The Tribulation Calendar: (7) Babylon to Jerusalem.

BABYLON TO JERUSALEM.

The Global Leader is only given 1,260 days to rule in complete authority and power. During this time he moves the world`s economic infrastructure from Europe over to Babylon in Iraq - the multinationals, the financial systems and the commercial apparatus. (Zech. 5: 5 – 11 `in the land of Shinar…`)

This ancient city will have been rebuilt in all its glory and be the most popular tourist attraction. It will have the height of fashion, `merchants will become rich through the abundance of her luxury,..` (Rev. 18: 3)

To be able to function in this new era, to be able to buy and/or sell, people will need to show allegiance to the Global Leader. This will mean having a `mark, a number and authority (name)` of the world`s system, either on the hand or the forehead.

However, acceptance and reception of the `mark` will have severe repercussions both immediate and eternal. Anyone who received the Mark will be compelled to endure in full the wrath of God. (Rev. 14: 9)

Extremely painful epidemics will torment mankind. Cosmic disturbances will create unbearable intense extremes in the climatic environment. Catastrophic disasters will produce famines in every country. Finally unprecedented earthquakes will raze the great cities of the world, and geographic upheavals will cause mountains and islands to completely disappear. (Matt. 24: 7 Rev. 16: 1 - 21)

Amid these calamities God destroys the capital of the world, the city of Babylon. In defiance of God, the Global Leader sets about to annihilate God`s people, Israel. The armies of the world are gathered together in the plain of Armageddon, north of Israel. They organise a full sweep of the land and exterminate every Israeli enroute as they head for Jerusalem.

Finally, the force will encompass the City of Jerusalem which will eventually be overwhelmed, conquered and looted. Two-thirds of the whole of Israeli nation will be slain. (Zech. 13: 8 - 14: 2)

Israel as a nation will be broken and crushed. The armies of the nations of the world will be martialled in victory formation outside Jerusalem. The whole world against little Israel. What an overkill.

`When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near.....And Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.` (Luke 21: 20 & 24)
 
The 5 Great Empires.

We know that the city of Babylon and its empire was the very first one that God said He had given `a kingdom, power, strength and glory…` (Dan. 2: 37) It was to Babylon`s king that God gave the amazing dream of all the world`s ruling Gentile powers. God gave Daniel the interpretation.

The dream presented a Middle Eastern figure standing before the King. It had a head of gold, chest and arms of silver, belly and thighs of bronze, legs of iron and feet of iron and clay. The body parts represented

Looking in God`s word and from history we can name these 5 world rulers.



Babylon - `You (King of Babylon) are this head of Gold.` (Dan. 2: 38)

Medes & Persians - `Darius the Mede received the kingdom,`(Dan. 5: 31)

Greece - `the male goat is the kingdom of Greece.`(Dan. 8: 21)

Rome - `a decree went out from Caesar Augustus (Rome) that the whole world should be registered.` (Luke 2: 1)

Divided Kingdom - Then the Assyrian (Islam) shall fall by a sword not of man.`(Isa. 31: 8)

The metals represented the strength of the rulership – gold, (all power) down to the divided kingdom of Islam with Sunni and Shia divisions.

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How amazing then to see God`s word coming to pass in our day. Some people thought that Babylon would never rise again however, it has yet to fulfill its last position as the centre of the world`s government.
 
Application.

Every detail in God`s word is true and it is amazing to see so much of prophecy coming to pass. The Middle East has returned to centre stage and we need not fear but continue to praise the Lord for He has it all in His hands.

Islam, the divided kingdom has for years had wars between the Sunni and Shia groups of Islam. However, when their Messiah arises he will bring them together and they will be a force to be reckoned with. Nearly 2 billion Islamics around the world will arise and force the world to bow to their leader.

How blest we are to know that our leader, the supreme commander in chief of the hosts of glory is the conqueror and goes from victory to victory.
 
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