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the South
By Gerald Flurry
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The Push
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because they did have the will to use our power! The
terrorist nations see our shameful division and weakness
and are encouraged to support terrorism even more!
The pride in our power has been broken!
We must stop those powers that nurture terrorism. If
we fail, our future is extremely black. On the other hand,
the outcome could be the opposite. We could be a terror
to any nation who dared sponsor terrorism against us and
our allies. But those days are gone with the wind!
So brace yourself for a terrifying future.
All we have to do is look at Israel to see the outcome of
our war in Iraq. Can Israel win its war against terrorism?
It still acts decisively and with power. But the terrorism
grows worse. Iran and other nations keep arming the
endless stream of terrorists. The only way to turn it around
is to stop Iran.
President Bush said that terrorist attacks come, not
because of our strength, but because we are perceived to
be weak. But it is more than a perception of weakness. We
are weak. We must face reality if we are ever to correct that
problem.
Iran and terrorists are preying on our weakness.
State-sponsored terrorism exists because of our
weakness!
But even if we don’t change our evil ways, this is all
leading directly to the return of Jesus Christ. That is
the best possible news this world could ever hear! This
evil world of terrorism and war is about to end forever.
It will soon be replaced by a world full of prosperity
and peace. Then all mankind will understand and be
fulfilling their incredible human potential.
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T h e W h i r lw i n d
After the push, the king of the north will come at the
king of the south like a “whirlwind.” We have seen how
the king of the south could push at the king of the north.
Gesenius’ Lexicon says this about the word whirlwind:
“used of the commotion of a storm or tempest … to
sweep away in a storm, to rush like a tempest; to be
fierce as a tempest; with the implication that the people
are ‘terror stricken.’ ” Strong’s Concordance defines it, “to
cause to shiver with fear.”
This is the type of warfare implemented by the king
of the north. It is blitzkrieg warfare! That is bec ause
Germany leads the European combine. It could well be a
nuclear bomb attack which creates a firestorm! The king
of the north will destroy the king of the south. Gesenius’
Lexicon further defines whirlw ind as “creeping of the
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A My s t e r i o u s Al li a n c e
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et’s look at a Psalm that strongly indi-
cates which countries will be allied with the
king of the south. This prophecy lists several
moderate Islamic nations that will ally themselves with
Assur (Assyria), or modern-day Germany. Because this
will happen after Germany and the European Union
conquer the king of the south, we can deduce that these
countries will not be destroyed in the “whirlwind”
described in Daniel 11:40.
“Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace,
and be not still, O God. For, lo, thine enemies make a
tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
They have taken crafty counsel against thy people
[Israel], and consulted against thy hidden [or sheltered]
ones” (Psalms 83:1-3). God’s “hidden ones” are His own,
very elect, Church members. In the midst of these
warring nations, God protects His people (Revelation
12:14). As with many other biblical prophecies, we see
God’s very elect in the spotlight.
The “enemies” are an Islamic alliance with the king
of the north, which are about to attack the modern
descendants of Israel. The victims are primarily
America, Britain and Judah (the little nation called
Israel today). Bible prophecy says the end-time nations
of Israel are unusually fearful and gullible, like a “silly
dove” (Hosea 7:8-12). Their enemies take advantage of
their weaknesses to destroy them (Hosea 5:5). God only
protects the nations of Israel from grave danger if they
are obedient—which they are not in this end time.
This will be a deceitful alliance. “They have said,
Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation;
that the name of Israel may be no more in remem
brance” (Psalms 83:4). Their goal is to utterly destroy
Israel—including America and Britain!
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The Last
Crusade
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he Crusades were a series of Roma n Catholic
“holy” wars to wrest control of the Holy Land from
Muslims. They produced some of the bloodiest
battles in history.
Did you ever wonder how the Catholics reconcile
that “holy” slaughter with the Bible, which states, “Thou
shalt not kill”? Or how they can read the Sermon on the
Mount and still lead the religious world in spilling rivers
of blood?
They are called the Christian Crusades. That label
itself is a deception. They were primarily Catholic
crusades. Other Christian religions have their problems,
but let’s not blame them for what the Catholics did—and
will do. Some background will help us understand.
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This war left Catholics bitter against the Jews for the
role they played in the war. Much anti-Semitism began
because of it.
Some historians consider this the First Crusade. But
the Crusades we best remember came later, beginning in
the 11th century.
Pope Urban ii unleashed a savage Catholic army
and started these later Crusades. This “righteous” army
marched 3,000 miles to conquer the Holy Land.
Here is an excerpt from the book Crusades, by Terry
Jones and Alan Ereira, which became a bbc television
series (emphasis mine throughout): “By summoning
an army under the banner of the Cross, the pope
was extending the church’s mantle over all
Christendom. This was the idea at the very heart
of the revolutionary papacy; in place of separate local
churches at the center of discreet communities, there
was to be one overarching church, ruled by one
overarching pope. The Crusade was to be its expression
and its instrument.”
They state that this thinking was at the heart
of the papacy. The popes wanted to rule any church
called Christian. Through the Holy Roman Empire, they
also tried repeatedly to rule the entire world. They have
succeeded six times and are about to succeed again, for
the last time, according to Bible prophecy. (Write for our
free booklet Germany and the Holy Roman Empire.)
The Protestant churches are prophesied to be brought
back into the Catholic Church (Isaiah 47). Mostly this will
be done through bloodshed. Remember, this wish to rule
all Christianity is at “the very heart of the revolutionary
papacy.” That means this philosophy has motivated them for
nearly 2,000 years. And they still believe violent and bloody
crusades are righteous. Have they ever truly repented of
this condemning history? The answer is no. The best they
have managed is some recent vague apologies.
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Emphasis on
God’s Very Elect
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aniel 11 is the history and prophecy of the warring
kings of the north and south. The time frame is
before the time of Christ’s first coming to His Second
Coming. However, we must remember that Daniel was
written for the end time (Daniel 12:4, 9). So the time frame
is focused on the end time. But now we have moved into the
specific “last end” (Daniel 8:19) of the end-time period.
Now notice how deeply God’s very elect are
embedded and emphasized within the 11th and 12th
chapters of Daniel.
“And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall
he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their
God shall be strong, and do exploits” (Daniel 11:32). The
word exploits means heroic acts. The very elect “stand
firm and take action” (Revised Standard Version).
Our six-year court battle is an example. The pcg
won that battle, when it looked like we had no chance of
winning. God gave us the victory. Now the copyrights
to Mr. Armstrong’s writings belong to us. If you are
unfamiliar with this story, we will be happy to send you
information on it.
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