A look through the Ages and what is to come.

1. Are We Prepared? 1 of 20
• The ultimate measure of a man is
not where he stands in moments
of comfort and convenience, but
where he stands at times of
challenge and controversy.
Martin Luther King

2. Are We Prepared? 2 of 20
• A man who won't die for
something is not fit to live.
Martin Luther King

3. Daniel's Prophecy – Daniel 2:31- 45
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1 Babylon
Ruled by
King Nebuchadnezzar
1st Temple totally
destroyed in 586BC
Had been built in 957BC
by King Solomon
Jews taken into captivity
Prophecy
Jeremiah 25:9-12

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2 Medo-Persian Empire
Ruled by
Cyrus the great
conquered Babylon in 539 BC

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3
Greek Empire
Ruled by
Alexander the great
conquered Persia in 331 BC

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4 Roman Empire
Ruled by Augustus Caesar the
1st Emperor conquered
Babylon in 539 BC
2nd Temple totally destroyed in 70AD by the
Romans. Had been built in 515BC
Jews banned from Jerusalem
God’s Warning 1 Kings 9:1-9
Jesus’ Prophecy Matthew 24:2

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5 Eastern & Western Empires
Dark & Middle Ages, The Church
Rise of other Religions including
the Muslim Faith in 700AD
Jews scattered for centuries
1 Kings 11:6-13
The Temple replaced by
the Dome on the Rock
(7th century conquest of Jerusalem
by the Muslims)

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Industrialisation
Knowledge begins to increase – Dan 12:4
World War I – Austria Hungary,Germany, Turkey
World War II – Japan, Germany, Italy
Jews being scattered around the world
Begin to return to Palestine
At the end of the 19th Century

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6 Israel created in 1948
Zionists in charge, Jews return
European Union created by
Treaty of Rome, 25 March, 1957
The Case for a New Israel (Zionists)
Joel 2:15-32 / 3:1-2
Zechariah 1:14-17
Vs
Orthodox Jews 1 Kings 11:31-37

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Case of The Third Temple
• Jacob’s Ladder: Genesis 28:12-22
– The Holy Temple is the gateway to heaven
for every human being, where he is
summoned to approach God.
• Amos’ vision of restoration: Amos 9:11
• The Antichrist: 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4
– …he takes his seat in the temple of
God, proclaiming himself to be God

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6 Day War – 1967
Temple Mount reclaimed
East Jerusalem including The Temple Mount
Unified with Jerusalem in 1980
Pesach (Passover)
Shavuot (Pentecost)
Sukkot (Tabernacles)
http://blog.bibleplaces.com/2006_10_01_archive.html

12. Feasts -> Appointment 12 of 20
In Leviticus 23:2, the word “feast” is
used which is the Hebrew word mo'ed,
as it is written, "Speak unto the children
of Israel, and say unto them, concerning
the feasts [mo'ed] of the Lord....“
The word mo'ed means "an
appointment, a fixed time or season, a
cycle or year, an assembly, an
appointed time, a set time or exact
time.

13. Feasts -> Appointment 13 of 20
God’s Feasts suggests that:
God has ordained a "set time or exact
time or an appointed time" when He has
an appointment with humanity to fulfill
certain events.
Jesus came to earth at the exact time
ordained by God (Galatians 4:2,4)
God has an exact time or set
appointment when, in the future, He will
judge the world (Acts 17:31).

14. Passover 14 Summer 14 of 20
Unleavened Bread 15 Pentecost
First Fruits 17
Spring Autumn
Trumpets
Atonement
Winter Tabernacles
Nisan is the Spring (1st) month on the
Hebrew Calendar Tisrei is the Autumn month

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Autumn Feasts
Sun, Moon darken – Matthew 24:29, Joel
2:31-32; Amos 8:9; then……
Trumpets – 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17;
Matthew 24:31
– Jesus Returns and Gathers His Saints
Atonement – Revelation 19:11-21
– God deals with those who oppose Him
Tabernacles – Revelation 20:1-5
– God Rests (Sabbath – 1000 years)

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EU
Roman
Greek
Persia
Babylon

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Our Talents
Main Text: Matthew 25:14-34
Used for:
the Prosperity Sermon
the Sermon on service to others

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Our Talents
Main Text: Matthew 25:14-34
Context:
Immediately following 10 Virgins
Which followed End Times in
Matthew 24

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Our Talents
Main Text: Matthew 25:14-34
Jesus perhaps meant:
Those who have the most weight
of knowledge about His return He
expects them to yield more Fruit!

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What then should we do?
• The Great Commission is about the
teachings of Christ. This includes
accepting Him as Lord and Saviour.
• It also includes telling folks about His
imminent return.