Habakkuk's Two Tables #46
PART SIX: 1989
Presented by Jeff Pippenger
Invocation by Brother Jeff Pippenger: Heavenly Father, we thank you for bringing us together this morning to continue our study of 1989 and Daniel 11, verse 40. We ask that you take control of this presentation and grant us the presence of your Holy Spirit, that you would allow us to enter by faith into the Most Holy Place with you that we can receive the light that you have for us this morning. Please prepare our hearts and minds for that light and take control of the words that I present, that they can be words that will glorify and honor you. And we want the Latter Rain poured out upon us, please. Prepare our vessels for this. We ask you for all these things in the name of Jesus. Amen.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: We are still dealing with 1989 as the ending point for William Miller's dream, as the Time of the End for the 144,000; and, we are showing that 1989 is a fulfillment of Daniel 11, verse 40.
Yesterday we dealt with a little bit on the fact that the last six verses of Daniel 11 is the climax of the Biblical teaching of Michael, "Michael" meaning Who is like God?, talking about the desire of Satan to take the place of God; and this controversy that has been carried on since the rebellion began in Heaven.
The Sides of the North (Continued)
Isaiah 14:12-17; Psalm 48
Today in our notes, we had closed out with the first few quotes in this presentation. We looked at Isaiah 14, where Satan wants to stand and sit upon God's throne, and sit upon the sides of the North; and, then we went to Psalm 48 to identify that the sides of the North is Zion, Jerusalem, God's Church. Satan wants to sit upon God's political throne and His religious throne.
And we noted that in the first quote there in Testimonies, volume 9, that Satan is called the antichrist, just like the Pope of Rome is the antichrist.
And then in The Great Controversy, page 50, we showed that the Pope is a representative of Satan on Earth; they are interchangeable, and their prophetic characteristics allow you to see either Satan or the Pope of Rome, and you have to determine who is being discussed in the Scriptures based upon the context.
We read the quote from Signs of the Times, November 19, 1894, that Satan is seeking to carry out the same work here on Earth that he began in Heaven through the Papacy, through the Pope of Rome.
And then we closed with The Great Controversy, page 50, which says,
"This compromise between paganism and Christianity resulted in the development of 'the man of sin' foretold in prophecy as opposing and exalting himself above God. That gigantic system of false religion is a masterpiece of Satan's power—a monument of his efforts to seat himself upon the throne to rule the earth according to his will." The Great Controversy, 50.
Satan has built the Catholic Church for the purpose of ruling Planet Earth when he comes to personate Christ.
Unites with the Dragon
Now, in this presentation, this is kind of a preparatory presentation for tomorrow when we are going to look at Armageddon.
We have said more than once now that Daniel 11, verse 40 is one of the most profound verses in God's Word. And rightly understood, in verse 40 you have the Papacy as the King of the North, and you have the dragon as the King of the South, and you have the United States as the False Prophet, represented in chariots, ships, and horsemen. And these three powers, the Beast, the Dragon, and the False Prophet, they are the three powers that lead the world to Armageddon.
So, Armageddon is noted in Revelation 16; and, therefore, if you are really going to understand how the world gets led to Armageddon, you need to understand that this struggle that takes the world to Armageddon begins in Daniel 11, verse 40, with the King of the North, the King of the South, and the United States—the Beast, the Dragon, and the False Prophet. This is one of the truths that is in verse 40 that has opened up in 1989, at the Time of the End; and, these verses are dealing with the interaction of the Beast, the Dragon, and the False Prophet all the way through. So, we want to look at that.
And we want to look at where the Beast (the Papacy, the King of the North) comes to his end in verses 44 and 45, so that we have the context for when we look at Armageddon tomorrow.
So, we are going to look at these three powers: the False Prophet, the United States; the Beast/the King of the North (the Papacy); and, the Dragon.
So, our first quote is from Manuscript Releases, volume 14, page 162. And there are a lot of things in here. We are going to pull certain things out and emphasize them.
"Satan will work the miracles to deceive those who dwell upon the earth. Spiritualism will do its work by causing the dead to be personated. Those religious bodies who refuse to hear God's messages of warning will be under strong deception, and will unite with the civil power to persecute the saints. The Protestant churches will unite with the papal power in persecuting the commandment-keeping people of God. This is that power which constitutes the great system of persecution which will exercise spiritual tyranny over the consciences of men.
"'He had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.'"—
Who is that?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Indiscernible responses.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: That is the United States of America
—"Though professing to be followers of the Lamb of God, men become imbued with the spirit of the dragon. They profess to be meek and humble but they speak and legislate with the spirit of Satan, showing by their actions that they are the opposite of what they profess to be. This lamb-like power unites with the dragon"—
We are going to show this fact as we proceed in this worship study. We have not proven this yet; but, in Daniel 11, verse 41, you have a Sunday Law in the United States. That is also Revelation 13:11. When the United States speaks as a dragon, that is The Sunday Law in the United States.
And from verse 11 in Revelation 13, then the United States goes out and it forces the world to come under the authority of the United Nations. In verse 14 of Revelation 13, it says it commands the whole Earth to set up an image of the beast, and the only definition of the image of the beast is a combination of church and state, with the church in control of the relationship. The United States is the one that forces this.
So, one of the tricks to see in this Movement is Revelation 13, Daniel 11, Revelation 16, and Revelation 17. They are talking about the Beast, the Dragon, and the False Prophet. But, once the United States passes The Sunday Law, it then goes and commands the world to come under the umbrella of the Ten Kings of Revelation 17, the dragon power. And sometimes it is hard for people to recognize that as it implements, as the United States deceives the world in accepting this One World Government, this One World Government is represented by these Ten Kings in Revelation 17 and they are the Dragon. The Ten Kings are the Dragon; but, the United States unites with them. In fact, if you are going to be technical to the prophetic passage, when the United States is overcome in Daniel 11, verse 41 at The Sunday Law, and then Egypt, which is the world, is conquered in verses 42 and 43, the world there in Revelation 17 is these Ten Kings. But, they receive how many kingdoms according to Revelation 17?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: One.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: One kingdom.
And who is the primary king in those Ten Kings? It is the United States.
And it is technically correct, even today, that half the military strength of the United Nations is supplied by the United States, and over half the financing is already supplied by the United States to the United Nations. It [the United States] already controls it.
And, of course, this is the story of Jezebel; the Papacy, the King of the North; and the prophets of Baal that is the False Prophet, that is the United States. And, it is the story of Ahab (the Ten Kings).
Ahab was the king of how many tribes?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Ten.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Ten.
And the United States is Ahab. It is the one that is going to be directing the Ten Kings.
But anyway, in this quote,
—"This lamb-like power unites with the dragon"—the dragon is the Ten Kings—"in making war upon those who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. And Satan unites with Protestants and papists,"—
So, what do you have there? We have what in Adventism we call the threefold union. Satan is the Dragon; Protestants are the False Prophet; papists are the Beast—a threefold union.
—"And Satan unites with Protestants and papists, acting in consort with them as the"—what?—"the god of this world,"—
Satan is going to act as the god of this world, and our previous quote from The Great Controversy, page 50, he is prepared the Catholic Church so that he can be enthroned over Planet Earth.
—"And Satan unites with Protestants and papists, acting in consort with them as the god of this world, dictating to men as if they were the subjects of his kingdom, to be handled and governed and controlled as he pleases."—
This is not just a metaphor about Satan controlling the world. When he takes control of the world, he is going to govern it, handle it, and control it. He is here. He is here.
Continuing on:
—"If men will not agree to trample underfoot the commandments of God, the spirit of the dragon is revealed. They are imprisoned, brought before councils, and fined. 'He causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads' [Revelation 13:16]. 'He had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed' [verse 15]. Thus Satan usurps the prerogatives of Jehovah. The man of sin sits in the seat of God, proclaiming himself to be God, and acting above God." Manuscript Releases, volume 14, 162.
The man of sin here, by context of this passage, is not the Pope of Rome. It is Satan. And once again he is sitting in the seat of God, proclaiming himself to be God. So, in this history, you are going to have the Beast, the Dragon, and the False Prophet; but, you are going to have the activities of Satan going on as well.
The Great Controversy, beginning at page 624, says,
"Fearful sights of a supernatural character will soon be revealed in the heavens, in token of the power of miracle-working demons."—
Now, if you have studied anything about the Papacy and the last Pope and this Pope, the last Pope and this Pope are like-minded into what their most important idol is. Both of them profess that the idol that directs them is Mary of Fatima. And since 1917 the messages of Fatima have been what have directed the Papacy in their understanding of end time events; and, these messages of Fatima are confirmed in the Catholic mind by apparitions that appear in the Heavens: you know, the Virgin Mary appears in the Heavens. And somewhere we even have recordings where the Virgin Mary was appearing in Georgia about 15 years ago, and there are people from a secular news station were there waiting for the apparitions to take place so they could record it with their news camera, and they did not take place. But what happened, it was a perfectly clear day and out of the sky it started raining rose petals everywhere. And this was recorded by secular people that did not believe it.
So, it depends on whether you believe a "Thus saith the Lord." "Fearful sights of a supernatural character will soon be revealed in the heavens," and that is where these miracles that are preparing the Catholic Church to believe the messages of Fatima are taking place.
And if you have paid attention over the past three or four weeks in this same place in Georgia, I am pretty sure, there is now a Catholic person that has come from Medjugorje, which is one of the places in Europe where the apparitions of Mary were taking place. And this person had seen the apparition of Mary way back when and has had dreams and visions, or whatever, since that time, and she is now visiting Georgia and thousands of people are going to this place in Georgia, right now, to be blessed by her.
How many of you have heard of that? Did you know that was going on?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Negative responses.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Seventh-day Adventists, they are too wrapped up in what they are wrapped up in, in their Laodicea daily activities.
But, when you look at Fatima, you see that Satan has prepared the Catholic Church with an understanding of end time events that allows them to believe that when Satan personates Christ that they are going to turn their Church over to him. Okay? That is what it means that he has taken the time and trouble to prepare the Catholic Church so that he has a throne to rule from; and, he is going to announce a curse against the Bad Pope. And according to the message of Fatima, the Pope that is ruling right now is the Bad Pope and he is going to pronounce a blessing upon the Good Pope, and that is Pope John Paul II that is dead. I would not be surprised to see him resurrected when Satan appears. That is what it says is going to happen, because he is the Good Pope.
"Fearful sights of a supernatural character will soon be revealed in the heavens, in token of the power of miracle-working demons. The spirits of devils will go forth to the kings of the earth and to the whole world, to fasten them in deception, and urge them on to unite with Satan in his last struggle against the government of heaven. By these agencies, rulers and subjects will be alike deceived. Persons will arise pretending to be Christ Himself, and claiming the title and worship which belong to the world's Redeemer. They will perform wonderful miracles of healing and will profess to have revelations from heaven contradicting the testimony of the Scriptures.
"As the crowning act in the great drama of deception, Satan himself will personate Christ."—
This is marked in Revelation 13:13. He causes fire to come down out of heaven, and the messages of Fatima, as I have already said, have informed the Catholic Church that when Christ returns they will know that he is "Christ" because he is going to return and call fire down from out of heaven.
"As the crowning act in the great drama of deception, Satan himself will personate Christ. The church has long professed to look to the Saviour's advent as the consummation of her hopes. Now the great deceiver will make it appear that Christ has come. In different parts of the earth, Satan will manifest himself among men as a majestic being of dazzling brightness, resembling the description of the Son of God given by John in the Revelation. Revelation 1:13–15. The glory that surrounds him is unsurpassed by anything that mortal eyes have yet beheld. The shout of triumph rings out upon the air: 'Christ has come! Christ has come!' The people prostrate themselves in adoration before him, while he lifts up his hands and pronounces a blessing upon them, as Christ blessed His disciples when He was upon the earth. His voice is soft and subdued, yet full of melody. In gentle, compassionate tones he presents some of the same gracious, heavenly truths which the Saviour uttered; he heals the diseases of the people, and then, in his assumed character of Christ, he claims to have changed the Sabbath to Sunday, and commands all to hallow the day which he has blessed. He declares that those who persist in keeping holy the seventh day are blaspheming his name by refusing to listen to his angels sent to them with light and truth. This is the strong, almost overmastering delusion. Like the Samaritans who were deceived by Simon Magus, the multitudes, from the least to the greatest, give heed to these sorceries, saying: This is 'the great power of God.' Acts 8:10.
"But the people of God will not be misled. The teachings of this false christ are not in accordance with the Scriptures. His blessing is pronounced upon the worshipers of the beast and his image, the very class upon whom the Bible declares that God's unmingled wrath shall be poured out." The Great Controversy, 624–625.
Now, one of the things that we are saying here is, in verse 40 we are preparing the way for tomorrow so we can see Armageddon; we can see that verse 40 is addressing Revelation 16 and the world getting led to Armageddon. But, in verse 40 you have the story of Fatima, if you are willing to see it; because, in verse 40 you have the struggle between the King of the North and the King of the South, and the starting point, the historians tell you the starting point for the modern King of the South, the Soviet Union, was in October of 1917 at the Bolshevik Revolution, a/k/a the Russia Revolution, the October Revolution.
But the starting point for the messages of Fatima was October 1917 as well; and, on the 13th of the month, for five consecutive months leading up to October 13th—or maybe it was six consecutive months—the Virgin Mary would meet with three young children in Portugal. She would appear to them and promise to do a miracle in October of 1917 to prove that she had really been meeting with these children—and I will not go through that history at this time. But, she left some messages with these children that is the point of reference for Catholic prophetic understanding. And one component of the message is that the Pope that was in power at that time was supposed to call a special meeting of all the Cardinals, bring them together, and pray for Russia and dedicate Russia to the Virgin Mary. And if they would have done this, then Russia would have been healed and returned to Mary; but, if they refused to do that, then Russia was going to propagate the errors that it was holding onto and it was going to cause a Second World War. They had just got out of the First World War in that history; and, it even predicts a Third World War.
And with these messages were carried to the Vatican, and every Pope that became a Pope from that point on, 1917 onward, they would all read the messages but none of them would call this special meeting, not even Pope John Paul II. He did not call the special meeting until he was shot. And when he was taken into the hospital, then the Miracle of Fatima that had occurred in October 1917 appeared outside the window of his hospital room—this is Catholic; you can believe what you want to believe. I am not saying that you have to believe this, but this is their story—it appeared outside his window, and then he sent for those messages and realized that he was the man to call this Conclave, and he was the Good Pope. But it was already too late. It was already too late. They had not dedicated Russia to the Virgin Mary, and Russia was going to propagate its errors in the world and the Second World War had already passed.
The point being, those messages of Fatima that were given in October 1917, they were well in advance of the Second World War; and, who could be sure in October 1917 (the very month and year of the Bolshevik Revolution), who was going to know that the Russians were even going to be successful as they went in and killed the Tzar's family and began the Revolution?
Maybe when they kicked down the doors and killed the Tzar and his family, there were men there waiting for them with guns and they would blow them all away and Communism does not even get started. But, the messages of Fatima addressed the fact that the philosophy of Communism was going to be propagated over the years.
So, when you see the purpose of the Fatima miracle, you see it right there in verse 40, because the starting point for the modern King of the North and the starting point for the modern King of the South is the same month, the same year, and it is in the history of verse 40 and it is what is directing the mindset for both of those powers.
And you see in the messages of Fatima the philosophical preparation of Satan to the Catholic Church to prepare the Catholic Church to receive him as Christ when he personates Christ. That is, if you believe that he is going to personate Christ.
The next quote, The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 5, page 1105:
"As the second appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ draws near, satanic agencies are moved from beneath."—
A power came down from above on 9/11; a power rises from beneath.
—"Satan will not only appear as a human being, but he will personate Jesus Christ; and the world that has rejected the truth will receive him as the Lord of lords and King of kings. He will exercise his power, and work upon the human imagination. He will corrupt both the minds and the bodies of men, and will work through the children of disobedience, fascinating and charming, as does a serpent. What a spectacle will the world be for heavenly intelligences! What a spectacle for God, the Creator of the world, to behold!" The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 5, 1105.
PERSONATE: To represent by a fictitious or assumed character so as to pass for the person represented. Webster's 1828 Dictionary.
So, what does PERSONATE mean? To represent by a fictitious or assumed character so as to pass for the person represented.
Satan is going to be here in person, pretending to be Christ.
Revelation 13:11-13
Okay. Let us go to Revelation 13, verses 11 through 13.
Verse 11:
"11And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon."—
Now, we are going to show you here—but I am going to say it in advance so when we finally show it you will have a second or a third testimony so it will sink in—Sister White clearly identifies that Revelation 13 begins in 1798. She says, "When the Papacy was robbed of its strength" —that is 1798—"John beheld a new power coming up out of the earth," and then she speaks about the lamb-like beast of the United States. So, Sister White plainly says that in 1798, when the Papacy was robbed of its strength, that is when John sees the Revelation 13 vision. That is when he sees the United States coming up out of the Earth. So, verse 11 is where the United States is introduced.
And the Spirit of Prophecy is clear that the speaking of a nation is an action of its legislative and judicial authority. So, when this lamb-like beast in verse 11 speaks as a dragon, it is marking The Sunday Law in the United States.
So, what I want you to see is that verse 11 begins in 1798 and it ends at The Sunday Law; and, Daniel 11, verse 40, begins in 1798 at the Time of the End, and it ends in verse 41, which is The Sunday Law. It is not an accident that the history of Daniel 11:40 is the identical history of Revelation 13:11. And Revelation 13:11 ends when the Papacy conquers the glorious land, Daniel 11:40.
And then verse 12 says,
—"12And he [the United States] exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, . . ." Revelation 13:11-13 (KJV).
So, the United States is the power that is the False Prophet.
Two out of three words in the Revelation comes from the Old Testament. Where is John getting verse 13 from? Where is verse 13 of Revelation 13 derived from, what passage in the Old Testament? Elijah.
Elijah calls fire down from out of Heaven. And when Elijah calls fire down out of Heaven, what is happening there? We have studied this in the worship. What is taking place?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: The contest between the true and false prophets.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: The true and false prophets are being demonstrated.
And who is the true prophet?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Elijah.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Elijah.
But, this is not the true Prophet, is it?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Negative response.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Who is it? It is the United States.
This is the proof text that the United States is the False Prophet of Bible prophecy. The United States is the one that is going to force the world to accept the mark of the beast, the image of the beast. It is the False Prophet.
The Great Controversy, page 553, this passage here is one of several but on this theme Seventh-day Adventists need to wrap their minds around.
"Many endeavor to account for spiritual manifestations by attributing them wholly to fraud and sleight of hand on the part of the medium. But while it is true that the results of trickery have often been palmed off as genuine manifestations, there have been, also, marked exhibitions of supernatural power. The mysterious rapping with which modern spiritualism began was not the result of human trickery or cunning, but was the direct work of evil angels, who thus introduced one of the most successful of soul-destroying delusions. Many will be ensnared through the belief that spiritualism is a merely human imposture; when brought face to face with manifestations which they cannot but regard as supernatural, they will be deceived, and will be led to accept them as the great power of God.
"These persons overlook the testimony of the Scriptures concerning the wonders wrought by Satan and his agents. It was by satanic aid that Pharaoh's magicians were enabled to counterfeit the work of God. Paul testifies that before the second advent of Christ there will be similar manifestations of satanic power. The coming of the Lord is to be preceded by 'the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness.' 2 Thessalonians 2:9,10. And the apostle John, describing the miracle-working power that will be manifested in the last days, declares: 'He doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, and deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do.' Revelation 13:13, 14. No mere impostures are here foretold. Men are deceived by the miracles which Satan's agents have power to do, not which they pretend to do." The Great Controversy, 553.
So, I know that when I told you that there were rose petals falling from a blue sky, raining on this place in Georgia, you probably thought that it was pretty far-fetched; but, it has been recorded.
Pentecost
Now, this is a familiar passage in what we have been studying, The Great Controversy, starting at page 611; but, I want to pull something out of this passage. This is where Sister White compares Millerite History with our history of Revelation 18, and then there is a paragraph where she says,
"The work will be similar to that of the Day of Pentecost. . . .
"The great work of the gospel is not to close with less manifestation of the power of God than marked its opening. The prophecies which were fulfilled in the outpouring of the former rain at the opening of the gospel are again to be fulfilled in the latter rain at its close. Here are 'the times of refreshing' to which the apostle Peter looked forward when he said: 'Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; and He shall send Jesus.' Acts 3:19, 20.
"Servants of God, with their faces lighted up and shining with holy consecration, will hasten from place to place to proclaim the message from heaven. By thousands of voices, all over the earth, the warning will be given. Miracles will be wrought, the sick will be healed, and signs and wonders will follow the believers. Satan also works, with lying wonders,"—
Who works?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Satan.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Satan.
—"even bringing down fire from heaven in the sight of men. Revelation 13:13. Thus the inhabitants of the earth will be brought to take their stand." The Great Controversy, 611–612.
Satan is going to bring fire from down out of heaven, according to the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy, to prove that he is Christ. The Catholic Church has been prepared by the messages of Fatima, which find their roots in Daniel 11, verse 40, to turn their church over to "Christ" when "Christ" calls fire from down out of heaven.
When
We have put in place here that in the history of these verses, Daniel 11:40-45, one of the things that takes place is that Satan is going to personate Christ. Now we want to mark when this takes place.
Testimonies, volume 5, page 451:
"By the decree enforcing the institution of the Papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness."—
This is The Sunday Law, right?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmation responses.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Which Sunday Law? It is The Sunday Law in the United States. Okay?
—"When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with Spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near." Testimonies, volume 5, 451.
So, when does Satan begin his marvelous acts?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: At The Sunday Law.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: At The Sunday Law in the United States.
And there is a principle here just on how the Spirit of Prophecy works that you should pay attention to as a student of prophecy. Often Sister White would say, "When this . . . ," "When this," "When this," When this," "When this, then this will happen." And this is one of those paragraphs.
Sunday Law
Rev 13:11 ENSIGN
Dan 11:40 Dan 11:41 Dan 12:1
(BARABBAS/Son of Father)
Verse 40 SATAN PERSONATES CHRIST
Figure No. 89.
So, what we are saying is—and we have not proved Daniel 11, verse 41, though, at this point—that this is Daniel 11, verse 41.
This is Daniel 11, verse 40 [referring to Figure No. 89].
This is the history of verse 40. And the history of verse 40 ends at verse 41, which is Revelation 13:11, when the United States speaks as the dragon. This is The Sunday Law.
When The Sunday Law comes, Satan personates Christ. This may be something you never thought about; it may be something that you already know; but, there are people that think otherwise. They think Satan comes before The Sunday Law; but, that is not what the Scriptures say.
Satan comes in Revelation 13:13. He calls fire down out of heaven, and verse 13 comes after verse 11; and, in verse 11 the United States speaks as a dragon. And here Sister White says it is at The Sunday Law, the decree in the United States; then, the time has come for the marvelous workings of Satan, and we can know then that the end is near.
Now, maybe you do not understand the necessity of marking when Satan personates Christ, but it is a waymark that we are going to put in place.
The next quote, The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 7, page 911:
"The time is coming when Satan will work miracles right in your sight, claiming that he is Christ; and if your feet are not firmly established upon the truth of God, then you will be led away from your foundation. The only safety for you is to search for truth as for hid treasures. Dig for the truth as you would for treasures in the earth, and present the word of God, the Bible, before your Heavenly Father and say, Enlighten me; teach me what is truth. . . . You should store the mind with the word of God; for you may be separated, and placed where you will not have the privilege of meeting with the children of God.
"None need be deceived. The law of God is as sacred as His throne, and by it every man who cometh into the world is to be judged. There is no other standard by which to test character. 'If they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.'"—
What is she saying?
They are saying that Sunday is supposed to be sacred. It is Satan.
—"Now, shall the case be decided according to the Word of God, or shall man's pretensions be credited?
"Says Christ, 'By their fruits ye shall know them.' If those through whom cures are performed, are disposed, on account of these manifestations, to excuse their neglect of the law of God and continue in disobedience, though they have power to any and every extent, it does not follow that they have the great power of God. On the contrary, it is the miracle-working power of the great deceiver. He is a transgressor of the moral law, and employs every device that he can master to blind men to its true character. We are warned that in the last days he will work with signs and lying wonders. And he will continue these wonders"—And he will continue these wonders—"until the close of probation,"—
This is Daniel 12:1.
Do you see that? You will get arguments from people. They say that Satan is still doing a work of deception in the Seven Last Plagues.
I do not doubt that he is still lying during the time period of the Seven Last Plagues; but, when Michael stands up in Daniel 12:1 and human probation closes, there is not anyone else to deceive. Every case is decided.
—"And he will continue thee wonders until the close of probation, that he may point to them as evidence that he is an angel of light and not of darkness.
"Satan will work his miracles to deceive; he will set up his power as supreme. The church may appear as about to fall, but it does not fall. It remains, while the sinners in Zion will be sifted out—the chaff separated from the precious wheat"—
The sinners in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, they go out. They are the ones that go out.
—"This is a terrible ordeal, but nevertheless it must take place. None but those who have been overcoming by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony will be found with the loyal and true, without spot or stain of sin, without guile in their mouths. . . . The remnant that purify their souls by obeying the truth gather strength from the trying process, exhibiting the beauty of holiness amid the surrounding apostasy." The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 7, 911.
When do the sinners in Zion go out?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: The Sunday Law.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Right here (indicates The Sunday Law).
So, the righteous in Zion at The Sunday Law, what do they become?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: They are without spot.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: They are without spot, but what are they, prophetically.
FROM THE AUDIENCE: The ensign.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: The ensign. There is going to be an ensign lifted up.
And who is Satan here? He is personating Christ, but who is he in this story?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: The King of the North.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: No, he is Satan. The King of the North is the Papacy.
FROM THE AUDIENCE: The Dragon.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: ["Writes 'Barabbas' into the history's timeline.] See, the world is choosing again. This is the cross all over again. They are choosing between Christ and Barabbas.
BAR, what does BAR mean?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Son of.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Son of.
What is ABBA?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Father.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: This is a false "christ." This is Satan personating Christ.
At this same time that he appears and the world is going to be choosing between Barabbas and the righteous in Zion. The righteous in Zion we have been emphasizing is the ensign. Right? So, the world is choosing between the ensign and Barabbas.
And what is the ensign? It is the 144,000 that are on the cross. Barabbas is not on the cross.
Let that sink home, because it gives you an idea of what is going to happen to the righteous at this time.
Never Again
And if you are not sure that the Adventist Church does not fall because you are one of those Adventists that think the Seventh-day Adventist Church is Babylon and that we are supposed to separate from it, upon the testimony of two a thing is established. The next quote, Manuscript Releases, volume 18, page 11, says,
"'God's people are rising,' said the angel, 'never to fall again.' 'Be careful,' said the angel, 'lest the branches be cut off and others are raised up in their stead.'" Manuscript Releases, volume 18, 11.
So, there are some branches in Adventist that are going to be cut off. Who is that? That is those in the previous passage that go out from among us.
And, those branches are going to be replaced with what? The eleventh-hour workers in this history [between Daniel 11:41 and Daniel 12:1]. So, the Church does not fall; The Sunday Law purifies it.
Now, one of the things that I want to put in place for future reference is that from The Sunday in the United States, Daniel 11:41 to Daniel 12:1, this period of time, this is a special period of time. It is marked in prophecy from a variety of ways. And one of the things that takes place in this period of time is Satan is personating Christ. There are other things. Keep that in your memory bank. We will return to that thought at some point in time, Lord willing.
The Battle of Zion and Babylon (First and Last)
Revelation 1:8; Daniel 1:1-2; Daniel 11:44-12:1
Now, we want to close by putting one more thing in place in advance of tomorrow's presentation.
Jesus is the First and the Last, and His signature in the Scriptures is that He illustrates the end from the beginning. And there is another argument that is valid that shows you that the King of the North in the last six verses of Daniel 11 is Babylon, and it is based upon "the First and the Last."
Go to Daniel 1.
You will see in your notes that we have reference there Revelation 1:8, identifying that Christ is the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last.
"8I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty." Revelation 1:8 (KJV).
Daniel 1, verses 1 and 2, says,
"1In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. 2And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god." Daniel 1:1-2 (KJV).
So, the beginning of the testimony of Daniel is the war between the King of the North and Jerusalem. And because Jesus is the First and the Last, the Alpha and the Omega, the end of Daniel's testimony is talking about this identical war. And if the enemy that is attacking Jerusalem in Daniel 1, verses 1 and 2, is the King of the North (the king of Babylon), then the enemy that is attacking Jerusalem at the end is going to be the King of the North (the king of Babylon); and, spiritual Babylon at the end of the world in Revelation 17 is the Papacy.
So, if you do to Daniel 11, verse 44, we will see the end of this story.
So, based upon the First and the Last in the Book of Daniel, you can see who the King of the North is. It is the king of Babylon.
Beginning at verse 44 of Daniel 11, it says,
"chapter 11:44But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him:"—shall trouble the King of the North, the king of Babylon (the Papacy)— "therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many. 45And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in [and] the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
"chapter 12:1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, . . . ." Daniel 11:44 - 12:1 (KJV).
So, Daniel's story begins with the battle of Jerusalem and Babylon; it ends with the battle of Jerusalem and Babylon. In the first reference, Babylon defeats Jerusalem; but, here at the end, Babylon comes to his end and none shall help.
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
Mt. Carmel
Esdraelon Valley
(X) ● Megiddo
Esdraelon Ridge
● Nob Sea of Galilee
Jerusalem ●
Dead Sea
Figure No. 90.
And where he comes to his end is between the seas and the glorious holy mountain; and, the glorious holy mountain is Jerusalem.
And my brother Noel, he did not get here early. I did not ask him to, so he had no way to know. So, this is my artwork. This is not his artwork.
This is the glorious holy mountain; this is Jerusalem.
And this is the Mediterranean Sea.
This is the Sea of Galilee.
This is the Dead Sea.
And the King of the North in verses 44 and 45 of Daniel 11, he is going to come to his end with none to help, between the seas and the glorious holy mountain, somewhere right in here.
And this right here, this is Esdraelon Valley; and, this is the Esdraelon Ridge; that is what these lines are.
And this is Mount Carmel.
And this (the Mediterranean Sea) is the ocean where Elijah had them go out and get the water.
Mount Carmel, this is the story of Elijah.
But, right here, this is Megiddo. This is Armageddon.
So, when Daniel 11, in verses 44 and 45 is saying the Papacy (Babylon, the King of the North) comes to his end with none to help, and he comes to his end between the seas and the glorious holy mountain, it is right here (x).
How do you know that? You know that because all the prophets agree with one another. They are all telling the same story.
The Daughter of Zion
Jeremiah 6:22-23; Micah 4 (verse 11); Psalm 48:1-8; 83:1-5
Now, in this story, in the King James, you can get a little bit side-tracked. Verse 45, again, it says,
"45And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain." Daniel 11:45 (KJV).
So, there are some people saying, "Well, that is saying that he is going to plant the tabernacles of his palace right here in the glorious holy mountain." He is going to plant his banner.
But, other translations, instead of having in, they put and, "between the seas and the glorious holy mountain," and this is the correct translation. But, I want to show it to you from the Scriptures, because the Papacy does not conquer the Seventh-day Adventist Church at the end of the world.
So, go to Jeremiah 6:22-23.
"22Thus saith the Lord, Behold a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth. 23They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion." Jeremiah 6:22-23 (KJV).
What is a daughter in the Scriptures?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: A church.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: It is the offspring. It is the last offspring.
It is a woman, so it is a church; but, it is the remnant church. It is the remnant people of God. It is Jerusalem. It is the daughter of Zion.
There is a people coming from the North that is going to attack them, according to Jeremiah.
Notice Micah. Go to the Book of Micah, chapter 4.
"1But in the last days, it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established in the top of the mountains,"—
That is this mountain. That is Jerusalem.
Jerusalem has several mountains around it, but the glorious holy mountain is where the temple is.
—"the house of the Lord shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. 2And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
"3And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. 4But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid; for the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath spoken it. 5For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever.
"6In that day, saith the Lord, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted. 7And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the Lord shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever. 8And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem. 9Now why dost thou cry out aloud? is there no king in thee? is thy counsellor perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail. 10Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the Lord shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.
"11Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion. 12But they know not the thoughts of the Lord, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor. 13Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the Lord, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth." Micah 4 (KJV).
That is Daniel 2. That is what the Lord is going to do with the 144,000. He is going to thresh Babylon.
But, what I want you to see is that in verse 11, many nations are going to be gathered against Jerusalem. And this is not literal Jerusalem; this is spiritual [Jerusalem]. We are after the cross. But, many nations are going to be gathered against Jerusalem.
In verse 11 of Micah, it says, "Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled,"—let who be defiled? God's Church—"and let our eye look upon Zion." They are going to look at it. Okay? They are going to look upon it.
Who is going to look upon it?
Psalm 48, beginning at verse 1:
"1Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. 2Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. 3God is known in her palaces for a refuge. 4For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together."—
What are they passing by?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Zion.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Jerusalem, Zion, the sides of the North.
—"5They saw it, and so they marvelled;"—
They are looking at her. This is Micah 4. They are looking at her.
—"4For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together. They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away. 6Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail. 7Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind. 8As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah." Psalm 48:1-8 (KJV).
So, the wicked, all nations are going to come against God's people. They are going to look at Zion; but, in that time period, trouble is going to take hold of them as a woman in labor because the East wind of Islam is going to take down the economic structure of Planet Earth. We are not there yet, but they are looking upon Zion to destroy it.
Okay. Go to Psalm 83.
Many nations are going to come against the glorious holy mountain. They are going to look over God's people, and what are they going to wish to do?
Psalm 83, beginning at verse 1:
"1Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. 2For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. 3They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones. 4They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. 5For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:
This is the Ten Kings of Revelation 17. This is the nations of the world coming to destroy God's people at the end of the world.
Okay. So, there is a war at the end of the world. Then, where is the war marked? It is marked in Daniel 11:40-45. This is where the enemy of God's people is going to his end with none to help.
Between the Seas
Joel 2:20.
Look at Joel 2:20.
Now we are going to teach a very subtle but important point. They never get into Jerusalem. They never make it in. They come to their end outside Jerusalem.
In verse 20 of Joel 2, we have looked at this before. It says,
"20But I will remove far off from you the northern army,"—
This is the King of the North.
—"and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things." Joel 2:20 (KJV).
His hinder parts are going to be pointing this sea [the Sea of Galilee], and his face towards this sea [the Mediterranean Sea]; because, he is going to come to his end between the seas and the glorious holy mountain [see Figure 90]. And he comes to his end right here [Megiddo].
So, if he comes to his end right here [at Megiddo], is he in Jerusalem?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Yes.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: No, he is not in Jerusalem.
He Remains at Nob
Isaiah 10:24-27; 32-34
Go to Isaiah 10. Verses 24 through 27 says,
"24Therefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian:"—
Where is Assyria? To the North.
—"be not afraid of the Assyrian [the King of the North]: he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt. 25For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction. 26And the Lord of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and as his rod was upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt. 27And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing." Isaiah 10:24-27 (KJV)
Now, in verse 32, speaking of when the Lord destroys the King of the North where his persecution is ended—that is what we just read there—in verse 32, it says,
"32As yet shall he remain at Nob that day: he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem."—
He is going to shake his hand at Jerusalem, but he is going to be at Nob.
—"33 Behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled. 34 And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one." Isaiah 10:32-34 (KJV).
That tree of Babylon gets cut down, and it gets cut down at Nob.
NOB: Mount Scopus, the northernmost summit of the Mount of Olives, about two miles northeast of Jerusalem.
And in your notes, NOB is the name for Mount Scopus, which is the northern most summit of the Mount of Olives, about two miles northeast of Jerusalem. So, Nob is outside of Jerusalem. Right? It is not in Jerusalem; it is outside of Jerusalem.
When the Bible talks about the King of the North coming to his end, he does not come to his end in the glorious holy mountain. It is outside.
The Entry of the East Gate
Now, I am not going to read Jeremiah 19 because of time, but Jeremiah 19 talks about Tophet, and Tophet was outside of Jerusalem. That is where Ahas and other wicked people offered their children to Molech. They burnt them alive.
TOPHET: "to burn," "fireplace." Where Israel burned their children to Molech.
"1Thus saith the Lord, Go and get a potter's earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests; 2And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee, 3And say, Hear ye the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle. 4Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents; 5They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind: 6Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that this place shall no more be called Tophet, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The valley of slaughter. 7And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth. 8And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof. 9And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them. 10Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee, 11And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury. 12Thus will I do unto this place, saith the Lord, and to the inhabitants thereof, and even make this city as Tophet: 13And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods. 14Then came Jeremiah from Tophet, whither the Lord had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of the Lord's house; and said to all the people, 15Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words." Jeremiah 19 (KJV).
Tophet is Ordained of Old
Isaiah 30:31-33
31For through the voice of the Lord shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod. 32And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the Lord shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of shaking will he fight with it. 33For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it." Isaiah 30:31-33 (KJV).
And Tophet, according to Isaiah 30: 31-33, has been ordained of old; and, it was outside of Jerusalem: Tophet. So, this is another place, if you study these verses in your notes, where the King of the North comes to his end, at Tophet, outside of Jerusalem.
Round About Jerusalem
Joel 2:28 – 3:21
But, in Joel 2:28, we will look at Joel 2:28.
"chapter 2:28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: 29And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. 30And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. 31The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord come. 32And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call. "chapter 3:1 For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again"—
And what is "bring again" mean in the Hebrew?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Reverse.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Reverse.
—"when I shall bring again [reverse] the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, 2I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat,"—
And what are all nations gathered for at this time? To attack Jerusalem; they are coming to attack Jerusalem. This is the King of the North.
—"2I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land. 3And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink. 4Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head; 5Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things: 6The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border."—
And I hope you are seeing—we have not been mentioning it—that in this time period, what is happening to God's people? They are being persecuted. They are being scattered. They are being taken captive.
Verse 7:
—"7Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head:"—
And here it is referencing the Valley of Jehoshaphat, but this is happening all around the world to God's people. So, this is not the literal Valley of Jehoshaphat. This is a spiritual war.
Verse 8:
—"8And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah,"—
Here are the eleventh-hour workers.
—"and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the Lord hath spoken it.
"9Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: 10Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. 11Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Lord. 12Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about. 13Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great. 14Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision:"—
So, what is the Valley of Jehoshaphat?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: The valley of decision.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: It is the valley of decision.
—"for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision. 15The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. 16The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the Lord will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel. 17So shall ye know that I am the Lord your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
"18And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth out of the house of the Lord, and shall water the valley of Shittim. 19Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land. 20But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation. 21For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the Lord dwelleth in Zion." Joel 2:28 – 3:21 (KJV).
JEHOSHAPHAT: "Yaweh judges." The Kidrom valley, between Jerusalem and the mount of Olives.
JEHOSHAPHAT means "Yaweh judges." It is the Kidrom Valley, between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives. It is also outside of Jerusalem.
When the King of the North comes to his end, he comes to his end outside Jerusalem.
Mount Perazim (1 Chronicles 14:9-17; 2 Samuel 5:17-20)
Isaiah 28:21-22
You have the references for Perazim there, if you want to look at it more in-depth on your own time, from 1 Chronicles 14:9-17; and 2 Samuel 5:17-20.
But in Isaiah 28, beginning at verse 21, it says,
"21For the Lord shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act. 22Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord God of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth." Isaiah 28:21-22 (KJV).
And "the whole earth" here is represented as Mount Perazim in Gibeon.
GIBEON: six miles northwest of Jerusalem.
And, Gibeon, it is six miles northwest of Jerusalem.
So, the places where the Bible identifies the King of the North coming to his end with none to help is outside Jerusalem. He never makes it into the glorious holy mountain.
And when you are considering Armageddon, which we will do tomorrow, that the Beast; the Dragon; and the False Prophet—the King of the North in verse 40; the King of the South in verse 40; and the chariots, ships, and horsemen in verse 40—the Dragon is the King of the South; the Papacy is the King of the North; and the United States is the chariots, ships, and horsemen. Those three powers lead the world to Armageddon, to Megiddo. They lead the world to Daniel 11, verses 40 through 45. And the work of leading the world to Armageddon, which is a big story, that story begins in Daniel 11, verse 40.
Shall we pray?
Benediction: Heavenly Father, we thank you that abundant light has been given that you can illustrate the sequence of events here at the end of the world so that we can know for a certainty what is going to take place and not be unprepared to meet the marvelous working of Satan in the near future. We want to be full of your Word that we can be fortified to stand in that time period; but, we also want to be full of your Word that we have a winning message to share with those that we come in contact with. We ask that you would protect us in our daily service this day, and that you would prepare divine appointments for each of us that we can come in contact with someone that needs the Word in due season; and, we ask a continued blessing upon the work that we are doing here with the DVDs and the LiveStreaming. In Jesus's name, amen.