"Is
it not written, says
the Lord, that 'in the days of the voice of the
seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the
mystery of God should be finished?’ (Rev. 10:7).
And is not the seventh angel now preparing to
sound his trumpet? For I say unto you that five
of the angels have already sounded their
initial blasts and the sixth is about to sound;
then shall the seventh follow shortly, for the
time is hastening and the tempo of events is
rapidly growing in momentum. With reference to
those trumpets which have already begun to
sound, why do I say initial blasts? Because that
which is the beginning or initial blast of each
trumpet sets in motion that which is to unfold
on the world scene as a result of its sounding.
But that which is portrayed in the scriptures as
taking place under the sounding of each trumpet,
does not find its complete fulfillment until all
of the trumpets have sounded. The sound of each
trumpet initiates events and forces which carry
through the entire end-time period, so that when
the second trumpet begins to blast, that which
was unleashed under the first trumpet is still
in motion and continuing, and when the third
trumpet begins to blow, that which was unleashed
by the second trumpet continues its march on the
pages of history. Thus it is with each trumpet,
so that by the time the last or seventh trumpet
begins its blast, all the previous six trumpets
are still sounding and will continue to sound
until a mighty crescendo is reached in the
climax of
all things. Therefore hear my word:
that which is unleashed by the successive
trumpets continues until the end, and each
successive trumpet overlaps the blowing of the
previous trumpet or trumpets.
Now
look to
me, says
the Lord, and I will reveal to
you that which is about to take place on
the earth at the blowing of the seventh trumpet.
For when this comes to pass, it will cause the
final veil to be removed and all men shall
see clearly that which has been a
mystery
up to that moment in human history. But I say,
how can you fully understand that which is
unveiled under the seventh trumpet unless you
are given an insight into the events which
lead up to it which
have their inception under the six preceding
trumpets.
Therefore,
hear my Word as I reveal
to you
the sounding of
the trumpets
in this end-time.
Was not the
trumpet used in ancient
times
to sound a warning?
Was it not also
used to call
my people together that
they might receive my instructions and
be ready to move on
in that which I would
show them? (Num. 10:1-9).
Even so
is it now in
the fulfillment
of this
pattern. The
trumpets have been sounding in this
end-time, bringing to pass certain events on the
world
scene, to signal the warning that the
judgment of
all things is at hand and the wind-up of this
age is rapidly drawing near. Coupled with the
unfolding of these
events is the fact that I have been
moving by my Spirit in a special
way to call my
people together that
they might be readied
for the grand climax of all things. I
have
been showing
to
my people that which I desire for
this end-time in a BODY which shall go forth in
power to reap a great harvest to
me; a BODY which shall be anointed even as Jesus was
anointed in His day to do mighty works. And as
this BODY
fulfills its mission,
so will
it be made
ready to cross over into the
promised land to receive the fullness of that
which has been prepared for those who are
called and chosen and faithful. (Rev. 17:14).
[the first trumpet]
But
first hear my word concerning the trumpets. You shall
turn to the book of Revelation (chapters 8 &
9) and let me speak to
you concerning that which transpires under
the first six trumpets. You
shall notice, says
the Lord, that the first angel sounds following
the casting of fire on the earth (8:5-7). Now
what does this mean? It means that man
discovered the secret of the atom and its mighty
fire-power under the blowing of the first
trumpet. For it was both during and after the
world conflict which saw the first explosion of
an atomic bomb, that the events unleashed under
the first trumpet began to unfold. Now listen, says
the Lord. You
shall notice that a third part of the
trees were burned up under the blowing of this
trumpet (8:7). Again let it be said that the
blowing of a trumpet unleashes certain forces
and brings to pass certain episodes which
continue to
the end. The fact that succeeding trumpets blow
after the events of the first trumpet begin,
does not mean that the first trumpet is through
blowing. Each trumpet continues to sound to
the end. Therefore that which is unleashed under
the first trumpet is the power of the atom's
destruction, which shall eventually destroy
one-third of the population of the earth and
devastate completely one-third of the nations on
the face of the earth. And because it is
recorded that fire and hail are mixed with blood
(8:7), it indicates that the fiery blasts of man
shall be mixed with the blast of the breath of
Almighty God as much water is vaporized by the
intense heat which is created by the atom's
explosion and congealed in the frosty heights
above. Then as it is congealed, it will descend
in the form of hailstones which will be mixed
with the fire of the exploding atoms and the
blood of multitudes who will be slain.
In
that it says that all of the green grass was
burned up (8:7), it indicates that all the
inhabitants of the earth will be affected
mightily by the devastation of the atom's fury.
All shall be scorched or burned in one way or
another - all except those who are protected by
their God. Those who are under the covenant seal
of their God do not come under the symbolism of
the green grass which is a type of all carnal
flesh. (Isa. 40:6-7). The fact that one-third of
the population will die because of the atom's
explosion, does not mean that only one-third of
the earth's inhabitants will be destroyed. For
there will be many other types of destruction
which will take a heavy toll of life.
[the second trumpet]
Read
now of that which takes place under the second
trumpet and I will show you
what it portrays. Is it not written that a great
mountain burning with fire was cast into the
sea? (8:8). What does this mountain represent? A
mountain in the scripture is a type of a nation
or kingdom (Isa. 2:2-3). Thus a great mountain
would be a great or leading nation in the earth.
Where do you find in the earth a nation which is
great enough to fulfill this description? Think
not that greatness is to be equated with size or
land mass; neither with numbers of people. There
is only one nation which can adequately fulfill
the designation given and that is the United States
of America.
Now why, says
the Lord, will this nation, so great in its
Christian tradition to be able to give direction
and example to the entire world, be cast into
the sea? And how will this take place? Is it not
written that to whom much is given much is
required? (Luke 12:48). What nation on the earth
has received more in material wealth than America?
What nation has been blessed with such an
abundance that most other nations are paupers in
comparison? What other nation has been so
blessed in scientific achievement and
accomplishment in the undoing of the burdensome
toil that man has known for millenniums of time?
What nation besides America
has received as great an understanding and
enlightenment from the Word of God through many
movings of the Spirit of God unto the blessings
of untold thousands? But what has America
done? She has failed miserably in her
stewardship. Therefore she shall be judged
severely. And what shall this judgment be? It
shall be that which shall arise from within her
own borders. Think not that America
will escape destruction from without; for many
bombs and missiles shall fall upon this land.
But the primary judgment upon America
will be the turmoil and unrest that will arise
from within, plunging that nation into a 'sea'
of confusion and strife. For the 'sea' is a type
of masses of people in agitation and
revolution. Already there are signs of this
turmoil and unrest evident in many places and
segments of society, for I say to
you that the trumpet of judgment has already
been blown, and the inevitable falling of this
great nation into a sea of revolution is now in
its initial stages.
Does
it not also say that as a result of the
mountain's fall a third part of the sea became
blood, and a third part of the creatures in the
sea died, and a third part of the ships were
destroyed? (8:8-9). Hear now my word. The sea is
a type of peoples, and ships are a type of local
governments which are in the midst of the sea of
peoples. Even so does this portray the fact that
one-third of the people in this nation shall be
embroiled in such serious conflict that they
will become a menace to the very life of the
nation, and the governing bodies represented by
the ships will be so completely overwhelmed
that law and order will be completely disrupted
in many states and areas, causing a chaotic
condition unprecedented in the history of the
nation. Violence shall erupt in many places as
strife and unrest increases among the masses of
the peoples. One out of every three persons
shall be involved in one way or another in such
violent disruption that the very existence of
the nation will be threatened. Then shall come
the necessity of clamping an all-powerful
dictatorship upon the inhabitants of this land
with absolute controls in every facet of life.
This will continue as the nation is involved,
not only in unprecedented civil strife, but also
in increasing peril from without. Only a great
awakening and spiritual revival among certain
segments of the nation will keep the nation
from being completely inundated by the waters
of internal turmoil. For truly a once great
nation shall fall into the 'sea' of conflict
which will mean the end of an era, says
the Lord.
You
will note that it is a great mountain 'burning
with fire' that is cast into the sea (8:8). The
fire is a type of the inflamed passions with
which the people will become engulfed, and the
burning desires which will become an obsession
to multitudes. It will be these insatiable and
unrequited 'burnings' of lust, greed, avarice,
jealousy and hatred which will pit class against
class, race against race, employee against
employer, people against government and people
against religion, and people in general against
one another in one mad orgy of lawlessness and
violence. This will be the direct result of the
moral and spiritual decay which has been eating
away at the vitals of the nation for many years.
The 'flames' will be continually fanned by
subversive elements which have become
entrenched in the nation in almost every segment
of society.
You
will also notice, says
the Lord, that the third part of the 'creatures
which were in the sea, and had life, died.'
(8:9). The ‘sea’ is not only a type of masses of
people in turmoil; but water, whether in the sea
or otherwise, is a type of the human soul with
its emotions and desires. Even as water is
unstable, so is the human soul unstable when
uncontrolled by reason and righteous judgment
(see Gen. 49:4). The creatures in the sea are a
type of the entire gamut of emotions and desires
which 'swim' in the human soul. Usually an
emotion or desire does not have 'life' unless it
is stimulated or stirred up in one way or
another. When 'made alive' such emotions and
desires have great power unto either evil or
good. The picture before us is one of base
emotions and desires being stirred up or 'made
alive' unto evil and destruction. Thus they are
potential 'killer' of the peace and well being
of others. This is the meaning of the statement
that the third part of the creatures which had
life, or which were made alive, died. The only
way an emotion or desire which is stimulated
unto life can die, from a carnal perspective, is
to give vent to it until its strength is spent
and it abates into silence. Thus it will be unto
a once great nation which has lost its moorings,
and to
a people who are no longer anchored to the
faith of their fathers.
[the third trumpet]
Now
you
shall consider the third trumpet, says
the Lord. Is it not written that a great star
fell from heaven onto the rivers and fountains
of waters? (8:10). What is this star, says
the Lord? You
shall notice that the star falls on
that which feeds the greater bodies of water:
the rivers and fountains, or springs, of water.
Since waters are a type of peoples, it shows
that the very leaders and fountain-heads of
society are affected by this star which is
called wormwood. This star, burning as a lamp,
is none other than the Communist scourge. Its
‘lamp’ is none other than the false idealism
which masquerades as true light, but is indeed a
deception and counterfeit. And because of this
deceptive idealism it is almost always the
educated classes, the leaders of society, who
first fall under its influence and succumb to
its propaganda. This is why the star is seen as
falling on
the springs or fountains and upon the rivers
which eventually reach the larger bodies of
water. The masses of people are reached with the
deceptive philosophy of communism only because
the educated classes first embrace it in its
propaganda phases. Once communist indoctrinated
leaders gain control in a nation or among a
people, the idealism, which was so prominent in
their thinking in their initial contact with
communism, begins to fade; and the latent lust
for power, subtly embedded in every
unregenerated person, begins to raise its ugly
head. Especially is this true among those who
are taught, as the communists are, that there is
no God. Without God, expediency and often
unrestrained license replace truth and moral
values. The result is tyranny and ruthless
suppression of freedom. Then it is that the
'wormwood' phase of the star is seen. Wormwood
is a bitter plant that grows in the desert. The
waters which became bitter represent the
inevitable aftermath of a communist takeover.
(8:11). That which was presented as the ultimate
in idealism and emancipation for the people
becomes instead a bitter experience, as that
which was promised does not materialize and the
lot of the people becomes even more desperate
than ever. It truly is bitterness in the waters,
or souls, of men.
In
that a third of the waters became wormwood, it
indicates that a third of the population of the
world will come fully under the communist
scourge through the takeover of governments by
leaders who are completely sold out to the
communist conspiracy. Most other nations will be
affected by communism in its propaganda and
revolutionary phases, but not completely taken
over. Yet because of fear, almost all nations
will seek an accommodation with communism in
one way or another. And because of tremendous
internal pressures, most nations will submit to
coalition governments, with communists playing
an instrumental role in the life of the nations;
thus creating instability and continuous strife.
The 'strife' phase is seen in the statement that
many men died of the waters, because they were
made bitter (8:11). Many men shall resist the
communist takeover of their nations and die in
their efforts. Since the 'great star' is seen
falling from heaven, it symbolizes the fact that
communism is of supernatural origin. It
emanates from the invisible realms of Satanic
dominion; the spiritual wickedness in heavenly
places (Ephes. 6:12). It is the result of
Satanic influence and deception.
[the fourth trumpet]
Look
now, says
the Lord, at the unveiling of the fourth
trumpet. Is it not written that a third part of
the sun, and a third part of the moon, and a
third part of the stars were smitten? (8:12).
And does it not say that a third part of each
was darkened because of this? And does this not
indicate that which will affect a certain
segment of nations? You
have already seen, says
the Lord, that which will affect all the
inhabitants of the earth under the first
trumpet, with the unleashing of atomic
destruction; you
have seen the second trumpet and its
fulfillment in the United States of America; you have
seen a third of the earth's inhabitants coming
under the complete power of communism under the
third trumpet; now consider that there is
another portion of the human race which will be
affected by the blowing of the fourth trumpet.
What is it, says
the Lord? You
shall look and behold that which shall take
place on the continent of Europe
in the days that are ahead. For truly,
the fourth angel has already sounded the initial
blast and the stage is being set for its
complete fulfillment. It shall be exceedingly
dark as the forces unleashed by the fourth
trumpet take their toll. Does it not say that
the sun was smitten? The sun is a symbol of
Christianity, and in that a third part of the
sun is smitten, it indicates that the portion of
the Christian world which has its stronghold in
Europe shall be darkened as revolutionary
forces rise up within the nations of Europe to
destroy the traditional forms of Christianity
which have long been entrenched in the life of
the people. This will include both Catholic and
Protestant bodies. For none shall escape as the
forces of darkness rise up to put out the light
of the sun, and also strike at the moon and the
stars. What does this mean, says
the Lord? It means that the moon and the stars
will be darkened even as the sun is darkened.
For the moon, which reflects the light of the
sun, is a type of the state, which reflects or
gives support to the church; and the stars are a
type of the leaders in both church and state who
will feel the impact of the forces of darkness
rising up against them. Thus the church-state
combination, which has been entrenched in Europe for centuries,
will be completely disrupted. The sun, moon,
and stars will be darkened to the extent that
the church-state relationships which exist in
both Catholic and Protestant groups will no
longer be tolerated. For violent forces will
arise within the nations of Europe
to completely overthrow the existing order of
things. The stars: those high in political and
religious offices who benefit from the
church—state relationship, who long have had
favored positions in the existing system of
things, will be suddenly cast out of their
privileged sanctums,
Does
it not say that the day shone not for a third
part of it, and the night likewise? (8:12). Now
what does this mean? It means that for four
years there shall be extreme strife in Europe. For a third part
of a day of 12 hours is 4 hours; and I appoint
an hour for a year. And in that it speaks of
both the day and the night, I do double the
witness of that which shall be. For the double
into the night as well as the day indicates the
extremity of that which shall come on the
nations of Europe as both church and state—sun
and moon—are violently disrupted by the
darkening effects of that which is coming.
Therefore consider what I say, for even now are
the forces arising which will bring these things
to pass.
[the fifth trumpet*]
[Ed Note: this trumpet
is detailed further in the prophecy “The
Fifth Trumpet” published
earlier in the third volume of Prepare
Ye the Way and was
reproduced at the end of this booklet as well]
Now
hear, says
the Lord. The scripture says that following the
blowing of the fourth trumpet, an angel flies
through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud
voice 'woe, woe, woe, to the inhabitants of the
earth by reason of the other voices of the
trumpet of the three angels which are yet to
sound.' (8:13). This is because of the intensity
of turmoil and conflict which comes with the
blowing of each succeeding trumpet. The
intensity of the developing world crises is a
result of that which is unleashed under the
fifth trumpet. Have I not spoken to you
concerning this before? (Note: see the separate
prophecy in this booklet entitled ‘The Fifth
Trumpet’). Therefore hear that which I have
spoken and consider, for I need not repeat that
which has already been made known to you. But I
shall now give additional details of that which
transpires as a result of the blowing of the
fifth trumpet. You
shall notice, says
the Lord, that the forces unleashed from the
pit, even the forces of Satan, arise as smoke to
darken the sun and pollute the air (9:2). Does
not this show that Satan and his hosts will work
through human agencies to corrupt the truth of
Christianity, represented by the sun, by all
kinds of error and deceivable doctrines of
devils in this day? Is not this now being
fulfilled in the apostasy of liberalism and
modernism which has completely destroyed the
true gospel in vast segments of the so-called
Christian populace? And is not the pollution of
the air a type of the contamination of people's
thoughts with all kinds of filth and perversion?
Even so are the forces of the nether world
bringing great darkness upon the earth as they
work to subvert the Christian message, and also
to pervert the thinking of people into ways of
godlessness and unbridled pleasure.
You
will also notice, says
the Lord, that the forces of the nether world
are pictured as locusts with the sting of
scorpions, and they were commanded not to hurt
the grass or any green thing, neither any tree,
but only those men who have not the seal of God
in their foreheads (9:3-4). Now what does this
mean? There is a difference between being
subverted by these evil spirits and being 'hurt'
by them. The 'hurt' refers to actual physical
harm or destruction which will come later (9:10)
as the spirits are given the authority and the
means to precipitate vast numbers into physical
conflict. But first there will be subversion,
and the grass and trees, which are a type of
peoples of various classes (Judges 9:7-15, Isa.
40:6-8) will not be 'hurt' or destroyed in great
numbers. Also the people will not be immediately
hurt, in their own thinking, because they will
not be able to see the ultimate consequences of
coming under the influence of these evil
spirits. For the people will be deceived,
believing a lie instead of the truth (II Thess.
2:10-11). They will believe that the doctrines
of devils being taught them through a perverted
clergy and church systems, and the so-called new
liberties which they are experiencing In godless
pleasure-living, are to their benefit, and are a
part of the glorious new way of life which man
is achieving. Thus the goal of the Satanic
spirits is to enmesh the inhabitants of the
world in delusion; a sort of intoxication of
pleasure-madness and libertine conduct which
gives vent to perverted desires and ways. Thus,
in the minds of the people, what they are
experiencing is not to them a 'hurt' but rather
a new-found way of life. It is only what this
delusion eventuates in that will bring to an
abrupt end the pleasure-mad ways of the people.
This is symbolized by the scourge of the locust
and the sting of the scorpion. (9:3). People
will be tormented, as by a scorpion's sting, not
because they love righteousness and deplore the
wickedness which is coming on the earth, but
because the conditions in the world will become
so desperate and critical that they will not be
able to give full vent to their pleasure-seeking
ways and their covetous desires. Thus they will
want to escape, not from the wicked delusions of
the times, but from the chaotic conditions which
will be the inevitable result of unbridled
license and lawless living.
The
evil spirits will not be able to touch those who
have the seal of the living God on
their foreheads (9:4). For I will protect my own
that they be not subverted by the devices of the
enemy. But they shall 'hurt' certain men who do
not have this seal of protection. (9:4). This is
because these certain men are being prepared to
precipitate the nations into war; they are men
in high positions whose minds have been
completely taken captive by the power of Satan.
Through these men shall the evil spirits
eventually be able to hurt the masses through
destructive warfare (9:10). This is evident in
the fact that the evil spirits are seen as both
locusts and as horses prepared to
battle. (9:7). The locust was always one of the
most terrible of the scourges on the nations of
ancient times, bringing great devastation; and
the horse has always been a symbol of the power
to
war. So even though the evil spirits do not
immediately 'hurt’' the masses of people, but
bring them into delusive intoxication unto
pleasure-seeking, the people will eventually
feel the impact of the 'hurt' which is
precipitated by evil men in high places, who are
used by these same spirits to prepare the
intoxicated people for slaughter. Conditions on
earth will get so desperate that many people
will seek escape through death, but because of
the fear that has gripped them, even death shall
flee away from them (9:6). Therefore, the
torment which is inflicted by the scorpion's
sting is primarily that of fear; a fear so great
that men will even fear to take their own lives,
even though they will wish that they were dead.
This will come as a result of the chaotic
conditions on the earth and the ugly specter of
atomic war which will hang heavily over the
inhabitants of the earth.
After
the men in high places have been thoroughly
prepared by their subverted ambitions for world
conquest, then shall the horse, or war aspect,
of the symbolism fulfill unto great destruction.
Then shall they be 'crowned' to go forth unto
battle (9:7), for the faces of the locusts are
the faces of men (9:7); the very men who have
been prepared to 'hurt' the inhabitants of the
world by their mad conquest for power. The
locusts which had faces of men, had also the
hair of women and the teeth of lions (9:8). The
hair indicates their complete captivity to their
evil desires, for woman is a type of the soul
which is the seat of desire; and the teeth of
lions indicate their absolute determination to
gnash and devour until they have completely
conquered the world. Their breastplates of iron
indicate that they shall not be turned back from
their destructive designs but will persevere to the
end (9:9). In that they make a sound with their
wings as the sound of chariots of many horses
running to battle, it indicates that they shall
engulf the world in destructive slaughter. This
shall the evil spirits do through those men who
have not the seal of God on their foreheads, but
whose minds are completely taken captive by
Satanic devices. After the symbolism has
progressed to that of horses prepared for
battle, you will notice that it is given to
the locusts to 'hurt' men for five months,
whereas previously it was given to
them to 'torment' for five months (9:5 &
9:10). The torment is primarily through fear of
what might come, but the hurt is actual
destruction in warfare. The five months in each
case are not literal, but symbolic of the
freedom of action allowed the evil spirits to
subvert and lead to eventual conflict. Once the
conflict unto the 'hurting' of the inhabitants
of the earth has begun on a global scale, it
will not let up until the consummation of all
things and the return of the Lord In power and
great glory.
At
the close of the narrative concerning the fifth
trumpet, the scripture says that one woe is
past and two are yet to come (9:12). This does
not mean that the events visualized under the
fifth trumpet have completely run their course.
It means that the forces unleashed by the
trumpets sounding are past recall; what is set
in motion is as good as accomplished; the
results are inevitable. Along with the two woes
yet to come, the fifth trumpet or first woe
continues to mount in intensity until the end.
[the sixth trumpet]
Now
look with me, says
the Lord, at the sixth trumpet as recorded in
the scriptures. The sixth and seventh trumpets
are the only ones which have as yet not begun to
blow. (Note by J. L. E.: This was true as of
March 29, 1967 when this prophecy was received).
But the time is short; for soon shall that which
is described as taking place under the sixth
trumpet begin to unfold. What is it, says
the Lord? The sixth angel, which had the sixth
trumpet, was instructed to loose the four angels
bound in the great river Euphrates
(9:14). Who are these four angels? They are the
princes who are the unseen rulers of four
nations in the general area of the Euphrates River.
These nations were bound together by treaty in
what is known as the 'Bagdad Pact.’ This treaty
was formed in an attempt to create a buffer
against the encroachments of communism. But
shortly shall that buffer be dissolved or loosed
so that the nations in question will no longer
seek to contain or hold back communist
subversion and advance. They will instead
eventually become a part of the communist
combine. One or more will actually be a part of
the ‘horns' of the beast. Thus the Influence of
the Christian west, which was instrumental in
causing those nations to be bound together in
an anti-communist pact, will be destroyed in
that area. This is the meaning of the statement
that the four angels were loosed for to slay the
third part of men (9:15). The 'slaying' here is
not literal but symbolic; it indicates the
complete elimination of the power of the two
western Christian nations to keep the pact
intact; the two being one third of the nations
involved. After the four angels are loosed there
is a period of ‘an hour, and a day, and a month,
and a year' (9:15) before the third part of men
are slain. It will take this amount of time
after the breaking up of the pact for western
influence to be destroyed and the nations to be
absorbed into the communist camp.
[Ed.
Note - The Baghdad
Pact was also known as
CENTO (Central Treaty
Organization) formed
in the 1950's
similarly to NATO and
SEATO. The four angels
do not refer to all
the nations in the
alliance; only to
the four Middle
Eastern nations
joined in it (Iran,
Iraq, Pakistan,
Turkey). Great Britain
was the fifth nation
of the pact with the
U.S. operating as an
auxilliary support,
thus involving a total
of 6 nations. The
break up of CENTO and
the controlling
influence of the U.S.
and Great Britain
prophesied here was
amazingly fulfilled in
1979 through the
Iranian revolution,
more than a decade
after the prophecy.
The plotting of the
exact 396 day
time period in Rev.
9:15 is unclear,
though it closely
approximates the 444
days of the U.S
hostage
standoff during
the Iranian revolution
producing the
humiliating removal of
the United States from
the region. As of the
time of this editorial
note (2009), the
Communist aspect of
the prophecy yet
remains to be
fulfilled. Nevertheless,
the hotbed of war that
the region from Turkey
to Pakistan has become
since 1979--including
the Iran-Iraq War and
the two Gulf
Wars (conspicuously
led by none other than
the U.S.
and Great
Britain) demonstrates
the continued
"loosing" effect of
this ongoing
trumpet in
fulfillment of this
word! By the time
Communism re-emerges,
these nations will be
so weakened from war
and revolution that it
will be impossible for
them to resist
becoming absorbed into
the Communist orbit.]
Following
this is a description of the army which is also
prepared to be loosed to
great destruction (9:16-19). This is that army
which shall overflow, as the river Euphrates
is wont to overflow. The number given is
symbolic of the entire force of the communist
empire in its quest to overrun the western
influence in the Middle East and bring the
entire area, including Palestine,
under the banner of the hammer and sickle.
Having gained the dominion of this area, the
mighty hosts of the communist world will be
emboldened to press further into other areas,
and other nations will be overrun by these
hordes which symbolically spill over the banks
of the Euphrates
River.
In the vision, John saw the army as horses with
riders, and the horses had heads of lions
(9:17). This indicates first the power of
propaganda and lies which shall be instrumental
in overcoming the nations of the Middle
East. Out of their mouths issued
fire and smoke and brimstone (9:17). That which
begins as lying propaganda and destroys the
Christian Influence in the Middle
East, will be followed by action
in which armies will march forth to destroy.
This is the fire and smoke and brimstone;
symbolic of modern machines of warfare and their
destructive fire-power. And as their power is in
their mouth and in their tails, even as serpents
(9:19), so does it indicate both their
determination and their power to poison by
propaganda and then to kill to
death those who stand in the way of their plan
to exterminate the influence of Christianity
from the face of the earth. Even the
breastplates of the riders are seen as fire and
jacinth and brimstone (9:17), indicating the
determination and destructive intent of those
who are ready to plunge the world into chaos to
gain their diabolical ends. But even after much
destruction has been wrought in the earth by
these forces, what is the result? Is it not
written that the people repented not of the
works of their hands: their idolatries and their
wicked ways? (9:20-21). I say unto you that
judgments alone will not turn the hearts of
people to
their God, but judgments coupled with a mighty
moving of my Spirit will turn many to
righteousness, and a great harvest will be
brought forth to
me.
That
which you
have seen in the blowing of the six
trumpets is indeed a dark picture, for these
trumpets deal primarily with the outer
conditions of the world, a world that has turned
its back on God; therefore judgment is coming,
But there is another picture, says
the Lord. Is it not written that the Lord shall
arise and shine on
His people and that great glory shall be seen on
them? (Isa. 60:1-2). This shall be in the midst
of gross darkness, but the light of the glory of
the Lord in His people shall be far greater than
the darkness. Think not that there is darkness
coming wherein no man can work. The darkness
wherein no man could work effectively has
already passed; now a NEW DAY is dawning.
Therefore during the dark days that are ahead
there shall be EXCEEDING GREAT LIGHT to
those who are willing to believe and receive of
the grace and glory of their God. The greatest
work of harvesting into the Kingdom that the
world has ever seen will be done even in the
midst of the world's darkest hour. Think not
that Pentecost is past! There is yet to be an
outpouring of the Holy Spirit far beyond
anything the world has seen! It takes the
'latter rain' to bring the growing grain to
maturity so that it can be harvested. THIS
OUTPOURING WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE BLOWING OF THE
SEVENTH TRUMPET!
[the preparatory message to the
seventh trumpet]
But
first a preparatory work is being done; even now
as the other trumpets are sounding. You read
about it in the tenth chapter of Revelation. A
mighty angel is seen coming down from heaven
with a rainbow on
his head. This is none other than the angel or
messenger of the seventh trumpet. Before He
blows the seventh trumpet He has a ministry to
perform to
His people, for the mighty messenger is none
other than the Lord Jesus Christ, coming in the
power of His Spirit with an end-time message for
those who have ears to hear. This is a
preparation for that which is to be released at
the blowing of the seventh trumpet. The blowing
of the six preceding trumpets unleashed forces
of judgment, for six is man's number; thus the
trumpets, up to and including the sixth, deal
with worldly or carnal events as they relate to
the end-time judgments of God on rebellious man.
But the blowing of the seventh trumpet brings
the releasing of great spiritual power, for
seven is the number of the church; and the true
church of the living God shall be brought to the
place, by the grace of the reigning Christ,
where it will be able to receive an endowment
with power such as the world has never seen. But
first there is a preparatory ministry of the
Messenger of the Covenant, even the Lord Jesus
Himself, as He comes to visit His temple to
cleanse and restore. This is the meaning of the
little book which is held in the hand of the
mighty messenger (10:2). The little book is open
to give light and understanding; it is the
revelation of the end-time purposes of the Lord
for His church. It is even that which is now
being made known by the apostles and prophets
which He has chosen. And this revelation will
continue to unfold until the seventh trumpet is
ready to sound and the secret strategy of the
Lord is ready to be enacted. For I say to
you, my people, that which is to come to pass at
the blowing of the seventh trumpet shall cause
the final veil to be removed and the mystery of
God concerning the church to be openly declared
for all to see. Therefore hear and prepare, for
the time is short; and much yet needs to be done
in that spiritual body which I am preparing for
this end-time.
You
will note, says
the Lord, that just before the seventh trumpet
begins to sound, the mighty messenger lifts His
hand to heaven and swears that there shall be a
time of delay or waiting no longer (10:6), but
that in the days of the voice of the seventh
angel the mystery of God should be finished.
(10:7). Now let me tell you what this mystery
is, for this is a part of the revelation of the
little book in the hand of the mighty messenger.
There
are many mysteries in the Word of God. They are
not mysteries in the sense that they cannot be
understood, but they are mysteries because they
are kept secret in the counsels of your
God until the time comes for them to be made
known by revelation of the Spirit. For is it not
written that 'the secret things belong to
the Lord our God; but those things which are
revealed belong to
us and to our children forever’? (Deut. 29:29).
In my infinite wisdom I know that men are ready
to receive only small portions of truth at a
time. Therefore I have hidden or veiled much
truth in my Word through parables, dark sayings,
types and symbols, lest man is illuminated
before he is ready to accept the weight of
responsibility that goes with understanding, and
precipitate himself into judgment. For you see I
am a merciful God, and I reveal only that which
men are capable of receiving at a certain time,
veiling the rest from his view, lest he stumble
to his own hurt. Those who are ready to receive
more, to them I give more understanding. This is
why it was spoken by the Lord Jesus to His
intimate followers, 'To
you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom
of God;
but to
them that are without, all these things are done
in parables.' (Mark 4:11).
Yes, veiled in parables, lest they see
more than they are capable of bearing. Even so
is it with the mystery of the church. To the
apostle Paul was it given to unveil this mystery
in its basic or fundamental aspects. But certain
aspects have been left veiled until this
end-time, because it was neither necessary nor
expedient to reveal them before.
[the seventh trumpet]
I
have already revealed much concerning my
end-time purposes for the church, but there is
yet one mighty event which must take place
before the final veil can be removed. For when
the seventh angel begins to sound (10:7) THEN
shall I REMOVE BODILY 144,000 of the choicest
saints (Rev. 14:1). THEN shall there be no more
mystery; for my saints that remain, as well as
all those who believe in me, shall suddenly
realize that they have been left to go through
the tribulation. THEN shall they realize the
truth of the household of the church being
‘broken through' (Luke 12:39) in the hour of the
'thief in the night,’ that the JEWELS might be
removed. (Mal. 3:17). THEN shall the foolish
virgins scurry to 'buy oil’, for the wise
virgins, the 144,000 firstfruits, will have been
received by the Bridegroom at the midnight hour.
(Matt. 25:1-10). THEN shall Zion, the
church of the living God, begin to travail, and
for 50 days shall there be prayer day and night
for a mighty revival. THEN shall Pentecost be
fully fulfilled as I pour out my Spirit on all
flesh (Joel 2:28-29). THEN shall my church go
forth as a mighty army to preach the gospel of,
the kingdom to
all nations (Matt. 24:14).
Think
not that I shall remove the choicest of saints
that they may be taken off somewhere to do
nothing. They shall be translated and receive
their glorified bodies. Then they shall meet
with the Lord in the upper stratosphere WHERE HE
WILL HAVE RETURNED TO BEGIN HIS END-TIME
PAROUSIA OR PRESENCE, unseen by human eyes. Then
they shall be commissioned by the Lord and
receive their assignments for the tribulation
period. Almost immediately they shall begin to
appear to the saints yet on earth to give them
encouragement and instruction. Since they will
be functioning in their glorified bodies they
will have the power to appear and disappear at
will. They will continue to minister to the
saints on earth during the entire tribulation
period.
The
ministry of these glorified saints on the earth
during that time, plus the ministry of a small
company who will have entered into IMMORTALITY
IN PHYSICAL BODIES, will constitute the
MANIFESTATION OF THE SONS OF GOD which all
creation has been waiting for. (Rom. 8:19). My
manifested sons in immortal glorified bodies,
and my manifested sons in immortal physical
bodies, will constitute a tower of strength and
help to that great army of my saints who will be
going forth to preach the gospel of the kingdom
in all nations. For I will yet be glorified in
the earth in and through a people who will
preach with power and authority, accompanied by
mighty signs and miracles. Thus by the
manifestation of my sons, and by a mighty
out-pouring of my Spirit on
my church, I will get myself glory and bring a
bounteous harvest into my Kingdom.
The
seventh trumpet will continue to blow for 3-1/2
years, during which time the other trumpets will
also consummate their sounding. This will be
the period of the great tribulation spoken of in
the scriptures (Matt. 24:21). At the close of
the tribulation the final blast of the seventh
trumpet will sound (I Thess. 4:16) and the dead
in Christ shall be raised; then the living
saints shall be translated and ‘caught up’ to
be with the Lord (I Thess. 4:17). Having
received His own the Lord will then return with
all of His saints in power and great glory
(Matt. 24:30). Then will the 'kingdoms of this
world become the kingdoms of the Lord and of his
anointed; and he shall reign for the eons.'
(Rev. 11:15).
My
people, there is so much that I would share with
you
concerning that which is coming, for the little
book that is open (Rev. 10:2) contains many
secrets that are yet to be revealed before the
seventh trumpet blows. Therefore hearken, and
heed that which I speak to
you, that your
heart may be ready to receive more of my
revelation for this hour in human history."
(End
of prophecy.)
THE FIFTH TRUMPET
[from
Prepare Ye the Way Vol. III - 1966]
"Where
does the world stand now, says
the Lord? Is there no one who can reveal that
which the Lord would make known to
His people concerning those events which are
about to break upon the earth? Is there no one
to proclaim that the time has come for the hosts
of Satan to come swarming out of the pit where
they have been confined? (Rev. 9:1-3). Do you
not know that I have limited the activity of the
nether world lest man would be corrupted beyond
measure? But do you not realize that I am now
going to unleash the forces of the pit in order
that man may be tested in a way that has never
happened before? Even now the way is being
prepared for the final stages of that which I
have purposed to do. Even now I am making ready
my heavenly armada to contend with the forces of
Satan which are going to be allowed free access
to mankind to bring about the final scenes of
the age-long battle which has been raging since
the time of the fall.
Where
in my Word do you find a picture of this
unleashing of the Satanic hosts of wickedness
which have been restrained heretofore? For I
say, I have limited the number and activity of
the evil spirits in times past lest my plan
would be subverted. But I am now ready to allow
the full number of Satan's legions to be given
full reign on
the earth to bring to pass the fullness of
iniquity in this day. And much fear shall grip
the inhabitants of the earth as they see the
results of this unleashing. For out of the
bottomless pit I will allow the hosts of the
nether world to come and prey on
the inhabitants of the earth. The wickedness of
man shall become great as he succumbs to the
subtleties of the enemy, and great shall be the
perversions of truth and distortions of
righteousness as the nether world makes its
final impact on
an unsuspecting and unreadied mankind.
Do
you not read in my Word that when the fifth
trumpet sounds the pit is opened and the
invisible hosts of darkness are given freedom to
attack the inhabitants of the earth? (Rev.
9:1-11). And do they not have a king over them
who is called Abaddon? (Rev. 9:11), And is not
this king a type of Satan who is leading the
evil spirits in their warfare? And do you not
read that the likeness of those creatures who
were released was as the likeness of locusts?
(Rev. 9:3). And do not locusts devastate
everything in their path? And shall not the
unleashing of these Satanic hosts bring a great
scourge on
mankind until there is nothing left of value?
(from the strictly human perspective). I say to
you, hear that which I speak to
you, for even now is the fifth trumpet blowing,
and even now the evil spirits are being released
from the pit. They are being released gradually
lest that which I purpose be precipitated too
soon. And they shall continue to be released
throughout the blowing of the fifth trumpet. For
the number five is the number of liberty and
freedom. Even so am I giving increased liberty
to the forces of Satan to subvert the masses of
the world that my plan shall reach its
consummation in this time.
Now
consider the effects of these tormenting spirits
on
the inhabitants of the earth. Does the scripture
not say that they were tormented five months?
(Rev. 9:5). And is this not again a picture of
the liberty of access which the evil spirits
shall have over a period of time? And does not
the Word say that those tormented would seek
death and not be able to find it? (Rev. 9:6). Is
this not a picture of the great fear which shall
grip the inhabitants of the earth, and is not
their seeking death symbolic of their desiring
to escape these thing but being unable to so? I
say to
you, death does not always mean a cessation of
physical life, but rather an escape to a realm
where the torments of life cannot reach. Even so
shall many try to escape in this day from the
tormenting effects of the activity of the evil
spirits but shall not be able to find a place of
hiding, for all the earth shall feel the impact
of the unleashing of the Satanic hordes.
Hear
my voice, my people. Do you think that you will
escape the onslaught of these evil spirits? Do
you think that you will be able to stand without
my help? Therefore you must look to me and trust
in me. You must spend much time seeking my face
and studying my Word. For I will uphold you
only insofar as you trust me to do so,
and as you reach out to receive my strength. For
these are fearful times my people, and only
those who look to me will be able to keep
themselves from falling into the morass of
wickedness and ungodliness which will engulf all
mankind.
And
now what further would I have you know
concerning this day? It is even that the evil
hordes of the nether world will whip the masses
of the pagan lands into an orgy of bloodshed
unprecedented inhuman history. For great shall
be the slaughter of human lives as the masses
rise up to clamor for their rights and seek to
take things into their own hands. And frenzied
mobs will rule many lands and cause all who
oppose them to be killed. And many shall perish
in riots and revolutions as men seek to demand
that which has been withheld from them. None
shall be able to stop the surge of the masses as
they rise up in this day. And great shall be the
fear that shall grip the hearts of the people as
they see the chaos and ruin that shall sweep
across many lands.
Hear
my word my people. Shall not these evil spirits
prey on
every human weakness and bring out every base
instinct in the human race. For the lust and
greed of man shall reach a degree to which it
has never been before. Perversion shall be
great in the earth as the spirits of the nether
world torment men with unholy desires and
cravings, and as they prod them into avarice and
grasping, and as they stir their emotions to
fever pitch with envy, hatred, malice and every
other sinister feeling.
And now consider the fifth trumpet as
it relates to succeeding events. That which is
unleashed under the fifth trumpet brings such a
spirit of unrest in the earth as multitudes are
tormented by every unholy desire and craving,
and the resultant chaos will drive men to seek
alliances with some kind of all powerful
government which will be able to keep order and
peace in the earth. Thus will the groundwork be
laid for an all powerful government to emerge
which will promise peace and security to all
nations coming under its domination. And thus
shall the beast powers of Revelation 13 emerge
to control the inhabitants of the earth and to
make them give allegiance to the god of
materialistic force. For there shall be two
beasts arise. The first has already had its
inception in the Communistic combine of nations.
The second is to emerge as a coalition of
Communist and non-Communist nations who will
seek to force a world socialist rule upon the
nations, enforced by a world police force. They
will try to make all men worship and bow down to
that image which they will create, which is in
actuality the image of the first beast or world
socialism. Taking advantage of the chaos of the
times, the second beast arises to clamp a world
socialist dictatorship upon the nations of the
earth, holding out before them the image of a
planned order and economy which will provide
peace and plenty for all.
Because
of the desperation of the times, the people will
be ready to receive this promise of Utopia and
will receive the mark of the beast in their
foreheads and in their hands. And thus will they
give mental assent to its image or idealism,
believing a lie instead of the truth, and they
will be forced to work for its realization by
giving the power of their hand to it. After it
is too late the nations shall find that they
have surrendered their rights and their freedom
for something that is but an illusion. But they
will be hopelessly trapped in a web of their
own making, and they will be unable to extricate
themselves. For the beast powers will have the
means of enforcing their rule upon all.
Only
when conditions reach the point that the land
of Palestine
is threatened in such a way that world Jewry is
alarmed will the yoke begin to be broken. When
those western nations which have become a part
of the coalition of the second beast find that
their interests in the Middle East are being
threatened, then shall world Jewry, into whose
power the western nations have largely been
delivered, begin to resist the advances of the
first beast into the Middle East and Palestine.
Then shall the coalition begin to break up, and
the second beast will lose his power to make all
men worship the image of the first beast. The
nations will be divided, and conflict shall
begin to rage as the western nations, led by the
financial powers of world Jewry, begin to fight
the communist invasion of Palestine.
Then shall a spark of renewed patriotism begin
to be fanned in the western nations, and the
Spirit of God shall begin to quicken within the
hearts of those who have seen the folly of the
image of world socialism based on monolithic
rule. The fires of revival which will be burning
within the western nations of Christendom will
begin to influence those in high places, and the
will to resist will rise quickly. The means of
stemming the tide of Communist expansion into Palestine
will be quickly mustered, and the hearts of the
people will be stirred as never before. The
battle of the ages will be on. For is it not
written that all nations will be gathered to Jerusalem
to battle? (Zechariah 14:2). Even so shall Palestine
be the match which will ignite the flame of
conflagration that will envelop the whole world,
and there shall be no let up until the final
climax when the Lord Himself will be revealed in
flaming fire. (II Thess. 1:7-8). Then shall all
that which has been unleashed in Satanic fury
reach its consummation and the battle of the
ages find its completion. Then shall those hosts
which have come from the bottomless pit return
to their own realm to torment no more until a
thousand years of righteousness has made its
impress on
the inhabitants of the earth.
So
my people, even now are the agencies of the pit
beginning to multiply on the earth, and the die
is cast for the inhabitants of the earth. None
shall be able to stay the hand of the Almighty
until the foment of evil has run its course and
the fester of iniquity has finished its work.
Then shall come deliverance from on high as the
hosts of the Almighty come to put down the
forces of Satan and cast them into the
bottomless pit from whence they came.
And
now consider the final picture of that which you
read about in my Word. It is even that many
months transpire while the forces of the nether
world are carrying out their tormenting
activities. Even so shall I move by my Spirit
during those many months to bring a revival and
deliverance in the earth for those who hunger
for their God. And mighty shall be the spiritual
power which will be in the earth as my specially
prepared servants go forth to confront the enemy
with the power of their God. While the world is
seething with unrest under the tormenting
influence of Satan's hordes, those who turn to me
shall find a great deliverance and a mighty
victory in that day. Therefore rejoice that you
can know the truth which will set you free from
all fear, and give you great confidence and
assurance for the days that are ahead. And now
fret not [ ] because of that which has been
revealed, for I am with you
to keep you
and to protect you
from all harm, says
the Lord."
(end
of prophecy.)
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