Unraveling Revelation

<p>The first casualty of war is truth. This is especially true in spiritual warfare.<br><br>Col. David Giammona and Troy Anderson, CEO and COO of Battle Ready Ministries, discuss their new book, The Military Guide to Disarming Deception, and share their thoughts on how to detect, discern, and disarm the lies of the Fallen--a key weapon in their arsenal in the end times.</p>

<p>A big space rock is heading towards a rendezvous with Earth on April 13, 2029. Is Asteroid Apophis the prophesied Wormwood?<br><br>Filmmaker Josh Peck joins us to discuss his new documentary Ragnarok: Humanity’s Last Stand. The film features Tom Horn, and is based on Tom’s book The Wormwood Prophecy. It includes Ryan Pitterson, Dr. Ken Johnson, and Derek Gilbert, and addresses the possible connections between Apophis and the third trumpet judgment of Revelation 8, as well as the possible links to the Jewish religious festivals and the prophetic calendar of the Essenes, the religious community at Qumran who preserved the Dead Sea scrolls.</p>

<p>The identity of Mystery Babylon has been debated for 2,000 years. Is Babylon a symbol or will the ancient city be resurrected from the desert sand?<br><br>Doug Woodward joins us again this week to discuss his book Will Babylon Be Rebuilt in the Last Days?</p>

<p>Prominent rabbis in the second century AD changed the timeline of the Bible. Why would they do such a thing?<br><br>Doug Woodward, author of the two-volume set Rebooting the Bible, explains that years were deducted from the ages of the patriarchs and kings deleted from Persian history to discredit the claims of Christians that Jesus was the promised Messiah.</p>

<p>The Old Testament translation called the Septuagint is an important tool for understanding end times prophecy.<br><br>Doug Woodward <a href="http://(www.faith-happens.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">(www.faith-happens.com</a>), author of the two-volume set Rebooting the Bible, joins us to explain why the Hebrew text on which our English Old Testament translations are based was changed by the rabbis in the centuries after the Resurrection and how reading the Septuagint alongside our bible can help us better understand the prophecies of the Messiah’s first coming and his return.</p>

<p>Three of the characters that prophecy scholars have tried to identify for the last 2,000 years are the two witnesses (Rev. 11:1–14) and the restrainer (2 Thess. 2:6–7).<br><br>Dr. Doug Hamp, pastor of The Way Congregation in Denver and author of Corrupting the Image III: Singularity, Superhumans, and the Second Coming of Jesus, explains the connections between the witnesses, who he identifies as Elijah and Moses; the restrainer, who he believes is the archangel Michael; the Antichrist; and the covenant with death that we discussed last week.<br><br>(For the record, we agree with Doug on the identities of the two witnesses and “he who now restrains” the “mystery of lawlessness.”)</p>

<p>The two witnesses of Revelation 11 may be seen by a fallen world as evil aliens, prompting a global demand for a false savior—the Antichrist.<br><br>Dr. Doug Hamp, author of Corrupting the Image III: Singularity, Superhumans, and the Second Coming of Jesus, explains why what sounds like a science-fiction scenario may actually be part of the modern UFO disclosure movement.</p>

<p>John’s vision into the spirit realm continues in Revelation 14 with three angels with messages for those still on the earth.<br><br>The first angel calls on humanity to fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment had arrived. The second angel proclaims the fall of “Babylon the great,” a thread we’ll pick up in upcoming shows.<br><br>The third angel declares judgment on those who chose who take the mark and worship the beast and its image. Those who do “will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.” (Rev. 14:10)</p>

<p>THE IDENTITY of the 144,000 men who appear in Revelation 7 and again in Revelation 14 has been debated for the last two millennia.<br><br>We talk about the difference between being sealed by God and marked by the Beast, which seems to be more like the brand used on cattle. We also revisit our discussion of who the 144,000 are and why Dan and Ephraim are not among the tribes of Israel in Rev. 7:5–8. As early as the mid-second century AD, Christian theologians like Irenaeus and Hippolytus, citing Jeremiah 8:16–17, believed that the Antichrist would come from the tribe of Dan.<br><br>The prophecies of Jacob (Gen. 49:17) and Moses (Deut. 33:22) over Dan, likening the tribe to a serpent and “a lion’s cub that leaps from Bashan,” the land of the dead, contribute to this interpretation.<br><br>John’s vision of the 144,000 with the Lamb (Jesus) on Mount Zion is surely a glimpse of the spirit realms, since Jesus does not return to Earth until Revelation 19 at the battle of Armageddon. This suggests that the 144,000 sealed by God will be martyred during the Great Tribulation.</p>

<p>INTELLIGENT EVIL is real and at work in the world today. Recent headlines should be enough to convince any Christian of that.<br><br>This week, we discuss demons—their origins, the ancient religious practices inspired by them, and why they seem to be getting bolder in what they lead humans to do. The fallen realm is preparing for the end of the age, so it’s no wonder that trained exorcists say they have more work than they can handle.</p>

<p>THE RECENT MEETING of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland featured presentations by corporate CEOs on new technologies that could easily be integrated into the prophesied mark of the Beast. We also discuss the claim by the co-founder of a popular cryptocurrency that your future lies in something called a Soul-Bound Token.<br><br>Globalists are so open about the use of technology to track medical compliance and personal energy use that it doesn’t take a belief or interest in end times prophecy to see how useful it will be to a future global government.</p>

<p>WHO’S IN charge of the end-times rebellion against God?<br><br>This week, we discuss the four major figures leading the forces opposed to God in the Book of Revelation: Satan (the storm-god Jupiter/Zeus/Baal), Apollyon (Saturn/Kronos/El), Leviathan (the Antichrist), and Mystery Babylon (Ishtar/Inanna).</p>

<p>The number of the name of the Beast—the Antichrist—is 666. This week, we begin our discussion of the mark and its meaning.<br><br>The second-century theologian Irenaeus had some interesting thoughts about the number, concluding that its most likely meaning was “Teitan” (Titan), but adding that if we were meant to know the Antichrist’s name, it would have been revealed to John.<br><br>Watch every episode of Unraveling Revelation at <a href="http://www.UnravelingRevelation.tv" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.UnravelingRevelation.tv</a> or at our new mobile app, which is free and available for iOS, Android, and Amazon Kindle Fire phones and tablets.<br><br>You can now watch Unraveling Revelation on the new Gilbert House Roku channel, and please subscribe to our YouTube channel: <a href="http://www.YouTube.com/unravelingrevelation" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.YouTube.com/unravelingrevelation</a>.<br><br>We’ll visit the cities of the churches of Revelation this fall. Join us for the SkyWatchTV Tour of Turkey October 18-November 3, 2022! For more information, log on to <a href="http://www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com</a>.<br><br>Join us in Israel! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19-30, 2023), visit <a href="http://www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com</a>.</p>

<p>Another of the enduring mysteries of Revelation is the image of the Beast. What is it, and could technology be used to create it?<br><br>We look at recent examples of life-like holograms, including one that’s become a major pop music star in Japan. However, the Greek word eikon, rendered “image,” “likeness,” or “form” in English, does not just mean “something that looks like something else.” It has the same connotation as being created in the image of God—it is something that acts as the “image-bearer,” or moral agent, of the Beast.<br><br>After looking at the use of eikon elsewhere in scripture, we conclude that the image of the Beast will be something other than a lifelike simulacrum. It may will be the entire Beast system—the global government of the Antichrist, and all of the infrastructure that supports it.</p>

<p>THE BEAST that rises from the earth has horns like a lamb but speaks like a dragon. The False Prophet, as he’s named in Revelation 16 and 19, will pull an epic con on the world—convincing humanity that the Antichrist has been resurrected from the dead.<br><br>We discuss something we’d missed in our earlier discussion of the beast from the sea, the Antichrist: One of his heads seemed to have been killed. Remember, Jesus holds the keys of death and Hades. There is nothing in the Bible to suggest that Satan and his minions can legitimately raise the dead.<br><br>We also discuss the miraculous things performed by the second beast, and note that it is allowed to work these lying signs. It’s important that we remember that the enemies of God do nothing that He does not allow as part of His divine plan.</p>

<p>THE ANTICHRIST is described as a chimeric dragon that emerges from the sea. This week, we look at a second beast that rises out of the earth and causes the world to worship the first beast.<br><br>We discuss several key phrases: “From the earth,” which may suggest that this spirit emerges from the netherworld (a powerful demon?); “allowed to work,” meaning that it is given permission to perform these false signs and wonders; and the beast’s description of possessing “two horns like a lamb” while speaking “like a dragon,” which suggests that this beast, who is later called the False Prophet (Rev. 16:13, 19:20), will manifest as a Christian religious figure working for Satan to establish the reign of Antichrist.</p>

<p>ANY STUDY of end times prophecy that doesn’t account for the world’s 1.7 billion Muslims is missing a huge piece of the puzzle.<br><br>This week, we present a scenario for an end times deception that uses Islam as a lure to draw the world, especially Jews, into welcoming the Antichrist with open arms.<br><br>Watch every episode of Unraveling Revelation at <a href="http://www.UnravelingRevelation.tv" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.UnravelingRevelation.tv</a>, and please subscribe to our YouTube channel: <a href="http://www.YouTube.com/unravelingrevelation" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.YouTube.com/unravelingrevelation</a>.<br><br>We’ll visit the cities of the churches of Revelation this fall. Join us for the SkyWatchTV Tour of Turkey October 18-November 3, 2022! For more information, log on to <a href="http://www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com</a>.<br><br>Join us in Israel! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19-30, 2023), visit <a href="http://www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com</a>.</p>

<p>SPECULATION ON the location of the seven mountains of Revelation 17:9 has led prophecy scholars to conclude that “the great city that has dominion over the kings of the earth” must be a city with seven hills, like Rome. There is a better explanation.<br><br>We look at the Book of 1 Enoch to show that Jews of Jesus’ day sometimes described angels as mountains. Given that the mountains are the seven heads of the Beast, and “also seven kings,” we are looking at supernatural entities—just as we discussed last week.<br><br>Toward the end of this week’s study, we speculate on the identity of the three horns uprooted by the little horn of Daniel 7, who scholars generally agree is the Antichrist. More on that next week!<br><br>Watch every episode of Unraveling Revelation at <a href="http://www.UnravelingRevelation.tv" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.UnravelingRevelation.tv</a>. And please subscribe to our new YouTube channel: <a href="http://www.YouTube.com/UnravelingRevelation" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.YouTube.com/UnravelingRevelation</a>.<br><br>Join us in Turkey! We’ll visit the churches of Revelation, Abraham’s home city Harran, Göbekli Tepe, and more! Our tour is October 18-November 3, 2022. Find out more and reserve your place at <a href="http://www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com</a>.<br><br>Israel is open for tourists again! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19-30, 2023), visit <a href="http://www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com</a>.</p>

<p>Prophecy scholars have debated the identity of the ten kings of Daniel 7 and Revelation 17 for nearly 2,000 years.<br><br>Identifying human rulers or kingdoms is an impossible task because the prophets were pointing to inhuman entities—spirits, or angels if you prefer, who are in league with Satan and the Beast in their rebellion against God.<br><br>And while we believe we can identify three of the characters who take center stage in the last days—Satan is Baal (Zeus, Jupiter), Mystery Babylon is Inanna (Ishtar, Astarte, Aphrodite, Queen of Heaven), and the Beast is Leviathan (Chaos)—the identities of the other supernatural “kings” are still hidden from us. For now.<br><br>Watch every episode of Unraveling Revelation at <a href="http://www.UnravelingRevelation.tv" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.UnravelingRevelation.tv</a>, and please subscribe to our YouTube channel: <a href="http://www.YouTube.com/unravelingrevelation" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.YouTube.com/unravelingrevelation</a>.<br><br>We’ll visit the cities of the churches of Revelation this fall. Join us for the SkyWatchTV Tour of Turkey October 18-November 3, 2022! For more information, log on to <a href="http://www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com</a>.<br><br>Join us in Israel! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19-30, 2023), visit <a href="http://www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com</a>.</p>

<p>The war between Russia and Ukraine is not the prophesied war led by Gog of Magog—but Satan and his minions could use it as a deception to introduce the Antichrist to a world looking for a savior.<br><br>Watch every episode of Unraveling Revelation at <a href="http://www.UnravelingRevelation.tv" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.UnravelingRevelation.tv</a>, and please subscribe to our YouTube channel: <a href="http://www.YouTube.com/unravelingrevelation" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.YouTube.com/unravelingrevelation</a>.<br><br>We’ll visit the cities of the churches of Revelation this fall. Join us for the SkyWatchTV Tour of Turkey October 18-November 3, 2022! For more information, log on to <a href="http://www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com</a>.<br><br>Join us in Israel! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19-30, 2023), visit <a href="http://www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com</a>.</p>

<p>THE RUSSO-UKRAINIAN war has prompted many to ask whether the prophesied war of Gog and Magog is upon us.<br><br>This week, we dive into Ezekiel 38 and 39 to explain why Russia is not part of the prophecy. Magog, and all of the nations mentioned in the northern coalition, were located in what is modern-day Turkey.<br><br>More important, however, is the phrase “the uttermost parts of the north.” We explain why this is not a geographical reference—at least, it doesn’t refer to a place in the natural realm. <br><br>Watch every episode of Unraveling Revelation at <a href="http://www.UnravelingRevelation.tv" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.UnravelingRevelation.tv</a>. And please subscribe to our new YouTube channel: <a href="http://www.YouTube.com/UnravelingRevelation" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.YouTube.com/UnravelingRevelation</a>.<br><br>Join us in Turkey! We’ll visit the churches of Revelation, Abraham’s home city Harran, Göbekli Tepe, and more! Our tour is October 18-November 3, 2022. Find out more and reserve your place at <a href="http://www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com</a>.<br><br>Israel is open for tourists again! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19-30, 2023), visit <a href="http://www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com</a>.</p>

<p>THE FOUR beasts of Daniel’s vision (Daniel 7:1–8) match the four aspects of the Beast that emerges from the sea in Revelation 13—the Antichrist.<br><br>Who or what do the ten horns represent? How do they correspond to the horns on the Beast of Revelation 13 and 17? We don’t believe we can identify them for certain, but the principle behind our interpretation is that the seven heads and ten horns of the Beast, which are kings (Rev. 17:10–12), represent spirits rather than humans.<br><br>One clue we find intriguing: Scholars believe the little horn of Daniel 7 is too similar to the Greek chaos-dragon, Typhon, for coincidence. Since Typhon is essentially the Greek concept of Leviathan, we believe that Chaos, subdued by God in Genesis 1:2, is the spirit that empowers the Antichrist.<br><br>Watch every episode of Unraveling Revelation at <a href="http://www.UnravelingRevelation.tv" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.UnravelingRevelation.tv</a>. And please subscribe to our new YouTube channel: <a href="http://www.YouTube.com/UnravelingRevelation" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.YouTube.com/UnravelingRevelation</a>.<br><br>Join us in Turkey! We’ll visit the churches of Revelation, Abraham’s home city Harran, Göbekli Tepe, and more! Our tour is October 18-November 3, 2022. Find out more and reserve your place at <a href="http://www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com</a>.<br><br>Israel is open for tourists again! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19-30, 2023), visit <a href="http://www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com</a>.</p>

<p>WE REVISIT the Book of Daniel as we discuss the ten horns of the Beast from the sea, John’s description of the Antichrist in Revelation 13 and 17.<br><br>The four beasts of Daniel’s vision (Dan. 7:1–8) match exactly the bizarre creature described by John. It’s generally agreed that the beasts have a historic fulfillment in Babylon (the lion), the Medo-Persian empire (the bear), Greece (the winged leopard), and Rome (the terrifying fourth beast).<br><br>Given the current tensions in Eastern Europe between the US and NATO on one side and Russia on the other, we discuss whether we can read any prophetic significance into the prophecies of Daniel, Ezekiel and John. Does the bear of Daniel’s vision refer to Russia? Did Ezekiel’s prophecy of an enemy from the land of Magog foretell an invasion of Israel led by Russia?<br><br>We explain why we don’t believe Russia is in view in either prophecy, except insofar as Russia, along with the rest of the world, will come against Israel in the war that leads up to Armageddon. <br><br>We’re touring the churches of Revelation! Join us and Doug Hershey, author of Israel Rising, for a tour of Turkey October 18-November 3, 2022. Other sites include Göbekli Tepe, Abraham’s home town of Harran, and the underground city of Derinkuyu. For information and registration, log on to <a href="http://www.SkyWatchInTurkey.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.SkyWatchInTurkey.com</a>.</p>

<p>From Genesis to Revelation, some of the most important history (and prophecies) in the Bible are connected to modern-day Turkey.<br><br>Doug Hershey, founder of Ezra Adventures and author of the best-selling books Israel Rising and Jerusalem Rising, joins us to discuss some of the fascinating places to see in Turkey, from the cities to which Jesus dictated letters in the Book of Revelation to Antakya (ancient Antioch), where Christians were first called by that name.<br><br>Doug joins us for our first tour of Turkey this fall, October 18-November 3, 2022. See the itinerary, get a breakdown of costs, and reserve your place on this exclusive tour at <a href="http://www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com</a>!<br><br>Watch every episode of Unraveling Revelation at <a href="http://www.UnravelingRevelation.tv" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.UnravelingRevelation.tv</a>. And please subscribe to our new YouTube channel: <a href="http://www.YouTube.com/UnravelingRevelation" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.YouTube.com/UnravelingRevelation</a>.<br><br>Join us in Turkey! We’ll visit the churches of Revelation, Abraham’s home city Harran, Göbekli Tepe, and more! Our tour is October 18-November 3, 2022. Find out more and reserve your place at <a href="http://www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com</a>.<br><br>Israel is open for tourists again! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19-30, 2023), visit <a href="http://www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com</a>.</p>

<p>Satan’s end times commander-in-chief may be a hybrid semi-divine human possessed by the spirit of Abaddon.<br><br>Ryan Pitterson, best-selling author of The Final Nephilim, discusses the complex relationships between the Antichrist (“the Assyrian”), Satan, Mystery Babylon, the ten kings represented by the horns on the Beast, and their demonic minions as they compete with one another for the right to rule the earth while they try to knock their Creator off His everlasting throne.</p>

<p>References in the books of Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Micah to a mysterious character called “the Assyrian” are far more important than we realize.<br><br>Best-selling author Ryan Pitterson joins us to discuss his new book, The Final Nephilim. He explains who the Assyrian is and the key role he plays in the end times.</p>

<p>We continue our discussion of the symbols used by the prophet Daniel to represent the ages of human history and our prophesied future.<br><br>The metals of the statue in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream—gold, silver, bronze, and iron—were used by pagans to divide human history and the foretell a future “golden age.” Daniel was shown a series of beasts—first, a winged lion, a bear, a four-headed winged leopard, followed by a beast that was “terrifying and dreadful and exceedingly strong.” Later, the prophet was shown a ram that was trampled by a male goat.<br><br>We deal with the historical representations of these beasts, and next week we’ll continue with a discussion of the ten horns, which correspond to the horns on the Beast that emerges from the sea in Revelation 12—the Antichrist.</p>

<p>A 2,000 year old poem has become the basis for the globalist agenda called the Great Reset.<br><br>We discuss the Roman poet Virgil’s Fourth Eclogue, compare the Greek poet Hesiod’s Works and Days to Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of a statue made of gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and explain how this is all a long game by the fallen realm to convince their followers that it’s possible to bring about heaven on earth—without God, of course.</p>

<p>We continue with Ezekiel’s tour of the underworld and explain why the “mighty chiefs” in the midst of Sheol are the Nephilim, the giants of Genesis 6.</p>

<p>Ezekiel gives us the most detailed description of Sheol, the Hebrew term for the underworld.<br><br>This week, we discuss Ezekiel’s description of Pharaoh as a lion and a dragon, the Mesopotamian concept of dragons, and how the prophet’s description of the Egyptian king is connected to Mesopotamian creation stories and the Bible’s chaos-dragon, Leviathan.</p>

<p>The entity called Lucifer is not who we think he is.<br><br>We look at the Day of the Lord in Isaiah with a study of the king of Babylon in Isaiah 13 and 14. We explain why Babylon may not mean the city made famous by Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar, and why Lucifer, a translation of the Hebrew Helen Ben Shachar (“Lightbringer son of Dawn”) is probably the rebel Watcher chief Shemihazah—better known to us as Saturn.</p>

<p>CHRISTIANS HAVE speculated on the ethnicity of the Antichrist for 2,000 years and we still have not reached a definite conclusion.<br><br>This week, we look at Daniel 2:40–45 and discuss just what is meant by the toes of “iron mixed with soft clay” in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of the statue of gold, silver, bronze and iron. Will the Antichrist be Roman, Muslim—or American?</p>

<p>TWO VERSES in Daniel chapter 9 are the basis for identifying the ethnicity of the Antichrist. Not surprisingly, conclusions as to his origins span the globe from Rome to Mecca to Washington, D.C.<br><br>We discuss Daniel 9:26–27 and explain why its meaning is not as clear as it might seem on first reading.</p>

<p>WHAT DO we know from the Bible about the great end times enemy of God and Israel--the Antichrist?<br><br>This week, we begin a study based on the clues in scripture about the human referred to by Paul as the Man of Lawlessness and the Son of Destruction (or Son of Perdition). The Antichrist is mentioned by that name in only four verses in the Bible: 1 John 2:18 and 22; 1 John 4:3, and 2 John 7. Far more is revealed elsewhere, and we’ll dig into that material over the next few weeks.<br><br>We also discuss the Antichrist’s destruction by the breath (pneuma, or “spirit”) of His mouth—a reversal of the process by which God breathed life into Adam!</p>

<p>THE EMERGENCE of the Beast, the Antichrist of the end times, kicks off a three-end-a-half year period of literal hell on earth. But the war for control of the earth won't be limited to the natural world.<br><br>We discuss the connection between the seven-headed Beast of Revelation 13 and the four beasts of Daniel 7, the transfer of power and authority from Satan to the Beast, and why the diadems from Satan’s heads are placed on the Beast’s horns, not his heads.<br><br>We also explain why we believe the Daniel 7:19–27 reveals that Revelation 13:7, which reveals that the Beast will be “allowed to make war on the saints and to conquer them,” actually refers to conflict in the spirit realm. The key? The Aramaic word rendered “saints” in Daniel 7 is the same word he used for the faithful Watchers in Daniel 4 (the “holy ones”).</p>

<p>WHEN, EXACTLY, did Satan rebel? We discuss the connections between the red dragon of Revelation 12 and Jesus statement that he “saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven” (Luke 10:18).</p>

<p>WHILE SATAN is described by Peter as “a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8), his ultimate end is the lake of fire.<br><br>We continue our review of the scriptures about Satan:<br><br> * He disputed with Michael for the body of Moses. (Jude 9)<br> * He has the power of death!<br> * Hebrews 2:14–15 (ESV): Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery.<br> * He will empower “the lawless one” “with all power and false signs and wonders” (2 Thess. 2:9)<br> * He has a throne (Great Altar of Zeus) (Rev. 2:9)<br> * He is a great dragon (Rev. 12)<br> * Bound for a thousand years and then loosed for a little while (Rev. 20)</p>

<p>THE BIBLE gives us enough clues to peel away centuries of tradition to see what the apostles knew about Satan in the first century.<br><br>So, what do we know for sure about Satan?<br> * Old Testament<br> * “The satan” was a title, not a proper name<br> * He was allowed to test Job<br> * Tested David through census (1 Chr. 21:1)<br> * Asked to test the high priest Joshua (Zechariah 3:1–2)<br> * New Testament<br> * Satan is a proper name<br> * He tested Jesus (Matt. 4:1–11; Mark 1:12–13; Luke 4:1–13)<br> * He has a kingdom (Matt. 12:26)<br> * Sows his seed (“sons”) among the faithful (Matt. 13:38–39)<br> * He fell “from heaven like lightning” (Luke 10:18)<br> * He entered into Judas Iscariot (Lk. 22:3; Jn. 13:27)<br> * He asked to “sift” the disciples “like wheat” (Lk. 22:31), but Jesus prayed for Peter<br> * He exploits our pride (1 Tim. 3:6–7)<br> * He can disguise himself as an angel of light (2 Cor. 11:14)<br> * He has messengers (angelos) (2 Cor. 12:7)</p>

<p>MODERN CHRISTIANS have been taught that the supernatural enemy of God is just “the devil”—and many of us don’t believe he’s real.<br><br>This week, we discuss four of the major figures leading the forces opposed to God: Satan (the storm-god Jupiter/Zeus/Baal), Apollyon (Saturn/Kronos/El), Leviathan (the Antichrist), and Mystery Babylon (Ishtar/Inanna).</p>

<p>WE CONTINUE our study of Satan this week with a focus on a question that’s puzzled Christians for 2,000 years: If Satan is a nachash (“serpent”) in Genesis 3, how can he be the “guardian cherub” of Ezekiel 28?<br><br>And what if Ezekiel 28, and its parallel chapter Isaiah 14, don’t refer to Satan at all?</p>

<p>THE DESTRUCTION of Sodom and Gomorrah is more significant than we’ve been taught. If it was just about alternative lifestyles, God would have a lot more smiting on His to-do list.<br><br>We continue our discussion of the journey led by Joseph after the death of Jacob and the possible reasons he stopped to mourn for seven days at Abel Mizraim “beyond the Jordan,” probably the ruined city of Sodom, a route that took the entourage the long way around the Dead Sea before circling back to Jacob’s final resting place at Hebron.<br><br>Evidence suggests the god worshiped at Sodom was Baal-Peor, who we believe was the Canaanite creator-god El—an entity Derek identifies in his forthcoming book as Shemihazah, leader of the rebellious Watchers in 1 Enoch, and Saturn, whose return to lead a new golden age was prophesied by the Roman poet Virgil more than 2,000 years ago.<br><br>More important, El is identified as Milcom, “the abomination of the Ammonites,” for whom Solomon built a cult site on the Mount of Olives, looking down on the Temple of God. It’s not a coincidence that the true king, the Messiah, descends to the Mount of Olives (Zech 14:4) when he returns!</p>

<p>THE DESTRUCTION of ancient Sodom, which is in the news thanks to a new academic paper, is connected to the promise God made to Abraham and to the battle of Armageddon.<br><br>We discuss the reasons for the spiritual significance of Sodom, noting that Joseph stopped there and mourned Jacob for seven days before taking his father to his final resting place at Hebron—which, when you look at a map, is much closer to Egypt than the place called Abel Mizraim, which was “beyond the Jordan.”</p>

<p>WHEN GOD personally intervenes in human affairs, it’s a big deal.<br><br>Stunning new peer-reviewed research has identified an archaeological site near Mount Nebo in Jordan as ancient Sodom. We discuss the connection to God’s promise of a son to Abraham, the reasons God may have had for putting a stop to what was happening at Sodom, and the link between Sodom and the opening of the abyss in Revelation 9.<br><br>Here is the link to the paper about the airburst over the Dead Sea mentioned during the program: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-97778-3" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-97778-3</a></p>

<p>LUCIFER WASN’T born, he was created—by the early church.<br><br>We continue our study of Satan and explain how early church theologians, beginning with Ignatius of Antioch in the early 2nd century through Augustine in the early 5th, transformed “the adversary” of the Old Testament into Lucifer and shaped our modern understanding of the devil.</p>

<p>CHRISTIANS HAVE been taught that Satan is the great enemy of God, responsible for causing all sorts of evil on the earth. That’s not how he’s described in the Old Testament.<br><br>In fact, “Satan” isn’t even a proper name in the Old Testament, it’s a job title—something like “the accuser,” or “prosecuting attorney.” However, it appears that somewhere along the line, “the satan” grew to enjoy his job a bit too much.<br><br>We discuss Job’s testing by “the satan,” and perhaps why God chose Job for the trials he endured. It might have had something to do with where Job lived.</p>

<p>THE LONG war between the Kingdom of God and Satan’s would-be kingdom is summarized by two of Jesus’ parables.<br><br>The Parable of the Wicked Tenants (Matt. 21:33–46, Mark 12:1–12, Luke 20:9–19) describes the foolish effort by the fallen “sons of God” to take away the inheritance of the Son, and the Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 10:10–32) represents humanity’s rebellion and redemption—and the reaction of our “elder brothers,” the faithful angels who have remained loyal to God.</p>

<p>WE THINK we know more about Satan than the Bible actually tells us.<br><br>This week, we detour from Revelation 12 to begin a brief study on the devil. How much of what we know about Satan is wrong? More than you’d think.</p>

<p>One of the most interesting sections of the Book of Revelation is chapter 12, where Satan enters the narrative as a red dragon with seven heads, ten horns, and seven diadems.<br><br>We discuss the imagery of the woman clothed in the sun, her child who rules the world with a rod of iron, and whether Satan’s expulsion from heaven was a past or future event, comparing it to Jesus’ remark in Luke 10;18 that he “saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.”</p>

<p>The Day of the Lord is referenced dozens of times in scripture. It describes a “great and terrible day” when the wrath of God is poured out upon an unrepentant world.<br><br>This week, we discuss the characteristics of the Day of the Lord. They include:<br><br>* It comes suddenly (1 Thess. 5:2–4; 2 Peter 3:10; Rev. 3:3, 16:15)<br>* It’s a day of darkness (Zeph. 1:15; Isa. 13:10; Joel 2:1–2, 32, 3:15; 2 Peter 3:10; Ezekiel. 30:3)<br>* It’s a day of God’s wrath (Isa. 13:9; Isa. 22; Joel 1 & 2; Amos 5; Zeph. 1:14–15; Rev. 11:15–18)<br>* It’s a day of battle (Eze. 38 & 39; Zeph. 1:16; Rev. 16:14–16, 19:11–21)<br>* God judges the nations (Eze. 39; Isa. 13:11–12; Joel 3:9–14; Oba. 15–16; Mal. 4:1–3)<br>* Global destruction (Joel 1:15, 2:3; Zeph. 1:15–18; 1 Thess. 5:3; 2 Peter 3:10)<br>* God saves a remnant from Israel (Isa. 2:2–4, 4:2–6, 11:1–13; Zech. 14:16–17; Her. 30:18–31:40; Micah 4; Zech. 13; Joel 2:18–19, 32; Jer. 30:8; Rom. 11:25–27)<br>* The death of the “gods” (Isa. 2:18; 24:21–23, 26:13–27:1; Psalm 82)<br>* God is exalted in all the earth (Isaiah 2:17; Ezekiel 39:7)</p>

<p>Ezekiel made a point of singling out “the Travelers” in his prophecy of the war of Gog and Magog. This week, we explain why and identify where the army of Gog will fall.</p>