A Major Sign of the Approaching
Tribulation is Here!
                                                                                         By Pastor F. M. Riley
                                                                                         April 19, 2019
     "And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the Word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years,"  Revelation 20:4.  
Introduction
     This Scripture text is, or should be, one of the most precious and informative texts in the Bible to every true believer who is living today. This text tells us that the promises of God's Word written some 2,000 years ago are going to come to literal fulfillment following  the end of the approaching Tribulation Period.  See Romans 5:17, 2 Timothy 2:12, Revelation 5:10, 20:6.  
     This Scripture text also tells us that there will be true believers, saved during the Tribulation Period, who absolutely refuse to follow the dictates of the anti-christ; who will not worship him, nor his image, nor take his mark in their right hands or upon their foreheads.  
     Then this Scripture text also tells us that these true believers saved during the Tribulation Period will have been beheaded by the anti-christ and his followers.   And this brings us to the current subject I want to share with all of our readers.......
     The inspired Word of God gives us a brief historical record of beheading.
See Deuteronomy 21:6, 2 Samuel 4:7, Matthew 14:10, Mark 6:16, 6:27, Luke 9:9, and our text Scripture; Rev. 20:4.  
     In ancient times beheading was practiced as a form of execution by most rulers of kingdoms.  However, in the past 2,000 years this practice has been abandoned by every civilized nation and people on earth.  Yes, I did say "civilized;" that is, nations and people who realize the worth of their fellow human beings, and make an honest attempt to live at peace with others of mankiind, rather than being in a constant state of hatred and war.  
      The only nations and peoples on the earth today who still hold to this practice of beheading those they consider to be their enemies, are the nations whose religion is Muslim.    Does this tell our readers anything about the Muslim religion, and those who practice it?   
     A Symbol of Christianity
     As I write, the buring of the Notre Dame [Catholic] Cathedral  in Paris, France, is still very much in the news.  That Cathedral has stood as a visible emblem of Christianity for the past 850 years.  Now it has been burned!  
     But the burning questions in the minds of people all over the world, is how it came to catch afire? And was it arson?  Did someone deliberately set it afire? And if so, who might have been responsible?
     Even while the Cathedral was burning, it was obvious that it was not a "natural" fire.  Photos taken while it was burning showed the fire furiously  burning against the direction of the wind.  Folks, this just doesn't happen in a fire caused by nature.  
    Illegal Immigrants
     All of our readers surely are aware that right here in America, our country has been wrestling with the the problem of illegal immigrants attempting to slip into the country.   Many of these so-called "immigrants" are coming from countries whose religion is predominantly Muslim.  President Trump has been trying to stop the flow of illegals by building a wall on our southern border, and he has been bitterly opposed by the leftist liberals in our government.  
      I mention this only to point out that the nation of France rolled out the "welcome mat" for thousands of these so-called "immigrants" coming from countries whose religion is Muslim.   Almost immediately the burning of Christian church buildings began, and many Christian churches have burned over the nation of France over the past couple of years.  
     No connection?  Some readers appear to be very gullible.   Was it just "coincidence" that while Notre Dame Cathedral was burning, the Muslims were dancing in the streets of France and celebrating?  
     Oh by the way!   There have been a dozen or more church burnings right here in America, over the past couple of years.  Many of them were determined by fire officials to have been deliberatly set; the work of arsonists.  Does this give our readers any clue about what is coming upon the whole world in the very near future?  
They Lost Their Heads
     The fire is out at Notre Dame, and fire officials have been carefully examining the entire Cathedral.   In case some readers don't know it, the Notre Dame Cathedral has not only been a place of Catholic worship, but also serves a a museum of Christian history.  It contained many statues and relics depicting Christianity across the centuries.  
      When the fire officials finally reached the area of the Cathedral displaying the statues of the twelve Apostles and four evangelists of the Lord, they suddenly stopped and stared in amazement.  All of the statues of the Lord's followers had been beheaded; their heads cut off.  
     No, I am not joking, or making this up.  I have on my desk right now a photo taken by the fire officials themselves of what they found when they approached that display.   Every statue in the display has been beheaded. If our readers want to see this photo for yourselves go to:
     http://allnewspipeline.com/MoreProof  
The Evidence Point to.....??
     What do our readers think these beheaded statues of the Lord's followers point to?  I think it is obvious that their beheading points strongly to those who bitterly hate God, Christ, and Christianity.  Now who could that possibly be?   Let our readers figure it out for themselves.  
The Future anti-christ
     Prophecies in the inspired Word of God, referring to the anti-christ who will SOON come on the world scene, refer to him as "the Assyrian" eleven times.  "11" is the number in the Bible signifying "judgment."  
     Is it then just "coincidence" that the nation today, which was once ancient Assyria, is predominantly Muslim in their religion?  
     Now tie this fact in with Daniel 9:27, and other passages which speak of the anti-christ, and it will reveal what part of the world the anti-christ is going to arise from.   And why shouldn't he?  Who living today would have a greater interest in the whole Middle East and the nation of Israel, than someone connected with the Muslim religion?   By becoming the "friend" of Israel, and "strengthening" the peace plan that is in the works for Israel right now as I write, the future Muslim anti-christ can easily deceive Israel and millions of others LEFT BEHIND on the earth when the rapture occurs.  
      It should be glaringly obvious that since the favored manner of execution used upon those believers who turn to the Lord during the Tribulation, will be beheading, then the anti-christ himself will be an atheistic Muslim, or one who highly favors the Muslim religion.  Clear enough?   
Conclusion
     Dear readers, the Notre Dame Cathederal was set on fire on Sunday, April 14, 2019, seven days before the Jewish Festival of Passover, which b this year falls on April 20th on our Gentile calendar.  
     In ancient times the Passover was a one day observance, observed by the Jewish people on Abib 14.  The seven days following were the Festival of Unleavened Bread.  Read this for yourself in Exodus 12 and Leviticus 23.  
But today the Jewish people, either rightly or wrongly, have changed the observance of Passover, making the entire eight days the Festival of Passover.  If this is okay with the Lord [?], then the resurrection and rapture of the Lord's Church and people could happen anytime within these eight days, April 20th - 27th.  If it should, are you ready?  
      But if the resurrection and pre-tribulation rapture does not occur within this time period, then the next "high watch" date would be the Jewish Festival of Pentecost on June 9th.  
     Fellow believers, just keep looking up.  Our Savior and Lord is coming.  How do I know?  Because John 14:1-3 is still in the inspired Word of God, and He is faithful who promised.  Praise the Lord!  
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