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intervene and RULE mankind, with Satan put away. The "DAY OF
THE LORD" proper will begin with awesome frightening signs in
the sun, moon and skies above, followed by a series of plagues
poured out on rebellious unrepentant mankind. At the climax of
this short space termed as "God's wrath," will occur the second
coming of Jesus Christ in supreme POWER and GLORY! He is coming
to ESTABLISH THE KINGDOM OF GOD, and by it RESTORE THE GOVERNMENT
OF GOD over the whole earth.
But let's get this entire panorama of stupendous prophecies
more concretely and in order of time sequence.
We pick up the primary focal point of these prophesied events
in Jesus' famous Olivet prophecy recorded in Matthew 24, Mark
13 and Luke 21.
Jesus' disciples came to Him privately on the Mount of Olives
(Matt. 24:3) asking for some sign by which we might know when His
second coming, and the end of this world (Day of Satan) was immediately
imminent.
Then, coming to our time in the 20th century, Jesus said,
"And this gospel of the Kingdom" (His real Message) "shall be
preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations, and
then shall the end (of this present world) come." (emphasis mine--
Verse 14).
He was speaking there of this very Work, whereby Christ's
chosen apostle for our time backed by God's own Church, would
be carrying Christ's true Gospel MESSAGE of LOVE, PEACE, and HOPE
into all the world.
Actually, this world-wide Work is God's last warning in LOVE,
PEACE, and HOPE, going out to a deceived and dying world, before
God's WRATH is vented by the last PLAGUES leading directly into
Christ's actual coming.
Now continue in Jesus' Olivet prophecy. Jesus gave this
present proclaiming of the true Message of the Kingdom of God
as the sign of the END of Satan's world. Few human's recognize
that significent SIGN--but SATAN IS WELL AWARE OF IT! He now
knows by the very sign of THIS VERY WORK CARRYING THAT MESSAGE
WORLDWIDE that he has "but a short time" for his own work of deception
(Rev. 12:12) and therefore Satan strikes first at THIS VERY WORK,
and then at the whole world in WRATH, bringing on the time of
greatest trouble over before or ever shall be.
That is explained by Jesus in verses 21-22: "For then shall
be GREAT TRIBULATION such as was not since the beginning of the
world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days
should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved (alive), but
for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened."
Now, more about Satan's conspiracy to try to DESTROY GOD'S
WORK now, in other prophecies.
But notice, verse 29, God Himself will cut short the Great