Chapter V 

Two witnesses

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The death of Antichrist  

Israel is given up for 1260 days:

As we have already read, when Antichrist enters into his ruling power and authority, at first, he makes treaties with various nations for one weak that is for seven years. After ½ weak that is 3 ½ years in the seven years passed, he will cause the burnt offerings ceased and the desolate sacrilege stand in the holy place for the next 3 ½ years (Daniel 9:27). In this connection Daniel 7:25 says, “He shall speak words against the Most High, shall wear out the holy ones of the Most High and shall attempt to change the Sacred seasons and the law; and they (Israel) shall be given in to his power for a time , two times, and half a time.” Thus the God's people Israel will be given up in the hands of Antichrist for 3 ½ years that is 1 time + 2 times + a ½ time. Revelation 11:2 says about this period as 42 months that is 3 ½ years or 1260 days when the desolate sacrilege stands in the outer court of holy temple of Jerusalem . Let us read the verses: “ 2 but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample over the holy city for forty-two months .” In the Good News Bible instead of the word ‘nation' it is mentioned as ‘heathen.' This situation will last until the fall of Antichrist. However the temple will be restored to its perfect state after 2300 days after the full victory of Israel . Let us read 8:13-14: “Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the one that spoke, “For how long is this vision concerning the regular burnt offering, the transgression that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and host to be trampled ?” Answered him, “For two thousand three hundred evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary shall be restored to its rightful state.”  

Two witnesses:

Let us read Malachi 4:4-6: “Remember the teaching of my servant Moses, the statutes and ordinances that I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel . Lo, I will send you the prophet Elijah before the great and terrible day of the L ORD comes.  He will turn the hearts of parents to their children and the hearts of children to their parents, so that I will not come and strike the land with a curse. ” Regarding this, the disciples asked Jesus in Matthew 17:10-13, “Why, then, do the scribes say that Elijah must come first? ”   He replied, “ Elijah is indeed coming and will restore all things; but I tell you that Elijah has already come , and they did not recognize him, but they did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man is about to suffer at their hands. ”   Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them about John the Baptist . ” Here we understand that Elijah has already come in the form of John the Baptist. Yet, Jesus says that he is coming again. Revelation 11 th chapter says about two witnesses who have the power and authority of the very same Elijah and Moses who are the persons to bring Israel to the Lord God Almighty.

Jesus sends two witnesses:

Jesus will send these two witnesses to Jerusalem when Antichrist causes desolate sacrilege stand in the outer court of Jerusalem temple. They are two prophets who will start their prophecy from the period when Antichrist causes desolate sacrilege stand in the outer court of Jerusalem temple. They will continue their prophecy for the period of 1260 days (42 months that is 3/12 years). During the time of their prophecy, they will give testimony for Jesus to the people of Jerusalem the Israelites. They will be the standing witness for Jesus through their prophecy and miracles. Zachariah 4:2-3 mention about two olive trees and a Lampstand. Zachariah 4:14 says that these two olive trees are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth. Revelation 11:4 also says about the two olive trees and two Lampstands that stand in front of the Throne of God Almighty. They are the two witnesses.

Testimony of Two Witnesses in Jerusalem :

Let us read Revelation 11:1-13: “Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, ‘Come and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there, but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample over the holy city for forty two months . And I will grant my two witnesses authority to prophesy for one thousand two hundred and sixty days, wearing sackcloth. These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. And if any one wants to harm them, fire pours from their mouth and consumes their foes; anyone who wants to harm them must be killed in this manner. They have authority to shut the sky, so that no rain may fall during the days of their prophesying, and they have authority over the waters to turn them into blood, and strike the earth with every kind of plague, as often as they desire.

When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the bottomless pit will make war on them and conquer them and kill them, and their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city that is prophetically called Sodom and Egypt , where also their Lord was crucified . For three and a half days members of the peoples and tribes and languages and nations will gaze at their dead bodies and refuse to let them be placed in a tomb; and the inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and celebrate and exchange presents, because these two prophets had been a torment to the inhabitants of earth. But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and those who saw them were terrified. Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, ‘Come up here!' and they went up to heaven in a cloud while their enemies watched them. At that moment there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell; seventh thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.”  

Israelites Accept Jesus as Messiah and repent:

The great city where their Lord Jesus was crucified is Jerusalem . When the people of Jerusalem the Israelites see the two witnesses resurrected after 3½ days of their death and rose unto the heaven, they begin to believe their testimony about Jesus and accept Jesus as Messiah. They give glory to God of heaven and start repenting for their disbelief on Jesus and weep bitterly over him.

The Lord also pours out a spirit of compassion and supplication on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem . The Lord says in Zechariah 12:10-14, “And I will pour out a spirit of compassion and supplication on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that, when they look on the one whom they have pierced , they shall mourn for him, has one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him , as one weeps over a first born. On that day the mourning in Jerusalem will be as great as the mourning for Hadad – rimmon in the plain of Megido. The land shall mourn, each 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 the Shimeites by itself, their wives by themselves; And all the families that are left, each by itself, and their wives

by themselves.” Their acceptance of Jesus was foretold in Isaiah 25:9 thus : “It will be said on that day, lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, so that he might save us. This is the Lord for whom we have waited; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”

Jesus comes down to Fight for Israel :

On seeing their acceptance and rejoice, Jesus comes down from heaven invisibly as a soldier to fight for Israel against their enemies. His feet shall stand on the Mount of Olives and there will be strong earth quake. The reader may note that it is not 2 nd Coming of Jesus but really he is coming invisibly to fight for the Israelites. His presence is so strong that quakes the earth. Let us read Zechariah 14:3-5: “Then the Lord will go forth and fight against those nations as when he fights on a day of battle. On that day his feet shall stand on the Mount of Olives, which lies before Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives shall be split in two from east to west by a very wide valley; so that half of the Mount shall withdraw northwards, and the other half southwards. And you shall flee by the valley of the Lord's mountain, for the valley between the mountains are reached to Azal; and you shall flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of King Uzziah of Judah then the Lord my God will come, and all the holy ones with him.” Isaiah 42:13 says, “The Lord goes forth like a soldier, like a warrior he stirs up his fury ; he cries out, he shouts aloud, he shows himself mighty against his foes.”

Malachi 3: 2-4 say, “But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap; he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the descendants of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, till they present right offerings to the L ORD . Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the L ORD as in the days of old and as in former years.”

Wicked shall continue to act wickedly:

In this time, Daniel 12:10 says, “Many shall be purified cleansed, and refined, but the wicked shall continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand.”

Vision of Daniel going to become true:

The incidences that took place in heaven in the vision of Daniel 7:13-14 & Daniel 7:26-27 that Jesus acquires the dominion, glory and kingship and the holy ones the Israel gets kingship and dominion are going to become true now. Let us read Daniel 7:13-14 again: “As I watched in the night visions I saw one like a human being coming with the clouds of heaven. And he came to the Ancient One and was presented before him. To him was given dominion and glory and kingship, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall not pass away, and his kingship is one that shall never be destroyed.” Daniel 7:26-27 say, “Then the court shall sit in judgment, and his dominion shall be taken away, to be consumed and totally destroyed. The kingship and dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the holy ones of the Most High; their kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey them.” The dominion of Antichrist is going to be taken away now.

The Lord is enraged and furious:

Isaiah 34:1-17 s ay about the anger and fury of the Lord to destroy the entire wicked from the world in this time. He is rising against all nations and especially against land of Edom and Bozrah. The Lord is going to take revenge against them on Zion 's cause. There will be nuclear attack. Let us read the verses: “Draw near, O nations, to hear; O peoples, give heed! Let the earth hear, and all that fills it; the world, and all that comes from it. For the L ORD is enraged against all the nations , and furious against all their hoards; he has doomed them, has given them over for slaughter. Their slain shall be cast out, and their stench of their corpses shall rise ; the mountains shall flow with their blood. All the host of heaven shall rot away, and the skies roll up like a scroll. All their host shall wither like a leaf withering on a vine, or fruit withering on a fig tree. When my sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, lo, it will descend upon Edom , upon the people I have doomed to judgment. The Lord has a sword; it is sated with blood , it is gorged with fat, with the blood of lamps and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom . Wild oxen shall fall with them, and young steers with the mighty bulls. Their land shall be soaked with blood, and their soil made rich with fat. For the L ORD has a day of vengeance , a year of vindication by Zion 's cause . And the streams of Edom shall be turned into pitch and her soil into sulphur; her land shall be burning pitch . Night and day it shall be quenched; its smoke shall go up for ever. From generation to generation it shall lie waste ; no one shall pass through it for ever and ever. But the hawk and the hedgehog shall posses it; the owl and the raven shall live in it. He shall stretch the line of confusion and the plummet of chaos over its nobles. They shall name it No Kingdom There, and all its princes shall be nothing. Thorns shall grow over its strong holds, nettles and thistles in its fortresses. It shall be the haunt of jackals, and abode for ostriches. Wildcats shall meet with hyenas, goat – demons shall call to each other; there too Lilith shall repose and find a place to rest. There shall owl nest and lay and hatch and brood in its shadow; there too the buzzards shall gather, each one with its mate. Seek and read from the book of the Lord: Not one of these shall be missing; none shall be without its mate. For the mouth of the Lord has commanded, and his spirit has gathered them. He has caused the lot for them, his hand has portioned it out to them with the line; they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation they shall live in it.”

The verses, “Streams of Edom shall be turned into pitch and her soil into sulphur; her land shall be burning pitch . Night and day it shall be quenched; its smoke shall go up for ever. From generation to generation it shall lie waste ; no one shall pass through it for ever and ever. But the hawk and the hedgehog shall posses it; the owl and the raven shall live in it” refer to the effects of nuclear attack in Edom . According to Wikipedia the free Encyclopedia, “The Edomite people were a Semitic -speaking tribal group inhabiting the Negev Desert and the Arabah valley of what is now southern Dead Sea and adjacent Jordan . The region has much reddish sandstone, which may have given rise to the name " Edom ". The nation of Edom is known to have existed back to the 8th or 9th century BC , and the Bible dates it back several centuries further. Recent archaeological evidence may indicate an Edomite nation as long ago as the 11th century BC , but the topic is controversial and others argue that the 8th or 9th century dates are correct. The nation ceased to exist as a settled state with the Jewish-Roman Wars .”

Arc angel Michael comes for Israel 's help:

Zachariah 13:1 says about this time thus: “On that day a fountain shall be opened for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem , to cleanse them from the sin and impurity” This fountain refers to the suffering of Israel and wonderful intervention of God in that time. Daniel 12:1 says, “At that time Michael , the great prince, the protector of your people , shall arise. There shall be a time of anguish, such as has never occurred since nations first came into existence. But at that time your people shall be delivered, every one who is found written in the book.”

Prophecy of Earth quake:

Ezekiel 38:18-23 give a brief summary of the incidences of this period. The name, ‘ Gog' refers to Antichrist that we have already read in the 3 rd chapter. Let us read the verses: “on that day, when Gog comes against the land of Israel , says the Lord God, my wrath shall be aroused. For in my jealousy and in my blazing wrath I declare: On that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel; the fish of the sea, and the birds of the air, and the animals of the field, and all creeping things that creep on the ground, and all human beings that are on the face of the earth, shall quake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down , and the cliffs shall fall, and every wall shall tumble to the ground. I will summon the sword against Gog in all my mountains, says the Lord God; the swords of all will be against their comrades . With pestilence and bloodshed I will enter into judgment with him; and I will pour down torrential rains and hail stones , fire and sulphur, upon him and his troops and the many peoples that are with him. So I will display my greatness and my holiness and make myself known in the eyes of many nations. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.”

Fall of Antichrist foretold:

Now Ezekiel 39:3-7 is going to come true that says, “I will strike your bow from your left hand, and will make your arrows drop out of your right hand. You shall fall upon the mountains of Israel , you and all your troops and peoples that are with you; I will give you to birds of prey of every kind and to the wild animals to be devoured. You shall fall in the open field; for I have spoken, says the Lord God. I will send fire on Magog and on those who live securely in the coastlands; and they shall know that I am the Lord. My holy name I will make known among my people Israel ; and I will not let my holy name be profaned any more; and the nations shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel .” Magog refers to Russia that we have already read.

The Lord prepares a feast of human flesh:

Ezekiel 39:17-20 say, “As for you, mortal, thus says the Lord God: Speak to the birds of every kind and to all wild animals; assemble and come, gather from all around to the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you, the great sacrificial feast on the mountains of Israel, and you shall eat flesh and drink blood. You shall eat the flesh of the mighty , and drink the blood of the princes of the earth – of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bulls, all of them fatlings of Bashan . You shall eat fat until you are filled, and drink blood until you are drunk, at the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you and you shall be filled at my table with horses and charioteers, with warriors and all kinds of soldiers, says the Lord God.” These verses figuratively speak about the slaughter of human beings in that time that God Almighty is going to allow in this wicked world.

Seven bowls of God's wrath:

Isaiah 66:15-16 says, “For the Lord will come in fire, and in his chariots like the whirl wind, to pay back his anger in fury, and his rebuke in flames of fire. For by fire will the Lord execute judgment, and by his sword, on all flesh; and those slain by the Lord shall be many.”

Almighty God starts the war now . Revelation 16:1-14 & 16-16-21 speak about the battle of God from heavenly temple and its reactions in the world. Let us read Revelation 16:1-14: “Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.” So the first angel went and poured his bowl on the earth, and a foul and painful sore came on those who had the mark of the beast and who worship its image. The second angel poured his bowl into the sea, and it become like the blood of a corpse, and every living thing in the sea died . The third angel poured his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood . And I heard the angel of waters say, “You are just, O Holy One, who are and were, for you have judged these things; because they shed the blood of saints and prophets, you have given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve!” and I heard the altar respond, “Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty, your judgments are true and just !” The fourth angel poured his bowl on the sun and it was allowed scorch people with fire; they were scorched by the fierce heat , but they cursed the name of God who had authority over these plagues, and they did not repent and give him glory. The fifth angel poured his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness ; people gnawed their tongues in agony, and cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and sores, and they did not repent of their deeds. The sixth angel poured his bowl on the great river Euphrates , and its water was dried up in order to prepare the way for the kings from the east. And I saw three foul sprits like frogs coming from the mouth of the dragon, from the mouth of the beast, and from the mouth of the false prophet. These are demonic sprits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battles on the great day of God the Almighty.” River Euphrates flows in Iraq .

Revelation 16-16-21 say, “And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Harmagedon. The seventh angel poured his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, ‘ It is done !' And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a violent earthquake , such as had not occurred since people were upon the earth , so violent was that earthquake. The great city was split into three parts , and the cities of the nations fell. God remembered great Babylon and gave her the wine-cup of the fury of his wrath. And every Island fled away , and no mountains were to be found ; and huge hailstones , each weighing about a hundred pounds , dropped from heaven on people, until they cursed God for the plague of the hail, so fearful was that plague” Such a great earthquake it will be.

Earth is shaken like a drunkard:

Isaiah 24:17-20 say about the atrocity of this earthquake. Let us read the verses: “Terror, and the pit, and the snare are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth! Whoever flees at the sound of the terror shall fall in to the pit, and whoever climbs out of the pit shall be caught in the snare. For the windows of heaven are opened, and the foundations of the earth tremble. The earth is utterly broken , the earth is torn asunder, the earth is violently shaken . The earth staggers like a drunkard, it sways like a hut; its transgression lies heavy upon it , and it falls, and will not rise again.” Micah 7:13 says, “But the earth will be desolate because of its inhabitants, for the fruit of their doing.” The Lord says in Amos 8:9, “On that day,” says the Lord GOD, “I will make the sun go down at noon, and darken the earth in broad daylight .” This darkness of the whole earth may be due to the effect of the earth quake and the changes in the heavenly bodies.

Roaring of the sea:

Roaring of the sea and the waves are the effects of severe earthquake. We all know that a severe Tsunami waves are inevitable in the time of severe earthquake that is going to sweep away many islands so that many Land Mark of the world may disappear.

Idols shall utterly pass away:

In this time of chastisement, God Almighty acts directly upon the world. The people will realize that the false gods are useless that can not save anybody from their distress. Isaiah 2:20 says, “ On that day people will throw away to the moles and to the bats their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which they made for themselves to worship, Zachariah 13:2 says, “On that day, says the Lord of hosts, I will cut off the names of the idol from the land, so that they shall be remembered no more; and also I will remove from the land the prophets and the unclean spirit.” Isaiah 2:18 s ays, “The idols shall utterly pass away.”

Two-thirds shall be cut off and perish:

Zephaniah 1:2-3 says , “I will utterly sweep away every thing from the face of the earth, says the Lord. I will sweep away humans and animals; I will sweep away the birds of the air and the fish of the sea. I will make the wicked stumble. I will cut off humanity from the face of the earth, says the Lord” Zechariah 13:8-9 says, “ In the whole land, says the L ord , two-thirds shall be cut off and  perish , and one-third shall be left alive . And I will put this third into the  fire, refine them as one refines silver, and test them as gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will answer them . I will say, they are my people ; and they will say, “The lord is our God ””

Call the Lord, You shall be saved:

The Lord says in Joel 2:30- 32, “I will show portents in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. The sun shall be turn to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes. Then every one who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved; for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the Lord has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the Lord calls.”

Antichrist is put to death:

Revelation 19:11-21 says, “Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse! Its rider is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems; and he has a name inscribed that no one knows but himself. He is clothed in a rob dipped in blood, and his name is called The Word of God and the armies of heaven, wearing fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron; he will tread the wine press of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. On his rob and on his thigh he has a name inscribed, “King of kings and Lord of lords.” Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to all the birds that fly in mid heaven, “Come, gather for the great supper of God, to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of the mighty, the flesh of horses and their riders - flesh of all, both free and slave, both small and great.” Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies gathered to make war against the rider on the horse and against his army. And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who had performed in its presence the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive in to the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. And the rest were killed by the sword of the rider on the horse, the sword that came from his mouth; and all the birds were gorged with their flesh.” Daniel 7:11-12 also says about this,“I watched them because of the noise of the arrogant words the horn was speaking. And as I watched, the beast was put to death , and its body destroyed and given over to be burned with fire. As for the rest of the beast, their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and time.” This is what is said in 2 Thessalonians 2:8 that says,

“Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will destroy with the breath of his mouth, annihilating by the manifestation of his coming.”

Clue - the time of his death:

Daniel 12: 11-12 “From the time that the regular burnt offering is taken away and the abomination that desolates is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred ninety days . Happy are those who preserve and attain the thousand three hundred thirty-five days.” From the time that the desolate sacrilege is set up, we have seen that 1260 days were passed unto the death of two witnesses. 1290 days that is 30 days after the death of two witnesses denotes the time of repentance and lamentation of Israel for Jesus. 1335 days that is 2½ months after the death of two witnesses denotes the death of Antichrist.  

Invasion of Israel for seven years:

In those days of prophet Ezekiel, the usual weapons are bows and arrows, and bucklers and shields. We cannot make fire out of them. But it is said in the following verses that they will make fires of them. This means that they will make fire of weapons that in the modern time they are bombs. We can make fire out of them. The Israel after the death of Antichrist will invade against others.Let us read Ezekiel 39:9-16: “Then those who live in towns of Israel will go out and make fires of the weapon and burn them – bucklers and shields, bows and arrows, hand – pikes and spears – and they will make fires of them for seven years . They will not need to take wood out of the field or cut down any trees in the forests, for they will make their fires of the weapons; they will despoil those who despoiled them and plunder those who plundered, says the Lord God . On that day I will give to Gog a place for burial in Israel , the Valley of the Travellers east of the sea; it shall block the path of the travellers, for there Gog and all his horde will be buried; it shall be called the Valley of Hamon – gog. Seven months the house of Israel shall spend burying them, in order to cleanse the land. All the people of the land shall bury them; and it will bring them honour on the day that I show my glory, says the Lord God. They will set apart men to pass through the land regularly and bury any invaders who remain on the face of the land, so as to cleanse it; for seven months they shall make their search. As the searchers pass through the land any one who sees a human bone shall set up a sign by it, until the buriers have buried it in the Valley of Hamon – gog. (a city Hamona is there also.) Thus they shall cleanse the land.”

Jerusalem a heavy stone for enemies:

Zechariah 12:3-5 say, “ 3 On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who lift it shall grievously hurt themselves. And all the nations of the earth shall come together against it.  4 On that day, says the L ORD , I will strike every horse with panic, and its rider with madness. But on the house of Judah I will keep a watchful eye, when I strike every horse of the peoples with blindness.  5 Then the clans of Judah shall say to themselves, “ The inhabitants of Jerusalem have strength through the L ORD of hosts, their God. ” ”

Israel has drunk a bitter cup of punishment on the sacred hill. But all the surrounding nation will drink a still more bitter cup of punishment; they will drink it all and vanish away. Obadiah 1:16 says, “ 16   For as you have drunk on my holy mountain, all the nations around you shall drink; they shall drink and gulp down, and shall be as though they had never been.” Judith 16:17 says, “ 17 Woe to the nations that rise up against my people! The Lord Almighty will take vengeance on them in the day of judgment; he will send fire and worms into their flesh; they shall weep in pain forever.”

All who devour shall be devoured:

Jeremiah 30:16-17 say, “ 16  Therefore all who devour you shall be devoured, and all your foes, everyone of them, shall go into captivity; those who plunder you shall be plundered, and all who prey on you I will make a prey.  17   For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, says the L ORD , because they have called you an outcast: “It is Zion ; no one cares for her! ””

Taking possession of dispossessed:

Obadiah 1:17-18 say, “But on Mount Zion there shall be those that escape, and it shall be holy; and the house of Jacob shall take possession of those who dispossessed them. The house of Jacob shall be a fire,   the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau stubble; they shall burn them and consume them, and there shall be no survivor of the house of Esau; for the L ORD has spoken.” Isaiah 49:24-26  say, “ 24  Can the prey be taken from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant e be rescued? 25  But thus says the L ORD : Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken, and the prey of the tyrant be rescued; for I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children.  26 I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh, and they shall be drunk with their own blood as with wine. Then all flesh shall know that I am the LORD your Savior, and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh, and they shall be drunk with their own blood as with wine. Then all flesh shall know that I am the L ORD your Savior, and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

Jeremiah 30:18   says, “ 8 Thus says the L ORD : I am going to restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob, and have compassion on his dwellings; the city shall be rebuilt upon its mound, and the citadel set on its rightful site.”

Restoration of perfect state of Temple :

However, as we already read, restoration of perfect state of Temple will be accomplished within two thousand three hundred days that is approximately, 6 years 3 months and 20 days from the incident of setting up of desolate sacrilege. Let us read Daniel 8:13-14: “Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the one that spoke, “For how long is this vision concerning the regular burnt offering, the transgression that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and host to be trampled ?” And he answered him , “For two thousand three hundred evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary shall be restored to its rightful state.”

These are by God Almighty:

Ezekiel 39: 21 – 23: “ I will display my glory among the nations; and all the nations shall see my judgment that I have executed , and my hand that I have laid on them. The house of Israel shall know that I am the Lord their God, from that day forward and the nations shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity, because they dealt treacherously with me. So I hid my face from them and gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and they all fell by the sword.”  

Sin of Israel was expiated:

Ezekiel 22:17-18 say, “The word of the L ORD came to me:  Mortal, the house of Israel has become dross to me; all of them, silver, bronze, tin, iron, and lead. In the smelter they have become dross.” Regarding the sins of Israel , Jeremiah 30:12-15 say ,  “ For thus says the L ORD : Your hurt is incurable, your wound is grievous.  There is no one to uphold your cause, no medicine for your wound, no healing for you.  All your lovers have forgotten you; they care nothing for you; for I have dealt you the blow of an enemy, the punishment of a merciless foe, because your guilt is great, because your sins are so numerous.  Why do you cry out over your hurt? Your pain is incurable. Because your guilt is great, because your sins are so numerous, I have done these things to you.” We find in Jeremiah 30:17 that the enemies have called Israel an outcast. They said, “It is Zion ; no one cares for her! ”

Because they have all become dross, the Lord scattered them unto the remote corners of the earth for a long centuries and gathered them into the midst of Jerusalem as one gathers silver, bronze, iron, lead, and tin into a smelter, to blow the fire upon them in order to melt them. He gathered them in his anger and in his wrath, and he put them in and melted them.  He blows upon them with the fire of his wrath, and they were melted with sufferings and agonies.  As silver is melted in a smelter, so he melted them in it. By this, the sin of Israel was expiated . Let us read Isaiah 27:8 -9: “ 8 By expulsion , by exile you struggled against them; with his fierce blast he removed them in the day of the east wind. 9 Therefore by this the guilt of Jacob will be expiated , and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin :”

Israel is forgiven:

The Lord says in Jeremiah 31:33-35 , “But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord : I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts ; and I will be their God , and they shall be my people . 34 No longer shall they teach one another, or say to each other, ‘Know the Lord ', for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the Lord ; for I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more.  

Visions are going to come true:

The incidences that took place in the heavenly court in the vision of Daniel 7:26-27 & Daniel 7:13-14 that the dominion of Antichrist is taken away and Jesus acquires the dominion, glory and kingship and the holy ones the Israel gets kingship and dominion become true now. Let us read the verses: “Then the court shall sit in judgment, and his dominion shall be taken away , to be consumed and totally destroyed. The kingship and dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the holy ones of the Most High ; their kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey them.”

“As I watched in the night visions I saw one like a human being coming with the clouds of heaven. And he came to the Ancient One and was presented before him. To him was given dominion and glory and kingship, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall not pass away, and his kingship is one that shall never be destroyed.”

Royal power of Israel :

According to the heavenly judgment in the heavenly court the holy ones the people of Israel gained possession of the kingdom . Let us read Daniel 7:22 that says, “Then judgment was given for the holy ones of the Most High, and the time arrived when the holy ones gained possession of the kingdom. Here ‘the holy ones' denotes the people of Israel . Daniel 7:18 says, “The holy ones of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and posses the kingdom for ever – forever and ever” In Isaiah 60:12 the Lord says to Israel, “For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; those nations shall be utterly laid waste.” Daniel 7:27 says, “The kingship and dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the holy ones of the Most High; their kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey them.” This is the Kingdom of God in earth. Yes, in this time the whole population of the present world that is the 1/3 rd of the old population of pre chastisement time understood that Jesus is the only God and the whole world begins to serve Jesus only. Let us read Zechariah 14:9: “And the Lord will become king over all the earth; on that day the Lord will be the one and his name one.”  

Is it taken away from Israel ?

Some Commentators say that the Kingdom of God has taken away from Israel by Jesus himself that we read in Matthew 21:33-43. Then how is it possible that they will gain possession of the kingdom of God ? Let us read the verses: “ 33 Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenants and went to another country.  34 When the harvest time had come, he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect his produce.  35 But the tenants seized his slaves and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.  36 Again he sent other slaves, more than the first; and they treated them in the same way.  37 Finally he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.'  38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill him and get his inheritance.'  39 So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.  40 Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?"  41 They said to him, “He will put those wretches to a miserable death, and lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the harvest time.”  42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the scriptures: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;
this was the Lord's doing, and it is amazing in our eyes'? 43 Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that produces the fruits of the kingdom.””

Here the owner of the vineyard is God the Father. The tenants are Israelites. Slaves are prophets of God the Father. The son is Jesus. Since they crucified him, the Israelites were destroyed and scattered to many nations by God. The dealings with the kingdom of God has been taken away from Israel and given to the disciples of Jesus the Christians. But we should not forget that it is only a temporary arrangement until the Israel accept and come into Jesus. And also we should not forget that the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable (Roman 11:29). We know that there is always prevailing standing promise of God to the descendants of Jacob in Genesis and Daniel that they will gain possession of Kingdom of God that we read elaborately.

Through the stumbling of Israel we the gentiles got Salvation. But by their acceptance of Jesus, there will be a life from the dead for the whole world. Let us read Roman 11:11-25: “ 11 So I ask, have they stumbled so as to fall? By no means! But through their stumbling salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel c jealous.  12 Now if their stumbling d means riches for the world, and if their defeat means riches for Gentiles, how much more will their full inclusion mean ! 13 Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. In as much then as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I glorify my ministry  14 in order to make my own people jealous, and thus save some of them.  15 For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead!   16 If the part of the dough offered as first fruits is holy, then the whole batch is holy; and if the root is holy, then the branches also are holy.  17 But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, were grafted in their place to share the rich root of the olive tree,  18 do not boast over the branches. If you do boast, remember that it is not you that support the root, but the root that supports you.  19 You will say, “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.”  20 That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand only through faith. So do not become proud, but stand in awe.  21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, perhaps he will not spare you.  22 Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness toward you, provided you continue in his kindness; otherwise you also will be cut off.  23 And even those of Israel , if they do not persist in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God has the power to graft them in again.   24 For if you have been cut from what is by nature a wild olive tree and grafted, contrary to nature, into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these natural branches be grafted back into their own olive tree. 26 So that you may not claim to be wiser than you are, brothers and sisters, I want you to understand this mystery: a hardening has come upon part of Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in .  26 And so all Israel will be saved; as it is written, “Out of Zion will come the Deliverer; he will banish ungodliness from Jacob.”  27 “And this is my covenant with them, when I take away their sins.” 28 As regards the gospel they are enemies of God for your sake; but as regards election they are beloved, for the sake of their ancestors;  29 for the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.   30 Just as you were once disobedient to God but have now received mercy because of their disobedience,  31 so they have now been disobedient in order that, by the mercy shown to you, they too may now k receive mercy .  32 For God has imprisoned all in disobedience so that he may

be merciful to all. 33 O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!  34 “For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?””

Conversion of Israel blessing for the world:

When the Israel refused to accepts Jesus it opened the way for salvation of we the Gentiles. Even though their stumbling lead to the salvation of the Gentiles, their inclusion in Christ will be a riches for the whole world. We read in Roman 11:11-12 that says: “But through their stumbling salvation is come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel jealous. Now if their stumbling means riches for the world, and if there are defeat means riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full inclusion mean!” Roman 11:15 says, “For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead!” Let us read Roman 11:25-26 also again: “Brothers and sister, I want you to understand this mystery: a hardening has come upon part of Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in and so all Israel will be saved as it is written, ‘Out of Zion will come the Deliverer; he will banish ungodliness from Jacob.'” We have seen the whole world came in to Jesus and now the Israel is saved and thereby they are become eligible to gain possession of the Kingdom of God .