SOON IT WILL BE THE TIME FOR THE WARNING TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL AND JUDAH TO HAPPEN.

IS JACOBS TROUBLE JUST AHEAD OF US 


WHO IS JACOB TODAY 

WHAT WILL ACTUALLY  HAPPEN DURING THIS TIME 

IS THERE A WAY TO ESCAPE THIS TROUBLE 

Very shortly now, Jacobs Trouble is going to make an horrendous entrance into the lives of millions of people belonging to the House of  Israel and Judah. 

As we already know, from the faithful teachings of Mr. Armstrong, the modern day Israelites who will encounter this trouble are the English speaking countries, of America, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada etc. There has been a tremendous effort put forth by many people trying to disprove the knowledge of the house of Israel; they are wrong. The Bible tells us very clearly, who the warning message must go to. 

LETS UNDERSTAND FROM THE OUTSET, THAT ISRAEL AND JUDAH ARE BEING PUNISHED BECAUSE OF THEIR CONSTANT DEPARTURE FROM GODS LAWS.  IF PEOPLE WOULD RETURN TO  GOD AND BELIEVE AND OBEY HIM THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH JACOBS TROUBLE.  AS LONG AS THEY HAD A HUMBLE ATTITUDE, AND WERE WILLING TO CHANGE FROM THEIR WRONG WAYS, AND BE TAUGHT BY GOD: THEY WOULD BE SPARED. PEOPLE MUST KEEP GODS SABBATHS, LAWS, ORDINANCES, STATUTES.  PEOPLE MUST HAVE A CHANGED HEART THEY MUST TURN TO GOD.  GOD DOES NOT WANT THEM TO DIE, THAT IS WHY HE SENDS HIS PROPHETS TO THEM  IN THE HOPE THAT THEY WILL REPENT. 

 God will not send this disaster on Israel and Judah without warning them first, so  the Watchman is sent to warn the nations of their impending doom 

Notice the following scriptures on this subject: 

EZEK 2 V 3 

3And He said to me: "Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day. 

EZEK 3 V 5 

5For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel; 6Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee. 7But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.

We see here that Gods end time messenger, the watchman, is of the same language as the house of Israel who he must warn. 

The watchman must take his commission very seriously, because if he does not warn people, their blood will be on his own hands.  God knows His end time messenger very well, God knows that he will be faithful.  God has put an enormous responsibility on his shoulders.  The watchman knows this and has the ability to perform whatever God wants.  This is not because of his own strength, but he knows that all things are possible with God. 

EZEK 3 V 17-21 

17Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. 18When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. 19Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. 20Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand. 21Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.

The watchman is not sent to a foreign country with foreign language.  He is to go to the English speaking countries. 

The following scripture shows that Gods end time watchman, who is  to warn Israel, is from Ephraim. 

HOS 9 V 8-9 

8The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God. 9They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins

This is astounding scripture, here we see Gods end time messenger actually being hated by Gods church.  The reasons for this hatred are mainly because the watchman believes God and has the faith and courage and strength to stand up and be counted in days of peace, and he tells the church their sins.  He doesn't stand around in flowing robes with smooth words of praise for everyone.  He states, hard hitting cold facts, which are hard to handle. He calls a spade a spade, and unfortunately there are a lot of lukewarm white washed sepulchres in the church in the end time.   A lot of Gods people do not believe God.  They simply twist scripture to suit in with what they want to believe, they just want to hear smooth things and be lulled off to sleep. 

 Just ask yourself when was the last time you learned anything new at church. 

Gods church must grow in grace and knowledge. 

Gods truth and end time warnings are not bed time stories to drift off to sleep while we are reading them.  They are urgent dynamic warnings of national annihilation and impending siege followed by national captivity by a cruel nation. 

Read the above paragraph again and let that statement sink in to your mind.  This is going to happen, it is not some wild dream of ours, or some plot on a T.V. show.  This is real and is going to happen to you and me in the very near future.  Do something about it now, turn to God. A lot of church people think that Jacobs Trouble is not going to happen for years and years, and that if it does happen it will just be a spanking for Israel.  Wake up, the above description is not a spanking, it is national captivity and annihilation.

English speaking Israel, are the people who are about to encounter the time of Jacobs Trouble.  The worst time in Israels history, a time which would wipe out 2/3rds of Israel from the face of the earth, the remaining 1/3 will go into captivity, unless the people of Israel repent and turn to God. 

God is a loving and merciful Father, and He will not allow this terrible time to come on Israel until they are warned. 

AMOS 3 V 7 

7Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

This time of trouble is to come on Jacob, it is the time of Jacobs trouble. 

JER 30 V 7 

Alas for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it. 
God will warn Israel and Judah. But, it seems they just refuse to listen. 

LEV 26 V 26-28 

26And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied. 27And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me; 28Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins. 
DEUT 30 V 19
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live. 

EZEK 2 V 3-5 

And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me.  They and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day.  For they are impudent children and stiff hearted.  I do send thee unto them, and thou shalt say unto them, thus saith the Lord God.  And they, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them. 
God has sent many warnings, but the people of Israel just simply will not heed the warnings.  God is sick of the way the nation is living, they lie and cheat, run after false Gods, deal with cheating scales, there is no justice in the land, they swear, and oppress the widow and the fatherless, they are only concerned with selfish gain. They have totally forgotten about God and His ways.  In their day to day language we hear blasphemy being used freely, we hear Gods name blasphemed on T.V and Radio. People just do not care about breaking Gods laws; to blaspheme Gods name is to break the ten commandments.  Men and women swear openly in public, regardless of children being present, and the language used is usually the most revolting filth imaginable.   God has had enough. Homosexuality is well entrenched and well accepted in our society. False idols are in our churches. 

All of the above, are abominations to the Great God who gave us this country. 

EZEK 5 V 15 

So it shall be a reproach, a taunt, a lesson, and an astonishment to the nations that are all around you, when I execute judgments among you in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I, the LORD, have spoken.

Let us see an overview of events which will unfold very soon. Firstly we see  the watchman .  For a time he cannot warn Israel,   During this time, he has his mouth stopped by God. Even though many new truths have been revealed to him, and a great deal of new knowledge has been entrusted to him, he must wait until God decides when the time has come for him to warn Israel and Judah.  The timing of the warning is crucial because very shortly after the warning is given, Jacobs trouble will start.  God says there will be no more delay.  Therefore the watchman must be very sure when to start the warning. God will make sure that the time is right, because the truth just simply will not go out until the right time.  The watchman just simply cannot start his commission until God will allow it. 

This is before Jacobs Trouble. 

EZEK 3 V 26-27 

26And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house. 27But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.
So we see that the watchman cannot speak for a time, during this time he is growing in knowledge which God is giving him.  He is preparing the warning message and waits patiently on the Lord until the time for him to speak and to warn the Israelites is made known to him.  Remember that when the warning does go out, there will be little time left before Jacobs trouble starts. 

Notice these conditions in Leviticus. 

LEV 26 V 14-22 

14But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; 15And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant: 16I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. 17And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you. 18And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins. 19And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass: 20And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.
21And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins. 22I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate.

Remember these are not our thoughts and ideas, we don't guess or imagine anything, all we need to know is in Gods word, He tells us.  We just need to look for it and search as for pearls, and God will reveal these things to us. 

The following scriptures show that Israel and Judah  hear the message from the watchman 

ISA 9 V 8 

8The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel. 9And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart,

HOS 5 V 9 

Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be. 
Unfortunately, during Jacobs trouble Israel calls to Egypt and Assyria  to help them, these are gentile nations and God does not want that to happen, however we see that is what they do and also notice that Israel has been warned about going to these nations, notice the second scripture showing that a covenant is made with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt. 

HOS 7 V 11-12 

11Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria. 12When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.

HOS 12 V 1 

1Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.

HOS 11 V 7 

7And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.

These scriptures show plainly that the watchman warns Israel of their backsliding, that they were told to return to God, that they would be chastised, that they would run to Egypt and Assyria, that they were proud, and they will be desolate, they daily increase in lies and desolation. Israel will be warned. 

Once the warning goes out, the time of Jacobs trouble will be very close notice the following scripture. 

LEV 26 V 16 

I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

LEV 26 V 19-20 

19And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass: 20And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.
Notice that once the pride of your power is broken, you sow your seed in vain, because your enemy will eat it, so that sounds like a very short time indeed. 

Look at the following scripture, the people think that the trouble is far off.  There is probably very few who even believe that it will  happen at all.  But take heed and see what the God of Israel says, He says there will be no more delay. 

EZEK 12 V 27 

27Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times that are far off. 28Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; There shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord GOD


Notice the urgency of the following scripture: 

HAB 2 V 1-3 

1I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. 2And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. 3For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
Notice this scripture, write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. 

This shows how quickly things will happen once the message goes out. 

The subjects that the watchman is learning are considered foolishness by other church members, but he pushes on regardless of public opinion, he is only interested in what God wants of him.  He is a faithful servant. 

Once God makes known to him when to give the warning message it will then be given to Israel and Judah. 

Then very shortly after the warning message goes out Jacobs trouble will start. 

Now back to the warning for Israel.. 

Let us see what the warning is about, we know that Israel and Judah have acted wickedly in their day to day lives, we know from scripture that they have wholeheartedly turned away from God. Let us now see what the warning message is about. 

The first three seals of the book of Revelation are, White horse, Red Horse and Black Horse.  They represent the following: 

Ishmael 

Assyria 

Shortage of food 

Lets compare the scriptures. 

1st Seal    White Horse  -  Ishmael

Rev 6:2  And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. 

Gen 21:20  And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

Gen 17:20  And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. 

2nd Seal    Red Horse    - Assyria

Rev 6:4  And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

Isa 10:5  O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation. 
Isa 10:6  I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. 

Jer 50:17  Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones. 
 

3rd Seal    Black Horse    -    Famine

Rev 6:5  And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. 
Rev 6:6  And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. 

Lev 26:26  And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied. 

Lam 5:9  We gat our bread with the peril of our lives because of the sword of the wilderness. 
Lam 5:10  Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine. 

4th Seal      Pale Horse  Death ; Jacobs Trouble reaches climax

Rev 6:7  And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. 
Rev 6:8  And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. 

This is the time of Jacobs trouble as mentioned in Ezekiel 14 

These are four judgments, which God will send on Israel and Judah, because of their disobedience to Him. 

The four judgments of Ezek 14 v 21 are: Sword, famine, wild beasts and plague. 

Lets compare the scriptures: 

4th Seal    Pale Horse   Death 

Rev. 6 v 8 states that the pale horse has power over ¼ of the earth to kill with sword, famine, pestilence and wild beasts 

REV 6 V 8 

So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, and by the beasts of the earth.

EZEK 14 V 21 

21For thus says the Lord GOD: "How much more it shall be when I send My four severe judgments on Jerusalem;the sword and famine and wild beasts and pestilence;to cut off man and beast from it?

The above scripture says Jerusalem, but it refers to  Israel as well in keeping with the following scripture. 

EZEK 9 V 8-9 

8And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem? 9Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not.

Gods four judgments cause 2/3rds of Israel, and Judah to perish. Rev 6 v 8 shows, that  Jacobs trouble  has power over  ¼ of the earth. 

There are currently about 424,000,000 people in English speaking countries of Israel, Australia, New Zealand, America, Great Britain, Canada, at present. The amount of people who will die in Jacobs trouble is  about 280,000,000 people.  This represents 2/3rds of  English speaking Israel and Judah. 

I will repeat that figure, about 280,000.000 people will die in Jacobs trouble.  About 141,000,000 will go into captivity, but only 1/10 will come out of captivity that means about 14,000,000 will come out of this terrible time alive. 

EZEK 5 V 12-13

12One-third of you shall die of the pestilence, and be consumed with famine in your midst; and one-third shall fall by the sword all around you; and I will scatter another third to all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.

Thus shall My anger be spent, and I will cause My fury to rest upon them, and I will be avenged; and they shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken it in My zeal, when I have spent My fury upon them.

EZEK 5 V 15

So it shall be a reproach, a taunt, a lesson, and an astonishment to the nations that are all around you, when I execute judgments among you in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I, the LORD, have spoken.

The above scripture shows that 1/3rd of Israel and Judah die of pestilence and famine, 1/3rd die by the sword, and 1/3rd go into captivity with the sword after them. 

The following scripture shows that only 1/10th of Israel will come out of captivity alive. 

ISA 6 V 11-13 

Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, 12And the LORD have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land. 13But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.
The same explanation is seen in the following scripture 

AMOS 5 V 3 

3For thus saith the Lord GOD; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth by an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel.

The time of Jacobs trouble is the time of Gods wrath on Israel and Judah. 

JER 30 V 7 

Alas! For that day is great,  So that none is like it; And it is the time of Jacob's trouble,    But he shall be saved out of it. 
The following scriptures show that Israel are called by Gods name. As shown in Matt 24 we are hated by all nations for My names sake.

DEUT 28 V 10

10Then all peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they shall be afraid of you.

We know that God does not send disasters on people without first warning them, and as we have shown, God does warn His people. Gods end time messenger, the Watchman, warns Israel, Judah and the exiles of the impending disaster which is going to come on them very soon after the time of the warning, it will not be delayed,   God says He will delay no longer. 

EZEK 12 V 27-28

27"Son of man, look, the house of Israel is saying, ;The vision that he sees is for many days from now, and he prophesies of times far off.' 28Therefore say to them, ;Thus says the Lord GOD: "None of My words will be postponed any more, but the word which I speak will be done," says the Lord GOD.'"

People just simply won't believe that this warning message is for their time, in the very near future.  They have seen many people saying "repent the end is near " and nothing happens.  This time, God says He will delay no longer, but Israel and Judah do not heed the warning message. 

The watchman takes his commission very seriously, because if he does not warn people, as God instructs him, the blood of those people will be on his shoulders. 

EZEK 33 V 7 

"So you, son of man: I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore you shall hear a word from My mouth and warn them for Me. 8When I say to the wicked;O wicked man, you shall surely die!' and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand. 
So far we have seen that the watchman must warn Israel and Judah of the impending trouble..  We have seen that the first three seals tell us who is involved and why. 

We have seen that the 4th seal the climax of  Jacobs Trouble which continues on into the 5th seal of the Martyrdom of Saints. 

This  time of Jacobs trouble is the first three seals of Revelation, culminating when 1/3rd of Israel and Judah, die of the sword, 1/3rd die from famine and pestilence, and 1/3rd go to captivity. 

A very interesting section of the Bible is found in Leviticus, God states plainly there, the blessings for obedience and the penalties for disobedience.  It is interesting as it would appear that this is the order of events that will begin Jacobs trouble.  A careful study of Chapter 26 will reveal that as God brings on disasters, He expects Israel to repent, but as they continue to ignore the warnings of both the Watchman and the disasters which God inflicts on them, the disasters get worse and worse, but still God has repentance available to them, at any time, they can turn to God and beg forgiveness and start living Gods way, but as we see, they ignore Him and God has no choice but to increase the disasters on unrepentant Israel. 

Lets notice how Jacobs trouble will start. 

LEV 26 V 14-17 

14But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; 15And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant: 16I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. 17And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.
Look at the order of events 

Terror 

Consumption, and burning ague, 

Consumes the eyes, 

Sorrow of heart 

Sow seed in vain 

Enemies shall eat it 

I will set my face against you 

You will be slain before your enemies 

They that hate you will reign over you 

You will flee when none pursues you. 

We have recently seen the terrible Terrorist attacks on America, and the world waits in fear for the next attack. 

Terror has begun 

Could consumption and the burning ague, which eats the eyes be nerve or chemical, or germ  warfare 

Sow you seed in vain, enemies will eat it,  is the nation of locusts which God sends to eat everything, read Joel 1 

I will set my face against you. God brings on these disasters for Israels own good. 

You will be slain.We will be invaded by a cruel nation. 

You will flee. Already U.S.A. and most of Israel are scared stiff and buying rifles, gas masks etc. 

These events are repeated in Deuteronomy and in Isaiah we see a flow of events, coming one after the other, notice the  next scripture, also notice that the day of their appointed death is sooner than would have happened if the end time  events did not occur. 

ISA 28 V 18-19 

18And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it. 19From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
Notice the last part of the above verse, in the New American Standard Bible, is translated as.. and it will be sheer terror to understand what it means. 

Now let us look at the flow of events in Leviticus, after the above mentioned troubles. 

LEV  26 v 18 

18And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.
Notice, the availability of repentance, but if Israel will not turn from her evil, they are punished seven times more 

LEV 26 V 19-20 

19And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass: 20And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits

LEV 26 V 21 

21And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.
Again God wants Israel to return to Him, but if not, seven times more plagues will come on them. 

LEV 26 V 22 

22I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate.
God sends the wild beasts, this is listed elsewhere as, crawling animals with venom, wild dogs, birds, lions, tigers, leopards, etc. 

LEV 26 V 23-24 

23And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me; 24Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.
Repentance still available, but if Israel will not listen, God will punish seven times for their sins. 

LEV 26 V 25-26 

25And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy. 26And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied. 

LEV 26 V 27-28
27And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me; 28Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.
Again repentance is available but if Israel will not turn  from their ways, again God will act with fury and chastise seven times for your sins. 

The following scripture is the  final series of punishment God sends before Israel go into captivity. 

LEV 26 V 29-34 

29And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat. 30And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you. 31And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours. 32And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it. 33And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste. 34Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies' land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths.
After the total destruction which is caused by  the locusts, Lev 26 v 16 the watchman calls a national fast day, for the church and the nation of Israel,

JOEL 1 V 13-15 

13Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God. 14Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD, 15Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
We also know that the daily sacrifice is taken away and also at the same time, the abomination of desolation is set up. 

The daily sacrifice is the continuance of the holy days and the Sabbath. 

The abomination of desolation is the observance of Easter and other pagan rites. 

As well as commandment breaking.  A more detailed explanation of this is given below. 

Lets look at some new knowledge revealed by God. The abomination which makes desolate is the keeping of Easter, the burning of incense to the Queen of heaven and the keeping of this celebration by the people of God. 

JER 44 V 22-27 

22So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day. 23Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil is happened unto you, as at this day. 24Moreover Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women, Hear the word of the LORD, all Judah that are in the land of Egypt: 25Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and surely perform your vows. 26Therefore hear ye the word of the LORD, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt; Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith the LORD, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, The Lord GOD liveth. 27Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them.
Read the above verses very carefully, notice in verse 22 the abominations which ye have committed therefore is your land a desolation. 

There is the explanation of the abomination shown very clearly in scripture.  We do not have to guess or imagine what it is.  God reveals things to his people  so that we can grow in knowledge.  Everything we need to know is contained in the scriptures, it depends on how much effort we put into study and whether or not we believe God, just exactly what we get out of the bible. 

The following scripture gives a further description of the abominations which are being committed in Israel 

EZEK 8 V 6 

6He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations.

EZEK 8 V 10-11 

So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed upon the wall round about. 11And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up.

EZEK 8 V 12 

12Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth.

EZEK 8 V 14 

4Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD'S house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.
EZEK 8 V 16-18 
16And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east. 17Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose. 18Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.
These are the abominations which God hates and they cause the land to be desolate.  What a disgrace this is.  No wonder God says He won't have pity nor will He hear their cry. 

DAN 12 V 11 

And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred and ninety days.
This is very serious scripture because at that time of 3 ½  years it would appear that  the witnesses are also giving their testimony also the holy city is trampled for 3 ½ years and the power of the holy people will be shattered. 

Notice the following scriptures: 

REV 11 V 3 

3And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
REV 11 V 2
2But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.

DAN 12 V 7 

And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.
So we see that the period of 3 ½ years is going to be a very serious time and a devastating time as well. 

We know that during this time that Gods end time watchman gives the warning message to Israel and Judah, some people listen to him. 

These  people will be willing to listen to him, but some do not obey what God tells them.  Notice the following scriptures, remember this is the end time messenger and the end time people of God. 

EZEK 33 V 30-33 

30"As for you, son of man, the children of your people are talking about you beside the walls and in the doors of the houses; and they speak to one another, everyone saying to his brother, Please come and hear what the word is that comes from the LORD.' 31So they come to you as people do, they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words, but they do not do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their hearts pursue their own gain. 32Indeed you are to them as a very lovely song of one who has a pleasant voice and can play well on an instrument; for they hear your words, but they do not do them. 33And when this comes to pass;surely it will come to pass;then they will know that a prophet has been among them."

We know that at this time, Michael, the great prince, will arise. 

DAN 12 V 1 

"At that time Michael shall stand up, The great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people; And there shall be a time of trouble, Such as never was since there was a nation, Even to that time. 
And at that time your people shall be delivered, Every one who is found written in the book. 

Lets look at the events spoken of in Daniel about the times of the end.  Every one who is found written in the book will be delivered. 

REV 11 V 15-19 

15And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. 16And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, 17Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned. 18And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. 19And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail. 

Here we see something which most of our readers will find hard to believe, this is in fact the  reign  of the Father.  Notice the description of Him, Lord God Almighty, 24 elders worship Him, and His great wrath has come.  The Day of the Lord, is to come. 

We see that He rewards the saints, the prophets and those that fear His name small and great. 

So this is when the dead and the living spiritual firstfruits, are resurrected { or changed}They return to the earth with the Father. 

This is the reign of the Father, and at this time He rewards the Firstfruits.  These are very special to God and to Christ, they belong to the Father and Christ, they are firstfruits, they are the first to be resurrected after of course Christ who has gone on before us as He is the first of the firstfruits. 

Look at this scripture: 

1 COR 15 V 23

23But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. 

Did you catch that?  Read it again, Christ is resurrected first, then the firstfruits, then they that are Christs at His coming 

JOHN 6 V 44

44No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. 

The resurrection of the firstfruits happens before Christ returns.  The firstfruits are resurrected before the other people of God, because they come with the Father, Christ comes with the angels. 

MATT 24 V 31

31And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Keep in mind the fact that the dead must rise first, in keeping with  1 Thes 4 v 16 

Then the live firstfruits will be changed to spirit and raised to the clouds where they are gathered together by the angels. 

The firstfruits are very special people, they are spiritual giants like Abraham, David, Moses, Daniel.  These people have overcome great things in their lifetimes, they have proven to be faithful and have a great reward, far above the reward of most of  the people of God.  There will be  people alive today who will prove to be firstfruits. 

We have gone a little off track, so back to the main thrust of this article, which is the warning message to Israel and Judah. 

We know that some people will be accounted worthy to escape Jacobs trouble.    Notice the following scriptures on this subject. 

EZEK 9 V 4-6

4and the LORD said to him, "Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over all the abominations that are done within it."

To the others He said in my hearing, "Go after him through the city and kill; do not let your eye spare, nor have any pity. 

6Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.

Some people who sigh over the abominations in Jerusalem will be saved.  The mark which they receive on their foreheads, {according to strongs} means           " signature." 

LUKE 21 V 36

36Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man 

Some people will be watching and praying to be counted worthy. 

ZEPH 2 V 3

3Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.

During Jacobs trouble, Israel goes under siege by a very cruel nation. 

DEUT 28 V 49-52 

The Lord shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth, a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand.   A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young.  And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed. Which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee. 
And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land. And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the Lord thy God hath given thee. 
Look at the above scripture, the walls which Israel trusts in. The nation should trust in God and not some military powers which they think they have,  material things can and will be destroyed at this time, God is the only method of protection, not any army or military might. 

DEUT 28 V 53-55

53You shall eat the fruit of your own body, the flesh of your sons and your daughters whom the LORD your God has given you, in the siege and desperate straits in which your enemy shall distress you. 54The sensitive and very refined man among you will be hostile toward his brother, toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the rest of his children whom he leaves behind, 55so that he will not give any of them the flesh of his children whom he will eat, because he has nothing left in the siege and desperate straits in which your enemy shall distress you at all your gates.

Here we see that the Israelites eat their offspring during the siege.  This must be a terrible time of famine and severe hunger for people to eat their own children, and yet here are the words of God about these dreadful events, which will occur very soon now. 

Also we see that the nation that puts us under siege is a cruel nation. 

JER 6 V 22-23

22Thus saith the LORD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth. 23They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.

Notice the dreadful conditions befalling Israel during the siege. 

LAM 4 V 8-11 

8Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick. 9They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field. 10The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people. 11The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.
The people are burnt, starving to death and even resort to eating their own children in order to stay alive.  Unfortunately verse 12 shows us that this whole situation could have been avoided if they had heeded the warning message from God. 

LAM 4 V 12

12The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.

This scripture shows that Israel and Judah just simply did not believe God when He sent his watchman to warn them of this impending invasion and siege. 

This will be a dreadful time for Israel and Judah, but as God has said He has sent a watchman to warn them and they could have escaped the trouble, if they had listened to the warning message that the end time prophet gives to them, but this is what happens. 

Towards the end of Jacobs trouble there is a famine of hearing Gods word. 

AMOS 8 V 11

11Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:

The watchman is  to go on and warn the other nations about the time just ahead of them, the Day of the Lord. 

This is the second part of the watchmans commission, firstly he ate the book, spoken of by Ezekiel, {this was the warning message to Israel concerning Jacobs trouble} now we see him eating a little book, and this is the warning to the remaining nations regarding the Day of the Lord.  Notice this scripture. 

REV 10 V 8-11 

8And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. 9And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. 10And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. 11And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.
Notice the last few lines, thou must prophesy again before many peoples, nations, and tongues, and kings. 

So we see that the watchman has a twofold commission.  But firstly his immediate concerns are the warning message, which must go to Israel.  Even though he knows that they will not listen to him, he must warn them regardless. 

JER 6 V 17 

17Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.

A very interesting thing also happens during Jacobs trouble some certain leaders of  Israel come to inquire of the Lord and sit before the watchman.  God is not happy with them and His reply is in the following verses. 

EZEK 20 V 3-4 

3Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye come to inquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you. 4Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:
The watchman then explains Israels history of rebellion, unfaithfulness, idolatry and the reasons why God now has to bring on Jacobs trouble  This is explained in the next verses, so read the rest of Ezekiel 20 for what God said to the leaders. 

Israel and Judah just simply will not change from their ways, they have committed dreadful acts of abomination towards God, they deal falsely with their scales, they have perverted the justice system, they lie, cheat, steal, commit adultery, they pollute all of Gods laws. 

They have forgotten Gods Sabbaths, His laws, statutes and ordinances.  They must learn to change from their evil ways. 

HOS. 4 V 2.

2By swearing and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

EZEK. 22 V 8.

8Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my Sabbaths.

Even though what is going to happen to Israel is a terrible event, God said it had to happen for their ultimate salvation.  Notice the following verses on this subject. 

EZEK 14 V 22-23 

22Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings: and ye shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought upon it. 23And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings: and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord GOD.
We see plainly by this scripture, that Israel have a totally different attitude when they return from captivity.  Jacobs trouble has to happen for this result to occur. 

The following scripture shows that even the Israelites knew that God had to bring Jacobs Trouble on them to change their hearts and attitudes, they loathe themselves because of the evils they committed. 

EZEK 6 V 9-10 

9And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall loathe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations. 10And they shall know that I am the LORD, and that I have not said in vain that I would do this evil unto them.
The 5th Seal is the  martyrdom of saints, the martyrdom  begins during the time of Jacobs trouble. 

There  is a time when many of Gods people will have to die, mainly to prove to God that they can be trusted for all eternity.  This is because during this life they rejected the end time knowledge which God has restored to His church in this end time. They must now prove to God that they are worthy, unfortunately this will mean, torture and death for them. 

Ezekiel chapter 34 is about the Ministers in Gods church and applies to them and they must heed and repent of their wrong ways. 

Notice the following scripture, this not only applies to the ministry but to all members of Gods church, we must be careful not to reject new knowledge as God restores it, we must continue to grow in grace and knowledge notice the penalties for not doing this. 

HOS 4 V 6 

6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
The above scripture is a sober warning for all of us in Gods church. 

The following is a summary of some of the abominations which have been committed in Israel and Judah, which people must stop doing and turn to the right ways of God, if they wish to be spared Jacobs trouble. 

God sends His prophets to warn Israel, but they will not listen, look at the following abominations. 

The following is from Ezekiel 22 

A city shedding blood, she makes idols contrary to her interest for defilement.  You are guilty with your bloodshed and defiled by your idols.  Your rulers shed blood, they oppressed the alien, they wronged the fatherless and the widow. You have despised My holy things, and profaned My Sabbaths.  Men eat at the mountain shrines and commit acts of lewdness.  They uncovered their fathers nakedness, and humbled women in their menstrual impurity.  One has committed abominations with his neighbours wife, and another has lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law.  And another has humbled his sister, his fathers daughter. 

They take bribes to shed blood, they take interest and profits, they injure their neighbour for gain by oppression, and have forgotten the Lord.  You have acquired dishonest gain by bloodshed. 

There is a conspiracy of her prophets in her midst, they devour lives, take treasure and precious things and make many widows. 

Her priests have done violence to My law and have profaned My holy things, they have made no distinction between the holy and the profane, and they have not taught the difference between the unclean and the clean.  They hide their eyes from My Sabbaths, and the Lord is profaned among them.  The leaders are like wolves, tearing the prey, by shedding blood and destroying lives for dishonest gain.  The prophets have smeared whitewash for them, seeing false visions and divining lies for them, saying 'thus says the Lord God, when the Lord has not spoken. 

Is it any wonder God has to completely burn them and get rid of the greater majority of Israel and Judah.   Look at what they do.  This is the world we live in today, the whole lot of it is corrupt, unclean and covered with blood from the dealings of mankind. 

We need to wake up and change our ways, and believe God before the time for repenting is over and God deals with great wrath on His people.  There will come a time when God will no longer hear.  He has been patient for approximately 6000 years and has warned and waited for people to change for a long time.  He will not wait forever, He will act, and that will happen very shortly. 

What we have shown in this article is not a pretty bed time story, it is the cold hard truth and the facts. God will send His watchman,  some of Gods church will not recognize him as a prophet, until it is too late for them,  because they do not believe God.  A  group of people will come to hear what he is saying and he will be well known, but their hearts are not with him,   some people will be counted worthy to escape Jacobs trouble. 

During Jacobs trouble Israel is taken under siege and they eat their own children.  2/3rds of Israel and Judah die by pestilence, and war and famine, the remaining 1/3 rd go into captivity.  The 2/3rds is approximately 280,000.000 people. 

This is not your usual go to sleep article, which is put out by the church.  This article is designed to wake you up and warn you of this dreadful time. 

You have been told will you heed the warning or just go back to watch T.V. 

That decision is up to you. 
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