When the Church is removed, so innocent children will also be removed. This is described in First Thessalonians 4:13-18. After the Church is gone, the presence of the Holy Spirit may be diminished or non-existent. There will be no "restrainer" (Second Thessalonians 2:7). It appears that things will get bad. The beginning of chapter four of The Revelation is a picture of the Church being called to Heaven. After this there are cataclysmic events and a display of the wrath of God. The Revelation says that one-fourth of the population will be killed and later one-third will be killed. The result is one-half of earth's population will die during this time.

Israel is at the heart of all events that will take place. The Jews are God's "chosen people" and Israel, to the Lord, is very important real estate. The city of Jerusalem is the "apple of God's eye" (Zechariah 2:8-9). Watch Israel.

A world leader will arise (and may be on the world stage today) who will have great political and spiritual powers (Daniel 8:23-25). His power will be from Satan (The Revelation 13:2). He will initiate a treaty with Israel. The many threats, bombs and rockets from the Palestinians may be the beginning of the process to cause the formation of a treaty.

As part of this treaty it appears that Israel will be allowed to build the Temple or possibly the Tabernacle (a tent-like structure) in Jerusalem. It is thought that the Tabernacle is hidden and that the location is known today. Never the less, it is apparent that a holy structure will be built in Jerusalem, because three and one-half years after the treaty is initiated, the unnamed world leader will go into the holiest of areas of the structure and declare himself to be god.

This world leader will cause all people to be required to have an identification card for all transactions. Your salary, house payment or grocery purchases will all be through this card. There may be an invisible infrared-sensitive mark instead of a card. The Revelation speaks of a mark on your hand or your forehead. In order to receive this mark, and participate in the world leader's economy, it appears that you will be required to worship the leader. This is outlined in The Revelation 13:15-17.

This could be an important point in your life. Because of the finality of these times, if you worship this leader as god, you are rejecting God the Creator. It would be better to lose your life than to lose your soul. Do not worship the leader. Do not reject God. The Bible is true and correct.

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It appears that the players in the world drama will be Russia, the Arab nations, the European nations (including the United States) and China or a Japan-China coalition. The Bible speaks of a 200 million man army coming from the rising sun (The Revelation 9:16 and 16:12). Those with a knowledge of history know that Japan is the Land of the Rising Sun and China has long claimed that they could raise a 200 million man army.

A day will come when all the nations of the world will be gathered around Jerusalem. This will be possibly be several years after the removal of the Church. The Lord says that He will make Jerusalem an immovable rock and that if anyone tries to move it they will hurt themselves (Zechariah 12:3). When all the nations try to destroy Jerusalem the Lord Jesus Himself will step in and stop the war and destruction.

When He returns He will usher in one-thousand years of peace and justice. Satan will be locked up for a thousand years. There will be no more war. All the Jews who have been scattered all over the earth will be returned to Israel. Jesus will rule as King of Kings and Prince of Peace.

The Bible is true and correct.