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Patricia R Jones

The Apocalypse and the
Manifestation of the Sons of God

Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 – The Apocalypse Defined
Chapter 2 – The Opening of the Sixth Seal
Chapter 3 – The Opening of the Seventh Seal
Chapter 4 – The Rapture
Chapter 5 – The Enmity with the Seed of the Serpent
Chapter 6 – What does it mean to be sealed?
Chapter 7 – Who will be the manifested Sons of God?
Chapter 8 – Who are the Sons of Disobedience?
Chapter 9 – The Abomination of Desolation
Chapter 10 – The New Age Movement and the Strong Delusion
Chapter 11 – The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth        

Introduction

Mankind is a fallen race, but just as the caption above reads, so also the Bible teaches the fallen will rise during the Apocalypse; when the world will witness both the manifestation of the sons of God and the manifestation of the sons of disobedience. Not only will Jesus Christ and the manifested sons of God be revealed in the world, but the Devil, the Antichrist, and all his followers will also be revealed. Each kingdom, the kingdom of Christ and the kingdom of Satan, will offer their people eternal life --to both the living and the dead. Some people who have died will be resurrection from the dead, and some of those who are still alive will be transformed; metamorphosing into enhanced more highly evolved immortal bodies – even possibly into multi-dimensional beings. 
  
New Agers know this event is coming and refer to it as the "Day of Ascension”. Christians believe that a chosen group of believers will become the Bride of Christ, (referred to in the Book of Revelation as the 144,000), whose bodies will be transformed into glorified bodies that will shine with the light of Christ, and able to perform great miracles. From Satan’s kingdom, a chosen group of people will be transformed into various types of infamous villainous body types such as: vampires, werewolves, avatars, villainous “superheroes” types, zombies, hybridized humans, chimera, etc. Some of these villains may take on an appearance of being “beautiful” on the outside, but will not possess the Holy Spirit as the sons of God will, but will rather become possessed by every demonic spirit of evil that exists. 

Jesus describes this resurrection of the dead in John 5:29.   

John 5:29 Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and shall come forth; they that have done good unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil unto the resurrection of damnation.

Isaiah 26:21 For behold, the LORD comes forth from His place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; and the earth will reveal her bloodshed, and will no longer cover her slain. 

The world will see new races of humans, as human DNA will no longer remain as it was. No Hollywood movie or TV show has ever accurately been able to portray all the events we will soon witness (although they have been able to give us small glimpses here and there of what is coming) --the world as we know it will never be the same again. What the world will witness will be far beyond all our normal human comprehension, completely defying all our present laws of nature and physics. God will remove the veil we now live under, and the bridge between the natural and the supernatural will be crossed. Both unfallen and fallen angels will manifest themselves and join mankind in a final epic battle between good and evil. The first day of the Apocalypse will also be the first day of the “great tribulation”, as prophesied in the Bible.

Chapter 1 - The Apocalypse Defined

There are many different teachings and theories on how the Apocalypse will unfold, but in this study I will keep a strong focus on what Scriptures in the Bible teaches about it.

The English word Apocalypse was derived from the Greek noun Apokalypsis (Strong’s G602), which means: disclosure of knowledge; revelation (as in a lifting of the veil); manifestation. The word Apocalypse is also commonly associated with cataclysmic “end of the world” scenarios, and for many people, it is the time when the forces of good permanently triumph over the forces of evil. Following are several passages showing how the Greek noun Apokalypsis is used in the New Testament as it relates to the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ (also referred to as “the day of wrath”). Note: Some below passages also use the verb tense, meaning “to reveal”, which is Apokalypto [G601].

Romans 2:5-6 But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath and revelation [G602] of God’s righteous judgments.

Romans 8:18-19 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed [G601] in us; for the earnest expectation of the creation waits for the manifestation [G602] of the sons of God.

1 Corinthians 1:7 Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift, while awaiting for the coming [G602] of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:7-8 And to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed [G602] from heaven with his mighty angels, with flaming fire, to take vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 1:7 That the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold that perishes though it is refined by fire, may be found unto praise and glory and honor at the revelation [G602] of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 4:13 But accordingly as you have shared in Christ’s sufferings, keep on rejoicing, so that also at the revelation [G602] of His glory, you may rejoice, with exultation.

As the Apocalypse begins on the Day of Lord, the veil we currently live under will be removed, and not only will the Lord Jesus Christ and His glory be revealed, but Satan and his “false glory” also be revealed, and the man of sin spoken of in 2 Thessalonians will manifest himself.

2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come the departure first, and that man of sin be revealed [G601], the son of perdition.

This passage also states that both the Lord Jesus Christ and the son of perdition will “come” [G3952] on that day. The Greek word translated as “coming” is “Parousia”, which is a noun, not a verb.

2 Thessalonians 2:7-10 Only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way, and then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the breath of his mouth, and shall destroy with the appearance of his coming [G3952].  The coming [G3952] of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying miracles, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

When the man of sin manifests, he will possess many supernatural abilities endowed to him by Satan, and will perform many miracles for the sole purpose of deceiving the masses. This is why I describe it as a “false glory”, because it will appear gloriously wonderful to all those who are being deceived (which will number in the billions of people all around the world).

Chapter 2 - The Opening of the Sixth Seal

The Day of the Lord

When the sixth seal of the book of Revelation opens, there will be a great worldwide earthquake, the sun will turn black, the moon will become like blood, and the stars will appear to be falling to the Earth. The firmament of heaven will split apart, and the veil we currently live under will be removed.

Revelation 6:12-17 I watched as he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon became like blood, and the stars of heaven fell to earth, as a fig tree that casts her unripe figs when shaken by a strong wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll that is being rolled up; and every mountain and island was moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and every free man hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains; and they said to the mountains and to the rocks, "Fall on us, and hide us from the face of the one sitting on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb, for the great day of their wrath has come and who is able to stand?”   

The Bible refers to this day as the Day of the Lord, and it is also referred to as Judgment Day. It will be the first day and the beginning of the final Apocalypse, as the world will witness an intense battle between the kingdom of Christ and the kingdom of Satan. It will be the day when Christ returns to rescue His Bride, as she will not be allowed to suffer along with those left behind. During this time, a great harvest of souls will be won for the kingdom of God, as many will repent and make their final cry to the Lamb of God to save them. This final battle, however, will be ferociously violent, as the blood of billions of people will be shed in the process. This great harvest and massive bloodshed is described in Revelation chapter 14.

The Harvest of the Earth

Revelation 14:14 And I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and upon the cloud is sitting One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle. 15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying in a loud voice to the One sitting on the cloud, “Put forth Your sickle and reap; because the hour to reap has come, because the harvest of the earth has ripened.” 16 And the One sitting upon the cloud put forth His sickle upon the earth, and the earth was harvested. 17 And another angel came out of the temple in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. 18 And another angel having authority over the fire came out of the altar, and he called in a loud cry to the one having the sharp sickle, saying, “Put forth your sharp sickle, and gather the clusters from the vine of the earth, because its grapes have fully ripened.” 19 And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and blood flowed out of the winepress, as high as the bridles of the horses, to the distance of one thousand six hundred stadia.

A great worldwide earthquake: a pole shift?

The first thing mentioned after the opening of the sixth seal is a great earthquake.

Revelation 6:12 I watched as he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake.

There are many who believe there will be a pole shift on this day and if they are correct, it could perfectly explain Rev 6:14b which declares that every mountain and island will be moved out of their places.

Revelation 6:14b …and every mountain and island was moved out of their places.

If a pole shift occurs and the firmament is removed, weather all over the world will go become completely unstable, and the world will see extreme weather as it has never occurred in history.

Signs in the Sun, Moon, and the Stars

The next thing that is declared in Rev 6 is that the sun will turn black and that the whole moon will become like blood.

Revelation 6:12-17 I watched as he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon became like blood.

   

Planet X: Nibiru

I am in agreement with those who believe the planets will appear differently and that we could possibly see the arrival of Planet X. When doing research on Planet X, one will find it has been prophesied by many different cultures all around the world, and that it is referred to by many different names, such as: Nibiru, Hercolubus, Nemesis, Wormwood, The Destroyer, Marduk, The King of The Heavens, The Great Heavenly Body, The Winged Globe, The Winged Disk, Apep, Seth, Typhon, Shiva, Gung-gung, The Great Black, The Great Phoenix, The Fiery Messenger, The Great Comet, The Comet of Doom, Mother Shipton, The Intruder, and The Perturber, The Red Kachina, The Red Star, The Dark Red Star, The Red Dragon, etc.

Notice how the last 4 names on this list describe this planet as being red. If they are correct that Planet X will arrive and that it is red, it would also perfectly explain how our moon is going to turn red like blood.

No one knows how or why the sun will turn black --it will be something we will have to wait for to find out.

It is also compelling that according to the Sumerian tablets, Nibiru was, and maybe still is, the dwelling place for the god Enki, who according to the Sumerians was the creator of homo sapiens. There are also many people who believe that when Nibiru arrives, it will become as an “ark” of safety for some people. They believe this heavenly body is going to take up the Elect and redeemed during the great tribulation.

“The stars of heaven fell to the earth”

Rev 6:13 declares that the stars will fall to the earth.

Revelation 6:12-17 I watched as he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon became like blood, and the stars of heaven fell to earth, as a fig tree that casts her unripe figs when shaken by a strong wind.

Jesus also declares in Matthew 24 that the stars are going to fall from heaven after the sun turns black.

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

I stand with those who do not believe what science teaches about stars, but that stars are angels. The Bible itself also teaches repeatedly that angels are stars, and refers to stars in ways we can know they are not “suns”, as science would have us believe, as in the following passages.

In Jude 1, Jude is referring to fallen angels as wandering stars, and to note that the word translated as “wandering”, is the Greek noun, “Planetai” [G4107].

Jude 1:13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars [G792], to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever.

Revelation 1:16 And he had in his right hand seven stars [G792]: and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shines in his strength.

Revelation 1:20 could not be absolutely more clear, that stars are angels!

Revelation 1:20 The mystery of the seven stars [G792] which thou saw in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars [G792] are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.

Revelation 22:16 teaches that even the Lord Jesus Christ is referred to as a star.

Revelation 22:16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star [G792].

Revelation 9:1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star [G792] fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.

Revelation 12:4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars [G792] of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

Now, if you believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that the Bible is true, and it tells us repeatedly that stars are angels and that they will fall to the Earth, then we can know that stars are not suns, they are angels. Are all these that fall to the Earth, fallen angels? Are some of them holy angels? We don’t know.

This is also why Yahweh forbade the worship of the stars and the host of heaven. In Deuteronomy 17, Yahweh warns the Israelites that He will punish anyone who worships “other gods”, which the passage explains are the sun, the moon, or any of host of heaven, which are armies of angels.

Deuteronomy 17: 1-3 If there be found among you, within any of your gates which the LORD your God gives you, man or woman, that has done wickedness in the sight of the LORD your God, in transgressing his covenant, and has gone and served other gods, and worshiped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded.
  

“The heaven separated as a scroll that is being rolled up”

After carefully looking at various translations of the original Greek verb “apochōrizō” [G673] used in Rev 6:14, I was able to verify that the English word “separated” is an accurate translation. To better explain what Rev 6:14 is talking about, we need to look at what it is that is being “separated” and being “rolled up”. In Genesis 1:6, the Elohiym created the expanse of heaven, (translated as the words “firmament of heaven”, in the King James Version). The Hebrew word for this expanse is, “raqiya”[H7549], and heaven, or heavens, from “shamayim”[H8064].

Genesis 1:6-8 And God said, Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it be a division between waters and waters. And God made the expanse, and divided between the waters that are under the expanse and the waters that are above the expanse; and it was so. And God called the expanse Heaven.  

This expanse, Genesis tells us, is the space in our Earth’s atmosphere where the birds fly, but it is also where God set the stars of heaven.

Genesis 1:14-17 Then God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years; and let them be for lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so. And God made the two great lights, the greater light to govern the day, and the lesser light to govern the night; He made the stars also. And God set them in the expanse of the heavens, to give light on the earth.”

Genesis 1:20 Then God said, “Let the waters teem abundantly with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the heavens.”

When the Day of the Lord arrives, God is going to remove this firmament (where the stars of heaven are set), and it is going to cause them to fall to the Earth. This firmament is going “separate,” and will appear as a scroll that is being rolled up during what the Bible refers to as, “the shaking of the powers of heaven”.

Revelation 6:13 And the stars of the sky fell to the earth, like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.

In Luke 21, Jesus describes the terror people will experience when this cosmic event begins to occur, as people’s hearts will begin to “fail them” from the fear of seeing all that will transpire from it.

Luke 21:25-28 And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; men's hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the Earth, for the powers of heaven will be shaken. Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.

As we can see in Luke 21, mankind’s redemption has not occurred yet, but I believe this redemption will occur during the opening of the seventh seal.

The Sign of the Prophet Jonah: 3 Days of Darkness

We can know absolutely for certain, that when the Day of Lord begins, the sun will be darkened. Many Old Testament prophets declared this, as in the following passages.
      

Joel 3:13-15 Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, go down; For the winepress is full, The vats overflow-- For their wickedness is great." Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the Day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision, the sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will diminish their brightness.   
      

Amos 5:20 Is not the day of the Lord darkness, and not light? Is it not very dark, with no brightness in it?
     

Amos 8:9 And it shall come to pass in that day, says the Lord God, that I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in broad daylight.
     

Joel 2:10-11 The earth quakes before them, the heavens tremble, the sun and moon grow dark, and the stars diminish their brightness. The Lord gives voice before His army, for His camp is very great. For strong is the One who executes His word, for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; who can endure it?
    

I believe that when the sun turns black on the Day of the Lord, the world will experience 3 days of darkness. This is supported by what Jesus taught us that the only sign mankind will be given is “the sign of the prophet Jonah”. In Matthew chapter 12, we read:

Matthew 12:38-42 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from You." But He answered and said to them, "An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here. The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it.

According to the Book of Jonah, after Jonah was swallowed up by the fish, he prayed the following:

Jonah 2:1 From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God. 2 He said: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me.” From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry. 3 You hurled me into the depths, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me. 4 I said, “I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.” 5 The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head. 6 To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever. But you, LORD my God, brought my life up from the pit. 7 When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, LORD, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple. 8 Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. 9 But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, “Salvation comes from the LORD.” 10 And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.

The passage above gives us several clues as to what we are to expect during the 3 days of darkness.

Clues:

1. Jonah states he is “deep in the realm of the dead” [verse 2] and also as being in “the pit” [verse 6].

2. In his distress, Jonah cries out to God to save him [verses 2, 7, and 9].

3. Jonah describes his condition as being “banished” from the sight of God”, [verse 4].

4. Jonah is forsaking and turning away from the worship of all “worthless idols”, [verse 8].

5. God saves Jonah from the belly of the fish [verse 10].

In Matthew 24, Jesus compares the sign of the prophet Jonah as being the same type of event as when the Son of Man spends three days and nights in the heart of the earth. First of all, Christians easily agree that the three days and nights the Son of Man spends in the heart of the earth are the 3 days and nights Jesus endured between the time of His death on the eve of Passover, until the time He arose from the grave on the first day of the week. 1 Peter 3 gives us some clue as to what Jesus did during those three days and three nights.

1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit. 19 After being made alive, he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits; 20 to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built.  

1. Although Jesus’ body died, He was made alive “in the Spirit” [verse 18].
2. After being made alive, Jesus preached to “imprisoned spirits” that were there, [verse 19
3. That the “imprisoned spirits” Jesus preached to, were “those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built.” [verse20].

Ephesians 4 also teaches that Jesus freed souls that were being held captive in the heart of the Earth.

Ephesians 4:8-10 This is why it says: “When he ascended on high, he took many captives and gave gifts to his people.” In saying that he “ascended”, this expressly means that he also descended to the lower regions of the earth. He who descended, is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.

Not to forget, Luke 23 makes it very clear that on the day when Jesus died (which we know is also when He descended to heart of the earth), the sun was darkened.

Luke 23:45-46 Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. 46 And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit. Having said this, He breathed His last.

Many Biblical scholars also agree that the 3 days of darkness that will occur during the Apocalypse, will be similar, if not identical, to Moses’ plague of darkness, which also lasted for 3 days.

Exodus 10:21 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, darkness which may even be felt."  22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days.  23 They did not see one another; nor did anyone rise from his place for three days. But all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.

This darkness which children of Israel experienced was not a normal darkness, it was a supernatural darkness which they could “feel”, [verse 21], and they could not even see the person standing in front of them, but the children of Israel had the light of God in their dwellings.

  

Chapter 3 - The Opening of the Seventh Seal

When the seventh seal is opened, we are told there will be silence in heaven for about half an hour, and that it will be during this time when the prayers of all the saints will ascend up to God’s throne.

  

Rev 8:1-6 When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets. And another angel, having a golden censer, came and stood at the altar; and to him was given much incense; that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense went up with the prayers of the saints, out from the angel's hand before God. Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it to the earth. And there were noises, thunderings, lightnings, and an earthquake. So the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.

The Dead Shall Rise First

In 1 Thessalonians 4, we are taught that prior to the Rapture of the saints that are still alive and remain on the Earth, the dead will rise first.

1 Thessalonians 4:13 But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. 15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and thus we shall always be with the Lord.

It is made very clear in verse 15, that the Rapture of the living will not take place until after the dead rise first, as declared in verse 16. However, this passage does not tell us how much time passes between the time the dead in Christ rise first, and the time when those “who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.” If we compare what is happening in 1 Thessalonians 4 with what happened when Jesus freed the captives from the netherworld and rose from the grave after being 3 days and nights in the heart of the Earth. It is also compelling what occurred regarding those who arose from the dead when the graves opened when Christ was crucified.

Matthew 27:51-53 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth shook, the rocks split, and the graves broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people.

We can also know that the opening of the seventh seal is occurring at the same time as the holding back of the four winds of Rev 7 because John sees the four angels holding back the four winds after saying “after these things”, meaning it is occurring after the cosmic events described in Rev 6. Thus we can know that the silence in heaven when God is receiving the prayers of the saints, the holding back of the four winds, and the sealing of the true believers with God on their foreheads, must take place just before the Rapture of the firstfruits harvest, which are 144,000 that are sealed in Rev 7. The Rapture is covered in greater detail in the next Chapter.

  

The Transformation of the Bride: “Arise, shine, for your light has come”

At some time during the 3 days of darkness, the Bride of Christ is going to start to “glow” and shine with the glory light of the Lord Jesus. In Isaiah 60, we find the following passage:

Isaiah 60:1-6 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. “Lift up your eyes and look about you: All assemble and come to you; your sons come from afar, and your daughters are carried on the hip. Then you will look and be radiant, your heart will throb and swell with joy; the wealth on the seas will be brought to you, to you the riches of the nations will come. Herds of camels will cover your land.

   

The next thing we now need to look at is what happens in between the opening of the sixth seal, and the seventh seal, described in Revelation chapter 7.

Revelation 7:1-3 And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, saying, "Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads."

In Rev 7 we see that after the sun turns black, the angels that are holding the four winds of the Earth are to commanded to hold back these winds and not allow them to harm the earth, sea, or trees until the 144,000 servants of God are sealed with the seal of the living God on their foreheads.

Rev 7:4 Then I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel.

144,000 does not represent a literal number, it is a parabolic representation of a perfect and complete number of people. 144,000 can be broken down into 12 x 12 x 10 x 10 x 10.  The number 12 represents a complete number, and because the number 12 here is squared, it gives it a more perfect and complete significance and 10 also represents a total and complete number, however, because the number 10 here is cubed, it also gives it an even more total and complete significance. Therefore, 144,000 represent the entire Bride of Jesus Christ that will enter into the wedding chamber with Him when He returns to Rapture His Bride. But there are more clues given in verses 9 through 17, we now see a “great multitude that no man can number”.

Revelation 7:9 After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands.

Notice this great multitude is not given a specific definite number, but are rather so numerous, that no one can count their number. Also notice they are not sealed with God on their foreheads, but we can know they have attained Salvation because they are wearing robes made white by the blood of the Lamb, they will serve God day and night in His temple, and the Lamb will be their Shepherd. God will shelter them, they will never feel hunger or thirst, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes and comfort them.

Revelation 7:13 Then one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes—who are they, and where did they come from?” 14 I answered, “Sir, you know.” And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 Therefore, they are before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence. 16 Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat down on them, nor any scorching heat. 17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

In Revelation chapter 7:11-13, we see that all the angels in heaven are standing around the throne of God, and around the elders and four living creatures. Then one of the elders asks John the Revelator, who these great multitudes of people are, and where did they come from.

Revelation 7:13 These in white robes—who are they, and where did they come from?

John the Revelator answers the elder by explaining they are those who came out of the great tribulation and washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb.

Revelation 7:14 I answered, “Sir, you know.” And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

When looking at the original Greek language of this verse, I verified that it was correctly translated. That this great multitude are those that they came out of “the great tribulation”, translated from the Greek article: “Ho” [G3588] meaning “the”; Greek adjective: “Megalis” [G3173] meaning “great”, and the Greek noun: “Thlipsis” [G2347] meaning “tribulation”. 

I believe that the Bride will be granted a special type of governing authority over the great multitude during the next coming Age. In John 3:29, John the Baptist made the following statement.

John 3:29 He that has the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

Painting the big picture

Putting all the clues given us regarding these events, and from what we are told will in Revelation chapters 6, 7, and 8, we can paint the following picture.

1.     A cosmic event will occur that will “shake the powers of the heavens”

2.     This will cause the sun to turn black, the sun red, and the stars (fallen angels) to fall to the Earth

3.     This cosmic event will cause 3 days of darkness

4.     At the opening of the seventh seal, the prayers of the saints will go up to the throne of God

5.     The dead will rise first

6.     The Bride of Christ will be transformed and begin to shine

7.     All the true believers of Christ will become sealed with “God in their foreheads”

Chapter 4 - The Rapture 

“Behold, He is coming in the clouds”
2 Samuel 22:12 He shrouded himself in darkness round about him; in dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

When the Lord comes in the clouds of our skies, He will Rapture His bride into the clouds, but the bride will not be completely removed from the world; she will begin to exist both in the higher heavenly dimensions, while also existing in the lower earthly dimensions, able to be “hidden” when necessary, while also being able to freely move around in the world. The bride of Christ will then begin the important work of helping the Lord to save and protect billions of people all around the world while engaging in a fierce battle for the souls of people for the kingdom of God, a battle known as the Battle of Armageddon.

Revelation 1:7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him.

Job 22:14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he sees not, us as he walks in the circuit of heaven.

Mark 13:26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

In the following passage we see the Rapture of those who are still alive on the Earth, who will then join the rest of the bride of Christ who have been resurrected from the dead (and transformed). It is made very clear here, that the meeting place between Christ and his bride will take place in the clouds of our skies.

1 Thessalonians 4:14-17 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep (dead). For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first; then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and thus we shall always be with the Lord. 

The greatest misconception most people have about the Rapture is the belief that those who are Raptured will be removed far away from the world, which is simply not supported by the Bible. First let’s look at Luke 17 which is clearly talking about the Rapture of the saints as it states that, “one will be taken and the other left”

Luke 17:28-36 Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed. In that day, he who is on the housetop, and his goods are in the house, let him not come down to take them away. And likewise the one who is in the field, let him not turn back. Remember Lot's wife. Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it. I tell you, in that night there will be two men in one bed: the one will be taken and the other will be left. Two women will be grinding together: the one will be taken and the other left. Two men will be in the field: the one will be taken and the other left."  

The reason the passage above refers those who are in bed, those who are grinding at the mill, and those who are in the field is this: when Christ returns for the Rapture, those who are in bed represent one third of the world’s population who will be asleep (around 8 hours a day), those who are grinding at the mill represent those who will be at work (around 8 hours a day), and those who are in the field represent the remaining one third of the world’s population who will be neither sleeping nor working. This event will occur on the first day of the Apocalypse, as Christ returns to snatch up His bride and save her from suffering during the worldwide cataclysmic destruction and the woes of the great tribulation period.

Then in the parable above, the Apostles ask Christ where these people are taken.

Luke 17:37 And they answered and said unto him, “Where, Lord?” And he said unto them, “Wherever the body is, there will the eagles be gathered together.”

There is little argument that Luke 17 is speaking about the Rapture of the saints when, “one will be taken and the other left”, after which Christ then refers to them as “eagles” who are gathering around human bodies; therefore Luke 17 could not be more clear that these “transformed” saints are not removed from the world, but will be instead begin to carry out a most important assignment for the Lord regarding these bodies they are gathering around. The concept of saints being given wings is found repeatedly in the Bible.

Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

Revelation 19 describes the day of the marriage supper of the Lamb, when the Lord will come for His bride; and notice here that those who participating in the marriage supper are referred to as “the fowls of the air”.

Revelation 19:7-9 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to him: for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his wife has made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen are the righteous acts of saints. And he said unto me, “Write, Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb.”…(verse 14) And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean…(verse 17) And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in midheaven, “Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God”.

The saints who comprise the Lamb’s wife are one and the same as the manifested sons of God, and are also the “manchild” of Revelation 12, which declares they will be protected in the wilderness for 3.5 years.

Revelation 12:12-14 Therefore, rejoice you heavens and you that dwell in them, but woe to the inhabitants of the earth and of the sea! For the devil has come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has but a short time. And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman who brought forth the male child. And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle; that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

The “woman” who gives birth to the “manchild” (which is the Lamb’s wife), is the New Jerusalem (the city of the Lamb and His wife); and her citizens will have the ability to fly with “wings of an eagle”. They will be protected and nourished in the wilderness after the devil and his angels have been cast down to the Earth and will begin to fervently persecute those left behind who hold the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 12:15-17 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood. And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. And the dragon was angry with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

The Bible teaches there are 2 kinds of cities called “Jerusalem” that correspond to 2 different covenants; the “Earthly” one being in bondage; while the Jerusalem “which is above” is the mother of all who come to Christ.

Galatians 4:22-26 For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman. But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and he of the freewoman through promise, which things are symbolic. For these are the two covenants: the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar--for this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children--but the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all.

Revelation 21 also describes New Jerusalem as the dwelling place for the Lamb and His wife.

Revelation 21:1-4 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.  

Because New Jerusalem comes down from a heavenly dimension, we can know that her citizens also will have heavenly glorified bodies.  

Revelation 21:21-25 The twelve gates were twelve pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.  But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it. Its gates shall not be shut at all by day (there shall be no night there).

It is made very clear here that those who are Raptured will become the bride of Christ, which is New Jerusalem. Those who teach Christ will return after the great tribulation period to rule from the earthly Jerusalem in Israel, simply do not understand this Biblical prophecy regarding New Jerusalem because they are thinking carnally. Jesus stated that His kingdom is not of this world; Rev 21 tells us that New Jerusalem will “come down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” The manifested sons of God will live there, but will also rule the new Earth that God will restore (or re-create).

Chapter 5 - The Enmity with the Seed of the Serpent  

The war between God and Satan goes way back to before the foundations of the Earth, when as the Bible teaches, a judgment occurred and the names of God’s Elect were written into the Lamb’s Book of Life; distinguished and set apart from those whose names were not written into that Book.

Revelation 13:8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him [the beast], whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

Revelation 17:8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go into perdition. And those who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

In Genesis chapter 3 we read about how the serpent was able to cause the fall of man. It describes the enmity that would begin between the seed of the serpent (the Devil), and the seed of the woman, whose lineage through Eve’s son Seth would eventually lead to the birth of Jesus the Christ, the Savior of God’s people and legitimate heir of God’s kingdom.

Genesis 3:13-15 And the Lord God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate." So the Lord God said to the serpent: "Because you have done this, you are cursed more than all cattle, and more than every beast of the field; on your belly you shall go, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life. And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel."

The head is the most significant part of the body, and the heel is the least significant; therefore, in the battle between God’s people and the offspring (seed) of the serpent (the Devil), the head of the serpent’s body will be bruised (i.e. hurt, or overwhelmed), but only the heel of God’s people will be hurt (or overwhelmed).

Ever since the fall of man in the Garden of Eden, the battle between God and Satan has had everything to do with gaining ruling supremacy and authority over the dominion of the Earth and the control of God’s DNA (which is the “coding” used to create all living things from all single-celled organisms, to plants and animals, and of course, mankind).

God is an “invisible Spirit” to us humans because we live in a physical realm, but according to ancient texts, it was at the beginning of Creation when God willed to create a “visible” Universe from the “invisible. Many ancient texts describe that after a succession of “generations” of the heavens and the earth, God eventually created mankind for the sole purpose of communing with the Father and the Son and enjoy the wonders of the Universe as God’s “Earthly” family. It was also God’s good will to then grant mankind dominion over the entire Earth; however, when God made that decision, Satan took offense because he already desired for that dominion. In his pride and greed, the serpent, who was at the time the guardian cherub over the Garden of Eden, could not bear to be placed in a subservient position to mankind, and began plotting their fall. I believe that because Satan knew that he would eventually end up losing the battle against God and be cast into hell, he devised a way to “hi-jack” God’s DNA coding and also take as many human beings down with him as possible.

In a parable in Matthew 13, God plants seeds of wheat in His garden; then while men slept during the night, the Devil came into that Garden and planted his own seeds which grew into tares (weeds).

Matthew 13:24-30 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a man who sowed good seed in his field; but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. So the servants of the owner came and said to him, “Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?” He said to them, “An enemy has done this.” The servants said to him, “Do you want us then to go and gather them up?” But he said, “No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, "First gather together the tares and bind them into bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn."  

Since the beginning of human history, every person ever born has found himself entangled within a raging battle between the 2 kingdoms; but according to prophesy, there will come a day when this present age will end, and a battle described as “the battle of that great day of God Almighty” will take place.

Revelation 16:13-16 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. "Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walks naked and they see his shame." And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon.

In the passage above, we can see that the Battle of Armageddon will begin on the day that Christ returns as a thief in the night; those who are watching for the Lord’s return and are clothed with His robes of righteousness will then manifest as the sons of God. And those who belong to the kingdom of Satan will then manifest as the sons of destruction, and will be “sealed” with the mark of the beast.

Chapter 6 - What does it mean to be sealed?

We know that those who will become the manifested sons of God will be sealed with the Holy Spirit, as described in Revelation 7.

Revelation 7:1-3 After these things I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree. Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, saying, "Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads."   

Being sealed with God (or with the Holy Spirit of God) is an integral part of Salvation, and it will also protect the Elect from being harmed from the locusts that ascend out of the bottomless pit. Notice in the passage below, that those who are not sealed with God in their foreheads appear to be immortal.

Revelation 9:2-6 And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit. Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. And they were not given authority to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man. In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them.

Just as governments today pass laws that are signed by ruling authorities and then published, in ancient times, kings would decree promises and laws and “seal” them with the signets on their rings by making an impression in wax, clay, paper, or some other medium, and then used as proof to authenticate them as legally binding promises. The sealing of a promise in the Bible works in the same manner; once a person accepts the Lord Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and is “born again”, they become “sealed” with the Holy Spirit and are from then on preserved with God’s legally binding promise to save them from Satan.

2 Corinthian 1:21-22 Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God…[and] has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.

Ephesians 1:13-14 In Him [Jesus] you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.

Ephesians 4:30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

The doctrine of being “sealed” with the Holy Spirit for the day of redemption has everything to do with who will become a manifested son of God when the Apocalypse begins. And just as the sons of God are sealed by God, it is absolutely guaranteed that those who are not sealed with God will receive the mark of the beast. The mark of the beast IS NOT an RFID chip, but as I will show later on, it will be a marking that will become integrated into a person’s own DNA, which some believe will become a third strand of DNA.

Chapter 7 - Who will be the manifested Sons of God?

In Romans 8:19 we read about “the manifestation of the sons of God”. This expression could also have been legitimately translated as “the revelation of the sons of God”. 

Romans 8:19 For the earnest expectation of the creation waits for the manifestation of the sons of God.

The expression “manifestation of the sons of God” in the original Greek was written as:

“ten apokalypsin ton huion tou Theou” – and is interpreted as: “ten” – the; manifestation (or revelation) “apokalypsin” – G602 - noun; “tou” - of the – G3588; “huion” - sons – G5207; “tou” - of - G3588; “Theou” – God - G2316

In the following verses, the Bible defines who qualifies to become sons of God. In Luke 20, certain Sadducees approached Jesus, posing a question regarding those who will be resurrected from the dead at the end of this age.

Luke 20:27-36 Then some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, came to Him and asked Him, saying: "Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man's brother dies, having a wife, and he dies without children, his brother should take his wife and raise up offspring for his brother. Now there were seven brothers. And the first took a wife, and died without children. And the second took her as wife, and he died childless. Then the third took her, and in like manner the seven also; and they left no children, and died. Last of all, the woman died also. Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife does she become? For all seven had her as wife." And Jesus answered and said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage. But those who are counted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage; nor can they die anymore, for they are equal to the angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.”

According to Luke 20, only those who are counted worthy to attain the coming age, and the resurrection of the dead, will be referred to as the sons of God.

Next let us look at Matthew 5.

Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

Matthew 5:9 distinguishes those labeled as the peacemaker as those who will be called the sons of God, which supports the fact that those who will not be called the sons of God will be those labeled as the sons of destruction.

Romans 8 teaches that those who live according to the flesh are going to die, whereas those who are led by the Spirit of God will be called the sons of God, will receive the Spirit of adoption by God the Father, and will become joint heirs with Christ, and be glorified with Him.

Romans 8:13-17 For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God; for you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba, Father”. The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs; heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.

Romans 9 teaches that all who belong to Spiritual Israel, referred to as the vessels of mercy, will be called the sons of God, and the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction will be, or course, none other than the sons of destruction that are being prepared to be destroyed by fire.

Romans 9:22-26 What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory, even us whom He called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles? As He says also in Hosea: "I will call them My people, who were not My people, and her beloved, who was not beloved. And it shall come to pass in the place where it was said to them, 'You are not My people,' There they shall be called sons of the living God."

Galatians 3 teaches that all those who have faith in Jesus Christ are promised to be justified by faith, and will become sons of God through faith in Christ, and then heirs of the kingdom of God.

Galatians 3:22-29 But Scripture has bound everyone under sin; that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. But before faith came, we were kept under guard by the law, kept for the faith which would afterward be revealed. Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor. For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

Chapter 8 - Who are the Sons of Disobedience?

Ephesians 2 and 5 refer to those who walk according to the spirit of Satan (who is the prince of the power of the air, aka Lucifer), as the son of disobedience, translated from the Greek noun, “Apeitheias” [G543].

Ephesians 2:1-2 And you He [Jesus] made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience [G543].

Ephesians 5:6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience [G543].

The expression “sons of disobedience” refers to all who are opposed to Jesus Christ and His Gospel. Because the Greek word Apeitheias means obstinacy, or obstinate opposition to the divine will, it is sometimes translated merely as the English word “unbelief”, as in the following passages.

Romans 11:30 For as you in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief [G543].

Romans 11:32 For God has concluded them all in unbelief [G543] that he might have mercy upon all.

Hebrews 4:6 Seeing therefore it remains that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief [G543].

Hebrews 4:11 Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief [G543].

Therefore we can conclude that anyone who does not obey God’s command to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ is both a son of disobedience, and an antichrist. Even 2,000 years ago, there were many antichrists.

1 John 2:18 Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour.

I also believe that the foolish virgins of the parable of the 10 virgins represent the sons of disobedience because they are instructed to go to “those who buy and sell”. This is language of all those who will get the mark of the beast.

Revelation 13:15-17 He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

Those who do come to Christ after the Rapture will not receive the mark of the beast, but will have to die in Christ in order to enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Revelation 6:9 When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. (verse 11) Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.

  Chapter 9 - The Abomination of Desolation

Jesus taught that there will come a day when we will see the “abomination of desolation” standing “where it should not”.

Mark 13:14 So when you see the “abomination of desolation,” spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it should not (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

Understanding Mark 13:14 is a vital key for fully understanding the Apocalypse and what I refer to as the “manifestation of sons of destruction”. The phrase "abomination of desolation" was translated from the Greek words, "bdelygma eramoses" which  in the Greek means "the thing that makes desolate or the thing that brings destruction".

We can know that the “abomination of desolation,” spoken of by Daniel the prophet is referring to idolatry. The noun translated “abomination” in Hebrew is “Shiqquts” [H8251], and is always associated with idolatrous practices. A Shigguts can take the form of a temple (or building), used for the purpose of worshiping another god, or it can refer to a man-made idol, or artifact.

Jeremiah 4:1 If you will return, O Israel, return unto me, declares the Lord: and if you wilt put away your abominations [H8251] out of my sight, then you will no longer go astray.

Jeremiah 7:30 For the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, declares the Lord: they have set their abominations [H8251] in the house which is called by my name, to pollute it.

Daniel 12:11 teaches that there will come a time when the tamiyd [H8548] is taken away.

Daniel 12:11 And from the time that the tamiyd [H8548] is taken away, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred and ninety days.

The following data shows why Daniel 12:11 is not talking about a “daily sacrifice”. In looking at the definition for the Hebrew noun “Tamiyd” translated as “daily sacrifice”, we can see that the concept of a “sacrifice” is never found at all.

Definition of Tamiyd [H8548] - continuity, continuum; continuance; consistence; perpetuity; flow.

In Numbers 9:16, we see that the word tamiyd [H8548] is used to describe the continual presence of a supernatural cloud which covered Israel’s tabernacle while they journeyed in the wilderness with Moses.

Numbers 9:15-16 And on the day that the tabernacle was raised up, the cloud covered the tabernacle over the tent of the testimony; and in the evening there was upon the tabernacle, as it were, the appearance of fire until the morning. So it was continually [tamiyd H8548]: the cloud covered it by day, and at night it was as the appearance of fire.

In 2 Chronicles 9:7, the word tamiyd [H8548] is used to describe men who continually stand before God.

2 Chronicles 9:7 Happy are your men, and happy are these, your servants, which stand continually tamiyd [H8548] before you, and hear your wisdom.

The concept of the Tamiyd that will be taken away when the Apocalypse begins does not mean the halting of a daily sacrifice in a temple, but rather the end of the New Testament period. Because it begins on the Day of the Lord, it will also cause the continual disruption of what Matthew 24 describes as “eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage”; it will cause the disruption of planting and building, and normal activities of our daily lives. It will be the end the world as we know it because we will be plunged head on into the Apocalypse and the manifestation of the sons of perdition.

Mark 13:14 teaches that the world will see the “abomination of desolation” standing where it should not be standing.

Mark 13:14 So when you see the “abomination of desolation”, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it should not (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

In the Bible, “to stand” means to have some kind of authority. I have shown that the word “abomination” used in Daniel 12:11 represents something that is associated with idolatrous practices, and we know that it is going to be “standing” in a place where it should not be standing, and I will now show that the place where it is going to “stand” will be bodies of human beings. In 2 Thessalonians 2 we read about the man of lawlessness, a man doomed to destruction will set himself up in God’s temple.

2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 Don't let anyone deceive you in any way, for [that day will not come] until the departure occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God.

The expression “man of lawlessness” was translated as follows: Man = “Anthropos” G444; of = “ho” G3588; lawlessness = “Anomias” G458

And the expression “son of destruction” was translated as follows: Son = “Huios” G5207; of = “ho” G3588; destruction = “Apoleias” G684

The word “destruction” used here was translated from the Greek word “Apoleias”, which is directly related to the Greek word “Apollyon”, the name of the angel of the bottomless pit, which means “destruction”. 

Many Christians mistakenly believe that the temple of God mentioned in this passage will be a physical temple that will one day be built in Jerusalem, but this is an erroneous interpretation. The Bible shows us that our bodies are called temple of God, as in the following passages.

John 2:19 Jesus answered and said to them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."

1 Corinthians 3:16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

1 Corinthians 3:16-17 And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God; as God has said: "I will dwell in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they shall be My people." If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him; for the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.

1 Corinthians 6:19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?

Expressions used in the Bible such as, “to stand”, “to sit”, or “to move”, have spiritual connotations, and “to sit” in the Bible signifies “to rule”. When 2 Thessalonians 2 tells us that the son of destruction will “sit” in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God, it signifies that the son of destruction is going to “rule” inside of human bodies.

The New Age movement teaches that at the end of the Age of Pisces, the Age of Aquarius will begin, which will bring a new Utopian “age of enlightenment” when people will transcend into higher beings and becomes “as gods”. This doctrine plays an integral part in Satan’s plans to seduce mankind into believing that if they accept the mark of the beast, they can transform into a new higher evolved race that not only possesses “super human” abilities, but that will also achieve immortality and become as gods. This will be a However, when the bottomless pit is opened, they will become tormented and actually desire to die. Notice that only those who are sealed with God on their foreheads will be protected from harm.

Revelation 9:1-6 Then the fifth angel sounded and I saw a star fall from heaven to the earth, and to him was given the key to the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit and smoke arose out of the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit. Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth and to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. And they were not given authority to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man. In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them.

The idea that the abomination of desolation signifies idol worship and that it will “sit” (or “rule”) inside the temple of the God (or human bodies), in my opinion, tells me that the idols that are worshipped today in movies and TV shows are going to manifest and “rule”, or “possess” human bodies. These idols would include, for example, Superman, Batman, Spiderman, Transformers, and even werewolves, vampires.





Chapter 10 - The New Age Movement and the Strong Delusion

The basic teachings of the New Age Movements are that Lucifer is God, the good God, and that Jehovah is the evil One. They teach there is a new age coming that will bring worldwide peace and Utopia, and that certain people will become transformed into god-like beings. The founding of the New Age movement can be traced back to the nineteenth century through Theosophy. Theosophy is the group that popularized the belief that we are moving out of the Age of Pisces into the astrological Age of Aquarius, which to them is an Age of the unity of humanity, an Age of enlightenment, and an Age of heightened spiritual consciousness, The concept of the New Age of Aquarius is based on Astrology, an occult practice introduced to mankind by fallen angels and which is forbidden in the Bible.

The New Age movement teaches that as certain planets come into alignment, the Earth will undergo a mystical transformation from its present state of turmoil into a blissful utopian state (literally “heaven on Earth”), because the planet will begin to “resonate at a higher frequency”. They claim this cosmic shift will also bring about a change in human nature which will manifest itself in sympathy, trust, honesty, mutual respect, revelation, world peace, and the true liberation of our minds, as they put it. The New Age occultists teach that our minds will be liberated to realize that we will actually become free from the dictates of Jehovah and can therefore live as we please. They claim that people are actually gods and that Lucifer “the light bearer” is the spirit being that is the one true God who brings true spiritual enlightenment to humanity in the form of intellectual illumination.

Albert Pike, the highest Freemason in the world and also revered as the most senior Freemason in Masonic movement, stated; “That which we must say to the crowd is: we worship a god, but it is a god that one adores, without superstition. To you Sovereign Grand Inspector Generals, we say this, that you may repeat it to the brethren of the 32nd, 31st, and 30th degrees – the Masonic religion should be, by all of us initiates of the high degrees, maintained in the purity of the Luciferian doctrine. If Lucifer were not god, would Adonay (Jesus) spread false and harmful statements about him? Yes, Lucifer is GOD…”

These occultists claim they receive their inspiration from the spirit realm. They acknowledge that the source of their inspiration comes from Lucifer (or Satan) himself, and that they are engaging with fallen angels, but of course they invert what the Bible teaches in that they teach that Lucifer is the “good guy” and the God of the Bible is the evil spiritual entity. New Agers also refer to the spirit beings they communicate with as “Ascended Masters”, which are none other than fallen angels who have revealed, or manifested themselves to various people.

The “Age” concept that says that humanity is leaving the Age of Pisces and entering “The Golden Era”, or Age of Aquarius, was popularized by Helena Blavatsky, the founder of Theosophy. Theosophists teach that Jesus was simply a representative of the Astrological Age of Pisces, and that he was an initiate into the mystery schools of occult teachers and masters. They teach that the Age of Aquarius is going to be a new Utopian Age, when the world unites into a one-world-system, with the exiting out of the “Age of Jesus” and its outdated form of religion, and the entering into a new “World Teacher”. They claim that each Astrological Age is acompanied by a new World Teacher, such as Budda, Krishna, Jesus Christ, and the coming of the New Age Maitreya. Though for the advent of the New Age of Aquarius, they claim that a new World Teacher will guide humanity into it.  

The doctrines of the coming Age of Aquarius are in fact an attempt by man to enthrone himself as God and to declare liberation from the demands and restraints of what New Age Luciferians claim is a tyranical evil God who seeks only to keep humanity in the dark ages. They claim that Adam and Eve were held captive in the Garden of Eden where they existed in a sub-human state. They claim that Lucifer, the light bearer, liberated them by bringing them the gift of intellect. And now, the same fallen angel is bringing them further enlightenment and liberation to all of humanity as he did to Adam and Eve.

Theosophy teaches that Lucifer is actually a divine being that saves mankind and brings him consciousness. Many modern day New Agers who are deceived by Theosophy repeat the same thing, for example, David Spangler, author of the book, “Reflections on the Christ” admits that Lucifer is a being that New Agers honor, and that the light of Lucifer is the light of God. In his book he states: 

“The true light of Lucifer cannot be seen through sorrow, through darkness, through reflection. The true light of this great being can only be recognized when one’s own eyes can see with the light of the Christ, the light of the inner sun. Lucifer works within each of us to bring us to wholeness, and as we move into the New Age, which is the age of man’s wholeness, each of us is brought to that point which I term the Luciferic Initiation, the particular doorway through which the individual must pass if he is to come fully into the presence of his light and his wholeness. Lucifer comes to give us the final gift of wholeness. If we accept it, then he is free and we are free, that is the Luciferic Initiation. It is one that many people now, and in the days ahead, will be facing, for it is an initiation into the New Age. It is an Initiation of leaving the past and moving into the new, shedding our guilt and fears, our anxieties, our needs, our temptations, and becoming whole and at peace, because we have recognized out inner light, the light that unfolds us, the light of God.”   David Spangler, Reflections on the Christ, p45

Thus we see that the Luciferian doctrine is fused into the New Age movement through Theosophy, which teaches that because of Satan, man will now evolve spiritually and intellectually, conquer the world, conquer our nature, and become a god. The sad truth about all those who fall for these teachings is that they worship Satan, who hates mankind and has only one agenda in mind: to betray them and use their bodies as dwelling places for his demons. Little do they realize that when the bottomless pit is opened, a vast army of demons will come forth that will need to have a “body” in order to indwell and find rest.

Chapter 11 - The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth

Matthew 24:21-28 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: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.  

Thus God will shorten the end days in order to save flesh: which I believe is telling us this is God’s way of saving both the human and animal DNA of all who do not become corrupted by the mark of the beast.

Matthew 24:9-13 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and you shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall grow cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

Thus the Bible teaches that world will undergo great and terrible tribulation, worse than anything the world has ever experienced in its history; and that if God were not to shorten those last few days, no flesh would be saved. But God will shorten those days, and He will save mankind’s DNA; uncorrupted, as opposed to the transhumanized DNA corrupted by the mark of the beast; the peacemakers will see God, and the meek will inherit the Earth. And it is my hope and prayer that you will become sealed with God in your forehead, be counted worthy to escape His wrath, and inherit the kingdom of heaven and the new Earth that God will create for His redeemed children: His beloved Earthly family, Amen.

Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.