This is an article taken from my book entitled, The NOW Prophecies, by Bill Salus.
Unquestionably, the most important prophetic information for every generation is the knowledge of its whereabouts on the Lord’s prophetic timeline. Isaiah 46:9-10, informs us that there exists a definite beginning and end, so the question is where are we now?
The simple answer is that we are somewhere between the two prophetic events of the rebirth of the nation Israel and the upholding of the Lord’s holy name through the nation of Israel, which results from the Gog of Magog war in Ezekiel 38-39. In fulfillment of numerous prophecies, Israel was reborn as a nation on May 14, 1948. Presently seventy-seven years have passed since that time. The reestablishment of Israel is when the world’s hourglass made its final turn, and now the grains of sand are rapidly descending downward into its lower chamber. Mankind is racing toward the expiration date of this present earth!
These two marquee events should standout like monumental bookends to this generation because they are intended to serve as the prophetic proof that the God of the Bible is the one true God over all the earth. Replacement theology, the erroneous teaching that God’s done with the Jews, has facilitated the failure of many Christians to recognize the miraculous existence of the Jewish state of Israel. However, their ignorance does not erase the fact that Israel today is a marvelous sovereign undertaking of the Lord. According to the prophet Jeremiah it was intended to be so.
Therefore, behold, the days are coming,” says the LORD, “that they shall no longer say, ‘As the LORD lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,’ but, ‘As the LORD lives who brought up and led the descendants of the house of Israel from the north country and from all the countries where I had driven them.’ And they shall dwell in their own land.” (Jeremiah 23:7-8, NKJV).
The Hebrew exodus from Egypt resulted in the parting of the Red Sea (Exodus 14). This was a supernatural event that has yet to be outmatched or duplicated by anyone. This miracle was to be memorialized in the minds of the Hebrew generations that followed. It served to remind the Jews that their God Jehovah could deliver them through all obstacles and oppressions. In addition to this monumental miracle, the Old Testament is filled with other historical examples evidencing this fact.
Jeremiah 23:7 declares that the exodus episode will pale in comparison to the modern day miracle of the rebirthed nation of Israel. Rightfully so, the Lord had to accomplish much more than parting the Red Sea in order to reestablish the nation of Israel in modernity. Below are a few examples depicting the enormous sovereign undertaking of God in order for Israel to exist today!
• Implant Zionism in Jews – In the late 1800’s, after centuries of existence outside of their country, the Jews began to yearn to return back to their ancient homeland. They were, and still are, willing to leave their world countries, diverse cultures and differing languages to return to a place that was desolate and is presently dangerous.
• Create Arab Homelands – From 1517 – 1917 A.D. the Middle East was under the control of the Ottoman Empire. The domination abruptly ended with the Turkish loss in World War I. This empire had to be eliminated in order for the Mideast to be rezoned with Arab states and a Jewish state. The creation of the Arab states and the Jewish state was the fulfillment of the Lord’s Mideast Peace Plan provided in Jeremiah 12:14-17. The prophecy specified that the Arabs and Jews would return to their homelands, which occurred in the aftermath of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
It’s important to note that Jeremiah 12:17 predicts destruction of the Arab nations that curse Israel instead of live copacetic alongside Israel. This destruction seemingly occurs with the NOW prophecy of Psalm 83.
• Prevent Nazi Genocide – In order for the Jewish state to exist, Jews needed to exist. During World War II, Adolph Hitler and the Nazis attempted the genocide of the Jews. Had they been successful, there would be no Israel today! Whereas, World War I freed up the ancient land of Israel for the Jewish people. World War II prepared the Jews for the land of Israel.
• Empower the Allied Forces – Communist Russia teamed up with the capitalistic America and the other allied forces to defeat the Nazis. This cohesion of this unlikely coalition was also the miraculous sovereign undertaking of the Lord.
• Create the Jewish State – With the control of the Ottoman Empire relinquished and the establishment of the Arab states in place, the restoration of Israel occurred. These territorial shifts paved the way for the state of Israel to come into existence.
• Empower the Israeli Army – Ezekiel 37:10, 25:14, Obadiah 1:18 and elsewhere predicted the rise of today’s Israeli Defense Forces. Through the process of three regional wars in 1948, 1967 and 1973, the Jews transformed from refugees into the most powerful army in the Middle East. This had to happen in order to sustain Israel’s existence.
• Preserve and Prosper Israel – Israel is becoming a prosperous nation. According to Ezekiel 38:12-13, Israel continues to prosper and achieve an abundance of plunder and booty. It is this prosperity that motivates the Russian Gog of Magog invaders to attack Israel.
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THE UPHOLDING OF GOD’S HOLY NAME THROUGH HIS PEOPLE ISRAEL
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The Magog invasion of Ezekiel 38-39 is the other major prophetic marker for this generation to consider. Ezekiel 38:1-39:20, contains forty-three verses of some of the most consolidated and descriptive prophetic information found anywhere within the entire Bible. The reader of these passages doesn’t need to be a bible scholar, rocket scientist, or even a believer to glean a relatively detailed understanding of this forthcoming prophecy. By interpreting these verses literally the reader is made aware of the:
• Timing of the event – (In the end times), Ezek. 38:8, 16.
• Identities of the invading coalition – (Russia, Turkey, Iran and a total of nine members are identified by Ezekiel). Ezek. 38:1-5.
• Motivation for the invasion of Israel – (To take spoil, plunder and booty from Israel). Ezek. 38:12-13.
• Conditions inside Israel at the time of the invasion – (A nation at peace that is dwelling securely without walls). Ezek. 38:8, 11, 14.
• Defeat of the invaders – (Supernatural means through an earthquake, pestilence, bloodshed, flooding rains, great hailstones, fire and brimstone). Ezek. 38:18-23.
• Aftermath of the event – (Israel will gain international renown for burying the dead for seven months and burning the invaders weapons for seven years). Ezek. 39:9-16.
• Purpose of the prophecy – (The upholding of the holy name of God). Ezek. 39:7.
The Lord appears to have intended these verses to be relatively easy for everyone to understand, because this is the epic event through which He pledges to notify the world that He is the one true God!
There will be no way to misconstrue that the supernatural destruction of the Magog invaders came exclusively through the hand of the Lord. Although Israel is positively identified within this prophecy, and possibly even America, the victory over the Russian coalition will not be attributed to either, but the Lord will get the full credit. In the aftermath, He alone will be able to slam dunk the football in the end zone after the winning touchdown!
The Lord will be able to proclaim, with absolute authority, that He is the covenant making God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, who sent his only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, so that all who receive Him as their Lord and Savior would not perish but have eternal life.
This prophecy will be explained in more detail at a later point within this work. The explanation will address why this prophecy appears to occur before the seven year Tribulation Period commences, (i.e. Daniel’s Seventieth Week), why the Rapture probably occurs beforehand, and how America is identified in Ezekiel 38:13, as the young lions of the merchants of Tarshish. America in this prophecy is depicted as a lesser nation, a meager sideline spectator of the Magog invasion. America, shrunken to this non-superpower stature, appears to occur as one of the NOW Prophecies.
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Good article by Bill Salus! When you consider everything that is highlighted here that had to happen in history in order for the Lord to re-plant His Seed–Israel–in the Land, as He promised He would do in the end-times, it is no wonder this one event is the miracle of miracles! It’s really the No.1 sign in all of Bible prophecy. There were already 805,000 Jews, or those claiming Jewish descent living in Israel on May 14, 1948 when the State was birthed.
I thought of my comments sometime ago on this forum in which I said the Ezekiel war will be incredibly short–some biblical scholars say 24-36 hours. But, they(Israel) and others will realize this was a supernatural victory, and not of their own power. So the Lord alone gets the credit!
The Bible says the generation that sees Israel–the Fig Tree bloom(birth) anew, will NOT pass before the son of Man Cometh! I believe this is the baby boomer generation who were born when Israel was born in 1948–give or take a few years. While 70-80 years is a typical generation, humans can live much longer which pushes this timeline out quite a few more years since some people live to be over one hundred years. However, I can’t see the Ezekiel war happening prior to the Rapture given everything we see today. Israel living securely in un-walled villages isn’t a reality today, nor does it appear it will be anytime soon. I believe the antichrist makes this possible when Israel signs the Covenant with Death and Hell, and begins the 7-year Tribulation period. I’m not discounting Bill Salus’ assertion here concerning the timing of the Ezekiel war, or explaining how America may be involved even though America isn’t specifically mentioned by name. Looking forward to reading more about this in his next article! There must be a GAP period between the Rapture and the actual signing of the so-called peace treaty. This would also help accomplish the prophecy of the burning of the weapons lasting 7 years, probably till the Moment the Lord sets His foot on the Mount of Olives and splits it with a giant earthquake.
Bill is the teacher who I trust above others for explanations of the unfulfilled wars. I’m just finishing his Now Prophecies book, then I’ll go on to Next Prophecies.
He does indeed believe in a gap period, of undetermined length. (We can’t know how much of Biblical prophecy will be fulfilled before the Rapture, so we can’t guess how long the gap will be.) The more prophecies that are fulfilled before the Rapture, the shorter the gap.
He also makes a strong case for the RCC becoming the religious harlot during the Tribulation. I’ve read A Woman Rides the Beast, by Dave Hunt (it’s a tough read due to the profound wickedness revealed in the RCC from its inception, but I highly recommend it) and Bill does a nice job of explaining how that apostate system will rise to become the one world religion after the Rapture.
Almost none of the RCC membership, and leadership will go up in the Rapture. The consequences of that can not be overstated, they will be off and running! It is worth noting that Pope Francis openly endorsed baptising aliens if/when they show up because he said they would be free from the stain of original sin. And the RCC admitted it has already trained a team of priests to be prepared to baptize them when they appear. Their apostasy knows no end.
Bill is a faithful follower of Jesus and a worthy biblical scholar. There are a couple of minor differences I have with him, but they aren’t worth debating.
One thing is certain, Bill is convinced the Rapture is getting very close. May it be so!
Hi Robin, I agree with Bill that the Roman Catholic church is this Harlot! They have convoluted God’s teachings concerning the Christian faith to the point they have their own Bible! Yet, they hold certain doctrines to make them appear authentic such as the condemnation of abomination, the Belief in the Holy Trinity as the 3-person Godhead and others. But their religion is a works religion with confession of sin to a sinful man(a priest), calling the mother of Jesus holy while she was a sinner like the rest of us, using rosary beads, an intercessory appeal to so-called saints–also sinners–to answer prayer requests. The list goes on and on as they completely warped the early 1st and 2nd century Church, and invented an apostasy of their own choosing–not God’s!
I wasn’t aware of Pope Francis’ and aliens until you mentioned this. Baptism does nothing for one’s Salvation, yet this foolishness is openly professed by those who believe it! It’s an ordinance yes, like Communion, but in and of itself does nothing for you without true Faith in Him! Just another ‘works’ that are as filthy rags before the Lord!
Mike Gendron has the most effective teachings and ministry for exposing the Catholic Church, he was a ‘good Catholic’ for 30+ years. I took his two-day ministry class about 4 months ago, when he came to my church; eye-opening doesn’t begin to describe it.
It’s hard to convert Catholics because they are thoroughly indoctrinated. But with God all things are possible. Mike’s ministry is proclaimingthegospel.org. There are many resources for us and for Catholics who are questioning their faith. He is a great servant of Jesus and has brought many to salvation through the Holy Spirit. What an arsenal he has assembled over the years!