Spiritual Treasure
by Bert Smith, Pastor at King’s Fellowship
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Armageddon
n the last few years there has
been an increasing rise in the
news about what the world calls
Armageddon. They liken it to: the
last great battle between nations, some
universal disaster, or nuclear catastrophe, the end of the world or selfdestruction of civilization. They refer
to Nostradamus, Mayan calendars, a
scientific dooms day clock, collision of
planets, holocausts, etc. Be advised,
teaching the bible with worldly wisdom
is like the blind leading the blind. Matt
15:14, 1Cor 3:19.
Jesus Christ came to this world to
be a Savior and a King. 48 prophecies
were fulfilled at His first coming, but
Israel rejected Him as their Messiah
King John 19:15. He was then crucified
and became a savior for every lost son
of Adam who would repent and receive
Him. Israel was then cast out of their
land in 70 AD and scattered among the
nations. The Kingdom of Heaven, that
Jesus preached to Israel (Romans 15:8,
Matt 10:5-7, Matt 15:24) was postponed (Acts 1:6-7) until His second
coming (Rom. ch. 10 & 11).
There are more than 500 verses in
the scriptures that describe the 2nd
coming of Jesus Christ to set up his
earthly kingdom.
The focal point of these prophecies
is Armageddon. It is the high ground
in the valley of Megiddo in Northern
Israel. This is where the world’s bloodiest battle will take place Rev 16: 14-16,
14:20. Troops from every nation will be
gathered to fight against God and Israel Zech 14:1-4. It is the place God has
chosen to grind the gentile nations to
dust Daniel 2:34-45. The harlot church
(gentile religions) will go up in flames
Rev 17, right along with bundled tares
Matt 13:30, and Sodomites who want
to remove God from their knowledge
Romans 1:24-28, 2 Peter 2:6, Jude 7. It
takes place near the end of the Great
Tribulation Matt 24:21, Dan 12:1. It is
called Jacob’s trouble Jer 30:7, for here
God will settle the controversy of Zion
Isaiah 34:1-8 i.e. (who does the land of
Palestine belong to). God’s purpose of
Armageddon is to rid the world of all
things that offend, in preparation for
setting up His kingdom Matt 13:41,
just as Israel was supposed to do when
they first entered Canaan Land Deut
20:16-18. A new age will not be ushered in by missionaries spreading a
social gospel; Armageddon is a battle
between the armies of this world and
the supernatural armies of God. Rev.
19:11-15
The 2nd Psalm has 12 verses that
divide naturally into a 4 fold division
of 3 verses each and describe how the
Godhead treats Armageddon.
Verses 1-3 declare the nations
united worldwide rebellion against God
and His Son. Their raging begins with
tumults, set-ins, marches, demonstrations, mob violence, wars and rumors
of wars that will quickly escalate into
great tribulation Matt. ch. 24.
Verses 4-6 God the Father laughs
at their wicked imaginations, in
thinking that they can stand against
Him with their puny armies. He then
declares in their face that He is going
to set His Son on His throne in Zion.
Verses 7-9 God the Son declares
that He is going to do His Father’s will.
He had never prayed for the world
John 17:9 and He is ready to bear His
flaming sword against it Rev 19:11-16,
2 Thess 1:7-8. As soon as He removes
His bride from among the gentiles
1 Thess. 4:14-18, He will return and
destroy the enemies of Israel Acts
15:14-16, plant His feet on the Mount
of Olives Zech. 14:1-4, and sit down
on the throne of David in the city of
Jerusalem Luke 1:32. Bingo! Jesus
Christ, King of Kings and Lord of Lords
Rev. 19:16
Verses 10-12 God the Holy Spirit
pleads with men to serve The Lord
with fear and trembling, for the Great
Tribulation and Armageddon are but
a little wrath of God compared to
eternity in Hell. If you were never born
again John 3:7, you missed being a part
of the spiritual Kingdom of God Luke
17:20-21. When the beast demands
your worship, Rev. ch 13 & 14, kiss the
Son and put your trust in Him, it may
be your door into Christ’s Kingdom of
Heaven here on this earth. Rev 20:1-6
All the Old Testament prophets
saw the great day of the Lord and the
terrible judgments that will befall
mankind at Christ’s second coming.
Isaiah 34:1-10 & 63:1-6, Jer 23:19-20,
Joel 3:1-17, Amos 5:18-20, Obadiah 1516, Micah 1:2-4, Habakkuk ch 3, Zeph
1:14-18 & 2:1-3, Haggai 2:22, Zech
14:12-15, Mal. Ch. 4. Study to shew
thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth.
Our thanks to the local pastors for writing this column on a rotating schedule in return for a free listing for their church in our Hometown Church listing.
As such, views expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect that of The Hometown Treasure.
— Editor
The Hometown Treasure · December ‘12 · pg 35