Israel Mourns Messiah, Abomination Ends, Millennial Temple Begins

This article is taken from my book and DVD entitled, The MILLENNIUM Prophecies and the NEW JERUSALEM.

(CLICK HERE to watch the video teaching on this topic).

The Bible foretells the coming of an intense 30-day period. Within a one-month interval, the powerful events sequenced below are predicted to happen. This article will separate out and explain the three highlighted ones:

• Antichrist and False Prophet Are Cast into Lake of Fire – (Revelation 19:19-20),
• Satan Bound For 1,000 Years into Bottomless Pit – (Rev. 20:1-3),
• Restoration of the Earth – (Isaiah 65:17 and 2 Peter 3:13),
• Return of the Jewish Remnant – (Zechariah 13:9 and Romans 11:25-26),
• Resurrection of the Old Testament Saints – (Isaiah 26:19 and Daniel 12:2),
• Resurrection of the Tribulation Saints – (Rev. 7:14-15 and 20:4-5),
• Mourning of the Messiah in Israel – (The Thirty Days of Mourning),
• End of the Abomination of Desolation – (The End of The Mark of The Beast),
• Establish the Millennial Temple – (The Fourth and Final Jewish Temple),
• Marriage Supper of The Lamb – (Rev. 19:9).

The Mourning of The Messiah in Israel (The Thirty Days of Mourning)

The passage below explains how the outpouring of the Spirit of grace upon the resurrected Old Testament saint, King David, and also upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem will initiate a period of national mourning in Israel for their Messiah, Jesus Christ.

“And I [Jesus Christ] will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me [Jesus Christ] whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn. In that day there shall be a great mourning in Jerusalem, like the mourning at Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo. And the land shall mourn, every family by itself: the family of the house of David by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of Nathan by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of Levi by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of Shimei by itself, and their wives by themselves; all the families that remain, every family by itself, and their wives by themselves” (Zechariah 12:10-14, NKJV; emphasis added)

These verses imply that prior to this period of national mourning, the Old Testament Saints will have been previously resurrected. This would include the family households of David, Nathan, Levi and Shimei and their respective wives.

This national mourning will likely occur for the duration of the first thirty days of the Seventy-Five Day Interval Period. Thirty days of grieving finds historical precedent in the cases of Moses, a prophet, and his brother Aaron, a priest.

“So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord. And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth Peor; but no one knows his grave to this day. Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died. His eyes were not dim nor his natural vigor diminished. And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days. So the days of weeping and mourning for Moses ended” (Deuteronomy 34:5-8).

“Now when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, all the house of Israel mourned for Aaron thirty days” (Numbers 20:29).

Jesus Christ has a four-fold ministry. In addition to being a Prophet (1) and a High Priest (2), He is also the KING OF KINGS (3) and LORD OF LORDS (4).

“Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, ‘This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world’” (John 6:14).

“Where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek” (Hebrews 6:20).

“And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS” (Revelation 19:16).

End of The Abomination of Desolation – (The End of The Mark of The Beast)

Meanwhile, it seems that throughout the national mourning period of Israel above, the Abomination of Desolation that was set up by the Antichrist at the Midpoint of the Tribulation Period is still standing in the Third Jewish Temple. We discover this in the verse below.

“And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred and ninety days” (Daniel 12:11).

Daniel allots an additional thirty days beyond the end of the Tribulation Period to the Abomination of Desolation (AOD). The AOD is alluded to in Daniel 9:27 and Matthew 24:15. The AOD isn’t removed until thirty days after the Second Coming of Jesus Christ have elapsed. Some believe that the Abomination of Desolation could be the Image of the Beast (Antichrist).

“This act of entering the Holy Place and setting up the image (of the Beast) is most likely what Jesus had in mind as the abomination of desolation.” – Dr. Tony Garland

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“The abomination of desolation includes the setting up a statue or image of himself (the Beast) so that he may be worshipped in place of God.” – Dr. Thomas Ice

The continued existence of the Abomination of Desolation will likely intensify those grieving in Israel. On the one hand, the Messiah is dwelling among them, but so is the Image of the Beast and even more troubling, so are those bearing the Mark of the Beast. These are among the unbelievers that will soon be judged and eliminated in the Goat Gentile Judgment of Matthew 25:31-46.

Establish The Millennial Temple – (The Fourth and Final Jewish Temple)

The AOD must be removed and the Third Jewish Temple hosting it needs to be destroyed in order to make way for the coming Millennial Temple. The Millennial Temple will be the fourth and final structural Jewish Temple.

Temple #1, the Solomonic Temple, was destroyed by the Babylonians in 587/586 BC.

Temple #2, the Herodian Temple, was destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD.

Temple #3, the Tribulation Temple, seems to get destroyed by Jesus Christ shortly after His Second Coming. This will apparently happen on the 30th day of the 75-Day Interval as per Daniel 12:11.

Temple #4, the Millennial Temple, will get destroyed when the earth flees away at the White Throne Judgment during the Aftermath Age.

Temple #5, will not exist in the Eternal Order as per Rev. 21:22, which says, “But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.”

According to the passages below, The Millennial Temple will be in Jerusalem, and it will serve as the location of the Throne of Messiah.

“At that time Jerusalem shall be called The Throne of the Lord, and all the nations shall be gathered to it, to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem. No more shall they follow the dictates of their evil hearts” (Jer. 3:17).

“The Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the glory of the Lord filled the temple. Then I heard Him speaking to me from the temple, while a man                stood beside me. And He said to me, ‘Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place of the soles of My feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel forever’” (Ezek. 43:5-7b).

Conclusion

The three major coming events described in this article are just a sample of what happens in what will undoubtedly be the craziest future 30-days on the planet.

• The Mourning of the Messiah,
• The End of the Abomination of Desolation,
• The Establishment of the Millennial Temple.

Be sure to reserve your front row seat for this incredible month-long period of festivities. GET SAVED NOW, during the Church Age, and you will have a special role as the Bride of Christ when He returns. You will serve as a king and a priest and reign alongside Jesus Christ throughout the entirety of the MILLENNIUM!

“To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen” (Revelation 1:6).

“This is a faithful saying: For if we died with Him, We shall also live with Him. If we endure, We shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us” (2 Timothy 2:11-12).

The Triumph of the Redeemed: An Eternal Perspective that Calms Our Fears in Perilous Times :: By Jonathan C. Brentner

 

My good friend Jonathan Brentner has produced yet another volume that gives us God’s perspective on living the Christian life in these darkening times so near the end of the Age of Grace. With all the unknowns that the immediate future holds, such a guide is one much needed. I will let Jonathan explain his excellent book and his reason for writing it.

Summary

My purpose for writing The Triumph of the Redeemed was to show how the specifics of Bible prophecy intersect with our daily lives in a way that calms our fears and encourages our hearts during the perilous times in which we live. The “blessed hope” of the gospel points us to the glorious moment when eternity begins for all who know the Savior (Titus 2:11–14). However, few believers today focus on the joy of meeting Jesus in the air. Instead, they endure affliction and heartaches with a shortsighted perspective that fails to look beyond their earthly existence.

The divorce of the Rapture from the message of the gospel has resulted in a near blackout of teaching about it. This negatively affects new believers as well as seasoned saints, as it leaves them ill-prepared to live in a fear-ridden society. In addition, this neglect, or even denial, of Bible prophecy provides no context into which a follower of Jesus can place the violence and lawlessness of our day or the push for a New World Order or what the World Economic Forum calls the “Great Reset.”

It’s a focus on the joy that lies ahead that calms our hearts amid our daily struggles as well as when reports of disconcerting world events fill our newsfeeds. This mindset enables us to put today’s widespread wickedness and thwarting of justice into a perspective that brings inner peace. The biblical teachings regarding our future are where we find relief from the anxious thoughts that so easily creep into our minds during these perilous times as well as when we suffer affliction.

In Section I, I build a case for the necessity of a two-world perspective; the one that the Apostle Paul wrote about in 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 and Romans 8:18. The heart of the message in this section is learning to value eternal realities above the fleeting things of this life.

I discovered the necessity of maintaining a firm grasp on a two-world perspective the hard way. Although I knew biblical prophecy and loved to preach about it as a young pastor, I didn’t value eternal joy above my temporal goals. When my life fell apart, I grasped for fleeting earthly aspirations rather than seize the Lord’s promise of His appearing and of my future reign with Him in His kingdom. The Lord used a renewed focus on my eternal hope to deliver me from the chains of PTSD.

Section II is all about defending premillennialism, which I call “The Foundation of Living with An Eternal Perspective.”

Premillennialism provides the key foundation for placing our “blessed hope” (Titus 2:11–14) before the start of the seven-year Tribulation. If one dismisses what the Bible says about the literalness of the Tribulation and Jesus’ thousand-year reign over the nations as do amillennialists, it doesn’t matter what one believes about the placement of the Rapture in regard to the Tribulation.

In this section, rich in rehearsing many Old Testament promises to Israel, I argue for Israel’s continuing place in God’s prophetic program. A key argument that I develop is this: The certainty of the Lord fulfilling His oft-repeated promise to restore the fortunes of Israel is a necessary component of the Lord’s righteous character. Israel’s future restoration vindicates His holiness and character as a covenant-keeping God.

Section III builds on the previous one with many arguments for the pretribulation Rapture based on the assumption of premillennialism and that we must interpret biblical prophecy according to the intent of the author at the time he wrote rather than retrofit it with an understanding based on human wisdom.

I begin by demonstrating the uniqueness of the Rapture and build upon that with other arguments such as imminency, the expectation of the Thessalonians of being alive at the time of the Rapture, the surprise beginning to the Day of the Lord (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11), and even how the panic of the Thessalonians in Paul’s second letter to them verifies their expectation to miss all of the Day of the Lord, which includes the Tribulation period. In one of the chapters, I select several passages from the book of Revelation that point to our pre-Tribulation departure from this world.

Another chapter shows how the Jewish wedding customs of the first century AD fit with the pre-Tribulation Rapture and provide a perspective that removes fear regarding its suddenness.

I conclude with a review of church history that shows credible evidence of early beliefs in the Rapture as a separate event from the Second Coming as well as a very early quote that is definitely pre-Tribulational in nature.

Section IV is The Triumph of the Redeemed. I start the section with these words:

“Why have I put so much effort into establishing the biblical truths of premillennialism and the pre-Tribulation Rapture? It’s because these teachings not only honor the intent of the words of Scripture, but they alone provide the specifics of our hope that result in a gospel-driven, two-world perspective, one that mimics that of the Apostle Paul (see 2 Corinthians 4:17–18; Romans 8:18). These truths confirm the splendor of the future triumph we will someday share because of our union with Jesus Christ.”

This section has five chapters devoted to one aspect of how we as believers will share in Jesus’ triumph:

1. We Will Receive Immortal Bodies
2. We Will Celebrate with Great Jubilation
3. We Will Take Part in Jesus’ Glorious Return
4. We Will Reign with Christ
5. We Will Spend Eternity in Paradise

In the Conclusion: One Minute to Midnight, I point out several signs of Jesus’ soon return and end with a strong Gospel message for anyone who happens to be reading and does not yet know Jesus as their Savior.

I conclude with these words:

“Our exciting eternal adventure starts with the Rapture, and it’s coming soon. We will surely share in Christ’s triumph over all His foes and forever reign with Him in the Millennium—and after that in the eternal state where the joys of exploring God’s creation will never end and our amazement of seeing the New Jerusalem and our God will continue for all eternity.”

The Triumph of the Redeemed—An Eternal Perspective that Calms Our Fears in Perilous Times

Author: Jonathan C. Brentner

Publisher: Defender Publishing

ISBN: 9781948014557

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