Prophecy Series-Message #12

by Gary "Gabe" Hulin

The Second Coming of Jesus Christ

Prophetic Signs of His Coming

End Time Scoffers

As we study over 500 prophecies that God has revealed concerning the Second Coming it is prudent to understand some of the world events and trends that are leading us toward prophetic fulfillment. Of course, there will always be skeptics toward God's Plan: "...O. fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken." Luke 24:25

Jesus Christ will be King over all the earth. He will promote peace, justice, equity, universal spirituality and knowledge to all those chosen to be a part of the Book of Life in His Kingdom. God reveals that a majority of the skeptics will remain lost and blinded to the Truth. They will continue to seek "Vain philosophies and edicts of men" and will listen to humanistic religiosity to fill their inner need for supernatural contact. The Bible teaches that they will seek to gather unto them many teachers teaching what they want to hear, always searching but never able to come to the knowledge of Truth.

Jesus is Coming soon. The Apostle Peter warned us: "First of all you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following after their own evil desires. They will say ‘where is this coming He promised? Every since out fathers died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation'. But they deliberately forget that long ago by God's Word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and with water. By water also the world at that time was deluged and destroyed. By the same Word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgement and destruction of ungodly men." (2 Peter 3:3)

At the Door

The second half of this message is intended to help those who are searching for truths concerning the "signs" of Christ's Coming again. The scriptures are clear that Christians living in the last days can, and indeed are commanded, to know when it is near, "even at the door". Apostasy in the church has robbed many of the desire to seek understanding of biblical prophecy. This also was foretold in God's Revelation to the churches. Peter warned us of scoffers and called them ignorant. Can we know? Is there a way to discern this time when Christ will reappear and save mankind from his own destruction? Some have used the verse in Acts 1:7 to refute the fact that we can "know" when he is coming: "It is not for you to know the times and the seasons." The Greek Word which Jesus chose to use in saying that those men of his day could not know is "OIDA" which means to know intuitively. A few verses earlier when He said some could know when His Coming is near as to be "at the door", He used the Word "Ginosko". This involves knowing as a result of investigation. Neither Peter nor John nor any of God's angels could know intuitively when Jesus would return. That special privilege is reserved for the Father only. Neither could the disciples know the time of Christ's return by investigation and study of His Word concerning the end time. The signs that Jesus speaks of in Matthew 24 were simply not available to them for investigation as they were future from the days tat the message was received. He did, however, indicate that when the signs He spoke of begin to appear, believers who see them can know by investigation when it is near, even at the door. The knowledge of His return can be gained through prayerful study of God's Word wherein the Holy Spirit opens up understanding.

The Sign of Israel's Return

The most significant sign of God's Plan in the last days is the reestablishment of Israel as a nation after nearly 2000 years of dispersion, persecution and attempted annihilation by various peoples and principalities of darkness (refer to message #12 "The Second Coming of Jesus Christ"). "For the children of Israel will abide many days without a king, without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image." (Hosea 3:4)

Fulfillment of this prophecy is now history in part as since 1945 when Israel was made a nation again thousands return to Israel each year; and, now, they even come from the Soviet block as they regather from every corner of the earth. Hosea continues: "Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their King; and shall fear the Lord and His goodness in the latter days." Hosea 3:5

Israel is looking for their Messiah. They did not recognize His first Coming but they will accept Him as Lord and Savior at His Second Advent. Please note, however, that before this happens, they will first accept a false messiah, who will dupe the nation into believing that he is God. This antichrist will come in "lying deceit", establish a false peace covenant (currently being worked out) with a remnant of Israel, claims to have the answer to all of Israel's problems, specifically "peace and safety", as well as the New Age World Agenda in a New World Order. He will be boosted into power by the world religious leader, the false prophet, who is at the head of the end-time world false religious system.

The false religious system is referred to as the "Harlot" in Revelation. This false prophet will have the power of Satan behind him and be capable of performing miracles in the sight of men that he might deceive them (Rev. 13:12-13). Jesus warned that these false teachings and man oriented false religions would spring up at the end time becoming more and more prevalent in our society as indeed it has, with the bombardment of eastern mysticism in all aspects of our society even mainline Christian churches (refer to the message #8: "Mystery Babylon"). Christ warned that there would come "a falling away" before His Coming. I believe this refers to a falling away from the true church and refers to the end time apostasy. Numerous churches have fallen away from sound doctrine and now teach "doctrines of devils" seeking to "tickle the ears" of their congregation with wordy slogans and shallow spirituality. Please listen closely. The world has distorted, spiritualized and omitted so much of God's Word that many churches no longer teach God's Word as Truth, and thus do not accept His Plan for salvation from a sin- sick world. To the delight of the evil one, Satan, many churches have become gathering places for social activities, have watered down God's message, distorted His Plan and grossly omitted Him from His own house. Many churches have created their own man made religion, inserted into their doctrine the tenants of humanism and have strayed away from the absolutes and precepts imparted by the scripture. In the name of the worldly religion of Humanism they continue to erode our learning institutions, ban prayer from schools and war against the inclusion of Creationism in the cirriculum. As a result of "science falsely so-called" we then are creating warehouses for the ignorant who are deprived of a right foundation on which to build their lives while they survive in a chaotic undisciplined atmosphere where "children's rights" prohibit the enforcement of order.

This false religious system will boost the political aspirations of the antichrist in the final seven years of this age. It will be composed of all those "religions" that have rejected Jesus Christ as their Savior and who, instead, have accepted the false doctrines of Baal, teachings that have their foundations in men's wisdom apart from God. Timothy described them thusly: "...always learning but never able to come to the knowledge of truth." 2 Tim. 3:5-7 They never placed their faith in Jesus Christ, the One who is the Way to eternal life.

Many false teachings may appear outwardly to be good to man's limited and distorted vision. They may advocate love of neighbor, peace, the ten commandments, virtue, patience, and all the other things that we should practice as Christians. However, when it come to salvation, which in the end is all that Satan cares about, they have replaced the gospel with a man made and man center philosophy of humanism and salvation by some form of works.

"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast." Eph. 2:8-9

You cannot earn yourself into salvation and eternal life. It is a gift given to God's people who accept Christ into their hearts and minds and who believe that Jesus was both God and man, who died for the sins of man making way for a return relationship between man and God. After He died He was resurrected to life that we too might be a part of His Plan for the Coming New Age (not to be confused with the world's New Age of Aquarius).

The scripture reveals God's coming for His church to be very near. Please be ready. "For ye are not in the flesh, but in the spirit, if so be that the spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the spirit of Christ, He is none of His." Rom. 8:9-10

"If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised Him from the dead..." Rom. 10:9

"Beware lest a man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the rudiment of the world, and not after Christ, for in Him dwelleth the fullness of the Godhead bodily, and ye are complete in Him, which is the head of all principality and power." Col. 2:8-10

Many churches have now omitted any teaching of truths concerning salvation that can lead a man to eternal life. Often the most important of all messages is subplanted with idealistic watered down teachings of human fulfillment, reaching your human potential and other humanistic, man-centered agendas devoid of the profound truths that God has placed for us to investigate and comprehend. Man has become calloused by this present world, unaware of Satan's devious tricks and deception, not understanding the full meaning of "we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, and against powers of darkness in high places".

The rise of interests in cults, seers, soothsayers, astrologers, witchcraft, etc. further illustrates this truth that Satan is deceiving this world. All of the end time daughters of the "Harlot", the false religious system, have one thing in common. They all deny that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and Who died for our sins so that we might be saved.

God has not left us without a way to recognize which teachings are false and which are not because in I John 4:1-3 He gave us these words: "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try (test) the spirits whether they are of God, because many prophets have gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus is the Son of God is of God: He that confesseth not that Jesus is come in the flesh is not of God."

Even in the earliest days of the church, John spoke of the spirit of antichrist, that spirit of deception, distortion and confusion, was already present in the world at that time. Today this anti-spirit is embedded in all facets of our society. The apostasy, the falling away from the truths and ways of God so characteristic of the "harlot" are yet another great sign of the end of this age.

In 1948, the same year that Israel was reestablished as a nation, the World Council of Churches was founded. I believe that his organization is just a daughter of the harlot with a political agenda to reunite the worlds religions into one political force. The World Council of Churches has financed the overthrow of small nations and backed efforts to remove prayer in our schools and other institutions in the name of human rights. This and a conglomerate of false religions will unite in this one world religion to aide the advent of the false messiah, the antichrist. The false prophet will aide the uniting of the governments of the European Community into a revived form of the Roman empire (refer to message #6: "Rise and Fall of World Empires"). Now listen: this does not mean that all of the people who belong to these churches are not saved. No, there are people within most denominations that believe that Jesus is the Son of God. That is the litmus test. However, this great ecumenical movement is here and will continue to erode the truths that God has given us concerning these things. This is the "falling away" spoken of, the end time apostasy foretold to the churches that is to occur just prior to His Coming.

There are also signs that God has given to us concerning world political events and movements. Perhaps, one of the most important is the formation of the last world empire under the antichrist which is described in Chapters 2 and 7 of the book of Daniel and elsewhere. The end time scenario will involve the decline or "pruning" of America on the world's political scene, the uncertainty of the threat of nuclear nations, the rise of the ten nation world empire under the antichrist, the passage of wealth and weapons into the Middle East, the development of the Arab states surrounding Israel, and the alignment of the nations into specific power blocks God said would confront each in the latter days. These are already fully coming to pass. The "spoils" of oil, minerals and strategic land masses are "pruninghooks" for the coming invasion of Israel (refer to message #4: "Russia's Invasion of the Middle East"). . Wars in Iran, Iraq, Africa, Ireland, Korea, Asia and Northern Europe suggest that we are "waxing worse and worse" rather than attaining toward a better world as some would have you believe. The threat of nuclear war, terrorism, the papal engagement in world politics, drugs, violence, crime , sexual perversion and the arming of the nations in the Middle East are all signs of the times and His soon Coming.

Economic Growth


Another observation of the end-time scenario reveals that the world as a whole is currently experiencing unprecedented economic growth, which I believe is scriptural, to occur prior to the collapse of the world economic system and the installation of a new world economic order and the mark of the beast (refer to message #9: "Mark of the Beast").

The world is fast being prepared for the institution of the antichrist. Sociologically, the world is being prepared by an onslought of humanism in every aspect of our lives including schools, entertainment, music, even our churches. Man's wisdom apart from God (Humanism) has been and will always be unable to deal with the complex problems of crime, violence, massive increases in murder, inflation, poverty, illiteracy, mental illnesses, the pollution of land, sea and air, famine, overpopulation, negativism, social cooperation and the break down of the family unit. Only when Jesus returns and sets up His kingdom will these problems be successfully addressed.

The new world economic system will require a means to control everything bought or sold (Rev. 13:17), and until now no system could ever control all transactions in a cashless society. The coming of the computer age has solved this once prophetic mystery, and, even now, the banks of the world are prepared to carry out this prophecy. Right now! The capability is there and so is the system to back it up (refer to the message (refer to message #10: "A New World Order In A New Age"). It's interesting that the world computer located in Brussels, Luxumborg is capable of this and is located in the building next to the European Common Market Building over which the antichrist will prevail.

Finally, Satanic elements are prevalent at every level of our world society. Injustice prevails, and the hearts of men are proud and full of prejudice as they seek pleasure and the accumulation of material wealth. But, things are going to change. Revelation reveals Christ returning with His armies (saints) to smite the nations as they gather at the valley of Megeddo to do battle with each other, then Him. At this turning point in History God will judge and destroy the antichrist and the false prophet with the brightness of His Coming (2Thess. 2:8).

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