by Tim Buck | May 25, 2023 | America, How to Live the Last Days, Joe Biden, Tim's Articles
World Health Organization glass building. Mirrored sky and city on modern facade. WHO, emergency, healthcare, epidemic, virus, help, prevention and medical concept in 3D rendering animation.
Biden Surrendering U.S. Sovereignty To the World Health Organization
Special report by Michelle Bachman in Geneva at the 76th Annual WHO Assembly
(May 21-30, 2023)May 25, 2023 by Tim Buck
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“I can appreciate a skillfully crafted evil plan, and that’s what I see… There will be a lot of people deceived”
Former Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is in Geneva, Switzerland this week as part of a team of prayer warriors interceding for the very serious situation in which the world finds itself. We are on the brink of a major historical event in which power is in the process of shifting from nation-states to international bodies affiliated with the United Nations. It’s that process and how to accomplish it that’s being discussed right now at the 76th annual World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.
Bachmann will be monitoring the proceedings regarding major amendments to the International Health Regulations (last amended in 2005) as well as an all-new pandemic accord that would shift massive amounts of power from national governments over to the United Nations World Health Organization and its director general. Today, she provided a timetable for the nations of the world to enter into this global pact, surrendering their sovereignty over “public health emergencies” to the WHO.
Bachmann stated that the WHO’s 194 member nations will take a final vote on whether to hand over their sovereignty to the WHO one year from today at the 77th World Health Assembly in May 2024.
“That vote will be on the package of 300 amendments supplanting (changing) the current International Health Rules,” she said. “The delegates will also vote on the global pandemic health treaty/accord.”
Those two documents will be synthesized and coordinated and will be voted on at the same event in Geneva in May 2024, Bachmann explained.
“There was no dissent registered by any nation thus far at the World Health Assembly 2023 to either the proposed 300 amendments nor to the global pandemic treaty,” she said.
“It is a unified voice of support for passage of the amendments and the proposed pandemic treaty.”
She further stated that a U.S. delegate to the Assembly spoke Tuesday, May 23, in favor of passing the package of proposed international health amendments and the global pandemic accords.
Barring intervention, the timetable and agenda are in place for passage in May 2024.
“Nations will negotiate and will discuss the proposed 300 amendments and pandemic treaty in New York City at the UN General Assembly meeting in September 2023,” Bachmann said. “The final package of amendments will be presented to the UN in January 2024, meaning the amendments and treaty will not be altered after that date.”
She further stated that, “The delegates plan to return to Geneva in February 2024 to discuss and finalize their plans before the final vote one year from now at the 77th World Health Assembly at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, May 2024.”
Another reliable report came from James Roguski, a California-based researcher and writer.
He said the draft documents have been crafted in almost complete secrecy and yet they will be presented as inclusive and reflective of a broad array of stakeholders.
He said U.S. passports in the early 1970s were issued with a smallpox vaccine certificate. This was your proof when entering another country that you had been immunized against smallpox. He said his girlfriend still has an old passport from 1972 showing the certificate of vaccination.
“In Annex 6 of the International Health Regulations there’s a form identical to my girlfriend’s passport of 1972. It’s already been there but they want to digitize that, which would make it much easier to expand to whatever else they want to require or mandate. Digitizing it would open it up to all sorts of other certificates of compliance on a QR code.”
Roguski said every nation under these proposed changes sees itself as having the right to tell foreign travelers “you have to get these injections or you can’t come to our nation or state.”
The question is, how to do that?
This one item, digital health certificates, is included in the proposed amendments to the IHRs. That also happens to be the one item the G20 nations all agreed at their summit in Indonesia last November that they wanted every nation to accept and implement.
“Each nation is about to be coerced into abusing not necessarily their own citizens’ freedoms but the freedoms of the citizens of every other nation, but if everyone agrees to abuse other nations’ citizens then everyone ends up being abused,” Roguski said. “The irony and the hypocrisy are unbelievable. This is the thing that I think they might push through. It’s just a digital expansion of what everyone already accepts, and then you really do have a worldwide (digital) ID system.”
“And nobody is talking about it,” Roguski said. “They could push that through quietly.”
“They have these systems in place already,” he added. “All they have to do is sneak it in under the guise of some other issue.”
What might that “other” issue be? The need for Voter ID perhaps?
“There will be a lot of people that you wouldn’t expect, who would actually fall for this. They’d say, ‘Oh you don’t have to get jabbed. You just have to get a test and then just let us check your digital ID.”
Bingo. We saw during Covid how many people refused the jab but agreed to get tested in order to be able to do certain things, go certain places. They will do it again, thinking they avoided the jabs, only they will be accepting a global digital ID. They will now be marked with a digital ID that is recognized and certified under global standards set by the WHO. They are now a certified obedient “citizen of the world” who is able to travel internationally without incident.
If the U.N. and its support structure within the global corporations and governments of the world are able to pull this one off on us, then we deserve all of the oppression that comes our way. It’s not like we didn’t get a good warning. The lessons of the last pandemic were clear. Any power or authority you give these monsters over your life, whether it be your local health director or the demonic entities in high places at the United Nations, they will claim that power over you perpetually and assume your obedience/submission to them. If you withhold your submission, you get “left behind,” unable to buy or sell, move about freely, work a job or receive any government benefits. That, my friends, is where this is heading whether you want to believe it or not. The overwhelming majority will offer their support.
Whatever they agree to at the World Health Assembly, this year or one year from now in 2024, will be binding on the 194 member states.
“And the WHO will have the power to say what is disinformation or misinformation,” Roguski said. “The WHO will be the arbiter of what the science is. That is a massive power grab.”
The WHO and its backers are also introducing a concept which they call One Health. This merges the interests of all life on planet earth — animal, human and plant life. All health decisions will be made through the lens of a One Health approach. You can see where this is going.
“This gives the director general the ability to declare a public health emergency of international concern, triggering lockdowns, masking, forced vaccinations, etc.,” Roguski said. “It doesn’t even have to be a real emergency. It could be even just a risk of an international emergency.
“They are signing us up for digital slavery. The WHO is the global hegemon when it comes to forced vaccines policed through digital vaccine passports. But then, if this passes, it will go beyond pandemics to any HEALTH EMERGENCY as declared by the WHO.”
That could include anything from climate change to gun violence or the so-called “attacks” on transgendered persons.
“Anything could trigger the massive new powers they want to give to the WHO,” Roguski said.
The proposed amendments eliminate protections. Under Article 3, for instance, the requirement that they respect human rights and human dignity is replaced with “equity.”
“This gives the WHO a monopoly power over healthcare standards of care during so-called emergencies. This means we are actually empowering people like Bill Gates and countries like China to direct policy, signing away rights and liberties carte blanche.”
Roguski noted that the recommendation to vaccinate children down to 6 months of age came from the WHO. Most nations did not listen to this recommendation. The U.S. did.
Anyone who argued that Covid vaccines were dangerous for adults, pregnant mothers, children or babies was branded as a purveyor of misinformation and was silenced by the media/social media platforms working in tandem with Big Pharma and the government.
We are closing in on the time when there will be only one version of the truth allowed and this will bring the world more fully under Satan’s control. That doesn’t sound like science or the scientific method, but it’s where we seem to be headed in the last days! The U.S. has no business even being part of the WHO. Sovereignty in a democratic republic legitimately belongs to the people. It’s not Biden’s or anyone else’s to give away. But this train is leaving the station!
by Tim Buck | May 19, 2023 | Daniel's Prophecies, Tim's Articles
‘Daniel’s Prayer’
Daniel 9:1-19May 18, 2023 By Tim Buck
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“Then I set my face toward the Lord God to make request by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.”
Daniel 9:3
We’re always in a battle. It’s not a fight against circumstances or people, but against powers, principalities, and spiritual forces (Eph. 6:12). We certainly see the battle raging around us in the actions of men and nations, but it also rages in the heavenlies and even in our own hearts (James 4:1-4).
When Daniel read from Jeremiah 25, he didn’t forget for a moment this very biblical principle: prayer is the proper act in all times and circumstances. The fulfillment Daniel anticipated was one of great joy for the deliverance of Jerusalem.
Daniel’s prayer reveals much of what he believes about God, and it reveals how we, too, can walk with God in all circumstances (Dan. 9:18-19). With the promise of restoration at hand, Daniel focuses on God’s righteousness, remembering that the initial captivity of God’s people was due to His judgment against their sin and idolatry. Recognizing the people’s rebellious and forgetful nature, and not presuming God’s mercies, Daniel prays, “Lord, righteousness belongs to you” (v.7). It’s a prayer that offers us clear principles for how we can approach the Lord and His instruction.
First, God’s faithfulness doesn’t eliminate our need for prayers, but galvanizes it. In the face of blessing, the natural inclination of the human heart is self-congratulation. We like to take credit for the good stuff (but not the bad), and tell ourselves, “I must have done something good to deserve this.” But James reminds us that every good gift is from God (James 1:17) and depends wholly upon His grace. Therefore, blessings should always humble us.
Second, prayer fixes our thoughts on God, rather than the circumstances. Worry, fear, materialism, and selfishness all grow dim in the light of Christ. Our petitions are first and foremost to be for His glory as we seek first the kingdom of heaven (Mt. 6:33), just as Daniel petitions God to act for the sake of His own glory.
Third, prayer recognizes God’s goodness and greatness. Because of His goodness, we are called by His name and enjoy the security and joy of salvation. Because of His grace, we can approach Him with confidence that He hears all our petitions and confessions. Because of His greatness, we know He has the power and authority to answer.
And God Answers!
God responds to Daniel not only with the assurance of Jerusalem’s restoration, but with the promise of “the Anointed One” who will satisfy the need for offerings and sacrifices and judge the destroyer (Dan. 9:25-27).
Praise God, our faithful High Priest Jesus hears and answers our prayers. Take a minute to be blessed by reading Daniel’s amazing prayer in Daniel 9:1-19.
by Tim Buck | May 12, 2023 | Isreal, Palestinians, Tim's Articles
As the end time waves keep crashing in, Jewish hatred is on the rise. Those who hate Israel like to celebrate ‘NAKBA DAY’ in protest of the birth of the Jewish State on May 14, 1948. Of course that would include most Muslim nations and our very own ‘squad’ of anti-Semitic elected officials… including Bernie Sanders.
The word ‘Nakba’ is the Palestinian name for the establishment of the State of Israel that means “Catastrophe.” The anti-Israel UN General Assembly voted recently in favor of holding a commemorative event in honor of the 75th “Nakba Day.” Not to celebrate Israel’s miraculous birth and fulfillment of Bible prophecy but to celebrate the disaster of the birthday of Israel! The vote was 90-30, with 47 abstentions. The United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom were among those who opposed the move.
‘NAKBA DAY’
Sanders and Tlaib Spewing PoissonMay 12, 2023 By Tim Buck
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“Behold, I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that causes staggering to all the peoples around; and when the siege is against Jerusalem, it will also be against Judah.
Zechariah 12:2
The ‘Catastrophe’
Sen. Bernie Sanders chaired a gathering in the US Senate Wednesday during which Congress member Rashida Tlaib hosted a ‘Nakba Day’ event where she bashed Israel as an “apartheid” state that engages in terror.
For all those who hate the nation of Israel, and stand against the Jewish people, ‘Nakba Day’ is celebrated as they look forward to what they hope is the soon-coming destruction of the holy land. What is Nakba Day? The word ‘nakba’ is a direct reference to May 14, 1948, when the nation of Israel was regathered.
On May 14, 1948, U.S. President Harry Truman recognized the newly-declared State of Israel — over the vehement objections of the State Department, which was partial to the Arab states and lacked confidence that the Jewish state could defend itself
To the enemies of Israel, like Bernie Sanders and Rashida Tlaib, it is a catastrophe. Yesterday, US senator Bernie Sanders sponsored a ‘Nakba Day’ event held by US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib in Senate offices. As the meeting was going on, hundreds of rockets were raining down over Israel, something I am sure delighted Sanders, Tlaib and everyone else who hates the Jews and Israel.
“For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favor, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses.”
Joshua 11:20
Even though Bernie Sanders is genetically a Jew, he is not a Jew in his heart and mind, and has long been an outspoken opponent against national Israel. In 2020, the Jerusalem Post outed Sanders as ‘anti-Semitic, Pro-Palestinian and anti-Zionist‘ which is a near-perfect description of who he is.
I have been saved and following the Jewish Messiah Jesus Christ for over 50 years, and have been happy to side with the Zionists who believe that all the land of Israel, including the part the fake Palestinians are currently squatting on, is for the Jewish people. Twelve times in scripture, the holy land is described by God as an “eternal possession” or an “everlasting covenant” for Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and then through the line of the twelve tribes. If you’re a Bible believer, then you feel exactly the same way.
Bernie Sanders steps in to help antisemite Rashida Tlaib hold anti-Israel event in the nation’s Capitol.
FROM THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: Sen. Bernie Sanders chaired a gathering in the US Senate Wednesday during which Congress member Rashida Tlaib hosted an event where she bashed Israel as an “apartheid” state that engages in terror.
The gathering was to mark the Nakba, a Palestinian term meaning “catastrophe” that refers to the displacement of Palestinian people when Israel was founded in 1948.
Michigan lawmaker Talib had initially hoped to hold the event in the Congress Visitors Center but Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy thwarted her plan by reserving the space himself and hosting a celebration to mark 75 years of US-Israel ties. Sanders then stepped in by chairing the meeting in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Hearing Room, located in the Senate office building and therefore outside of McCarthy’s reach. Kevin McCarthy was visiting Israel and spoke to Israel’s Knesset while our tour was recently in Israel. His Pro-Israel stand made headlines in the news across the Jewish State and is a real breath of fresh air!
Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt panned Sanders for facilitating the Nakba event in the Capitol, calling it “disgraceful.”
“Real conversations are needed around a path to peace, but not with groups & individuals who espouse antisemitism,” Greenblatt wrote. “We call on the Senate to condemn this event.”
Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli responded by tweeting a photograph of wartime Jerusalem Grand Mufti Amin al-Husseini, who met with Hitler, greeting a parade of Waffen-SS volunteers with a Nazi salute in 1943.
Bernie Sanders, a Jewish independent lawmaker, made no mention of the Nakba event on his own Twitter feed. Reports and images from the meeting showed that it was full with standing room only. Tlaib, who headlined the gathering and gave a speech, also presented a resolution she wants to introduce to Congress that calls for recognizing the Nakba as a historical event that is “ongoing.”
The Myth Of A Nation Called Palestine
There has never in human history existed a nation known as Palestine, and there has never been a ‘Palestinian’ people. This 20th century construct is a creation of Yasser Arafat, the radical first leader of the Palestinian Liberation Movement (PLO) who hated Israel, the Jewish people, and birthed the modern era of terrorism against the nation of Israel.
Even so come Lord Jesus!
Biden’s Anti-Israel Antics
Our tour was wonderful, safe, and enjoyable. Yet, if you watched the news in the last few months, you would think Israel was burning down.
Nothing could be further from the truth!
At the same time, it is true that Joe Biden is doing everything he can to fan the flames of opposition to Israel and to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In fact he’s doing his best to topple Netanyahu and his religious right government. He’s given Netanyahu the cold shoulder and has yet to invite him to the Whitehouse. That’s a disgrace and another strike against our nation.
And the Biden State Department is funding left wing groups who oppose Israel’s new government and seeking to remove Netanyahu from office. But that’s not all. This is even worse.
Biden is FUNDING the Palestinian Jihad against Israel, with your tax dollars! He has poured more than $1 billion into Palestinian coffers since he entered the oval office. And that money, as a stunning analysis shows, is linked to a frightening spike in Israeli deaths.
A new report (below) from Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) reveals a direct correlation between U.S. aide to Palestinians and the number of Jews murdered by Palestinian terror. In other words, your taxpayer dollars are funding the murder of innocent Israelis.
Take a look. I think you’ll be stunned.
by Tim Buck | May 9, 2023 | Isreal, Joe Biden, Tim's Articles
What I Saw In Israel
May 9, 2023 By Tim Buck
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“Yes, many peoples and strong
nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem,
and to pray before the Lord.”
Zechariah 8:22
The Nations Are Pouring In
The above biblical prediction says that the nations will come to Jerusalem to pray and seek the Lord of hosts. We often think that this verse is referring to Christ’s Millennial Kingdom but something amazing is occurring right now in Israel. People from all nations are pouring into Israel and Jerusalem to the point that there are some weeks in 2023 when no hotel rooms are available anywhere in Israel.
Each week, tens of thousands of tourists, just like we experienced, are praying in Gethsemane and placing prayer requests between the stones of the Western Wall. On the Mount of Olives from sunrise to sunset voices from many languages can be heard singing Christian hymns and waving palm branches, practicing for the arrival of the King-Messiah.
With all the chaos in America and around the world, watchful believers should keep their eyes on Jerusalem, Israel and the prophecies connected to the nation and the people. When Christ returns to rule, Jerusalem will become the world’s capital, with King Jesus ruling the world with a “rod of iron” (Rev. 19:15).
Israel’s 75th Anniversary
This month Israel celebrates it’s 75th Anniversary from May 14, 1948 to May, 14, 2023! The miracle of Israel is a testament to God’s faithfulness to His Chosen People through an ongoing, unflinching and ever-present measure of supernatural strength and peace. Even as this is being written, Israel has launched a military operation in Gaza after the terrorist regime hurled 100 rockets into Isreal last week.
As we celebrate with them, pray for them and thank God for Israel’s 75 years of independence, my attention is turned towards the words of the Psalmist who acknowledges the reality of God strengthening His people – and blessing them with peace.
“The LORD gives strength to His people;
the LORD blesses His people with peace.”
Psalm 29:11
Maybe you’re facing an overwhelming challenge in your own life. I pray over you now that God will pour out upon your heart and mind the strength and peace to overcome. The same Triune God who protects and strengthens Israel can protect and strengthen you!
I hope you’ll also pray for this work of ministry that we share at Focus On The End Times – for God to open more doors to share the Good News that Jesus not only saves souls from sin but that He wants us to be watching and waiting for His soon return!
Discovering Israel
Nancy and I just returned form a tour of the Middle East, where we led a group on a life-changing experience to Jordan and the Holy Land. It’s part of our FOTET mission to be a pro-Israel ministry and to encourage support and prayer for the peace of Jerusalem.
From Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, Israel is overflowing with fulfilled prophecy which shouts out to the world saying that our Triune God keeps His promises! The Jewish people continue to return every week from around the world with 2023 on pace to become another record year for Aliyah.
Amidst all the turmoil and chaos around them, Israel sits as an oasis bursting forth with a powerful economy a mighty military and great food. Oh, the food! Our first class accommodations featured an array of delicacies you have to see to believe. Every day!
Our trips give travelers an immersive experience of the Holy Land that connects the Scriptures about the life of Jesus, provides maps for the cities where Jesus walked and I teach prophecy along the way!
There’s no place on earth like Israel! The Bible comes to life before your eyes and the sights and sounds display God’s special hand.
We travelled from the “River to the Sea” spending time at the beautiful Mediterranean Sea, the Sea of Galilee, the Jordan river, the Dead Sea and the eternal city of Jerusalem.
We were blessed to stay several nights on the Sea of Galilee in a beautiful setting as we visited the areas where some 80% of Jesus’ ministry took place in the Gospels. One of our highlights was singing praise and worship songs together on our boat while stopped in the middle of the Sea of Galilee!
Our tour ended by staying several nights in a world-class hotel in the heart of Jerusalem. Jerusalem is a perpetual display of the end-time fulfillment of Bible Prophecy.
The hustle and bustle of the holy city with its ancient walls and gates is an experience no one forgets. We cherished our moments as we visited Israel’s Knesset, several museums, King David’s Citadel, the Temple Mount, the Mount of Olives, Golgotha and the Garden Tomb.
Our stay ended in a small outdoor chapel, observing the Lord’s Supper singing praise and worship songs while surrounded by Calvary and our Lord’s empty tomb! Halleluiah!!
Biden’s Anti-Israel Antics
Our tour was wonderful, safe, and enjoyable. Yet, if you watched the news in the last few months, you would have thought the Jewish state was about to be bombed or was burning down.
Nothing could be further from the truth!
At the same time, it is true that Joe Biden is doing everything he can to fan the flames of opposition to Israel and to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In fact he’s doing his best to topple Netanyahu and his religious right government. He’s given Netanyahu the cold shoulder and has yet to invite him to the Whitehouse. That’s a disgrace and another strike against our nation.
And the Biden State Department is funding left wing groups who oppose Israel’s new government and seeking to remove Netanyahu from office. But that’s not all. This is even worse.
Biden is FUNDING the Palestinian Jihad against Israel, with your tax dollars! He has poured more than $1 billion into Palestinian coffers since he entered the oval office. And that money, as a stunning analysis shows, is linked to a frightening spike in Israeli deaths.
A new report (below) from Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) reveals a direct correlation between U.S. aide to Palestinians and the number of Jews murdered by Palestinian terror. In other words, your taxpayer dollars are funding the murder of innocent Israelis.
Take a look. I think you’ll be stunned.
by Tim Buck | Apr 19, 2023 | Tim's Articles
A Nation and World
Out of Control
3/18/23 By Tim Buck
Fotet.org
We are living in a crazy, bizarre, immoral and dangerous time in modern history. And it appears to be getting worse by the week.
We see an obsession over transgenders and LGBTQ doctrine aimed at capturing children. More school and workplace shootings than ever! Wicked policies that endorse evil, and leave us and our children living with the ugly consequences.
There’s constant attacks on former President Donald Trump, political corruption and disgusting compromises, a majority leftist media that speaks lies, tramples on the truth, and an American political party that is now deciding whether abortion should be the lead platform plank for the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign to complement their aggressive LGBTQ agenda.
While these domestic distractions are happening, the enemies of the United States—China, Russia, North Korea and Iran—continue their diabolic planning.
Today, conservatives/Christians are shouted down and verbally and physically abused on college campuses and harassed for their biblical views. The activists use terroristic tactics in the United States.
LGBTQ and the transgender policies are demonic, destructive and divisive. Obama was the world’s LBGTQ point man, and Biden has continued attempting to force it into all areas of life. I’m sure Obama is gloating over the massive division he created. Two hundred fifty LBGTQ activists from his administration are in very key positions in education, media and corporate America.
LGBTQ divides everything it comes into contact with—homes, governments, the military, corporate America, sports teams, churches, Bible studies, U.S. international relations and many other places. There has been no greater evil tool of the devil. Moreover, the most despicable part is the pursuit and grooming of children.
These are the days of Noah that remind us the Lord is coming soon!
World events are moving so fast it’s difficult to keep up!
For a biblical perspective of our times, we invite you to pull up a chair and join us tonight!
Tighten your seatbelt.
This series is needed now more than ever!
by Tim Buck | Apr 11, 2023 | Anti-Christ, Daniel's Prophecies, Empires, Tim's Articles
Daniel 8, The Villain
Who Dominates The Drama!
April 11, 2022 by Tim Buck
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Daniel 8 describes the prophet Daniel’s second vision about the future and once again shows us how empires play such an important role in Bible prophecy. The prophecy of Daniel could easily be described as God’s book of Kingdoms.
In His infinite wisdom, God uses pagan empires as His teaching tool to reveal His future plans and to weave in the story of Antichrist.
In fact, the entire end-times drama cannot be properly understood without understanding the role of the correct empire who brings forth the little horn. For that reason, Yahweh not only provided careful scriptural descriptions, but in chapter 8 he gives us a remarkable historical antecedent as well.
Ram and Goat
This time, instead of the same four empires that appeared in chapters 2 and 7 (Babylon, Persia, Greece and Islam), Daniel sees a ram and a goat depicting just the two empires of Persia and Greece.
In doing so, we see the search for Antichrist narrowing from four empires down to two. After the Rapture, Antichrist will emerge from the territory of one of these two empires! Before the Rapture we know precisely where our attention should be fixed!
While many prophecy teachers often get confused about where to look for Antichrist today, God, through the prophet Daniel, goes to great lengths to make sure we would know precisely where and when the final tyrant will appear.
This time, instead of seeing the “little horn” of Antichrist like we saw in chapter 7, Daniel 8 reveals a new “little horn” with the remarkable story of the forerunner of Antichrist, a character known as Antiochus IV Epiphanes.
During the 400-year intertestamental period, there arose in the latter stages of the Greek kingdom a Gentile ruler named Antiochus IV. History records much about this despicable and villainous ruler, but more remarkable is the prophetic anticipation of Antichrist.
Proto-Type
The evil and rogue king of the Seleucid Empire comes charging on the scene accomplishing all the wicked acts of Antichrist. By presenting us with his cruel persecution of the Jews and his desecration of Israel’s temple, Antiochus emerges as the most accurate proto-type of Antichrist in the Scriptures.
The two men are so similar that when reading about Antiochus in Daniel chapters 8 and 11, you might as well assume you’re also reading about Antichrist. Therefore, the story of Antiochus gives prophecy students another layer of insight about Antichrist that’s rarely consulted. And what a story it is as these 6 verses show:
Dan. 8:10-12
10 And it [Little Horn = Antiochus IV] grew up to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the ground and trampled them. 11 He even exalted himself
as high as the Prince of the host; and by him the daily sacrifices were taken away, and the place of His sanctuary was cast down.
12 Because of transgression, an army was given over to the horn to oppose the daily sacrifices; and he cast truth down to the ground. He did all this and prospered.
Dan. 8:23-25
A king shall arise, having fierce features, who understands sinister schemes. 24 His power shall be mighty, but not by his own power [demonic]; he shall destroy fearfully and shall prosper and thrive; He shall destroy the mighty, and also the holy people. 25 “Through his cunning he shall cause deceit to prosper under his rule; And he shall exalt himself in his heart. He shall destroy many in their prosperity. He shall even rise against the Prince of princes; But he shall be broken without human means.
Are these verses talking about Antiochus or Antichrist?
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