the prophecy on hold,” “We’ve been living in the End of Days since then,” and even that “it’s none of our business.”  We can discount all of those theories, quite easily.  All we have to do is look at the rest of the prophecy, and use some common sense.  It’s obviously our business, or we wouldn’t have been informed about it in the first place.  We know that God didn’t put the prophecy “on hold,” because doing that would render the prophecy as invalid.  We also know that we haven’t been living in the “End of Days” because Daniel gives us a length of time that the “consummation” would last.

Daniel 8:13 Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?

Daniel 8:14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.

Those two verses tell us how long it will be from the time Jerusalem is destroyed, until the “sanctuary is cleansed.”  The “cleansing” will begin 2,300 days after the destruction of Jerusalem takes place, because that is also when the “daily sacrifice” is taken away.  That’s roughly 6 years and 4 months.  That’s how long the “last war” will actually last, before the “consummation” begins.  The length of time that the “consummation” will last is also given to us, in the final chapter of Daniel.

Daniel 12:12 Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.

It stands to reason that the time period given there is expanding on the time frame given in Daniel 8:14, which was 2,300 days.  This time frame is 2,335 days, which is 35 days longer, or a little over one month.  That will be the length of time that the destructive events will take their heaviest toll upon humanity, which is why Daniel is calling those who survive “blessed.”  Those are the same ones that Jesus referred to in Matthew 24:13, as “he that shall endure unto the end.”

We know for certain that the prophecy of Daniel was about the “End of Days,” and not some arbitrary events that would establish Christianity, by looking at his final words.

Daniel 12:13 But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.

Those words clarify several things, including what the time frame given to Daniel, and the events included in that time frame are about.  They are known as the “End of Days,” which many people believe to mean the “End of the World,” or the “End of the World as We Know It.”  Those final words from Daniel obviously don’t mean that Daniel was talking about the “End of the World” though, because he has previously been talking about people who would live through that period of time.  The rest of the prophets told us the same thing.  Why would they even bother to tell us, if it was the “End of the World?”

Of course, the sellers of Christianity have an answer for that question, too.  They claim that Jesus is going to return and build a whole new world in its place.  Or is he going to return before then, and save all those who believe in him first?  Isn’t there something a little bit fishy about those theories, presented to us by the sellers of Christianity?  For starters, if it was as cut and dry as that, why can’t they agree on when Jesus is going to Rapture the church?  And why didn’t Daniel or any of the other prophets mention anything that even remotely resembles the Rapture?

The claims that the sellers of Christianity make, are based on the prophecies of the Old Testament, and most of them were repeated by Jesus.  Indeed, the people who survive the destruction of our planet will rebuild a “new world,” complete with a “new Jerusalem.”  They will be led by the Messiah, even though Daniel tells us that the Messiah will “be cut off, but not for himself.”  That’s where the sellers of Christianity got the notion that the Messiah was supposed to be killed, and then return from the dead.  But that’s not necessarily what Gabriel meant, when he gave those words to Daniel.

The actual words that Gabriel used were the Hebrew words that are transliterated to “karath,” and “ayin,” which mean, among other things, “to cut or make a covenant,” and “have nothing.”  So the words that are translated to “be cut off, but not for himself,” can also mean “will make a covenant, even though he has nothing.”  When you take the rest of the prophecies about the Messiah into consideration, that interpretation makes a lot more sense.  Think about it.  We know that the Messiah will rebuild the earth, because that’s what the prophecies of the Old Testament say he will do.  So how can he do that, if he gets killed soon after he shows up?

The sellers of Christianity worked that one out too, and came up with the “resurrection belief,” even though Jesus himself told his followers that it didn’t work like that.  He told them that he was the resurrection, which meant that he thought he was living in the “End of Days,” when people would be resurrected.  Since we know that he was born, and spend his childhood on earth, we know that he considered the resurrection as being a normal life, in which we are all born naturally, just like he was.  That’s something that the sellers of Christianity leave out of their beliefs, because it doesn’t suit their agenda.  But it should be included, because it’s also what Daniel said would happen, in his final verse.  The angel that was speaking to him, told him to “stand in thy lot at the end of the days,” which means that Daniel will be present when those days arrive.  In fact, the final chapter of Daniel begins by telling us that same thing.

Daniel 12:1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.

 Daniel 12:2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

Those verses are clearly saying that the dead, “many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth,” will be alive then, “shall awake.”  The sellers of Christianity take that to mean that people will just appear back on earth, after having been dead for eons, and that those people will be the ones who have accepted Jesus as their Savior.  But look again at the end of verse 2.  It says that some will awaken to everlasting life, and some will awaken to everlasting contempt.  How does that fit into the belief that only the ones who accept Jesus to be their Savior will be resurrected? 

If you believe all the things that the sellers of Christianity have had to come up with to explain what’s going to happen, as well as what Daniel and the other prophets said, then you have to believe that the world is going to be a very crowded place during the “End of Days.”  That’s because everyone who is alive, plus a lot of those who have died in the past are all going to be present.

The world’s population is roughly 6 billion, currently.  It would be impossible to calculate how many people have actually lived on our planet since humanity was spawned, but the number would be astronomical.  If only a fraction of the people that have ever lived had to be resurrected, as Christians believe, all at one time, there would be people standing on top of people.  There’s no way that that is what is going to happen.  So there must be another conclusion, to what Daniel was told.

Jesus got it wrong, when he told his followers to expect the “Son of Man” after the destruction of our planet.  All we have to do to prove that is review what he said in Matthew 24, or Mark 13.

Matthew 24:33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

Matthew 24:34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

What he said is repeated in Mark 13, almost verbatim.

Mark 13:29 So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors.

Mark 13:30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.

There are two ways of looking at those words, spoken by Jesus.  The most common way of interpreting the part about “this generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled,” is to conclude that Jesus was talking about whatever generation was present when the “abomination of desolation” occurs.  It’s concluded that he was saying that one generation would not pass after that event occurs.  There’s good reason for that conclusion; nothing happened following his utterance of those words.  He was crucified, but the abomination that makes desolation didn’t occur, neither was the planet consumed. 

Jesus missed it though, and no amount of covering up what he said, will change that.  All anyone has to do is look at two things, to know for certain that Jesus was talking about the generation of people that he was addressing, at the time he spoke those words.  The first thing to look at is the verse before he made that prediction.  He was clearly telling the people that were listening that he was talking to them.  He wasn’t writing a book, or providing new prophecy from God.  He clearly thought that he and they were living during the period of destruction known as the “End of Days,” and he was telling those who would listen to him, that they were in for the fulfillment of those prophecies.

The other thing to look at, to know for certain that Jesus wasn’t talking about a future generation, is the prophecy that he was referring to.  The Book of Daniel already provided a time line for those events that Jesus was talking about.  There was no need for Jesus to expand that time line, and make it even vaguer.  Daniel gave us a time line, and it doesn’t come close to taking a generation to complete. 

Daniel 8:10 And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.

Daniel 8:11 Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of the sanctuary was cast down.

Daniel 8:12 And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.

Daniel 8:13 Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?

Daniel 8:14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.

That is the first time Daniel mentioned the time line, and verse 10 proves that this is part of what Jesus was referring to. 

Matthew 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

Mark 13:25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.

The prophecy of Daniel 8 was given to him in a vision, and should be understood as such; in that the stars aren’t going to crash to the ground.  If they did, there would be absolutely nothing left of our planet.  But we shouldn’t totally disregard what the vision is telling us.  Instead, we should analyze the meaning behind the symbolism, which is easy to do in this case.  The stars are going to disappear, which is something that other prophets told us.  They will still be right where they’ve always been, but people won’t be able to see them for a while, because of the smoke and dust.  That will be when the earth is consumed, and according to Jesus, when he will return from the clouds.

Daniel gives us one piece of the time line, in those verses.  Verse 14 is telling us that it will be 2,300 days until the sanctuary is cleansed.  The starting point of that time line is given in verses 11thru 13, and begins when the “daily sacrifice” is “taken away.” 

We can determine when the “daily sacrifice is taken away,” in the next chapter of Daniel, where another part of the time line is provided.

Daniel 9:23 At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.

Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

Daniel 9:25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.

Daniel 9:26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

Daniel 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

These verses give us an event to actually start the time line.  We are given a 70 week period of time, from the issuing of a commandment to restore a particular street and wall in Jerusalem, until the sacrifice will be caused to cease.  If we add those 70 weeks, or 490 days to the previously given 2,300 days, we can establish an overall time line of 2,790 days, which is 7 years and 234 days, or 7 years and roughly 8 months.

If you look at Daniel 9:25, you will see that the Messiah is also supposed to show up in that period of time.  We know that Jesus thought he was the Messiah, so we know that he was telling people that the “End of the World” would occur within 8 years from the time that he made that speech.  That fits with what he said about those things happening before the generation that he was talking to, passes away.  It doesn’t fit with the conclusion that he was talking about people thousands of years into the future, even if you conclude that Daniel really meant years, instead of days, when he wrote down this prophecy.

We can tell with certainty that neither Jesus nor Daniel intended to convert the “days” given, into “years.”  Daniel clearly said that the Messiah would come 7 weeks following the commandment to restore the street and wall in Jerusalem.  Perhaps there was such a commandment given, during the life of Jesus, though it wasn’t recorded.  Jesus must have thought that such a commandment was given though, because he referred to this prophecy specifically.  He knew that he would be taking a little hiatus from the scene, because Daniel said that the Messiah would be “cut off,” after being present for 62 weeks.  His disappearance was to occur simultaneously with the predicted destruction of the city, which we can conclude was Jerusalem.  But it didn’t happen like that.  Jesus was definitely “cut off,” if being “cut off” means being crucified.  But by anyone’s best estimate, it was another 35 years until Jerusalem was destroyed.

The times that Daniel gave, simply don’t match what happened, even if you conclude that he meant “years,” instead of “days.”  Sure, you can get it to match, if you leave out the 7 week period.  But when you include that period of time, and substitute years for days (as most sellers of Christianity conclude), you end up with Jesus having to live 49 years (7 weeks is 49 days, or years as they figure) before making his presence known after the announcement, and then 434 years (62 weeks is 434 days, or years as they figure) after that.  It simply didn’t happen like that, any way you try to figure it.  That is why the sellers of Christianity just forget about the 7 week and 62 week periods as being separate, and add them together to get a total period of 69 weeks.  Then they change “days” to “years,” and come up with a period of 483 years from the commandment given to rebuild Jerusalem, and the crucifixion of Jesus.

But that’s not what Daniel said.  Daniel laid out a 70 week period of time, with his first verse.

Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

He then broke that 70 week period of time down into three segments.  He included a 7 week period, a 62 week period, and then a 1 week period.  Those three periods of time add up to the original 70 weeks that he presented us with.

Daniel 9:25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.

Daniel 9:26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

Those two verses are breaking down the coming and going of the Messiah, and also telling us when Jerusalem would be destroyed.  If you want to consider those two events as separate, then you can.  But are you doing yourself a favor by doing so?  That sentence has an “and” between the Messiah being cut off, and the destruction of the city.  The word “and” is there, in English, because it was there in the original Hebrew.  Daniel is clearly saying that the Messiah would be cut off, and the city would be destroyed, 62 weeks after the Messiah comes.  He’s clearly not saying that the Messiah would be cut off, and that Jerusalem would be destroyed sometime in the distant future.  That is clarified further in the next verse.

Daniel 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

This is where we find the last week in this 70 week time frame.  The “he” in that verse is a reference to the “prince that shall come,” from the previous verse.  Christians are still waiting on that guy, and often refer to him as the “Anti-Christ.”  They have to stretch that week out quite a bit, to conclude that.  Basically, what they are doing, by stretching that week out to over 2,000 years, is totally disregarding the time frame given by Daniel, and instituting their own, which is totally vague and unusable.

If you start looking for evidence of Jesus’ fulfillment of Messianic prophecy, you will come across some claims of Christianity that should astound you.  The amazing aspect of Christianity’s claim of fulfillment of Messianic prophecy is the utter lack of concern for complete fulfillment.  For example, the sellers of Christianity will cite Zechariah 13:7 as describing an event that Jesus supposedly fulfilled.

Zechariah 13:7 Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.

That verse is indeed a description of the Messiah, because the Messiah is the shepherd of humanity, and the closest associate, or “fellow” of God.  The sellers of Christianity make the claim that the crucifixion of Jesus fulfilled this prophecy, because it says that the sword would be against the shepherd.  However, bringing a sword against someone is a reference to bringing war against that person, or nation, and not necessarily a reference to actually killing that person, or destroying that person’s nation.  So you can’t really conclude, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that Zechariah 13:7 is saying that the Messiah would be killed.  All you can really deduce from that verse is that the Messiah will be faced with war.

If you continue reading that chapter of Zechariah, you will discover something that the sellers of Christianity don’t agree on about this chapter.

Zechariah 13:8 And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.

Zechariah 13:9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.

The Messiah will be not only facing a war, in which his nation is being attacked, but he will also be facing the destruction of the planet by fire, in which two thirds of the inhabits of our planet will die.  That, of course, didn’t happen following the crucifixion of Jesus.  Nor has it happened in the two thousand years since Jesus, so it’s still valid prophecy that should be considered. 

Some of the sellers of Christianity claim that those last two verses of this chapter of Zechariah were fulfilled by the wars that have occurred since the days of Jesus, while others conclude that those verses are describing what will happen when Jesus returns.  We can rule out any event that has happened since the life of Jesus, because verse 8 tells us that whatever is going to happen, will affect “all the land,” and not just the land of Israel.  So we know beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the death and destruction that Zechariah was describing is yet to come.

The sellers of Christianity, who agree that the fire of destruction described by Zechariah is yet to come, refer to chapter 24 and 25 of Matthew as where Jesus promised to finish the fulfillment of this prophecy.  In fact, you will find a very good description of how Jesus saw this prophecy playing out.  If you are expecting Jesus to be around to help you, when two thirds of the planet’s population is being wiped out, you are going to be in for quite a surprise.  That’s because Jesus told us quite clearly that he wasn’t coming back until after that happens.

Matthew 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

Matthew 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

There is only one thing that can cause the sun to darken, and the moon and stars to disappear, without completely destroying everything in the Universe.  The sun could dim, and that would explain why the moon wouldn’t “give her light,” but that doesn’t explain why the stars would also disappear.  The only viable conclusion is that the planet will become shrouded in darkness because of the smoke that would be present because of the fires that have consumed the planet, and two thirds of the population.

Jesus is clearly telling us that we are on our own during that part of the destruction of our planet.  If you think that’s ok, and you are willing to just die, then you should take another look at what Zechariah said.  That’s because he said that the ones who make it through the fire are the ones that would be God’s people, and who would say, “The LORD is my God.”  Those who die then are the “sinners,” that are being purged from the planet.

Zechariah 13:9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.

There was a good reason for Jesus to say those words.  He had been asked about the events that would bring about the fulfillment of the prophecies of destruction, or the “end of the world” as the King James Version of the New Testament translates it.

Matthew 24:3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

Jesus told the disciples that there would be a war involving many nations, that many of his followers would be killed during that period of time, and that there would be many people who would come in his name, and claim to be the Messiah.  Then he said that those who lived through those events would be saved.

Matthew 24:13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

So he was in complete agreement with Zechariah, in that the people who die during that period of time are not the ones who will inherit the earth following the destruction.  And nowhere did he mention any kind of ticket out of here, during those times.  He was crystal clear about that.  So, the way Jesus had it figured out, everyone is going to be on their own, when the earth is consumed. 

After uttering those words, he proceeds to explain where he got that notion.

Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

Most sellers of Christianity use that verse to justify their spreading of Christianity and the New Testament throughout the world.  But Jesus wasn’t referring to the New Testament at all.  He was talking about the Book of Daniel, which is where he got the notion that the Messiah wasn’t going to be around during the destruction of our planet.  The word “gospel” in that verse can be taken to mean the “good news” that Jesus was expressing, but what he was expressing was his interpretation of the Book of Daniel.  So we know for sure that the Book of Daniel is what he was talking about, as being “preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations.”

Matthew 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

It’s not often that we get to see fulfilling prophecy as unmistakably undeniable as this one.

Daniel 9:25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.

That prophecy is specifically telling us when the Messiah would make his presence known, and it’s tied to a “commandment” that “the street shall be built again, and the wall.”

Israel Plans Major Excavation at Western Wall

 by Samuel Sokol

(IsraelNN.com) Israel is planning a major archaeological dig under the Western Wall (Kotel) plaza, opposite the Temple Mount, officials announced Thursday. The excavations will create an archaeological park directly underneath the area where worshippers currently stand while praying at the Kotel.

The current prayer area will remain open, supported by pillars, while a new area will be added underneath, at the level at which worshippers at the ancient Temple stood in the past.

The dig may be met with harsh reactions from Muslim and Arab leaders in Israel and the Palestinian Authority, many of whom have accused Israel of attempting to damage the Al-Aksa Mosque on the Temple Mount. Jerusalem-area Muslims recently rioted for several days after it was rumored that “Jewish settlers” had planned to pray on the Temple Mount.

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“The dig may be met with harsh reactions……”

You got that right.  According to the next line from Daniel, it’s going to be met with the most destructive events ever to befall humanity.

Daniel 9:26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

The “city and the sanctuary” in that verse is a reference to Jerusalem and the Temple Mount.  The “war” has been identified now, by the very people who presented us with this prophecy.

What all this means is that the Messiah is walking around now.  The “last war” is about to reach a higher gear.  And the clock is ticking against the city of Jerusalem and the nation of Israel.  Let’s all enjoy our last remaining hours of somewhat sane conditions here on earth.

The plan was spelled out by the prophets of the Old Testament.  The sellers of Christianity misrepresented the outcome of the plan, so that it would make sense to them even though the prophecies had not been fulfilled completely.  They introduced the belief in eternal life in Heaven, even though the prophets of old said no such thing.  Neither did Jesus say such a thing.  In fact, the sellers of Christianity tell us that we end up back on earth, after the Tribulation and supposed Rapture.

The sellers of Christianity disposed of the original plan, in favor of a sweeter version that promised something that no one could dispute.  They did that on the grounds that Jesus had fulfilled the prophecy of Jeremiah, with these words.

John 17: 1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:

John 17: 2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.

John 17: 3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

Those words fulfilled the prophecy of Jeremiah’s New Covenant, according to the sellers of Christianity.  They tell us that we will all know “the only true God,” because of the life and death of Jesus Christ, as soon as they spread the Gospel to every person on the planet.  And they tell us that every person on the planet, who accepts their word for that, will receive “life eternal,” because of that belief.  The key element there is that the Gospel must be spread throughout the world.  Is that what Jeremiah said?

That is not what Jeremiah said, and that is not what happened following the death of Jesus.  Jeremiah said that every person would know God, through their inner being, and that people would stop teaching each other about the “word of God,” when that happens.  Did people stop teaching each other about the “word of God?”  No, because we still have a lot of that going on today.  But, to give the sellers of Christianity the benefit of the doubt, we should ponder another question.  Does accepting Jesus Christ as our savior help us to know God, from our inner being?  The answer to that is equally obvious, and is undeniably, no.  If that were true, there would be no Christian churches; there would only be sellers of Christianity, because after a person accepted Jesus Christ as their savior, they would know God, and have no other use for the sellers of Christianity. 

The next chapter of John spills the beans on another aspect of the New Covenant, which is totally bogus.  When Jesus told us about “eternal life,” was he talking about eternity in Heaven, or was he talking about eternity on earth? 

John 18:7 Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.

John 18:8 Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:

John 18:9 That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.

Jesus was being apprehended, prior to being crucified, when he spoke those words.  He was requesting of his captors that his followers be allowed to “go their way,” so that they wouldn’t have to die along with him.  If he had promised them eternal life in Heaven, he would have had no reason to protect them from being captured and put to death.  So we know beyond a shadow of a doubt, that Jesus was promising his followers that they were to receive eternal life on earth, when he said “that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.”

The sellers of Christianity promote “eternal life in Heaven” as the benefit of accepting Jesus Christ as your savior, as if it were something that Jesus promised.  It’s easy to see that that was not what Jesus promised, and it’s equally easy to see where he got the notion for eternal life on earth.  All we have to do is read the book of Isaiah, which is also what Jesus did.  Isaiah mentions eternal life twice, and both times he mentions it, he is clearly talking about life on earth.

Isaiah 25:8 He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.

Isaiah 65:20 There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.

That is a promise from God, and even though it sounds impossible, is a part of the covenant which God gave humanity, through the prophet Isaiah.  If Jesus had truly been the Messiah, that gift would have been bestowed upon all those people who had accepting him as such.  He knew that, and that is why he made that promise to his followers, and then protected them from being killed.  Of course, they eventually died, too.

One of the followers of Jesus began spreading the Gospel, before he too was crucified.  He would have had the benefit of seeing his own followers die, before his death.  So he had to make a few alterations to the promises of Jesus, and get Isaiah totally out of the picture.  How could he follow through with Jesus’ promise of eternal life on earth, when his followers were dropping like flies?  He was forced by nature to alter the plan of salvation, as presented to us by the prophets.  He began to convince people that Jesus fulfilled all the prophecies of the Old Testament, even though he clearly hadn’t.  Not only were people still dying, wars were still going on, and the planet had not been destroyed by fire. 

  Jesus spoke much of the prophecies of the Old Testament, and told us that they would all be fulfilled.  He repeated those prophecies for us, and a lot of people today think that he was making those predictions on his own.  Jesus knew that those prophecies were part of the same covenant that promised eternal life on earth.  The prophets of the Old Testament were clear about what would happen, and were also clear about the followers of the Messiah having to endure the events of destruction, before they were blessed with eternal life.  All Peter had to do was lead people to forget about the prophecies of the Old Testament, and just concentrate on the prophecies which Jesus spoke of.  So now we have a religion we call Christianity and the people who belong to that religion are taught that they don’t have to be concerned about what the prophets of old said.  Of course, if they do that, they will never realize that Jesus was merely repeating what the prophets of old said.

Jesus warned us about him, and predicted that he would deny him, which Peter did.  The very man, who would eventually promote “eternal life in Heaven” as a result of accepting Jesus Christ as your savior, denied even knowing Jesus, to protect his own life.

Matthew 26:69 Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.

Matthew 26:70 But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.

Matthew 26:71 And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.

Matthew 26:72 And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.

Matthew 26:73 And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.

Matthew 26:74 Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

Matthew 26:75 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.

Sure, Peter was scared, and he realized the error of his ways, after Jesus returned from the dead.  But let’s not ignore what Jesus said about the man who would deny him.

Matthew 10:32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.

Matthew 10:33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

Yes, Jesus had Peter’s number. 

Mark 8:33 But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.

Mark 8:34 And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Mark 8:35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.

Mark 8:36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

Mark 8:37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Mark 8:38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

The man, who Jesus referred to as “Satan,” and renamed as “Peter,” is the very man who went on to establish and sell the religion of Christianity.  Who the biggest fool is, isn’t clear.  Was it Peter, or those who bought into his new religion?  Jesus obviously didn’t have any respect for the man.  Not only did Jesus call him “Satan,” he also renamed him “Peter.”  If someone referred to you as a “rock,” would you take that as a compliment, or as in an insult?  If you took it at all, then you would be a dumb as Peter, for not knowing that your mentality was being insulted.  Peter obviously took it as a compliment, and thought that Jesus was indicating that he would be the “Rock,” instead of the “rock.”

The picture that was painted by the salesmen of the Christian church is quite vivid, and includes scenes of people rising from the earth to meet Jesus Christ in Heaven.  All those left on earth during those days will befall the perils of destruction, as predicted by the prophets and repeated by Jesus.  After the destruction is complete, and all the people left on earth are dead, everyone in Heaven gets to return to earth with Jesus.  Jesus will bring the New Jerusalem down to earth, and provide all those who are with him in Heaven with a paradise that we can only imagine. 

Most of that picture is totally made up by Peter, Paul, and the salesmen that followed them.  Jesus never once mentioned the Rapture.  Neither did Jesus indicate in any way that he would bring the New Jerusalem down from Heaven.  Those are made up pipe dreams, which no one who has studied the Old Testament should have been sold on. 

The Christian salesmen of today have convinced their followers that the word “testament” and the word “covenant” mean the same thing.  A “covenant” is an agreement, and a “testament” is simply testimony, which is how a covenant is established among people.  The word “law” shows up quite a lot in the Old Testament, and the New Testament.  That word is a bit confusing for English speaking people, because it’s a common word which we use to indicate rules for society.  It’s used in the Bible in place of the word “torah,” and means “Messianic Instruction.” 

The “torah” is a part of the “covenant,” and both were delivered to humanity via multiple “testaments” from God through the prophets.  The “torah” includes both written testimony by the prophets, and spoken testimony by the Messiah.  The spoken testimony of the Messiah is a promise made to humanity from the written testimony of the prophets.  It’s a promise that the Messiah will speak directly to the inhabitants of the earth prior to the destruction that was promised by the written torah.  It’s that promise that the sellers of the Christian church have capitalized on.

If you have ever studied the Old Testament for clues about how to survive during the days of destruction, which are predicted, you probably noticed that there are no precise answers.  Jesus provided an answer to that question, which an avid reader will not miss during their study of the Old Testament.  Jesus told us what to do in the most famous of all New Testament quotes.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

There is no other mention of Jesus’ instructions anywhere else that pertains to anything regarding how to survive the destruction of our planet.  The sellers of the Christian religion had to come up with something to offer as a viable explanation for that lack of Messianic Instruction, because what Jesus said would not have appealed to those people who wanted a rational explanation about how one might survive the elements predicted by the prophets of old.  Jesus mentioned those elements, and most Christians are aware of what they are.  The earth would become darkened, the earth will quake from tip to toe, there will be wars going on everywhere, and the earth will burn.

Those are all descriptions of the elements of destruction, as presented by the prophets of the Old Testament, and then repeated by Jesus.  Yet, all Jesus told his followers to do was believe in the “begotten Son.”  It’s somewhat understandable that his followers took that to be Messianic Instruction and that that was all that was supposed to be given, because the prophets of old didn’t say what the solutions to humanity’s problems would be.  So that became the “New Covenant,” as presented by the sellers of the Christian religions.  “All we have to do is believe in Jesus, to inherit the Kingdom of God.”

There was supposed to be a lot more information than that, because believing in someone doesn’t prevent a person from dying when their oxygen is polluted, their food supply is cut off, their water is tainted, the earth is burning, and their environment is rendered to ashes.  The Messiah is supposed to present humanity with a solution to all those problems, and what Jesus said was really indicating that he would provide those solutions, when it was necessary.  He was telling people to believe in him, for those solutions.  The followers of Jesus had to twist that statement, following the death of Jesus, when no problems were encountered.  They introduced an idea that sticks with us today, even though it still provides no solution to the real problems as described by the prophets.

The idea of the “Rapture” was eventually spawned by the sellers of Christianity.  That belief includes a promise of salvation for those who find their selves caught up in the problems which humanity will face, which they refer to as the “Tribulation.”  Though they can’t decide on exactly when the Rapture will occur during the Tribulation, the sellers of Christianity do agree that both will occur.  The Tribulation sounds exactly like the events depicted by the prophets of the Old Testament, so we can conclude that the sellers of Christianity are still expecting that destruction.  The prophets of the Old Testament didn’t mention the Rapture, or anything like it.  In fact, they warned humanity about following anyone who presented magic as a solution.  They told us that no one would be able to avoid it, either.  Jesus must have been aware of that also, because he never once mentioned anything that resembles the Rapture.

The sellers of Christianity do try to use a couple of things Jesus said, to indicate that he would save people by bringing them into the safety of Heaven.  This is one of those quotes, from Jesus.

Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

Matthew 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

Matthew 24:37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

Matthew 24:38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

Matthew 24:39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

Matthew 24:40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

Matthew 24:41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.   

If you take Jesus’ words out of context, you can conclude that the ones who are taken are his followers, and the ones that are left are the poor souls who will have to stay and suffer on earth, during the Tribulation.  But Jesus was clear on what he meant, and he didn’t mean that those “taken” were his followers, unless you think that getting yourself killed is part of being his follower.  Look back up at verse 39.  Jesus is talking about the flood of Noah, and is clearly referring to those who died as being “taken.”  So the sellers of Christianity are actually telling you that you have to get killed to be taken up in the Rapture.  Jesus promised that his believers would not have to face death, so how is it that the sellers of Christianity can change that to a belief that you have to die?

The other quote from Jesus, which the sellers of Christianity also use to present the case for the Rapture, is again taken out of context.

John 14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

John 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

According to the sellers of Christianity, the Rapture involves being taken physically into Heaven.  But look closely at verse 3.  Jesus said that “I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”  When Jesus comes again, where will he be?  Will he still be in Heaven?  No, because he will have come again to earth.  He said that “where I am, there ye may be also.”  If he is on earth, then his followers will also be on earth, and not in Heaven.  So he’s saying that his followers will not die, and that they will not be in Heaven.  They will be right here on earth, along with him.  So the place that he was promising to prepare is not in Heaven, it is right here on earth.  He was simply saying that his death was part of the plan.