Times of the Gentiles: Part 1:: By Keith Watts

Published on: by RR10 Category:General Articles

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Text verse: Luke 21:24

“And they shall fall by the edge of the sword and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.”

This period began when Judah was carried into captivity by Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar. It will end when the Gentile world power is destroyed by the coming of the Lord of glory.

Psalms 24:7 “Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in.”

Psalms 24:8 “Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.” (WOW.)

Until then, “Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles.” The Jews will be subjected to their political dominion. (We see this happening today.) It seems to me every nation on earth is telling the Israeli Government what to do. The time of the Gentiles began in Jeremiah 52:1-34. Zedekiah was king. It will end in Revelation 19:11-16 when Jesus is coming to the earth on His White horse. (What a day that will be!) Even so, come quickly, Lord Jesus. I have to really keep my eyes on Jesus because I can easily get mad at the world for going against the beloved Jews. I could keep talking about this subject, but I’d better move on; otherwise, I would never finish this article.

This article will be in Daniel chapters 2,7, and 8.

Nebuchadnezzar has dreamed a dream, and Daniel will tell him what he dreamed and then interpret the dream.

There will be 5 Gentile Empires. 4 of the Empires have passed, and 1 has not yet happened. Here is the list of the Empires.

  1. Babylon Empire
  2. Medo- Persian Empire
  3. Greek Empire
  4. Roman Empire
  5. Revised Roman Empire (Future)
  6. Jesus Empire (It will last 1,000 years)

Babylon

Daniel 2:32 “This image’s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass.”

Daniel 2:37 “Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.”

Daniel 2:38 “And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.”

The head is gold. This kingdom was the greatest kingdom. You will notice that the metals go down in value, but the metals get stronger. The integrity of the kingdom became less. The armies seem to become more brutal.

Daniel 7:4 “The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man’s heart was given to it.”

This may be referring to when Nebuchadnezzar acted like a beast until he was humbled. (I believe it was 15 years.)

Medes-Persian

Daniel 2:32 “This image’s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass.”

The breast and arms of silver: This is the Greek Empire. The arms represent the two nations.

Daniel 7:5 “And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.”

I believe the three ribs are three nations.

  1. Assyria
  2. Babylon
  3. Medes

Babylon and the Medes came together and conquered Assyria. The Persians conquered the Medes and Assyrians. Then the Medes and Persians conquered the Babylonians.

Daniel 8:3 “Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.”

Daniel 8:20 “The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.”

The two horns represent the two nations. One was higher than the other one. Persia was more powerful than the Medes.

Cyrus’ army conquered Babylon in 539 BC; you will find this in Daniel 5:28.

Daniel 2:32 “This image’s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass.”

Greek

His belly and thighs of brass

Daniel 7:6 “After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.”

This kingdom was like a leopard. Alexander the Great started to fight the Medes and Persians in 334 BC. He conquered them in 331 BC. The leopard is the fastest animal there is. Alexander never lost a battle. Many believe that he was the greatest general in history. He was only 33 when he did this. He thought he was a god. When he was dying, they asked him to name a new ruler, and it is said that he said, “the strongest.”

The 4 wings of a fowl and 4 heads: this is referring to the 4 generals who took over his kingdom.

Daniel 8:5 “And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.”

This verse says, “and touched not the ground.” Just like the leopard – quick.

Daniel 8:8 “Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.”

Daniel 8:9 “And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.”

Verse 8: The great horn was broken; this is Alexander when he died. Then came up four notable ones to the four winds. The 4 generals took four sections of the kingdom; they each went separate. That is the meaning of the four winds. One of the generals grows stronger than the others. Notice at the end of the verse, it says, “and toward the pleasant land.” I could talk more about this, but I need to close on this article. This is Israel.

Closing

Zechariah 9:8 “And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.”

What a wonderful statement! He says in this verse, “and no oppressor shall pass through them any more:” We really do have total victory in Jesus. Who on this earth can stand against Jesus Christ? No one.

The Worldwide Prayer Movement

Job 16:21 “O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!”

Job pleaded for at least one man to intercede with God on his behalf. I believe there are over 8 billion souls on the face of this earth So many lost souls do not have one person interceding on their behalf to God. I will tell you right now, someone prayed for you and me.

URGENT PRAYER FOR 7 NATIONS

I am asking all prayer warriors from around the world to join us for a day of prayer, fasting, and repentance for these seven nations on February 6, 2024.

  1. Nauru and on behalf of over 12,842 precious souls.
  2. New Zealand and on behalf of over 5,252,481 precious souls.
  3. Samoa and on behalf of over 227,593 precious souls.
  4. Solomon Islands and on behalf of over 749,712 precious souls.
  5. Tonga and on behalf of over 108,293 precious souls.
  6. USA and on behalf of over 341,056,497 precious souls.
  7. Israel and all Jews around the world and on behalf of over 16.7 million precious Jews.

I ask all pastors to please ask all of your prayer warriors to join with us on this day and be a part of harvesting lost souls around the world. Please share this post on all media. Thank you.

Facebook page: Prayer Warriors 4HIM Online Ministries

E-mail: bkwatts64@yahoo.com

Keith Watts

Grace Baptist Church
Associate Pastor
Online Missionary to the World

5 Feb 2024

Published on: by RR7 Category:Israel Watch

Will There Be a Palestinian State?

The world and Israel are hurtling toward confrontation.

The one thing most on my mind is why the international community—and large segments of the Church, my friend—are not permanently outraged by October 7. That is foundational. By now the evidence is viral. The Hamas demons that murdered, raped, burned, and kidnapped over 1,000 Israelis last fall deserve nothing but death and justice. They don’t deserve concessions, negotiations, or survival.

Why this is not bedrock principle frustrates me greatly. Watching our evil leadership in the West collude with the evil leadership in the Middle East is horrible. We feel powerless now, for a time, but only the return of Jesus Christ will put an end to such malevolence.

As mind-numbing as it is, Hamas has positioned itself for concessions from Israel that further imperil the Jewish state. I believe Israel will achieve most of its goals. I would not be surprised to see top Hamas leadership live to fight another day; talk is that in some kind of negotiated deal, Sinwar and others will be allowed to leave the country. One thing I am certain of, once the issue of the hostages has been resolved, one way or the other, no place on earth will be safe for these devils. The Mossad can and will reach them anywhere.

But the news this week that the U.S. and the U.K. are seriously considering recognizing a Palestinian state, after the war, begs several questions.

One, how would this actually work? By the way, this would be the first departure from Israel on a serious subject that the Americans have ever contemplated, and sets a precedent. But in terms of recognizing such a terror state, how in practical terms would it come about? I do not believe in the present circumstances that Israeli leadership would ever endorse this or accept it. Speaking with some contacts in Israel this week confirms this for me. No matter the political side of the aisle in Israel, a Palestinian state is a non-starter for Israelis. After October 7, it will take generations for them to accept such a thing.

Second, why now? Pressure has been put on Israel by the Americans and the British for at least 30 years. I think the answer lies in the fact that the Biden Regime has a mediocre figurehead being managed by stone-cold Marxists. The Communists have always been cozy with the Palestinians. The Soviets schooled Yasser Arafat and his band of killers. But with the American Congress and White House historically weak, there isn’t the proper opposition to such insanity that existed in years past.

Third, this question of Israeli non-compliance. I listened today to Hugh Hewitt’s podcast. I only listen to him to get different perspectives. I find Hewitt to be either a left-wing plant, or, my likely a guy that loves to move in elite/intellectual circles. He has a reputation for being a “conservative,” but one in the Bush/McCain range. Hewitt interviewed Haviv Rettig Gur, of the Times of Israel. Gur said what I’ve heard over and over and over: under no circumstances will Israelis accept a Palestinian state. They know it’s literally a matter of survival.

This brings me to something else. The IDF the past couple weeks has been operating in Jenin, a long-time stronghold for Hamas. The whole city is booby-trapped. It is a microcosm of Gaza. If Gaza is not won by Israel, Hamas will mushroom in Judea-Samaria. That would be not only intolerable, but Israel couldn’t survive.

The Israelis have detained 41 terrorists in Jenin, Tubas, Nablus, Bethlehem and Hebron.

In addition to all this, the evil PA/PLO “chairman” Mahmoud Abbas is now jockeying to see how he can gain a role. From one report:

“Mahmoud Abbas chaired an expanded meeting of Fatah, which included members of the Central Committee, the Revolutionary Council, and the regional secretaries of Fatah in Judea and Samaria. In a speech given at the meeting, Mahmoud Abbas, PA chairman, addressed the issue of internal reforms, saying they were a national issue intended to serve the Palestinian people and support its national goals. He said they were aware of the preparations required for the process and that action was needed within the movement for the day after the war in the Gaza Strip. He said the current developments in the Gaza Strip were a prelude to improving all their national frameworks and that they had to hold general elections. Abbas stressed that they were committed to changes and new processes in all areas, including the defense, justice, administration and financial systems. He further noted that they would continue to prosecute Israel in international courts for its actions in the Gaza Strip.”

That evil troll is positioning to maintain power and continue to abuse his own people and steal millions in aid. That is a non-starter. Israel must continue to demand that “Gaza will never go back to what it was.”

Now, I realize the issue of a Palestinian state is a big topic among prophecy students. My personal position is that there is no reason for the Palestinians to have a state on Jewish land, ever. I also know that if a Palestinian state were declared in Gaza and the West Bank, many people would freak out, as if that was blunting or altering Bible prophecy. I think there is some nuance in Scripture about this.

Now that the Jews have come back to the Land, they are never leaving that. That is biblical truth and we can take it to the eternal bank. Amos 9:15, among others, tells us that.

On the other hand, Ezekiel 36 might speak to this:

“Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord: Thus saith the Lord God; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession…Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people…” (Ezekiel 36:1-3)

Is it possible that this is discussing a hostile Arab state on that land? The rest of this passage deals with God’s promise to the Jews that He will deal with the enemies of His People.

So I think that for us as believers and supporters of Israel, we should continue to pray and let things play out. From here on out, things are going to get wild, I do believe.

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