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    Woe! Woe! Woe! and Then Armageddon: A Prophecy of the End Time
    Woe! Woe! Woe! and Then Armageddon: A Prophecy of the End Time
    Woe! Woe! Woe! and Then Armageddon: A Prophecy of the End Time
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    Woe! Woe! Woe! and Then Armageddon: A Prophecy of the End Time

    By John A. Pinkston

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    One-third of the Bible concerns prophecy, and yet our religious leaders often do not understand these prophecies and do not teach them. Most scriptural prophecies reside in the Old Testament and in Revelation in the New Testament, and most direct our attention to the final years of human government on this earth. These final years are here at last. In Woe! Woe! Woe! And then Armageddon: A Prophecy of the End Time, minister and author John A. Pinkston guides us deep into understanding of biblical prophecy and how it links to history and to the present, where catastrophicand foretoldevents are driving inexorably toward the return of Jesus Christ and the battle of Armageddon.

    Pinkston does not claim to be a prophet, but his forty years of experience in ministry and extensive research into biblical prophecies help him understand how current worldwide events are leading to the fulfillment of the words of the Old and New Testaments. With full scriptural support, each chapter explores in depth a prophecy of the Bible and the issues it raises.

    The Bible, the Word of God, holds the answers to all questions about prophecy and the end time, and there is no greater question than What should we do now? To that, the Bible offers the only advice, If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. (II Chronicles 7:14)

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    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateApr 14, 2011
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    Woe! Woe! Woe! and Then Armageddon: A Prophecy of the End Time
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    John A. Pinkston

    John A. Pinkston has been an ordained minister for forty years. A retired USAF Lieutenant Colonel, Pinkston also hosts the weekly Watch America radio and television broadcasts and is author of Our Lost National Identity. He is founder and president of the Congregation of God Seventh Day, based in Georgia.

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      Woe! Woe! Woe! and Then Armageddon - John A. Pinkston

      Contents

      Introduction

      Chapter 1

      Prophecy

      Chapter 2

      The Seventy Weeks’ Prophecy

      Chapter 3

      Organizing Revelation,

      Chapters 1 - 7

      Chapter 4

      Woe! Woe! Woe!

      Chapter 5

      The First Resurrection

      Chapter 6

      The Marriage Of The Lamb

      Chapter 7

      The Returning Christ

      Chapter 8

      America And Great Britain

      In Prophecy

      Epilogue

      Prophecy And You

      INTRODUCTION

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      The Biblical scriptures referring to Bible Prophecy are probably the least understood of all the Biblical scriptures. Many religious leaders claim that the book of Revelation and other prophetic books of the Bible are closed books to the mind of man. Actually, the book of Revelation and prophecies of the Old Testament are closed to the understanding of most religious leaders. A foremost evangelist was asked why he never gave any sermons on prophecy; he replied that he did not understand prophecy so he would only Preach Jesus.

      If prophecy cannot be understood by man, then why did God inspire so much of the Bible to be written with words that are devoted to prophecy? One-third of the Bible is prophecy, most of which has not yet been fulfilled.

      Bible prophecy has always stirred the interest of Bible scholars and laymen alike. Because of this interest, there has never been a shortage of men and women who fancied themselves prophets, prophetesses or interpreters of Biblical prophecy.

      With the uncertainty of the future of America and the rest of the world, many people have come to believe that we are close to the end of the world. Some religious leaders also believe that the end of the world coincides with the return of Jesus Christ. As times continue to become more volatile, there will be a surge of interest in prophecy with men and women supplying their own interpretations of world events as they unfold.

      Even ancient, pagan tribes such as the Incas of South America and the Mayans of Mexico predicted that the world would come to an end, according to their calendar, in the year 2012. Other documentaries suggest that the famed Nostradamus prophesied that the end of the world would possibly occur during our generation.

      Foretelling the future, whether from a crystal ball, tea leaves, stars or the Bible, is gaining popularity. This is evident when, in December and January of each year, we see grocery checkout counters filled with predictions from fortune tellers and self-proclaimed prophets. For some reason, nobody goes back to check on the accuracy of the predictions made the previous year. In one respect, if you continue to predict the same thing year in and year out, eventually, it may come true!!

      Predictions from men and women of the cloth are not much different from those of the tabloid prognosticators. They have continued to predict many catastrophic, Biblical events for hundreds of years, only to see those predictions fail with the passing of time. Amazingly, their ardent supporters and followers ignore the failures in the prophecies of these church heroes.

      In the mid-1840s, William Miller proclaimed that Jesus Christ would return on a specific day in 1843. Many of his followers prepared themselves to be whisked away to heaven; they called it the rapture. To the great disappointment of Miller’s followers, who were known as Millerites, the rapture did not occur. He prophesied it the next year, which also failed to come to pass. He called a convention in 1845, at which time the Millerites and Adventists merged. His group splintered into several groups, the main one being The Seventh Day Adventists. (Britannica Encyclopaedia. 11th ed., Vol. 18 [University Press: Cambridge, 1911] 204)

      God gives a stern warning to false prophets who claim to offer prophecies on His behalf. (Deuteronomy 18:22) When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.

      It is prudent to notice God’s condemnation of those who claim to be prophets and are not. I do not claim to be a prophet nor do I hear audible words from God or see visual presentations from God concerning prophetic events in our future. However, after 40 years in the ministry, during which time I have completed extensive research on the subject and with the added insight that God has given me to understand the broad overview of prophecies in the Bible that soon will begin to unfold before our very eyes, I feel that I have the necessary background and inspiration to offer a detailed perspective on future events. This book is designed to walk you through the myriad of Biblical prophecies while explaining these prophecies in the light of current, worldwide events. I believe these world-wide events will lead to the fulfillment of the prophecies found in the Old and New Testaments.

      CHAPTER 1

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      PROPHECY

      An important statement about prophecy is that no one can know the exact day or hour when Christ will return with His mighty army of saints to change the world forever. The Bible is very specific when it says that no one will know the date and the hour of His return.

      But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. (Matthew 24:36-39)

      However, we can know certain events which then trigger a count-down leading to the end of this age or society, as we know it, which hastens the First Resurrection. One should note that particular prophecies may have more than one fulfillment in history. An example of multiple fulfillments will lead us into a chronology of events described in Matthew 24, which we will cover later.

      WHAT IS PROPHECY?

      Prophecy is a Biblical term that simply means tomorrow’s headlines today; in other words, prophecy is history written or spoken in advance. Biblical prophecy makes up one-third of your Bible. Is it logical to think that God would use one-third of His Bible for prophecy and yet would not leave us clues to understand the message He is conveying? Prophecy will become increasingly important as we, the world, enter the unprecedented time just ahead of us.

      To understand prophecy, we must understand how God has constructed the Bible and the prophetic sections of the Bible. Notice Isaiah 28:10-13:

      For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people. To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear. But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

      To the average person, the Bible is written in such a way that it cannot be decoded; however, the converted mind, with a bit of education about the history and language used in the text, will find the Bible an open book.

      To help us understand Bible prophecy, it is important to define some of the words that are used frequently in prophetic passages:

      Flood = a military force

      Time/times = a year or multiple years

      Images = descriptions of people or things

      Prophetic year = 12 months or 360 days

      A day = a year or a thousand years

      A week = seven days, seven years or seven thousand years

      It is important to understand the definitions of these words as they appear in the Bible’s prophetic passages. Please note that, first and foremost, ALL TRUE PROPHECY ORIGINATES WITH GOD, NOT MAN.

      To begin a prophetic search, it is important to note that most Biblical prophecy is found in the Old Testament. There are several books in the Old Testament, as well as the book of Revelation in the New Testament, that are dedicated specifically to prophecy. Additionally, Matthew 24 and Luke 21 are New Testament chapters devoted to prophetic events. However, the Bible student will notice that God revealed prophecies to his chosen leaders from the very beginning. In fact, it was just such a prophecy that God revealed to Adam and Eve.

      And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. (Genesis 3:15-16)

      Notice, especially in Verse 16, God promised that a child would be born who would inflict, at some future time, a mortal blow to the head of Satan, the serpent, while Satan would inflict a wound to the heel of that child. The child mentioned in this scripture is Christ. Satan, in effect, bruised the heel of Christ at His crucifixion. But Jesus Christ will, ultimately, inflict a mortal blow to Satan when He utterly destroys him in the future, as described in Hebrews 2:14. Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

      KNOW THE PLAYERS

      Another problem with prophecy is that the Bible identifies most nations using their ancient names rather than by using their current names; unfortunately, many self-proclaimed prophets have not done their due diligence to understand and identify both the ancient and modern-day names of these prophetic players or the timeline of prophetic events. They do not understand to whom the prophecies apply because only the ancient names are used in the books of prophecy in your Bible. Immediately, this is cause for confusion because most of those who claim to understand prophecy do not know who the players are and where they are now located.

      Believe it or not, the vast majority of the prophecies are directed toward the Israelites. Virtually every present and past so-called, religious scholar begins with the error of incorrectly identifying the Israelites and their modern-day locations. They all make the same mistake of assuming that the terms Jew and Israelite can be used interchangeably and, therefore, they think the prophecies directed at Israel are really prophecies directed at the Jews.

      While all Jews are Israelites, not all Israelites are Jews. The nation of Israel was made up of twelve tribes, who came from the twelve sons of Jacob, whose name was changed to Israel by God. (Genesis 32:28) And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. In Genesis 48, Jacob, now called Israel, adopted the two sons of Joseph whose names were Ephraim and Manasseh. (Genesis 48:16) "The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and

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