FINAL WARNING: Setting the Stage for Destruction
Adding 40 years to 1948 would give us the year 1988.But let me add another wrinkle to this theory. It is no secret that Bible
prophecy, and the understanding of it, revolves around Israel. Israel is
the only nation that is referred to in the masculine gender. According
to Jewish custom, a male is labeled under the following age
categories: child (1-12), young man (13-19), warrior (20-29), and mature
man (30-50, who is able to officiate in the Temple). The age of 50 is the
age of retirement (and Jubilee). So if you interpret this as being
symbolic and add 50 years to 1948, you get the year 1998, which is
more closely aligned with the other calculations.I think you’ll agree that this sequence of events was unprecedented,
and that it was no coincidence that these major events happened in
such a short period of time. This is why I believe, that collectively, they
represent the prophetic trigger that has set into motion the time which
has come to be known as the “last days.” These events began the
toppling of the prophetic dominoes that will eventually lead to the
fulfillment of all things, and the culmination of the events foretold in
the books of Daniel, Ezekiel, and Revelation.Though Jesus said in Matthew 24:36 “... of that day and hour knoweth
no man,” the prophetic outline He gave indicated the warning signs we
are to look for. When it is cloudy, it is a sign that it is going to rain.
Much the same, Jesus told his disciples what to look for, and in Matt.
24:33 explained that “when ye shall see all these things, know that it is
near...” I for one will not try to calculate a date. I believe that it’s okay
to come up with a time frame, but in the context that we also consider
the signs that Jesus told us to look for. We have been seeing the
signs. Without a doubt the end is near. Make sure that your heart is
right with God. Watch, and pray.THE RAPTURE
When this manuscript was initially printed in 1984, I had included a
brief section on the Rapture, just to basically cover all the different
Rapture theories. Since I grew up being taught in church that there
was going to be a Pre-Tribulation Rapture, I sort of leaned that way.
But because of all my research, and actually getting into the Scriptures