My wife recently bought a 1,000-piece puzzle that she thought would be easy to assemble; however, at first it looked like it was going to take weeks to do it. But after working on it for about a week, the pieces started falling into place and it got easier and easier. Some Bible prophecy is like a puzzle that is difficult to put together.

We are in the last days, and prophecies that were difficult to interpret when they were written in the Bible are now making sense and rapidly falling in place.

Consider the following recent events:

First, God will gather the Jews back to Israel in two waves at the end of the age: a first wave in unbelief (the Jews will go back under the Law) before the Tribulation Period, and a second wave in belief at the end of the Tribulation Period (the Jews will repent and all Israel will be saved).

Many Muslims have immigrated to France in recent years, anti-Semitism has exploded, and now about 200,000 French Jews want to relocate to Israel.

This has prompted Prime Min. Netanyahu to urge the Israeli officials to speed up the immigration process so they can quickly take in many of these French Jews.

Second, some Bible prophecy teachers believe the Antichrist will claim to be the Christ when he first appears and he will deceive the Jews by promising them peace and confirming the 7-year peace treaty.

In early December, the Jewish rabbi in charge of King David’s tomb in Jerusalem said there is now a plan to create a crown of gold for their long-awaited Messiah.

The rabbi said this messiah will be the king of Israel, a descendant of David, come back to Jerusalem, ensure that the Temple is rebuilt and the Temple service is reinstated, gather the Jews from around the world, and his return is imminent.

The fact that the Jewish religious leaders believe that the messiah will ensure that the Temple is rebuilt is one reason why some Bible prophecy teachers believe that the Jews will accept the Antichrist as their messiah, that it will be the Antichrist who gives them permission to rebuild the Temple, and that will happen early in the Tribulation Period.

If the rabbis actually create a crown of gold, they will probably put it on the head of the Antichrist who will reign during the Tribulation Period (Jn. 5:43).

Third, on Dec. 10, 2018, members of the Jewish Sanhedrin put on their priestly garments, rehearsed the daily sacrifice and dedicated an altar of sacrifice for use at the rebuilt Temple.

City officials refused to give the Sanhedrin permission to sacrifice an animal on site, so they sacrificed an animal at another place, took the meat to the altar, and burned one piece of it on the altar.

Denial of permission to perform an animal sacrifice on site is another reason why some Bible prophecy teachers believe permission to resume the animal sacrifices will come from the Antichrist (perhaps from the 7-year covenant) at the beginning of the Tribulation Period.

Fourth, on Nov. 30, 2018, U.S. Pres. Donald Trump, Mexico’s Pres. Enrique Pena Nieto, and Canada’s Prime Min. Justin Trudeau signed the USMCA (the new NAFTA or the NAFTA replacement agreement).

The New American recently published an article about it. Read it here.

It was Pres. Nieto’s last day in office, and he said the following in Spanish:

“The negotiation of the Mexico-United States-Canada Treaty made it possible to reaffirm the importance of the economic integration of North America.” He further remarked, “The renegotiation of the new trade agreement sought to safeguard the vision of an integrated North America, the conviction that together we are stronger and more competitive.”

According to The New American, “The real purpose of the new agreement, as Peña Nieto admitted, is integration — the merging of the United States, Mexico, and Canada into what The New American has long-described as the North American Union.”

“Just as the European Union is the culmination of decades-long European economic integration, so too would a North American Union be the culmination of the decades-long North American integration beginning with NAFTA and now the USMCA.”

Shortly after signing the agreement, Peña Nieto tweeted:

“On my last day as President, I am very honored to have participated in the signing of the new Trade Treaty between Mexico, the United States and Canada. This day concludes a long process of dialogue and negotiation that will consolidate the economic integration of North America.”

The New American article reads, “The USMCA is not a step back towards American independence and sovereignty; it’s a step closer toward greater integration.”

It is this writer’s belief that the Ten Kings (Ten Horns or Ten Toes) mentioned in the Book of Daniel and the Book of Revelation refers to ten leaders that will head up ten groups of nations under the Antichrist during the Tribulation Period.

It is my belief that the U.S., Mexico and Canada will be merged or integrated into a North American Union (NAU/USMCA), and the head of the NAU/USMCA will be one of the Ten Kings.

The pieces of the prophetic puzzle are rapidly falling into place, and the Church’s hope is the Rapture – not the politicians.

The True Messiah (Jesus) will remove His Church before the false messiah (the Antichrist) appears to confirm the 7-year covenant and give the Sanhedrin permission to rebuild the Temple and reinstate the animal sacrifices.

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Daymond & Rachel Duck
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Some say that Harry S. Truman read the Bible through more than once at a very young age (pre-school).

They say his mother taught him many things out of the Bible, and she urged him to always be sympathetic toward the Jews.

In 1934, Mr. Truman was elected to serve as one of the U.S. Senators from Missouri.

One of Mr. Truman’s best friends (and former business partner) was a secular Jew named Eddie Jacobson.

Mr. Jacobson urged Mr. Truman to see if he could get the Promised Land recognized as the homeland of the Jewish people (the Fig Tree).

In 1943, Mr. Truman called for a homeland in the Middle East for the Jews.

Several world leaders, the Arabs, the U.S. Dept. of State, the U.S. Dept. of Defense and others strongly criticized him for doing this.

On Jan. 20, 1945, Sen. Harry S. Truman became Vice Pres. Harry S. Truman under Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt.

On April 12, 1945, about two and one-half months later, Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt died.

Vice Pres. Harry S. Truman suddenly became Pres. Harry S. Truman.

Before Mr. Truman finished out Pres. Roosevelt’s term, he decided to run in the next election for Pres. of the U.S. in 1948.

His Republican opponent was a man named Thomas Dewey.

Many people told Pres. Truman he would have to drop his support for a homeland for the Jews in the Middle East or he wouldn’t get elected.

They said Mr. Truman was playing with fire, but he was stubborn and he refused to cave because he believed the U.S. should help the Jews get a homeland.

On May 14, 1948 (almost six months before the U.S. presidential election), Israel declared independence.

Pres. Truman didn’t let his desire to be elected keep him from supporting Israel.

Campaign or no campaign, he immediately recognized the nation of Israel.

The Bible says God told Abraham that He will bless those that bless Israel and curse those that curse Israel (Gen. 12:3).

The election was held in the fall of 1948, and everyone was sure that Pres. Truman had lost the election.

Some newspapers actually prepared articles to announce that Thomas Dewey was the winner before all of the votes were counted.

The front-page headline on the Chicago Tribune read “Dewey Defeats Truman.”

But when all of the votes were counted, Harry S. Truman had won the election.

God raises up leaders and He brings down leaders.

Perhaps we should ask, when Israel declared independence in 1948, was it a coincidence that the president of the most powerful nation on earth was a man whose mother taught him to be kind to the Jews?

Was it a coincidence that one of the president’s best friends was a Jew that asked him to help get the Promised Land recognized as a homeland for the Jews?

Was it a coincidence that this man was the vice pres. when Pres. Roosevelt died?

Was it a coincidence that almost no one thought that Mr. Truman could get elected because of his support for Israel, but he supported Israel anyway and he won?

In about six months, I will be 80 years old, and I vaguely remember Pres. Truman.

I seem to remember that he was controversial and stubborn.

I remember hearing a joke that said he had a brain injury from being kicked in the head by a Missouri mule.

According to the joke, the authorities removed the mule’s brain and transplanted it into Pres. Truman.

Let’s skip 68 years of history to 2016 and a man named Donald J. Trump.

Mr. Trump had never held a political office in his life, but he decided to run for the office of President of the U.S.

He surrounded himself with evangelical Christians who urged him to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

One of his best friends, a devout Jew named David Friedman, urged him to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Mr. Trump came from a Jewish background; but he had an immoral past and many said he’s a joke, he doesn’t have a chance to get elected, etc.

Many urged him not to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.

Some said moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem would trigger WW III.

But Pres. Trump is said to be stubborn and controversial (like Pres. Truman), and he didn’t cave.

On the night of the election, almost everyone thought Hillary Clinton had won.

God said He would bless those who bless Israel and curse those that curse Israel.

Donald J. Trump was elected Pres. of the U.S.; he nominated his devout Jewish friend, David Friedman, for the position of U.S. Ambassador to Israel, and he moved the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem exactly 70 years to the day, perhaps one generation, from the day Harry S. Truman recognized Israel as a nation.

The Bible says we can see the day of Jesus’ return approaching (Heb. 10:25).

When the disciples asked Jesus about the signs of His coming and the end of the age, He told them to watch the fig tree (watch Israel; Matt. 24:3, 32-34).

For almost 2,000 years there was no Fig Tree to watch (no nation of Israel to watch); but within our Psalm 90:10 (70- to 80-year) lifespan, two men that went against the advice of many people and were told they wouldn’t get elected, got elected.

Today, there is a Jewish nation in the Promised Land. Israel captured East Jerusalem in 1967, and the U.S. Embassy is now in Jerusalem.

“Now learn a parable of the fig tree (Israel); When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled” (Matt. 24:32-34).

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Daymond & Rachel Duck
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