Habakkuk's Two Tables #58
PART SIX: 1989
Presented by Jeff Pippenger
Invocation by Brother Jeff Pippenger: Heavenly Father, as we approach your throne this morning, we ask that you would forgive us our sins, make us right with you that we might understand the Word that you have for us this morning, this day. Thank you for a good night's sleep. We ask that as we look at the depth of the last six verses of Daniel 11 that you will help us to understand the significance of one symbol in the word East, that we might understand these verses have been designed by you to produce an effect among your people, of bringing them awake and then preparing them for the Seal of God, lifting them up as an ensign. We want to understand that the role of this passage of Scripture. We ask that you would help us do it at this time. We need your Holy Spirit. We would ask that you grant us the presence of your Holy Spirit and pour your Latter Rain out upon us by opening our understanding to your Word at this time. In Jesus's name, amen.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: We are making an argument in defense of what we teach about the last six verses of Daniel 11, and one of those arguments is that what we suggest about these verses opens doors of understanding in the Scriptures that are beyond the ability of human beings to be inventing. The last six verses of Daniel 11 are what opens the Word of God to God's people here at the end of time.
Yesterday we spent some time looking at the Four Winds.
EAST
Daniel 11:44—Tidings from the East—shall trouble him
Revelation 7:1-3—Ascending from the East
Ezekiel 37:9—From the Four Winds
Isaiah 27:8—The Day of the East Wind
Figure No. 108.
We are saying that there are tidings from the East and out of the North in Daniel 11, verse 44; and, all we are looking at is the word East.
And in Revelation 7, verses 1 through 3, we have the Sealing Angel (the Highest Angel) ascending from the East; and, in this passage the Four Winds are being restrained.
And in Ezekiel 37, verse 9, the same Four Winds are mentioned, because all the prophets are going to agree with one another. And in Ezekiel 37, verse 9, it is not so much about the Four Winds being restrained as that Ezekiel is commanded to call for a message from the Four Winds, essentially.
And then when Isaiah in chapter 27, verse 8, speaks about the rough wind being restrained "in the day of the east wind," we once again have a tie-in with the word East and these three references (Daniel 11:44, Revelation 7:1-3, and Ezekiel 37:9) of the Four Winds of Strife because the rough winds of Isaiah are going to be the Four Winds of Strife for John in Revelation, and they are going to be the point of reference that the breath comes from in Ezekiel 37, verse 9. And one of the prophetic symbols that ties them together is the word East.
That is what we are dealing with here, is East.
The Children of the East
Genesis 25:5-6
In Genesis 25:5-6 it says,
"5And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac. 6But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country." Genesis 25:5-6 (KJV).
So, when Isaac is being separated out from Abraham's other offspring, those offspring were sent to the East. And from this point on, Ishmael and those other children become the "children of the east" in the Scriptures. And, of course, we are marking this as its connection with East.
Okay. The "children of the east" in the Scriptures are the descendants of Ishmael.
And if you ask an Islamist today who is their patriarch, they will either tell you Abraham or Ishmael. They point to both of them.
And Ishmael, his lineage in the Bible becomes the "children of the east."
That which God has Prepared for Us
And in Manuscript Releases, volume 20, page 217, it says this—and this is a place where Inspiration ties many truths together, this particular passage, because Ellen White is going to be definitely referencing Ezekiel 37, the part in Ezekiel 37 where the breath is breathed upon the dead bones to bring them to life—and she says this:
""Just as long as those who profess the truth are serving Satan, his hellish shadow will cut off their views of God and heaven. They will be as those who have lost their first love. They cannot view eternal realities. That which God has prepared for us"—
God has something prepared for us.
—"That which God has prepared for us is represented in Zechariah, chapters 3 and 4, and 4:12–14: 'And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves? And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my Lord. Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.'"—
So, what is it that the Lord has prepared for us?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: His Word.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: His Word.
For Zechariah, it was the Law and the Prophets. For the Millerites, it was the Old and New Testaments. For us, it is the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy. That is what is prepared.
The Oil that He sends down to us through the two golden pipes is to produce a reformation, a revival in our experience that we may be changed into His image and lifted up as an ensign in the coming crisis.
Sister White continues on:
—"The Lord is full of resources. He has no lack of facilities. It is because of our lack of faith, our earthliness, our cheap talk, our unbelief, manifested in our conversation, that dark shadows gather about us. Christ is not revealed in word or character as the One altogether lovely, and the chiefest among ten thousand. When the soul is content to lift itself up unto vanity, the Spirit of the Lord can do little for it. Our shortsighted vision beholds the shadow, but cannot see the glory beyond. Angels are holding the four winds, represented as an angry horse seeking to break loose and rush over the face of the whole earth, bearing destruction and death in its path."—
Angels are holding the Four Winds, and the "four winds" are represented as an angry horse that is restrained, because it is seeking to break loose. It is a restrained angry horse seeking to break loose. And what it wants to do if it breaks loose is to bring destruction and death upon the whole Earth, not just on part of the Earth. So, the Four Winds are the angry horse of Bible prophecy.
And, if you are unsure what the angry horse of Bible prophecy is, all you have to do is look at these Sacred Tables [referring to the 1843 and 1850 Charts]. Sister White says this 1843 Chart was directed by the hand of the Lord and should not be altered. And here we see the war horses representing the Fifth and Sixth Trumpets (the First and Second Woes) both times as Islam.
Sister White says that God was in the publishment of this Chart (the 1850 Chart). She said that she was shown the prophecy of this Chart that is in the Bible. That would be Habakkuk 2. And on this Sacred Chart, once again, the Fifth Trumpet, this war horse is Islam; the Sixth Trumpet, the war horse is Islam. The angels are holding the four winds represented as an angry horse that is restrained, seeking to break loose and to bring death and destruction in its path.
—"Shall we sleep on the very verge of the eternal world? Shall we be dull and cold and dead?"—
Now, notice what she does here.
—"Oh, that we might have in our churches the Spirit and breath of God breathed into His people, that they might stand upon their feet and live. We need to see that the way is narrow, and the gate strait. But as we pass through the strait gate, its wideness is without limit." Manuscript Releases, volume 20, 217.
Go to Ezekiel 37 just to make sure that this connection is in your mind.
In Ezekiel 37, Ezekiel is told to present two prophecies. One prophecy brings the bones together and the flesh together, but they are not alive; and, verse 8 comments on this. It says,
"8And when I beheld"—this is after the first prophecy—"And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them." Ezekiel 37:8 (KJV).
This is Adam born from the dust of the ground, but the Lord has not breathed the Breath of Life into him yet. Step 2 is the breathing in of the Breath of Life.
Verse 9:
"9Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. 10So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army." Ezekiel 37:9-10 (KJV).
So, in this passage of this last paragraph, the bold-faced where it says, "Oh, that we might have in our churches the Spirit and breath of God breathed into His people, that they might stand upon their feet and live," this is a direct reference to Ezekiel 37:10.
But in verse 9 of Ezekiel 37, Ezekiel is saying he is to "Prophesy unto the wind, . . . Come from the four winds, . . ." And in connection with commenting on verse 10 in the last paragraph, the previous paragraph of Sister White's writing says, "Angels are holding the four winds, . . ." So, she is defining the four winds here in verse 9 for us; and, she says they are ". . . represented as an angry horse seeking to break loose and rush over the face of the whole earth," the whole earth.
The Warhorse
Revelation 9:7, 16-17
Now, go to Revelation 9. Let us see the references of Islam as the angry horse of Bible prophecy.
Revelation 9:7
In Bible prophecy, what does a name represent?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Character.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Character.
Okay. So, before we get to verse 7, notice verse 11. We are in chapter 9 of Revelation, and we are going to look at verses 7, 16, and 17 to see that Islam is represented the horse in Bible prophecy; but, first, we want to look at what the character of Islam is.
And in verse 11—now, you need to remember that verse 11 is in the history of the Fifth Trumpet, the First Woe. Okay? And that begins in the time of whom?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Mohammad.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Mohammad.
And what century is that?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: It is in the 7th Century.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: The 7th Century.
But, the history of the Fifth Trumpet, it goes all the way until when? AD1449, when the Sixth Trumpet begins.
So, from the 7th Century to AD1449, how many years is that? That is over 700 years.
So, when verse 11 says they had a king over them, it is not talking about a human being that was alive as their king for over 700 years in the Fifth Trumpet. It is talking about a principle that rules over them. In fact, the Koran would be your best choice probably there, but maybe you would think that Mohammad was the one that led out in the Koran.
You know, Mohammad could not read or write. You know that, right? He did not write the Koran. He only spoke it and his followers wrote it.
But, anyway, the influence for this history is the king in verse 11, and it says,
"11And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit,"—
Who is the angel of the bottomless pit? Well, you could even say their king there was Satan. Now, he could have been living in this history, because Satan is associated with the bottomless pit.
—"whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon." Revelation 9:11 (KJV).
So, what is the name describing his character, the character of this power, of this power [pointing to the Fifth Trumpet (the First Woe) reflected on the 1850 Chart]?
Its character is marked where? In 9:11, Revelation 9:11 is where his character is marked, and it is Abaddon and Apollyon.
And in both cases, what is the definition of Abaddon and Apollyon? Death and Destruction.
So, when Sister White says angels are holding the four winds represented as an angry horse seeking to break loose and bring death and destruction over the whole world, she is connecting with the very character of Islam as identified in 9:11, Revelation 9:11.
And it gives us two languages. What are the two languages to consider?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Hebrew and Greek.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: The Hebrew and the Greek.
Okay. So, what are the Hebrew and the Greek?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Is it the Old and the New Testaments?
BROTHER PIPPENGER: It is the Old and the New Testaments. From the beginning in Genesis [in the Old Testament] to Revelation in the end in the New Testament, the character of Islam is the same, from beginning to end, in the Old and New Testaments.
Okay. We will show you that in a moment, but right now we are looking at Revelation 9, verse 7, because we want to see that Islam—we are not studying this in-depth. We are just trusting that if you doubt that this is valid, then you go to Uriah Smith's book, Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation, and you look at what he has to say about Revelation, chapter 9, and you will find that this is the Saracens and the Turks. The Fifth Trumpet is the Saracens, Islam; the Sixth Trumpet is the Turks, Islam.
Verse 7 says,
"7 And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle: and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men." Revelation 9:7 (KJV).
Revelation 9:16-17
Starting at verse 16:
"16And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them. 17And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone; and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone." Revelation 9:16-17 (KJV).
At the end of the Scriptures in the Greek, Islam is represented as the horse family.
And if you do not think he is, all you have to do is just use a little bit of common sense. When the Pioneers of Adventism decided to make these Charts [the 1843 and 1850 Charts], and they were to symbolically represent Islam of the Fifth and Sixth Trumpets, how did they do so on these Charts? Horses. Okay?
The Wild Ass
But, where is Islam first referenced. You have it in your notes, Genesis 16:12, Ishmael. Ishmael is the first father of Islam. And in Genesis 16:12, it says,
"12And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren." Genesis 16:12 (KJV).
And this here is telling the role of Islam in Bible prophecy. Islam is going to turn against the whole world, and it is going to create a crisis that brings the whole world together into a One World Government to deal with Islam. And, once the One World Government is put in place to deal with radical Islam, then the One World Government and the whole world is going to find out that the Pope of Rome could care less about Islam; it want to deal with Sabbathkeepers; and, this deception is a subject of prophecy. It can be demonstrated from various lines.
The world is being deceived right now. It is getting prepared to deal with the escalating crisis of Islam. The world, and even Seventh-day Adventists, do not realize that this preparation is for Sabbathkeepers.
And it says that he will be "a wild man." And this word wild is the wild Arabian ass.
WILD: Strong's Concordance H6501—From H6500 in the secondary sense of running wild; the onager—wild (ass).
From the first reference of Islam in Genesis 16:12, to the last reference of Islam in the Book of Revelation, Islam is a horse—okay?—the wild Arabian ass.
Now, let us talk about Daniel 7. In Daniel 7 there is a beast that is like a leopard. And what does this leopard have on it that a leopard usually does not have, in Daniel 7?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Wings.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Wings.
How many wings?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Four.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Why? Why does the leopard in Daniel 7 have four wings? To represent the speed with which it moved through the world.
So, when we see characteristics on these animals that represent powers, are we supposed to pay attention to the characteristics?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Okay. I want to show you a characteristic that is not widely understood about Islam, because Islam is the wild Arabian ass.
And in Job 24, verse 5, speaking about the wild Arabian ass, it says,
"5Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children."
This is the same [Hebrew] word that is translated as wild man in Genesis 16:12.
In Jeremiah 2:24, it says,
"24A wild ass used to the wilderness, that"—
What?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: That sniffs at the wind.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: —"that snuffeth up the wind"—
You see, when it comes to the wild ass of Bible prophecy, one of the characteristics that is noted of the wild ass in prophecy is the snuffing up of the wind, of its exceptional ability to breathe.
In fact, why is it that the Arabs will take a wild Arabian ass with them on their trek across the desert with their camels? Because, they have the ability with this breathing to smell the water through the sand.
Okay. One of the characteristics of the leopard-like beast is that it had four wings, and those four wings, they are teaching us, is emphasizing the speed of the leopard. But, when it comes to the ass, one of the characteristics in Scriptures is this phenomenal ability to breathe, breathe in the wind—okay?—breathe in the wind; the breath.
"24A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her." Jeremiah 2:24 (KJV).
And then in Jeremiah 14:6, it says,
"6And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass." Jeremiah 14:6 (KJV).
Now, most of us as Seventh-day Adventists, we know that this word wind, it gets translated into a variety of ways in the Scriptures: breath, wind—what is another one?—Spirit.
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: So, when it comes to the wild Arabian ass, which is a symbol of Islam, one of the characteristics of the ass is the breath, the wind. Okay? So, in Ezekiel 37:9, when Sister White says the angels are holding the four winds represented as an angry horse, and in Ezekiel 37:9 when Ezekiel is commanded, "Breathe, O wind, upon these dead dry bones," the breath and the wind and the Spirit are a part of the characteristics of the ass.
And who does the ass represent? It represents Islam.
And who is Islam? It is the children of the . . . ?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Of the East.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: . . . of the East.
Okay. So, from one word in Daniel 11, verse 44 [points to the word EAST, written on the whiteboard (see Figure No. 108)] you begin to open a whole theme in Bible prophecy.
And, you know, if you really—the reason I have this up here [Daniel 11:44, Tidings from the East—shall trouble him], if you really understood the word EAST correctly, remember in Daniel 11, verse 44, these tidings out of the East and out of the North, what do they do to the Papacy?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: They trouble him.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: They trouble him.
You should be able as a student of prophecy to go into the Scriptures and say, "What is it that troubles the Papacy at the end of the world?" And if you find out what that will be, it will be in one sense the East and in one sense the North. There is something about the East that troubles the Papacy.
The Wind
But, what we are doing here is dealing with Islam as the children of the East; and, one of the characteristics of Islam is the wind.
And you have the definition of WIND there from the Bible in your notes.
WIND: Strong's Concordance H7307—From H7306; wind; by resemblance breath, that is, a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively life, anger, unsubstantiality; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions). H7306: A primitive root; properly to blow, that is, breathe; only (literally) to smell or (by implication perceive (figuratively to anticipate, enjoy).
It means breath, exhalation, spirit, breathe.
Ezekiel 37:9-10
So, when you are reading Ezekiel 37 and the breath is breathed into the dead dry bones, this is the same [Hebrew] word that the Arabian ass does when it breathes up the wind.
And what is it doing? It is marking the outpouring of the Spirit. Right?
So, go to Ezekiel 37:9-10. Let us look at this one more time. Maybe we do not need to, but it is in the notes.
"9Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind,"—
This is a characteristic of the ass.
—"Thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds,"—
What four winds? The Four Winds that are restrained when the sealing of the 144,000 gets underway and the Sealing Angel ascends from the East.
—"Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon those slain, that they may live. 10So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army." Ezekiel 37:9-10 (KJV).
So, the breath, the Spirit is a characteristic of Islam in Bible prophecy.
Genesis
Adam: man
Seth: appointed
Enos: wretched Mortal, frail, feeble. Strong's
Cainan: lamenting Fixed, a nest, Strong's
Mahalaleel: blessed of God Praise or strength of God. Strong's
Jared: will come or descend
Enoch: teaching Train. Strong's
Methuselah: his death will bring
Lamech: weary
Noah: rest
Now, in your notes you may not understand what these are. But, the next couple of brief studies that we are going to do here are derived from Louise Were, a deceased Australian pastor that has written many things on Bible prophecy through the years. And one of the things that he demonstrated was that if you take the names of the genealogy in Genesis and you define those names—Adam, Seth, Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel—this is in your notes—Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, and Noah—if you put the definitions next to those names, and then you combine those definitions into a statement, that statement will tell you what is going on in Genesis, where that genealogy is found.
Adam means man. SETH means appointed. ENOS means wretched, mortal, frail, and feeble. CAINAN means lamenting, fixed, a nest. MAHALALEEL means blessed of God, praise or strength of God. JARED means will come or descend. ENOCH means teaching, train. METHUSELAH means his death will bring. LAMECH means weary. NOAH means rest.
So, when you take those definitions and you build a statement in order out of those definitions, you will find what Genesis is teaching in the genealogy there. It says,
Man was appointed mortal, frail and wretched, fixed in this world and lamenting his condition. But the blessed of God promised to descend teaching that His death would bring rest to the weary.
So, the names in Genesis are teaching a truth at a different level.
Now, this is the work of Louis Were and not myself.
Revelation 7
And Louis Were also goes into Revelation and the 144,000. If you ever wondered why some of the tribes are not there in Revelation 7, or why they are not in the order of age, it is probably because there is a statement being made that is secondary to the names.
The 12 tribes in Revelation 7:
Juda: Let God be praised, Celebrated
Reuben: Behold a son
Gad: Good fortune To press or crowd together. Strong's.
Aser: Happy To be honest. Strong's
Nepthalim: My wrestling
Manassas: Making to forget
Simeon: Answering of prayer Hearing. Strong's.
Levi: Joined To unite. Strong's.
Issachar: A reward
Zebulon: Exalted or habitation
Joseph: To add
Benjamin: Son of my right hand.
JUDA means Let God be praised or celebrated. REUBEN means behold a son. GAD means good fortune, to press together or crowd together. ASER means happy, to be honest. NEPTHALIM means my wrestling. MANASSAS means making to forget. SIMEON means answering of prayer, hearing. LEVI means joined, to unite. ISSACHAR means a reward, ZEBULON means exalted or habitation. JOSEPH means to add. BENJAMIN means son of my right hand.
So, you understand what I am doing, right?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: So, once you have the definitions of these 12 tribes, then if you construct a statement out of these definitions, this statement will not be about the genealogy in Genesis; this statement will be about the 144,000. So, when you construct it, it says,
God will be celebrated and praised by the 144,000 as they behold the Son and press together in honesty. They will wrestle in prayer with God, who will then forget their sins, and they will come into unity and receive the reward of the Holy Spirit living within their habitation while exalting Christ as they are added to the redeemed and sit down with Christ at God's right hand.
So, if you are at the level of understanding that you realize that Jesus speaks to us in more than just the surface way, then you understand that even in the genealogies of the Bible there are truths that are conveyed.
The Children of the East
Genesis 25:12-18
Go to Genesis 25. Genesis 25, beginning in verse 12, is going to give us the genealogy of Islam, of Ishmael.
Beginning with verse 12:
"12Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham: 13And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 14And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa, 15Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah: 16These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles;"—
How many princes?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Twelve.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: —"twelve princes according to their nations. 17And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people. 18And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren." Genesis 25:12-18 (KJV).
Okay. So, we have not done a study of Islam yet in this worship; but, when we do, there are certain truths about Islam that Bible prophecy and history puts in the record; and, all of these truths are addressed in these 12 names. Okay?
What does the first tribe mean?
1. NEBAJOTH: Strong's Concordance H5032—Feminine plural from H5107; fruitfulnesses; Nebajoth, a son of Ishmael, and the country settled by him H5107: A primitive root; to germinate, that is, (figuratively) to (causatively make) flourish; also (of words), to utter: - bring forth (fruit), make cheerful, increase. An Arabian tribe. The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Dictionary, 757.
NEBAJOTH: It means fruitfulness, to germinate, to flourish. It is an Arabian tribe.
Has Ishmael's descendants, the Islamic world, been fruitful?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Indiscernible comments in affirmation.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: All right.
Genesis 17:20; Genesis 16:10
And it references Genesis 17 in this definition.
Genesis 17:20 says,
"20And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation." Genesis 17:20 (KJV).
Genesis 16:10 says,
"10And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude." Genesis 16:10 (KJV).
So, the fist son of Ishmael, Nebajoth means fruitfulness. And, sure enough, that is part of the story of Islam.
2. KEDAR: Strong's Concordance H6938—From H6937; dusky (of the skin or the tent); Kedar, a son of Ishmael; also (collectively) bedawin. H6937: to be ashy, that is, dark colored; by implication to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments):—be black (-ish), be (make) dark (-en), X heavily, (cause to) mourn. An Arabian tribe. Famous warriors, Isaiah 21:16, 17. The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Dictionary, 620.
The second son, KEDAR means dusky—like dark skin (dusky)—dusky; son of Ishmael; bedawin [Arabic, desert dwellers]; to be ashy, dark colored; to mourn; famous warriors [Isaiah 21:16, 17].
Now we have the nationality being defined of Ishmael's descendants—I do not know if nationality is the right word—but the DNA.
3. ADBEEL: Strong's Concordance H110—Probably from H109 (in the sense of chastisement) and H410; disciplined of God; Adbeel, a son of Ishmael. H109: to languish:— grieve. H410: H352; strength; as adjective mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity): - God (god), X goodly, X great, idol, might (-y one), power, strong. Compare names in "-el." An Arabian tribe. The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Dictionary, 17.
The third son, ADBEEL means chastisement, disciplined of God; to languish.
4. MIBSAM: Strong's Concordance H4017—From the same as H1314; fragrant; Mibsam, the name of an Ishmaelite and of an Israelite:. H1314: From the same as H1313; fragrance; by implication spicery; also the balsam plant: - smell, spice, sweet (odour). H1313: From an unused root meaning to be fragrant; the balsam plant: - spice. An Arabian tribe. The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Dictionary, 712.
MIBSAM, the fourth son, means fragrant—
You know, when you talk about the role of Islam in Bible prophecy, the Lord designed purposely to keep Ishmael's children connected with the Jews.
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmation.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Because, where the Lord took Ishmael's children, to the East, the children of the East where He moved them to, is the only place in the world where the spices are grown that are used in the earthly sanctuary. So, in order to operate the earthly sanctuary, the Jews had to maintain at least a trade relationship with the children of the East so that they could provide for the spices that they needed to operate the sanctuary. And MIBSAM is emphasizing that.
—MIBSAM means fragrance; spicery; balsam plant.
So, one of the characteristics in the prophetic history of Islam is it is the place where the spices are grown.
5. MISHMA: Strong's Concordance H4927—The same as H4926; Mishma, the name of a son of Ishmael, and of an Israelite. H4926: From H8085; a report:— hearing. H8085: A primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively to tell, etc.): - X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear (-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim (-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever [heareth], witness. An Arabian tribe. The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Dictionary, 724.
MISHMA means a report, to hear intelligently, to hear.
MISHMA is a report. What is a report?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: A message.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: A message.
Okay. It is telling us here that there is a message of Islam in Bible prophecy.
6. DUMAH: Strong's Concordance H1746—The same as H1745; a tribe and region of Arabia. H1745: From an unused root meaning to be dumb; silence; figuratively death:— silence. H1820: A primitive root; to be dumb or silent; hence to fail or perish; transitively to destroy:—cease, be cut down (off), destroy, be brought to silence, be undone, X utterly. An Arabian tribe. The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Dictionary, 280.
DUMAH, the sixth son, what does DUMAH mean? It means an unused root meaning to be dumb; silence; figuratively death. It means the silence of death—DUMAH is emphasizing that the role of Islam is a deadly role—to be dumb or silent; perish; cease, be cut down, destroy, be brought to silence.
Would anyone argue that one of the characteristics of Islam today is death? Do you know how many people die every day from the activities of Islam?
7. MASSA: Strong's Concordance H4854—The same as H4853; burden; Massa, a son of Ishmael. H4853: From H5375; a burden; specifically tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively an utterance, chiefly a doom, especially singing; mental, desire: - burden, carry away, prophecy, X they set, song, tribute. An Arabian tribe, KJV translators rendered it "prophecy," a meaning which massa has in the sense of prophecy being a pronouncement or an oracle. The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Dictionary, 691.
MASSA, the seventh son: MASSA means a burden—
What is a burden in the Bible?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: A vision.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: A prophecy: A vision, a dream, but it is a prophecy.
So, now it is telling us that there is a prophecy and a message about Islam in the Bible.
—[Continuing with the definition] a burden; a tribute; an utterance, chiefly a doom—it is not just a prophecy; it is a prophecy of doom—an oracle.
8. HADAR: Strong's Concordance H2316—Another form for H2315; chamber; Chadar, an Ishmaelite H2315: From H2314; an apartment (usually literally):—([bed] inner) chamber, innermost (-ward) part, parlour, + south, X within. H2314: A primitive root; properly to inclose (as a room), that is, (by analogy) to beset (as in a siege):—enter a privy chamber. Sharp or pointed. The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Dictionary, 429.
The eighth son, HADAR. HADAR means a chamber; an apartment; to beset (as in a siege).
Okay. Now, if you get to the last part of this definition where it says to beset (as in a siege), what it is saying about an apartment in the meaning of HADAR, it means when you surround someone, you put them in an apartment. You put them in an area, and you bring about a siege.
And history will tell us very clearly that what Islam did when it came into history is that it wrapped itelf around Europe and prevented the Catholic Church from spreading Catholicism around the world. It put a siege upon Europe. It went down through Northern Africa and up into Southern Europe. It went up into Northern Europe, and it wrapped itself around Europe, and it put Europe in an apartment and accomplished a siege.
9. TEMA: Strong's Concordance H8485—a son of Ishmael, and the region settled by him: A locality in Arabia. The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Dictionary, 1068.
TEMA, the eighth son, the meaning is just an area settled by one of the sons of Ishmael.
10. JETUR: Strong's Concordance H3195—Probably from the same as H2905; encircled (that is, inclosed); Jetur, a son of Ishmael. H2905: From an unused root meaning to range in a regular manner; a row; hence a wall:—row. An ancestor of an Ishmaelite tribe. The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Dictionary, 575.
JETUR means to enclose, once again; a row; hence a wall:—a row.
The history of Islam shows that they put a wall around the Europeans and thus prevented Catholicism from spreading around the world. Praise the Lord!
11. NAPHISH: Strong's Concordance H5305—From H5314; refreshed; Naphish, a son of Ishmael, and his posterity. H5314: A primitive root; to breathe; passively, to be breathed upon, that is, (figuratively) refreshed (as if by a current of air): - (be) refresh selves (-ed). Wealth. The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Dictionary, 753.
I like this next one, NAPHISH. Naphish means refreshed (as if by a current of air).
What is the Refreshing?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: The Latter Rain. Islam is associated with the Refreshing.
It means to breathe.
Where do we hear about breathing? Ezekiel breathing on the bones, and that wild horse, it snuffs up the wind. This is one of the characteristics of the children of the East, of the wild Arabian ass.
Are we supposed to understand what the four wings on the leopard are? We are supposed to understand the role of the ass breathing the wind; because, that is one of Islam's characteristics, is that it marks the arrival of the Refreshing. It marks the arrival of the Latter Rain (a current of air).
12. KEDEMAH: Strong's Concordance H6929—From H6923; precedence; Kedemah, a son of Ishmael. H6923: A primitive root; to project (one self), that is, precede; hence to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help): - come (go, [flee]) before, + disappoint, meet, prevent. Toward the east. The children of the east. The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Dictionary, 620.
KEDEMAH means precedence; project, precede; anticipate, hasten. But, the last part, I like. It means The children of the East.
So, what am I saying? I am saying, when you take the 12 tribes of Ishmael's sons and you mark their definitions and then you place those definitions into a statement, the statement that you come up with is the identical statement that covers what we teach about Islam, about the Third Woe here at the end of the world.
A message of Islam in Bible prophecy:
Prophetically the descendants of Ishmael are a fruitful dark-skinned people that are renowned as warriors but are grieved historically and prophetically on August 11, 1840 and thereafter on September 11, 2001. They are called the children of the east in biblical history. They originated from Arabia where the fragrant spices employed in the Hebrew sanctuary services are grown. The word "assassins" is derived from Islamic history and represents death that is brought about in silence—[Dumah]. In the time of the Crusades Islam enclosed, encircled and besieged Catholic Europe, but their subsequent restraints mark the arrival of the refreshing of 1840 through 1844 and on 9/11 2001 through the Sunday law crisis.
Isaiah 27:8; Psalms 48:1-8; Ezekiel 27; Revelation 18:10, 16, 19; 8:13; James 5:1‑8; Isaiah 23:14-17
The children of the East, one of their characteristics is the breath, "Breathe into these bones." There is a message from the Four Winds, and that message brings with it the Seal of God; because, the Sealing Angel is ascending from the East; and, when that message arrives, according to Isaiah 27, verse 8, it is the Day of the East Wind. And when that message arrives, the Refreshing arrives.
Isaiah 27:8
Okay. Go to Isaiah 27, verse 8. Let us walk through this. We are now at a place where we can maybe make some points about this, in connection with Daniel 11, verse 44.
"8In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it:"—
In this worship service we have shown repeatedly that the Latter Rain comes in two parts. It is a sprinkling, followed by a full outpouring; and, when the Mighty Angel descended on September 11, 2001, the measuring begins. And this budding out of those in Adventism that are allowing themselves to be revived through the influence of the Holy Spirit begins, but the argument, the shaking, the debate of Adventism begins.
And what is the debate about? It is about these truths [indicating the 1843 and 1850 Charts]. It is about, "Well, does Islam really have a role to play in Bible prophecy?" It is about the East Wind.
Notice the rest of the verse.
—"he stayeth his rough wind"—
That is the Four Winds holding the Four Winds of Strife in Revelation 7, verses 1 through 3; because, all the prophets agree with one another. God is not the author of confusion.
—"he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind." Isaiah 27:8 (KJV).
And we know that when He stayeth his rough wind, when He restrains the Four Winds, the sealing of the 144,000 begins; and, the sealing of the 144,000 begins in the Day of the East Wind.
And the Day of the East Wind is emphasizing a point in time: when it begins, when the refreshing begins; and, the point in time, of course, is 9/11.
Psalm 48:1-8
But what about this East wind; why would it trouble the Papacy?
Go to Psalm 48; Psalm 48: Why would the East wind trouble the Papacy and cause him to go forth and utterly make away and destroy many?
Beginning at Psalm 48:1, it says,
"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 kings would that be? Well, it is more than one king; so, it is a group of kings.
Where do we find a group of kings in end-time Bible prophecy?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Revelation 17.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Revelation 17. These are the Ten Kings. Okay? Because, all the prophets agree with one another.
—"4For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together. 5They saw it,"—
They saw what? They saw Mount Zion.
What is Mount Zion? That is God's people being lifted up as an ensign. They see God's people.
—"and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away."—
Uh-oh. They are looking at God's people, they are looking at Mount Zion; and, suddenly they are troubled and they haste away.
Now, that is what happens to the King of the North in verse 44 [of Daniel 11], right? Tidings out of the East and the North trouble him. Of course, he does not haste away. What does he do? He goes forth to destroy and utterly make away many.
But, they see something in Mount Zion here, and then they are troubled.
Verse 6:
—"6Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail."—
We emphasize this every time: How is a woman in travail? Harder and harder, closer and closer. It is a progressive problem. It is not a singular event; it is a progressive problem that takes hold of them. Fear takes hold of them. They are troubled.
Verse 7:
—"7Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with"—
With a what?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: East wind.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Ah. What is troubling them is that the East Wind breaks the ships of Tarshish.
And what are the ships of Tarshish?
We have defined that already in our study of Daniel 11, verse 40, with chariots, horsemen, and ships. Ships represent economic strength; but, the premier symbol of economic strength in the Bible is the ships of Tarshish, and the ships of Tarshish are the United States. It is the premier economic vessel at the end of the world.
And it says here,
—"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).
Ah, this is an attack on the economic structure of the world, but primarily upon the United States; and, it is brought about by the East Wind of Bible prophecy.
When does it take place; when would you suppose this takes place? Isaiah 27:8: When the rough wind is stayed: "He stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind."
Okay. What marks the beginning of the sealing of the 144,000 is an attack upon the financial structure of the United States and the world, represented by the ships of Tarshish; and, that attack comes from the East Wind.
Ezekiel 27
Go to Ezekiel 27, beginning at verse 1:
"1The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, 2Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus; 3And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord God; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty."—
Who is Tyrus? Who thinks they are of perfect beauty? Both Satan and the Papacy. This is the Papacy here.
—"4Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty. 5They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee. 6Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim."—
So, they have made them some really nice ships, and they are taking the various special commodities from these different nations.
Verse 7:
—"7Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee. 8The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots. 9The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise. 10They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness. 11The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect. 12Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches;"—
Who has all kinds of riches? The United States. It is the land flowing with milk and honey, is it not? The bread basket of the world.
—"12Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches, with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs."—
It is going to talk about the various merchants.
—"13Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market. 14They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules. 15The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony. 16Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate. 17Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm. 18Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool. 19Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market. 20Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots. 21Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants. 22The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold. 23Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants. 24These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise."—
And go down to verse 25:
—"25The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas."—
Now, who is it talking about here? Tyrus.
And who is Tyrus? It is the Papacy.
Verse 26:
—"26Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the"—
What?
—"the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas."—
When the East Wind breaks the ships of Tarshish, the kings in Psalm 48, they are fearful and they are caught up with pain. They want to haste away.
But, the breaking of the ships of Tarshish is the punishment, also, of the Papacy.
—"27Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin. 28The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots."—
Now notice. Let us take up verse 29, identifying the sinking of the economic structure of Planet Earth by the East Wind and what it means to the kings that have committed fornication with the Papacy at the end of the world.
Verse 29:
—"29And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea,"—
All the globalists, economists.
—"shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land; 30And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes: 31And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing. 32And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee,"—
What is a lamentation?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Crying and mourning.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: A mourning song? A mourning?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmation.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: They are going to . . .
—"take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying,"—
What are they going to say; what is the lamentation that these kings take up for the Papacy?
—"What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea?"—
How is Tyrus destroyed in the midst of the sea?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Inaudible response.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: No, no. It says it in verse 26, ". . . the east wind hath broken thee . . . ." Okay. The East wind breaks Tyrus in the midst of the sea.
And the question that is raised by the Ten Kings is, "What city is like unto Tyrus?"
Verse 33.
—"33When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise. 34In the time when thou shalt be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters thy merchandise and all thy company in the midst of thee shall fall. 35All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid,"—there is Psalm 48—"they shall be troubled in their countenance" [Psalm 48]. 36The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more." Ezekiel 27 (KJV).
Revelation 18:10, 16, 19
Go to Revelation 18. Revelation 18, two out of three words in The Revelation is derived from the Old Testament; and, Ezekiel 27, it has Revelation 18 all over it.
Verse 10—well, let us start in verse 9.
These are the same kings. All the prophets are speaking about the end of the world. These are the same kings of Psalm 48 that are fearful and afraid as a woman in travail when they see the ships of Tarshish sank by an East Wind.
And in verse 9 of Revelation 18, it says,
"9And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, 10Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour is thy judgment come." Revelation 18:9-10 (KJV).
What is her judgment? She is sank by an East Wind in the midst of the sea. In one hour her judgment is come.
And what do these kings cry out? Alas, alas!
And this word that is translated alas, if you go to Revelation 8, verse 13, you will see that in Revelation 8, verse 13, this same Greek word is NOT translated as alas.
Verse 13 says,
"13And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound." Revelation 8:13 (KJV).
Woe [pointing to the First Angel blowing a trumpet on the right-hand side of the 1850 Chart], the Fifth Trumpet; Woe, [pointing to the Second Angel], Sixth Trumpet; Woe, [pointing to the Third Angel], Seventh Trumpet.
But, the word that is translated as woe in Revelation 8:13 is the identical word that is translated as alas in verse 10 of Revelation 18.
Go back to Revelation 18, verse 10.
"Standing afar off," they (these kings of the Earth) are watching the economic structure of Planet Earth get taken down by the escalating crisis of Islam; and, in verse 10 it says, "Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas [Woe, woe] that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour is thy judgment come."
What is it that brings Babylon down? It is the East Wind. It Is the Woe.
Go to verse 16.
"16And saying, Alas, alas [Woe, woe] that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!" Revelation 18:16 (KJV).
Verse 19:
"19And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, [Woe, woe] Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate." Revelation 18:19 (KJV).
Now, back up to verse 18.
Those are the three places where these kings of the Earth are crying out, "Woe, Woe!" That is what is bringing down the economic structure. It is not the Alas; it is the Woe, the Third Woe, the final Woe that is bringing it down.
And in verse 18, in the midst of their wailing and mourning, notice what they say:
"18And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city?" Revelation 18:18 (KJV).
Where do we hear that? That is Ezekiel 27: "What city is like unto Tyrus?"
This is the bringing down of the Papacy at the end of the world, and it is brought down by an East Wind, and the children of the East in Bible prophecy are Islam. And one of the characteristics of the children of the East is that they are the wild Arabian ass; and, one of the characteristics of the ass is its breath, its wind, its spirit. The East wind is Islam. It is the woe that brings down the economic structure of Planet Earth.
James 5:1-8
James, chapter 5, tells us when this is going to take place, from a different direction than we have been using.
James, chapter 5, beginning at verse 1:
"1Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl"—
When do they weep and howl? When they watch the ships of Tarshish, and the Papacy going down in the midst of the sea due to the activities of the East Wind of Bible prophecy.
—"1Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. 2Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. 3Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days."—
So, when is this taking place? In the last days.
—"4Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth. 5Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter. 6Ye have condemned and killed the just: and he doth not resist you. 7Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. 8Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh." James 5:1-8 (KJV).
This takes place in the time period of the Latter Rain. The sinking of the ships of Tarshish takes place in the time period of the Latter Rain.
Isaiah 23:14-17
Go to Isaiah 23.
What are we doing here? What we are doing here is we are making an argument that these men in Adventism that think that we have an incorrect understanding of the last six verses of Daniel 11 should not even be allowed to speak unless they have a position on what the last six verses in Daniel 11 represent: "They haven't the ability to work it out to where they can give you a logical review of what the last six verses of Daniel 11 represent, and they should not even be allowed to even get into the discussion."
But, these men who are saying that what we are suggesting is wrong, not any of them have a consistent teaching from the beginning to the end, nor do their teachings have any depth or substance to them.
And we are making the argument, among other things, that what we are identifying about the last six verses of Daniel 11 opens the Word of God completely up. And just the one word East will take you right into the Bible to a level that you have never been at.
And, therefore, what we are saying is, the last six verses of Daniel 11 is the increase of knowledge that comes at the time of the end in the history of the 144,000. That is the kind of logic that we are trying to exercise here, in opposition to all these foolish ideas about what is truth in Adventism today.
And in Isaiah 23, beginning at verse 1, it says, "The burden of Tyre . . . ," the prophecy of Tyre. Who is Tyre?
Well, drop down to verse 15.
"15And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot."—
Who is it that sings as an harlot at the end of the world?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: The Papacy.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: The Papacy.
So, Tyre here is the Papacy, where when we were reading in Ezekiel 27 it was Tyrus;
Tyre, the Papacy.
Verse 16, speaking to the harlot Tyre:
—"16Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.
"17And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the Lord will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth." Isaiah 23:15-17 (KJV).
Who is it that commits fornication with all the kings of the Earth? Once again, it is the Papacy.
This is Tyre. Okay? Isaiah 23 is talking about the Papacy (Tyre).
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Is Tyre and Tyrus the same?
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Yes.
Is Katherine and Kathy the same?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmation.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Verse 14:
14Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste." Isaiah 23:14 (KJV).
Verse 1:
"1The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them." Isaiah 23:1 (KJV).
Verse 6:
"6Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle." Isaiah 23:6 (KJV).
Okay. This is about the pain that is experienced by the Papacy and the kings of the Earth when they see the ships of Tarshish sinking.
And what sinks the ships of Tarshish?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: An East wind.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: An East Wind. The East Wind of Bible prophecy brings down the economic structure of Planet Earth, and it causes of the kings of the Earth who have come into a church/state relationship with the Papacy, who have committed fornication with her at the end of the world; it causes them to howl. It causes the Papacy to weep and howl.
So, you tell me, the East Wind, in Daniel 11, verse 44, when it says "tidings out of the East shall trouble the Papacy," what are the tidings out of the East that troubles the Papacy? It is that the East Wind is destroying the economic structure of Planet Earth and preventing the Papacy from ruling the world according to her will.
If you do not understand this East, then you really cannot understand what troubles the Papacy in verse 44 [of Daniel 11].
But, when you take the time to go into these symbols in Daniel 11:40-45, you will be amazed in how the Bible comes alive.
Now, let us do one thing in closing.
BABYLON
NEBUCHADNEZZAR
Days of One Kingdom (1st Kingdom)
70 literal years
Ancient Israel Held Captive
Figure No. 109A.
SUNDAY
1798 LAW
USA USA = AHAB
Days of One Kingdom (6th Kingdom) Ruler Over 10 Kings
70 symbolic years (Time is no More) (Rev 17)
Papacy is Forgotten
Figure No. 109B.
How long was Ancient Israel captive in Babylon?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Seventy years.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Okay.
So, how long is Tyre forgotten?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Seventy years.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: But, how is it defined in Isaiah 23?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: The days of one king.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: The days of one king.
The Papacy is forgotten for the days of one king.
In Daniel, chapter 2, Daniel says to Nebuchadnezzar, "Thou, O king, are the head of gold."
What is a king?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: A kingdom.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: So, this 70 years [Figure No. 109A] represents the time of one kingdom; and, during this time, this one kingdom, the Papacy is forgotten.
When was the Papacy forgotten?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: 1798.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: What kingdom of Bible prophecy began in 1798?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: The U.S.A.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: The U.S.A.
When is the United States conquered?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: At The Sunday Law.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: And when the United States is conquered at The Sunday Law, what will the United States have just done with the Papacy?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Committed fornication.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Committed fornication.
The first king of the Earth that the Papacy commits fornication with is the United States.
Because, who is the United States?
The United States immediately unites with the kings of the Earth, right? We have been there in this worship study. At the time of The Sunday Law—we read the quote, and we know this quote as Seventh-day Adventists—At The Sunday Law in the United States, the United States stretches its hand to clasp the hand of whom?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: The Papacy.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: The Papacy.
And stretches across the gulf to . . . ?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: To Spiritualism.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Who is Spiritualism?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: The Dragon.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: The Dragon.
So, at The Sunday Law in the United States, the United States unites with the Dragon.
And who is the Dragon? Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers, page 38.2, "Kings and rulers and governors have placed upon themselves the brand of antichrist, and are represented as the dragon who goes to make war with the saints—with those who keep the commandments of God and who have the faith of Jesus."
So, what we are saying here, in Isaiah 23 the Papacy (Tyre) is forgotten for 70 years, as in the days of one king.
When the children of Israel were in captivity in Babylon, how many kingdoms ruled the world during that 70 years?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: One.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Just one. It is the days of one king. Here, it was Babylon [Figure No. 109A].
In fact, the 70 years comes to an end when?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: When Belshazzar dies.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: When Belshazzar loses his life.
Okay. Ancient Israel was captive for 70 years, as is the days of one king; but, in 1844, what stopped? No more time prophecy.
So, Tyre here at the end of the world, it is going to be forgotten as the days of one king. This 70 years is symbolic. It is representing the time period that the United States is the sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy, and that ends when the United States is the first king to commit fornication with the Papacy.
And at that point in time, who does the United States turn into? Ahab, because Ahab is the king of what?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Israel.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Israel. He is the ruler over the Ten Kings of Revelation 17.
But, in this history here [Figure No. 109B], in this history here when the Papacy is forgotten, what happens that troubles the Papacy? The ships of Tarshish are brought down by an East Wind.
Okay. Now, if you are going to really look at Daniel 11:40-45 closely, you need to put these things in place; because, verse 44 does not follow sequentially verse 43. Okay? Daniel 11, verses 40 to 43, tells the story about how the deadly wound is healed. Okay?
Pagan Rome had to conquer three geographical areas: Daniel 8:9, and Daniel 11:16‑17. Pagan Rome, to take control of the world, had to take overcome Syria, Egypt, and Israel.
For Papal Rome to take control of the world, the Heruli, the Ostrogoths, and the Vandals had to be overcome.
For modern Rome to take control of the world, it has to overcome the King of the South (Daniel 11:40), the glorious land (Daniel 11:41), and Egypt (Daniel 11:42-43). When it conquers Egypt, the deadly wound is healed. End of the story.
That is not the end of the story, but it is one of the stories there in Daniel 11, verses 40 to 45, on how the deadly wound is healed.
The deadly wound was not healed in 1929 at the Lateran Treaty. Yes, the civil authority was returned to the Papacy in 1929 at the Lateran Treaty; but, the deadly wound is not healed, according to Inspiration, until the Papacy has the ability to persecute once again; and, it is in verses 41 and 42 that the ability to persecute is returned to the Papacy. The deadly wound is healed when the third obstacle is conquered.
But, then in Daniel 11:40-45 and Daniel 12:1, Daniel is going to tell us about how the Papacy relates to God's people during this very same history; because, the persecution that is referenced in verse 44, where it says he shall go forth and destroy and utterly make away many, where does the persecution begin?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: In the United States.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: The United States. What verse is that?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: 41?
BROTHER PIPPENGER: 41.
So, verse 44, actually you need to understand that that persecution begins back in verse 41. It is a different line.
Does prophecy operate upon the principle of repeat and enlarge?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Okay.
Summary
So, what are we saying here, so we can bring this to a conclusion?
We are saying that just from one word, just from East in Daniel 11, verse 44, you can open a truth in the Bible that is present truth for today. It is taking place in the world. It is noted on these [1843 and 1850] Charts. It is the debate of Adventism.
And these verses, the way we have set them forth, are the most provocative, profound, deep verses that are confronting Adventism at this present time.
"Tidings out of the East and the North shall trouble him," and they are troubling him right before Daniel 12:1.
What is Daniel 12:1.
FROM THE AUDIENCE: The close of probation.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: The close of probation.
So, just before the close of probation, we see a message symbolized in the tidings of the East and the North. So, what would that message be?
In Revelation 14 and 15 we see the close of probation. What message is emphasized in Revelation 14?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: The Three Angels' Messages.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: The Three Angels' Messages.
So, all the prophets agree with one another. What does the message of the East and the North got to be?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: The Three Angels' Messages.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: So, the message of the East and the North is how many messages?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Three.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Three?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Two.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Two?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: One.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: One, and what is it? It is the Third Angel's Message swelling to a Loud Cry.
But, how many parts does the Third Angel's Message have?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Various responses)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: It has two, does it not? The history of the First and Second Angels' Messages is the history of the Millerites, and "it is to run parallel with that which follows." Remember?
The First Angel's Message, followed by the Second Angel's Message, ends when the Third Angel's Message arrives. The history of the Millerites is the history of the First and Second Angels' Messages.
Who is the messenger of the First Angel?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: William Miller.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: William Miller.
Who was he typified by?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: John the Baptist.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: John the Baptist. So, John the Baptist was the First Angel's Message in the time of Christ.
Who was the Second Angel's Message in the time of Christ?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Jesus.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Jesus.
But, John the Baptist and William Miller were who?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Indiscernible responses.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Elijah.
So, Elijah was the First Message in his history. Who was the second?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Elisha.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Elisha.
So, the Third Angel's Message is a one-two message.
So, what was John the Baptist's message based upon?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Daniel 9.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Daniel 9.
What was Miller's message based upon?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Daniel 9.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Daniel 9. We call it Daniel 8, but if you do not have Daniel 9 to explain Daniel 8, forget about it.
John the Baptist's message was Daniel 9. William Miller's message was Daniel 9. So, we have a witness there that these are parallel messages.
So, what is our first message?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Daniel 11.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Daniel 11.
So, the first message for us is Daniel 11.
What was the second message for the Millerites? August 11, 1840, a Mighty Angel came down out of Heaven and the Earth was lightened with His glory.
And who was that Angel? No less the personage than Jesus Christ. That is our second message [within the Third Angel's Message]: 9/11, no less the personage than Jesus Christ. Right?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: So, both John the Baptist and the Millerites preached Daniel 9 as the first message, right?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: But, our first message is not Daniel 9. Our first message is . . . ?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Daniel 11.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Daniel 11.
So, when you put the beginning of Adventism together with the ending of Adventism, what is our first message [within the Third Angel's Message]? 9/11.
But, what is our first message about; who is the subject?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: The Papacy.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: The Papacy (the King of the North).
What is our second message about, 9/11, when the Angel comes down?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Islam.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Islam.
So, our twofold message is what? It is the message of the East and the North. It is the message of the King of the North (the last six verses of Daniel 11) and the children of the East (9/11).
So, this verse [Daniel 11:44] is unbelievable just with one word [East] where you can go; but, the verse itself is absolutely divine.
Shall we pray?
Benediction: Heavenly Father, we thank you that as the Dirt Brush Man and as the Lion of the tribe of Judah that you are continually opening this message to your people. We ask that it would accomplish the work that you have designed in each of us as individuals and as your people that we might finish our personal work of developing a character that represents your character, that we might be lifted up as an ensign in the near future. We pray for those that are in the valley of decision about these truths, that your Holy Spirit would be heavy upon their hearts, opening their understanding, convicting them of their need. As we take up our individual tasks
for this day, we ask that you would bless our service for you and that you would keep us safe and healthy. And we thank you for all these things in Jesus's name. Amen.