Are We Ready for
the Harvest?

The world is a shambles and getting worse every day.
People all over the world are asking:

Why were our homes destroyed by earthquakes,
fires and flooding?

Why is there so much violence and warfare?
Why is the economy so bad?
Why is my job gone?
What will happen next?

Why is the world a shambles?

Mankind was allowed to run amuck in this world
for many thousands of years. Just look at what
we have accomplished!

What does the world have?

Poverty and famines.
Widespread hatred.
Oppression, wars, pollution, disease, squalor, unrest and despair.

Not only that, but the problems are growing!

Not once have the governmental leaders of this world,
in their wisdom, ever solved any of these problems in
any country.

They never have and never will. Because of widespread
corruption and incompetence, the world’s leaders solely
look out for their own interests and disregard the problems
of the people they supposedly serve.

Who can save the world from certain disaster?

"...for they shall cry unto Jehovah because of oppressors,
and he will send them a saviour, and a defender, and he
will deliver them."
(Isaiah 19:20) (ASV)

"...At the time that God has already decided,
he will send Christ back again."
(1Timothy 6:15) (CEV)

That is wonderful news! Jehovah and His son
are about to do something about the havoc
and chaos in the world soon.

But what must occur first?

A small thing – and yet – a large accomplishment!

Before God’s son takes over, all of his true followers
must stop calling him "Jesus".

Why?

"The Hebrews called their coming Savior, the Messiah,
Jahshuawah (Jehoshua). The disciples of the Savior
accepted Him as such, and to them He was known as
Jahshuwah the Messiah. The Greeks, however, rejected
the Hebrew name, and called Him (IESOUS-Jesus) instead."
- The Origin of Christianity
by A.B. Traina

"It is interesting to note - that throughout his life - the
one now known as Jesus Christ never did hear himself
called by that name."
- "Man’s Great Adventure,"
by Edwin W. Pharlow, professor of history,
Ohio State University.

"It is known that the Greek name endings with sus,
seus and sous were attached by the Greeks to names
and geographical areas as means to give honour to
their supreme deity, Zeus."
-Dictionary of Christian Lore and Legend
Professor J. C. J. Metford

That is why. God’s son is not Jesus! Just as the Bible
translators substituted "GOD" and "LORD" for God’s
actual name, Jehovah, they also painstakingly traded
"Jesus" for "Jehoshua" in place of Christ’s true name.

Has it always been that way?

"In the 1611 KJ New Testatment the name Yahshua
(Yehoshua) appeared originally wherever the Messiah
was spoken of. Yehoshua means Yehovah's (Jehovah's)
Salvation. Later the Messiah's name was replaced with
Iesus (Greek) which later in the 1600's it became Jesus
starting with the new English letter 'J' which was
introduced at that time. Further, the Greek 'Iesus'
comes from the name Zeus, the ruling God in the
Greek pantheon."
-Gospel of The Kingdom
True Names and Title
Dr. Henry Clifford Kinley
1931 - Ohio USA

Instead, true Christians will let go of Christendom’s
three-headed trinity god named Jesus and call our
savior by his correct name.

Jehoshua

Christ's name (Jehoshua) is of Hebrew origin and
is taken from the name Yehoshua, which in English
is often translated as Joshua. Yehoshua, in Hebrew
means "Yehovah Saves".
-Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Jehoshua was the name given to Christ by his
heavenly Father, Jehovah God. Many years
after his death - Rome changed his name to
suit their pagan heritage and to please their
pagan converts. "Ieous" was Greek for "Hail
Zeus", which was translated later into English
as "Jesus". And this error has continued to the
present. "The name Joshua (Jehoshua) derives
its greatest importance and highest sanctity
from the fact that it was sacredly chosen as the
name to be borne by the Messiah. This name was
corrupted and altered in time into the name Jesus."
--Personal Names in the Bible
by Dr. W.F. Wilkinson, M.A.
Joint Editor of Webster and Wilkinson's
Greek Testament: pages 342-343.

"Jesus. That was a name given to him many years after
His death. Rome wanted to remove any Jewishness from
the new church. They eliminated His Jewish name and
blended the name of Zeus in order to make it comfortable
for all those who had previously worshipped the Greek
and Roman gods. Since Zeus was the top god of their
experience, attaching the name Ioesus (hail Zeus) to
Yahshua - gave Him top priority in the worship hierarchy."
-Winds of Praise Broadcasting
Believer or Follower?
The Sound of the Shofar
By Jon Thompson

CHRIST DECLARED :

"I have come in My Father's name and with His power..."
(John 5:43) (AMP)

And as we can plainly see, that name is not "Jesus"!

Christ will not take action on behalf of his true followers
until they give up their "J-zeus" error. Only when Jehovah's
people begin to call upon "Jehoshua" - will they obtain the
Salvation that Jehovah has promised to them.

But some will balk against such a change!

They will resist this request from God's Chosen King.
For whatever reason, there are some that will rather
leave Jehovah's earthly organization rather than
call Christ "Jehoshua".

That would be "the weeds".

"The owner's servants came to him and said, 'Sir, didn't
you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the
weeds come from?' 'An enemy did this,' he replied. "The
servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them
up?' 'No,' he answered, 'because while you are pulling the
weeds, you may root up the wheat with them. Let both
grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the
harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles
to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.' "
(Matthew 13:27-30) (NIV)

All over the world weeds have been sown in with the faithful.
They have served Jehovah side by side for some time now
just as Jehoshua Christ said they would. The time has finally
come to sort the weeds from the wheat.

"Be patient like those farmers and don't give up.
The Lord will soon be here!"
(James 5:8) (CEV)

"...I know you can't stomach evil, that you weed
out apostolic pretenders..."
(Revelation 2:2) (MSG)

"...limp souls. Useless as weeds, fragile as grass,
insubstantial as wind-blown chaff."
(2Kings 19:26) (MSG)

"...Soon, oh very soon, her harvest will come
and then the chaff will fly!'"
(Jeremiah 51:29) (MSG)

"I know your deeds... You have kept My word,
and have not denied My name."
(Revelation 3:8) (NASB)

And it was for this very reason that Christ waited so
long to reveal this truth to his followers. The Harvest
wasn't ready and he didn't want to uproot the wheat
with the weeds. But now that will not be a problem
anymore because the Harvest is ready.

The First Command directed to Jehovah's people by
God's chosen King, Jehoshua, is to begin calling
Christ by his rightful name. It is not a difficult thing
to do but it will mean putting God and Christ first
in our lives and it may also mean a loss of favor with
the rest of the Jesus-worshiping world.

A similar but tremendous dividing work happened
when Jehovah God began to take out of the nations
A People For His name. When the International Bible
Students made the decision to become "Jehovah’s
Witnesses" - to fulfil Bible Prophecy and identify
themselves as His people, some fell away - as they
were weed-like and refused to be called by Jehovah's
Divine Name.

This same dividing or separating - is happening again
today - at this time of "The End". But now, instead of
Jehovah’s name separating true followers from the
unfaithful, this time it will be the name of God's Son,
"Jehoshua" Christ that will uproot the weeds that were
sown by Satan.

A choice has to be made. A choice will be made.
One way or the other - each of us will choose the
side on which we will stand. From such a small
change will come a tremendous accomplisment.

THE HARVEST IS ON!

The wheat and weeds are about to be sorted and gathered.

Which side will we choose?
"Jesus" or "Jehoshua"?

"Now what I am commanding you today is not too
difficult for you or beyond your reach. No, the word
is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart
so you may obey it."
(Deuteronomy 30:11,14) (NIV)

"...YOU will by no means see me until YOU say,
‘Blessed is he that comes in Jehovah’s name.’"
(Luke 13:35) (NWT)

"There is salvation in no one else! God has given no
other name under heaven by which we must be saved."
(Acts 4:12) (NLT)

"Blessed is he who is coming In the name of Jehovah..."
(Psalm 118:26) (YLT)

And while we are at it…

ARE YOU SAYING "AMEN" – IN IGNORANCE ?

"By ending our prayers in 'amen'... one could very
well ask, "Have we been misled to invoke the name
of the Egyptian 'Sun-god' at the end of our prayers?"
-United Hebrew Congregation
Charles J. Voss

It is common to end a discourse on spiritual matters,
(or end a prayer) with (the word) "Amen". Few of us
realize that the word 'Amen' is an Egyptian word. It
refers to the Egyptian god of Thebes. The Hebrews
adopted the word and it passed into Christian use as
"Amen". It is a petition for (the god - Amen) to fulfill
our words.
- MYSTIC GIFTS FROM ANCIENT EGYPT
By Dr John Palo ; 1999

The Israelite exiles from Egypt knew that Jehovah was not
the same as the Egyptian god Aten, and so they presumed
he must be the equivalent of the great State God of Egypt.
It was decided, therefore, to add the name of that State-god
of Egypt to all prayers thereafter, and the name of that Egyptian
god was "Amen". To this day, the name of Amen is still recited
at the end of prayers in both Jewish and Christian religions.
- Genesis of the Grail Kings
by Sir Laurence Gardner; pg. 6

Finally, we may note that the word "Amen" occurs in gnostic
spells… especially of Egyptian origin, and a sort of magical
efficacy seems to have been attributed to this word.. The
practice of answering "Amen" at the end of prayers appears
in the Canons of Hippolytus (No. 146) and in the Egyptian
Church Order (p. 101).
- New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia
Thurston, Herbert. "Amen."
The Catholic Encyclopedia.
Vol. 1. New York:
Robert Appleton Company, 1907.

When we did it in ignorance, maybe God looked past that.
But now that you know the truth, what will you do? Will you
continue to use the name of a pagan god to close your prayers?
Is it too hard to change that now? Because you’ve been using
the ‘amen’ tradition for a long time - will you rationalize and
justify why you keep on invoking the name of the Egyptian
god, Amen? Will you find a pastor or teacher to reassure you
that "it’s okay to say ‘amen’ - Or will you give thanks to God for
revealing His truth and stop using the name of a pagan god?"
-And they all Said, "AMEN"
by J.D. Roberts

The true followers of Jehovah and
His son will know what to do.

Life On A Paradise Earth

The world, as we know it now, will come abruptly to an end
soon! The survivors of Armaggedon will survive because Jehovah
will protect them from all harm. There will be no worldly government
officials or governmental structure to be found anywhere on the earth.
All of the kings, presidents, dictators and their cabinets will be deceased.
There will be no crime because all of the criminals will be gone. There
will be no non-believers of the truth because all of the them will be
destroyed. Satan and his demons will be subdued for a thousand years.
This is only the beginning of paradise on earth forever. The ministers
of Christendom teach that all people die and go to Heaven (or Hell),
but that is not what the Bible teaches us:

"Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth."
(Matthew 5:5) (King James Version)

How can the “meek inherit the earth” if
everyone who dies goes to Heaven?

Part of living in paradise forever on earth is not having infirmities
or illnesses. Isaiah prophesied about the new world many times
well over three thousand years ago. The promises Jehovah made
are bold and hard to believe, but His faithful never doubt that
Jehovah will do whatever He says He will do.

"And no resident will say, "I am sick"; The people
who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity."
(Isaiah 33:24) (New American Standard Bible)

"Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of
the deaf  shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap
as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing; for in the
wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert."
(Isaiah 35:5,6) (American Standard Version)

"He will swallow up death for ever; and the Lord Jehovah will wipe
away tears from off all faces; and the reproach of his people will he
take away from off all the earth, for Jehovah himself has spoken it.”
(Isaiah 25:8) (ASV)

²⁵ The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat
straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall
not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith Jehovah.
(Isaiah 65:25) (ASV)

Who wouldn't want a world like this to live in?

This is our Creator, Jehovah, speaking. He created the universe,
all matter and energy and us all. If Jehovah says death will be
swallowed up forever, it will be swallowed up forever. Also,
everyone who has died will wake up from their sleep and come
back to earthly living, not eternity in heaven.

"Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all
who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out."
(John 5:28,29) (NIV)

Notice here that John did not say all who are in Heaven will
come back to life.

After all, if dead people were in a Heavenly paradise now,
would they want to come back to an earthly existence?

But John does not say the dead are in Heaven. That is simply
because he knew they were not. He knew that the people who
died will sleep until this evil, old world is wiped out by Jehovah
when His day comes. These prophesies about a new Heaven and
Earth have been unfulfilled for almost two thousand years:

⁴ I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given
authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been
beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus and because of
the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his image
and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands.
They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
⁵ (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years
were ended.) This is the first resurrection.
(Revelation 20:4-5) (NIV)

¹ Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven
and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any
sea. ² I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out
of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for
her husband. ³ And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,
"Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them.
They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be
their God. ⁴ He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be
no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of
things has passed away."
(Revelation 21:1-4) (NIV)

"For there are new heavens and a new earth that we are awaiting
according to his promise, and in these righteousness is to dwell."
(2Peter 3:13) (NIV)

Some of these unfulfilled prophecies are even older:

"For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former
things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind... And they
shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards,
and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build, and another inhabit;
they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree shall
be the days of my people, and my chosen shall long enjoy the work
of their hands... And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I
will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. The wolf
and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the
ox; and dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not hurt nor
destroy in all my holy mountain, saith Jehovah."
(Isaiah 65:17,21,22,24,25) (ASV)

Because these prophecies have been unfulfilled for so long,
most people do not believe that they will ever be fulfilled.
Thus, unsuspecting people will indulge in unacceptable
behavior and evil acts right up to the very end:

“On this account YOU too prove yourselves ready, because at
an hour that YOU do not think to be it, the Son of man is coming.”
(Matthew 24:44) (NIV)

The very people who reject the prophecies will eliminate
themselves from this prospect of living forever on a paradise
earth, the world as God originally intended it to be.

Why do that? Is there anything much about this current
world that is better than paradise? Are we so addicted
to time clocks, deadlines, violence, crime, corruption,
greed, pollution, injustice, sickness and death?

This is our way of life now but it is not permanent;
Jehovah’s prophets have said so.

⁹ However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no
ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God
has prepared for those who love him"
(1Corinthians 2:9) (NIV)

The End of This World Part 3

The Bible contains many prophecies concerning Armageddon
– the end of the world as we know it now. Understandably,
few people take the prophecies seriously since this wicked and
corrupted world is the only world that they know. In fact, many
people believe that the horrible conditions that plague this world
now are only temporary and will be somehow remedied in time.
There is just one problem standing in the way – Satan. Many
people innocently believe that mere men or random misfortune
are responsible for the world’s ills. No wonder! Most people
doubt the existence of Satan or his demons and fewer still
understand the power they wield over this world.

What did the Bible say about Satan and his power?

“Again, the devil taketh him up unto an exceedingly high mountain,
and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of
them; And saith unto him, ‘All these things I will give thee if thou
wilt fall down and worship me.’“
(Matthew 4:8-9) (King James Version)

Christ did not accept Satan’s offer nor did he dispute Satan’s
claim that he could hand over all of the kingdoms to him.
This must mean that Satan, a former angel, did indeed own
the kingdoms of the world, whether the kings knew it or not!
From this we can conclude that all of the rulers of this world
are under Satanic influence and always have been.

This explains a great deal about the behavior
of the people “in office”, does it not?

Most people innocently believe that Jehovah is in control of
the events taking place daily. How naïve! No wonder people
are confused about the issue of “God is a God of love”.

People would ask: “How can a loving God cause, or
at least allow such misery in the world? Why does
He allow evil to run rampant?"

The Apostle John knew:

^{19 “}We know that we are children of God and that the world
around us is under the power and control of the evil one.”
(1John 5:19) (New Living Translation)

This makes absolute sense because Satan is now confined
here on earth, he cannot leave and he is angry now because
he knows that his remaining time is short. That is why he
is allowed to run rampant – Jehovah is allowing him to.

⁷ And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought
against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.
⁸ But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven.
⁹ The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called
the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was
hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. ¹⁰ Then I heard a loud
voice in heaven say: "Now have come the salvation and the power
and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the
accuser of our brothers, who accuses them before our God day and
night, has been hurled down.”
(Revelation 12:7-10) (New International Version)

Why? Isn’t Satan dangerous?

As a matter of fact, he and his demons are an absolute
menace. The state of this world is evidence enough. It
will even get worse as time goes by.

^{8 “}Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls
around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”

(1Peter 5:8) (NIV)

How bad will it get?

It will get so bad that at the height of “The Great Tribulation”,
unless Jehovah steps in to put a stop to it, nobody would survive:        

^{21 “}For that will be a time of greater horror than anything the world
has ever seen or will ever see again. ²² In fact, unless that time of
calamity is shortened, the entire human race will be destroyed.
But it will be shortened for the sake of God's chosen ones.”
(Matthew 24:21-22) (NLT) 

Yes, God's chosen ones will be spared. Not only spared from
"The Great Tribulation", but from another, related event called
"The Great Day of Jehovah".

¹⁷ “And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like
blind men, because they have sinned against Jehovah; and their
blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as dung. ¹⁸ Neither
their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of
Jehovah's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of
his jealousy: for he will make an end, yea, a terrible end, of all them
that dwell in the land.”
(Zephaniah 1:17-18) (American Standard Version)

³³ “And the slain of Jehovah shall be at that day from one end of
the earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be
lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon
the face of the ground.”

(Jeremiah 25:33) (ASV)

This sounds just terrible. In fact, it is downright scary.
These warnings from Jehovah’s own prophets were
written over two thousand years ago. Do not expect
the priests and ministers of false religions to teach you
this; it is not in their interest.

It is happening now. We are almost to The Great Day of
Jehovah now. Most people would rather pretend that the
conditions of the world are not that bad and blindly hope
that the current conditions will somehow improve.

After all, who wants to face reality if it is hopeless?

Who says the world is in big trouble?

New Orleans Mayor Says
God Mad at U.S.

By BRETT MARTEL, Associated Press Writer Monday January 16, 2006
NEW ORLEANS - Mayor Ray Nagin suggested Monday that Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita and other storms were a sign that "God is mad at
America" and at black communities, too, for tearing themselves apart
with violence and political infighting.

"Surely God is mad at America. He sent us hurricane after hurricane
after hurricane, and it's destroyed and put stress on this country,"
Nagin, who is black, said as he and other city leaders marked Martin
Luther King Day.

Fortunately, the world situation is bad, but it is not hopeless:

⁴⁴ "In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up
a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to
another people. It will crush all those kingdoms and bring
them to an end, but it will itself endure forever.”

(Daniel 2:44) (NIV)

That Heavenly kingdom exists now. It was brought into
existence right after Satan and the demons were thrown
out of Heaven in the year 1914. We wait for the time to
come when Jehovah will crush the present world governments
and takes over rule of the earth. That is bad news for the
world leaders, but good news for us.

After all, what has the rulership of
our political leaders done for us?

^{9 “}All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work
that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man
ruleth over another to his own hurt.”

(Ecclesiastes 8:9) (KJV)

What will happen next?

After the governments of the whole world are crushed,
all evil will be eliminated:

^{1 “}And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the
key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. ² He
seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or
Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. ³ He threw him
into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep
him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand
years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short
time.”

(Revelation 20:1-3) (NIV)

And just like that – we exit a world of constant turmoil and
enter a world of paradise:

^{1 “}And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven
and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.”

(Revelation 21:1) (KJV)

The new heaven has been cleansed of the demon element
already. The earth will soon no longer have Satan and his
demons present either for a thousand years. Also, all of the
kings, dictators and other assorted rulers of the world will
have been destroyed. All of the wicked people will be dead.
Unfortunately, this will include people who are “fundamentally
good”, meaning – people who:

·        Go to church, pray regularly and tithe!

·        Love Jesus

·        Never harm anybody

·        Mind their own business

·        Perform acts of kindness

·        Work hard

·        Love their country

·        Read their Bible

·        Teach Sunday school

·        Obey all of the ten commandments

Shocking? Unfair? Unjust?

Not at all!

Why not?

The new world will be a paradise forever, and everyone
living in it will never have the problems that the former
wicked world had. We must face it, if people are not part
of the solution, then they are part of the problem.

Only people who are part of the solution to the problems
will live forever in the new world, and it will indeed, be a
paradise. It would be a great shame if the “good people”
of the world did not get a fair warning.

Do not expect to get a fair warning from false religions.
Satan is behind all false religion and wants to take as
many of us as he can with him to destruction. Satan
knows that his time is growing short, and he is
using his followers to persecute the ones who will not
follow him. We must act now to avoid being part of
the problem.

^{32 “}All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate
the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from
the goats. ³³ He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his
left. ³⁴ "Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who
are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared
for you since the creation of the world.’”
(Matthew 25:32-34) (NIV)

The separating work is done now. Jehovah’s servants are
still busy spreading the good news of the kingdom and
Jehovah's people are getting ready for a new world soon.

The End of This World Part 2

1914 was the year World War I began.    

What was the significance of that?

Never was there a war like it in all of previous history!

According to Encyclopedia Encarta:

“World War I, military conflict, from August 1914 to November
1918, that involved many of the countries of Europe as well the
United States and other nations throughout the world. World War
I was one of the most violent and destructive wars in European
history. Of the 65 million men who were mobilized, more than
10 million were killed and more than 20 million wounded. The
term World War I did not come into general use until a second
worldwide conflict broke out in 1939 (see World War II). Before
that year, the war was known as the Great War or the World War.”

From: http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761569981/World_War_I.html

Yes, World War I was the greatest devastation the world has ever
known until the outbreak of the even worse World War II:

“World War II's basic statistics qualify it as by far the most costly
war in history in terms of human casualties and material resources
expended. In all, 61 countries with 1.7 billion people, three-fourths
of the world's population, took part. A total of 110 million people
were mobilized for military service, more than half of those by three
countries: the USSR (22 million to 30 million), Germany (17 million),
and the United States (16 million). For the major participants the largest
numbers on duty at any one time were as follows: USSR (12,500,000);
United States (12,245,000); Germany (10,938,000); British Empire and
Commonwealth (8,720,000); Japan (7,193,000); and China (5,000,000).”

From: http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761563737_15/World_War_II.html

Encyclopedia Encarta: http://encarta.msn.com

To the most casual observer it is obvious that the world is not a
safe place to live anywhere on the earth. Looking at the world
today, it appears that the world will continue being hazardous for
all living beings - forever. It is fortunate for us that it will not!

At this time there is an unprecedented rise in the death rate from
war, pestilence, famine, crime, and natural disasters. For example:

·        War:

There have been numerous wars in the twentieth century.

“Increasingly, the 75-year period from 1914 to 1989, covering two
world wars and the cold war, is being seen by historians as a single,
discrete epoch, a time apart in which much of the world was fighting
war, recovering from war or preparing for war."
—The New York Times, May 7, 1995.

"The whole world really blew up about World War I and we still
don't know why. Before then, men thought that utopia was in sight.
There was peace and prosperity. Then everything blew up. We've
been in a state of suspended animation ever since . . . More people
have been killed in this century than in all of history."
—Dr. Walker Percy, American Medical News, November 21, 1977.

• Pestilence:

Since the HIV virus that causes the AIDS disease appeared in the
mid 1980’s, other previously unknown diseases that make world
travel hazardous have appeared such as the Ebola virus, West Nile
Disease and SARS. Terrorists are considering unleashing agents
such as smallpox, anthrax and botulinum, the most toxic bacterial
agent in existence. CNN.Com has a library of information about
health and diseases:

http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/infectious.disease/

• Famine: 

  ·        Crime:

 CHICAGO (WLS) -- Gun violence made it a deadly
weekend on some of Chicago's streets. Police
Superintendent Jody Weis places the blame on
too many guns and gangs. The victims have
ranged in age from 12 to 65.

From: http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6091849

Natural Disaster

The End of This World Part 1

Is the world as we know it coming to an end soon?

There are many prophecies in the Bible that indicate this:

³ And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples
came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall
these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming,
and of the end of the world?
(Matthew 24:3) (King James Version)

⁷ "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. ⁸ All
these are the beginning of birth pains.”
(Matthew 24:7-8) (New International Version)

³⁴ "Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass,
till all these things be fulfilled. ³⁵ Heaven and earth shall
pass away, but my words shall not pass away.”
(Matthew 24:34-35) (KJV)

Is the generation in question the generation
that was born in 1914?

Since everyone born between 1914-1932
(roughly a generation) are now between
75-95, time is running out!

Why 1914? What is so special about that year?

That was the year that Satan was cast out
of Heaven and confined to the earth:

⁷ "And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels
fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels
fought back. ⁸ But he was not strong enough, and they
lost their place in heaven. ⁹ The great dragon was hurled
down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan,
who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the
earth, and his angels with him. ¹² Therefore rejoice, you
heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth
and the sea, because the devil has gone down to you! He
is filled with fury, because he knows that his time is short”
(Revelation 12:7-9, 12) (NIV)

Yes, confined to the earth since 1914, and the
conditions here on the earth since then seems
to support this.

Does the Bible have any concrete evidence
that 1914 was an important year?

HOW IS THE YEAR "1914" CALCULATED ?

Prophetically referring to God's Son as "Lord," King David said:

"The utterance of Jehovah to my Lord is: 'Sit at my right
hand until I place your enemies as a stool for your feet.'"
(Psalm 110:1) (American Standard Version) 

This prophecy indicates that Christ's rulership would
not begin immediately after his ascension to heaven.
Rather, he would wait at God's right hand.

¹² But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins
for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; ¹³ From
henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
(Hebrews 10:12,13) (King James Version)

How long would this waiting go on?

When would his rulership begin?

The Bible had the answers hidden in it:

The only city in all the earth upon which Jehovah
placed his name upon - was Jerusalem.

³⁶ I will give one tribe to his son so that David my
servant may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem,
the city where I chose to put my Name.
(1Kings 11:36) (NIV)

God approved of this earthly capital city; therefore, the
destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in 607 B.C.E.
was very significant. This event marked the beginning
of a lengthy interruption of God's direct rule over his
people on earth.

Six centuries later, Christ indicated that this period
of interrupted rule was still in effect, for he said:

"Jerusalem will be trampled on by the nations, until the
appointed times of the nations are fulfilled."
(Luke 21:24) (NIV)

Jerusalem is indeed being “trampled on”. To this day,
life in Israel is a living nightmare. Until "the appointed
times of the nations," worldly governments would
continue to interrupt God’s rulership. That period began
with the destruction of Jerusalem in 607 B.C.E. and Daniel
indicated that it would go on for "seven times."

²³ "You, O king, saw a messenger, a holy one, coming
down from heaven and saying, 'Cut down the tree and
destroy it, but leave the stump, bound with iron and
bronze, in the grass of the field, while its roots remain
in the ground. Let him be drenched with the dew of
heaven; let him live like the wild animals, until seven
times pass by for him.' ²⁴ "This is the interpretation, O
king, and this is the decree the Most High has issued
against my lord the king: ²⁵ You will be driven away
from people and will live with the wild animals; you
will eat grass like cattle and be drenched with the dew
of heaven. Seven times will pass by for you until
you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign
over the kingdoms of men and gives them to anyone
he wishes.
(Daniel 4:23-25) (NIV)

How long is that?

The Bible shows that three and a half "times" equal 1,260 days:

⁶ The woman fled into the desert to a place prepared for her by God,
where she might be taken care of for 1,260 days. ¹⁴ The woman was
given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly to the place
prepared for her in the desert, where she would be taken care of for a
time, times and half a time, out of the serpent's reach.
(Revelation 12:6,14) (NIV)

A “time” is one year. “Times” is two years. Three “Times”
and a “half a time” is 1,260 days.

Twice that period, or seven “times”, would be 2,520 days.

By applying "a day for a year" to Daniel's prophecy
and counting 2,520 years from 607 B.C.E.,
we arrive at the year 1913 C.E.

2 x 1260 = 2520 Symbolic Days or 2520 Literal Years.

³⁴ "For forty years—one year for each of the forty days you
explored the land—you will suffer for your sins and know what
it is like to have me against you."
(Numbers 14:34) (NIV)

⁶ "After you have finished this, lie down again, this time on
your right side, and bear the sin of the house of Judah. I have
assigned you 40 days, a day for each year."
(Ezekiel 4:6) (NIV)