“For behold, in those days and at that time, When I BRING BACK the captives of Judah and Jerusalem…” (Joel 3:1) On May 14, 1948, on the day in which the British Mandate over a Palestine expired, the Jewish People’s Council gathered at the Tel Aviv Museum, and approved the following proclamation, declaring the establishment of the State of Israel, after being driven out of their land 1,951 years ago. The new state of Israel was recognized that night by the United States and three days later by the USSR. Remember, Jesus said, “Even so, when you see ALL THESE THINGS, you know that it is near, right at the door. Truly I tell you, THIS GENERATION WILL CERTAINLY NOT PASS AWAY UNTIL ALL THESE THINGS HAVE HAPPENED.” (Matt. 24:32-34) First the rapture, (the harpazo: the snatching away), then…
Joel goes on to say, “I WILL ALSO GATHER ALL NATIONS (in that same time frame), And bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; And I will ENTER INTO JUDGMENT with them there On account of My people, My heritage Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations; They have also divided up My land.” (Joel 3:1-2) “Surely it is coming, and IT SHALL BE DONE,” says the Lord GOD. “This is THE DAY of which I have spoken.” (Ezekiel 39:8) This is that day, “And you, son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal; and I will turn you around and lead you on, bringing you up from the far north, and BRING YOU AGAINST THE MOUNTAINS OF ISRAEL. Then I will knock the bow out of your left hand, and cause the arrows to fall out of your right hand. You shall FALL UPON THE MOUNTAINS OF ISRAEL, you and all your troops and the peoples who are with you; I will give you to birds of prey of every sort and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.” (Ezekiel 39:1-4)
“Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out and set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and bucklers, the bows and arrows, the javelins and spears; and they will make fires with them for SEVEN YEARS…Therefore they will call it the Valley of Hamon Gog. For SEVEN MONTHS the house of Israel will be burying them (Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, Persia, Ethiopia, Libya, Gomer and all its troops; the house of Togarmah), in order to cleanse the land.” (Ezekiel 39:9-12)
WHILE ALL OF THIS IS HAPPENING, WE ARE TAKING PART IN THE MARRIAGE SUPPER OF THE LAMB…
-Bill Stockham