Judgments ( p . 153 )
Throughout the whole seven year Tribulation , God has been proving that He ' s God , and not simply through the two witnesses or the 144,000 . He ' s also had an angel go out and preach the gospel . Meanwhile all kinds of judgments are taking place and they get worse as the end gets nearer .
As you get into the second part of the tribulation — all hell breaks loose . ( list on bottom of page 154 ). God is not taking the sins of the world lightly .
Turkey ' s Dam on the Euphrates ( p . 156 )
In January , 1990 , the president of Turkey pushed a button that closed the recently built dam now blocking the great river . The river dropped 75 % in one day . Truly we are entering the age of the Messiah as one prophecy after another could be fulfilled before our eyes . ( Grant R . Jeffrey , Messiah , p . 278 ).
Desert Storm - Saddam trapped by Euphrates ( p . 157 )
During Desert Storm , US forces were able to cut off and trap Saddam Hussein ' s forces . Because of the Euphrates at their backs they were unable to retreat . The Euphrates forms a formidable barrier .
Tiananmen Square ( p . 165 )
An army of 200,000,000 ! Of course , 100 years ago , 50 years ago , or even 30 years ago that was a joke . That even in China you could get together 200 million men to come down to Israel to fight was unheard of It could never happen . It ' s not a joke any more . During the Tiananmen Square riots they went to a general and asked him , " Sir , are you alarmed by this event ?" He said , " Do you really think I should be ? If I wanted to now , I could amass an army of 200 million men ."
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