2. The anti-Christ will arise into his power base in Europe. He has to be in place for him to sign the peace treaty with Israel that will begin the trib.

3. Prophets and apostles will arise worldwide in the 10's of thousands. The church will not stand without them as they are the only ones with the anointing and authority to deal with the world and the powers in the heavens

4. Wars and rumors of wars. Not sure if I said this before or not. Something has to take out China's military economic and diplomatic power. There can't be a world power like that to stand against the Antichrist. He will arise into a place prepared for him. That will not be entirely supernatural. I think it will be a nuclear war with India.

5. The removal of America as a world power. I think this will happen just before the Gog war. All I ever heard through the faith message or the charismatic church is about China or Chinese soldiers in America and nuclear destruction. Ok well maybe. I always believed that but now I'm not so sure. Anyway initially at least I think David Wilkersons vision of catastrophic destruction of New York City will be the catalyst. A very deep wound in the heart of America. Along with judicial malaise and the rise of a dictator. America will just turn inward, turn its back on the world and close its doors.

7. I have done a fair bit of reading and some thinking on the ancient world mainly prior to the flood. As I have said before I think their intelligence far exceeded ours. We were made a "little lower than the angels" Its all been downhill since the garden. (Rom. 8/20) The tower of Babel was built with science spiritual understanding and wisdom brought over from the flood. Refugees from there brought with them some of that wisdom and settled in ancient Egypt. That wisdom was kept hidden in the temples until 2500 BC or so then brought out for some reason and used to build the Giza pyramids. The purpose and use of both the tower of Babel and the pyramids was almost entirely spiritual. As were all the other pyramids around the world. Which is something the ancient world knew a great deal about and the modern world nothing.

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3. Prophets and apostles will arise worldwide in the 10's of thousands. The church will not stand without them as they are the only ones with the anointing and authority to deal with the world and the powers in the heavens

This one is tough for me to chew on... I'm not saying you are wrong, it's just hard for me to wrap my mind around multitudes of apostles and prophets.

Biblical history is replete with contrary evidence. The opposite seems to carry the day when apostasy becomes widespread.

I know a lot of things could have happened during the so-called silent years between Malachi and John the Baptist, maybe some things were not recorded, but His first advent seemed to be categorized by that one voice crying in the wilderness.

My mind tells me that this shouldn't be the case at the glorious second advent but where is the Biblical precedence?

There's evidence for a lot of false prophets doing and saying things that could, if possible, deceive the elect, but multitudes of true prophets?

I suppose you could count the 144,000 that will be returning with Him... but your context, I think, is right before Antichrist appears:

2Th 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

Anyway, just a few more thoughts!

Blessings,
William

There's so much here and it's overwhelming to think about doing everything at once, so better to do it piecemeal, if that's okay? (I know your time is valuable as well!)

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2. The anti-Christ will arise into his power base in Europe. He has to be in place for him to sign the peace treaty with Israel that will begin the trib.

Do you think that at this time the Antichrist will have world support or will he appear only as a protector of Israel during a time when other world leaders are threatening the nation?

Blessings,
William

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5. The removal of America as a world power. I think this will happen just before the Gog war. All I ever heard through the faith message or the charismatic church is about China or Chinese soldiers in America and nuclear destruction. Ok well maybe. I always believed that but now I'm not so sure. Anyway initially at least I think David Wilkersons vision of catastrophic destruction of New York City will be the catalyst. A very deep wound in the heart of America. Along with judicial malaise and the rise of a dictator. America will just turn inward, turn its back on the world and close its doors.

I too have heard a lot of stuff that's been bandied around lately. But the stuff concerning the USA, most of it, presupposes the idea that we are a "Christian" nation; how about losing that notion, and, at the very least, think about what would happen if our support for Israel vanished... would we, could we, find parity with the other nations with respect to God's Judgment against ALL of the other kingdoms of mankind?

Daniel's prophetic vision doesn't discriminate between this kingdom, or that kingdom, when the times of the Gentiles ends--all are destroyed when He sets up His kingdom. I take this to mean the political systems, and not necessarily all of the individuals that comprise these nations, many of whom are Christian...

Isaiah 26:20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment until the indignation be overpast.

Blessings,
William

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4. Wars and rumors of wars. Not sure if I said this before or not. Something has to take out China's military economic and diplomatic power. There can't be a world power like that to stand against the Antichrist. He will arise into a place prepared for him. That will not be entirely supernatural. I think it will be a nuclear war with India.

I guess I should have re-read this before my first question concerning whether or not the rest of the world would be in league, or at odds, with the Antichrist.

It does pose another question, and you've probably already answered it in your posts on Gog & Magog, but does it really matter how powerful the rest of the nations are, when God stops those armies that will surround Israel?

Blessings,
William