Lately, the word “many” has been on my mind for two reasons.

First, the Tribulation period will begin when the Antichrist confirms a seven-year covenant with “many” (Dan. 9:27).

It seems significant to this writer that U.S. Pres. Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have decided that the only way to get Israel and the PA to agree to a peace treaty is to make it part of a regional agreement.

These two leaders have decided that a peace treaty is possible if the Arabs (Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and others) are involved along with the U.S., Israel and the PA.

Leaders of some of these nations have already said they think it will work. Some have even suggested that a treaty might be agreed to sooner than many people think.

That would make the Rapture sooner than many people think. Many would be caught unaware (Luke 21:34).

Then the Antichrist could rise to power and confirm the new treaty with “many.”

Second, the beginning of the Tribulation period is near when God gathers a multitude of nations (“many” nations) from the far corners of the earth in the mountains of Babylon (Iraq) to destroy the whole land of Iraq (Isa. 13:1-6).

These nations will assemble with the weapons of His (God’s) indignation, one of the names of the Tribulation Period (Isa. 26:20-21; Zeph. 3:8).

Starting in 2014, ISIS moved into a large area of Iraq.

ISIS didn’t destroy many things when they moved in because the Iraqi defenders often abandoned their weapons and ran. But ISIS settled in and destroyed many things (churches, museums, public buildings and more).

Pres. Obama soon gathered “many” nations (I seem to remember 60) in the mountains of Iraq to fight ISIS (he called them ISIL, a Muslim term).

He didn’t seem to be in a hurry, but the major cities of Tikrit, Ramadi, Fallujah, Qayyara, and many towns and villages were retaken over time.

In some cases, the destruction was great and ISIS troops burned down or boobytrap buildings as they fled.

Candidate Donald Trump arrived on the scene promising the destruction of ISIS. The remains of the ISIS troops are now surrounded in the western part of Mosul.

As I understand it, Iraqis and the forces from other nations that are helping them are recapturing Mosul one building and one city block at a time.

Iraqi forces start moving up to a building or a block; if they are fired upon from a building, a U.S. advisor calls for a U.S. plane to drop a bomb on the building. When the dust settles, the troops move up to the next building or block.
It will take a while and the destruction is great, but ISIS is slowly being destroyed and the U.S. has scheduled a 68-nation meeting (“many” on Mar. 22-23, 2017) to discuss what they are going to do next.

Israel is mentioned more than any other nation in the Bible. Babylon (Iraq) is next. Stay focused on what is taking place in Iraq.

It has been 50 years since 1967 and there is good reason to believe that major things will happen in 2017.

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Daymond & Rachel Duck
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God opened the door for me to speak on the subject of Bible prophecy at a small church in northwest Tennessee. A good friend who is a retired university professor showed up. He attends a very large nearby mainline church.

Prior to the service he asked me if I knew his pastor. My answer was, “Yes, he graduated from seminary about 40 years ago and has held several important positions in your denomination.”

My friend said:

I have learned many things from the Bible by teaching Sunday school for almost 50 years, but if I ask my pastor about the Rapture, the Tribulation period, the Millennium and things like that, he doesn’t know what I am talking about. How can a supposedly educated preacher know absolutely nothing about these Bible teachings?

The scribes and the Pharisees thought they found a way to ignore what the Scriptures say about honoring their parents without losing the respect of others in the community. Their solution was to tell everyone they were going to give their possessions to God (Matt. 15:1-5).

Jesus accused them of making the Commandment of God of none effect and He called them hypocrites (Matt. 15:6-7).

I think He said this because they were rejecting some of the Scriptures and they wanted to cover it up by pretending to be devoted to God.

Put another way, these religious leaders were unwilling to accept all of the counsel of God. But they didn’t want to be condemned by the public for just accepting part of it.

There is a good possibility that the time will come when they will regret this.

On his last trip to Ephesus Paul said, “I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God” (Acts 20:26-27).

He was determined to preach all that God said because he didn’t want to be held accountable for preaching just part of it. If people don’t know about the Rapture, the Tribulation period, the Millennium and things like that, it is not Paul’s fault and it is not God’s fault.

It is the fault of preachers and others that are shunning these things in the Bible.

Jesus told them to watch, but they refuse to be watchmen (or watchwomen). They refuse to admit that the modern watchman is the preacher. They refuse to preach on some subjects or to condemn some politically “correct” sins.

They prefer to ignore some of what God said and try to cover it up by pretending to be broadminded, loving and non-judgmental. In some cases one can almost hear their false piety gushing forth.

Not long ago, about fifty pastors read verses from the Koran and sang Muslim songs in their worship services.

I am not their judge, but I would hate to be in their shoes or to be responsible to God for what they have done in those churches. It is likely that they deliberately broke the First Commandment in their churches (Exodus 20:3).

It is even possible that some not only don’t know that the King is coming they also may not know the King as their Savior. They are in danger and they are placing their members in danger.

Reading from the Koran or singing Muslim hymns in a church may not have the effect on Jehovah’s ears that it has on the ears of the politically correct.

We should not ignore God’s admonitions to be faithful to the entirety of His teachings found in His Holy Word:

“Wherefore I testify unto you this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. For I shrank not from declaring unto you the whole counsel of God” (Acts 20: 26-27).

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Daymond & Rachel Duck
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